Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System User Guide

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Channel Selection Options

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Select the Channel That the Set-Top Tunes to at Power On,

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For the Power On Channel option, select one of the following settings for the

DCHT to tune to at power on:
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Lowest Channel. The set-top tunes to the lowest channel in the channel

map. The channel displayed would automatically change if the channel

map is changed.

Note: Because the set-top lets the subscriber choose a channel number to

tune to at power on, the Lowest Channel option is not displayed on the

General Settings menu on the set-top. This option can still be selected as a

Staging Default.

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Last Selected Channel. The set-top tunes to the last channel that was

viewed each time the set-top is powered on. This is the recommended

setting because it allows the subscriber to tune to the last channel that was

being viewed when the set-top was powered off.

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Channel Number. The menu displays a list of channels from which the

subscriber can pick a channel that the set-top should tune each time the

set-top is powered on. This setting causes the set-top to tune to the

channel specified regardless of the hub’s channel map.

CAUTION:

The power on channel should never be set to a VOD or xOD channel or

to a channel that launches a third-party application. Tuning these

channels may initiate two-way communication over the network that can

lead to increased boot times and can delay the subscriber’s ability to

watch TV after a software download.

Note: A different channel can be used on each hub if the power on option is

selected as being configurable by hub. (See Build and Send a Configuration

to All Set-Tops in a Single Hub in Chapter 1 for more details.)

Click Save.

Result: All of your subscribers’ set-tops will now tune to the power on

channel that you selected.

Click Cancel.
Result: The DHCT Configure prompt opens.

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Click File and Close to close the DHCT Configure prompt.