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8. What is an addressable cable converter-descrambler? This is a converter-descrambler that can be controlled by the cable company from their office location. Through remote coded messages sent via the cable system, the cable company can "address" the customers’ unit to begin descrambling selected premium or pay per view channels. An addressable unit allows the cable company to access your cable box to change the descrambling configuration or program. This function provides the cable company the ability to add or delete descrambling on the channels that come in through your cable line. A non-addressable unit does not provide the cable sonycdx1000rf company access to the cable box program. The program remains stationary and is unchangeable. Both cable box designs have the potential of receiving all channels, none or somewhere in between dependent on the box program. Usually the source has another outlet or may need to do research on your request. 14. What are "bullets"? The terms "bullets" is very sonycdx1000rf misleading and has grown way out of control sonycdx1000rf in this industry. sonycdx1000rf Cable companies transmit data, this is how all addressable cable systems work. Both, cable companies and cable dealers alike use the sonycdx1000rf term "bullet" to describe this transmission of data . Bullets are nothing more than transmitted signal which affects the cable box program. It does not fry the guts of the equipment but rather may shut the box off temporarily, reprogram the box, or shut the box down in an error mode. The box can easily be reset by unplugging it for 15min. This will allow the sonycdx1000rf unit to reset and correct any error that has occurred. Are cable converters legal? YES! cable converters are legal. If your cable TV company can possess & rent the box to you then you can own the cable box yourself. An example in time would be when company rented telephones to consumers. The federal government directed that it was legal for consumers to own their own phone. Now you wouldn’t consider buying only from company. The cable TV industry is in sonycdx1000rf its early stages is relative to this development. It is legal for you to purchase and it is legal for you to own. When you buy a cable box it is your responsibility to inform the cable TV company that you are accessing their signal. It is illegal sonycdx1000rf to receive their transmission without paying for it. ©2003 www.cd-recorder-sale.com. All rights reserved. |