"This channel is currently encrypted"

[daffy]

I recently got access to DVB-C from my cable provider (Yousee) here in Denmark, I decided to switch over from analog to digital. I bought a DVB-C card, a Terratec Cinergy C PCI, which I am trying to make work with GBPVR version 1.4.7.

I have some experience with GBPVR and Hauppauge analog tuners, so installation was not a problem. The card is recognised at once during setup in “Capture Sources”. I have created a tuning .ini file in GBPVR\BDA\DVB-C:

[CABTYPE]
1=Denmark
2=Yousee

[DVB]
0=27

1=C,143000,6875,QAM64,8
2=C,156000,6875,QAM64,8
…
27=C,786000,6875,QAM64,8

Works fine. During scan, I find all the TV and radio channels I could possible expect. This is where my problems start!

Looking through the channels, some are encrypted and some are not - fine.
The unencrypted ones are viewable and I can enable them for use in GBPVR - fine.
The problem is with the ones marked as encrypted, because they are not all supposed to be so. Their status varies from scan to scan!

I have 3 basic TV packages to choose from, plus some extra. The 3 packages are: Basic, Middle, and Full. All the extra are always encrypted, which I would expect. The channels from the Basic package are always viewable - the channels from the two other packages are the ones causing problems.

Example: Discovery Channel (a shadow of its former self, but leave that for now). This channel is located in the "Full" package. I can do a full scan and find "Discov" in the list. It will sometimes show as "MPEG-2" in which case I can preview it. It can also show as "MPEG-2 (encrypted)" in which case I cannot preview it. If it turns up unencrypted I enable it and then try to see it in LiveTV. I will always get the message "This channel is currently encrypted".

I have installed the Terratec software (I had to make my own tuning file there also). The card works perfectly with Terratec's own software (as long as I do not upgrade, which is another story). All channels are viewable when they are supposed to.

I do not have a CI adapter, because I do not need it.

Can anyone spot some error I have made?

Regards.

[sub]

I'd try recording from one of these channels, then try playing it back. If you cant play it, then you could then download the free 'tsreader lite' to open the file and see if it is encrypted.

[daffy]

As suggested, tried to record. I recorded one "good" and one "bad".
The "good" is playable with tsreader lite, the other one is not.
If I rename the .ts files to .mpg, the "good" will play in Media Player, the other one will not.

[sub]

If you can make a short bad recording, and place it somewhere I can download, I'll get it and take a look.

[daffy]

I think I got it fix'd!

Last night I had to retune all the channels on my TV - they had mysteriously disappeared - and realised I have two of each to choose from - one encrypted/unviewable and one unencrypted/viewable. I then went to the Terratec tool and noted the viewable frequencies there.

I edited the tuning file in GBPVR and removed all the "unusable" frequencies, re-tuned and took care to assure only to enable the correct of the remaining frequencies.

And - it works!

[sub]

Great.