Need help to setup GBPVR with Happauge 1800 and Cable Box

[beadan]

Hi,

I use Windows 7 64 bits. I have an Happauge 1800. I have digital tv with Videotron in Montreal. Then I need to use a digital decoder and I use a coaxial cable to the capture card "tv in" input. I will not use some ir signal or epg because I will always record from the channel 3. The digital recorder will switch to the correct tv channel.

Then I used the TunningAssistant and select my Happauge capture card, the cable signal, country Canada. Then the software find the signal on channel 3 as expected. It say Channel 3 frequency 61250000.

Then I go to the config software and in the capture sources tab. In configure I click add. SourceName: Happauge, Recording Source: Digital Recorder Plugin, EPG Source: None, Channel Changer: No. Then I have an empty channel list in the bottom grid. I click add channel. Channel Name : Channel Name, Channel Number: 3, click ok and the I enter in the Tunning Request the 61250000 displayed in the TunningAssistant.

I changed the Recording Directories and all the other settings still have the default values.

Channels tab, the channel 3 appear there...

I click ok, it say the service is restarting and when I try PVRX2, I click on Live TV and nothing happen. Not crashing. What I am doing wrong?

I include a screen shot where I changed the default values

I would appreciate any clues or point me any log I should look to understand....

[luttrell1962]

I think you need analog recorder plugin not digital.

[beadan]

Here is the screen shot. I tried the analog too and the same result, I click on live tv and the screen flicker. It seem to do something and come back....

Thanks for the quick answer

[offrotor]

I think you may need to change your source to use external tuner.

[sub]

Could be Vista/Win7 file protection getting in the way. Try deleting the "C:\Users\<Your Acount>\AppData\Local\Virtual Store\Program Files\Devnz" directory.

[pBS]

you still need epg even if using ch 3 input, cuz what changes the stb channel to record?
but if using it manually, using ch 3 RF input, have to set capture source[analog] to "fixed channel, external tuner" and select the channel# below it [3] so capture source will get all video from there..channel screen normally gets populated from channels list in epg...
but if done manually, only 1 is needed...

you *could* change the stb channels automatically with a ir blaster for complete integration, but if not, you'll have to change channels manually. which kinda defeats the purpose of having an automated pvr..using WinTV would probably be simpler..

if you plug the rf cable directly from wall into 1800,[no stb] then you might pick up some digital channels in a scan..[in HD] depends on specific cable co. tho...

why no epg? it really makes it like a real pvr with ability to schedule when away, nicely formatted show info, etc..mc2xml or schedules direct should work fine there for epg.

[beadan]

Effectively I deleted the "C:\Users\<Your Acount>\AppData\Local\Virtual Store\Program Files\Devnz" directory and everything is working now. I'm not sure I would find this one. Thanks for your quick help!

For now I just use this way to record because I don't have this IR Blaster with my Happauge 1800. But I agree it would be easier to program one place instead of two.

Can you recommend me one IR Blaster I should use? It come with a card to plug in the pc? Because the plug behind my TV Tuner card have only plug to get the TV Signal (Composive, s-video, coax fm, coax tv and sound input)

Thanks again for your advices!!!

[beadan]

Nope I can't get any channel, Videotron (cable provider) encrypt all channels! You are lucky in US to get some unencrypted ones.

[dvasco]

Can you recommend me one IR Blaster I should use? It come with a card to plug in the pc? Because the plug behind my TV Tuner card have only plug to get the TV Signal (Composive, s-video, coax fm, coax tv and sound input)

Thanks again for your advices!!!

This is the only one I could find. - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6880121002

[offrotor]

beadan-I left you a PM regarding IR remote blaster I have. basically would run the same as the one dvasco suggests.