Hi, here are a few suggestions:
- Make sure your MCE update happens after your set Oztivo grab. Ensure the Oztivo grab happens at a time when your modem and MCE is normally on. I have no problems at around 7pm.
- Ensure your network is running smoothly. Sometimes things interfer with a radio network (e.g. touch lamps). Make sure your network works well doing ordinary computer tasks. if you find that it losses network connection frequently, that could be the cause just when BRP tries connecting. Make sure you have a strong signal. I also find a fixed IP address for the MC is best. If you find your network frequently loses connection, perhaps a second or more attemp at grabbing data is needed. Check by manually grabbing data three times to see if it always connects.
- Another point you may have overlooked - for a scheduled task to run, it must use a Windows account that logs on with a password. Use Powertoys utility Tweakit available from MS website to automate logging on without having to deal with it (e.g. when restarting or coming out of hibernation). I find using hibernation is much more reliable than standby for having the machine come on and go off flawlessly for tasks such as recording and downloading guidedata.
- You will also find that the Oztivo instructions for automating the guide updates has been rewritten and is much more straighforward. You will find it here:
MCE < TVGuide < OzTiVo
- Make sure your pre and post processors are set correctly in the BRP configorator. Here's my setup to use as an example (I'm in SA though and it includes the time off-set for ABC2):
GRABBER INFO
Name: OzTivo
File: C:\WINDOWS\EHOME\BladeRunnerPro\OzTivo.exe
OLD File C:\WINDOWS\ehome\BladeRunnerPro\GuideData\OzTivo.e xe
Argument: /u:yourusername /p:yourpass /d:4 /o:GuideData\xmltv.xml
PREPROCESSOR
Name: OzTivoTimeOffset
File: C:\WINDOWS\ehome\BladeRunnerPro\TimeOffset.exe
Argument: /o:-30 /f:GuideData\xmltv.xml /c:ABC2 /c:SBS-NEWS
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<NewDataSet>
<Channel>
<name>Nine Digital</name>
<channelID>Nine-SA</channelID>
<virtualchannel>1</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>TEN Digital</name>
<channelID>Ten-SA</channelID>
<virtualchannel>2</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>SBS Digital 1</name>
<channelID>SBS-SA</channelID>
<virtualchannel>3</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>7 Digital</name>
<channelID>Seven-SA</channelID>
<virtualchannel>4</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>ABC TV Adelaide</name>
<channelID>ABC-SA</channelID>
<virtualchannel>5</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>ABC2</name>
<channelID>ABC2</channelID>
<virtualchannel>6</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>SBS-News</name>
<channelID>SBS-News</channelID>
<virtualchannel>7</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>Nine Adelaide-HD</name>
<channelID>Channel Nine Adelaide-HD</channelID>
<virtualchannel>8</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>TEN Adelaide-HD</name>
<channelID>Network TEN Adelaide-HD</channelID>
<virtualchannel>9</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>SBS SA-HD</name>
<channelID>SBS SA-HD</channelID>
<virtualchannel>10</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>Seven Adelaide-HD</name>
<channelID>Channel Seven Adelaide-HD</channelID>
<virtualchannel>11</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>ABC SA-HD</name>
<channelID>ABC SA-HD</channelID>
<virtualchannel>12</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>ABC2-HD</name>
<channelID>ABC2-HD</channelID>
<virtualchannel>13</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
<Channel>
<name>SBS News-HD</name>
<channelID>SBS News-HD</channelID>
<virtualchannel>14</virtualchannel>
</Channel>
</NewDataSet>
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