HDHomeRun MediaPortal Instructions

Software Installation

Download and install the latest HDHomeRun software from downloads.

Run HDHomeRun Setup:

Location:

• Set the country and postcode.

Tuners:

• Set the Signal Source to 'Digital Antenna' or 'Digital Cable' as appropriate for each tuner. If only one tuner is connected set the unused tuner to 'Disabled'.
• Set the Application to 'MediaPortal'.

Channels:

• Click Scan to run a channel scan.

MediaPortal

The HDHomeRun requires MediaPortal 1.0.0 RC1 or later. Download and install the latest MediaPortal software from MediaPortal

Edit the CaptureCardDefinitions.xml file in the MediaPortal AppData directory:

• XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal
• Vista: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal

Add the follow to the end of the file, before the final "</capturecards>" tag:

Replace 8 instances of XXXXXXXX with the DeviceID of the HDHomeRun.

  <capturecard commercialname="Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner XXXXXXXX-0" capturename="Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner XXXXXXXX-0" devid="@device:sw:{FD0A5AF4-B41D-11D2-9C95-00C04F7971E0}\Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner XXXXXXXX-0">
    <capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="true"></capabilities>
    <tv>
      <interface cat="tunerdevice" video="2" audio="3" mpeg2="1" sectionsandtables="5"></interface>
      <filters>
        <filter cat="networkprovider" name="Microsoft ATSC Network Provider" checkdevice="false"></filter>
        <filter cat="tunerdevice" name="Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner XXXXXXXX-0" checkdevice="true"></filter>
      </filters>
      <connections>
        <connection sourcefilter="networkprovider" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="tunerdevice" sinkpin="0"></connection>
      </connections>
    </tv>
  </capturecard> 
  <capturecard commercialname="Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner XXXXXXXX-1" capturename="Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner XXXXXXXX-1" devid="@device:sw:{FD0A5AF4-B41D-11D2-9C95-00C04F7971E0}\Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner XXXXXXXX-1">
    <capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="true"></capabilities>
    <tv>
      <interface cat="tunerdevice" video="2" audio="3" mpeg2="1" sectionsandtables="5"></interface>
      <filters>
        <filter cat="networkprovider" name="Microsoft ATSC Network Provider" checkdevice="false"></filter>
        <filter cat="tunerdevice" name="Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner XXXXXXXX-1" checkdevice="true"></filter>
      </filters>
      <connections>
        <connection sourcefilter="networkprovider" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="tunerdevice" sinkpin="0"></connection>
      </connections>
    </tv>
  </capturecard>