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The requirements for tuning clear QAM:

• Beyond TV 4.6.1 to 4.8.2
• SnapStream.Net account (You have ran the Beyond TV setup wizard previously to setup a SnapStream.Net account; maximum of 4 lineups per account)
• A home network capable of handling a 100mbit wired connection
• A SiliconDust HDHomeRun Networked Digital TV Tuner (Use the 32-bit HDHomeRun software only)
• Analog or Digital cable service from your local provider (coaxial connection)

Note: If you are setting up the HDHomeRun with an ATSC antenna, please follow the normal procedure to add it via the Beyond TV Setup Wizard.

Note: If you are setting up the HDHomeRun for unclear QAM in Beyond TV 4.9 and above, please refer to this knowledgebase article.

The high-level explanation to get the HDHomeRun to work with Beyond TV is to scan through the QAM channels available on your cable service, determine which ones are not encrypted, and finally map the unencrypted channels that are found to an existing SnapStream.net lineup so you are able to get program guide data for your QAM channels.

A detailed setup process is as follows:

1- Plug the HDHomeRun into the wall, connect both of the tuners up to a coax cable, and finally plug a network cable from your home network into the back of the unit.

• Download the HDHomeRun setup program from SiliconDust's homepage. (This knowledge base article was updated March 2008.)


• Install or upgrade your copy of Beyond TV to 4.6.1 or above and during the setup process create a SnapStream.net account if you do not have one. (Beyond TV download).

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   In this window, make sure the HDHomeRun Firmware and HDHomeRun BDA Driver are up to date, the Install All button will be available to you to click on if they are not. Please go ahead and perform that step if it is not done.
   
   
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   Now click on the Lineup tab and enter your Zip/Post Code and then select your Signal Source, which will be "Digital Cable". The Lineup ID may be left blank. Go ahead and click on Finish to close the window.

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   In this window, make sure the Signal Source is set to Digital Cable and the Application is set to Beyond TV.
   
      
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   Now click on the Lineup tab and enter your Country and Zip/Post Code and click Apply.

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   • Click on Start -> All Programs -> HDHomeRun -> HDHomeRun Setup
   
   
   • The HDHomeRun Setup window will open up again and proceed on to click on the Lineup tab again. Your Lineup Configuration should be the same as before and now click on the Channel Editor button.
   
   
   • The Channel Editor window will appear, in the Tuner drop down box, choose one of the tuners and click on Scan. This scan may take up to 10 minutes, so be patient! Once the scan is done, it will populate the channels it was able to Tune and provide you with the Guide name that SiliconDust has listed. (Note: if you are upgrading from a previous version, you may want to uncheck "Remove channels not found in scan" as the new scan may delete channels that you had before that this scan didn't find.)
     
     
     
     
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   • Now click on Edit next to Digital Cable Channels on the Lineup tab.
   
   
   • The Channel Editor window will appear, in the Tuner drop down box, choose one of the tuners and click on Scan. This scan may take up to 10 minutes, so be patient! Once the scan is done, it will populate the channels it was able to Tune and provide you with the Guide name that SiliconDust has listed. (Note: if you are upgrading from a previous version, you may want to uncheck "Remove channels not found in scan" as the new scan may delete channels that you had before that this scan didn't find.)
     
     
     
     

• Now back in the Channel Editor window, you will attempt to view each channel and see which ones are available for you to view. Eventhough they may have Guide Names for them, it does not mean all of the channels are available to you. Once you click on View, it will open up the channel in VLC player. For every channel that you find that is viewable, look on SnapStream.Net's guide for the corresponding channel to identify it and then verify it is the correct Guide Name. If the Guide Name is incorrect, double click on the name and type in the correct name. Remember that some of these channels are not in high definition and some are, you will have to identify them properly and verify the correct Guide Name. You may encounter local channels that are in high definition, make sure you are using the correct Guide Name. For example, in Houston, Channel 2 NBC is known as KPRC, but the high definition version is called KPRCDT.


• In the last column is the "Enable" field, if you decide that you would like to enable a channel for viewing then you should click on it to enable it, otherwise it will be disabled and not be viewable. It is recommended to Apply/Save after every change you make in the Channel Editor.


• If you notice, once you enable the channel, the Remap column will populate a set of numbers. This set of numbers will be used by Beyond TV to access your channels.


• Once your done matching the channels, go ahead and delete the cable provider's digital cable lineup if it is not needed anymore.

        

• Open the Web Admin by right clicking on the Beyond TV icon in the system tray by the clock and choose Advanced Settings. Alternatively, you may click on this link while Beyond TV is running in the system tray: http://localhost:8129/


• Once your in the Web Admin, look at the left menu and click on Settings and then in the middle of the page, click on Audio and Video Inputs.


• Locate one of the HDHomeRun Turner inputs, to the right of it, click on Edit Settings.


• Now the Edit a Video Source page will appear, next to the line that says Editing a Video Source is a drop down box, click on it and choose Show more options.


• The page will change to show more options, scroll down to the Tuning settings section and you will see a listing for Are you tuning QAM channels with this HDHomeRun?. To the right of it is a drop down box, change it to YES and then click on Save Changes at the bottom to lock in your changes.


• Remember to perform the same steps for your other HDHomeRun tuner input.