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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 805287" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>Hi and welcome toricred <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The Colossus will appear as an analog tuner in TV Server ("Colossus crossbar" or something like that). After you've got your four cards recognised, the next step is to add channels. This is going to be the most tedious and frustrating part for you I think. The only ways to add channels to TV Server are:</p><p>1. Scanning. The Colossus is not a tuner so you can't do that.</p><p>2. Schedules Direct plugin. I don't think this will help you because I don't think they have DirecTV EPG data.</p><p>3. Database script that you create for yourself.</p><p>4. Manually using the "add channel" functionality in the TV Channels section.</p><p></p><p>If I were you I'd create a handful of channels manually and then see if you think it is worth the effort to create the rest once you get MP working. The procedure is:</p><p>0. Go to the "TV Channels" section in TV Server configuration.</p><p>1. Click "add" to create a channel.</p><p>2. Enter channel name in the top field.</p><p>3. Click "add" to add a tuning detail.</p><p>4. Select "analog" and click OK.</p><p>5. Enter the channel number of the channel in your DirecTV STB in the "channel" field - this is the number that your command-line application will be given when you set up the blaster.</p><p>6. Leave "frequency" as 0.00.</p><p>7. Select "cable" as "input type".</p><p>8. Select USA for country - guessing here. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>9. Select "HDMI #1" for "video source".</p><p>10. Select "SPDIF #1" for HDMI audio or "SPDIF #2" for the actual SPDIF input.</p><p>11. Click OK, then OK again.</p><p></p><p>That is one channel done.</p><p></p><p>Next step is to create a channel group for organising the channels. Click "add", enter a name, click OK. After that select all the channels, right click on them, and use the context menu to add them to the channel group you just created. The group is a tab beside the "all channels" group. You can view and reorder the channels in a group in the group tab. Not that important when you're only testing.</p><p></p><p>Once you've created your channel group you need to link your channels to one or more Colossus cards using the <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/141_Configuration/TV-Server_Configuration/03_TV_Channels/2_Mapping" target="_blank">mapping section</a>. This tells TV Server that it can use certain devices to receive certain channels. Select a device that can receive the channels in the top drop-down field, then move the channels that you want to allow that device to tune from left to right. You can select all the channels and move them in one go.</p><p></p><p>After that, time to test the channels. Fire up MediaPortal configuration and ensure you have set your <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/141_Configuration/MediaPortal_Configuration/9_Codecs_and_Renderer/1_TV_Codecs" target="_blank">codec preferences</a>. The Microsoft DTV-DVD video decoder is a good choice for h.264 and MPEG video. Monogram should work fine for AAC and MPC audio should be okay for MPEG / AC3 audio (you might need to change that out later). Click OK to save and close MP config.</p><p></p><p>Now open MP, go to the TV Section, and you should be able to see your channels when you select "channels". Select one and see if you get video and/or audio.</p><p></p><p>That is probably a good start for now. If you can get to that stage then we can start talking about blaster setup...</p><p></p><p>mm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 805287, member: 82144"] Hi and welcome toricred :) The Colossus will appear as an analog tuner in TV Server ("Colossus crossbar" or something like that). After you've got your four cards recognised, the next step is to add channels. This is going to be the most tedious and frustrating part for you I think. The only ways to add channels to TV Server are: 1. Scanning. The Colossus is not a tuner so you can't do that. 2. Schedules Direct plugin. I don't think this will help you because I don't think they have DirecTV EPG data. 3. Database script that you create for yourself. 4. Manually using the "add channel" functionality in the TV Channels section. If I were you I'd create a handful of channels manually and then see if you think it is worth the effort to create the rest once you get MP working. The procedure is: 0. Go to the "TV Channels" section in TV Server configuration. 1. Click "add" to create a channel. 2. Enter channel name in the top field. 3. Click "add" to add a tuning detail. 4. Select "analog" and click OK. 5. Enter the channel number of the channel in your DirecTV STB in the "channel" field - this is the number that your command-line application will be given when you set up the blaster. 6. Leave "frequency" as 0.00. 7. Select "cable" as "input type". 8. Select USA for country - guessing here. :) 9. Select "HDMI #1" for "video source". 10. Select "SPDIF #1" for HDMI audio or "SPDIF #2" for the actual SPDIF input. 11. Click OK, then OK again. That is one channel done. Next step is to create a channel group for organising the channels. Click "add", enter a name, click OK. After that select all the channels, right click on them, and use the context menu to add them to the channel group you just created. The group is a tab beside the "all channels" group. You can view and reorder the channels in a group in the group tab. Not that important when you're only testing. Once you've created your channel group you need to link your channels to one or more Colossus cards using the [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/141_Configuration/TV-Server_Configuration/03_TV_Channels/2_Mapping"]mapping section[/URL]. This tells TV Server that it can use certain devices to receive certain channels. Select a device that can receive the channels in the top drop-down field, then move the channels that you want to allow that device to tune from left to right. You can select all the channels and move them in one go. After that, time to test the channels. Fire up MediaPortal configuration and ensure you have set your [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/141_Configuration/MediaPortal_Configuration/9_Codecs_and_Renderer/1_TV_Codecs"]codec preferences[/URL]. The Microsoft DTV-DVD video decoder is a good choice for h.264 and MPEG video. Monogram should work fine for AAC and MPC audio should be okay for MPEG / AC3 audio (you might need to change that out later). Click OK to save and close MP config. Now open MP, go to the TV Section, and you should be able to see your channels when you select "channels". Select one and see if you get video and/or audio. That is probably a good start for now. If you can get to that stage then we can start talking about blaster setup... mm [/QUOTE]
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