[mythtv-users] Some channels are scrambled

[Derek Anderson]

just an educated guess since i don't have digital cable, but:

you may not receive the regular (non-local) cable channels in analog 
mode.  they may be digital only.  if this is the case, you have to hook 
up your PVR to a digital cable descrambler.  (you'll need two for both 
cards)  plus you'll need either the serial or IR controller to change 
channels.

you can test this by hooking up a regular TV, sans the descrambler.  can 
you get regular cable channels OK on it?


either way, you're definitely going to need the descrambler to get the 
"extra" digital channels.  (which is i assume why you're paying the 
extra cash :)


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  Derek C. Anderson
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  Computer Sciences Corporation
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Keola wrote:

> Hi, I just got MythTV .12 running for the first time last night using Jarod's latest install guide.  However, I ran into a couple problems.
> 
> First, here's my setup:
> TV-Out: Nvidia Geforce FX (until I get TV out working on the PVR-350)
> Capture cards: PVR-350 & PVR-250
> Audio: Onboard AD1980
> Comcast Digital Cable fed directly from an amplifier/splitter into the capture cards' tuners.
> 
> I noticed that local channels appear fine, but most basic cable stations are scrambled.  That's weird since they're both coming from the same source.  Anybody else run into this problem?  I read earlier posts that referenced xawtv, but since I haven't touched xawtv prior to these problems, I didn't think it was the case.
> 
> Now I also have the black / blank live tv screen problem mentioned on a recent thread, so I guess I've got a lot of troubleshooting to work on tonight. :)
> 
> Now that I've seen MythTV .12 running for a few minutes, I LOVE it and can't wait to get it working.
> 
> Keola
> 
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