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Channels missing or breaking up

Discussion in 'Digital TV - United States & Canada' started by timothybr, Mar 11, 2009.

  1. timothybr

    timothybr Member

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    Hello,
    I have a Digivox-T for about a month working fine(over 100 channels).
    Last couple of days channels are breaking up or getting "Scrambled or Bad Channel"

    I "factory reset,powered off at back,rescan,emu to on and set default key and exit out let it update" but they are still breaking up
    I also seem to be missing alot of channels(get about 70 channels)

    I also tried re-downloading the firmware (v3300) and re-scanning but still the same

    When i go to manual scan the
    level is 83%
    Quality 44%

    It seems to be freq's 290MHz,298MHz,330MHz not working

    Do I need to re-align the aerial or would a amplifier do
     
  2. tdtd80

    tdtd80 Regular member

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    hi,

    i have digivox T as well

    level is 83%
    quality is 72%

    some times i have the same trouble

    maby re-align would help alot

    with scrambled channels or bad channel I get that too
    but what I noticed was some channels are off till 7pm

    but I have that problem with premier channel

    do this: let it on for a minute or two to see if it comes in
    some times it takes longer

    but i would align the aerial again it would help
    some times birds land on the aerial as well

    just a few points to look at

    T
     
  3. timothybr

    timothybr Member

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    Cheers tdtd80

    I read this on another thread
    Intermittent Signal Quality Fluctuations

    suse103, problem was the god damn power supply. had read before about this issue but it didn't twig with me over the past few days as the reason for this problem. my psu was only 12V (although I thought I read it could deliver more), swapped it out with an 18V and everything is perfect now. interesting though that the 12V was at times adequate to drive the downconverter.. obviously needs a little more ooomph :) thanks for your help.

    Mine is 24DC 350mA Output, is this what you have?

    Is it tricy to re-align the aerial.

    Would you load up the manual scan screen and move the aerial while watching the signal strenght and quality bars?
     
  4. tdtd80

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    this is the one i bought with my box

    http://www.bubblesupplies.co.uk/pro...-(for-Chorus-Ireland-{47}-MMDS-dish)-24V.html

    glad to hear you got it sorted.....

    as for the aeriel I was lucky I have direct sight to the transmitter

    i put it up myself and faced it over there and it worked..

    have a look at you neighbours and see which way they are facing ???

    just a story:
    I had sky through the dish, with 50% strength and 50% quality
    and the bar used to go up and down...
    but when it rained it used to drop alot and go off
    so the better the signal strength and quality the better picture

    i suppose you can move the aerial a little to see if it helps

    ps... mind yourself on the roof

    T
     
  5. timothybr

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    Cheers tdtd80,

    No its still losing connection to some freq's like 298MHz,connects 80% strenght 40% quality then disconnects, connects then disconnects

    That quote above was from someone else with same issue as me who fixed it by changing power supply

    My power supply is 24V 350mA like yours so maybe its faulty or dish mis-aligned

    Strange things is last week they were all working fine

     
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    its strange that it was working fine last week for you

    I suppose that they are selling so fast that they are making them fast too where quality in their work may be getting low...

    if your friends have the set-up bring your box to their house and set it up there ???


    T
     
  7. timothybr

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    Hi tdtd80,

    Went and bought a new power supply in town Antiference Pro Series 12V 100mA

    Signal now locking and signal quality gone from 40% to 52%

    Seems the power supplies we have are not the best
    http://www.skywonder.co.uk/product.php?productid=1100&cat=0&page=1

    If you have any more problems with your signal you should get a better one

    Thanks for your help
     
  8. cyberbric

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    Are yous on Ch888s mmds ? I've had the same problem with those frequenices on the cable network im in meath
     
  9. timothybr

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    Ya Ch888s mmds was losing channels on certain freq's eg 298MHz

    Those cheap power supplies are not great better off getting a decent one
     
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    hi timo these are the freq i got and below ones that are'nt working

    274.000 371.000
    282.000 378.000
    290.000 386.000
    298.000 394.000
    306.000 410.000
    314.000 426.000
    322.000


    Freqs not working 274,282,290,306,378,386,394

    this is what i hav now got, of the cable network. Can u or anyone add to this!!!!
    I did a manual scan and this is whant i got the ones with D create duplicate stations so i deleted them. Still missing a few channels (MuTv ClTv etc.)

    User Install

    CH NUM Frequency Symbol Rate
    0001 316 6875
    322 6875
    0003 339 6875
    341 6875
    0005 347 6875
    D 349 6875
    0007 355 6875
    0008 D 357 6875
    D 363 6875
    0010 366 6875
    0011 371 6875
    D 373 6875
    0013 388 6875
    0014 D 390 6875
    D 396 6875
    0016 398 6875
    0017 409 6875
    D 411 6875
    0019 417 6875
    0020 D 419 6875
    D 425 6875
    0022 427 6875
    0023 443 6875
    D 446 6875
    0025 451 6875
    0026 D 453 6875

     
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    WOW dont know what happen ther the user install had got spaces any way the ch numbers are per line no ch 2 just freqs and its like that with a few, thinking about getting a booster seen a good one thats for digital cable and broadband that might sort me out finger cross
     
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    just to let u know a number of channels,3 adults,zee,the box and mutv
    have changed encryption to the n3 on cable=gone,not too sure about terrestial.
     
  13. timothybr

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    There still on terrestial

    I'd chane the booster take it back if it doesn't work
     

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