InfiniTV 6 ETH Quick Install Guide
www.cetoncorp.com Ceton InfiniTV 6 ETH Quick Install Guide
1. Install a CableCARD from your Cable TV provider
Call or visit your cable TV provider and order a multi-stream CableCARD (M-Card) for a Ceton InfiniTV digital cable tuner.
Insert the CableCARD, with the bar code side down, into the CableCARD slot in the back of the InfiniTV 6 ETH.
2. Connect the Ceton InfiniTV 6 ETH to your home network
Connect the InfiniTV 6 to an Ethernet connection on your network or
router using the supplied Ethernet cable. Ensure InfiniTV and your PCs
are on the same subnet.
Attach a coax cable from your cable TV outlet to the Cable In F-
Connector on the back of the InfiniTV 6 ETH.
Plug the power supply into the InfiniTV 6 ETH and any standard
electrical outlet.
Turn your Windows 7 or 8 PC(s) on.
If your cable provider requires a Tuning Adapter: connect the small end
of the supplied USB cable to the mini USB port on the InfiniTV 6 ETH
and the other end to the Tuning Adapter provided by your cable
provider.
Steps 3-6 below must be performed on at least one PC.
If you’re assigning one or more individual tuners to more than one PC, steps 3, 5 and 6 must be performed on each PC
you will be using.
Please note that Dynamic Tuner Pooling is currently a BETA FEATURE.
3. Install the Ceton InfiniTV software on each PC
Download and run the Ceton InfiniTV Installer for the version of Windows you are using from the following link:
www.cetoncorp.com/infinitv/support/.
4. Update InfiniTV Firmware and Hardware Image
Open the Ceton Diagnostics application installed in step 3 from Start / All Programs / Ceton InfiniTV / Ceton Diagnostics.
Click on the Update tab.
If you have the latest Firmware and Hardware images you will see “There are no updates available for your InfiniTV”on the Update tab and you can
move to step 5 below; otherwise select one of the next two options, depending on whether you wish to test the beta Tuner Pooling feature.
oInstall Without Tuner Pooling (recommended): Make sure the “Include beta updates” button is checked off.
Select the Hardware version shown and click the Update button. The update can take several minutes.
Once the update is finished unplug the power cable to your InfiniTV 6 ETH, wait 10 seconds and plug it back in.
Select the Firmware version shown and click the Update button. The update can take several minutes.
Once the update is finished unplug the power cable to your InfiniTV 6 ETH, wait 10 seconds and plug it back in.
oInstall With Tuner Pooling (beta –advanced users only): Make sure “Include beta updates” button is checked on.
Select the Beta Hardware version shown and click the Update button. The update can take several minutes.
Once the update is finished unplug the power cable to your InfiniTV 6 ETH, wait 10 seconds and plug it back in.
Select the Beta Firmware version shown and click the Update button. The update can take several minutes.
Once the update is finished unplug the power cable to your InfiniTV 6 ETH, wait 10 seconds and plug it back in.
Re-boot your PC.
5. Launch Media Center and run the Microsoft Digital Cable Advisor tool
Start Windows Media Center and navigate to Extras / Extras Gallery.
Run the Digital Cable Advisor and follow all instructions.
