[mythtv-users] Controlling a cable box that outputs only on a single channel.

Carl Fongheiser carlfongheiser at gmail.com
Tue Oct 11 21:18:59 UTC 2005


On 10/11/05, Steve <stgarf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have a strange predicament, or at least I haven't stumbled upon anyone
> else with it yet. I have a Scientific Atlanta 4200HD box. I am using the
> cable out on the back of my cable box and it goes into my second tuner card
> (PVR-250). Here's the problem:
>  The cable box's cable out only broadcasts on channel 3. So when Myth has
> a listing for lets say... channel 5, it tunes from 3 to 5. Now it only picks
> up static, however for it to work, it needs to stay tuned on 3. The cable
> box can be on whatever channel needs to be recorded, that's why I bought an
> IR Blaster, but getting that to work is a problem for later. I hope most, or
> at least all of this, made sense.
>


Why are you using the RF connection from your cable box? You should be using
the S-Video or composite outputs instead. The "Cable Out" (RF) connection is
the worst one that box has.

Carl Fongheiser
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