User manual

Explorer 8300 Series Digital Video Recorders
Offer Standard, HD, and Multi-Room Capabilities
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Specifications
8300 and 8300MR-DVR Specifications
Base SD Model Features Description
DVR with 80 GB Hard Drive
(Larger hard drives are available.
Contact your North American
marketing manager for more
information.)
The 80 GB model will allow up to 50 hours* of SD programs to be recorded
and stored using DVR functions
Will give subscribers complete control over watching, pausing, rewinding,
replaying, and fast forwarding live programs using the remote control
*The total program hours that can be stored depends upon the format and data rate of the
programming source.
DAVIC Reverse Path Data
Transmitter
Will allow IP-based, real-time, two-way communication between the
Explorer 8300 Series DVR and the cable service provider’s headend
Will support interactive services such as xOD (anything-On-Demand),
VOD, and subscription VOD (SVOD)
MPEG-2 MP@ML Standard
Definition Digital Video
Decompression
Will allow decompression and presentation of audio and video
Will deliver 640 x 480 video resolution
Dual Analog and Digital Service
Tuners (True Picture-In-Picture)
Will allow both analog and MPEG-2 digital channels to be tuned and
displayed
Will allow two programs to be displayed simultaneously using the PIP
function
Dual Analog Encoders Will allow two analog SD programs to be recorded and displayed
simultaneously
Dolby Digital
®
Audio and MPEG-1
Audio Support
Will support leading digital audio standards
PowerKEY
®
Conditional Access
System
Will provide digital security using an RSA encryption algorithm that
mathematically matches pairs of keys
Will encrypt all recordings on an internal hard disk drive or on an optionally
attached external SATA hard disk drive
Will allow upgrades using a network download
PowerTV
®
Operating System with
HTML Client Engine
Will offer a stable operating system and open Application Programming
Interfaces (APIs) to support native applications and third-party middleware
applications
Enhanced Graphics Engine Will display up to 65,000 colors simultaneously
Will enable high-resolution 640 x 480 IPG graphics while simultaneously
scaling MPEG-2 video
Powerful 32-bit RISC Processors Will feature two 250-MHz (500 MIPs total) processors to perform tasks and
launch applications quickly
Over 96 MB Total Memory Flash: 512 KB
Applications DRAM: 64 MB
Media DRAM: 16 MB
MPEG encoding: 16 MB of DRAM
NVM: 8 KB
64 and 256 ITU J.83 Annex B QAM
Support
Will support open standards for QAM delivery and demodulation
Both Internal Security
Microprocessor and Smart Card
Slot
Will provide hardware-assisted conditional access options with capability to
upgrade the security, if ever needed