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Black box at bottom of screen says CABLE HDMI 1

How do I remove this black box? 

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7 months ago

Hello, user_ypk0gk. Thank you for reaching out to our team on Forums. You may just need to restart your cable box by going into the menu (Xfinity button) and selecting "Settings>Device Settings>Power Preferences>Restart". Please be aware that if you have an active recording in progress, the recording will be interrupted, so you may need to wait until the show ends, but if you are not recording anything, you can do it right away. Please let me know if that helps.

 

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I did restart before seeing this and it made no difference but later (30-60 minutes) it disappeared “on its own. Who knows?? 

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@user_ypk0gk It has now disappeared from the screen? That is usually a message from the TV saying what the input the TV is currently on. It is weird that it didnt go away right away. 

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