I recently purchased this DVD recorder because my old Panasonic recorder had only an analog tuner. I use a rooftop antenna, and so I need a recorder with its own built-in tuner. Therefore I recently purchased a new Panasonic recorder that has its own HD and analog tuner, and it works fine with my present antenna. Now I have decided I would like to subscribe to Verizon FiOS fiberoptic cable for my tv, but one of their technical advisors told me that my Panasonic DVD recorder would not work with their FiOs cable, and that I would have to rent Verizon's DVR recorder at $15.99 per month if I want to record tv programs. The owner's manual for the new DVD recorder indicates that it will work with cable tv. Is FiOS different from other fiberoptic?
Do you know if my recorder should work with Verizon FiOS cable? I would like your independent judgement. Thank you.
Franklin Cleland
I just received a Verizon 6416 (Motorola) HD Set Top Box with built-in DVR. I wanted to continue to use my old VCR (non HD) for certain applications, so I attempted to wire the VCR into the system. After trying several methods using all of the availabe ports on the STB, the VCR would not receive a signal from the STB.
I gave up and called Verizon.
I was informed that the the HD STB's will not send a signal to any device that is capable of recording.So to record anything on the VCR, I need a Verizon Standard Definition box.
It would have been helpful if they had told me this before I ripped out my old setup which was perfectly functional except that it was not HD. I just received a Verizon 6416 (Motorola) HD Set Top Box with built-in DVR. I wanted to continue to use my old VCR (non HD) for certain applications, so I attempted to wire the VCR into the system. After trying several methods using all of the availabe ports on the STB, the VCR would not receive a signal from the STB.
I gave up and called Verizon.
I was informed that the the HD STB's will not send a signal to any device that is capable of recording.So to record anything on the VCR, I need a Verizon Standard Definition box.
It would have been helpful if they had told me this before I ripped out my old setup which was perfectly functional except that it was not HD.
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The tuner in the DMR-58H is a NTSC tuner (analog). Unless you have a low power station in your area, you will need a digital-to-analog converter box to record OTA stations. It can record analog cable without a box as well. (Digital cable will require a box.)
Cindy Wells (at least in my area there is only one station broadcasting an analog signal; it is a low-power transmitter and thus wasn't required to upgrade to digital with the rest of the stations.)
Since I can't find anything about your set except the fact that it's an older set I suspect that the trouble lies in the fact that Fios won't control a set this old. I do believe this one has an analog tuner which is now obsolete.
Even though this problem is a year old, I thought that I would share my solution for Remote codes for a Verizon FIOS.
I tried asking Verizon, and Hisense for a code that would work as the published codes did not work to program my Verizon remote. No answer from either.
I accidently discovered that the codes listed for LG worked, in fact the first code listed worked. I surmise that Hisense uses the same codes as LG.
If you are at wit's end then try the LG codes.
By the way. I tried stepping through all codes several times but no success with the Verizon instructions. The fact that the LG codes worked, indicates that the Verizon solution is wrong.
This unit will only work if you have a digital cable connection box. If you get cable service you will have this service if not you will need to buy a digital to analog converter box. This can be purchased at any large electronics store, like Fry's or the Micro Center. You can also purchase them on line. Use you favorite search engine and plug in Television digital to analog converter boxes. The search engine will bring up places to purchase them. I hope this information help you with your problem.
Take a red, white, and yellow AV cable and plug it from the AV out of the cable box to the red, white, and yellow In of the dvd recorder (change cable box to the channel you want to record). Then change your TV to the channel you want to view.
Your FIOS box is typically a Motorola Digital Cable Tuner. In order to record from the VCR your FISO will have control of the tuner, not the vcr. If your FIOS has two video outputs on it for video (av connections), one should be plugged into you tv set and the other should be plugged into the VCR input. Your cable tuner will have to be set for the channel you wish to record ahead of time while the VCR tuner has to be set to record the line input at whatever time you wish to record. If your FISO has one video output line (av connections), your VCR has to be set to channel 3 when you record (provided that is the channel your FISO box is set for when viewing TV over the coax cable) and you will have to attach the coaxial output from the FISO into the coax input of your VCR.
The only way around this is to get a splitter and split the coax line so that the FIOS is connected to the coax as it is now and the VCR is connected to a seperate line using the coax input, however using this configuration will prevent you from recording digital channels. If you have a cable ready VCR, it will probably only recognize channels up to 150.
If you really want to get it to record digital channels without the hassles find out if Verizon has a FISO box with DVR to it or connect a Tivo to your FISO. Tivo will tune the FSIO when it records and it's very user friendly to use.
your model is "tuner free" that means it does not have the RF screw in connector. Buy one that has a tuner, preferably both ATSC(USA digital) and NTSC(USA analog)
Due to certain limitations of the Panasonic DMR-EH75V, it can only accommodate composite Video INput and give composite Video OUTput as well as the standard Audio L/R. Additionally, if your Verizon FIOS HD cable box has an RF OUT, that can also be connected to the RF/CABLE IN of the Panasonic.
Please refer to the simplified diagram below.
Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.
This is the setup for the 6416 and the vcr.
I just received a Verizon 6416 (Motorola) HD Set Top Box with built-in DVR. I wanted to continue to use my old VCR (non HD) for certain applications, so I attempted to wire the VCR into the system. After trying several methods using all of the availabe ports on the STB, the VCR would not receive a signal from the STB.
I gave up and called Verizon.
I was informed that the the HD STB's will not send a signal to any device that is capable of recording.So to record anything on the VCR, I need a Verizon Standard Definition box.
It would have been helpful if they had told me this before I ripped out my old setup which was perfectly functional except that it was not HD.
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