diff --git a/src/gui/scan_setup.cpp b/src/gui/scan_setup.cpp
index 462f33817..cf7bf1dc5 100644
--- a/src/gui/scan_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/scan_setup.cpp
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ void CScanSetup::addScanMenuCable(CMenuWidget *menu)
 
 	menu->addItem(GenericMenuSeparatorLine);
 
-	CStringInput		*freq	= new CStringInput(LOCALE_EXTRA_TP_FREQ, (char *) scansettings.cable_TP_freq, freq_length, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, "0123456789");
+	CStringInput		*freq	= new CStringInput(LOCALE_EXTRA_TP_FREQ, (char *) scansettings.cable_TP_freq, 6, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, "0123456789");
 	CMenuForwarder		*Freq 	= new CMenuDForwarder(LOCALE_EXTRA_TP_FREQ, true, scansettings.cable_TP_freq, freq, "", CRCInput::convertDigitToKey(shortCut++));
 	Freq->setHint("", LOCALE_MENU_HINT_SCAN_FREQ);
 
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ int CScanSetup::addScanOptionsItems(CMenuWidget *options_menu, const int &shortc
 	CMenuForwarder		*Freq = NULL;
 	CMenuForwarder		*Rate = NULL;
 	if (r_system == DVB_S) {
-		CStringInput		*freq	= new CStringInput(LOCALE_EXTRA_TP_FREQ, (char *) scansettings.sat_TP_freq, freq_length, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, "0123456789");
+		CStringInput		*freq	= new CStringInput(LOCALE_EXTRA_TP_FREQ, (char *) scansettings.sat_TP_freq, 8, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, "0123456789");
 		Freq 	= new CMenuDForwarder(LOCALE_EXTRA_TP_FREQ, true, scansettings.sat_TP_freq, freq, "", CRCInput::convertDigitToKey(shortCut++));
 		Freq->setHint("", LOCALE_MENU_HINT_SCAN_FREQ);
 
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ int CScanSetup::addScanOptionsItems(CMenuWidget *options_menu, const int &shortc
 		mod_pol = new CMenuOptionChooser(LOCALE_EXTRA_TP_POL, (int *)&scansettings.sat_TP_pol, SATSETUP_SCANTP_POL, SATSETUP_SCANTP_POL_COUNT, true, NULL, CRCInput::convertDigitToKey(shortCut++));
 		mod_pol->setHint("", LOCALE_MENU_HINT_SCAN_POL);
 	} else if (r_system == DVB_C) {
-		CStringInput		*freq	= new CStringInput(LOCALE_EXTRA_TP_FREQ, (char *) scansettings.cable_TP_freq, freq_length, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, "0123456789");
+		CStringInput		*freq	= new CStringInput(LOCALE_EXTRA_TP_FREQ, (char *) scansettings.cable_TP_freq, 6, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, "0123456789");
 		Freq 	= new CMenuDForwarder(LOCALE_EXTRA_TP_FREQ, true, scansettings.cable_TP_freq, freq, "", CRCInput::convertDigitToKey(shortCut++));
 		Freq->setHint("", LOCALE_MENU_HINT_SCAN_FREQ);