I have a FVP-4000T with, I think, a 2TB internal drive.
For all sorts of reasons it has been sitting in a drawer for many years, waiting for me to deploy it upstairs in a bedroom, with access to it coming via an H3 to our main AV system downstairs.
I’m fairly sure I checked it out when I bought it, but I just started to set it up and it is refusing to work with my DTV RF signal. The same signal is distributed through the house by a dedicated TV amp, and is happily driving the bedroom Panasonic TV, the main system Sony TV, a Humax HDR-FOX T2 and a cheap Logitek TV I’m using as a temporary setup monitor.
I’ve tried to give the 4000T a signal from two different DTV outlets, and on both it just says “The receiver is not receiving a signal, or the signal is too weak”. The 4000T passes through a signal that both the Panasonic and Logitek can use to show interference-free pictures.
Exactly the same as if the RF in & out leads are disconnected and joined together directly.
Any ideas why the 4000T might decide the signal is too weak when every other unit I have works fine with the same signal ? Anything I can tweak ?
I’m happy to open up the unit if needed.
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FVP-4000T not working with strong RF signal
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| Tue 3 May 2022 14:12:21 #1 |
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Just answered my own query.
It is a bit of a dumb error message.
It should say “The receiver is not receiving a signal, or the signal is too weak FOR THIS CHANNEL”
I started playing, and found that when I channel-hopped, it was still working on the QVC shopping channel !It turned out that if it was "set" to an old channel no longer transmitted, it gave the misleading error message.
And they nearly all were...
All it needed was a full re-tune and it seems all OK.
Phew, on with the rest of the setup process.| Tue 3 May 2022 14:42:49 #2 | -
For all sorts of reasons it has been sitting in a drawer for many years, waiting for me to deploy it upstairs in a bedroom, with access to it coming via an H3 to our main AV system downstairs.
If it has been sitting in a drawer for many years, has it updated to the latest version of the software (1.03.53 21-Jan-2021)?
| Tue 3 May 2022 14:50:04 #3 | -
>If it has been sitting in a drawer for many years, has it updated to the latest version of the software (1.03.53 21-Jan-2021)?
I did check that after I got it going (setting up LAN & WiFi) and yes it is, so I plainly tackled it some time after that, got my "negative" screen message & decided I wouldn't be able to "quickly fit it in"
| Tue 3 May 2022 18:18:42 #4 |
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