hello! I have a RC79T and I cannot record one of my cable channels. It is the national grograhic channel. everytime I try to record it get a pop up and says that this is copy right program, cannot be recorded. How is this? How can I not record off of cable? this is the only channel I have this problem with
I have the same problem with FX. I e-mailed LG customer service and recieved this response,
We’ll be glad to assist you with this situation. A firmware upgrade will be required in order to correct the problem that you are experiencing.
Please reply this email with the following information: Model number Serial Number Date of Purchase: 09/13/09 Firmware/Software version of the unit Physicall address to send you the firmware upgrade
To get the Firmware/Software version of the unit try the following steps: 1.Select TV Aspect from the Setup Menu. 2.Highlight the 16:9 Option 3.Type in the code 1397139. 4.The System Information Screen will appear. From this screen ask the customer to read the current Firmware/Software version of the unit.
Once we have all the product information we will be sending you a firmware upgrade, that will solve the issue that your unit has. I replied to the E-mail and now awaiting the arrivial of a disc with the firmware upgrade. Hope this gives you a starting please.
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