Philips DCR5012 manual 8.3In-homecabling check, Coaxial Cables, Plugs, Splitters

8.3In-home cabling check

The UPC cable network is modern and reliable. The digital TV signal runs through the radio/ TV socket in your house and the Digital Cable Receiver to your TV.

UPC Digital TV is a quality product.Through our experience we know that bad in-home cabling and for example the use of unsuitable plugs often leads to unnecessary failures.

For UPC Digital TV demands suitable quality material for an optimized picture- and sound quality. It could be necessary for you to replace wiring and/or plugs you currently have in your home, as they possibly do not meet the necessary requirements.

(Coaxial) Cables

Coaxial Cables (“antenna cables”) transmit the radio and TV signal, among others.

Take the following items into account:

-Only use coaxial cable type C12.You can have the coaxial cables you currently use checked for the right quality at your UPC Centre or a specialized electronics shop.

-Never connect more than 15 meter coaxial cable to the end of a splitter.

We advise you never to use more than 28 meter coaxial cable on a distribution amplifier.Always work with cables of one single piece.We advise against lengthening cables, as this often leads to loss of signal and failures.

Plugs

A proper plug is made of metal or a metallized IEC-plug. Plugs with a plastic cap are always sensitive to interference.

Splitters

A splitter is used to distribute the signal to multiple sets (for example TV sets).A suitable splitter has a metal housing,

There are three kinds of splitters:

-T-splitter.

-The push-on splitter that can be pressed onto the radio/TV socket.

-The socket splitter that is placed in the meter box, for example. It is usually equipped with so- called F-connectors, recognizable by the thread. Never place multiple splitters after each other. The more splitters, the stronger the signal loss.

You should use an amplifier when you have more than two sets.

Do you already have UPC Broadband Internet and/or Telephony? Then it is possible that a push- on splitter or amplifier has already been placed over the radio/TV socket.

In that case, check the type. Do you have a UPC push-on splitter with type indication “CF-01/60 Cable modem optimizer”? Replace it with the UPC push-on splitter of type “MCPO3”, which can be purchased at the UPC Centres (see chapter 10).

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