Hi all!
I have a problem with my VDR setup (c't VDR 6): I currently use a DVB-S TT 2.3 card as output device (no dish/LNB attached) and a DVB-T Nova-T as input device for UK freeview channels. That works just fine.
Now I want to add a second Nova-T so I can record and watch something else at the same time.
But as soon as the second DVB-T card is inside the machine, I cannot record anything anymore.
I think there's two problems: 1. I am trying to use the antenna out on one Nova-T to pass the signal through to the second. That does not seem to work and the second card does not find any signal when using channelscan. This is something I need to figure out myself. But 2. even if I am watching a channel and a timer starts on that very channel, VDR goes into the endless restart loop. I'm guessing it is trying to tune into the channel on the other card, but why?
I guess the ultimate question is: once I've sorted the antenna out (I guess I'll buy a splitter or something), will it just work?
Cheers, Jan
On Monday, 22. Octoberta 2007 21:48:29 Jan Exner wrote:
- even if I am watching a channel and a timer starts on that very channel, VDR goes into the endless restart loop. I'm guessing it is trying to tune into the channel on the other card, but why?
I guess the ultimate question is: once I've sorted the antenna out (I guess I'll buy a splitter or something), will it just work?
Hi! I have 3x DVB-C cards and at start, I had same type of problem.. Spliting cable with T-splitters make signal so weak (and chaining cards made it too) that one of the cards couldn't "tune" to wanted channel --> restart loop..
So I invested little money (20€) and bougth 1 in 8 out amplifier.. No I can connect 8 devices (TV cards, TV, what ever) and every one of them get equal good signal.
JJussi linux-dvb@jjussi.com writes:
So I invested little money (20€) and bougth 1 in 8 out amplifier.. No I can connect 8 devices (TV cards, TV, what ever) and every one of them get equal good signal.
And so I bought an amplifier today and it works! Brilliant!
Thanks a lot, and thanks to Darren, as well!
Cheers, Jan
I demand that Jan Exner may or may not have written...
I have a problem with my VDR setup (c't VDR 6): I currently use a DVB-S TT 2.3 card as output device (no dish/LNB attached) and a DVB-T Nova-T as input device for UK freeview channels. That works just fine.
Now I want to add a second Nova-T so I can record and watch something else at the same time.
But as soon as the second DVB-T card is inside the machine, I cannot record anything anymore.
Strange... I've not noticed any problems with three devices on the occasions when I've started VDR with all three present; OTOH, they're all DVB-T, though one's connected via USB.
I think there's two problems:
- I am trying to use the antenna out on one Nova-T to pass the signal through to the second.
Ignore the outputs. You should connect both inputs to an amplifier; tune to and monitor one of the QAM64 muxes to check that the wiring is good.
(It's possible that you may be able to get away with a splitter, but you'd need to be close to the transmitter or have a good aerial.)
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