Weird Digital Cable + TIVO Issue

BarTopDancer · 11-10-2009, 08:38 PM

Ok, I just watched this happen.

Here is what I did:

Turn on TV
Use TIVO remote to change from some channel to 61.
Watched TIVO change to the correct channel
Watched the cable box change to 61 on the display and the tv then 2 seconds later (literally) it moved to channel 62.

2nd example:
Use TIVO remote to change from 61 to 22.
Watched TIVO change to the correct channel
Watched the cable box change to 22 on the display and the tv then 2 seconds later (literally) it moved to channel 21.

So I think the issue is with the cable box. Not sure how to explain the issue to the cable company though. It doesn't happen if I change the channel on the cable box first. BUT if I change the channel on the cable box first the TIVO doesn't update to reflect what the cable box went to.

Andrew · 11-10-2009, 08:59 PM

Does it happen on all channels? If not, is there any pattern in the channel numbers in which it happens?

You mentioned a cable--have you tried replacing the cable? A bad cable or connector might cause spurious signals, but that would probably affect all channels.

11-10-2009, 08:38 PM	#1
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Ok, I just watched this happen. Here is what I did: Turn on TV Use TIVO remote to change from some channel to 61. Watched TIVO change to the correct channel Watched the cable box change to 61 on the display and the tv then 2 seconds later (literally) it moved to channel 62. 2nd example: Use TIVO remote to change from 61 to 22. Watched TIVO change to the correct channel Watched the cable box change to 22 on the display and the tv then 2 seconds later (literally) it moved to channel 21. So I think the issue is with the cable box. Not sure how to explain the issue to the cable company though. It doesn't happen if I change the channel on the cable box first. BUT if I change the channel on the cable box first the TIVO doesn't update to reflect what the cable box went to. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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11-10-2009, 08:59 PM	#2
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	Does it happen on all channels? If not, is there any pattern in the channel numbers in which it happens? You mentioned a cable--have you tried replacing the cable? A bad cable or connector might cause spurious signals, but that would probably affect all channels. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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