[access-uk] Re: TVonics and starting up
- From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 07:23:32 +0100
Hi Gordon.
I fully understand your frustrations as I’ve had similar issues with my TV and
TVonics setup. Like you I’m using HDMI, and my TV requires me to set the HDMI
as a source before I get a signal from the box. If your TV allows it, when
with sighted assistance you should go in to the menus and disable all but the
sources of input you use. For instance, on my TV DVD combination unit, I’ve
hidden all but the HDMI and DVD sources since I don't need all the others which
include PC input, DVI, Scart and of course the TV's own Freeview tuner. It
should also be noted that the box takes up to a minute to start back up, so I
suggest you start the box before starting your TV. Finally, have you
programmed the TVonics remote to control your TV? This can be extremely useful
and potentially save you time, not to mention saving you the hassle of
incorrectly pushing some function button on your TV remote which may cause
something you don't want to happen. Please let me know if I can be of further
help.
All the best, Ibrahim.
From: G. McFarlane
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 12:40 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] TVonics and starting up
Hi
Does anyone have the same problem as me, and also can someone perhaps help with
a difficulty my wife and I have.
1. First of all, I find that when the TVonics has been left for a few hours and
I switch on, I just can’t get a channel. I had to get sighted help yesterday to
get things moving. I normally start my TV then press the standby button on the
TVonics – using the HDMI cable it worked well until a few days ago. I’m
wondering if there might be a design fault in the Tvonics that makes the signal
through the HDMI output and/or cable erratic I tried loads of options between
my TV and the TVonics and couldn’t get it to work. I then tried the scart conne
ction and it did work. I then put the HDMI cable into another TV with the
TVonics and it worked, so when I returned it to the Tvonics and my original TV,
it worked again.
Today however I’m back in the same position and have to use the scart to get a
signal to the TV. The HDMI wire is OK, – the options are perhaps my TV isn’t
taking the signal properly or the HDMI output on the Tvonics is somehow erratic
in letting a signal out. If anyone has any thoughts I’d be glad to know before
going back to the RNIB.
2. Sccondly, because of all this, my wife and I (both blind) have great
difficulty in starting the box in HDMI mode and wnder if we’re doing the right
thing. We’re only using the standby button – are there other buttons we need to
press to make the signal come through? e.g. the on off button. If the Tvonics
is put onto standby mode when we go to bed, do we only need to press the
standby button the next day to get things started. It’s something that should
be easy to figure out, but we’ve had great difficulties getting it right. The
other problem is that our TV has a number of inputs and when on HDMI it doesn’t
seem to automatically go to that input when we turn on the TVonics. It
shouldn’t be a problem as we don’t use any of the other channels and so it
should default to the last one used, but because we don’t appear to be getting
a signal when we switch on, we sometimes try the input channels just in case
they’ve changed.. It can lead to an hour or so of frustration before getting
anywhere. It’s possible that our Tvonics is faulty, so I’m asking for general
wisdom before going to the RNIB.
Thanks.
gordon McFarlane.
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