Has anyone made a quick cheat sheet for rescanning?

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adam1991

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Has anyone made a quick cheat sheet for rescanning?

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Post by adam1991 » Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:10 pm

It's rescan time around here over the next few weeks, as channels change frequencies. I guess I'll have to set some things up again. Does anyone have a few quick bullets of the tasks in order?

I'm getting too old for this...

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Post by thorhtpc » Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:08 pm

I am also interested in a quick tips for the rescan process. How we scan for the new frequencies and how does this affect EPG123?

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Post by garyan2 » Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:49 am

My personal preference is to clear out all the current scanned channels and scan again. It is cleaner in my opinion.

In WMC, goto Settings->TV->TV Signal->Scan for More Channels. Click the [Delete All] button, and then the [Scan again] button. When it is done, just go to the EPG123 Client, select your OTA lineup, and click the Match by: [# Number] button. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

EDIT: Sorry, you asked for bullets ... ;)
  • In WMC, goto Settings->TV->TV Signal->Scan for More Channels
  • (Optional) Click the [Delete All] button and acknowledge
  • Click the [Scan again] button and wait for completion
  • Close WMC. Open EPG123 Client
  • Select your OTA lineup on the right-side
  • Click the Match by: [# Number] button
NOTE: If your area has stations in the VHF channels (2-13) and chose to [Delete All] then you will have to add those channels again manually.
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Post by adam1991 » Tue Apr 09, 2019 7:21 pm

And indeed, it's just that simple. Worked great. Thanks.

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