Midco HD Digital Adapter User manual

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HD
Digital Adapter
Self-Install Guide
Let’s get started. Use this guide to install your Midco®
HD digital adapter. With just a few easy steps, you’ll
be ready to go.
Included for Install
HDMI Coax Cable
Power Cord
Remote
HD Digital Adapter

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Required to Start
• Midco HD digital adapter serial number (from the back of your equipment)
• Your Midco account number
• Your TV remote plus batteries installed in your cable box remote
HD digital adapter serial number (SN): ______________________________________
Midco account number: _____________________________________________________
Connect & Activate
1. Connect a coax cable from your cable wall outlet to the Cable In (RF
In) connection on your HD digital adapter. Make sure the connection is
finger tight.
2. Connect the HDMI cable from your HDMI connection on your HD digital
adapter TV to the HDMI connection on your HDTV.
• If you don’t have an HDTV, connect a coax cable from the To TV
connection on the back of your adapter with the coax/antenna/cable in
coax on the back of your TV.
3. Plug the power cord into your HD digital adapter and then into an
electrical outlet.
4. Turn on your TV, and make sure volume is on.
5. Using your TV remote, change the TV input setting to the proper HDMI
input connect the HD digital adapter.
• If you don’t have an HDTV and you’re connected via coax cable, go
to the back of your cable box. Flip the HD digital adapter switch to
Power
Coax Cable Power Cord
HDMICable
HDMI Cable
Cable Outlet TV Electrical Outlet

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channel 3 or 4. Then, use your original TV remote to change your TV
channel to match the back of your HD digital adapter.
6. Activate your HD digital adapter online at Midco.com/CableTVSupport.
Locate the Activate My Equipment area. Enter your cable box serial number,
and click Activate Now.
• Although you may have working channels, your HD digital adapter
needs to activate to ensure you receive the correct channels in your
cable TV package.
You’ll know that the HD digital adapter is activated when the light on the front of
the box is lit solid and no longer blinking. Other light indicators include:
• Long, continuous blink: The HD digital adapter is in hunt mode and is not
ready to be activated. If you tried to activate during hunt mode, the cable
box will not activate. Wait for two short blinks, and try again.
• Three, short blinks: The HD digital adapter is updating. Wait for two short
blinks, and try again.
• Two, short blinks: The HD digital adapter is ready to be activated.
Complete Setup
1. Confirm that a TV picture shows after you activate your HD digital adapter.
• If you don’t receive a TV picture after completing activation, you may
need to switch your HDMI input on your TV, if you have an HDTV. If you
don’t have an HDTV, you may need to change your channel on the back
of your HD digital adapter to match your TV channel. (See Connect &
Activate under step 2.)
2. After your on-screen guide finishes loading, press Guide on your Midco
remote to scroll and confirm you’re receiving channels provided in your
cable package.
3. Program your Midco remote control. Refer to the user guide provided with
your remote, or visit our Midco.com/CableTVSupport and select Remote
Controls for details.
If your cable box won’t power on, if you don’t have the right channels or if you
need other assistance, contact us for help.

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What’s Next
Know How to Troubleshoot
Having trouble with your cable TV? Check out Midco.com/CableTVSupport for a
host of resources. Learn how to program your remote, use your on-screen guide
and more.
Return Old Cable Box
If you have an old Midco cable box or digital adapter, be sure to return it. Just
package it up in the box that came with your new HD digital adapter, which also
includes a prepaid return label. Or you can drop the box o at your local Midco
Customer Experience Center.
Midco.com/Support
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