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[help] Comcast Cable Box Stuck On Zoom

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Faos, Mar 20, 2009.

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  1. Faos

    Faos Member

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    I've done everything I can think of, including unplugging the box, but I can't get the picture back to NORMAL. I can do zoom 1, 2 and 3, but it won't go back to normal. I'm not sure how it got on zoom in the first place.

    Time to bring the box back in?
     
  2. justtxyank

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    Comcast is horrible. Do the right thing and ditch the box.


    I would if I didn't have to pay a fee to have a dish in my area.
     
  3. fredy

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    are you sure your tv is not zoomed in?
     
  4. Faos

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    Yes. The "NORMAL" setting does not even appear on the SETTINGS list on the box using the remote.
     
  5. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    press the # button
     
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    give it a good b**** slap or two. Or drop it once onto carpet. Then plug it back it in. :D
     
  7. Faos

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    Update:

    Well, it turned out that the HD channels looked ok. The problem was only happening on the SD channels.

    I changed my settings to FIXED instead of AUTO DVI/HDMI and it looks ok.

    Any idea why that is? If I'm using HDMI shouldn't I have it on that setting?

    :confused:
     
  8. tinman

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    your resolution might be set on SD.
     
  9. Faos

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    Where do I change that? And do I have to changed that when going between sd/hd channels?
     
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    Have you called Comcast? I had a similar resolution "problem" after getting a new tv and called TimeWarner. They had me change a setting on the setup screen of the box and it was fixed in about 5-10 mins.
     
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    What were you doing zooming in- in the first place...tough guy?
     
  14. Faos

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    I didn't...it zoomed in by itself. My son alerted me to it this morning while watching Scooby Doo. The resolution was way off.

    I still don't get whether I should be on FIXED or HDMI mode. It seems to look better on FIXED.
     

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