Since Digital Switchover I am having trouble with .......

[ladybirder]

recording from BBC1 and BBC2 channels on my Panasonic recorder from my Samsung TV. TV is about 3 years old and recorder about 2. Instead of the list of programmes to choose from I just get "No Data". This just happens when I want to record; if I want to watch any BBC1/2 programme I can. Has anybody any idea what to do? Should I retune again, would that help? Thanks.

[alavahalf]

I'm sure you have answered your own question..!

[ladybirder]

Oh dear, I thought it had recorded 3 programmes for me this week, 2 on Ch4 and one on Ch5 but when I press Play it says No Signal. So is this two separate problems now? Oooh eck!

[ladybirder]

I hope you're right. I'll retune AGAIN. Thanks you.

[ladybirder]

I've retuned again but no difference, just says No Data for BBC1 and 2 channels. Anybody any idea please?

[HowardKennitby]

Are you sure your aerial is now pointing in the correct direction?

[sunny-dave]

Check that the BBC channels aren't lurking in the higher numbered channels (800+)

[ladybirder]

Howard thank you, I can see all programmes perfectly. If my aerial was pointing in the wrong direction surely that would not be the case? Also I live in a small block of flats with a communal aerial and as far as I know everyone else is OK. It'll be me I just know it. It is only recording programmes I am having trouble with, not watching the television.

Dave the channels are there in their usual positions 1 and 2 but with no programmes listed for me to select from, to record. I wanted to record QT last night but when I switched the recorder on and through that pressed Option which lets me to choose the programme I want to record from the channel it's on, which in this case was BBC1, there are no programmes listed there. I hope I'm explaining this properly. Thanks.

[skybluefred]

You cannot record from the digital stations,except for the one you are watching.
Obviously if you are watching it you do not need to record it.

[mike11111]

Yes you can. Most DTRs have twin tuning cards so you can watch one channel and record another, or record two if you are not watching television at the time. I do it all the time.

[ladybirder]

I did it all the time as well until Switchover mike.
sbf, when I was researching recorders to buy on an av site, this one was highly praised but several people pointed out that you could only record the programme you were watching. I thought that was ridiculous and said so as the main reason I wanted it was to watch one programme and record another. Then a poster said you could watch one programme and record another but you had to do it through the recorder, if that means anything to you. So a friend of mine set it up for me and it has been fine, until now. Now I can't record anything it seems.

All suggestions welcome.

[The-HouseHusband]

Is the recorder fitted with a digital or analogue tuner, if the problem started after the switch over it sounds like it is an analogue recorder. If this is the case the recorder is useless unless you hook it up to a digital set top box.

The recorders don't record from the TV, they record the incoming signal from the aerial.

[ladybirder]

Househusband don't ask me technical questions like is it digital:-) This is the recorder I have.

http://www.trustedrev...---set-top-box_review

[mike11111]

I notice from your link that it does not have a second Freeview tuner so you cannot watch one channel and record another. Quite honestly for the price that is appalling. Mine cost just under £100 and has two tuners.

[ladybirder]

Mike Yes you can, or should I say could, at least until last Wednesday. I have always been able to watch one programme and record another as I have said before. I have been doing it for 2 years until last Wednesday 21st March which I believe was Switchover day.

[mike11111]

The link you showed said that it lacks a second tuner. Were you not watching one programme on analogue (terrestrial) and recording another on digital? That is no longer an option.

[ladybirder]

Mike as far as I know I was doing both in digital. Thanks for your efforts but I think I will have to wait until I see the friend who set it up for me originally and ask them to take a look again. Should see them early next week. I really hope you are wrong about not being able to continue to do it or I will be well cheesed off. Thank you again. I will let you know the outcome on this thread, eventually:-)

[ladybirder]

Mike I've done it. YES! Who's a clever girl then? I can now watch one programme and record another again. Told you it could do it. Such a relief - I thought I might have to buy a new one. Don't ask me how I did it but I have retuned the recorder 4 times tonight (it kept on asking me if I wanted a new channel) and retuned the TV again. So Mike you must be puzzled now as you thought it couldn't do it. Sorry:-(
Oh no, it's asking me AGAIN if I want to retune for a new channel. This is going to be fun!

[gingejbee]

You will find that at least one new channel appears every week. Just press "yes" when it asks you and get it over with! Until the next time.

[ladybirder]

But 5 in 20 minutes ginge?

[gingejbee]

Perhaps you are "playing catch-up". I hope you did a proper full re-tune on your recorder and not just "added channels".