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lsutiger1001

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Im not sure if this is the right forum to post this, so please tell me if I need to be in a different one. Ive been trying for hours to set this up, and cant seem to get it working. I have HD Cable, but I know the HD cannot be recorded onto a DVD. The Cable Box allows me to get, lets say, channels 1-300 (none being in HD, the HD ones are 700s). If I did not have the cable box, I would get about 1-80.

I was able to setup the equipment and record any channel 1-80 (the ones I can get without the cable box). I tried then tuning the DVR to channel 115 and it would not find it in the DVR. Is there a way to set it up and record those extra 220 channels that I can only get through my cable box? Ive been researching and looking for answers and keep finding various different responses. Some say its not possible, some say its possible with an A/B switch, some say I can do it, but I wont be able to watch another channel while recording, some say I can record and watch another channel, some say I need to split the cable signals. Its all very confusing. I guess my question is, how can I setup the equipment to allow me to record the channels I can get only through my cable box, and still watch another channel while recording?

I'll be as detailed as possible:

I have a Panasonic DMR-EZ27 Recorder. The plugs on back consist of:
RF In
RF Out
1 set of Component Video (Green, Blue, Red)
2 Sets A/V In (Red, White, Yellow)
1 Set A/V Out (Red, White, Yellow)
1 HDMI AV Out
1 Optical
2 S Video

I have a Cox Cable HD Cable Box. The back consists of:
RF "To TV/VCR"
RF "Cable In"
S Video
Optical
1 Set A/V Out (Red, White, Yellow)
1 Set A/V In (Red, White, Yellow)
1 SPDIF (Orange)
1 Component Set (Green, Blue, Red)

I have a brand new Sony TV with bunches of plugs in the back that will all match up to what I have on the DVR and the Cable Box.
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Robert_J

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You can't record those extra channels without using the cable box to decode them. Those are probably broadcast via encrypted QAM format. Only your cable box or a device with the appropriately authorized cable cards (like a HD TiVo) will record those extra 220 channels without a cable box.

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