No TV Signal - Dual Digital 4 (1 Viewer)

[hawk2k2]

MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal-svn--12-10-2006--01-01-Rev12131
MediaPortal Skin: default widescreen
Windows Version: XP MCE 2005
CPU Type: 3GHZ Pentium 4 Northwood
HDD: 320GB SATA2 WD
Memory: 1GB DDR 4200
Motherboard: Asus P4C800 Deluxe
Motherboard Chipset: i875p
Motherboard Bios: latest
Video Card: 9800pro
Video Card Driver: latest
Sound Card: Audigy DE
Sound Card AC3: no
Sound Card Driver: latest
1. TV Card: DVICO FusionHDTV Dual Digital 4
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: latest
MPEG2 Video Codec: DVICO
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: 380W Antec
Remote: Fusion
TV: Samsung 40inch LCD
TV - HTPC Connection: VGA

I am having trouble watching TV with mediaportal. I can find all the stations in the setup, and then they all work in MP, but randomly some stations stop working. For example this morning I could only watch channel 7HD (yes in Australia), and 9HD and 10HD came p with no TV signal. I then restarted MP and got 7 and 10 working but still no 9. Then 30min later restarted again and 9 was working but not 7 or 10.

Problem seems to be very intermittant. The wierd thing is, TV is working find in DVICO's own software

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hawk

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?t=13639
(my other thread getting my card recognised - has more details)

 

[Taipan]

randomly some stations stop working. For example this morning I could only watch channel 7HD (yes in Australia), and 9HD and 10HD came p with no TV signal. I then restarted MP and got 7 and 10 working but still no 9. Then 30min later restarted again and 9 was working but not 7 or 10

This sounds like your TV signal strength is marginal, or the centre frequencies of the channels are incorrect.

What readings do you get for signal strength and quality when you use the Dvico application?

Check the frequency of each channel in MediaPortal Setup and make sure that it is identical to what the Dvico application reports. I have seen instances where MediaPortal will have the frequency wrong by 125 KHz (ch 9 will be 191, 500 instead of 191,625) and this can make reception intermittent ...

 

[hawk2k2]

randomly some stations stop working. For example this morning I could only watch channel 7HD (yes in Australia), and 9HD and 10HD came p with no TV signal. I then restarted MP and got 7 and 10 working but still no 9. Then 30min later restarted again and 9 was working but not 7 or 10

This sounds like your TV signal strength is marginal, or the centre frequencies of the channels are incorrect.

What readings do you get for signal strength and quality when you use the Dvico application?

Check the frequency of each channel in MediaPortal Setup and make sure that it is identical to what the Dvico application reports. I have seen instances where MediaPortal will have the frequency wrong by 125 KHz (ch 9 will be 191, 500 instead of 191,625) and this can make reception intermittent ...

Well DVICO reports all stations as 100%. Ok thanks i will compare the frequencies when I get time later.

Cheers
Hawk