Problem with channels 011, 211...?

I'm an enthusiastic TiVo owner of three weeks, but after adjusting my
remote-control speed setup twice (from "fast" to "slow" to "medium") the
TiVo still seems to have trouble switching to certain channels on my dig.
cable box through the IR blasters. I finally got it where it's accurate
nearly all the time, and the only shows I miss now are on channels that end
with double-1's (-11). I wonder if anyone has noticed a glitch with the way
the IR blasters enter double 1's or double numbers. For instance, I've
wondered if there are two blasters because each takes turns entering
numbers, and double numbers are seen by a cable box as merely one number
pressed for a long time by a person using the remote.

I've meticulously placed my IR blasters 1-1/2 inch from the box, and as I
said it's nearly totally accurate now except for Fox (011) and a premium
channel (211). I re-created the problem by switching from channel 10 to 11
with the Channel Up button, and the cable box failed to change once out of
half a dozen tries.

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:51:32 +0000, Johnson-Sanders wrote:

I finally got it where it's accurate nearly all the time, and the only
shows I miss now are on channels that end with double-1's (-11). [...]
I've wondered if there are two blasters because each takes turns
entering numbers,

Yes, there are 2: The ones you are positioning, and one integrated into
the front of the TiVo box (on most models, at least).

Try unplugging the IR Blaster you have been positioning and see how that
works.

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Lenroc

What model cable box?

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"MegaZone" wrote in message
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What model cable box?

It's a dark-gray General Instruments dig. cable box; I've had it two years.
I'm afraid I can't tell the model No. without opening up my ent. center and
fighting through the cables. Comcast has new Motorola boxes with a serial
port in the back, and I may request one of those so long as they haven't
disabled the port with their software.

"Johnson-Sanders" wrote in message ...
"MegaZone" wrote in message
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What model cable box?

It's a dark-gray General Instruments dig. cable box; I've had it two years.
I'm afraid I can't tell the model No. without opening up my ent. center and
fighting through the cables. Comcast has new Motorola boxes with a serial
port in the back, and I may request one of those so long as they haven't
disabled the port with their software.


A minor nit, but software is not needed to disable a serial port.
Serial port enabling software might not be provided.