HDHomeRun MCE Instructions - Digital Antenna

Link to Digital Cable instructions

Preparation

Download and install the latest video card drivers for your video card directly from the nVidia/ATI/Intel website. A number of early video driver releases for Vista cause problems with MCE.

MCE 2005: The HDHomeRun requires the MCE Rollup 2 update from Microsoft. Run Windows Update and go through the custom selection to install this optional update. If it is not listed as an optional update then it is most likely already installed.

Software Installation

Download and install the latest HDHomeRun software from downloads.

HDHomeRun Setup Wizard:

  • Check that the HDHomeRun was detected - shown as tuner icons down the left hand side.
    • If not detect, double check that the HDHomeRun is plugged in and click Retry/Rescan.
    • If the HDHomeRun is directly connected to the PC it can take a minute before the HDHomeRun is detectable - wait and click Retry/Rescan.
  • Tuners:
    • Set the signal source to 'Digital Antenna'.
    • MCE 2005: Set the application to 'MCE 2005'.
    • Vista: Set the application to 'Vista MCE'.
  • Lineup:
    • Set your location and postcode.

Windows MCE - Configuration

  • Run Media Center.
  • MCE 2005: Go into Settings, TV, Set Up TV Signal.
  • Vista: Go into Tasks, Settings, TV, Setup Up TV Signal.
  • Confirm you region.
  • Choose "I will manually configure my TV signal".
  • Select the input source (Cable, Satellite, Antenna) for your analog card. If cable it will ask if you have a set top box.
  • Vista: If you do not have an analog card Vista will skip this step.
  • MCE 2005: It should ask "Is your Digital TV Antenna connected?" This means it has detected the HDHomeRun. Choose yes.
  • Vista: If should report "TV Signal: Digital TV antenna". This means it has detected the HDHomeRun.
  • Choose "Set up guide listings" and go through the next screens configuring the guide data for your analog card. MCE will download the Digital guide based on your zipcode.
  • MCE will test the signal strength of each channel. Un-tick channels without signal.
  • Click Finish.

Windows MCE - Live TV

  • MCE 2005: From the main menu go to My TV, Live TV.
  • Vista: From the main menu go to TV + Movies, Live TV.
  • Change to a digital channel. The digital channels have 4-digit channel numbers.