how to change channels on digibox in MP with MCE Remote (1 Viewer)

[iq938]

Hi i have been using MCE 2005 for a while and i tried MP and found it to be 10 times better. It is all working great but i am not sure how to configure it to change channels on my digital box.
I am in the uk and its a sky digital sattelite box.

I am using mce remote and it works fine in MP, i just need to know how i can change channels through the IR blaster with the MC remote infra red box.

I have been doing it in MCE but not sure if it can be done in MP, i have a IR Blaster setup on the digi box.

if anyone can point me in the right direction that would be great.

 

[Marcusb]

This thread may help, then again it may leave you even more in the dark.

There seems to be some things happening in that area at the moment...

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=15531

Welcome to MP, by the way

 

[iq938]

update

ok i have read alot of the posts, i have downloaded and installed myblaster. i have managed to get it working with my dtb remote, so the blaster is flashing and changing channels on the box.

only problem now is that it doesn't change when i press the numbers on the mce remote? do i have to configure this somehow aswell...

basically it isnt working within MP, but if i click test in my blaster it works fine.

 

[Marcusb]

Have you configured the channels as external in the MP TV setup? If you have then you'll be getting the channels through ok.
Then, I *think* you have to configure the remote and the externals in the MP config remote section.

I've never had to do this though, so I could be wildly wrong. Don't worry though, someone else will be along soon to lend a hand

 

[iq938]

ok i have configured the channels as external, thanks for pointing that out.
my stb is connected via aerial cable to tv card, what do i set in external tab. there is only svhs, cvbs 1 and 2, rgb and svid.


it still doesn't work in MP though.

 

[slipery]

Correct me if I am wrong but it would appear from your post that you are bringing the RF from the STB into your PC on a fixed channel. MP does not appear to support that.

From what I have read you will need to bring the A/V into the htpc either using component, SVHS, or A/V inputs. That is to say make a new hareware connection from your STB to an AV input on your tuner card using appropriate cables.