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Am very happy to report that today I accidentally landed on one of the
blocked HD channels and found I was once again getting reception in
MythTV. I checked the diagnostics screens in the DCT-6200 for the
previously blocked channels and, sure enough, the CCI flag reported
0x00 (no flag) rather than 0x02 on all of them. I'll wait a week before
thanking them (and especially Mr. Michel Arpin, Vice Chair of the CTRC,
Broadcasting, who responded almost immediately to my email, on
Christmas day, no less!) to see if it sticks but am thus far pleased
with such a prompt response...<br>
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Certainly appreciate all the private notes of encouragement I received
from members of this list!<br>
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Now to reprogram all the HD recording schedules I'd deleted after the
channels became blocked...<br>
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<big><font face="sans-serif">Chris: all HD channels now work except
205, 206, 207 and 208 - these channels have always been blocked via the
CCI flag, and it could be that it's enabled at source (these are the US
"Superstations"). These channels' counterparts on digital (non-HD - in
the 80s, if I recall) also have always been blocked - if you're
desperate to watch time-shifted, endless re-runs of bad sitcoms and
daytime talk shows, you're out of luck :-). The 2 Movie Central HD
channels work fine.<br>
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Note that I can't say with certainty that these aren't blocked for
other subscribers, only for me. If you want to check, tune to the
channel you're checking, then turn power off and immediately hit
"select" on the panel of your STB. A diagnostic menu will appear. Use
the cursor keys to scroll down to 6, then hit the right arrow on the
panel. Check the entry, near the bottom, for "CCI" - if it shows "0x00"
it's OK; if it shows "0x02" it's blocked from transmitting via
firewire. These instructions apply to the Motorola DCT-6200 and it
should work on channels you don't currently subscribe to (these will
instead show "0x01" after the "DRM" field to indicate you can't access
them absent a subscription).<br>
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