Tbs dvb-s2 Pcie TV Tuner Card Universal User Guide

TBS DVB-S2 PCI-E TV Tuner Card Universal User Manual
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TBS DVB-S2 TV Tuner PCI-E Card Universal

User Manual
1. Overview：
TBS focus on digital broadcasting region for more than 10 years, DVB-S2 series
products including dual/quad/octa tuner cards and CI support cards, which have
PCI-E interface for receiving, watching, and recording satellite TV on desktop PC.
With multiple tuners, the cards enable you to watch TV channel from one
transponder/satellite while recording another channel from another transponder/
satellite at the same time. With CI slot, inserting the correct CAM and subscription
smartcard into the CI slot makes it possible to watch encrypted pay TV.
With professional tuner cards , not only supports normal DVB-S2X/S2/DVB-S

QPSK, 8PSK which is supported by normal satellite receivers, but also supports
CCM, ACM, VCM, 16APSK, 32APSK, Multiple Transport Stream, Multiple Generic
Stream, Combined Single Generic &Single TS, which most satellite receiving
devices can’t support
Thus, TBS DVB-S2 tuner cards are highly recommended for IPTV streaming and
broadcasting system.
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2. Suitable Tuner Card Models：
TBS6902 DVB-S2 dual tuner PCI-E card

TBS6904se DVB-S2 quad tuner PCI-E card
TBS6903X Professional DVB-S2 dual tuner PCI-E card
TBS6909X DVB-S2 octa tuner PCI-E card
TBS6908 Professional DVB-S2 quad tuner PCI-E card
TBS6910 DVB-S2 dual tuner dual CI PCI-E card
2.1. System requirements:
 Windows XP / Vista/ 7/8/10, Linux
 Available PCI Express x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot
 Digital TV signal (ISDB-T/DVB-T2/C2/S2X/S2/T/C/S)
2.2. Application:
 Data receiving
 IPTV streaming
 Media monitoring
 Digital content distribution
3. Hardware Installation (we use TBS6904se as example.)
3.1. Install TBS6904se into PC

Turn off the computer or server, remove the computer cover case and take out
cover panel of PCI-E slot, where the card is to be installed. Insert the card into the
PCI-E slot and fix the card bracket with screw, make sure the card is firmly and
completely inserted into the PCI-E slot, then put back the computer cover.
Attention ：
 When turning off the computer, please do not touch the PC’s internal components, especially
the CPU and VGA chip, which has a high temperature with a risk of burns.
 Please be sure to see refer to the manual of PC and peripheral equipment.
3.2. Connect the TV signal cable to the tuner card on your PC

Please make sure that the TV signal is correctly connected to the TV tuner on the
computer in case of the damage to antenna device. The following TBS6904se TV
Signal Table is for your reference.
4. How to use under Windows
4.1. Windows driver installation.
4.1.1. Download TBS6904se windows driver from website www.tbsiptv.com or

www.tbsdtv.com download section , or from page of TBS6904se download
section.
4.1.2. Install the Windows driver

Open the windows driver which downloaded from website, unzip the file and
click “TBS_6904se_driver_setup”, a new window will pop up , click “Install”:
After the installation is complete, a new window appears as shown below, click
“Finish”to complete the installation.
To verify whether the driver was correctly installed or not : choose“My

Computer”, right click and choose “System Properties” to pop up “System
Properties” windows, click“Hardware” → “Device Manager”. Then click
“+”in front of “Sound, video and game controllers”. If you can see
“TBS6904se Quad DVB-S2 BDA Tuners” that means you do have the driver
installed correctly. Just display as below:
Attention :
 In some case, the card cannot be detected by your PC, you can’t see the
device in Device manager, please change a PCIe slot or clear the golden finger with an
eraser and try again.
 Do not insert or pull out the card directly when your computer is working, otherwise
the tuner card will be damaged.
4.2. How to use TBS tuner card with DVB players.
To enjoy satellite TV or record video on PC, you still need to install player software
and right click to set the search parameters. TBS DVB-S2 tuner cards are
compatible with a lot of Players such as TBSViewer, DVBDream, ProgDVB etc.
Here we take DVBDream as an example.
4.2.1. DVBDream installation.

Download the DVBDream software from our website ( www.tbsiptv.com--
download – DVB software ) , then install the DVBdream on your PC.
After DVBDream installed correctly , the window will pop up, Choose
the tuner we need to use and click “OK”
4.2.2. Setting the LNB parameters
Choose "Options"==>"Diseqc"
If the signal does not pass the DISEQC, please choose "Option -- DISEQC Switch
Type -- None "
Click “Properties” to see the below window:
Select the correct Satellite to which our signals belongs, click “LOF Settings”,
select the correct “LNB type”and put the corresponding frequency parameters
(You can get the corresponding frequency parameters from the instruction of the
purchased LNB) . Once finished the setting , click “OK”.
If we use Diseqc to connect with multiple LNBs, Select the corresponding Diseqc
version for setting like below:
Choose the correct port, click “Add satellite”， then choose “properties”, to
make the same settings as before.
4.2.3. How to scan channels.
After setting up the LNBs, we can scan channels. there are two methods to scan
channels: auto scan and Manual scan.
when we do not know the specific frequency information, we choose auto scan, as
follow: Click “Option—channels – scan – auto scan”
Waiting for the search finished , a new window will pop up, from which you can
get the information about how many audio channels , videos channels or data
channels have been scanned.
Click “OK”, you will find the programs list appears on the left side of DVBDream
and you can watch TV.
If we know the specific frequency information, we can choose “Manual Scan ”

Choose the correct transponder, Fill in the correct frequency and bandwidth, then
click “scan”, after the scanning is complete, click “Save channels”, then the
programs will appear on left side of DVBDream.
Attention: We can see an icon in front of each program,
means encrypted channels
means free channels
means only have sound , no pictures.

5. How to use under Linux. (we use TBS6902 as example)
5.1. Install TBS6902 into PC
Install your TBS6904se into a PCI-E slot , turn on the PC , run the command “#
lspci -vvv | grep 6902” to see whether the card has been detected by the
motherboard.
If the card is recognized, it will show like this :
Attention ：Please install the tuner card when the computer turned off. It’s not
allowed to insert/unplug the tuner card while the computer is running.
5.2. Install Linux Driver.

Please download the TBS6902 Linux driver from this link:
https://github.com/tbsdtv/linux_media/wiki
Install the Linux driver:

# git clone https://github.com/tbsdtv/media_build.git
# git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/tbsdtv/linux_media.git -b latest ./media
# cd media_build
# make dir DIR=../media
# make allyesconfig
# make -j4
# sudo make install
Install firmware for TBS6902:

# wget http://www.tbsdtv.com/download/document/linux/tbs-tuner-
firmwares_v1.0.tar.bz2
# sudo tar jxvf tbs-tuner-firmwares_v1.0.tar.bz2 -C /lib/firmware/
Execute all the above commands, you should have successfully completed
installation. Reboot your computer and input the following commands to
detect if you have done it.
# reboot
# dmesg | grep frontend
If you encounter errors, you should fix the error first, and then continue to install
(compilation) until completion. We have listed common mistakes and their
solutions for your reference:
https://github.com/tbsdtv/linux_media/wiki/Prerequisites,-Build-errors-and-
Rebuilding
5.3. How to use TBS cards with Streaming software.

TBS DVB-S2 cards are compatible with streaming software such as DVBlast, astra
cesbo, tvheadend, mumudvb, you can choose the specific software based on your
needs.
 DVBLast supports RTP/UDP output.
 Astra Cesbo supports HTTP/HLS,RTP/UDP output.
 Tvheadend supports HTTP output
5.3.1. DVBLast
Connect Satellite Cable to LNB, installation DVBlast , run command “# su yum

install dvblast”or “# sudo apt-get install dvblast”, installation will have
difference with different Linux OS.
For more detailed installation steps, please check this link:
https://github.com/gfto/dvblast/blob/master/INSTALL
Lock TV Channels from DVB-S Signal. (See screenshot below.）

For example : (LNB 0) dvblast -f 12538000 -s 41250000 -v 13 -a 0 ( V Signal )
(LNB 1) dvblast -f 12429000 -s 3330000 -v 18 -a 1 (H Signal)
Lock TV Channels from DVB-S2 Signal. (See screenshot below.）

(LNB 0) # dvblast -f 12660000 -s 45000000 -v 13 -m psk_8 -a 0 (V Signal)
(LNB 1) # dvblast -f 12630000 -s 43200000 -v 18 -m psk_8 -a 1 (H Signal)
5.3.2. TVHeadend
Connect Satellite Cable to LNB , install Software and Run tvheadend-c (See
screenshot below.)
Launch Firefox browser, input the IP address of your PC and port number 9981
as below, then you can log in tvheadend configuration webui. (See the
following screenshot.）
Click “Networks”, set the right “Network Name” with product model number
and required TV signal via LNB, and then save it.（See screenshot below.）
Log in “Muxes”, setup freq. parameters and save it.（See screenshot below.）
Enter adapters Tv, select the LNB port you want to play, open the TurboSight,
and set the reference map to save（See screenshot below.）
Click “Advanced”to save the settings in the reference diagram.（See scree

nshot below.
Click #1 Position, add the settings provided by the network channel, save（See
screenshot below.）
Log in “Networks” and then click “Force Scan” to lock TV channels. （ See
screenshot below.）
Log in “Services”, you can live streaming all the TV programs that you would
like to watch in “Map services”. (See screenshot below.)
5.3.3. Astra cesbo
There are detailed installation steps and interface settings on the Astra website,
please check for reference:
https://cesbo.com/en/astra/quick-start
https://cesbo.com/en/5.64/astra/web-interface
Commands for settings :

➢ Installation : choose the correct astra version you need to download , run
command: # wget http://cesbo.com/download/astra/xxx
➢ Grant authority: # chmod +x astra
➢ Copy Astra to /usr/bin : # cp astra /usr/bin
➢ Create a menu to store configuration files : # mkdir /ect/astra
➢ Create a configuration file : # vi astra.conf
➢ Purchase the Astra license, put the entire license file “license.txt”, which sent
to your email box under the menu of “/ect/ Astra".
https://cesbo.com/orders/software/astra/buy/
➢ Run astra: # astra –c /ect/astra/astra.conf –p 8000 –daemon
Log into Astra Web UI to configure. The default user name/password is

"admin/admin"
http://server ip:8000
FAQ
Linux:
1. How to install the driver Closed Driver install steps:

http://www.tbsdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=98
75 Open Source Detail steps:
2. Can not compile the driver in CentOS 7 check your kernel version: uname -
a
Link the build folder .Go to this folder such as :

cd /lib/modules/3.10.0-327.13.1.el7.x86_64/ ln -
sf /usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64/
build Then install the driver as normal steps
3. How to use tvheadend.

Check this:
4. How to use astra.

Script Guide:
2 Video Guide:
5. How to use OSCAM with tvheadend

6. How to use mumudvb

http://www.mumudvb.net/doc/mumudvb-1.7.3/QUICKSTART.html
http://www.mumudvb.net/doc/mumudvb-1.7.3/README_CONF.html
Windows:
1. Windows 7 x64 Code 52 issue Please check this
guide:
2. Does your driver support windows 10?

No problem you can feel free using windows xp,vista/7/8/10
1. Can’t watch the HD channels,only picture or only audio.

Make sure that you have installed the right video and audio decoder.
2. Where I can get the TSReader dll support?

You can get it on our download page :
http://www.tbsdtv.com/download/document/common/tsreader-
bdasource_v1.0.8.7 -20150604.zip
3. Where I can get the StreamReader dll support?

You can get it on our download page :
http://www.tbsdtv.com/download/document/common/streamreader-
dll_v1.0.0.3.zi p
4. Why can’t use it with Windows Server 2008

Please install this patch for your windows server 2008:
http://www.tbsdtv.com/download/document/common/win2008_bda.zip
5. The card don't been detected by motherboard.

Please refer to attached pics to change some pcie setting on BIOS and
update the BIOS to the latest version. make sure set the PCI-E link speed to
Gen1 like this ,as most users after set the BIOS it can detect our card so you
can have a try.
6. How to set dvbdream support 8 diseqc?

Open “Options” item then select “Diseqc”, Diseqc Switch Type “None”.
After add one satellite,open “Properties”, can set diseqc port by
“Uncommitted” from 0 to 15
7. What kind of antenna to use(DVBT/DVBT2 Card)?

Our all dvbt/t2 card just support the parasitic antenna. If you use the active
antenna, you need supply power to antenna.

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DVB Hardware | IPTV System | Video IP Encoder/Transcoder

TBS DVB-S2 TV Tuner PCI-E Card Universal

With professional tuner cards , not only supports normal DVB-S2X/S2/DVB-S

2. Suitable Tuner Card Models：

TBS6902 DVB-S2 dual tuner PCI-E card

2.1. System requirements:

 Windows XP / Vista/ 7/8/10, Linux

 Available PCI Express x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot

 Digital TV signal (ISDB-T/DVB-T2/C2/S2X/S2/T/C/S)

 Digital content distribution

3. Hardware Installation (we use TBS6904se as example.)

3.1. Install TBS6904se into PC

3.2. Connect the TV signal cable to the tuner card on your PC

4. How to use under Windows

4.1. Windows driver installation.

4.1.1. Download TBS6904se windows driver from website www.tbsiptv.com or

4.1.2. Install the Windows driver

To verify whether the driver was correctly installed or not : choose“My

4.2. How to use TBS tuner card with DVB players.

4.2.1. DVBDream installation.

4.2.2. Setting the LNB parameters

Click “Properties” to see the below window:

4.2.3. How to scan channels.

If we know the specific frequency information, we can choose “Manual Scan ”

Attention: We can see an icon in front of each program,

means encrypted channels

means free channels

means only have sound , no pictures.

5.2. Install Linux Driver.

Install the Linux driver:

Install firmware for TBS6902:

5.3. How to use TBS cards with Streaming software.

 Astra Cesbo supports HTTP/HLS,RTP/UDP output.

 Tvheadend supports HTTP output

Connect Satellite Cable to LNB, installation DVBlast , run command “# su yum

Lock TV Channels from DVB-S Signal. (See screenshot below.）

(LNB 1) dvblast -f 12429000 -s 3330000 -v 18 -a 1 (H Signal)

Lock TV Channels from DVB-S2 Signal. (See screenshot below.）

(LNB 1) # dvblast -f 12630000 -s 43200000 -v 18 -m psk_8 -a 1 (H Signal)

Click “Advanced”to save the settings in the reference diagram.（See scree

5.3.3. Astra cesbo

Commands for settings :

➢ Grant authority: # chmod +x astra

➢ Copy Astra to /usr/bin : # cp astra /usr/bin

➢ Create a menu to store configuration files : # mkdir /ect/astra

➢ Create a configuration file : # vi astra.conf

➢ Run astra: # astra –c /ect/astra/astra.conf –p 8000 –daemon

Log into Astra Web UI to configure. The default user name/password is

1. How to install the driver Closed Driver install steps:

Link the build folder .Go to this folder such as :

3. How to use tvheadend.

4. How to use astra.

5. How to use OSCAM with tvheadend

6. How to use mumudvb

2. Does your driver support windows 10?

1. Can’t watch the HD channels,only picture or only audio.

2. Where I can get the TSReader dll support?