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CABLECARD
HOST DIAGNOSTICS
• To check the state of various TV functions related to the CableCARD, uses Host Diagnostic menu.
- press Menu->CABLE->"0"->"0"->"0" to get into Host Diagnostics menu.
- Cable Channel List's status
- FAT, FDC status
- H/W & F/W version
CableCARD Firmware Upgrade From the Headend to the Cablecard.
• When the CableCARD Firmware Upgrade is needed, HeadEnd activates CableCARD Firmware Upgrade
operation.
* Delayed Upgrade mode (only at the stand-by state)
* Immediate Upgrade mode (stand-by or power-on state)
• CableCARD Firmware Upgrade shouldn't be interrupted by other operations.
* During this operation, a CableCARD Firmware Upgrade reporting message is being displayed
and all remote control keys will be disabled temporarily.
* Only SA uses CableCARD Firmware Upgrade protocol and SA uses in-band tuner for this
operation.
* Motorola uses their unique technique for the CableCARD firmware Upgrade and uses OOB
tuner for this operation.
ERROR REPORTING
• Per the standard (SCTE28 Appendix E), in the case of pre-defined errors, the DCR should display an
error message showing the 161-xx
technical problem and/or set
CableCARD reset to recover from this
error.
* Failure mechanism is not the DCR
but the CableCARD.
* "xx" digits are the index of this error.
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