New user, a few questions.

[mattstan]

Hi,

I'm a new user and have a few questions. Firstly I should say that I'm very impressed with the software, well done all the developers and thank you. The recording service in particular is very impressive - set the recording up, close the main window, and leave the recording service running to handle everything in the background --sweet.

A few questions about PVRX2, which I understand is for higher powered PCs which mine definately is. Using UK Freeview.

1) When in Live TV, Ctrl-G is supposed to bring up a mini-guide according to the wiki doc keyboard shortcuts Live TV section (linked below) - but pressing Ctrl-G in Live TV has no effect at all when I press it.

Wiki URL keyboard shortcuts:
http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manua...nce#livetv


2) Apart for the mini-guide in question 1) is there any way to bring up an available channels list to facilitate changing to a specific channel quickly (I have no remote)? I know I can enter a numeric chanel number, but my problem is that all the channel numbers on GB-PVR are different from my Freeview TV's and remembering which channel has which number is a nightmare. At the moment I switch to the TV Guide, click in a channel, and then click 'Watch', but it would be nice if I could just do this quickly in Live TV mode. Perhaps there is a plug-in to achieve this? Note: Pressing the '+' and '-' buttons to move the channel up and down just takes too long with 40+ channels.


3) The EPG (using 'DVB EPG Broadcast') never gets filled fully, some channels do, some don't. This even seems to include channels which have a 2nd audio channel. EG. BBC1 (normal) has all empty EPG fields, while BBC1 (2nd audio) gets filled correctly. I've tried using the 'System' menu's 'update EPG' facility several times but never get a fully filled in EPG listing (I'm not even talking about days ahead, just 'today'). Any ideas? There is a 'TV Listings' plug-in, would I be better off using that?


4) The SCAN-1.cache file shows all my TV channels. If I wish to change the channel order can I just move each entry's line to the position I want it in? EG. The channel on line 1 of the SCAN-1.cache file will become channel 01 when using PVRX2, the channel on line 2 will become channel 02 and so on?


5) When setting a recording up can I make the 'steps' less large than 10 minutes for the start and end time? I'd like this to be in increments of 1 minute instead.


Many thanks everyone, and the developers deserve a big round of applause. Regards, etc., etc.,

mattstan

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1) When in Live TV, Ctrl-G is supposed to bring up a mini-guide according to the wiki doc keyboard shortcuts Live TV section (linked below) - but pressing Ctrl-G in Live TV has no effect at all when I press it.

Wiki URL keyboard shortcuts:
http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M...ference#livetv

You can press F11 to bring up the TV Guide. Pressing Play (Ctrl-P) on a currently airing show will switch to that channel. The mini guide will return in the next release.

2) Apart for the mini-guide in question 1) is there any way to bring up an available channels list to facilitate changing to a channel quickly? (I have no remote). I know I can enter a numeric chanel number, but my problem is that all the channel numbers on GB-PVR are different from my TV's and remembering which channel has which number is a nightmare. At the moment I switch to the TV Guide, click in a channel, and then click 'Watch', but it would be nice if I could just do this quickly in Live TV mode. Perhaps there is a plug-in to achieve this?

You can set the channel numbers GB-PVR uses on the 'Channels' tab of the config app to make them the same as the numbers you're familiar with.

3) The EPG never gets filled fully, some channels do, some don't. This even seems to include channels which have a 2nd audio channel. EG. BBC1 (normal) has all empty EPG fields, while BBC1 (2nd audio) gets filled correctly. I've tried using the 'System' menu's 'update EPG' facility several times but never get a fully filled in EPG listing (I'm not even talking about days ahead, just 'today'). Any ideas?

People dont typically enable both audio versions of a channel. You'd usually just map the one you'd normally use. Enabling both may be part of the reason you're seeing this.

4) The SCAN-1.cache file shows all my TV channels. If I wish to change the channel order can I just move each entry's line to the position I want it in? EG. The channel on line 1 of the SCAN-1.cache file will become channel 01 when using PVRX2, the channel on line 2 will become channel 02 and so on?

Just enter the channel numbers on the Channels tab of the config app.

[mattstan]

You can press F11 to bring up the TV Guide. Pressing Play (Ctrl-P) on a currently airing show will switch to that channel. The mini guide will return in the next release.

You can set the channel numbers GB-PVR uses on the 'Channels' tab of the config app to make them the same as the numbers you're familiar with.

People dont typically enable both audio versions of a channel. You'd usually just map the one you'd normally use. Enabling both may be part of the reason you're seeing this.

Just enter the channel numbers on the Channels tab of the config app.

Many thanks indeed for your comphrensive reply - I edited my post and added a 5th question just after posting, I forgot about that question earlier. Any chance of you taking a look at that too please? Thanks.

'F11 to bring up the TV Guide' is exactly what I needed, thanks for the info. Likewise for setting the channel numbers using the 'Channels' tab in the config application.

I will disable all the 2nd audio channels as you suggest, hopefully that will sort out my EPG problem.

Many thanks for your help. Regards, etc.,

mattstan

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5) When setting a recording up can I make the 'steps' less large than 10 minutes for the start and end time? I'd like this to be in increments of 1 minute instead

You can key in any times you want. If you want it to start at 6:37am, then type 0637.

[mattstan]

You can key in any times you want. If you want it to start at 6:37am, then type 0637.

Oops hadn't noticed that, I was just using the arrow keys to move in increments of 10 mins. Thanks again for the help.

[mattstan]

People dont typically enable both audio versions of a channel. You'd usually just map the one you'd normally use. Enabling both may be part of the reason you're seeing this.

Spot on. With all the 'audio 2' channels removed, the EPG works perfectly. Thanks again. What a great bit of software you guys have created, I really am impressed. Compared to the bundled software that came with by DVB-T card (also made by Compro) it is a dream come true.

Many thanks for taking the time to help me. Cheers,

mattstan

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No worries.

[mattstan]

I just spotted your: "Posts: 43,341". An approx. calculation from today back to Nov 2003 results in a mean average of 27.5 posts per day (assuming the whole of Nov 2003 and ignoring leap years)!! Wow, you have helped a lot of people, I'm impressed. As the receiver of about 10 of your posts, I thank you kindly sir. Many thanks, mattstan.

[HtV]

In between writing those posts he developed the whole program. Yep, it's unbelievable but true.

Hans

[whurlston]

I just spotted your: "Posts: 43,341". An approx. calculation from today back to Nov 2003 results in a mean average of 27.5 posts per day (assuming the whole of Nov 2003 and ignoring leap years)!! Wow, you have helped a lot of people, I'm impressed. As the receiver of about 10 of your posts, I thank you kindly sir. Many thanks, mattstan.

In between writing those posts he developed the whole program. Yep, it's unbelievable but true.

Hans

Since discovering GB-PVR, I've become convinced that the movie "Multiplicity" is non-fiction and based on the life of sub.