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QuickTime TV Tuner APIs

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This Technote describes the TV Tuner APIs.

The TV Tuner component is included in the Video Startup extension which is part of the Apple Video Player software. The component provides a standard API for accessing the TV tuner hardware available for the various Macintosh systems that have the TV tuner circuit or card available.

Most developers do not need to call the TV Tuner component directly. Any application that uses the SGSettingsDialog function will automatically get TV support without changes to their application.

 [Oct 1 1995]






About TV Tuner Components

Before delving into the specific component calls, there are a few TV-related concepts that are important to discuss. If you are writing software for a specific country, some of these issues may not apply. However, to write global-ready software that uses the TV tuner, each of these issues need to be taken into consideration.

Channel Numbering

The number of channels and the frequencies assigned to those channels varies from country to country. Also, in some countries, users are accustomed to configuring the channels in whatever way they please. For example, in the UK, one user may have his or her TV configured so that BBC is on channel 2, while another may have the TV configured so that BBC is on channel 7. A list of the channel frequencies used by Apple Video Player is provided in the appendix.

Off-Air vs. Cable Channels

Most countries use a different set of channel frequencies, depending on whether a station is being broadcast over the air or via a cable system. In addition, in the US, some cable systems use an alternate set of frequencies (called HRC cable) that differ slightly from standard cable frequencies. Most TVs have an antenna/cable switch that allows the user to select the correct set of frequencies.

Channel Frequencies Are Not Absolute

TV stations do not always broadcast at the defined frequencies. For example, a TV station may broadcast slightly off frequency to avoid interference from another station broadcasting at the same frequency in another part of the country. To accomodate this, TVs generally provide either an automatic or manual fine tuning feature.

Video Standards

Different countries use different video standards. Color encoding, picture size, and frame rate vary from standard to standard. North America and Japan use NTSC, France and parts of eastern Europe use SECAM, while most of the rest of the world uses PAL. Most countries have standardized on a single format for TV broadcasts, but some users may live in areas where they receive TV broadcasts from different countries that use different standards.

TV Standards

Different countries also broadcast using different TV standards, also called systems. Each TV system uses a slightly different range of TV frequencies. Also, the distance between the picture carrier frequency and sound carrier frequency varies from system to system. North America and Japan use system M/N, the UK uses system I, France uses system L, China and eastern Europe use system D/K, while most of the rest of the world uses system B/G. In some parts of the world, multi-standard TVs are common. For example, if a person lives near the French/German border, they might receive some French stations that broadcast using system L and some German stations that broadcast using system B/G.

Stereo Sound

Stereo sound is supported in most countries of the world. Dual language or Second Audio Program (SAP) support is also quite common. In Europe, two different types of stereo broadcast are common: analog FM stereo, and the more recent digital NICAM stereo.

TV Tuner Hardware Description

Many of Apple's multimedia computers have the option of installing a TV tuner card. The TV tuner card becomes an additional input (along with the composite and s-video inputs) to the video digitizer.

There are currently five different TV tuner cards: US (System M/N), Japanese (System M/N), UK (System I), International (System B/G), and French (System L and B/G). The two primary differences between the cards are the tuner modules and the stereo decoding circuitry. From the software point of view, the tuner modules all behave very similarly. The stereo decoders, however, differ in several ways:

  • The US and Japanese cards can be set to one of three sound modes: stereo, SAP (second audio program), or mono. The other three cards can be set to stereo, language B, or mono/language A.
  • The UK, International, and French cards can detect what type of sound is being broadcast (i.e. stereo, dual language, or mono) and return the information to the application. The US and Japanese tuner cards do not support this.
  • The International tuner card can also return which type of stereo broadcast is being received (i.e. NICAM or FM stereo).

Other differences between the tuner cards:

  • The US and Japanese tuners support closed captioning, while the UK and International cards support Teletext. The French card does not support Teletext or closed captioning.

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Using the TV Tuner Component

All access to the TV tuner is handled by the TV Tuner component. The following code demonstrates how to find and open the TV Tuner component.

    ComponentDescription    theDesc;
    Component       id;
    ComponentInstance   tunerInst;

    theDesc.componentType = 'tunr';
    theDesc.componentSubType = 0;
    theDesc.componentManufacturer = 'appl';
    theDesc.componentFlags = 0L;
    theDesc.componentFlagsMask = 0L;
    id = FindNextComponent(nil, &theDesc);
    if (id != nil) {
        tunerInst = OpenComponent(id);
        if (tunerInst != nil) {
            if (GetComponentVersion(tunerInst) < 0x00020000) {
                CloseComponent(tunerInst);
                tunerInst = nil;
            }
        }
    }

FindNextComponent will return nil if the TV Tuner component does not exist or if the component has determined that the tuner hardware does not exist. OpenComponent will return nil if the TV Tuner component has already been opened by another application. The code also checks to make sure the the component version is 2.0 or later. Versions of the compont prior to 2.0 will not function properly and should not be used.

When the application is finished using the component, it should close the component using the CloseComponent call.

In addition to opening the TV Tuner component, the application must also set the input of the video digitizer using the VDSetInput function. To determine which input to use, query each of the digitizer's inputs using the VDGetInputFormat call until you find an input of type tvTunerIn.

short FindTunerInput(ComponentInstance digitizer)
{
    short   count;
    short   format;
    short   i;
    short   tvInput;

    tvInput = -1;
    if (VDGetNumberOfInputs(digitizer, &count) == noErr) {
        for (i = count; i >= 0; --i) {
            if (VDGetInputFormat(digitizer, i, &format) == noErr) {
                if (format == tvTunerIn) {
                    tvInput = i;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return(tvInput);
}

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TV Tuner Component API Listing

TVSetFrequency

pascal ComponentResult TVSetFrequency(ComponentInstance ci, long frequency);

ci       component instance

frequency     frequency in hertz

This call sets the TV tuner to the selected frequency. The frequency is given in hertz. For example, to a receive a channel that broadcasts at 189.25 Mhz, you would use a frequency value of 189250000.

TVGetFrequency

pascal ComponentResult TVGetFrequency(ComponentInstance ci, long *frequency);
ci component instance
frequency pointer to frequency

This call returns the last frequency set using TVSetFrequency.

TVGetCurrentFlags

pascal ComponentResult TVGetCurrentFlags(ComponentInstance ci,
long *standardFlags, long *currentFlags);

ci       component instance

standardFlags pointer to standard flags

currentFlags  pointer to current flags

This function returns a set of flags for which features the TV tuner supports. Currently, the only flags defined are for the different systems that are supported. Because of this, standardFlags and currentFlags will always be the same.

TVSetSoundMode

pascal ComponentResult TVSetSoundMode(ComponentInstance ci, short soundMode);

ci        component instance

soundMode sound mode to use

Returns tvParamErr if sound mode is out of range. Returns tvNoStereoErr if tuner does not support stereo sound.

This function sets the sound mode to be used by the TV tuner. In a way, this is really a preference more than a setting. The tuner will use the specified sound mode if available, but will revert to the next best thing if necessary. The three sound modes that can be specified are:

  • tvMonoMode - This sets the sound mode to mono or, in the case of a dual language broadcast, to language A.
  • tvSAPMode - This sets the sound mode to SAP (second audio program) or language B.
  • tvStereoMode - This sets the sound mode to stereo. When applicable, it automatically selects the appropriate type of stereo (NICAM or FM).

TVGetSoundMode

pascal ComponentResult TVGetSoundMode(ComponentInstance ci, short *soundMode);

ci        component instance

soundMode pointer to a sound mode

Returns tvNoStereoErr if tuner does not support stereo sound.

This function returns the sound mode last requested using the TVSetSoundMode function. This does not necessarily correspond to the sound mode currently being received. For that information, use the TVGetAvailableSoundMode routine.

TVGetAvailableSoundMode

pascal ComponentResult TVGetAvailableSoundMode(ComponentInstance ci,short *soundMode);

ci       component instance

soundMode pointer to a sound mode

Returns tvNoStereoErr if tuner does not support stereo sound.

If supported by the stereo decoding hardware, this function will return the sound mode that is actually being received. The four sound modes that can be returned are:

  • tvUnknownMode - This is returned if the hardware does not support sound mode detection or if the sound mode could not be determined (e.g. no signal is being received).
  • tvMonoMode - This is returned if a mono signal is being received.
  • tvSAPMode - This is returned if an SAP or dual language signal is being received.
  • tvStereoMode - This is returned if a stereo signal is being received.

TVGetAvailableSoundType

pascal ComponentResult TVGetAvailableSoundType(ComponentInstance ci,short *soundType);

ci         component instance

soundType pointer to a sound type

Returns tvNoStereoErr if tuner does not support stereo sound.

If supported by the stereo decoding hardware, this function will return the type of sound that is actually being received. The three sound types that can be returned are:

  • tvUnknownSoundType - This is returned if the hardware does not support sound type detection or if the sound type could not be determined (e.g. no signal is being received).
  • tvAnalogSoundType - This is the most common type of sound broadcast.
  • tvDigitalSoundType - This is a fairly recent type of digital sound broadcast, commonly called NICAM. It is common in some European countries.

TVSetSoundSearchSpeed

pascal ComponentResult TVSetSoundSearchSpeed(ComponentInstance ci, short speed);

ci   component instance

speed search speed

Returns tvNotSupportedErr if function not supported by tuner. Returns tvParamErr if invalid search speed specified.

If supported by the stereo decoding hardware, this function will set the speed at which the hardware determines the available sound mode and type. Using tvSoundSlowSpeed is more accurate than tvSoundFastSpeed, but may take several seconds to determine the sound mode and type.

TVGetSoundSearchSpeed

pascal ComponentResult TVGetSoundSearchSpeed(ComponentInstance ci, short *speed);

ci   component instance

speed  pointer to speed

Returns tvNotSupportedErr if function not supported by tuner.

This function returns the sound search speed set using the TVSetSoundSearchSpeed function.

TVSetStandard

pascal ComponentResult TVSetStandard(ComponentInstance ci,unsigned long standard);

ci        component instance

standard  TV standard

This function sets the TV standard to use (i.e. system I, system M/N, etc.). When using a dual standard, specify only one of the two standards, not both. For example, to set system B/G use tunrStandardB or tunrStandardG, but not tunrStandardB+tunrStandardG.

TVGetStandard

pascal ComponentResult TVGetStandard(ComponentInstance ci, unsigned long *standard);

ci        component instance

standard  pointer to TV standard.

This function returns the TV standard set using the TVSetStandard function.

TVGetDefaultStandard

pascal ComponentResult TVGetDefaultStandard(ComponentInstance ci, unsigned long *standard);

ci        component instance

standard  pointer to TV standard

This function returns the default TV standard.

TV Tuner Component Constants:

#define         tunrStandardA                   (1L<<0)
#define         tunrStandardB                   (1L<<1)
#define         tunrStandardC                   (1L<<2)
#define         tunrStandardD                   (1L<<3)
#define         tunrStandardE                   (1L<<4)
#define         tunrStandardF                   (1L<<5)
#define         tunrStandardG                   (1L<<6)
#define         tunrStandardH                   (1L<<7)
#define         tunrStandardI                   (1L<<8)
#define         tunrStandardK                   (1L<<9)
#define         tunrStandardL                   (1L<<10)
#define         tunrStandardLPrime              (1L<<11)
#define         tunrStandardM                   (1L<<12)
#define         tunrStandardN                   (1L<<13)


#define         tvUnimpErr                  -2201       /* feature unimplemented */
#define         tvParamErr                  -2202       /* bad input parameter */
#define         tvTooManyInstErr            -2204       /* too many instances of tuner */
#define         tvNoStereoErr               -2205       /* no stereo decoder */
#define         tvNotSupportedErr           -2206       /* function not supported by HW*/

#define         kSelectTVGetFrequency           0
#define         kSelectTVSetFrequency           1
#define         kSelectTVGetCurrentFlags        2
#define         kSelectTVGetSoundMode           3
#define         kSelectTVSetSoundMode           4
#define         kSelectTVGetAvailSoundMode      11
#define         kSelectTVGetAvailSoundType      12
#define         kSelectTVGetStandard            13
#define         kSelectTVSetStandard            14
#define         kSelectTVGetDefaultStandard     15
#define         kSelectTVGetSoundSearchSpeed    16
#define         kSelectTVSetSoundSearchSpeed    17

#define         tvUnknownMode                       (-1)
#define         tvMonoMode                          1
#define         tvSAPMode                           2
#define         tvStereoMode                        3

#define         tvUnknownSoundType                  (-1)
#define         tvAnalogSoundType                   0
#define         tvDigitalSoundType                  1

#define         tvSoundSlowSpeed                    0
#define         tvSoundFastSpeed                    1

typedef ComponentInstance TVTunerComponent;

pascal ComponentResult TVGetFrequency(TVTunerComponent ci, long *frequency)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x04, kSelectTVGetFrequency, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVSetFrequency(TVTunerComponent ci, long frequency)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x04, kSelectTVSetFrequency, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVGetCurrentFlags(TVTunerComponent ci, long
                 *standardsFlags,long *currentFlags)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x08, kSelectTVGetCurrentFlags, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVSetSoundMode(TVTunerComponent ci, short soundMode)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x02, kSelectTVSetSoundMode, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVGetSoundMode(TVTunerComponent ci, short *soundMode)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x04, kSelectTVGetSoundMode, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVGetAvailableSoundMode(TVTunerComponent ci short *soundMode)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x04, kSelectTVGetAvailSoundMode, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVGetAvailableSoundType(TVTunerComponent ci, short *type)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x04, kSelectTVGetAvailSoundType, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVSetSoundSearchSpeed(TVTunerComponent ci, short speed)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x02, kSelectTVSetSoundSearchSpeed, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVGetSoundSearchSpeed(TVTunerComponent ci, short *speed)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x04, kSelectTVGetSoundSearchSpeed, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVSetStandard(TVTunerComponent ci, unsigned long standard)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x04, kSelectTVSetStandard, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVGetStandard(TVTunerComponent ci, unsigned long *standard)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x04, kSelectTVGetStandard, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

pascal ComponentResult TVGetDefaultStandard(TVTunerComponent ci, unsigned long *standard)
    FIVEWORDINLINE(0x2F3C, 0x04, kSelectTVGetDefaultStandard, 0x7000, 0xA82A);

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Appendix - TV Channel Frequencies (Mhz)

Tuner Version: US

TV System: M/N

Countries:

  • US
  • Canada
  • Mexico

US Off Air Channels

       Channel  Frequency   Display

        2       55.25       2
        3       61.25       3
        4       67.25       4
        5       77.25       5
        6       83.25       6
        7       175.25      7
        8       181.25      8
        9       187.25      9
        10      193.25      10
        11      199.25      11
        12      205.25      12
        13      211.25      13
        14      471.25      14
        15      477.25      15
        16      483.25      16
        17      489.25      17
        18      495.25      18
        19      501.25      19
        20      507.25      20
        21      513.25      21
        22      519.25      22
        23      525.25      23
        24      531.25      24
        25      537.25      25
        26      543.25      26
        27      549.25      27
        28      555.25      28
        29      561.25      29
        30      567.25      30
        31      573.25      31
        32      579.25      32
        33      585.25      33
        34      591.25      34
        35      597.25      35
        36      603.25      36
        37      609.25      37
        38      615.25      38
        39      621.25      39
        40      627.25      40
        41      633.25      41
        42      639.25      42
        43      645.25      43
        44      651.25      44
        45      657.25      45
        46      663.25      46
        47      669.25      47
        48      675.25      48
        49      681.25      49
        50      687.25      50
        51      693.25      51
        52      699.25      52
        53      705.25      53
        54      711.25      54
        55      717.25      55
        56      723.25      56
        57      729.25      57
        58      735.25      58
        59      741.25      59
        60      747.25      60
        61      753.25      61
        62      759.25      62
        63      765.25      63
        64      771.25      64
        65      777.25      65
        66      783.25      66
        67      789.25      67
        68      795.25      68
        69      801.25      69

US Cable Channels

       Channel  Frequency   Display

        4A      73.25       1
        2       55.25       2
        3       61.25       3
        4       67.25       4
        5       77.25       5
        6       83.25       6
        7       175.25      7
        8       181.25      8
        9       187.25      9
        10      193.25      10
        11      199.25      11
        12      205.25      12
        13      211.25      13
        A       121.25      14
        B       127.25      15
        C       133.25      16
        D       139.25      17
        E       145.25      18
        F       151.25      19
        G       157.25      20
        H       163.25      21
        I       169.25      22
        J       217.25      23
        K       223.25      24
        L       229.25      25
        M       235.25      26
        N       241.25      27
        O       247.25      28
        P       253.25      29
        Q       259.25      30
        R       265.25      31
        S       271.25      32
        T       277.25      33
        U       293.25      34
        V       289.25      35
        W       295.25      36
        W+1     301.25      37
        W+2     307.25      38
        W+3     313.25      39
        W+4     319.25      40
        W+5     325.25      41
        W+6     331.25      42
        W+7     337.25      43
        W+8     343.25      44
        W+9     349.25      45
        W+10    355.25      46
        W+11    361.25      47
        W+12    367.25      48
        W+13    373.25      49
        W+14    379.25      50
        W+15    385.25      51
        W+16    391.25      52
        W+17    397.25      53
        W+18    403.25      54
        W+19    409.25      55
        W+20    415.25      56
        W+21    421.25      57
        W+22    427.25      58
        W+23    433.25      59
        W+24    439.25      60
        W+25    445.25      61
        W+26    451.25      62
        W+27    457.25      63
        W+28    463.25      64
        65      469.25      65
        66      475.25      66
        67      481.25      67
        68      487.25      68
        69      493.25      69
        70      499.25      70
        71      505.25      71
        72      511.25      72
        73      517.25      73
        74      523.25      74
        75      529.25      75
        76      535.25      76
        77      541.25      77
        78      547.25      78
        79      553.25      79
        80      559.25      80
        81      565.25      81
        82      571.25      82
        83      577.25      83
        84      583.25      84
        85      589.25      85
        86      595.25      86
        87      601.25      87
        88      607.25      88
        89      613.25      89
        90      619.25      90
        91      625.25      91
        92      631.25      92
        93      637.25      93
        94      643.25      94
        A-5     91.25       95
        A-4     97.25       96
        A-3     103.25      97
        A-2     109.25      98
        A-1     115.25      99
        100     649.25      100
        101     655.25      101
        102     661.25      102
        103     667.25      103
        104     673.25      104
        105     679.25      105
        106     685.25      106
        107     691.25      107
        108     697.25      108
        109     703.25      109
        110     709.25      110
        111     715.25      111
        112     721.25      112
        113     727.25      113
        114     733.25      114
        115     739.25      115
        116     745.25      116
        117     751.25      117
        118     757.25      118
        119     763.25      119
        120     769.25      120
        121     775.25      121
        122     781.25      122
        123     787.25      123
        124     793.25      124
        125     799.25      125

Tuner Version: Japan

TV System: M/N

Countries:

  • Japan

Japan Off Air Channels

       Channel  Frequency   Display

        1       91.25       1
        2       97.25       2
        3       103.25      3
        4       171.25      4
        5       177.25      5
        6       183.25      6
        7       189.25      7
        8       193.25      8
        9       199.25      9
        10      205.25      10
        11      211.25      11
        12      217.25      12
        13      471.25      13
        14      477.25      14
        15      483.25      15
        16      489.25      16
        17      495.25      17
        18      501.25      18
        19      507.25      19
        20      513.25      20
        21      519.25      21
        22      525.25      22
        23      531.25      23
        24      537.25      24
        25      543.25      25
        26      549.25      26
        27      555.25      27
        28      561.25      28
        29      567.25      29
        30      573.25      30
        31      579.25      31
        32      585.25      32
        33      591.25      33
        34      597.25      34
        35      603.25      35
        36      609.25      36
        37      615.25      37
        38      621.25      38
        39      627.25      39
        40      633.25      40
        41      639.25      41
        42      645.25      42
        43      651.25      43
        44      657.25      44
        45      663.25      45
        46      669.25      46
        47      675.25      47
        48      681.25      48
        49      687.25      49
        50      693.25      50
        51      699.25      51
        52      705.25      52
        53      711.25      53
        54      717.25      54
        55      723.25      55
        56      729.25      56
        57      735.25      57
        58      741.25      58
        59      747.25      59
        60      753.25      60
        61      759.25      61
        62      765.25      62

Japan Cable Channels

   Channel  Freq    Display

        1   91.25   1
        2   97.25   2
        3   103.25  3
        4   171.25  4
        5   177.25  5
        6   183.25  6
        7   189.25  7
        8   193.25  8
        9   199.25  9
        10  205.25  10
        11  211.25  11
        12  217.25  12
        C13 109.25  13
        C14 115.25  14
        C15 121.25  15
        C16 127.25  16
        C17 133.25  17
        C18 139.25  18
        C19 145.25  19
        C20 151.25  20
        C21 157.25  21
        C22 165.25  22
        C23 223.25  23
        C24 229.25  24
        C25 235.25  25
        C26 241.25  26
        C27 247.25  27
        C28 253.25  28
        C29 259.25  29
        C30 265.25  30
        C31 271.25  31
        C32 277.25  32
        C33 293.25  33
        C34 289.25  34
        C35 295.25  35
        C36 301.25  36
        C37 307.25  37
        C38 313.25  38
        C39 319.25  39
        C40 325.25  40
        C41 331.25  41
        C42 337.25  42
        C43 343.25  43
        C44 349.25  44
        C45 355.25  45
        C46 361.25  46
        C47 367.25  47
        C48 373.25  48
        C49 379.25  49
        C50 385.25  50
        C51 391.25  51
        C52 397.25  52
        C53 403.25  53
        C54 409.25  54
        C55 415.25  55
        C56 421.25  56
        C57 427.25  57
        C58 433.25  58
        C59 439.25  59
        C60 445.25  60
        C61 451.25  61
        C62 457.25  62
        C63 463.25  63

Tuner Version: International

TV System: B/G

Countries:

  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Australia
  • Netherlands
  • Italy
  • Switzerland
  • Malaysia
  • Norway
  • Denmark
  • Belgium
  • Spain
  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
  • Middle East
  • Sweden
  • Finland
  • Indonesia

B/G Off Air Channels

   Channel  Freq    Display

        E2  48.25   C02
        E3  55.25   C03
        E4  62.25   C04
        E5  175.25  C05
        E6  182.25  C06
        E7  189.25  C07
        E8  196.25  C08
        E9  203.25  C09
        E10 210.25  C10
        E11 217.25  C11
        E12 224.25  C12
        IA  53.75   C13
        IB  62.25   C14
        IC  82.25   C15
        ID  175.25  C16
        IE  183.25  C17
        IF  192.75  C18
        IG  201.25  C19
        IH  210.25  C20
        21  471.25  C21
        22  479.25  C22
        23  487.25  C23
        24  495.25  C24
        25  503.25  C25
        26  511.25  C26
        27  519.25  C27
        28  527.25  C28
        29  535.25  C29
        30  543.25  C30
        31  551.25  C31
        32  559.25  C32
        33  567.25  C33
        34  575.25  C34
        35  583.25  C35
        36  591.25  C36
        37  599.25  C37
        38  607.25  C38
        39  615.25  C39
        40  623.25  C40
        41  631.25  C41
        42  639.25  C42
        43  647.25  C43
        44  655.25  C44
        45  663.25  C45
        46  671.25  C46
        47  679.25  C47
        48  687.25  C48
        49  695.25  C49
        50  703.25  C50
        51  711.25  C51
        52  719.25  C52
        53  727.25  C53
        54  735.25  C54
        55  743.25  C55
        56  751.25  C56
        57  759.25  C57
        58  767.25  C58
        59  775.25  C59
        60  783.25  C60
        61  791.25  C61
        62  799.25  C62
        63  807.25  C63
        64  815.25  C64
        65  823.25  C65
        66  831.25  C66
        67  839.25  C67
        68  847.25  C68
        69  855.25  C69
        E2A 49.75   C70
        AS1 57.25   C71
        AS2 64.25   C72
        AS3 86.25   C73
        AS4 95.25   C74
        AS5 102.25  C75
        AS5A    138.25  C76
        AS10    209.25  C77
        AS11    216.25  C78
        IH1     217.25  C79
        IND2    55.25   C80
        IND3    62.25   C81
        IND4    175.25  C82
        IND5    182.25  C83
        IND6    189.25  C84
        IND7    196.25  C85
        IND8    203.25  C86
        IND9    210.25  C87
        IND10   217.25  C88
        IND11   224.25  C89

B/G Cable Channels

   Channel  Freq    Display

        E2  48.25   E2
        E3  55.25   E3
        E4  62.25   E4
        S01 69.25   S01
        S02 76.25   S02
        S03 83.25   S03
        S1  105.25  S1
        S2  112.25  S2
        S3  119.25  S3
        S4  126.25  S4
        S5  133.25  S5
        S6  140.25  S6
        S7  147.25  S7
        S8  154.25  S8
        S9  161.25  S9
        S10 168.25  S10
        E5  175.25  E5
        E6  182.25  E6
        E7  189.25  E7
        E8  196.25  E8
        E9  203.25  E9
        E10 210.25  E10
        E11 217.25  E11
        E12 224.25  E12
        S11 231.25  S11
        S12 238.25  S12
        S13 245.25  S13
        S14 252.25  S14
        S15 259.25  S15
        S16 266.25  S16
        S17 273.25  S17
        S18 280.25  S18
        S19 287.25  S19
        S20 294.25  S20
        S21 303.25  S21
        S22 311.25  S22
        S23 319.25  S23
        S24 327.25  S24
        S25 335.25  S25
        S26 343.25  S26
        S27 351.25  S27
        S28 359.25  S28
        S29 367.25  S29
        S30 375.25  S30
        S31 383.25  S31
        S32 391.25  S32
        S33 399.25  S33
        S34 407.25  S34
        S35 415.25  S35
        S36 423.25  S36
        S37 431.25  S37
        S38 439.25  S38
        S39 447.25  S39
        S40 455.25  S40
        S41 463.25  S41

Tuner Version: UK

TV System: I

Countries:

  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
  • Hong Kong

I Off Air Channels

   Channel  Freq    Display

        A   45.75   C01
        B   53.75   C02
        C   61.75   C03
        D   175.25  C04
        E   183.25  C05
        F   191.25  C06
        G   199.25  C07
        H   207.25  C08
        J   215.25  C09
        C10 223.25  C10
        C11 231.25  C11
        C13 247.25  C13
        B21 471.25  C21
        B22 479.25  C22
        B23 487.25  C23
        B24 495.25  C24
        B25 503.25  C25
        B26 511.25  C26
        B27 519.25  C27
        B28 527.25  C28
        B29 535.25  C29
        B30 543.25  C30
        B31 551.25  C31
        B32 559.25  C32
        B33 567.25  C33
        B34 575.25  C34
        B35 583.25  C35
        B36 591.25  C36
        B37 599.25  C37
        B38 607.25  C38
        B39 615.25  C39
        B40 623.25  C40
        B41 631.25  C41
        B42 639.25  C42
        B43 647.25  C43
        B44 655.25  C44
        B45 663.25  C45
        B46 671.25  C46
        B47 679.25  C47
        B48 687.25  C48
        B49 695.25  C49
        B50 703.25  C50
        B51 711.25  C51
        B52 719.25  C52
        B53 727.25  C53
        B54 735.25  C54
        B55 743.25  C55
        B56 751.25  C56
        B57 759.25  C57
        B58 767.25  C58
        B59 775.25  C59
        B60 783.25  C60
        B61 791.25  C61
        B62 799.25  C62
        B63 807.25  C63
        B64 815.25  C64
        B65 823.25  C65
        B66 831.25  C66
        B67 839.25  C67
        B68 847.25  C68
        B69 855.25  C69
        B1  45.00   C70
        B2  51.75   C71
        B3  56.75   C72
        B4  61.75   C73
        B5  66.75   C74
        B6  179.75  C75
        B7  184.75  C76
        B8  189.75  C77
        B9  194.75  C78
        B10 199.75  C79
        B11 204.75  C80
        B12 209.75  C81
        B13 214.75  C82
        B14 219.75  C83

I Cable Channels

   Channel  Freq    Display

        A1  47.25   A1
        A2  55.25   A2
        A3  63.25   A3
        A4  71.25   A4
        A5  79.25   A5
        A6  87.25   A6
        A7  95.25   A7
        A8  103.25  A8
        A9  111.25  A9
        A10 119.25  A10
        A11 127.25  A11
        A12 135.25  A12
        A13 143.25  A13
        A14 151.25  A14
        A15 159.25  A15
        A16 167.25  A16
        A17 175.25  A17
        A18 183.25  A18
        A19 191.25  A19
        A20 199.25  A20
        A21 207.25  A21
        A22 215.25  A22
        A23 223.25  A23
        A24 231.25  A24
        A25 239.25  A25
        A26 247.25  A26
        A27 255.25  A27
        A28 263.25  A28
        A29 271.25  A29
        A30 279.25  A30
        A31 287.25  A31
        A32 295.25  A32
        E2  48.25   E2
        E3  55.25   E3
        E4  62.25   E4
        S01 69.25   S01
        S02 76.25   S02
        S03 83.25   S03
        S1  105.25  S1
        S2  112.25  S2
        S3  119.25  S3
        S4  126.25  S4
        S5  133.25  S5
        S6  140.25  S6
        S7  147.25  S7
        S8  154.25  S8
        S9  161.25  S9
        S10 168.25  S10
        E5  175.25  E5
        E6  182.25  E6
        E7  189.25  E7
        E8  196.25  E8
        E9  203.25  E9
        E10 210.25  E10
        E11 217.25  E11
        E12 224.25  E12
        S11 231.25  S11
        S12 238.25  S12
        S13 245.25  S13
        S14 252.25  S14
        S15 259.25  S15
        S16 266.25  S16
        S17 273.25  S17
        S18 280.25  S18
        S19 287.25  S19
        S20 294.25  S20
        S21 303.25  S21
        S22 311.25  S22
        S23 319.25  S23
        S24 327.25  S24
        S25 335.25  S25
        S26 343.25  S26
        S27 351.25  S27
        S28 359.25  S28
        S29 367.25  S29
        S30 375.25  S30
        S31 383.25  S31
        S32 391.25  S32
        S33 399.25  S33
        S34 407.25  S34
        S35 415.25  S35
        S36 423.25  S36
        S37 431.25  S37
        S38 439.25  S38
        S39 447.25  S39
        S40 455.25  S40
        S41 463.25  S41

Tuner Version: French

TV System: B/G, L

Countries:

  • France
  • Monaco
  • Luxembourg

L Off Air Channels

   Channel  Freq    Display

        FA  47.75   C1
        L2  49.25   C2
        L3  54.00   C3
        FB  55.75   C4
        L4  57.25   C5
        FC1 60.50   C6
        FC  63.75   C7
        F1  176.00  C8
        F2  184.00  C9
        F3  192.00  C10
        F4  200.00  C11
        F5  208.00  C12
        F6  216.00  C13
        B21 471.25  C21
        B22 479.25  C22
        B23 487.25  C23
        B24 495.25  C24
        B25 503.25  C25
        B26 511.25  C26
        B27 519.25  C27
        B28 527.25  C28
        B29 535.25  C29
        B30 543.25  C30
        B31 551.25  C31
        B32 559.25  C32
        B33 567.25  C33
        B34 575.25  C34
        B35 583.25  C35
        B36 591.25  C36
        B37 599.25  C37
        B38 607.25  C38
        B39 615.25  C39
        B40 623.25  C40
        B41 631.25  C41
        B42 639.25  C42
        B43 647.25  C43
        B44 655.25  C44
        B45 663.25  C45
        B46 671.25  C46
        B47 679.25  C47
        B48 687.25  C48
        B49 695.25  C49
        B50 703.25  C50
        B51 711.25  C51
        B52 719.25  C52
        B53 727.25  C53
        B54 735.25  C54
        B55 743.25  C55
        B56 751.25  C56
        B57 759.25  C57
        B58 767.25  C58
        B59 775.25  C59
        B60 783.25  C60
        B61 791.25  C61
        B62 799.25  C62
        B63 807.25  C63
        B64 815.25  C64
        B65 823.25  C65
        B66 831.25  C66
        B67 839.25  C67
        B68 847.25  C68
        B69 855.25  C69

L Cable Channels (same as B/G Cable)

   Channel  Freq    Display

        E2  48.25   E2
        E3  55.25   E3
        E4  62.25   E4
        S01 69.25   S01
        S02 76.25   S02
        S03 83.25   S03
        S1  105.25  S1
        S2  112.25  S2
        S3  119.25  S3
        S4  126.25  S4
        S5  133.25  S5
        S6  140.25  S6
        S7  147.25  S7
        S8  154.25  S8
        S9  161.25  S9
        S10 168.25  S10
        E5  175.25  E5
        E6  182.25  E6
        E7  189.25  E7
        E8  196.25  E8
        E9  203.25  E9
        E10 210.25  E10
        E11 217.25  E11
        E12 224.25  E12
        S11 231.25  S11
        S12 238.25  S12
        S13 245.25  S13
        S14 252.25  S14
        S15 259.25  S15
        S16 266.25  S16
        S17 273.25  S17
        S18 280.25  S18
        S19 287.25  S19
        S20 294.25  S20
        S21 303.25  S21
        S22 311.25  S22
        S23 319.25  S23
        S24 327.25  S24
        S25 335.25  S25
        S26 343.25  S26
        S27 351.25  S27
        S28 359.25  S28
        S29 367.25  S29
        S30 375.25  S30
        S31 383.25  S31
        S32 391.25  S32
        S33 399.25  S33
        S34 407.25  S34
        S35 415.25  S35
        S36 423.25  S36
        S37 431.25  S37
        S38 439.25  S38
        S39 447.25  S39
        S40 455.25  S40
        S41 463.25  S41

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References

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