Dtv coupon for converter box

You can also visit the manufacturer's Web site and find out the capabilities of the set using the manufacturer model number. Will I need a special antenna to receive DTV over the air? If you currently use an indoor or rooftop antenna to receive over-the-air analog broadcast television signals and you already get good or excellent reception quality, you should be able to get reception of digital television broadcast signals with the same antenna.

However, after the digital transition, the tuner in the VCR won't be able to pick up over-the-air programs for recording. You must set the tuner in the DTV converter box to the channel you want to record prior to the start of each recording period programmed in the VCR.

Can I continue viewing closed captioning after my converter box is installed? Coupon-eligible converter box manufacturers are required to provide closed captioning for display on your television, but the features provided vary by box.

The Federal Communications Commission FCC has produced a guide that lists selected features, including closed captioning, for a number of converter boxes. The guide is updated periodically as new converter boxes become available. If you want to watch and record one program simultaneously, you will only need one converter box.

However, if you want to watch one program and record a different channel at the same time, you will need two converter boxes. After installing my converter box, I lost some of the channels I used to get.

What should I do? While some boxes do this automatically, you may need to select scan manually. Because some digital stations that are already on air are moving to different channel numbers after the DTV transition, you may need to rescan again after June 12, , to ensure that you receive all of the digital stations broadcasting in your area.

For what types of situations do I need to rescan? You should rescan your converter box or TV set for channels when installing equipment for the first time, after repositioning or moving an antenna around and once again after June 12, As of May 24, Nielsen estimated that around 3. The FCC has stepped up its education efforts to a fever pitch to minimize confusion on June The converter-box coupon program will be accepting requests through July The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is teaming up with more than 50 community organizations to collect and distribute unused coupons to needy families.

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