HD3510 and DVR - Same Remote?

[Jacob Marley]

I'm new to HD and I'm new to TWC's Digital and DVR products.  I just got both today and so far I'm pleased.  I don't have my HDTV yet, (waiting for American to give me the call saying it's arrived.  *fingers crossed* hopefully soon!) so I'm just getting used to having more than just 4, 6, 12, etc. . .  So much to watch now!

My only complaint so far is, both the 3510 and the DVR unit respond to the same remote!  What's the problem you ask?  If I turn one unit on, the other comes on with it.  If I want to turn just one off, both shut down.  Change the channel on one, I change the channel on the other.

What do those of you with the same setup do about this?  Any work arounds?  I was thinking of hiding the DVR inside a cabinet in my entertainment center so the remote doesn't effect it unless I want it to.  That seems like a reasonable solution since I'll use the 3510 for surfing and the DVR for recorded show playback and that's it.  But in the world of high tech, hiding equipment seems pretty stone age.

Any thoughts?  Should I just live with this?

Thanks in advance for any advice!
J. Marley

[mhz40]

One standard set of remote codes are used...

Personally, I never turn my converter off... just the TV's.  As a side note, you won't want to plug your HLN into any switched outlet anyway... A cool-down fan for the lamp runs even after you turn the set off.

You'd have to spend a ton of money on some sort of RF based remote system to split up the control signals.  My guess is you will have to live with it until the HD-DVR is released.  Then all your eggs will be in one basket.  No solid word on a release date yet.

MHz

[JoeK]

You could add a dinky link to the DVR covering the IR receiver area.  Then move the remote IR receiver to a location a few feet to the side or above the location of the HD cable box.  This way you can point the remote at the IR receiver you want to control and not affect the other one.

[gparris]

I am in the same situation where the HD box and DVR box are turning on and off and changing channels, etc. as they have the same codes for the remote controls. What I do is leave one off and use the input setting for the A/V receiver for sound on that cable box I am leaving on, then switch the TV input to correspond to it all. It's even better if you have a remote control that can learn the cable box codes that with a single programmed button can change the A/V receiver, TV input and box turn on (and off for the other one) all at once. Mine does using a Pronto remote.

Another idea is to run all your inputs into a good A/V receiver that allows the component and S-video switching to occur with the sound processing, so as you switch from sound source to sound source, pushing one button to do it all leaving the TV with one input for both boxes. Unless you prefer the DVR in S-video mode,  your A/V receiver will send the S-video into the component video stream for picture allowing the A/V receiver to do all the work.
It's a picture preference. Sometimes it doesn't matter and I just leave the whole thing on component input. But I have setup a S-video output from the A/V receiver to the back of the TV for some channels that appear better in S-video.

I, too, can hardly wait for that SA8000HD DVR to come on line. You will note that when scanning for programmes, that the HD shows are listed in the schedule, although the limitations of the current DVR cannot record the HD material. So it looks like TWC is planning ahead for that box.

Another tip: sound from the analog channels when using the DVR unit (2-99) can be heard with a digital intensity if you watch the channel for a few seconds, then backplay the channel - then - sound comes in as if you had used a set of analog cables to another connection on your A/V receiver (and you didn't). The sound is better (louder) than using those cables anyway, as you are using the same coaxial digital cable for those 100 and above channels that do not need this backplay maneuver. Cool!;)

[Joseph S]

This is absurd.

I'm now having the exact same issue with a Pioneer 563 SACD/DVD-A/DVD unit and a Pioneer Elite DVL-91 DVD/LD player using the exact same codes. What is going on at Pioneer?

[sp44again]

I had the same problem with a Pioneer 563 SACD/DVD-A/DVD player and a Pioneer C505 DVD player. I just let the other stay on or play. You only output one to the TV so what does it hurt?

[Joseph S]

You only output one to the TV so what does it hurt?

1) The LD player is noisy
2) The LD player could use as little wear and tear as possible.