Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System User Guide

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Preface 

About This Guide ............................................................................................................ ix

 

Chapter 1 

Configuring SARA to Enhance Your Subscribers’ Experience 

Overview ........................................................................................................................ 1-1

 

What Can You Configure for SARA? ......................................................................... 1-4

 

Where Are the Options on the SARA Application Server? .................................. 1-30

 

Choose a Method for Sending a Configuration to Set-Tops ................................. 1-31

 

Send a Global Configuration to All Set-Tops in Your Network ........................... 1-33

 

Set Staging Defaults .................................................................................................... 1-37

 

Build and Send a Configuration to All Set-Tops in a Single Hub ........................ 1-39

 

Send a Configuration to a Single Set-Top ................................................................ 1-48

 

Reset User Settings ...................................................................................................... 1-51

 

Configure SARA for Your Subscribers .................................................................... 1-53

 

Chapter 2 

Audio Options 

Overview ........................................................................................................................ 2-1

 

Select a Preferred Audio Language for Digital Services ......................................... 2-2

 

Select the Digital Output on the Set-Top ................................................................... 2-5

 

Select the Best Audio Range for TV Viewing or  Connection  

to Theater Systems ........................................................................................................ 2-8

 

Adjust the Volume from Either the Set-Top or the TV .......................................... 2-11

 

Allow Subscribers to Select the Audio Source for Any  Program That  

Provides an Alternate Audio Track .......................................................................... 2-15

 

Disable Audio and Video Synchronization ............................................................. 2-17

 

Select the Language for the Wireless Keyboard ..................................................... 2-19

 

Show Volume Level on LED When Adjusting Volume from the Set-Top ......... 2-22