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    Default Mediastar HD 8200s - Service Error

    Hi, got 2 Tuners installed on Sat which is working ok, the terrestrial gives following message:

    Service Error - Error on TV Screen, on the Decoder LCD still says what channel should be on TV, so no error message there.

    What does this mean? Manual doesn't say anything about this.

    My TV also with a Tuner is looping inside the Decoder and I'm receiving channels okay, so is not Antenna or cabling.

    Trying to auto search the channels again and 0 TV's or radio stations, although it says 100% signal quality, and I can see visually is searching.

    I rely on this tuner to make the TV recordings, now I'm not able to. Is it the Tuner that broke down? Or could it be a setting that somehow is locking the service? I really don't want to reset the Decoder.

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    I'm guessing you've rebooted the box? I usually get that error with poor signal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferjo View Post
    Hi, got 2 Tuners installed on Sat which is working ok, the terrestrial gives following message:

    Service Error -

    Ferjo
    Disconnect receiver from mains power. Open top cover, Pull out the terrestrial tuner card, clean the contacts, reinsert the tuner card.
    power up the unit see how you go.

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    Yes I did reboot the decoder. I still didn't factory reset though.

    Shouldn't Poor Signal say No Service instead of Service Error? That's what I got from the other Tuner - Sat Channels on bad weather for instance..

    And Individually on Preview Channel still says 100% signal quality, but shows a black screen with a red text message Service Error.

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    Quote Originally Posted by B52 View Post
    Disconnect receiver from mains power. Open top cover, Pull out the terrestrial tuner card, clean the contacts, reinsert the tuner card.
    power up the unit see how you go.
    Thanks B52, I''ll do that tonight.

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    Service error i think can mean service details such as pids sid, pcr etc changed.. try also deleting the channels and rescanning

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    They did some changes here recently so a rescan was in order. That's prob when I saw that error last

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    Quote Originally Posted by B52 View Post
    Disconnect receiver from mains power. Open top cover, Pull out the terrestrial tuner card, clean the contacts, reinsert the tuner card.
    power up the unit see how you go.
    Did that, amaze how shine everything still looks inside the machine, its like I bought it yesterday.
    Anyway didn't see anything out of order. Took the tuner out, clean although there was no visible dust or dirt, and reinsert card.

    Turn it on and still says Service Error.

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    Quote Originally Posted by apsattv View Post
    Service error i think can mean service details such as pids sid, pcr etc changed.. try also deleting the channels and rescanning
    But its Terrestrial what can possible change? and I did rescan and no channels were being tuned. Got others TV's around the House and no problems with other Boxes.

    Ahn I didn't delete the channels before scanning, ok I will try that tonight.

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    They do channel changes to terrestrial. They did one recently where I now have 7HD.

    You shouldn't need to delete channels first but won't hurt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by apsattv View Post
    Service error i think can mean service details such as pids sid, pcr etc changed.. try also deleting the channels and rescanning
    I delete all terrestrial channels and then rescan, none tuned. So I can't tune any Terrestrial any more, only Sat channels.

    Hope is not a simple setting that is evading me, so the only explanation must be a Tuner card fault, right?

    Ferjo

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferjo View Post

    Trying to auto search the channels again and 0 TV's or radio stations, although it says 100% signal quality,

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    Disconnect the antenna, If it's still showing 100% quality than it's more than likely a dud tuner card.
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    I've not seen any faulty tuners in these or the UP9200. Do a system restore to factory defaults then go from there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by B52 View Post
    Disconnect the antenna, If it's still showing 100% quality than it's more than likely a dud tuner card.
    I did three scans.

    One with the loop antenna connected Level 100% Quality 100% - No Channels.

    Third removing Antenna In, Level 0% and Quality 0%.

    Third removing Antenna Out (that goes to TV) and leave antenna in Level 100% Quality 100% - No Channels.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeroyPatrol View Post
    I've not seen any faulty tuners in these or the UP9200. Do a system restore to factory defaults then go from there.

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    The Tuner is a Samsung MIC1201 DNOD44QSH102A. Can't see any visible issues on it.

    Ahn the system restore, oh dear, not looking forward for this one, but yeah only thing missing to try out.

    Ok did the System Restore, and redid the settings, first Satellite, only 24 Channels found, a bit of bad weather here in Perth at the moment so that's okay I'll recover them other time, hopefully. Then terrestrial and same thing happened, 100% Level 100% Quality but no channels at all when scanning.

    Guess this proves the Tuner somehow is broken.
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    sounds to me that you have suffered a static discharge chuck the terrestial tuner

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    I don't even remember when I use it for the last time. Normally everyday is on TV Tuner and turn on Decoder to watch Satellite or even watch a recorded show from Internal or External HDD.

    Just when I want to Record same show from Terrestrial I use it, and notice now with the Russia World Cup.

    Oh well guess I need to start looking for a Terrestrial tuner to be on time for the Final. ;-)

    I've also contact MediaStar and no reply so far regarding the Service Error Message. Just will like to know what that means.

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    easy way out is to only watch afl lol

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    I'm back to this issue.

    I've contact the Vendor and no luck they don't deal with Mediastar anymore and are not interested in even checking the machine.
    I've contact Mediastar when I open this topic and didn't have any reply.

    I can't find where I could buy this Samsung Tuner here in Australia. I found a german site...

    Question: Does it have to be the same?

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    Have you done Factory Default (all) then scan terrestrial ? If no go, open top cover, swap the tuners and restart the receiver from mains power. It will tell you if the problem is in the DVBT card or on the main board. Also have a go without the HDD.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ferjo View Post
    Question: Does it have to be the same?
    Yes, you can buy those DVBT tuners from 888@mediastar.com.au
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