STB, Graphrecorder, and GBPVR

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We just got a new STB (Motorola DCT6416) for watching and recording digital HDTV. I am trying to integrate this STB somehow with GBPVR. We would like to be able to:

• preview live STB channels using the EPG in GBPVR
  
• record shows from STB channels using the EPG in GBPVR
  

Are both these goals possible and if so what would be the best strategy? From what I could read it seems firewire and the graphrecorder plugin are my best strategy to accomplish the integration between GBPVR and my STB?

Here is what I have successfully accomplished so far on my own after lots of reading and some experiementing:

• STB firewire connection to HTPC
  
• STB RCA composite connection to HTPC tuner card (hauppauge 500mce)
  
• Successfully installed firewire drivers and software (timmmore)
  
• confirmed firewire connection using vlc
  
• built and tested live preview graph for STB firewire source
  

Currently I am a little stuck on the way ahead. I started looking at graph recorder but this is where I seem to be getting bogged down and the help doesn't seem to uhmm, err, ...help much:confused::

• should I be using the first tab (via executables) and/or the other tabs?
  
• what goes in the device ID?
  
• what goes in the start recording executable and parameters?
  
• same question for the now, post, stop, start preview, etc fields?
  
• will this setup turn the STB box on and off as required to tune and/or record?
  

I gather the last step will be the EPG config but I'll cross that bridge another day...

To summarize: any help with graphrecorder settings would be greatly appreciated!!!!