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Caspar 10-07-2003 21:09

Sky One picture freeze!
 
Has anyone experienced picture freezing tonight...I missed the last 10 mins of Haunted cause my STB just froze, I reset 4 times, then got frustrated and went for a beer!

I came back it 5 mins later and it works again, missed the end of my prog though :mad:

Happened tonight at 9.50 - 10pm, complete STB freeze. Reboot it occurs again, I left it on the freeze and eventually unfroze.

Proppinupthebar 10-07-2003 21:52

Wouldn't it be handy if people actually filled out their location in their profile? Other people would know if they were fed from the same headend and engineers could comment on any problems/work being done.

Caspar 10-07-2003 22:10

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Originally posted by Proppinupthebar
Wouldn't it be handy if people actually filled out their location in their profile? Other people would know if they were fed from the same headend and engineers could comment on any problems/work being done.
Warrington ;)

Proppinupthebar 10-07-2003 22:18

Ok, its not my platform, so I don't know what else is in the same stream, but I doubt it is restricted to a single channel. I have sight of all current national faults and there is nothing affecting Sky One. I think you have a level problem affecting at least one multiplex. If you can wait until tommorow then I should be able to suggest other channels which may be affected.
However, I would record the issue on your VCR, call CS and get a tech out to it.

Caspar 10-07-2003 22:38

it seems to work ok now.....I don't watch TV much, an odd program..too busy ;) but the gf says it happens quite often :(

I'll ask her to start making a note of when it occurs?

th'engineer 11-07-2003 06:10

Warrington is in ex cwc nynex territory remember its been warm over the last few days so probably the datastream amps in the cabs .

Quite normal for NTL in the NW:rolleyes:

jemnery 11-07-2003 07:38

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Originally posted by th'engineer
remember its been warm over the last few days so probably the datastream amps in the cabs
Errr... you might have to de-jargon that for some of us...

Proppinupthebar 11-07-2003 12:06

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Originally posted by jemnery
Errr... you might have to de-jargon that for some of us...
The amps in the green boxes can be affected by high temperature. The amount of amplification they give can vary with high temperatures. As the amplification varies, the signal levels getting to your box also vary.
As the streetcabs cool the levels should return back to normal.

th'engineer 11-07-2003 17:39

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Originally posted by Proppinupthebar
The amps in the green boxes can be affected by high temperature. The amount of amplification they give can vary with high temperatures. As the amplification varies, the signal levels getting to your box also vary.
As the streetcabs cool the levels should return back to normal.

Is there any fix that would help the customer ventilation for example

Proppinupthebar 11-07-2003 19:49

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Originally posted by th'engineer
Is there any fix that would help the customer ventilation for example
Ventillation allows dirt and dust into the cabinets. Catch 22.

Caspar 11-07-2003 23:56

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Originally posted by Caspar
Has anyone experienced picture freezing tonight...I missed the last 10 mins of Haunted cause my STB just froze, I reset 4 times, then got frustrated and went for a beer!

I came back it 5 mins later and it works again, missed the end of my prog though :mad:

Happened tonight at 9.50 - 10pm, complete STB freeze. Reboot it occurs again, I left it on the freeze and eventually unfroze.

Ever since that night I've lost my internet connection a few times and have had to reboot my STB.

Does anyone know what's going on?

Jarandco 13-07-2003 10:25

I keep losing my internet connection if i rebot my pc sometimes it helps but the stb generally needs rebooting - very annoying when on LIVE!

also i have had my sky one picture freeze once but i generally loose the sound! I lost it on the 500th simpsons epsiode which was very annoying! :( i couldnt get the sound back for ages!

th'engineer 13-07-2003 10:44

If you keep losing your connection check and note the snr and return power when its working also note the weather .

do this when in fault mode you should see a difference.

Also check that your firewall is allowing the IP to be refreshed

Jarandco 13-07-2003 10:50

erm how exactly do u do that? how do u check that?

Martin 13-07-2003 14:47

Mines, Up Down Blue for that info but I'm ex-cwc.:)


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