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Did you do a channel scan?

A universal remote like a Harmony will work. You need to scan your local channels (I believe its the green button twice but I'm not sure) and then you can check off the channels you want to include in your selection. There is no channel guide.

I have the same reboot problem when I try 62.1 (PBS) out of Baltimore. But it doesn't happen with 26.1 (PBS) out of DC.

Wally, You just need to make sure your antenna is hooked up to the Voom receiver and that it is pointed in the right direction. Then you do the scan and should pick up channels if you are set up right. Then you can go into the system menu and hide or unhide the channels that you want to be...

Yes, my understanding is that you can just run a straight line to the antenna and to the back of the Voom ant connection. Also, you should check to see if you need to power the antenna. The diplexer on the Voom boxes powers the Winegard Sensar antennas. So, if you have this antenna then you...

Thanks for the info about the amps! I actually got to talk to a Winegard technician yesterday who strongly encouraged me to get rid of the diplexer set up both up to and down below. He said that I lose 30% of my signal with each diplexer. Given that I have the diplexers and two splits and...

Thanks for the advice! I will try to see if diplexing helps. Would it make sense at all to have amplify the signal just before it goes into the DVR to offset the splitting? Like I said, the antenna is already powered through the Voom receiver. Just trying to figure out if there is a way to...

Thanks to great advice from Ilya, I now have the following set-up which is entirely OTA -- one Winegard Sensar antenna (as originally installed by Voom) and three HD receivers (two Voom and one Sony HDD500). My antenna set up still uses a diplexer although the sat feed is dead. My two Voom...

Thanks for the heads up on the clearance at Tweeters Raffi! I happened to be going by a Tweeters in Manassas today and so I ran in and, walla, they had one left. And it works very well (though I haven't downloaded my TV Guide yet). So, now I have two Voom boxes and the Sony HD DVR. I am...

I can't believe you got the Sony for $250 -- wasn't that retailing for $1000 at one point? Is Tweeter liquidating them at all locations? I may have to pick one up. Also, how does the tuner compare to the Voom box tuner? I am currently using two Voom boxes and just getting ota.

Also, you may want to go into the local channels menu and uncheck any that you might want to see. I have two Voom boxes and I waited and bought them locally so I at least knew that the locals were all scanned in case I ran into a problem with the scan. But I have the benefit of living in a...

Looks like no manual timer -- at least that I could find. If anyone finds a way to get into the channel guide and therefore use the planned program feature then please let me know.

I will let others chime in but it sounds to me like you have a unit that is not activated and therefore a dud. If you check the sticky on the Voom unit it outlines the conditions for buying a usable unit including making sure it was activated (and not killed when the satellite business went...

Thanks Snagger! Its a Pioneer 533-H-S. I recall something on Tivo as well but I got the impression that it didn't work with the Voom OTA at least in terms of the channel guide. I can use the timer record on the Pioneer but I just have to be sure that the Voom unit is on the right channel...

thanks! I will search for a manual timer option and let you know if I find it. Otherwise, I will remain happy with my set-up!

Thanks Ilya! I'm primarily wanting to use it for the program planning feature as I have the Voom box outputing to a Pioneer DVR. So, I want to make sure that the Voom boxes changes to a particular channel consistent with the recording that I want. But whenever I call on the program guide for...

I now have two Voom boxes set-up at my house thanks to your help Ilya! There is one area in which I am still confused. I have tried to use the program guide and the program planner without success. Obviously, there is not information downloaded from the satellite but I had assumed in...

Thanks very much! I will try this!

I picked up the satellite/antenna splitter at Radio Shack and I'm now good to go! Thanks very much for your help! BTW, I am currently using both diplexers. What is the risk of doing so? Is there a simple way that I can cut off the power back from one of the diplexers? Could I just use the...

I'm using a standard bidirectional splitter which passes the signal both ways -- not sure about passing DC voltage. But given that the RG6 cable hooked up separately passes back the DC voltage I would think a standard bidirectional splitter should do so as well. Perhaps I'll try a satellite...

I just got a 2nd Voom box and have a quick question about installation. I was originally set up with Voom with one box and a diplexer and a Sensar antenna. I have been using the original Voom set up for OTA reception. I recently got a 2nd Voom box for OTA in the bedroom. It also has a...

Not sure what you mean by AM and FM. But you generally have two audio options. You can use the white/red audio out outputs from the Voom receiver to your audio receiver. Or, if you want to get 5.1 surround sound, you can connect the digial out connection from the Voom box (either optical or...

Hey ddolds! Since mine was set up for a diplexor and I'm not inclined to go up to the rough and separate out the antenna line I believe I need to get a Voom box with a diplexor on the back. This is the attachment on the back that essentially combines the antenna and sat connections into one...

I am a former Voomer who still has the old voom satellite and antenna connected. I no longer have the Voom receiver. I recently tried to add Dish but could not because of line of sight issues. Now, I would like to simply get OTA channels through the Voom setup that I have. I basically have...

Question - how exactly do you unplug the satellite but keep the ota feed working?