The power has been blinking on and off all morning. A woman called because she was getting an error on her TV screen after the power came back on. It would first say E126 and then 8888.
I believe she is still using a “Motorola DCX” series cable box.
I searched for “error 126” and “e126” and came across an article for an “E1:26” error.
The fix was simple. Unplug the power to the cable box. Wait for about 5 minutes, then plug it back in. Wait a few minutes for everything to get ready, and then try it. She waited 10 minutes and everything is working again.
If this doesn’t work, then a call to the cable company would be in order because the cable box might be damaged.
The 8888, as I understand it, is just a reboot code.
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