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This page is up-to-date to MythTV version 0.21

About this manual

This manual attempts to describe MythTV fully without using too many technical terms. The focus of the User Manual is primarily to explain how to use a working MythTV installation to record and view programs and how to tune, tweak and configure it. The process of building and updating it is (and should be) covered in other places on the wiki.

Like the program itself, this manual is being produced by the community — the people who create and use the system — so its tone and depth of detail may vary in spots. It is my hope to be able to even out those hills and valleys a bit in the editing process without offending the people. I've also tried, before releasing this section for general consumption, and with the help of JDonavan, to get some framework in place to serve as an example for later writers. A certain amount of structural coherence is a wonderful thing, and hopefully, folks will feel that my approach is comprehensible rather than compost.  :-)

Notes about editing this manual

The User Manual should, by policy, always reflect the system's current production release. MythTV 0.21 was released on 8 Mar 2008. When possible, differences regarding the immediately previous release should be noted in parentheses, or with numbered section headers if the changes are large enough. We want to stay as current as possible, but we don't want to leave large numbers of users behind. As we expand this manual, some of the more technical bits in that explanation will likely turn into hotlinks.

And so, on with the fun... :-)

Contents

Introduction

• Introduction

Downloading and Installing MythTV

• Setting Up — connecting it to the outside world
• Initial Installation — installing and setting up the software

Configuring MythTV

• MythTV structure
• Backend configuration — More about the backend options

Setting up your capture device

• About capture devices
• Setting up DVB-S (satellite)
• Setting up DVB-C (cable)
• Setting up DVB-T (terrestrial)
• Setting up ATSC
• Setting up IPTV (Internet Protocol Television)
• Detailed configuration Frontend — detailed walkthrough of the MythTV Frontend options
• Plugins and Addons — extend your MythBox with plugins and add-ons

Using MythTV

• Daily Use — day-to-day actual operation
• Diagnosing Problems — what to do if it breaks
• Regression Testing — making sure it still works correctly after any changes
• Periodic Maintenance — keeping your MythBox running properly
• Technical Details — what's going on under the hood

More

• About editing this user manual notes about working on the user manual
• Appendix — More topics, common tasks and troubleshooting