Chicago OTA Problems (Toshiba)

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"jazzdaddy" <cold_fusion_1961@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1116297557.966519.35260@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hi, all
>
> I'm having a problem with a couple of OTA digital stations where I
> can't receive a couple of HD stations. The ABC afiliate (WLS) and
> public TV (WTTW) stations have each had signal problems within the last
> several weeks. The digital signal was lost for 1 or 2 days, and then
> returned back to full strength.
>
> The problem I'm seeing is that while the signal strength is up on ch 52
> for WLS and ch 47 for WTTW, the 7-1 and 11-1 stations are both showing
> no digital reception.
>
> The set is a Toshiba 52HM94 (DLP, integrated tuner).
>
> I've searched extensively with google and have come up blank on this
> problem. Any ideas?
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup. TIA!
>
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/sho [...] ost5629158

Pat

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On 16 May 2005 22:19:24 -0700, "jazzdaddy"
<cold_fusion_1961@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Yes, the signal did drop recently, as that link indicated. Other
>people's sets have re-acquired the signal. The Toshiba does not show
>WLS or WTTW in HD today, Monday. The tuner has been reset and the
>channels have been rescanned with no effect.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas?

First, let me say that I dont own a Toshiba TV, but a coworker does,
and he had the exact same problem with WLS. Trying 7-1, 52, 52-1 didnt
work. He called Toshiba and they told him to reboot the TV.

The way he explained it, it was buried somewhere in the on-screen
menus and after a reboot and a rescan all was well. Something that WLS
transmitted in the PSIP caused heartburn in the tv, which didnt
recover even after WLS straightened things out.

I'm sorry I cant explain it any better, but you weren't the only one
with the problem.

dickm