i like a challenge i would think time needed on this,pen and paper needed to write down info on the automatic scan on providers on box and qam settings,when you have the list of working ones ,factory reset and try another not down the info,factory reset again when you have the list of channels on paper,then manually scan in by entering all details of that channel into box,keep adding your list without doing a factory reset and it might end up with list of open channels,what box is it that you got did you say?