LG HCS6600 User Manual

HCS6600 CodePlus™ Series

Cable HD Transcoder

MPEG-2

Installation & Setup Guide

Warranty

© Copyright 2010, LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.

Part No: 206-4119

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WARNING

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO
USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. ALL
CARDS MUST BE INSERTED AND REMOVED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY.

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 product’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.

WARNING:

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN
OR MOISTURE.

Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such

as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

L’appareil ne doit pas être exposé à des égouttements d’eau ou des éclaboussures et de plus
qu’aucun objet rempli de liquide tel que des vases ne doit être placé sur l’appareil.

REGULATORY INFORMATION:

CAUTION:

COMPLIANCE:

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communica­tions. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in

which case the user should be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Do not attempt to modify this product in any way without written authorization from LG Electronics
U.S.A., Inc. Unauthorized modification could void the user’s authority to operate this product.

The responsible party for this product’s compliance is: LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.

Marketed and Distributed in the United States by LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Important safeguards for you and your new product

THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED AND TESTED WITH SAFETY IN
MIND. IMPROPER USE, HOWEVER, CAN RESULT IN POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL
SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARDS. TO AVOID DEFEATING THE SAFEGUARDS THAT
HAVE BEEN BUILT INTO THIS PRODUCT, PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE THE
FOLLOWING SAFETY POINTS WHEN INSTALLING AND USING THIS PRODUCT.

1. Read these instructions.

Read all the safety and operating instructions

before operating the product.

2. Keep these instructions.

Retain the safety and operating instructions

for future reference.

3. Heed all warnings.

Adhere to all warnings on the product and in

the operating instructions.

4. Follow all instructions.

Follow all operating and use instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
Do not use this product near water or mois-

ture or in an area, such as a basement, that
might become flooded.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.
Unplug this product before cleaning. Do not

use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.

7. Refer all servicing to qualified service per­sonnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has
been damaged in any way, liquid has been
spilled or objects have fallen into the appara­tus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain
or moisture, does not operate normally, or
has been dropped.

8. Object and Liquid Entry

Never push objects of any kind into this prod­uct through openings as they may touch dan­gerous voltage points or short-out parts that
could result in a fire or electric shock. Never
spill liquid of any kind on the product.

9. Outdoor Use
Warning: To prevent fire or shock

hazards, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.

10. Wet Location
The apparatus shall not be exposed to drip-

ping or splashing and no objects filled with
liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on
the apparatus.

11. Test Equipment

In some cases, LG has supplied or recom­mended the use of test equipment and
devices for the setup and testing of the
equipment. The operation and maintenance
of test equipment is described in their asso­ciated instruction manuals. Please refer to
these manuals for explicit instructions
regarding the safe use and handling of the
equipment.

12. Replacement Parts

When replacement parts are required, be

sure the service technician uses replace­ment parts specified by the manufacturer or
that have the same characteristics as the
original parts. Unauthorized substitutions
may result in fire, electric shock, or other
hazards.

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13. Damage Requiring Service

Unplug this product from the wall power out­let and refer servicing to qualified service
personnel under the following conditions:

a. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have

fallen into the product.

b. If the product has been exposed to rain or

water.

c.

If the product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust
only those controls that are covered by the
operating instructions, as an improper
adjustment of other controls may result in
damage and will often require extensive
work by a qualified technician to restore
the product to its normal operation.

d. If the product has been dropped or the

cabinet has been damaged.

e. If the product exhibits a distinct change in

performance.

Caution: Refer all servicing to qualified
service personnel.

14. Servicing

the risk of electrical shock, do not per­form any servicing other than that
described in the operating instructions
unless you are qualified to do so.

15. Safety Check

Upon completion of any service or repairs to
this product, ask the service technician to
perform safety checks to determine that the
product is in proper operating condition.

Caution: These servicing instruc­tions are for use by qualified
service personnel only. To reduce

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents / Setup Information

Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Table of Contents / Setup Information . . . . . . . 5

HCS6600 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Transcoder Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Card Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing CodePlus Transcoder Cards . . . . . . . 9

Cable TV STB Receiver & HCS6600

Initialization & Setup Connections . . . . . . . . . 10

System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1112

Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1315

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Document Revision History / Notes . . . . . . . 18

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

Setup Information

This document provides installation and setup support only for an HCS6600 transcoder card. Cable
TV service and a Cable TV STB receiver must be installed and operating before you can proceed to
set up the HCS6600. LG recommends that the system be professionally installed.

Check the items listed below before you begin the HCS6600 installation and setup procedures.

Cable Set-top Box (STB)

__ Refer to the documentation provided with the

Cable TV STB, and carefully follow the sys­tem setup procedures. (The Cable TV STB
receiver provides the IEEE-1394 signal input
for the HCS6600.)

__ Authorization is required for HD channels.

Contact your local Cable TV provider to get
subscription programming authorization for
the Cable TV STB receiver.

HCS6600

__ If the HCS6600 will be used with a unique

feature card (Example: HCS6300) in the
card frame CONTROLLER slot, you will also
need a copy of the Installation & Setup
Guide for the feature card in order to com­plete the HCS6600 system setup.

__ For HCS6600 Service Port connections, you

must use an FTDI TTL-USB cable (P/N TTL­232R-5V-AJ).

ASI Output (Optional)

__ If applicable, install the DTV modulator and

upconverter that will receive the ASI output
signal from the HCS6600. Refer to the man­ufacturer's documentation.

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HCS6600 Product Description

The HCS6600 is one of the LG CodePlus™ series of transcoder cards. Pairing an HCS6600 card, in
the appropriate CodePlus card frame, with a suitable Cable TV STB receiver will provide one chan­nel of Cable TV content.

Features

• Part of modular system, easily scaled for each application

• Transcodes Cable

• Built-in Pro:Idiom

• DVB-ASI output available to connect to external MUX or modulator

• Transcoded output supports Closed Captions and V-Chip (Parental Control) *

• Short 3U height profile to minimize rack-space usage

DTV content to ATSC-compatible MPEG-2

®

content protection

HCS6600

* If included in the signal source.

SERVICE
PORT

RESET

STATUS

1

I

3

E

10

9

E

4

E

B

1

I

3

E

9

E

4

E

A

ASI OUT

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