Hi Ronni, I know it has taken me a while to get back to you but I have been slowly working my way through things. It was quite painful as the problems didn't seem to be stable. Today I did a bit of a growl at hubby and a new antenna has just been installed and I now have all channels coming through on full strength. I should find out over the next couple of days if the rest has sorted out too. Apart from missing channels the most annoying was scheduled recordings, if the tv was on and o the correct channel then ok but if it needed to start up and/or change channel it would try but nothing record. Tomorrow's Eggheads scheduled recording will give me the all clear or what.
Again thank you for all your helpful suggestions, them and you are greatly appreciated Yvonne On 18/11/2013, at 9:42 AM, Ronni Brown wrote: > On 17 Nov 2013, at 3:27 pm, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> Now if only i could work out why I cannot get chanel 9 on either of my eyetv >> macs things would be sweet...but i think it may be the ariel or perhaps >> something to do with the splitter as at times running the eyetv on one >> appears to be disturbing the other [pixelating the picture etc] > > Hello Yvonne, > > I have changed the subject to include 'EyeTV plays video that is pixelated' > to help your query. > There are a few reasons why EyeTV may have pixelated video. > > EyeTV plays video that is pixelated > > 1) The EyeTV software may need to be reset. > > Solution: Quit the EyeTV software, and then restart it. > > 2) The EyeTV hardware may need to be reset. > > Solution: Unplug the EyeTV hardware from the Mac, power source, and video > source. Wait a minute, and then attach everything again. > > 3) EyeTV hardware is not properly connected to the video source. > > Solution: Check all cables that are connected to EyeTV, making sure that they > are firmly attached to the EyeTV hardware, and to the source. > > If your EyeTV unit has a separate cable for connecting composite and S-Video > (a white cable for EyeTV 250 Plus, a black cable for EyeTV Hybrid), then make > sure that all ends of that cable are undamaged. Any bent connectors or pins > can cause black and white or otherwise incorrect video. > > 4) If an antenna is in use, it may need to be reoriented. > > Solution: Move the antenna to make sure you are getting the best signal. > Pixelated areas in digital video may be due to a low signal. > > 5) The connection between the EyeTV device and the Mac may be damaged or > defective. > > Solution: If the EyeTV unit is connected via USB or Firewire, then try > another USB or Firewire cable. Try another port on your Mac, and also restart > your Mac. > > 6) EyeTV software may have incorrect Devices Preferences > > Solution: Check the Devices Preferences to make sure the quality level is set > to the proper setting. A low quality setting can cause a pixelated video > image. > > If adjusting the quality doesn't help, and your hardware has Game Mode or > Timeshift mode, then turn that setting on and off, to see if there is a > difference. > > If you have a hardware encoding device like EyeTV 250 Plus, its possible that > the encoder chip has an error. Turning Game Mode on will bypass that chip - > does the image improve when Game Mode is on? > > If you have a software encoding device like EyeTV Hybrid, it's possible that > turning on Timeshift mode will reduce image quality. This is due to the fact > that some Macs are not powerful enough to handle the High quality setting for > encoding/recording analog video input. In that case, lower quality settings > may be pixelated. > > 7) EyeTV software may be damaged or defective. > > Solution: EyeTV's Preference files or the actual EyeTV application may be > corrupted in some way. Move the EyeTV application to the trash, and install > it again. > > You should also try to erase the four EyeTV Preference files, using the EyeTV > Reporter application. > > If you erase the EyeTV preference files, then any activation key you may have > will need to be re-entered. Don’t erase the preference files unless you have > the activation key in hand. > > You can download and find instructions for EyeTV Reporter here: > > How do I use the EyeTV Reporter utility? > > After you erase them and restart EyeTV, then you’ll have to re Auto Tune via > the Setup Assistant, or the Setup part of the EyeTV Preferences. > > 8) Video source cables are damaged or defective. > > Solution: Replace your video cables with a new set, to ensure that a complete > signal is being transmitted. > > 9) Video source device is damaged or defective. > > Solution: Connect the video source to another device, like a TV set. If video > is not transmitted properly to the TV set, or to EyeTV, then the video source > device (or source cables) may be damaged or defective. > > 10) Coaxial cable splitter may be damaged or defective. > > Solution: Try to connect EyeTV directly to the video source, with no splitter > in between. If that works, then try EyeTV with each port on the splitter, to > see if some ports work better than others. > > 11) EyeTV hardware has a damaged or defective video input. > > Solution: If the video problem exist with a certain source, try connecting > another source to EyeTV that uses the same input. > > For example, if a VCR is not sending correct video when using the composite > or S-Video cables, then try a DVD player with composite or S-Video cables. > > If the second source has the same problem, then it's possible that the EyeTV > unit has a hardware problem with the video input. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.9 Mavericks > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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