DirecTV tuning (1 Viewer)

[brcarls]

I can't find anything in the wiki about tuning DirecTV receivers. I have found very old references in the forum about using tools for other PVR apps, but hopefully that is outdated info.

I am trying to migrate from BeyondTV.

DirecTV receivers: H23-600
Current tuning method: Serial to USB
Video Capture: HD-PVR
OS: Windows 7 Home

The receivers have ethernet ports but I have no idea if they work.

What is the best way to tune these receivers?

 

[mm1352000]

Hi and welcome brcarls

I could be wrong (and this comment doesn't necessarily only relate to DirecTV), but I think many people are using IRSS (http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/IRServerSuite) with either an IR blaster or external application to control the STB over whatever protocol is available.
For guide data and channel loading I think people are using SchedulesDirect (http://www.schedulesdirect.org/). Alternatively you can load channels using SchedulesDirect then switch to mc2xml (http://mc2xml.hosterbox.net/) when the trial runs out.

There is a tutorial here that *might* be of vague use:
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_...s/IRSS_(IR_Server_Suite)/Set_Top_Box_Blasting
(note that you don't have to add the channels as described there if you use SchedulesDirect)

The SchedulesDirect plugin for MP is available from here:
https://www.team-mediaportal.com/extensions/television/schedulesdirect-guide-importer?lang=en

mm

 

[2BitSculptor]

here is a thread on a plugin for a network connected DirecTV box that might be useful.

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/directtv-shef-ip-control-plugin-for-tvserver.96032/

 

[brcarls]

Just got power back (I'm in central Virginia) and was able to tinker with this some.

That SHEF plugin worked perfectly! Thanks for the help!