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  • Page 2: Welcome

    Dear Customer: You made a great choice when you signed up for Cox Business Video. With hundreds of channels and incredible video and music programming, you’ll keep your employees informed and up-to-date and make your customers feel comfortable and welcome. Cox Business Video enables any television to receive the new digital format from a traditional cable outlet with a digital receiver.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Welcome ..........2 Cox Business Video Digital Receivers Important Tips for Safe Operation.
  • Page 4 Public Performance of Music on Television Music Choice..........27 Performance Rights Guidelines for Music Choice .

  • Page 5: Cox Business Video Digital Receivers

    Cox Business Video Digital Receivers — Important Tips for Safe Operation Cox Business uses several digital receiver models. All are manufactured by Scientific- Atlanta and include the ability to manually turn power ON/OFF, channel UP/DOWN, and volume UP/DOWN from buttons on the front of the digital receiver.
  • Page 6 Let Your Equipment “Breathe” Your equipment has openings for ventilation that protect it from overheating. To ensure the reliability of your equipment, do not obstruct the openings. • Do not place other equipment, lamps, books or any objects on top of this equipment. •...
  • Page 7 Damage That Requires Service If your equipment has damage that requires service, unplug your equipment from the electrical outlet. Refer all service to qualified service personnel when any of the following occurs: • There is damage to the power cord or plug. •...

  • Page 8: Connection Diagrams

    Cox Business Video Digital Receivers — Connection Diagrams ® Typical Digital Receiver 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 Cox Business uses several digital receiver models. All are manufactured by Scientific-Atlanta and include the ability to manually turn power ON/OFF, channel UP/DOWN and volume UP/DOWN from buttons on the front of the digital receiver.

  • Page 9: Recording Your Connections

    Recording Your Connections Scientific-Atlanta Digital Receiver Use this diagram to record cable connections from the rear panel. Later, you can use this diagram to reconnect your system if you move the equipment or add new equipment. Disconnect the power from the digital receiver before connecting or changing cable connections.
  • Page 10 Audio/Video Connections Connecting the Digital Receiver to a Standard TV Tune the TV to either channel 4 or channel 3. Connecting the Digital Receiver to an HDTV with Component Input (PrPbY/V) View picture on component input. To TV WARNING: Electric shock hazard! Unplug all electronic devices before connecting or disconnecting any device cables for the digital receiver.
  • Page 11 Connecting the Digital Receiver to an HDTV with Component Input (PrPbY/V) — continued View picture on component input. Connecting the Digital Receiver to a Theater System with Component Input (PrPbY/V) View picture on component input. WARNING: Electric shock hazard! Unplug all electronic devices before connecting or disconnecting any device cables for the digital receiver.
  • Page 12 Connecting the Digital Receiver to a Theater System with Component Input (PrPbY/V) — continued View picture on component input. WARNING: Electric shock hazard! Unplug all electronic devices before connecting or disconnecting any device cables for the digital receiver. WARNING! To prevent electrical shock, match wide blade of power plug to wide slot and fully insert.

  • Page 13: Universal Remote Control

    Universal Remote Control — Standard Button Functionality Your universal remote control is simple to program, easy to use, and can operate up to four devices, including a digital receiver, television, VCR or DVD, audio cassette deck, CD, converters, amplifier or a second TV or second VCR. Before you can use your remote control, it must be programmed (set up) to operate the above devices.

  • Page 14: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Turning on the TV, cable receiver, and VCR To turn on the TV • Press [ TV ], then [ POWER ]. The TV turns on. To turn on the cable receiver • Press [ CABLE ], then [ POWER ].

  • Page 15: Interactive Program Guide (Ipg)

    Interactive Program Guide (IPG) The Interactive Program Guide (IPG)* is a convenient way to find out what’s on television and to view a list of upcoming programs. Lists of programs are available for any date in the next seven days and reminders can be set for up to eight programs at one time.

  • Page 16: Browse By Show, Program, Event

    Browse By Show, Program, Event Use the Browse By Title feature to list programs in alphabetical order by their titles. 1. Press [ GUIDE ] on the remote control. The IPG main screen appears in Browse By Time/ Channel view. 2.

  • Page 17: Parental Control Features

    Parental Control Features — Maintain a Professional Environment Parental Control features allow you to maintain the business atmosphere you desire. Block programs by channels, ratings or time of day from the General Settings screen. The Channel Banner shows a padlock symbol for blocked channels and blocked programs.

  • Page 18: How To Watch A Blocked Program

    6. Continue highlighting and selecting channels you want to block. 7. When all channels that you want to block have a padlock shown, press [ A ] to accept. NOTE: Blocks do not take effect until you turn Parental Control on. 8.

  • Page 19: Cox Business Video Digital Video Recorder (Dvr) Functionality

    Cox Business Video Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Functionality* Controlling Live TV You can use your remote to control a live program. 1. To pause a show, press [ PAUSE 2. To resume playback from pause, press [ PLAY ] [ PAUSE 3.
  • Page 20 Record Multiple Episodes of Your Favorite Program From a program or from the IPG, press [ RECORD ]. Using your cursor buttons, choose “all episodes.” Select number of episodes to save. Press Choose the desired options. Press [ SELECT Record Two Programs at Once The DVR gives you different ways to record two programs at once: •...

  • Page 21: Viewing Recorded Programs

    Viewing Recorded Programs Programs that have been saved can be accessed at any time by pressing [ DVR LIST View Saved Programs Press [ DVR LIST ]. Press [ s ] [ t ] to highlight a show. Press [ SELECT ] to display your options.

  • Page 22: Managing Saved Programs

    Managing Saved Programs Saved programs can be automatically erased as space is needed for new recordings, or they can be saved until you erase them manually. Play a Saved Program Press [ DVR LIST ] to access saved programs. Press [ s ] [ t ] to highlight...

  • Page 23: Managing Scheduled Recordings

    Managing Scheduled Recordings Your Scheduled Recordings list lets you see which upcoming programs are scheduled to be recorded. It also lets you cancel upcoming recordings. Find Scheduled Recordings Press [ DVR LIST ]. Press [ A ] to display the list of programs scheduled to record.

  • Page 24: Using Picture-In-Picture (Pip)

    Automatically Erasing Oldest Recordings if Space Is Needed Press [ DVR LIST ]. Press [ B ] to display the preferences screen. Use the arrows to select. Turn ON Auto Erase. Press [ SELECT ] to view the confirmation screen. Press [ A ] to turn feature ON.

  • Page 25: Copy A Recording To A Vcr Tape

    Copy a Recording to a VCR Tape You can make a copy of your program by transferring to a VCR tape. Connect the VCR to the cable or OUT 2 (VCR) connection on the back of the digital receiver. Make sure that you have a tape in your VCR and that the VCR is set to record.
  • Page 26 4. Press [ VOL – ] to indicate that you want to select a picture format setting. The LED display shows HdSr to indicate that you are in the Picture Format mode for HDTV screens. 5. Use the following table to select settings that your HDTV supports. IMPORTANT: You have 20 seconds to begin selecting picture format settings.

  • Page 27: Public Performance Of Music On Television

    Public Performance of Music on Television Cox wants you to know that most businesses are subject to public performance license fees from music performance rights organizations like ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. These fees, if any, are not included in Cox Business’ fees. If your business is presenting a television channel that includes copyrighted music, your business should be complying with any performance rights obligations that it may have.

  • Page 28: Pay-Per-View Events

    Pay-Per-View Events Pay-Per-View events like boxing matches and other sporting or entertainment events are available with a subscription to Cox Digital Cable. If your establishment is interested in receiving a Pay-Per-View event, contact your local customer care representative at your area phone number listed on page 2. Helpful Hints and Troubleshooting The following list includes common situations that might prevent your full enjoyment of Cox Business Video.

  • Page 29: Frequently Asked Questions

    No Sound • Make sure the volume is turned up. • Verify that [ MUTE ] is not in use from the TV or the digital receiver. • Make sure that the television and the digital receiver are plugged into an active electrical outlet.
  • Page 30 Where can I find details on installing the digital receiver? Access Scientific-Atlanta’s Explorer eClub Web site at: www.scientificatlanta.com/explorerclub. It contains documentation on a number of topics, including installation and setup. You need the model number of the digital receiver and your e-mail address to access the eClub Web site. Why doesn’t the digital receiver respond when I press the keys on the remote? Your remote may not be in the Cable mode.
  • Page 31 Questions About Watching Two Programs at Once If a program is being recorded in the PIP screen and I turn off the PIP feature, will this stop the recording? No. The DVR continues to record the program even if you turn off the PIP feature. What if my TV doesn’t have the PIP feature? You can still use the PIP feature because the DVR —...
  • Page 32 Do my Parental Controls in the IPG carry over to DVR recordings? Yes. If you block programs by channel or rating in the General Settings menu, recordings of these programs also are blocked. They will be recorded, but to play them back, you must enter your 4-digit PIN.
  • Page 33 For example, let’s say that you tune to a channel for 45 minutes and during that time watch a 30-minute “My Name Is Earl” episode, and then you watch the first 15 minutes of “The Office.” You can rewind to the beginning of “My Name Is Earl,” but if you press [ RECORD ], the DVR records only “The Office”...
  • Page 34 • In the United States, high-definition is always broadcast with digital signals. Standard-definition is currently broadcast in both digital and analog. (However, high- definition and digital standard-definition do not use the same digital signal.) • Generally, all HD-ready monitors or integrated HDTV sets are capable of supporting a standard-definition 480i or 480p signal.

  • Page 35: Index

    Index rewind programs ....19, 30 Block channels, with parental control ..17 status bar, using ....21 Blocked program, how to watch two programs at once .
  • Page 36 Index Recording programs, using DVR ..19, 31 Managing recording space, using DVR ..... .23 Remote control Managing saved programs, DVR .

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