Panasonic TU-HDS20 Bedienungsanleitung

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA (7262) or send e-mail to: consumerproducts@panasonic.com HDTV Digital Recei ver Operating Instructions TU-HDS20 TQB2AA0344 00125 PRINTED IN USA[...]

1 T AB L E O F C O N T E N T S Table of Contents Safety Instructions ............................................ 2 Important Information ....................................... 4 Information on Digital Television ..................... 6 Digital Television ......................................................................... 6 Digital Broadcast[...]

2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Note T o CA T V System Inst aller: This reminder is provided to call the CA TV system installer's attention to article 820-40 of the National Electric Code that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular , specifies that the cable ground sh all be connected to the grounding system of the building, as clos[...]

3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 13. Never push objects of any kind in to this HD TV Digital Receiver through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out part s that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the HDTV Digital Re ceiver . 14. If an outside antenna is connected to the decoder e quipment[...]

4 I M P O R T AN T I N F O R M A T I O N Important Information FCC INFORMATION Your HDTV Digital Receiver is registered with the Federal Communication Commission and is in compli- ance with CFR47, Parts 15 and 68, FCC Rules and Regulations. Radio Interference This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit for a Class B Digital De[...]

5 I M P O R T AN T I N F O R M A T I O N Notification to the Local Telephone Company. On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating among other information, the FCC Registration num- ber and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for the equipment. You must, upon request, provide this infor- mation to your telephone company. The REN is useful to d[...]

6 I NFORMATI ON ON D IGITAL T ELEVISION Information on Digital T elevision Digit al T elevision HDTV (High Definition T elevision) HDTV signal formats are 1080i (in terlaced scan) and 720p ( progressive scan). HDTV provides the highest resolution picture and au dio in either stereo or 5.1 channel surround sound . SDTV (St andard Definition T elevis[...]

7 I NFORMATION ON THE HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Information on the HDTV Digital Receiver Reception cap ability of HDTV Digit al Receiver The Panasonic HDTV Digital Receiver is capable of receiving analog (NTSC) and digital (A TSC format), cable (NTSC and A TSC formats), and digital satellite (coming from DIRECTV if you subscribe to DIRECTV ® program[...]

8 I N F O R M A T I O N O N T H E HDTV D I G I T A L R E C E I VE R Panasonic HDTV Digital Receiver Model TU-HDS20 Panasonic HD ATSC/NTSC HDTV Digital Receiver with a built-in DIRECTV PLUS ™ receiver, can receive and process DIRECTV standard definition video and DIRECTV high definition video from satellite broadcasts if you subscribe to DIRECTV ?[...]

9 C O N G RA T U L A T I O N S Congratulations Your Panasonic HDTV Digital Receiver features state-of-the-art technology for high-quality picture and sound with complete audio/video output jacks for your home theater system. This HDTV Digital Receiver is capable of receiving DIRECTV ® high definition satellite signals. DTV signals are displayed in[...]

10 I M P O R T AN T N O T ES Yagi Important Notes HDTV Digital Receiver Location This unit can be used as part of an entertainment center. Consult your dealer for available options. r Avoid excessive sunlight or bright lights. r Keep away from excessive heat or moisture. Inadequate ventilation may cause internal component failure. r Fluorescent lig[...]

11 I MPORTANT N OTES H Use good grade 75 Ohm co ax (round) cable to connect the antenna to the HDTV Dig ital Receiver . Do not use 300 Ohm flat twin-lead cable. H Place the antenna away from large metal objects. If using an indoor antenna, re member that aluminum siding a nd foil-covered insulatio n can greatly reduce the sig nal strength inside yo[...]

12 F R O N T AND R E A R V I E W O F T H E HDTV D I G I T A L R E C E I VE R Front and Rear View of the HDTV Digital Receiver Front Panel POWER Turns the HDTV Digital Receiver On. VIDEO OUT Press to select Video Output mode. SMART CARD Also known as Access Card, identifies you to your program providers. DIRECTV PLUS ™ System requires a valid card[...]

13 F RONT AND R EAR V IEW OF THE HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Rear Panel ANT IN Use to connect an of f-air antenna or cabl e TV signal to the HDTV Digital receiver . SA TELLITE IN Use to connect DIRECTV satellite signal to the HDTV Digital Receiver . RF OUT Use to connect the HDTV Digital Receiver to your TV . CH3/CH4 Switch If a coaxial cable is used t[...]

14 HD D IGITAL TV D ISPLAY F ORMATS HD Digital TV Display Formats The HDTV Digital Receiver convert s all A TSC signal format s and HD DIRECTV signal into viewable programming . The formats are var iations on the four (4) format s, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i. Th e following ta ble shows the display forma ts, resolutions and aspect ratio s. Display [...]

15 HD D IGITAL TV D ISPLAY F ORMA TS 1080i Format If your TV is cap able of displaying 1080i, then select 1080i by using the VIDEO OUT button on the front of the HDTV Digital Receiver . 720p Format If your TV is cap able of displaying 720p. the n select 720p by using the VIDEO OUT button on the front of the HDTV Digital Receiver . 480p Format If yo[...]

16 HD D IGITAL TV D ISPLAY F ORMATS Aspect Ratio Selection The HDTV Digit al Receiver allows you to select an aspect ratio (picture display shape) to match the source signal and shape of your TV scr een. Y ou can also change the aspect ratio for your personal vie wing preference. T o select an aspect ra tio, press the ASPECT button on your remote c[...]

17 HD D IGITAL TV D ISPLAY F ORMA TS The 16:9 and 4:3 pictures represent the incoming source signals received by the HDTV Digital Receiver . These pictures show the different aspect ratios available with a 16:9 monitor format. • The top picture shows the 16:9 monitor format available when the HDTV Digital Receiver receives a 16:9 source signal. ?[...]

18 F E A T UR ES O F T H E HDTV D I G I T A L R E C E I VE R Features of the HDTV Digital Receiver Channel and Program Tuning - ATSC reception only Channel and program tuning in digital television is very different from current conventional television. In DTV, up to six (6) multiple programs can exist within a single 6 MHz channel. These programs b[...]

19 F EATURES OF THE HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Channel Banner: DIRECTV HD / A TSC / NTSC The Channel Banner is available with all signa l sources; DIRECTV SD, DIRECTV HD, A TSC and NTSC to show you wh ich channel and prog ram you are curre ntly viewing or have selected. The following figure shows the DIRECTV HD / A TSC / NTSC channel banner . The DIRE[...]

20 F E A T UR ES O F T H E HDTV D I G I T A L R E C E I VE R Channel Banner: ATSC OR NTSC The HDTV Digital Receiver has the ability to operate even without DIRECTV ® service. W ithout the DIRECTV ® service, the event title, event times, event description, channel logo and Mail Icon will not be displayed. This will have have an effect on how the C[...]

21 F EATURES OF THE HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Channel Banner: Component s The HDTV Digital Receiver is required to display to the user various attributes of a program. The Channe l Banner is used by all tu ning methods to show you which channel and program you are cur rently viewing or selecting. The figure be low indicates the various component s of[...]

22 F EATURES OF THE HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Icons: Channel Banner The Channel Banner co ntains se veral icons that are di splayed only when the feature is available and is supported by the HDTV Digital Receiver . The following figu re and table depict s the location and appeara nce of these icons. Viewing Modes This section descr ibes the user inte[...]

23 F EATURES OF THE HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Closed Captioning Suspension When any OSD is required (i.e. Channel Ban ner , messages from DIRECTV , etc.), any captioning service that is currently active will be removed from the display and any further captioning will be suspended until the OSD operation completes. Power On Requirement s When the HDTV[...]

24 F EATURES OF THE HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Example of Non-compound (Single ) Channel Number Input For example, to tune chann el 345, you enter the channel numbe r by using the number keys (0-9) on the r emote control. T hen press the ACTION button wh ich causes the tuning event to occur . Example of Compound Channel Number Input A compound numbers[...]

25 F EATURES OF THE HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER If you tune to a channel that is blocked eithe r by spending or advisory limit s, a corresponding screen will appear . The following is an example of insufficient credit. Note: The screen remains displayed for 60 seconds, then is rep laced by a blank screen. Dolby Digit al (AC-3) Audio Dolby Digital (AC-3[...]

26 F EATURES OF THE HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Aspect Ratio Change Mode The ASPECT key on the remo te allows you to change the mann er in which the vide o is presented on the display . The ability to change the video aspect is based upon the video input source aspect and the output display , as shown below . Note: When you exit the T unin g Mode and e[...]

27 G ETTING S TARTED Getting S tarted Step 1. Connect AC Power Cord Plug the AC power cord into a grounded outlet. Do not tur n on any devices until you have finished making all necessary connections. Step 1a. Antenna/Cable Connection Connect the antenna or cable wire to the ANT IN jack on the rear panel of the HDTV Digital Receiver . Step 1b. DIRE[...]

28 G E TT I N G S T AR T E D Step 2. HDTV Digital Receiver Connection to DTV-Compatible TV Follow this diagram when connecting the HDTV Digital Receiver to a DTV-compatible TV. Procedure • Set the RGB/YP B P R switch to YP B P R position. • Connect video cables from the Y, P B , P R digital TV video output jacks on the HDTV Digital Receiver to [...]

29 G E TT I N G S T AR T E D Step 2a. HDTV Digital Receiver Connection to RGB Monitor Follow this diagram when connecting the HDTV Digital Receiver to a Monitor with RGB INPUTS. Procedure • Connect video cables from the RGB output of the HDTV Digital Receiver to the RGB inputs of your Monitor. • Connect the H,V output cables from HDTV Digital R[...]

30 G E TT I N G S T AR T E D Step 2b. HDTV Digital Receiver connection to Conventional TV Follow this diagram when connecting the HDTV Digital Receiver to a conventional TV or Monitor. Terrestrial and digital signal can be received by connecting the digital receiver to the TV or Monitor. Procedure • Select 480i mode by using the Video Out button [...]

31 G ETTING S TARTED Step 3. Digit al TV Reception with DTV -Compatible TV / Monitor (no satellite or cable service) Follow this diagram if you have a DTV -compatible TV , no satellite or cable service. Digital and S tand ard terrestrial channels ca n be viewed by connecting the HDTV Digital Receiver . Procedure • Connect the antenna cable to the[...]

32 G ETTING S TARTED Step 3a. Digit al TV Receptio n with Conventional TV (no satellite or cable service) Follow this diagram if you have a conventional TV , no satellite or cable service. Digital and analog channels ca n be viewed by connecting the HDTV Digital Receiver . Procedure • Select 480i mode by using the Video Out button on the front of[...]

33 G ETTING S TARTED Step 3b. Digit al TV Receptio n with DTV -Compatible TV (Cable service and terrestrial antenna) Follow this diagram if you have a DTV -comp atible TV , cable service and terrestri al antenna. Procedure • Connect the antenna cable to one input (A or B) of the A/B switch . • Connect the incoming cable signal to the ANT IN of [...]

34 G E TT I N G S T AR T E D Step 3c. Digital TV/Cable Reception with Conventional TV Follow this diagram if you have a conventional TV, cable service and terrestrial antenna. Procedure • Select 480i by using the Video Out button on the front of the HDTV Digital Receiver. • Connect the antenna cable to one of the inputs (A or B) of the A/B swit[...]

35 G ETTING S TARTED Step 3d. Digit al 8 VSB Cable/Analog Cable with DTV -Compatible TV Follow this diagram if you have a DTV -compatible TV , cable service providing 8VSB digital cab le, cable box and you want to receive digital cable ch annels through the HDTV Digital Receiver and analog cable channels through the cable box. Please take note that[...]

36 G ETTING S TARTED Step 3e. Digit al 8VSB Cable/Analog Cable with Conventional TV Follow this diagram if you ha ve a conventional TV , cable service providing 8VSB digital cable ca ble box and you want to receive digit al cable channels through the HDTV Digital Receiver and analog cable channels through the cable box. Please take note that the HD[...]

37 G ETTING S TARTED Step 4. T urning HDTV Digital Receiver On Procedure • Press the Remote Control STB mode button . • Press the POWER button. Note: Monitor/TV should also be turned on. Step 5. Switching to DTV Mode (Panasonic TV models) Press the Remote Control TV/ VIDEO button until DTV or Component Video inp ut appears on the Moni tor/TV sc[...]

38 G ETTING S TARTED Step 6a. ACTION / Navigation Button Press ACTION to select the Roller Guide Menu item. Press the or arrows to highlight sub menus. Press the arrow to select features. Press the or arrows to scroll through options within a feature. Pre ss the arro w to return to main menu items. Remote ACTION / Navigation Button Note: Be careful[...]

39 G ETTING S TARTED Step 8. HDTV Digit al Rec eiver Connection to VCR/S-VIDEO VCR Follow this diagram when connecting the HDTV Digital Receiver to a standard VCR or S-VIDEO VCR. Procedure • Select 480i by using the Video Out button on the front of the HDTV Digital Receiver . • Connect video cable from the video ou tput jack on the HDTV Digital[...]

40 G ETTING S TARTED Step 9. Programming A vailable NTSC/A TSC Channels YOU MUST PERFORM THE AUTOMA TIC CHANNEL PROGRAMMING BEFORE MANUALL Y ADDING AND DELETING CHANNELS BECAUSE OF THE DIGIT AL TUNING SYSTEM USED BY THE HDTV Digital Receiver . THIS METHOD WILL ENSURE THA T EVERY A V AILABLE CHANNEL IS CA PTURED AND STORED INT O MEMORY . Automatic C[...]

41 O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS Optional Connections HDTV Digit al Receiver Connection to Dolby Digit al AC-3 Decoder Follow this diagram to connect the HDTV Digital Receiver to a Dolby Digital AC-3 decoder . Procedure • Connect Digital Audio cable from the Digital Audio Out connection o n the HDTV Digital Receiver to the Digital Audio In connection on[...]

42 R EMOTE C ONTROL GUIDE Press to select STB Guide or DVD menu * T o conserve batte ry life, the LIGHT function can be disabled/en abled by pressin g R-TUNE and RECALL simult aneously . PROG (Program) / Dash Press to enter the 2-digit minor number in a compound channel number . Remote Control LIGHT * Press to light remote control fo r five (5) sec[...]

43 R EMOTE C ONTROL F UNCTIO NAL K EY C HART Remote Control Functional Key Chart Key Component Funct ion ALL COMPONENTS T urn compo nents On and Off LIGHT REMOTE CONTROL Illuminate buttons MUTE TV AUX (RCVR) CBL Mute audio TV/VIDEO ALL COMPONENTS Switch between component and TV ASPECT STB Change picture shape to fit format: Full - Normal pi cture s[...]

44 R EMOTE C ONTROL F UNCTIONAL K EY C HART PA G E STB DVD RCVR Page up /down Skip up / down St ation up / down CHANNEL ALL COMPONENTS Channel down Channel up GUIDE STB DVD Guide Menus EXIT STB Exit Menus VCR REC VCR AUX (Cassette Deck) Record MOVE REW TV CABLE DVD CD AUX (RCVR) VCR AUX (Cassette Deck) Move PIP Skip / Search Rewind Search Rewind De[...]

45 R EMOTE C ONTROL F UNCTIO NAL K EY C HART Battery Inst alla tion Incorrect installation can cause battery leakage and corrosion that will damage the Remote Control. Use two AA batteries: Remove the battery cover by pu shing in near the arrow and sliding the cover back. Install batterie s matching (+) and (-) polarity signs. Replace the battery c[...]

46 S PECIAL R EMOTE B UT TONS Special Remote Buttons Aspect Ratio Selections The ASPECT button ch anges the asp ect ratio (pictu re display sh ape) in respon se to the source signal and monitor format. Y ou can also change the aspect ratio for your personal viewing preference. Each time th e ASPECT button is pres sed, the HDTV Digital Receiver will[...]

47 S PECIAL R EMOTE B UTTONS The 16:9 and 4:3 pictures represent the incoming source signals received by the HDTV Digital Receiver . These pictures show the different aspect ratios available with a 16:9 monitor format. • The top picture shows the 16:9 monitor format available when the HDTV Digital Receiver receives a 16:9 source signal. • The b[...]

48 S PECIAL R EMOTE B UT TONS TV/Video The TV/VIDEO button allows you to select the mode of your TV . Each time the TV/ VIDEO button is pressed, the TV will cycle through Channel, Video 1, V ideo 2, Video 3 and DTV modes. Note: Not all television models will display all the modes. Menu The MENU button is used to enter and exit Roller Guide Menu sys[...]

49 P ROGRAMMING TH E R EMOTE C ONTROL Programming the Remote Control The Universal Re mote Control c an be programm ed to operate many manufact urers’ components using the component function bu ttons for VCR, DVD, AUX (RCVR, CD, T APE, CASSETTE DECK and LD), CBL, DTV , TV , or DBS. Follow the procedures for programming your Remote Control with an[...]

50 C OMPONENT C ODES Brand Code Akai 11 0 Centurion 11 2 Daewoo 120 Emerson 141, 143, 144 Fisher 150 GE/Panasonic/ Quasar 101 GE/RCA 162 Hita chi 180 JVC 190 Magnavox 210, 212 Marantz 220 Panasonic 100, 101, 102 Pioneer 222 Proscan 230 Quasar 101, 103 Radioshack 240 RCA 250, 255 Samsung 260 Sears/T oshiba 130 Sharp 265 Sony 270 Zenith/Inteq 290, 29[...]

51 C OMPONENT C ODES Brand Code Admiral 200 Aiwa 137,160 Akai 014, 015, 016,142 Audio Dynamic 01 1, 240 Bell & Howell 005, 013 Broksonic 081, 136 Canon 125, 135 Citizen 006 Craig 005, 006, 141 Curtis Mathes 130, 137, 300 Daewoo 001, 130, 250 DBX 010, 01 1, 240 Dimensia 300 Emerson 003, 080, 081, 135, 136, 243, 250 Fisher 005, 007, 008, 009 Funa[...]

52 C OMPONENT C ODES Codes for CD Codes for Cassette Deck Codes for DBS Brand Code Echo S tar 11 0 GE 170 Hitachi 050 Panasonic 100 Philips 001, 002 Primestar 391 RCA 170 Sony 390 To s h i b a 000 Uniden 001, 002 Brand Code Codes for DVD Brand Code Panasonic 500, 530 T echnics 500, 530 Brand Code Carver 55 0 Denon 600 Fisher 405 Harman/Kar- don 459[...]

53 C OMPONENT C ODES Brand Code Admiral 710 Aiwa 760, 761 Denon 800, 801, 802 Fisher 604 Garrard 655 Harman 657, 750 Jensen 764 JVC 790,791 Kenwood 600, 650 Magnavox 762 Marantz 751 McIntosh 658 Nakamichi 631 Onkyo 651, 656 Optimus 603, 762, 770, 771 Panasonic 700, 701, 730 Philips 750 Pioneer 630, 632 Quasar 700, 701, 730 RCA 603, 630,762,770, 771[...]

54 S PECIAL F EATURES OF HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Special Features of HDTV Digital Receiver Impulse Pay Per View (IPP V) Y ou must connect your phone line to the HDTV Digit al Receiver to re ceive pay per view (PPV) service offered by DIRECTV . Connecting the phone line permits you to use the IPPV feature, which allows event purchases without callin[...]

55 S PECIAL F EATURES OF HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER If you press the INFO key , the PPV window will be displayed. Once a PPV event start s, video and audio could be displayed for 5 minutes into the PPV event. After 5 minutes have elap sed, video and audio are remo ved from the screen. Y ou can purchase the current PPV event up to 30 minutes after an e[...]

56 S PECIAL F EATURES OF HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Y ou will be given a choice of whether they wish to Purchase (OK) or Cancel this PPV event, as shown below . Y ou can also select other time to view this event, as shown below . After you have selected a different time, the PPV confirmation screen is displayed. Swift, Smart and D eadly 9:00 PM - 10:0[...]

57 S PECIAL F EATURES OF HDTV D IGITAL R ECEIVER Software Upgrade M essages The HDTV Digital Receiver has the ability to receive download replacement software. This will allow the HDTV Digital Receiver software to be upgraded. The HDTV Digital Receiver will prompt you when an update is required. Y ou have the ability to reject or cancel the update [...]

58 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU ™ Roller Guide Menu™ Press the MENU button on the Remote Co ntrol to display the Roller Guide Menu™* . Press the F or G arro w to rotate the Roller Guide. Press the ACTION button to enter a category submenu scre en, where the options for that categor y can be changed. Press the J arrow to exit the Roller Guide M[...]

59 R OLLER G UIDE M ENU ™ ACTION / Navigation Button Press the ACTION button to select main menu items. Press the or arrows to highlight sub menus. Press the arrow to select features. Press the or arrows to scroll through options within a feature . Press the arrow to return to main menu items. Remote ACTION / Navigation Button Note: Be careful to[...]

60 R OLLER G UI DE F EATURE C HART Roller Guide Feature Chart Roller Guide Feature Chart M ENU D ESCRIPTION SET UP Satellite Setup H Dish T ype - Lets you choose Oval or Round dish. H Auto Configuration - Enab les the HDTV Digital Receiver to automatically detect and configure the correct satellite port settings. H Sat. Ports - Select s up to 4 nom[...]

61 R OLLER G UIDE F EATUR E C HART GUIDE Guide Setup H Guide: Provides Chann els and Program information to the user . Note: The Guide is active in the DIRECTV/ A TSC/NTSC mode only . TIMER TIMER 1 TIMER 2 TIMER 3 TIMER 4 TIMER 5 TIMER 6 TIMER 6 TIMER 7 TIMER 8 H MODE - Select one of the following: • OFF (default setting) to disable timer . • O[...]

62 R OLLER G UI DE F EATURE C HART ACCOUNT Future Purchases H Future purchases - Displays PPV events purchased, but not aired. Also lets you to cancel a PPV event. Past purchases H Past purchases - Lets you review PPV purchased events. Displays CAM slot numbers when Past purchase data is highlighted. Messages H Messages - Displays message sent to t[...]

63 R O LL E R G U I D E M E NU O PE RA T I O N S Roller Guide Menu Operations Setup To help you with the initial set up of the digital receiver, the Setup menu is displayed automatically when the HDTV Digital receiver is turned on for the first time. A setup wizard will help guide you through the procedeure of setting up the proper satellite config[...]

64 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Setup : Satellite Setup – Sat. Ports Y ou will be able to s elect 4 satellite port configurations - No Satellite, Auto Configuration, Satellite A, B or Satellite A, B, C. The DIRECTV Plus Satellite Antenna comes packaged with two LNB’ s (Low Noise Block Down-converters) with a multiswitch. The two LNB’s a[...]

65 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Setup : Satellite Setup – Dish position This screen allows you to correctly position your Satellite antenna by receiving elevation, azimuth and r otation ( ma rked in degrees), afte r the you have enter ed your 5-digit zip code. Procedure H In Sat Setup menu, press FG button s to highlight Dish Position. Dish [...]

66 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Setup : Satellite Setup – Signal Meter Since the HDTV Digital Receiver is capable of receiving satellite programming from multiple DIRECTV satellites, the user has the ability to choose one of 3 supported satellites to receive signal strength and is primarily used during the system set-up procedure. The HDT V[...]

67 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Setup : Guid e Setup The guide setup allows you to select your local chann el area for display in the Advanced Program Guide. Procedure H In SETUP menu. pr ess F or G button to highlight Guide Setup. H Press K button twice to highlight Primary Zip Co de. Use numeric keys on the Remote Control to enter zip [...]

68 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Setup : Ant Setup – An t Input This screen allows you to select the type of loc al input sources. The following are the list of input options: • Antenna • Cable •O F F The OFF state deactivates the T errestrial/Cable A TSC/NTSC decoder sectio n of the HDTV Digital Receiver . Procedure H In SETUP menu, p[...]

69 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Setup : Ant Setup – Au to Scan The Auto scan allows you to retrieve all of the antenna or unscrambled cable channel. When you press the ACTION key while the ST ART button is highlighted, the automatic scan of all available RF channels will begin. During Auto Scan mode only the following commands will function:[...]

70 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Setup : Ant Setup – Add/Del Ch This screen let s you to add or de lete the channels that were detected b y the auto scan. Once you ente r the Add/Del Ch opt ion screen, the F , G butt ons and numeri c keys can be used to select a channel, while the J and K keys can be use to respectively delete and a dd the s[...]

71 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Setup : Monitor The monitor m enu allows you to match your monitor /receiver type. Y ou can choose between two monitor ty pes: 16:9 o r 4:3 aspec t ratio. The following t able shows the icon and messag es displayed for ea ch of the monitor types. Procedure H In SETUP menu, pr ess G button to select Monito r . H [...]

72 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Setup : System T est The System T est menu allows you to invoke a system test which perform a check of the following subsystems. Note: System test is only available for Satellite input. The following screens show the system test screen and the system test in progress. Procedure H In SETUP menu, pr ess F or G bu[...]

73 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Setup : Acce ss Card The Setup screen allows you to setup a new access card . Y ou can transfer existing access card information to the new access card . This procedure is called “chaining”. When you press th e ACTION button while the Access Card is highlig hted, a series of Conditional Access driven menus w[...]

74 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Guide The Advanced Program Guide (APG) is a key fe ature of the H DTV Digital Receiver . The Guide enables you to browse thro ugh a large number of pr ograms fro m the various input so urces connected to the HDT V Digital Receive r and provides useful information upon u ser request, as shown below . The Guide w[...]

75 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Guide : Channel List The guide will display cha nnel(s) that are ei ther in the “ALL CH” or “F A V CH” mode. The HDTV D igital Receiver defa ult mode is “ALL CH”. T he user c an switch the m ode through a button in the chan nel banner area of the guide. Guide : “ALL CH” mode “All CH” mode - A[...]

76 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Guide : Banner Description Icons The Guide Banner will contain several icons that are displayed only when the feature is available and is supported by the HDTV Digital Receiver . The following t able and figure shows the appearance of these icons. Icon Name Icons Description Icon Appearance Messages Indicates u[...]

77 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Guide : Banner Categories The APG is cap able of displaying information a ccording to the categories tha t you have selected. For ex ample, if you select Sport s category , then only those chann els broadcasting sports are displayed in the guide. Y ou can also select sub-categories of the category you selected. [...]

78 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Once the user has selected a particular sub-category , the guide will reformat itself reflecting the new category filter as shown below . The new guide filter will remain in effect until the user powers off the HDTV Digital Receiver , or selects ALL TOPICS. Guide : Grid The guide grid shows i nformation on 5 ch[...]

79 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Lock This HDTV Digital Receiver incorporates V -Chip technology to block the viewing of movies and television pr ograms according to the ra ting category . There are 2 Content Advisory categories: MP AA (Motion Picture Association of America) and TV Parental Guidelines Ratings and are used as guidelines for bloc[...]

80 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Lock : Movie Limit s The MP AA uses the standa rd movie ratings. The T V Parenta l Guidelines provides rating schemes of its own: age-ba sed ratings, content-based ratings or combination of the two. The following table and figure shows the MP AA ratings system. MP AA Rating Description NR Not Rated by MP AA G G[...]

81 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Lock : TV Limit s The TV Parent al Guidelines ha s 7 levels of age-based r atings that the user ca n select. These 7 levels are split into 2 age-ba sed group s: Y outh Age- based Ratings and Guidance Age-based Ratings. Some of these age-based ratings can also have content-based ratings, denoted as D (Dialog), L [...]

82 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Lock : Ch Locks The user can lock satellite and non-satellite channels from being displayed. T o access these channels when channel sur fing, the user is required to e nter the 4 digit secret password. Once the user has highlighted Sat Ch Lock or Non-Sat Lock Grid, the user will be able to easily “Unlock All?[...]

83 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Following figures show the 3 dif ferent colo r code schemes. Channel 300’s 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71[...]

84 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Lock : Spending The feature allows the user to contr ol the amount per event. If the amount is belo w the event cost, you won’t be able to view the event. Procedure H In LOCK menu, press F or G button to highlight Sp ending. H Press K button to highlight Amount per event. H Press K button to highlight amount [...]

85 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS ACCOUNT The Account category conveys information to the user . This information was either the result of the action by the user or sent from DIRECTV to the HDTV Digital Receiver . This category contains 2 ar eas: Account : Future and Past Purchase The Purchase screen allows you to review up coming and pa st PPV [...]

86 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Account : Past This screen allows you to review PPV purchased event s. The PPV events that the subscriber purchased but cancels or does not watch will not be displayed. Following is an example of Past purcha se screen. Account : Msgs (Unread an d Read) The message screen displays messages sent to the HDTV Digit[...]

87 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Options The Options menu gives you the ability to configure the HDTV DIGIT AL RECEIVER. These options can affect the overall behavior of the digit al receiver . Options menu has the following sub-options: • Audio •C a p t i o n • Clock • Sat/Local Mode • Favorites • About Options : Audio The Audio op[...]

88 R O LL E R G U I D E M E NU O PE RA T I O N S Options : Caption The HDTV Digital Receiver contains a built-in decoder that is capable of providing a visual display of the audio portion. The program viewed must provide Closed Captioning (CC) for the television to display it. Closed Caption is displayed in the form of text across the screen (white[...]

89 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Options : Clock The clock option allows you to configure th e system clock. When connected to DIRECTV service, you can set the DST ( daylight sa vings time), T ime Zone and reset the time to what is current in the smart card. In the case, where the A TSC/NTSC is active, you can set DST and T ime Zone. If only NT[...]

90 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S Options : Sat/Loc Mode The Sat/Loc mode allows you to change the tuning mode between Satellite T uning mode and Local T uning mode. The local tuning mode allows viewing o f the channels that are programmed thro ugh the auto scan feature and /or the channels added in the Add/Del Ch in the setup menu and that are[...]

91 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Procedure H In Options Menu, press F or G button to highlight Favorites. H Press K to change Favorite channel settings. H Press FG buttons to set Group. H Press ACTION button to display all channel s in that group. Highlighted nu mbers are the channels available in that group. H Press INFO to enter grid. H Us[...]

92 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATION S TIMER This HDTV Digital Receiver contains eight timers that are capable of tuning the HDTV Digital Receiver on and off at selected times, on selected channels and on selected days. The timer options provide you a n automatic way of controlling the HDTV Digital Receiver when it is active. The op tions are the fo[...]

93 R OLLER G UI DE M ENU O PERATIONS Note: All Data fields must be entered prior to setting the view mode. Timers cannot overl ap between the timers. The first entered timer will override the other time rs. Timer Error Messages The HDTV Digital Receiver will scan the timer data fields and notify yo u of any problems before letting you set the viewi[...]

94 G L O SS AR Y AND A CR O N Y M S Glossary and Acronyms APG Advanced Program Guide. DIRECTV new generation of the electronic program guide. ATSC Advanced Television Systems Committee. Standardization body that developed the Digital Television Terrestrial formats. CAM Conditional access module, usually referred to as the access card . A removable,[...]

95 G LOSSARY AND A CRONYMS OPPV Order Ahead p ay per view . Movie purchases plac ed by calling a customer service represent ative rather than using the on-screen displays. Ne cessary to purchase movies when the subscrib er does not connect the phone to the HDTV Digit al Receiver . OSD On-scree n display Password A stored word a user must pr ovide i[...]

96 T R O UB L ES H OO T I N G Troubleshooting Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies in[...]

97 T R O UB L ES H OO T I N G Symptom Remedy The ACTION button is not responding • Make sure to press ACTION in the middle of the button. • Make sure the remote control is in STB or TV mode. No key operation (by the unit and/or the remote control) is effective. Set the POWER button to OFF and then back to ON. Alternatively, turn off the power, [...]

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