• Set Top Terminal Mechanical Security Pin is a small plastic pieces that cannot be avoided when doing repairs on cable boxes, satellite receivers, DVR recorders, PVR Players, or telecommunications set top terminals.

Removing the top, lid, or cover to gain access to internal components of the set top cable TV box involves breaking the single use security pin. Set top terminals (Motorola, Jerrold, Pace, Tocom, General Instrument, AT&T, Verizon, etc.) use security pins on the unichassis construction to prevent tamper and make tampering evident. When the plastic nylon tamper-proof security pin is broken reuse is not permissible.

• A solution that makes tampering obvious and warns
• The security pin must be cut, broken force, or pliers to break mechanical security of the unichassis construction
• Reinforces access to internal electronics of the set top terminal to authorized personnel
• The security pin maintains its safety function & prevents tampering
• Prevents users from voiding set top terminal warranty

It is required by telecom refurbish, recycling, repair facilities to replace this security pin prior to releasing the set top terminal back into use. Telecommunications companies such as the following require these plastic tamper clip seal pins for their analog/digital DVR PVR tuner receivers:
Access Communications Co-operative, Cogeco, Eastlink, Source, Axion, Amos, CableVision, Cablintel, Coop CSCF, Dery Telecom, Shannon, Big White, Black Creek, Keta, Seaside, Seaview, Ucluelet, Brooks Bay (BC) & Westman Communications (MB), CRRS TV, Compton, Ezlink, Markdale, Flow (Trinidad and Tobago / Jamica), Lynx Net, Mascon, Masset Haida TV, Mercury Speed, South Kountry Cable, Novus, Shaw, Rogers, Videotron, Charter, Cox, Mediacom, Time Warner, Comcast (Xfinity), Advanced Cable Communications, Alameda Power and Telecom, Allegiance Communications, Armstrong Group of Companies, Astound Broadband, Bend Broadband, Bermuda CableVision, Blue Ridge Communications, Bresnan Communications, Bright House Networks, Buckeye Cable System/Buckeye Cablevision/Erie County Cablevision (all owned by Block Communications), CableOne, Cebridge Connections, Choice Cable TV, Coast Communications Cable Co., Inc., CommuniComm Services, Crestview Cable, Cable Systems Incorporated, Dish Network, Fairpoint Communications, Full Channel, General Communications, Graceba Total Communications, Haefele TV Inc., Hometown Cable, Insight Communications, Jet Broadband,   Kuhn Communications, Lexcom Communications, Liberty Cablevision, LUS Fiber, Margaretville Telephone and Cable, Massillon Cable TV, MetroCast Cablevision, Midcontinent Communications, Midtel Cable TV, Millennium Digital Media, Muscatine Power and Water, Nelson Cable, New Wave Communications, Northland Cable Television, Patriot Media, Qwest Communications, RCN Corporation, Seaport Capital (includes Conversent Communications, Everest Cable, MCV Broadband, Metrocast Communications, Mid-Missouri Telephone and Otelco Holdings), Service Electric, Spring City Cable, Suddenlink Communications, SureWest, Susquehanna Cable, Tele-Media Corporation, Trinity Cable,   Truvista Communications, US Cable, Viacom, Verizon FiOS, Wamego Television Communications, WB Cable, WOW! Internet Cable Phone

Maintaining the mechanical security of the uni-chassis is paramount. Replacing the set top terminal security pin after repair/refurbishment/service on DVR, PVR, Tuner, or receivers restores the original level of high security to the satellite/cable TV equipment. Such equipment may include, but is not limited to:

Motorola: DCT1700, DCT1800, DCT2000, DCT2224, DCT2244, DCT2500, DCT2524, DCT700, DCT5100, DCT6200, DCT6208, DCT6412, DCT6416, DCT3412, DCT3416, DCH6200, DCH3200, DCH6416, DCH3416, DCX3200, RNG150N, DCX3300, DCX3400, DCX3501, RNG200N, DCX3510, DCX3600, QIP2500, QIP6416, QIP7100, QIP7216, QIP7232, VIP1000, VIP1002, VIP1003, VIP1200, VIP1216, VIP1232, VIP1616, VIP1903, VIP1910, VIP1920, VIP1960, VIP1963, VIP1970, VIP2262

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