RF Setup

From TivoZA

In order for the TiVo or any other HTPC to be able to receive input from an RF source, it needs to know the frequency on which to tune the channel to. Each stations frequency varies from town to town thus users wishing to make use of the RF input need to configure the station frequencies based on their location.

Stations by Area

Select your province below to view a list of what channel each station is broadcast on in your area. To determine the station frequency, you need to enter the channel number into the corresponding box next to the station in the settings step below.

  • Eastern Cape (http://www.sentech.co.za/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=118&bid=25&btitle=Frequencies&meid=129)
  • Free State (http://www.sentech.co.za/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=119&bid=25&btitle=Frequencies&meid=130)
  • Gauteng (http://www.sentech.co.za/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=120&bid=25&btitle=Frequencies&meid=131)
  • Kwazulu Natal (http://www.sentech.co.za/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=121&bid=25&btitle=Frequencies&meid=132)
  • Limpopo (http://www.sentech.co.za/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=122&bid=25&btitle=Frequencies&meid=133)
  • Mpumalanga (http://www.sentech.co.za/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=123&bid=25&btitle=Frequencies&meid=134)
  • North West (http://www.sentech.co.za/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=124&bid=25&btitle=Frequencies&meid=135)
  • Northern Cape (http://www.sentech.co.za/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=125&bid=25&btitle=Frequencies&meid=136)
  • Western Cape (http://www.sentech.co.za/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=126&bid=25&btitle=Frequencies&meid=137)


Settings


Device:



Resolution:

720
544
480
Tuner:

Phillips (i.e. UK TiVo)
Samsung/Alps
Name:
Number:
Channel:
Frequency:
SABC 1:
SABC 2:
SABC 3:
eTV:
M-Net:
CSN:




Setup

If you're using a Windows HTPC and you selected HTPC from the Device selection, you now need save the settings from above into a file by selecting "Download file". If you'd prefer to create your own file this can can or creating a .reg file such as 'c:\frequencies.reg', click on the "Copy contents" button in the settings step above (non IE users may need to press Ctrl+C as well) and paste the copied content into the file and save it. Either way, once you have your saved .reg file, double click on the file from Windows explorer and Windows will ask you to confirm that you wish to merge the settings into the registry. That's it, your HTPC is now configured with the station frequencies for your area.


TiVo users need to configure the frequency settings as follows. First establish a telnet connection, now set the TiVo into read/write mode and then move to the '/etc' directory: 

 rw
 cd /etc

To enter the frequency settings, click on the "Copy contents" button in the settings step above (non IE users may need to press Ctrl+C as well), now right-click on the putty telnet terminal to paste the command, hit the enter key and it will have created a new 'palmod.conf' file with your local frequency settings. 

 echo '...' > palmod.conf

Put the TiVo back into read-only mode and reboot for the settings to take effect: 

 ro
 reboot
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