can i manually add stations for hvr-1600 qam

[ryanmc]

ive been trying to manually add qam channels that scan doesnt pickup using the information from my stb diagnostic info but im not sure how or where info goes.
i can see in this
T:80,1,4~P:4~V:1016~A:1017~PMT:1015~PCR:1016~N:>1.4 WNBC-HD* (000(AC3))
that program is 4, video is 1016, audio is 1017 but i dont know what the rest is T:80,1,4 pmt pcr etc..
i tried editing qam.ini using the frequency in this picture 561 and putting 250 to it making an entry in qam.ini 561250 and then scanning but it didnt find anything. is it possible to use the info from diagnostics and add the channels manually ?
ive also tried all different qam.ini filesa round with no luck

[whurlston]

Try the following:

Code:

T:561000,1,4~P:4~V:1016~A:1017~N:>[color=Red]Put name here[/color]

The second and third numbers in the T: are not required. The first number in the T: can be the RF channel number or frequency. You already know the P:, V: and A:.

PMT should not be required.

Also try using 561000 in the qam.ini

If you still can't find the channel, it may be a signal issue.

[mvallevand]

80 and 561000 should be the same. Based on the manual adds if I was doing this one I would do it a little different from whurlston.

T:80,80,4~P:4~V:1016~A:1017~PMT:1015

Since it is standard channel 80 I'd guess this is signal related though.

Martin

[whurlston]

Some drivers adjust automatically for center frequency and some don't which is why I suggested using the frequency. I wasn't sure how Hauppauge does it.

[ryanmc]

80 and 561000 should be the same. Based on the manual adds if I was doing this one I would do it a little different from whurlston.

T:80,80,4~P:4~V:1016~A:1017~PMT:1015

Since it is standard channel 80 I'd guess this is signal related though.

Martin

thanks whurlston , martin
how do you know 80 = 5610000 is there a chart or something the channel in the example is a working one i just used it for an example. in your example T:80,80 whats the second 80 mean? and what does pmt mean i dont see it in the current screen or any others but if i new what it stood for maybe its somewhere else ?
thanks again

[mvallevand]

PMT is the program map table an mpeg-ts thing. I misread your first post I thought you had it, I find mine in TSReader. You might want to install this, it lets you check individual channels without doing full scans and shows the frequencies for channels.

Martin

[whurlston]

Here is a good list of channels and their frequencies: http://www.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2335

[dennit]

ive been trying to manually add qam channels that scan doesnt pickup using the information from my stb diagnostic info
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i tried editing qam.ini

I'm trying to understand how this all works, and this thread gives me some clues. If I've got it, then qam.ini controls the frequencies that are scanned, the starting frequency for each potential channel and the steps, etc.

Am I correct in assuming that config uses qam.ini to instruct the tuner, and the tuner then responds by confirming it does or does not see a channel at the designated frequency being scanned?

I also assume that config keeps a record of where channels were found. Where is this record kept? I assume it's in a database or file, but what's the name of that file? Is the file directly editable? IOW, can I go into a file and add a channel frequency that I think it should be able to tune, even if config didn't find one there, or change the frequency of a previously located file?

I thought I'd find this info in this thread, but if it is here, then I seem to be too stupid to spot it. Thanks for helping to clear up my confusion.

[whurlston]

I'm trying to understand how this all works, and this thread gives me some clues. If I've got it, then qam.ini controls the frequencies that are scanned, the starting frequency for each potential channel and the steps, etc.

Correct.

Am I correct in assuming that config uses qam.ini to instruct the tuner, and the tuner then responds by confirming it does or does not see a channel at the designated frequency being scanned?

Sort of. Config reads qam.ini and intructs the tuner to tune to each frequency. Tuner returns a stream for that frequency which config reads to determine if any channels exist.

I also assume that config keeps a record of where channels were found. Where is this record kept? I assume it's in a database or file, but what's the name of that file? Is the file directly editable? IOW, can I go into a file and add a channel frequency that I think it should be able to tune, even if config didn't find one there, or change the frequency of a previously located file?

The tuning strings for all the found channels will be saved in a Scan-[TunerID].cache file in the gbpvr\BDA folder. When you map a channel, it's tuning string is entered into the gbpvr.db3 database.

I thought I'd find this info in this thread, but if it is here, then I seem to be too stupid to spot it. Thanks for helping to clear up my confusion.

It's in the thread now.

[dennit]

It's in the thread now.

Thanks!