[mythtv-users] Record from Cisco DTA 271HD - how to tune to channel 3?

[Craig Cook]

You are correct.  That pointed me in the right direction.  

Looks like I will be investing in a WinTV-HVR-1265, WinTV-HVR-1150 or WinTV-HVR-1955 soon which states they can record NTSC analog a.k.a channel 3.


Thanks

Craig

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From: Timothy Krantz <tkrantz at stahurabrenner.com>
To: 'Craig Cook' <cncook001 at yahoo.com>; 'Discussion about MythTV' <mythtv-users at mythtv.org> 
Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 6:06 PM
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Record from Cisco DTA 271HD - how to tune to channel    3?



> I have a USB IR Toy working.  Using LIRC 0.9.3a I can blast channel change
> signals to the cisco box.
> 
> I can't figure out how to record from it though.
> 
> I have my adapter working to record Antenna (ATSC) from
> /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 which is a Samsung S5H1409 QAM/8VSB
> Frontend.
> 
> Swap the coax input of my Samsung card to be the coax output on the cable
> box but I can't find the signal.  I've tried using dd and cat to dump the
signal
> but they give me errors as root.  I've also tried using VLC to see the
signal, but
> it does not see anything.
> 
> 
> To use the cisco box my TV must be set to channel 3 though.  Any ideas on
> how to tune my card directly to channel 3 (USA)?
> 
> i.e. when the cisco is connected directly to my TV (via coax) it must be
on
> channel 3.  I can then use the cisco remote to change cable tv channels.
> 
> When connected to the Antenna I can use w_scan and detect the local
> channels.  I suspect w_scan is looking at known broadcast frequencies and
> does not know about channel 3.

I have a feeling that for you to record from the coax out you will need to
connect it to an analog tuner (i.e. /dev/video0) and select channel 3 on
that.

Tim