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Di gi ta l Co nv e rter Bo x User ’s Manual Digital Converter Box will automatically shut off - For e ner gy s avi ng s t he un it is sh ip ped wi th sl eep m ode e nab led a t f ou r h ou rs as r equ ir ed by th e gov er nin g age nc y. T o a dj ust th e s et tin g or tur n sle ep mo de of f. S ee pg 14 IMP ORT ANT NO TICE ! See Back Cover for S[...]
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2 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Warnings/Safety 5-7 Getting Started 8 Battery Installation 8 Converter Box 9 Remote 10 Connection 11 Converter Box Installation 11 Setup 12 Navigating the Menu 13 Apps 13 Channels 14 Screen Format 15 Parental Contr ol 15-16 Closed Caption 17 Time Zone 18 Factory Default 18 Features 19 Troubleshooting 20-21 FCC 22 [...]
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3 Th e Di git al T ran sit ion Con grat ulat ions you ar e no w pr ep are d fo r th e dig ital tra nsit ion. Whe n an alog sig nals end , you wil l no t be lef t wi th a bla nk s cre en o n th e TV . Ins tead , th e GE Dig ital Con verte r Bo x wi ll re ceiv e t he n ew d igit al s igna ls a nd c onve rt the m so you can con tinu e to wa tch fre e [...]
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4 Risk of ele ctr ic shoc k • K eep ch ild ren aw ay • D o n ot u se in wet loc ati ons Ris k o f fi re • D o n ot e xce ed elec tri cal rat ing s W ARNING To r educe the risk of electric shock • D o n ot t ake th e co ver of f • N o p art o f t he rec eiv er c an be re pair ed by the use r • P lea se c ons ult a q ual ifie d tec hni ch[...]
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5 1. INSTR UCTI ONS: Rea d an d fol low all s afet y an d ope rati ng ins truct ions befo re opera ting this pr oduc t . Hee d all wa rning s on the pro duct and all wa rning s co ntain ed i n the use r ’s man ual. Be sur e to keep the se in struc tion s for fu tur e re fer ence . 2. CLEANIN G: Use a dr y clo th o nly. 3. VENTI LA TION O PENI NGS[...]
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6 9. LIGHT NING : Pow er s urg es t hat m ay o ccur due to l ightn ing can dam age s ensi tive elec tro nics . Unp lug the prod uct fr om w all powe r an d dis conn ect t he a nten na fr om t he Di gita l Con verte r Bo x dur ing ligh tning sto rms a nd w hen u nuse d fo r lon g pe riod of t imes. 10. SERV ICIN G: The re are no u ser service able p[...]
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7 13. ELEC TRIC SHOC K : Do not r emo ve t he e nclos ure of the p rod uct . The re are no u ser -servi ceabl e co mpone nts. All servic e/r epai r sho uld be ca rrie d out by qua lified pers onne l. 14. POWER SOURCE : Use only the type of powe r so urce ind icat ed in the pr oduct spe cifica tion s. If you ar e unc ertain abo ut th e po wer supp[...]
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8 OK 1 2 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 0 - 100 ON/OFF VOL+ CH+ VOL- RECALL SIGNAL ZOOM MUTE AUDIO INFO EXIT MENU SUBTITLE EPG CH- Remote Get tin g St arted PWR ON CH- CH+ Smart Digital Converter Box - 22729 or Digital Converter Box - 22730 Ins tal ling the Re mote bat terie s 1. On the back of the remote, push up on the tab and lift the cover off. 2. Match the bat[...]
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9 PWR ON CH- ANT IN ANT OUT CH3 CH4 R L VIDEO AUDIO CH+ Front Back Smart Antenna 100~120VAC 60Hz Consumption : 10W MAX Connection for a Smart Antenna (Not included in some models) Power light, always on when plugged in Green light on when box is “ON” Infared sensor Turns pow er ON/OFF Channel Down Channel up Plugs in to wall Video Output (Y ell[...]
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10 OK 1 2 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 0 - 100 ON/OFF VOL+ CH+ VOL- RECALL SIGNAL ZOOM MUTE AUDIO INFO EXIT MENU SUBTITLE EPG CH- Channel numbers Channel up or down Volume up or down Power ON/OFF Menu Setup Remote Control OK 0 - 100 VOL+ CH+ VOL- RECALL SIGNAL ZOOM MUTE AUDIO INFO F A V EXIT MENU SUBTITLE EPG CH- Channel numbers Channel up Channel down Volume up [...]
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11 Connecting Converter Box Connecting T V with RF Cable (included) Connecting T V with Composite Audio/Video Cables (not included) ANT IN ANT OUT CH3 CH4 R L VIDEO AUDIO Back Smart Antenna 100~120VAC 60Hz Consumption : 10W MAX Select Channel 3 or 4 ANT IN ANT OUT CH3 CH4 R L VIDEO AUDIO Back Smart Antenna 100~120VAC 60Hz Consumption : 10W MAX Red [...]
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12 Setting up the Converter Box on Scr een Se tup Whe n firs t plu gged -in t he m enu guide wil l sho w up on t he sc ree n. F irst , you will nee d to cho ose a “Qu ick” or “ Custom ” in stall . “Q uick ” is re comm ended for most use rs . 1. Choos e ei ther “Qui ck” or “C ustom” Ins tall . 2. If yo u ch oose the Quick ins ta[...]
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13 1. P res s the “ MEN U” b utton on t he r emote . The scr een belo w wil l app ear . 2. Use t he “ Up/Do wn” arr ow bu tton s to sele ct e ither Cha nnel, Set up, or I nfo. Pr ess “ OK” on t he r emot e. 3. Use t he “ Up/Do wn” arr ow bu tton s to navi gate to the desi red opt ion. Pre ss “ OK” o n th e r emote . 4. Once the [...]
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14 OK 1 2 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 0 - 100 ON/OFF VOL+ CH+ VOL- RECALL SIGNAL ZOOM MUTE AUDIO INFO EXIT MENU SUBTITLE EPG CH- Remote Men u : Cha nnel : Auto 1. Us e th is fe at ur e t o s ca n f or a ll a v ai l ab le c ha n ne ls . Th i s fe at u re i s u se d d ur in g th e s et up pr o ce ss a nd ty p ic al ly d o es n ot ne ed t o b e r ep ea te d . Men u[...]
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15 Menu Options Screen Format Men u : Setu p : Syste m Se tti ng : OSD La ngua ge Lan gua ge: Eng lish , S pani sh, or F ren ch Sel ect th e la ngu age of the Co nve rter Box te xt . Men u : Setu p : Syste m Se tti ng : Aud io Lang uag es Aud io Lan guag es: Dis pla ys the aud io lang uag e c hose n i n e ithe r E ngl ish, Spa nis h, or F re nch . [...]
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16 Menu Option Parental Contr ol Set ting up P are ntal Cont rol : A . En ter your pass cod e and tur n on “Loc k Syst em” B. Selec t ei ther “ TV Rat ing o r MP AA Ra ting ” , and pres s “OK ” on the rem ote. C. Using the arr ow l eft and r ight , yo u can arr ow over unti l “ All ow Al l” i s hig hlig hted and arr ow down to se le[...]
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17 One of t he b enefit s to Digit al C losed Cap tion is the disp lay of c apti oning can be custom ized to th e vie wers need s. C ap t io n S i ze C ap t io n s c an be di s pl a ye d i n d i ff e r en t F on t s i ze s , o pt i on s a r e : S ma l l, St a nd a r d o r L a rg e . F or eg r ou n d C o lo r C ap t io n s c an be di s pl a ye d i [...]
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18 M e n u : S e t u p : T i m e Z o n e Tim e Zon e: This fun ction lets you choos e whi ch ti me zo ne th at yo u ar e loca ted i n. H awai i, Al aska, Pac ific, Mount ain, Centr al, or E astern . Pr ess t he “ EXIT” k ey t o re turn to th e set tings menu or p res s men u key to r etur n to norma l ope ratio n. Sett ings will autom atica ll[...]
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19 F e a t u r e s A n t e n n a s t r e n g t h I n d i c a t o r Pr ess the “ SIGN AL” butt on o n the re mote . A s cre en wil l app ear and g ive you the detai ls o f the sig nal qua lity and signa l st ren gth o f th e cur ren t ch annel . Use this fea tur e to opti mize the anten na p lace ment . Featur es OK 1 2 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 0 - 100 ON/[...]
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20 Tr ouble Shooting Pic tur e br ea ks u p an d fr eez es f req uent ly. - T his i ndic ates poor ante nna rec eptio n. - U se th e si gnal indi cator fea tur e to dete rmin e optim um p ositi on o f re ceiv ing anten na. - A bett er a ntenn a ma y be req uir ed. - S ome c hann els m ay n ot ha ve suffic ient signa l in your ar ea. Mes sage bo x [...]
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21 Digit al C onve rter B ox r equ ires a s hort a moun t of time to t urn-o n. - V eri fy the D igit al Co nve rter B ox i s plu gged int o A C po wer . - M ake sur e re mote has fre sh b atte ries. Doe s no t r ecei ve spec ific chan nel anym ore - U se th e si gnal indi cato r to opti mize plac ement of th e an tenna - A bett er a ntenn a ma y [...]
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22 An y u na uth or ize d cha ng es or mo di fica ti ons t o t he eq uip me nt wo ul d v oi d t he us er’s wa rr ant y and m ay co nfli ct wi th bo th st ate a nd fe der al la ws . T he GE D igi ta l C on ve rter Bo x com pl ies w ith p art 15 of t he FC C rul es . O pe rat io n i s su bje ct to t he fo llo wi ng co ndi ti ons : 1) Th e GE Di g[...]
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23 Specifications is a trad emark of t he Ge neral Elec tric Compa ny an d is u sed u nder licen se to Jasc o Pr oduct s Com pany LLC , 10 E . Mem orial Road , Okl ahoma City , OK 73114 . This Jasc o pr oduct come s wit h a 1 year limi ted w arra nty. Visi t www . jascopr odu cts.co m for deta ils. Sp ec ifi ca ti on s BRO ADCA ST SI GN AL CO NV [...]