Programming Digital Subchannels

djseafood
djseafood Posts: 73
edited January 2011 in Electronics
I can't seem to figure out how to do this on my older Toshiba. It's a 30HF84 is HD ready and has an ASTC tuner but there is no way for it to find the over-the-air digital channels since they all have a decimal value (e.g. "2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2")

Any ideas on how to get my TV to see these over the air digital subchannels?

Thanks,
AJ
HT
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR506
FR: Polk Monitor 40
CNTR: Polk CS2
Sub: Polk PSW505
RR: Infinity SS2001 w/ SpeakerCraft 5.25" aluminum woofers and 1.5" ports
Patio: Polk Atrium 45
TV: Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR9
BD: Sony BDP-S570
Gaming: PS2 and Wii
PWR: APC C-5

Work
Receiver: h/k AVR 20
CD: marantz Professional PMD320
Mains: Infinity SS2005
2nds: DLK 1 1/2's
CNTR: Infinity Sterling Video
Subs: Paradigm PS-1000 w/ beefed up power circuit resistors and custom 15" w/ Polk PSW-505 amp.
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,120
    edited December 2010
    I've had the same problem. I just gave up:mad:
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  • djseafood
    djseafood Posts: 73
    edited December 2010
    vmaxer wrote: »
    I've had the same problem. I just gave up:mad:

    Well damn! I was all excited I got a response already. I'm sure Toshiba support will be...well, anything but supportive!

    Thanks for the quick post!
    HT
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR506
    FR: Polk Monitor 40
    CNTR: Polk CS2
    Sub: Polk PSW505
    RR: Infinity SS2001 w/ SpeakerCraft 5.25" aluminum woofers and 1.5" ports
    Patio: Polk Atrium 45
    TV: Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR9
    BD: Sony BDP-S570
    Gaming: PS2 and Wii
    PWR: APC C-5

    Work
    Receiver: h/k AVR 20
    CD: marantz Professional PMD320
    Mains: Infinity SS2005
    2nds: DLK 1 1/2's
    CNTR: Infinity Sterling Video
    Subs: Paradigm PS-1000 w/ beefed up power circuit resistors and custom 15" w/ Polk PSW-505 amp.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,077
    edited December 2010
    You may need one of those digital conversion boxes that run like 40 bucks or so.
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    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

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    Sonos zp90
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  • Glowrdr
    Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
    edited December 2010
    What Tony said.

    Just found this - Consumer Alert: This component has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the Nation's transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322) or visit the Commission's digital television website at: www.dtv.gov
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,077
    edited December 2010
    Good call, back then when they said "HD ready", they still had analog tuners but if hooked to a cable box or satelite dish, then those boxes became the tuner.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • djseafood
    djseafood Posts: 73
    edited January 2011
    Thanks for the help guys! I thought I saw somewhere that it had a QAM and ATSC tuner but I must have been mistaken. I think I glossed over the description on Amazon which stated it transmits ATSC over HDMI. Should have read more carefully! :redface:

    Anyway, on to search for a digital tuner now. Thanks again :)
    HT
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR506
    FR: Polk Monitor 40
    CNTR: Polk CS2
    Sub: Polk PSW505
    RR: Infinity SS2001 w/ SpeakerCraft 5.25" aluminum woofers and 1.5" ports
    Patio: Polk Atrium 45
    TV: Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR9
    BD: Sony BDP-S570
    Gaming: PS2 and Wii
    PWR: APC C-5

    Work
    Receiver: h/k AVR 20
    CD: marantz Professional PMD320
    Mains: Infinity SS2005
    2nds: DLK 1 1/2's
    CNTR: Infinity Sterling Video
    Subs: Paradigm PS-1000 w/ beefed up power circuit resistors and custom 15" w/ Polk PSW-505 amp.
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