Converter, television

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OBJECT TYPE: CABLE/SET TOP BOX
DATE: 1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0015.001

MANUFACTURER: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORP.
MODEL: STARCOM 7/DQN7-30C
LOCATION: Taiwan

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General Information

Serial #: T2J5307692N3
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING WITH METAL CHASSIS & BACK/ SYNTHETICMETAL & PARTS/ RUBBER? FEET

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 20.3 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Height: 6.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Television
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GENERAL INSTRUMENT
Country: Taiwan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1990'S
Canada: ACCORDING TO ROGERS' INTERNET SITE (DECEMBER 2000), ROGERS CABLE IS CANADA'S LARGEST CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER WITH OVER 2.2 MILLION CUSTOMERS IN TORONTO, OTTAWA, VANCOUVER & SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO.
Function: DEVICE WHICH PROVIDED VIDEO & AUDIO TELEVISION RECEPTION TO CONSUMERS. IT WAS USED TO RECEIVE, DECODE, & CONVERT INCOMING SIGNAL FROM CABLE INTO SIGNAL FOR OUTPUT TO TELEVISION RECEIVER.
Technical: TELEVISON CONVERTER OF LATE 1980'S, CHARACTERIZED BY REMOTE CONTROL CAPABILITY, FAVOURITE CHANNEL PROGRAMMING, LAST CHANNEL RECALL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: GREY LETTERING ON TOP READS "Jerrold/ STARCOM" & ON FRONT "STARCOM 7/ JERROLD COMMUNICATIONS"/ WHITE LABEL ON UNDERSIDE WITH BLACK LETTERING READING IN PART "TV CONVERTER/CABLOSELECTEUR/ JERROLD MODEL DQN7-30C", "105-125 VAC/ 60 Hz 15 WATTS", "Jerrold Division/ General Instrument Corporation/ Made in TAIWAN R.O.C Fabrique au TAIWAN", "JERROLD/ COMMUNICATIONS"/ WHITE BAR CODE LABEL READS "T2J5307692N3"
Missing: REMOTE CONTROL
Finish: TEXTURED BLACK CASING TOP & SIDES/ METALLIC BACK & PARTS/ BLACK POWER CORD/ SMOKED-TYPE DISPLAY WINDOW/ GREY FEET
Decoration: N/A

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GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORP., Converter, television, circa 1990, Artifact no. 2000.0015, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2000.0015.001/

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