Teac HDRM manual

USER’S MANUAL HDRM7250 Many thanks for purchasing your TEAC product. In order to ge t the best performance and experience from your product, please read this manual thoroughly. We also suggest you refer to our website for new s and further updates. Revision 1.03 – November 2006[...]

ii Disclaimer: We make our sincere eff ort to ensure the accuracy of the materi al desc ribe d herein; h owe ver the author and TEAC Australia Pty Ltd make no warranty expressed or implied with respect to the quality , correctness, reliability, curre ntness, a ccuracy or freedom of e rror of this document of the product it describes. We make no rep[...]

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS PRODUCT SAFETY NOTICE .......... ............ ............ ............ ........... ............ ............ ......... ............ ............ ...... 3 PLEASE READ BEFORE USE .............. ......... ............ ............ ............ ........... ............ ............ ......... ............ .... 4 What happens when [...]

iv SLOW MOTION ............................. .................. ..... ............................... ....................... ......... .......... 15 RECORD I NG P RO GRAMM ES ......... ............ .......... ........... ............ ............ ......... ............ ............ ........... ....... 16 HARD-DRIVE MANAGEMENT .... ........... ....[...]

3 PRODUCT SAFETY NOTICE WARNING! Do not open this product as there is a risk of electr ic shock. Under no circ umstances should you try to repair the re ceiver yourself as this will inv alidate your product warranty . If a fa ult occurs, check the troubleshooting guide at the rear o f this manual. Shou ld problems continue to persist, contact the N[...]

4 PLEASE READ BEFORE USE Product Installation Notice What happens when first time connected? When power is first applied, you product will introduce a step- by -st ep s etup proc es s on sc reen. At t he same t ime, the int erna l hard- driv e will be gin th e check ing proc ess (takes a bout 10 mi nutes ). Whilst this pro cess is taking place, the[...]

5 WARRANTY STATEMENT Keep your purchase receipt to enable yo u to proceed quickly in t he event of a Warranty Serv ice. Terms & Cond itions for HDRM7250 DVR set -top box 1. TEAC warrants to the original retail purcha ser only, that this product is free from de fects in material and wo rkmanship under normal domestic use and authorizes f ree ser[...]

6 THE REMOTE CONTROLLER Troubleshooting: If the remote f ails to function properly, please check that your batteries are i nserted in the correct direction and that they are in good condition. LIST - displays a list of services available fo r viewing. COLOUR KEYS – perform some actions often indicated on the screen. P+ / P- keys are use d to chan[...]

7 GETTING STARTED INTRODUCTION Digital Television had be gun January 2001 within Australia. Si nce this time, digital television programs and services have evolved and all Australians can now enjoy this exciting new technology. You will find today additional television channels not availabl e on the old er analogue television syst em. This product [...]

8 HDTV For High Definition Telev isions, you have a choice of either Co mponent Video (YPbPr) or a Digit al HDMI connection. Note that the HDMI lead is not supplied with this product. HDMI CONNECTION HDMI is the newest cable type designed specifically to provide an easy method to connect digital v ideo and audio signals between set-t op bo xes (and[...]

9 THE SET-UP PROCESS Ass uming you hav e c onnec ted a HDMI cable or Comp onent V ideo c ab le between y our set-top box and you flat panel television screen, the following will automa tically appear when usin g this product for the first time. If no screen appears, unplug the HDMI cable an d connect again. This will force the set- top mode into th[...]

10 Use the numerical keys to enter your 4 digit postcode. The press joys tick to select th e state you live in . Once finished, press the key to continue. You must read the copyright disclaimer, then press to contin ue. Use the coloured button keys to enter a 6 colour code. This parental c ontrol code will be us ed later by you to block channe ls a[...]

11 BASIC OPERATION SERVICE LIST MODE Now that yo ur digital receiver is set-u p and wo rking, you a re able to watch televisi on by simpl y pressing the key on t he remote controller. Within seconds, a channel list similar to t he picture is shown. Using the joystic k; pr ess or to scroll to the desired channel. To watch it, s imply press firmly th[...]

12 INFO MOD E The key gives you more information about the program you are watc hin g. Moving the joystick either or will toggle between NOW and NEXT programme information from the broadcaster. You can get further programme info rmation by pressing the red (MORE INFO) ke y. This shows an ext ended description about the program, including its durati[...]

13 The ‘english’ selection is t he default. This is known as MPEG stereo sound and is available a t a ll times for Stan dard Definition broadcasts. The ‘english5.1’ option is available when either an (1) optical TOSLINK cable or (2) coaxial cable is conn ecte d be twee n t he s et-to p bo x an d a Digit al Surr ound So und Amplifier. Troubl[...]

14 THE DIGITAL RECORDER PAUSE LIVE TELEV ISION (TIME-SHIFTING) Imagine wa tching television and the phone rings. Simply press the key (or the key) to pause the picture. Onc e you have finis hed your telephone conv e r sat ion, you may wat ch t he program from where you left off. Pressing firmly on the joystick executes the key f unct ion. You will [...]

15 To stop rewinding and watch television, press the key. As described above you are now watching time- shifted television. To watch live television again, press either the key or use the ke y to forw ard to liv e pi ctur e. Whilst you are time-shifting (i.e. wat ching rewound television), it is also possible to make a recording. Press the key and [...]

16 RECORDING PROGRAMMES To record a progr amme, press the desired channel number. Pres s k ey t o disp lay the recording options. There are two options available: - Red key = manual reco rding Green k ey = automatic recording Selecting manual will start a recording from t he current time. The duration wi l l b e p r e s e t t o 3 h o u r s later. S[...]

17 HARD-DRIVE MANAGEMENT It is possible to enable (and disable) t he hard-drive to prolon g its performance. In addition, you have the option to ERASE the ha rd-dri ve or just the TIMESHIF T buffer . To access the DIGITAL RECORDER m enu, press the key. The fo llowing options will appear. Move the joystick to highlight the Diagnostics option. Now pr[...]

18 RECORDING TIMERS It is possibl e to set a ti mer recor din g (simil ar to your old vi deo- recorder). To set a recording timer, press the key. The following options will appear. M o v e t h e j o y s t i c k to high light the RECORDING TIMERS option. Now press the key to enter. Press the blue key to add a new timer. Navigate the joystick to set [...]

19 PLAYBACK RECORDINGS To access your recorded programmes, press the key . The following options will appear. Move the joystick to highlight the MY RECO RDINGS o p t i o n . Now press t he key to enter. The following screen will appear. The My Re cordi ng scr een s hows t he net wor k, pr ogram name, date and time of the recordings. To watch a pre-[...]

20 ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE One of the mos t impor tant f eat ures of Digi tal Tel evi sion i s the Electronic Program Guide (commonly known as the ‘EPG’). Today, broadcasters send within their tra n s m i s s i o n N O W a n d N E X T programme information. In some areas, extended EPG information may be available. A n E PG c an b e re pr e se [...]

21 N o t e : C u r r e n t l y , y o u c a n n o t s e t d u a l t i m e r s t h a t o v e r l a p ( i n t i me). Therefore a timer and reminder feat ure canno t be s imult aneo usly set at the same time s. To exit the guide, press the key aga in. The guide may also be accessed from the main menu. Press the key; the option TV GUI DE will be highlig[...]

22 PARENTAL LOCK The Parental Lock option allows you to block television c hannel s an d o ther interactive services. It also allows you to restrict programs by their classification an d block the time-shifting vid eo on the hard-drive from playback. Press the key and the following op tions will appear. Move the joystick to highlight the Parental L[...]

23 PREFERENCES To access the p references, press the key. Th e following options will appear. Move the joystick to highli ght the Pref ere nces o ption. Now pres s t he key to enter . TUNING-IN Tuning services may be done using two methods: - Automatic and Manual. For automatic tuning, pre ss the key to continue. To activate manual tuning press th [...]

24 FAVOURITE CHANNELS Favourite channels allow y ou to hide or skip those unwanted ser vic es that appear in your channel list. Here is how it works. Move joysti ck or to select the broadcast channel. Pres s once to SKIP the service. Pres s again to HIDE the ser vice. Pres s a third time to go back to n ormal. Press blue to save your optio ns. It i[...]

25 The HDTV (HDMI) MODE selection is a vailable only when a HDMI cable is connected. When th e HDMI cable is not connected, the YUV MODE (YPbPr) selection becom es available. When using a HDMI connection, the available video modes are 576 p, 720p and 1080i. You can adjust the preferred mo de by pressing the key on the remot e contr oll er. For Comp[...]

26 NETWORKING To connect your set-top box to y our home network, you s imply ar e required to connect a standard Ethernet cable between the rear of the set-top box (labeled Eth ernet) and to a spare port on t he rear of your home r outer. Your home router is normally defaulted to DHCP mode (i.e. it as signs an IP address to computers and other devi[...]

27 EXPORT RECORDINGS Note: T his feat ure sho uld be att empt ed by expe rienc ed PC users that unders tand how to create share folde rs on a Windo ws X P sys tem, or have a Networ k har d-dr ive (N AS device) that is suppo rting SAMBA (SMB) protocol. The export opt ion allow s y ou t o tr ansf er y our r ecor din gs ov er t he hom e network either[...]

28 Next at the command prompt, type ipcon fig /all Look for the Host Name. You will find the H ost Name (computer nam e) and IP Address for your home computer listed amongst other networking information. To set- up t hi s fea tur e, in MY RE COR DIN GS yo u m ust p res s th e blue key. On th e set -top bo x, you will see the following screen appear[...]

29 MEDIAPLAYER-HD The Mediaplayer allows you to p layback video, movie, music and view photos . I n ord er to us e t he Mediaplayer, you must have either have:- (i) a compatible USB ha rd-drive conne cted to the USB po rt, or (ii) a home network with a Windows XP PC running ‘Windows Media Conn ect’ The procedure below describes when an external[...]

30 INTERNET The Internet browser on your set-top box is very different from your hom e c ompu ter. It is not design ed to be a s ubst itut e f or the home p ersonal comput er. It is based on W3C standards and is designed for interactive television applicatio ns (better known as a T V browser). It allows you an eas y method to access media files tha[...]

31 BOOKMARKS The Bookmar ks featur e allows you to s tore your own links. This is also known as storing your favourites on a home computer. The set-top b ox has an added fe ature where y ou c an also assign a channel number to the destina tion link. Any nu mber between 550 ~599 may be used for this purpose . To access b ookmar ks press th e blue ke[...]

32 NOTES SOFTWARE SERI AL NUMBER When contacting TEAC for any support, plea se write down the inf o rmation as s hown below. You can find thi s i nfor matio n by pr ess ing the i key on the fron t panel. The MAC address is used by every computer or product connected to the Internet. It uniquely identifies the product. This is known as the ‘MAC se[...]

33 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q. When I do an automatic tuning, not all chan nels are received . Why? A. TEAC recommends you r eview your aerial and c abling s et-up. Digital B roadc ast A ust ralia hi ghly recommends that you use RG6 Quad shield cabling from your telev ision antenna direct ly to the set- top box. It is best to consult a p rofessio[...]

34 Q. Some web pages I try to access will restart the set-top b ox. Why? A. Many web pages include multiple pop-ups or other code intent i onal ly designe d to get data (sometimes unauthorized) from you. Th ese pages may be beyond t he capabilities of this product. Q. When I select the GUIDE, no t all data is ava ilable. Why? A. Currently, broadcas[...]

35 Q. When I reco rd, the reco rdi ng i s not playi ng b ack prop erl y. It is breaking-up. A. This is possible if y our signal level i s too low. Check the Diagnost ics->TV Signal menu. If SNR is less than 20.0dB, then this problem may exist. As a rule, if t he set-top box detects a low signal level, it will give more signal to the first tuner [...]

36 SPECIFICATIONS Hardware core syst em: Processor: Sigma Designs SM P8 635 Secure H DTV Proces sor Graphics: Tr ue colour + al pha blendi ng, flicker f iltering, f ont anti-a li asing. Memory : 16 MB Flash , 256 MB RAM Software Cor e System: Operating s ystem: Embedd ed Linux Middleware: NETGEM DVB/HTML, remote channel management Remote management[...]

37 Power Consumption: - Less than 35 w atts when hard-d rive is active. - Input Voltage 240V , 50Hz Tuning: - Range 174 ~ 862 Mhz VHF+UHF (IEC Female Con nector) - Input Impe dance 75ohm . Dimens ion s & We ig h t: - 70mm (h) x 405mm (w) x 315mm (d) - 4.5kg Disclaimer: S ome specific ations are s ubject to chan ge without no tice.[...]

38 NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVI CE CENT RE (N CSC) Free call: 180 0 656 700 Between Monday to Friday – EST 9AM to 5PM TEAC AUSTRALIA PTY.,L TD . A.B.N.: 11 113 998 048 HEAD OFFICE 30 Tul lamarine Park Road, T ullamarine, VIC 3 043 Phone : ( 03)8336 6500 SERVICE D IVISION MELBOURNE, VIC 30 Tullam arine Park Road, Tullamarine, VIC 3043 Phon e : (03)8336[...]