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Re: [ECS] TV Viewing & VCR Recording Mark Gilmore Sat, 08 Jan 2000 17:55:16 -0500

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Hi Bill,
EXAMPLE.CFG assumes only of that C-BAND/DITV channels
are set via C-BAND:0...9 signals, and that all others
are set via the CABLE:0...9 signals.
So either receiver should feed into the VCR.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026


Bill Walters wrote:
> 
> Mark G (and anyone else who is working/using TV Guide stuff)
> 
> I've got the TV-Guide and TV-Listings stuff all working OK.  Now I want to
> set up my A/V system to actually be "controlled" by these events.
> 
> The way I interpret what EXAMPLE.CFG says about the physical hook-up of Mark
> G's system is:
> 
> 1.  There are two "sources" of video:  CABLE tv box, or CBAND sat rcvr
> 2.  Connections are RF (standard coax with "F" fittings at antenna inputs)
> not via RCA plugs or S-video cables and the equipment is connected like
> this:
>         Cable tv box ---> C-band rcvr -->  VCR ---> TV
> 3.  TV station is "fixed" to channel 3 or 4 (whatever vcr output is set to)
> 4.  VCR channel is "fixed" to channel 3 or 4 (whatever cable box is set to)
> 5.  All tv channel changes are made ONLY to the cable tv box
> 6.  VCR is powered on at all times
> 7.  CBAND receiver input is set to TV to watch tv shows from cable box; or
> SAT to watch C-BAND
> 8.  If C-BAND rcvr is powered off, signal from cable box still passes
> through it
> 
> Is this correct???
> 
> The reason I ask is that I have no cable tv box (decoder or otherwise) so if
> I want to watch a particular tv channel, I change the TV channel.  If I want
> to record a particular tv channel, I must first set the channel on the VCR,
> then record.  If I want to record a C-band program, I must change the input
> of the VCR to Line 1, then record (vcr has 3 choices for its "input"
> signal:::  Tuner, Line 1, Line 2)......
> 
> I'm in a little bit of a quandry here...  Since I have a "Home Theatre"
> system, I don't really want to re-cable everything to go daisy-chain style
> through each other (induces noise and degrades video signals) but am at a
> bit of a loss as to how I should go about modifying the code.......
> 
> I do already have a working "C-Band" channel change/set event since my
> receiver is a little "odd" and will have to patch that into the event
> instead of using mark's code for that......I have done nothing about working
> out the best way to do vcr record or tv watch events..
> 
> Any suggestions anyone?
> 
> Bill Walters

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