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About Channel Types
With the addition of the Media Adapter, the P82 and P62 consoles support an extremely wide variety of television (TV) and video
formats. In addition, working with an external receiver, the console can support some formats in more than one way. For example, some
receivers can accept a combination of satellite and cable channels. When a channel type is selected, the receiver passes the signal to
the console through an HDMI cable.
The following figure and table show the possible paths that TV and video signals can take to reach Precor networked fitness consoles in
a typical facility.
Note Some of these signal paths may not be installed at your facility.
Signal path comments
Element Comments
Various incoming types of TV and video signals reach your facility from a combination of cable,
satellite, and broadcast sources.
The local head end equipment at the facility receives cable, terrestrial broadcast, and satellite TV
channels and reassigns them to other channel numbers if necessary.
External receivers installed next to each networked fitness console receive cable TV and satellite TV
signals and reassigns them to other channel numbers, if necessary.
Note The specific types of signals available through the external receiver may vary depending on its
brand and model. Refer to the documentation accompanying your receivers for more information.
TV signals from the head end reach the console through a coaxial cable. The cable is connected to the
console's internal tuner through an F-type connector.
Video signals from the external adapter reach the console through its HDMI connector.
To avoid confusion, this Guide describes incoming channels in terms of how they reach the consoles.
If a channel arrives at the console through ... This Guide refers to it as ...
A coaxial cable A cable channel
An HDMI cable An HDMI channel