ARRIS DCX3501 Quick Start Guide

DCX3501-M

HD Dual Tuner DVR

Quick Start Guide

Before You Begin

Introduction

Congratulations on receiving a Motorola DCX3501-M HD Dual Tuner DVR. This document will help you set up your DCX3501-M set-top to quickly
get it up and running.

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1. Determine if you are connecting to a:

High-Definition TV (HDTV)
or monitor

Standard-Definition TV Use the RF Out connector on the DCX set-top, if the TV does not support S-Video or composite video

2. Determine if you are connecting the audio to a home theater receiver or directly to the TV:

• For an HDMI or IEEE-1394 video connection, no additional audio connections to the TV are required.

• For a DVI video connection, additional audio connections to the TV are required.

• If the receiver or TV has a digital audio (S/PDIF) input, use the Digital Audio (S/PDIF) output. Otherwise, use the left and right (RCA phono)

audio outputs.

3. Locate the cabling diagram(s) that best match the configuration.

4. Connect the audio and video cables in a manner matching that diagram.

5. Connect the Cable In terminal to the coaxial cable wall outlet.

6. Connect the power cord to the set-top and the electrical wall outlet.

7. Perform the operational check for the remote control.

8. Optimize the high-definition settings.

Use the HDMI, component video (YPbPr), or IEEE-1394 outputs. No other video connection supports HDTV.
If the TV has no HDMI input but does have a DVI input, connect a DVI-to-HDMI adapter or cable to the HDMI
out connector on the DCX set-top and the DVI input connector on the TV.

connections. The RF connection carries video and audio.

Additional information for adjusting user settings

The DCX set-top User Settings menu allows you to adjust the video, audio, and closed captioning configuration of the set-top.

The User Settings menu can be accessed from the DCX set-top remote by pressing Power and then Menu within 2 seconds.

For more detailed instructions on changing the set-top configuration through the User Settings menu, please refer to the DCX3501-M User
Guide available online at http://motorola.com/homevideo/support.

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Before You Begin

Front Panel

The front panel provides Power, Message, Data, and Home LAN indicators, Output
video format indicator, 4-character 7-segment display, two Recording indicators, IR
remote control sensor, and buttons.

Cursor — Menu navigation

1

Select — Selects menu options

2 Power — Turns the set-top on and off (standby)

3 Menu — Displays the menu

4 Guide — Displays the program guide

5 Info — Displays current channel and program information

6 Format* — Changes the video output format

7 Channel — Changes channel up or down

*Availability of certain features is dependent upon application support

Rear Panel

The rear panel contains a power input; connectors for video, audio, and RF cabling; data output; and data interface connectors. Some
connectors are not enabled and require the support of application software.

1 Cable In — Connects to the signal from your service provider

2 RF Out — Ch 3/4 modulated audio/video (SDTV) to TV or VCR

3 S-Video — Connects to S-Video (SDTV) input of TV or VCR

4 Digital Audio (S/PDIF)* — Provides Dolby® Digital 5.1 audio or PCM output

5 YPbPr — Component video output (HDTV)

6 Video — Composite video (SDTV) output

7 Audio — Audio L/R outputs

8 eSATA* — External Serial ATA disk interface

9 HDMI — HDTV audio and video connector

10 USB* 2.0 — High-Speed peripheral device connection

11 Ethernet* — Network connection

12 IR Remote Input — Connects to a remote control set-top accessory cable

13 IEEE-1394 — Audio and HDTV video device connection (US models only)

14 Power cord connector — DC input

*Feature is dependent upon application support

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Connecting Your Device

Cabling to an HDTV for Video

For the best possible HDTV video quality:

1. If the TV has an HDMI input, connect it to the DCX
set-top HDMI output. If the TV has a DVI input,
connect it to the DCX set-top HDMI output using an
HDMI-to-DVI converter cable or adapter.

2. If the TV has neither an HDMI nor a DVI input but has
an IEEE-1394 input, connect it to the DCX set-top
IEEE-1394 output.

If you use IEEE-1394, on-screen graphics do not
display. Other wise, use the component video (Y, Pb,
and Pr) connectors.

Note: Be sure to match up each signal to the same

connection on the TV. Otherwise, the colors will not
appear correctly on your TV.

L/R Audio connection or digital audio S/PDIF
connection is required for sound with component
video.

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Note: Because HDMI provides both video and audio output, no
additional audio connections to the TV are required.

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Connecting Your Device

Cabling to an HDTV for Audio

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