How can we put this into use: (SMART CARD INTERFACE SLOTS) in the VS 200 ULTRA Manual it is described as: To watch scrambled channels you should insert a smart card into Smart Card Interface issued the service provider whom you subscribes to. Therefore you can watch only a specific range of channels with entitlements in smart card. The smart card includes information to decipher parameters necessary for descrambling the program. Please note that the gold chip on the smart card should face down and inward when you insert it into Smart Card Interface.
It is there for future use. VS says they wont use it, but if the only way to get the vs going again is by using a card, they will issue a fix for it. If they dont, a 3rd party will.