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TiVo recording wrong channel
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Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:53 pmby The maverick
TiVo is more often than not recording the incorrect channel. Switching channels in Live TV seems like its randomly generating a 1/2 digit number for the channel.
Can anyone help?
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:43 amby Pegasus
You don't say on what TiVo is changing - Sky box? Feeview box? But generally these errors are caused by an incorrectly positioned infra-red emitter.
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:52 amby The maverick
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Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:56 amby The maverick
Sky digibox. I( think the infra red cables are correct?
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Fri Dec 10, 2021 3:53 pmby Pegasus
What have you tried?
( Have you tried repositioning the IR cable'? Have you tried 'hiding' one of the two IRs? )
Does TiVo change the Freeview channels on the Humax ok?
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Sun Dec 12, 2021 7:55 pmby The maverick
Are the IR cables in the right place?
The Humax is unused I didn't find it easy to use and now I would have to start from scratch to get it connected and working.
Anything else I can try Pegasus?
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:33 amby Pegasus
The IR cable is effectively a remote control (like the handset but without the buttons). So the LED on the front needs to point roughly at the IR receiver on the Sky box, which I assume is at the bottom centre of the Sky box.
Does changing channels with the Sky remote work correctly?
(You have 3 possible sources of failure and you will have to identify which one it is: (a) Sky box, (b) IR cable, (c) TiVo )
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:26 amby The maverick
Yes the skybox is working fine. When watching live tv in Tivo it gets the right channel about 2 times out of 3. When it selects the wrong channel eg if I type 103 then 3-- comes up.
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:00 amby Pegasus
I assume you've tried moving the IR cable so it sits below the Sky box, instead of above it?
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:39 amby The maverick
Yes I have recently done that.
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:49 pmby Pegasus
Is this a new set-up? Or one that was previously working satis.?
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:42 pmby The maverick
This is the new set up which you helped me with. It was working fine till about 2/3 weeks ago.
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:55 pmby Pegasus
So has anything changed since 2-3 weeks ago? Any new equipment - e.g. new television? Remove the batteries from the Sky remote - does TiVo work now? (I'm looking for interference from other remotes)
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:04 pmby The maverick
There are 3 tivo remotes and 2 sky remotes in the bowl of remotes, it was this way when it worked.
Re: TiVo recording wrong channel
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:49 pmby Pegasus
Remove (from the room) all bar one TiVo remote, and try to change Live TV channel with it.