Comcast Digital Transport Adapter User Manual

Digital Transport Adapter Easy Setup Guide

What’s included in this Install Kit?

Digital Transport Adapter (DTA)

You’ll be connecting the DTA to the

cable wall outlet and to your TV

(or TV and VCR).

Note: Each TV will need to be connected to

a Comcast DTA or a Comcast Digital Cable

Box, but not both.

3-Foot

Coax Cable

Power Cord

Remote Control

In order to operate the DTA you

must use the remote control

included with this kit.

Programming instructions for the

remote control are included

in this guide.

2 AA

Batteries

Remote Control Signal

Receiver

If you prefer to hide the DTA behind

your TV, you will need to connect

this to your DTA so your new

remote control can send

signals to it.

Adhesive Fasteners

Use these if you want to stick

the DTA to your TV.

Note: Please be careful. We

can’t be responsible for any

damage done to any surface

you stick these to.

Installation and Activation Steps: TV

Connect the DTA to

the Cable Outlet

Locate the cable that currently
runs from the cable wall outlet

to the back of your TV. Leave one

end of the cable connected to

the wall, but disconnect the other

end from the back of your TV.

Reconnect this end of the cable

to the “Cable In” input on the

back of the DTA.

DTA to the TV

Find the 3-foot coax cable

included in this kit. Connect one

end of the cable to the “To TV”

input on the back of the DTA.

Connect the other end to the

“Cable In/RF In” input on the

back of your TV.

Power Up Activate Connect the

Plug the round end of the power

cord into the “Power” input on

the back of the DTA.

Plug the other end into a live

power outlet or surge protector.

Set the Channel

Turn on your TV and tune it to

channel 3.

Set the switch on the back of the

DTA to channel 3.

Note: Some parts of the country

use channel 4. If you do not
have a picture after completing
the activation, you may need to

switch both your TV and the DTA

to channel 4.

If you received more than one

Comcast device, you must connect

all of them before activating.

Ensure your remote control has

been programmed for your TV.

Note: See the “Using Your Remote

Control” panel for programming

steps.

To complete your activation

you will need your account

information and the serial

number of each device you

are activating. You may have

written this information down.

You have two choices for activating

your service.

visit us at

www.comcast.com/digitalnow

Conrm

Your Service

After completing Step 5, wait a few

minutes.

Make sure your TV is on.

Confirm that the DTA is connected

to the power outlet and that the

light on the front is solid

(not blinking).

Using the remote control to operate

your DTA, scroll through your

channels and make sure they are

all working.

Note: If the light is blinking, or

your channels are not showing up,

turn to the Troubleshooting section

of this guide.

call our automated activation

line at 1-888-634-4434