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Windows => Television => Topic started by: tzr916 on August 22, 2020, 07:44:43 am

Title: Scheduler Live Tv Playback
Post by: tzr916 on August 22, 2020, 07:44:43 am

Any way to use MC Scheduler to play live tv? Maybe a playlist? Can live tv be put into a playlist? Any other ways using command line or MC core commands?

Title: Re: Scheduler Live Tv Playback
Post by: Yaobing on August 22, 2020, 09:34:21 am

MC26 /MCC 30002, <optional channel #>

This plays a channel if MC is already started.  <optional channel #> is the channel number assigned to a channel (second column in Manage Channels window).  If the channel # is not provided, MC plays the last played channel.

Yes TV channels can be put in a playlist.  If you check your "Recently Played"  or "Recent Playing Now" playlist (if you have one), you will find your channels there.  You can drag these channels into a new playlist.

Title: Re: Scheduler Live Tv Playback
Post by: Yaobing on August 22, 2020, 09:48:35 am

Here is what I just tested.  Channel number 700002 is the number I assigned to my ATSC OTA channel 7-2.  I use multiple zeros between major channel number and minor channel number, to make it unique (because I also have cable channels).

Title: Re: Scheduler Live Tv Playback
Post by: tzr916 on August 24, 2020, 06:53:16 pm

I suppose this works on a client as well? Once live tv is playing, can I schedule live tv playback to STOP by using mcc 10002 ?

Title: Re: Scheduler Live Tv Playback
Post by: Yaobing on August 24, 2020, 08:52:59 pm

I think the answers are yes, and yes.  You can just try it.

Title: Re: Scheduler Live Tv Playback
Post by: tzr916 on August 27, 2020, 07:57:44 am

Thanks, MC scheduler is working great for this.