[mythtv-users] PVR500 and Dish

[Conrad Montlouis]

So, the only way is to use the S-Video connection.  I have a USB-UIRT, Is
there a HOW-TO availaible?

Thanks.


On 8/29/07, Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
>
>   On Aug 29, 2007, at 8:29 PM, Darren Richards wrote:
>
> On 8/29/07, Conrad Montlouis <conrad.montlouis at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am having problems getting my PVR500 to tune, can someone point me to
> > a good HOWTO?  So far I have tried splitting the signal (one end going to
> > the dish receiver and the other to the tuner) and connecting from the
> > receiver to the tuner.  Thanks for your help!
>
>
>
>
>
> I don't understand what you mean by "splitting the signal"...  If you're
> using a Dish receiver, then your tuner won't actually do any tuning.  The
> dish receiver does the tuning, and you should connect the s-video output of
> the receiver to the s-video input on your capture card.
>
> -darren
>
>
>
> A PVR-500 cannot tune a satellite signal. Your STB has to do the tuning
> then output to your PVR-500 which needs to be set to channel 3. Then your
> myth box needs to change channels on the STB (either with an IR blaster or
> some other method your STB supports like a serial cable), not the capture
> card.
>
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