What happens when a new channel appears? Will I have to retune the Freeview box?
Most Freeview boxes will automatically detect new channels and make them available. With some boxes this has to be done manually. If you are interested in obtaining new channels as soon as they appear then you can perform a rescan manually at any time. Consult your Freeview box’s manual for more details. If any additional multiplexes are introduced in the future, something which is unlikely to happen for many years and which may never happen, then you may need to make the Freeview box scan for them. This is identical to the process which occurs when you first turn the box on. If you move to a different transmitter area and take your Freeview box with you, then you will need to perform a complete rescan because the multiplexes will be on different UHF channels. The manual will explain how to invoke a rescan. This is normally a simple operation which only takes a few minutes.
