Help needed freeview box thanks

SUMMER

Hi have just bought my daughter a free-view box , i asked the man if i needed a outside Ariel (as she has not got one in her room ) he said no but if i bought a indoor Ariel it would pick signal of box up . Well Ive brought it home set it up nothing no picture nothing so I'm wondering if this is correct or you do need an outside Ariel any replies would be appreciated many thanks .

Lakeuk

First you'll need to point the aerial in the direction of the transmitter, then go through the setup menu (look for 1st time setup option) and see if it can detect any channels


Video will give you a general idea what to do:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsbza_XIA9g

GeoffX

Can you plug the Freeview box into an aerial somewhere else, preferably with one that is known to receive the channels, so that you can tune it in? Then you could plug it into your daughter's aerial and see if moving it around will produce a picture. Also, the Freeview box should display information about the strength and quality of the signal it is receiving.

You might also want to find out where your local transmitter is - look at the aerials on people's roofs and go with the majority - and make sure her indoor aerial has a good line-of-sight to it. Ideally, you want nothing but glass between them. A door might not be too bad. Walls are definitely bad. If you need to use an aerial extension cable, make sure it's a good quality one. Cheap ones have very thin wire that is all but useless. Once you've positioned the aerial, the actual position of the cable - particularly if you've used an extension cable - can make a big difference.

SUMMER

Thanks so much for your replys im off to have another go !!its doing my head in:silenced: it is as though nothing is getting though at all blue screen on telly nothing to say set top box is even plugged in but it is and has green light on .i will let you know how i get on thank you .

Inactive

SUMMER wrote: »

Thanks so much for your replys im off to have another go !!its doing my head in:silenced: it is as though nothing is getting though at all blue screen on telly nothing to say set top box is even plugged in but it is and has green light on .i will let you know how i get on thank you .

Try pressing menu on the remote control.;)

big_mortgage

yes try tuning it on a main aerial, then see what it can pick up with the indoor aerial.

Unless you live very close to a transmitter the indoor aerial is unlikely to work. Especially if it is not an amplified one.

SUMMER

Hi ,thanks guys cant get this to work so i think i may be too far away from transmitter .... so i will look into getting Ariel fitted i think ....anyone any clue how much around this would be ?is it expensive ?if it is may have to wait till after Christmas big massive thanks for your replies x

macman

How could the guy in the shop possibly know whether you would need an external aerial or not? He just told you that to get the sale.

ckerrd

macman wrote: »

How could the guy in the shop possibly know whether you would need an external aerial or not? He just told you that to get the sale.

Indeed.
He lied.

You could always take it back and complain.

I was quoted approx £120 to fit a new external aerial - that was about 8 years ago, so sorry can't help with current prices.

Inactive

Try here;

http://www.ukfree.tv/transmitters.php

Bikertov

ckerrd wrote: »

Indeed.
He lied.

You could always take it back and complain.

I was quoted approx £120 to fit a new external aerial - that was about 8 years ago, so sorry can't help with current prices.

Probably a touch more than that, depending on where you live (South East / London will cost more).

If you already have a main aerial, depending on how it is fitted it migh be easier to buy a cheap splitter / amplifier for the loft - you can get these for around £20. Feed your existing aerial into this, and then run a feed to each room from there. Of course it all depends on your property etc.

Realistically, freeview needs a decent strong signal, and it is unlikely that an indoor set-top aerial would be suitable for most cases.