WinTV-PVR-USB2 settings help please

[jazz49]

Hi;
will someone please let me know the proper settings for my WinTV-PVR-USB2?
my system;
amd tb 3000mhz
Nvidia geforce ti 4200
WinTV-PVR-USB2
1 gig ram
multiple hard drives
My setup works with beyond tv, wintv 2000 and sage tv.

I have played with settings and can not get any that work.
The initial setup did not work.( I cant remember what they were)
I do get tv guide and channel list.
I can not get live tv
I dont know about recording settings, cant get there yet.
I do have directories set up.

Please do a step by step walkthrough for noobie.

I have searched posts and wiki with no results( at least that I can understand)
TIA

[sub]

What exactly happened when you tried?

I do get tv guide and channel list.

That implies you're most of the way there. Just make sure the capture source has the card type, country, and tuning type (antenna/cable) set correctly.

Please do a step by step walkthrough for noobie.

Sorry, I dont have time to write a big walkthrough for you. Just follow the one on the wiki, and make sure you set your card type correctly.

[jazz49]

Country ok(canada)
Card type?
Do you mean hardware dedcoder device?
it is set to none-use software
If you mean source it is set to direct recording plugin.
I cant find antenea/cable setting!

[sub]

When you setup a capture source, click the settings button next to the 'recording source' and set the 'Capture Card Type' - yes, I know your external USB capture device isnt strictly a "card", but you get the idea.

If you mean source it is set to direct recording plugin.

Yes, click the settings button next to that field.

I cant find antenea/cable setting!

Its on the same 'direct recording plugin' screen where you selected the country as Canada, and the card type as 'Hauppauge PVR USB2'. Its down two settings and one to the right.

[jazz49]

ok thats all done
I used internal tuner even thoughit is usb ?
what about video decoder? and the vmr9?
Also when I try LiveTV I get black screen, when I hit pause I get a still picture of the channel.

[sub]

I used internal tuner even thoughit is usb ?

Yes, thats ok. Its still an internal tuner, rather than relying on a separate tuner (like VCR or cable box).

what about video decoder? and the vmr9?
Also when I try LiveTV I get black screen, when I hit pause I get a still picture of the channel.

What video decoder do you have installed? I'd select something other than 'system default'.

[jazz49]

2 inyervideo
cyberlink
nero
sonic

strange thing I recorded a short program and it recoreded ok, but I cant watch live tv

[sub]

Reproduce the problem, then zip and attach the logs and I'll take a look.

[jazz49]

I changed to intervideo decoder and I now have channels
Thanks
Is one decoder better than others?

[sub]

Is one decoder better than others?

Thats very subjective. Its been discussed a lot in the past, so use the forum search.