Scientific Atlanta 8240C Specifications, Tuning and Decoding-Standard, Memory/Storage, Processors

Explorer 8240C and 8240HDC Digital-Only DVR with M-Card Interface

Specifications

Tuning and Decoding—Standard

DVR	Dual Tuning, Dual Record, Dual Playback, Pause, Rewind, Fast-Forward,
	Record one while watching another, controlled by software
Tuning	Dual QAM 64 or 256, Inband 54 MHz to 860 MHz, Out-of-band 70 MHz to 130 MHz,
	PIP
Video Decoders	Dual MPEG-2 up to MP@ML (up to 720 x 480i 60 Hz), Video Scaling
Audio Decoders	Dual Dolby® Digital up to 5.1, Dual MPEG
Conditional Access	Separable security through the Multi-Stream CableCARD interface
Encoders	Audio BTSC for TV cable (RF) output
Graphics Engine	65,000 colors, 640x480 resolution, simultaneous scale MPEG-2 video
DAVIC	QPSK FDC 1.54 Mbps, QPSK RDC at 1.54 Mbps
DOCSIS	OOB and Interaction via DOCSIS 1.0, DOCSIS Set-Top Gateway, Baseline Privacy
	Interface, requires software option
Tuning and Decoding—Included on 8240HDC
Video Decoders	Dual MPEG-2 up to MP@HL (includes 1920 x 1080i 60 Hz, 1920 x 1080p 30 Hz,
	1920 x 1080p 24 Hz, 1280 x 720p 60 Hz, 720 x 480p 60 Hz)
Tuning and Decoding—Optional
DAVIC	Dual QPSK
Memory/Storage	8240C DVR Model Options		8240HDC DVR Model Options
CPU/Apps RAM	64 MB	128 MB*	64 MB	128 MB*
Video Graphics	16 MB	16 MB	32 MB	32 MB
Video Encoder	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CPU Flash	2 MB	2 MB	2 MB	2 MB
CPU NVM	16 kB	16 kB	16 kB	16 kB
Hard Drive	80 GB	80 GB	160 GB	160 GB

*Axiom DVR Middleware for OCAP support is recommended only for the 8240C/HDC models that have 128 MB RAM.

Processors

Application/CPU

Two 250 MHz 32-bit RISC Processors (500 MIPs total)

Dimensions

Product (WxDxH)	15.6 in. x 11.2 in. x 3.25 in. (39.7 cm x 28.5 cm x 8.3 cm)
Product Weight	8.3 lbs (3.8 kg)
Carton (WxDxH)	18.0 in. x 14.0 in. x 6.12 in. (45.8 cm x 35.6 cm x 15.6 cm)
Total Weight	11.6 lbs (5.3 kg)

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