Rob.melone
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2003
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I have a perplexing problem with recording from an HD cable box. Here are the connections: Coax to HD box; from box to HDTV via HDMI; from box to DVR via coax; from DVR to HDTV via Component. DVR is set to Channel 3. With this setup I can record any channel on the HD box as long as I have the TV and cable box turned on and the TV input set to Component. The problem is, if I turn the TV off while recording, I receive an error message (Copy Protection - The DVI/HDMI output is blocked). Consequently, I have to keep the TV on whenever I record (sometimes late at night). To troubleshoot this problem I tried disconnecting the HDMI cable between the box and TV and sure enough I was able to record successfully. Even after shutting the TV off! What’s wrong with this picture? If I am recording via coax how can an HDMI cable make a difference with having the TV on or off? Thanks.