[mythtv-users] Dual tuner info

[Brian Rumple]

I have seen this issue with my setup.  I cannot switch to the premium
channels by typing the channel number or by pressing 'c' to change the
input.  Everything records fine though.


Listing #1 = basic cable, Listing #2 = digital cable

Tuner #1:
 	Television Input -> Listing #1
 
Tuner #2:
 	Television Input -> Listing #1
	Svideo Input -> Listing #2 (without basic channels)



-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Khanh Tran
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 11:43 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Dual tuner info


OK, thanks for the info.  I have only one digital cable box, and don't
really need the second.  I really only record shows on basic cable.  I
do want to make sure my digital cable is available when I record basic
cable.  However, even though I don't have that setup now, I was having
problems with the basic setup, that I think will still give me problems
under your diagram.  This may be a separate issue, but here goes:

Listing #1 = basic cable, Listing #2 = digital cable

Tuner #1:
 	Television Input -> Listing #1
 
Tuner #2:
	Composite Input -> Listing #2

Last night, I was watching Live TV on Tuner #1, tuned to basic cable
channel 5.  I then tried to enter a three digit channel to try to watch
a digital cable channel.  I could not.  It would only allow two digit
channels and obviously was stuck on that basic cable tuner.  As soon as
decided to record E.R. (on Tuner #1), MythTV went over to Tuner #2 and I
could access the three digit cable channels.  Would I not have the same
problem with your config?  Is my issue completely unrelated and
separate?

Thanks again...

-Khanh


-----Original Message-----
From: James Orr [mailto:james at orrwhat.net] 
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 10:18 AM
To: khanh at khanh.net; Discussion about mythtv
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Dual tuner info

On Fri, 2004-04-23 at 08:25, Khanh Tran wrote:
> I'm going to talk about this with a basic two tuner setup.  One,
> because it's easier and two, because that's what I have :)
> 
> So the setup is:
> 
> Listing #1: Digital Cable with all basic channels removed Listing #2: 
> Basic Channels
> 
> Tuner #1:
> 	Composite Input -> Listing #1
> 	Television Input -> Listing #2
> 
> Tuner #2:
> 	Composite Input -> Listing #1
> 	Television Input -> Listing #2
> 
> Let's now say Tuner #1 is busy recording digital channel 300.  What
> happens with Tuner #2 if my wife wants to tune to digital channel 160 
> and doesn't realize the digital box is in use?  Won't Tuner #2 attempt

> to make a channel change on the cable box that's busy feeding Tuner
#1?
> 

If you only have one digital box, setup like so:
Tuner #1:
	Television Input -> Listing #2

Tuner #2:
	Composite Input -> Listing #1
	Television Input -> Listing #2

If you have two digital boxes, only use the composite inputs and one
listing source with all channels included.  It's only if you want more
tuners than you have digital boxes you need to do this.

The digital box is on the second tuner.  This allows you to
record/watch:

A basic channel and a digital channel
Two basic channels

If you put the tuner card with digital as the first tuner, it might
decide to use that to record a basic channel and then you would be
unable to watch digital as the only tuner card with digital available is
tied up (even though it's not actually using digital).

--
James Orr <james at orrwhat.net>