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1. Obtain a CableCARD from your cable TV service provider
1. Call your cable TV service provider and tell them you need a multi-stream CableCARD (M-Card)
for a Ceton InfiniTV 4 OCUR digital cable tuner installation in a Windows 7 PC.
You can go to your local cable company to pick up a CableCARD and install it yourself; if you
choose, your cable TV service provider may also send a technician to your home to install it.
If you live in an area where Switched Digital Video (SDV) has been deployed, you will also need a
Tuning Adapter from your cable TV provider in order to receive all digital cable TV channels.
Before you receive a CableCARD, you can complete steps 2, 3, and 4 below in preparation for setting up Windows Media Center. This
will help expedite installation if a cable TV technician comes to your home. Completion of Step 5, "Set up Windows Media Center for
Cable TV", requires a cable TV connection and a CableCARD installed in the InfiniTV in order for Media Center to be set up correctly.
Note: Due to an incompatibility between Analog NTSC channels and Media Center setup for Digital Cable TV, the Ceton InfiniTV 4 cannot
be set up for use as a Clear QAM tuner in Media Center without a CableCARD.
2. Install the Ceton InfiniTV 4 Card in your PC
1. Turn your computer system off and disconnect the power cable.
2. Install the Ceton InfiniTV 4 in any open PCIe slot. It can be PCIe x1, x4, x8 or x16.
Note: Some PC motherboards disable onboard graphics when any PCIe card is inserted in
an x16 slot.
Your InfiniTV 4 comes with both high and low profile backplates to accommodate many
PC configurations. You may need to swap backplates depending on the type of PC you
are using. You can do this by unscrewing the two screws that connect the backplate to
the InfiniTV 4 board, as seen next to the yellow arrows in the image to the right, and
replacing the screws with the other supplied backplate.
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Ceton InfiniTV 4 Installation Instructions
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- Page 1 Cable TV”, requires a cable TV connection and a CableCARD installed in the InfiniTV in order for Media Center to be set up correctly. Note: Due to an incompatibility between Analog NTSC channels and Media Center setup for Digital Cable TV, the Ceton InfiniTV 4 cannot be set up for use as a Clear QAM tuner in Media Center without a CableCARD.
- Page 2 Coax Adapter Cable 4. Insert the CableCARD into the CableCARD slot in the back of the InfiniTV 4 card. The top of the CableCARD is designated by a number of small bumps on the end that connects into the InfiniTV. When you plug the CableCARD into your InfiniTV, ensure that the top of your CableCARD is facing away from the coax adapter plug.
- Page 3 Ceton InfiniTV 4 with CableCARD Inserted InfiniTV PCIe Card Installed in PC 5. Plug the power cable back into your computer and start the PC. Ceton InfiniTV 4 Installation Instructions...
- Page 4 Wire the tuning adapter as shown in the diagram above. Attach a standard RG-6 coax cable from the output of the splitter to the Tuning Adapter RF-In, then string the other RG-6 coax cable to the InfiniTV 4. Connect the Tuning Adapter to any USB port on your PC with a standard USB cable, and plug the Tuning Adapter into a power outlet.
- Page 5 5757-5772 ii. If your PC is on a local area network which uses a Proxy Server, this server may prevent the InfiniTV 4 from receiving digital cable TV data. Please contact your Proxy Server support person to setup the Proxy Server to allow the InfiniTV 4 to receive digital cable TV video data.
- Page 6 Click on the picture of the COAX cable to run the Digital Cable Advisor. o Click Install to download the Digital Cable Advisor and Confirm you want to download the file. o Read the End User License Agreement and choose to Accept or Decline. Ceton InfiniTV 4 Installation Instructions...
- Page 7 Your screen may flash several times as a normal part of the test. o Click Next on the Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor / Analyze System screen once it says System analysis complete. Ceton InfiniTV 4 Installation Instructions...
- Page 8 Note: If your computer fails the Digital Cable Advisor test then it does not meet the minimum system requirements needed for supporting digital cable TV on the PC and it will not be able to use any digital cable tuner including the Ceton InfiniTV 4.
- Page 9 TV from being viewed, if the date and approximate time in the PC are not correct. o Media Center will now Download TV Setup Data and detect the TV signal. If successful, your TV Signal Detection Result page should read, Digital Cable (CableCARD™) (4 tuners): Ceton InfiniTV 4 Installation Instructions...
- Page 10 Call your cable operator when prompted (a phone number may appear on the screen) and tell them you need to pair and activate a CableCARD with the Ceton InfiniTV 4 OCUR digital cable tuner in your PC. Your cable operator will walk you through the process of pairing and authenticating the CableCARD with your local cable system.
- Page 11 Ceton includes a Diagnostic Tool which provides information about the Cable CARD paring process. It can be found by going to Start All Programs Ceton InfiniTV Ceton InfiniTV Diagnostic. Once the Diagnostic Tool is open, select the CableCARD tab to view the screen shown below: Make sure all of the CableCARD Setup Steps listed are followed by a green check.
- Page 12 If the CableCARD has already been activated, just click next on these screens. Repeat this until the channels in Media Center match correctly with those being broadcast. 3. When you’ve clicked Finished your InfiniTV 4 tuners will be set up and configured. o Go to...
- Page 13 The Ceton InfiniTV Diagnostic Tool also provides information about system health, and the firmware, driver, and installer versions. From time to time Ceton will release new firmware, drivers and installer revisions to improve performance or add new features. The InfiniTV tab on the Diagnostic Tool will indicate your current revisions and if there is a newer version of the firmware, driver or installer available.
- Page 14 Note: Each time your PC is turned off and turned back on again, Windows Media Center must re-establish communication with the Ceton InfiniTV 4. This process, which takes about a minute, begins when you go to “Live TV” the first time after power up. During this period, Media Center displays the following screen: When communication has been established, live TV will begin normally without any further action.
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