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To receive the full compliment of RCN’s state of the art Digital Cable TV Services, an RCN digital converter box (or RCN CableCARD in applicable devices) is necessary.  RCN does not guarantee any RCN Cable TV service without the use of RCN equipment on every TV in the home.

 

Please click the proper hookup scenario for your equipment:

 


Before reviewing these diagrams, remember the most important thing to remember is that the CONVERTER should ALWAYS be FIRST in ANY configuration. Failure to have the CONVERTER FIRST could result in any 2-way operations (Pay Per View, Video On Demand) not working correctly:

RCN TiVo Connections

RCN TiVo Premiere (PDF ) These diagrams show you how to connect your RCN TiVo to your Standard or HDTV using a variety of connections.
RCN TiVo Q and  RCN TiVo Premiere (PDF ) These diagrams show you how to connect your RCN TiVo to your Standard or HDTV using a variety of connections.


All other RCN Converters

Cable Outlet to Converter to TV
(2 scenarios)
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
Cable Outlet to Converter to VCR to TV
(4 scenarios)
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
  • Record any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
Cable Outlet to Converter to VCR to TV w/ Stereo hookup
(2 scenarios)
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
  • Record any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
  • Listen to Cable Channels in Stereo
CONVERTER and VCR to TV with AB SWITCH
(2 scenarios)
  • View any Basic Cable Channel while Recording any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
Cable Outlet to Converter to HDTV
(2 scenarios)
  • View any Basic, Premium, or HDTV Cable Channel

NOTE: In order to view HDTV, you need to have the following:

  • A High Definition TV
  • An RCN/Starpower HDTV converter (Motorlola DCT6200, DCT5100)
  • A Subscription to  HDTV service.

Additional:  Only your HDTV channels can be viewed in High Definition format- all other channels will be standard definition.



 

Specialized Diagrams: Game Consoles

Cable Outlet to CONVERTER to GAME to TV
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
  • Play video games
Cable Outlet to CONVERTER to GAME to TV using RF Adapter
  • Play Games on a TV that does not have Audio/Video Inputs
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
Cable Outlet to CONVERTER with RF MODULATOR to GAME to TV (using AB Switch)
  • Play Games on a TV that does not have Audio/Video Inputs
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
Cable Outlet to CONVERTER to VCR  to GAME to TV
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
  • Record any Basic  or Premium Cable Channel
  • Play video games
  • Record video game play on VCR

 

Specialized Diagrams: DVD Configurations

DVD Player and converter  to TV using RF Modulator (Using AB Switch)
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
  • Play DVDs on a TV that does not have Audio/Video Inputs
DVD Player to VCR and converter
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
  • Record any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
  • Play DVDs on a TV that does not have Audio/Video Inputs


Note: If you are connecting a computer that will act as a multimedia center, you may use the "Customer Purchased TiVo (or other DVR)" diagram providing that the computer has audio/video output jacks. If it does not (meaning that you will be viewing the TV programs on the computer monitor), the computer will take the place of the TV. See the "Proper Order for Hook Up" guide for more information.

Cable Outlet to Converter to DVR to TV
(3 scenarios)
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
  • Record any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
Cable Outlet to Converter to DVR to VCR to TV
(2 scenarios)
  • View any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
  • Record any Basic or Premium Cable Channel
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