About this tag
The tag 'channel issues' on WindowsForum.com covers problems with TV channel detection, guide data, and audio channel balance in Windows environments. Common topics include Windows Media Center failing to download guide data or recognize channels after setup, tuner cards losing channel functionality after reboot, and audio drivers delivering sound only to one channel. Specific cases involve Ceton, Pinnacle, and Compro tuners on Windows 7, as well as Realtek HD audio channel imbalance. Users also report remote programming errors that add extra digits to channel numbers. These threads focus on troubleshooting hardware and software configuration to restore proper channel functionality.
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    Windows 7 Media Center guide missing listings for one channel

    I am using Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit. I have a Ceton InfinityTV PCI card and yesterday I had a update to the Ceton hardware and needed to run WMC setup again. As I was setting up the guide I found one channels listing showed "No Data Available". I have tried manual updating the guide listings...
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    • ceton infinitytv channel issues guide home premium media center missing listings tech support update windows 7 wmc setup
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    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 Realtek HD audio drivers with a unique problem on Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit

    Hey everyone, Just to be clear on what kind of motherboard I'm using and the onboard audio in said motherboard, here's the model number: GA-M57SLI-S4 (AMD - socket AM2) and the onboard audio is by Realtek. The mobo itself is a bit outdated I guess, at about 4-5 years now. I listen to a lot of...
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    • audio audio balance channel issues codec device manager drivers fl studio ga-m57sli-s4 headphones motherboard music production onboard audio realtek sound card speakers support support site troubleshooting update windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Videomate E300 on Windows 7 does not work after reboot

    I hope this is in the correct section. As the title says, my Compro Videomate e300 works when i install the drivers. As soon as i reboot, both Compro DTV and Media Centre cannot find channels. I am using the latest 6.01.080 driver and DTV 4.53.600 and Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (i just installed...
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    • channel issues clean install compro dtv device manager driver issues media center radio reboot videomate e300 windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 help with media center

    Hi! I am trying to setup media center to watch live tv. I had no problems watching live tv on Vista before I upgraded to windows 7. When I get to the step in TV Setup that says "Downloading TV Setup Data" I get a message that states: Download Failure The new TV setup data could not be...
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    • channel issues download issues live tv media center setup issues signal setup tuner tv guide vista upgrade windows 7
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    Windows 7 Media Center - won't recognize HDTV or make it past channel 185

    I've been having a little trouble getting my Pinnacle HDTV card to work on W7 7100 and now finally got it, though it won't go past channel 185. I'm using a straight-from-the-wall coax, so no cable box. Pinnacle's TVCenter program worked fine in XP and displayed channels 200+, which were local...
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    • channel issues drivers hdtv media center pinnacle software compatibility television troubleshooting tv card windows 7
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    Windows 7 Help Needed: Logitech Remote Programming Issues with Channel Numbers in Windows 7 Media Center

    I've spent two days trying everything to program my logitech remote under windows 7 media center. Everytime I get to the page where you see if the channel changes correctly it keeps putting a zero before the channel number I want to go to so it comes up with a bad channel. I'm all out ideas...
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    • channel issues configuration home theater input devices logitech media center programming remote troubleshooting windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware