Date   : Tue, 31 May 2005 23:48:19 +0000
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: TV problems

On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 19:16 +0100, Sprow wrote:
> In article <E14E4ED61DD1D41195B70002A52C476D0AA95E7D@...>,
>    Littlefield Aaron <CALITTLEFIEL@...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> 
> > Would anybody here be able to help me with regards to a query over a TV 
> > set?
> > It seems that whenever I plug a BBC B into my television via the RF lead it
> > always seems a bit smudged, yet when I plug a B+ or Master in they seem 
> > fine
> > with good clear signals. Am I doing something wrong here or do the later
> > models have better RF output? The obvious cure would be to get a monitor I
> > guess!
> 
> It's probable that the BBC B is slightly off tuned. Turn on auto fine tuning
> on your TV and that should fix it, alternatively you can tweak the RF
> modulator on the BBC B in question (leaving your B+ and Master alone) by
> turning the ferrite slug in the modulator.

I've got a feeling the output connector on the modulator can break too;
pulling the lid on the modulator and checking for any obvious damage.
I'm not sure if that could produce the kinds of effect you mention, but
I've certainly seen damaged RF cables produce some strange results with
certain TVs!

cheers

J.