Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="geoffrey" data-source="post: 291317" data-attributes="member: 194666">That's very interesting as my new Thompson 4212 box also shows no lock. I have just updated from a Panasonic to the Thomson 4212 to get rid of the frequent locking of the Panasonic on weak signals. My card was supposed to be be updated but so far I can not get the premium channels. The old Panasonic shows signal lock and signal strength data but the Thomson shows no lock or signal data despite working ok on everything except the premium channels. I wonder if the lack of lock is interfering with the card update. Both boxes have EPG 3.5.3 and Software 1.2S4FH. Just what does the signal lock information mean - if there is no lock why does the box still work on the non premium channels ?A new observation - the presence of the lock indication does not seem to be dependent on having the Sky card in the box.&nbsp; If the manual tuning menu is selected and the default transponder entered (12.129) then after a short delay the Thomson box shows that its locked and the signal strength and quality bars show.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="geoffrey, post: 291317, member: 194666"] That's very interesting as my new Thompson 4212 box also shows no lock. I have just updated from a Panasonic to the Thomson 4212 to get rid of the frequent locking of the Panasonic on weak signals. My card was supposed to be be updated but so far I can not get the premium channels. The old Panasonic shows signal lock and signal strength data but the Thomson shows no lock or signal data despite working ok on everything except the premium channels. I wonder if the lack of lock is interfering with the card update. Both boxes have EPG 3.5.3 and Software 1.2S4FH. Just what does the signal lock information mean - if there is no lock why does the box still work on the non premium channels ? A new observation - the presence of the lock indication does not seem to be dependent on having the Sky card in the box. If the manual tuning menu is selected and the default transponder entered (12.129) then after a short delay the Thomson box shows that its locked and the signal strength and quality bars show. [/QUOTE]

Verification