Dear,
I bought and installed MC25 license on windows 8.1 PC.
I have build a fast Media Network Category E (up to 10G...)
Now I want to install my little SAT>IP server - a rather popular unit in Europe sold/made by company Telestar. The model is named Digibit R1
It has 4 tuners and claims to be 100% compatible with the current SAT>IP standard.
I am astonished to run into many fundamental problems trying to use JRiver MC25 as a SAT>IP client.
First of all: VLC player on the PC works without problems - so no real problems with the Telestar product.
However I need JRiver to work, as I use Jrivers plug-in convolution engine for a lot of audio processing in a multichannel audio setup. As long I stay with Audio sources JRiver works great.
But now starting with Video, lot's of problems appear:
- When I start to set-up the SAT>IP system the 4 tuners of the Digibit R1 are recognised
- The SAT>IP server offers a M3U list of Astra 19,2 deg, which is fine for me (see below). However when scanning in the set-up procedere of JRiver for it using the "server provided channel list" item, JRiver either crashes or stay scanning forever with nothing happening. The current situation is that channel scanning with the set-up procederes of JRiver doesn't work at all - not a single channel is found and JRiver searches forever. It could be, that it doesn't search on port 8080, where Digibit R1 offers the M3U list ? How I can point JRiver to the correct Port, so the M3U list can be imported from the wizard ?
- I can save the M3U to disk as a file and then try to import this list into JRiver - the Television Set-up procedere of JRiver offers this option. However it doen't work - JRiver refuses to import this m3u channel list - it just does nothing. Why the m3u is not imported ? Please see the Telestar format of this list - is there any difference in what JRiver expect to see for import ?
- Is the format of the Telestar M3U list compatible, what JRiver expect to see, when I ask it to import the m3u instead of automatically scanning (because scanning don't work). Please see the specification of Telestar's M3u channel list below.
- How can I get a working EPG ? The Microsoft service nor any other service suggested from JRiver work - I believe this only works in USA, but not in Europe ? What to do ?
Searching the Internet, I cannot find any XMLTV lists, which JRiver understand to import as EPG
- Is there anything fundamentally wrong ? As I understand, I first need to use the Television Set-up procedure to finalize. So I tried and run into the problems, which need to be solved. Is there any other work arround? I just need to watch TV.
- If I cannot get a working EPG installed, can I watch TV without any program listing?
- Manual input of a single Astra Frequency: I tried to manually edit just one Astra-Frequency. So I input all the necessary parameters of a single free-to-air TV-station (German TV "Das Erste" from Astra 19.2E). In JRiver Television Tab after the manual setup it indeed showed up. However double clicking the station to watch this channel didn't work - JRiver alerts "try to lock to channel" and then "no signal".... it is Free to air signal which is shown in VLC player correctly...what is wrong ?
Here is some information from Telestar, how the M3U list is offered from the SAT>IP server:
" ---- start quoting Telestar from Digibit R1 help file ----------------------
The SAT>IP Server features M3U channel lists for playback in unicast mode. The default list contains Radio and TV channel for ASTRA 19.2E.
To access the M3U list, use the address which is displayed on this page (http://<device name>:8080/m3u). Alternatively you can use the IP-address to access the M3U list (http://<IP-address>:8080/m3u).
It is also possible to upload your own M3U list.
Click on "Browse" and choose the M3U list (xxx.m3u) on your local hard drive.
Select "Load" to start loading the new list.
The new M3U list will be loaded and you will be notified if it has been loaded successfully.
The format of the M3U list must be the following:
http://<IP-Address>/?src=[DiSEqC Command]&fe=[Tuner]&freq=[Satellite Frequency]&sr=[Symbol Rate]&pol=[Polarisation]&msys=[Demodulation Standard]&pids=[PAT,V-PID,A-PID,PMT]
The parameter SRC is optional in case a DiSEqC switch or a Monoblock LNB are used
The parameter FE to select a particular tuner is optional
It is also possible to use the device name instead of the IP-address: http://<device name>/?....
Instead of HTTP streaming you can also use RTSP: rtsp://<IP-address>:554/?...
Example for a M3U list for playback in unicast mode:
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,Das Erste HD
http://192.168.110.96/?freq=11494&sr=22000&pol=h&msys=dvbs2&pids=0,5100,5101,5102,5103,5106#EXTINF:-1,RTL Television
http://192.168.110.96/?freq=12188&sr=27500&pol=h&msys=dvbs&pids=0,44,163,104,106Select and load a channel list from an online server
If the server is connected to the internet you can download an up-to-date channel list for different satellites.
M3U list transport protocol
You can select which transport protocol shall be used when streaming a program from the channel list. You can choose between RTSP-UDP, RTSP-RTP and HTTP.
TV lists
Click on the corresponding link to open the main channel list or the favorite list.
Favorite channel list:
You can create and manage your own favourite channel list under section "Favourite List(s)". Using the respective buttons, you can create ("New"), export to file ("Export", for backup), if necessary re-import from file ("Import"), modify ("Edit") or delete ("Delete") a favourite list.
Click on button "New".
Click on the new list and select "Edit".
Select a channel from the main list ("Main TV List") and move it (drag & drop) to your favourite list using the mouse.
To remove a channel from the favourite list, select the channel you want to delete and move it (drag & drop) to the trash
Using the button "Sort" you can sort the main list in alphabetical order. The button "Delete all" deletes all the channels of a favourite list.
Save the favourite list by the button "Save", then this favourite list will be the channel list that DLNA clients will be able to discover and use (instead of the default main list).
--- end of quote from Telestar help file --------------------------------
What should I do to install Telestar Digibit R1 SAT>IP server correctly so it works with JRiver as intended.
Hopefully the JRiver Development team can guide me in the right direction...
Best regards,
Ulli
(Belgium)