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Freeview viewers tuned to the Mendip transmitter near Bath, serving parts of Bristol, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, will need to re-tune their equipment anytime after 2pm on 11 January 2011 when an important change to local signals is carried out.
All Freeview, BT Vision and Top Up TV boxes, as well as digital TVs, should be re-tuned at any point after this.
Mendip serves an estimated 720,000 households and anyone watching Freeview direct from this transmitter will need to re-tune in order to regain access to certain channels including ITV4, Film4 and Yesterday. Those watching just satellite or cable are not affected.
The change is being carried out to allow BT Vision customers the opportunity to subscribe to Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 in the Mendip transmission area and is timed to coincide with the new ITV1+1 channel being launched nationally, which also requires a re-tune.
As the West region has already switched to digital, relay stations of Mendip will also benefit from the new ITV1+1 service provided they re-scan their receivers.
Anyone needing assistance with re-tuning should visit the TV Re-tune website or contact the ITV viewer advice line.
Advice line: 0844 881 415.
How to re-tune
• Switch on your digital box or digital television
• Press ‘menu’ on the remote control
• Select ‘set up’ or ‘installation’ option
• Select ‘first time installation’ option (sometimes called ‘factory reset’, ‘full re-tune’ or default settings’)
• Press “OK” if your equipment asks if you want to delete all your channels - don’t worry, this is normal
• Channels will be automatically installed. This may take a few minutes; your equipment may re-start.
To re-tune your Vision+ box:
• Press the ‘BT Vision’ button on your remote
• Scroll to the ‘Settings’ menu
• Select ‘TV Settings’ followed by ‘Add Channels to TV Guide’
• Select ‘Scan for Channels’
Regional services
As with analogue terrestrial TV, Freeview signals will overlap in some areas, enabling some viewers to receive two or more regional variants of BBC and ITV channels. Most Freeview equipment will automatically load all versions, placing one at the top of the channel list and any additional channels in the 800s. Viewers can prioritise their preferred regional services by completing a ‘manual re-tune’.
Alternatively, they can be made easier to find by using the ‘favourites’ feature on their digital TV or box.
Mendip tuning information-
After 2 pm on 11 January the UHF channel numbers for manual tuning of the six digital TV
multiplexes will be:
BBC A (PSB1) ch61 SDN (COM4) ch62
D3&4 (PSB2) ch54 Arqiva A (COM5) ch56
BBC B (PSB3) ch58 Arqiva B (COM6) ch67 (was ch59)
All Freeview, BT Vision and Top Up TV boxes, as well as digital TVs, should be re-tuned at any point after this.
Mendip serves an estimated 720,000 households and anyone watching Freeview direct from this transmitter will need to re-tune in order to regain access to certain channels including ITV4, Film4 and Yesterday. Those watching just satellite or cable are not affected.
The change is being carried out to allow BT Vision customers the opportunity to subscribe to Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 in the Mendip transmission area and is timed to coincide with the new ITV1+1 channel being launched nationally, which also requires a re-tune.
As the West region has already switched to digital, relay stations of Mendip will also benefit from the new ITV1+1 service provided they re-scan their receivers.
Anyone needing assistance with re-tuning should visit the TV Re-tune website or contact the ITV viewer advice line.
Advice line: 0844 881 415.
How to re-tune
• Switch on your digital box or digital television
• Press ‘menu’ on the remote control
• Select ‘set up’ or ‘installation’ option
• Select ‘first time installation’ option (sometimes called ‘factory reset’, ‘full re-tune’ or default settings’)
• Press “OK” if your equipment asks if you want to delete all your channels - don’t worry, this is normal
• Channels will be automatically installed. This may take a few minutes; your equipment may re-start.
To re-tune your Vision+ box:
• Press the ‘BT Vision’ button on your remote
• Scroll to the ‘Settings’ menu
• Select ‘TV Settings’ followed by ‘Add Channels to TV Guide’
• Select ‘Scan for Channels’
Regional services
As with analogue terrestrial TV, Freeview signals will overlap in some areas, enabling some viewers to receive two or more regional variants of BBC and ITV channels. Most Freeview equipment will automatically load all versions, placing one at the top of the channel list and any additional channels in the 800s. Viewers can prioritise their preferred regional services by completing a ‘manual re-tune’.
Alternatively, they can be made easier to find by using the ‘favourites’ feature on their digital TV or box.
Mendip tuning information-
After 2 pm on 11 January the UHF channel numbers for manual tuning of the six digital TV
multiplexes will be:
BBC A (PSB1) ch61 SDN (COM4) ch62
D3&4 (PSB2) ch54 Arqiva A (COM5) ch56
BBC B (PSB3) ch58 Arqiva B (COM6) ch67 (was ch59)