Motorola 34xx &64xx DVR "Official Thread" - Page 59

On some channels when the display shows the channel number the times, the rating etc, there is now a tab on the top right. It first has a "i" on it then n then On Demand with < > arrows on both ends of the tabs.

This is on Charter in mid Micigan. What are these all about?

I have enabled "30 second skip" on my Comcast DVR and I really like it. The only thing missing is a "15 minute skip" similar to the "skip to tick" feature on TiVo. Anyone know if there's a way to do that?

I believe it means that channel is available in On Demand as well.

The wikibook has a section on macros; perhaps it's possible to program a macro that does thirty-second-skip forward and fifteen-second-skip back (or 15 back and then 30 forward), netting fifteen seconds forward.  There are rare occasions when I want to go fifteen seconds forward, so I just press two keys when that arises, and I've not tried programming a macro.

Just picked up a DCX3400 and a DCH3200 HD STB from Charter in Allegan, MI for self install. The DCX3400 doesn't have the last 2 numbers like the other models, but on the bottom it's listed as a DCX3400/7380/250. I'm guessing it has a 250 gig HDD? People were real nice there, took my old HD STB which they refered to as an old model and basically tossed it on to a pile of old STBs. They replaced one of my remotes that had the battery cover missing (darned kids), gave me two HDMI cables and a nice Charter shopping bag. New to the DVR world, looking forward to getting home and playing with my new toy!

Depending on your firmware, you may already have a 5 min.> and a 5 min.<. If you have these, they are the page up and page down buttons. If they are NOT 5 min., they are probably 15 sec. each. Mine have gone back and forth between 5 min. and 15 sec., with the firmware changes.

Try this http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/How_to_...15-Second_Back

I haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere so here goes. Shaw Cable up here in Canada has released the 16.74 Motorola firmware that removes the "green line" problem, enables the eSata port for external storage (or rather enables enabling, the cable provider has to flip a switch somewhere) and removes the cap on internal storage limits so I can replace the 160GB drive in my 6416 III with a 1TB drive. This applies to all phase III machines.

Has anything changed in regard to IEEE 1394 output? Or is Shaw still 5Cing everything there, so you can't tell?

Yes. Most channels are 5c'd. Even more of a reason to add more storage to the PVR.

It seems that while the "green line" problem has been solved by this firmware, the ability to upgrade the internal drive is still unknown. I'll keep you posted.

All, I have been given the Motorola DCX4300 as a replacement for my MOXI DVR. So far, I am less than impressed. The guide seems to not have as many features and the MOXI for looking up future programming. I am also struggling with seeing the DVR having to change channels to start a recording when I'm watching another channel. There is a reason why I am recording a show and I don't want to have to switch channels like that. Is that going to be changed anytime soon?

Is there a good guide for the DVR features? I got my DVR from Charter and the info they have is just for the box. The Guide used on this model does not show any of the info for DVR either.

Also, what is the status of being able to add additional storage?

Any replies would be helpful.

Thank you all. No provision for a 15 MINUTE skip, but the 5 minute skip works well enough. I didn't even know that was on the Page up/down buttons! Thanks for the info. I've bookmarked that page for future reference.

Sorry, Bareyb; I misread your original question as a search for a fifteen-second skip, when you were actually asking about a fifteen-minute skip.

Try this:http://www.charter.com/customers/sup...articleid=2028

And this:http://www.charter.com/Customers/Sup...dingtopiclink1

Where are you located? Shaw technical support here in Vancouver hasn't got a clue about any of this. Couldn't even give me the firmware number, although he said "its Motorola's latest version."

I'm a recent subscriber to FIOS TV and have a Motorola QIP 6416-2. I am looking into the purchase of a DCT 6416 either a Phase III or a ????. On the Motorola web site it lists a DCH 6416. Can anyone explain the difference(s) between the QIP, DCT, and DCH versions of the 6416?

Also, are there different models of DCTs and DCH like there is of the QIP (-1 and -2) and, if so, what is the difference(s) between the models?

And, lastly, while the QIP does not have a CableCARD slot, it appears that both the DCT and DCH do. Does anyone know what FIOS TV features will be lost if a QIP is replaced by either a DCT or DCH with a Verizon CableCARD as, I think, that all of the 6416s are CableCARD 2.0 compliant?

Sorry if I posted this in the incorrect forum but I'm sort of new to this site and, although I've done some serious searching, this is the 1st posting that I've done. Please advise if this posting should be done to another forum. Thanks.

I'm in BC. Everyone under Shaw should be on 16.74 now, just check your firmware under menu->setup->cable box setup->configuration. Rollout of the external storage enabling will be in a month or two when they start selling the external 1TB PVR extender drive. AFAIK, just about any eSATA PVR extender drive should work but we will know more when they start flipping the switches (which should be done at no charge on request). CSRs are still out of the loop for the most part.

Thank you. I look forward to your confirmation about upgrading the HDD. With the NFL season coming, I've had to put in a second PVR to keep up.

I apologize in advance if this has been covered, but it would take me days to read/search through almost 2000 posts to find the answer. I recently changed my cabling from component to HDMI (well HDMI to my new A/V receiver, then HDMI to DVI for my TV. I wasn't getting any audio at first, then found out I had to change the DCT3416 setup menu from DVI to HDMI to get sound. However, every time I turn the box off, then back on, it resets to DVI and I loose audio until I go through the laborious process of the setup menu again. Does anyone know how to save the setup parameters?

I also have a few other questions:
I also changed the 4:3 setting from 480i to 480p. Is that optimal for a 1080i TV?
Under the HDMI section, I changed RGB to YCC 4 4 4. I assume that is better video quality?
Also under the HDMI menu, Auto does not get me sound, but either L-PCM or Passthrough does. I selected L-PCM since the volume is much higher than Passthrough and I only have a 2-channel large speaker stereo setup with this system.

Out of curiosity, is there any difference in volume hooking up a DCH-3416 via Digital Coax vs. Optical? I just swapped out a DCT-3416 and the both it, and the new DCH are hooked by digital coax to an Onkyo receiver. For some reason the volume on the DCH definitely seems lower. I've played around with the settings in the Comcast menu but they don't do anything seeing as I believe they only apply to TV-direct connections. Has anyone compared or noticed if I might get better volume hooking up via optical instead. I don't see how it would make a difference but you never know. Thanks.

The actual signals are IDENTICAL. The only benefit of the optical is that, as there is no electrical connection, it can eliminate 'ground loops' in certain setups.

If you are getting no "hum" when using the digital, then there is no difference whatsoever in quality.

I figured as much. I'll leave it as is then.

Originally Posted by DCT6416UIIIuser
On some channels when the display shows the channel number the times, the rating etc, there is now a tab on the top right. It first has a "i" on it then n then On Demand with < > arrows on both ends of the tabs.

This is on Charter in mid Micigan. What are these all about?

"I believe it means that channel is available in On Demand as well."

If this is the intentions, I do not see how to implement it. I go to OnDemand, but do not see any connection.

Well looks like I'll be holding on to my DCH for a bit longer. I actually got eyes on a DCX-3400 today when I went to try to get a SDDVR for my girlfriend, but they wouldn't let me have it (the person that returned it hadn't even taken the plastic off the front display panel). I was informed that a lot of the initial users of that box have experience problems and customer service guy said there was actually a recall out on them to try to fix some of the bugs. He said they won't get any new ones for a while. Not sure if he was telling the truth or not but it sucks. I've been trying to swap out for one for weeks.

TV - SamsungHLP-5063WX/XAA
DVR - New MotorolaDCH-6416
DVD/AV - SamsungHT-WX70
BluRay - PS3
Service - Charter

Originally I had HDMI going from the DVR => DVD/AV => TV. The PS3 was out of the mix until I could pickup an HDMI switch. The problem was that my DVD/AV didn't like the 4:3 override. When I turned the system off and back on it would loose the override setting and do this horrible flickering for a bit while I reset the settings in the connection menu. I didn't want to do that every day so I got a new box (I thought the DVR was the problem at the time)

Got a new box, it did the same thing. Got some Component cables and a TOS digital audio. Now I have component to the TV and TOS to the DVD/AV. After about 20 minutes of watching TV, the screen will flicker then go black, then eventually the TV will display its normal blue screen like when it can't find an input.

I prefer the Component/TOS setup because that allows me to use the HDMI from the PS3 to the DVD/AV as well without having to use an HDMI switch. Any ideas about the flicker?

I had the same problem, see my post below. My problem was that my samsung receiver didn't like the 4:3 stretch setting. If I turned it off I was fine (but I hate the black bars) I wasn't able to fix that. But it doesn't happen with the hdmi going directly into the TV. You do want to make sure your not cutting the power to the DVR as that will wipe your setings.

Today Shaw started selling their PVR expander (a rebranded WD MyPVR 1TB eSata drive). People have been hooking them up and getting the Shaw CSRs to flip the "switches" and SUCCESS! Some people have reported success with 3rd party enclosures but Shaw is only officially supporting their own drives for now. Still no word on internal drives. Maybe someone with an external will do a swap and see if that works. Most CSRs are still out of the loop and to add to the confusion, Shaw has also started selling new Pace boxes so they may be suffering from info overload.

Quick update: plenty of 3rd party drives and enclosures seem to be working. Many times without contacting Shaw which seems to suggest they are "flipping the switches" system wide. The one thing that has been confirmed as not working is drives larger than 1TB.

Ironically, WD MyBook drives (nearly identical to the PVR expander sold by Shaw) do not seem to work. Something to do with the drive's/enclosure's power management.

I haven't had any luck searching for this, so hopefully not covered already.

I want to know if anyone has had any luck downloading videos from the internet, then somehow getting them to play on the DVR. My PC is not close enough to plug directly into my DCH6416 (on a different floor), so I'm thinking some sort of external usb/firewire storage. I've read enough on this thread already to know that I may not be able to connect a drive. Assuming that it does work though, any clues on how to get a video onto the drive and in what format so the DVR will recognize it?

Bit of background -- recently moved the entertainment center from one wall to another wall and used a different cable jack. The new jack was apparently faulty, as all channels had horrible reception. Got under the house and swapped the cables so we're now using the good one. Problem is that a week's worth of recordings are unwatchable. The wife isn't keen on watching tv shows on her computer screen so I'm looking for some way to get a new copy of the shows and play them on the TV for her.

Thanks for any ideas,

(Running Vista 32bit)