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CableCARD Technology
CableCARD is a nationwide system standard that
allows your local cable TV provider to supply you with
an access card customized to your account. This card
allows the TV to receive, decode and unscramble the
premium digital channels included in your cable TV
subscription, without the use of a cable box. It also
allows your cable provider to automatically update and
change your subscription. When you move to a new
cable provider’s area, you simply return the CableCARD
to the original cable provider and get a new card from
your new cable provider.
Please note that CableCARD is a new technology and
your local cable provider may not currently be offering
this service. As time passes, this system will become
broadly supported by most cable providers.
The CableCARD system is “unidirectional” which
means your cable provider can send updates to the
access card and TV, however, the TV cannot send back
signals such as requests for Video-On-Demand or Pay-
per-View request by remote control.
Digital cable channels authorized by the CableCARD
will be available on the Firewire™ IEEE 1394 network
and can be shared by other products on the network.
Some digital channels or programs may not be copied
or recorded because of copy restriction limits set by the
content owners or copyright holders.
The digital television is capable of receiving analog
basic, digital basic and digital premium cable
television programming by direct connection to a
cable system providing such programming. A security
card (CableCARD) provided by your cable operator
is required to view encrypted digital programming.
Certain advanced and interactive digital cable
services such as video-on-demand, a cable operator’s
enhanced program guide and data-enhanced television
services may require the use of a set-top box. For
more information call your local cable operator.
Please see page 15 for instructions on how to insert the
CableCARD.
Using a CableCARD
After inserting a CableCARD into the TV back
panel CableCARD slot and powering On the TV,
the initialization process begins. An initial screen
will automatically display for a few minutes, with
information that your Cable Provider will need in order
to start service. Please write down this information
before calling your cable provider.
An example of this type of screen is shown here.
Your screen will display specific information from
your cable provider and may not look exactly like this
screen.
If you were unable to record the information, you can
press TV MENU on the remote and then enter the
number 999 and the screen will re-display. You can
also press DEVICE MENU when the CableCARD is
the selected source and you will be able to select the
startup application.
To use a CableCARD, the primary incoming
cable must be connected to ANT-1 MAIN.
IMPORTANT
CableCARD™ Definition and Initial Screen Display
Please call XYZ Cable
at xxx-xxx-xxxx to
activate cable service.
They will need these numbers:
Host ID X-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX
CableCARD
TM
ID: X-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX
See owner's manual for
further information