Foxtel

[Lucky_9]

How can I record Foxtel(pay TV) with my Dvico FusionHDTV plus tv card?

[jimmalenko]

I've got Neighborhood cable pay TV, which I believe might be a reseller for Foxtel, and I have my box hooked up via composites (RCA plugs) to my VCR, which I then have hooked up to my ADVC-100, as well as back to my TV. Depending on your decoder box, you should possibly have the choice of coax or RCA. It then depends on the inputs your capture card will accept as to which one is the best for you to use.

[Lucky_9]

I connect it using cable/antenna, through my VCR but the channel aren't being picked up. (NBN, SBS ABD are being picked up but not foxtel)

[jimmalenko]

Are you able to watch it on the TV through your VCR with your current set-up ? If so, i'd imagine you needed to tune the VCR in to pick up the signal - it'll be at a specific UHF frequency no doubt. Once tuned in, and you can set your VCR to a certain channel and watch it on the TV, then all you need to do is set the VCR to that channel, and your capture card should pick it up.

[Lucky_9]

Yes, My channel for VCR is AV1 but not picking up...It might be the wrong setting on the tuner options..

RF Channels
All Channels
Sub-Channels

These are options..Then there is frequency which is somthing like
VQ8
256

Something like that...Any help would help...I heard about BDA drivers, what do they do and where to downlaod??

[jimmalenko]

Answer these questions and it should make the job a whole lot simpler:

• What type of inputs can your capture card accept ? coax (antenna) ? RCA ? S-Video ?
• What inputs does your TV have ? (List all)
• What outputs does your TV have ? (List all)
• What inputs does your VCR have ? (List all)
• What outputs does your VCR have ? (List all)
• What outputs does your foxtel box have ? (List all)
• Is it important to be able to watch what you're capping on the TV, or does your capping software's preview function do the job sufficiently ?

[Lucky_9]

* What type of inputs can your capture card accept ? coax (antenna) ? RCA ? S-Video ? ANTENNA, S-VIDEO
* What inputs does your TV have ? (List all) S-VIDEO, RCA, ANTENNA
* What outputs does your TV have ? (List all) RCA
* What inputs does your VCR have ? (List all) RCA, ANTENNA
* What outputs does your VCR have ? (List all) RCA, ANTENNA
* What outputs does your foxtel box have ? (List all) RCA, ANTENNA, S-VIDEO, DVI
* Is it important to be able to watch what you're capping on the TV, or does your capping software's preview function do the job sufficiently ? IT does the job alright[/b]

[jimmalenko]

Two solutions:

Foxtel box into VCR using RCA.
Free-to-air antenna into VCR using coax.
VCR into TV using RCA.
TV into capture card using RCA.


OR


Foxtel box into TV using S-VIDEO.
Free-to-air antenna into TV using coax.
VCR into TV using RCA.
TV into capture card using RCA.


I think the 2nd way is probably better (and easier to understand).



This way whatever is displaying on your TV at the time is going to your capture card, be it pay tv, free-to-air TV or VHS.

[Lucky_9]

The thing is that my computer isn't that close to the TV to use RCA and I have been having problems capturing RCA input with my TV card....

One thing I should mention is that ...
"FROM FOXTEL BOX I OUTPUT USING antenna DIRECTLY INTO TV CARD ANTTENA BUT IT IS NOT BEING PICKED UP... " I feel it is more software prblem, but any solution I guess I will have to try...

[jimmalenko]

uhhh WTF ?

Do you have an RCA to coax lead ? I think not

you gotta go RCA to RCA, or coax to coax. You can't go RCA to coax or coax to RCA AFAIK.

[Lucky_9]

Lol, I see I confused you..Here

It is Coax to Coax.!
I used Coax out from FOxtel decoder to the Coax input in Tv card.

[jimmalenko]

What about:


Foxtel box into VCR using RCA.
Free-to-air antenna into VCR using coax.
VCR into TV using RCA.
VCR into capture card using coax.

[Lucky_9]

I tried that, but the channel wasn't being picked up.

[jimmalenko]

Then do one line at a time, testing each line to make sure they all work seperately

First things first:
VIDEO OUT on your VCR must go to AV1 on your TV. Change your TV to AV1 and play a VHS tape in it to test.

You then put the foxtel into your VCR through the Line IN, AV2, AV or VIDEO IN RCA connections (I've seen it called all of those things). So set your TV to AV1 so it picks up whatever is happening on the VCR. Then use your VCR to change to AV2 (or whatever your VCR calls it). You should now be watching foxtel on your TV !!!

Then you need to manually tune in the free-to-air TV channels onto your VCR (most VCRs have some sort of auto-tune that works OK, but sometimes needs a manual fine-tune). In order to access this you need to change the VCR back to AV1 (or whatever it is natively on), and then you should be able to browse through the free-to-air channels on your TV (provided you tuned them in properly).

Then after all that, your capture card is just getting the same result your TV gets.

[Lucky_9]

"""Then do one line at a time, testing each line to make sure they all work seperately wink.gif

First things first:
VIDEO OUT on your VCR must go to AV1 on your TV. Change your TV to AV1 and play a VHS tape in it to test.

You then put the foxtel into your VCR through the Line IN, AV2, AV or VIDEO IN RCA connections (I've seen it called all of those things). So set your TV to AV1 so it picks up whatever is happening on the VCR. Then use your VCR to change to AV2 (or whatever your VCR calls it). You should now be watching foxtel on your TV !!!
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I have done this!