[jjoch]

OK so after a bit of diagnostic work I arrived at the following observation. The amp made no difference. Removing the splitter and running a clean line made no difference. However recording an HD program and watching an SD program resulted in no problems at all. So either a tech is going to have to check it out or we have a defective box. For now not a problem as long as I can record in HD and watch something else in SD. But I would lay money on a signal strength issue. Thanks for the help!

 

[Goldberry]

My Pace box will occasionally freeze for no reason, normally when changing channels. The only way to get it working again is to unplug it. Anyone else having this problem?

Have had this happen twice now, anyone else getting this or is it isolated to just a few of us?

 

[jjoch]

If you are refering to a Pace non-PVR box then yes we had the same problem and Cogeco tech support told me they are having that problem with some of the HD non PVR boxes. I exchanged mine for a PVR box which does not have the problem at least not for me. Cogeco had a deal on that allows you to upgrade to the PVR box free for a year. They had extended the deal due to the mail strike but I am not sure if it is still in effect.

 

[rocketsan22]

Does anyone know if there is a way to save recordings and transfer them to your computer? Interested in saving college football games this season...

 

[57]

All of the options are outlined in post 1 of the following thread. It's for Rogers, but it's the same for any service provider STB.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=50162

 

[Dundas]

IR Input jack

FWIW this cable seems to work very well for connecting the IR input jack on the Pace RNG200N directly to an IR connecting block (Xantech 791-44 in my case).
http://cgi.********/TiVo-Comcast-DT...mcast-DTA-Adapter-Cable-/320569858390?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa373d956

 

[atomicharddrive]

Loss of channels after RGN200R firmware update.

Hello, hope everyone is good. I'm with Cogeco in Kingston and having some serious issues with the Pace RNG200R box, this is my 3rd box s ofar after the whole 777D fiasco. It started late last week, I was watching tv around 3AM when the Pace box shut itself off. It rebooted in a few minutes and I went back to watching tv. No more than 10 mins goes by and the Pace box reboots again. I though this was weird but went to bed anyways. Find out in the morning that all my recordings are messed up (everything is scrambled) and I'm missing about half the SD + HD channels I'm paying for with Ref Code S0200. I unplugged the Pace box at least 6 times already and I'm still missing half my channels. What do you guys think is going on before I give tech support another call. I'm ready to cancel my whole cable service over this, good thing my Ultimate30 web access still works.

Thanks.

 

[rocketsan22]

Can someone point me towards the codes so I can use the remote that comes with it to power my other components?

 

[Ratatosk]

Try this Rocketsan22 : http://www.ezremote.com/setupcodehelp/version3/search.php?product=COX3046

 

[rocketsan22]

worked like a charm. Thanks!!!

 

[Ratatosk]

Any time

 

[HowieDoin]

Does anyone know if it's possible to do a factory reset WITHOUT current service on this receiver?....am selling it and didnt get a chance to erase recordings and timers prior to the end of service date before we moved.....not a big deal, but I'm sure the new owner would appreciate it...thanks everybody in advance

 

[wally434]

Aspect Ratio

Picked up my Pace unit last week. Quite happy with it, a good replacement for the Moto.

Only issue is with the aspect ratio. The guide is always full screen, regardless if the picture is 4:3 or 16:9. Normally this is okay, except I like to stretch the 4:3 images. I have a Hitachi plasma, which does a good job of stretching, and only distorts the outer edges. Only problem is that this stretches the guide beyond the edge of the screen and it is only partially viewable.

I know this issue has been discussed before. Just wondering if anyone has found a solution yet.

 

[AKS]

Sorry if this has been asked before, however I did try and search the message boards and found no definitive answer...

I used to have my Moto 6416 connected through HDMI to AVR, then AVR to TV, again with HDMI.

On reading the setup page for the Pace RGN200N it suggests conecting HDMI to TV and Optical Audio to AVR.

Is there a "right" way of making this connection?

Thanks

(if it helps, my TV is a 2011 Samsung Plasma D8000 and AVR is a Yamaha RX-V765 a few years old)

 

[57]

The "correct" way is as described first (in your circumstance). The reason is that many TVs will not "passthrough" the DD5.1 signals, as discussed in the following FAQ: That is unless they were talking about an optical connection from the STB directly to the AVR which would be required if you didn't have an HDMI AVR. However, since you have an HDMI AVR, the first method is correct. So, the second method (optical from STB to AVR) would be correct if you don't have an HDMI AVR.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=17870

Here's a useful post: http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=57741

PS, you have your location as Toronto, however, I would assume that you're a bit west of Toronto since you're with Cogeco.

 

[AKS]

Thank you 57.
And I have updated my location.

AKS

 

[AKS]

Another question...
So when changing from channel to channel, of course the resolution of the various channels also changes. However each time the resolution changes, my television also takes a few seconds to accept the change in resolution.
To make watching and changing channels as fluid as possible, I would like to have the Pace only output 2 resolutions... 480P and 1080i. (this causes the Pace to translate 720P into 1080i)

Through the settings menu on the Pace, I make the changes and say "yes" to those resolutions and "no" to all the others. This works fine for me, and the Pace translates the other resolutions into either of the 2 above resolutions.

The problem is that the settings don't stay as chosen. I do turn off the Pace when not watching tv, and then the next day, when i want to watch again, the settings have gone back to their default settings.

Do i need to never turn off the Pace? Or what am I doing wrong to not keep the settings I choose?

AKS

 

[isakina]

How to reset/cold boot RNG200N

How can i do a reset or cold boot on my RNG200N ?

I haved looked around on the forum but found nothing....

 

[jeffaustin90]

Personally I just unplug it, wait 60 seconds, and then plug it back in.

 

[isakina]

I did that many times. Some channels dont match with the voice. I thought by resetting the pvr, it would do the job...