On 14/02/2011 03:14, Keith G wrote:

"Rob" wrote in message
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On 13/02/2011 14:49, Godfrey Wilkes wrote:


"Keith G" wrote in message
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OK, a bit more *on topic* than of late:

Two things happen with my bedroom setup smack on 3 am: The standby
light on my little digital telly starts flashing to denote that it is
downloading the EPG and at exactly the same moment my FM tuner/hifi
amp goes very quiet (but not completely silent). It goes back up to
normal when the light stops flashing on the telly. Both the tuner and
the telly are connected to the same (Denon SS) amp at 'line level'
otherwise there is no communication between the two bits of kit.

Anybody got a clue what is going on?




Ghosts in the machine?



Indeed, very odd! Does the tuner mute if the TV is unplugged? If not,
I wonder if the tuner has some sort of mute activation thing going on?


OK, I unplugged the telly and the sound from the tuner did not diminish
as the 'EPG time' came and went. I plugged the telly back in well after
the normal 'EPG time' and the sound level went down for a couple of
seconds and then recovered. No EPG/Stand By light flashing.

More stumped now than I was before!!

:-)


Well, my guess FWIW is that the auto-mute, that thing the FM tuner does
to cut out the hash when tuning between stations, is activated for a
second or two when the EPG download kicks in.

Can you switch the automute on the tuner off? And then wait until 3am
and see if it does it again :-)

Rob