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This new standard is called OpenCable and it is a concerted effort to standardize the digital cable
service network interface in North America. For more information, please refer to www.cablelabs.com.
from your local cable service provider. They are also designed to work with digital cable card modules
(PCMCIA card modules called CableCARDs). These PCMCIA card modules or CableCARDs will be
provided by your local cable service provider after a proper subscription process.
CableCARD slot of a Digital Cable Ready TV. Please refer to page 25 for how to insert the CableCARD.
A digital set-top box which used to be provided by the cable service provider is no longer needed
with Digital Cable Ready TVs and CableCARDs.
is inserted and necessary data such as channel information or subscription information will be
downloaded from your digital cable service provider. When you insert CableCARD for the first time,
this process may take few minutes depending on the amount of data your cable provider needs to
send. During this process, the digital cable service provider or CableCARD may display messages
on the TV screen to help or give you further information.
acquire a CableCARD.
your particular connections.
you have to go through a subscription process after contacting your service provider.
It will take several minutes to update the channel information depending on your cable service provider.