Ferguson Ariva 250

iba · 08-10-2012 12:11PM

slayerking wrote: »

Anyone know of a brick and mortar shop in the city center that sells the usb wifi adaptors compatible with this box?

Try satellite.ie

(got my one on ebay)

Capt'n Midnight · 08-10-2012 01:26PM

beezer9791 wrote: »

Forgive me if its probably staring me in the face but could anyone prompt or tell me the main differences in the Ferguson Arriva 150 and 250? Thanks!

If you are ordering from that Polish site, the difference is a fiver.

beezer9791 · 08-10-2012 02:40PM

Thanks a lot again boyz....

Another slight irritating problem: I set up the Ferguson Arriva 250 on my own TV, a Sharp, and everything was perfect. However I bought the box for my father and have since moved it down to him, however when I hook it up to his Walker TV - The remote control fails to work, the light comes on the control as i press the buttons but I have no control over the arriva whatsoever. I have the Arriva connected to the Walker TV via HDMI. I've downloaded the iphone app and I can use this to change the channels etc but I want the remote working, as you do , ha ha!! Any help again greatly appreciated!!

stwome01 · 08-10-2012 03:03PM

The remote to my ariva 250 failed as well. In the end I had to return it. I got a new remote back after about a month. There was no explanation why the original remote failed. I was in the lucky position that I had programmed a OneForAll remote with the fergusons settings. Therefore I determined that it has to be the remote fairly quickly.

Tony · 08-10-2012 03:12PM

You need to identify what causing this so firstly disconnect and turn off the walker tv and try the remote again. Also turn off any energy saving bulbs if there are any in the room . The fact that your iphone works would lead to believe the remote being faulty but it seems like a coincidence that this happened right after you connected to another tv.

beezer9791 wrote: »

Thanks a lot again boyz....

Another slight irritating problem: I set up the Ferguson Arriva 250 on my own TV, a Sharp, and everything was perfect. However I bought the box for my father and have since moved it down to him, however when I hook it up to his Walker TV - The remote control fails to work, the light comes on the control as i press the buttons but I have no control over the arriva whatsoever. I have the Arriva connected to the Walker TV via HDMI. I've downloaded the iphone app and I can use this to change the channels etc but I want the remote working, as you do , ha ha!! Any help again greatly appreciated!!

Tony · 08-10-2012 03:13PM

stwome01 wrote: »

I got a new remote back after about a month.

That seems like an unreasonable delay for a remote swap out

stwome01 · 08-10-2012 03:48PM

Sorry Tony, I did the unforgivable and purchased this unit off one of those foreign crowds ..... So the delay was first to post it back to Poland. They told me then that they sent it to Ferguson which had it for about 3 weeks before doing anything. :rolleyes:

Was so pleased with the ariva 120 that I got off you that I decided to get the 250 for it ability to play DivX files. However money was tight at the time so I took a chance on the foreign provider. Ah well!

beezer9791 · 08-10-2012 03:49PM

Ok I'll get to it, might bring box back to my own tv and see what the story is...

Tony · 08-10-2012 03:52PM

stwome01 wrote: »

Sorry Tony, I did the unforgivable and purchased this unit off one of those foreign crowds

Don't be sorry

We send (thankfully few) remotes back too which do take time to be replaced so we send a new one to the customer from separate stock and I'm sure other Irish suppliers would do the same.

Capt'n Midnight · 08-10-2012 06:09PM

Originally Posted by beezer9791 View Post
Forgive me if its probably staring me in the face but could anyone prompt or tell me the main differences in the Ferguson Arriva 150 and 250? Thanks!

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

If you are ordering from that Polish site, the difference is a fiver.

Update
If you order the 150 from Poland you are only saving €3.50 compared to ordering it from a certain .ie when you use the discount coupon that's in someone's signature.

And is there any chance that future firmwares will ever get upgrades for MHEG 5 ( Irish teletext ) or UK 7 day EPG ?

Jiggy · 08-10-2012 08:38PM

Hi guys, recently purchased one of these for my parents to help with the Saorview switch over, it picks up both RTE channels , TG4 and TV3 fine however I cannot seem to get BBC 1, 2, UTV or Channel 4.
Whenever I run a Terrestrial Automatic Scan, 2 are ok and another 2 fail (49000 and 53800).
Currently we can pick up all the above mentioned channels with good quality however with the switch over date fast approaching I'd like to have everything setup for them soon. ( I have also updated to the latest Firmware update)

Appreciate any help:)

Nowso · 08-10-2012 09:30PM

Jiggy wrote: »

Hi guys, recently purchased one of these for my parents to help with the Saorview switch over, it picks up both RTE channels , TG4 and TV3 fine however I cannot seem to get BBC 1, 2, UTV or Channel 4.
Whenever I run a Terrestrial Automatic Scan, 2 are ok and another 2 fail (49000 and 53800).
Currently we can pick up all the above mentioned channels with good quality however with the switch over date fast approaching I'd like to have everything setup for them soon. ( I have also updated to the latest Firmware update)

Appreciate any help:)

you need a satellite dish coonected or be able to recieve english freeview in your area

The Pontiac · 08-10-2012 09:36PM

Trying to set up the 150 box.

I'm in the 'satellite list' setup section, selected Astra 2A, and now it's asking me for type a name in a box under the heading 'Add Satellite'?

I searched google, but nothing coming up. Any ideas? Thanks

The Pontiac · 08-10-2012 09:41PM

Sorted now, was in manual mode I think.

Jiggy · 08-10-2012 10:03PM

Nowso wrote: »

you need a satellite dish coonected or be able to recieve english freeview in your area

Any idea how I can check if their getting freeview ?
When I bought this I was told it would pickup the English channels without the need to upgrade our satellite dish.

Nowso · 08-10-2012 10:18PM

you have a satellite dish working and connected to the 250 then you should be ok make sure its connected to the aerial jack at the top not the one below

go to menu then installation and then satellite list and press ok on astra 2a 28.2 a heart will show up then go back to installation and select single satellite

select scan mode blind search and fta only yes and scan tv and radio and all channels should show up

Jiggy · 09-10-2012 12:11AM

Got a " No program found! " message, presume I'll have to buy something extra now.

dodzy · 09-10-2012 07:53AM

Jiggy wrote: »

Got a " No program found! " message, presume I'll have to buy something extra now.

Was the dish used recently ? ( does the alignment look ok when compared to neighbours setup )

Are you sure that you are connecting the cable from the dish to the correct (threaded) port on the back of the unit?

And that you are selecting the correct satellite in the "installation" menu?

beezer9791 · 09-10-2012 08:10AM

Hi ,

My problem with the remote fixed itself, I went to check it out again and found it was working...

Thanks for the help Tony and co..

bmaxi · 09-10-2012 09:05AM

Jiggy wrote: »

Got a " No program found! " message, presume I'll have to buy something extra now.

Were they getting UK channels via satellite before you installed the 250, did you change any cables or connections?

Jiggy · 09-10-2012 03:11PM

bmaxi wrote: »

Were they getting UK channels via satellite before you installed the 250, did you change any cables or connections?

They are using an aerial, I think I may have been sold this on false promises ( luckily I still have my receipt ).

bmaxi · 09-10-2012 03:31PM

Jiggy wrote: »

They are using an aerial, I think I may have been sold this on false promises ( luckily I still have my receipt ).

Those who replied here were under the impression you had a satellite dish, maybe whoever sold it to you was too.
If they were receiving UK channels through an aerial, it may still be possible depending on where they live, otherwise you'll need to fit a dish.

Jiggy · 09-10-2012 03:35PM

bmaxi wrote: »

Those who replied here were under the impression you had a satellite dish, maybe whoever sold it to you was too.
If they were receiving UK channels through an aerial, it may still be possible depending on where they live, otherwise you'll need to fit a dish.

Appreciate everyone's help, the salesman was well aware we didn't have a satellite dish so I will be paying him a visit very soon. Thanks again.

Tony · 09-10-2012 05:38PM

Jiggy wrote: »

the salesman was well aware we didn't have a satellite dish

I'm wondering why you said this quote below earlier in the thread which seems to give the impression that you have a dish ?

Jiggy wrote: »

without the need to upgrade our satellite dish.

Jiggy · 09-10-2012 09:09PM

Tony wrote: »

I'm wondering why you said this quote below earlier in the thread which seems to give the impression that you have a dish ?

Meant to say " upgrade to a ", apologies.

STB · 09-10-2012 09:16PM

Jiggy wrote: »

Meant to say " upgrade to a ", apologies.

You know a new Sky Dish and bracket together with Quad LNB can be bought for about €20. Cable would be an extra 10 or so.

You could put it up yourself. It doesnt have to be on a chimney. It can be 5 foot off the ground on a wall.

Tony · 09-10-2012 11:06PM

Jiggy wrote: »

Meant to say " upgrade to a ", apologies.

Ah I see, in any case hope you get a solution. If you do decide to DIY a dish yourself I can link to a step by step video, lots on you tube.

bmaxi · 10-10-2012 09:33AM

Jiggy wrote: »

Meant to say " upgrade to a ", apologies.

Well the salesman presumably considered the receiver would be based in a UK overspill area, if you post the location somebody will be able to tell you if UK channels can be received through an aerial. Satellite is still probably the best bet though.

iopener · 10-10-2012 04:52PM

I bought a arriva 150 the other day and I'm trying to tune in the Irish channels I've done a few auto scan (all channels) and a manual scan on channel 30 (Dublin area) but get no channels at all.but I also have 2 arriva 120 combi boxes and get all the Irish channels on the same feed very same cables. Any ideas on this

Megastar · 10-10-2012 06:07PM

My Ariva 250 just arrived. I wired it up and turned it on and I'm getting nothing. The TV says "no signal" and the readout on the box is "write pending app data in handlock".
Has anyone any help to give me? What should I do next? Tia

Ferguson Ariva 250

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