Convertor box and Sony Wega with PIP (2 Tuners) and...

posted by daiquiri on Aug 17, 2008

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I have a splitter and the TV and VCR are hooked up separately. The DVR and TV are hooked up together with RCA (red, white and yellow) cables. Tried to hook up brand new Zenith901 converter. Tried to hook up the Converter to the antenna and hook up to TV via RCA cables (there are 3 sets of inputs on TV). Tried to connect converter and TV with coax. The results give me no signal for channel 3 on both (I'm in NY). When I hook up the converter to the TV with coax it will make both PIP go snowy on channel 4 when I turn off the Zenith 901 convertor box. The biggest problem was that I do not get any setup and cannot use the menu or any buttons on the remote. So I don't have any digital stations with the convertor. The DVR/VCR has found alot of digital stations but not the convertor. Do you have an idea how I can make this work?

Comment by daiquiri, posted on Aug 17, 2008

No cable just a roof antenna. The converter won't do a settup. I tried with just the coax and then with just the RCA cables. It shows no signal on channel 3 and channel 4 shows the analog channel 4 but when i shut off the converter box the channel 4 goes to snow. The converter has not done a setup..how do I make it do that? How do I use the buttons that say menu and guide. When I press a button nothing happens. How do I tell the box what I am using and how to set up the digital stations?

Comment by daiquiri, posted on Aug 17, 2008

I have a 2 tuner Wega that I watch without the DVR/VCR. I would like to continue to do so.

Comment by daiquiri, posted on Aug 17, 2008

I also would like to watch one station or two and record another.

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by GenuineUser, posted on Nov 10, 2008

I have a similar problem with my RCA DTA800B1 converter and Magnavox analog TV. TV is not very old.

However, the converter does not bring up the menu and the remote does not seem to work. I cannot control any of the channels.

Interestingly, I had tried it with another RCA converter (7766 model) and noticed the same problem.

Any help is appreciated.

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posted on Aug 17, 2008

Bubbabear64

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I wonder if the RF interference from the digital tuner. That box will only allow ouput either through the coax or the AV ports. If you do both you will not get a picture.

If you switch them you have to tell the box what your using for output by going through the setup process.

Is the Zenith 901 converter box for your cable TV.

Comment by Bubbabear64, posted on Aug 17, 2008

If your VCR/DVR is finding digital stations, why do you need the digital tuner?

Comment by Bubbabear64, posted on Aug 17, 2008

The digital tuner is the Zenith 901 that you bought?

Let me know and then I can check the manual out.

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