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You can now buy DVBLink for ATSC&QAM directly from 1geek1tool!

Even though we are currently in beta, the product stable enough to be purchased and used on a daily basis… it is by me!

Any purchased license will be valid once 1.X is released.

This update contains the following corrections:

• Corrected a scan problem for some weird ATSC channels
• Corrected a problem with the Test button
• Corrected a problem caused by empty channel names

To update: simply need to run the installer. You can skip the DVBLink Server update.

download: DVBLink for ATSC&QAM 1.0B4 (14.55MB) added: 13/07/2010 description: Fully functional 30 days trial

This update contains the following corrections:

• Added automatic update of existing sources.

You now simply need to run the installer and your ATSC&QAM sources will be automatically updated!

download: DVBLink for ATSC&QAM 1.0B4 (14.55MB) added: 13/07/2010 description: Fully functional 30 days trial

This update contains the following corrections:

• Fix the “unknown BDA” tuner problem
• Fix scanning timeout problems
• Fix a crash that could happen when launching the configuration dialog
• Updated DVBLink Server to 3.1

download: DVBLink for ATSC&QAM 1.0B4 (14.55MB) added: 13/07/2010 description: Fully functional 30 days trial

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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Here it is, for us, North American users, a way to get our ATSC/ClearQAM signal out of the box!

Using DVBLink for ATSC&QAM, you can now bring the signal straight from your ATSC/QAM card (like the Hauppauge HVR 1250) to the DVBLink tuners. Combined with DVBLink’s NWP, you can “share” your tuners across multiple computers and even stream directly to a web browser!

This version is the first beta and has the following limitations:

• The EIT packets (guide data sent over the air) are not yet forwarded to Media Center
• You might get a No Tuner Created message when scanning. In this case, try scan a second time.
• If you have DVBLink Server 2.X or 3.X installed, you can hit “Skip” when the installer asks you to update your DVBLink Server.

An installation guide should follow shortly. In the mean time, you can download and try the software.

download: DVBLink for ATSC&QAM 1.0B4 (14.55MB) added: 13/07/2010 description: Fully functional 30 days trial