Comcast DCT6412 DVR mutes on record
June 29, 2005
The Motorola DCT6412 hi-def DVR is overall a really nice piece of equipment, as I’m sure many Comcast subscribers have already noticed. The 6412 does however have one slightly perplexing bug to it, namely the muting of audio if the DVR starts a scheduled recording while the player is off. The logic (I’m told) says that if a user has an attached surround receiver that’s left on, and a scheduled recording starts in the middle of the night, the sound coming from the speakers could potentially wake up the whole house, fair enough I can see myself accidentally leaving the receiver on all night from time to time.
The real problem here is that you may not be able to un-mute the DVR until the recording is finished. Let’s say you get home and flip on the DVR to watch a little TV only to have no sound present, ok you say I’ll just “Un-Mute” it, ah ha but what if you erased the factory mute (like I did) in the supplied remote, in favor of your receiver’s mute code into the unit? Not to fear here are the steps to restore the DVR’s mute into any button you like:
1. Press the “Cable” button at the top of the remote.
2. Press and hold the “Setup” button until the “Cable” button blinks twice.
3. Enter 994 into the numpad. The “Cable” button again blinks twice.
4. Hit (Do Not Hold) the “Setup” button
5. Enter in 00141 (for Box Mute)
6. Press whatever button you want “Box Mute” to be.”
Posted by B.Greenway | | Filed Under HDTV Equipment
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