single frequency scan

[Paul1360]

Hiya All,
Does any1 know if you can do a single frequency scan in W7MC, If so how to you do it.
Cheers
Paul

 

[Little Darwin]

Do you need to add the ability to tune a specific channel that wasn't found on the channel scan?

 

[Paul1360]

LD,
Yes thats what I'm looking to do but have been unable to find any information on how to do. Maybe it can't be done?
paul

 

[Little Darwin]

I happen to know that, if it is the same issue I had.

I don't have Windows 7 in front of me right now, so I will give general instructions.

Go to setup TV, and select the Guide instead of scanning etc... (For some reason this is where to add channels).

There is the possibility that it has the channel already, but it is disabled, so if you look first in "Edit Channels" you may find it and then you can simply select it to activate it.

If it is not there, you have the option to add a channel. You just need to know whether to add as analog or QAM (which is available depends on your tuner) . This will enable you to tune the channel from then on.

I had the same issue in trying to get QAM channels set up that I knew were there because my tv gets them. Now all is well.

One additional idiosyncrasy I ran into... For QAM, I found that the numbers I needed were sometimes different with my PC and tuner than they were on my television. The couple of changes I found by experimenting were actually up 0.1 from where they were found on the TV... i.e. 107.1 on the TV is 107.2 on the PC.

 

[Paul1360]

LD,
Thanks for the reply but alas, the channel is not there and also i can't find where you said about add channel as no option to do it. I done screen print which is attached
Diolch yn fawr
Paul

 

[Little Darwin]

Go up one level from there, in Guide. There are different options in the guide for Edit and Add...

In other words, Add is not a sub-menu of Edit (even though that is where it seems to belong logically) it is a sibling.

 

[Paul1360]

LD,
Still can't find it so in the end I setup the LiveTV on my Nero 8 and I now have the 2 channels I wanted.
Thanks for your input.

Diolch yn fawr
paul

 

[Little Darwin]

I wonder if there is a difference between the guide functionality based on locality...

Glad you found a way to get what you want!

 

[Kari]

Is this procedure what you are looking?

 

[Paul1360]

Hi both,
Aye up I think you may have hit the nail on the head LD, it looks as if W7MC are different. No Kari mine is different see attached file.
I wonder if it's the EU again messing things up like the browser choice, it thats the case nothing i can do.
Diolch yn fawr
paul

 

[Kari]

I am never going to believe Microsoft would put different versions of WMC in to Windows 7, based only for language. Here's some screenshots to prove my point, all taken from my various systems:

English:


Finnish:


German:


Swedish:

 

[Little Darwin]

It just occurred to me that the difference could also be based on the type of tuner or source of signal (ATSC/NTSC/QAM) Or maybe some other factor not yet identified.

 

[Paul1360]

Kari,
Well I've not got Add missing Channels option in my WMC, Tis 7 Ultimate 64x as you can see from my last post in the attachment. I have just checked my Win7 HP 64x and it's the same. see attachment.
So it does look like MS have not included that Option here?????????
Diolch yn fawr
paul

 

[Kari]

It is very odd.

For instance, Windows 7 N (Windows without WMP and WMC) users can download missing media components here. This update installs both WMP and WMC with all corresponding files. The update is only available as a single, universal update; it installs the exactly same version of WMP and WMC, not regarding from which country you download it or which N version you have (Home Basic / Premium, Pro, Ultimate).

I've seen and heard that some cracked Windows versions have had some features missing, but other than that media features should be exactly the same in every version of the Win7 except Starter Edition.

Kari

 

[Paul1360]

Kari,
I not got cracked versions of Win7 in fact i bought the Laptop with W7HP already installed and once i got use to that I ordered W7Ult and installed on my main pc.
I've just spoke to my grandson and he checked his laptop that i got him about 10 days ago ( all pre-installed) and his is the same.
So pass on why we not got add missing channels option
paul

 

[Kari]

Paul, please believe me I did not mean that you might use a cracked version. No. I only meant that until now, only times I've heard about missing features have been with so called torrent Windows'.

Like I said, this is strange.

Kari

 

[Paul1360]

Kari,
NO i NOT THINK you where saying i had cracked win 7, sorry way I replied to your email. Yes it's very strange indeed.
Maybe some1 from MS will read this and give use an answer
Paul

 

[Little Darwin]

Which tuner(s) are you using?

I am not sure what may differ there, but cable/satellite/over the air???

There obviously is something different... and as long as you're willing to research, it is an interesting hunt.

Perhaps you should open an incident with MS to see what they say. I've never done that, but it seems like a logical step.

Of course there are jokes about MS support... http://www.bastichlabz.org/~tigger/TechHumor/mshelicopter.txt

 

[Paul1360]

LD,
On my Main PC I'm Using AVerTV Volar Black HD A850 USB and on my Laptop Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T USB Stick. Both are DVB-T Digital freeview TV tuner stick.
We are not as luck as you as you have lots and lots of channels.
I got Sky TV for my main TV but as I'm a sports lover I need to have more than I platform. Tomorrow I'll have the Rugby, Horse Racing and Footie on
Paul