Document Number: PD196-244R8
PD295-002
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PDi Communication Systems, Inc. 40 Greenwood Lane Springboro, Ohio 45066 USA PH 1-800-628-9870 FX 937-743-5664
Introduction
Traditionally a facility pays for dozens or hundreds of cable/satellite channels but only has a small number of set top
boxes, each locked on a single channel, and combined onto the cable plant. When a patient wants to view a channel that
isn’t on the cable plant, the nurse has to go to the head end and change one of the receivers or tell the patient the channel
is not available. In an effort to provide the full channel package to each patient, the set top box may be placed next to
each TV in the patient area. Unfortunately, when the IR remote is used by one patient to change his channel, any TV
nearby will also change.
The PDi Interface Module is designed to improve the patient experience interacting with a TV at a facility in which the
channels come from a cable/satellite set top box. It allows direct access to all set top box functions via PDi TV keypad, IR
remote, Pillow speaker and PDI-Qube
™ table radio. It gives patients access to every channel the facility is paying for,
and allows patients to easily switch between cable/satellite, in-house DVD and rooftop antenna channels. The interface
module can pay for itself by eliminating modulators, splitters and combiners in most environments. It removes the need to
modulate signals for distribution (by using one coax or HDMI cable from each set top box to an associated TV). It offers
customizable key mapping and works in retro-fit installations (in which each set top box is already modulated to a different
channel and combined onto the cable plant). Best of all it’s made in America!
Compatibility
The PDi interface module forms a communication bridge between a PDi TV and a set top box. Therefore, it has been
designed to be compatible with as many models of TV’s and set top boxes as possible. All PDi TV’s larger than 10” built
since 2008 are compatible. For earlier model PDi TV’s look for a CCI port on the unit or contact PDi to verify.
As of this print, the following set top boxes have been tested to work with the PDi interface module. Contact PDi for
compatibility with other models.
Provider
Set Top Box Model
PDi Interface Module
Min Firmware Version
Cablevision
Scientific Atlanta Explorer 4250HD
V3.00
Charter/Spectrum
Motorola DCH6200
V3.03
Charter/Spectrum
Motorola DCT2224
V3.03
Comcast
Pace DC50X
V2.06
Comcast
Comcast PR150B
V3.00
Comcast
Comcast RNG110
V3.00
COX
COX 3250HD
(Scientific Atlanta Explorer 3250HD)
V3.00
Dish
Dish ViP211k
V3.00
Dish
Dish ViP222k
V3.00
Haivision
Haivision Stingray
V3.05
Haivision
Haivision Mantaray
V3.07
Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Cisco DTA 271HD
V3.00
Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Cisco 8742 HDC
V3.00
Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Spectrum101-T
V3.00
Verizon
V3.03
