Blinking red dashes on a cable box typically indicate that the device is experiencing a problem, such as a loss of signal or a malfunction. This could be due to issues like a poor cable connection, a service outage, or hardware failure. It's advisable to check the connections and restart the box; if the issue persists, contacting your service provider for assistance may be necessary.
It basically means the box is re-booting, if its a Scientific Atlanta box that is. If it says HAL2 boot or a spinning circle after that, no prob but if it shows four dashes and it's not a 8000 or if it is and shows for more than a few minutes, call the cable company because that means unauthorized or some kind of failure.
The green power indicator light will keep blinking on and off on a new Comcast HD cable box when it is booting up but cannot detect a signal. A technician may need to be called out to correct the problem.
do you mean the mail box.......if you do that means that you have mail!
When the cable box says "boot", it means that the cable box is booting/re-booting. Don't do anything yet, wait until the display goes blank, then in a couple of minutes, the time will appear.
If by converter box you mean a digital converter box, the type that are being subsidized by the government, you don't. If you mean a tuner box, it is because the cable line is transmitting data, and it has to be interpreted into a video signal your TV can use.
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A LAN is a "Local Area Network". Your cable box is providing one or more Ethernet ports by means of which you can access the Internet.
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A cable box is a device attached to a set top box connecting a house to a cable service.
Not if it is THEIR cable box. You pay to use the box. No pay, no box.
Donald Walter Kirk invented the cable box.