Really simple just run EPG Collector to get the XML file and then use Xepg (http://www.a123.dk/) to import into DVBViewer.
You will also need to change all your channels (that you will be importing via Xepg) in DVBViewer to only use external EPG (done in the channel editor just untick the two other ones).
If you can wait a few days I can do some more detail instructions on what to do with some screenshots.
I do not use DVBViewer recording service, there is info on using Xepg with the recording service in the DVBViewer message board I think (http://www.dvbviewer.tv/forum/topic/20539-xepg/)
First get EPGCollector running and producing an XML file.
This is really easy just run EPGCollectorGUI.exe create a new ini file, setup your location/area, save ini file as EPG Collector.ini and then EPGCollector.exe
You should now have a tvguide.xml file in the same directory as EPGCollector.exe
Now setup Xepg Get latest version from http://www.a123.dk/ And extract where every you want. Run Xepg.exe Under 1) click Add Under XMLTV TV Data File browse for the tvguide.xml file created by EPGCollector Under Grabber Executable browse for EPGCollector.exe Under Grabber Working Directory browse for the directory EPGCollector.exe and tvguide.xml is in Click Ok
This is my setup
Click Run Grabber to test that EPGCollector gets run, click ok to the windows that pop up. Now Click Channel Pairing, this will start DVBViewer and after a while should bring up a small window click Ok and you will see the channel pairing screen All you should have to do is click Auto Pair as channel names should be the same Once Auto Pairing has finished you can expand on the right hand side to see what channel has been mapped to what. Click Apply and then Exit
I have not changed any options, defaults should be fine Click Test Import This will start DVBViewer and update the EPG.
You should now see the EPG in DVBViewer fully populated, or will be but will then go back to only showing next 2 shows. This is due to DVBViewer updating the EPG off air overwriting what you just imported. To stop this in DVBViewer select Channel then Channellist and from Channellist click Channel editor Now for each of your channels select it and click on EPG and untick DVB EPG and SFI, MHW(+) EPG, leaving only External EPG ticked. Click Apply. Repeat for all channels.
Close chanel editor and channellist and close DVBViewer. In Xepg click Test Import to import the data again.
Now you should have a full EPG.
Xepg can be automated. click Automate specify the task you want where Xepg is and if you want to turn off PC afterwards and it will give you the command line to add to Windows task manager. Personally I just have a shortcut on my start menu which runs Xepg and then leaves DVBViewer running and I just run this in the morning manually as it only takes a few moments to run.
Thanks for the instructions. I got the DVB-T working fine. Trying to get my DVB-S EPG working with BBC. No success yet, but I shall persevere. I think its a disqce issue.
I got it working with my Nova-S-Plus and HVR-3000 tuners. In DVBViewer the DiSEqC settings are opposite to those in EPGCollecter (AB = BA).
That fixed it.
Another question: Getting epg from dvb-s devices is for EIT not MHEG, is this correct?
My understanding is that MHEG is only available for dvb-t in NZ, so one should always select EIT in EPGCollector when collecting EPG from satellite sources.
I got quite a few errors generated while running EPGCollector to collect MHEG from my dvb-t tuner.
"Parameter name: The IOP:IOR message is short ... Error processing DSMCC control message specified argument out of range of valid values.
Parameter name: The BIOP TAP message is short. Error processing DSMCC Control message: specified argument was out of range of valid values."
These error messages were repeated numerous times (about 40-50), but I seemed to get EPG for most channels (TV3 & TV3 +1, Stratos & Maori TV didn't get a full epg).
...I got quite a few errors generated while running EPGCollector to collect MHEG from my dvb-t tuner.
"Parameter name: The IOP:IOR message is short ... Error processing DSMCC control message specified argument out of range of valid values.
Parameter name: The BIOP TAP message is short. Error processing DSMCC Control message: specified argument was out of range of valid values."
These error messages were repeated numerous times (about 40-50), but I seemed to get EPG for most channels (TV3 & TV3 +1, Stratos & Maori TV didn't get a full epg)...
Those errors could indicate signal problems. I've seen similar things with weak satellite signals.
I'm really impressed with EPGCollector. It is working beautifully.
Just a thought, and I am not Geek enough to work this out for myself, can EPG Collector be configured to collect XMLTV data from the internet?
I have found a source of XMLTV EPG data for some channels on Optus D2 including Russia Today & SCTV
http://avenard.com/iptv/EPG.html
I'd like to be able to have Australia Network, RT, NHK & SCTV in my EPG guide, and I'm guessing the only way to do that is by accessing data off the internet.
MediaPortal has an option to import the files listed in tvguide.lst. If you put the names of multiple files in there then I believe it should work. Don't know if DVBViewer has an equivalent though...
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