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Help with Comcast DVR?

I just got a DVR from Comcast and I am trying to set it up. My old cable box was a Motorola DCH3200 and the new DVR is a Motorola DCH3416. I am trying to plug the DCH3416 into our wall cable outlet, which worked fine with the DCH3200, but the wall outlet is a female outlet, and the cord that came with the new DVR is also female... the cord that we used with the old box was male, though. Is this normal? And how do we set up the box with this problem?

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Your new cable box/DVR uses a standard cable connections. I don't know what wire came with your specific...

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Help with comcast DVR/ remotes?

I have a comcast dvr. I want to set it up with my remote that came with my tv. (not comcast remote) Can i setup my remote with the cable box or will i have to use a comcast remote? How?

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If your TV remote is a programmable universal remote you can. Otherwise you'll have to use Comcast's...

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Can anyone help with a comcast DVR?

I have a comcast DVR hooked up to my television. Last week it recorded True Blood even though I'm not subscribed to HBO. However, this week it didn't. I'm just curious if anyone knew why this happened. If I disconnect the cable from the DVR box and just...

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Last weekend was a free preview weekend. I don't why your DVR decided to record the show, unless you...

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Can you use a different brand, like TiVo, and subscribe to it separately from your cable service? Kat...

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Help with Comcast DVR setup?

I just got the Comcast DVR box and stupidly decided to save money by installing it myself. My old box had 2 cable plugs, one for the TV to connect and one for the cable. This one only has one and it just says "cable". I tried both but nothing...

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You don't say what kind of connection options your TV has, which would really help. Your DVR has various...

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Comcast dvr problem please help?

For some reason my comcast dvr box will not play sound for any channels or the shows i have recorded. I made sure my cables were plugged in and its not my tv so what can i do??

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Call your cable provider, they may be able to help you out.

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Help me compare my present Comcast DVR to owning a TIVO.?

I presently have a Comcast DVR, but have been looking at a TIVO-type set up. My main concerns are cost and flexibility. Does a TIVO record the same way, and which is the better value over time?

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hmmmmm.... this is hard because I switched from Tivo to CableDVR to DirectTV back to Tivo) If you can...

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Need Help. Comcast DVR button?

I recorded some episodes of a show that i watch but i can't get to them. I have two remotes (one's a spare) and they both work perfectly fine. But when I push the my DVR button on both, then nothing happens. Is there another way to view these

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1. Go to your DVR and turn it on. Now with remote in hand and press Power>Cable>Select/OK. Gotta...

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DVR isnt working COMCAST HELP?

i have a silver comcast box and it has been working for a year now but i paid my bils and the little red recording sign is coming up on my scheduled recordings but it says i need to ...show more

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call comcast.

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HELP with my comcast dvr having no sound and distorted images!?

I recorded my favorite shows season finale and I got home happily watching the first 15 minutes when all of a sudden the screen kept getting blotchy and the images were distorted. That part thought I could deal with, the hardest part was no sound. If...

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If you only had that one issue, it's possible there was an inturruption in the service due to maintenance...

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