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  • Cannot display Live TV

    Just got a used TIVO and I am having problems getting it to work. I can get it to show the main screen and play previously recorded shows, but it cannot display/record live tv.

    Here are the specs:
    - Philips HDR212
    - No cable / satellite
    - Antenna to RF input on TIVO
    - Coax from RF output on TIVO to TV RF input

    Here is what I have done:
    - With no other cables attached, I hooked a coax from RF out on the TIVO to the tv. The TIVO main screen display was fairly crappy and there was a bunch of static. Switched from channel 3 to 4 with same results. Removed coax and replaced with RCA cables and got a good picture with no static.
    - Did guided setup 2-3 times / Restarted 2-3 times / Changed channels quickly per the help. No help.
    - With antenna hooked up, put TIVO in Standby. Had good quality picture on all channels thru the TV.

    I am guessing the RF tuner is dead, but would like your opinions. Is there any way to take the antenna into another input (RCA or S-Video)? Can the TIVO recognize this as the antenna instead of cable/satellite?

    Thanks!

    Steve

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    Sounds like you might have a bad TiVo. An RF modulator will convert av into coax, but you'd really need a separate tuner that will change the antenna stations..AND you'd need the TiVo to be able to control that. I don't think you're going to find it anywhere.

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