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<blockquote data-quote="benicehavefun" data-source="post: 1159595" data-attributes="member: 149859"><p><u>Step-by-Step on Using the SD Plugin with Analog/Clear QAM Cable TV in addition to Satellite in the U.S.</u></p><p></p><p>I know there have been some past questions about using this SchedulesDirect plugin with tuners other than the Hauppauge HD-PVR, HD-PVR2 or Colossus. Since I currently have cable TV available with both analog and Clear QAM channels to supplement my usual dual HD-PVR setup (connected to DirecTV receivers), I thought I would dig in to what's needed to make it work.</p><p></p><p>The good news is that it is possible, and doesn't require too much work (famous last words):</p><p></p><p>The first step is to add your new channel line-up using the SchedulesDirect website. I'd highly recommend using the "edit" feature on the website, once you've added the new lineup, to get rid of any channels you don't care about. This reduces the amount of data you receive when an EPG update is performed and reduces the number of channels created by the plugin. In my case, there are about 60-80 channels that I might ever watch and care to see listed in my guide.</p><p></p><p>Once that was done, I went to "TV Server Configuration" on my HTPC and selected one of my HDHomeRun Dual tuners and did a "Clear QAM Cable" scan using the "QAM Standard" setting (this was correct here in Phoenix AZ on Cox Cable). Once this was complete, I deleted any channels found that I wasn't going to receive guide data for based on my channel selections on the SD website. Next, I mapped the remaining found channels to the other HDHomeRun Dual tuner AND also to the two ATSC/QAM tuners on my Hauppauge 2250 hybrid card (don't forget to group each of the digital tuners with the corresponding analog tuner on this card to create two "Hybrid" tuners on the "Hybrid Cards" tab under "TV Servers/[Your Server Name]", so that MePo knows it can't use analog AND Clear/QAM on an individual tuner at the same time).</p><p></p><p>The next trick is to force the SchedulesDirect plugin to do a full guide update and create your new channels. In the same TV-Server Configuration interface we've been using, go to "Plugins/SchedulesDirect EPG Client" and select the "Advanced" tab. Change the "Video/Audio inputs for new channels" to "Tuner", which will save you time if you're going to add any analog cable channels. Tick the box for "Force full guide update on next TV-Service startup". Now, go to the "Manual Control" section and click the "Refresh DVB EPG", which will dump all of your current guide data. BTW, if you've reduced the amount of data you're getting from SchedulesDirect using the technique described above, you may want to get the full 13 days of EPG data from the plugin by selecting the "Configuration" tab back in the SD plugin. Return to the Manual Control section and click the "Stop Service" button, followed by the "Start Service" button after a short pause.</p><p></p><p>Once the SD plugin has created your new channels, you'll need to map the created channels to one of your HD-PVR or Colosuss tuners (I realize neither of these tuner types will actually be able to tune to these channels, but it allows us to do the next step -- and we'll delete these as valid tuners later!) The next trick is to use "TV Combinations" under the "TV Channels" section to combine the matching, mapped channels created by the SD plugin with the Clear QAM channels found during earlier scan. Use your HD-PVR/Colussus as the source "Card" in the TV Combinations section, and match each channel to the corresponding DIGITAL channel in the "Similar Channels on Other Cards" box. In my case all of the correct channels were pretty far down in the rankings -- all at around a 20% match, but hey, whatever. Don't worry about any analog channels at this point, you should only be combining Clear QAM digital channels. Once you've combined all the Clear QAM channels, you'll want to edit them one-by-one under "TV Channels" and delete the "Analog" line item that shows under "Tuning Details". If you're doing this correctly, that should leave you with an "ATSC" line item in that same section. By first combining the SD created channels with your scanned channels and then deleting the analog tuner detail created by the plugin, you've successfully matched your EPG data with your actual channels.</p><p></p><p>Any analog channels you may have, can now be mapped to your analog tuners. In my case it's the two dual use tuners on my Hauppauge 2250 hybrid card. (You did group the analog/Clear QAM tuner pairs to create two Hybrid Card entries right?) You might want to spot check a few of your analog channel tuning details to be sure your "Crossbar Parameters" are set to "Tuner". They should be, provided you set the "Video/Audio inputs for new channels" option mentioned two paragraphs up. BTW, you may want to set this option back to whatever input you normally use on your HD-PVR/Colossus now, so that new channels added by SchedulesDirect will be created automatically for your settop box video capture setup.</p><p></p><p>It took me a fair bit of trial-and-error to figure this all out, so just thought I'd share the process...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benicehavefun, post: 1159595, member: 149859"] [U]Step-by-Step on Using the SD Plugin with Analog/Clear QAM Cable TV in addition to Satellite in the U.S.[/U] I know there have been some past questions about using this SchedulesDirect plugin with tuners other than the Hauppauge HD-PVR, HD-PVR2 or Colossus. Since I currently have cable TV available with both analog and Clear QAM channels to supplement my usual dual HD-PVR setup (connected to DirecTV receivers), I thought I would dig in to what's needed to make it work. The good news is that it is possible, and doesn't require too much work (famous last words): The first step is to add your new channel line-up using the SchedulesDirect website. I'd highly recommend using the "edit" feature on the website, once you've added the new lineup, to get rid of any channels you don't care about. This reduces the amount of data you receive when an EPG update is performed and reduces the number of channels created by the plugin. In my case, there are about 60-80 channels that I might ever watch and care to see listed in my guide. Once that was done, I went to "TV Server Configuration" on my HTPC and selected one of my HDHomeRun Dual tuners and did a "Clear QAM Cable" scan using the "QAM Standard" setting (this was correct here in Phoenix AZ on Cox Cable). Once this was complete, I deleted any channels found that I wasn't going to receive guide data for based on my channel selections on the SD website. Next, I mapped the remaining found channels to the other HDHomeRun Dual tuner AND also to the two ATSC/QAM tuners on my Hauppauge 2250 hybrid card (don't forget to group each of the digital tuners with the corresponding analog tuner on this card to create two "Hybrid" tuners on the "Hybrid Cards" tab under "TV Servers/[Your Server Name]", so that MePo knows it can't use analog AND Clear/QAM on an individual tuner at the same time). The next trick is to force the SchedulesDirect plugin to do a full guide update and create your new channels. In the same TV-Server Configuration interface we've been using, go to "Plugins/SchedulesDirect EPG Client" and select the "Advanced" tab. Change the "Video/Audio inputs for new channels" to "Tuner", which will save you time if you're going to add any analog cable channels. Tick the box for "Force full guide update on next TV-Service startup". Now, go to the "Manual Control" section and click the "Refresh DVB EPG", which will dump all of your current guide data. BTW, if you've reduced the amount of data you're getting from SchedulesDirect using the technique described above, you may want to get the full 13 days of EPG data from the plugin by selecting the "Configuration" tab back in the SD plugin. Return to the Manual Control section and click the "Stop Service" button, followed by the "Start Service" button after a short pause. Once the SD plugin has created your new channels, you'll need to map the created channels to one of your HD-PVR or Colosuss tuners (I realize neither of these tuner types will actually be able to tune to these channels, but it allows us to do the next step -- and we'll delete these as valid tuners later!) The next trick is to use "TV Combinations" under the "TV Channels" section to combine the matching, mapped channels created by the SD plugin with the Clear QAM channels found during earlier scan. Use your HD-PVR/Colussus as the source "Card" in the TV Combinations section, and match each channel to the corresponding DIGITAL channel in the "Similar Channels on Other Cards" box. In my case all of the correct channels were pretty far down in the rankings -- all at around a 20% match, but hey, whatever. Don't worry about any analog channels at this point, you should only be combining Clear QAM digital channels. Once you've combined all the Clear QAM channels, you'll want to edit them one-by-one under "TV Channels" and delete the "Analog" line item that shows under "Tuning Details". If you're doing this correctly, that should leave you with an "ATSC" line item in that same section. By first combining the SD created channels with your scanned channels and then deleting the analog tuner detail created by the plugin, you've successfully matched your EPG data with your actual channels. Any analog channels you may have, can now be mapped to your analog tuners. In my case it's the two dual use tuners on my Hauppauge 2250 hybrid card. (You did group the analog/Clear QAM tuner pairs to create two Hybrid Card entries right?) You might want to spot check a few of your analog channel tuning details to be sure your "Crossbar Parameters" are set to "Tuner". They should be, provided you set the "Video/Audio inputs for new channels" option mentioned two paragraphs up. BTW, you may want to set this option back to whatever input you normally use on your HD-PVR/Colossus now, so that new channels added by SchedulesDirect will be created automatically for your settop box video capture setup. It took me a fair bit of trial-and-error to figure this all out, so just thought I'd share the process... [/QUOTE]
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