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    Digital Network Receiver TM Hardware Setup Instructions DHG-M55CV © 2000 by Sony Cor poration. Reproduction in whole or in par t without wr itten perm ission is prohibited. All right s reser ved. CV.book Page i Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:13 PM[...]

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    Sony Softwar e License Agreement A TTENTIO N: U SE OF TH E SOFTW ARE IS S UBJ ECT TO T HE SONY SOF TW ARE LICE NSE TER MS SET FOR TH BELOW . US ING THE SOF T W AR E OR THE PR ODU CT IN WHI CH IT I S INCORPOR A TED IN DICA TES USER’S ACC EPT ANCE OF THE SE LICE NSE TER MS. I F THE U SER D OES N OT ACC EPT THES E LICE NSE TE RMS , TH E USE R SHO UL[...]

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    WA R N I N G T o reduce the risk of fire o r shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. This symbol is inte nded to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “ dangerous voltage ” within the pr oduct ’ s enclosur e that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended[...]

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    Safety ❑ Operate the unit only on AC 60 Hz 1 10-12 0 V . ❑ The plug is design ed, for safety purposes, to f it into the wall outlet only o ne way . ❑ If any liquid or solid object should fall inside the cabinet, unplug the unit immediately and have it che cked by qualified service pers onnel before operating it further . Inst alling ❑ T o p[...]

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    v Contents Introducing the Digi tal Network Receiver Unpacking ........................................................... 1 Supplied Items .....................................................1 Items Supplied Separately by Cablevision ............ 1 Optional Items .....................................................1 Front Panel .................[...]

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    CV.book Page vi Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:13 PM[...]

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    1 Introducing the Digital Network Rece iver Unpacking Supplied I tems The following items are supplied: Items Supplied Separately by Cablevision The following items are supplied separat ely by Cablevis ion: ❑ Remot e co ntrol ❑ W ireless keyboard ❑ Access car d ❑ (IR) Re mot e Rece iver ❑ RF cable (to wall) ❑ Cablevision User Guide Opti[...]

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    Introducing the Digital Network Rec eiver 2 Fr ont P ane l Front Panel Control s and Indicators MENU 1 3 6 2 4 5 7 8 Control or Indicato r Description 1 ST ANDBY 1 Switches the Di gital Network Receiver betwe en active and st andby modes. 2 Affinity Card Slot The slot in which the A ffinity Card i s inserted. 3 F ront P anel Inp uts (Door) Pr ovide[...]

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    Front Pan el 3 Front Panel Inputs The f ront panel inp uts are conven ient for co nnect ing audio /video components and USB peripherals to the Digital Network Receiver. Front Panel Displ ay Connector Des cription 1 VIDEO/AU DIO LINE IN Inputs au dio and vide o signals fr om you r camcor der , digital still ca mera, etc., using audio/vi deo cables ([...]

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    Introducing the Digital Network Rec eiver 4 Rear Panel Connectio n Descriptio n 1 CABLE IN Connects to Cablevisi on cabl e network sig nals usin g an RF coa xial cable . 2 TO T V / V C R Outputs au dio (variable) an d video signals to the VHF/UHF (or RF) input on y our TV or VCR using a n RF coaxial c able. 3 i.LI NK (2 ) Used for connecting i. LIN[...]

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    Using the Rem ote Control (RM-Y80 6) 5 Using the Remote Contr ol (RM-Y806) Buttons tha t are highlighted below can also be used to operate your TV and VCR after you ’ ve programmed the remote contro l. For detail s, see “ Prog rammi ng th e Re mote C ontr ol ” on p age 6. ✍ T he following describes the Sony RM-Y806 remote control. If Cablev[...]

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    Introducing the Digital Network Rec eiver 6 Programming the Remote Control The r emote control is pr eset at the factory to operate any S ony brand TV and VCR. If you have any other brand of TV or VCR, use the following procedures to program the remote to use the highl ighted but tons sh own on pages 5 and 6 . T o program t he remote 1 Tu r n t o ?[...]

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    Using the Rem ote Control (RM-Y80 6) 7 If the com ponent does NOT respond T ry programming the remote using th e other codes listed for your brand. If you still canno t get your compon ent to respond after trying all the codes, your compo nent may no t be compatible with thi s remote. If this happens, you must use yo ur component ’ s remote to op[...]

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    Introducing the Digital Network Rec eiver 8 Using the Wi reless Keybo ard (KI-W55CV) The wireless keyboard works like a regular keyboa rd and has addition al buttons d esigned to control your Digital Net work Receiv er. Buttons tha t are highlighted on the next page ca n also be used to operate your TV after you ’ ve programmed the wir eless keyb[...]

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    Using the Wireless Keyboard (KI-W55CV) 9 Button Description CABLE POWER Switches the Digit al Network Receiver between active and sta ndby modes. TV POWER T urns the TV on and off. MENU Displays the Menu scre en (see the Cab levision user guid e for details). VIEWER Di splays the V iewer screen (s ee the Cablevision user guide for det ails). FAV Di[...]

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    Introducing the Digital Network Rec eiver 10 Programming the Wireless Keyboar d The keyboard is pres et at the factory to operate any Sony brand TV . If you have any oth er brand of TV , use the foll owing procedures to program the keyboard to use any o f the highlighted butt ons sho wn on pag e 8. T o program t he keybo ard 1 Set the keybo ard ’[...]

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    Using the Wireless Keyboard (KI-W55CV) 11 Replacing Batt eries in the Ke yboard When the batteries need to be replaced, insert two size AA batteries by ma tching t he + an d – on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment . Then replace the battery compartment lid. ✍ Remove the batteries to avoid damage from possible batte ry l[...]

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    Introducing the Digital Network Rec eiver 12 Remote Control Prog rammable Cod es TV Codes VCR Codes Manufacturer Code Manufac turer Code Sony 101 Sony V HS 301 Akai 103 Sony 8 mm 302 Bell & Howell 138 So ny Beta 303 Cen turi on 1 12 Be ll & How 343 Cor onad 1 13 Da ewoo 341 Daew oo 135, 136 Emerson 316, 317, 318 , 319, 320 Emerso n 120, 121[...]

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    Wireless Keyboard Programmable Co des 13 Wireless Keyboard Programm able Codes TV Codes Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Co de Sony 101, 074 , 07 7 NEC 103, 1 12, 00 1, 005, 006 , 008, 0 20, 075, 025 Admiral 102, 1 14, 1 09,055 Panason ic 1 18, 1 16, 117, 107, 064, 072 , 058, 0 82, 140 Akai 1 03, 020, 00 6 Philco 1 13, 103, 001, 00 8, 088, 061 , 006,[...]

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    CV.book Page 14 Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:13 PM[...]

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    15 Connec ting the Digital Network Receiver Overview This chapter incl udes illustrated inst ructions for setting up yo ur Digital Network R eceiver: Y ou can connect the Digital Network Receiver in a variety of configuratio ns. The answers to the foll owing ques tions will determine how you hook up and operate your components. For example: ❑ Wha[...]

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    Connectin g the Digital Network Re ceiver 16 TV with R F Connecto r Only 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr om the wall outlet (Cablevision cable network sign al) to the Digita l Network Receiver ’ s CABLE IN jack. 2 Connect the Dig ital Network Receiv er ’ s TO T V / V C R jack to the TV ’ s VHF/UHF IN ( or RF IN ) jack. 3 Connect one end of the[...]

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    Connecting the Digital Network R eceiver 17 TV and VCR with RF Connectors Only 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr om the wall outlet (Cablevision cable network sign al) to the Digita l Network Receiver ’ s CABLE IN jack. 2 Connect the Dig ital Network Receiv er ’ s TO T V / V C R jack to the VCR ’ s VHF/UHF IN (or RF IN ) jack. 3 Connect the VCR [...]

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    Connectin g the Digital Network Re ceiver 18 TV with A /V Connectors 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr om the wall outlet (Cablevision cable network sign al) to the Digita l Network Receiver ’ s CABLE IN jack. 2 Connect the Dig ital Network Receiv er ’ s LINE OUT 1 (T V) A UDIO /VIDEO jacks to the TV ’ s A UDIO/VIDEO IN jacks. 3 Connect one end [...]

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    Connecting the Digital Network R eceiver 19 TV and VCR with A/V Connect ors See the illustration on the next page for deta ils. 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr om the wall outlet (Cablevision cable network sign al) to the Digita l Network Receiver ’ s CABLE IN jack. 2 Connect the Dig ital Network Receiv er ’ s LINE OUT 1 (T V) A UDIO /VIDEO jack[...]

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    Connectin g the Digital Network Re ceiver 20 From wall outlet A C cord TV A/V cable A/V cable A/V cable VCR 3 1 2 5 4 CV.book Page 20 Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:13 PM[...]

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    Connecting the Digital Network R eceiver 21 Home Ente rtainm ent Syst em Connecting a Hi-F i TV , Hi-F i VCR , and an Audio/Vi deo Receiver See the illustration on the next page for deta ils. 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr om the wall outlet (Cablevision cable network sign al) to the Digita l Network Receiver ’ s CABLE IN jack. 2 Connect the Dig [...]

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    Connectin g the Digital Network Re ceiver 22 A C cord A/V cable Video cable A/V cable A/V RECEIVER VCR TV From wall outlet 1 2 36 5 4 CV.book Page 22 Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:13 PM[...]

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    Connecting the Digital Network R eceiver 23 Setting Up the Remote Receiver The optional Remote Receiver enables you to place the Digital Network Receiver out of sight, such as behind a cabinet door . Once the Remo te Receiver is set up, the i nfrared signals are sent from your remote contr ol or wireless keyboard to the Digital Network Receiver via[...]

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    CV.book Page 24 Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:13 PM[...]

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    25 Other Information T ro ubleshooting Prob le m Possibl e Re med ies Cannot display cable channels If you con nected the Digit al Netw ork Recei ver to yo ur TV wi th an RF connec tion (as de scribed on pa ge 16) yo u need to tu ne your TV to chann el 3 in order to see cable chan nels. If you con nected the Digit al Netw ork Receiv er to you r VCR[...]

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    Other Information 26 Changing the Digital Network Recei ver’ s RF Output Cha nnel If you connected the Digita l Network Receiver to your TV or VCR using an RF co nnection (as descri bed on pages 16 and 18), you need to set the RF output channel of the Digita l Network Receiver to match the RF channel (channel 3 or 4) o f the cable service provide[...]

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    Other Information 27 Specific ations Inputs and Outputs General Accessori es Suppli ed AC power cord (1) Optio nal Sony Bran ded Digita l Netwo rk Recei ver Acc essorie s Remote Commander , RM-Y806 (inclu des AA batteries ) W ireless Keyboar d, KI-W55CV (inc ludes AA alkalin e batteries) IR Remote Receiver , IR-R55 Cable In Input 75-ohm F-con necto[...]

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    Other Information 28 Index # (EN TER ), on r emo te 5 0 – 9, on remote 5 A AC IN connector 4 AC OUT connector 4 ACCESS CARD slot 4 Affini ty Card slot 2 Alt, on ke yboard 9 arrow butt ons, on k eyboar d 9 arrows, on remote 6 audio/video receiver, conn ecti ng 21 B BACK, on keyboar d 9 BACK, on remote 6 Backspace, on keyboard 9 batteries in re mot[...]

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    Other Information 29 I i.LINK conn ectors 4 INPUT, on keyboard 9 INPUT, on remote 5 Insert, on keyboa rd 9 IR Repeater, us ing 4 L Last CH, on keyboa rd 9 LAST CH, on remote 6 line inputs, front panel 2 , 3 LINE OUT connectors 4 M Mail, on key board 9 MENU, on front panel 2 MENU, on keyboa rd 9 MENU, on remote 5 Movies, on keyboard 9 MUTE, on keybo[...]

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    Other Information 30 volume, adjusting, on rem ote 6 VOLU ME, on keyb oard 9 W wireless keyboa rd illustr ated 8 programming 10 replacin g batterie s 11 CV.book Page 30 Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:13 PM[...]

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    Printed in the USA Sony Corp oration CV.book Page xxxi Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:13 PM[...]

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    CV.book Page xxxii Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:13 PM[...]