Can anyone tell me whether the Telus TV SA 330 downgrades HD resolution on component output? Wondering whether Hauppauge's new HD PVR stands a chance of working decently with this STB.

Also, anyone out there have any success (or failure) stories to share about using MythTV with Telus TV.

As per the previous post, Im wondering if the Hauppauge HD PVR will work! Hey Hugh any chance your getting one for review? :) I may buy one to try out if I can get it from a place with a return policy. I am just getting telustv with hd and really want a pvr again!

Are you guys getting Media center Connected to the Telus Box through the Network or with a TV Tuner Card?

Are you guys getting Media center Connected to the Telus Box through the Network or with a TV Tuner Card?
Hi JackalDark. I have VMC controlling the Telus STB by way of a Microsoft Media Center remote/infrared blaster and the audio/video output from the STB goes to a Hauppauge HVR-1800 tuner card in the PC.

Hey guys, I just got TelusTV, and I was reading through the forum trying to figure out how to hook this up. I think I understand most of it, but I was just wondering, the current version is the one you guys used right? Also, it's only the TV box, not the "wireless gateway", used to do this? And, if at all possible, could you guys just throw out instructions for it? I've read all the stuff you guys went through, and it seems complicated plus I get lost. It'd be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.

Hello chump. I'll try and summarize.

1) Connect the Telus IPN330HD STB to your HTPC. To do this, your HTPC needs to be equipped with a video capture card (or external USB capture device). Depending on what inputs your capture card or device has for video and audio, that will determine what type of connection to make. In my case I have a two-channel red/white analogue RCA cable (for audio signal) and an S-Video cable (for video) connecting the IPN330HD STB to the Hauppauge 1800 in my HTPC.

2) Connect an infrared blaster. For the HTPC (in my case Vista Media Center) to be able to change the TV channel on the STB, you need an infrared blaster such as the one that comes with a media center remote. This connects to a USB port on your HTPC and there is a little infrared blaster that you stick on the front of the STB where it receives infrared signals (on the IPN330HD STB, this is located on the front panel, just to the left of the green light that is labeled "LINK").

3) Now comes the tricky part - getting Vista Media Center to play nicely with the STB. For this part, tell VMC to manually detect the STB's remote codes and see Billson's instructions in post #14 of this thread (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showpost.php?p=700587&postcount=14). If you are successful, you will be able to change channels on this STB with your media center remote (or Harmony, or what have you) and your HTPC will be able to change the STB to the appropriate channel whenever it is set to record something. Of course, this also requires that you have the TV program guide set up on VMC, which is pretty straightforward - you just select Telus Digital TV from the options shown for your location in VMC's TV set-up menu.

Hope that helps.

I should also add that, unfortunately, the reliability of the infrared blaster method of controlling an STB leaves alot to be desired. It works most of the time, but sometimes a hiccup in the infrared command sent by the blaster to the STB may mean a recording of the wrong channel (can you say negative WAF?). It would be preferable to be able to change channels with a USB or Firewire connection straight form the HTPC to the STB. If anyone knows anything about making this work with the IPN330HD STB, I'm all ears.

I have no idea what I am doing. But this has been 98% reliable for me. I had to make a 'tent' to cover the ir transmitter (few pieces of electrical tape).

lirc.conf

begin remote

name at6400
bits 32
flags RCMM|CONST_LENGTH
eps 2
aeps 100

header 417 278
three 167 778
two 167 611
one 167 444
zero 167 278
ptrail 167
gap 99817
toggle_bit_mask 0x8000

begin codes
0 0x23402600
1 0x2340A601
2 0x23402602
3 0x2340A603
4 0x23402604
5 0x2340A605
6 0x2340A606
7 0x2340A607
8 0x23402608
9 0x2340A609
LAST 0x2340260A
POWER 0x2340A60C
INFO 0x2340260F
CHPG+ 0x2340A620
CHPG- 0x2340A621
FF 0x23402628
REW 0x2340A629
PLAY 0x2340262C
PAUSE 0x23402630
STOP 0x2340A631
RECORD 0x23402637
A 0x2340A638
B 0x2340A639
RECORDEDTV 0x23402644
FWD 0x2340A64C
REPLAY 0x2340264D
MENU 0x2340A654
EXIT 0x2340A655
UP 0x2340A658
DOWN 0x23402659
LEFT 0x2340A65A
RIGHT 0x2340A65B
OK 0x2340A65C
BACK 0x2340A683
C 0x2340A686
DELETE 0x2340A69E
TVVIDEO 0x234026A8
GUIDE 0x234026CC
ENTER 0x234026E1
VIDEOONDEMAND 0x2340A6F0
gointeractive 0x2340A6FD
end codes

end remote



my channel changer:

REMOTE_NAME=at6400

for digit in $(echo $1 | sed -e 's/./& /g'); do
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME $digit
sleep 0.1
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME $digit
sleep 0.1
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME A
sleep 0.1
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME A
sleep 0.1
done
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME ENTER
sleep 0.1
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME ENTER
sleep 0.1
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME EXIT
sleep 0.1
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME EXIT
sleep 0.1
done




hope you find success. :)

I am trying to set up my Slingbox with the Telus STB- IPN330HD. I can get the Slingbox to work...but cannot configure it to change channels without the code for the ]STB. I tried the codes 10080, 00048, 00049 and 00018. Slingbox auto codes do not work either. I need the code to change channels or I am stuck with being able to only watch one channel remotely. Help!

Set the reciever type to AT&T Vip 1212 (or similar) and it will likely work.

I had the old TELUS box upgraded to the new IPN330HD and spent a week in frustration and agony without the use of the PVR. I decided to give one more go at setting up the remote to work with the new box. I did try many times to program MCE with the TELUS remote via the point at the IR receiver and point away or cover. That was not working for me so I decided to scroll through the list and I found Verizon. I decided why the heck not. Presto, I nearly fell over it worked so good. I chose the following options:
- Configure tv signal manually, selected the S-Video 1 input.
- Yes to have remote.
- 3 numbers
- NO to press ok or enter
- select Verizon from the list of manufacturers and select the only listed code. After that the remote works great for the IPN330HD.

I am also curious about the HD-PVR from Hauppauge. I know that the remote included with that will only work with third party software, not the included software, and that MCE will not handle the HD input so SageTV or something else would have to be used.

Wow, Casca! I owe you a beer. Like you, the cover, uncover channel selection suggestion above didn't work for me.

I was ready to give up on the IPN330HD and make the call to TELUS for the PVR stb, but your little work around worked like a charm.

Thanks for posting. :)

I am currently trying to get an MCE IR blaster working with the Telus Cisco/SA IPN330HD box, using the lircd.conf listed earlier in this thread.

My results have been sporadic at best.

A large percentage of the time I get no response from the STB at all. Occasionally I get one of the 2 or 3 digits that should come through (also using the channel change script posted earlier) and every now and then it actually works (<10% of the time).

I have the IR transmitter directly over top of the window on the STB. I am working on shielding it a bit better from abmient light sources, but its really very poor.

Can anyone confirm the accuracy of the lircd.conf file that was posted earlier? I know if a few of the settings are off a bit you can get wacky results.

Is anyone else using lirc under linux with the at6400 remote and if so can you please post your config files?

Thanks,

-Jeff

Found the following info,applied and Tivo works!!!

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=401988

:)

hello
In case anyone is still looking for this, below are my working lircd.conf and channel change script for Mythtv with Telus TV and the SA IPN330HD with Cisco AT6400 remote. My Mythtv box is working flawlessly with these config files

(#you may have to adjust the, min_repeat 4 in the lircd.conf up or down if you have problems changing channels that have duplicate digits, 22, 33 etc etc.)


lircd.conf

begin remote

name at6400
bits 32
flags RCMM|CONST_LENGTH
eps 18
aeps 100

header 417 278
three 167 778
two 167 611
one 167 444
zero 167 278
ptrail 167
gap 99817
min_repeat 4
toggle_bit_mask 0x8000

begin codes
0 0x23402600
1 0x2340A601
2 0x23402602
3 0x2340A603
4 0x23402604
5 0x2340A605
6 0x2340A606
7 0x2340A607
8 0x23402608
9 0x2340A609
LAST 0x2340260A
POWER 0x2340A60C
INFO 0x2340260F
CH+ 0x2340A620
CH- 0x2340A621
FF 0x23402628
REW 0x2340A629
PLAY 0x2340262C
PAUSE 0x23402630
STOP 0x2340A631
RECORD 0x23402637
A 0x2340A638
B 0x2340A639
RECORDEDTV 0x23402644
FWD 0x2340A64C
REPLAY 0x2340264D
MENU 0x2340A654
EXIT 0x2340A655
UP 0x2340A658
DOWN 0x23402659
LEFT 0x2340A65A
RIGHT 0x2340A65B
OK 0x2340A65C
BACK 0x2340A683
C 0x2340A686
DELETE 0x2340A69E
TVVIDEO 0x234026A8
GUIDE 0x234026CC
ENTER 0x234026E1
VOD 0x2340A6F0
gointeractive 0x2340A6FD
end codes

end remote


Channel Change Script:

#!/bin/sh
REMOTE_NAME=at6400
sleep 0.1
for digit in $(echo $1 | sed -e 's/./& /g'); do
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME $digit
sleep 0.1
done