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System Setup
Typical HCS6600 System Installation & Test
(see also Typical Setup Flow Chart on page 12)
1. Verify that the Cable TV STB receiver is set
up and functioning (i.e., check that the STB is
connected to an NTSC monitor [for tuning pur-
poses], that it is powered up, that initialization
is complete, and that the NTSC monitor is
displaying the default channel properly—refer
to the STB documentation).
2. On the Cable TV STB, tune to the appropri-
ate channel using the controls on the front
panel or the IR remote control.
3. Connect the IEEE-1394 cable between the
Cable TV STB and the HCS6600 IEEE-
1394A port.
4. Perform one of the following per your
installation:
• If the HCS6600 will NOT be used with a
unique feature card in the card frame
CONTROLLER slot, connect a 75 ohm
BNC-to-BNC coaxial cable between ASI
OUT on the transcoder and ASI IN on the
modulator. Then, continue with step 5.
Note: The BNC cable must be less
than 30 feet (9.2 meters) in length.
• If the HCS6600 will be used with a unique
feature card in the CONTROLLER slot, the
cable to the ASI OUT port may not be
required. Refer to the Installation & Setup
Guide for the feature card for further instruc-
tion before you continue this setup procedure.
5. If your installation includes a separate modula-
tor and upconverter, connect an RF coaxial
cable between IF OUT on the modulator and
IF IN on the upconverter, and then check the
modulator and upconverter for correct settings
(QAM type, channel number, etc.).
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 for each of the Cable TV
STB/transcoder pairs.
7. Plug in power to the CodePlus card frame
containing the newly installed HCS6600
card(s). The green Status LED will blink at an
approximately 1 Hz rate while the HCS6600
card boots up. The boot-up process for an
HCS6600 may take up to two minutes, and
there is no ASI output (if applicable) during
boot-up.
When the boot-up is complete, the green
Status LED will be lit continuously.
8. If applicable, connect the RF output on the
upconverter to the combiner.
9. Check one or more room receivers to make
sure all channels are properly tuned,
mapped, and operating.
