Each modification packet is professionally designed and illustrated. They are simple enough to be performed by anyone!

CATC-10X Jerrold/General Instrument Cable box "fixes" The following are plans for modifying boxes that require only cutting a trace, adding a switch, removing a component, or something similar. These methods can be used by anyone, even without much technical experience. These "fixes" are generally for older boxes, but if you run an older cable system, your customers could be using these simple methods to be getting all the channels for FREE! These are the simplest methods that always work!
Each report is professionally written to guide you through the modification process, which will generally take 5-15 minutes to complete.
Order number is CATC-10X where X is the number matching your model number below:
(EACH MOD MAKES THE BOX DESCRAMBLE ALL CHANNELS!)
1. Jerrold DRID/DRZD/DRZIN converter fix. Cut one wire and add a switch!

2. Jerrold DRZD-3a modification. Add a wire. Optional extra mod makes the box compatible with a SB-3 descrambler

3. Jerrold DRZP modification. Cut a wire and add a switch.

4. Jerrold Starbase modification. Pull off a chip, cut some wires, press a diode into open socket holes. Easy!

5. Jerrold 400 series non-addressable converter modifications. This is actually a pretty popular modification that anyone can do in minutes and turns the box on to receive all channels. Involves only connecting 4 spots together with wire. (Doesn't even require soldering!)

6. Jerrold 400-DRX-3a addressable converter modifications. Pull a chip if present. Connect two pins together (requires no soldering). Cut off two parts. Install 2 resistors and a capacitor. Works on the adressable versions of Jerrold 400 boxes. (We add extra info to make this work where others fail!)

7. Jerrold DIC modification. This is one of the easiest methods that customers use to get free cable. Our modification package includes both old (cut a wire) and newer (stick in a wire) versions of this box.

8. Jerrold 450 Non-trimode modification. Requires a simple circuit to be built.

9. Jerrold 450 trimode modification. Simply add 2 jumpers in socket holes to open up this very popular box!

Each modification report only $14.95!!!

CATC-20X Miscellaneous Cable modifications These are various modifications of other boxes that are being used around the contry to get free cable. Order number CATC-20X where X is the below number that matches your cable box model number.

PIRATES AVOID PAYING HUNDREDS FOR A DEDICATED DESCRAMBLER WHEN THEIR CURRENT CONVERTER CAN DO THE WORK FOR THEM!!

1. Oak TC-35B (Vari-synch) modification. This advanced system can be easily conquored by cutting a component and adding two wires!

2. Scientific Atlanta 8500-321 converter modification. This modification will allow the converter to descramble ALL channels, even if the box is shut-down by the cable company! Involves only adding one resistor and capacitor!

3. Scientific Atlanta 8500-312 converter modification. Same as above, but for the -312 box.

4. Tocom 5504a descrambler that you can make yourself! This system has a fatal flaw that is exploited by using these plans to build the simplest descrambler ever, using only one chip!!

5. Tocom 5504a plus modification. These plans will allow you to add only a few switches and components to make the 5504a Plus box descramble every channel!

6. Tocom 5504 a/b with the p8155 CPU modification. Adding a chip and some switches allows you to descramble all channels on this box!

7. Zenith ST-1000 converter modification. This very popular box can be compromised by only making a handful of cuts to traces on the PCB!

8. Zenith ST-16XX turn on! This amazing modification will allow you todescramble all channels and enable a remote control on any ST-16XX box!

9. Zenith Hacker's companion. These plans discuss many methods of enabling the descrambler in the various models of Zenith boxes. Designed by a hard-core Zenith expert! Includes video and audio scrambling as well as turning on the remote control operation!

Each modification report only $14.95

CATC-30X Test chip source code This section contains highly-guarded cable industry secrets. The developers of cable test chips fight HARD to prevent these files from being disseminated into the general public. You see, these pirates spend a lot of time and money to figure out how to get cable converters to descrambler every channel. Once they come up with a method that works, they guard it with their lives because if a competitor obtains it, it would only cost them a few dollars to "burn" the program to a chip and start selling the chips for $40-100 a piece! If you own a cable network, you will want to get these files and see how your customers may be ripping you off! The files come in appropriate form to "burn" right to a chip and install in a converter. Comes with complete directions and helpful hints as well as installation instructions.

PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE SOURCE CODE & INFORMATION FILES ONLY! WE DO NOT SELL COMPLETE CHIPS!


Customers on YOUR cable system may be burning these chips and selling them for as much as $150 a piece, making a tidy income to further their cable experimentation!

1. Jerrold Starcom 6. Works on all Starcom 6 boxes including DP5, DPV5, DPBB. Binary and Intel Hex files that burn to a PROM.

2. Jerrold Starcom 7/R1 test chip source code. Includes four seperate mods. Burn a GAL or PAL and etch a small mounting board (artwork included.)

3. Pioneer pre-6300 Test chip source code. This PIC chip can be mounted internally or plugged into an external activator to turn on every pre-6300 model Pioneer converter.

4. Pioneer post-6300 test chip. This source code and program can be used to turn on a post-6300 converter. The chip can be mounted internally or plugged into an external activator. Both Pioneer chips use PIC chips. Check out our free info page for instructions on building a $10 pic programmer.

5. Scientific Atlanta 8500-311 test chip source. Puts SA8500-311 in full descramble mode on all channels.

6. Scientific Atlanta 8500-321 test chip source code. Same as above but for SA8500-321.

7. Scientific Atlanta 8550 test chip source code. Programs into a microcontroller.

8. Scientific Atlanta 8580 7 button test chip source code. Replaces the 40-pin microprocessor in converters with 7 control buttons on the face.

9. Scientific Atlanta 8580 6 button test chip. this source code programs into a SEPROM and actually includes two different source code files. One is for Red chips, the other is for Green (depending on what color chip is currently in the box).

10. Scientific Atlanta 8590 AND 8600 11 button test chip source code! This chip replaces the 40-pin processor and works in both the SA8590 and SA8600 converters.

11. Scientific Atlanta "longboard" or "surfboard" code. This source code programs a PIC chip to activate SA8600 converters. Includes the PCB layouts and schematics. Professionally designed. High-volume testchip manufacturers prefer this method of making testchips.

12. Scientific Atlanta 8600 "Stamp" type test chip. PIC chip with various connections inside the box.

13. Tocom 5503VIP test chip. One of the easiest. program an eprom with this code and snap it in.

14. Tocom 5507 test chip. Also easy. Just burn an eprom and snap it in. Code is in bin and hex format.

15. Zenith test chip. Works in ST boxes. Programs to a PAL or GAL.

16. Zenith test chip mark 3. Third-generation chip, identical to above but different code. May work where the above does not.

The best part: others (mostly pirates who have ripped off the code from other pirates) charge over $500 PER CODE for the above source codes. They are usually undocumented and often not even working. We give you comprehensive information with each source code package and we only charge you $39.95 per source code!!! This is an unheard of low price in this industry!

Order number CATC-30X, replace X with the model number from the list above, for example; CATC-3012, SA8600 Stamp type test chip source code.

CATC-400 Plans for building a 'Cube' or external activator These are the well-guarded plans for building the external activator, cube-type device that can put Jerrold/General Instruments, Scientific Atlanta, and Pioneer converters in test mode. This engineering package contains a schematic and some information on use. Does not include any turn-on code for a specific box, but it can use any that is out there (including our Pioneer test chip source codes above, CATC-303 and CATC-304).
Our price only $24.95 (Others sell this package for over $3000!)

Last modified on Friday, August 11, 2000