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hook up dvd recorder after installing mini box
installed mini box about week ago. Had been using dvd recorder to record tv programs which was hooked up to cable. Cable now has to go into mini box. Can no longer record programs. Is it possible to still use recorder? Would a splitter work?
MichaelJ
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bonniej
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recorder is Panasonic DMR-es15
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AllenP
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You should be able to use your recorder but with a few issues:
Connect the cable to the minibox, minibox coax out to the recorder's input and the recorder to the tv.
Now the drawbacks:
1. You must change channels with the minibox, the recorder's tuner must be set to 3 or 4, depending on switch setting on the back of the minibox. You won't be able to set the recorder to a channel and switch to it in the future.
2. You can't watch one channel while recording a second. Both the recorder & TV will show the same program.
If you want to record one channel while watching another, you will need 2 miniboxes. That brings up another issue ... if you have a splitter and connect 2 miniboxes in the same room I don't know to prevent the remote from changing both at the same time.
Not ideal but that's the price we pay for Cox going all digital and encrypting all channels.
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