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62 lines
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The Art of Cable Descrambling
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If you have cable TV but are not fortunate enough to have the
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premium services, here is a simple way to pickup Cinemax, the Movie
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Channel, Showtime, the Disney Channel, and any other service that
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appears as a fuzzy picture (one that you can almost get clearly by
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fine tuning).
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This method also works on channels that appear as a lined
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flashing screen that produces a beeping sound. These channels are
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not truly scrambled, which entails a random sync pulse or a coded
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signal, but instead a garbage transmission is sent at the same
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frequency. Therefore, in order to receive the movie services
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clearly, you must filter out the garbage.
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Here is a simple way to do this:
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1) Examine the back of your TV set. Find the VHF antenna
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terminals (these are the antenna terminals that the cable
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service is hooked up to). Get a piece of antenna wire
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about 3 feet long. Strip one end of the wire and attach it
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to the VHF terminals along with the cable.
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2) Tune in to one of the movie services and adjust the fine
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tuner until you get the cleanest picture.
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3) Cut off about 1/4 inch of the antenna wire and adjust the
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fine tuner. Continue to do this until you get a nearly
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perfect picture (NOTE: You shouldn't have to cut off more
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than 6 inches of the antenna wire).
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4) Get a piece of aluminum foil and wrap it around the antenna
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wire. Slide it up and down until you have a perfect
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picture.
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It sounds complicated, but it's actually very simple and effective.
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MORE IN DEPTH INFORMATION ON DESCRAMBLERS AND CONVERTERS MAY BE
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OBTAINED BY WRITING :
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CABLE FACTS
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BOX 711-R
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PATASKALA, OH 43062
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THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT PUBLICATION AVAILABLE FOR $8.95.
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ALSO WRITE TO:
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RANDOM ACCESS
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BOX 41770R
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PHOENIX, AZ 85080
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ASK FOR THEIR SUBSCRIPTION TV MANUAL THAT DEALS WITH VIDEO
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SCRAMBLING TECHNIQUES.
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