DIGITAL CABLE FILTER INFORMATION

DIGITAL CABLE HPF-54 Instructions

Digital Filter Installation

1. Screw the filter into the "cable in" connector in the back of your digital cable box. Then connect your cable wire into the female receptor of the filter. The filter should be located between your cable wire and the digital cable box. The filter is now installed.

2. Test your filter after installation. Call your cable provider and ask what your current balance is for the month. After doing this order a PPV movie. The next day call you cable provider again and check your balance by saying you want to confirm if anyone has ordered a movie. If a charge has been posted the filter does not work. But most likely there will be no charge and the filter works.

3. Once the filter is plugged in do not remove it. Without it installed the cable company could search your system and possibly charge you for the movies.

(If you have another service box between the wall and your digital cable box this filter probably won't work.)

INSTALLATION /RESETTING/ORDERING

The following procedures are and have been verified by a lot of our customers BUT we do not guarantee if any will work for your particular box (that’s why we offer the 30 day money back guarantee). This is still the most complete instruction anywhere.

VERY IMPORTANT TO READ THE BELOW PARAGRAPHS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANYTHING: THE REAL REASONS YOU WILL BE USING THE BELOW PROCEEDURES TO RESET YOUR BOX ARE AS FOLLOWS (AND MAKE SURE YOU READ THE FOLLOWING BECAUSE IT SHOULD CLARIFY ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE):

INITIAL TEST First and foremost : When you first install the filter, only order 1 movie and go through the reset procedures to find 1 that works for you: do the reset, check purchase history, make sure its cleared, then remove the filter. If 1 method didn't clear it, another will so just go through them for your specific box. (This will be the longest period of your testing because you will need to wait about a week after resetting and removing the filter to see if the charge shows up on your bill.) This is why some people call it "testing" because before you use the filter freely you have to test and find that 1 method that will ALWAYS work for you so that you simplify things and never have to worry about it in the future. Some people are told to never remove the filter, and then 2 months later their box locks up, they don’t know why, and get stuck with a huge bill, hence all the rumors that the filters don’t work and people get stuck with huge bills at the end. You don’t have to go through that, because if a reset ends up somehow not working for you, all you loose is the price of 1 movie instead of getting a $300 bill.

Occasionally the cable companies call up your box to see if it responds. They attempt to do this about 2 or 3 times before they lock it up due to no response back to them (if the filter is on the box, the box cannot respond to the signal attempts). Your best bet is to occasionally reset the box and remove the filter (preferably after 5 movies OR about every 2 weeks) and remove the filter on the 3^rd 17^th and the 22^nd of each month. (JUST MAKE SURE THAT NO MATTER WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE DOING THE RESET NOT TO DO IT ON THE 3 DATES THAT THE CABLE COMPANIES USE TO SEND THE SIGNAL WHICH ARE: 3^RD, 17TH, & 22^nd) The filter needs to be removed (WHEN & IF and ONLY IF you have successfully reset the box and made sure of this by checking your box purchase history to see that everything was deleted) You remove it so that the box is open the cable company signals as that is the only way the box can respond to the signals-IF & WHEN the filter is OFF. There are 2 reasons why your box may lock up: #1 If you go over your limit of unanswered movies (which is 5 or more) #2 If your box is not responding to the cable company signals. To eliminate both these problems just make sure you reset the box after ordering 5 movies and remove the filter for a day or 2 after each reset.

THIS ELIMINATES ALL PROBLEMS and this should only be done after you have already done the INITIAL TEST as explained above.

How to order:

Go to any regular PPV channel and order a movie with your remote control (the filter has to be on the box BEFORE you place that order). D not attempt to order "VIDEO IN DEMAND"/ "PPV's IN DEMAND", AS CURRENTLY THERE IS NOTHING AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET THAT WILL WORK FOR THOSE CHANNELS- if you have "in demand PPV's" you also have regular PPV channels that are toward the lower #'s like 99, 100, etc...) As stated before the filter only works for regular PPV channels.

TRICK for ordering if you have to phone in your order-the filter will PROBABLY not work- BUT IF you can actually call an 800 # that is given on your screen and order through an automated system, here is how you can order the movie (this NEW option was just discovered):

When ordering PPV, call the 800 number on screen to order PPV. But do not "hang up yet", when you call that number. The system sends signal to your box to turn on that channel. Now, here is the trick! Right when the PPV channel appears, either unplug the box or disconnect input cable from box. Right after disconnecting, you cancel order by pressing #9 on the phone. The reason you do this is after you cancel your order, the system sends another signal to your box to "turn off" that PPV channel! If the box is unplugged or disconnected, it cannot read that signal, leaving PPV turned on! Hook your box up after 30 seconds and you can watch your movie!

RESET INTRCUTIONS: One thing that will always help, regardless of the below reset procedures is the following (it never hurts to do this, because it automatically clears all memory while you are sleeping and it is relatively easy to do) (This procedure works for SOME people, so may not work for you but you can try before trying the more proven ones below) unplug your box from the POWER SOURCE when you go to sleep and leave it unplugged for 24 hours(48 hours has more of a chance to work and this is because the longer the battery is left without any power, the more chance there is that all the memory will get deleted because there isn’t enough power to hold it there-the power stays for a little while because of the charge, but eventually it drains out). This should reset the memory-Now power the box back on and go through the INTIAL TEST as explained in the beginning to make sure the reset worked. If this procedure worked for you then great, use it always in the future and do not bother with the below ones.)

MOST BOXES

INSTRUCTION (will work for most boxes)

1. Unplug your power cord from the box (NOT THE WALL!!!)

2. Wait 3-5 min... No more than 5 MIN (very important)

3. Hold down the power and select button at the same time and don’t let go.

4. Have someone plug the power back in… and keep holding the power and select button. You should see it counting down from 300+ to 0

5. Don’t let go until it gets to 0 (it's about 5 min)

6. Once it gets to 0 then it will stop counting down, that when you let go!!

7. Don’t touch anything, what you did is clear the power supply bat' and that will clear the EPROM from the last time the cable company called up to it, basically you just reset the MAC address.

8. The screen will reset and it will go blank. Just want 5 min and wait for the clock to come back on. DONT TOUCH THE BOX UNTIL THE CLOCK COMES BACK ON!!!!!!!

9. Now the clock is back on and NOW you can press the power button. Go to your settings and you can see all your past PPV was cleared, Even the pending ones!
Don’t do it on these days:
3, 17, 22 of each month. That’s when the cable company calls up to your box. You can ask the cable company yourself, its not private info. Well actually the resetting of it is, if they catch you doing it they will disconnect service. Read the agreement it’s in there.

Below are BOX SPECIFIC instructions- Find the procedures for YOUR box- There are a few possible ones for each box that have been compiled through research of what works for others)

PIONEER BOXES

1. Unplug the box from the back of the box.

2. Wait for 4 minutes.

3. Plug the box back in while holding in the power and select buttons.

4. Hold buttons till display reads 6013

5. Unplug box again

6. Plug box in again and let it recycle until system restarts.

1. Leave the filter attached to the terminal.

2. Press and hold the SELECT and POWER buttons on the cable box at the same time for about 20 seconds. [Sometimes the SELECT button is located only on the remote.]

3. Next, immediately remove the POWER CORD of your cable box from the POWER SOURCE of the box (If you cannot remove from the box itself, then remove it from the OUTLET IN THE WALL).

4. Wait 30 seconds.

5. Finally, reconnect the power cable to wherever you disconnected it from and wait for the box to make a “click” sound before turning it back on.

6. The box memory should now be cleared.

If you look thru the vents on top of the box (some boxes have it some don’t) there should be a small blue “thing” (not sure what it’s called) with a button facing forward. The “thing” should be labeled 'SW100' but possibly something else(so just look for something that looks like what’s described). If you poke something long and skinny thru there (some use an Allen Wrench) and press the button the box will shut down and reset itself.

Unplug the power of your digital box and hold down the ON/OFF button and the SETUP buttons and plug it back in. Hold these two buttons down for 15 seconds after powering ON and release.

Unplug the power, hold down the ON/OFF switch and GUIDE buttons (may be on remote) and plug it back in. Continue holding for 15 seconds and release.

Simultaneously press VOL+, VOL- and INFO buttons on the front of your Digital Cable Box and hold until box shuts down. Release the buttons and box will automatically reset. Press CBL on remote to turn Box on. Menu screen will need to be reloaded may take a few seconds/minutes.

It is also possible to clear the memory by repeatedly plugging/unplugging the cable box from the power outlet. While at the same time, repeatedly pressing the POWER button on the box (leaving the filter attached).

One way to reset the cable box is to de-magnetize the memory. Just get a giant magnet and drag it across the top your cable box until it “zaps”.

Scientific Atlanta,

Jerrold & GI (General Instruments)

If your digital cable box is a Jerrold, GI (General Instruments) or Scientific Atlanta box, here is the procedure to clear/reset the memory:

Note: If you have a phone line plugged into the back of the box, you must unplug it and leave it off

This procedure takes two people:

1. Keep everything plugged in (for now)

2. Power on TV and cable box

3. Now, unplug your cable box from the electrical outlet

4. One person must hold in the power and guide button together for about 20 seconds.[ If you do not have the guide button-use the select button instead- Sometimes the SELECT button is located only on the remote.]

5. Have another person plug the cable box back into the electrical outlet while the first person holds the power and guide button

6. Continue to hold the power and guide button until you see the guide clear in approximately one minute (you will see this on the TV screen)

7. Once you see the TV go "haywire" the box has reset. Most users will experience their guides not being ready for about an hour. Don't be alarmed, it will come back.

If above instructions do not clear your memory use the below instructions:

1. Leave the filter attached to the terminal.

2. Press and hold the SELECT and POWER buttons on the cable box at the same time for about 20 seconds. [Sometimes the SELECT button is located only on the remote.]

3. Next, immediately remove the POWER CORD of your cable box from the POWER SOURCE of the box (If you cannot remove from the box itself, then remove it from the OUTLET IN THE WALL).

4. Wait 30 seconds.

5. Finally, reconnect the power cable to wherever you disconnected it from and wait for the box to make a “click” sound before turning it back on.

6. The box memory should now be cleared.

Unplug the power of your digital box and hold down the ON/OFF button and the SETUP buttons and plug it back in. Hold these two buttons down for 15 seconds after powering ON and release.

Unplug the power, hold down the ON/OFF switch and GUIDE buttons (may be on remote) and plug it back in. Continue holding for 15 seconds and release.

One way to reset the cable box is to de-magnetize the memory. Just get a giant magnet and drag it across the top your cable box until it “zaps”.

MOTOROLA BOXES

Note: If you have a phone line plugged into the back of the box, you must unplug it and leave it off

Motorola DCT 2XXX Series (follow this procedure, but just in case there are more below): follow these instructions: Unplug the power, Hold the ON/OFF switch and guide button down and plug it back in, Hold for 15 seconds and release. After that unplug it when you go to sleep and leave it unpluged for 12 hours. The box should then be reset. If after the reset your box shows “0” on the LCD display, turn of your box from the power for about 5 minutes and then turn it back on, that should bring you back to channel 2

1. Keep everything plugged in (for now)

2. Power on TV and cable box

3. Now, unplug your cable box from the electrical outlet

5. Have another person plug the cable box back into the electrical outlet while the first person holds the power and guide button

6. Continue to hold the power and guide button until you see the guide clear in approximately one minute (you will see this on the TV screen)

7. Once you see the TV go "haywire" the box has reset. Most users will experience their guides not being ready for about an hour. Don't be alarmed, it will come back.

If above instructions do not clear your memory use the below instructions:

1. Leave the filter attached to the terminal.

2. Press and hold the SELECT and POWER buttons on the cable box at the same time for about 20 seconds. [Sometimes the SELECT button is located only on the remote.]

3. Next, immediately remove the POWER CORD of your cable box from the POWER SOURCE of the box (If you cannot remove from the box itself, then remove it from the OUTLET IN THE WALL).

4. Wait 30 seconds.

5. Finally, reconnect the power cable to wherever you disconnected it from and wait for the box to make a “click” sound before turning it back on.

6. The box memory should now be cleared.

Unplug the power of your digital box and hold down the ON/OFF button and the SETUP buttons and plug it back in. Hold these two buttons down for 15 seconds after powering ON and release.

Unplug the power, hold down the ON/OFF switch and GUIDE buttons (may be on remote) and plug it back in. Continue holding for 15 seconds and release.

One way to reset the cable box is to de-magnetize the memory. Just get a giant magnet and drag it across the top your cable box until it “zaps”.

Important: Please note that you must NOT ever remove the filter from the cable box unless you have cleared the memory first. The reason for this is simple. If you remove it from the box without clearing the memory first then the box will automatically begin transmitting the purchase information recorded in its memory to your cable company. Therefore, you will be billed for every purchase in the box’s “memory”.

This is why it is extremely important that you clear all purchase information from the box BEFORE it gets “full”, or before removing the filter from the box.

It is recommended that you clear the memory in your cable box every night, or once it has “memorized” several PPV (Pay-Per-View) purchases.

RARE CASES

If for some reason you have a rare model that doesn't reset with any of the directions above:
For this rare scenario there is only one thing that can clear the memory and that is a magnet. A normal magnet that you get from a hardware store will do. You will need to open the box with a screwdriver, alan wrench, or other appropriate tool (can be bought at radio shack) and then apply the magnet to the box's memory chip. Look for the black memory chip and leave the magnet on it for 5 minutes. Do this to anything resembling a memory chip.

After that you can remove the filter. If the box isn't working right, call the cable company and tell them that your kids were messing with the box and that it's not working right. They will reprogram it over the phone. If you open your box and don’t see a chip but a purple battery then you should use the below instruction. If you think you have both and are in doubt email us….

1. Unplug the box, disconnect all cables and remove the filter.

2. Using a Jerrold or GI tool (available at Sears or Radio Shack) simply open up the box and disconnect the battery. Almost all the batteries inside are purple. It will do a cold reset every time the power is cut off.

3. After you plug the box back in, the box will say 0 and will be all the way to the right of the LCD. You have to call the cable company and tell them your box froze. They will tell you how to cold reset and ask you to do this. Play along and follow their lead. Once they send the reinitialization signal and the menus and on-screen programming are up and running with all the correct show times, put the filter back on and enjoy all over again.

4. Please remember to always take the filter off for reinitialization or you won't get the PPVs. There is no need to modify the box until the PPVs stop coming in. There are a few systems that don't use a system for security but every cable company will eventually! Every cable company programs their boxes differently.

IF YOUR BOX IS LOCKED UP

INSTRUCTION #1 If your box is locked up (you must reset before calling the Cable Company and the reset procedure is different when the box is locked up)

If your box happens to have a problem or the box has locked up due to incorrect installation or reset and is a Motorola, GI or Scientific Atlanta box, here is the reset procedure that does work to reset the memory of these boxes.

1. Unplug the power of your digital box and hold the on/off button and the setup button down and plug it back in.

2. Hold these 2 buttons down for 15 seconds and that will reset your box.

3. Remove the filter, call the cable company and have them reset your box.

4. Reinstall the filter and you will be good to go.

ALL Others:

5. Unplug the box, disconnect all cables and remove the filter.

6. Using a Jerrold or GI tool (available at Sears or Radio Shack) simply open up the box and disconnect the battery. Almost all the batteries inside are purple. It will do a cold reset every time the power is cut off.

7. After you plug the box back in, the box will say 0 and will be all the way to the right of the LCD. You have to call the cable company and tell them your box froze. They will tell you how to cold reset and ask you to do this. Play along and follow their lead. Once they send the reinitialization signal and the menus and on-screen programming are up and running with all the correct show times, put the filter back on and enjoy all over again.

8. Please remember to always take the filter off for reinitialization or you won't get the PPVs. There is no need to modify the box until the PPVs stop coming in. There are a few systems that don't use a system for security but every cable company will eventually! Every cable company programs their boxes differently.

INSTRUCTION #2 IF YOUR BOX HAS LOCKED UP

1. Starting when the box is on, hold power and select for 20 seconds.

2. As soon as you let them go unplug the box, wait 30 seconds, then plug it back in, now your memory is clear.

3. Take off the filter and plug cable directly into box.

4. Call your cable company and tell them that your guide is not showing and they will send a reset signal to your box. First they will ask you if you have tried some stuff, tell them you have tried everything and no guide is showing.

5. As soon as they tell you that they sent the reset and are telling you to wait until you see the time up, put the filter back on.

INSTRUCTION #3 IF YOUR BOX HAS LOCKED UP

FOR MOTOROLA DCT-2000-1 INSTRUCTIONS.

1. Unplug the box

2. Hold power and select and while holding both buttons, plug the box back in without letting go of the 2 buttons

3. Call the cable company and have them reset your box.

Warning: Do not try this method unless you want to talk to your cable operator. Your box and guide will not work and you will have to call to reset the box and the guide. So it does reset the box, but PPV purchases remains.

CHECKING TO SEE HOW MANY PPVs YOU ORDERED

MOTOROLA INSTRUCTION

1. Power up your digital box.

2. Power off and immediately press setup. This will take you the diagnostics menu. Here you will see on the first item how many PPV Purchases you have.

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA

1. Hold down the select button until mail led flashes.

2. Push the channel up button; you will get P-XX where xx is number of buys.

Also try:

Notice: Nowhere In this Email am I telling you to Attempt theft of Cable TV

>Services and I will not be responsible for your actions!!!!!!

>For learning purposes only!!!!!!!! INSTRUCTIONS NUMBER 1

>If your box happens to have a problem and is a Motorola, GI or scientific

>Atlanta box, here is the reset procedure that does work to reset the memory

>of these boxes.

>unplug the power of your digital box and hold the on/off button and the

>setup

>button down and plug it back in. hold these 2 buttons down for 15 seconds

>and that will reset your box. Remove the filter, call the cable company and

>have them reset your box. Reinstall the filter and you will be good to go!!

>! ! !

>FOR MOTOROLA DCT-2001 INSTRUCTIONS Motorola DCT 2000

>http://www.netcabletv.com/connect/DCT_2000_Front_Panel.pdf

>Unplug the power, Hold the ON/OFF switch and guide button down and plug it

>back in, Hold for 15 seconds and release. This should totally reset the

>box.

>! !

>INSTRUCTIONS NUMBER 2

>Digital Cable Filter Instructions

>Will only work where you order PPVs thru the remote!!

>What is a DCT?

>A DCT is a Digital Communications Terminal. It is basically an addressable

>cable box that converts digital and analog info to the NTSC broadcasting

>standard on either channel 3 or 4. When one says it’s an addressable box

>you would have to realize that these things have almost like an I.P.

>address and they communicate with the cable company both back and forth.

>Every box has a serial number in other words an address. When you order a

>PPV your communication terminal sends a signal to the cable company and

>they turn in turn sends a signal to activate the desired channel. When the

>movie is finished another signal is sent verifying the billing.

>What is a digital cable filter?

>It is a 50 MHz filter that basically blocks the billing signal from going

>to the cable company. The only problem is that every box has a limit

>programmed into the cable box for unanswered PPVs. When you put a filter on

>the box it could be good for up to 100 PPVs. But it will eventually tell

>you to call the cable company when you try to order through the remote. An

>unanswered PPV is when you order and the box shows the movie but never gets

>the billing accepted signal.

>Solution?

>Unplug the box, disconnect all cables and remove the filter. Using a

>Jerrold or GI tool simply open up the box and disconnect the battery once

>the PPV is shut down. The batteries I've seen are all purple. It will do a

>cold reset every time the power is cut off. After you plug box back in the

>box will say 0 and will be all the way to the right of the LCD. You have to

>call the cable company and tell them your box froze. They will tell you how

>to cold reset and ask you to do this. Play along and follow their lead.

>Once they send the reinitialization signal and your menus and on screen

>programming are all up and running with all the correct show times, put the

>filter back on and enjoy all over again.

>Please remember to always take the filter off for reinitialization or you

>won't get the PPVs. There is no need to modify the box until the PPVs stop

>coming in. There are a few systems that don't use a system for security but

>every company will eventually! Every cable company programs their boxes

>differently. Just because the box you bought off of E-Bay is the same model

># doesn't mean it will work in your area. And there is no chip fix nor do I

>think they can come up with one.

SCAM INFO

First of all I will like to think you for buying this product.

This product is a filter used in the electronic industry ham radios to

help interference. It came also for stopping certain channels on the cable

system you know like a movie channel but you have to get a certain

frequency.

Somebody came along and found out this could be used for the digital

cable system. So from here you can see it is legal to own but what you use

it for can make it illegal.

It hooks up on the in side of your box because this side that the signal

is going back to the company.

The way I heard and the most easy way it seems the make sure it is

working is to order something and call to see if it is on your bill.

The reasons way a lot of people have high bills is because some of them

do not follow the procedures for the device. You see the device suppose to

work on the same frequency that the cable company uses to collect the info

for what you order. The device stops that and this information gets stored

in the box memory and if the filter is removed and the line is reconnected

this info goes to the company. If the piece is removed the box should be

reseted before it’s hooked back up to the cable line. The box has a limit of

300.00 dollars of movies it can hold when it gets to this it will not order

anymore movies so it will have to be reset.:

Nowhere In this Email am I telling you to Attempt theft of Cable TV

Services and I will not be responsible for your actions!!!!!!

For learning purposes only!!!!!!!!

INSTRUCTIONS NUMBER 1

If your box happens to have a problem and is a Motorola, GI or scientific

Atlanta box, here is the reset procedure that does work to reset the memory

Of these boxes.

Unplug the power of your digital box and hold the on/off button and the

setup

Button down and plug it back in.

Hold these 2 buttons down for 15 seconds and that will reset your box.

Remove the filter, call the cable company and have them reset your box.

Reinstall the filter and you will be good to go!!

FOR MOTOROLA DCT-2001 INSTRUCTIONS

Motorola DCT 2000

http://www.netcabletv.com/connect/DCT_2000_Front_Panel.pdf

Unplug the power, Hold the ON/OFF switch and guide button down and plug

It back in, Hold for 15 seconds and release. This should totally reset

The box.

INSTRUCTIONS NUMBER 2

Digital Cable Filter Instructions

Will only work where you order PPVs thru the remote!!

What is a DCT?

A DCT is a Digital Communications Terminal. It is basically an addressable

Cable box that converts digital and analog info to the NTSC broadcasting

Standard on either channel 3 or 4. When one says it’s an addressable box you

Would have to realize that these things have almost like an I.P. address and

They communicate with the cable company both back and forth. Every box has a

Serial number in other words an address. When you order a PPV your

Communication terminal sends a signal to the cable company and they turn in

Turn send a signal to activate the desired channel. When the movie is

Finished another signal is sent verifying the billing.

Please remember to always take the filter off for reinitialization or you

Won’t get the PPVs. There is no need to modify the box until the PPVs stop

Coming in. There are a few systems that don't use a system for security but

Every company will eventually! Every cable company programs their boxes

Differently. Just because the box you bought off of E-Bay is the same model

Doesn’t mean it will work in your area. And there is no chip fix nor do I

Think they can come up with one.