HD-PVR adding channels

[jcole998]

I'm having major issues recording shows with V5 on my main server so I'm trying to get V5 running on an alternate machine. It's a network Hauppauge DCR-3250 device that I'm using but I need an HD-PVR2 to record Directly Recorded Movies using HDMI as the input from a set-top box. V4 made it real easy, V5 not so much. I learning thatI need to supply channel information with an xmltc file. So.

I posted looking for an example of what an xmltv file needs to have in order to add the channels to the HDPVR2 device.

I see this in the xml file pluto-xmltv.xml:

  <channel id="vevo-randb.pluto.tv">
    <display-name>Vevo R&amp;B</display-name>
    <display-name>890</display-name>
    <icon src="https://images.pluto.tv/channels/5da0d83f66c9700009b96d0e/logo.png?fit=fill&amp;fm=png&amp;h=80&amp;w=280"/>
  </channel>

I'm trying to figure out where to put three pieces of information in this construct:
- Channel number blasted to the set-top box like "502"
- Channel number for display in the guide like "502.2"
- Channel name like "VideoOnDemand"

I do not need any guide program information for any of the channels I want to add. I can use the icon for the real channel being blasted.

I'm guessing it might be this:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<tv>
  <channel id="502.2">
    <display-name>VideoOnDemand</display-name>
    <display-name>502</display-name>
    <icon src="https://images.pluto.tv/channels/5da0d83f66c9700009b96d0e/logo.png?fit=fill&amp;fm=png&amp;h=80&amp;w=280"/>
  </channel>
</tv>

Will this work for a device channel import?

Thanks.

BTW, how does one delete a channel lineup from the list shown during import. I have some junk in there.

[mvallevand]

I already told you I can't compare an extra's methods of adding channel numbers with XMLTV. I don't understand sub's response but I would try something like

Code:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<tv>
  <channel>
    <display-name>999  Video On Demand</display-name>
  </channel>
</tv>

Martin

[Graham]

I'm trying to figure out where to put three pieces of information in this construct:
- Channel number blasted to the set-top box like "502"
- Channel number for display in the guide like "502.2"
- Channel name like "VideoOnDemand"

XMLTV files do not contain the channel number ... They contain one or more display names ... NextPVR picks the first of the listed display names ... You should have only one display name in your XMLTV file so that you can be sure that NextPVR will use the display name that you want ... You edit the channel number in ... NextPVR Settings ... after you have added the channel.

[mvallevand]

Graham the trouble is not a display issue. For the HDPVR the actual channel name needs to be stored in the database from the XMLTV or SD channel listing for blasting purposes.

Martin