Mitsubishi WS-55517 User Manual

CableCARD is  a nationwide system standard that 
allows your local cable TV provider to supply you with 
an access card customized to your account. This card 
allows the TV to receive, decode and unscramble the 
premium digital channels included in your cable TV 
subscription, without the use of a cable box.  It also 
allows your cable provider to automatically update and 
change your subscription.  When you move to a new 
cable provider’s area, you simply return the CableCARD 
to the original cable provider and get a new card from 
your new cable provider.

Please note that CableCARD is a new technology and 
your local cable provider may not currently be offering 
this service.  As time passes, this system will become 
broadly supported by most cable providers.

The CableCARD system is “unidirectional” which 
means your cable provider can send updates to the 
access card and TV, however, the TV cannot send back 
signals such as requests for Video-On-Demand or Pay-
per-View request by remote control.

Digital cable channels authorized by the CableCARD 
will be available on the Firewire™ IEEE 1394 network 
and can be shared by other products on the network.  
Some digital channels or programs may not be copied 
or recorded because of copy restriction limits set by the 
content owners or copyright holders.

The digital television is capable of receiving analog 
basic, digital basic and digital premium cable 
television programming by direct connection to a 
cable system providing such programming.  A security 
card (CableCARD) provided by your cable operator 
is required to view encrypted digital programming.  
Certain advanced and interactive digital cable 
services such as video-on-demand, a cable operator’s 
enhanced program guide and data-enhanced television 
services may require the use of a set-top box.  For 
more information call your local cable operator.

Please see page 15 for instructions on how to insert the 
CableCARD.

After inserting a CableCARD into the TV back 
panel CableCARD slot and powering On the TV, 
the initialization process begins.  An initial screen 
will automatically display for a few minutes, with 
information that your Cable Provider will need in order 
to start service.  Please write down this information 
before calling your cable provider. 

 

An example of this type of screen is shown here.  
Your screen will display specific information from 
your cable provider and may not look exactly like this 
screen.

If you were unable to record the information, you can 
press TV MENU on the remote and then enter the 
number 999 and the screen will re-display.  You can 
also press DEVICE MENU when the CableCARD is 
the selected source and you will be able to select the 
startup application.

Please call XYZ Cable
at xxx-xxx-xxxx to
activate cable service.

They will need these numbers:
Host ID X-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX
CableCARD

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ID: X-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX

See owner's manual for
further information