HDHomeRun SageTV Instructions - Digital Cable

Link to Digital Antenna instructions

Software Installation

Download and install the latest HDHomeRun software from downloads.

You must install the 32-bit (x86) version of the HDHomeRun drivers to use with SageTV.
This applies to both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.

HDHomerun Setup

  • Run HDHomeRun Setup from the Start menu.
    • Check that the HDHomeRun is detected. If not, double check that it is plugged in and click Rescan.
    • If the HDHomeRun is directly connected to the PC it can take a minute before the HDHomeRun is detectable - wait and click Rescan.
  • Go to the Lineup tab.
    • Set the "Country" and "Zip/Postal Code".
    • Set the "Signal Source" to "Digital Cable".
    • The "Lineup ID" can be left blank.
  • Click the "Channel Editor" button.
  • Select a tuner and click "Scan". The scan will take around 10 minutes to complete.
    • The digital channels are often above 650MHz so it may take a while before the first digital channel is found.
    • The top bar graph shows the signal strength. Green indicates a strong digital signal. A white graph indicates a non digital signal.
  • Click the "Zap2it Website" button to launch a web browser and go to the zap2it website. Select your cable provider.
  • For each channel:
    • Click the View button to view the channel in VLC.
    • Compare with the zap2it website to identify the channel.
    • Change the "Guide Name" field to exactly match the name of the channel from the zap2it website.
      • For local channels the zap2it listing may have two channels - one analog (for example "2 KTVU") and one digital (for example "702 KTVUDT"). Use the digital channel name "KTVUDT".
    • Check the "Enabled" field to enable support for the channel in SageTV.
    • Repeat for all channels detected. Click save to store your changes. (window will remain open)
    • Leave the channel editor window open, you will need to refer to it in the next section.

SageTV

Download and install the latest SageTV software (6.2.6 or newer) from SageTV

Run HDHomrun Setup.

If you do not already have the channel editor window from the previous section, launch HDHomeRun Setup again from the start menu, select the Lineup tab and click "Channel Editor".

Run SageTV.

If there are no other tuner/capture cards configured SageTV should automatically show the Setup Wizard. If there are other tuner/capture cards configured then go into the Setup menu, Video Sources, Add Source.

  • Choose the first "Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner" option.
  • Choose "Digital TV Tuner".
  • No need to wait for the preview. Choose "Digital TV Tuner" again.
  • Choose "Use Tuner on Capture Card to tune Antenna/Broadcast".
  • Choose "Use US, Canada, or XMLTV Guide Data with this Source".
  • Choose "Cable or Satellite"
  • Choose your Cable provider (Digital version, Extended service).
  • Choose "No - scan for channels later".
  • Click "Disable All Channels".
  • Referring back to the HDHomeRun channel editor, for each channel:
    • Find the channel by Name in SageTV.
    • Click "Remap" for the channel in SageTV.
    • Choose "Map to Different Physical Channel Number".
    • Enter the "x" part of the "x-y-z" remap number for that channel shown in the HDHomeRun channel editor.
    • Click on the channel name in SageTV to enable the channel. (a green dot will appear next to the channel name)
    • Repeat for all channels.
  • Choose "Done with Channel Setup".

The second tuner will use the same channel lineup so it is easy:

  • Choose "Add New Source".
  • Choose the second "Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner" option.
  • Choose "Digital TV Tuner".
  • No need to wait for the preview. Choose "Digital TV Tuner" again.
  • Choose "Use Tuner on Capture Card to tune Antenna/Broadcast".
  • Choose "Use US, Canada, or XMLTV Guide Data with this Source".
  • Choose "Cable or Satellite"
  • Choose your Cable provider (Digital version, Extended service).
  • Choose "No - I will scan for channels later".

Click "Done with Channel Setup".

Complete - click "Finish Source Setup" and go to the main menu.

You should now be able to watch live tv.

Troubleshooting

The remap numbers will only be shown in the channel editor if you select "Digital Cable".

If you get a video playback error then check you video codec settings. From the main menu:

  • Click "Setup"
  • Click "Detailed Setup"
  • Click "Audio/Video"

Try both "Overlay" and "VMR9"

Some channels are not detected immediately by SageTV (eg, music channels). Try waiting 10 seconds for the channel to appear.