HDHomeRun set up

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1. Download HDHomeRun Setup for Windows.
2. Launch HDHomeRun Setup.
3. Set the BDA Compatibility Mode to Windows Media Center.
4. Set the Signal Type
5. Click OK to save and exit.

1. Launch Windows Media Center.
2. Click Tasks, then Settings, then TV, then Set Up TV Signal (or TV Signal, then Set Up TV Signal).
3. Confirm your region and click Next.
4. Enter your ZIP/postal code and click Next.
5. Read and agree to the Program Guide Terms of Service and click Next.
6. If prompted, read and agree to the PlayReady EULA and click Next.
7. Windows Media Center will show Dowloading Data then Examining TV Signals while auto-detecting the TV signal type. This may take some time.
8. Select Yes, configure TV with these results and click Next.
9. Click Next.
10. Windows Media Center will download the program guide. Click Next when complete.
11. Click Finish.

Validate/pair the CableCARD with the HDHomeRun:

1. Call your cable provider to validate/pair the CableCARD with your HDHomeRun before configuring Windows Media Center.
2. For the Host ID, pairing information, or to check the card has been validated/paired successfully go to My HDHomeRun and click the CableCARD Menu link for your HDHomeRun. When successfully validated/paired it will report Card Validation: success

Run the Windows Media Center Digital Cable Advisor:

1. Launch Windows Media Center. If WMC opens fullscreen mode click the window button near the top-right of the screen to return to windowed mode.
2. In the Extras section, click on Extras Gallery.
3. Click on the Digital Cable Advisor, and follow the prompts to install and run.
4. If Digital Cable Advisor has already been installed go into the Extras section, click on Extras Library, then select Digital Cable Advisor. Follow the prompts to update Windows Media Center for CableCARD support.

Configuring Windows Media Center:

1. Launch Windows Media Center.
2. Click Tasks, then Settings, then TV, then Set Up TV Signal (or TV Signal, then Set Up TV Signal).
3. Confirm your region and click Next.
4. Enter your ZIP/postal code and click Next.
5. Read and agree to the Program Guide Terms of Service and click Next.
6. Read and agree to the PlayReady EULA and click Next.
7. Windows Media Center will show Downloading Data then Examining TV Signals while auto-detecting the TV signal type. This may take some time.
8. Select Yes, configure TV with these results and click Next.
9. Select your cable provider from the list and click Next.
10. Click Next.
11. Windows Media Center will download the program guide. Click Next when complete.
12. Click Finish.

Configuring Windows Media Center:

1. Launch Windows Media Center.
2. Click Tasks, then Settings, then TV, then Set Up TV Signal (or TV Signal, then Set Up TV Signal).
3. Confirm your region and click Next.
4. Enter your ZIP/postal code and click Next.
5. Read and agree to the Program Guide Terms of Service and click Next.
6. If prompted, read and agree to the PlayReady EULA and click Next.
7. Windows Media Center will show Downloading Data then Examining TV Signals while auto-detecting the TV signal type. This may take some time.
8. Select Yes, configure TV with these results and click Next.
9. Click Next.
10. Windows Media Center will scan for channels. This may take some time and Windows Media Center may report that it did not find any channels or only report a small number of channels – this is normal (it will only show channels that have program information). If it prompts you to scan again or continue click Continue.
11. Windows Media Center will download the program guide. Click Next when complete.
12. Click Finish.

Clear QAM: Enabling Missing Channels

1. In Windows Media Center, go into Tasks > Settings > TV > Guide > Add Missing Channels.
2. Click on the channel name (e.g. C114.1) that corresponds to the number in the Tune column in HDHomeRun Setup. If the channel is not present in the list, see the next section.
3. Click Edit Listings.
4. Type the first few letters of the channel name (e.g. KTVU).
5. Select whatever listing corresponds with what that channel is. Type the first few letters of the name to jump to that point in the list.
6. If you want to change the number the channel will show up with in the guide, do so now. Use a 0 after the . to get a cable-style number (e.g. use 7.0 to make it show up as just 7).
7. Click Save.
8. Repeat steps 2-7 for each missing channel.
9. Click Save.

Clear QAM: Adding Channels Not Found in Edit Channel Screen

1. In Windows Media Center, go into Tasks > Settings > TV > Guide > Add Missing Channels.
2. Click Add QAM Channel.
3. WMC will ask for the channel number. This is the number listed in the Tune column in HDHomeRun Setup. For example, HDHomeRun Setup may have a channel listed as ch79-5.
4. That would be entered as 79.5 in WMC. Enter the number and click Next.
5. Select QAM256 for the modulation and click Next.
6. Type in a name. It doesn’t matter what name you type, just type something you will recognize later. Click Add.
7. Repeat steps 2-5 for any other channels.
8. Click Done.
9. Click Edit Channels.
10. Click on one of the channels you just added.
11. Click Edit Listings.
12. Select whatever listing corresponds with what that channel is. Type the first few letters of the name to jump to that point in the list.
13. If you want to change the number the channel will show up with in the guide, do so now. Use a 0 after the . to get a cable-style number (e.g. use 7.0 to make it show up as just 7).
14. Click Save.
15. Repeat steps 9-13 for the other channels.
16. Click Save.

Configuring Windows Media Center:

1. Open Windows Media Center.
2. Click Tasks, then Settings, then TV, then Set Up TV Signal (or TV Signal, then Set Up TV Signal).
3. Confirm your region and click Next.
4. Enter your ZIP/postal code and click Next.
5. Read and agree to the Program Guide Terms of Service and click Next.
6. If prompted, read and agree to the PlayReady EULA and click Next.
7. Windows Media Center will show Dowloading Data then Examining TV Signals while auto-detecting the TV signal type. This may take some time.
8. If Windows Media Center detects the signal type as DVB-T select Yes, configure TV with these results and click Next.
9. If Windows Media Center asks you to configure manually select Antenna and Digital Antenna (DVB-T). Do not select Cable/ClearQAM as this configures Windows Media Center for
10. USA unenceypted cable TV which will not work.
11. Click Next.
12. Windows Media Center will scan for channels. This may take some time.
13. Windows Media Center will download the program guide. Click Next when complete.
14. Click Finish.

Using Windows Media Center

• To watch live TV: from the main screen, click TV, then Live TV.
• To see the guide: from the main screen, click TV, then Guide.
• To see a mini guide when watching TV: click the Guide button at the bottom.
• To record a single program: Locate it in the guide, click on it, and click Record.
• To record a series: Locate one airing in the series, click on it, and click Record Series.
• To change where recordings are stored: from the main screen, click Tasks, then Settings, then TV, then Recorder, then Recorder storage. Other drives can be selected using the +/- icons.