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COBY electronic DTV-102 manual

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  • Page 1

    T able of Contents T able Of Contents 1 Introduction................................................................................................................. ....1 1.1 Safety and Product Information......................................................................................1 1.2 Important Safety Instruction........................[...]

  • Page 2

    Introduction This User Guide provides detailed information to correctly setup and evaluate the DTV -102 Converter Box. A procedure is described to setup the converter box for normal operation using the provided GUI software, with details for evaluation of the many provided features. 1.1 Safety and Product Information Warning: Use only the provided [...]

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    Introduction 1.3 Board Level Description The DTV -102 supports one input and two outputs. The input is a standard RF connector, which can be connected to an antenna with a coaxial cable. The outputs are standard NTSC composite video and left/right audio outputs, with RCA jack connectors, and a standard RF output; both are provided to insure an easy[...]

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    Introduction 1.4 Remote Control Description Key Description A description of the remote control button functions is shown in Figure 2 below. Figure 2. Remote Control Button Functions Power Cord Channel Selector RF Signal Out RF Signal In RCA Output Power Indicator CH - CH+ Remote Sensor Power Introduction 1.5 Unit Description A description of the b[...]

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    Installation 2.1 Setup Checklist The required hardware and equipment necessary to use the DTV -102 are: - D TV -102 converter box - Converter box remote control and 2 AAA batteries - RF cable for output - Composite video and audio cables, or RF cable, for output - RF video source (terrestrial antenna) - Analog TV with composite video/audio or RF in[...]

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    Installation Output the TV signal from your converter box to the external receiver Y ou can adopt either of the methods below to output the TV signal to the external monitor . Refer to A,B in the Figure 4. for better understanding. A. CVBS Output Connect the video port (VIDEO) by the supplied RCA cable. (yellow plug). Connect the audio port (L, R) [...]

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    Basic Operation This chapter will describe the steps required for basic operation of the DTV -102 converter box (CB), including performing the initial channel scan, changing channels, language control, and information display . Please refer to Section 1.4 above for a description of the converter box remote control button functions as referenced in [...]

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    Basic Operation 3.3 Audio and Language Control This section discusses the methods to control the audio levels and channel. V olume Control Audio volume can be increased or decreased by pressing the V olume +/- buttons on the CB remote control. Audio Channel Information Digital channels sometimes provide multiple audio tracks, often in a different l[...]

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    Basic Operation Guide Display When the GUIDE button on the CB remote control is pressed a text window will appear on the screen, as shown in Figure 1 1 below. This window displays information about the current and future program being watched, if that information is provided by the broadcaster . The information in this window includes the channel n[...]

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    Menu Operation This chapter describes all of the Menu features and controls provided with the DTV -102. These menu features are accessed by pressing the MENU button on the CB remote control, and the navigation buttons ( ) are used to navigate within the sub-menus and to select the desired option. The left ( ) navigation button or the MENU button ca[...]

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    Menu Operation Channel Add The Channel Add option is used to automatically scan for available channels and to add additional channels to the channel collections; It will not affect the previously saved channels. Use the navigation buttons to select “CHANNEL”, press the navigation button to select “Channel Add”, press the navigation button o[...]

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    Menu Operation Aspect Ratio The Aspect Ratio sub-menu provides the option of setting the display aspect ratio. There are four options: Set by program, Letter Box, Zoom, Full. After accessing the OPTION menu, use the navigation button to hightlight “Aspect Ratio” and press the right navigation button or the ENTER button to access “Aspect Ratio[...]

  • Page 13

    Menu Operation There are three options under the “Closed Caption” menu. ACC - Set the analog closed caption service. There are nine options: CC1,CC2,CC3,CC4,T ext1, T ext2, T ext3,T ext4, Off. DCC - Set the digital closed caption mode as Off, Standard or Custom. DCC Service - Set the digital closed caption service from service 1~ service 6. ACC[...]

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    Menu Operation 4.3 Lock Menu Features The DTV -102 converter box module incorporates V-Chip technology to block viewing of television programs and movies according to their rating categories. V -Chip is included into TVs and other video devices to work in conjunction with the TV Parental Guidelines. It electronically reads television programming ra[...]

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    Menu Operation Lock System The Lock System sub-menu provides the option of setting the lock function On or Off. When On is selected, programs will be blocked based on the settings selected in the TV Rating and Movie Rating sub-menus. When Off is selected, no programs will be blocked. After accessing the LOCK sub-menu, use the navigation buttons to [...]

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    Menu Operation After accessing the LOCK sub-menu, use the navigation buttons to select TV Rating-Children, press the navigation button or the ENTER button to access TV Rating-Children. There are two options: Age and Fantasy Violence. Age - Block programs based on the age rating TV -Y or TV-Y7. When TV -Y is selected, the higher program TV -Y7 will [...]

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    Menu Operation Use the navigation buttons to select the desired rating to be blocked. All ratings above this level will also be marked to be blocked. For example, if it is desired to block all PG-13 movies: Select PG-13 using the navigation buttons. The lock indicator dots will be added to all PG-13 and higher categories. NOTE : All PG-13 and highe[...]

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    Reference This chapter discusses ways to troubleshoot the DTV -102 converter box and provides the module specifications. 5.1 T roubleshooting Guide If you are experiencing problems with the DTV -102, see T able 1 for available solutions. T able 1. DTV -102 Module Troubleshooting - 32 - Sy m p t o m Sol u t i o n No p ow er M ak e su re t he p o w e[...]