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Cisco Z350DVB Digital Broadcast Set-Top Series

Offer Highly Secure Digital Video Services

Deploy an affordable solution for broadcast digital audio and video services. Without requiring an upgrade to the existing cable plant, the Cisco Z350DVB Digital Broadcast Set-Top Series helps you:

  • Expand your channel lineup
  • Recapture valuable bandwidth
  • Offer a simple user interface

Cisco has been a proven global leader in video and video system solutions for more than 25 years. You can count on our knowledge and experience to deliver highly secure video solutions that are optimized for your operations.

Cisco offers an easily deployed and proven end-to-end integrated digital video solution, including:

  • Video acquisition equipment
  • Highly secure video network
  • Advanced set-tops
  • Personnel training
  • 24-hour customer care

Competition to deliver video services is intensifying and increasing, particularly in the satellite space. Many competitors are deploying real-time interactive video applications, and offering the lowest price is no longer the unique service differentiator. Cisco video solutions help you:

  • Expand your video service portfolio with differentiated advanced applications
  • Increase your average revenue per subscriber
  • Deploy a flexible platform for future services

Features

The Cisco Z350DVB series supports:

  • Digital video
  • Cisco PowerKEY conditional access
  • Program guides or navigators with channel listings

PDF Next Generation Cable Set-Top Boxes At-A-Glance (PDF - 2.8 MB)

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Cisco Z350 Series DVB Digital Broadcast

Tuning and Decoding

DVR Dual tuning, Dual record, Dual playback, Pause, Rewind, Fast-Forward, record one program while viewing another program, software controlled
Picture in picture Digital, HD, analog, software controlled
Tuning Dual QAM 64 or 256, dual analog, In-Band 54 MHz-1GHz, QPSK out-of-band (OOB) 70-130 MHz, DOCSIS 91-867 MHz, A/V in display
Video decoders Dedicated dual 400 MHz VLIW CPU processors, dual MPEG-4 (H.264) up to HP@L4.0 (HD), Dual VC1 AP@L2&3, dual MPEG-2 up to MP@HL, 1920 x 1080i 60 Hz, 1920 x 1080p 30 Hz, 1920 x 1080p 24 Hz, 1280 x 720p 60 Hz, 720 x 480p 60 Hz, 720 x 480i 60 Hz, video scaling
Audio decoders Dedicated dual 250 MHz DSP CPU processors, dual Dolby™ Digital to 5.1, dual MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, dual Dolby Digital+, dual AAC, dual AAC+
Conditional access Separable security with M-Card
Encoders Audio BTSC for TV cable (RF) output
Graphics engine 2.5 dimension graphics, up to 960 x 540 resolution, 32 bit (16 million) color
DAVIC DAVIC 1.2, QPSK FDC at 1.5 Mbps, QPSK RDC at 1.5 Mbps, software controlled
DOCSIS OOB and Interaction via DOCSIS 2.0, DOCSIS Set-top Gateway, Baseline Privacy Interface, software controlled

Memory/Storage

CPU/Apps RAM 192 MB
Video graphics RAM 64 MB
Video encoder 16 MB
CPU flash 2 MB
CPU NVM 16 KB
Hard drive 160 GB, Internal SATA, 1.5 Gbs, 7200 RPM
Hard drive expansion External SATA (eSATA), 1.5 Gbs, rear panel, software controlled

Processors

Application/CPU 600 MHz (800 MIPS)
Video graphics Dual 400 MHz VLIW CPUs
Audio Dual 250 MHz DSP CPUs
DOCSIS 200 MHz CPU

Dimensions

Product (HxWxD) 3.25 in. x 15.6 in. x 11.2 in.
(8.3 cm x 39.7 cm x 28.5 cm)
Product weight 8.3 lbs (3.8 kg)

Environmental Specifications

Placement Locate with at least 2 inches of open space above and on each side
Room temperature 32 to 105°F (0 to 40°C) during operation
Power dissipation 50W maximum