Television Reception Problem

[Ian]

We have just been given a TV from some friends of ours, and I am
having trouble tuning it in. I can tune the channels in, but there
isn't any sound apart from a loud "snowy" noise. The channels are
clear and crisp, apart from the sound. The TV was bought in France a
few years ago, would this make a difference from UK TV's? I have even
tried putting it through my video recorder, but it only makes it much
worse. The only way I can get any proper sound is to manually tune
the station in until it is almost unwatchable.

Can anyone help???

 

[Don Pearce]

On 2 Mar 2005 02:20:40 -0800, ian@yellsie.wanadoo.co.uk (Ian) wrote:

We have just been given a TV from some friends of ours, and I am
having trouble tuning it in. I can tune the channels in, but there
isn't any sound apart from a loud "snowy" noise. The channels are
clear and crisp, apart from the sound. The TV was bought in France a
few years ago, would this make a difference from UK TV's? I have even
tried putting it through my video recorder, but it only makes it much
worse. The only way I can get any proper sound is to manually tune
the station in until it is almost unwatchable.

Can anyone help???
No - the French TV standard is totally different from ours. It simply

won't work unless it is multi-standard. If you can find a menu for
this, you need to choose PAL-I.

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

 

You are correct John, the picture is perfect, only the sound is awful.
There is a menu that allows me to change modes, but PAL I isn't one of
them. Service mode sounds interesting, I may have to investigate that
avenue. Thanks for yor help. Do you have the email address for
Televison magazine?

Cheers

 

[Don Pearce]

On 7 Mar 2005 04:35:46 -0800, ian@yellsie.wanadoo.co.uk wrote:

You are correct John, the picture is perfect, only the sound is awful.
There is a menu that allows me to change modes, but PAL I isn't one of
them. Service mode sounds interesting, I may have to investigate that
avenue. Thanks for yor help. Do you have the email address for
Televison magazine?

Cheers

I presume your options are SECAM and PAL B/G. Is that right?

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that ian@yellsie.wanadoo.co.uk wrote
(in <1110198946.235645.223360@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com&gt about
'Television Reception Problem', on Mon, 7 Mar 2005:

You are correct John, the picture is perfect, only the sound is awful.
There is a menu that allows me to change modes, but PAL I isn't one of
them.

What modes are you offered? There may be a clue there.

Service mode sounds interesting, I may have to investigate that
avenue. Thanks for yor help. Do you have the email address for
Televison magazine?

TVeditor@highburybiz.com

Put 'HELP WANTED' in the Subject line, with the model number of the TV.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk

 

[Rich Grise]

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:39:19 +0000, John Woodgate wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that ian@yellsie.wanadoo.co.uk wrote
(in <1110198946.235645.223360@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com&gt about
'Television Reception Problem', on Mon, 7 Mar 2005:
You are correct John, the picture is perfect, only the sound is awful.
There is a menu that allows me to change modes, but PAL I isn't one of
them.

What modes are you offered? There may be a clue there.

Service mode sounds interesting, I may have to investigate that
avenue. Thanks for yor help. Do you have the email address for
Televison magazine?

TVeditor@highburybiz.com

Put 'HELP WANTED' in the Subject line, with the model number of the TV.

No, no. Put the model number of the TV FIRST, and separate the words
"help" and "wanted", otherwise you'll get a billion job applications. ;-)

Actually, "wanted" is redundant - this _is_ USENET, after all. ;-p

Good Luck!
Rich

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net>
wrote (in <pan.2005.03.07.16.31.28.344416@example.net&gt about
'Television Reception Problem', on Mon, 7 Mar 2005:

No, no. Put the model number of the TV FIRST, and separate the words
"help" and "wanted", otherwise you'll get a billion job applications.
;-)

Actually, "wanted" is redundant - this _is_ USENET, after all. ;-p

The OP is sending e-mail to a magazine, not an article to a newsgroup!

Do it the way I said!
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk

 

[Ian]

John Woodgate <jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote in message news:<74DbIPK2eILCFwuC@jmwa.demon.co.uk>...

I read in sci.electronics.design that Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net
wrote (in <pan.2005.03.07.16.31.28.344416@example.net&gt about
'Television Reception Problem', on Mon, 7 Mar 2005:
No, no. Put the model number of the TV FIRST, and separate the words
"help" and "wanted", otherwise you'll get a billion job applications.
;-)

Actually, "wanted" is redundant - this _is_ USENET, after all. ;-p

The OP is sending e-mail to a magazine, not an article to a newsgroup!

Do it the way I said!

I have had a look at this TV last night, and took down all the
information from the back of it:-

make is "Goldstar"
Model is CL-21N52X
230v-50hz 75W - not quite sure what this means
Serial Number is 905MA01734

Not sure if this is French or not, there isn't a SECAM option in the
menu, only L or BG, and Cable. It may have been bought over the sea
in Europe somewhere, but it isn't an English set. The remote is in
English though...

Hope this helps, and I shall also email this magazine. Thank you for
your help guys.

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Ian <ian@yellsie.wanadoo.co.uk>
wrote (in <96ec6b7c.0503080059.2da45167@posting.google.com&gt about
'Television Reception Problem', on Tue, 8 Mar 2005:

I have had a look at this TV last night, and took down all the
information from the back of it:-

make is "Goldstar"
Model is CL-21N52X
230v-50hz 75W - not quite sure what this means

Supply voltage and power consumption.

Serial Number is 905MA01734

Not sure if this is French or not,

Korean.

there isn't a SECAM option in the
menu, only L

L implies SECAM.

or BG, and Cable. It may have been bought over the sea in
Europe somewhere, but it isn't an English set. The remote is in English
though...

It's possible that it doesn't have a system I option, but I would have
thought that was unusual, unless it's specifically intended to block
'grey import' into UK.

Anyway, see what the magazine turns up.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk

 

Thanks for all your help everyone. Looks like I may have to bin it,
and buy one. Shame as it's quite a good telly, even has a "tank" game
to play - which does work...
I'll wait until I get a reply from the magazine. I'll keep you posted
though.

Regards

 

[Don Pearce]

On 8 Mar 2005 00:59:40 -0800, ian@yellsie.wanadoo.co.uk (Ian) wrote:

John Woodgate <jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote in message news:<74DbIPK2eILCFwuC@jmwa.demon.co.uk>...
I read in sci.electronics.design that Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net
wrote (in <pan.2005.03.07.16.31.28.344416@example.net&gt about
'Television Reception Problem', on Mon, 7 Mar 2005:
No, no. Put the model number of the TV FIRST, and separate the words
"help" and "wanted", otherwise you'll get a billion job applications.
;-)

Actually, "wanted" is redundant - this _is_ USENET, after all. ;-p

The OP is sending e-mail to a magazine, not an article to a newsgroup!

Do it the way I said!

I have had a look at this TV last night, and took down all the
information from the back of it:-

make is "Goldstar"
Model is CL-21N52X
230v-50hz 75W - not quite sure what this means
Serial Number is 905MA01734

Not sure if this is French or not, there isn't a SECAM option in the
menu, only L or BG, and Cable. It may have been bought over the sea
in Europe somewhere, but it isn't an English set. The remote is in
English though...

Hope this helps, and I shall also email this magazine. Thank you for
your help guys.

Well, from what you say here, it won't work in the UK. I searched on
the number, and everything I got was in French, so I am surprised that
there is no SECAM option.

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

 

[Michael]

test
"Rich Grise" <richgrise@example.net> wrote in message
newsan.2005.03.07.16.31.28.344416@example.net...

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:39:19 +0000, John Woodgate wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that ian@yellsie.wanadoo.co.uk wrote
(in <1110198946.235645.223360@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com&gt about
'Television Reception Problem', on Mon, 7 Mar 2005:
You are correct John, the picture is perfect, only the sound is awful.
There is a menu that allows me to change modes, but PAL I isn't one of
them.

What modes are you offered? There may be a clue there.

Service mode sounds interesting, I may have to investigate that
avenue. Thanks for yor help. Do you have the email address for
Televison magazine?

TVeditor@highburybiz.com

Put 'HELP WANTED' in the Subject line, with the model number of the TV.

No, no. Put the model number of the TV FIRST, and separate the words
"help" and "wanted", otherwise you'll get a billion job applications. ;-)

Actually, "wanted" is redundant - this _is_ USENET, after all. ;-p

Good Luck!
Rich

 

[yellsie]

Hi guys, just thought i'd update you all on whats happened....I have
now managed to run this TV through my partners video player (I had to
re-tune her video - since she used to live in a different part of
somerset than me). Now works great. Only downside is that we have to
have the video on to watch TV, but that's not such a big problem.

Thanks for all your help.