Eyetv 250 Program Guide

Hello, I have just purchased an Elgato Eyetv 250. I'm wondering how, or if, I can connect into my Rogers Cable TV program guide (Canada).
Could someone please help me with this? I need to decide whether or not to take the unit back to the store within a number of days.
Thanks,
DragonflySue

I don't even know where to direct you since neither of the things you mention are Apple products.
The iMac forum maybe?
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=132

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For EyeTV users in Europe and Australia with DVB EPG access, you will all know that EyeTV will not keep that database automatically updated.
So I wrote this bit of Applescript will update EyeTV's free to air DVB EPG database.
Paste it into the ApplesScript Editor, and save it as an application somewhere like in Applications. On first run you will get a dialog saying it need access to Accessibility. Navigate to System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Accessibility and you will see your app listed there. Enter your password, click the checkbox, and then try again. It should then work fine.
To automate the launching of the script, set it to run at at daily a convenient time using either Lingon (or some similar launch agent configuration utility), or using iCal as per this tip: http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_make_your_ical_alarm_perform_action
Running it daily (or as often as you like) will keep your EyeTV EPG database up to date always. No more missed recordings because the EPG was not up to date! Yay!
This is the basic script, I'm sure it can be better.:
tell application "EyeTV"
          activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
          tell process "EyeTV"
                    keystroke "g" using command down
                    delay 1
                    click (pop up button 1 of window 1)
                    delay 1
                    click menu item "Update DVB Program Guide" of menu 1 of pop up button 1 of window "EyeTV Programs"
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end tell
Cheers
Chris.

Good morning Frank
OK....
I too have the same issue (didn't notice it at first). Having wasted several hours, I found no way around it.
But there are tools like clicclick that can click anywhere on the mac screen. So... get it from here:
http://www.bluem.net/en/mac/cliclick   (big thank you to Carsten Blüm) :-)
install as recommended (I put it in usr/bin/ as I had no usr/local/bin). Check it works via the terminal by pastingcliclick c:28,11 into terminal and pressing return. If that opens the apple menu, then it is installed and working.
Then try this script, which first puts the EyeTV window to a specific location on the screen, then instead of using UI scripting to click the silly pop up button 1, uses clicclick to clik at the location of the button. This opens the menu, and then UI scripting can click it. You may want to change the EyeTV window location from the value I chose, if so put it into your prefered position then use the Accessibility Inspector to get the location of the button, then add some pixels either side of that.
For me this now works perfectly every time, I hope it will for you. Annoying to have to install clicclick but there you go.
tell application "EyeTV"
activate
set the position of window 1 to {30, 60}
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "EyeTV"
keystroke "g" using command down
delay 4
do shell script "cliclick c:170,70"
delay 1
click menu item "Update DVB Program Guide" of menu 1 of pop up button 1 of window "EyeTV Programs"
end tell
end tell
I have found that the delay after the keystroke g is essential otherwise I get an invalid index error, I think because it is not ready to accept the click. You may need to change the delay.
Also when using Lingon to launch the Applescript App, the path needs to be to the applet file inside the contents of it. ie something like mydirectory/myappname.app/contents/MacOS/applet. name your app without spaces.
cheers
Chris

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Hello all,
I am not entirely sure where this would belong, so I put it here.
I am running Arch64 with an NVidia 8600GTS and dual monitors as seperate X screens. The second monitor is actually a TV not a monitor, and is using the S-Video output on the video card, but I'm not sure that that's relevant at all.
On my primary monitor the program guide in MythTV runs fairly decent, however on the TV it runs unbearably slow. Pushing up on the remote a time or two will take a minute or so to happen. I have it set to the least demanding level possible.
I originally thought that this was just a MythTV issue but I noticed that XCompmgr and Compiz-Fusion effects do not work at all on the TV either, so I think these issues are related.
Also, I do not currently have a composite window manager installed, I am using Gnome with Metacity.
Here is a copy of my xorg.conf:
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder62) Tue Jan 6 09:44:34 PST 2009
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder62) Tue Jan 6 09:43:54 PST 2009
# Auto-generated by Archie mkxcfg
# Auto-generated by Archie mkxcfg
Section "ServerLayout"
# Serial Mouse not detected
# USB Mouse not detected
Identifier "Xorg Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "PS/2 Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# Additional fonts: Locale, Gimp, TTF...
# FontPath "/usr/share/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi"
# FontPath "/usr/share/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi"
# True type and type1 fonts are also handled via xftlib, see /etc/X11/XftConfig!
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/openoffice"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latex-ttf-fonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/defoma/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/defoma/TrueType"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "ddc" # ddc probing of monitor
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "bitmap" # bitmap-fonts
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "record"
# Load "synaptics"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbVariant" ""
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Serial Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "Microsoft"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "PS/2 Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "USB Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "5"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# Warning: This may fry old Monitors
# Very conservative. May flicker.
# VertRefresh 50.0 - 62.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT default.
# Default modes distilled from
# "VESA and Industry Standards and Guide for Computer Display Monitor
# Timing", version 1.0, revision 0.8, adopted September 17, 1998.
# $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc/vesamodes,v 1.4 1999/11/18 16:52:17 tsi Exp $
# 640x350 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster"
HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
ModeLine "640x350" 31.5 640 672 736 832 350 382 385 445 +hsync -vsync
ModeLine "640x400" 31.5 640 672 736 832 400 401 404 445 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "720x400" 35.5 720 756 828 936 400 401 404 446 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "640x480" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync
ModeLine "640x480" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -hsync -vsync
ModeLine "640x480" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync
ModeLine "640x480" 36.0 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -hsync -vsync
ModeLine "800x600" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "800x600" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "800x600" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "800x600" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "800x600" 56.3 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1024x768" 44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 776 817 +hsync +vsync interlace
ModeLine "1024x768" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
ModeLine "1024x768" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
ModeLine "1024x768" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1024x768" 94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1152x864" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x960" 108.0 1280 1376 1488 1800 960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x960" 148.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 960 961 964 1011 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x1024" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x1024" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x1024" 157.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1072 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1600x1200" 162.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1600x1200" 175.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1600x1200" 189.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1600x1200" 202.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1600x1200" 229.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1792x1344" 204.8 1792 1920 2120 2448 1344 1345 1348 1394 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1792x1344" 261.0 1792 1888 2104 2456 1344 1345 1348 1417 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1856x1392" 218.3 1856 1952 2176 2528 1392 1393 1396 1439 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1856x1392" 288.0 1856 1984 2208 2560 1392 1393 1396 1500 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1920x1440" 234.0 1920 2048 2256 2600 1440 1441 1444 1500 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1920x1440" 297.0 1920 2064 2288 2640 1440 1441 1444 1500 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1800x1440" 230 1800 1896 2088 2392 1440 1441 1444 1490 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1800x1440" 250 1800 1896 2088 2392 1440 1441 1444 1490 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "640x480" 43.16 640 680 744 848 480 481 484 509 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "768x576" 34.96 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 597 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "768x576" 42.93 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 601 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "768x576" 45.51 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 602 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "768x576" 51.84 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 605 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "768x576" 62.57 768 816 896 1024 576 577 580 611 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "800x600" 68.18 800 848 936 1072 600 601 604 636 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1024x768" 113.31 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 814 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1152x864" 81.62 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1152x864" 119.65 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 907 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1152x864" 143.47 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 915 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x960" 124.54 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1001 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x960" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x960" 178.99 1280 1376 1520 1760 960 961 964 1017 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x1024" 190.96 1280 1376 1520 1760 1024 1025 1028 1085 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1400x1050" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1400x1050" 149.34 1400 1496 1648 1896 1050 1051 1054 1094 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1400x1050" 155.85 1400 1496 1648 1896 1050 1051 1054 1096 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1400x1050" 179.26 1400 1504 1656 1912 1050 1051 1054 1103 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1400x1050" 214.39 1400 1512 1664 1928 1050 1051 1054 1112 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1600x1200" 280.64 1600 1728 1904 2208 1200 1201 1204 1271 -hsync +vsync
Option "DPMS" "true"
# HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "TV-0"
HorizSync 28.0 - 55.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "All"
BoardName "All"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8600 GTS"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8600 GTS"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP: 1680x1050 +0+0; DFP: 800x600 +0+0; DFP: 640x480 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Device1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 16
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "TV: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
EndSubSection
EndSection
It's a bit of a mess at the moment. Last time I reinstalled I was having trouble with the keyboard and mouse not working in Gnome, so I've been hesitant to mess with it too much.
On my previous install my xorg.conf looked like this:
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder58) Wed Oct 1 15:13:37 PDT 2008
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder58) Thu Jul 17 18:39:00 PDT 2008
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# RgbPath "/usr/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
# Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster"
HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "TV-0"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8600 GTS"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8600 GTS"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8600 GTS"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8600 GTS"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Screen"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "NoRenderExtension" "False"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "True"
Option "LoadKernelModule" "True"
Option "DamageEvents" "True"
# Option "LogoPath" "/home/theavataroftime/Pictures"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP: 1680x1050 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Device1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "NoRenderExtension" "False"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "True"
Option "LoadKernelModule" "True"
Option "DamageEvents" "True"
Option "LogoPath" "/home/theavataroftime/Pictures"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "TV: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
Option "RENDER" "Enable"
EndSection
I had the same issues with composite managers and that MythTV guide using this xorg.conf too.
Has anyone had any similar issues? I am at a total loss here, so any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

No one else has had troubles with the program guide or composite effects on dual monitors?

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Message was edited by: MuttonChopYaz

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I want to be tactful about this - what would be the best way to characterize your new program guide - Sick Joke? In what sense is it an improvement over the previous one? It is in fact immeasurably WORSE. How could anyone at Verizon have signed off on this?
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Now you hold down the right arrow button, and it scrolls forward just one show, and then just freezes, doing nothing. If a few seconds later you lift your finger off the right arrow button, it immediately jumps to say 8 hours in advance. This makes this feature unusable. How could you not understand that, Verizon?
The same situation exists when scrolling to different channels with the up or down arrows. Press and hold down the down arrow, and it does in fact scroll through the subsequent channel icons, but it does NOT, as it did with the previous program guide, scroll through all the program DESCRIPTIONS in real time. So why was that feature ditched?
The fastest it can scroll in real time now either left/right or up/down is 1 entire second. So, iow, hit the down arrow, and...one one thousand two ...OK NOW it switches. What is up with that?
For the record, this is not the high-def Verizon box. The TV on the high-def box seem to work a little better. Does Verizon only support high-def now?
And I haven't even mentioned the bizarre color scheme and other bizarre design decisions for the new Program Guide layout. So, how is it better to reduce the size on the screen where the actual program info is, and surround it with a a lot of unused white space (or shoud I say unused sickly pale blue space)? Just as far as the aesthetics of the new guide, there is not a single aspect of it that is not drastically worse than it was previously. (e.g.hitting the info button during a show and it covering a third of the screen.)
But disregard the complaints about the colors, etc. - just go wild with that if you want. Just please restore the SPEED of the programming guide to what it was previously. Because the way it is now its unusable.
Is there any way to go back to the old guide? There is in fact an option in the Menu for the Classic Guide, but it does not do anything except rearrange the new guide a little bit to make it even worse.
What is going on with you people (Verizon).

I'm sorry to hear your frustration with the new guide. There is no way to go back to the old style guide. If unplugging the power cord to the box and plugging it in doesn't speed up the guide maneuvering, please send me a private message.
Anthony_VZ
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ElGato's eyeTV 250?

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I am looking for a way transfer my VHS tapes onto DVDs. I also want to record from TV if possible. I have been suggested to try eyeTV 250 by Apple. I am looking for good video quality. Can anyone who has used it provide me with some feedback? How is the output quality? are the videos full screen?
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Rio.

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NAVIGATIONS TO CREATE A SIMPLE MPP PROGRAM:
SE80 -> Select Program from the dropdown list -> SPecify program name starting with SAPMZ or SAPMY (eg. SAPMYFIRSTMPP) -> Press Enter -> Click on Yes to Create object -> Opens another dialog box -> Click on Continue to create Top Include File for the program -> Opens another dialog box specifying TOP INCLUDE FILE name (MYFIRSTMPPTOP) -> Click on Continue -> Opens Program Attributes screen -> Enter short description -> The default program type is M -> Save under a package -> Assign Request number -> A folder with specified program name(SAPMYFIRSTMPP) is created with Top Include File.
To create a screen, right click on program name -> Create -> SCreen -> Opens dialog box
-> Specify Screen number (100) -> Continue -> Opens an interface -> Enter short description
-> Select Screen type as Normal -> Click on LAYOUT pushbutton from appn. toolbar
-> Opens Graphical Screen painter -> Drag and drop two input fields, two pushbuttons and
two text fields -> Double click on each component to specify attributes as follows:
INPUT FIELDS: IO1, IO2
FIRST PUSHBUTTON : PB1, PRINT, PRINT
SECOND PUSHBUTTON : PB2, EXIT, EXIT
TEXT FIELDS : LB1 (ENTER NAME), LB2 (ENTER CITY)
-> Save -> Click on Flowlogic Pushbutton from appn. toolbar -> Opens Flow Logic editor
with two events (PA1 and PBO).
To specify event functionalities for screen components,
decomment PAI Module name (USER_COMMAND_0100)
-> Double click on module name -> Click on Yes to create object -> Opens an interface
-> Select Program name from the list -> Continue -> Click on Yes to save the editor
-> Opens PAI module and specify following code:
CASE SY-UCOMM.
WHEN 'PRINT'.
LEAVE TO LIST-PROCESSING.
WRITE :/ IO1, IO2.
WHEN 'EXIT'.
LEAVE PROGRAM.
ENDCASE.
In TOP INCLUDE FILE, declare input fields as follows:
DATA : IO1(20), IO2(20).
Save -> Activate -> Right click on Program name -> Activate (to activate all inactive objects).
To execute MPP program, right click on program name -> Create -> Transaction
-> Opens an interface -> Specify Tcode starting with Z or Y (zfirstmpp) -> Enter short description -> Continue -> Specify Main program name (SAPMYFIRSTMPP) and initial Screen number (100) -> Save under a package -> Assign a request number -> Execute.
TOP INCLUDE FILE is an area to declare variables for the program, and the variables declared here becomes globally accessed.
SCREEN VALIDATION USING MPP:
SCREEN is a predefined structure used to make MPP screen validations dynamically. SCREEN has following components:
GROUP1
INVISIBLE
REQUIRED
INPUT
OUTPUT
INTENSIFIED
IF SCREEN-INVISIBLE = 0 - Sets the input field values as visible.
   SCREEN-INVISIBLE = 1 - Sets the input field as password field.
   SCREEN-REQUIRED = 0 - Not a mandatory field.
   SCREEN-REQUIRED = 1 - Sets input field as mandatory one.
Eg. code to perform validation dynamically for a login screen:
1. Create an MPP program.
2. Create a Normal Screen like initial login screen.
3. Assign IO1, IO2 to group GR1, IO3 to GR2.
4. In Top Include file, declare variables.
5. In PBO, specify following code:
LOOP AT SCREEN.
IF SCREEN-GROUP1 = 'GR1'.
SCREEN-REQUIRED = '1'.
ENDIF.
IF SCREEN-GROUP1 = 'GR2'.
SCREEN-INVISIBLE = '1'.
ENDIF.
MODIFY SCREEN. * to update the changes made to the predefined             structure.
ENDLOOP.
6. In PAI, specify following code:
CASE SY-UCOMM.
WHEN 'LOGIN'.
CALL TRANSACTION 'SE38'.
WHEN 'EXIT'.
LEAVE PROGRAM.
ENDCASE.
7. Create a Tcode -> Activate all -> Execute.
INSERTING RECORDS FROM MPP SCREEN INTO DATABASE TABLE:
1. Create an MPP program.
2. In Top Include File, declare an internal table as follows:
     DATA IT_KNA1 LIKE KNA1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
-> Save -> Activate.
3. Create a screen -> In Screen Painter, click DICTIONARY/PROGRAM FIELDS (F6)
pushbutton from appn. toolbar -> Opens an interface
-> Specify internal table name -> Click on GET FROM PROGRAM pushbutton
-> Select required fields -> Continue -> Paste on Screen Painter
-> Create two pushbuttons (INSERT, EXIT) -> Save -> Flow logic.
4. In PAI, specify following code:
CASE SY-UCOMM.
WHEN 'INSERT'.
INSERT INTO KNA1 VALUES IT_KNA1.
IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
MESSAGE S000(ZMSG).
ELSE.
MESSAGE W001(ZMSG).
ENDIF.
WHEN 'EXIT'.
*LEAVE PROGRAM.
SET SCREEN 0.
ENDCASE.
5. Create a Tcode -> Activate all -> Execute.
LIST OF VALUES:
Adding dropdown facility to the input fields is called as LIST OF VALUES.
VRM is a predefined type group which has the following structure and internal table:
VRM_VALUE is a structure with the components KEY and TEXT.
VRM_VALUES is an internal table declared for the above structure without header line.
The above type group is used to fetch values from the internal table declared with user-defined records and insert into the input field in the screen.
'VRM_SET_VALUES' is a function module used to carry the records from the internal table and populate in the input field.
NAVIGATIONS TO CREATE DROPDOWN FACILITY FOR INPUT BOX:
1. Create MPP program.
2. Create a screen.
3. Add a input box -> Double click -> Specify name (IO1) -> Select LISTBOX from the dropdown list -> A dropdown facility is added for the input field in the screen.
4. Create two pushbuttons (PRINT, EXIT).
5. In Top Include File, specify following code:
TYPE-POOLS VRM.
DATA IO1(20).
DATA A TYPE I.
DATA ITAB TYPE VRM_VALUES. * To create an internal table of an existing type
DATA WA LIKE LINE OF ITAB. * To create a temporary structure of sameline type of internal table.
6. In PBO, specify following code:
IF A = 0.
WA-KEY = 'ABAP'.
WA-TEXT = 'ADVANCED PROGRAMMING'.
APPEND WA TO ITAB.
WA-KEY = 'BW'.
WA-TEXT = 'BUSINESS WAREHOUSING'.
APPEND WA TO ITAB.
WA-KEY = 'EP'.
WA-TEXT = 'ENTERPRISE PORTAL'.
APPEND WA TO ITAB.
CALL FUNCTION 'VRM_SET_VALUES'
EXPORTING
    ID                    = 'IO1'
    VALUES                =   ITAB.
A = 1.
ENDIF.
7. In PAI, specify following:
CASE SY-UCOMM.
WHEN 'PRINT'.
LEAVE TO LIST-PROCESSING.
WRITE :/ IO1.
WHEN 'EXIT'.
LEAVE PROGRAM.
ENDCASE.
8. Create a Tcode -> Activate all -> Execute.
CREATING TABSTRIPS IN MPP:
In a normal screen, we can add only maximum of 40 components.
To make a screen hold more than 40 components, we can use tabstrip controls.
NAVIGATIONS TO CREATE TABSTRIP CONTROL:
1. Create an MPP program.
2. Create a normal screen (100)
-> Add Tabstrip Control component from toolbar
-> By default, a tabstrip control is created with 2 tab buttons
-> Double click on tabstrip control
-> Specify name (TBSTR) in Attributes box
-> Click on First tab button
-> Add Subscreen Area from toolbar to first tab button
-> Double click on subscreen area
-> Specify name (SUB1)
-> Click on Second tab button
-> Repeat same process for adding subscreen area (SUB2)
-> Double click on First tab button
-> Specify attributes (TAB1,FIRST,TAB1)
-> Double click on Second tab button
-> Specify attributes (TAB2, SECOND, TAB2)
-> SAve
-> Flowlogic.
3. Create two subscreens (10, 20) -> Add required components in each subscreen.
4. In Top Include File, specify following code:
DATA : IO1(10), IO2(10), IO3(10), IO4(10).
CONTROLS TBSTR TYPE TABSTRIP.
DATA A LIKE SY-DYNNR.
'CONTROLS' statement is used to allocate a memory area for the tabstrip created in the normal screen. 'TABSTRIP' itself is a data type for the tabstrip control. Whenever a tabstrip is created, SAP creates an object called 'ACTIVETAB' which is used to call the corresponding subscreens for each tab button in PAI.
5. In Flowlogic editor, write following code to initiate the subscreens to the corresponding subscreen areas of each tab button when the main screen is called:
PROCESS BEFORE OUTPUT.
MODULE STATUS_0100.
CALL SUBSCREEN SUB1 INCLUDING 'SAPMZTABSTRIP' '10'.
CALL SUBSCREEN SUB2 INCLUDING 'SAPMZTABSTRIP' '20'.
PROCESS AFTER INPUT.
MODULE USER_COMMAND_0100.
CALL SUBSCREEN SUB1.
CALL SUBSCREEN SUB2.
6. In PAI, specify following code for click events on each tab button:
CASE SY-UCOMM.
WHEN 'TAB1'.
A = '10'.             * calls specified subscreen during PAI
TBSTR-ACTIVETAB = 'TAB1'. * makes entire tab button in active status
WHEN 'TAB2'.
A = '20'.
TBSTR-ACTIVETAB = 'TAB2'.
WHEN 'DISPLAY'.
LEAVE TO LIST-PROCESSING.
WRITE :/ IO1, IO2, IO3, IO4.
WHEN 'EXIT'.
LEAVE PROGRAM.
ENDCASE.
7. Create a Tcode -> Activate all -> Execute.
TABLE CONTROLS:
Table Control component is used to view the internal table contents in the screen.
Navigations to create Table control component:
1. Create an MPP program.
2. In Top include File, declare variables as follows:
DATA ITAB LIKE KNA1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA ITAB1 LIKE KNA1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
CONTROLS TBCL TYPE TABLEVIEW USING SCREEN 100.
DATA CUR TYPE I VALUE 5.
-> Save -> Activate.
3. Create a Screen (100) -> Select Table control component from toolbar -> Double Click and specify name (TBCL) -> Press F6 and specify internal table name (ITAB) -> Select required fields -> Paste on the Table control -> To separate the fields, use Separators option in Table control Attributes -> Specify labels if necessary -> Create pushbuttons (FETCH, MODIFY, PRINT, EXIT) -> Save -> Flowlogic.
4. In PAI module, specify following code:
CASE SY-UCOMM.
WHEN 'FETCH'.
SELECT * FROM KNA1 INTO TABLE ITAB.
TBCL-LINES = SY-DBCNT. * To create Vertical Scrollbar
WHEN 'EXIT'.
LEAVE PROGRAM.
WHEN 'PRINT'.
GET CURSOR LINE CUR.
READ TABLE ITAB INDEX CUR.
LEAVE TO LIST-PROCESSING.
WRITE :/ ITAB-KUNNR, ITAB-NAME1, ITAB-ORT01, ITAB-LAND1.
WHEN 'MODIFY'.
LOOP AT ITAB1.
MODIFY KNA1 FROM ITAB1.
IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
MESSAGE S002(ZMSG).
ELSE.
MESSAGE E003(ZMSG).
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.
SELECT * FROM KNA1 INTO TABLE ITAB.
TBCL-LINES = SY-DBCNT.
ENDCASE.
5. In FlowLogic editor, specify following step loops:
PROCESS BEFORE OUTPUT.
MODULE STATUS_0100.
LOOP AT ITAB CURSOR CUR WITH CONTROL TBCL.
ENDLOOP.
PROCESS AFTER INPUT.
MODULE USER_COMMAND_0100.
LOOP AT ITAB.
    MODULE NEW.     * New module to move records from ITAB to                 ITAB1. Double click on Module Name (New)                 to create a new one.
ENDLOOP.
6. Specify following code in the NEW module:
   MODULE NEW INPUT.
     APPEND ITAB TO ITAB1.
   ENDMODULE.
7. Create a Tcode -> Activate all -> Execute.
USING TABLE CONTROL WIZARD:
This is a predefined SAP-specific component to create table control using predefined navigations.
1. Create an executable program (Z_TABLEWIZARD) in SE38 editor. Write the following code:
CALL SCREEN 200.
-> Save -> Activate.
2. Goto SE51 -> Specify program name created earlier (Z_TABLEWIZARD) -> Specify Screen number (200) -> Layout -> Select Table Control (Wizard) component from toolbar -> Opens Table control Wizard -> Follow the navigations -> Save and Activate the table control.
3. Execute the program (Z_TABLEWIZARD).
Regards,
Priya.

System wide error on Program Guide

The program guide for some sports programs, especially those on ESPN and MLBN, are incorrect. For example, if you look at the info for SportsCenter, it incorrectly shows "air date" of 9/7/79 instead of today. Most long running shows on these two networks have the same error. As a result, some of the shows which I record regularly will not longer record, due to the fact that FiOS thinks these are reruns, and not new shows. I contacted FiOS via chat room yesterday and was told to "rest assured" that this problem would be resolved. Well, as of this writing, it still exists. Typical response from FiOS, all talk and no action.

Agreed. I mentioned this before in the tv programming area about how the series recording feature is now useless because when you set up a series it will not record the shows beyond that first episode if the air dates and descriptions of the programs are all the same. One way i have noticed to get around this issue is if you watch a series recorded program before the next episode is set to air then it will seek to record the next one but you have to watch them as fast as you have can so that can happen or you are going to have to resort to doing manual recordings or you will miss all of the other episodes. Again the series recording feature is now pointless to have if it will not do its job. It not only applies to the sportscenter on espn that is in english but also to the one that is in spanish that is on espn deportes which also has the 9-7-79 air date on every single episode. The air dates that appear on there are mainly for when a show first aired back in the day where espn's first episode aired in september of 1979. It is not the only show or channel that has this issue as it is spread out all over the guide since the guide data provider switch happened. Another thing that i have noticed is that when you look at zap 2 it which is another company whose online guide data is provided by the same company that verizon is currently using you will see that another company like directv has the most up to date guide data information with the most current dates of their episodes. If you compare the same exact channel's guide data that appears on the fios guide to the directv guide you will see that there are a lot of differences with verizon's set top box guide not matching what directv has even though they carry the same channels and have the same guide data provider! There is a problem with the fios network that verizon does not want to admit because it could scare off potential fios customers where how they are uploading the information that they are given is not in sync with what is actually playing.

Java programming guide for Sun ONE

Where can I find the "Sun ONE LDAP SDK for Java Programming Guide" for version 5.2. ?
I have the programming guide for Netscape Directory SDK 4.0 for Java. Will that do?
Thanks for your help.
[email protected]

this to also create and manage the LDAP groups. We
are using the Sun ONE 5.2 LDAP directory server. Are
there significant advantages to using JNDI over the
SunONE directory SDK, or vice versa?JNDI (bundled with J2SE) in combination with the Booster Pack release version 1.0, provides API support for accessing both static and dynamic Groups. It also provides API support for the new extensions and controls that are made available in Sun ONE DS 5.2.
The Booster Pack can be downloaded from:
http://java.sun.com/products/jndi/
You can also check the LDAP trail of the JNDI Tutorial that contains detailed descriptions and examples of how to use JNDI . It is available at:
http://java.sun.com/products/jndi/tutorial/ldap/index.html

EyeTV 250 Plus - Signal Loss

Anyone besides me have this issue with the 250 plus?
I have the Hauppauge 950Q from my Vista plugged into the Mac now to use with the EyeTV software. The signal is 75% strength and the quality is 100% 720p and 50% at best for 1080i. 720p I can see okay but the 1080i stops and goes once in a while.
With the 250 plus, I have 100% quality but 10%-20% strength with the 720p and then it's jumping percentages of quality on 1080i with the 10-20% strength. Both are way horrible.
Is the mac mini not powerful enough to run any tuner or is there a stronger HD tuner for Elgato EyeTV that anyone knows of?

Here is a link to the hardware requirements for the EyeTV 250 Plus. http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/250plus/product3.en.html
There is also some FAQs. http://support.elgato.com/index.php?m=knowledgebase&a=view&parentcategoryid=1&languageid=1&group=englishdefault
I would recommend posting your question on the Elgato forums. http://forums.elgato.com/
If you are unable to obtain a sufficiently detailed response there you can submit a ticket to their tech support. http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/support/select-support.en.en.html
Good Luck!

MyTV.PVR vs EyeTV 250...Is there a winner?

Hy everyone,
I was looking for opinions regarding myTV.PVR vs EyeTV 250.
Without knowing much about VHS tranfering and recording digitally via Cable TV and before I found out about the existence of EyeTV 250, I purchased myTV.PVR (which came with Eskape software). The salesman assured me that it was a good purchase but I guess they would say anything to sell products.
I told him that my intention was to transfer VHS tapes onto DVDs and also to record from Cable TV onto DVDs via my MacPro. I wanted to get the best video quality possible and something easy enough to use.
Now I'm wondering if I would have been better off with EyeTV 250 instead.
Which one gives better video and sound quality and has better options?
Any opinions?
Rio.
2x2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1GB RAM

I can answer. I've transferred about 300 vhs tapes over to DVD, AVI, MP4, etc.
Quality is dependent upon the quality of the VHS. I have VHS tapes that were created directly from digital video camcorder (medical procedures, surgery training) and the DVD quality is as good as any high quality commercial DVD. I have BetaMax tapes from the 70's and they burn to DVD from EyeTV as good if not better then their original quality. With EyeTV you have several quality options and can select Progressive Scan (which doubles the number of video lines for higher quality. You'll need at least 4Gigs of space for each VHS tape but once burned to DVD you can delete and move to the next.
Toast is the most superior EyeTV is built with Toast in mind. Simply drag an AVI or directly select Toast from EyeTV of any resulting VHS/Digital file that you capture and it will burn a fine DVD with Chapters, Titles, and more.
What I like most about EyeTV is the editing capabilities. You can cut out all the crap, re-edit the movie if you want to improve it (in case you are a budding movie editor yourself) and burn it to DVD.
As for easy - yes, it's pretty straight forward. If you have a two hour VHS movie, say a commercial release of an older James Bond (which is non-Macro, i.e., encrypted) movie it will take two hours to record it. Once recorded you can then edit the items you don't want (warnings, junk...) save the edited file (very quickly) then click on the EyeTV Toast icon and burn it to DVD. If using Progressive Scan you'll get a very high quality DVD. How much time required to burn the DVD depends. If you are using a 3Ghz Mac Pro with 8 Gigs of RAM (my system) it takes about 20-30 minutes.
If you have commercial VHS tapes that are encrypted (MacroVision is used) you'll need to obtain what some sellers call "an enhancer". This is small machine (size of two packs of cigarettes) that sits connected via RCA cables or via SVideo and reconnects out the opposite side to EyeTV, then your video is automatically decrypted.
The resulting DVD quality is "enhanced" and you get a fine quality DVD.
If you are copying over films or TV shows that you have recorded on VHS tapes then the quality is about as good as SVCD, depending on how well your antenna receives the signal. You'll have to cut out the commercials (easy to do with EyeTV) and the resulting DVD quality is as good if not a little better then the original VHS recording.
I did all of the above for about six months and finally realized I could copy a VHS tape via EyeTV and export it to high quality DiVX or AVI format which resulted in an average size of about 700megs. These media files play beautifully on a Mac using the DiVX player or RealMedia Player, QuickTime Pro, VLC and many more media players.
The nice part of the latter is that you can get four or five full high quality movies on a blank DVD. Thus, rather than four or five DVDs you get one DVD with for or five movies.
I hope this explains it all to you. Try buying a used EyeTV 200 off of eBay which is just as good as the EyeTV 250 and 500. They all use the latest EyeTV software and unless you have movies in High Density on VHS (which you won't) you don't need EyeTV 500 (that's what I have) but it does a fine job. Another Mac user that taught me much was a guy who bought a used EyeTV 200 on eBay for just $50. We exchanged DVDs we made from each system and they were both of excellent quality.
I hope this helps.
Tim...

IDS5.1 Plug-in programming guide.

I have found the documentation for Netscape 4 and IDS5.2 for plugin programming but NOT for IDS5.1.
Does anyone know if this exists, or where I can find info on this subject for 5.1 ?

The document you are looking for does not really exist. You can sort of get close to this using the Directory Server 5.2 plug-in API programming guide, http://docs.sun.com/doc/816-6702-10/, and reference, http://docs.sun.com/doc/816-6701-10/ The plug-in API was updated a bit for 5.2, but you ought to be able to find your way. Unfortunately for this particular case, the What's New chapter is "What's New since the last time this doc was released in full, which was the 4.x days," not "What's New since 5.1."
You might also get close with http://enterprise.netscape.com/docs/directory/601/plugin/contents.htm although you didn't hear that from me.

Canopus ADVC300 vs Elgato Eyetv 250 for A to D video conversion

I need to digitize several shelves of old commercial and homemade VHS tapes and convert to DVD with iMovie/iDVD and Toast (I use iMovie 6). I have looked at the Canopus ADVC300 and Elgato Eyetv 250.
Would someone comment on how these 2 devices compare regarding quality, ease of use AV synch etc. Are there other products I should be considering.
Thanks,
Bill

Cannot comment on either, BUT:
I use the Canopus ADVC110 which does a superb job - and is cheaper than the 300!
AFAIK the Elgato is a TV tuner and recorder, but not a converter to DV that iMovie can use.

Exporting files from Eyetv 250 plus to imovies09

I AM TRYING TO COPY VHS TAPES TO DVD DISC USING EYETV 250 PLUS. CAN COPY FILES TO EYETV FINE. IN EYETV THEY ARE ABOUT 3 GB. WHEN I EXPORT TO IMOVIES09 I GET 3 FILES, A THUMBNAIL FILE ABOUT 300000MB, A QUICKTIME FILE OF 3 GB AND A DV MOVIE FILE OF 30-40 GB. THIS IS FILLING MY COMPUTER VERY FAST.

A couple of thoughts...
The current version of EyeTV software is 3.3. Make sure you are on it.
You should be able to open the "Recordings" view of EyeTV.
Right Click on the recording you want. Click Export in the Pop Up menu. In the Format box, Choose "For iMovie 09"
Give it a place to save to, and click SAVE.
Now open iMovie. Click FILE/IMPORT/Movie... and navigate to the file you just created in EyeTV.

No Interactive Programming Guide--Even AFTER STB Reset: HELP!

I have been living without my interactive programming guide for more than a week now. I never know what is on TV!
I have tried resetting the router by unplugging it from the electrical outlet, removing all the cords for 15 seconds at a time and pushing the reset button with a paperclip.
I have tried resetting the STB a handful of times as well. First, I disconnected all wires and cords for about 45 seconds. Since then I have continued to disconnect the power cord for various lengths of time--still nothing.
I have even tried the online troubleshooting tool to reset it from the internet--nothing.
Has anyone else has this problem?
Christina
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Christina,
Yes I have experienced this. And I have never figured out why, but I think I do know the "what."
This problem is usually caused by the router and the STB failing to communicate. So first lets verify that that really is the problem. On the STB remote do the following:
Menu ==> Settings ==> System Information
Is there any thing other than 0.0.0.0 shown in the IP Address field? If not then the STB is not communicating with the router. You can also see there how many days of guide data the STB has; it is probably zero now, usually it is somewhere in the 8 to 9 days range.
Assuming that there is no IP address, then we need to try to figure out why and hopefully fix it. By the way, in the steps below I am assuming you have the most common Verizon router, the ActionTec. If you have the Westel, I have never seen one so I don't know exactly what you might see, but I hope it would be similar.
1) The coax connection to your STB is obviously ok or you would not be getting a picture. But the Guide data, widgets, VOD all come through the router first before they go to the STB on the coax, unlike the regular TV channels which go directly from the ONT through the splitter to the STB via coax. So, check the coax connection to your router, at both the router itself and the wall connection. They need to be good and tight.
2) Unplug the power from the STB, wait 15-20 seconds, plug it back in, wait until it is up, then check the IP address again. Is there one? If so, just wait for a while, the Guide will gradually repopulate, and all should be ok.
3) If no, unplug the power from the router, wait 15-20 seconds, plug it back in, wait a little while and check the IP address in the STB again. OK?
4) If no, the next step is to log into the router and check what it sees on your network. The login is usually "admin" and "password1" (the password must be changed the first time you log in, most installers set it to "password1), but since you have reset the router it is probably now back to "admin" and "password". Once you log in (and change the password), in the middle of the page should be a listing of all devices on your network, your PC(s) and STB(s). Do you see any STBs? If yes, just wait a while and all should be ok.
5) If no, try unplugging the power from the STB again, then plugging it back in. I have experienced the loss of connectivity to one or more of my STBs maybe 3 or 4 times in almost 4 years with the FiOS TV service, have never been able to figure out the exact procedure to get the connectivity back, but removing the power and putting it back several times, in different sequences on the router and the STB, eventually has gotten it working.
If the above steps don't work I think you have either a broken router or a broken STB and will need to call the FSC to get a tech dispatched.
I hope the above helps. If I have screwed up the procedure a little bit in the description I am sorry, or if you don't understand something I have written, post back and I or someone else will be happy to try again.
Justin
Verizon FiOS TV, Internet, and phone
IMG 1.6.2, Build 08.58
Keller, TX 76248

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