The United Kingdom is in the process of switching from analogue to all-digital television. Different regions of the country are switching over to digital TV at different times. Prior to the switch-over date for your area, you will need to convert your TVs to digital. Hooking up a Ferguson free-to-view Digital TV receiver to an analogue TV set makes the TV work with digital signals. If you are experiencing problems tuning your Ferguson receiver, there are several things you can check to resolve the problem.
Verify Your Connections
If you are having problems tuning a Ferguson digital TV receiver, before you do anything else verify that the receiver is hooked up properly. If the connections are off, everything else will be also. You should have a scart cable connecting the "TV" out scart socket on the back of the receiver to your TV set's scart input socket. You should also have an RF cable connecting the "RF Out" port on the back of the receiver to the RF (aerial) input port on the TV set. Connect the TV antenna's cable to the "Aerial" port on the back of the receiver. Make sure that each cable is plugged securely into its proper socket.
Adjust Antenna
If you are able to pick up some of the digital channels available in your area but are having a problem picking up others, try adjusting the position of your TV antenna. Problems with reception often arise when the antenna is not positioned properly to pick up a strong TV signal. The antenna may be too high or too low, for example. Orient the antenna away from large objects that can cause multipath interference reception problems. Large objects such as trees or buildings can produce reflected TV signals. These replicated TV signals, which reach your TV antenna just a little bit later than the primary TV signal, interfere with the main TV signal. After repositioning the antenna, initiate another channel scan.
Performing a Channel Scan
After every troubleshooting measure you implement (checking your connections, adjusting the antenna and so forth), follow up the action by initiating another channel scan. To do this, turn on the Ferguson digital receiver. Press "Menu" on the device's remote control. Use the remote's arrow buttons to highlight "Channel Setup" from the menu. Press "OK." Highlight and select "Channel Tuning" from the next menu. Highlight and select "Full Scan Add New Channels" to initiate the channel scan operation. Do not interrupt the scan. Let it finish before you do anything else with the TV, receiver or antenna. Once the scan is complete, flip through the channels on the receiver to see if the problem is now resolved.
Other Troubleshooting Tips
If you are sure your Ferguson Digital TV receiver is hooked up properly and adjustments to your TV antenna do not resolve the tuning problems you are having, call Freeview at 08708 80 99 80. Or go to the Freeview website to check the availability of digital signals in your area. It is possible that you are not picking up digital channels because you are not in a coverage area where the signals are available yet. According to the Ferguson digital TV receiver manual, if you are not receiving any TV signals and these other basic troubleshooting tips do not help, you may need to consult an aerial installer. There is a good chance the problem is with your TV antenna and not with the receiver.
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