NS-DXA1 converter box: The unit works fine until I try to use the timer record function of the VCR. The tape runs through but nothing is on it. thank you

Try changing the batteries in the remote.

Click here to find more instructions on how to connect the Insignia Converter Box. Using any of the connections from the link above will only allow you to watch the channel that you're recording from. Make sure the VCR and TV are tune to channel 3 or 4.
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Try holding down the tv power button and keep holding it while you press the channel button until your tv comes in.. It takes a few pushes. Make sure your tv is off first though.

You should be able to accomplish this. Run the antenna to your converter box. Run the video and audio outputs of the digital converter box to the inputs on your vcr. Your vcr should then be able to record the program (select line-in as the channel when setting up the recording). Hook your vcr audio and video output to your tv.
It's best to use a converter box that has an event timer - this allows the converter box to turn on at a specified time and channel. Otherwise you will need to manually set the channel you wish to record on the converterbox, and leave it turned on.

Set your television to channel 3. Then power on your Insignia unit and run the auto-search function as described in the user manual found here - http://www.insignia-products.com/skins/skin_1/Topics/Documents/07-576_NS-DXA1_WEB.pdf

I found the owners manual free to download, and no **** or logins required. Check it outl

http://safemanuals.com/user-guide-instructions-owner-manual/INSIGNIA/NS-DXA1-_S

I have had my converter box 5 days now. I hooked it up to the TV and set it up. No Problem. Except there are no instructions on how to set up the VCR/DVD player with it, which we use more than we do watching TV. Everything worked fine until on the second day we had it I read I could program the remote to turn the TV on and off. I followed the instructions and the TV went off. When I turned it back on, my remote went berserk. If I try to change a channel it will quickly flip through all the channels until I turn the converter box off. Same with the volume, it goes up and down, up and down until I shut off the box. The remote does not work unless you are about 1 foot away from the box. And the remote has never turned the TV on or off except that first time I programed it.

Can't go through the VCR in the normal way. The DTV box must be tuned to the channel you want to record and left there. Cannot tell VCR to tape one channel and watch another nor tape multiple timed and multiple channel shows unless the DTV is tuned to that specific channel. This makes most VSR functions useless.

Take the unit back to the store and exchange it for an other unit of the same. The likelyhood of two units not working is very slim, and good luck with your new unit.