Comcast HD DVR...bug or feature?

[Guest]

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Is this a bug or an annoying "feature"?? I have the dual tuner
Comcast DVR. I recorded 2 programs scheduled simultaneously one
in HD (2 one hr programs) the other in SD (1 one hr program). Both
programs came on about the same time. I came home while both
recordings were in progress (2nd one hr program in HD, 2 hr program
in other tuner). I went to watch 2nd one hr program in HD as it
was being recorded but couldn't hear a thing. I switched to the
other tuner, it too was being recorded, and "muted" was being
displayed, note it was not being displayed in the other tuner. I
pressed the mute button on the remotes for DVR and TV but "mute"
continued to be displayed and both tuners were muted. Both tuners
recording had ended and I was finally able to hear audio. I
thought that I should have been at least able to watch (and
listen) to itimes being recorded even if both tuners were being
used...right? Hope this makes sense.

Cygnus
The Bringer of Balance

 

[Guest]

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I haven't figured out what the deal is with the mute on this box.
Regardless of whether it's a bug or a feature I can help you out with it.

First, here are a few codes that may be useful:
Mute 00141
Swap (i.e. change tuners) 00236
30 second skip 00173

Here's how to program these codes into a button on your remote:
1) Press the "cable" button.
2) Hold "Setup" button until "Cable" blinks twice.
3) Type in 994. "Cable" should blink twice.
4) Press "Setup".
5) Type in 5 digit code from above.
6) Press button to which you wish to map the functionality.

If you program the "mute" code I showed into the mute button you will be
able to turn the mute off whenever the set turns it on for some reason. If
you didn't get a remote that has the "Swap" button on it then you may want
to program the TV/VCR button with that functionality. Also, the 30 second
skip is awesome for skipping over commercials. I programmed it into the
Zoom button on my remote.

Brad



<_cygnusx-1_@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1102651148.442269.114600@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Is this a bug or an annoying "feature"?? I have the dual tuner
> Comcast DVR. I recorded 2 programs scheduled simultaneously one
> in HD (2 one hr programs) the other in SD (1 one hr program). Both
> programs came on about the same time. I came home while both
> recordings were in progress (2nd one hr program in HD, 2 hr program
> in other tuner). I went to watch 2nd one hr program in HD as it
> was being recorded but couldn't hear a thing. I switched to the
> other tuner, it too was being recorded, and "muted" was being
> displayed, note it was not being displayed in the other tuner. I
> pressed the mute button on the remotes for DVR and TV but "mute"
> continued to be displayed and both tuners were muted. Both tuners
> recording had ended and I was finally able to hear audio. I
> thought that I should have been at least able to watch (and
> listen) to itimes being recorded even if both tuners were being
> used...right? Hope this makes sense.
>
> Cygnus
> The Bringer of Balance
>

 

[Rich]

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There is some speculation that the "mute" function is to protect people
who might turn their DVR off but leave their audio system on from being
blasted when a show comes on at off-hours. Seems stupid to me.

Anyway, sure fire work-around is to simply leave the 6412 box on all the
time. That's what I do.

Rich


Brad Griffis wrote:
> I haven't figured out what the deal is with the mute on this box.
> Regardless of whether it's a bug or a feature I can help you out with it.
>
> First, here are a few codes that may be useful:
> Mute 00141
> Swap (i.e. change tuners) 00236
> 30 second skip 00173
>
> Here's how to program these codes into a button on your remote:
> 1) Press the "cable" button.
> 2) Hold "Setup" button until "Cable" blinks twice.
> 3) Type in 994. "Cable" should blink twice.
> 4) Press "Setup".
> 5) Type in 5 digit code from above.
> 6) Press button to which you wish to map the functionality.
>
> If you program the "mute" code I showed into the mute button you will be
> able to turn the mute off whenever the set turns it on for some reason. If
> you didn't get a remote that has the "Swap" button on it then you may want
> to program the TV/VCR button with that functionality. Also, the 30 second
> skip is awesome for skipping over commercials. I programmed it into the
> Zoom button on my remote.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> <_cygnusx-1_@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:1102651148.442269.114600@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>
>>Is this a bug or an annoying "feature"?? I have the dual tuner
>>Comcast DVR. I recorded 2 programs scheduled simultaneously one
>>in HD (2 one hr programs) the other in SD (1 one hr program). Both
>>programs came on about the same time. I came home while both
>>recordings were in progress (2nd one hr program in HD, 2 hr program
>>in other tuner). I went to watch 2nd one hr program in HD as it
>>was being recorded but couldn't hear a thing. I switched to the
>>other tuner, it too was being recorded, and "muted" was being
>>displayed, note it was not being displayed in the other tuner. I
>>pressed the mute button on the remotes for DVR and TV but "mute"
>>continued to be displayed and both tuners were muted. Both tuners
>>recording had ended and I was finally able to hear audio. I
>>thought that I should have been at least able to watch (and
>>listen) to itimes being recorded even if both tuners were being
>>used...right? Hope this makes sense.
>>
>>Cygnus
>>The Bringer of Balance
>>
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Yes I turn off the DVR when I am not watching TV since I don't
want it to constantly record TV on each tuner. I don't want my
electric bill to be real high ;-)

Cygnus
The Bringer of Balance

 

[Guest]

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Cool thx for the codes. I will definitely use the 30 sec one, since
I would rather using that instead of the fast forward. The remote
I have does not have the "swap" button, but it is set to TV/VCR.
Is there a web site that lists other codes that can be used?
Cygnus
The Bringer of Balance

 

[Guest]

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Wow Brad - Thanks!!

I actually thought my HD tuner was defective as from time to time it would
come on with no sound. Since the mute button doesn't work as delivered I
had no idea it was muted. I went through a frustrating ritual of unplugging
the box to reset it, which usual (not always) restored the sound. But it
reset all the on-line guide info and was also hard to do since the access to
the electrical was behind lots of electronics. I'd been meaning to call
Comcast when I read your message - re-programmed mute button did the trick!!

"Brad Griffis" <bradgriffis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ZIaud.43536$Qv5.28530@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
>I haven't figured out what the deal is with the mute on this box.
>Regardless of whether it's a bug or a feature I can help you out with it.
>
> First, here are a few codes that may be useful:
> Mute 00141
> Swap (i.e. change tuners) 00236
> 30 second skip 00173
>
> Here's how to program these codes into a button on your remote:
> 1) Press the "cable" button.
> 2) Hold "Setup" button until "Cable" blinks twice.
> 3) Type in 994. "Cable" should blink twice.
> 4) Press "Setup".
> 5) Type in 5 digit code from above.
> 6) Press button to which you wish to map the functionality.
>
> If you program the "mute" code I showed into the mute button you will be
> able to turn the mute off whenever the set turns it on for some reason.
> If you didn't get a remote that has the "Swap" button on it then you may
> want to program the TV/VCR button with that functionality. Also, the 30
> second skip is awesome for skipping over commercials. I programmed it
> into the Zoom button on my remote.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> <_cygnusx-1_@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:1102651148.442269.114600@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> Is this a bug or an annoying "feature"?? I have the dual tuner
>> Comcast DVR. I recorded 2 programs scheduled simultaneously one
>> in HD (2 one hr programs) the other in SD (1 one hr program). Both
>> programs came on about the same time. I came home while both
>> recordings were in progress (2nd one hr program in HD, 2 hr program
>> in other tuner). I went to watch 2nd one hr program in HD as it
>> was being recorded but couldn't hear a thing. I switched to the
>> other tuner, it too was being recorded, and "muted" was being
>> displayed, note it was not being displayed in the other tuner. I
>> pressed the mute button on the remotes for DVR and TV but "mute"
>> continued to be displayed and both tuners were muted. Both tuners
>> recording had ended and I was finally able to hear audio. I
>> thought that I should have been at least able to watch (and
>> listen) to itimes being recorded even if both tuners were being
>> used...right? Hope this makes sense.
>>
>> Cygnus
>> The Bringer of Balance
>>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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So there is no code for HD Zoom?

Cygnus
The Bringer of Balance

 

[Guest]

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You can find a list of commands for this box and any other box with setup
code 0476 here:

http/www.hifi-remote.com/cgi-bin2/ueic.cgi?cbl_0476

Unfortunately I don't think there are any more "cool" ones like the 30
second skip.

Brad

<_cygnusx-1_@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1102819762.915680.3540@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Cool thx for the codes. I will definitely use the 30 sec one, since
> I would rather using that instead of the fast forward. The remote
> I have does not have the "swap" button, but it is set to TV/VCR.
> Is there a web site that lists other codes that can be used?
> Cygnus
> The Bringer of Balance
>

 

[Randy]

Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv (More info?)

You guys rock. Thanks for the tips on the remote programming.
I just posted a question, about this Motorola DVR box. I am wondering
if it's possible to access the hard drive using the Ethernet port. I
am thinking maybe I could view these files on my PC, or burn them to
DVD for long term storage. I plugged the DVR into my router, but don't
see it in my network places. Any ideas?


On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 03:46:55 GMT, "Brad Griffis"
<bradgriffis@hotmail.com> wrote:

>You can find a list of commands for this box and any other box with setup
>code 0476 here:
>
>http/www.hifi-remote.com/cgi-bin2/ueic.cgi?cbl_0476
>
>Unfortunately I don't think there are any more "cool" ones like the 30
>second skip.
>
>Brad
>
><_cygnusx-1_@excite.com> wrote in message
>news:1102819762.915680.3540@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> Cool thx for the codes. I will definitely use the 30 sec one, since
>> I would rather using that instead of the fast forward. The remote
>> I have does not have the "swap" button, but it is set to TV/VCR.
>> Is there a web site that lists other codes that can be used?
>> Cygnus
>> The Bringer of Balance
>>
>

 

[Guest]

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Anyone have a fix for this? When I hit the TV button on my remote, and
then use the up and down channel buttons, it changes the channel on the
box, not on my TV. I would like to be able to change the TV channels
with my remote so that I could switch back and forth between the AV
channels for my dvd player, etc.

Thanks.