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Posted by kitkat8888 on 31-Aug-2011 14:19 Report
HD Set Top Box...........Help!
Hi.
We cannot seem to get a "MENU" Display showing up on the TV Screen in order to do the set up.
We have tried to find an empty channel through AV 1 & AV 2 and the tv just stares blank at us!

Even though there are step by step instructions, we need to be able to access step one to be able to go from there!

P.S. Do we need the HDMI Cable for the set top box to work?
(The HDMI Cable wasn't supplied with the HD Set Top Box)
Only the AV Leads (Yellow/White/Red) were supplied!

(Would that have anything to do with....why nothing is happening?)

Even if we didn't need the HDMI Cable, what in the hell is it for anyway??...lol


Many thanks in advance for your help!
Cheers Kat
 
Replied by richbartim on 31-Aug-2011 14:45 (Ref 2310479) Report
Hi Ya. I don't think you need HDMI cables. I don't have a STB but I have a PVR/STB diff being it records to a stick not Hard Drive. mine doesn't have a HDML cable. do you have the red/white/yellow cable connected correctly? also a coax cable (Ariel) connected ?.
I have 3 items needed connecting with the 3 cables each I had to buy an av connecter box with 3 switches. I just click to which I need to view. ... Dvd...Video...Pvr/Stb...
hope that helps.
Replied by kitkat8888 on 31-Aug-2011 15:53 (Ref 2310504) Report
Hi
Yep all 3 are connected properly and the antenna is plugged in!
Still...the menu won't appear on the screen! :(
Replied by kitkat8888 on 31-Aug-2011 16:48 (Ref 2310511) Report
Hmmmmm
Is awfully quiet in here!  
By the time i get some help, my old tv will die .... :(
Hahaha
Replied by richbartim on 31-Aug-2011 17:04 (Ref 2310519) Report
do you have a clever (know it all) neighbor who might be able to help? when all else fails I ask the fella across the road.
hmm ok....how about the tuning of the tv. ...set top box.
we tried that even thou we thought we had all the stations...it found more then that should give you an open channel for your av.?
Replied by cardspark on 31-Aug-2011 17:31 (Ref 2310525) Report
Hi. you should have a ariel to set top box input and a lead from output to TV.
Replied by kitkat8888 on 31-Aug-2011 18:22 (Ref 2310532) Report
Thanks everyone!
IT'S WORKING NOW!

For the life of me.......we turned it off for a long while, and when we switched it on
it worked!
Somehow?...  a picture showed up on the AV 1 (although fuzzy) and when we pressed the MENU button, on the HD Remote, all the HD channels are now working!

 I cannot figure out why it was refusing to do anything before???
Am ever so baffled by that!!

So, thanks again to everyone that have taken the time to try and help!
Regards Kat :)
Replied by richbartim on 01-Sep-2011 13:45 (Ref 2310645) Report
hmmm yes...that happens.. once you turn off anything like that and leave it off for up to 24 hours it will re set it self to factory settings then all should be good again. I forgot to tell you that.lol.
So Glad you got it going.
Replied by kitkat8888 on 01-Sep-2011 14:04 (Ref 2310649) Report
Now you tell me.....lol
Well, i just added a few more greys to my other excisting ones....lol

Thanks anyway for that!
Will have to remember that for future references :)

Cheers kat
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