What is needed to switch to digital TV in Yaroslavl
In most houses in the capital, the signal is sent through a district repeater. After processing through the tuner, it is distributed via cable to apartments. In this case, subscribers will not need to purchase auxiliary set-top boxes.
To connect to digital television, you need a television receiver purchased in 2013 or later. These devices are capable of working with the DVB-T2 standard, which provides reception and decoding of digital signals in Russia. In this case, to switch to digital broadcasting in Yaroslavl, it is enough to configure it simply by rummaging through its menu.
If you have a TV built before 2013 or older models, purchase a set-top box for it. Its price starts at 600 rubles. The receiver must understand the MPEG4 standard.
An outdoor or indoor antenna is required for the receiver to function. The TV tuner can be connected to a common antenna. If such an antenna is not available, contact the utility company.
How to set up and connect digital TV on a TV in Yaroslavl
Since January 2019, Russia and its regions have been switching from analogue to digital television signals in several stages. This allows you not only to improve the quality of image and sound, but also to increase the number of free channels. Finally, all settlements in Russia, according to information from representatives of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, will be able to switch to digital before October 14, 2021. We will tell you what actions need to be performed at home or in the country when your region completely switches to digital TV.
In connection with the mentioned transition to digital broadcasting, those people who watch TV through an antenna, in some cases need to tune in to receive a digital signal. How can I tell if my television is digital or not? If, when you turn on the TV, instead of the usual TV programs you see a video about how to switch to digital, then you have analog television, and you need to perform a number of actions. The absence of an information video means that: you initially have digital television (satellite or Internet TV); you have terrestrial television, but the transition to digital broadcasting has already been completed; Do you have cable TV? The authorities agreed with cable television operators to preserve analogue broadcasting in the cable. But if you want, you can also switch to digital broadcasting in cable. Please note: if you have several TVs at home or in the country, they can receive a TV signal in different ways. For example, in the living room the TV is connected to cable TV, and in the kitchen the reception is via an antenna. How to set up digital TV at your dacha? Before the start of the summer season, we recommend that you find out in advance what type of signal the TV receives in your country house. If you have satellite TV, you don't need to do anything. But if you receive a TV signal using an antenna, prepare in advance to switch to digital TV. How to set up digital if I watch TV through an antenna?
If you have analogue television (there is an “A” next to the central channel logos), find out whether your TV supports the DVB-T2 standard. Digital TVs released after 2012 mostly have a corresponding decoder; those released earlier may not support this format (this is especially true for older analog TVs). You can check whether your TV supports the DVB-T2 standard in the instructions for the TV or using the “Search for information about TV” service on the website of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS). You will need to enter the make and model of your TV. If your TV supports DVB-T2, you just need to set up your TV using the remote: Step 1: Turn off the TV's power. Step 2: Connect the antenna cable to the antenna input of your digital TV. Step 3: Connect the power and turn on the TV. Step 4. Go to the appropriate section of the TV settings menu and activate the digital tuner. Step 5. Automatically search for programs using the instruction manual. You can perform a manual channel search. In this case, you must enter the channel number or frequency. If your TV does not support this format, you need to purchase additional equipment - a digital set-top box (receiver). If you have two TVs that you watch through an antenna, and you want to watch different channels on them, you need to purchase a set-top box for each of them. The digital set-top box needs to be connected to the TV and configured: Step 1. Turn off the power to the TV. Step 2. Connect the antenna cable to the antenna input of the digital set-top box. Connect the video and audio cables to the appropriate jacks on your TV and set-top box. The image quality will be higher when connecting the set-top box to the TV with an HDMI cable. Step 3: Connect the power and turn on the TV. Step 4. From the menu, select the required input source: HDMI, AV, SCART and others. Step 5. Automatically search for digital TV programs using the operating instructions. You can perform a manual search. In this case, you must enter the channel number or frequency. You can also find more information on how to connect digital TV, choose a digital set-top box, where to buy it and how to set it up, on the website of the mentioned Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS), where, depending on your region, you must call the hotline They will tell you how to troubleshoot possible problems. How can I retune my TV to digital if I have cable TV? If you have cable television and want to set up a digital signal, you need to: Step 1. Enter the menu using the special button on the remote control. Step 2. Go to the “Channel” section, which usually has a satellite dish icon. Step 3. Select "Auto search". Step 4. Select “Cable” from the proposed connection options. Step 5. Next, select “Digital” and click on “Start”. Step 6: If you want to keep the analog channels, select “Analog and Digital”. If you have any additional questions, you can contact your operator's support team. Please note: if you receive a TV signal through cable, but still see an informational video about switching to digital broadcasting, you will need to contact your cable operator's customer service and ask about how you can connect to digital TV within the current tariff. What channels will be available to me after switching to digital TV? If you watch television through an antenna, after switching to a digital signal, 20 mandatory TV channels of the first and second multiplexes will be available to you. The first multiplex includes: Channel One, “Russia 1”, “Match TV”, NTV, “Petersburg - Channel Five”, “Culture”, “Russia 24”, “Carousel”, OTR, “TV Center - Moscow”. The second multiplex includes: REN TV, Spas, STS, Domashny, TV-3, Friday!, Zvezda, Mir, TNT, Muz-TV). If you have cable television, you will have access to those channels that are provided for in your agreement with the operator. At the same time, by agreement between regional authorities and operators, more than 50 TV channels will be available in digital quality, the mos.ru portal reports. Earlier, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications approved a plan for a phased disconnection from analogue television and radio broadcasting in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation as part of the transition to digital in December 2021. The switch-off from analogue broadcasting was decided to be divided into three stages from January to June 2021, namely February 11, April 15 and June 3. During the first wave of transition to digital, analogue TV was replaced in the Penza, Magadan, Ryazan, Ulyanovsk, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, as well as in the Chechen Republic. On April 15, another 20 Russian regions switched from analogue to digital television broadcasting. Among those who switched from analogue to digital TV were Moscow, Moscow region, Kalmykia, Mordovia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Chuvashia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Stavropol Territory, Udmurtia, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, as well as Kemerovo, Amur, Ivanovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Lipetsk, Novgorod, Sakhalin, Tyumen regions. It was planned that the transition process would end with the third stage on June 3, when the remaining 57 regions would be transferred to digital. However, the Russian government decided to extend this period and transfer the remaining regions of Russia to digital in October 2021. “The main task that continues to face all regions, regardless of whether they find themselves in the third or fourth stage, is to by June 3, all the necessary work was done. It’s just that residents of some regions that belong to the fourth stage, if fully ready, will receive analog television for some time,” concluded the deputy head of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications. TOTAL, in October 2019, all regions of Russia: Adygea, Altai, Bashkiria, Buryatia, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Karelia, KOMI, Crimea, Mari El, Mordovia, Sakha (Yakutia), North Ossetia (Alania), Tatarstan, TUVA, Udmurtia, Khakassia, Chechnya, Chuvashia, Altai Territory, Transbaikal Territory, Kamchatka Territory, Krasnodar Territory, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Perm Territory, Perm Territory, Primorsky Territory, Stavropol Territory, Khabarovsk Territory, Amur Region, Astrakhan Region, Arkhangelsk Region , Belgorod region, Bryansk region, Vladimir region, Volgograd region, Vologda region, Voronezh region, Ivanovo region, Irkutsk region, Kaliningrad region, Kaluga region, Kemerovo region, Kirov region, Kostroma region, Kurgan region, Kursk region, Leningrad region, Lipitskaya region, Magadan region, Moscow region, Murmansk region, Nizhny Novgorod region, Novgorod region, Novosibirsk region, Omsk region, Orenburg region, Oryol region, Penza region, Pskov region, Rostov region, Ryazan region, Samara region, Saratov region, Sakhalin region, Sverdlovsk region, Smolensk region, Tambov region, Tver region, Tomsk region, Tula region, Tyumen region, Ulyanovsk region, Chelyabinsk region, Yaroslavl region, federal cities - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, Jewish Autonomous Okrug, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug - will switch completely to digital television.
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What channels are available in Yaroslavl
There are 3 multiplexes in Yaroslavl. The first two of them are ordinary and include federal news and entertainment channels. The third multiplex is operated in testing mode. It shows channels about sports, science, and wildlife.
Since August 1, 2021, the Ostankino TV tower has been carrying out test broadcasting in the DVB-T2 standard. The channel broadcasts 7.5 hours of special information in UltraHD format. All residents of the Yaroslavl region and Yaroslavl can receive the signal.
The transition to digital television in the Yaroslavl region will help get rid of outdated analogue broadcasting. Digital television will provide high-quality image and sound.
Getting ready for the transition. On February 11, the region will switch to digital broadcasting
For many Yaroslavl residents, television has become an integral part of their lives. They listen to his “opinion”, they are happy and sad with him, they are delighted and indignant, sometimes they are even angry with him for several days, but then they forgive the offense. For them, he is like a living person - sometimes even closer than some family members, because “communication” with him gives more emotions: there are news stories that excite the nerves, and talk shows that make you grab your heart, and amazing broadcasts of sports competitions, and intriguing investigative journalism. The TV program schedule is traditionally in demand by our readers.
About 100 volunteers will help residents of the region in matters of connecting to digital television broadcasting
Therefore, they were made to worry by the information that analogue television broadcasting would be stopped from February 11. Many people purchased their TVs in the 2000s and even earlier. However, there is no need to worry just yet. Any questions you may have can be asked on the regional hotline for the transition to digital television, which will begin operating on January 30. And using a single federal number, you will be advised completely free of charge right now.
It is important to understand: the changes affect those who receive an analog signal through a “slingshot” or home antenna. In order to receive a signal in digital format, such a user needs a decimeter antenna and a receiver supporting DVB-T2. It can be either in the TV itself - all devices released after 2013 support this standard, or in a special set-top box-receiver, which can be purchased from a digital television operator or at any household appliances store. If your TV is more than 6 years old and it receives an over-the-air television signal using an indoor antenna, and is not connected to the cable of any provider, you need to meet the transition of TV to “digital” fully armed. First of all, look at the passport of your television receiver and find out whether it is digital or analog. In the first case, leave your worries - nothing will change for you after February 11th. In the second, you will have to buy a special set-top box - many, by the way, probably already have one.
The average cost of a set-top box is 1000 rubles. In some areas of the region - Breitovsky, Nekouzsky and others - it will be necessary to purchase a more powerful decimeter or all-wave antenna with the appropriate technical characteristics for 1000 - 1500 rubles.
By the way, turning off analogue television broadcasting may become the basis for receiving financial assistance. Pensioners and disabled people have the right to submit an application for financial assistance payments to the social security authorities, and other low-income people can include compensation for the costs of purchasing set-top boxes for old televisions in the social contract.
– To receive social assistance for the purchase of a set of equipment, low-income citizens must contact the social protection authorities at their place of residence. As part of the work of mobile teams to provide social services to citizens receiving social services and living in remote areas of the region, social workers and volunteers will help connect new television equipment, the Department of Labor and Social Support of the Population of the Yaroslavl Region reported.
Low-income pensioners and disabled people who find themselves in a difficult life situation - and this case is included in this situation - have the right to apply for financial assistance once a year. Its size is half the subsistence level. So that’s enough for a set-top box and a decimeter antenna. Since August, social protection authorities in all districts of the region have been working to identify low-income people who need digital decoders.
– We began paying financial assistance for these purposes back in 2018. Social workers, at the request of the people they serve, purchased more than 200 units of such equipment, the regional department of labor and social support of the population clarified.
200 pieces is, of course, not enough, considering that there are about 400 thousand pensioners in the Yaroslavl region. Maybe not everyone knows about the upcoming change yet, or have already purchased digital TVs, set-top boxes released after 2013, or use cable television? We will monitor the development of the situation.
– Fulfilling the requirements of the Law “On Communications”, we changed the source of the signal of the mandatory public television channels of the first and second multiplex. The process of changing the signal was completed in the 1st half of 2018. Most of our clients watch channels 1–2 of the multiplex in digital format. And those who remain faithful to analog TV will continue to watch it as before, including on a second TV in the apartment. As long as there are such clients in our network, we will independently convert the signal to analog,” said Vasily Sereda, director of the branch of ER-Telecom Holding JSC in Yaroslavl (Dom.ru brand).
In fact, switching to digital provides a number of advantages. This is an opportunity to distribute channels in high quality and save radio frequency spectrum (instead of 1 channel, “analog” can accommodate up to 20 digital channels per frequency). For clients, “digital” is, first of all, a high-quality picture and the ability to watch hundreds of channels, including in HD, as well as connect additional thematic packages, use broadcast control functions, and Internet services. Analogue TV does not provide such opportunities. Many people ask: in connection with the transition, will the channel package be expanded? No, since we are talking about the transition of on-air analogue broadcasting of key federal channels to a digital format. This is a qualitative characteristic, not a quantitative one - only the method of signal transmission changes.
"Digital" requires a prefix
What receiving equipment will be required for the TV to receive digital TV broadcasts without interference?
For analog TVs of older brands, you must purchase a set-top box to receive a digital signal in DVB-T2 format. In Yaroslavl you can buy them in almost all hyper- and supermarkets, as well as in specialized stores “Radiodetali”, “Master”, “Raduga” and others.
“There are 24 retail outlets in the regional center that sell digital set-top boxes,” says Valentina Shishina, deputy director of the agro-industrial complex department and chairman of the consumer market, food and processing industry committee. – There are 14 such stores in Rybinsk, 12 in Rostov and the Rostov district, 5 in Pereslavl-Zalessky and Gavrilov-Yam, 10 in the Nekouz district, etc. In total, about 120 points in the region sell television equipment for the transition to digital broadcasting, including post offices of the Russian Post.
A complete list of retail outlets, broken down by municipality, where it is possible to purchase sets of user equipment (DVB-T2 set-top boxes, UHF television antennas, both indoor and outdoor), is posted on the website of the Department of Agro-Industrial Complex - www.yarregion.ru/depts/ dapk.
TV viewers in Russia now have the opportunity to check whether a TV model matches the parameters of digital broadcasting networks. The corresponding list of TV models is posted on the website smotritsitru.rf, says the press service of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS).
“On the website smotritsitru.rf you can now check whether your TV is ready to receive digital terrestrial television. The “Everything for Reception” section contains a list of 26,796 TV models from 121 manufacturers. Of these, 8104 support the required digital standard. In addition, the section contains a list of 276 models of digital set-top boxes for old analog TVs,” the message says.
To use the database, you need to go to the “Everything for admission” section from the main page of the site smotritsiru.rf, go to the subsection “How to choose?” and enter the TV model in the search field or enter the model of interest in the list of manufacturers, sorted alphabetically. If the model does not support the digital standard, it will need a DVB-T2 set-top box.
