Motorola DCT1800 User Manual

Indicates the current out-of-band frequency. 

Indicates the last known carrier (OOB frequency that had correct Provider ID). 

EMM Provider ID  The ID of the provider of the Entitlement Management Message (EMM). 

To select the OOB frequency: 

1 

From the OOB STATUS diagnostic, press the MENU button to enter the frequency selection 
mode.  The OSD displays a new MANUAL FREQ line at the bottom of the screen, indicating 
the LKC frequency.  

2 

Press the MENU key a second time to exit the frequency change mode. 

 

Or 

 

Press the UP/DOWN channel or cursor keys to scroll through the frequencies to locate the 
desired OOB frequency. The frequency selection appears on the MANUAL FREQ line of the 
OSD.  

 

The first frequency to display is 75.25. The system scrolls through each frequency until it 
reaches the last, 103.75, and then scrolls back to the beginning. This diagnostic scrolls 
through the OOB frequencies in the following order:  

!  75.25 MHz 

!  104.20 MHz 

!  72.75 MHz 

!  92.25 MHz 

!  98.25 MHz 

!  107.25 MHz 

!  107.40 MHz 

!  110.25 MHz 

!  116.25 MHz 

!  103.75 MHz 

3 

Press SELECT to begin searching for the OOB frequency.  

 

On the OSD the MANUAL FREQ line of text clears, the HUNT MODE displays FIX to 
indicate the fixed frequency search, and the CUR FREQ field changes to the frequency 
selected to search. 

 

If the frequency is found with the proper EMM Provider ID, the OSD LKC field changes to 
display the new frequency. 

 

If after 40 seconds the frequency search is not successful, the set-top performs a warm reset 
and returns to the last known carrier frequency. 

4 

To abort a search without waiting the 40 seconds, press POWER to cause a warm reset.