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Philips 32″ LCD tuning info
Had a few of these set where after retuning everything appears ok until the set is switched off, after turning back on the channels have all been lost.
There are three remedies:
Remedy 1: Procedure:
1. Power-up appliance by holding MENU button on side of the set. 2. When welcome screen comes up all languages will be displayed. 3. Press OK when english is displayed then allow to re-install.
Remedy 2: Procedure:
1. Enter service mode (press 0, 6, 2, 5, 9, 6 and i buttons from analogue mode). 2. Go to option codes, change option 1 to 023 then store it.
3. Exit service mode (switch to standby).
4. Switch on appliance and rescan the channels.
Note: Re-enter 023 even if option code 1 is already 023 (as the changing of information is an important part of the process).
Remedy 3: Procedure:
1. Switch off appliance from the mains switch.
2. Press and hold Menu button on front panel.
3. Switch appliance to standby mode, while still holding the Menu button.
4. Hold the Menu button until the blue LEDt starts to flash.
5. Release the Menu button and wait a few mins, until the reset is carried out (about 2 mins).
I used remedy 2 today and it worked a treat, I think its the case where you try all of them to see which one works best.
Are you ready for the analogue signal switch off? If you do not currently have the ability to receive ITV2 for example, in september you could be left with no television to watch, if you require assistance visit us at www.digitalvision-uk.tv or call 0191 517 2271 or text aerial to 07968 358 119. or visit us on facebook for free info.
If you have the wrong regional news TV service
A few homes may be able to pick up their TV service from more than one transmitter, including one from a neighbouring TV region. This means you may not receive the regional service you were expecting.
Your choices
Scroll down the channel list as you are likely to find your preferred regional service further down the list (probably in the 800′s), add the channel to your ‘favourites’ list, or
Manually re-tune your TV or box which will enable you to put your channels where you want them on the channel list.
What is a manual re-tune?
A manual re-tune enables you to select the order in which your channels appear on the programme guide.
Diagram illustrating that certain houses can receive TV signal from overlapping transmitters.
What do I do now?
What is PAT Testing all about?
Here you will find information which should provide you with a better understanding of what PAT Testing is and why it is required.
What is a PAT Test?
Portable appliance testing (usually referred to as PAT Testing) is a name that has been given to the process by which electrical appliances in an organisation are checked to ensure that they are safe.
Portable Appliance Testing has been developed as a convenient and complete method of testing electrical appliances to ensure that they are safe and with the correct maintenance schedule and test results ensures an employer complies with his/her legal obligations.
What happens during the test?
PAT Testing incorporates among other items a formal visual inspection and check of the item including a functional or operational check. Provided it has been deemed safe to do so from the former inspections it is then subject to additional electrical tests. The tests themselves are dependant on the type of equipment in question and the values obtained are recorded along with all the other details and information from the item which is given a unique identity number. Each item tested is then given a Pass or Fail label which will also clearly display the date of it’s next test. All of the information acquired during this process is then compiled into an equipment register.
Record keeping and certification during the whole testing schedule is of paramount importance. It is the information acquired during the testing procedure that can prove very effective at highlighting a potential problem or risk before it occurs, as the tester has the ability to be able to compare results from previous tests and thus identify any indication of the deterioration of the piece of equipment under test.
Although it is easy to get bogged down in the detail, it is important to remember that PAT testing is simply a process which determines whether or not an appliance is safe to use.
Why bother?
PAT testing is often seen as a process of “going through the motions” for some companies and often many companies fail to have it carried out at all. The risks to employees, employers and businesses is very real, not only from the risk of electrical shock or injury but also the risk of fire caused by faulty appliances. How many times do you read in the newspaper that a lives have been lost or a home or business has been destroyed and that the cause was an electrical fault? Many insurance companies are now insisting that this is carried out as part of the conditions of cover.
Every year in the UK, about 30 people die from coming into contact with electricity and many more people receive serious injuries. About 25% of these accidents occur as a result of using portable appliances. By complying with the recommendations and employing a regular policy of inspection and testing items of electrical equipment, we should be able to identify any required maintenance which can then be rectified before a potential risk or danger arises.
PAT testing is an important part of any health & safety policy. Although there is no direct law at present stating that Portable Appliance Testing must be carried out employer’s have a legal obligation under the following regulations to ensure that their electrical equipment is safe.
The four main regulations which cover health and safety law regarding PAT testing are
The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (H&SWA)
The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR)
Please take time to have a look at the information provided within this web site with regard to this legislation and how they affect both employer and employee alike.
There are many good reasons to carry out pat testing:-
Compliance with the very latest health and safety regulations
Risk of fire and injury from portable appliances is minimised
It assists in your compliance with ISO9000/1 and BS5750 or helps to gain accreditation
Satisfy the requirements of your business and public liability insurance policies – Please check this, most people are not aware of this little known fact!
In Summary
The simple fact though is that Electricity can, and sadly does sometimes kill or cause serious injury and very often a regular schedule of planned inspection and testing can avoid these tragic situations. This has to be the most compelling reason to have your equipment PAT tested. Consider the likely consequences if you choose not to have the testing done and you or one of your staff were to be killed or injured!
Compared with the above situation the costs of carrying this out are negligible in comparison with the heavy penalties that can be imposed to both you and your business for failing to recognise your responsibilities.
We all accept without question that the vehicles we drive require an annual MOT test after a certain age so why should we not adopt the same way of thinking when it comes down to the electrical equipment we also use on a daily basis as part of our work…………
PAT Testing is a simple process that has been adopted to help both employers and employees alike whilst helping to aid compliance with the relevant Health & Safety regulations.
Statistically speaking since the introduction and wider use of PAT testing in the work place there has been a steady reduction in the number or accidents and injuries in the workplace and we all have a duty to ensure that this trend continues to reduce year-on-year.
YOUR SAFETY IS OUR CONCERN
Freesat announce an additional 24 channels of HD for the Olympics
Freesat have announced they will carry all of the BBC’s 24 live HD Olympic channels throughout the London 2012 Olympics, offering the full range of live BBC Olympics coverage, bringing every Olympic sport from every Olympic venue.
In addition to the 24 temporary BBC HD Olympics channels listed in the Freesat TV Guide, Freesat viewers will also be able to access the live ‘streams’ via the BBC Red Button service.
As long as your unit is left in standby at night (not powered off or left on) your unit should pick these channels up automatically, or alternatively you can manually retune when they are launched
For help and advice in your area http://www.digitalvision-uk.tv/ or out of our area http://www.fixmyaerial.com
Q) Why is the digital switchover happening?
A) It is happening so that freeview services (digital TV through an aerial) can be extended to people who can’t currently receive them.
Q) What is the digital TV switchover?
A) TV across the UK is going digital. The existing analogue TV signal will be switched off and replaced with a new, stronger digital TV signal.
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Without doubt the most impressive AV product at CES 2012
Meet the most impressive TV on the planet
OLED TVs were the big story of CES – and the LG 55EM960V was OLED’s crowning glory
Although TVs using Organic LED technology have gone on sale before, they’ve all been puny in size and ridiculously expensive.
But the biggest TV story from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was that big-screen OLED TVs are finally coming to market.
And on the evidence of LG’s 55EM960V, they can’t arrive soon enough.
The 55EM960V has a 55-inch screen (built, astonishingly, onto the front of a mere 4mm of rear depth), meaning that really for the first time the world has got the chance to appreciate just what OLED is truly capable of, rather than having to squint admiringly at 11-inch or 15-inch screens.
LG 55em960v oled tv
The results truly are jaw-dropping.
Even in the less than friendly viewing environment of a crowded show floor there’s so much good stuff about the 55EM960V’s pictures that it’s hard to know where to start.
While showing some footage of Vancouver by night, the screen’s contrast is quite astonishing. At one end of the light spectrum the screen presents black colours of a richness, intensity and purity that just hasn’t been seen before on a flat-panel TV – not even Pioneer’s legendary KURO plasmas.
LG 55em960v oled tv
Yet within the same frame you’ve got ultra-pure, perfectly defined whites and a dizzying array of colour tones in between.
Shifting to more colourful daylight footage, the screen’s remarkable colour response is even more spectacularly obvious, revealing outstanding subtlety and range as well as explosive vibrancy that punches through the CES showfloor lighting as if it’s not even turned on.
Then there’s the image’s sharpness. The HD footage on show actually looks more akin to 4k-resolution fare so pure its presentation; so free is it of LCD’s usual motion blur; and so incredibly rich are the set’s shadow detail levels.
LG 55em960v oled tv
Dark areas look completely consistent in tone too, with no backlight clouding, and the image holds up much better from a wide viewing angle than typical LCD TVs.
The only flaw with the 2D image was a faint horizontal ‘seam’ across the screen about half an inch down from its top edge. Though there seems little reason to suspect that this will appear on final production samples when the TV goes on sale for an as yet unconfirmed price.
Some 3D enthusiasts might be concerned to learn that the 55EM960V uses passive 3D technology rather than full HD active 3D. And it is indeed true that you can occasionally see faint horizontal line structure from the filter when you’re watching 3D.
But the lack of crosstalk, rich colours and high brightness of the 55EM960V’s 3D images still make it a very compelling 3D proposition.
The 55EM960V isn’t going to be cheap when it finally comes out. But so far as many people who witnessed it in action at the CES, the fact that it’s not going to go on sale until the latter part of 2012 is good news, as it just means they’ve got longer to save up for what was arguably the show’s single most impressive AV product.