Connecting The Set-Top - Cisco Explorer 1540 User Manual

Connecting the Set-Top

To connect your set-top to your entertainment devices, complete these steps.
Unplug all appropriate electronic devices before connecting the set-top.
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Connect your SDTV to the set-top. Refer to the Connection Diagrams section beginning
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on page 10.
Identify the additional devices you will
connect to the set-top and TV. See
pages 10 through 12 and the related
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user guides for more information.
Connect the coaxial cable that carries the signal from your service provider to the
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CABLE IN connector on the back panel of the set-top.
Plug the set-top and the TV into an AC power source.
To protect the set-top from power surge damage, ground (earth) your cable
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product to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges.
To avoid these voltage surges that can be caused by lightning storms and power outages,
plug the set-top into a surge protector to reduce the risk of damage.
POWER
Do not turn on the set-top or TV yet.
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Wait until the POWER LED on the front panel of the set-top stops blinking to indicate that
the update is complete.
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Note: If the POWER LED blinks eight times, pauses then repeats, your set-top is not authorized.
Call your service provider.
To begin watching TV, turn the TV on, and press POWER on the front panel of the set-top or
on the remote control.
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Home Theater
VCR
DVD Other
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