Australian Samsung Series 8 - not tunable to Freeview signal - freeview forum2024-03-29T02:21:52Zhttps://freeviewforum.co.nz/forum/topics/australian-samsung-series-8-not-tunable-to-freeview-signal?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe signal strength is not in…tag:freeviewforum.co.nz,2017-11-02:6513406:Comment:777092017-11-02T04:27:44.160ZMichaelhttps://freeviewforum.co.nz/profile/Michael886
The signal strength is not indicated on my tv.. the UHF antenna is definitely plugged directly into the tvs antenna in socket..<br />
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It all seems a bit strange. Im wondering if Samsung Australia flashed the tv so as to disable it from picking up non-australian signals.. or something..<br />
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Plan at this point is maybe get a semi decent tv tuner/harddrive recorder later down the line
The signal strength is not indicated on my tv.. the UHF antenna is definitely plugged directly into the tvs antenna in socket..<br />
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It all seems a bit strange. Im wondering if Samsung Australia flashed the tv so as to disable it from picking up non-australian signals.. or something..<br />
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Plan at this point is maybe get a semi decent tv tuner/harddrive recorder later down the line OK. Quality may be 0 but what…tag:freeviewforum.co.nz,2017-11-02:6513406:Comment:780072017-11-02T04:21:00.180ZBiggleshttps://freeviewforum.co.nz/profile/Biggles
<p>OK. Quality may be 0 but what about signal strength?</p>
<p>Also probably a stupid question but have you plugged the UHF antenna into the Ant socket and not the Sat Dish Socket. According to the manual yours is a dual tuner (Sat & UHF).<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Michael said:</cite></p>
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<p>OK. Quality may be 0 but what about signal strength?</p>
<p>Also probably a stupid question but have you plugged the UHF antenna into the Ant socket and not the Sat Dish Socket. According to the manual yours is a dual tuner (Sat & UHF).<br/> <br/> <cite>Michael said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://freeviewforum.co.nz/forum/topics/australian-samsung-series-8-not-tunable-to-freeview-signal?xg_source=activity#6513406Comment77707"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><br/> The "signal quality" is at 0 for each channel selected.<br/> <br/><br/></div>
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</blockquote> Would something like a band p…tag:freeviewforum.co.nz,2017-11-02:6513406:Comment:780042017-11-02T03:56:18.904Zforumuserhttps://freeviewforum.co.nz/profile/forumuser
<p>Would something like a band pass filter help at all? <br/>Usually it takes away the interference from other signals in the network and supplies the digital television channels to your TV without an issue. </p>
<p>Would something like a band pass filter help at all? <br/>Usually it takes away the interference from other signals in the network and supplies the digital television channels to your TV without an issue. </p> Ps called samsung. they remot…tag:freeviewforum.co.nz,2017-11-02:6513406:Comment:777082017-11-02T03:35:45.222ZMichaelhttps://freeviewforum.co.nz/profile/Michael886
Ps called samsung. they remoted into tv, did a factory reset and bought up a new option I didnt have access to myself... a country selection option, which had every country. obviously i set it to new zealand..<br />
Did nothing, still cant get signal
Ps called samsung. they remoted into tv, did a factory reset and bought up a new option I didnt have access to myself... a country selection option, which had every country. obviously i set it to new zealand..<br />
Did nothing, still cant get signal Hi Biggles, thanks for the in…tag:freeviewforum.co.nz,2017-11-02:6513406:Comment:777072017-11-02T03:32:57.385ZMichaelhttps://freeviewforum.co.nz/profile/Michael886
Hi Biggles, thanks for the info. I have tried with the aerial connection direct to the tv, and tried manual digital tuning. The bandwidth is set to 8MHz, and tried those channels listed. No channels are discovered.<br />
The "signal quality" is at 0 for each channel selected.<br />
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It seems strange the ancient little set top freeview tuner can pick up signal, yet the tv cant. It is definitely a UHF aerial supplying the signal, as there is no satellite dish on the house.<br />
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Doing me a hecken concern, such…
Hi Biggles, thanks for the info. I have tried with the aerial connection direct to the tv, and tried manual digital tuning. The bandwidth is set to 8MHz, and tried those channels listed. No channels are discovered.<br />
The "signal quality" is at 0 for each channel selected.<br />
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It seems strange the ancient little set top freeview tuner can pick up signal, yet the tv cant. It is definitely a UHF aerial supplying the signal, as there is no satellite dish on the house.<br />
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Doing me a hecken concern, such bamboozled CH21 is not a Freeview freque…tag:freeviewforum.co.nz,2017-11-02:6513406:Comment:780012017-11-02T01:32:45.738ZBiggleshttps://freeviewforum.co.nz/profile/Biggles
<p>CH21 is not a Freeview frequency. DN channels are 28, 32, 34, 36,and 38. See here…</p>
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<p>CH21 is not a Freeview frequency. DN channels are 28, 32, 34, 36,and 38. See here</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rsm.govt.nz/online-services-resources/pdf-and-documents-library/publications-and-guides/broadcasting/digital-television-channel-usage/table-of-digital-television-channel-useage" target="_blank">http://www.rsm.govt.nz/online-services-resources/pdf-and-documents-library/publications-and-guides/broadcasting/digital-television-channel-usage/table-of-digital-television-channel-useage</a></p>
<p>Ch 21 sounds like a normal analogue modulator frequency and your old analogue TV is tuned to it. Presumably your STB is connected via this modulator? If your Samsung TV is able to be set to NZ and 8mhz then there is no reason it can't receive signals unless there is no proper UHF antenna connection. Try connecting your antenna cable direct to the TV and manually tune the above channels (28 - 38).</p> side note: house has a UHF ae…tag:freeviewforum.co.nz,2017-11-02:6513406:Comment:777042017-11-02T00:32:10.180ZMichaelhttps://freeviewforum.co.nz/profile/Michael886
side note: house has a UHF aerial, located in Dunedin, pointing at Mount Cargill. We have a very old tv here, which is plugged into a seperate freeview tuner box. This box is capable of receiving the freeview signal, and going into its settings, it is set at:<br />
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Channel 21<br />
474000hz<br />
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I duplicate this setting on my tv tuner, no channels are detected.
side note: house has a UHF aerial, located in Dunedin, pointing at Mount Cargill. We have a very old tv here, which is plugged into a seperate freeview tuner box. This box is capable of receiving the freeview signal, and going into its settings, it is set at:<br />
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Channel 21<br />
474000hz<br />
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I duplicate this setting on my tv tuner, no channels are detected.