Nero LiquidTV™ | TiVo® PC • FAQ’s • TV Tuner Cards - Help

In Guided Setup, all tuner cards which are detected and supported by Nero LiquidTV™ are listed in the displayed Choose a Tuner Card screen.

 

To configure a tuner, begin by specifying the TV source to which the tuner is connected. The wizard will then lead you through all required steps for the selected TV source to make the associated TV channels available.

The Choose a Tuner Card screen is displayed after you have activated the TiVo® service. Proceed as follows to assign a TV source to a tuner card.

Step 1:
Use the Start Tuner Card setup button.

If you selected a non-hybrid TV tuner card:

→ The Select TV Source screen is displayed.

If you selected a hybrid TV tuner card:

→ The Hybrid TV Tuner Card screen is displayed.

 

Here you specify whether the analog or the digital function of the hybrid tuner card is required for the TV source you want to assign.

→ The Select TV Source screen is displayed.

Select the TV source which is connected to the selected tuner from the displayed Antenna, Cable (no box), Cable box, and Satellite Box options.

→ If you selected the Antenna option, proceed with: http://support.neroliquidtv.com/guidedsetup

→ If you selected the Cable (no box) option, proceed with: Setting Up Tuner with Cable (no box) as TV Source

→ If you selected the Cable Box or Satellite Box, proceed with: Configuring Tuner with Cable or Satellite Box as TV Source

Please note:
The following TV sources are specified for the different countries:

→ USA: all TV sources i.e. analog antenna, digital antenna, analog cable, digital cable, satellite

→ Canada: analog antenna, analog cable, digital cable, satellite (i.e. NO digital antenna)

→ Mexico: analog cable and digital cable only – satellite and digital antenna coming soon

 

Setting Up Tuner with Cable (no box) as TV Source

Proceed as follows to configure a tuner with the Cable (no box) TV source:

Step 1:
In the Select TV Source screen, select the Cable (no box) option.

Nero LiquidTV™ checks if a TV signal is available and the Do You See Video? screen eventually appears. You should see a video in the top right corner.

 

Step 2:
Use the Yes, I see video in the window button.

→ The Cable/Satellite Provider screen is displayed. The cable and satellite providers which are available in your area are listed here.

 

Step 3:
Select a cable provider from the displayed list.

Step 4:
Press the Select button.

→ The available cable channel lineup is determined:

→ If the selected provider offers several different cable lineups then the Cable Channel Lineup screen is displayed.

 

Please check the following link to see how to Configure Cable Channel Lineups:
http://support.neroliquidtv.com/lineup

If the selected provider displays premium cable channels, either additionally or exclusively, the Premium Channels? screen is displayed.

Please check the following link to see how to Configure Premium Cable Channels:
http://support.neroliquidtv.com/lineup

If the selected provider does not offer different channel lineups in your area then the available channel lineup will be used.

Some channel tests will follow. Please follow the instructions on the screen.

The configuration of the tuner to which the Cable (no box) TV source is allocated is finished. The Choose a Tuner Card screen is displayed again.

→ You have assigned the TV source Cable (no box) to the selected tuner and have determined the allocated channels. You can now select the TV source for the next tuner.

 

If Nero LiquidTV™ detects that all available tuners are already assigned to TV sources then the All TV Tuner Cards Set Up screen is displayed and you can begin the download of the TV program guide.

 

 

Configuring Tuner with Cable or Satellite Box as TV Source

The following steps have to be carried out consecutively to configure a tuner with the Cable box or Satellite box TV source:

→ Select TV source and check that the connection to the TV source is correct.

→ Select the cable or satellite provider and allocate it to the channel lineups.

→ Indicate the brand of your cable or satellite box.

→ Conduct channel changing tests to check that the IR cable is functioning properly. That way, you can use the PC remote control to switch between cable and satellite channels in the future.

Please note:
You can only use one cable box or one satellite box as a TV source.

Select TV Source and Check Connection

Proceed as follows to allocate a tuner to a cable box or a satellite box TV source and to check the connection of this TV source:

In the Select TV Source screen, select the Cable box or Satellite box option.

→ The Hook Up Cable/Satellite Box screen is displayed.

From the available connection types COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO, and RF-IN select the connection with which your cable or satellite box is connected and use the corresponding button.

→ If you have selected COMPOSITE or S-VIDEO then the Do You See Video? screen is displayed.

→ If you have selected RF-IN then the TV Channel for Cable/Satellite box is displayed.
Here you select the channel on which your TV set must be set to play the programs from the cable or satellite box.

→ The Do You See Video? screen is displayed.

 

If you cannot see a video make sure that the cable or satellite box is turned on and, using the associated remote control, select a channel that you know you can receive.

→ The video is displayed in the top right corner of the screen.

If you still can't see a video, select the No (not even after following the above steps) button.

→ The Troubleshoot Video Hookup screen is displayed

If the Video Hookup screen doesn’t find a video signal, proceed with:
http://support.neroliquidtv.com/video

If you can see the video in the top right corner, use the Yes, I see video in the window button.

→ The Digital Cable? screen is displayed.

Use one of the buttons offered so that the available providers are listed in the Cable Provider screen.

→ The Cable/Satellite Provider screen is displayed. The cable and satellite providers which are available in your area are listed here.

You have allocated the selected tuner to the cable or satellite box TV source and have checked the connection of the device. You now have to select the provider of your cable or satellite box and also have to allocate the related channel lineups to this tuner.
If have problems selecting the right provider, proceed with: http://support.neroliquidtv.com/provider