Posted by JRB on 11/15/58 11:57

I guess that explains it because Comcast is digital cable.

Thanks


In <44FDED64.D4F875C1@netrox.net> Mike Walsh wrote:
>
> You can program the DVR to use its built in tuner for analog cable and
> broadcast. The infrared device is needed only for other devices such
> as digital cable, satellite, digital broadcast receiver, etc.
>
> JRB wrote:
>>
>> I bought a JVC DR-MX1. It has a DVD player/burner, A HD and also
>> VCR. In order to perform timed recordings I'm supposed to
>> use the "cable contoller" which plugs into the JVC and sends
>> a signal (Infrared?) to the cable box telling it which channel
>> to set. It doesn't work and I'm wondering why it was so easy
>> with my old VCR. The VCR did an Auto Tune search for all the cable
>> channels and then when you set it to record, it simply went to
>> that channel and recorded. This JVC has an auto tune function
>> but I can't tell what its purpose is. I'm using RF connections.
>>
>> Anybody know what I'm talking about?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> JB
>

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