HP a1720n, a1712n, a1709n, a1700n, a1767c Connecting a dual tuner, TV Tuner Description Requirements

Connecting a dual tuner

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NOTE: The Television (Electronic) Program Guide is not available in all countries/regions.

The computer records television programs and enables you to control the television channels. The computer supports two tuner configurations:

TV Tuner	Description	Requirements
		￿ If you are using a TV antenna or
Single-tuner TV	Watch or record only one
source	program in the NTSC	standard cable connector, the
	or PAL format.	signal is routed to a single tuner.
Dual-tuner TV	Watch a show on one	￿ If you are using a TV antenna or
source	channel while Windows	standard cable connector, the
	Media Center records	signal is routed to both tuners
	another show on a different	internally.
	channel. You can also	￿ If you are using a cable or
	record two different
		satellite set-top box, you must
	programs at the same time.
		connect a second set of inputs.
		Otherwise, connect a second
		set-top box to the second set of
		back-panel connectors.
		￿ TV sources must be of the same
		type: either cable TV, digital
		cable TV, satellite TV, or
		antenna.
		￿ TV sources must also have the
		same, identical channel lineups;
		for example, if you are using
		two satellite TV sources, they
		must provide exactly the same
		channels.
		￿ All TV viewing and scheduling is
		provided through the Television
		(Electronic) Program Guide in
		Windows Media Center, so both
		TV sources must have identical
		Television Program Guides.

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