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Test and line up period is due to commence at 15:45GMT/16:45CET
Please ensure you have the up to date production schedule available here.
Services established but some incorrect subs at this time, will update when all is correct leaving Winchester.
Subs all correct at 15:52GMT.
Brief flash seen at 17:47GMT (US origin).
Picture disturbance seen at 20:18GMT affecting all European services, traced to fault at origin.
Services ceased at 21:08GMT
There is an updated production schedule published. Download it here. It’s also available on the Satfacts website.
There will be a test this morning at 09:30GMT/10:30CET
Management conference now started at 09:15GMT
Good strong signals established at 09:30GMT
Transmission ceased at 10:30GMT
There is an updated production schedule published. Download it here. It’s also available on the Satfacts website.
UPDATE: The Test finished at 1000GMT.
Good morning to you all.
A reminder that there is a Test at 0930GMT(UK) / 1030CET(W.Europe), with a feed on IS-1002 with English subs and another feed on E5Wa with French and Spanish subs.
Remember this is a DVBS-2/QPSK/Pilot OFF broadcast
NT Live Encoder A
The test and line up period is due to commence at 17:00GMT/18:00CET.
Both channels established at 16:51GMT.
Obscure audio fault at NT from 17:23 to 17:28 – Sound engineer dealt with…
Transmission ceased at 21:50. Clean and stable throughout.
Uplink antenna at NT
Testing begins at 11:00GMT this morning.
Both channels established at 10:50GMT.
Transmission ceased at 12:00GMT
Test transmission is scheduled for 11:00GMT/12:00CET this morning. UK clocks have changed so UK local time is now GMT.
Services established at 10:50GMT
There was a short break in service on the Subs feed at 11:37GMT – A local encoder issue here. All OK again at 11:38GMT
More encoder issues on Subs feed between 11:42 & 11:44GMT
Changed to reserve encoder on Subs feed at 11:48GMT
Services ceased at 12:00GMT
UPDATE: Some of a UK cinema-chain may have received a local in-house tuning guide that says PILOT-ON. This is INCORRECT. Pilot needs to be set to OFF
The test period of todays transmission begins at 14:45GMT/15:45BST/16:45CEST
The helpline will be operational from 14:30GMT/15:30BST/16:30CEST
All services established at 14:30GMT
Performance finished at 20:25GMT
Transmission ceased at 20:31GMT
Goodnight all.
Transmission begins at 20:30BST
Signals seen at 20:20BST but Black to line currently
Content now established and stable 20:23BST
There are reports of various Icecrypt receivers being out of sync. The feed is syncronous but the Icecrypts are getting confused by something. A retune will sort it but this obviously cant be done now we are into the programme. If you can adjust the sync in your cinema audio system, please do so.
Transmission ceased at 21:45BST
