The cable company in my mom's area added a converter box to each coaxial hookup. Any ideas on how I can now program this remote?
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My hubby who is very tech savvy tried hard to get this to work with the Comcast converter but we had no luck making it work. Sorry.
595142
I'm pretty sure the directions that come with the remote say it won't work with a cable box. We do have cable boxes in our house, but not on the tv that we use this remote for.
427040
This might work, press MAIN, select CABLE, then from the cable menu, select DVR. DIfferent systems work differently. The remote was not easy to program.
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You cannot connect those without a conversion. Maybe think about getting a newer TV... Even a cheap used one off craiggs list. Or maybe use a VCR to convert to the "threaded coaxial"
1247907
The silver remote with my comcast box would only work in the aux mode you could not program anything in the cable mode,the cable box I had calls for the dark gray remote not the silver remote,be careful on with one you get.
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I'm sorry but that will not work. The cable box would have it's own separate remote, and the remote you are looking at buying is only intended to be programmed for one device (I.e. TV only, NOT tv and cable box). So it would really only work with an antenna or direct-line cable (a cable that goes from wall directly to TV with no box in between) that you would normally change the channels with only the TV remote.
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You should be able to program your cable remote to work with it. I have programmed Comcast and DirecTV remotes to work with it. My favorite investment has been the Logitech Harmony universal remote, it can programmed to work with every device you have without having to use search codes.
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Sorry, it's at my cabin in N.C. and probably won't be up there before Christmas. For any you are looking at, they should be able to give you the ID#, then just call Directv and they will tell you if it is programmable. and yes, I learned by getting one then finding out it was still an "active" receiver and could not be programmed.
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Mom has cable. It works. It is so outrageously simple to program and work. No fuss. no muss. Just follow the really simple instructions and it works. Will buy this again if she loses it.It is just channel up/down, volume up/down, on/off, and mute.
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Yes. I bought this for my elderly father who has a really old TV. The directions come with all of the TV codes for you to input for the TV to accept the remote. My dad doesn't have a cable box, but he does live in a nursing home. He just hooks his TV to the cable jack in the wall. The remote is AWESOME. Hope this helps.
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Just plug into Satellite or cable box and also into electric outlet. The second one goes to remote TV and is plugged into an electric outlet as well. Very simple setup. My Direct TV remote works with it. I just point it toward the remote and it changes channels, etc.
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I had this problem, too. But the manual should state "if the television's POWER is plugged into the back of the cable box." Alas, the TV is three-pronged and the cable box only has a two-prong outlet. I used the function on the cable remote to accomplish this, it's just a little slow to react.
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The following assumes that the "coax" is connected to an antenna (eg, rabbit ears); if it is connected to a cable box, I'm not sure how to proceed, since my cable box does not put out HD, so I use the RCA cables (red, white, yellow) to connect from back of cable box to TV's similarly colored plug-receptors) and choose "AV" (Audio/Video) in step #1 (see next). 1) If the coax comes from an antenna, be sure you have chosen the "INPUT" as "TV", not "AV". ie, on the remote control, press the "SOURCE" button (upper left to the cursor keys -- which are the L,R, Up, Down keys surrounding the "OK" key: See pg 9 of (my) manual); then use the cursor keys UP and DOWN to select "TV", then press "OK" in center of cursor key layout. 2) If you have not yet scanned for your local stations (or if you want to do so again): Press "MENU" key on the remote (upper right to cursor keys), then press DOWN cursor key twice to get to "TV", then press the Right cursor key once, then Down once to get to Channel Scan, then RIGHT to initiate channel scan. It will take 4-5 min to scan for stations strong enough to be received. Once this is done, it will return to normal operation, or you can press Menu several times to return. 3) If you still do not get any channels (and assuming you are living within 10 miles of stations), problem may be with TV. If things are now working, remove undesired channels (p16: Menu, down x2, right x1, down x2, right) and you are set. Hope that helps!
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Sure. Just connect the antenna cable to the input, scan for and program the channels, and you're good to go.
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not sure. I don't have a cable box. You can find out by looking again at this product information.. This wasn't my answer to help my husbands confusion in working the remote.
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You need an RF de-modulator to take your coax signal and convert it to composite video this is what this box is designed for. With the dip switches set for the channel you want to watch. This unit does one channel select. There are other boxes out there that allows for multible channel selection like "PcConnectTM Coax F-Pin Cable tv to RCA Audio/Video Demodulator, and TV to VGA Converter".
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Lydia, years ago I used an older TiVo that I connected to our antenna with a coax cable but I don't know about the newer ones. I'd recommend calling Tivo and asking. Their support response is quick and accurate in my experience. And free! 877-367-8486
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If you have ever had a cable or satellite company connect their wire/cable/coaxial to your device to provide you with viewing content, your device has a digital tuner and all you need to do is connect the antenna the same way the commercial companies connected to your television. If you have only used "rabbit ears" antenna you will need a converter box.