Panasonic DMR-EH50 DVD Recorder "whats code rca converter box" Questions

RCA code but so far no luck. Each test take 5-6 minutes to complete. Has anyone attempted this yet and have you gotten it to work? Maybe a different brand converter box might work? I have been able to

...box,...it only has the color-coded plugs-ins. The other thing is any time I have ever played a dvd player, the tv always had a separate source for the channel. This tv doesn't. it only has channels ...

...code and cable TV provider). OK, so my coupons arrived. I went to a local big-box electronics store and picked up a basic digital TV converter box (a Channel Master D2A). I tried running the cable TV ...