TiVo can't escape Comcast Channel 1

[pdhenry]

Like everyone else's (??), my Comcast box has the On-demand programming menu on channel 1. I've discovered that it's easy to enter channel 1 using the TiVo remote but exiting channel 1 requires a "Channel Up" command from the cable remote, and entering a channel number has no effect.

Since the TiVo blaster always sends channel numbers and never sends a pure channel up or channel down, this means that a user can't exit On-demand using the TiVo remote, and worse, the TiVo can't change the channel to record a show if the box is left on Channel 1.

Does anyone know of a good workaround? I'm forced to be the bad guy and have banned the use of on-Demand (DW enjoys watching the free movies) since about every week or so some shows get missed when the box doesn't get switched back to real TV.

[ZikZak]

You can always remember to change the channel after watching on-demand, or you can set a repeating "VCR Timer" on the cable box for some random channel at 3 AM.

[classicsat]

Get a separate box for the DW to watch the OnDemand on.

[pdhenry]

Yeah, like that's gonna happen. :)

I removed OnDemand from the TiVo Channel list so at least it's not possible to channel-down into Channel 1 using the TiVo remote.