Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Whahooo, got my Tuning Adapter working this weekend

After about two months of frustration my Tuning Adapter is finally working. A Tuning Adapter is a device that is used to signal the cable company that you want to watch a SDV channel. SDV is Switched Digital Video, channels with lower viewership are broadcast on demand instead of all the time to free up bandwidth. These are channels like Speed, BBC America, G4, Fuse, Versus, and many more.

The Tuning Adapter sits between the cable company and the Cable Card device, in my case the Hauppauge 2650, to "enable" channels as I flip through them. A Tuning Adapter is needed because the Cable Card device I have is not a signalling or bi-directional device. A cable company DVR is a bi-directional signalling device and doesn't need one of these.

Time Warner, my cable company, provides the Tuning Adapter free of charge when you pick up a Cable Card.

Hauppauge came out with an update to the firmware and software for the 2650, this new update worked and activated my Motorola Tuning Adapter.

Now that I can see and record all of the channels that I am supposed to be able to I am ready to replace the Time Warner DVR with my computer.

For a list of SoCal Time Warner SDV channels read on:

 Unavailable Channels and Services with
CableCARD™-equipped UDCP devices



The channels and services listed below are interactive services (VOD, channels delivered using Switched Digital Video technology) and therefore cannot be accessed utilizing a CableCARD-equipped UDCP device without additional, two-way-capable, equipment (i.e., a Tuning Adapter or a digital cable set-top box).



 119    VH1 Classic
 121,879    CMT
 124    Youtoo
 125,297 Sundance
 126,293,877    Fox Movie Channel
 129,888     Nat Geo WILD
 133,881    MTV Hits
 134,882    MTV Jams
 135    VH1 Soul
 142    Current TV
 143,327,842    nuvoTV
 151    Lifetime Real Women
 153    GSN
 155,636    CCTV-9 (English)
 157    Mnet
 158,654    TVK1 (Korean)
 159    KBS World
 160    Gospel Music Channel
 162    TV One
 167,898    EWTN
 168    The Word Network
 169,899    Inspiration Network
 170,329,853,1414    La Familia Cosmovision
 171,1413    Discovery Fit & Health
 175    Ovation
 176    The Africa Channel
 177    Jewish Life TV
 181,896    PBS Kids Sprout
 188,893,1408    Boomerang
 191,874,1404    Science
 234    NASA TV
 244    Shop Zeal 1
 257    ESPN Classic
 258,864    Fox College Sports Pacific
 259,865    Fox College Sports Central
 260,866    Fox College Sports Atlantic
 261    CBS Sports Network
 262,735    NBA TV
 264    The Tennis Channel
 268    Outdoor Channel
 270    TVG
 272,318,856    GolTV
275    NHL Network
276    MLB Network
283    Encore
284    Encore East
285    Encore Drama
286    Encore Love
287    Encore Mystery
288    Encore WAM
289    Encore Action
290    Enocre Westerns
294    Hallmark Movie Channel
295    Flix
296    IFC
298    ReelzChannel
299    Chiller
305,858    CNN en Espanol
306,808    Once Mexico
307,806    Mexico 22
308,807    CBTV Michoacan
309,811    TVE Internacional
310,816    Canal Sur
311,829    History Channel en Espanol
312,844    Utilisima
313,830    Discovery en Espanol
315,834    Cine Latino
316,835    Infinito
317,772    Playboy TV en Espanol
324,839    Video Rola
325,838    HTV
328,854    EWTN Espanol
331,850    Sorpresa
392    ESPN Goal Line
394    Fox Soccer HD
395    Fox Soccer Plus HD
396    Gol TV HD
397    Galavision HD
 398    HBO Latino HD
 414    Palladia HD
 416    Velocity
 419    Universal HD
 420    Smithsonian HD
 421    Crime & Investigation HD
 422    MGM HD
 423    The Golf Channel HD
 426    ESPNews HD
 429,572    Starz HD
 430,522    Cinemax HD
 431    HD PPV
 435    Disney Channel HD
 443    Syfy HD
 447    HLN HD
 448    BBC America HD
 449    Investigation Discovery HD
 450    Lifetime HD
 451    Animal Planet HD
 452    Travel Channel HD
 455    History International HD
 457    Biography HD
 459    Nick HD
 460    Science HD
 461    Disney XD HD
 466    Fox Business Network HD
 467    ESPNU HD
 468    Speed HD
 469    Versus HD
 470    MLB Network HD
 471    NHL Network HD
 472    NBA TV HD
 474    CBS Sports Network HD
 475    LMN HD
 476    Hallmark Movie Channel HD
 477    Hallmark Channel HD
 478     TCM HD
 479     AMC HD
 480     IFC HD
 481     HBO East HD
 482     Cinemax East HD
 483     Showtime East HD
 484     The Movie Channel HD
 485     Starz East HD
 487     E! HD
 488     Style HD
 490     QVC HD
 492     CMT HD
 494     Fuse HD
 495     G4 HD
 498     TV One HD
 504     HBO East
 505     HBO 2
 506     HBO 2 East
 507     HBO Signature
 508     HBO Signature East
 509     HBO Comedy
 510     HBO Zone
 511     HBO Latino
 512     HBO Family
 524     CInemax East
 525     MoreMAX
 526     MoreMAX East
 527     ActionMAX
 528     @MAX
 529     5StarMAX
 530     ThrillerMAX
 531     WMAX East
 554     Showtime East
 555     Showtime Beyond
 557     Showtime Extreme
 559     Showtime Too
 561     Showtime Showcase
 564     The Movie Channel East
 565     TMC Xtra
 574     Starz East
 575     Starz Cinema
 577     Starz Edge
 578     Starz In Black
 579     Starz Kids & Family
 607     TV Japan (Japanese)
 610     SBTN (Vietnamese)
 512     TV5Monde (French)
 513     RAI International (Italian)
 616     ART (Arabic)
 617     Tapesh TV (Farsi)
 618     RTVi (Russian)
 619     Russian Kino (Russian)
 620     PacSun
 621     C1R (Russian)
 622     RTN (Russian)
 627     Phoenix InfoNews (Mandarin)
 628     Phoenix North American (Mandarin)
 629     ETTV News (Mandarin)
 630     ETTV Drama (Mandarin)
 631     ETTV YOYO (Mandarin)
 632     ETTV China (Mandarin)
 633     ETTV Super (Mandarin)
 634     CTI Zhong Tian Channel (Mandarin)
 635     CCTV-4 (Mandarin)
 650     MBC (Korean)
 651     MBCD (Korean)
 652     SBS
 655     TVK2 (Korean)
 670     TV Asia (South Asian)
 671     Zee TV (South Asian)
 672     SET Asia (South Asian)
 673     Sahara Filmy (South Asian)
 680     TFC (Tagalog)
 681     GMA Pinoy (Tagalog)
 682     GMA Life TV (Tagalog)
 700     3DTV Special Events
705     ESPN 3D
 711-720     NBA League Pass / MLS Direct Kick
 721-726     ESPN Game Plan / ESPN Full Court
 731     GAME 1 HD
 732     GAME 2 HD
 733     TEAM HD
 752     Premium Events (PPV)
 753     Premium Events (PPV)
 755-768     MLB Extra Innings / NHL Center Ice
 771     Playboy TV
 773     Fresh
 774     Skin
 775     Penthouse
 776     TEN Clips
 777     Spice: Xcess
 804     Multimedios
 809     Sur Mexico
 813     Teleformula
 814     Centroamerica TV
 817     Sur Peru
 818     Latinoamerica TV
 819     Ecuavisa Internacional
 820     TV Chile
 821     Caracol Internacional
 822     TV Colombia
 823     TV Venezuela
 832     De Pelicula
 833     De Pelicula Classico
 836     Cine Mexicano
 837     ViendoMovies
 840     Bandamax
 845     Latele Novela
 852     Discovery Familia
 857     AYM Sports
 867     Fox Soccer Plus
 883     Tr3s

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