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DIGITAL SWITCHOVER
Television in the UK is going digital, bringing us all more
choice and new services. Starting in late 2007 and ending in
2012, television services in the UK will go completely digital,
TV region by TV region.
Please see above to find out when your area switches to
digital.
Digital UK is the independent, non-profit organisation leading
the process of digital TV switchover in the UK. Digital UK
provides impartial information on what people need to do to
prepare for the move to digital, and when they need to do it.
How the switchover affects your TV equipment:
Your new TV has a digital tuner built in, which means it is ready
to receive the Freeview signal by simply plugging it into your
aerial socket (check if you can get digital TV through your
aerial now, or whether you’ll have to wait until switchover, at
www.digitaluk.co.uk
).
When the TV switchover happens in your area, there are at
least two occasions when you will need to re-tune your TV in
order to continue receiving your existing TV channels, and also
to pick up new ones, Digital UK, the body leading the digital
TV switchover, will advise you when you need to re-tune during
the switchover.
If you choose to connect your TV to satellite or cable with a
digital box then it will not be affected by switchover, and you
won’t need to re-tune.
How to re-tune:
As new services are broadcast it will be necessary to re-tune
the television in order to view them.
Auto Tuning
will
completely retune the television and can be used to update the
channel list.
1
Press
MENU
button on the remote control unit to display
the Channel menu, and then select
Auto Tuning.
2
A screen will appear warning that all previously stored
channels will be deleted.
You must allow the television to complete the search......
When the search is complete the Auto Tuning screen will
display the total number of service found.
NOTE:
For further detailed instructions on
Auto Tuning,
please refer to pages 16 and 18.
If you are missing channels, it may be that they are not
available in your area, or
that your aerial needs upgrading.
If you have any further questions, please contact your
equipment supplier or call Digital UK on
08456 50 50 50
or
visit
www.digitaluk.co.uk
When does switchover happen?
*Copeland switches on October 17, 2007
The exact date you
switch depends on the
transmitter you are
served by. To check
when you switch,
go to Digital UK’s
postcode checker on
www.digitaluk.co.uk
Keep this important
leaflet about how to
re-tune your TV
during the
digital
TV switchover
