I have basic cable and am not receiving all of the channels I should. Also some of the channels I am receiving are different than what they should be. Why is this?

I assume you try to watch cable TV without box? Unfortunately some time ago government passed the law that cable companies are not longer required to provide basic programing in Clear QAM. Which basically means no free basic channels from cable company. Only way now is to get free channels is to use over the air OTA antenna. On most cable providers in USA you are not going to receive any channels without box. This is reason for "snowy" picture.

I'm not clear on what you are having trouble with. From looking up the Cameron cable selection list, if you have their 'Full Basic" service , you should be receiving 88 channels. or 93 channels, depending on where you live. And possibly where you live, Cameron has a different package from the ones I mentioned. If you are having trouble with the signal or you are receiving all the channels in your package, you should contact your cable company. Or possibly you are looking for channels that are not included in your package???

It turns out that the DVR has to be on channel 3, and the channels are controlled by the cable box! I somehow had missed that part. With the DVR on channel 3 and the channel being changed through the cable box it is very awkward to try and do any recording unless it happens to be what you are watching, so I have basically given up the whole idea and am planning to return my cable box an go back to basic.

have you subscribed to HD via you cable carrier (Comcast, Adelphia, Directv, Dish)?

Your TiVo is only recording basic cable (i.e., channels it can receive without a cable box). You will need a digital cable box from your cable company to record channels above 99. If your TiVo is a Series 2 you will not be able to actually record in HD either. You should be able to record the HD channels from the cable box, but they will not be HD quality. (This is my current setup and while the picture quality is much better than basic cable, it pales compared to bypassing the TiVo and watching HD directly off the cable box to the TV.)

hook up a 6 foot peice of coax cable to the remote antenna port and then attach a barrel connector and then use a larger antenna "bunny ears" basically to extend distance of uhf signal for remote

No device would legally receive pay channels without a subscription...

The clear protective film on the DCP501 display must be removed and transferred to the inside back cover of your
DCP501 Home Theater System User Guide. The Unit Address and Serial Number found on the protective film is
required for activation of your DCP501 cable TV receiver by your cable TV service provider.

UHF channels are basically "line of sight" type signals. You need to be pretty near those UHF stations.
You need a Uhf or combination Uhf/ Vhf antenna to receive them - - Usually an out-door type.
Your TV needs to be set in the "antenna" mode to tune beyond channel 13 "air type" channels. Channel 14 is the first UHF channel if you're in the antenna mode. If you're in the "Cable" mode then channel 14 is a cable channel which is operating at a different frequency from UHF.
I hope this will help you!
Stargazer

Hi, A couple of possibilities: 1. Line loss, some of the cables might be too long, shorted, loose ground, not connected right; 2. Splitter - passive splitter, you might be better off using a distribution amplifies (with gain control pref); 3. RFI - TV interference from external sources. Hope this be of some help/idea. Post back how things are or should you need further information. Good luck and kind regards.