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So, has your STB lost all previously saved recordings?

I have the HD (not the HDC box) - I've had it for 3+ years and kept it when I made my move from my La Jolla rental condo to my Serra Mesa owned condo.

I didn't have any saved recordings when the new software was downloaded. My indicator says "0% Full". It didn't keep any entries in my series manager if no programs were in the 14-day window (shows like Mad Men, The Tudors, So You Think You Can Dance, etc.)

I'm expecting there will be problems.

CH1201-1221 are Switched Digital Video (SDV).
Diagnostic page shows them on 585 MHz QAM channel.
"Switched Digital Video" diagnostic page says 585 MHz is the SDV QAM freq.

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When TWC-SD first set up Digital Simulcast, CH11xx series were the new digital channels.
When they were ready for release, they swapped CHxx and CH11xx index numbers,
so CH11xx (e.g. CH1157 Sci-Fi) is now an index to ANALOG channel and CHxx
(e.g. CH57) is index to Digital Simulcast channel.

No change yet here (Mission Village), but then I have the old SA 3250HD. Will the 3250HD even support/run Navigator?

Had a 4250HDC for 1 day and had to constantly re-boot! IMHO the 4250HDC is/was a piece of c__p.

Someone mentioned in another AVSForum thread that the older legacy boxes (non C) appear to be handling Navigator better than the newer boxes.

You'll probably get the non-DVR version of Navigator as everybody, sooner or later, has to be off Passport to comply with the new FCC rules.

I'd expect that all of the HDC boxes have OCAP platforms (and twice the code memory) and are running the OCAP versions of Navigator. The legacy boxes with half so much memory are running the original version of Navigator, written in C language (the OCAP versions is re-written in Java). The original version of Navigator is called "Mystro Digital Navigator" or "MDN" ("Mystro" being the project's codename) and the OCAP version is called "OCAP Digital Navigator" or ODN. MDN and ODN, since they share logic, will have some bugs in common, but pure coding bugs are going to be unique to each version.

I don't think that's correct. There's nothing non-FCC compliant about Passport Echo and there is even an OCAP version of it which will run on upcoming devices. TWC is migrating to save themselves whatever they were paying to use Passport, pure and simple.

Aptiv Digital, the developers of Passport and Passport Echo, and the Passport products themselves were acquired last year by Gemstar/TV Guide, and Passport will form the basis of TV Guide IPG products. Cox is supposedly standardizing on TV Guide.

The new FCC rules only said that NEW boxes had to have separable security
(e.g. CableCARD or DCAS).

The existing boxes are being upgraded to support new, advanced features,
such as SDV, better OnDemand program search, Caller ID, ad nauseum....
with commonality of software to hopefully reduce long term software cost.

I am in Linda Vista and we don't have the software yet, and I haven't got the call. I am still curious as to their scheme for distributing the "upgrade". More importantly, I hope a big release of HD channels comes out in time to get SciFi HD for BSG

Still waiting in Serra Mesa (near the Stadium). Has anyone received the update on a 3250HD box?

Got the snail mail notice today. Expect our old SA 3250HD to be updated on Thursday 13 March. It will be nice to have black side bars on SD channels. I hope it (Navigator) will allow the STB do all necessary 1080i up-converting, as Passport does.

In response to my e-mail today, KFMB has advised that the DTV move from 55 to 7 has been moved back a week:

I don't understand -- I thought the whole point of the DTV conversion was to free-up all the VHF frequencies? And I've got a 'dedicated' UHF antenna now, so does that mean I won't be able to pick-up KFMB after the change (back) ???

The point of the DTV conversion is to free up 52-69 to sell to various telecom companies. 55 has already been sold nationwide to Qualcomm for MediaFLO. You will most likely need to add a high-VHF capable antenna to pick up a broadcast on 7.

That's not actually the "point" of the conversion, but rather an ancillary goal (though one that's near and dear to the greedy hearts of Congress ). The DTV conversion is the reason why those frequencies are in use in the first place--broadcasters were granted temporary use of a second 6 MHz band on which to start broadcasting ATSC while maintaining their NTSC transmissions.

The "point" of the conversion is to give us a higher quality, more reliable and flexible standard of television broadcasting .

You'll have to let us know how well your current antennas work.
If you can pick up CH8 now, you might get DTV CH7...except they
won't be at full power for awhile....

Your CM-4228 has moderate gain for hi-VHF band, but I doubt CM-4221
is up the challenge from Santee....

What is the story with KFMB adding "CBS 8" and "HDTV" to the vertical "black" bars of 4:3 programming on its digital channel? I have gone to great lengths to make the BLACK on the vertical bars on 4:3 programming the
same shade as my monitor chassis' deep black to make those bars "disappear" when viewing 4:3 programming. But KFMB ruins it all by adding its graphics, and even making the bars a much lighter shade of black. I cannot watch programming with their silly IDs, so I must tune to their analog channel.

Do they realize the havoc they are causing?

Does a thread of this problem already exist?

Thanks.

Hi,

I am trying to get reception of KCAL on mount Soledad. I live south of it in La Jolla.
I am Lakers fan and I would love to see if I can get reception of KCAL using OTA antenna.
Here is a map of my location.

By the way, what antenna would you recommend for that?
Thanks

I am in Western San Marcos and receive KCAL most of the time. Tonight it is a little weak but solid on my TV.

I am using a Winegard HD9095P with a Winegard AP-8275 preamp and a rotator. I am at about 600 feet elevation according to Google Earth.

Be aware that KCAL is moving from UHF back to VHF in February of 2009 or sooner.

What does that mean?
Do I need a different antenna or is the reception going to improve or get worse?
Thanks

means if you buy a high gain UHF attenna now it will be somewhat of a waste when they move back to VHF.

CH9 reception (KCAL Analog now & Digital in Feb2009) in your location is
totally blocked by adjacent/next-adjacent transmitters on CH8, CH10 and
(as of this morning) CH7 (KFMB-DT).

Strong stations within 3-5 channels of desired desensitizes the receiver,
via Automatic Gain Control (AGC) function...thereby preventing receiver overload.

K61GH (located on Mt Soledad) is ALSO blocking CH9 both NOW and Post2009.

The multitude of stong VHF & UHF stations on Mt Soledad are only 2 miles away....
and will generate intermod products all across the band, desensitizing your
receiver on nearly every VHF & UHF channel. [Some viewers need an input attenuator.]

KCAL-DT is currently on CH43. So are KBOP and KSKT, which would be very
difficult to suppress using a highly directional antenna.

Adjacent CH41 would also cause receiver desentization for KCAL-DT.

And signals from Mt Wilson (L.A.) must also get over that ridge North of you
(brown color on your map).

Three (4?, 5?) Strikes...and you're OUT...

In case you're missing KFMB-DT.
It moved from CH55 to CH7 this morning....rescan to find it again.
[Qualcomm's MediaFlo has taken over CH55....nationwide.]

Some people may need to pull out the collapsed rabbit ears (if they have any).

And people further away who have UHF-only antennas MAY need to start looking for a VHF antenna....
although some UHF-only antennas have moderate (CM-4228) to poor (CM-4221) VHF gain....

Damn,

I guess I am out of luck.
Thanks for all the information by the way.

Fortunately, my CM-4221 has no problem pulling-in KFMB "8" on channel 7. I'm about 15 miles away in La Mesa and have the antenna on my roof aimed straight at Mt Soledad.

If KFMB has a deep null towards KABC, I don't see how viewers in North County are going to receive KFMB-DT. Not only is there a null, but much of coastal North County already receives analog KABC 7 to some extent.

Attached is a TV Fool coverage map of San Diego for analog KABC 7. I think the blue areas are going to be very tough, especially North of Mt. Soledad.

Does KFMB think that no one watches DTV yet?

I'm in Encinitas and ever since last Thursday I've had serious issues with receiving OTA signals.

Has anything changed (other than the KFMB switch) that would affect my reception of KGTV and KNSD DT signals? Nothing has been changed on my system setups nor near my home (that I'm aware of or have seen).

I'm using Vista Windows Media Center, anyone have any suggestions or can offer some help tweaking VMC to tune to the new KFMB frequency?

I resolved my no reception on KGTV issue, apparently, something in VMC changed their frequency from 25 to 10 (not expected to change until Feb 2009), so I had to remove the KGTV entry from C$\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\eHome\\EPG\\prefs\\atscchannels. xml then went into Media Center Settings > TV > Guide > Add Missing Channel and readded KGTV (10-1 / Frequency 25) and it's working like a charm now...

No luck getting KFMB to come in, I can pull the analog OTA broadcast, but no love getting the digital broadcast... Anyone have any suggestions? I'm using a Terk HDTVa - Amplified Directional Indoor HDTV Antenna, never had problems before they switched from 55 to 7