FreeView Box

FreeView Box - By 2012, all television in the UK will go digital and Freeview will be available to 98.5% of the UK population.

What is Freeview? Freeview is a free digital TV service. That’s up to 50 digital TV channels and 24 radio stations with no subscription.

Digital Witchover

Simply put, it’s a better future for TV. Digital television gives you more choice of TV channels with greater clarity. With Freeview you get the very best in entertainment free: comedy from E4, a wealth entertainment from ITV2 and the latest events from BBC News. And with Film4 movies, CBeebies’ children’s TV, UKTV History or Sky Three, you’ll never run short of new things to watch. The picture’s clearer, the sound is sharper and you’ll have access to a variety of interactive services just by pressing the red button on your remote control. With Freeview you can also listen to great digital radio through your TV and with perfect sound quality you’ll never miss the punch line or skip a beat. That’s why by 2012, all television in the UK will go digital and Freeview will be available to 98.5% of the UK population.

That’s up to 50 digital TV channels and 24 radio stations with no subscription.

What is Freeview?

Freeview is a free digital TV service.

How much does it cost?

To get Freeview there is a one-off payment for the digital box or digital TV, no monthly subscription. Standard digital boxes start from around £25. Freeview+ Digital TV recorders start from around £80. Integrated digital TVs (iDTV), that have Freeview built-in, are available from around £100 to £3,500. There is no subscription cost.

What equipment do I need?

You will need a digital box or digital TV recorder which will work with your existing TV. Or alternatively you can get an iDTV which has Freeview already built in.

Freeview+, Freeview’s digital TV recorder, allows you to record one channel whilst watching another, pause live TV and record your favourite programmes at the touch of a button

How is Freeview installed?

Freeview equipment can be self-installed (or you can speak to your local retailer who may be able to recommend an installer). You connect your digital box to your existing TV and rooftop aerial. Or just connect the digital TV direct to your rooftop aerial. In some cases your aerial may need upgrading.

How To Retune your Box

New channels are launched on Freeview from time to time along with other updates to the service. So it pays to retune your digital box every couple of months to make sure you are up to date. Some digital boxes automatically retune but most have to be retuned manually. The process is straightforward but varies slightly between boxes from different manufacturers.

Step 1

Press menu on your box’s remote control.

Step 2

Now select set-up, installation, update or similar option. If you’re asked for a password the default code is 1234 or 0000.

Step 3

Now select the ‘first time installation’ option (sometimes called ‘factory reset’, ‘full retune’ or ‘default settings’). Press ‘OK’ if your equipment asks if it is ok to delete existing channels. This will clear your existing settings and find the new channel line-up. If prompted then save the channels that are found.

You may find that channel favourites and scheduled recordings are also deleted so check and reset these.

FreeView+

As well as all of the great Freeview channels,

with Freeview+ you can record them and

watch them whenever you want.

Over 50 digital TV channels*, and 24 digital radio stations

including ITV2, E4, BBC Three, and Film4

One touch recording from the 7 day on-screen TV guide

(EPG), no need for tapes

Watch one channel, record another on selected products**

Why have a Digital Switchover?
FreeView is a better future for TV. Digital television gives you more choice of TV channels with greater clarity. With Freeview you get the very best in entertainment free: comedy from E4, a wealth entertainment from ITV2 and the latest events from BBC News. And with Film4 movies, CBeebies’ children’s TV, UKTV History or Sky Three, you’ll never run short of new things to watch. The picture’s clearer, the sound is sharper and you’ll have access to a variety of interactive services just by pressing the red button on your remote control. With Freeview you can also listen to great digital radio through your TV and with perfect sound quality you’ll never miss the punch line or skip a beat.

How much does it cost? To get Freeview there is a one-off payment for the digital box or digital TV, no monthly subscription. Standard digital boxes start from around £25. Freeview+ Digital TV recorders start from around £80. Integrated digital TVs (iDTV), that have Freeview built-in, are available from around £100 to £3,500. There is no subscription cost.

What equipment do I need? You will need a digital box or digital TV recorder which will work with your existing TV. Or alternatively you can get an iDTV which has Freeview already built in. Freeview+, Freeview’s digital TV recorder, allows you to record one channel whilst watching another, pause live TV and record your favourite programmes at the touch of a button

How is Freeview installed? Freeview equipment can be self-installed (or you can speak to your local retailer who may be able to recommend an installer). You connect your digital box to your existing TV and rooftop aerial. Or just connect the digital TV direct to your rooftop aerial. In some cases your aerial may need upgrading.

How To Retune your Box
New channels are launched on Freeview from time to time along with other updates to the service. So it pays to retune your digital box every couple of months to make sure you are up to date. Some digital boxes automatically retune but most have to be retuned manually. The process is straightforward but varies slightly between boxes from different manufacturers.

Step 1 Press menu on your box’s remote control.

Step 2 Now select set-up, installation, update or similar option. If you’re asked for a password the default code is 1234 or 0000.

Step 3 Now select the ‘first time installation’ option (sometimes called ‘factory reset’, ‘full retune’ or ‘default settings’). Press ‘OK’ if your equipment asks if it is ok to delete existing channels. This will clear your existing settings and find the new channel line-up. If prompted then save the channels that are found.

You may find that channel favourites and scheduled recordings are also deleted so check and reset these.

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