Cable systems in the US are required to support Emergency Alert Messages. If watching Live TV, Emergency Alert Messages typically result in a forced channel change and/or a scrolling message on the screen. The cable provider can optionally request the viewer (ie Windows Media Center or your cable TV...

If program is marked as copy-never by your cable provider the channel will work in WMC LiveTV mode but it will not record. This may be seen on some pay sporting events. If you attempt to record a program marked as copy-never WMC will report "<name> cannot be recorded. Restrictions set by the br...

It may take 30 seconds after the computer resumes before WMC can access the tuners due to the time it takes WMC complete the association process. This is normal. If the tuners are not available after 30 seconds then something may be blocking UPnP SSDP communication. Test case: 1) Run WMC and go into...

This thread documents solutions to PlayReady update failing to install as part of the WMC Setup process. Solution 1: 1) Go into Control Panel, click "Uninstall a program", and uninstall "PlayReady PC Runtime". 2) Run Windows Media Center. Update PlayReady by going through Tasks, ...

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On most systems the Digital Cable Adviser automatically generates and registers the product key needed for WMC to use an OCUR tuner.

If WMC detects the HDHomeRun Prime CableCARD tuners but prompts for a product activation key then enter the following key:

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By default all tuners configured for Digital Antenna in the HDHomeRun software are expected to receive the same set of channels. The grouping is used by the dynamic tuner allocation feature where the next available tuner with the same source is chosen. For two antennas in different directions: 1) Do...

The 20091024 release of QuickTV supports the following options: --stay-on-top Configure QuickTV to stay on top of other windows. --new-window Configure QuickTV to open a new window rather than using the existing QuickTV window (if any). hdhomerun://<source>/ch<n>-<n> Play the requested channel. sour...

New Zealand uses AAC/LATM for audio. If you do not hear sound in Windows Media Player: 1) AAC/LATM requires the HDHomeRun software release 20090305a or newer. please download and install the latest HDHomeRun software release: http://www.silicondust.com/downloads 2) Test in WMP. If you do not hear so...

Useful tool for fixing .NET problems due to beta or test versions of the .NET framework. This tool is not needed under normal circumstances.

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The HDHomeRun software now includes a WMP plugin to play live TV in WMP. This is used by HDHomeRun Setup and HDHomeRun Config (GUI) for previewing channels (both VLC and WMP are supported). It is also possible to use the Open URL feature in WMP to directly play a specific channel. The URL must be in...

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