[mythtv-users] mythtv-users Digest, Vol 70, Issue 91

Jeff junk_inbox at verizon.net
Mon Jan 26 02:52:24 UTC 2009


On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 9:29 PM, William M. Sorgenfrei <w_m_sorg at msn.com>wrote:

> >
> > Greetings to all:
> >
> > First I would like to thank everyone here for their help.  You
> > guidance has
> > saved me a considerable amount of time.
> >
> > My build is progressing.  I am at the point where I am ready to test
> > the
> > tuner.  Unfortunately I am not sure hot to connect it to my DIRECTV
> > satellite receiver.
> >
> > I tried the obvious and connected it to the output of the box and
> > could not
> > get a signal.  I am using a Hauppauge hvr1600.  I have tried tuner1,
> > s-video1, and the DVB input.  The box is an R15.  It has two inputs
> > from the
> > dish and a coax out to the TV.
> >
> > Is anyone here running this setup?  If so how did you integrate it?
> > Lastly,
> > are you using an IR blaster or serial link to control it?
>
> Connect the DirecTV box via s-video cable to the capture card. Don't
> use the coax at all.
> I've used both an IR Blaster and serial->USB connections to control my
> DirecTV boxes. Based on the lack of availability of pl2303 USB->Serial
> adaptors (you can only get the incompatible pl2303X chipsets now), I
> would say the only option is IR Blaster.
>
> -Brad
>
> Hi Brad,
>
> I went ahead and used the s-video cable to connect it to my Satellite box.
> I
> can scan channels; however I can not see any picture.  It seems to be
> recording as well.  It generates .mpg and .png files in my storage
> directories, but no picture. Are there any specific settings I am missing?
>
> Regards,
> BILL
>
Bill,

  Sounds  like you setup your tuner wrong in mythtv-setup.  You want to
connect your tune to the S-Video1 input.

J-e-f-f-A
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