Zenith HCS2000R Setup Manual

Head-end unit and card, communication interface system setup guide

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Communication Interface System Setup Guide | Warranty
Models | HCS2000R, Head-End Unit • HCS100T, Card | for Concierge TVs
© Copyright 2001, Zenith Electronics Corporation

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  • Page 1 Communication Interface System Setup Guide | Warranty Models | HCS2000R, Head-End Unit • HCS100T, Card | for Concierge TVs © Copyright 2001, Zenith Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 2: Note To Cable/Tv Installer

    Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. • CAUTION: Do not attempt to modify this product in any way without written authorization from Zenith Electronics Corporation. Unauthorized modification could void the user’s authority to operate this product. 2-WIRE COMM-WARN RECORD MODEL NUMBER The model and serial number are located on the product.
  • Page 3 — Broadband Amplifier (not provided). — Modulator output sources (not provided). — Passive signal splitter (not provided). Power Supply The HCS2000R prototype requires 120V AC, 60Hz, 1 Amp peak, nominally drawing less than 50 watts. The connection is via Back of Computer...
  • Page 4: System Overview

    1) Plug the AC power cord into 120VAC 60Hz supply. 2) Attach one end of an F-connector RF cable to the F-connec- tor on the rear of the HCS2000R unit. Connect the other end of this cable to “A” half of the splitter.
  • Page 5 Remove old MPI card 5) Connect the other end of the F-connector RF cable (from the HCS2000R unit, via the splitter) to the F-connector on the TV modem card. 6) Connect an RF signal source (cable, antenna, vcr, etc) to the F-connector on the TV modem card.
  • Page 6 System Overview microcontroller if there was an error resulting from the previous command; second, in an error response, the number of argu- ments is forced to be one, which is the error type code. The “TV Command” byte returned by the microcontroller is forced to be the “Error Code”...
  • Page 7: Specifications

    System Overview Description: sends a command to the target TV to tune that TV to the specified channel Example “head end” computer sends: 01 01 80 04 01 21 A8, which means: “head end box” 01, TV number 8001, Tune Channel, 1 argument, channel 33, check sum the microcontroller responds: 01 01 80 04 02 D4 21 7D, which means: “head end box”...
  • Page 8 Direct-View Color TV Welcome to the Zenith family! We believe that you will be pleased with your new TV. Please read this warranty carefully, it is a “LIMITED WARRANTY” as defined under Federal Law. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from state-to-state within the U.S.A.

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