Blackgold BGT3620 DVB-T2 configuration help

[b00sfuk]

Just got the Blackgold BGT3620 Analog/SD/HD card for use in the UK and having problems configuring it in NPVR.

1. DVB-T SD works fine out of the box
2. Analog input is found if I (correctly?) add this to the analogdevices.xml file.

<Device filter="7231 BDA Analog Capture">
<Name>Blackgold BGT3620</Name>
<Type>SOFT_ENCODE</Type>
</Device>

3. Can't find any HD channels in scanning though.

Device appears installed correctly in device manager as a "BlackGold DVB-T2/T/C Device (IR)" and using latest 8.1.0.0 drivers.

I can find HD channels fine on a Freeview HD STB connected to same aerial fly lead (at 570000kHz). I've also tried ScanChannelsBDA_UK.exe whick can lock (a good signal) at this frequency but does not find any channels (but I'm guessing it is not capable of identifying DVB-T2 channels).

I believe all DVB-T2 channels are seen as DVB-T with these cards so no separate device is required. However the devices found in NPVR are:

Analog 7231 BDA Analog capture
DVB-T 7231 BDA DVBT Tuner
DVB-T 7231 BDA DVBT Tuner (#2)
DVB-C 7231 BDA DVBC Tuner
DVB-C 7231 BDA DVBC Tuner (#2)
DVB-T 7231 BDA DVBC Tuner (MCE)
DVB-T 7231 BDA DVBC Tuner (MCE) (#2)
Only the first 2 DVB-T devices find any digital channels, no idea what the MCE ones are for.

Anybody any ideas please, I think at least one person on these forums has this card working with HD channels.

Thanks

[sub]

Did the software that came with it find the DVB-T2 channels?

[b00sfuk]

Did the software that came with it find the DVB-T2 channels?

Only comes with drivers, I guess Blackgold see most people using Media Centre. I don't want to go to extent yet of installing something like MediaPortal just to test the card. Thanks

[sub]

Assuming this device works like the PCTV device, and the drivers make DVB-T2 look like DVB-T, then it should just work as long as you're scanning the correct frequencies. So you probably want to start by checking that it's scanning your DVB-T2 frequencies.

[b00sfuk]

I was looking at this but the NPVR scanning only seems to show in the window the frequency when it locks; so I never see it scanning 578000kHz and not finding anything. Also seems nothing more in log (attached)
Somebody else on the forum has posted in past that they have HD channels working fine with this card.

[sub]

That log doesnt look like you're doing a specific region scan. Try setting setting it to 'United Kingdom/All Regions'.

[b00sfuk]

That solved it. I was doing a scan for the Midlands/Sutton Coldfield transmitter but that seems to be hardcoded in NPVR to only look at 6 predefined frequencies (correct for DVB-T). However DVB-T2 is (currently) transmitting on a 7th frequency so it did not pick it up. Doing a UK/All Regions scan tries all the frequencies including 578000kHz so it picks up the HD channels fine. This might be temporary for the UK as many regions do not switchover fully to digital until later in the year and then frequencies might come back into line with HD being absorbed into existing MUXs.
Thanks again for the great support.

[sub]

That solved it.

Great.

[i0zjh02]

Hi, sorry to hijack this very old thread. Does anyone have a spare/unwanted low profile bracket for their BGT3620 card they arent using. I need to move my setup into a half height case and cant find mine :-(