What is the NIT scan?

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NIT stands for Network Information Table and means the transponder table which is used for decoding and thus for receiving programs from your digital TV connection. The search run is the option for precisely finding a station.

Additional author: Sandra Borchert

The need for the NIT in digital television

  • Unlike analog television, digital television relies on direct data.
  • The respective programs are made available via satellite or the cable network, but their different values ​​and frequencies have to be read out specially.
  • It is precisely these different values ​​that are summarized in tables and form the NIT.
  • A first table is usually stored in your receiver. This means that it is not necessary to start a NIT scan immediately after purchasing.
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  • However, you have to start a NIT search if you can no longer receive stations (in these cases something has usually been changed on the NIT). For this, it may be necessary to update your receiver before the search runs smoothly.

How to start the Search

  1. Call up the item Reception in your receiver menu.
  2. In your operating instructions you should find out how to switch off the manual search and start the automatic one. Follow the instructions and let your device search for the channels. With some devices, the search is called a network search.
  3. If an automatic search is not possible, you can also set the data manually on some devices. In this case you need to find out about the transponder frequencies.
  4. Since the search criteria are often very different depending on the device, it is advisable to keep the operating instructions and use them in this case.
  5. You often have to sort the stations manually after the search.

If you cannot make any progress with setting the NIT scan or if the operating instructions are so awkwardly written, if you have the feeling that you are looking into a foreign dictionary, then it is best to ask your friends if someone can help you can. Once you've seen how the settings work, the next time you search for channels, it should be easy for you.

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