robertfl
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join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL
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| [CATV] clock
How do you fix the clock on the digital cable box? It's a minute off thus screwing up my recordings.
(cisco atlanta)
-Rob
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wxmandave
join:2008-01-05
Norman, OK | I had the same question a while back and I was told you can't.
Dave |
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AZwldcats
Ummm That's Right
join:2001-02-20
Tucson, AZ
clubs: | reply to robertfl
Off compared to who?
My box is within 2 seconds of the time here:
»nist.time.gov |
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maxpower
join:2006-10-09
Providence, RI | My box is spot on with the clock at that link.I usually tape the 4 half hour shows on NBC that air between 8pm and 10pm on Thursday and they seem to start about 1 or 2 mins off the "mark" |
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needforspeed59
Cruise Ship Just Passing Through
join:2001-05-02
Glendale, AZ | reply to robertfl
That happens to me too. I get the first few minutes if the Office at the tail end of Earl, etc. That is NBC messing with things.
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robertfl
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join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL | it's off by about a minute here and screwing up my recordings. no way to fix it?
-Rob |
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CoxJimR
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join:2002-01-17
Atlanta, GA | Have you tried calling support? |
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Sentinel
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join:2001-02-07
Florida
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| reply to robertfl
I agree with the others. The cable box is correct ... time wise. It is the TV station that is off thus messing with things.
When I used to do VCR recordings I would always set my VCR to start 5 min before the program and end 5 min after. I wish my DVR box had that feature. I hate it trying to start exactly when the show starts. What if the station is off by a minute or 30 seconds?
Would be nice to have an option for it to start "on time" or 5 min before and after. |
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robertfl
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join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL
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| reply to CoxJimR
calling support is on my list of thing to do. the clock is almost a minute off from my WWVB clock. I don't know if they would be twiddling their thumbs if I called in and said "your clock is a minute off"
I need to report on the channel 5 audio problem (for the 4th time), too)
-Rob
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dvd536
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to Sentinel
said by Sentinel  :I wish my DVR box had that feature. I hate it trying to start exactly when the show starts. What if the station is off by a minute or 30 seconds? Would be nice to have an option for it to start "on time" or 5 min before and after. The SA boxes have that feature.
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Ph8te
join:2004-08-24
Providence, RI
| reply to robertfl
Robert what are you trying to record? If its NBC then they purposely extend or shorten episodes to "fit more in". I have seen this happen more often then not and you should always have some padding.
Have you tried unplugging the box for about 5 minutes then plugging it back in? If the time is still off then it is probably on Coxs side, but without knowing what you are trying to record as it could be the actual channel that is throwing the recording off.
I know my DVR clocks always seem to be accurate for recordings its the channels that throw the recordings off most of the time. |
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vsousa
@cox.net
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Try to reset the box. Press and continue to hold the power button until the display reads all eights (88888), shuts off and lastly displays the correct time. This may take a few minutes.
When the correct time displays:
Power on DVR receiver
Power on TV
The reboot is complete. |
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ajwees41
join:2002-05-10
Omaha, NE | reply to robertfl
Rob is the time actually off or are you recording something that starts at the top of an hour and the show actually starts 1 minute before or after the hour? |
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digiblur
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join:2002-06-03
Louisiana
| reply to robertfl
You can't have the box automatically pad 2 minutes on the beginning and end if the tuner isn't needed immediately?
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ajwees41
join:2002-05-10
Omaha, NE
·Cox HSI
| said by digiblur :You can't have the box automatically pad 2 minutes on the beginning and end if the tuner isn't needed immediately? say that again
don't you mean you can pad if there is a tuner free? |
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robertfl
Premium
join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL | did that and it still resets according to the IPG. |
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maxpower
join:2006-10-09
Providence, RI | So you pad the recording and it doesn't record the extra minutes you set? |
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robertfl
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join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL | nope.. |
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digiblur
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join:2002-06-03
Louisiana
| reply to ajwees41
said by ajwees41 :said by digiblur :You can't have the box automatically pad 2 minutes on the beginning and end if the tuner isn't needed immediately? say that again don't you mean you can pad if there is a tuner free? I'm used to my BeyondTV app with dual tuners. It automatically pads the shows that are set to record with 2 minutes in the front and 2 minutes on the back side. Let's see if I can break it down by automatic.
Show A comes on NBC-HD from 7pm-8pm. That's all that is being recorded that night. So it records from 6:58 to 8:02 automatically. It records it then later that night marks the commercials for easy viewing later.
Show A comes on NBC-HD from 7pm-8pm on Tuesday. Show B comes on FOX-HD at 8pm-9pm. Show C comes on CBS-HD at 8pm-9pm. Show A will record from 6:58 to 8pm only because it couldn't hang out until 8:02 since the two tuners were scheduled for use at 8pm. If only one tuner was scheduled for use at 8pm it would have stayed around until 8:02pm.
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CoxJimR
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join:2002-01-17
Atlanta, GA | reply to robertfl
Have you called support yet? What did they say? |
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