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Shoktronic




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PostLink    Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:13 am    Post subject: DirecTV / Hauppauge Colossus / MUX FHD ... Need help! Reply with quote


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Hello everyone. I am hoping someone can provide some assistance to me.

I purchased the MUX FHD (White box w/ gray band; HDMI 2 out / 4 in) on a suggestion from a friend so that I could offload some items from my DVR (Model R22-100). Well needless to say that "friend" isn't around anymore so I am clueless how to get this to work. I tried going through what info I could find online but it's all reading like a foreign language to me (no pun intended to the maker). IM running the Colossus card in my pc currently. I am able to get it to work with the component cables. I am looking to simplify things using the HDMI.

Thanks in advance!

Chris
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PostLink    Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

R22-100 set to 1080i or 720p output------HDMI.cable------MUX_HD------HDMI.cable-----Colossus card

Try that and let us know

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Shoktronic




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PostLink    Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry, should have went into more detail.

Did the connections just like that, nothing.

This is the only one that works.
R22-100 set to 1080i output ----------- Comp.cable ------------ Colossus card (Good!)

Any HDMI connection with the MUX I get no signal. From what I understand both the HDMI & Comp outlets are live so no switching needed. Im not sure if I have to have MUX setup in a certain "output setting" for it to work. From the directions it shows settings for the dip switches & multipel combinations for the output. I also did try 4 different HDMI cables, same result. Also made sure to disconnect comp when HDMI was connected & vise versa just in case the R22 detected both & would disable one or the other.
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PostLink    Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Still hoping someone has some advice on this. Still cant get it to work.
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PostLink    Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have you selected the right output type on the Mux.

"Two HDMI output with user selectable output mode include HDMI-RGB, HDMI-YCbCr444, HDMI-YCbCr422, DVI-RGB, bypass mode."

Also

Hauppauge

"Input and outputs

Note: video input on Component and HDMI sources is limited to 1080i"
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PostLink    Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Make sure the colossus card is outputting Digital and not Analog ?
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PostLink    Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shoktronic, any success in obtaining your goal?

Has anyone in the forum successfully used the MUX-FHD device with the Hauppauge Colossus card to record high definition 1080i HDMI output from a DirecTivo Unit or DirecTV HD DVR on to a PC hard drive using the HDMI input on the Colossus? Question Question
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PostLink    Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone able to help? I can't PM yet. Confused
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PostLink    Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This appears to be an HDCP issue, since the Colossus doesn't have it. From the Hauppage website's Colossus page: "With the Colossus HDMI input port, you can record HD video at up to 1080i from any un-encrypted HDMI source! Note: Unencrypted HDMI comes from the Xbox 360 plus most video cameras. Most cable and satellite TV set top boxes encrypt HDMI output, so you cannot record from these sources. " From what I've been able to find out, the MUX is pretty much a splitter on steroids and does NOT remove HDCP from signals. The website does say the Colossus will record 1080i from set top boxes via component, so it looks like you're limited to that.
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PostLink    Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is this true? Does the MUX-FHD not remove HDCP from signals? Confused
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PostLink    Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 8:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

pgs92109 wrote:
Is this true? Does the MUX-FHD not remove HDCP from signals? Confused


It does and it doesn't Wink

On my TV-One Processor it has a display that lets you know If the source has HDCP or not. It will say available or not. With out the MUX it says available but the Processor won't work for some reason( TV-One did a crappy job with HDCP compliance) but with the MUX it show's Available as well but then the TV-One works. So what it does with the signal is unknown but it allows NON HDCP displays or devises to tell the source to output a signal.

Athanasios

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