where can I purchase a tv tuner isolator adapter. I have gone to several electronic stores and looked on the hp web site and no one seems to know what this is yet in the instructions it says you should connect the computer to the coaxil cable with a tv tuner isolator adapter not included to prevent computer damage from power surges. Please help....Does any one know what this is and who sales them??????
TV Tuner Setup for the TouchSmart IQ500 (select models only)
Categories: Setup and General Use
If your TouchSmart PC came with a TV tuner, you can watch and record your favorite TV programs using Windows Media Center. All menus in Windows Media Center can be used by touch, remote control, keyboard, or mouse.
To watch and record TV programs on your HP TouchSmart PC:
Connecting the TV signal source
To connect a TV signal to the computer, your computer needs a TV tuner, which is included with select models only. You also may need to purchase some cables separately.
To prevent damage by power surges, use a TV tuner isolator (adapter) (purchased separately) to connect a coaxial cable to the TV signal source. Using the TV tuner adapter helps prevent personal injury and computer damage from surges on the coaxial line caused by lightning.
To connect the TV signal source to your HP TouchSmart PC:
- Connect the coaxial cable from your TV antenna or TV cable provider to the TV In (NTSC/ATSC) (A) connector located on the back of the computer behind the connector cover.OrConnect an S-Video cable to the S-Video In connector (B) , located on the back of the computer behind the connector cover. Connect the other end of the cable to your set-top box.Figure 15: TouchSmart PC television signal connectors
- If you are using S-Video, connect audio cable from your set-top box to the Audio line in (C) connector on the back of the computer. Use with a Y cable to combine RCA left and right channels (white and red).Figure 16: Y cable
- If you are using a set-top box, connect the IR emitter cable to the IR emitter connector (D) on the back of the computer, in order to use the remote control. The IR emitter cable is shown in the following illustration. You must adhere the IR blaster onto the set-top box IR receiver window. Point the remote control at the computer (not the set-top box).Figure 17: IR cable
Setting up the HP TouchSmart PC with a set-top box
If your TV signal requires a cable TV set-top box, a satellite set-top box, or another set-top box, you must connect the IR emitter cable to the computer and your set-top box to use the remote control properly. TV tuners and remote controls are included in select models only.
The IR emitter cable is a remote control sensing device that connects to the computer and covers the remote sensor on a set-top box. It enables the remote control that came with your HP TouchSmart PC to operate your set-top box when you use the Windows Media Center program to select TV channels.
To use a set-top box with Windows Media Center:
- Connect the IR emitter cable (A) to the IR Out connector (D) on the back of the computer.
- Remove the paper from the backing tape on the end of the cable (B) , and then press the end of the cable over the remote IR sensor (receiver) window on the set-top box (C) . To find the remote infrared sensor window, shine a flashlight through the plastic on the front of the set-top box.
Figure 18: Set top box connection
Completing the Windows Media Center Setup screens
- Open Windows Media Center. Tap the Windows Vista start button , tap All Programs , and then tap Windows Media Center .OrTo open Windows Media Center from HP TouchSmart, open HP TouchSmart, and tap the Windows Media Center tile.
- Scroll to the Tasks menu, and select settings , General , and then select Windows Media Center Setup .
- Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your TV tuner and Windows Media Center TV program guide.
December 4, 2008 12:28 AM
updated: December 4, 2008 12:31 AM
He is probably talking about a galvanic isolator(ground loop isolation transformer)here is one at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Viewsonics-VSIS-EU-Cable-Ground-Isolator/dp/B0017I3K9M/...
or build your own
http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/antenna_isolator.html
View unverified member's comment - posted by Carina
January 2, 2009 1:35 PM
I have gotten a signal using rabbit ears but have not hooked it up to cable.
January 3, 2009 3:05 PM
Jerry said: I have gotten a signal using rabbit ears but have not hooked it up to cable.You can also use higher spec audio / video power centers (suitable for tv antenna / cable ) which provide the system protection plus some spare sockets...
January 27, 2009 9:50 PM
Help! I have an HP Touch Smart IQ506.
I connected coaxial cable TV to it. While the picture was "fuzzy" and hardly "digital" looking it was low quality but seeable.
Then a ghostlike white bar that rolls appeared. I know this means that the frames per second is not syncing. How the heck do I fix it?
The "frame" rolls occasionally too and ends up with frame outline dead center w/ picture 1/2 above and 1/2 below.
Help! How can I fix this??????
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View unverified member's comment - posted by beau42776
March 25, 2009 10:50 AM
how do you now if your cable needs a set top box? how do i know how to set up my cable connection?
May 26, 2009 10:14 PM
I found that the only way to get through my setup with the DirecTV set top box is to do like the above instructions said, and stick the IR emitter right over the IR receiver port of the DirecTV receiver and run through the setup as instructed on screen. Once you are done with setup and you have TV on your PC, you may disconnect the IR cable from the STB, and then you can switch channels with your original remote.
I'm not too crazy about the IR cable strung across the room to the swivel wall mount where my TV and DirecTV STB are, but if you want to set up unattended recording, you will have to re-install the IR transmitter to the IR sensor on the STB.
June 24, 2009 6:34 PM
updated: June 24, 2009 6:49 PM
Help me setup signal TV for IQ 526. I do right everything in window media center, but My HP received TV channels are very bad ?
Must I connect internet when setup signal TV ?
July 11, 2009 4:50 PM
How do I connect to Verizon Fios cable....i was able to download the channels but got snow on the channels...
July 11, 2009 6:06 PM
redhazel said: How do I connect to Verizon Fios cable....i was able to download the channels but got snow on the channels...FIOS doesn't broadcast analog, I'm pretty sure you need a set top box, someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
July 12, 2009 8:02 PM
redhazel said: The HP Touchsmart IQ846 does not support digital cable?
Vista MCE does not, that is correct, it will not see QAM channels, it's one of the reasons I upgraded my unit to Win7.
But more so is that FIOS isn't cable, and because of that does not follow all the usual things that you would assume a cable company would. They're excluded from a lot of regulation for that very reason.
Diane
August 29, 2009 4:41 PM
Hi I have cablevision and that I know they run digital cable has anybody had successs on hooking up their box to the computer and has gotten all channels
September 8, 2009 12:14 PM
I have iq506. In order to use the TV I had to rent another cable box. The picture is fairly good and the TV Guide seems to be sync up. The Cable box cost me an extra $10 per month with Time Warner.
October 29, 2009 11:36 PM
i have an iq526t series (customized) touchsmart, and i was wondering if it was possible to hook up the tv tuner to rcn's digital service. i normally need a set top box for my TVs, but i dont want to go get another one. I was wondering if the Touchsmart can use the signals on the cable to watch tv wihtout the box (preferrably through win7 media center). Thanks in advance.
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