Comments on: Can Anybody Help This Frustrated TiVo User?

By: Harmon

Harmon — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:52:09 +0000

I’ve been banging my head for weeks missing my fav programs since I dropped comcast in favor of direct tv - I found a solultion for this ir drama, thry using this - http://www.patersontech.com/

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:39:05 +0000

Steve how what else did u do in the setup because i get through the first part ok the part where u restart it for the first time .. then it says that the second test did not pass so i select manual and then mgp .. but when it asks again to restart it does not show any picture .. and i used coaxial one time i tried it and the next time i used composite but the same result on both i also have a d11-500 and a series 2 tivo

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:04:58 +0000

Same problem here using D11 (mfr code 500). Tried to setup using hughes as the manufacture at first. Didn’t work. Then I found a ‘directv’ option in the tivo series 2 ir setup. That did the trick.

By: rh

rh — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:55:00 +0000

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By: rh

rh — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:48:24 +0000

why not try another directv receiver? my series2 changes channels on my directv model# drd222rd using home control cable … not rf and not ir

By: Carlos

Carlos — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:12:59 +0000

User might need the USB TV Translator found at:

http://www.patersontech.com/Translator/TransMain.aspx

Read the FAQ. It works with the D11 and the TiVo. Google the search term “USB TV Translator” to find other info out there.

Carlos

By: djb61230

djb61230 — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:40:15 +0000

I think the D11 is the DirecTV current SD box.

Can a TiVo control a STB over a serial port? This box does not have a serial port but it does have a USB port.

MythTV can control this box via it’s USB port using a perl script. It takes a serial cable, null modem cable and a serial-to-USB all connected for it to work. Actually works also on the H20 box too.

See this wiki entry to see how this is done for mythtv:

http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Controlling_DirecTV_Set_Top_Box_%28STB%29_via_USB_or_Serial

Now having the TiVo box work like this might be a problem. Maybe Megazone or Alex would have an idea. I just wanted to point out that the box can be controlled as if it had a serial port. Maybe with the right cables the TiVo would be able to control it too? I hope it can work for you.

By: MegaZone

MegaZone — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:30:15 +0000

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128743

If it is the HIRD-D11, it doesn’t look promising.

By: mpo

mpo — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:18:43 +0000

I encountered a similar problem when setting up a TiVo IR for a low-end wal-mart/best buy direcTV reciever. Hopefully the issue is the same here.
The problem is that the submenu (in “Channel Changing”) for picking the correct DirectTV receiver model for sending the IR channel changing codes gives no indication that there is more than one page worth of possible models (i.e. unlike most other instances in the TiVo UI with more than one screen worth of items, there is no attendant up and down triangle at the right corners of the screen.) I was able to find a model with a code that worked by using the channel down button to page down to more options for that brand of receiver.
Hopefully, this is the issue. Otherwise, be sure to check all those same issues about making sure the IR transmitter is positioned correctly and all that.