Cable Box connected. I can't change channels.
I work in an assisted living facility. A resident has a Onn Roku tv, and we've connected a DTA box to the TV and we have service. But apparently universal remotes don't work with Roku devices, and th...
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And we cannot change the channels with the spectrum remotes. None of the universal codes work on this brand of TV.
Even if your remotes aren’t as “universal” as they claim to be, aren’t the channels still changed on the cable box anyway? My parents have been on three cable systems in the last 15 years and that’s how it’s always been for them. The last time around, I went through 4 remotes (from the retirement home) before I found one with new enough firmware to control the volume on their newish Samsung TV, but all of the remotes could change channels because that was happening on the cable box and all the cable box remotes are preprogrammed for that.
(Cable remotes with older firmware would just ignore newer codes - ie: you'd do the thing to get them into programming mode, but if you used some of cable companies higher code numbers, remotes with older firmware would just ignore them.)
Not with this setup. The DTA or cable box just transmits the channel information to the TV. It's a basic setup for businesses with large quantities of users.
Do you have a link to the box? How is the box connected to the TV? I’ve searched for Spectrum DTA but so far have only found typical cable boxes. Even when I find something that specifically says it is a “mini DTA box” it is still connected either via HDMI or a coaxial cable with the TV set to channel 3 or 4.
These are older boxes. Motorola brand. Trust me. I have the instructions for them. You cannot change the channel via the box. It's changed via the Universal remote that comes with the box.
I have tried several codes to key the remote to the TV. Most don't work at all and some allow for volume control and power control and that's it.
