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4 Raspberry Pi accessories

Figure 4.6
TV HAT on Raspberry Pi Zero

sudo apt update
sudo apt install tvheadend
During the TVHeadend installation you will be asked to choose an
administrator account name and password. Put that down on a piece
of paper in case you forget it. In a web browser on a different comput-
er, type the following into the address bar:

http://raspberrypi.local:9981/extjs.html
Depending on your browser, the address above might not work in
which case you will need to find out the IP address of the Raspberry
Pi, which can be done by opening a terminal window on your Pi and
running the command:
hostname -I
You will see a string of numbers, e.g. 192.168.1.32. Copy this and
paste it into the address bar instead of the raspberrypi.local part of
the address. When connected, sign in by providing the account name
and password; leave Allowed network blank, and enter an asterisk (*)
in the username and password fields. Then, choose DVB-T Network for
Network type. After selecting your local TV transmitter, Save and click
Next. In Service mapping tick all three boxes. Next, you should see all
found services, e.g. 86 in a list of TV channels. To watch a channel in a
browser, click the little TV icon to the left of the channel listing, which
brings up an in-browser media player. To watch a TV channel in a local

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