RE: MCE CAN be FINE TUNED
- From: mmk <mmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 04:47:04 -0700
Yeah works pretty nice (I'm using this trick since some months now), but what
are your experiences on the long run?. I have the impression that each time
the guide is updated, the frequencies are reset to the original values as
found by MCE during the setup of the guide. This is especially true for extra
channels and frequencies that you add manually (e.g. a decoder). My work
around up to now is that I have made a save of the TS1-1 key that I run after
a update of the guide.
"Steve Punter" wrote:
> I've decided to post this message in its own thread to catch the attention
> of those who might have been hoping for an answer to this, but have long
> since stopped reading through the countless threads on the subject that
> inevitably lead nowhere.
>
> The problem of fine-tuning individual analog channels on MCE came up again,
> but this time a suggestion was made that I tested and I GOT IT TO WORK.
>
> Different areas of Canada and US have their own share of channels that don't
> seem to tune correctly under MCE. This is because some cable providers run
> certain channels at NON-STANDARD frequencies. Here in the Toronto area that
> seems to be channel 14 (OMNI 2) is transmitted at 121.050 MHz instead of the
> standard 121.2625 MHz.
>
> The solution is as simple as creating a single registry entry to override
> the standard frequency used for a specific channel. The primary key for this
> is:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\TV System Services\TVAutoTune
>
> Under this key there are a handful of other keys, such as "TS0-1" and
> "TS1-1". According to the article cited, "TS0-1" is for BROADCAST channels
> and "TS1-1" is for CABLE channels. I assume that most people are having this
> problem with their cable providers, and so "TS1-1" is the subkey in which we
> will place the new value.
>
> All we need to do is to create a DWORD entry in the TS1-1 subkey whose name
> is the channel number in question (in my case that was "14") and the value
> of this entry should be the required frequency in Hz (in my case that was a
> decimal value of 121050000). Once the entry had been made, just restart MCE
> (you DO NOT have to reboot the computer) and all should be well.
>
> I now receive channel 14 PERFECTLY on MCE (even though OMNI 2 rarely, if
> ever, runs stuff that I'd record anyway).
>
> To fix your own problem you need to contact your cable provider and get
> someone to tell on WHAT FREQUENCY they transmit an offending channel. Use
> this information to create a key like the one mentioned above.
> ---
> Steve Punter
> http://www.arcx.com/sites
>
>
>
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