Airlink101 ATVC102 manual

Digit al to Analog TV Converter Box with Analog Pass Thro ugh Model # A TVC102 User ’ s Manual Ve r. 1 C[...]

1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. IMPORT AN T INFORMA TION ................. .................... ....................... ............ 3 2. ACCESSORIES ............... .................... ................................ ............... ............ 5 3. FRONT P ANEL ........ ........................ .................... .... ................... ...........[...]

2 I n t r o d u c t i o n Congratula tions on your purchase of Airlink101® Di gital t o Analog TV Converter Box with Analog Pass-Through, A TVC102. At midnight on February 17, 2 009, all full-power television st ations in the United S tates will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% d igital broadc asting, while low-power TV stations does[...]

3 1 . I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N W A RNING: Do not use this product where contact with or immersion in wa ter is a possibility. Do not use near flower vase, w ashbowls, kitchen sinks, laun dry tubs, swimming pools, etc. W A RNING: Do not p ut a candl e or lamp s tand on t h e cabin et as th is creat es a fire ha z ard. W A RNING: The u[...]

4 Objec t and Liq u id Entry : Never put objects of any kind into this unit through open ings, as they may touch dangerous voltage points o r short-out parts tha t could result in a fir e or electric shock. N ever pour or spill an y liquid on the unit. Note: M oisture may be formed on the power indicator lens under the following conditions: ¤ when[...]

5 2. ACCESSORIES • Remote Control with 2 AAA Batteries • Power Adapter: AC Input 1 10V~120V , DC Output 12V/1A • 1x RF/Coaxial Cable • 1x Mini-to-RCA Cabl e • User ’ s Manual 3 . F R O N T P A N E L 1. Power Indicator Green light: ON Red light: ST ANDBY 2. Power button Press Æ ON Press Æ OFF[...]

6 4 . R E A R P A N E L 1. ANT IN - Antenna RF input 2. RF OUT – RF/Coaxial cable connection to the TV 3. CH3/CH4 Switch - Switch RF OUT channel 4. A V - Audio/Video (RC A) connection to the TV 5. DC 12V 1A - Po wer adapter 5 . R E M O T E C O N T R O L 5-1. Button Descriptions 1. MUTE: Mute or restore the sound 2. CC: Close Ca ption on/off 3. AU[...]

7 directl y 10. : Used to enter a dash “-“ in the ch anel numbe r 11. POWER on/off: T urns the receiver ON/OFF 12. Z OOM: Switches the screen format (Full/Lette r/ Center) 13. SIGNAL: Activates the signal meter 14. F A V : Shows th e cu rre n t l i s t of fa vo r ite ch a nnel s Press multiple times to scroll through list s 15. / UP/Down: Chang[...]

8 6-2. Basic Connection Please perform the follo wing step s to connect your device. 1. Out door Antenna Connection Connect a cable from your antenna (o ut door or rabbit-ears) to the F-T ype “ANT IN” co nnector . 2. Make a connection to the TV using either step 2.1 or step 2.2 2.1 RF A V Cable Connection Use the supplied RF cable to plug into [...]

9 3. Power Adapter Connection Plug the power adapter into a wall outlet. Connect the other end to the “DC IN” Jack on the device. 4. Analog Pass Through Analog pass-through is enabled when you connect your T V following Section 6-2 (RF Cable). This device will pass through analog TV signa ls from ‘ ‘ ANT IN’ ’ to ‘ ‘RF OU T.’ ’ [...]

10 Press OK to go the next p age or press EXIT to go to the previous p age . 2. Sel e ct t h e T ime Zone Press the Left/Right button to select your time zone. The unit w ill automatically di splay the correct time for your selected time zo ne. 3. Set the Auto Da y light Saving. The default setting of the Auto Da y l ight is “YES.” Press the Le[...]

11 The default setting for the Audio Language is English. Press the Lef t/Right button to change Audio Language: English , Sp anish , Fre nch . Press OK to go to the next p age. 5. Set the Screen Forma t. The default setting for the Screen Format is Full mode. Press Lef t/Right to change the Screen Format: Full , Letter , Center . Press OK to go to[...]

12 6-5. Manual Inst allation If you do not see the Inst allation Guide above, you need to do channel scan by pressing Menu button , then go to Scan > Auto Sca n, and p ress OK to st art channel scan. Channel scann ing will t ake several minutes. Please wait until the “Finish” dialog box shows . Af ter it is done, exit from the menu and you a[...]

13 Channel nam e Audio Language Tim e High Definition Channel C lose Capt ion D. RE CALL: Recall the last channel. E. / UP/ Down: Press / to change the channel. F. / Lef t/Right: Press / to decrease /increase the V olume. G. OK: Press OK to activate the Quick Channel List. Press the Red key to go to the p revious p age. Press the Green key to go to[...]

14 I. Signal: Press Signal to activate the Signal Bar . J. Audio: Press Audio to change the Audio language. K. Zoom: Change the screen format. L. F A V : Press F A V to activate the favorite Channel list. T o setup favorite channel list, please go to 8.1, Menu > Channel > Favorite List Editor . There are 16 favori te group s: Movie, Anima l, [...]

15 Press the Red key to return to the previo us p age. Press the Green key to go to the next p age. Press / to move the c ursor . Press OK to view the selected channel. Press / to change the favorite group. M. CC: Press CC to toggle the Closed Caption service: OFF Æ Se rvice1 Æ Service2 Æ Service3 Æ Service 4 Æ Service5 Æ Service6 Æ CC1 Æ C[...]

16 8 . M e n u s Press the Menu button on the remo te control to display the On Screen Menu (OSM) on your TV scr een. 8-1. Menu > Channel > Favorite List Editor : In this menu, you can edit the favorite group. Y ou can also see the curr ent ch a n n el lis t. Pres s t h e / key to switch favorite group s . Pres s the / key to change the chann[...]

17 Pres s O K to st art and sto p th e Auto Scan at any time. 8-3. Menu > Scan > Manual Scan From this menu, you can scan for channels one at a time without removing the previously auto s canned channels. If during the auto scan, some of the channels that you like to watch were not found, you can attempt to find additional channels by changin[...]

18 You can adjust the position of the antenna durin g the scan in order to find the optimal antenna position for the selected channel/frequency. ‘No Signal’ will be displayed if the signal is too weak; oth erwise, the newly scanned channel will be added to the channel li st. 8-4. Menu > Setup > Screen Setting In this menu, you can select [...]

19 1. OSD Language: Pres s t h e / ke y to select either: English, Sp anish, or Fr ench. 2. Audio Language: Pres s t h e / ke y to select either: English, Sp anish, or Fr ench. 3. Sound Output: Select one of 4 settings: Normal , Left, Right, Mixed. 4. Auto Sleep: There are several settings: OFF , 15 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 1 Hour , 2 Hours, and 4 Hour[...]

20 1. Lock System: Y ou can set ON/OFF to enable / disable the Pa rent al Control lock sys tem. 2. County: Y ou can set the country of the ratting (USA/Can ada). 3. Rating Control: (V -Chip) Y ou can set the Rating Controls. The TV Rating/MP AA Rating is for USA. The English Rating/ French Rating is for Canada. Pres s t h e / keys to move focus. Pr[...]

21 T o control or change blocking for any specific setting, Press the / / keys to move to any box and Press OK to confirm the selection. 3.2 MP AA Rating MP AA Ratings are for motion pictures. Press the / / ke y s to move focus. Press OK to confirm the selection. TV Parental Guidelines TV -Y A ll children TV -Y7 Direct to older children TV -G GENER[...]

22 MP AA RA TING G Gene ral audiences All ag es admi t ted PG Parent al guidance suggested Some material ma y not be suit able f o r ch i ldren PG-13 PA R E N T S STRONGL Y CAUTIONED SOME MA TERIAL MA Y NOT BE SUIT ABLE FOR CHILDR EN UNDER 13 R RESTRICTED UNDER 17 REQUIRES ACCOMP ANYING P ARENT OR ADUL T GUARDI AN NC-17 NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED[...]

23 3.4 French Rating The ra ting syst em used by F r ench-l anguag e prog ra mmin g ser vices has six levels. Press / / to move focus. Press OK to confirm the selection. English Rating E Exempt Exempt programming C Children For younger children unde r the age of 8 ye ars C8+ CHILDREN EIGHT YEAR S AND OLD ER FOR YOUNGSTERS 8 YEARS AND OVER. G GENERA[...]

24 French Rating E Exempt Exempt programming G Gene ral A ppropri ate vie wing f or the en ti re family . 8+ CHILDREN EIGHT YEAR S AND OLD ER FOR YOUNGSTERS 8 YEARS AND OVER. 13+ GENERAL PROGRAMMING , SUIT ABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES FOR YOUNGSTERS 13 YEARS AND OVER. 16+ P ARENT AL GUIDANCE FOR YOUNGSTERS 16 YEARS AND OVER. 18+ ADUL T PROGRAMMING INTEND[...]

25 8-7. Menu > Setup > Closed Caption From this menu, you can select the Caption T ype, and customize features such as the Caption size, Foreground Color , Foreground Op a city , Background Color and Background Opacity . 1. Caption T ype: The caption services include: OFF , Service1-6 , CC1-4, TT1-4. 2. Customization: Pres s / to select ON/OF[...]

26 8-8. Menu > Setup > T ime Zone In this menu, you can set the Ti me Zone, and Auto Daylight Savings feature. 1. Ti me Zone: Y ou can selec t from six time zones: Hawaii, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain, Central, or Eastern. 2. Auto Daylight Saving: Enable/disable the Auto Da y light Savings feature. 8-9. Menu>Setup>Factory Default Y ou can [...]

27 8-10 Menu>Setup>Info>System Information This menu displays the product name, soft ware version, hardware version, and loader version.[...]

28 9. Sp ecifications 1 T uner and Channel Input Connector: F-type, IEC169-24, Female Frequency: 54 MHz ~ 806 MHz Input Impedance: 75ohm unbalanced Signal Level: -5 to -83 dBm Demodulation: 8VSB 2 Sys t em & Memory Main Processor: RTK 2881S Flash Memory : 2 Mby tes DDR: 32 M bytes Channel Memory: 500 Multi Language Menu: English, Sp anish, Fren[...]

29 Technical Support E-mail: suppo rt@airlink101. com T oll Free: 1-888-746- 32 38 W eb Site: www .airlink101.c om * Picture quality , reception and channel numb e rs depend on the television s et, type of ant en na, weath er and dist ance from station t r ansmitter . S pecificatio ns are subject to change w ithout notic e. Copyright © 2008 AirLin[...]