I could use some help getting a WinTV-HVR850 working.

I am doing a clean install of R6.02 from CD. I'm trying to pick up normal ATSC signals from my antenna. I know the antenna source works because I can plug it into a TV and watch programs.

During setup, under 2. Capture Cards, I select New Capture Card. The only card type that has some probed information with it is DVB DTV capture card (v3.x), so that's the one I choose.


Next in step 3, I choose a new video source

I type in my username and password, hit Retrieve Lineups, and it returns my correct Data Direct lineup. The Channel Frequency table is "default", which was set to "us-bcast" in step 1. General

Next comes step 4 Input Connections (DVBInput) -> (None)
I choose Video Source: antenna and notice in the background Xterm window:

I push the Scan for Channels button and it fails to find any channels. The "scan" window has these settings:


All 82 channels say Timed Out, no signal.

I look back in the Xterm window and find this message repeated five times:


followed by a single:


I appreciate any help someone has to offer.

PS. I had to transcribe a lot of messages in this post. If you see something that doesn't look right, it might be my typing.

I was able to find channels by setting Signal Timeout (msec) and Tuning Timeout (msec) to 10000 in the window that defines the new DVB capture card.