setting up set top box for windows media center

frankie827 · Jan 11, 2009, 11:53 PM

hi
i recently got an hd tv tuner
it works fine when i plug it in directly to the cable from the wall, but when i try to plug it in from my cable box, you can only hear static and the screen is black. i tried to set it up again and it recognized my connection as coming from a set top box. but when i try to finish the setup it wants me to add a remote from the cable box. this is where my main problem is, my cable box remote does not have any way to connect to my pc, besides the ir reciever that came for the remote that came with the tv tuner. so basically im asking is there any way to bypass the remote step and still have media center work with my cable box?

B1gg3stN00b · Jan 11, 2009, 11:59 PM

Do manual setup and select so you don't have a set top box.

frankie827 · Jan 12, 2009, 12:08 AM

i tried that and when the video feed comes up black and static noises

frankie827 · Jan 12, 2009, 04:09 PM

anyone have any ideas of how to bypass it?

another question...will i get all my channels that i get on my cable box when everything switches to digital tv?

B1gg3stN00b · Jan 12, 2009, 04:40 PM

It should.

Which input are you using on your tuner?

frankie827 · Jan 12, 2009, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B1gg3stN00b

It should.

Which input are you using on your tuner?

ive tried both inputs
atsc and the analog...

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B1gg3stN00b · Jan 12, 2009, 05:53 PM

Are you using a dual tuner cable box? Does your cable box run through channel 3 or 4?

Try using the coaxial input if you have a coax cable.

frankie827 · Jan 12, 2009, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B1gg3stN00b

Are you using a dual tuner cable box? Does your cable box run through channel 3 or 4?

Try using the coaxial input if you have a coax cable.

im putting the coax cable from the wall into the cable box and then taking the cable out coax jack into the tv tuner....but when i get home ill try channels 3 and 4 to see if i get a signal

frankie827 · Jan 12, 2009, 09:17 PM

ugh my cable box is stuck in a constant reboot cycle
its a scientific atlanta 4200hd incase any one knows how to fix this
ive tried unplugging the power cable and plugging it back in but that doesnt fix it...

Jan 11, 2009, 11:53 PM	#1
frankie827 Join Date: May 2007 Location: connecticut Posts: 485 (0.22/day) Thanks: 27 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	setting up set top box for windows media center hi i recently got an hd tv tuner it works fine when i plug it in directly to the cable from the wall, but when i try to plug it in from my cable box, you can only hear static and the screen is black. i tried to set it up again and it recognized my connection as coming from a set top box. but when i try to finish the setup it wants me to add a remote from the cable box. this is where my main problem is, my cable box remote does not have any way to connect to my pc, besides the ir reciever that came for the remote that came with the tv tuner. so basically im asking is there any way to bypass the remote step and still have media center work with my cable box? __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

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Jan 12, 2009, 12:08 AM	#3
frankie827 Join Date: May 2007 Location: connecticut Posts: 485 (0.22/day) Thanks: 27 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	i tried that and when the video feed comes up black and static noises __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

System Name:	Gaming PC
Processor:	Core 2 Quad Q6600 B3@3.3ghz @ 1.376V \| VID: 1.313V
Motherboard:	Evga Nvidia Nforce 680i LT SLI
Cooling:	7x 12cm case fans+Xigmatek HDT-s1283 Dark Knight
Memory:	4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2
Video Card:	896mb Evga GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 (720/1515/1135)
Hard Disk:	2x 160gb Seagate Baraccudas + 1x 640gb Western Digital Caviar Green + 1x 1tb Samsung F1
Optical Drive:	dvd +/- burner/dvd-rom drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Sceptre 20.1" 1080P Widescreen
Case:	NZXT Zero
Sound Card:	Creative Soundblaster Audigy SE+Creative Fatal1ty Headset/Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround
PSU:	Silverstone Zeus 750watt
Software:	Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
Benchmarks:	15883 on 3dmark06 w/ windows 7 beta @ 3.3ghz 13188 on 3dmark vantage w/ windows 7 beta @ 3.2ghz

Jan 11, 2009, 11:59 PM	#2
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Jan 12, 2009, 04:09 PM	#4
frankie827 Join Date: May 2007 Location: connecticut Posts: 485 (0.22/day) Thanks: 27 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	anyone have any ideas of how to bypass it? another question...will i get all my channels that i get on my cable box when everything switches to digital tv? __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

Jan 12, 2009, 04:40 PM	#5
B1gg3stN00b Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 672 (0.33/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 111 Times in 102 Posts System Specs	It should. Which input are you using on your tuner?

Jan 12, 2009, 05:53 PM	#7
B1gg3stN00b Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 672 (0.33/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 111 Times in 102 Posts System Specs	Are you using a dual tuner cable box? Does your cable box run through channel 3 or 4? Try using the coaxial input if you have a coax cable.

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frankie827 Join Date: May 2007 Location: connecticut Posts: 485 (0.22/day) Thanks: 27 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	ugh my cable box is stuck in a constant reboot cycle its a scientific atlanta 4200hd incase any one knows how to fix this ive tried unplugging the power cable and plugging it back in but that doesnt fix it... __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

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