[mythtv-users] HDHR won't lock

[Kirk Bocek]

On 9/23/2013 8:47 AM, Ken Mandelberg wrote:
> I have a HDHomerun Prime and an old HDHR not prime.
>
> Under Myth (the trunk)  Prime gets a lock on Comcast Clear QAM, the 
> non prime does not.
>
> My first thought was the Comcast had started encrypting the OTA 
> channels in my area as they have in others. It turns out thats not the 
> case. The non-prime HDHR can play these channels using the 
> hdhomerun_config_gui, and the QAM tuner on my TV (no cable card) can 
> also play them.
>
> Both of the units used to work with Myth, but I can't really be sure 
> when the not-prime unit started not locking. Over the summer there is 
> little to record on OTA channels, and the prime gets first crack.
>
> Any ideas about what might be wrong with myth using the non CC HDHR?
>

Did Comcast move a channel on you? Is the tuning set correctly in Myth 
for the Classic HDHR?

The Prime will of course automatically follow any channel move while the 
classic will not. You'll need to manually retune it.