Guide to Setting Up ProgDVB

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I'm going to assume that you have already pointed your Dish towards the satellite or satellites that you want to use ProgDVB to decode.
If you need a program that will allow you to use your DVB card to help point your Dish, download ProgFinder II from DVB News here:
http://www.prodvb.com/software/ProgFinder2.zip

To use ProgDVB for Dish and/or Expressvu, you need the following 3 files:
1) ProgDVB- can be downloaded here:
http://www.progdvb.com
2) Fenrir- can be downloaded here (from the Bev Files- Other Section here at Dishnewbies):
http://www.dishnewbies.com/Forum/index.php...=post&id=105447
3) ProgDVB_Plugins.zip - can be downloaded here (from the Bev Files- Other Section here at Dishnewbies):
http://www.dishnewbies.com/Forum/index.php...e=post&id=92891
 

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From the ProgDVB_Plugins.zip, you will need the following 3 files:
-Nagrakey.txt
-Yankse.ini
-Either Yankse.dll or Yank_98.dll
(If your OS is Windows 2000 or XP, then use the Yankse.dll file. If your OS is Windows 98 or ME, then use the Yankse_98.dll file. DO NOT use both files, as they will interfere with each other.)

NOTE: DO NOT unzip all of the files that are included with ProgDVB_Plugins.zip, You will only be using the three files from this zip that are mentioned above (and are explained in greater detail below). The rest of the files that are included are old and out-of-date and if you place them in the wrong folders, these files might interfere with the operation of the latest version of Fenrir.

Step 1: Installing ProgDVB:
Install the driver for your DVB card. Drivers can usually be found either on the CD that is generally included with card or at the card manufacturers web site. Drivers for some cards can be found on the ProgDVB web site (www.progdvb.com) by clicking on ?Drivers? on the left side of the page.

UPDATE:
A link to the latest drivers (thank to friend11y):
http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/html/mheg5.htm

Run the ProgDVB executable file to install ProgDVB.

For Nexus cards: choose SkyStar1 Hardware mode
For SkyStar2 cards: select SkyStar2
For Nova/Budget cards: Select Budget card
For Nova USB: Select Budget USB
For VisionPlus or Twinhan cards: select Twinhan

Next it will ask which Modules you want to install.
Module Definitions
EPG: Electronic program guide
Scheduler: lets you schedule program recording
WinLirc client: add-on letting you use any remote to control your PC functions (http://winlirc.sourceforge.net/)
Broadcast server: to distribute your feed to other PCs. Only the server PC needs a DVB card.

I?d suggest you check all of the options except for the EPG (the EPG that comes with ProgDVB is not very useable).

Let the installer complete, then start ProgDVB.

Click on the SETTINGS-> Device List
Click on the correct card type and then Click ?Start?
For Nexus cards: choose SkyStar1 Hardware mode
For SkyStar2 cards: select SkyStar2
For Nova/Budget cards: Select Budget card
For Nova USB: Select Budget USB
For VisionPlus or Twinhan cards: select Twinhan

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Step 2: Configuring DiSEqC and LNB settings:
Click on SETTINGS-> DiSEqC
If you have only one LNB/antenna to your DVB card, select NONE on the DiSEqC box. If you connected many satellites or LNBs to your DVB card, select 1.0 OR 2.0 in the DiSEqC switch box.
Click a green dot, then select ADD LNB or highlight an already configured LNB, and click PROPERTY on the right.

For Expressvu and Dish satellites, the values should be:
Type: Ku or circular
LOF1: 11250
SWITCH: 0
LOF2: 11250
POWER option is when your card powers the LNB. Once done, you are ready to scan your selected satellites.

Under the Satellite pull down menu choose the appropriate satellite.
The 2 Expressvu birds are Nimiq1 (at 91 degrees West) and Nimiq2 (at 82 degrees West).
The 2 main Dish birds are Echostar 7 (at 119 degrees West) and Echostar 6 & 8 (at 110 degrees West).
Dish also has the following birds- Echostar 3 (at 61.5 degrees West), Echostar 9 (at 121 degrees West), Echostar 1 & 2 (at 148 degrees West), and Echostar 4 (at 157 degrees West).

Step 3: Scanning satellites:
Click on Channel list-> Channel Search
and then the LNB which you want to look for channels on.

It will take up to 5 minutes for ProgDVB to scan a satellite for an entire list of channels. While it is scanning, you should see a Quality meter and a Level meter. If the Quality meter is below 100%, then you may need to make minor aiming adjustments to your Dish or else you will either get a choppy picture or you might loose your video all together.

Step 4: Verify that you are able to receive FTA video:
After scanning a satellite, you should see a group of folders on the main page in ProgDVB that look like folders in Windows Explorer. If you click on these folders, you?ll see 4 different types of channels.
Channels that have a Green ?V? next to them are FTA video channels.
Channels that have a Red ?V? next to them are encrypted video channels.
Channels that have a Green ?R? next to them are FTA music channels.
Channels that have a Red ?R? next to them are encrypted music channels.
At this point, find a FTA (Free-to-Air) video channel, click on the channel and see if you get video and audio. If not, reread this guide. Make sure that you followed all of the steps. If you can?t get Video and Audio on the FTA channels and are not sure what you are doing wrong, stop here and post a question in the DVB Forum here at Dishnewbies. You must be able to receive the FTA channels before going to any of the next steps.

NOTE: The colors of the channels never change. Even once you are done and are able to view the encrypted channels (which you hopefully will be able to do by the end of this guide), the encrypted channels will still show as being Red.

Step 5: Audio and video settings
Click on Settings-> Audio Video
In this window, you can select how ProgDVB will output sound and video, DirectShow settings, and timeshifting values. Most of the defaults should work fine. The only thing I had to change was Volume Control from Sat TV Card to SB Card and then I had to choose the proper Sound Card settings for my Sound Card in the drop down menu.

Click on Settings-> Device Options
Direct Draw should be set to Surface.
BOB mode should be checked.
For Video out, choose the correct Mode, Standard should be NTSC and stretch mode should be none.
For Options, choose Enable Remote Control, Enable OSD, and NTSC. Set Special inversion to Auto.

NOTE: These are just the settings that work for me. If you are having video problems, try adjusting these settings. The most common mistake that people seem to make is to have PAL chosen instead of NTSC.

Step 6: Viewing the Encrypted channels
Close ProgDVB.

MDYankse- Plugin that actually decrypts the video using the public keys that are pulled from the stream using Fenrir.
You need the following 2 files from the from the ProgDVB_Plugins.zip file:
1) Yankse.ini
2) Either Yankse.dll or Yank_98.dll
(If your OS is Windows 2000 or XP, then use the Yankse.dll file. If your OS is Windows 98 or ME, then use the Yankse_98.dll file. DO NOT use both files, as they will interfere with each other.)
Unzip these 2 files into the same directory where you installed ProgDVB (the default directory is usually c:\ProgDVB\)
Again- DO NOT unzip all of the files from the ProgDVB_Plugins.zip. You will only be using the three files that are mentioned in these instructions. The rest of the files that are included are old and out-of-date and if you place them in the wrong folders, they might interfere with the operation of the latest version of Fenrir.

Nagrakey.txt
Create a subfolder called ?Nagra? (without the quotation marks) in the same directory where you installed ProgDVB (this should look something like this c:\ProgDVB\Nagra)
From the ProgDVB_Plugins.zip file, unzip the Nagrakey.txt file into the Nagra subfolder that you created.

Fenrir- Plugin that will pull the public keys from the stream.
The version of Fenrir that you downloaded if you followed my link or directions at the beginning of this post is an executable file that will do most of the installation work for you. The file is not in English, but it is currently working (as of March 1) for both Expressvu and Dish. Run the executable. When you are given the option to choose, choose the folder where you installed ProgDVB (the default directory is usually c:\ProgDVB\).

After Fenrir has installed, open ProgDVB. Choose an encrypted Video Channel. After a minute or two Fenrir should update the keys and you should get video.

The most common mistakes I?ve seen are:
-Incorrect LNB settings (Loft1, Loft2, and Switch settings).
-Forgetting the Nagrakey.txt file (or placing it in the wrong folder).
-Making a mistake while attempting to write your own key file for MDYankse to use (see explanation below).
-Trying to use both Fenrir and a softcam.key file (see explanation below).

Fenrir is not a necessary plugin. Fenrir will pull the public keys from the stream for you and create a file called Nagra.key that will be read by MDYankse. If you do not want the keys to autoroll or if you think that you are having problems with getting Fenrir to run right, then you can delete the Fenrir.dll, Fenrir.ini, and Nagra.key files and create your own Softcam.key file by following the directions in the Guide to MDYankse below. Softcam.key and Nagra.key will interfere with one another, so make sure that you do not have both files in your ProgDVB folder.

Parts of this were taken from the Guide over at DVBMaster.com. (I have not ordered from DVBMaster myself, so I can?t recommend that you order from him. I have heard both good and bad things from people who have dealt with him, but some of this information was taken from his site, so I included his web site address here in order to give him credit for some of this information.)

This was written for Newbies who are trying to set up their cards for the first time. It does not cover everything, but if you follow these directions exactly, it should get you up and running. Please ask questions that you come up with in this forum.