Hi! I have just tuned in a new TV. However, the channel menu does not offer the numbers 3 to 8 including ITV< Chanels 4 & 5. What do I do now?

if your refering to the built in freeview in your tv it is by tuning to the hd channels, on my tv standard definition itv is just number 3 but itv HD is on channel number 103! is that what you meant by your question?

CAN YOU TUNE ANY CHANNELS? ARE YOU OFF- AIR, CABLE, SAT BOX?

Hi, sounds like you are in Analouge mode and not in DTV mode so you can't access the DTV menu to tune in the tv.

Press the 'SOURCE' button and move to DTV using the arrow keys, then press ok and if channels aren't already tuned you will now be able to tune them by accessing the DTV menu by pressing the 'MENU' key on the remote control.

If you don't have the manual you can download it or view it by clicking ----> HERE
Hope this helps.

It sounds silly , but press the input button on your remote controll untill TV is hilighted . press 3 on the remote , then go back into the menu and see if the auto tune option can be selected.

First check with some of your neighbours to find out if they have the same problem if you are using a communial aerial, if thiers are ok, try re-tuning the TV from "Auto tune" in the set-up menu, this will retune the entire TV & should pick up the missing channels.

These will have been rolcated to a different channel number. You can select the programme guide & scroll through all the channels until you find thier new location number, then you could either take note of these new numbers or go into the set up menu where you can re-arrange the channel numbers back to 4/5 etc or set them on your favourites listings

rerun setup and they should be back

All Freeview channels need re-tuned after 30th September.
To re-tune your Sony TV...

1.Press Menu button then go to settings...

2.Scroll down the menu icons until you get to 'Digital Set-up'

3.Press enter/centre key next to direction arrows

4. Select spanner icon and digital audio tuning.

5. You will then be asked if you want to start digital audio tuning.

6. Press enter/centre button....and thats it!.... TV will automatically re-tune.

try tuning tv in another room, if it works it is then your cable or socket, try the cable next. If it wont tune its a faulty set.

BEVERLYQC::
How do you " accidently erased all my chanels " from a tv??
Was the TV connected to a 'cable box' ?
Was the TV conected to 'air waves' or antena input.?
If the TV is attacned to a cable box, temperly remove the cable box INPUT wire, attache an antenna to the IMPUT AND AUTOSCAN WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL
If the TV cannot 'autoscan' in 'air wave' reception...goto menu and set input channel to ch.3 or see if there is a switch in the back that can change to ch.3 or ch.4

You should get all the 'air wave' chanels which will include ch.3 & ch.4