Back to Top 6. A descrambler is a device that restores the picture and sound of a scrambled channel. Back to Top 7. This unit contains a converter and a descrambler, enclosed in a common box. This is also the most common type of equipment supplied by the cable company to subscribing customers.
Customers usually pay a specified monthly rental fee for such equipment.
Back to Top 8. This is a converter-descrambler that can be controlled by the cable company from their office location. An addressable unit allows the cable company to access your cable box to change the descrambling configuration or program. This function provides the cable company the ability to add or delete descrambling on the channels that come in through your cable line. A non-addressable unit does not provide the cable company access to the cable box program.