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

 

 

 

Single-tuner TV

Watch or record only one

￿ If you are using a TV antenna or

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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