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Setup Box 8610x

Description

Features

In 1991, Scientific-Atlanta led the industry by introducing the Model 8600 Addressable Home Terminal with an integrated 240-character, on-screen display.

Recognized for highest quality and performance, the 8600 Home Terminal family has become the cornerstone of addressable CATV markets.

The 8600 Home Terminal has been upgraded to the model 8610.

The 8610 Addressable Home Terminal is easy to use for both subscribers and cable operators.

Subscribers value the easy control the 8610 Addressable Home Terminal provides them for access to their cable services.
Operators value the ease of system deployment, operation, and maintenance—benefits that result from a premier, quality product.

  • On-screen display provides subscriber with an easy-to-use interface.
  • Pay-per-view event confirmation reduces unnecessary subscriber telephone calls to the cable operator.
  • Operator-defined, on-screen channel programmer ID (PID) improves channel navigation.
  • On-screen volume display allows optimal audio control.
  • Eight-event, 14-day, on-screen program timer simplifies unattended recording.
  • Motorola secure microprocessor enables unique permanent digital address for each home terminal, highly tamper resistent.
  • 750 MHz tuning is a standard feature.
  • SoundProtect™ audio masking is an optional feature.

Electrical

Input bandwidth

MHz

54 MHz to 750 MHz

Number of channels

channels

116 channels
(single cable)
255 channels
(dual cable)

Output channel downloadable

 

3 or 4

Output level

dBmV

9.0 dBmV, typical

Noise figure

dB

8.7 dB
(including baseband circuitry)

Return loss

dB

Input
8 dB
Output
12 dB

Spurious response

dBc

Output
-60 dBc in channel

Frequency accuracy

kHz

±100 kHz max

Frequency stability

kHz

±100 kHz max

Mechanical


Dimensions

inches / width / height

9.2 in. L x 7.0 in. W x 2.4 in. H

Weight

lbs

3.6 lbs

Keyboard type

keys

11 keys (front access)

Display type

digit

LED, 4-digit