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| Subject: From: Date: | Re: [ECS] problem upgrading Thomas Hutchins-TA Thu, 6 Jan 2000 13:54:38 -0500 |
Don,
The DMA515 won't solve the basic vs std problem. All it does is give me more
channels for my TV-Guide:-)
Yes I still think that I will need 2 *.chn's but I think that I'll also need
something to keep them separate like 2 TV-Guide.TXT and 2 TVL.TXT.
Question, Did you simply get the tz-e channels or did you get WLWT / WCPO(my
local affiliates) ect in addition to the TZ-E channels? I was under the
assumption that I would need to add the local affiliates to the *.chn file
*WLWT 05
*WCPO 09
*A&E 39
ect
Tom
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Tom
I tried TVL DMA515 1 1 and got a TVLNEW.TXT with the listing, but how will
you differate from basic and standard listings? Is the DMA for the basic,
standard, or is it suppose to be for both?
On another track, perhaps two versions of tz-e would work, with the
appropiate tweaking.
Don
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From: "Thomas Hutchins-TA" <hutchins.ta@pg.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 10:17 AM
Subject: RE: [ECS] problem upgrading
> I have located my local listings on excite, at least it contains all of
TZ-E and
> all of my local channels (not quite all 80 channels but close). I also
know the
> 'code' DMA515 instead of TZ-E, sooo, can I simply create a DMA515.chn file
w/
> the appropriate channel name / # info and then replace TZ-E w/ DMA515 in
the
> TVL.BAT item to download all these channels?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
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> From: "David Kindred" <david_kindred@iname.com> on 01/06/2000 11:02 AM
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> Tom and Don,
>
> Hate to keep you guys in suspense, but gotta run to work. I'll tell you
how
> to do it when I get back. :-) Basically, I told Xcite where I lived and
got
> a listing of appropriate cable companies. I took a look at the HTML and
> found the "secret" code there. I'll find the URL for you later.
>
> Ciao!
>
> --David
>
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> From: Thomas Hutchins-TA [mailto:hutchins.ta@pg.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 10:24 AM
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> David,
> Sounds good!! How did you find the code for your Cable company? TZ-E only
> contains about half of the channels available from TIME WARNER and I'd
love
> to
> get the rest!
>
> Tom
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> Hey, Tom.
>
> Our cable system is exactly the same here, that's why Mark made some
> enhancements to TVL1 a couple of weeks ago--for me! What a pal. Anyway, I
> found the Xcite code for my cable system which included the cable channel
> numbers for the box. (Hilt, if you're tuned in, it's "MD53200".) I had to
> create a custom MD53200.CHN file with all the correct channel numbers in
it
> so they could be translated into the ones used by my cable ready VCR. The
> TVL.BAT item now reads "TVL.BAT MD53200 8 1"
>
> Now, I have the correct channel assignments showing up in the TV Listings.
I
> haven't gotten announcements or recordings to work yet, because of work.
> Can't wait to get back to it, though.
>
> I don't know if it's been pointed out to everyone, but Xcite does have
> listings for all of the cable companies, which would include local
channels.
> You don't have to be stuck with just the TZ-E entries if you don't want
to.
>
> --David
>
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> From: Thomas Hutchins-TA [mailto:hutchins.ta@pg.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 9:20 AM
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> Don,
>
> Many of the channel #'s are different between the basic and the std for
> example
> TBS is channel 6 on std and channel 57 on basic. Go figure.
>
> Tom
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> Tom:
> Am I to understand that your cable company's basic channel lineup is
> DIFFERENT
> than the enhanced cable..or do you need different IR-Signals for the VCR
and
> Cable Box?
> Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Thomas Hutchins-TA
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>
> All,
>
> Never mind about the announcement before recording part, figured that
one
> out
> with help from Mark S. & Don.
>
> Now, my basic cable (TIME WARNER) is fed directly into the VCR on this
set
> and
> so I don't need to use the cable box but rather the VCR to select the
> channel.
> However on my other set I will use the std cable box to change channels
> and
> the
> two don't necessarily use the same channel #'s(thanks TIME WARNER:-().
> Therefore
> I don't want to just set the cable channels to work with the VCR.
>
> To make a long story short would I create a new event called 'VCR chan
> set'
> and
> add a reference to it in TVR just like 'cable chan set' and use some
logic
> to
> decide which "__ chan set" to use?
>
> And to get really bizarre how hard would it be to have 2 TV-guides one
for
> basic
> cable (VCR) and one for std cable box.
>
> If anyone has read this far and wondering why in the hell would anyone
go
> to
> this much trouble it's because the cable box is in the living room and
all
> hell
> would break loose if in the middle of 'Blues Clues' the TV switched to
> record
> the football game for me. So most of the recording will happen on the
> second
> TV/VCR but it doesn't get all of the cable channels and I can't afford
the
> extra
> cable boxes just for this!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
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> From: "Tom Hutchins" <hutchins_ta@fuse.net> on 01/05/2000 09:46 PM
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> Mark S.
>
> By editing the VCR:REC item I mean changing the 'ITEM' VCR:REC from IR
> SIGNAL
> to
> NUMBER and using that to store the IR signal ID. I couldn't see any
reason
> to
> have items set up for IR-2B and then have to set up new ones for HV.
> As for the announce I thought that if TVL was set up to record a
favorite
> it
> would speak a 'record warning' automatically, is that true?
>
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Sekelsky
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 8:23 PM
> Subject: RE: [ECS] problem upgrading
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>
> I am not sure what you mean by editing VCR:REC, but if you mean
editing
> the
> item in example.cfg the answer is no. The HV unit needs to have your
> specific
> IR signals stored within it.
>
> I know what you mean about midnight announcements. When I first
started
> playing with the TVL events I had "Star Trek" announced like a gazillion
> times
> after midnight. In my case I have a "flag" set when we are in bed. I
> simply
> added a IF (might be a BEGINIF) statement to not make announcements if
we
> were
> in bed. Mark has this in example.cfg as well (If Awake is Not True, or
> something like that). If you don;t have a status such as these you
could
> easily
> incorporate a line(s) like:
>
> If Time Is LT 11:00 PM
> And Time Is GT 7:00 AM
> Then TV Shows Announce Set Speak
>
> Mark S
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Hutchins [mailto:hutchins_ta@fuse.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 7:06 PM
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>
> Mark, Don, Paul,
>
> Thanks to all your help I have TV-Guide / TV-Listings up and running
> great!!!!!!!!
> I had two things wrong first of all I didn't realize that my TZ-E
file
> was
> overwritten when I upgraded so I had to go back in and "start from
> scratch"
> adding "*"'s and changing the channel #'s. Secondly, when I cut and
pasted
> some
> of the TVL items into ecs.cfg somehow some extra spaces got into the
'FILE
> : '
> lines and so ECS was looking for " : TVL.TXT" for example. So , a
> little
> editing repair work and now everything works great!!
>
> Now for a question. I want to get the VCR to record my favorites! I
> understand the selection of favs no problem. Now I need to get the 'IR
> stuff'
> working using my HV-PC w/ Xantech dual emitters plugged into the back.
> Help
> file
> describes how to input the IR signal data but I want to know if I can
> simply
> edit the existing VCR:REC ect items instead of starting over. Also, I
> don't
> need
> the Announcement along w/ the Record (am using the bedroom TV/VCR for
this
> and
> the 'BOSS' will get very upset if the computer starts announcing that it
> will
> 'Record Poirot in 60 seconds' at 2am!!!). Can this be done?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
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