[mythtv-users] Re: enabling firewire [a bit of topic]

[Steve Adeff]

Tell them the FCC mandates all HDTV capable cable boxes must have working 
Firewire output as of April of 2004.
http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/fcc-requires-firewire-on-all-cable-boxes-015708.php

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-225A1.pdf

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-238850A1.pdf

and he'll call up the FCC Enforcement Bureau
http://www.fcc.gov/eb/

Steve

On Monday 28 November 2005 15:29, Neil wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> Thank you very much for the info. Let's take this scenario: My boss calls
> COX and they turned down my boss's request. They won't enable the firewire.
> What should he tell? Is there any document that my boss can mention w/c
> will force the guys to enable it?
>
> Steve Adeff writes:
> > On Monday 28 November 2005 13:19, Neil wrote:
> >> I would like to help my boss in California. He told me that he's with
> >> cox. He also told me that he tried using the firewire output port and he
> >> said, that he can't get it to work. I don't know what software he used.
> >> I'm sure that he used Microsoft Windows. Is there a way to change on the
> >> set top box to enable firewire transmission?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Neil
> >
> > no.
> >
> > and yes. call the cable company and tell them to turn it on, they have
> > to. doesn't mean you'll get any channels over it through the computer
> > though.
> >
> > if he runs windows tell him to search the AVS Forum as a lot of winbloze
> > users are there and there are some good discussions on how to get
> > firewire to work.
> >
> > do you know what box he has? if its a Motorola DCT series tell him to
> > turn the box off and hit the select button on the remote immediately,
> > this will give him the service menu, one of the menu options, d11
> > maybe(?), shows whether firewire is enabled. another, d11 maybe(?), shows
> > the 5C level of the channel the tuner was on when you turned off the
> > power.
> >
> > Steve