Can't get HD channels

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    Anonymous
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    The HD channels I used to get on my Humax box now seem unavailable when I do a manual retune.

    I do a manual retune using the channels specified on the Digital UK website for my area. I have to manually retune because if I do an automatic retune I get the welsh channels (and I live in Merseyside).

    I get all of the normal channels but when I go to tune the HD channels (54 & 37) the strength and quality is at 0% and obviously when I then search no channels are found.

    Does anybody know why this is happening and how I can get the HD channels? Like I have said I used to get these channels but I would say they “disappeared” about 6 months ago I think.

    Please could somebody help?

    Thanks.

    #64878
    grahamlthompson
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    Hi welcome to our forum. When manual tuning did you remember to select DVB-T2 when tuning the HD Mux ?

    #64879
    Anonymous
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    Graham,

    Many thanks for your quick reply and for also solving my problem in double quick time!

    Quite simply I didn’t know that I had to do this. Is it it written somewhere or is just a bit of technical knowledge that I am missing?

    Anyway thanks for solving something which has bugged me for a while.

    Thanks.

    #64880
    grahamlthompson
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    dixie – 13 hours ago  » 

    Graham,

    Many thanks for your quick reply and for also solving my problem in double quick time!

    Quite simply I didn’t know that I had to do this. Is it it written somewhere or is just a bit of technical knowledge that I am missing?

    Anyway thanks for solving something which has bugged me for a while.

    Thanks.

    Freeview-HD in the UK uses a newer more advanced form of modulation DVB-T2, SD uses the original DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial). Some other countries still use DVB-T for HD. Many HD TV’s bought in the UK actually have HD tuners but only DVB-T capability so are useless for Freeview-HD. Some models will auto select DVB-T2 when required, as you have found out the HDR FOX T2 isn’t one of them. :-)

    A similar situation exists on satellite DVB-S and DVB-S2.

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