PROGRAMMING THE SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA RECEIVER:

DECODERS SHOULD BE CONFIGURED IN EITHER DVB OR POWER VU MODE. See below instructions on configuring receivers in non-power vu mode (if needed).

INSTRUCTIONS for NON-POWER VU MODE:-

1. PRESS MENU: USER, NEXT, YES (AT THIS POINT YOU SHOULD SEE A DEBUG MENU - Older Decoders Only / Newer Decoders will have a PID Entry Menu) Skip next step

2. PRESS 6 - You should see a PID Entry Menu

3. PRESS 1 AND ENTER VIDEO PID ( Both types of Decoders )

4. PRESS 2 AND ENTER AUDIO 1 PID

5. PRESS 3 AND ENTER AUDIO 2 PID

6. PRESS 8 AND ENTER PCR PID

7. PRESS THE USER BUTTON UNTIL THE TUNE MODE IS NON-POWER VU (newer units)

8. PRESS THE USER BUTTON UNTIL THE TUNE MODE IS MPEG ( older units )

9. PRESS YES TO SAVE SETTINGS

10. PRESS MENU: 2, 9 <ENSURE THE SIGNAL IS LOCKED>

11. PRESS YES TO SAVE

12. PRESS VIEW AND WAIT UNTIL THE RECEIVER ACQUIRES THE NETWORK SETTINGS

13. PRESS CHANNEL UP IF NECESSARY TO SEE A PICTURE PLEASE NOTE THAT IN NEWER MODEL DECODERS THE TUNE MODE CAN BE SET TO NON-POWER VU AND IN THIS INSTANCE IT MAY BE UN-NECESSARY TO SET THE PID NUMBERS.
    

Download programming instructions for Scientific Atlanta D9850 here.