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    Product Manual IP-HDVR HDTV Tuner-Digital Video Recorder Version 2.3 March 23, 2007 17630 Davenport Road, Suite 113 • Dallas, TX 75252 Phone: 972-931-2728 • Toll-Free: 888-972-2728 • Fax: 972-931-2765 E-Mail: Sa le s@ cr www.c om • W eb si te : www. cr www.c om[...]

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    Contemporary Research 2 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Table of Contents Overview ....................................................................................................................... ....................................... 4 Specific ations ....................................................................................................[...]

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    Contemporary Research 3 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR TV Guide Operation ............................................................................................................. ............................... 21 Listings ....................................................................................................................... ............[...]

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    Overview The IP-HDVR HDTV Tuner-DVR i s an integrator-friendly HD tuner and Digital Video Recorder (DVR), controllable from Ethernet, RS-232, IR, and onboard Web pages. A universal tuner, the IP-HDVR can receiv e both ATSC and NTSC broadcasts from twin off-ai r antenna and cabl e RF inputs, decode clear-cable digital QAM channels, as well as contro[...]

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    Specifications Physical Si ze (WHD): 17.0" [430 mm] x 3.0" [76.7 mm] x 12.8" [326 mm] Wei ght: 10.2 lbs [4.6 kg] Encl osure: Steel and aluminum wi th durabl e silver and black powder coat paint Mounti ng: Shelf or rack-mount with optional RKHD Rack Kit) Hard Dri ve: Internal 120 GB, approx. 12 hours HD, 24-119 hours SD qual ity video[...]

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    Contemporary Research 6 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Specifications Video Frequency Range: NTSC, NTSC and Clear QA M (cabl e) television 55.25 to 801.25 MHz TV S ystem: NTSC, ATSC D TV (1080i/720p/480p/480i) Tuni ng: Off-air 2-69 and CATV 1-135 Aspect Rati o: Adjustable, variety of modes for widescreen 16:9 and normal 4:3 broadcasts Capti oni ng: DTV, set [...]

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    AV and Control Connection RF TV Antenna F connector for off-air MATV signals Cable F connector for CATV input The IP can receive both at the same time, when the TV Gui de i s set to receive Cable; the tune r will first search for analog cable channels, the n digital off-air br oadcasts, an d then goes back to cable to search for digital cabl e broa[...]

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    Front Panel Setup There are a number of parameters that can be set by front-panel Setup commands. In normal operation the Up/Down arrows select channels, and th e Left/Right arrows adjust volume. • Pressing Setup enters the setup menus, shows last menu accessed (The Menu button accesses on-screen menus) • Pressing Up and Down arrow keys steps t[...]

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    Contemporary Research 9 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Front Panel Setup Menu Parameters Unit 1-9 Panel Lockout None (Default) Ch+Menu Vol+Menu Ch+Vol+Menu Pwr Setup Menu All Setup+Menu Pwr+Set+Menu Cursor buttons active for Setup or Menu modes, Exit returns buttons to current locked or unlocked status IR Receive 0 - No IR reception 10 - Normal (Default) Dis[...]

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    Getting Started Here’s a brief overview of the step s needed to integrate the IP-HDVR. Front Panel Setup Use Front Panel Setup to select output, format, RS-232 parameters, and/or Ethernet settings. RF Input • Connect TV Antenna and/or Cable RF feeds. • TV Guide Setup will det ermine if tune r will search for off-air only or cable analog/di gi[...]

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    On-Screen Menus On-Screen Menus HDV-RC IR Remote The rema ining tuner cap abilities can be set up by eas y-to-use on-s creen menus. T he menus can be accessed from the HD-RC IR remote control using the Menu, Arro w, Select (), Surf, and Exit buttons. You can also use similar buttons on the IP-HDVR front panel. • Menu – Displays t he first le[...]

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    TV Guide Setup It’s es sential to set up TV Guide wh en you first inst all the IP-HDVR. The settings determine how EZ Scan searche s for channels. If the Guide is se t for off-air, the tu ner will not look for c able channels. I f you set the Guide for Cable, it will look for an alog cable cha nnels (CATV) th en digital TV cha nnels (DTV) it will[...]

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    TV Guide Setup Cable Box If you choose Cable, and also indicate that you have an attache d cable box, you ca n define if the vid eo will be sent via channel 2-4 or to the AV 1 input. Cable Box Code The next sc reen will ask for the make o f cable box. TV Guide supports 60 brands of cable boxes, a complete l ist is provided at the end of this manual[...]

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    Menu Setup Channel Menus EZ Scan Channels Before starting scan, set up TV Guide for off-air or cable operation. To receive both off-air and cable, set TV Guide for cable operation. • Press MENU to display the menu window • Press SELECT or f to select the EZ Scan menu • Use the ARROW keys to select off-air (Antenna) or CATV (cable) format • [...]

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    Menu Setup Channel Labels Add TV channel logo, used when channel number is di splayed or Info button is pressed. Use arrows to navigate icons, press Select to choose icon. Change channels using Channel Up and Down on remote or RS- 232 commands. Input Source Select current source: • Digital channel – current di gital channel • Analog channel ?[...]

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    Menu Setup Option Menus Audio Output Selects Dolby digi tal or PCM digital audio output Audio Language Selects En glish, French o r Spanish lang uages Clock Use the L eft Arrow button to select the year. TV Guide will ins ert clock time. Aspect Ratio Select to choose the default aspect ratio. The Ratio co mmand will rotate throu gh the same option [...]

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    Menu Setup Caption Menus Caption Type Select Cap tion Type: • Off • CC 1-4 • Text 1-4 Caption Options Select Cap tion style: • Style – Set by Program or Custom • Size – Standard (15 pixels), Large (21 pi xel s), or Small (11 pixels) • Font – Select from 8 font styles • Text Color – Choose from 8 colors • Text Opacity – Sol[...]

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    Menu Setup DVR Menus Caption Type Displays the on-screen TV Guide. More info rmation availa ble in the TV Guide System section. Program List Displays list of recorded Programs. The gr aphic list disp lays a title, file in formation, and a thumbnail image for e ach file. • Play • Delete • Title Edit (On-screen keyboard) • Detail (F ile infor[...]

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    DVR Control Manual Recording • Send the REC/EDIT IR or RS-232 command • Press the UP/DOWN arrows to set recording from No Limit, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, or 210 minutes • For No L imit, recording will continue unt il you send a STOP or HDD is full • Press REC/EDIT or SELECT to display elapsed time record meter (does not show in recording) – [...]

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    DVR Control TimeShift This featu re gives you the ab ility to pause a live program for later review. The video is saved in temp orary HDD memory, and will continue until HDD is o ut of space. • Activate the TIMESHIFT function. • The pr ogram will begin recording in the background • During the session, you can press TIMESHIFT again to set a Bo[...]

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    TV Guide Operation Listings Layout The TV GUIDE command displays a graphic channel Guide. You can navigate the listings usi ng your arrow keys. The page is divided i nto three general sections; Menu Bar , Video/Ad frame, and Info frame. You can access the top Menu Bar by pressing MENU, then pressing Right or Left arrow. • Listings – show by cha[...]

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    TV Guide Operation Schedule – Favorites/Record Select the Schedule option on the top menu bar. This displays a list of Favori te programs or those schedul ed for recording. Using this too l, you can easily remove p rograms from the Favorites list, or change the frequency (Once, Regularly, or Weekly). You can also view the list of programs l i ste[...]

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    HDV-RC IR Remote The HD-RC IR Remote included with the IP-HDVR can be used to setup the tuner and for daily operation. All of the functions on the remote have equivalent commands in RS-232, Ethernet, and Wired IR formats. In addition, the IP-HDVR front panel buttons can perform Power, Channel, Vol ume, and Menu control. Power Turns tuner on and off[...]

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    Contemporary Research 24 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Ethernet Setup Ethernet Connection The IP-HDVR typically communicates over a network usi n g a static IP address, and is shipped set to a default address: IP Address: 192.168.1.231 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway Address: 000.000.000.000 Local Port set to 23 (Telnet standard) Odds are , at least the [...]

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    Contemporary Research 25 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Ethernet and RS-232 Control Protocol Overview The IP-HDVR full dupl ex Ethernet/RS -232 scheme enable s a system programmer to control all TV Tuner functions as well as monitor 3 groups of TV Tuner stat us. All commands are sent as ASCII strings. No del ays between characters or commands are required, a[...]

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    Contemporary Research 26 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Ethernet and RS-232 Protocol Code Function Operation Data IP= IP Address IP returns the current MAC address, current IP address, subnet mask, and gateway. Response example (S or D at end of IP signifies DHCP or Static address): $MAC=0014C8000001 / 1 $IP=192.168.001.231S IG=000.000.000.000 IM=255.255.255[...]

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    Contemporary Research 27 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Ethernet and RS-232 Protocol Code Function Operation Display KK=82 Ratio Steps through aspect ratios, options depend on channel and output types KK=80 Freeze Freeze image, toggles KK=81 Signal Displays an on-screen signal strength meter KK=115 Closed captions Steps through captioning options Audio VU Ra[...]

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    Contemporary Research 28 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Ethernet and RS-232 Protocol HDV-RC Remote Emulation You can also emulate IR commands sent from the HDV-RC Wireless Remote. If you are usi ng the numeri c keys to sele ct a channel, the us er or program will ne ed to follow the nume ric command with an Ent er. . KK=<key> * = Reserved for future pr[...]

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    Contemporary Research 29 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Ethernet and RS-232 Protocol Response Strings Typical: [Attention] [Unit#] [data ...data] [cr] [lf] IP-HDVR status response strings contain ASCII characters similar to those used for the same functions i n command strings. An ASCII 'carriage return' and ‘line feed' follow each response [...]

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    IP Control Options RS-232 Display Control An IP-HDVR that is controlled over Ethernet can al so offer a pathway for IP-driven RS-232 control to a display or p rojector. Th is application ta kes advantage of the fact tha t multiple Telne t ports can co mmunicate over the same TCP connection. • Set the control system to communicate with the IP-HDVR[...]

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    RS-232 Cable Connections Single Tuner 5 GND 2 RXD 3 TXD RXD 2 GND 5 TXD 3 Control Wiring – Single Unit 9-pin D-sub female RS-232 Control Port Channel Up 4 Channel Down 9 RS-232 wiring for control or programmi ng shoul d only use pins 2, 3, 5. Cables with all pins wired can lock out front-panel programming and data communication (Pi ns 4 and 9 are[...]

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    Rack Mounting RKHDVR HD Rack Kit • Attach IP-HDVR to RKHDVR shelf • Mount RKHD into 19” equipment rack • Place cover plate into the RKHD front, attach with 2 mounti ng screws Di mensions: 19" [487mm] wide x 3.4" [86mm] high (2RU) x 11” [279mm] deep Wei ght: 10 oz [284g] Encl osure: All alumi num wi th durable black powder coat p[...]

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    Contemporary Research 33 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Cable Box Codes The following makes of cable box codes can be sel ected in the TV Guide Setup Screen Archer Macom Regal Cable Cinema Maestro Regency Cabletenna Magnavox Rembrandt CableView Matsushita Samsung Centurio n Motorola Scientific-Atla nta Century Movietime Sheritech Citizen NEC Signal Clearview[...]

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    Contemporary Research 34 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR IP-HDVR FAQ Can we daisy-chain RS-232 control as we do with 232-seri es CR tuners? Yes. Up to nine IP-HDVR, 232-STS , 232-STA, and 232-MTA tuners are controllable from a singl e RS-232 control p ort. A command ad dressed to devices 1 -9 will operate a specific tun er, all tuners will r espond to command[...]

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    Contemporary Research 35 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR TV Guide FAQ Why aren't all my channels initially displayed? There are two possibilities: During initial setup and search the TV Guide On Scr een system scans for video on each channel. If the video is detected and the channel is included in th e lineup information the channel should be displayed. [...]

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    Contemporary Research 36 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Why are some of my channels listed on the wrong number? Answer: Three possibilities are: • Initial set-up was done incorrectly. (i.e. The wrong ZIP/postal code or cha nnel map were selected.) On the TV Guide On Screen Main Menu Bar, highlight SETUP and choose "Change system setting s". • T[...]

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    Contemporary Research 37 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Safety Instructions Read before operating equipment. 1. Cleaning - Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleani ng. 2. Power Sources - Use supplied or equivalent UL/CSA approved l ow voltage DC plug-in transformer. [...]

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    Contemporary Research 38 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR Limited Warranty Contemporary Research Corporation (CR) warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of two years from the date of purchase from CR. Should such a defect oc cur CR will repair or replace, at their o ption, the defec tive product [...]