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SETTING UP YOUR NEW DCT6200 FOR DIGITAL CABLE SERVICES
Please take a few minutes to read through these pages before plugging in your DCT6200 for the
first time.
After you have connected your DCT6200 to your home entertainment devices, a few simple steps are
required before you can enjoy all the new services your DCT6200 has to offer. These steps are described
in this section and include:
•
Activating your DCT6200
•
Calling your local cable operator for authorization
•
Optimizing the DCT6200 for your TV
Please connect the DCT6200 to your other home entertainment devices before proceeding with the steps
below. See the connection diagrams under ”Connecting Your DCT6200” for the appropriate connections
for your home entertainment system.
Activating Your DCT6200
1
After you have connected your DCT6200 to your other home entertainment devices, plug the power
cord supplied with your DCT6200 into the DCT6200 power inlet and your wall outlet.
After a few moments
HUNT
appears in the front panel LED, and then
Fr 1
. This indicates the
DCT6200 is checking for a data channel with the information that allows it to synchronize with your
cable operator’s system and download software.
Until the data channel is identified,
HUNT
,
Fr 2
,
HUNT
,
Fr 3
, etc., up to
Fr 10
, may be displayed on
the front panel LED.
2
After the DCT6200 locates the channel, the letters
dL
and a spinning zero will appear in the front
panel LED. This indicates the software download is underway.
The software download may take up to 45 minutes (or longer if your cable operator is experiencing
high demand). As long as the progress indicator is spinning, the download is progressing.
3
When the download is complete,
EF
will be displayed in the LED, and then
FP
. These displays may
each last up to 60 seconds, after which the LED will go blank.
Now proceed to the next step: calling your cable operator.
