if the driver supports different types of DVB tuners. Where N is number of tuners of the particular type you have fitted.ĭepending on your tuner drivers, you may see more tuners than you actually have, e.g. DVB-S/S2_Tuner_N - for a satellite tuner.DVB-T/T2_Tuner_N - for a terrestrial tuner.Click on the + symbol again to display all the tuners you have installed in your PC. If you expand the menu TV Servers by clicking on the + symbol you will find a single sub menu which is named the same as the network name of your particular PC (referred to as 'Your Server' in this guide to avoid confusion). This menu is where all your tuners are configured and where you scan your channels.

Most of the menus within the TV-Server Configuration are self explanatory, but a little bit of introduction is needed to the second menu in the list: TV Servers. Enter it and click Yes in the next popup to start the TV service Introduction brand new install, new OS, or after a full products clean up) you are asked for the database password which you chose during the installation (default is MediaPortal - case sensitive). When starting the configuration for the first time (i.e. !TV Setup^TVServerConfigShortcut.png!Double click on the TV Server Configuration shortcut located on your desktop (this will load the tool used for setting up the server-side software), or use the Windows Start Menu Shortcut Only some TV-Client settings can be selected or changed using Settings within MediaPortal. To setup the TV-Server you must use the TV-Server Configuration Tool. Then you will be ready to setup the client software either on the same PC and/or on each client connected to your TV-Server. GoalĪfter completing this tutorial you will have configured all the main TV-Server settings to scan and organize your TV and Radio Channels, setup time-shifting and recording folders and options.

A step-by-step guide to setup the TV-Server: tune and group your TV and Radio Channels and Groups setup Recording and Time-shifting folders.

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