Bizarre channel numbering after rescan last night

Performed a rescan on my Topfield last night so that all those
exciting(?)new channels (dave+1, quest, cnn etc) would show up in the
channel list.

I used to have a fairly familiar ordering of channels such BBC1(1),
BBC2(2), ITV1(3) CH4(4), CH5(5), BBCNEWS(80) etc.

Now I have something like BBC1(1014), BBC2(1013), CH4(something else),
CH5(5), BBCNEWS(some other number that I can't remember).

Any idea why this has happened ? Oh, it's the Mendip transmitter if that
helps.

Maybe they cannot count either, must be the same family's those who made the
Philips lcd... grin.
Brian

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"Rob Horton" wrote in message
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Performed a rescan on my Topfield last night so that all those
exciting(?)new channels (dave+1, quest, cnn etc) would show up in the
channel list.

I used to have a fairly familiar ordering of channels such BBC1(1),
BBC2(2), ITV1(3) CH4(4), CH5(5), BBCNEWS(80) etc.

Now I have something like BBC1(1014), BBC2(1013), CH4(something else),
CH5(5), BBCNEWS(some other number that I can't remember).

Any idea why this has happened ? Oh, it's the Mendip transmitter if that
helps.

Rob Horton wrote:
Performed a rescan on my Topfield last night so that all those
exciting(?)new channels (dave+1, quest, cnn etc) would show up in
the
channel list.

Now I have something like BBC1(1014), BBC2(1013), CH4(something
else),
CH5(5), BBCNEWS(some other number that I can't remember).

Any idea why this has happened ? Oh, it's the Mendip transmitter if
that helps.

Nothing to do with Mendip. You're suffering from a split NIT (oo-er,
missus ...), and you can't have done a rescan in recent months or
you'd have had this before. You need to upgrade the Topfield's
firmware. Make an appointment at your earliest convenience at
www.toppy.org.uk. You're looking for the NITfix patched firmware

This is a rather laconic reply, since I don't know whether you already
frequent the excellent Toppy site, whether you've upgraded firmware
via a PC before etc. etc. Probably best to ask for more details, if
necessary, on the forums at www.toppy.org.uk, where friendly help and
advice awaits.

André Coutanche

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:43:18 -0000, André Coutanche said...
Rob Horton wrote:
Performed a rescan on my Topfield last night so that all those
exciting(?)new channels (dave+1, quest, cnn etc) would show up in
the
channel list.

Now I have something like BBC1(1014), BBC2(1013), CH4(something
else),
CH5(5), BBCNEWS(some other number that I can't remember).

Any idea why this has happened ? Oh, it's the Mendip transmitter if
that helps.

Nothing to do with Mendip. You're suffering from a split NIT (oo-er,
missus ...), and you can't have done a rescan in recent months or
you'd have had this before. You need to upgrade the Topfield's
firmware. Make an appointment at your earliest convenience at
www.toppy.org.uk. You're looking for the NITfix patched firmware

I had this problem last week. I used R2-D2's patched version of 5.13.65
and all is now well. Note I have a 5800, not a newer 5810.

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I call that a radical interpretation of the text.

Thanks for the tips. I went to the Topfield site and downloaded the
latest firmware and then burnt it to the Toppy. Seems to be working
fine. Channel numbering is as it should be, series link now exists and
fast forward / rewind now goes in much more sensibler steps of 2, 4 & 8.

On Feb 11, 9:23*am, Rob Horton wrote:
Thanks for the tips. I went to the Topfield site and downloaded the
latest firmware and then burnt it to the Toppy.

Is that the toppy.org site or the manufacturer's site?

Seems to be working
fine. Channel numbering is as it should be, series link now exists and
fast forward / rewind now goes in much more sensibler steps of 2, 4 & 8.

Does rewind work at the same speed as FF? My Topfield does rewind a 1,
2, 3 and FF at 2, 4 & 6.

T

In message , Rob Horton
wrote


Thanks for the tips. I went to the Topfield site and downloaded the
latest firmware and then burnt it to the Toppy. Seems to be working
fine. Channel numbering is as it should be, series link now exists and
fast forward / rewind now goes in much more sensibler steps of 2, 4 & 8.


The Topfield series link firmware is not highly regarded and the latest
is far from the best.

Many of the 'regulars' in the Toppy.org site stick to the older 5.13.65
firmware (for the 5800 machine) with Nitfix and other bug fix patches.
TAPs can be used for series link functionality.

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In message , Alan
wrote


The Topfield series link firmware is not highly regarded and the latest
is far from the best.

http://www.toppy.org.uk/~r2-d2/tf58x0.html


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wrote:
On Feb 11, 9:23 am, Rob Horton wrote:
Thanks for the tips. I went to the Topfield site and downloaded the
latest firmware and then burnt it to the Toppy.

Is that the toppy.org site or the manufacturer's site?

Seems to be working
fine. Channel numbering is as it should be, series link now exists and
fast forward / rewind now goes in much more sensibler steps of 2, 4 & 8.

Does rewind work at the same speed as FF? My Topfield does rewind a 1,
2, 3 and FF at 2, 4 & 6.

T

I downloaded from Topfield.co.uk

FF 2,4,8
RW 2,4,8

Which to me seems much better.

In message , Rob Horton
wrote
wrote:
On Feb 11, 9:23 am, Rob Horton wrote:
Thanks for the tips. I went to the Topfield site and downloaded the
latest firmware and then burnt it to the Toppy.
Is that the toppy.org site or the manufacturer's site?

Seems to be working
fine. Channel numbering is as it should be, series link now exists and
fast forward / rewind now goes in much more sensibler steps of 2, 4 & 8.
Does rewind work at the same speed as FF? My Topfield does rewind a
1,
2, 3 and FF at 2, 4 & 6.
T

I downloaded from Topfield.co.uk

FF 2,4,8
RW 2,4,8

Which to me seems much better.


The firmware at Topfield.co.uk isn't necessarily bug free- but a LOT
better than that available from the Toppy Korean site. The UK
distributor incorporated some bug fixes implemented by customers to
improve reliability but there are more bug fixes that can be applied to
make the machine more reliable. These are available from
www.toppy.org.uk which is user support site.

See
http://www.toppy.org.uk/~r2-d2/tf58x0.html
http://www.toppy.org.uk/~r2-d2/patches.html

All discussed at
http://forum.toppy.org.uk/forum/index.php

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Alan
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