Re: The channel changes on the tv, but not on the computer
- From: "JW" <JW@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:15:41 -0700
What channel is your STB set output its TV out connection to? In North America the options are Channel 3 or 4. I have been told that in Europe channel 36 is used for TV output from STBs and VCRs but do not know if this is true.
The use of this technique started with the first VCRs. Since in the US no city has both a channel 3 and a channel 4 TV station. The output from the VCR could be set to the channel that did not exist locally and therefore could be easily selected by an NTSC tuner without interfering with an existing local station.
There is normally a switch next to the TV out connection on the STB or VCR that the user makes to choose between 3 and 4.
"odiefifi" <odiefifi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:A34DC98B-A5F8-47A0-BFF1-59B3DE0C7E48@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I understand what your saying. What I don't understand is why after the MCE
changes the channel on the set top box that the only video it displays is the
channel that the internal tuner of the MCE is set to. IE: 3 0r 4 or
whatever??? It is not passing the video through that the set top box is tuned
to.??
"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
No, MCE can control a set top box. The internal tuner is set to channel 3
or 4, based on your cable box's output.
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"odiefifi" <odiefifi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thank you very much for your help I really appreciate it. I will keep > my
> setup with S-video. But am I understanding correctly that if the only
> connection I had available was coax,then I would not be able to view > any
> channels selected on my set top box through the MC except channel 3 or
> 4???
> Thank you again for your help.
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> Thats exactly what should happen if your STB is outputting all >> programs
>> selected over Channel 3 and your MC is set to only receive from a STB
>> using
>> Coax over Channel 3 then what ever channel is actually selected on the
>> STB
>> will always be sent to the computer over channel 3.
>> In any case you get much better quality video by using S-Video from >> your
>> STB
>> then by using coax over channel 3 so you should not try and get the >> Coax
>> connection to work.
>> "odiefifi" <odiefifi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:A5767156-A6AE-4A63-9A84-676575089199@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I understand what your saying. But when I am linked to computer by >> >coax
>> >even
>> > though the remote changes the channel on the set top box correctly >> > the
>> > computer only shows the original channel selected in setup IE: 2 or3
>> > or4.on
>> > the TV I am picking correct channel match for set top box output.
>> > Thank
>> > you
>> >
>> > "JW" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Possibly your STB was set to always output using Channel 4 over
>> >> (COAX)/TV
>> >> out instead of Channel 3. This setting is normally controlled using >> >> a
>> >> small
>> >> switch on the back of the STB close to the TV out connection.
>> >> "odiefifi" <odiefifi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:F60CB4A3-D877-487D-9B1F-7ACEFEAECE5F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Hi, I'm new to media center also.I was having the same problem as
>> >> > you
>> >> > were. I
>> >> > finally connected mine to S video similiar to the connection you
>> >> > changed
>> >> > to.
>> >> > Like you now it works. I still don't understand why you cannot >> >> > use
>> >> > the
>> >> > straight cable hookup. Does anyone know how to configure it to >> >> > work
>> >> > that
>> >> > way??? Thanks and Have a nice day.
>> >> >
>> >> > "amberww5" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I'm a new user to Media Center and I'm trying to set it up. It
>> >> >> seems
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> have
>> >> >> set up properly other than one issue. When I change the channel
>> >> >> with
>> >> >> my
>> >> >> Media Center remote, the channel changes on my tv, but not on my
>> >> >> computer.
>> >> >> It's as if the channel did change...the guide says it's now on >> >> >> the
>> >> >> new
>> >> >> channel, but the video doesn't change...it stays on channel 3. >> >> >> Any
>> >> >> ideas
>> >> >> how
>> >> >> to fix this?
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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