[opendtv] Re: White paper from CEA
- From: Richard Hollandsworth <holl_ands@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:26:24 -0700 (PDT)
Since no menu, I think its' NOGO. Thanks for the offer anyway.
[Smarts??? What "smarts" could an IR Blaster possibly have? BTW, the "lump" on
the connector end looks like a ferrite EMI suppressor.]
I'm hoping that when TWC releases the Firewire capable SA8300HD, I'll no longer
need to pay an extra $7/mo for the SA3250HD.
A TWC Raleigh, NC user just reported that it's working correctly on a new
SA8300HD.
Maybe they'll even have the START/STOP control working via Firewire (where it
belongs), as I understand already works on COMCAST's Motorola STBs.
<holl_ands>
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John Golitsis <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There's some kind of smarts in the blaster itself...I tried others
too, to no avail. The "VCR Commander" comes with the instructions
you need. I still have the one I mentioned, am not using it, and can
easily get another if I ever do need one, so if you're interested,
let me know.
If memory serves, the place to enter the VCR's code is on the same
screen where you specify things like power on default, show channel
while tuning, colour scheme, etc. It may not show up unless you have
the Commander plugged in, but I don't recall that being the case when
I used mine a couple of years ago.
On 27-Oct-05, at 4:44 PM, Richard Hollandsworth wrote:
> TWC-SD did not know anything about the SA's IR Blaster, I even
> showed them the spec sheet for the optional "VCR Commander".
> I had two different IR Blasters at home, neither of them
> worked...so I gave it up....
>
> The SA3250HD User Guide only showed where the "VCR Commander" IR
> Blaster plugs in and briefly mentioned it as an option that can
> enabled by your local cable system.
>
> The SA3270HD (retail version) User Guide was much more complete,
> where I learned that you had to go into the STB's menu and select
> which VCR (i.e. IR codes) you wanted to control.
>
> No such menu can be found under either SETTINGS or the Extended
> Diagnostic Menus for ANY of the STBs used on TWC-SD.
>
>
>
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> John Golitsis wrote:
> Richard, there is no IR blaster built into the 3250HD...you have to
> add it as an option (plugs into the back). When I had a 3250HD, I
> had the blaster and it worked just fine on my JVC D-VHS (though my
> 3250HD had no Firewire, so I was recording s-video)
>
> On 27-Oct-05, at 4:00 PM, Richard Hollandsworth wrote:
>
>
>> My JVC D-VHS doesn't have an IR Blaster output capability, and I
>> haven't heard of it on newer ones.
>>
>> The Firewire equipped SA3250HD (as used on TWC, COX , et. al.) does
>> not support START/STOP control of a D-VHS Recorder via the Firewire
>> port, nor did our local TWC and COX systems bother to enable the IR
>> Blaster feature that was originally built into the STB.
>>
>> Obviously are intentionally making it very hard to record HD
>> programs....
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