InfiniTV 4 Installation Instructions
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Ceton InfiniTV 4 Installation Instructions
1. Obtain a CableCARD from your cable TV service provider
1. Call your cable TV service provider and tell them you need a multi-stream CableCARD (M-Card)
for a Ceton InfiniTV 4 OCUR digital cable tuner installation in a Windows 7 PC.
You can go to your local cable company to pick up a CableCARD and install it yourself; if you
choose, your cable TV service provider may also send a technician to your home to install it.
If you live in an area where Switched Digital Video (SDV) has been deployed, you will also need a
Tuning Adapter from your cable TV provider in order to receive all digital cable TV channels.
Before you receive a CableCARD, you can complete steps 2, 3, and 4 below in preparation for setting up Windows Media Center. This
will help expedite installation if a cable TV technician comes to your home. Completion of Step 5, “Set up Windows Media Center for
Cable TV”, requires a cable TV connection and a CableCARD installed in the InfiniTV in order for Media Center to be set up correctly.
Note: Due to an incompatibility between Analog NTSC channels and Media Center setup for Digital Cable TV, the Ceton InfiniTV 4 cannot
be set up for use as a Clear QAM tuner in Media Center without a CableCARD.
2. Install the Ceton InfiniTV 4 Card in your PC
1. Turn your computer system off and disconnect the power cable.
2. Install the Ceton InfiniTV 4 in any open PCIe slot. It can be PCIe x1, x4, x8 or x16.
Note: Some PC motherboards disable onboard graphics when any PCIe card is inserted in
an x16 slot.
Your InfiniTV 4 comes with both high and low profile backplates to accommodate many
PC configurations. You may need to swap backplates depending on the type of PC you
are using. You can do this by unscrewing the two screws that connect the backplate to
the InfiniTV 4 board, as seen next to the yellow arrows in the image to the right, and
replacing the screws with the other supplied backplate.
Typical CableCARD
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3. Attach the F-connector end of the supplied coax adapter cable to the cable TV outlet in your home by using a standard RG-6 coax cable.
Push the other end of the coax adapter cable onto the connector on the back of the InfiniTV 4 card (see image above). Do not try to
screw it on. Make sure the cable is seated all the way onto the port.
Coax Adapter Cable
4. Insert the CableCARD into the CableCARD slot in the back of the InfiniTV 4 card. The top of the CableCARD is designated by a number of
small bumps on the end that connects into the InfiniTV. When you plug the CableCARD into your InfiniTV, ensure that the top of your
CableCARD is facing away from the coax adapter plug. You should be able to see the top of the CableCARD from the window at the top
of the InfiniTV. Ensure that it is inserted firmly.
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InfiniTV PCIe Card Installed in PC
5. Plug the power cable back into your computer and start the PC.
Ceton InfiniTV 4 with CableCARD Inserted
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6. If you require a Tuning Adapter, your cable TV provider will assist you with its installation. You’ll want to follow one of the two
diagrams below in order to successfully set up your Tuning Adapter with your InfiniTV:
Option One
Wire the tuning adapter as shown in the diagram above. Attach a standard RG-6 coax cable to your Tuning Adapter RF-In, then string
the other RG-6 coax cable from the RF-Out to the InfiniTV. Connect the Tuning Adapter to any USB port on your PC with a standard USB
cable, and plug the Tuning Adapter into a power outlet.
Option Two
Wire the tuning adapter as shown in the diagram above. Attach a standard RG-6 coax cable from the output of the splitter to the Tuning
Adapter RF-In, then string the other RG-6 coax cable to the InfiniTV 4. Connect the Tuning Adapter to any USB port on your PC with a
standard USB cable, and plug the Tuning Adapter into a power outlet.
3. Download and run the Ceton InfiniTV 4 Windows Installer Software
1. From Windows 7, run the Ceton InfiniTV Windows Installer from the following Internet link:
http://cetoncorp.com/infinitv_support/
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The Ceton Windows Installer will install the Ceton InfiniTV drivers, the SDV Tuning Adapter driver, the SDV host software, and the Ceton
Diagnostic Tool on your PC. If prompted, install the Visual C++ Runtime Libraries as well.
Notes: The Network Tuners Wizard is not set to install by default. You do not need to install the Network Tuners Wizard unless you plan
to share tuners with other computers on your network. For more information, check out the Network Tuners guide on our website:
http://cetoncorp.com/infinitv_support/
2. When complete, close all Installer windows and restart your PC.
Notes: i. In order to receive cable TV video streams, certain network ports must be setup correctly for UDP and TCP Internet Protocols.
Microsoft’s Windows Firewall sets these up automatically. If you use a third party firewall or antivirus program like Norton or McAfee,
these programs may prevent the InfiniTV 4 from receiving digital cable TV video data correctly on your PC. You may need to disable these
programs in order to receive digital cable TV. You can also manually set up the network ports from the following information:
Non-Windows firewall users need to open the following ports;
Name UDP/TCP Port Range In/Out
RTP UDP 5001-5016 IN
SSDP UDP 1900 IN/OUT
RTSP TCP 554 OUT
UPnP TCP 2869 IN/OUT
WMDRM UDP 5757-5772 OUT
ii. If your PC is on a local area network which uses a Proxy Server, this server may prevent the InfiniTV 4 from receiving digital
cable TV data. Please contact your Proxy Server support person to setup the Proxy Server to allow the InfiniTV 4 to receive digital cable
TV video data.
iii. MoCA adapter users may require a low pass filter to prevent interference with TV reception on some channels. FIOS
customers should request a low pass filter at the time of installation.
4. Run Digital Cable Advisor
You must run Microsoft’s Digital Cable Advisor (DCA) from the Extras Gallery in Windows Media Center. This application checks your
computer to ensure it has adequate resources to support digital cable TV services and sets up Windows to allow viewing copy-protected
cable TV content using Windows Media Center and a CableCARD-based digital cable tuner like the Ceton InfiniTV 4.
The Ceton Installer you ran in step 3 above initiates the download of the Extras Gallery automatically. The Extras Gallery icon should appear
in Extras as shown below. It can take up to five minutes after running the Ceton Installer for the Extras Gallery icon to appear on screen.
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Note: The Extras Gallery can also be downloaded manually from the following Internet links:
x86 - 32 bit Windows 7: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=195559
x64 - 64 bit Windows 7: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=195560
To run Digital Cable Advisor, follow these steps:
1. Start Windows Media Center from the Windows Start Menu or the green button on your Media Center PC remote.
Note: It is recommended to run the Digital Cable Advisor in a reduced size window (not maximized) in order to view all system
prompts more easily. If this is your first time running Windows Media Center you will be requested to complete a quick Media Center
setup process at this point. If asked, do not set up the TV tuners until after the Digital Cable Advisor has been completed.
Navigate to Extras / Extras Gallery. If you don’t see the Extras Gallery icon it is probably still downloading from step 3 above. Wait a
few minutes and check back, or manually download from the links above.
Click on the picture of the COAX cable to run the Digital Cable Advisor.
o Click Install to download the Digital Cable Advisor and Confirm you want to download the file.
o Read the End User License Agreement and choose to Accept or Decline.
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o If you accepted the End User License Agreement, the Digital Cable Advisor will install, which can take a couple of minutes.
o Click Next on the Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor screen.
o Select I Agree and click Next on the Digital Cable Advisor Terms of Service screen.
o Click Start Test on the Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor / Analyze System screen. The Digital Cable Advisor will begin
testing your system which can take several minutes to complete. Your screen may flash several times as a normal part of
the test.
o Click Next on the Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor / Analyze System screen once it says System analysis complete.
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If the computer system meets the minimum system requirements to support digital cable TV you will be prompted to click Update
System Settings. Be sure to allow the program to make modifications to your system from the pop-up window. (The pop-up may be
flashing on your tool bar at the bottom of your screen).
Click Done when you see the Congratulations! Screen.
Note: If your computer fails the Digital Cable Advisor test then it does not meet the minimum system requirements needed for
supporting digital cable TV on the PC and it will not be able to use any digital cable tuner including the Ceton InfiniTV 4.
5. Setup Windows Media Center for Cable TV
Go to Tasks / Settings / TV / TV Signal / Set Up TV Signal.
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1. Run through the standard Media Center TV signal set-up process, which will take several minutes.
o Select your Region: e.g. United States.
o Enter your zip code.
o Click “I agree” if you agree with the Program Guide Terms & Conditions.
o Read the PlayReady PC Runtime End User License Agreement and choose to Accept or Decline.
o If you accepted the End User License Agreement, PlayReady will be installed.
Note: Be sure your system’s date and time are set correctly. An error will occur when installing PlayReady, which will prevent
cable TV from being viewed, if the date and approximate time in the PC are not correct.
o Media Center will now Download TV Setup Data and detect the TV signal. If successful, your TV Signal Detection Result page
should read, Digital Cable (CableCARD™) (4 tuners):
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o Select Yes, configure TV with these results.
o During the configuration process, Media Center will ask for a product key, which will be pre-filled on the screen. This is a
different product key than your Windows 7 product key and is automatically generated by running the Digital Cable Advisor in
step above. Just click Next when the product key configuration is complete.
2. Activate your CableCARD. If your cable operator sent a technician to your home to install the CableCARD then the technician will assist
you in performing this step. If you are installing the CableCARD yourself, click Next on the Activate Your CableCARD screens.
Call your cable operator when prompted (a phone number may appear on the screen) and tell them you need to pair and activate a
CableCARD with the Ceton InfiniTV 4 OCUR digital cable tuner in your PC. Your cable operator will walk you through the process of
pairing and authenticating the CableCARD with your local cable system. During this process, you will need to provide them with
information from the TV Setup screen:
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Ceton includes a Diagnostic Tool which provides information about the Cable CARD paring process. It can be found by going to Start /
All Programs / Ceton InfiniTV / Ceton InfiniTV Diagnostic. Once the Diagnostic Tool is open, select the CableCARD tab to view the
screen shown below:
Make sure all of the CableCARD Setup Steps listed are followed by a green check. If one or more steps are followed by a red minus sign,
the Diagnostic Tool will provide information on how to resolve the CableCARD issue.
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Once the CableCARD activation is complete by your cable operator, Select Next to download the program guide data for your cable TV
system.
Note: Cable TV channel information is not downloaded until after the CableCARD has been activated. TV Channels will not play
back or be displayed properly in the guide until this information has been received, which typically takes about five minutes. You
may be presented with several choices for guide data. Pick the choice which most closely matches the TV viewing situation for
your area. If set up properly, the channels in Media Center should correspond correctly with those being broadcast as they would
appear on a regular cable box. If the channels don’t match up correctly, go back through Media Center setup again and make
another choice. If the CableCARD has already been activated, just click next on these screens. Repeat this until the channels in
Media Center match correctly with those being broadcast.
3. When you’ve clicked Finished your InfiniTV 4 tuners will be set up and configured.
o Go to Media Center / Live TV and watch your favorite cable TV programs, or
o Go to Media Center / Guide and record up to four channels at once!
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6. Ceton Support and InfiniTV Diagnostic Tools
Ceton maintains a support ticket system for customers to obtain technical support for InfiniTV products. Access to the support system
can be found by going to http://cetoncorp.com/infinitv_support/ and clicking on Submit a Support Ticket on the right. If you have a
question or require technical support, simply open a support ticket and Ceton Technical Support personnel will respond with assistance.
The Ceton InfiniTV Diagnostic Tool also provides information about system health, and the firmware, driver, and installer versions. From
time to time Ceton will release new firmware, drivers and installer revisions to improve performance or add new features. The InfiniTV
tab on the Diagnostic Tool will indicate your current revisions and if there is a newer version of the firmware, driver or installer available.
Firmware, drivers and/or the installer can be updated automatically by clicking on the link which indicates when a newer version is
available. Ceton recommends always using the latest versions and updating when a new revision is available.
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The Ceton Diagnostic Tool can collect diagnostic information about your specific InfiniTV system and PC to help Ceton technicians
analyze your system’s behavior. Go to the Diagnose tab and enter information about an issue. Next hit the Collect Information button.
The Diagnostic Tool will automatically generate a file containing information about the health and operation of your system. This file
can be attached to a support ticket so Ceton technicians can use the information to help resolve problems.
Note: Each time your PC is turned off and turned back on again, Windows Media Center must re-establish communication with the Ceton
InfiniTV 4. This process, which takes about a minute, begins when you go to “Live TV” the first time after power up. During this period,
Media Center displays the following screen:
When communication has been established, live TV will begin normally without any further action. This screen will not be displayed again
unless the PC is rebooted or there is another power cycle.
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