BLACK SEPTEMBER PRESENTS REMOTE TELEVISION OPERATIONS WRITTEN BY L.E. PIRATE [/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\] IN MY CABLE SYSTEM, NYT CABLE TV, LOCATED IN CHERRY HILL, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, WHERE I RESIDE, WE HAVE A CERTAIN KIND OF CABLE SYSTEM, THAT OTHER SYSTEMS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE SLOWLY INCORPORATING. THROUGH THIS SYSTEM, YOU CAN ORDER MOVIES RIGHT FROM YOUR HOME THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED RIGHT ON YOUR TV ON A CERTAIN CHANNEL AT A CERTAIN TIME. THE CONTROLLER FOR THIS SERVICE IS CALLED A 'SPRUCER' CONTROLLER, AND NOT ONLY CAN IT JUST ORDER MOVIES, BUT IT HAS ALOT OF INTERNAL FEATURES THAT ARE ALOT OF FUN TO PLAY WITH. YOU MIGHT HAVE A SERVICE LIKE THIS IN YOUR CABLE SYSTEM, BUT YOUR CONTROLLERS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT, BUT DON'T WORRY, IN A MATTER OF TIME YOU WILL SOON HAVE THE SAME SYSTEM AS MOST OTHER CITIES. ADDING FAVORITE CHANNELS TO THE SPRUCER'S MEMORY ------------------------------------------------ SAY YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD MTV INTO THE SPRUCERS MEMORY SO WHENEVER YOU WANTED TO QUICKLY FLIP THROUGH THE CHANNELS WITHOUT HAVING TO USE THE CHANNEL UP OR CHANNEL DOWN KEYS OR HAVING TO PUNCH THE CHANNEL NUMBER IN, YOU COULD JUST HIT M)EMORY AND LET IT SCAN THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE CHANNELS. TO DO THIS, YOU SIMPLY ENTER THE CHANNEL NUMBER (MTV IS CHANNEL 20 IN MY AREA), THEN ENTER, THEN THE PLUS KEY, AND THEN M)EMORY. IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS: [20] [ENT] [+] [M] THE BLINKING 'LEARN' LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CHANNEL IS NOW IN MEMORY. TO DELETE THE CHANNEL FROM MEMORY, REPLACE THE [+] WITH A [-]. CHANGING YOUR PERSONAL ACCESS CODE ---------------------------------- YOUR ACCESS CODE IS VITALLY IMPORTANT WITH THIS SERVICE, MY ACCESS CODE IS MY ADDRESS, 137. YOU NEED THIS IF YOU WANT TO ORDER MOVIES (FOR BILLING), TO LOCK OUT CHANNELS, AND OTHER FEATURES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE YOUR ACCESS CODE FREQUENTLY, YOU WOULD TYPE IN THIS [R] [M] [X] [X] [X] [-] [N] [N] [N] [ENT] RESET MEMORY ACCESS CODE MINUS NEW ACCESS CODE ENTER AFTER THEH CORRECT INFORMATION HAS BEEN ENTERED, YOUR NEW ACCESS CODE WILL BLINK 3 TIMES. DON'T FORGET YOUR ACCESS CODE AFTER CHANGING IT, YOU MAY WANT TO USE A 3 DIGIT NUMBER YOU KNOW (NPA OF PHONE NUMBER, ADDRESS, ETC.) PARENTAL DISCRETION CONTROL --------------------------- THIS FEATURE IS EXTREMELY COOL IF YOU DON'T WANT ANYONE VIEWING A CERTAIN CHANNEL, YOU SIMPLY 'LOCK' IT OUT. BY DOING THIS, ENTER: [R] [-] [X] [X] [X] [+] [0] [ENT] RESET MINUS ACCESS CODE PLUS DISCRETION LEVEL ENTER PARENTAL DISCRETION LEVEL [0] - NO PAY CHANNELS CAN BE VIEWED EXCEPT FOR 'THE DISNEY CHANNEL' (NO 'PLAYBOY'!) IN ORDER TO REOPEN YOUR AUTHORIZED PAY CHANNELS, PRESS THE FOLLOWING: [R] [-] [X] [X] [X] [+] [1] [ENT] RESET MINUS ACCESS CODE PLUS DISCRETION LEVEL ENTER PARENTAL DISCRETION LEVEL [1] - ALL AUTHORIZED PAY CHANNELS ARE OPEN. FIRST RUN IS A SERVICE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO ORDER MOVIES RIGHT TO YOUR TV THAT CAN BE VIEWED ON A CERTAIN CHANNEL, USUALLY CHANNEL 23 OR 29. ON CHANNEL 14 THEY CONSTANTLY PLAY REVIEWS AND PARTS OF THE MOVIES THAT ARE SHOWING, AND ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS. ONE THING THAT IS COOL, THEY CARRY ALL THE LATEST MOVIES, PLUS THEY ALSO CARRY PORNO AND PLAYBOY MOVIES. TO ORDER A MOVIE, ENTER THIS: [R] [X] [X] [X] [+] [V] [V] [V] [V] [ENT] RESET ACCESS CODE PLUS EVENT/MOVIE NUMBER ENTER YOU MUST ORDER UP TO 10 MINUTES >BEFORE< THE MOVIE STARTS, NO LATER THAN 10 MINUTES BECAUSE THE COMPUTER NEEDS TIME TO PROCESS YOUR MOVIE/EVENT REQUEST. YOUR 'LEARN' LIGHT WILL COME ON AND NOTIFY THEIR COMPUTERS, IT WILL STOP, AND THEN COME ON AGAIN WHEN THE MOVIE IS ABOUT TO BEEN SHOWN. ON THE EVENT NUMBER, THE LAST >2< DIGITS ARE THE CHANNEL IT WILL BE SHOWN ON, EXAMPLE: 5229, EVENT #52 SHOWN ON CHANNEL 29. IF YOU WISH TO CANCEL A FIRST RUN EVENT BEFORE IT STARTS, ENTER: [R] [X] [X] [X] [-] [V] [V] [V] [V] [ENT] RESET ACCESS CODE PLUS EVENT/MOVIE NUMBER ENTER SPRUCER HOT LINE ---------------- THEY ALSO OFFER A SPRUCER HOTLINE FOR HELP AND REPAIRS, THE ONE IN MY AREA IS 609/354-1660. WARNING: THE SERVICE HAS SHIT ON IT SO IF YOU TRY TO PLAY WITH IT INTERNALLY (LIKE, BY TAKING THE TOP OFF OF THE RECIEVER) IT WILL NOTIFY THEM. SURF MONSTER AND I HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH THE SPRUCER FOR A YEAR OR SO NOW, AND WE HAVE FOUND TONS OF THINGS THEY WON'T TELL YOU ABOUT, AND DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT. IF YOU SCREW WITH IT LONG ENOUGH, YOU WILL FIND >BIG< HOLES IN THE SYSTEM. FUN WITH THE SPRUCER CONTROLLER ------------------------------- NOW. MY >WHOLE< TOWN, AND ABOUT 80% OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THE NEIGHBORING TOWNS HAVE THIS SERVICE, THEY ALL HAVE THE >SAME< CONTROLLERS, GET THE PICTURE? MY FRIENDS AND I HAVE EXTENSIVE FUN RUNNING AROUND NEIGHBORHOODS PEEKING INTO PEOPLE WINDOWS AND TURNING THEIR TV'S TO A DIFFERENT CHANNEL, LIKE MTV, IT'S COOL WHEN THE 'HEADBANGERS BALL' IS ON AND THEN YOU START ENTERING SHIT LIKE '666', '666', '666' AND THEY TOTALLY FREAK OUT, OR IN MY CASE, MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR HAS A LARGE BACKYARD WITH THE TV CLEARLY VISIBLE TO THE LARGE PORCH GLASS SLIDING DOOR. SO WE SIT IN THE BACKYARD AND ORDER MOVIES. IT'S NEVER ANY PROBLEM TO HACK OUT THE ACCESS CODE, SINCE (LIKE I SAID BEFORE) IT'S USUALLY THE 3 DIGITS OF THE ADDRESS, OR TELEPHONE NUMBER. YOU CAN ALSO PICKUP THE MOVIES ON YOUR OWN RADIO (SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS MUST BE MADE), BUT IF YOU SCREW WITH SOMETHING LONG ENOUGH, YOU WILL EVENTUALLY GET IT RIGHT. BUT, IN GENERAL, YOU CAN HAVE A TON OF FUN WITH THIS REMOTE CONTROL, JUST THINK OF OTHER IDEAS FOR FUN WITH IT, YOUR IDEAS ARE LIMITLESS WITH THIS PIECE OF JAPANESE TECHNOLOGY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS TYPE OF CABLE SYSTEM IN YOUR LL THEM UP AND ASK ABOUT IT, THEY MIGHT EVEN HAVE IT COMING SOON. YOU NEVER KNOW. THANKS TO: DOCTOR CYPHER, SURF MONSTER, THE BLADE, THE RONZ, LEX LUTHOR, FRY GUY, FLETCH, BRAIN TUMOR, DIAL TONE, SWAMP RAT, SUNSPOT, MR. DRUNKFUX, DOWN N OUT, THE LAZER, AND ANYONE I FORGOT. GROUP THANKS: CULT OF THE DEAD COW, HACKERSOFT, PHRACK INC., 4TH PROTOCOL, NEON KNIGHTS, AND LEGION OF DOOM/HACKERS. DOWNLOADED FROM P-80 SYSTEMS......