MediaPortal doesn't recognise tv channels with Analog Pinnacle 300i tv card (1 Viewer)

[jsgermany]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.2
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version: Windows XP, SP3
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 640, 3200 MHz (16 x 200)
HDD: Maxtor 7Y250M0 (250 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA)
Memory: 512MB
Motherboard: Asus P5GD1-FM
Video Card: RADEON X300 Series Secondary
Video Card Driver: ati2dvag (6.14.10.6497 - ATI Catalyst 4.12)
Sound Card: Intel 82801FB ICH6 - High Definition Audio Controller [B-1]
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Pinnacle Systems PCTV 300i PAL Stereo DVB-T Capture Device
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver: oem8.inf
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Analog Astra 19° Ost
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

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Hello @ all!

I've the following system with tv card Pinnacle Systems PCTV 300i PAL Stereo.

This card is recognised by MediaPortal as you can see in the following picture:

But when I click on "Scan for TV Channels" there appears 69 times
channel:1 source:Antenna: No Signal
channel:2 source:Antenna: No Signal
...
channel:69 source:Antenna: No Signal

I have an analogue satellite receiver and this has TV out and SCART for output.
I took a composite cable and connected the "TV out" (satellite receiver) and TV in (Pinnacle Systems tv card in the PC).

But it doesn't find anything. Maybe the MediaPortal software scans antenna but not the composite line-in.
Do I have to switch anything to scan the signal on composite?

Here are pictures with the cable connection:

For any help thanks in advance!

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Here the problem again in german language:

Hallo zusammen!

Ich habe die Pinnacle Systems PCTV 300i PAL Stereo als TV-Karte im PC.

Die Karte wird von MediaPortal einwandfrei erkannt.

Führe ich allerdings "Scan for TV Channels" aus, dann erscheint 69 mal:
channel:1 source:Antenna: No Signal
channel:2 source:Antenna: No Signal
...
channel:69 source:Antenna: No Signal

Ich habe einen analogen Satelliten-Receiver und dieser hat als Ausgänge einen TV Out und SCART.
Ich habe ein Composite-Kabel an den TV-Out vom SAT-Receiver angeschlossen und das andere Ende an den TV-Line-In von der TV-Karte am PC.

Aber es findet einfach keinen Kanal. Normalerweise müsste doch ein Kanal da sein, nämlich der, auf dem der SAT-Receiver das Signal sendet.

Kann es sein, dass MediaPortal den Antenneneingang ansteuert und nicht den Composite-Eingang?
Wenn ja, wo muss ich was umschalten, damit das Signal am Composite abgegriffen bzw. gescannt wird?

Wie die Verkabelung aussieht, hab ich in den 4 Bildern oben festgehalten.

Für jegliche Hilfe, Danke im Voraus.

 

[robbo100]

The reason you are getting this message is because you don't have an antenna connected - so no signal will be detected!

You have connected your analogue satellite box to your 300i using a composite cable, not using the antenna. You are then scanning using the antenna module, so it will find nothing.

You have two options.

1) Change your source on the scanning page to composite and use that method to tune to the signal, not the antenna tuning (however this will need a software video encoder (to convert the composite signal to a digital signal). I am not an expert on this so I can not help with this and have tried to achieve it previously.....with difficulty! Also note, that with this setup (as currently connected in your photos), you will get no audio, since audio is not transmitted through the composite signal, but via the stereo output - which will need to connect to an input on your PC sound card). I think this link might help you: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...l-most-software-encoder-based-tv-cards-90355/

2) Connect the satellite box to your 300i using the antenna output (on the box) to the antenna input (on the 300i). Switch on the satellite box and run an antenna tune in MP (just like you tried earlier). This will pick up only one channel which will be video and audio from the satellite box, but not the best quality in the world.

Robbo100

Also see the wiki here: Scan Analog - MediaPortal Wiki