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Is there a way to connect the Mini Box to PC Analog tuner
I have tried connecting the mini box to my pc tuner (analogue) via coax cable from the out to TV connecter on the mini box and then using windows media center to scan for channel but "there is no tuner connected" displays in media center. Any ideas why this is not working correctly ? Or is this not possible to do ?
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I think its because the mini box doesn't output true NTSC so it can't decipher the analog encryption. Not sure if there is a work around, I will leave that to better minds, but I do know others are having the problem.
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Has this minibox already been activated? Do you have a TV you can connect to the box at this outlet to test what's happening? Theoretically if there's signal to the mini box, the mini box is activated the PC tuner is tuned to the channel that matches the switch setting (either 3 or 4) on the minibox you should get a picture and be able to watch tv by changing channels on the mini box.
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Tecknowhelp
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Some have found that if they just set the tuner for analog channels, it works, as seen here. However what you have to remember, the box is only broadcasting one channel at a time, the channel that it's tuned to, and broadcasts it either channel 3 or 4, as per the switch on the back, so make sure your tuner is set to that channel. Last, some channels add a analog encryption flag as part of NTSC, however it does not send the complete signal, cutting it off at 480 frame instead of the NTSC standard 520 which has the rest of the flag. So if your tuner sees the "lock" in the channel, but can't see the "key" because it was cut off, then you get a scrambled channel. If your tuner is set, or is too old, to detect the lock, then you have no problem. See here for more info on that.
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