Equipment: Panasonic DMR-EH75
Service: Broadcast Basic package, Cablevision of Brooklyn (analog switching to digital)
Under Cablevision's analog service, my EH75 has determined that the TVGOS Host Channel is 14 (Cablevision Guide channel). It also appears to receive some updates on Channel 13 (PBS). I have received notification from Cablevision that at the end of February, they are discontinuing all analog service and that I need to use a Scientific Atlanta 4200 cable box to receive Broadcast Basic service.
After receiving one from Cablevision, I set up the SA4200 as follows:
Coax from wall into SA 4200
Coax from RF out on SA 4200 to RF in on EH75
Coax and RCA from EH75 to TV
I entered the TVGOS setup and configured as follows:
Country and Zipcode, no change
Service: Cable with Cable Box (Antenna not selected)
Connection Channel: RF3
Digital Service: yes
4 digit channel selection
Cable Box: Scientfic Atlanta with appropriate remote code
After confirming the settings and turning off the EH75, it performed a quick scan of Channels 13 (PBS), 2 (CBS), 80 (the Cablevision Guide which was on 14 analog service) and 14 (Madision Square Garden). It remained on 14 (MSG).
I thought this an odd selection, as I am not authorized for MSG (not part of my package).
I re-entered the TVGOS setup, keeping everything as above, but changing the zip code to the next neighborhood, also serviced by Cablevision of Brooklyn. This had the effect of setting the host channel to none and started a scan which ran from channel 1 to channel 999. I periodically turned the EH75 on when I wanted to watch TV and let it resume the scan from where it left off. After three passes of scanning 999 channels (approx 60 channels per hour), the EH75 could not detect a host channel.
I re-entered the TVGOS setup, changing the zip code back to the original and changing the channel selection to 2 digits. Scanning resumed, from Channel 1 to 99 for three passes, uninterrputed. Still no host channel found.
Finally, I removed the SA4200 and reverted to my original analog setup. A host channel was found on analog 14 (Channel Guide) right away. As I have to use the SA4200 by the end of the month to continue receiving service, I have several questions I hope someone can answer.
1) Does Cablevision transmit TVGOS as part of its digital service? If so, what is the host channel?
2) If they are using digital 14 (MSG) or any other channel I don't subscribe to, does that block the TVGOS data?
3) Are there any other Cablevision (Bronx, Brooklyn, LI) customers who use the TVGOS service and are able to get it via digital service?
4) Am I making any mistakes in my TVGOS configuration?
5) Is there a way to combine an ARTEC T3APR-T DTV converter with Cablevision so that I can get TVGOS data from the Artec and programming from cable?
