stv0299_set_symbolrate (fe, p->u.qpsk.symbol_rate);
        stv0299_writeregI(state, 0x22, 0x00);
        stv0299_writeregI(state, 0x23, 0x00);
-       stv0299_readreg (state, 0x23);
-       stv0299_writeregI(state, 0x12, 0xb9);
 
        state->tuner_frequency = p->frequency;
        state->fec_inner = p->u.qpsk.fec_inner;
 
        0x0e, 0x23,   /* alpha_tmg = 2, beta_tmg = 3 */
        0x10, 0x3f,   // AGC2  0x3d
        0x11, 0x84,
-       0x12, 0xb5,   // Lock detect: -64  Carrier freq detect:on
+       0x12, 0xb9,
        0x15, 0xc9,   // lock detector threshold
        0x16, 0x00,
        0x17, 0x00,
        0x0e, 0x23,   /* alpha_tmg = 2, beta_tmg = 3 */
        0x10, 0x3f,   // AGC2  0x3d
        0x11, 0x84,
-       0x12, 0xb5,   // Lock detect: -64  Carrier freq detect:on
+       0x12, 0xb9,
        0x15, 0xc9,   // lock detector threshold
        0x16, 0x00,
        0x17, 0x00,
 
        0x0e, 0x23,             /* alpha_tmg = 2, beta_tmg = 3 */
        0x10, 0x3f,             // AGC2  0x3d
        0x11, 0x84,
-       0x12, 0xb5,             // Lock detect: -64  Carrier freq detect:on
+       0x12, 0xb9,
        0x15, 0xc9,             // lock detector threshold
        0x16, 0x00,
        0x17, 0x00,
 
        0x0e, 0x23,             /* alpha_tmg = 2, beta_tmg = 3 */
        0x10, 0x3f,             // AGC2  0x3d
        0x11, 0x84,
-       0x12, 0xb5,             // Lock detect: -64  Carrier freq detect:on
+       0x12, 0xb9,
        0x15, 0xc9,             // lock detector threshold
        0x16, 0x00,
        0x17, 0x00,
 
        0x0e, 0x23,   /* alpha_tmg = 2, beta_tmg = 3 */
        0x10, 0x3f,   // AGC2  0x3d
        0x11, 0x84,
-       0x12, 0xb5,   // Lock detect: -64  Carrier freq detect:on
+       0x12, 0xb9,
        0x15, 0xc9,   // lock detector threshold
        0x16, 0x00,
        0x17, 0x00,
 
        0x0e, 0x23,   /* alpha_tmg = 2, beta_tmg = 3 */
        0x10, 0x3f,   // AGC2  0x3d
        0x11, 0x84,
-       0x12, 0xb5,   // Lock detect: -64  Carrier freq detect:on
+       0x12, 0xb9,
        0x15, 0xc9,   // lock detector threshold
        0x16, 0x00,
        0x17, 0x00,
        0x0e, 0x23,  /* alpha_tmg = 2, beta_tmg = 3 */
        0x10, 0x3f,  // AGC2 0x3d
        0x11, 0x84,
-       0x12, 0xb5,  // Lock detect: -64 Carrier freq detect:on
+       0x12, 0xb9,
        0x15, 0xc9,  // lock detector threshold
        0x16, 0x00,
        0x17, 0x00,