Talk:Motorola 6412
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> The 6412 is never really off anyhow. Turning it off just turns off the video and audio outputs. It continues to buffer TV.
Given how noisy the HDD is in my unit, I'm quite certain that turning it off DOES dump the TV buffers. Maybe this is specific to certains versions?
There is also a bug that demonstrates this:
- turn off the box - wait for it to turn itself on for a scheduled recording - start watching something else (you'll need to unmute the cable box) - when the recording completes, the cable box will turn itself off, dumping the buffer of whatever show you were watching
In my experience, the box' on/off functionality is the source of several "bugs":
Because the box needs to "turn on" for scheduled recording, the video & audio out become live. This risks blaring the stereo at 3am, so the audio is muted. This, in turn requires configuring cable box "mute" functionality on the remote, since on HT setups, the std mute button operates the receiver (preamp).
[edit] This is a HOWTO document
This isn't an encyclopedic entry. Shouldn't it go onto Wikibooks? - 211.30.184.38 10:51, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
No, it shouldn't. This page used to be very easy to use.
[edit] 30 Second Skip
So is there no way at all to enable 30 second skip on insight receivers?
I purchased a Logitech Harmony 880 controller that offers a "advance" button that permits the 30 sec skip feature for blowing through commercials.
[edit] Uncommanded hard drive reset - 3412
I had a new 3412 installed a couple of months ago - twice in ten days it has reset and wiped all recorded material and recording schedules - is this a known fault? Can it be triggered remotely by Comcast?
