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CUTV Setting Up CUTV for Use with Your Television

These instructions are for ResNet subscribers only. Faculty & Staff who sign up for CUTV on a television will have the equipment installed by CIT. To view CUTV on your television, you'll use the Amino amiNET110-based Set Top Box (STB). The STB includes features not currently in use at Cornell; we'll only cover the relevant features. You'll first need to subscribe to CUTV, then pick up your equipment. After unpacking your cardboard box you should have the following: AmiNET110 Set Top Box (with pre-installed SmartCard) Power cord STB stand Remote control & 3 AAA batteries Amino A/V cable (black multi-pin connector at one end; red, yellow, white, and black connectors at the other end) Keep the cardboard box! You will need to return it with your equipment when you end your subscription. The front of the STB has a single LED that indicates both power and reception of signals from the remote control. The LED is always illuminated when the STB is plugged in. When you use the remote control, the LED will flicker to indicate that the STB is receiving the signal. Installation Installation is a two-step process. First, connect your television to the Set Top Box. Second, make the other Set Top Box connections.

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Step One: Connecting your television to the Set Top Box

You can connect the STB to your TV one of two ways: through the audio/video (A/V) jacks or through an antenna connector.

 

Through the audio/video jacks

Most modern televisions have A/V inputs, sometimes called "line input," "game input," or "Audio/Video" inputs; these may be on the back, front, or side of your TV. We recommend that you use the A/V jacks if they are available.

1. Plug the red, yellow, and white jacks at the one end of the A/V cable into a set of A/V inputs on your TV. (You will not use the black plug at the TV end of the cable.)
2. Plug the black multi-pin jack at the other end of the A/V cable into the Audio Visual Out jack on the back of the STB.

 

Through an antenna connector

All TVs have a single "antenna" connector, almost always on the back of the TV, but we recommend that you use the A/V jacks if they are available. For those few televisions that do not have A/V inputs, or if all your A/V inputs are already being used, you will need to purchase a coaxial cable. These cables can be found in most department and discount stores in the electronics section, or in electronics specialty shops. They are commonly called "cable TV jumpers" or "antenna cables." They typically cost less than $10. (For the technically inclined, you need a 75-ohm coaxial cable with "F" connectors on each end. You can get the kind that screws on or the kind that just pushes on; either is acceptable.)

1. Connect one end of the coaxial cable you purchased to the screw-on connector labeled OUT on the STB. (Please be sure to use the connector labeled OUT, as in the photo below.)
2. Connect the other end to the screw-on antenna connector on your TV.

 

Step Two: Making the other STB Connections

Connect the Ethernet cable to the STB and to your network jack. ResNet customers should use their ResNet cable for this connection, not a commercially available Ethernet cable. (Some residence halls have specially wired jacks; standard Ethernet cables are unreliable in these jacks.) Connect the power supply to the back of the STB and an electrical outlet. Press the red power button on the STB remote to turn on the STB. (See the Using CUTV with Your Television guide for more information.) Turn on the TV and: If you used the antenna connection, tune your TV to channel 4. If you used the A/V inputs, use your TV remote (or the controls on your television) to switch to the correct video input. If you see "snow," you are not viewing the right video input. The first time the STB is connected, it is possible that the box will spend a few moments (or a few minutes) updating itself with the latest software. Once this update is completed, you'll see the CUTV Channel Lineup screen. See our Using CUTV with Your Television page for details on how to use the remote to watch CUTV.

ResNet users who want to use their ResNet jack for both their computer connection and CUTV on their television have some extra work to do. See our Sharing Your Jack page.