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2 Table of Contents InfoBar...1 MenuBar...2 Guide Set a Reminder, Recording or Autotune Recording Setting Multiple Reminders, Recordings, Autotunes Schedule Event DVR/PVR Series Recording DVR/PVR options Recording Delete or Cancel a Recording Pause Live TV (PLT) Lock or Unlock a Vault Settings Share Rentals Enable Caller ID Channel Blocking Parental Control Movie Ratings Caller ID Timeout TV Ratings Theme Unlock Timeout Hardware Settings Block Unrated RF Output Show Blocked Program Audio Language Content Rating HDMI/Comp Resolution PPV Action Frame Format Program Alarm Service Number Settings - Users

3 Table of Contents Continued Favorites Delete a Favorites List Add or Remove a Single Channel Search...20 Ratings...22 Program Ratings...23 Content Ratings...23 Quick Reference...24 Remote Controls...25 Device Controls...26 Viewing & Browsing Controls...27 Set Top Box Controls...28 System Buttons...29 FAQ

4 InfoBar The InfoBar is a quick way of seeing information about the show you are watching. To make the InfoBar appear press Info on your remote. Press the up or down direction buttons on your remote. Once the InfoBar is active, pressing Info again will expand it for more information. Scroll through your channels without actually changing the channel by using your up or down direction buttons while the InfoBar is displayed. Press OK if you find another channel you want to watch. You may scroll ahead to future programs by pressing the right direction button. Pressing OK while the InfoBar is displayed will bring up options to set a Reminder, Recording or Autotune. 1

5 MenuBar The MenuBar is a quick and easy way to access any feature of your service. Pressing Menu will display the following: GUIDE will bring up the program guide. PVR provides access to programs recorded using your DVR, the ability to review and create scheduled Recordings and to review your recording history. VAULT provides quick access to messages sent to you by Yadtel when there are program or channel changes and additions. There are other options associated with Vault that are not enabled at this time. SETTINGS offers access to creating parental controls and setting blocked channels, creating, editing and deleting user accounts. FAVORITES allows you to choose, edit, create or delete a favorite channel list. SEARCH allows you to search program listings by title. 2

6 GUIDE Press the Guide button to view what programs are currently playing or scheduled to play. You can scroll ahead in the Guide 5 days. Each time you press GUIDE the Favorites list (green tab at the top of the Guide), will change. There are four lists already on your STB (set top box). All, Subscribed, HD and PPV are your default lists. A yellow star on the Guide indicates a first run program. 3 The Program List on the Guide shows the channel number and an abbreviated channel name for each channel. The Guide is divided into 30 minute increments. Use the directional buttons on your remote to navigate through the Guide. Just as in the InfoBar, pressing OK can tune to a new channel or bring up other options. Programs available in HD will appear in the Guide with a bright HD Icon next to the program name.

7 To navigate in the Guide: Press the direction buttons to move the highlight. The JUMP button takes you back to the last channel you were watching when you switched channels. Jump to a channel by entering the channel with the Number Pad (0-9). Press Ch-PG +/- to scroll up and down on the current page. Press OK to choose the program you have highlighted. If it currently playing, Guide will tune you to the channel. Press OK or EXIT to leave the Guide. Set a Reminder, Recording or Autotune A Reminder alerts you that a program is about to begin. The Autotune feature will automatically change to the correct channel when the program is about to begin and a Recording will automatically record the program using the DVR. 1. Pick a future program on the guide, press OK. 2. Set the reminder, recording or autotune, press OK. The program listing now shows an icon in the Guide. Reminder: Autotune: Recording: A few minutes before your program comes on, a box will appear on your screen telling you that you have a reminder. Press INFO to display then OK to view or press cancel to cancel the reminder. 4

8 Recording If you have set a recording, you don t need to do anything else. Once the program begins, your STB will begin recording it for you. At anytime, you may also press the red Record button on your remote to record what you are currently watching or while a program in the Guide is highlighted. Setting Multiple Reminders, Recordings, Autotunes In order to set multiple reminders, recordings or Autotunes, you must got to MENU and the PVR options. Press Schedule Event. 5 The Scheduled Event screen lists all the information about the start and end times, date and correct channel for your program. To make changes to any of these fields, highlight the item and press OK. Then use the up and down direction buttons to enter the correct information and press OK. The Event Type will be Recording, Autotune or Reminder. The Frequency ranges from Single, Every Monday through Friday or Weekly.

9 To cancel a scheduled event got to the Guide and highlight the program that has a scheduled event icon, press OK and you will be given the option to cancel. DVR or PVR The DVR allows you to record programs as well as the ability to pause Live TV (PLT). There are several ways to set a recording, but the fastest way is to use the Record button on your remote. While watching a program press (Make sure that your remote is in STB mode by pressing the STB button at the top of your remote before pressing the Record button.) There will be a Record icon on the InfoBar and in the Guide and a red light will show on your STB while recording. You can also start recording while viewing the Guide. Highlight a program and press or press OK and press Record. Or you may just press OK on your remote while watching a show and options will be given to you (Record program, Record Series, etc.) The TV can be turned off and recording will still take place, but your STB must remain on. Series Recording Pressing the record button twice, either on the guide or while watching a program, means that you have set a series recording. (Two red circles appear on the guide). Once this is done, you can edit the series recording. 6

10 To bring up the edit screen, press OK while watching the show. Go to Edit Series Recording. You can change the Preference (HD or SD), Episodes (all or new only) Pad in or Pad out - which adds record time at the beginning or end of a show to make sure the entire show is recorded - especially helpful when recording sports programming, and number of Episodes to record. To cancel a series recording or to stop recording, press OK and you will have the option to do so. You cannot start recording a show from the beginning after you have been watching it a while. You can rewind and view from the beginning as long as you haven t changed channels, but you can only begin recording from the time that you press record. Of course, setting a recording on the guide lets you record from the beginning to the end. Pause Live TV (PLT) Your DVR allows you to pause a show that you are currently watching. You can walk away from your TV and then return without missing anything. You can fast forward from the point where you paused to the point when you can catch up with the show live. 7

11 The PLT controller appears whenever you pause, rewind or fast forward live TV. The green bar indicates the amount of TV you can rewind or fast forward through. There are different speeds that you can use to rewind or fast forward. Each time you press the REW or FF button, the speed will increase. The increments are 2x, 15x, 50x and 300x. You may press the Pause button at anytime. Press Play to resume watching at normal speed. Press Stop to exit PLT and resume normal live TV viewing. The Back and Skip buttons basically serve the same functions as REW and FF. PVR/DVR options In the PVR menu, under Guide, all the programs that you have recorded are displayed in several different categories. Recordings lists the programs you have recorded. Go here to watch, lock or delete recordings. To record lists all the recorded events you ve scheduled and allows you to cancel any future recording events. 8

12 Lock or Unlock a Recording Locking a recording prevents the system from deleting a program to make space for new recordings. You can still manually delete a locked program, you will be asked to confirm the deletion. Highlight the recording you want to lock and press OK. Highlight Lock and press OK. Once a program is locked a appears to the right of the recording date If you select a locked program the Lock option will now be Unlock. Delete or Cancel a Recording By highlighting a recording and pressing OK, you can delete or cancel a recording. Once a recording has been deleted, there is no way to retrieve it. Recorded Events are listed from the newest to the oldest. If the recording event is a multi-recording, 9 stacked red dot icons are shown to the right of the program date. Pressing OK on a program while in the guide will give you all types of options. VAULT - Messages There are several options under Vault that are not accessible. Messages is the only active option and allows you to view any message that Yadtel has sent you regarding programming changes. A box will appear on your screen for one minute concerning a message. To view, press INFO (with STB button on your remote pressed first).

13 If you do not press INFO during the one minute that the alert box is on your screen, you may view your messages by going to Vault. It is important to check this periodically to see any changes. SETTINGS Settings gives you control over your video service. You can change how alerts appear on your screen, create parental controls and block channels. You can also create user accounts for members of your family. Press MENU and highlight Settings. A password box will appear. The default password for the main account is There are two main sections of Settings: Preferences and Users. Under Preferences you will see the following: Share Rentals Shared Rentals makes Video rentals available for any user if enabled and only available to the user who makes the purchase if disabled. Shared Rentals and Require Login are only needed if you intend to use User Accounts (i.e. an account for children). Once set up, you must select the appropriate account and enter it s password before you can watch TV. 10

14 Require Login Require Login determines if a username and password must be entered before being able to use your TV service. To enable, highlight the check box and press OK. Enable Caller ID Enables screen alerts for incoming Caller ID. To enable, highlight the check box and press OK. Channel Blocking Enables the list of channels you have blocked. Programs on blocked channels cannot be watched regardless of the rating of the programs being shown. When a channel is blocked it will no longer appear on the screen or in the Guide. To enable, highlight Channel Blocking check box and press OK. To edit the list of channels that are blocked, highlight the Edit button and press OK. To block or unblock a channel, highlight the channel entry and press OK. You will notice an icon to the right of each channel you block. Use the up or down direction buttons to navigate to each channel and to page up or down. You must highlight Update and press OK for the changes to be in effect. 11

15 PARENTAL CONTROL Turns all parental control settings on or off for all users. To enable, highlight the check box and press OK. Press Edit, then OK. A box will appear asking if you want to change the settings, press OK. Under Preferences you have the option of choosing the level of Movie Rating or TV Rating. Movie Rating determines the highest rating for movies that will not be blocked. To set the Movie Rating, highlight the option box next to Movie Rating and press OK. Use the direction buttons to display G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17 or AO (adults only), press OK. TV Rating determines the highest rating for television that will not be blocked. To set TV rating, highlight the option box next to TV Rating and press OK. Use the direction buttons to display TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA (mature), and then press OK. Unlock Timeout is the time in minutes that parental controls will automatically re-activate after being temporarily disabled. To set, highlight the option box next to Unlock Timeout and Press OK. Use the direction buttons to display the different times. Pick one and press OK. 12

16 Block Unrated Allows or blocks any program that does not have a rating. To enable, highlight the check box and press OK. Show Blocked Program Info Allows you to see the program info on the Guide or InfoBar, even though the channel itself is blocked. To enable, highlight the check box and press OK. Content Rating Determines the type of content that will be blocked: S-Sexual, L-Language, FV-Fantasy Violence, V-Violence and D-Dialogue. To block a particular type of content, highlight the check box to the right of the content item and press OK. When a program is blocked because of ratings or content, a red Blocked box will appear in the InfoBar unless you have chosen to not show the blocked program info. You may exit the Settings screen at anytime, by pressing Exit on the remote, but before you do so make sure to press Submit to save your changes. 13

17 You can tell if Parental Controls are on or off by going to MENU. After enabling Parental Controls under Settings in the MENU, you can then change it to on or off by clicking on the item under MENU. If it is off, pressing OK will turn them back on. If it is on and you press OK, you will be asked to enter your password to disable. Parental Controls will remain off until you turn them back on OR if the Parental Controls Time Out is reached. The time out is the maximum period of time for which Parental Controls will be disabled. This is set up under the Unlock Timeout when you edit the Parental Controls. At the end of the time period, the system will automatically restore Parental Controls. You will see an alert on the screen just before they are restored. PPV Action Determines if an autotune is automatically created when you purchase a Pay Per View Program. To enable highlight the check box under PPV Action and press OK. Then press the right or left direction button to display None, or Autotune, press OK. Program Alarm Determines how early a program reminder will be shown. You can choose 30 seconds, 2 minutes or 5 minutes. Highlight and choose your option, press OK. 0 seconds will display your reminder at the exact time it begins. 14

18 15 Caller ID Timeout Determines how long Caller ID notifications remain on the screen. Highlight the option box and press OK, then choose your option and press OK. Remember to press Submit to save any changes. Theme This option is not available to change. Hardware Settings Allows you to set your preferences based on your television hardware. RF Output Choose which channel your TV will be set to allow signal transmission from your STB. By default, it is channel 3. Audio Language Select the desired language for all screen text displayed. HDMI/Comp Resolution Set the resolution you desire to accommodate your television hardware. 480p, 480i, 1080i, 720p Frame Format Set the frame format you desire to accommodate your television hardware. 4:3 FullScreen, 4:3 Letterbox, 16:9 FullScreen

19 CC Overlay Render Determines how closed captions are displayed. Select CC Overlay Render to enable Closed Captioning. CC Channel/Service Number Determines the preferred language used for closed captions. To change CC Channel/Service Number, highlight the option box next to CC Channel/Service and press OK. Use the left and right direction buttons to cycle through the options, then press OK. Once you have changed any Preferences settings, use the direction buttons to highlight the Submit button and press OK. SETTINGS - Users User accounts allows you to have separate parental controls and purchase limits for different family members. Users Settings allows you to add a user account, edit an existing account, change parental controls for a user account, or delete a user account. Separate user accounts allows different members of your family to have their own parental controls and purchasing limits. However, this requires you to log in with the appropriate account s password before you can watch TV. The master account is the first account listed and is shown in yellow rather than white. You cannot delete the master account and cannot change the login name for the master account. Channel Blocking can only be specified on the master account. 16

20 To add a User Account Under the Settings/Users tab press Add and OK. 17 To add a User Account Under the Settings/Users tab press Add and OK. Highlight New Login to enter the name for the new account and press OK. An on-screen keyboard appears. Use the direction buttons to highlight a letter or number and press OK to add it to the login name. Once you have entered the desired name, highlight Done and press OK to return to the Create New User Screen. Highlight New Password to enter the password for the new account and press OK. An on-screen keyboard appears. Follow the same on-screen steeps to enter the password.

21 Highlight Confirm Password to re-enter the password for the new account and press OK. Follow the same on-screen keyboard steps to enter the password. Allowance - not applicable at this time. Please enter 0. Enter PIN - not applicable at this time. Please enter Highlight the Enable Caller ID check box and press OK to enable or disable Caller ID alerts to appear on screen for this user account. Once you have entered the settings for the new account, highlight Submit and press OK. Once you have finished entering the information to create a new user, you will be prompted to continue with Parental Controls for that user. Please refer to the Parental Control section in this booklet on pages To edit a user account, highlight the user account and press OK, then highlight the Edit button and press OK. Follow the same procedures to edit users. The master account is the first account listed and is shown in yellow rather than white. 18

22 FAVORITES Favorites allows you to create, edit, choose or delete a list of your favorite channels. You can have multiple favorites lists depending on how you want to use them. There are four lists already included in your GUIDE by default: ALL, Subscribed, HD and PPV. These can not be deleted or edited. You have the option to create four additional lists. Every time you press Guide, you change the Favorite list, seen in the green tab at the top of the screen on the guide. Press Menu and highlight Favorites, then press OK. You will be given options to choose, edit, create or delete. To Create or Edit: You will see a screen that displays every channel offered. The Name box at the top of the screen is already highlighted. Press OK to use the on-screen keyboard to name your list. Press Done and OK when you are finished naming the list. Using your direction buttons on your remote, scroll down through the channels. When you highlight one that you want to be included on your favorites list, press OK. 19 A green heart will appear to the right of the channel name. After you have finished selecting all the channels you want to include, press Update.

23 Delete a Favorites List Go to MENU, highlight Favorites and press OK. Go to Delete, choose the list you would like to delete and press OK. Add or Remove a Single Channel to Favorites While Watching TV Tune to the channel you want to add or remove and press OK. You will have the option to add/remove from favorites. Choose which list you would like to add or remove and press OK. You will not be shown any Favorite list which already includes this channel if adding, or which does not include this channel if removing. You can use this same process to add or remove a channel to a favorites list from the Guide, Vault or Search. SEARCH Search allows you to enter the name or partial name of a program you are looking for. Press MENU and highlight Search, press OK or press the yellow triangle on your remote. The highlight will be on the Search box when the Search screen appears. Press OK and a keyboard will appear to the right of the screen. Highlight each letter in the name of the program you want to find and press OK on each. When done press OK. Scroll to Search Guide and press OK. 20

24 Typical Set Top Box Connections 1. Network> Connect to the Ethernet (CAT-5) network in your home, if applicable. 2. USB Port> Connect an HDTV HDMI cable from the HDTV to the HDMI Port. 3. HDMI> Connect an HDTV HDMI cable from the HDTV to the HDMI Port. HDMI supports both digital audio and video. 4. PrPbY> Connect the STB to the component video input (PrPbY) on the HDTV. It provides high quality video, but no sound. The red and white jacks from the red, white and yellow RCA jacks are to be used for sound. 5. S-Video> Connect an S-Video cable to send an S-Video signal to your TV or VCR. This signal is standard definition, but higher quality than other SDTV connections. It provides high quality video, but no sound. The red and white jacks from the red, white and yellow RCA jacks can be used for sound. 6. Video Out> Connect to either a VCR or connect to another set of inputs (composite) on your HDTV or SDTV. 7. Audio Out (L/R)> Connect RCA-type cables to Audio Out to send analog audio signals (left and right) to a TV with stereo inputs or to a stereo amplifier. 8. Optical> Connect an optical cable to send a digital audio signal to a surround sound receiver or other digital audio device. 9. To TV (Video Out)> Connects the STB to your TV using a standard coax cable-provides audio and video. This is a channel 3/4 output. You must set the channel on your TV to the correct channel (either channel 3 or 4). 10. To Wall (Video In)> Connect the STB to in-house coax wiring, if applicable. This signal is used to receive an Ethernet-over-coaxial signal. 11. Power> Connect the DC output of the AC power adapter (provided) to deliver power to the STB. 21

25 G - General Audience This is a film which contains nothing which would, in the view of the MPAA Rating Board, be offensive to parents whose younger children view the film. PG - Parental Guidance Suggested The theme of a PG-rated film may itself call for parental guidance. There may be some profanity in these films. There may be some violence or brief nudity, but these elements are not deemed so intense as to require that parents be strongly cautioned beyond the suggestion of parental guidance. There is no drug use content in a PG-rated film. PG-13 - Parents Strongly Cautioned A PG-13 film is one which, in the view of the MPAA Rating Board, leaps beyond the boundaries of the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, or other contents, but does not quite fit within the restricted R category. Any drug use content will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. R - Restricted An R-rated film may include hard language, or tough violence, or nudity within sensual scenes, or drug abuse or other elements, or a combination of some of the above, so that parents are counseled to take this advisory rating very seriously. NC-17 - No Children 17 or Under NC-17 does not necessarily mean obscene or pornographic in the often accepted or legal meaning of those words. The MPAA Review Board does not and cannot mark films with those words. These are legal terms and for courts to decide. The reasons for the application of an NC-17 rating can be violence or sex or aberrational behavior or drug abuse or any other elements which, when present, most parents would consider too strong and therefore off-limits for view by their children. AO - Adults Only (Game Rating) Contains content unsuitable for minors. 22

26 23 The TV Parental Guidelines ratings provides program ratings and content ratings to provide a clearer idea of the reason for a program s rating. Program Ratings TV-Y - All Children This program is designed to be appropriate for all children. TV-Y7 - Directed to Older Children This program is designed for children age 7 and above. It may include mild fantasy violence or comedic violence. TV-G - General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. TV-PG - Parental Guidance Suggested This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. TV-14 - Parents Strongly Cautioned This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. TV-MA - TV Mature Audience Only This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17. Content Ratings Content Ratings are shown just below the program rating. FV: Fantasy Violence (only applied to TV-Y7) For those programs where fantasy violence may be more intense or more combative than other programs in this category. The meaning of a content rating increases as the program rating increases. V: Violence TV-PG: Moderate; TV-14: Intense; TV-MA: Graphic S: Sexuality TV-PG:Some; TV-14: Intense; TV-MA: Explicit L: Language TV-PG: Infrequent; TV-14: Strong; TV-MA: Crude D: Dialogue TV-PG: Some; TV-14: Intense; TV-MA: Not used

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28 Sound Control Note: These keys are assigned to the TV when the TV Mode is programmed with a valid code. Adjusts Volume Mutes Sound Numeric Keys Enters channel numbers, text & remote codes. Also use to enter your parental control PIN Clears text & numbers in text fields Enters and saves (stores) an entry What Devices Can I Control? The four mode keys arched across the top of the remote tell the remote which device you want to operate. Each mode key is associated with different types of devices. You can use each mode key to control one of its associated devices. Mode Key - Associated Devices STB Controls all functions of video box TV TVs (including HDTVs) DVD DVD Players AUX VCRs, Receivers, Tuners, Home Theater in a Box If a function does not work when selected on the remote, press the mode key at the top of the remote corresponding with the device you want to operate. 25

29 Device Control Turns devices on or off Enables set-top mode functions Enables TV mode functions Enables DVD mode functions Enables AUX mode functions DVR, VOD, DVD, VCR Control In STB mode, these keys control DVD and VOD functions In DVD and AUX modes, these keys may control your DVD or VCR depending on how you have programmed the remote. Records the selected program Stops DVD, VCR, VOD or recorded content Pauses DVD, VCR, VOD or recorded content Plays DVD, VCR, VOD or recorded content Scrolls through available TV or video input sources Moves backward or forward through recorded content Skips backward or forward through recorded content 26

30 Viewing & Browsing Control Opens or closes the Main Menu Accesses the DVR list of recordings Views live TV Moves through selections Selects and deselects screen items Returns from menu screens to viewing TV or Video Accesses the search menu Displays or removes program info for the currently selected program. Obtains info about a highlighted program or channel while in the program guide Displays or closes the program guide Jumps to next section or switches to last channel 27 Selects channel, up or down, when watching TV. Moves up or down one page in the program guide and in some menu screens

31 Turn Your Set Top Box or TV ON or OFF The device selection buttons tell your remote whether you want to control your set top box or your television. To turn your TV on or off, press the POWER button. To turn your set top box and TV on or off, press the STB button and then the Power button on your remote control. Note: It is not necessary to turn your set top box off. Note: Your remote control must have the remote code programmed in before it can send the correct signals for your TV. The list of TV Brands should be included in the instructions that came with your remote. If pressing Power turned the wrong device on or off, press the Power button again, press the appropriate device selection button (STB, TV, DVD, or AUX) and press Power once more. Change Channels The CH+/- button will change channels, up or down, one at a time. The Number Pad can be used to directly enter a channel number. 28

32 GUIDE will display Guide so you can find a program you like. If the program is onnow, you tune to the channel showing it. If not, you can set a scheduled event to remind you when it does come on. If your set top box supports DVR, you can schedule a recording for the program. The VOL+/- button will adjust the volume. The MUTE button will toggle the sound on and off. System Buttons There are a number of buttons on your remote that display different features of your service. MENU displays the MenuBar. The MenuBar provides quick access to every feature supported by your service. INFO displays the InfoBar, a feature that lets you see information on what you re watching, what s coming on next, and what s on other channels. EXIT allows your set top box to exit whatever screen you are viewing and returns you to normal TV viewing. If you ever get lost on a screen, it is always safe to press EXIT and then start over. 29

33 Frequently Asked Questions How many shows can I record at one time? You can record 2 shows at one time, but you cannot watch a third channel live while doing so. You have the ability to view a show that has already been recorded while recording 2 other shows. How much storage time do I have on my DVR? The amount of storage is variable depending on the content you are recording. For example, if you record 100% of SD content you would be able to store close to 95 hours. If you record 50% SD and 50% HD you would have around 44 hours of content. High Definition content reserves more space than standard definition. Nothing happens when I press the channel or volume button on my remote. Initially, you must program your remote to your TV. IF you have done this and it has suddenly stopped working, make sure that you have pressed the appropriate button at the top of the remote. To work a function on the TV, press the TV button first. To change channels, press the STB button first. How many favorites lists may I create? Four I don t see all of the channels on the Guide. You may be on the wrong favorite list. At the top of the Guide is a tab that will show which list you are currently on. Continue to press GUIDE until Subscribed appears. These are the channels you are subscribed to. 30

34 Which cables are better to use, Component or HDMI? Yadtel recommends using a Component cable (red, green, blue ends) to receive TRUE HD quality. HDMI cables can also be used for TRUE HD quality, but Yadtel does not support HDMI because of some incompatibilities. What happens when the power goes out? When power is interrupted to the Battery Backup it uses battery voltage to power the ZNID for about 6-8 hours. Your phone should work during this time as long as you have a line powered phone. Will the installers program my remote? Yes, as long as there is a code in the remote for your TV. If you change your TV, you will be responsible for programming your remote to the new TV. Or, if needed, Yadtel can come to your home to program your remote for a fee. Why can t I subscribe to the channels I want? Programmers dictate pricing, channel and package placement. Yadtel cannot purchase a single channel or resell one to our customers. Most channels are part of a package of channels. For example, in order to offer HGTV we must also take six other channels. There may be channels that a customer might like us to provide. We have to carefully consider the equipment that is needed to transport the channel in addition to the per subscriber cost to the programmer that we pay. It may not be cost efficient for us to carry a channel. If our costs rise, we may have to eventually pass this cost on to our subscribers. 31

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