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    Tivo complains of no signal

    I am running an old Sony svr2000 (Tivo series 1) for several years now.
    The Tivo signal is coming from a Strong FTA satellite box (video source is the composite jack).
    While I was not at home, the children played with the satellite remote, while the Tivo was recording. I can see that on the recording. All of a sudden the recording stopped (they did not touch the Tivo remote).
    Now the Tivo complains that there is no signal. This is however not true, as I can see the program if I plug the video jack directly to the TV.

    I am running the Tivo with two sources, antenna (source 1) and cable box (source 2). (the satellite box can output antenna signal, and I tried plugging that in as well, with no success).

    I am wondering if anyone has an idea for what happened other than a Hardware malfunction (and if that could be related to the satellite box), and if so of a possible remedy.

    I have tried rebooting the Tivo of course.

    Thanks,
    Gideon.

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    Can you try plugging a DVD or game machine into the composite input and reboot the TiVo.

    Peter.
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    Thanks Peter,

    I have done this of course. No reuslt.
    Is there any point in trying to run the guided setup again?

    Thanks,
    Gideon.

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    Sure, why not give it a try.

    Also if you still get the same thing also try GS using S-Video instead to narrow down the issue.

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    Hi,

    I am now having trouble with the guided setup.
    I have an Airnet card, and I am able to telnet to the Tivo.

    However, the Setup call in the guided setup fails on the first step
    ("Connecting"). The unit goes through These steps:

    Connecting (Approx 1-2 minutes)
    Connecting (Preparing to call)
    Connecting (Connecting...)
    Connecting (Failed. Service unavailable)

    Any ideas?

    Thanks,
    Gideon.

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    Please attach your tclient log (zipped) so I can see why it is failing.

    Can you force a daily call, does that still work?

    Peter.

    PS if all you want to do is change the input, it can be done manually.
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    RE: Tivo complains of no signal

    Thanks for the advice.

    Attached please find the tclient file.
    Would have been nice to change the source, but I am afraid
    it is too late now.
    When I use the MFS (via tivowebplus) to look at the Source object
    I find that it is almost empty (unlike in the past). It only contains the following
    Connector 1
    RFChannel 3
    SignalType 1
    VariableBitrate 0

    Did the fact that I started the Guided setup erase the old values. I distinctly remember
    an object with all the channels on the TV box.

    Thanks again,

    Gideon.
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    Looking at the log it cannot connect because it thinks it is still online.

    Try a reboot to see if it clears the issue.

    There are also some hardware issues that may cause it if still unsuccessful.

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    I tried to reboot several times, but no luck.

    I guess my only choice now, is to reinstall the image disc, and try my luck.
    I have an Airnet card. Is there a way to set the image to work with Airnet by default?
    (otherwise, I would need to connect by serial cable to change the settings. That would be a serious
    pain, if I can find the cable at all).

    Thanks,
    Gideon

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    Assuming you are using the US image, you can setup Airnet during the install.

    Also I would test the harddrive with Seatools before reimaging the drive to make sure it is not the cause.

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