ICC2-ATSC+ HDTV Tuner/RS-232 Controller

Installation

Tuning Digital Cable Channels

Scrambled and Unscrambled Programming
Cable providers typically provide a mix of analog channels, scrambled and unscrambled digital channels. When the cable provider has switched to all-digital service, Basic cable programs will be available as unscrambled channels. The unscrambled channels can be tuned by the 232-ATSC, as well as HDTV tuners in flat-panel displays.

Guide and Channel Numbers
A cable box lists all channels in a Cable Guide format, a list of channels from 002 to 900+, with digital channels often in the high numbers. However, the channels are actually broadcast with major-minor numbers, not Guide numbers. For example, Guide 800 might be listed in the 232-ATSC as 55-12.

What Channels can be Tuned?
The best way to predict and plan for avialable channels is to call the cable providers Engineering department, not the consumer support team. The engineers can provide a list of Clear QAM (unscrambled) channels, complete with the actual major-minor channel IDs. What channels are on the list depend on if the provider is all digital, and consumer and commercial service. See the product manual for strategies for digital tuning.

Based on that information, you can talk with your client on whether the 232-ATSC or a cable box would serve their needs.

AC Power Test

1. Insert DC power supply plug into 12 VDC jack.
2. Plug power adaptor into AC wall outlet.
3. The Net LED should turn on and stay lit.

RF Coax and iCC-Net Operation

1. Connect the RF feed to the RF In port. At this point, the RF control channel is sent to the control circutry, and the other channels pass out the RF Out tap.
2. Use the included RF cable to connect RF Out to the Air/Cable RF input. (You lose less than 1.5 dbmV going through the ICC2-ATSC+’S internal directional RF tap).
3. If the iCC-Net signal is operating, the Net LED will blink once per second.
4. Connect the RF loop cable from the RF Out jack to the TV’s RF connector

AV Wiring

1. Connect audio and video outputs of the ICC2-ATSC into the audio and video inputs of the display.
2. The HDMI/Optical/Coax digital outputs can be set to AC-3, PCM and PCM Variable. Most flat-panel monitors use PCM for digital audio.

RS-232 Port Wiring

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