hidden freeview testcard

[Greig,]

The most famous test card of all, Test Card F, still in use today by the BBC and used in 30 other countries. Designed by George Hersee and featuring his daughter Carole Hersee, it made its first appearance on BBC2 in 1967.

If your bored try this on your freeview:

1. Tune to the BBCi channel (currently ch. 105)
2. When the BBCi background appears, press Yellow (within 30 secs)
3. Tune away to a different channel
4. Tune back to the BBCi channel (currently ch. 105)
5. When the BBCi background appears, press Green (within 30 secs)
The word 'Secret' will appear in the top right hand corner
6. Wait until the status page appears
7. Enter 3, 3, 5, 8, 2, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue
(note "33582" spells out the word "DELTA" on a mobile phone keypad)
8. Wait approximately 30 seconds
Test card will appear

May not work on older freeview boxes.

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/531/testcarddx3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[7]

lush it works :)

[Cool--]

Yeh it works, Thats cool :)

[jesus]

lol whats the point in it? ill try it wen top gear goes off =]

[lew!]

lol, pointless but i tried it and it works
I wonder what that girl looks like now.

[Greig,]

The Clown Doll is said to be worth many thousands.

Here she is now:

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/307/ix600testcard2gp0.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[jesus]

The Clown Doll is said to be worth many thousands.

Here she is now:

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/307/ix600testcard2gp0.gif (http://imageshack.us)

that clown is horrible! it should be burned!

[Moh]

Can you not do it on sky?

[jesus]

Can you not do it on sky?try it! it might be freeview only if thats whats in the title though.

[Moh]

try it! it might be freeview only if thats whats in the title though.
Duno the channel, I though BBCi was normal BBC 1 :p

Also yellow button brings up messages on sky :'(

[Janet Snakehole]

Wowowow.
Thats pretty cool.

Ill try it when Im home.
<3

[Greig,]

Just freeview i think. Give it a try though.

They used the Testcards at night when BBC 1 or BBC Two had finished broadcasting along with a song. But now BBC 1 is on 24 hours showing "see hear" programs and school programs around 2am. I think BBC 2 goes onto Teletext around 2am also.

Plus they show this card when they have powerfailures or technical problems with broadcasting.

[timROGERS]

Did you find out about this on DigitalSpy?

[Greig,]

Did you find out about this on DigitalSpy?

yeah i did :P

[alexxxxx]

Well odd.