- #Mediaportal tv guide setup how to#
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- #Mediaportal tv guide setup code#
You can also do manual mapping, see the WebEPG wiki for more information. When this is done the grabber column shows the your copy of www_imdb_com file for all the channels. This is most often relevant for the A&E channel.
(greater than sign) is replaced with >. The grabber file is a standard XML file, which means certain characters have to be replaced: The second i in siteId must be upper case. Channel must start with an upper case C. If you can't work out the problem yourself, ask for help on the MediaPortal forum.Įach channel entry must have correct upper and lower case or it will be ignored. If you've made a mistake, the Internet browser will fail to open the file and hopefully give you a useful error message that helps you identify your mistake. Thankfully you can easily verify that the syntax of the grabber file is okay by attempting to open the grabber file in your Internet browser (Internet Explorer, FireFox, Chrome etc.). A single error in the wrong place can make it impossible for WebEPG to use the grabber. It's easy to make typing errors when creating the channel entries. Make sure to save your changes when you're finished. Find the TV provider name in the page URL. In some cases the grabber doesn't get the correct time zone unless the TV provider is also specified. This enables the grabber to get listings for the correct local time zone. Set the zip code for your location in the grabber file. The channel names in the left column (beside the channel logos) are what you use as siteId values in your grabber file.For over the air (ATSC, antenna) listings you can select any cable provider in your area who carries local channels. Make sure to click "go" after selecting a TV provider. If you haven't previously done so, select your TV provider.If you haven't previously done so, enter your zip code (click "change" where it says "Enter ZIP code for Local Listings", enter your zip code, click "go").IMDB's TV listings page) in your Internet browser (Internet Explorer, FireFox, Chrome etc.). To find the siteIds for your location and TV provider: The Channel siteId value (KTVUDT in the example) is the name of the channel on the IMDB website.The Channel id value (KTVU-HD in the example) is the name of the channel in TV Server.If you're using an earlier version of MediaPortal, you need to download the updated grabber file (For example: You do NOT need to download a new grabber file, but you do still need to customize the grabber file with Channel IDs etc. If you're using MediaPortal 1.7.0 and newer you can skip this section. Unlike most WebEPG grabbers, the TV listings. Note: This step is ONLY required if you select US grabber and must be done first.
Enable periodic update to MediaPortal EPG. 
Setup WebEPG, set channel mappings, and initial TV Guide import. US users only: If you wish to use the www_imdb_com grabber file you must first customize it with your local TV Channels. Setup your TV Channels with an All Channels group. Setup your TV Server and scanned your TV channels. This guide assumes you have already completed the following steps: In addition with WebEPG you may get up to 14 days EPG data! Web EPG Setup WebEPG uses the channels created by MediaPortal and let's you easily map them to the channel from the TV Guide site. One of the big advantages of WebEPG is that your channel names will automatically match the TV Channels you scan into MediaPortal. You can even create your own grabber for your preferred TV Listings website. It can grab data from about 100 different websites from over 30 different countries, with 'grabbers' added regularly. It actually uses XMLTV format, but was designed for MediaPortal. WebEPG is a plugin provided with MediaPortal. How to get EPG data using the WebEPG plugin included with MediaPortal, plus using IMDB grabber for the US.
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