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<blockquote data-quote="geoffstewart" data-source="post: 685552" data-attributes="member: 83396">OK, I think I get your problem now.You don't really want all the channels to read channel 21, because you still have the problem of tuning the STB and MP needs to know the channel.Instead, you want MP to tune twice... the first tuning you want is always going to be the analog input of the HVR1600 to channel 21.&nbsp; Then the second tuning is with an IR blaster to change the STB to whatever &quot;real&quot; channel you're trying to watch or record.The setup for your RF-based STB might be an easier place to start since MP is only going to have to tune the STB.... with an RF-based STB, you'll want to look into serial or fireware tuning options for the box you have. EDIT: This assumes the RF STB is going into HVR1600 via SVideoThere are a couple of things you can try for the IR-based STB.First, you can try to change the tuning details for the channels mapped to that STB to have channel 21's frequency.&nbsp; That way, no matter what channel you switch to, MP will change to 21.Second, you're going to need IRSS and setup the blaster for the IR STB.&nbsp; With both in place, MP will tune the analog tuner of the HVR1600 to 21 and IRSS will blast the IR commands to the STB with the proper channel.Not sure if that'll all work, but in theory, it should <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Good luck.g</blockquote>

[QUOTE="geoffstewart, post: 685552, member: 83396"] OK, I think I get your problem now. You don't really want all the channels to read channel 21, because you still have the problem of tuning the STB and MP needs to know the channel. Instead, you want MP to tune twice... the first tuning you want is always going to be the analog input of the HVR1600 to channel 21. Then the second tuning is with an IR blaster to change the STB to whatever "real" channel you're trying to watch or record. The setup for your RF-based STB might be an easier place to start since MP is only going to have to tune the STB.... with an RF-based STB, you'll want to look into serial or fireware tuning options for the box you have. EDIT: This assumes the RF STB is going into HVR1600 via SVideo There are a couple of things you can try for the IR-based STB. First, you can try to change the tuning details for the channels mapped to that STB to have channel 21's frequency. That way, no matter what channel you switch to, MP will change to 21. Second, you're going to need IRSS and setup the blaster for the IR STB. With both in place, MP will tune the analog tuner of the HVR1600 to 21 and IRSS will blast the IR commands to the STB with the proper channel. Not sure if that'll all work, but in theory, it should ;) Good luck. g [/QUOTE]

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