Cisco 8540HDC - Manuals

v IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS , continued Protect the Product from Lightning In addition to disconnecting the AC power from the wall outlet, disconnect the signal inputs. Verify the Power Source from the On/Off Power Light When the on/off power light is not illuminated, the apparatus may still be ...

vi What’s In The Carton? The set-top carton contains the following items: • 8450HDC and 8550HDC DVR with M-Card • Quick Reference Guide • Power Cord POWER SELECT VOL+ VOL- CH+ CH- LIST EXIT INFO GUIDE L AUDIO IN R VIDEO IN Explorer 8550HDC Additional Equipment You Might Need You might need some of t...

1 Welcome The Cisco ® Explorer ® 8450HDC and 8550HDC DVR Set-Tops with Multi-Stream CableCARD ™ (M-Card ™ ) provide high-defi nition (HD) capability and broadband digital video services. Follow the instructions in this guide to install the 8450HDC and 8550HDC, to become familiar with the buttons on ...

2 Front Panel Features 1 Power Turns the DVR on and off 2 USB Connects to external USB devices (Reserved for future use) 3 VOL +, VOL - Increases and decreases the volume 4 CH+, CH - Scrolls through the channels 5 Select Accesses your on-screen selection 6 IR Sensor Receives the infrared signal from...

3 Back Panel Connectors 1 Cable In Connects to a coaxial cable that delivers the signal from your service provider 2 Set-Top Bar Code Contains set-top serial number and MAC addresses 3 Archive Video Connects to a video input of an archive device 4 L-R Audio Archive Connects to an audio input of an a...

4 Connecting the Set-Top To connect your set-top to your entertainment devices, complete these steps. Identify the additional devices you will connect to the set-top and TV. See the Connection Diagrams section of this guide. Determine if your TV is HD or SD and whether it is wide-screen (16:9) or st...

5 Connections for an HDTV and VCR To use the set-top with an HDTV, you must make one of the following connections to view the HD content. In addition, you can make connections to a digital or analog VCR to record to a VCR tape. Refer to your TV and VCR user guides and the cabling diagrams in this gu...

6 Connections for a Standard-Definition TV and VCR When using the set-top with an SDTV, you must make one of the following connections to view content. Some SDTVs may not have all these connections. In addition, you can make connections to a VCR to record to a VCR tape. Refer to your TV and VCR user...

7 View Television Programming Access Services and Programs Access cable services and programs by pressing the following keys on the remote control: • Guide –Access the on-screen guide. The on-screen guide displays schedules of TV programs and other services available from your cable service provider...

8 Troubleshooting If the set-top does not perform as expected, the following tips may help. If you need further assistance, contact your service provider. No Picture • Verify that the M-Card module is installed. • Verify that the power to your TV is turned on. • Verify that your HDTV is in HD mode. ...

9 Frequently Asked Questions What is Digital Television? Digital television (DTV) is a huge leap forward in television technology compared to analog television that has been widely available since the 1940s. DTV is delivered and displayed using digital encoding, similar to the way a PC operates. By ...

10 Picture Formats What is the Difference Between a Standard-Screen and a Wide-Screen HDTV? The type of screen your HDTV has (wide-screen or standard-screen) determines how the set-top displays programs on the screen. The picture format for an HDTV is a combination of aspect ratio and screen resolut...

11 Connecting to an HDTV with an HDMI Connector Required cables: • 1 HDMI-to-HDMI cable Important Notes Regarding the HDMI Interface on the Set-Top The HDMI interface automatically confi gures the audio output for a format supported by the television. Because not all TVs support the Dolby ® Digital ...

12 Connecting to an HDTV with a DVI Connector Required cables: • 1 HDMI-to-DVI or 1 HDMI-to-HDMI cable and 1 DVI adapter • 1 audio Left/Right cable Notes : • When you connect the HDMI connector to the DVI connector on your HDTV, you need an HDMI-to-DVI adaptor and a separate audio connection. • Digi...

13 Connecting to an HDTV with Component Input (YPbPr) Required cables: • 1 set component video cables (YPbPr) • 1 audio Left/Right cable CABLE OUT S-VIDEO OUT USB 2.0 120VAC 60Hz 80W 120 VAC 60Hz 4.2A 500W OPTICAL AUDIO OUT MULTI-STREAM CABLE CARD VIDEO ARCHIVE OUT 1 L R VIDEO L R Pb Y Pr DIGITAL AU...

14 Note : This connection assumes that audio is provided by the home theater speakers. Back of HDTV DVI/HDCP IN AUDIO CENTER CHANNEL IN AUDIO IN DVI/HDCP ANT (75½) IN OUT L R ANT-1 HD 2 Y OUT ANT-2 P B P R L R AUDIO VIDEO L/MONO R L/MONO R VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2 AUDIO IN ON OFF IN HD 1 S-VIDEO VIDEO Y P B ...

15 CABLE OUT S-VIDEO OUT USB 2.0 120VAC 60Hz 80W 120 VAC 60Hz 4.2A 500W OPTICAL AUDIO OUT MULTI-STREAM CABLE CARD VIDEO ARCHIVE OUT 1 L R VIDEO L R Pb Y Pr DIGITAL AUDIO L R IR 1394 1394 eSATA CABLE IN M-CARD SN: PKCPKPDBT M-CARD MAC: 001AC326910A THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED TO BE ATTACHED TO A RECEIVER...

16 CABLE OUT S-VIDEO OUT USB 2.0 120VAC 60Hz 80W 120 VAC 60Hz 4.2A 500W OPTICAL AUDIO OUT MULTI-STREAM CABLE CARD VIDEO ARCHIVE OUT 1 L R VIDEO L R Pb Y Pr DIGITAL AUDIO L R IR 1394 1394 eSATA CABLE IN M-CARD SN: PKCPKPDBT M-CARD MAC: 001AC326910A THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED TO BE ATTACHED TO A RECEIVER...

17 THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED TO BE ATTACHED TO A RECEIVER THAT IS NOT USED TO RECEIVE OVER-THE-AIR BROADCAST SIGNALS. CONNECTION OF THIS DEVICE IN ANY OTHER FASHION MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND IS IN VIOLATION OF THE FCC RULES, PART 15. AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE ...

18 Connecting an External SATA Hard Disk Drive (optional) , continued Recommendations for the eSATA Drive Contact your service provider for a list of approved external SATA hard disk drives. At a minimum, your eSATA drive should have the following capabilities: • External SATA Connector – SATA II Ca...

19 Index F FAQs 9 FCC compliance 21 Formats, picture 10 Frequently Asked Questions. See FAQs Front panel 2 H HD broadcasting 9 mode 5, 6, 8, 16 format 9 HDTV Connections 5 formats 10 What is it 9 HDMI vi, 3, 5, 11 High-defi nition. See HD Home theater system connection 14 I Interlaced scan rate 10 I...

21 FCC Compliance United States FCC Compliance This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. This ...