Hi, I have figured out how to setup mediaportal, so that it can use a single EPG lineup with a mixture of FTA channels and sat channels (from a sat box) and get it to change the channels on the sat box via Irblaster from Hauppauge (PVR150).
The connection to the PVR 150 card is like this:
I use an antenna-splitter, so a normal antenna is connected to the antenne input on the PVR150 card. Furthermore my sat box is connected via antenna out on the sat box to the splitter and into the PVR150 card.
My FTA channels are DR1 and TV2 on channel 5 and 25 respectively, the feed from my sat box is recieved on channel 38.
So basicly I need mediaportal to recieve on channel 38 and then change the sat box to the different channels.
The way to do this is:
1. Go into TV-channels (in configuration) and choose "external"
2. I then choose Type: "Recieved by external settop box"
3. I also need to choose Input via: and here you choose anything you want - we will change this later.
4. Then you choose the channel number on settopbox to the correct number this is important ie no 13.
5. Click OK
Now you can see that if you press the "general tab" the channel number is wrong - something like 250001/13. 13 s the number you need for the settopbox. But 250001 should for me be no channel 38.
BUT you can easily change this. I downloade a SQlite database browser (google for it) and opened TVdatabasV21.db3. Clicked on Browse data, choose Table: channel. And changed the value 250001 to 38.
And voila, now mediaportal use channel 38 (=my satbox channel), and call the hauppauge myblaster and changes the satbox to the desired channel.
You need to use the Hauppauge myblaster configuration tool, in order to find the correct settings for the blaster, in order to work with your specific satbox.
HOpe this can help somebody
Best regards
Steen
The connection to the PVR 150 card is like this:
I use an antenna-splitter, so a normal antenna is connected to the antenne input on the PVR150 card. Furthermore my sat box is connected via antenna out on the sat box to the splitter and into the PVR150 card.
My FTA channels are DR1 and TV2 on channel 5 and 25 respectively, the feed from my sat box is recieved on channel 38.
So basicly I need mediaportal to recieve on channel 38 and then change the sat box to the different channels.
The way to do this is:
1. Go into TV-channels (in configuration) and choose "external"
2. I then choose Type: "Recieved by external settop box"
3. I also need to choose Input via: and here you choose anything you want - we will change this later.
4. Then you choose the channel number on settopbox to the correct number this is important ie no 13.
5. Click OK
Now you can see that if you press the "general tab" the channel number is wrong - something like 250001/13. 13 s the number you need for the settopbox. But 250001 should for me be no channel 38.
BUT you can easily change this. I downloade a SQlite database browser (google for it) and opened TVdatabasV21.db3. Clicked on Browse data, choose Table: channel. And changed the value 250001 to 38.
And voila, now mediaportal use channel 38 (=my satbox channel), and call the hauppauge myblaster and changes the satbox to the desired channel.
You need to use the Hauppauge myblaster configuration tool, in order to find the correct settings for the blaster, in order to work with your specific satbox.
HOpe this can help somebody
Best regards
Steen