[mythtv-users] Cable box serial control

[Curtis Stanford]

This is weird, I was just trying this today. I bought an old Motorola DCP501 
receiver which includes a DCT2000 cable terminal. I had an old serial cable 
lying around so I plugged it in and -boom- worked first time. It's not hooked 
up to cable yet but the channel does change. I don't even have any options to 
see what firmware is installed.

Now, when I get this activated by the cable company, is it possible that they 
could disable that feature?

On April 22, 2004 09:52 am, Glen Johnson wrote:
> Tried one more call to Comcast and same thing.  This guy knew what a TIVO
> is but said I'd have to call TIVO.  He couldn't control the serial port.  I
> even told him "it's the serial port on my cable box, not the port on my
> TIVO. Anyone have a direct number or contact at Comcast?
> I used the 1800COMCAST number.
> This is so frustrating, I could scream.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of James Orr Sent:
> Thursday, April 22, 2004 11:17 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Cable box serial control
>
> On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 10:27, Glen Johnson wrote:
> > Not the typical question here.
> >
> > Anyone know exactly what to tell the cable company to enable the
> > serial port on a DCT-2000?
> >
> > I called, Comcast and they said they had no control over the serial
> > port, either it worked or it didn’t.
> >
> > I know I read somewhere on here or AVS what parameter the cable tech
> > had to set to enable it but I can’t find that info for love nor money.
>
> Try telling them you have a TiVo.  Also, your firmware needs to be
> version 7.54 or higher.  To check go to Menu->Setup->Cable Box, then
> choose "Yes" to "See Configuration".