New for myServer is the TV Listings App. This App replaces the TVGuide app that no longer has a supported content service.
myServer 6's TV Listings brings the convenience of viewing current and near future shows on the Tablet.
Select which DirecTV or CableTV tuner and click the Guide button. Click on a current playing program and your tuner will immediately go to that channel.
NEW: Click on a program in the near future and a popup will appear asking if you want to schedule tuning to that channel so you can plan your day.
Click on the Heart next to the station and add it to your Favorites. Click on the Heart at the top of the page and your favorites are shown in the filtered view. You can also filter the list by sports, movies or music channels.
The TV Listings application uses Allonis's optional TVGuide data service that is an annual subscription fee. An email address for that system is needed to get reminders for annual payment.
The TV Listings is a very popular addon to the SportsBar system as it makes the system super easy to use.
Applet Installation
If your system used the TVGuide applet, please uninstall that before installing TVListings. Restart myServer and then install the TVListings applet from the myServer Software Updater page. Clear browser cache. Once Installed navigate to the TVListings applet.
First step is to create one, or more, listings. Click on the "Add New Lineup". An overlay will appear that prompt for input. Enter the zipcode the viewing location and then click on the Lookup button. This will return you a list of all the known TV providers in your area. Click on the lineup that matches your service. The letters shown in parentheses depict the type of service, e.g. (O) online, (S) satelite (A) Analog, (D) digital. You should see a screen like the following:
After selection you'll see the new lineup in the table.
Repeat this process for as many services as you need.
After you've added your listings you'll need to kick off the initial download of data. Click the "Update Listings" button to start the process.
When it completes (takes many minutes typically - lots of data!) you'll see the status update next to each listing entry.
Listings will automatically update every day at a random time between 1am and 9am. This happens in the background. Each update will bring down 3 days of programming information. So if the internet is not available for a period of time you can still use the cached data on the server.
If you would like to preview a lineup click on the "Applet Commands" button and select the PreviewLineup command. When you execute the command a preview of the guide will be shown on the page. Like shown below.
Note that for DirecTV and Cable services, both support the notion of "Channels". So clicking on the program cell will invoke a channel "Tune" change on those devices that are setup with the appropriate myServer drivers. Streaming sources do not support channel change functionality.
Troubleshooting:
If you select to Add Listing, and no listings appear. Clear browser cache and see if the table then populates.