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vThe!following!items!are!included!in!each!DTA!Shipment:!
oDTA!Mini!Box)
oPower!Cord)
o3!foot!HDMI!cable)
o3!foot!Coaxial!cable)
oAdhesive!Velcro!for!mounting)
oRemote!Control!with!batteries)
oInstruction!Manual)
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vYou!can!activate!their!DTA!in!1!of!2!ways:)
oOnline!at!www.brctv.com/alldigital.!!The!customer!will!select!the!option!to!“Activate!Now”.!!The!
customer!will!then!be!prompted!to!login!to!their!My!Blue!Ridge!account!to!activate!their!DTA’s.)
oBy!calling!800-222-5377!and!pressing!option!8!!to!Activate!their!DTA!Mini!Box.!!Pleas!have!your!Blue!
Ridge!Account!number!and!4!digit!pin!number!or!last!4!digits!of!your!social!security!number.)
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1. !“Do!you!have!your!DTA!Mini!Box!connected!yet?”!
•If!yes,!continue!to!Step!3!
§If!no,!is!your!!television!is!HDMI!compatible!or!not.!!!
§AC)/8'#()?13A,!locate!the!coaxial!connection!coming!from!their!wall!or!floor!
that!may!be!going!into!their!television.!!You!will!want!to!unscrew!that!
coaxial!and!connect!it!to!the!Cable!In!on!the!DTA.!!You!will!then!use!the!
HDMI!cable!provided!to!connect!the!HDMI!on!the!DTA!to!the!HDMI!on!the!
television.!!You!!will!then!want!to!make!sure!your!television!is!set!to!the!
correct!HDMI!input.!!!Finally,!plug!the!DTA!power!cord!into!the!DTA!and!the!
electrical!outlet.!!!
§AC)/8'#()!"*5'*7,!locate!the!coaxial!connection!coming!from!your!wall!or!
floor!that!may!be!going!into!their!television.!!You!will!want!to!unscrew!that!
coaxial!and!connect!it!to!the!Cable!In!on!the!DTA.!!Then!use!the!Coaxial!
cable!provided!to!connect!from!the!“To!TV”!on!the!DTA!to!the!“Cable!In”!on!

the!television.!!Confirm!if!the!channel!switch!on!the!DTA!is!on!3!or!4.!!
Finally,!plug!the!DTA!power!cord!into!the!DTA!and!the!electrical!outlet.!
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2. “What!message!do!you!see!on!your!television!screen?”!
•If!you!see!a!message!that!says!No!Signal!or!a!black/blue!screen,!follow!these!
instructions:!
§Are!you!connecting!the!DTA!to!the!Television!using!the!Coaxial!cable!or!the!
HDMI!cable.?!!
§Next,!verify!what!input!their!television!is!on.!!!
oIf!using!Coaxial!then!you!should!be!on!TV!and!channel!3!or!4.!
oIf!using!HDMI!then!you!should!be!on!the!corresponding!HDMI!input!
based!on!what!HDMI!port!was!used!on!the!television.!
§Do!you!have!a!VCR!connected!and!turned!on?!A!VCR!powered!on!and!not!
set!to!channel!3!can!produce!a!blue!or!black!screen!preventing!the!cable!
signal!from!getting!to!the!TV!correctly.!!
§If!changing!the!inputs!does!not!correct!the!issue,!go!back!to!Step!2!to!
confirm!connections.!
§If!you!see!a!message!that!states!to!“Activate”,!“Service!Interruption/Temp!
Off!Air”,!or!“Call!to!Subscribe”!then!please!unplug!the!power!cord!from!the!
back!of!the!DTA!for!10!seconds!and!then!plug!it!back!in.!!!
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If!using!a!coaxial!connection,!the!customer’s!television!should!be!on!the!TV!Input!and!turned!to!Channel!3!or!4!
depending!on!the!Channel!switch!on!the!back!of!their!DTA!
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If!using!a!coaxial!connection,!the!customer’s!television!should!be!on!the!TV!Input!and!turned!to!Channel!3!or!4!
depending!on!the!Channel!switch!on!the!back!of!their!DTA!
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If!a!customer!chooses!to!connect!a!VCR!with!their!DTA!mini!box,!the!setup!would!be!as!shown!above.!
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If!the!customer!would!like!to!record!using!their!VCR,!they!will!need!to!set!up!the!recording!similar!to!a!digital!
box.!!Meaning!that!the!VCR!should!be!programmed!to!record!Channel!3!or!4!(depending!on!the!switch)!and!
then!the!DTA!mini!box!will!need!to!stay!on!the!channel!that!the!customer!would!like!to!record.!
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If!using!an!HDMI!connection,!the!customer’s!television!should!be!on!the!proper!HDMI!input!depending!on!how!they!
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1. Have!DTA!within!sight!of!the!remote!control!during!programming!
2. Find!the!manufacturer’s!code!for!the!customer’s!TV!brand!
3. Turn!on!your!TV!and!DTA!Mini!Box!
4. On!your!remote,!press!and!hold!the!Setup!button!until!the!LED!indicator!changes!from!red!to!green!on!
the!remote!control.!!While!the!light!stays!green,!have!the!customer!enter!the!5!digit!code!and!watch!
for!the!light!to!blink!green!twice!after!entering!the!code.!!
5. Press!the!TV!Power!button!immediately!on!the!remote!control.!!If!the!TV!turns!off,!you!know!the!code!
has!been!accepted.!!Turn!the!TV!back!on!and!make!sure!that!the!VOL+/-!and!Mute!buttons!also!work.!!
If!so,!programming!is!complete.!
6. If!not,!repeat!these!steps!with!each!of!the!manufacturer’s!codes!that!were!found.!!If!you!still!can’t!find!
a!code!that!works,!try!the!‘Search!Method’!listed.!
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1. Press!and!hold!the!Setup!button!for!three!seconds!until!the!LED!Indicator!turns!green!on!the!remote!
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2. Enter!9-8-6!on!the!remote!control!
3. The!LED!Indicator!will!blink!green!twice!on!the!remote!control!
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1. Turn!on!your!TV!
2. On!your!remote,!press!and!hold!the!Setup!button!until!the!LED!indicator!changes!from!red!to!green!on!
the!remote!control!
3. While!the!light!stays!green,!Press!the!Yellow!A!button!
4. Press!the!Channel!^!button!multiple!times!until!the!TV!turns!off!
5. After!the!TV!turns!off,!press!Setup!
6. Successful!TV!IR!code!storage!is!indicated!by!2!green!blinks!on!the!remote!control!!
K"&$B!If!you!press!the!Channel!^!button!again!after!the!TV!turns!off,!you!will!not!be!able!to!go!back!to!that!
code.!!You!will!need!to!begin!the!programming!method!from!the!beginning!again.!
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1. Ensure!that!you!have!line!of!sight!of!the!DTA!Mini!Box!during!the!pairing!process!
2. Press!the!Menu!button!

3. Select!Remote!Control!and!then!select!Remote!Control!Pairing!
4. Press!and!hold!the!Setup!button!until!the!LED!Indicator!turns!green!on!the!remote!control!
5. Press!the!Menu!button.!!Please!allow!a!few!seconds!for!the!menu!to!display.!
6. Proceed!by!entering!the!pairing!code!displayed!in!blue!on!the!pairing!code!pop-up!screen.!!This!code!is!
randomly!generated.!
K"&$B!!If!you!don’t!see!a!pairing!code!screen,!repeat!steps!1!and!2.!
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1. Press!and!hold!the!Setup!button!for!three!seconds!until!the!LED!Indicator!turns!green!on!the!remote!
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2. Enter!9-8-7!on!the!remote!control!
3. The!LED!Indicator!will!blink!green!twice!on!the!remote!control!
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1. Press!and!hold!the!Setup!button!for!three!seconds!until!the!LED!Indicator!turns!green!on!the!remote!
control!
2. Enter!9-8-6!on!the!remote!control!
3. The!LED!Indicator!will!blink!green!twice!on!the!remote!control!!
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1. Press!and!hold!the!Setup!button!for!three!seconds!until!the!LED!Indicator!turns!green!on!the!remote!
control!!
2. Enter!9-8-1!on!the!remote!control!
3. The!LED!Indicator!will!blink!green!twice!on!the!remote!control!
4. Then!proceed!with!TV!Programming!and!Pairing!to!the!DTA!
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1. Press!and!hold!Setup!button!until!the!LED!indicator!turns!green!on!the!remote!control!!
2. Press!the!volume!down!button!

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1. Press!and!hold!Setup!button!until!the!LED!indicator!turns!green!on!the!remote!control!
2. Press!the!volume!up!button!
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1. Confirm!that!the!power!cord!is!connected!to!the!DTA!Mini!Box!and!the!AC!wall!outlet!
2. If!the!DTA!Mini!Box!is!connected!to!another!until!(such!as!a!switched!outlet!or!DVD!player),!verify!that!
the!unit!powered!on.!
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If!a!customer!states!that!they!are!unhappy!with!the!bars!on!their!screen,!have!the!customer!look!for!a!Format!
or!Aspect!Ratio!on!their!TV!remote!control.!!This!may!correct!the!issue!on!some!or!all!channels.!!However,!
ultimately!if!a!program!is!not!being!broadcast!in!HD!then!the!customer!will!continue!to!see!those!bars!on!the!
screen.!!If!the!customer!does!not!like!this,!please!advise!them!that!they!can!switch!to!using!their!coaxial!
connection!from!the!DTA!to!the!television.!!
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1. Try!another!channel!or!enter!your!PIN!code,!this!channel!may!be!restricted!from!viewing!
2. Verify!that!your!TV!is!matching!the!setting!on!the!DTA!Mini!Box.!!For!instance,!if!you’re!connected!
using!the!coaxial!jumper!cable,!make!sure!you!have!the!same!channel!selected!on!the!TV!and!3/4!
switch!on!the!back!of!the!DTA!Mini!Box.!!If!using!the!HDMI!connection,!verify!that!you!are!on!the!
correct!HDMI!input.!
3. Confirm!that!all!cable!connections,!including!your!coaxial!cable!is!securely!tightened!onto!both!the!
cable!wall!outlet!and!the!INPUT!port!of!your!DTA!Mini!Box.!!Verify!that!all!video!cables!between!the!
DTA!Mini!Box!and!the!TV!are!firmly!connected.!!!
4. If!the!DTA!Mini!Box!video!output!is!connected!to!a!home!theater!unit,!verify!that!the!home!theater!
unit!is!powered!on!and!set!to!the!appropriate!input!source.!
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1. Verify!that!the!MUTE!button!on!the!remote!control!has!not!been!pressed;!try!pressing!the!MUTE!
button!to!restore!sound!for!both!the!DTA!Mini!Box!and!television.!

1. Verify!that!the!volume!on!the!DTA!Mini!Box!is!not!turned!down.!!Press!the!volume!up!on!the!DTA!Mini!
Box!remote!control.!!Volume!level!will!be!displayed!on!the!bottom!of!the!screen.!
2. Verify!that!the!SAP!feature!has!not!been!turned!on.!!Press!the!‘A’!button!on!the!DTA!Mini!Box!remote!
control!to!see!if!that!restores!sound.!!If!not,!press!the!‘A’!button!again.!
3. If!the!customer’s!remote!control!was!recently!paired!to!the!DTA!Mini!Box,!you!may!need!to!reset!the!
remote!control,!and!then!turn!the!volume!all!the!way!up,!before!finally!reprogramming!the!remote!
control!to!the!television.!
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