Asking for a friend (my setup is simply LG + Topfield)
<quote>I have a Humax satellite TV box that gives access to freesat
stations and to a recorder. I actually watch these on a JVC smart TV.
Until a year ago I used a Panasonic smartish TV. Both satellite box
and TV have their own volume controls. Previously I could use either
or both to control volume on all channels.
Now, with the JVC TV, I can still do so for a few stations but for
most the satellite box volume control is now ineffective, this being
so also for recordings and iPlayer. I suspect something in the TV
settings but these should have universal effect across all stations
and sources. Why does the new TV accept volume control from the box
for some channels but not others and was this not so with the previous TV?</quote>
I'll relay any comments etc.
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AnthonyL
Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?
On Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at 08:45:19 UTC, AnthonyL wrote:
Asking for a friend (my setup is simply LG + Topfield)
<quote>I have a Humax satellite TV box that gives access to freesat
stations and to a recorder. I actually watch these on a JVC smart TV.
Until a year ago I used a Panasonic smartish TV. Both satellite box
and TV have their own volume controls. Previously I could use either
or both to control volume on all channels.
Now, with the JVC TV, I can still do so for a few stations but for
most the satellite box volume control is now ineffective, this being
so also for recordings and iPlayer. I suspect something in the TV
settings but these should have universal effect across all stations
and sources. Why does the new TV accept volume control from the box
for some channels but not others and was this not so with the previous
TV?</quote>
I'll relay any comments etc.
--
AnthonyL
Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?
More likely the box - look for a setting "output level" with optiobs of fixed or variable.
On 01/11/2022 11:43, R. Mark Clayton wrote:
On Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at 08:45:19 UTC, AnthonyL wrote:
Asking for a friend (my setup is simply LG + Topfield)
<quote>I have a Humax satellite TV box that gives access to freesat
stations and to a recorder. I actually watch these on a JVC smart TV.
Until a year ago I used a Panasonic smartish TV. Both satellite box
and TV have their own volume controls. Previously I could use either
or both to control volume on all channels.
Now, with the JVC TV, I can still do so for a few stations but for
most the satellite box volume control is now ineffective, this being
so also for recordings and iPlayer. I suspect something in the TV
settings but these should have universal effect across all stations
and sources. Why does the new TV accept volume control from the box
for some channels but not others and was this not so with the previous
TV?</quote>
I'll relay any comments etc.
--
AnthonyL
Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?
More likely the box - look for a setting "output level" with optiobs of fixed or variable.
And maybe HD channels have a fixed volume from a set top box, depending
on the method of audio connection.
On 01/11/2022 11:43, R. Mark Clayton wrote:
On Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at 08:45:19 UTC, AnthonyL wrote:
Asking for a friend (my setup is simply LG + Topfield)
<quote>I have a Humax satellite TV box that gives access to freesat
stations and to a recorder. I actually watch these on a JVC smart TV.
Until a year ago I used a Panasonic smartish TV. Both satellite box
and TV have their own volume controls. Previously I could use either
or both to control volume on all channels.
Now, with the JVC TV, I can still do so for a few stations but for
most the satellite box volume control is now ineffective, this being
so also for recordings and iPlayer. I suspect something in the TV
settings but these should have universal effect across all stations
and sources. Why does the new TV accept volume control from the box
for some channels but not others and was this not so with the previous
TV?</quote>
I'll relay any comments etc.
--
AnthonyL
Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?
More likely the box - look for a setting "output level" with optiobs of
fixed or variable.
And maybe HD channels have a fixed volume from a set top box, depending on the method of audio connection.
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On a Humax freeview recorder the handset volume doesnt vary on the HD channels but SD is variable leading to a callout when customer had volume set at 0 so only some channels were producing sound.
Asking for a friend (my setup is simply LG + Topfield)
<quote>I have a Humax satellite TV box that gives access to freesat
stations and to a recorder. I actually watch these on a JVC smart TV.
Until a year ago I used a Panasonic smartish TV. Both satellite box
and TV have their own volume controls. Previously I could use either
or both to control volume on all channels.
Now, with the JVC TV, I can still do so for a few stations but for
most the satellite box volume control is now ineffective, this being
so also for recordings and iPlayer. I suspect something in the TV
settings but these should have universal effect across all stations
and sources. Why does the new TV accept volume control from the box
for some channels but not others and was this not so with the previous TV?</quote>
I'll relay any comments etc.
--
AnthonyL
Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?
On Tue, 1 Nov 2022 08:55:19 -0700 (PDT), sintv <sinclairtv@gmail.com>
wrote:
On a Humax freeview recorder the handset volume doesnt vary on the HD channels but SD is variable leading to a callout when customer had volume set at 0 so only some channels were producing sound.
Is that the same for Freesat?
More likely the box - look for a setting "output level" with optiobs of fixed or variable.
And maybe HD channels have a fixed volume from a set top box, depending
on the method of audio connection.
Aren't all Satellite channels HD?
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AnthonyL
Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?
On Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at 14:57:01 UTC, AnthonyL wrote:
SNIP
Aren't all Satellite channels HD?
More likely the box - look for a setting "output level" with optiobs of fixed or variable.
And maybe HD channels have a fixed volume from a set top box, depending
on the method of audio connection.
Nope. SD channels are common and HD channels can be 720p or 1280i. There are also 4k channels, but most of these are subscription only.
My friend's issue of loss of control of sound from the new TV applies
only to the HD channels. But whatever is suggested above presumably
doesn't appear to me to explain why the old TV sound control worked on
the same HD channels.
I'm away from my system at the moment so I cannot confirm but maybe if
the audio is down-mixed to stereo my satellite box volume control will
then work on HD channels.
On 02/11/2022 12:28, AnthonyL wrote:
My friend's issue of loss of control of sound from the new TV applies
only to the HD channels. But whatever is suggested above presumably
doesn't appear to me to explain why the old TV sound control worked on
the same HD channels.
How is the audio being output? From the TV speakers? From a sound bar?
From a AV amp?
For instance, I have my satellite box connected to my TV for video only
and the TV speakers are turned off. The satellite box is connected to an
AV (surround sound) amplifier for audio. The volume control on my
satellite box only works for SD channels and HD channels have a fixed
volume output. Therefore, to adjust the volume for HD channels I have to
use the volume control on the AV amp.
I'm away from my system at the moment so I cannot confirm but maybe if
the audio is down-mixed to stereo my satellite box volume control will
then work on HD channels. I don't have by satellite box configured for >down-mixed audio but pass the AC3 decoded signal to my AV amp unaltered.
Is you friend now outputting the audio via a sound bar or AV amp whereas >before he was using the TV speakers? If he is currently using a
soundbar or AV amp then perhaps see if there is a TV menu option to
down-mix the audio to stereo. In this mode he may then lose some
surround sound capabilities provided by the broadcaster and decoded by a >sound bar or AV amp.
If he was previously using the (typically) two speakers in his TV then
the TV may have automatically down-mixed any audio content to stereo or
even mono.
In article <jsg39vF3oiU1@mid.individual.net>,
alan_m says...
I'm away from my system at the moment so I cannot confirm but maybe ifThat is how it works with my Manhattan Freesat box, enabling DD 5.1
the audio is down-mixed to stereo my satellite box volume control will
then work on HD channels.
disables the boxes volume control on HD channels
In article <jsg39v...@mid.individual.net>,
alan_m says...
I'm away from my system at the moment so I cannot confirm but maybe if
the audio is down-mixed to stereo my satellite box volume control will
then work on HD channels.
That is how it works with my Manhattan Freesat box, enabling DD 5.1
disables the boxes volume control on HD channels
He has very little sophistication in his system. TV was replaced with another TV. HDMI from Humax to TV and sound via TV speakers.
On 04/11/2022 12:34, AnthonyL wrote:
He has very little sophistication in his system. TV was replaced with
another TV. HDMI from Humax to TV and sound via TV speakers.
Was the method of connection changed from perhaps SCART to HDMI?
Has he tried looking into the Humax menus for audio settings and
selected a down-mix option?
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