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hi i need help with my Wintv Tuner card. http://www.hauppauge.com/

i put it in my PCI Slot

connected all the wires, and cables to my computer, just like in the instructions. and i did scan for my channels, but all i get in a scrammbled picture, where the tv would be showing.

here is a screenshot



i also tried to contact the company for help, and they haven't answered back.

Might be a stupid question, but is your antenna cable plugged in? And is it like that on every channel?

EDIT: Do you got the drivers installed etc?

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Originally posted by Vilkku
Might be a stupid question, but is your antenna cable plugged in? And is it like that on every channel?

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i'm using a tv cable, and yes it is plugged in.

Are you sure that the antenna is correcly connected?
If you connect it to a TV, does it work?

Also, try using another program for watching TV using your TV card like: ChrisTV or Beyond TV (both shareware)

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Originally posted by Mike
Are you sure that the antenna is correcly connected?
If you connect it to a TV, does it work?

Also, try using another program for watching TV using your TV card like: ChrisTV or Beyond TV (both shareware)

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i don't have an antenna, i use cable, like the one thati connected to a tv.

When you scanned, did you have the settings correct? Mainly the format is importaint, in USA it's NTSC and in Europe it's PAL.

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Originally posted by Vilkku
When you scanned, did you have the settings correct? Mainly the format is importaint, in USA it's NTSC and in Europe it's PAL.

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i live in canada, and yes i did check the settings, and they appear correct.

In my WinTV applications there are two settings for cable, did you try with both? Also, there are upgrades for both the drivers and the application on the website. EDIT: Did it actually find any channel?

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Originally posted by Vilkku
In my WinTV applications there are two settings for cable, did you try with both? Also, there are upgrades for both the drivers and the application on the website. EDIT: Did it actually find any channel?

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i'll try that.

It looks like it isn't getting any signal.

If you are using a wall jack that you haven't used before, you may want to test it with a regular TV or some other way.  Inside cable runs to wall jacks are often left disconnected until needed (to reduce interference).

Also, my WinTV board has two cable jacks on it.  The second one is for the FM radio tuner.  If yours is the same,  that would be an easy mistake to make...