JackOTrades
Standard Member
hello everyone,
i have been using MCE 2005 successfully with one Sweetspot MCE TV tuner.
recently decided to buy a second to be able to record one program while watching another. from reading threads on this forum it should be very straightforward to get it to work... shouldn't it?
maybe i am missing something... your help is much appreciated.
i installed the second card in the spare pci slot. used a Y adapter to split the tv signal and two aerial cables one to each card.
MCE recognised the card, no problem. installed the drivers automatically, and all.
At this point I tried the existing, working card with either of the aerial cables and it worked with either, so I thought the signal was strong enough on both.
Next up I rebooted MCE and went in the TV Settings menu. Ran the Setup TV Signal wizard, chose 2 tuners, installed anew the listings and rescanned all the channels. it all worked well and it found all the channels.
I then go and try to watch a channel: no signal...
the problem: when I try to watch TV with both cards in and selected in MCE, I get a "no signal" error message.
Taking the original card out the second one (new) works fine, and I get good picture. So the new card works, that is not the problem...
Putting the original in (that worked fine until now) and telling MCE to use both always causes the signal to evaporate...
Any ideas of what could be wrong?
Could it be the signal is too low for both being working at the same time and I need a signal booster?
They are both working as they do standalone... so either PCI slot and either card, on its own, works fine. Just together, they dont...
Any ideas or help or experiences in getting the dual tuner setup to work will be gratefully received.
Thanks all!
Jack
i have been using MCE 2005 successfully with one Sweetspot MCE TV tuner.
recently decided to buy a second to be able to record one program while watching another. from reading threads on this forum it should be very straightforward to get it to work... shouldn't it?
maybe i am missing something... your help is much appreciated.
i installed the second card in the spare pci slot. used a Y adapter to split the tv signal and two aerial cables one to each card.
MCE recognised the card, no problem. installed the drivers automatically, and all.
At this point I tried the existing, working card with either of the aerial cables and it worked with either, so I thought the signal was strong enough on both.
Next up I rebooted MCE and went in the TV Settings menu. Ran the Setup TV Signal wizard, chose 2 tuners, installed anew the listings and rescanned all the channels. it all worked well and it found all the channels.
I then go and try to watch a channel: no signal...
the problem: when I try to watch TV with both cards in and selected in MCE, I get a "no signal" error message.
Taking the original card out the second one (new) works fine, and I get good picture. So the new card works, that is not the problem...
Putting the original in (that worked fine until now) and telling MCE to use both always causes the signal to evaporate...
Any ideas of what could be wrong?
Could it be the signal is too low for both being working at the same time and I need a signal booster?
They are both working as they do standalone... so either PCI slot and either card, on its own, works fine. Just together, they dont...
Any ideas or help or experiences in getting the dual tuner setup to work will be gratefully received.
Thanks all!
Jack