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Re: Cisco 8642HDC "Cable Out"
mike007 said: Well. I am glad it was already on the correct channel because I was having a hard time finding a way to change it. Cox seems to be specializing now in documentation obfuscation. For instance just try and find how to get a URC-8820-CISCO remote control to do anything other than the most mundane of tasks :-( Cox == cheap-****1View0likes0CommentsRe: Cisco 8642HDC "Cable Out"
If you managed to get a Channel 3 output I would think you could somehow select alternately Channel 4. (We have a local Channel 3, which makes for "beat-note" bars due to over-the-air interference, if I tried to use Channel 3.) Anyone know of a secret menu ?:-) that allows setting the output channel?3Views0likes0CommentsCisco 8642HDC "Cable Out"
What does "Cable Out" do on the Cisco 8642HDC? In the manual it only says... "10 Cable Out Connects to a coaxial cable that sends analog audio and video signals to a TV or VCR" Is it a straight feed thru of the "Cable In", or is it re-modulated NTSC on Channel 3 or 4? If the latter, how do you select Ch3 or Ch4? Old boxes simply had a slide switch.Solved6.5KViews0likes7CommentsRe: UEI URC-8820-Cisco Remote
Indeed, an unacceptable answer. I don't know why it is so difficult for the moderator to understand that, on an HDMI system, you don't want ALL-ON, you want maybe STB, TV and AUX, but not DVD at the same time... you get an HDMI conflict. UEI, manufacturer of Cox' URC-8820, offers an original URC-8820 with such programming capability. But it lacks the button conveniences of Cox' version. My suspicion is that Cox' version is neutered in regard to programming capability... but the moderator will never admit it. And that is why a complete User Guide has never been posted to the Cox website.14Views0likes0CommentsTime Channel in Phoenix (Ahwatukee Foothills)
My TV (direct connect to the cable) wants me to choose a channel that provides "time". I'm on Cox in Phoenix (Ahwatukee Foothills). I thought it was PBS (Ch8), but the TV is not showing accurate time. What is the correct channel for that information?2.3KViews0likes0CommentsUEI URC-8820-Cisco Remote
The UEI URC-8820-Cisco remote provided by Cox seems to be one of the few Cox-provided with no extensive User Guide... only device codes and VERY rudimentary programming information. Three questions: (1) Does there exist a complete User Guide somewhere that shows how to macro program this remote? (2) Or is this remote neutered, and incapable of being macro-programmed? (3) Alternately, Does there exist an after-market remote with such capabilities that will work with the Cisco 8642HDC set-top-box?Solved24KViews0likes8CommentsRe: IR Remote Control versus HDMI-CEC Dilemma
After much digging thru the web I find that Cox' URC-8820 remote is made by UEI. On the UEI page I find a device labeled URC-8820, but a different visual that Cox' The UEI URC-8820 is macro-programmable to do partial or all on/off. I tried the UEI codes, but they didn't work. Does anyone know if Cox' (UEI) URC-8820 is macro-programmable? And how to do it?10Views0likes0CommentsIR Remote Control versus HDMI-CEC Dilemma
HDMI-CEC chooses the source (and its power on/off) for your HDTV based on which HDMI input has the CEC handshake. But the 8642HDC doesn't support the handshake Holding down the power button on the URC-8820 remote turns EVERYTHING ON... requiring you to manually (using the remote) turn off the DVD/BluRay and AUX to get just the TV and STB (set-top box). Then I ran across a description of an AT8400 remote that can be programmed to only turn on certain devices. Can the Cox URC-8820 remote be so programmed? Maybe the HDMI-CEC support issue will gradually solve itself., I ran across this tidbit: End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Explorer 8642HDC Digital Set-Top Box Legacy Products5.2KViews0likes3Comments