Posted on Feb 06, 2007 - 2:13am by John P. in Tutorials
I’ve got a Motorola DCT6416 HD DVR unit from Time Warner Cable (formerly Comcast) and I have a problem with it constantly muting itself. It makes me want to throw the damn thing out the window!
Luckily, I got the answer on how to get around the issue along with a couple other hints. Still, I must say that this Motorola box is a piece of crap compared to Tivo.
If you are experiencing an issue where a small MUTE is centered at the top of the screen on your TV, you are NOT going crazy. It’s the crappy Motorola DVR box muting it’s self. The real problem is that the remote comes programmed to work a TV and not the box. Brilliant right?
This often occurs when you leave your DVR powered off for a while and then turn it on. It will power on and record a show but when it turns itself on, the volume is muted on the cable box.
Here is how to reprogram your remote so you can unmute the DVR:
Now, while you’re doing that how about making another change to improve your quality of life with this DVR? You can program your remote to give you a 30 second skip, perfect for jumping over those commercials:
If this helped you out, or you have other related tips, please drop me a comment below to let me know.
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I have a motorola DCH6416 and don’t have a ’setup’ button on the remote. My remote is the UR4U-MDVR-CHD2. Any tips would be GREATLY appreciated. I can’t live without a 30s skip.
I have been trying to figure this out for the UR4U-MDVR-CHD2 as well. I posed this question on the AVS forum: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=899801&page=2.
A Charter employee who posts there is contacting the remote manufacurer to see if they have a fix.
damn man …you are the man ..once again i looked like the man ….dang mute button …. no indication at all ..just that dvds played fine and we seen the video and did your little tutorial up there and it worked ..and the 30 second skip ahead is GOD lol
thanks so much
our TV service said they would send a tech out in 9 days and it took less than 5 mins to get it fixed …
thanks again
Glad to be of service Matthew!
John! Kudos for both the Unmute and 30-sec skip tips. They both worked on my DCH 6416. The mute problem was much worse on my set: anytime, I would start a recorded program, or come out of any fast forward/review speed to play, the sound would be muted on my home theater. I was having to use another remote to switch to another input on my Home Theater receiver and then back again, evertime (it was ridiculous). I still have to mute and unmute every time I do any of those things I mentioned above, but now at least its on the same remote and w/ the button I assigned right next to the play button.
The 30-sec skip is great. I used to have a Moxi box. I had a small HD but i loved the fact that it had a:
30-second skip
8-second backup
15-minute skip
15-minute backup
Using those 4 buttons you could get anywhere with a 3-hour recording within about 4 seconds.
Any chance you know of a way to program a 15-minute skip/backup, or something like that?
Thanks,
Jahna