General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

7

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cardboard box

Dimensions

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

Length

21.4 cm

Width

20.3 cm

Height

4.9 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Access

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

September, 2011

Canada

The donor and her sisters purchased this converter for their mother on August 30, 2011. The donor’s mother found that the picture on screen would fairly often become digitized (large pixels; garbled, partially blackened, jumpy and/or frozen image) and that she had to frequently adjust the “rabbit ears” on top of her television set to obtain a better picture. This is more symptomatic of issues with the antenna’s age, size, and/or gain more than it is indicative of any quality or functionality issues with the converter. Nonetheless, this constant adjustment proved to be very difficult for the owner, who is in her eighties. After using this product for a week, she abandoned it in favour of digital cable service from Rogers. The object was donated to the Museum shortly after. (From Acquisition Worksheet, in Supp. Info.)

Function

To contain and protect a television converter and accessories when not in use.

Technical

Since 2005, various countries worldwide have been gradually making a transition away from broadcasting analogue television signals. A transition to digital signals will allow the vacated frequency spectra formerly used by analog transmission to be reused for other communications purposes. Canada’s transition was completed by August 31, 2011. The CBC is permitted to use some analogue signals until August 31, 2012, when the Canadian transition will be officially complete. A converter such as this one enables incoming digital broadcast signals to be displayed on existing analogue receivers. It not only converts the signal from digital to analogue, but also alters the resolution and frame rates so that they are compatible for display on analogue television sets. (From Acquisition Worksheet, in Supp. Info.)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On proper front: "Access/ HD TM/ Digital to Analog/ TV Converter/ With Dedicated Remote Control/ Analog Pass/ Through Included"/ Graphic of proper front of television converter, with appropriate markings, see .1/ "Easily connects to your analog TV/ Receives FREE digital TV signals/ Provides crystal clear TV picture quality/ Offers advanced digital TV features/ Receives FREE multicast TV signals/ not available on satellite and cable/ For Customer Service from Canada, call 919-585-6435/ Analog signal loop through/ Remote control included/ Dolby Digital stereo down mixing/ V-chip parental controls/ Displays closed captions/ English, Spanish and French on-screen menus/ On-screen program guide/ Sleep timer/ Standard and widescreen viewing modes/ RF inputs and outputs/ Composite video outputs/ Left/right stereo outputs/ 4'RF cable included/ For assistance visit www.AccessHD.TV or call 1-800-393-1246"/ Same information repeated in Spanish, also on proper front, and in French on proper back/ On proper back: "If your signal strength is weak or you/ are not receiving a picture, you may/ require a new, larger antenna./ Si votre signal est faible ou vous ne/ recevez pas d'image, vous pourriez/ avoir besoin d'une meilleure antenne./ Gross weight/Poids Brut 1.29 lbs./583 g./ Dimensions/ 7.9"x1.9"x8.6" / 20.1x4.8x21.8 cm/ Made in China / Fabriqué en Chine"/ "FCC[LOGO]/ C UL US/ LISTED/ Audio/Video Apparatus/ E321157/ 3TFK/ CANADA/ BETS-7/NTMR-7"/ On proper top, when standing on end: Access/ HD TM/ Model DTA1030D/ Gross weight 1.4 lbs./ Net weight 1.2 lbs./ Dimensions 7.9"x2"x8.9"/ Made in China/ Access HD is a registered trademark of GXi international./ Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories./ [barcode]"/ Same information is repeated in Spanish on the proper bottom/ Proper right side: "Access/ HD TM"/ Graphic of the remote control that comes with unit/ "Dedicated Remote/ Control/ Commands only/ Access HD TV/ converter/ Model DTA1030D"/ On proper left side: "Access/ HD TM/ Digital to Analog/ TV Converter/ With Dedicated Remote Control/ DO NOT RETURN THIS/ PRODUCT TO THE STORE/ For assistance visit/ www.AccessHD.TV/ or call 1-800-393-1246/ NO DEVUELVAESTE/ PRODUCTO A LA TIENDA/ Model DTA1030D"/ On interior flap: "If your signal strength is weak or you are not receiving/ a picture, you may require a new, larger antenna./ www.AccessHD.TV/ or call 1-800-393-1246/ DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE/ Due to the terms of the federal government coupon program, this product may not be exchanged for cash or store credit."/ Information repeated on same flap in Spanish

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Cardboard box with white sides, black, yellow and grey proper front and back with black, white and red markings. The interior is brown cardboard.

Decoration

N/A