How do I import DVBLink channels in Media Center (DVBLink Server 2.X/3.X)

June 17th, 2010

Contents

  1. 1 Targeted products
  2. 2 Get ready
  3. 3 Select channels from your source
  4. 4 Selected EPG sources for the imported channels
  5. 5 Add your imported channels to the Media Center guide (synchronize)

This document explains how to populate the Windows Media Center guide with the channels from any DVBLink source.

Targeted products

This document is valid for the following products:

  • DVBLing for Hauppage HDPVR 3.X and later
  • DVBLink for DVBDream 2.X and later
  • DVBLink for USB HDDVR 1.0B2 (to be confirmed) and later
  • DVBLink for ATSC&QAM 1.X and later


Get ready

  1. Open the DVBLink Configuration dialog.
  2. Select the low tab Server Configuration



Select channels from your source

When a source expose a channel, you must manually select that channel to appear in the Media Center guide. The following instructions explains how to select which source’s channels will appear in the Media Center guide.

  1. Select the Channel selection tab.
  2. Expand the channels under your source name. In the following screen-shot, my source name is USB HDDVR.
  3. Import channel(s)
    1. To import a single channel: Select the channel name from the expanded list and click on the green arrow.
    2. To import all channels: Select the channels’ parent node and click on the green arrow.



Selected EPG sources for the imported channels

For you channels to display the right guide show listing (aka Electronic Program Guide or EPG) you must configure each of them with the right Guide Service source. You can configure them in batch or individually.

  1. Open the EPG sources tab.
  2. On the right pane, select MC Guide Services as your EPG source.
  3. Select your provider lineup name.
  4. Set EPG source
    • Batch: If your imported channels names are identical to the names in the right list, click Set EPG source using channel name.
    • Individually: You can select specify a channel’s EPG source by selection the channel in the imported channel list and double-clicking on the EPG source.



Add your imported channels to the Media Center guide (synchronize)

Once you have selected the channels to appear in the Media Center guide, you must update (synchronize) the Media Center guide to get these channels.

  1. Open Windows Media Center.
  2. From the main screen, navigate to the Extras menu and open the extras library.
  3. Open the DVBLink Channel Configuration program.
  4. Select Synchronize Channels.
    Note: Older version of the DVBLink Server can popup a dialog showing additional task. If this is your case, you should just skip all this step and click Finish. Alternatively, you could update your DVBLink Server to the latest version.
  5. A dialog should appear containing the operation result. This screen-shot shows that I had added 1 channel and deleted 1 channel.
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