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FCC 15.123
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 15.123 Labeling of digital cable ready products.
(a) The requirements of this section shall apply to unidirectional
digital cable products. Unidirectional digital cable products are
one-way devices that accept a Point of Deployment module (POD) and
which include, but are not limited to televisions, set-top-boxes and
recording devices connected to digital cable systems. Unidirectional
digital cable products do not include interactive two-way digital
television products.
(b) A unidirectional digital cable product may not be labeled with or
marketed using the term "digital cable ready," or other terminology
that describes the device as "cable ready" or "cable compatible," or
otherwise indicates that the device accepts a POD or conveys the
impression that the device is compatible with digital cable service
unless it implements at a minimum the following features:
(1) Tunes NTSC analog channels transmitted in-the-clear.
(2) Tunes digital channels that are transmitted in compliance with SCTE
40 2003 (formerly DVS 313): "Digital Cable Network Interface Standard"
(incorporated by reference, see § 15.38), provided, however, that with
respect to Table B.11 of that standard, the phase noise requirement
shall be -86 dB/Hz including both in-the-clear channels and channels
that are subject to conditional access.
(3) Allows navigation of channels based on channel information (virtual
channel map and source names) provided through the cable system in
compliance with ANSI/SCTE 65 2002 (formerly DVS 234): "Service
Information Delivered Out-of-Band for Digital Cable Television"
(incorporated by reference, see § 15.38), and/or PSIP-enabled
navigation (ANSI/SCTE 54 2003 (formerly DVS 241): "Digital Video
Service Multiplex and Transport System Standard for Cable Television"
(incorporated by reference, see § 15.38)).
(4) Includes the POD-Host Interface specified in SCTE 28 2003 (formerly
DVS 295): "Host-POD Interface Standard" (incorporated by reference, see
§ 15.38), and SCTE 41 2003 (formerly DVS 301): "POD Copy Protection
System" (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38), or implementation of
a more advanced POD-Host Interface based on successor standards.
Support for Internet protocol flows is not required.
(5) Responds to emergency alerts that are transmitted in compliance
with ANSI/SCTE 54 2003 (formerly DVS 241): "Digital Video Service
Multiplex and Transport System Standard for Cable Television"
(incorporated by reference, see § 15.38).
(6) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (b)(1) through (5) of
this section, a unidirectional digital cable television may not be
labeled or marketed as digital cable ready or with other terminology as
described in paragraph (b) of this section, unless it includes a DTV
broadcast tuner as set forth in § 15.117(i) and employs at least one
specified interface in accordance with the following schedule:
(i) For 480p grade unidirectional digital cable televisions, either a
DVI/HDCP, HDMI/HDCP, or 480p Y,Pb,Pr interface:
(A) Models with screen sizes 36 inches and above: 50% of a
manufacturer's or importer's models manufactured or imported after July
1, 2004; 100% of such models manufactured or imported after July 1,
2005.
(B) Models with screen sizes 32 to 35 inches: 50% of a manufacturer's
or importer's models manufactured or imported after July 1, 2005; 100%
of such models manufactured or imported after July 1, 2006.
(ii) For 720p/1080i grade unidirectional digital cable televisions,
either a DVI/HDCP or HDMI/HDCP interface:
(A) Models with screen sizes 36 inches and above: 50% of a
manufacturer's or importer's models manufactured or imported after July
1, 2004; 100% of such models manufactured or imported after July 1,
2005.
(B) Models with screen sizes 25 to 35 inches: 50% of a manufacturer's
or importer's models manufactured or imported after July 1, 2005; 100%
of such models manufactured or imported after July l, 2006.
(C) Models with screen sizes 13 to 24 inches: 100% of a manufacturer's
or importer's models manufactured or imported after July 1, 2007.
(c) Before a manufacturer's or importer's first unidirectional digital
cable product may be labeled or marketed as digital cable ready or with
other terminology as described in paragraph (b) of this section, the
manufacturer or importer shall verify the device as follows:
(1) The manufacturer or importer shall have a sample of its first model
of a unidirectional digital cable product tested to show compliance
with the procedures set forth in Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903:
Uni-Directional Receiving Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma
(incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) at a qualified test facility.
If the model fails to comply, the manufacturer or importer shall have
any modifications to the product to correct failures of the procedures
in Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: "Uni-Directional Receiving Device:
Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma," September 3, 2003 (incorporated
by reference, see § 15.38) retested at a qualified test facility and
the product must comply with Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: "Uni-Directional
Receiving Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma," September 3,
2003 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) in accordance with the
test procedures set forth in Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225: "Uni-Directional
Receiving Device, Acceptance Test Plan," February 25, 2004
(incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) or with
M-UDCP-PICS-I04-080225, "Uni-Directional Cable Product Supporting
M-Card: Multiple Profiles; Conformance Checklist: PICS," February 25,
2008 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) in accordance with the
test procedures set forth in TP-ATP-M-UDCP-I05-20080304,
"Uni-Directional Digital Cable Products Supporting M-Card; M-UDCP
Device Acceptance Test Plan," March 4, 2008 (incorporated by reference,
see § 15.38) before the product or any related model may be labeled or
marketed. If the manufacturer or importer's first unidirectional
digital cable product is not a television, then that manufacturer or
importer's first model of a unidirectional digital cable product which
is a television shall be tested pursuant to this subsection as though
it were the first unidirectional digital cable product. A qualified
test facility may only require compliance with the procedures set forth
in Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: Uni-Directional Receiving Device:
Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma, September 3, 2003 (incorporated
by reference, see § 15.38). Compliance testing beyond those procedures
shall be at the discretion of the manufacturer or importer.
(2) A qualified test facility is a testing laboratory representing
cable television system operators serving a majority of the cable
television subscribers in the United States or an appropriately
qualified independent laboratory with adequate equipment and competent
personnel knowledgeable with respect to Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903:
"Uni-Directional Receiving Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS
Proforma," September 03, 2003 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38);
Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225: "Uni-Directional Receiving Device, Acceptance
Test Plan," February 25, 2004 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38);
M-UDCP-PICS-I04-080225, "Uni-Directional Cable Product Supporting
M-Card: Multiple Profiles; Conformance Checklist: PICS," February 25,
2008 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38); and
TP-ATP-M-UDCP-I05-20080304, "Uni-Directional Digital Cable Products
Supporting M-Card; M-UDCP Device Acceptance Test Plan," March 4, 2008
(incorporated by reference, see § 15.38). For any independent testing
laboratory to be qualified hereunder such laboratory must ensure that
all its decisions are impartial and have a documented structure which
safeguards impartiality of the operations of the testing laboratory. In
addition, any independent testing laboratory qualified hereunder must
not supply or design products of the type it tests, nor provide any
other products or services that could compromise confidentiality,
objectivity or impartiality of the testing laboratory's testing process
and decisions.
(3) Subsequent to the testing of its initial unidirectional digital
cable product model, a manufacturer or importer is not required to have
other models of unidirectional digital cable products tested at a
qualified test facility for compliance with the procedures of
Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: "Uni-Directional Receiving Device: Conformance
Checklist: PICS Proforma," September 03, 2003 (incorporated by
reference, see § 15.38) unless the first model tested was not a
television, in which event the first television shall be tested as
provided in § 15.123(c)(1). The manufacturer or importer shall ensure
that all subsequent models of unidirectional digital cable products
comply with the procedures in the Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903:
"Uni-Directional Receiving Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS
Proforma," September 03, 2003 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38)
and all other applicable rules and standards. The manufacturer or
importer shall maintain records indicating such compliance in
accordance with the verification procedure requirements in part 2,
subpart J of this chapter. The manufacturer or importer shall further
submit documentation verifying compliance with the procedures in the
Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: "Uni-Directional Receiving Device: Conformance
Checklist: PICS Proforma," September 03, 2003 (incorporated by
reference, see § 15.38) to the qualified test facility.
(4) Unidirectional digital cable product models must be tested for
compliance with Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: "Uni-Directional Receiving
Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma," September 3, 2003
(incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) in accordance with
Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225: "Uni-Directional Receiving Device Acceptance
Test Plan," February 25, 2004, (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38)
or an equivalent test procedure that produces identical pass/fail test
results. In the event of any dispute over the applicable results under
an equivalent test procedure, the results under Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225:
"Uni-Directional Receiving Device Acceptance Test Plan," February 25,
2004 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) shall govern.
(5) This paragraph applies to unidirectional digital cable product
models which utilize Point-of-Deployment modules (PODs) in multi-stream
mode (M-UDCPs).
(i) The manufacturer or importer shall have a sample of its first model
of a M-UDCP tested at a qualified test facility to show compliance with
M-UDCP-PICS-I04-080225, "Uni-Directional Cable Product Supporting
M-Card: Multiple Profiles; Conformance Checklist: PICS," February 25,
2008 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) as specified in the
procedures set forth in TP-ATP-M-UDCP-I05-20080304, "Uni-Directional
Digital Cable Products Supporting M-Card; M-UDCP Device Acceptance Test
Plan," March 4, 2008 (both references incorporated by reference, see
§ 15.38). If the model fails to comply, the manufacturer or importer
shall have retested, at a qualified test facility, a product that
complies with Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: "Uni-Directional Receiving
Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma," September 03, 2003
(incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) in accordance with
Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225: "Uni-Directional Receiving Device Acceptance
Test Plan," February 25, 2004, (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38)
or an equivalent test procedure that produces identical pass/fail test
results before any product or related model may be labeled or marketed.
If the manufacturer or importer's first M-UDCP is not a television,
then that manufacturer or importer's first model of a M-UDCP which is a
television shall be tested pursuant to this subsection as though it
were the first M-UDCP.
(ii) A qualified test facility is a testing laboratory representing
cable television system operators serving a majority of the cable
television subscribers in the United States or an appropriately
qualified independent laboratory with adequate equipment and competent
personnel knowledgeable with Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: "Uni-Directional
Receiving Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma," September 03,
2003 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38); Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225:
"Uni-Directional Receiving Device, Acceptance Test Plan," February 25,
2004 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38); M-UDCP-PICS-I04-080225,
"Uni-Directional Cable Product Supporting M-Card: Multiple Profiles;
Conformance Checklist: PICS," February 25, 2008 (incorporated by
reference, see § 15.38); and TP-ATP-M-UDCP-I05-20080304,
"Uni-Directional Digital Cable Products Supporting M-Card; M-UDCP
Device Acceptance Test Plan," March 4, 2008 (incorporated by reference,
see § 15.38). For any independent testing laboratory to be qualified
hereunder such laboratory must ensure that all its decisions are
impartial and have a documented structure which safeguards impartiality
of the operations of the testing laboratory. In addition, any
independent testing laboratory qualified hereunder must not supply or
design products of the type it tests, nor provide any other products or
services that could compromise confidentiality, objectivity or
impartiality of the testing laboratory's testing process and decisions.
(iii) Subsequent to the successful testing of its initial M-UDCP, a
manufacturer or importer is not required to have other M-UDCP models
tested at a qualified test facility for compliance with
M-UDCP-PICS-I04-080225, "Uni-Directional Cable Product Supporting
M-Card: Multiple Profiles; Conformance Checklist: PICS," February 25,
2008 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) unless the first model
tested was not a television, in which event the first television shall
be tested as provided in § 15.123(c)(5)(i). The manufacturer or
importer shall ensure that all subsequent models of M-UDCPs comply with
M-UDCP-PICS-I04-080225, "Uni-Directional Cable Product Supporting
M-Card: Multiple Profiles; Conformance Checklist: PICS," February 25,
2008 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) and all other applicable
rules and standards. The manufacturer or importer shall maintain
records indicating such compliance in accordance with the verification
procedure requirements in part 2, subpart J of this chapter. For each
M-UDCP model, the manufacturer or importer shall further submit
documentation verifying compliance with M-UDCP-PICS-I04-080225,
"Uni-Directional Cable Product Supporting M-Card: Multiple Profiles;
Conformance Checklist: PICS," February 25, 2008 (incorporated by
reference, see § 15.38) to the qualified test facility.
(iv) M-UDCPs must be in compliance with M-UDCP-PICS-I04-080225,
"Uni-Directional Cable Product Supporting M-Card: Multiple Profiles;
Conformance Checklist: PICS," February 25, 2008 (incorporated by
reference, see § 15.38) in accordance with the procedures set forth in
TP-ATP-M-UDCP-I05-20080304, "Uni-Directional Digital Cable Products
Supporting M-Card; M-UDCP Device Acceptance Test Plan," March 4, 2008
(incorporated by reference, see § 15.38) or an equivalent test
procedure that produces identical pass/fail test results. In the event
of any dispute over the applicable results under an equivalent test
procedure, the results under TP-ATP-M-UDCP-I05-20080304,
"Uni-Directional Digital Cable Products Supporting M-Card; M-UDCP
Device Acceptance Test Plan," March 4, 2008 (incorporated by reference,
see § 15.38) shall govern.
(d) Manufacturers and importers shall provide in appropriate post-sale
material that describes the features and functionality of the product,
such as the owner's guide, the following language: "This digital
television is capable of receiving analog basic, digital basic and
digital premium cable television programming by direct connection to a
cable system providing such programming. A security card provided by
your cable operator is required to view encrypted digital programming.
Certain advanced and interactive digital cable services such as
video-on-demand, a cable operator's enhanced program guide and
data-enhanced television services may require the use of a set-top box.
For more information call your local cable operator."
[ 68 FR 66733 , Nov. 28, 2003, as amended at 76 FR 40277 , July 8, 2011]
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