Series 1 and QIP7100

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gary80920

Discussion Starter · Feb 7, 2012

Howdy,

I have just gotten FIOS and have their Motorola QIP7100 set top box. I would like to connect my Series 1 to it.

On the TIVO is see an IR out port, and on the QIP7100 I see an IR in port. It would be too easy if I could just connect the 2 devices via a mono plug.

So I'm guessing that I will need to use the IR transmitter that shipped with the TIVO.

I'm hoping that someone has been down this path before and can share their insights.

Thanks!!

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ggieseke

· #2 · Feb 7, 2012

DON'T hard-wire them together. The voltages etc won't match.

One of the members here designed a custom cable that acts as an adapter between a TiVo and most DTAs (see http://grayeng.net/TiVotoComcast.htm) but I have no idea if it would work on on your FIOS box.

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unitron

· #3 · Feb 7, 2012

gary80920 said:
Howdy,

I have just gotten FIOS and have their Motorola QIP7100 set top box. I would like to connect my Series 1 to it.

On the TIVO is see an IR out port, and on the QIP7100 I see an IR in port. It would be too easy if I could just connect the 2 devices via a mono plug.

So I'm guessing that I will need to use the IR transmitter that shipped with the TIVO.

I'm hoping that someone has been down this path before and can share their insights.

Thanks!!

If you want to throw money around

http://www.irblaster.info/motorola_rx.html

will let you take it and the TiVo's IR out cable and make a DIY opto-isolator.

I'm guessing this S1 is lifetimed.

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gary80920

Discussion Starter · #4 · Feb 12, 2012

Thanks for the input.

The S1 has a lifetime subscription.

Eventually I will get a new premier model But for now, I am trying keep things inexpensive.

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gastrof

· #5 · Feb 12, 2012

gary80920 said:
Thanks for the input.

The S1 has a lifetime subscription.

Eventually I will get a new premier model But for now, I am trying keep things inexpensive.

I'd double check with Gary Gray, but I suspect his cable would be what you need.

When I had Comcast it worked perfectly with a little DTA cable box they'd given me (and my TiVo Series 1).

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