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CUSTOMER
HANDBOOK
Jerrold
Model
CFT-2000
Addressable
Converter
with
On-Screen Display
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CAUTION
RISK
OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
DO NOT OPEN.
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CAUTION:
TO REDUCE
THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO
USER- SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE.
I REFER
SERVICING
TO
QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
Graphical symbols
and supplemental
warning
marking
locations on bottom of converter.
WARNING:
TO
PREVENT
FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO
NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE
TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
CAUTION
TO
PREVENT
ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT
USE THIS
(POLARIZED)
PLUG
WITH
AN EX-
TENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE, OR OTHER
OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY
INSERTED
TO
PREVENT
BLADE EXPOSURE.
The
lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within
an
equilateral triangle,
is intended to
alert
the
user
to
the
presence
of uninsulated "dangerous
voltage" within
the
products's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to
constitute
a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point,
within
an equilateral triangle, is
intended to alert the user to the presence of
important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature
accompanying the appliance.
This installation should
be made by a
qualified service
person
and should conform to all local
codes.
REPAIRS:
If you find the unit in need
of
repair, contact your cable
system operator
for
repair
or
replacement.
NOTE TO
CATV
SYSTEM
INSTALLER:
This reminder is
provided
to call
CATV system installer's
attention to Article
820-40
of the NEC
that provides
guidelines
for proper grounding and, in
particular, speci-
fies
that the
cable ground
shall
be
connected to the
grounding
system
of
the building
,
as
close as possible to
the point of
cable entry as practical.
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
SAVE
THESE INSTRUCTIONS
1. READ
INSTRUCTIONS
--
All
the safety and
operating instructions
should
be read
before the
appliance
is operated.
2. RETAIN
INSTRUCTIONS
--
The
safety and
operating
instructions
should
be
retained for
future reference.
3.
HEED WARNINGS
--
All warnings on
the appliance and
in
the
operating
instructions should be adhered
to.
4.
FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS
--
All
operating
and use instructions
should be
followed.
5. CLEANING
--
Unplug this
video product
from the wall outlet
before clean-
ing. Do not use liquid cleaners or
aerosol
cleaners.
Use a damp cloth for clean-
ing.
6.
ATTACHMENTS
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Do not use attachments
not recommended as
they may
cause hazard.
7. WATERAND MOISTURE
-
Do not use this equipment near water
--
for
example, near a bath tub, wash bowl,
kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet
basement, or near a swimming
pool,
and
the like.
8. ACCESSORIES
--
Do not place this
video
product on an unstable cart,
stand, tripod, bracket,
or table. The
video
product may fall causing serious
in-
jury
and serious damage to the appliance.
Use only
with
a cart, stand, tripod,
bracket,
or table recommended by the
manufacturer, or sold
with
equipment.
Any mounting of
the appliance should
follow
the manufacturer's instructions,
and
should use a mounting accessory recommended
by the
manufacturer.
9. VENTILATION
-
Slots and openings
in the cabinet are
provided for venti-
lation and to ensure reliable operation
of the equipment
and to protect it
from
overheating.
The openings
should never be blocked by placing
the video
product on a bed, sofa,
rug, or similar
surface.
Equipment should
never
be
placed near
or
over
a radiator or
heat register, or in
a built-in installation
such
as a bookcase or rack unless
proper
ventilation is
provided.
10.
POWER
SOURCES
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This
video
product should be
operated
only from
the type
of
power
sources indicated
on the
marking label.
If
you are not sure
of
the
type
of power
supplied to your home, consult
your
local
power com-
pany. For equipment
intended to operate from battery
power,
or other
sources, refer to the
operating
instructions.
11. GROUND OR
POLARIZATION
-
This equipment may be equipped
with
a polarized alternating-current line
plug (a plug
having
one blade wider
than
the other). This plug will fit into the power
outlet only one way. This is a
safety feature.
If
you
are
unable
to insert
the plug fully into the outlet,
try re-
versing
the plug. If the plug should still
fail to fit,
contact
your
electrician to
replace
your
obsolete outlet. Do
not defeat
the safety purpose of
the polarized
plug.
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ALTERNATE
WARNINGS
-
This
equipment
may be equipped with
a
3-wire
grounding-type
plug, a plug having
a third
(grounding)
pin.
This plug will
only
fit into a
grounding-type power
outlet.
This is a
safety
feature. If
you
are
unable to
insert the plug into the outlet,
contact your electrician
to replace
your obsolete outlet.
Do not defeat
the safety
purpose
of the
grounding-
type
plug.
12.
POWER-CORD PROTECTION
-
Power supply cords should
be
routed so
that
they are
not likely to be walker
on or
pinched by
items placed upon
or
against
them, paying particular attention
to cords
at plugs, convenience
re-
ceptacles,
and the point where they exit from the appliance.
13.
OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING
-
If an outside antenna
or cable
system is
connected to the equipment,
be sure the antenna or cable
system is
grounded so as to
provide some
protection against voltage surges and
built-
up
static charges.
Section 810
of the National
Electrical Code,
ANSI/NFPA
No.
70,
provides
information with respect to proper
grounding of
the lead
in
wire to an
antenna discharge
unit, size of
grounding conductors, location
of
antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding
electrodes, and require-
ments to
the grounding electrodes. See Figure 1.
(NEC
ART 250.
PART
H)
Figure 1
14. LIGHTNING
-
For added protection for
this
equipment during
a light-
ning storm, or
when
it is left unattended and
unused for
long
periods of
time,
unplug it from the
wall
outlet and disconnect
the
antenna or
cable system.
This
will prevent damage
to the
video product due to
lightning
and
power-
line surges.
15. POWER
LINES
--
An outside antenna
system
should not
be
located in
the
vicinity
of overhead power lines or
where
it
can fall
into such
power lines
or
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circuits. When installing
an
outside
antenna
system, extreme care
should
be
taken
to keep from
touching
such power
lines or circuits
as contact with
them
may be fatal.
16. OVERLOADING
--
Do
not
overload wall
outlets
and extension cords
as
this
can
result in a risk of
fire or
electrical shock.
17. OBJECT AND
LIQUID ENTRY
--
Never push objects of
any kind into
this equipment through openings as
they may touch dangerous voltage
points
or
short-out parts
that could
result in a fire or
electrical shock.
Never spill
liq-
uid
of any
kind on the
video
product.
18. SERVICING
--
Do not
attempt
to service this equipment yourself as open-
ing
or
removing covers
may expose
you
to dangerous
voltage
or other haz-
ards, refer all
servicing
to qualified service
personnel.
19. DAMAGE REQUIRING
SERVICE
-
Unplug
this equipment from the
wall
outlet
and
refer
servicing
to qualified
service
personnel under the follow-
ing
conditions:
a.
When
the
power-supply
cord or plug is damaged.
b. If
liquid has been spilled,
or
objects have
fallen into the equipment.
c. If
the equipment has been exposed to rain or water.
d. If
the equipment does
not operate normally by
following
the operating in-
structions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by
the operating in-
structions as
an improper adjustment of other controls may result in
damage and will
often require
extensive work
by a qualified technician to
restore
the equipment to its normal operation.
e.
If the equipment has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.
f. When the equipment exhibits a distinct change
in
performance, indicating
a need for service.
20. REPLACEMENT PARTS
-
When
replacement
parts are required, be
sure
the
service technician has
used replacement
parts specified by the manu-
facturer
or
have the same
characteristics as the
original part.
Unauthorized
substitutions may result
in fire, electric shock or other
hazards.
21.
SAFETY CHECK
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Upon completion of any
service or repairs to this
video
product, ask the service
technician to
perform safety
checks to deter-
mine that the video
product is in proper
operational condition.
22. TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT
-
Observe
the
following
precautions when
installing telephone modem equipment.
1.
Never
install telephone
wiring during
a
lightning storm.
2. Never install telephone jacks in a
wet
location unless the
jack is specifi-
cally
designed for wet locations.
3.
Never
touch uninsulated telephone wires
or
terminals
unless the
telephone
lines
have been disconnected at the network interface.
4.
Use caution
when
installing or
modifying
telephone
lines.
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Table
of
Contents
OPERATING
SUGGESTIONS
1
INTRODUCING YOUR CFT-2000 CONVERTER
2
CONVERTER CONTROLS
3
REMOTE
CONTROLS
4
BASIC
CONVERTER
FUNCTIONS
5
Channel Selection
5
Volume
Control
5
Turning the
Converter On and Off
5
The A/B
Switch
5
Programming Favorite Channels
6
Last Channel Recall
6
GETTING STARTED
WITH
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY
(OSD)
7
THE ON-SCREEN
DISPLAY
MENU
OVERVIEW
8
THE CHANNEL ID/STATUS SCREEN
9
THE QUICK FUNCTIONS SCREEN
10
OSD FUNCTIONS
11
PASSWORDS
11
Use of Passwords
11
If You Forget
Your
Password
11
CHANNEL
SELECTION 12
PARENTAL CONTROL 13
Introduction 13
Deactivating Parental Control 14
Selecting Channels for Control
15
Activating Control
16
Programming Your Parental Control Password
17
Changing Your Parental Control Password
18
Erasing Your
Parental Control
Password
19
FAVORITE
CHANNEL
SELECTION
20
VCR TIMERS
21
Introduction
21
Programming a VCR Timer
22
Changing an
Active
Timer
24
ALARM TIMERS
25
Sleep Timer
25
ON/OFF
Timer
26
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Table
of Contents
DISPLAYING
MESSAGES
27
MODIFYING OSD SCREEN BACKGROUND
28
MODIFYING STATUS SCREEN BACKGROUND
29
MODIFYING
OSD DISPLAY
30
DISABLING
THE REMOTE CONTROL
31
SETTINGAC OUTLET CONTROL
31
DISPLAYING TIME-OF-DAY
32
PURCHASING PAY-PER-VIEW EVENTS
33
Introduction
33
Purchasing a Current
Service
33
Purchasing a
Service
for Unattended Recording 34
Purchasing a
Service
for Unattended Recording
(cont'd)
35
Programming Your Purchase
Password 36
Changing Your Purchase
Password 37
Erasing Your Purchase
Password 38
RF BYPASS
SWITCH FEATURE
39
RESPONDING
TO AN OPINION POLL
40
ERROR CODES
41
REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY
REPLACEMENT
42
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OPERATING
SUGGESTIONS
1 . Aim the remote control
di-
rectly at the
converter.
Be
sure there are no
obstruc-
tions
between
the remote
control and the
converter.
2.
Press and release buttons
one at a time, firmly and de-
liberately.
3.
Be sure the TV
set is tuned
to the
converter
output
channel
(CH
3 or
4).
Your
cable installer will
tell you
which
channel
to tune.
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INTRODUCING YOUR
CFT-2000
CONVERTER
Your cable operator has
provided
you with the CFT-2000
converter to en-
hance your
television viewing
pleasure. The
CFT-2000
features
on-screen
dis-
play (OSD)
programming capability.
Some of the many
features
the
converter provides are
D
Remote control.
Volume control.
D
Parental control that restricts
access to
channels that
you select.
Favorite
channel recall that allows you to quickly
program and
tune
to your most frequently viewed channels.
D
Last channel recall that tunes to the
last channel
viewed.
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A sleep timer
that you program to turn the
converter
off after
a period
of time.
D
An alarm timer that can be programmed to turn the
converter on and
off at the same time each day.
The keypad located on top of the
converter corresponds to the keypad found
on
the
remote
control unit, giving you the option of direct or
remote com-
mand entry.
Multi-color menu screens present easy-to-follow instructions
which will
guide
you through the many features of
the
CFT-2000.
The OSD
function
also allows
you to adjust the position of the menus on
your
television screen
and to choose between clear and solid menu
backgrounds. In
addition, your
OSD enables
your cable operator to send you
messages telling
you of pay-per-
view events
or of other
services
of interest to
you.
Be sure to read
this customer handbook
so that you can fully
enjoy all the
features of your
CFT-2000
converter.
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CONVERTER
CONTROLS
NUMERIC KEYS
For channel or
OSD function
se-
lection
DISP
Displays channel
number, time, and
date. Used to exit
OSD.
MENU
Displays OSD
main menu.
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Turns
converter
on
and off.
A/B
If
converter is
equipped
with A/B
switch, selects
cable
B in a dual-cable
system
CHAN/CURSOR
AT
. Channel
Up/Down, or
Cursor Up/Down (if us-
ing OSD).
Press
to display
Quick Functions
screen (see
page
SELECT
Selects function op
tions.
ENTER
Enters command func-
tions.
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MESSAGE INDICATOR
Lights when you have received
a
message
from your
cable operator.
CHANNEL INDICATOR & TIME
DISPLAY
Shows cable channel selected and
displays
current time. DO NOT block
or place ob-
jects in front of this
area.
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REMOTE
CONTROLS
CATV
Turns
converter on and off
Displays Quick
Functions Screen
NUMERIC KEYS
For selecting channel
or OSD functions, or
entering code.
<CH
Last
channel recall.
Tunes to the last
channel viewed.
PROG
Adds
current chan
nel to favorite
channel
list.
DELETE
Removes
current
channel
from favorite
channel list.
SELECT
Selects function options
Selects
PPV events.
MENU
Displays OSD main
menu.
DISPLAY
Displays channel
number,
time, and date. Used to
exit OSD menus and
screens.
FAV
Scans through Favorite
Channels.
CHAN/CURSOR
AT
Tunes
through channels
or
moves cursor in menu
screen.
A/B
If converter is equipped with
A/B switch,
selects
Cable A
or B in a
dual-cable system.
VOL/PAGE
AT
Adjusts volume
or pages
through
menu screens in
OSD.
MUTE
Turns TV
sound on
and off.
ENTER
Enters
command
functions.
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BASIC
CONVERTER FUNCTIONS
The
On-Screen
Display
(OSD)
feature of your converter gives
easy
access to
the full range
of converter
functions.
However, there
are basic functions
which you can access
simply by
pressing keys on the set-top keypad
or on the
remote control.
TURNING THE CONVERTER
ONAND OFF
Press the ON/OFF key (marked
9/0)
on the set-top keypad and CATV on the
remote control.
THEA/B
SWITCH
If you are part of a
dual
cable
system,
you can use the A/B key to switch
be-
tween
cables.
CHANNEL SELECTION
To
select a
viewing
channel, press the corresponding numeric keys. For ex-
ample
press 1 then 0 for channel
10;
press 6 for channel 6. Pressing a single
digit and waiting
three seconds
will
tune to that single-digit channel. You can
use
either the set-top key pad or the remote control. The numbers you press
will
appear on the upper right corner
ofyour screen.
You can also step through
the channels one at a time by using the CHAN
keys.
VOLUME
CONTROL
When
you
press the
VOL
keys on
the
remote control, the
converter will dis-
play the VOLUME
bar on your screen.
The
bar will move as you press the
VOL
keys to visually
represent
changes
in
volume level. The small triangle
under the volume
bar indicates the volume
setting for best
stereo sound
(unity
gain).
When
unity gain
is reached, the words BEST
STEREO appear
at the left of the triangle.
You can turn the TV
sound on and off by
pressing the MUTE
key on either
the set-top keypad
or on the remote control. When
sound is
muted the
word
MUTE will appear
at the upper left
corner ofyour screen, and
will disappear
once
the MUTE key is pressed
to restore sound.
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BASIC
CONVERTER FUNCTIONS
PROGRAMMING FAVORITE CHANNELS
By
programming the channels you enjoy
viewing most
(favorite
channels)
into your
converter you can tune
through
them simply
by pressing
the FAV
key
on the
remote control.
To
program a
favorite
channel
simply tune to
a
channel and press
the
PROG
key
on the remote control. The
symbol
FAV will
appear on your
TV
screen.
To
remove a
favorite channel, tune to the
channel and press the DELETE
key.
To
remove all
favorite channels,
press the F key,
then
the DELETE key
LAST
CHANNEL RECALL
The
last channel recall feature of
your
converter allows you to tune to
the
last channel
viewed by pressing the <CH key.
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GETTING
STARTED
WITH ON-SCREEN
DISPLAY
Here
are some
general
guidelines for using
the on-screen display
(OSD)
fea-
ture. The following page
shows the
OSD
menu scheme.
To
bring the
Main
Menu to
the screen, press the MENU key.
This
will
bring
the first page of the Main Menu to
the screen. The Main Menu consists
of
three
pages that
list the seven main OSD functions:
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Timers
Alarm Timers
Display Messages
Control Panel.
To choose
a function listed on the Main Menu, either press the CURSOR
keys until
your choice is highlighted and then press the ENTER key, or just
press the number of the desired choice.
The PAGE
keys will
move
you to the
next or
previous
screen. Pressing the
MENU
key will also step you through
the Main Menu pages.
The straight-forward screens and
their
use
of
color make the CFT-2000
easy
to use. Each screen
is composed of four parts:
Part Location
On
Screen
Color
title
top
blue
choices or
password
middle
yellow
instructions
bottom
blue
keys to use bottom
white
All menu screens will eventually
disappear if no keys
are pressed for ap-
proximately
15 seconds. If
you have
not finished a
programming procedure
when
this happens you will
have
to start
the
procedure from the
beginning.
The MENU
key
will bring you to
the
previous menu
if it
is pressed
while in
an OSD screen.
If
you press a
key
that has
no function in the current
menu,
a
HELP
screen
will
appear to remind you of the proper
keys to use.
TO EXIT
OSD ATANYTIME,
PRESS
THE
DISPLAY
KEY.
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DISPLAY
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FAVORITE CHANNEL
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THEN
ENTER
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AT
THEN ENTER
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1 OF
3
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2 PARENTAL CONTROL
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CHANNELS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-7
MENU PAGE 2
OF
3
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5
ALARM TIMERS
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DISPLAY MESSAGES
USE
AT THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
PARENTAL
CONTROL
1 PARENTAL
CTL
GUIDE
2
LOCK BOX
USE
AT THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-2
ALARM TIMERS
1 SLEEP TIMER
2 TURN ON TIMER
3
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AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
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USE
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THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
USE
SELECT
TO
CHOOSE
ENTER TO READ MESSAGE
DELETE TO ERASE MESSAGE
CONTROL PANEL
1 MODIFY DISPLAY
2 DISABLE
REMOTE
3
AC OUTLET
4
SET
PASSWORDS
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-4
Remember
-
1. To enter OSD
press MENU.
2. To
make a menu choice
press the
corre-
sponding
number or use
the CURSOR
keys to
highlight the choice
then press
ENTER.
3.
To
move between menu pages
press the
CURSOR, PAGE
or MENU key.
4. TO LEAVE OSD AT
ANY TIME,
PRESS
DISPLAY.
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THE
CHANNEL
ID/STATUS SCREEN
When you
press the
DISPLAY
(DISP)
key or change the channel,
your
screen will briefly
flash
the
channel number,
the channel
identification
in-
itials (channel
ID), and
the
current date and
time. This screen will
also dis-
play symbols that indicate
whether certain subscriber
features
(for example,
parental
control,
favorite channel, sleep timer)
have
been activated.
Favorite Channel Indicator
Mute Active
Channel
Number
Sleep Timer Active'
Volume
Bar
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Channel ID
Current
Date and Time
Channel
Is Parentally
Controlled
Converter Is Unlocked
Indicates Volume Set-
ting for Best Stereo
In some instances
pressing the
DISPLAY (DISP) key
will
bring a
message to
the TV screen. After
reading the
message, press the DISPLAY (DISP) key
again to
view
the status
information
outlined
above.
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THE
QUICK
FUNCTIONS
SCREEN
The Quick Functions Screen appears
whenever the F
key is pressed.
This
screen lists four functions that can
be quickly
carried
out by
pressing the F
key immediately
followed
by either
MUTE, DELETE,
SELECT,
or ON/OFF
QUICK FUNCTIONS
MUTE BEST
STEREO
DELETE
CLEAR FAV CHANNELS
SELECT CANCEL
PURCH
ON/OFF SLEEP TIMER
These key combinations produce the
following results:
•
F + MUTE
-
sets BEST STEREO
volume level (unity gain).
•
F
+
DELETE
-
clears all programmed
Favorite
Channels.
•
F
+
SELECT
-
cancels a
purchased event. (Please call your cable com-
pany
for
instructions on how to cancel a purchase
Pay-Per-View event.)
•
F+ON/OFF
-
brings
up the Sleep
Timer screen.
10
Page 18
PASSWORDS
USE
OF PASSWORDS
The use of passwords is
entirely
optional.
If you do not
need to make
use of
the parental
control
feature of
your converter
you do not need
to create
a pa-
rental control password.
If you do not wish to control access
to pay-per-view
then you do
not need a
purchase password. You
do not need to create a purchase password
to
make Pay-Per-View
purchases.
The
passwords
you create cannot
be
more than four
digits
long.
IF YOU FORGET YOUR PASSWORD
If you
forget your password,
please call your cable
company. The cable
com-
pany can erase the
password
from the converter's
memory so that
you can
program a new one.
ON
SCREEN DISPLAY FUNCTIONS
The information
on the
following
pages
will
tell you
how
to use the OSD fea-
tures
ofyour
converter.
These pages show you the displays you
will
see on
your
TV
screen and will list the keys
you
will need to press. If you press a key
that has no function in the menu you
are in,
a help screen will appear to as-
sist you.
By using the keys as indicated
on
the various menu screens you
will operate
the converter with
ease.
Remember
-
•
To
display the
OSD Main Menu press the MENU key
•
To select
an option press the option number or use the
CURSOR
keys
to highlight the option,
then
press ENTER.
•
To exit
OSD at
any time
press the DISPLAY key.
11
Page 19
CHANNEL
SELECTION
The channel
guide lists all of the
channels and
services,
and
their channel
identification initials,
available
on the cable system.
You
can
refer to this
guide if you
wish
to find out on
which converter channel
a particular
program
or
service is broadcast. The channel guide
also makes
it easier to keep track
of
channels
should
your
cable operator decide
to
change or
move
some of the
channels in your system.
You can
select a
viewing channel by pressing the appropriate
numeric keys
as
described on page
5.
If
you wish to use OSD
display for this function
follow
the
sequence
below. When you enter the
Channel Guide screen the channel
currently being
viewed will be highlighted.
1. Enter OSD by
pressing
MENU.
2. Press key
1
, or use CURSOR
keys to
highlight choice then
press ENTER.
MENU PAGE 1 OF 3
1
CHANNEL GUIDE
2
PARENTAL CONTROL
3 FAVORITE
CHANNELS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-7
3. Use the
CURSOR keys to high-
light your choice
(for example,
channel
2)
then press ENTER.
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12
Page 20
PARENTAL CONTROL
INTRODUCTION
The
parental
control
feature
permits you to control viewing
access to
chan-
nels
that
you select.
When
parental control is activated
(or
when
the
con-
verter box is locked),
the
converter will not tune
to channels that you have
"locked
out". If you wish to
view these channels you must use the
parental
control
password
that you
have programmed into the converter
to deactivate
the parental control
feature
(unlock the
converter
box).
To
summarize the
parental
control feature: first, you unlock the box using
your parental control
password
(page
14);
then, you select the channels
that
you
want locked out (page
15);
then you
lock the box (page
16).
If the box is
unlocked and the channel that is tuned is a
parentally-controlled channel,
you
will
see a lock
symbol as
well
as a key symbol
in the upper right corner of
the
TV screen when you press the DISPLAY key or when you change chan-
nels. The key symbol
indicates that the box is unlocked.
The parental control
feature is
activated whenever you turn
off the con-
verter. Your new
converter
does not
have
a parental control
password
pro-
grammed in it. A parental
control password is necessary to use the parental
control feature. Should you decide to use parental control, you
must create
a
parental control
password
(see Page
17).
You can change your
password
as
often as you wish (see
Page 18).
Should
you forget your parental
control password, call your cable operator
for assis-
tance (see Page
11).
13
Page 21
PARENTAL
CONTROL
DEACTIVATING PARENTAL CONTROL
Parental control
permits you to control
viewing access
to
channels selected
by you. The parental control code created by
you
must
be entered
in order to
view
the
controlled channels. When the converter
is
turned
on, parental con-
trol is
automatically
activated.
You must
deactivate parental control
before
you
can select or change channels to
be controlled, and before you can create
or
change your
control code.
1.
Enter OSD by pressing MENU.
2. Press key
2,
or use CURSOR
keys
to
highlight choice then
press ENTER.
MENU
PAGE 1
OF
3
1
CHANNEL GUIDE
3 FAVORTTE
CHANNELS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
4. Use the
numeric keys for entering
your control
password and press
the ENTER key.
UNLOCK BOX
WITH YOUR
PARENTAL CONTROL
PASSWORD
USE
M
THEN ENTER
3. Press key 1 to view the Parental
Control Guide, key
2
to lock box,
or
the
DISPLAY
key to
exit.
PARENTAL CONTROL
1
PARENTAL
CTL
GUIDE
2
LOCK BOX
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-2
If
you
enter your password incorrectly, help
screens
will prompt
you to try
again. After three unsuccessful attempts you
will need to
wait 15
minutes be-
fore
you can try again. If you
have
forgotten your
password, call your
cable
company for assistance.
Your
cable company can erase the forgotten
password from
the
converter's
memory. You would then
need
to create a new
password
if
you
want
one (see
Page
18).
14
Page 22
PARENTAL
CONTROL
SELECTING
CHANNELS
FOR CONTROL
Complete the
following
steps to select the channels that you wish
to
control.
When parental
control is
activated, these channels cannot
be
viewed
without
entry of your password.
1. Enter OSD by pressing MENU.
2. Press key
2,
or use the CURSOR
keys to highlight item 2 then press
ENTER.
MENU
RAGE 1 OF
3
1 CHANNEL
GUIDE
3
PARENTAL
CONTROL
3 FAVORTTE CHANNELS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
Use the numeric keys for entering
your control password and press
the ENTER
key.
UNLOCK BOX
WITH
YOUR
PARENTAL
CONTROL
PASSWORD
USE
M
THEN ENTER
Press
key 1 or use CURSOR
keys
to highlight
item
1
, then press EN-
TER.
PARENTAL CONTROL
1
PARENTAL
CTL GUIDE
2 LOCK BOX
USE
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-2
5. Use CURSOR
keys to highlight
channel
(for example, channel 1
6)
and
press SELECT
PARENTAL CTRL
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WE
AT
THEM SELECT
A lock symbol will
appear next to
the
channels
that you
select
to
be paren-
tally
controlled.
To
remove
parental control from a channel, highlight
the
channel
and
press the SELECT key; the lock symbol will disappear.
To exit the
Parental Control Guide, press DISPLAY
or
ENTER. Pressing
ENTER will
exit the guide
and tune the channel the cursor is on.
15
Page 23
PARENTAL
CONTROL
ACTIVATING CONTROL
Parental control can be
activated
by
turning the
converter off, or by follow-
ing the
instructions below. When
this feature
is
activated, the parentally con-
trolled
channels cannot be viewed
until parental
control
is turned
off.
1.
Enter
OSD by
pressing MENU.
2. Press key
2,
or use the CURSOR
keys to
highlight item
2 then press
ENTER.
IIENU PAGE 1
OF
3
1
CHANNEL GUIDE
2 PARENTAL
3
FAVORITE CHANNELS
USE
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-7
Press key 2 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
2,
then press EN-
TER.
PARENTAL CONTROL
1 PARENTAL CTL GUIDE
2
LOCK BOX
USE
AT THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-2
16
Page 24
PARENTAL
CONTROL
PROGRAMMING YOUR
PARENTAL CONTROL PASSWORD
Your CFT-2000 converter
is not pre-programmed with
a parental
control
password.
In ordertotake
advantage of the parental
control feature
you
will
need
to create
a control
password and program it into
the
converter.
The pass-
word
will
permit
you to
control access to the channels you select.
You can
change your
code anytime you wish.
1. Enter OSD by pressing MENU.
2.
Press
key
7,
or use the CURSOR
keys
to highlight item 7 then press
ENTER.
MENU PAGE
3 OF
3
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
Press
key 4 or use CURSOR keys
to
highlight
item
4,
then press
EN-
TER.
CONTROL PANEL
1 MODIFY DISPLAY
2 DISABLE REMOTE
AC
OUTLET
I SET PASSWORDS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-4
4.
Press
key 1 or use
CURSOR keys
to highlight
item
1
, then press
EN-
TER.
SET PASSWORDS
1 PARENTAL
2
PAY-PER-Vtl
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-2
Use the numeric
keys for
entering
your
password
and press the
EN-
TER key.
Your
password cannot
be more
than four digits
long.
PLEASE ENTER
A NEW
PARENTAL CONTROL
PASSWORD
USE
0-8
THEN ENTER
6. Use the
numeric
keys
to
enter
your new password
again
and
press the
ENTER key.
PLEASE ENTER
AQAM
FOR
VERIFICATION
USE MTHEN ENTER
If the
verification
password
and the new password
do not match, the
con-
verter will
have
you repeat
steps
5 and 6.
17
Page 25
PARENTAL
CONTROL
CHANGING YOUR
PARENTAL
CONTROL
PASSWORD
The
converter allows
you to maintain
Parental Control
security
by permit-
ting
you to change your password
as often
as you
wish.
You
must know your
current
password
in order to change
it.
If you
have
forgotten
your
password, call your cable
operator for
assistance.
1.
Enter OSD by pressing MENU.
2.
Press key
7,
or use the CURSOR
keys
to highlight item 7 then
press
ENTER.
-
MEWJ PAGE 3 ()F 3
USE
AT
THEN EN
OR PRESS
1-7
ITER
Press key 4 or
use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
4,
then
press
EN-
TER.
CONTROL
PANEL
1 MODIFY DISPLAY
2
DISABLE REMOTE
3 AC OUTLET
4 SET PASSWORDS
USE
A?
iHfcN LNIER
OR PRESS
1-4
4. Press key 1 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
1
, then press EN-
TER.
SET PASSWORDS
1 PARENTAL CONTROL
2
PAY-PER-VIEW
USEATTHEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-2
Use the
numeric
keys to
enter
your current password and press
the ENTER key. Your password
cannot be more than four digits
long.
UNLOCK
BOX
WTTH YOUR
PARENTAL CONTROL
PASSWORD
USE M
THEN" ENTER
6.
Use the numeric keys to enter
your new password and press the
ENTER key.
If you enter your password incorrectly, you will be
prompted to try again;
af-
ter three unsuccessful attempts
you
will need to wait 15
minutes before
you
can try again.
A
verification
screen
will ask you to enter
again the new
pass-
word you have
programmed.
Follow
the instructions on
the screen. If
the
veri-
fication
password
and the new password do not match
you will need
to
re-enter
and
verify
the
new
password.
PLEASE ENTER A NEW
PARENTAL CONTROL
PASSWORD
USE M
THEN ENTER
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Page 26
PARENTAL
CONTROL
ERASING
YOUR PARENTAL CONTROL PASSWORD
If
you decide that
you
no longer
want to use
a parental control password
af-
ter
you
have
programmed one, you can erase it.
1. Enter
OSD
by pressing MENU.
2. Press key
7,
or use the
CURSOR
keys to highlight item 7
then press
ENTER.
MENU PAGE
3 OF 3
7 CONTROL PANEL
USE THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
3. Press key 4 or use CURSOR keys
to
highlight item
4,
then press EN-
TER.
CONTROL PANEL
1
MODIFY DISPLAY
2
DISABLE
REMOTE
3 AC OUTLET
USE
AT
iHfcN
£NtER
OR PRESS
1-4
4. Press key 1 or use CURSOR keys
to
highlight item
1
, then press EN-
TER.
SET PASSWORDS
1
PARENTAL CONTROL
2 PAY-PER-VIEW
USE
AYTHEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-2
Use the numeric keys for
entering
your current password
and press
the ENTER key.
UNLOCK BOX
WITH
YOUR
PARENTAL CONTROL
PASSWORD
USE
0-0
THbT ENTER
6.
Press
the ENTER key
twice.
PLEASE ENTER A NEW
PARENTAL
CONTROL
PASSWORD
USE 04 THEN ENTER
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Page 27
FAVORITE
CHANNEL
SELECTION
By
programming the channels
you enjoy
viewing
most
(favorite
channels)
into your
converter you can
quickly
tune through them
simply
by
pressing
the
FAV key on the remote control.
1. Enter OSD by pressing
MENU.
2. Press
key
3,
or use CURSOR
keys to highlight item
3,
then
press
ENTER.
UENU
PAGE
1 OF
3
1
CHANNEL
GUIDE
2 PARENTAL
CONTROL
a FAVORITE
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
3.
Press
key
1
, or use CURSOR
keys
to highlight item
1
, then
press ENTER.
FAVORITE
CHANNEL
1 FAVORITE CHAN GUIDE
2
CLEAR ALL
3
PROGRAM
ALL
USEATTHEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-3
Use the
CURSOR keys to high-
light your
choice (for
example,
channel
2)
then press
SELECT.
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04 CNBC
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FAV
06 CBS MM 15TNC
FAV
•STBS FAV 16 MAX FAV
I7CSPN 17 DB FAV
MCSP2
1SWEAT
FAV
M
MTV
FAV
11 BET
11
ABC FAV
20
TNT
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
The word
FAV will
appear next to the channel.
Follow
the same
steps for re-
moving
the
favorite
channel designation; in this case the
word FAV disap-
pears.
You
can also
quickly add and remove favorite channels without using
OSD.
Simply
tune to the
channel you wish to add or remove as a
favorite and press
the
PROG key
to add or the
DELETE key to
remove.
To
clear all
favorite
channels,
press
the F key and
then the DELETE key.
TO EXIT
THE FAVORITE
CHANNEL GUIDE SCREEN, PRESS
DIS-
PLAY.
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Page 28
VCR TIMERS
INTRODUCTION
The
VCR
Timer function
allows
you to program your converter
for
unat-
tended
VCR
recording.
When you program a VCR
timer, you
are instructing
your
converter
to turn on and tune to
a
specific channel at
a specific time
on
a
specific
date. You must also
remember to program
your VCR
if you
wish
to
record the TV program.
Once
the
converter has been
programmed it need not be turned
on in order
to record.
However,
the
converter
must be plugged into a live
electrical outlet
(do not plug
into an outlet controlled
by a wall switch).
You can program up to eight
events over
a
one year
period.
Each timer al-
lows you to program
events
one time, daily, the same
day each
week, week-
days only,
or weekends only. At the end of the
programming sequence, you
will see a VCR timer confirmation screen
which
allows you
to
review
the pro-
gramming choices you
have made
and to make changes as necessary.
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Page 29
VCR
TIMERS
PROGRAMMING A VCR TIMER
The
following example shows
how to
program
a
timer
for a
one-time event.
In this
example the
converter
will
be
programmed for:
VCR Timer:
2
Frequency
one time
Date:
28th
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time:
1:30 PM
Channel: 14
1. Enter OSD by pressing MENU.
2. Press key
4,
or use the CURSOR
keys to highlight item 4 then press
ENTER.
IIENU PAGE
2
OF
3
4 VCR TIMERS
5 ALARM TIMERS
6
DISPLAY MESSAGES
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-7
Press
key 2 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
2,
then press EN-
TER.
VCR TIMERS
1 1N USE
5
AVAIL
1 AVAIL i 6 AVAIL
3
IN
USE 7
AVAIL
4 AVAIL • AVAIL
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-«
For this example
Timers 1 and 3 are
already programmed
(marked IN
USE).
The other
five
are available for use. Our example uses
Timer 2.
4.
Use
the
SELECT key to highlight
ONE-TIME, then press ENTER.
VCR
TIMER 2
ONETIME
j
DAILY
WEEKLY WEEKEND
WEEKDAYS
SELECT, THEN
ENTER
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VCR TIMERS
PROGRAMMING
A
VCR
TIMER (continued)
Use
CURSOR
keys to set date,
then press ENTER.
VCR TIMER 2
START DATE DEC
28
SAT
USE AT
THEN
ENTER
6. Use CURSOR
keys to set start
time, then
press ENTER.
VCR TIMER 2
START
TIME
12(30
PM
USE
ATTHEN ENTER
7. Use CURSOR keys to set
end
time, then press ENTER.
VCR TIMER 2
END
TIME
1(30PN
USE
ATTHEN
ENTER
8. Use CURSOR keys to set
chan-
nel,
then
press ENTER.
VCR TIMER 2
CHANNEL 14 A HBO
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
If the timer is programmed cor-
rectly
press ENTER.
If
changes
are necessary press PROG; you
will then be led through
repro-
gramming the timer. If you wish to
clear the timer press
DELETE.
VCR TIMER 1
WEEKU
START
DATE JAN 4 SAT
START TIME 1MHMI0
END TIME
1<M
AN
CHANNEL 15
A TMC
USE ENTER TO
CONFIRM
PROG TO CHANGE
DELETE TO CLEAR
If
you press any keys
except, SELECT, or ENTER while
programming the
VCR
timers, help screens
will appear to assist you.
If the channel
is a
parentally controlled one, a screen will appear
asking
you
to
enter your parental
control password.
If
you
have
been
authorized to purchase pay-per-view services, a
screen
will
appear
asking if the
channel is a pay-per-view service
(page 33).
23
Page 31
VCR
TIMERS
CHANGING
AN ACTIVE
TIMER
Once you
have
programmed a timer
you
can
review,
change, or
clear all the
information that you
have
programmed.
1.
Enter OSD by pressing
MENU.
2. Press
key
4,
or
use the
CURSOR
keys to highlight item 4 then
press
ENTER.
MENU
PAGE 2 OF
3
4 VCR
TIMERS
5 ALARM
TIMERS
6
DISPLAY
MESSAGES
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
Press key 1 or use CURSOR
keys
to
highlight item
1
, then press
EN-
TER.
1INU8E
JU&TJMERS
2
AVAIL
3 IN USE
4 AVAIL
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-8
5 AVAIL
6
AVAIL
7 AVAIL
8
AVAIL
The
following screen
will
appear.
If the timer is set as
you wish, press EN-
TER. If you
want to clear the timer
press DELETE. If
you want to change
any
information
programmed
in
the timer press
PROG; OSD
will lead you
through
reprogramming the timer.
VCR
TIMER
1
WEEKLY
START
DATE JAN 4 SAT
START
TIME
1
MM
MID
END TIME 1(M
AM
CHANNEL 16
A TMC
USE ENTER
TO CONFIRM
PROG TO
CHANGE
DELETE
TO
CLEAR
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Page 32
ALARM
TIMERS
SLEEP
TIMER
The sleep
timer
function
allows
you to program the converter
to
turn off af-
ter
30
minutes,
1 hour,
2
hours,
or 3 hours. For example,
to set
the sleep
timer for 30 minutes:
1. Enter
OSD by pressing
MENU.
2. Press key
5,
or use the
CURSOR
keys to highlight item
5 then press
ENTER.
MENU PAGE 2
OF
3
4 VCR TIMERS
5 ALARM TIMERS
6
DISPLAY MESSAGES
USE AT THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
3. Press key 1 or
use CURSOR keys
to highlight
item
1
, then press
EN-
TER.
ALARM TIMERS
1 SLEEP
TIMER
2 TURN ON TIMER
3
TURN OFF TIMER
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-3
4. Use the
SELECT key to highlight
30 MIN, then
press ENTER.
SLEEP
TIMER
ttsMW^a
2
HRS
1 HR
3
HRS
DISABLE
SELECT,
THEN
ENTER
You can turn
the sleep
timer
off by selecting DISABLE
in the screen shown
above
and
pressing
the ENTER
key.
If the
sleep timer
is activated,
a
clock
symbol will appear in the
top left cor-
ner of
the screen when
you
press the
DISPLAY key.
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Page 33
ALARM
TIMERS
ON/OFF TIMER
You
can program the
converter
to turn
on and off
at
the
same
time
each
day
by
setting the turn-on
and
turn-off
timers.
1.
Enter
OSD
by pressing
MENU.
2. Press key
5,
or use the CURSOR
keys to
highlight item 5 then press
ENTER.
MENU
PAGE 2
OF
3
4 VCR
THIERS
lAIJttM TIMERS"
6
DISPLAY
MESSAGES
USE
AT THEN
ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-7
3. Press key 2 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
2,
then press EN-
TER.
ALARM TIMERS
1
SLEEP TIMER
2
TURN ON
TIMER"
3
TURN OFF
TIMER
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-3
4. Press CURSOR keys to set ON
time, then press ENTER.
TURN-ON TIMER
TURN ON EVERY DAY
AT 6c30 AM
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
DELETE
TO
CLEAR
5. Press
key 3 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
3,
then press EN-
TER.
ALARM TIMERS
1 SLEEP
TIMER
2
TURN ON
TIMER
3 TURN OFF TIMER
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS 14
6.
Press
CURSOR keys to set OFF
time, then
press ENTER.
TURN-OFF
TIMER
TURN OFF
EVERY DAY
AT 730 AM
USE AT
THEN ENTER
OR DELETE TO
CLEAR
You can clear
(turn off) the timer by pressing the DELETE
key in
either
the
TURN-ON TIMER
or TURN-OFF TIMER screen.
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DISPLAYING MESSAGES
Your
cable operator has
the ability
to
send
you
messages from the
cable of-
fice.
The
messages
could
inform you of
special
promotions and pay-per-view
events, of billing information,
and of the reason for temporary service
outages.
If
you
have received
a message,
the MESSAGE indicator on the
front panel
of
the
converter will light.
The
indicator
will
turn off after you have
read all
the
new messages you received.
1. Enter OSD by
pressing
MENU.
2.
Press
key
6,
or use the CURSOR
keys to
highlight item 6 then press
ENTER.
MENU PAGE 2 OF
3
4 VCR
TIMERS
5 ALARM TIMERS
6DBPLAVM
USE
AT THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
3. To read a message use
the
SE-
LECT key to highlight the mes-
sage (for example, Today's
Weather), then press ENTER.
DISPLAY
MESSAGES
Today's
Worth*
Pty-Por-Vlow Guldo
SpocW
HBO Upgrado
Customer
S
orwco No.
USE SELECT
TO
CHOOSE
ENTER TO READ MESSAGE
DELETE TO
ERASE MESSAGE
Your TV screen will then display the message.
All
messages are stored until you delete them. You can
delete
a message by
using
the
SELECT key to highlight the message and then pressing
the
DE-
LETE
key.
However,
some messages
may only
be deleted by your cable opera-
tor.
If the message does not disappear when you try to delete it, it may be
such
a message.
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MODIFYING
OSD
SCREEN
BACKGROUND
The
CFT-2000 converter gives
you
three
OSD
screen
background
options
•
Clear
-
all of the TV
picture
is
visible
behind
the
OSD
menus
•
Box
-
a black background
is used behind
the
text
but
some
of
the
TV
picture can be seen behind
the menus. This
is
the default
setting.
•
Solid
-
a black
background is used
behind
the text
and
none of the TV
picture can be seen
behind the menus.
1. Enter OSD by
pressing
MENU.
2. Press key
7,
or
use
the
CURSOR
keys to highlight item 7
then press
ENTER.
_
MENU PAGE
3 OF 3
7 CONTROL MNHT~
USE THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
Press key 1 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
1
, then press EN-
TER.
CONTROL PANEL
1
MODIFY
DISPLAY
2 DISABLE REMOTE
3 AC OUTLET
4 SET PASSWORDS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-4
4. Press
key
1 or
use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
1
, then press EN-
TER.
MODFY DISPLAY
1 CHANGE BACKGROUND
2 CHANGE POSmON
3
SET TIME DISPLAY
USE
AT THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-3
Use the CURSOR keys to high-
light MENU then use the SELECT
key
to
highlight
choice (for exam-
ple,
CLR)
and
press ENTER.
6. To exit press the DISPLAY
key.
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MODIFYING
STATUS
SCREEN
BACKGROUND
The
CFT-2000 converter gives you two
status screen
background
options
•
Clear
-
all of the TV picture is
visible
behind
the
text that
appears
when
you change channels
or press the DISPLAY
key. This
is the de-
fault setting.
•
Box
-
a black background
is used behind
the text but some
of the TV
picture can be seen behind
the channel status.
1. Enter
OSD by pressing MENU.
2. Press key
7,
or use the CURSOR
keys to highlight item
7 then press
ENTER.
MENU
PAGE
3
OF
3
7 CONTROL PANEL
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
3. Press key
1 or use CURSOR
keys
to highlight
item
1
,
then
press EN-
TER.
CONTROL PANEL
2 DISABLE REMOTE
3 AC OUTLET
4 SET PASSWORDS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-4
4. Press
key 1 or
use CURSOR
keys
to highlight
item
1
, then press
EN-
TER.
MODIFY DISPLAY
1 CHANGE BACKGROUND
2
CHANGE
POSITION
3
SET TIME DISPLAY
USE AT THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-3
Use
the CURSOR
keys
to high-
light
STATUS
then use
the SE-
LECT key
to highlight
choice (for
example,
BOX) and press
ENTER.
CHANGE BACKGROUND
JIENUCLR
iSTATUSl
CLR
SELECT,
THEN
6. To exit press
the DISPLAY
key.
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MODIFYING
OSD
DISPLAY
Differences
among television
sets
may make the
OSD
menus
appear
slightly off-center on some sets. You
can adjust the
position of
the menus if
the need
arises.
1.
Enter OSD by pressing
MENU.
2.
Press key
7,
or
use the
CURSOR
keys to highlight item 7
then press
ENTER.
IIENU
PAGE
3 OF 3
USE
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-7
3.
Press key
1 or
use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
1
, then press EN-
TER.
CONTROL PANEL
1
MQDffY DISPLAY
2
DISABLE
REMOTE
3
AC OUTLET
4 SET
PASSWORDS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-4
4. Press key 2
or
use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
2,
then press EN-
TER.
MODIFY DISPLAY
1
CHANGE BACKGROUND
2
CHANGE POSmON
3
SET
TIME DISPLAY
USE AT THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-3
5. Use the CURSOR and PAGE
keys as directed on the screen to
position
the
menu.
TO SET POSTTION OP BOX
CURSOR
MOVES BOX UP
CURSOR T
MOVES BOX DOWN
PAGE
MOVES BOX
TO
LEFT
PAGE
MOVES BOX TO
RKSHT
6.
To exit press the DISPLAY
key.
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DISABLING
THE REMOTE
CONTROL
If
you are using
two
converters,
one for normal viewing
and the other
for
VCR
recording, you
may wish
to disable the remote
control capability
of the
recording
converter.
This will
allow
you to operate the viewing
converter
with
the
remote control without affecting the recording converter.
1.
Enter
OSD by pressing MENU.
2. Press key
7,
or use the
CURSOR
keys to
highlight item
7 then press
ENTER.
CONTROL
PANS.
1 MODIFY DISPLAY
2 DISABLE REMOTE
3
AC
OUTLET
4 SET PASSWORDS
USE THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-4
A screen
will
appear briefly and the front panel will display the letters
"RLO" to indicate that the remote control is disabled. To restore remote con-
trol operation simply press any set-top key, or press
F
then
DISPLAY on the
remote control.
MENU PAGE
3 OF 3
7 CONTROL PANST~~~
USE THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-7
3. Press key 2 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
2,
then press EN-
TER.
SETTING AC OUTLET CONTROL
You can plug your
TV
set into the AC outlet on the rear panel ofthe con-
verter.
If
you want to turn the TV
off
when you turn off the converter, pro-
gram the outlet control for SWITCHED.
If
your TV requires that power
always be on,
program
the control
for
UNSWITCHED.
1. Enter OSD by pressing MENU.
2. Press key
7,
or use the CURSOR
keys to highlight
item 7 then press
ENTER.
MENU PAGE 3 OF 3
7 CONTROL PANEL
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-7
3.
Press
key
3 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight
item
3,
then press EN-
TER.
CONTROL
PANEL
1
MODIFY DISPLAY
2
DISABLE REMOTE
3 AC OUTLET
4 SET PASSWORDS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-4
4. Use the
SELECT key to make
choice (for
example, UN-
SWITCHED) then press ENTER.
AC OUTLET
CONTROL
SWITCHED OUTLET
UNSWTTCHEP
SELECT,
THEN ENTER
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DISPLAYING
TIME-OF-DAY
Your
converter
gives
you the
choice of displaying
either
the current
time or
the current channel number on the converter's front
panel
display.
Display-
ing
time does not require you
to set a clock in
the
converter.
The
current
time
is
continuously sent to the converter
by your
cable company.
To
display the time or channel
number
follow the
steps
below.
1. Enter OSD by pressing MENU.
2. Press
key
7,
or use the
CURSOR
keys to
highlight item 7
then press
ENTER.
MENU PAGE
3
OF
3
7 CONTROL PANEL
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-7
3. Press
key 1 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
1
, then press EN-
TER.
CONTROL
PANEL
*
MODIFY DISPLAY
2
DISABLE REMOTE
3 AC OUTLET
4 SET PASSWORDS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-4
4. Press key 3 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
3,
then press EN-
TER.
MODIFY DISPLAY
1 CHANGE BACKGROUND
2 CHANGE POSTTTON
3
SET
TIME DISPLAY
USE
AT
THhN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-3
5.
Use the SELECT key to choose
between display
ON and OFF,
then press
ENTER.
SET TIME DISPLAY
TIME DISPLAY
BO
OFF
USE SELECT
THEN ENTER
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PURCHASING
PAY-PER-VIEW EVENTS
INTRODUCTION
The
instructions on the following
pages are for accessing Impulse
Pay-Per-
View
services.
They pertain to
subscribers
who have
been supplied
by their
cable
companies
with
a
converter that includes a
two-way
module.
Ifyou are
not sure that
your converter has such a
module, contact your
cable company.
If
your
converter does contain
an
Impulse
Pay-Per-View
module, you can
easily
purchase
services for immediate viewing
(below)
and for unattended
VCR recording (page 33).
The
converter also
allows
you to optionally create a purchase password
should
you
wish
to
control access
to pay-per-view
purchases. As with the pa-
rental control
password, you may change your purchase password as often
as
you
wish (Page
36).
To
cancel a purchased
Pay-Per-View event,
please contact your cable com-
pany for instructions on
how to cancel a purchased Pay-Per-View event.
PURCHASING
PAY-PER-VIEW
EVENTS
PURCHASING
A
CURRENT
SERVICE
Your converter allows you
to
quickly
and easily purchase
pay-per-view serv-
ices on the same
day the
service
is scheduled to air. If
you wish
to purchase
the service
up to 60 minutes before the event airs (this period may
vary
from
cable
system to cable system, and
from
event
to
event)
follow
the steps
below.
When
a channel carrying a pay-per-view service
is
tuned, the letter
E
and
the channel
number
will
be displayed
on the
converter control panel display.
The
TV will show
either
a
preview
of the
service selected,
or a message from
your cable operator
explaining how to purchase the
service.
To purchase
the event:
1. Tune to
the
event
channel.
2.
Press
SELECT.
An "Enter
Password"
screen will appear ifyou
have
previously
created
a purchase password
3. Enter your purchase
password.
If you do not use a password go di-
rectly to step
4.
4. Press ENTER.
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PURCHASING PAY-PER-VIEW
EVENTS
PURCHASING A SERVICE
FOR UNATTENDED
RECORDING
Your can program a
VCR
timer to purchase an
event and
provide
for
unat-
tended
VCR
recording if you
will
not be able to
watch the
service
at the
time
it is
broadcast.
When you are programming the VCR timer, a
screen
will
appear
after
the
channel screen asking if the program you
will be recording is
a pay-per-view
service. Selecting YES at this screen
will instruct the converter
to automat-
ically
purchase the
service
at the
appropriate
time.
For
example:
VCR
Timer: 2
Frequency:
one-time
Date:
December 28
Start Time: 12:30
PM
End Time: 1:30 PM
Channel:
14
1. Enter OSD by pressing MENU.
2.
Press key
4,
or
use
the
CURSOR
keys to highlight item 4 then press
ENTER.
MENU PAGE 2
OF
3
4 VCR
TIMERS
5
ALARM TIMERS
6
DISPLAY MESSAGES
USE AT THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
Press key 2 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
2,
then press EN-
TER.
VCR TIMERS
1
NUSE
5
AVAIL
lAVAIt 1
6
AVAIL
3
IN
USE 7
AVAIL
4 AVAIL 8
AVAIL
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-8
Use the SELECT
key to highlight
ONE-TIME, then press
ENTER.
(Daily,
weekly, weekend, and
weekdays choices are
not al-
lowed).
VCR TIMER
2
ONETIME l DAILY
WEEKLY
WEEKEND
WEEKDAYS
SELECT,
THEN ENTER
5. Use
CURSOR keys to set date,
then press ENTER.
VCR TIMER 2
START DATE DEC 28
SAT
USE AT
THEN ENTER
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PURCHASING
PAY-PER-VIEW
EVENTS
PURCHASING A SERVICE
FOR UNATTENDED
RECORDING
(cont'd)
6. Use CURSOR
keys to
set
start
time, then press
ENTER.
Note: Set the start time to the ex-
act
time the TV program begins.
There
is
no need
to program the
converter to start a few minutes
early
7. Use CURSOR keys to set
end
time, then press ENTER.
VCR TIMER 2
START TIME
12(30
PM
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
VCR
TIMER
2
END TIME
1<30PN
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
8.
Use
CURSOR
keys
to
set chan-
nel,
then
press ENTER.
Use
CURSOR
keys to answer the
question (YES or NO), then press
ENTER.
10. If you use a purchase password,
a
password entry screen
will ap-
pear. Use the numeric keys to
enter your purchase password,
then press ENTER. If you
do not
use a purchase
password just
press ENTER.
1
1
.
If
the timer
is
programmed
cor-
rectly
press ENTER. If changes
are
necessary press PROG; you
will then
be led through repro-
gramming
the timer.
If you wish
to clear
the
timer
press DELETE.
VCR TIMER
2
CHANNEL 14 A HBO
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
VCR TIMER
2
CHANNEL 14 A HBO
IS THIS
A
PAY-PER-VIEW
EVENT?
MM
no
USEATTHEN
ENTER
PLEASE ENTER A
PURCHASE
PASSWORD
USE
04
THEN ENTER
VCR TIMER 1
WEEKLY
START DATE JAN
4
SAT
START TIME 12HMMID
END TIME 1<NAN
CHANNEL
IS A
TMC
USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
PROG TO CHANGE
DELETE TO CLEAN
If
the channel is a
parentally-controlled one, after step
8
you will be
asked
to
enter your
parental
control
password.
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PURCHASING
PAY-PER-VIEW
EVENTS
PROGRAMMING YOUR
PURCHASE
PASSWORD
The purchase
password
is an optional
four
digit
password
you create that
prevents the unauthorized purchase of
pay-per-view
events
and services.
This
feature is
optional: you do not need
to create a
password to
purchase events.
If
you choose not to create a password, just
press the
ENTER
key
when
you are asked for your password.
1. Enter OSD
by pressing MENU.
2. Press key
7,
or use the CURSOR
keys
to
highlight item 7 then
press
ENTER.
MENU PAGE
3 OF 3
ilia
control
mam
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-7
3.
Press
key
4 or use CURSOR keys
to highlight
item
4,
then press
EN-
TER.
CONTROL
PANEL
1 MODIFY DISPLAY
2
DISABLE REMOTE
3
AC OUTLET
mmam
OR PRESS
1-4
Press key 2 or use CURSOR keys
to
highlight
item
2,
then press EN-
TER.
SET PASSWORDS
1 PARENTAL CONTROL
USbAT
l HbN bN lbH
OR PRESS
1-2
Use the numeric
keys for entering
your control code
and press the
ENTER
key.
PLEASE ENTER A
NEW
PARENTAL CONTROL
PASSWORD
USE M THEN ENTER
A verification
screen will
ask you to
enter again
the
password you
have
pro-
grammed.
Follow
the instructions
on the screen. If the
verification
password
and
the new password
do not
match you
will
need to
re-enter and
verify
the
new
password.
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PURCHASING
PAY-PER-VIEW
EVENTS
CHANGING
YOUR PURCHASE
PASSWORD
You
can
change your
purchase
password
as
often as you wish. However,
in
order
to do so
you must know
your current password. If you
have
forgotten
your
password, call
your
cable
operator for
assistance.
1. Enter
OSD by pressing MENU.
2. Press key
7,
or use the CURSOR
keys to
highlight
item 7
then press
ENTER.
MENU PAGE 3 OF
3
7 CONTROL PANEL
i
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
3.
Press key 4 or use
CURSOR keys
to
highlight item
4,
then press EN-
TER.
CONTROL
PANEL
1 MODIFY DISPLAY
2 DISABLE REMOTE
3 AC OUTLET
«
SET PASSWORDS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR
PRESS
1-4
4.
Press key
2
or use CURSOR keys
to
highlight
item
2,
then press
EN-
TER.
SET PASSWORDS
1 PARENTAL CONTROL
2
PAY-PER-VIEW
USE
ATTHEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-2
Use the numeric keys for
entering
your current password and press
the ENTER key.
PLEASE ENTER A
PURCHASE
PASSWORD
USE
<M)
THEN ENTER
6. Use the numeric
keys for entering
your new
password and press the
ENTER
key.
PLEASE ENTER A NEW
PURCHASE
PASSWORD
USE M THEN
ENTER
If you enter
your password
incorrectly,
you
will
be prompted to try
again; af-
ter
three unsuccessful
attempts you will
need to
wait
15 minutes
before you
can try again.
A
verification
screen will ask you
to
enter again the
new pass-
word
you have
programmed.
Follow
the instructions on the screen. If
the
veri-
fication
password
and
the new password do
not match you
will need to
re-enter
and verify
the new password.
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PURCHASING PAY-PER-VIEW
EVENTS
ERASING
YOUR PURCHASE
PASSWORD
If
you decide that you no longer want
to use
a
purchase
password
after
you
have programmed
one,
you can erase
it.
To erase a
purchase
password:
1.
Enter OSD by pressing MENU.
2. Press key
7,
or use the
CURSOR
keys
to
highlight item 7 then
press
ENTER.
MENU PAGE
3 OF
3
7 CONTROL PANEL
USE
AT
THEN
ENTER
OR PRESS
1-7
3. Press key
4 or
use CURSOR keys
to highlight item
4,
then press EN-
TER.
CONTROL PANEL
1
MODIFY
DISPLAY
2 DISABLE REMOTE
3 AC OUTLET
4
SET PASSWORDS
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-4
Press key 2 or use CURSOR keys
to
highlight item
2,
then press EN-
TER.
SET PASSWORDS
1
PARENTA
L C
ONTR
OL
2
PAY-PER-VIEW
USE
AT
THEN ENTER
OR PRESS
1-2
Use the numeric keys
for entering
your current password and press
the
ENTER key.
PLEASE ENTER A
PURCHASE
PASSWORD
USE
0-9
THEN ENTER
6. Press the ENTER
key twice.
PLEASE ENTER
A
NEW
PURCHASE
PASSWORD
USE
0-0
THEN ENTER
38
Page 46
RF BYPASS
SWITCH FEATURE
Your CFT-2000
converter may
be equipped with
an RF bypass switch
that
allows you
to use all of the
features ofyour cable-ready TV when
the con-
verter is off. The
only time
you
must turn on the
converter
is
to
watch
a
scrambled
channel, such as
a
premium
service
or a
pay-per-view
event.
Please
call your
cable operator if you are uncertain whether
or not your con-
verter
has
the bypass switch feature.
If
you
leave
the
converter and TV
on, pressing the A/B key on the remote
control
allows
you to
switch between viewing
through the converter
or
through the
TV.
Also,
the bypass
switch
can be used for VCR
taping applications. It allows
you to
watch
a basic unscrambled
channel
and tape
a
premium
scrambled
channel. You can also
watch
a
basic
channel and tape a basic
channel. Press-
ing the A/B key
on the remote control switches between
watching
the basic
channel and watching what you are taping.
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RESPONDING
TO
AN
OPINION POLL
Ifyou are
tuned to a
channel on which
an
opinion
poll is
in progress you
may choose
to participate. When
a response to
a
question
is requested, an
opinion
poll screen will appear
An
opinion screen consists of
one or
more
questions, several
answer choices,
and a three-digit
answer
entry field in
which you
can record
your response.
&
DO YOU LIKE CJU1?
IF "YET.
PRESS
1
THEN ENTER
IF HO", PRESS
2
THEN ENTER
If more than three digits are entered, the
converter
resets the entry field; re-
enter your answer. If your response
is
valid the entry field disappears, indi-
cating that the response was accepted.
To
participate:
1. Press the numeric keys
to enter the
number of
your answer. (Do not
press more than
three digits). Note: If
you
wish
to change
your answer,
press the DELETE key
before
you press
the ENTER key.
Repeat step 1.
2. Press the ENTER key to send your
answer.
The opinion poll screen
will
disappear.
Pressing any key other than a numeric key or the ENTER key
while
the en-
try field is present will:
1.
Nullify
any response
in progress.
2.
Cause the converter
to
respond
to the
new command and terminate
your participation
in the current poll.
If
you do not wish to
participate, press the ENTER key
when the
opin-
ion poll
screen appears. The screen will then disappear.
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ERROR CODES
If
you
make entry errors
or if
you select a disallowed function,
an error
code
will appear on
your converter display. These codes and
the message
they con-
vey are:
VUUC
lWf*e<SA eft*
P1
WILIHg ^JCUSO
WU1U Clll/ClCU \1U1 dl/l/Clll
LI
l/S J. IAJ
Of
P9
Paoownm fniliiTO iqttoi* 5atvi q
f"4~o"m
T"if~ i
x
dooVYUiu
laiiure
vtxii/d
uiu clllgiulpi*/
V\
L O
^Joi" 11Q£V"1
llUl USCX1
P4
Credit
limit
exceeded
P5
Purchase transaction table
full
P6
Not used
P7
Credit limit is zero
P8 Valid time stamp not
received
P9
Event
cannot be purchased
Notice
Converters equipped with
the STARFONE option are connected
to
your
tele-
phone line. If you don't hear
the
dial
tone
over
your telephone try the follow-
ing
tests:
hang
up
and try again in a
few
seconds; disconnect the
converter
cable
connecting to the telephone
wall
outlet and try again. If there is still no
dial
tone, contact your telephone company.
If
you are assured by the tele-
phone company that their service
is normal and still
cannot get
a dial tone,
contact your
cable company and report a problem converter.
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REMOTE
CONTROL
BATTERY
REPLACEMENT
Your Model MRC-OSD
remote control uses
two
1.5 Volt,
IEC
Type R03
(AAA) batteries, or
equivalent.
These batteries
are available
in most
retail
stores.
1. Slide the battery compartment
cover
in
the direction
of the
arrow.
2.
Remove old batteries and replace
with
new ones.
3. Align battery compartment
cover
in its tracks and
slide
it in until it
snaps
in
place.
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Published by
Jerrold
Communications
©General
Instrument Corporation
Technical Publications
Department
Printed
in Taiwan
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