How do i rescan my freeview TV ?

Monster101 · 19-01-2012, 22:59

i have tried searching for 'new channels' but no channels come up.
its basically channel 5 plus 1 and 5 star plus 1 which i am after. but neither of them are on my tv.
im not sure what to do

its a fairly old model, probably one of the first to have inbuilt freeview.
any suggestions ?

chrisjr · 19-01-2012, 23:05

Make and model of telly would be handy. Bit difficult to tell you what to do if no-one knows what you've got

Monster101 · 19-01-2012, 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisjr

Make and model of telly would be handy. Bit difficult to tell you what to do if no-one knows what you've got

fair point.
its a panasonic,and theres another logo in the top corner saying 'quintrix' .
i dont have a manual or anything. ..
i thought all TV's would be the same when it came to this sort of thing, or i atleast hoped they would

chrisjr · 20-01-2012, 09:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monster101

fair point.
its a panasonic,and theres another logo in the top corner saying 'quintrix' .
i dont have a manual or anything. ..
i thought all TV's would be the same when it came to this sort of thing, or i atleast hoped they would

You cannot guarantee that two TVs from the same manufacturer will be the same let alone different makes!

I would assume that if you've had the telly a number of years that you must have had to do a full retune several times already? So doing another retune from scratch would be the obvious first step.

If you have never retuned (which I would be amazed if you haven't) then the option to do so is more than likely in the same area of the menu system as Add New Channels. They tend to group similar functions together which helps.

And don't expect to see 5* +1 I don't think that is on Freeview. My telly is normally pretty hot at sneaking in new channels without me doing anything. It hasn't found that one (did find 5 +1 though) and it's not listed on the Freeview website.

Sue_Aitch · 20-01-2012, 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monster101

fair point.
its a panasonic,and theres another logo in the top corner saying 'quintrix' .
i dont have a manual or anything. ..
i thought all TV's would be the same when it came to this sort of thing, or i atleast hoped they would

Find your Complete Model Number somewhere on the TV and use http://www.tvretune.co.uk/productmanuals/ to get all the .pdfs you need to understand your Television and visit the Manufacturers' webpages at www.panasonic.co.uk email customer.care@panasonic.co.uk

Note the serial number for your household inventory so that you can claim on your contents insurance if it should be stolen.

Always Obtain A Copy Of The Manufacturer's User Guide So You Can Follow Their Troubleshooting Guide!

tealady · 20-01-2012, 13:08

Also depends where you are in the country, as with digital switchover, solutions vary depending on whether you are pre, post or interim digital.
I would go to here, http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/postcodechecker/
fill in the details and tick I am in the trade to find out the frequencies for your area.
Then use the manual tune option on your tv to only tune to those frequencies. Assumes you do have the option to manually tune the tv.

gemma-the-husky · 20-01-2012, 13:34

there is probably a handset sequence of somethin like

menu - setup - installation - retune

or similar, to get you to the correct area

19-01-2012, 22:59	#1
Monster101 Inactive Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,786	How do i rescan my freeview TV ? i have tried searching for 'new channels' but no channels come up. its basically channel 5 plus 1 and 5 star plus 1 which i am after. but neither of them are on my tv. im not sure what to do its a fairly old model, probably one of the first to have inbuilt freeview. any suggestions ?

19-01-2012, 23:05	#2
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	Make and model of telly would be handy. Bit difficult to tell you what to do if no-one knows what you've got

19-01-2012, 23:16	#3
Monster101 Inactive Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,786	Quote: Originally Posted by chrisjr Make and model of telly would be handy. Bit difficult to tell you what to do if no-one knows what you've got fair point. its a panasonic,and theres another logo in the top corner saying 'quintrix' . i dont have a manual or anything. .. i thought all TV's would be the same when it came to this sort of thing, or i atleast hoped they would

20-01-2012, 09:33	#4
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	Quote: Originally Posted by Monster101 fair point. its a panasonic,and theres another logo in the top corner saying 'quintrix' . i dont have a manual or anything. .. i thought all TV's would be the same when it came to this sort of thing, or i atleast hoped they would You cannot guarantee that two TVs from the same manufacturer will be the same let alone different makes! I would assume that if you've had the telly a number of years that you must have had to do a full retune several times already? So doing another retune from scratch would be the obvious first step. If you have never retuned (which I would be amazed if you haven't) then the option to do so is more than likely in the same area of the menu system as Add New Channels. They tend to group similar functions together which helps. And don't expect to see 5* +1 I don't think that is on Freeview. My telly is normally pretty hot at sneaking in new channels without me doing anything. It hasn't found that one (did find 5 +1 though) and it's not listed on the Freeview website.

20-01-2012, 10:10	#5
Sue_Aitch Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,815	Quote: Originally Posted by Monster101 fair point. its a panasonic,and theres another logo in the top corner saying 'quintrix' . i dont have a manual or anything. .. i thought all TV's would be the same when it came to this sort of thing, or i atleast hoped they would Find your Complete Model Number somewhere on the TV and use http://www.tvretune.co.uk/productmanuals/ to get all the .pdfs you need to understand your Television and visit the Manufacturers' webpages at www.panasonic.co.uk email customer.care@panasonic.co.uk Note the serial number for your household inventory so that you can claim on your contents insurance if it should be stolen. Always Obtain A Copy Of The Manufacturer's User Guide So You Can Follow Their Troubleshooting Guide!

20-01-2012, 13:08	#6
tealady Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: colchester Posts: 15,352	Also depends where you are in the country, as with digital switchover, solutions vary depending on whether you are pre, post or interim digital. I would go to here, http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/postcodechecker/ fill in the details and tick I am in the trade to find out the frequencies for your area. Then use the manual tune option on your tv to only tune to those frequencies. Assumes you do have the option to manually tune the tv.

20-01-2012, 13:34	#7
gemma-the-husky Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 17,858	there is probably a handset sequence of somethin like menu - setup - installation - retune or similar, to get you to the correct area

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