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Re: Recording channels past 99 Barb Bowman 04-08-2008
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Posted by Barb Bowman on April 8, 2008, 4:36 am
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do you have the MCE machine hooked up to your set top box properly?
when you went through setup, it asks to test with a channel with 3
digits. did it work then?

wrote:

>I have an WinXP MCE system and my tuner card is a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150MCE
(1042 model). I just recently wanted to record a few shows above channel 99 but
I can't and would like to know how I can. When I try, this is the error I get:
"Cannot Play Program. The channel may not be supported. If you cannot tune to
any other channel, restart Media Center and/or restart the computer, then try
again." I can view and record all the channels up to 99 but can't do either
starting at 100. I have the Comcast Digital Preferred package and don't have
any pay channels such HBO, Showtime, etc.

>
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Wy
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Barb Bowman
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http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Posted by Wyman on April 8, 2008, 7:09 am
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Hi Barb,

I don't have anything hooked up to the machine. Right now I just have a
coxial cable running from a splitter into the tuner card.

Wy

> do you have the MCE machine hooked up to your set top box properly?
> when you went through setup, it asks to test with a channel with 3
> digits. did it work then?
>
> wrote:
>
>>I have an WinXP MCE system and my tuner card is a Hauppauge
>>WinTV-PVR-150MCE (1042 model). I just recently wanted to record a few
>>shows above channel 99 but I can't and would like to know how I can. When
>>I try, this is the error I get: "Cannot Play Program. The channel may
>>not be supported. If you cannot tune to any other channel, restart Media
>>Center and/or restart the computer, then try again." I can view and
>>record all the channels up to 99 but can't do either starting at 100. I
>>have the Comcast Digital Preferred package and don't have any pay channels
>>such HBO, Showtime, etc.
>>
>>Any help is appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Wy
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/



Posted by JW on April 8, 2008, 10:41 am
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Your 150 card has a single analog tuner on it can not receive any digital
channels which is why you can't receive any channel over 99.
> Hi Barb,
>
> I don't have anything hooked up to the machine. Right now I just have a
> coxial cable running from a splitter into the tuner card.
>
> Wy
>
>> do you have the MCE machine hooked up to your set top box properly?
>> when you went through setup, it asks to test with a channel with 3
>> digits. did it work then?
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I have an WinXP MCE system and my tuner card is a Hauppauge
>>>WinTV-PVR-150MCE (1042 model). I just recently wanted to record a few
>>>shows above channel 99 but I can't and would like to know how I can.
>>>When I try, this is the error I get: "Cannot Play Program. The channel
>>>may not be supported. If you cannot tune to any other channel, restart
>>>Media Center and/or restart the computer, then try again." I can view
>>>and record all the channels up to 99 but can't do either starting at 100.
>>>I have the Comcast Digital Preferred package and don't have any pay
>>>channels such HBO, Showtime, etc.
>>>
>>>Any help is appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>Wy
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS-MVP
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>
>


Posted by Jaime on April 8, 2008, 10:57 am
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Your tuner is an analog tuner and can only receive analog stations, you
won't be be able to tune any digital stations with that card. You can only
tune the same stations you would get if the coax was plugged directly into
an analog TV (typically up to 99).

To get the higher stations you would need to come out of the Set Top Box for
your cable system and into the tuner card (using coax, s-video, etc.).

> Hi Barb,
>
> I don't have anything hooked up to the machine. Right now I just have a
> coxial cable running from a splitter into the tuner card.
>
> Wy
>
>> do you have the MCE machine hooked up to your set top box properly?
>> when you went through setup, it asks to test with a channel with 3
>> digits. did it work then?
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I have an WinXP MCE system and my tuner card is a Hauppauge
>>>WinTV-PVR-150MCE (1042 model). I just recently wanted to record a few
>>>shows above channel 99 but I can't and would like to know how I can.
>>>When I try, this is the error I get: "Cannot Play Program. The channel
>>>may not be supported. If you cannot tune to any other channel, restart
>>>Media Center and/or restart the computer, then try again." I can view
>>>and record all the channels up to 99 but can't do either starting at 100.
>>>I have the Comcast Digital Preferred package and don't have any pay
>>>channels such HBO, Showtime, etc.
>>>
>>>Any help is appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>Wy
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS-MVP
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>
>

Posted by CSM1 on April 8, 2008, 2:01 pm
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Analog cable channels go up to 125.
http://www.n2nov.net/TVFreqs.html

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> Your tuner is an analog tuner and can only receive analog stations, you
> won't be be able to tune any digital stations with that card. You can only
> tune the same stations you would get if the coax was plugged directly into
> an analog TV (typically up to 99).
>
> To get the higher stations you would need to come out of the Set Top Box
> for your cable system and into the tuner card (using coax, s-video, etc.).
>
>> Hi Barb,
>>
>> I don't have anything hooked up to the machine. Right now I just have a
>> coxial cable running from a splitter into the tuner card.
>>
>> Wy
>>
>>> do you have the MCE machine hooked up to your set top box properly?
>>> when you went through setup, it asks to test with a channel with 3
>>> digits. did it work then?
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have an WinXP MCE system and my tuner card is a Hauppauge
>>>>WinTV-PVR-150MCE (1042 model). I just recently wanted to record a few
>>>>shows above channel 99 but I can't and would like to know how I can.
>>>>When I try, this is the error I get: "Cannot Play Program. The channel
>>>>may not be supported. If you cannot tune to any other channel, restart
>>>>Media Center and/or restart the computer, then try again." I can view
>>>>and record all the channels up to 99 but can't do either starting at
>>>>100. I have the Comcast Digital Preferred package and don't have any pay
>>>>channels such HBO, Showtime, etc.
>>>>
>>>>Any help is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>>Wy
>>> --
>>>
>>> Barb Bowman
>>> MS-MVP
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
>>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>>
>>



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