Moto cable box, HDMI ???

ornery1 · 01-15-07, 12:22 AM

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Posts: 2 help me please!!!!!! bethlehem pennsylvania

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im a newbie i got a sony kdl46xbr2 and a motorola dvr6416 hdtv cable box from rcn thru input #7{hdmi} and the cable into tv and it doesnt work... i get the menu and a message that says temporarily off air, try back later... i have rebooted, unplugged, called rcn 20 times and i am about ready to give this thing back. rcn cant get a technician to me until tuesday and i am frustrated!! is there anything in the menu settings that i may have missed??? i get the motorolas' menu and the tv listings are blank(no data available)???? any input would be greatly appreciated..

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Ken H · 01-15-07, 12:42 AM

Try an analog connection, like component video, or even S-Video. If they don't work, you either have a bad box or signal issues.

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ornery1 New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6	Moto cable box, HDMI ??? Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2 help me please!!!!!! bethlehem pennsylvania -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- im a newbie i got a sony kdl46xbr2 and a motorola dvr6416 hdtv cable box from rcn thru input #7{hdmi} and the cable into tv and it doesnt work... i get the menu and a message that says temporarily off air, try back later... i have rebooted, unplugged, called rcn 20 times and i am about ready to give this thing back. rcn cant get a technician to me until tuesday and i am frustrated!! is there anything in the menu settings that i may have missed??? i get the motorolas' menu and the tv listings are blank(no data available)???? any input would be greatly appreciated.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last edited by ornery1 : Today at 09:53 PM. Report Post

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Ken H AVS HDTV Moderator AVS GOLD CLUB MEMBER Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 38,786	Try an analog connection, like component video, or even S-Video. If they don't work, you either have a bad box or signal issues. __________________ 'Better Living Through Modern, Expensive, Electronic Devices' ™