FiOS TV Technical Assistance

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I just got FIOS yesterday and so far (one day lol ) I love it.  I love the speed of my internet.  I was paying for BOOST and in the beginning I was getting 3.5mb daily but over the last 4 months that has become 500kb and I had had enough. 

On to my problem.  I have the new Motorola MRDVR HD in the livingroom and the 7100 p2 STB in the bedroom.  Last night watching a movie in the livingroom (HD) it failed, I restarted and it played, failed again and restarted then all seemed fine but in the bedroom I have a bigger problem.

I understand the 7100p2 does standby and thats fine but I haven't bought a new TV yet so I am using an Epson projector with COMPOSITE cables.  I suspect the standby and composite cables are not playing nice but while watching anything 20-30 min in the STB just goes off...and the only way to get it back on is to pull the plug on the STB.

I have tried every other iteration of menu/on/off/anything but once it goes into standby ( I guess it is anyway although I was watching something) It will not come back on.  Sometimes it tries...black screen for a few then back to the EPson start screen and from there the only way is to pull the STB plug.

If it's a composite cable/projector problem Ill get another TV (the tech is SOOOO old I figured it would work np) but if there is some sort of interaction between the STB and TV that this cannot handle... I have other ways to hook it up but none will get me sound right now, s-video/vga to DVi to HDMI, but none of those will do sound (today anyway).

I have searched all over the webs and cannot find even mention of someone trying to use these old old old cables with a newer STB... help...:-)

EDIT: The motorola starter guide does show composite and s-video but no mention of standby.

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Actually the standby is just when you power the cable box off, its not really off, it is in standby waiting incase there is an update. All the Verizon STB's do this.

Component cables have no communication between STB and TV. Only the HDMI cable has any 2 way communication, so there should be no compatibility issue.

If the STB is powering off after 20-30 minutes and you cannot power it back on without a reboot, then I would guess that you have one of two issues (that I can think of anyway).

It could be that the STB is overheating. Its designed to power down when it gets too hot and stay off until it cools down. Is the STB out in the open? Does it have anything on it, like a towel or another electronic device? Is it inside an entertainment center that has an enclosed back or front?  If so, it may just be getting hot and you may need to move it out into the open or move whatever is on it.

If its not overheating then it may be just a lemon of a stb, I'd contact Verizon and ask them to swap it out for you.