Duz...you better go check the garage!!!

If its not there, don't come looking in mine. Promise, its not here. Nope, never, not me...

...and I was just trying to make a legal funny since this revolves around our resident LEO.

Eric...just had another thought. Did they install a Gateway somewhere inside your house? It would look like a large DSL or Cable modem. 12"x8"x2". The U-Verse cable boxes need these to work, at least if you are also running DSL from AT&T.

There would be a cable connection going into the back of the Gateway.

I wonder what would happen if you unplugged that.



Side note...the Gateway doesn't like lightening and will take out all your TV if it even hints at a strike close to home. That's the reason we were so late to DC's party...waiting for AT&T to never show to fix ours.

Since we are dealing with a man of the law, may we bring out the proper definition of the word Tamper.

Tamper
Main Entry: tam·per
Pronunciation: \\ˈtam-pər\\
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): tam·pered; tam·per·ing \\-p(ə-)riŋ\\
Etymology: probably from Middle French temprer to temper, mix, meddle — more at temper
Date: 1567
1: to carry on underhand or improper negotiations (as by bribery)
2 a: to interfere so as to weaken or change for the worse —used with with<did not want to tamper with tradition> b: to try foolish or dangerous experiments —used with with c: to render something harmful or dangerous by altering its structure or composition <was charged with tampering with consumer products>

Based on the above definition, I did not tamper with either the cable or phone boxes, but simply looked inside of the cable box. Everything was left in the same condition as I found it. I did have a LEO watching over my shoulder and feel his testimony will be respected should legal proceedings occur. At this point, I feel the case will be dismissed prior to it ever going to trial.

Floor It & HoleInOne...what you didn't say about the discount offers...did you consider it and are you going to go for it??? If not, how come?

Casey, I struck out, your turn at bat.

Additional info...Cable is working on upstairs TV, but not the family room. A month ago, he had AT&T U-verse installed for a free month of service and only done on the family room TV. The month is up and he pulled the AT&T U-verse box out of the equation. It was plugged between the wall and the DVR/VCR box.

I looked at the outside connection where the cable line comes to the house. Doesn't look like anything funky was done there. Sounds like they did whatever switch in a box up the street. I did not open the AT&T box on the outside of the house...stupid allen key thingy that won't accept a standard allen wrench.

If you plug the TV directly to the cable wall outlet, zero signal comes through. This includes switching the TV through the assorted video inputs. All the cable hook ups look to be correct.

My opinion is that whatever AT&T did to switch the system to feed a cable box, now w/o the box, nothing can pick-up a signal. My suggestion was call AT&T and get them to put it back the way it was prior to the U-verse install.

C1 Vette, White with Red interior, boat tail rearend.
This AM in Fishers on Hwy 37, between 141st and 131st.

~8 C6 Vettes on I-465, northside, all bunched together...on a hauler

Now that cracked me up. LOL!

OK, the VCR makes sense now in wanting the video-in for the cable. That should be a coax cable from the wall into the DVD/VCR. This is so you can record shows coming across the cable line. You want this. This should be all you need to get the signal into the DVD/VCR box.

Next you need to get the video and sound out of the DVD/VCR and to the TV.

Component Video wires are color coded to make them idiot-proof. Unless you have multiple component in on the TV, this should be easy...or are color blind.
Sound is carried over different wires. Red & White. There should be a set that is with the component video wires you just plugged in. Attach then there.

Next, you need to set the TV to the appropriate video-in signal. This is usually handled by the remote. Look for a button that does this function. You might have to toggle between several. e.g. Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4. On the back of the TV, it might give you a good guess as to which one it will be.

Hope that helps. You know how to reach me. Heck, you could probably make a single call and show up on my doorstep. LOL!

Pinhead...character from the movie Hellraiser.

I guess we start calling Eric "Pinhead" now.