yes Susan, there's no problem with that sort of set up, all was working perfectly until a few weeks ago. It was a question of if the eyeTV, the computer, the arial, cables or a combination were on the out.
Yvonne On 01/12/2013, at 7:58 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: > If you want to watch one channel and record another you need to have two > arial cables going into the eye tv so that you have two sources of TV. Is > your eye TV set up that way? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 1 Dec 2013, at 7:04 pm, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi Ronni, >> >> I know it has taken me a while to get back to you but I have been slowly >> working my way through things. It was quite painful as the problems didn't >> seem to be stable. Today I did a bit of a growl at hubby and a new antenna >> has just been installed and I now have all channels coming through on full >> strength. I should find out over the next couple of days if the rest has >> sorted out too. Apart from missing channels the most annoying was scheduled >> recordings, if the tv was on and o the correct channel then ok but if it >> needed to start up and/or change channel it would try but nothing record. >> Tomorrow's Eggheads scheduled recording will give me the all clear or what. >> >> Again thank you for all your helpful suggestions, them and you are greatly >> appreciated >> >> Yvonne >> >> On 18/11/2013, at 9:42 AM, Ronni Brown wrote: >> >>> On 17 Nov 2013, at 3:27 pm, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Now if only i could work out why I cannot get chanel 9 on either of my >>>> eyetv macs things would be sweet...but i think it may be the ariel or >>>> perhaps something to do with the splitter as at times running the eyetv on >>>> one appears to be disturbing the other [pixelating the picture etc] >>> >>> Hello Yvonne, >>> >>> I have changed the subject to include 'EyeTV plays video that is pixelated' >>> to help your query. >>> There are a few reasons why EyeTV may have pixelated video. >>> >>> EyeTV plays video that is pixelated >>> >>> 1) The EyeTV software may need to be reset. >>> >>> Solution: Quit the EyeTV software, and then restart it. >>> >>> 2) The EyeTV hardware may need to be reset. >>> >>> Solution: Unplug the EyeTV hardware from the Mac, power source, and video >>> source. Wait a minute, and then attach everything again. >>> >>> 3) EyeTV hardware is not properly connected to the video source. >>> >>> Solution: Check all cables that are connected to EyeTV, making sure that >>> they are firmly attached to the EyeTV hardware, and to the source. >>> >>> If your EyeTV unit has a separate cable for connecting composite and >>> S-Video (a white cable for EyeTV 250 Plus, a black cable for EyeTV Hybrid), >>> then make sure that all ends of that cable are undamaged. Any bent >>> connectors or pins can cause black and white or otherwise incorrect video. >>> >>> 4) If an antenna is in use, it may need to be reoriented. >>> >>> Solution: Move the antenna to make sure you are getting the best signal. >>> Pixelated areas in digital video may be due to a low signal. >>> >>> 5) The connection between the EyeTV device and the Mac may be damaged or >>> defective. >>> >>> Solution: If the EyeTV unit is connected via USB or Firewire, then try >>> another USB or Firewire cable. Try another port on your Mac, and also >>> restart your Mac. >>> >>> 6) EyeTV software may have incorrect Devices Preferences >>> >>> Solution: Check the Devices Preferences to make sure the quality level is >>> set to the proper setting. A low quality setting can cause a pixelated >>> video image. >>> >>> If adjusting the quality doesn't help, and your hardware has Game Mode or >>> Timeshift mode, then turn that setting on and off, to see if there is a >>> difference. >>> >>> If you have a hardware encoding device like EyeTV 250 Plus, its possible >>> that the encoder chip has an error. Turning Game Mode on will bypass that >>> chip - does the image improve when Game Mode is on? >>> >>> If you have a software encoding device like EyeTV Hybrid, it's possible >>> that turning on Timeshift mode will reduce image quality. This is due to >>> the fact that some Macs are not powerful enough to handle the High quality >>> setting for encoding/recording analog video input. In that case, lower >>> quality settings may be pixelated. >>> >>> 7) EyeTV software may be damaged or defective. >>> >>> Solution: EyeTV's Preference files or the actual EyeTV application may be >>> corrupted in some way. Move the EyeTV application to the trash, and install >>> it again. >>> >>> You should also try to erase the four EyeTV Preference files, using the >>> EyeTV Reporter application. >>> >>> If you erase the EyeTV preference files, then any activation key you may >>> have will need to be re-entered. Don’t erase the preference files unless >>> you have the activation key in hand. >>> >>> You can download and find instructions for EyeTV Reporter here: >>> >>> How do I use the EyeTV Reporter utility? >>> >>> After you erase them and restart EyeTV, then you’ll have to re Auto Tune >>> via the Setup Assistant, or the Setup part of the EyeTV Preferences. >>> >>> 8) Video source cables are damaged or defective. >>> >>> Solution: Replace your video cables with a new set, to ensure that a >>> complete signal is being transmitted. >>> >>> 9) Video source device is damaged or defective. >>> >>> Solution: Connect the video source to another device, like a TV set. If >>> video is not transmitted properly to the TV set, or to EyeTV, then the >>> video source device (or source cables) may be damaged or defective. >>> >>> 10) Coaxial cable splitter may be damaged or defective. >>> >>> Solution: Try to connect EyeTV directly to the video source, with no >>> splitter in between. If that works, then try EyeTV with each port on the >>> splitter, to see if some ports work better than others. >>> >>> 11) EyeTV hardware has a damaged or defective video input. >>> >>> Solution: If the video problem exist with a certain source, try connecting >>> another source to EyeTV that uses the same input. >>> >>> For example, if a VCR is not sending correct video when using the composite >>> or S-Video cables, then try a DVD player with composite or S-Video cables. >>> >>> If the second source has the same problem, then it's possible that the >>> EyeTV unit has a hardware problem with the video input. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>> >>> OS X 10.9 Mavericks >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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