How the heck do I setup my Comcast HD/DVR Box?

Question

Um... this should be easy, they gave me Component Cables, but I bought an HDMI cable instead... so I hooked that up and plugged the connection into an outlet. But for some reason it wont work... Could someone please give me a step by step process on how to set this thing up?

Thanks

Answer 1

with Comcast and HD displays you may need to do what I had to do.  While the DVR is off and the tv on, hit menu on the remote.  That should bring up a menu that will let you select the correct resolution for the hdmi. ie 1080i/p 720p.  Good Luck

Answer 2

One possible reason is that your TV has HDMI that is not HDCP compatible. If that is the case, HDMI won't work with the cable box. TVs built a few years ago with HDMI were not HDCP compatible. Another possibility is that you have to go into the boxes settings. I suggest you contact Comcast.

Most cable companies use component cables so that they can avoid these issues.