Goodmans GDB20TTS manual

T alking set-top box instruction manual Model number: GDB20TTS IMP ORTAN T : P lea se rea d a ll ins tr uc tio ns ca ref ully bef ore use and k eep for future reference. Goodmans GDB20TTS_Instruction Manual.indb 1 6/15/2010 4:26:25 PM[...]

Introduction 2 Thank you for buying this product. Not only can it receive over 50 digital TV channels, but you can also listen to up to 24 digital radio stations, all at the touch of a button. This product has talking features, audio description, and an option to change the colour settings and font size. Y ou may already be familiar with using simi[...]

3 Introduction Contents Introduction ......................................................... 2 Coverage ........................................................... 2 Safety ............................................................. 2 What ’s in the box .................................................... 4 Main unit .........................[...]

Getting started 4 What ’s in the box Carefully remove your equipment from the box it arrived in. It is recommended that you retain this packaging should the item need to be returned under warranty . Equipment and accessories supplied In the box you should have the items listed below . Main unit • AC/DC power adapter • Remote control •[...]

5 Getting started Main unit There are no control buttons on the main unit. The remote control sensor is located on the left side of the front panel. When operating the remote control, point it at this sensor . Do not block the sensor or the remote control won’t work. AERIAL VCR/DVD TV 5V DC IN 2.0A RF OUT + - POWER AD Smart Talk Infrared sensor a[...]

Getting started 6 R emote control The remote control buttons give access to all the functions required for operation of the set-top box. Switches talking features on and off. Swaps between the channel you are watching and the previous channel you were watching. Switches the set-top box on and off (standby). Moves up the channel list. Moves down the[...]

7 Getting started Putting batteries in the remote control The remote control needs two type AA batteries to power it. W e have supplied these. T o replace the batteries T urn the remote control on to its front face to reveal the battery compartment 1 cover (shown tinted in diagram below). Push and pull the cover in the direction of the arrows on th[...]

Getting started 8 About the remote control The remote control communicates with the main unit using an infrared link 1 between the sensor on the remote control and the sensor on the front of the main unit. The remote control can be used up to seven metres away at an angle of 30 2 degrees to the front panel of the main unit. The remote control will [...]

9 Getting started TO AERIAL INPUT SOCKET ON TV TO SCAR T INPUT CONNECTOR ON TV EXTERNAL AERIAL SET TOP BOX RF CABLE SCART -SCART CABLE AERIAL VCR/DVD TV 5V DC IN 2.0A RF OUT + - TV Goodmans GDB20TTS_Instruction Manual.indb 9 6/15/2010 4:26:27 PM[...]

Getting started 10 How to connect the set-top box to a TV set If your TV has a SCART socket Put your set-top box on a firm, level surface with at least a 10-centimetre gap 1 around all the sides and close to the TV you are going to connect it to. T urn off the mains socket your TV is plugged into or pull the plug out of the sock et. 2 T ake the aer[...]

11 Getting started TO SCAR T INPUT CONNECTOR EXTERNAL AERIAL SET TOP BOX RF CABLE SCART -SCART CABLE AERIAL VCR/DVD TV 5V DC IN 2.0A RF OUT + - TV SCART -SCART CABLE DVD PLA YER/ RECORDER OR VCR RF CABLE TO AERIAL CONNECTOR Goodmans GDB20TTS_Instruction Manual.indb 11 6/15/2010 4:26:28 PM[...]

Getting started 12 Connect the RF cable (we have provided one) between the ‘RF out ’ socket on the 4 set-top box and the aerial socket on the D VD or VCR . Also connect a second RF cable between the DVD or VCR and the ‘aerial’ sock et on the TV . These cables will allow you to watch TV programmes as you did before but with the set-top box c[...]

13 First time installation How to turn the set-top box on for the first time When you have connected your set-top box to the TV (as described in the previous section), you are ready to use it. Switch on the TV . 1 Set it to the input channel you have connected the set-top box to (AV1, for 2 example). Switch the set-top box on at the mains supply . [...]

First time installation 14 The ‘Scanning’ window will open (shown below) and the box will search for the 7 TV and radio channels (services). If you have left talking features on you will hear a progress update every 15 seconds. The progress will be shown in the bar along the bottom of the window as the 8 services the box finds are listed above [...]

15 First time installation be shown. This is usually BBC1. An information banner will appear along the top of the picture for a short time which gives basic details of the TV programme you are watching. P roblems installing the channels If you could not receive any channels as described previously , do the following . Check all the connections to y[...]

Basic operation 16 Commonly used features As with most electrical goods there will be features that you use everyday and others that you need only occasionally . The everyday features are included in this section to help you get your set-top box up and running as quickly as possible. Many functions will need you to use the ‘navigation’ buttons.[...]

17 Basic operation Changing channel When you want to change to another channel you can do this in the following ways. Using the • Ch+ and Ch– buttons. Entering the channel number on the numerical keypad ( • 0-9 ). Choosing from your favourites list ( • Fav button). Y ou need to programme this list first. See page 59 for how to do t[...]

Basic operation 18 Press the 3 Up or Down buttons to move to the channel you would like to watch. The highlight panel will identify your choice. Press the 4 OK button. The channel you have chosen will be shown. Using the channel list Press the 5 TV/Radio button. A list of all channels will be shown. See the example on the next page. Press the TV/Ra[...]

19 Basic operation P rogramme information T o display information about the programme you are watching now , press the Info button. Press the Right button to display the same information for the next programme to be broadcast on this channel. T o see similar information (if available) on other channels, press the Up and Down buttons until you reach[...]

Advanced features 20 P rogramme guide The programme guide lets you see details of radio and TV programmes for the next week and set reminders for programmes you want to watch. When a programme is set with a reminder , just before the programme reaches the broadcast time, a message will be shown on the screen that the programme is about to start. T [...]

21 Advanced features Y ou can set which layout displays when you press the Guide button. Y ou set this up using the menu function as described on page 39. How to move around the guide T o browse the guide press the Up , Down , Lef t and Right buttons to move in these directions. The highlighted panel shows which programme has been chosen. T o show [...]

Advanced features 22 Press the 3 OK button. The programme will be highlighted to show that the reminder has been set. The reminder will appear in the reminders list which you can see using the menu 4 function. See page 24 for details. Mini guide When you are watching a programme you can display the mini guide. An example of this is shown below . Mi[...]

23 Advanced features F avourites list The favourites function lets you create a list of your favourite programmes, in other words, the ones you watch most often. The list can include TV and radio programmes. Using this list will make it easier to change to these channels. Y ou create the list using the menu function as follows. Press the 1 Menu but[...]

Advanced features 24 Y ou will be prompted by the ‘Save changes’ window which is shown below . 9 Press the 10 Up or Down button to choose ‘ Y es’ and then press OK to save the list and return to the programme you were last watching. Or , press the Back button to choose to the previous menu without saving changes. Or , press the Up or Down b[...]

25 Advanced features Use the Up and 1 Down buttons to choose ‘ Y es’ and then press OK . The reminders list will be updated and saved. 2 The TV will now display the previous programme you were watching without the 3 deleted reminder . Or choose 4 No and then OK Or , press the Back button to choose to the previous menu Or , press the Exit button[...]

Advanced features 26 Use the 5 Lef t and Right buttons to step forward and backwards through the help pages and display the information as you do so. T o return to the previous menu, press the 6 Back button. T o close the help pages and return to watching TV , press the 7 Exit button. Single -button functions Y ou can carry out many operations by p[...]

27 Advanced features will not include those buttons mentioned above which are described fully in the ‘Basic operation’ chapter . TV and radio (channel lists) This function allows you to list all the channels stored in your system. It can also list TV channels only or just radio channels. Press the 1 TV/Radio button once. A list of all the chann[...]

Advanced features 28 AD (audio description) Audio description is a spoken narration that describes important information about a TV programme, such as body language, facial expressions, scenery , action costumes or anything that helps to explain the plot of the story , event or image. Audio description is not always available. Audio description is [...]

29 Advanced features Sub (subtitles) Subtitles give you an on- screen text version of the conversation or narrative on the TV channel you’re watching. When you choose subtitles, your TV will show the subtitles for the channel you are watching at the bottom of the screen over the picture. If you change channel, subtitles will appear on the new cha[...]

Advanced features 30 Press the 1 ? button. The ‘Programme information ’ window will be shown. See program information on 2 page 20 for what is shown in this window . Txt (text) The T ext button calls for the teletext provided by the TV channel to be loaded and displayed on the screen. Not all TV channel providers supply teletext. T o move aroun[...]

31 Advanced features Press the 1 Menu button to display the main menu. The menu will display with the first option highlighted as shown above. Use the 2 Up and Down buttons to choose ‘T echnical settings’. Press the 3 OK button. The T echnical settings menu will be shown. 4 Use the 5 Up and Down buttons to choose ‘Channel tuning’. Press the[...]

Advanced features 32 Use the 8 Up and Down buttons to choose ‘Retune channels’. The ‘Retune channels’ warning window will be shown. 9 Press the 10 OK button to start retuning. Retune channels Continue Previous menu Return to TV W arning: Y our favourites and parental control settings may be affected if you retune your set top box. Back Exit[...]

33 Advanced features The ‘scanning’ window will open (shown below) and the set-top box will search for 11 TV and radio channels (services). The progress will be shown in the bar along the bottom of the window as the 12 services it finds are listed above this bar . See the example below . When scanning finishes the number of services (TV and rad[...]

Advanced features 34 P arental control Parental control lets you prevent certain channels from being watched without a PIN code being entered first. This will help to prevent children from watching programmes you think are not suitable for them. T o set up parental control, do the following. Press the 1 Menu button to display the main menu. The men[...]

35 Advanced features Enter the four-digit PIN code in the box using the 5 0 to 9 numbers on the remote control, or press the Back button to refuse. The default PIN code is 0000. If the PIN code is correct the P arental control window will be shown with the first 6 of three options highlighted as shown below . If the PIN code is not correct, you wil[...]

Advanced features 36 T urning parental control on and off When parental control is off, channels which are lock ed do not need you to enter a PIN code. When parental control is on, channels which are locked require a PIN code to be entered. In the Parental control window , do the following. Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to choose option 1. Press th[...]

37 Advanced features A padlock symbol will appear on the line of the channel to show that this channel 3 is locked. Repeat for other channels as you need. 4 T o unlock a locked channel. Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to choose the channel you want to unlock. Press the 2 OK button. The padlock symbol will be removed. This shows that the channel is no[...]

Setting up your system 38 Setting up your system Y ou carry out all settings using the menu system. We have already described some of the settings. W e describe the rest in this section. General The menus allow you to change the settings on your set-top box. The highlight panel shows the item currently selected. T o move to a different item in the [...]

39 Setting up your system Main menu Next/Previous Select menu Previous menu Return to TV 1. Preferences 2. Favourites 3. Parental control 4. Reminders list 5. T echnical settings 6. Help 0. System information Back Exit OK Press the 3 OK button. The ‘preferences menu’ will be shown. See below . 4 Preferences Next/previous Select menu Previous me[...]

Setting up your system 40 Programme guide layout Next/Previous Save and Return Previous menu Return to TV 1. Grid view 2. List view Back Exit  OK ✓ Use the 4 Up and Down buttons to choose the option you want. Press the 5 OK button to save the setting and return to the previous menu. Or you can press the Back button to return to the previous[...]

41 Setting up your system Set volumes Next/previous Select menu Previous menu Return to TV 1. AD volume 2. Set top box volume 3. T alking features volume 4. Remote button beep volume 5. Power on/off beep Back Exit  OK AD volume Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘ AD volume’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘ AD volume’ window will[...]

Setting up your system 42 Press the 2 OK button to save the volume setting and return to the previous menu, Or , press the Back button to return to the previous menu without change, Or , press the Exit button to ignore any change and return to watching TV . Set-top box volume Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘Set-top box volume’. Pres[...]

43 Setting up your system T alking features volume Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘T alking features volume’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘T alking features volume’ window will be shown. See below . 3 T alking features volume Decrease/Increase Save and return Previous menu Return to TV Set volume for talking features - + Back Exi[...]

Setting up your system 44 Remote button beep This function lets you set whether or not to sound a beep when you press a button on the remote control. If you want to sound a beep, you can choose the volume from three settings. Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘Remote button beep volume’. Press the 2 OK button to save the volume setting[...]

45 Setting up your system P ower on/off beep This function lets you set whether or not to sound a beep when the set-top box is switching on or off. If you choose to sound a beep, you can choose the volume from three settings Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘Power on/off button beep ’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘P ower on/off beep?[...]

Setting up your system 46 Visual The visual preferences let you choose the colour scheme, set a larger font to be used when displaying the full programme guide or mini guide. In the ‘Preferences’ menu, do the following . Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘ Visual’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘ Visual preferences’ menu will be s[...]

47 Setting up your system Colour scheme This function lets you choose the colour scheme you prefer to use when displaying the menus, programme guide and mini guide. There are three schemes to choose from, - white on blue, high contrast (white on black) and invert (black on white). In the ‘ Visual preferences’ menu, do the following. Use the 1 U[...]

Setting up your system 48 Font size This function lets you choose the size of the text used when displaying the full programme or mini guides. There are two sizes to choose from - medium (the default size) and large. In the ‘ Visual preferences’ menu, do the following. Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘Font size’. Press the 2 OK b[...]

49 Setting up your system T urn subtitles on and off This function lets you select whether to have subtitles on or off as default. In the ‘ Visual preferences’ menu, Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘T urn subtitles on/off ’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘T urn subtitles on/off ’ menu will open. See below . 3 T urn subtitles on/[...]

Setting up your system 50 T alking features This function lets you choose whether talking features are turned on or off, the volume level, talking speed and beginner or expert mode. In the ‘Preferences’ menu, do the following . Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘T alking features’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘T alking features pr[...]

51 Setting up your system T urn talking features (TF) on or off This function lets you select whether talking features are on or off as default. In the ‘T alking features preferences’ menu, do the following. Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘T urn TF on/off ’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘T urn talking features (TF) on/off ’ me[...]

Setting up your system 52 V olume This function lets you set the default volume level of T alking features. In the ‘T alking features preferences’ menu, do the following. Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘ Volume control’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘T alking features volume’ window will be shown. See below . 3 T alking featur[...]

53 Setting up your system Speed control This function lets you set the talking speed of talking features. In the ‘T alking features preferences’ menu, do the following. Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘Speed control’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘T alking features speed’ window will be shown. See below . 3 T alking features sp[...]

Setting up your system 54 Set mode This function lets you set the skill level you need to understand the speech of talking features. In the ‘T alking features preferences’ menu, do the following. Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘Set mode’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘T alking features mode’ menu will be displayed, see below .[...]

55 Setting up your system Languages This function lets you choose the audio language and the language to use for subtitles. The audio refers to the TV soundtrack and the audio description language. It does not include the talking features language which is only available in English. The language choices are: English, W elsh and Scottish. In the ‘[...]

Setting up your system 56 Audio language This function lets you set the language for the TV soundtrack and the audio description (AD). In the ‘Language preferences’ menu, do the following. Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘ Audio language’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘ Audio language’ menu will be displayed, see below . 3 Audi[...]

57 Setting up your system Subtitle language This function lets you set the language to use for subtitles. In the ‘Language preferences’ menu Use the 1 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘Subtitle language’. Press the 2 OK button. The ‘Subtitle language’ menu will be displayed, see below . 3 Subtitle language Next/Previous Save and return [...]

Setting up your system 58 F avourites Favourites lets you put the channels you watch most into a list, making it easier to change to those channels. Favourites is option 2 on the main menu. An example is shown below . Main menu Next/Previous Select menu Previous menu Return to TV 1. Preferences 2. Favourites 3. Parental control 4. Reminders list 5.[...]

59 Setting up your system Set up favourites Next/Previous Add/remove Save favourites Return to TV CN Name 001 BBC ONE 002 BBC TWO 003 ITV1 004 Channel 4 005 FIVE 006 ITV2 007 BBC THREE 009 BBC FOUR Back Exit  OK Use the 5 Up and Down buttons to highlight a channel you want to include in the favourites list. Press the 6 OK button to add it to [...]

Setting up your system 60 Use the 6 Up and Down buttons to highlight ‘ Y es’. Press the 7 OK button. If at step 6 you decided not to update the favourites list, press Exit to discard the changes and return to watching TV . P arental control Parental control lets you prevent certain channels from being watched without a PIN code being entered fi[...]

61 Setting up your system T echnical settings The ‘T echnical settings’ menu allows you to set up the following items: TV connections • Channel tuning • Power mode • Auto standby mode • Restore defaults • It also allows you to see: channel details; and 1 notice of a change to the network 2 T o display the T echnical set[...]

Setting up your system 62 TV connections In this menu you can set the aspect ratio (screen shape) of the TV your set-top box connects to. Also you can set the aspect conversion – how you want the set-top box to deal with programmes created for a TV with a different screen shape (wide (16:9) or square (4:3) for example). Y ou can also give details[...]

63 Setting up your system Aspect ratio Next/Previous Save and return Previous menu Return to TV 1. 4:3 (square TV) 2. 16:9 (widescreen TV) Back Exit OK Use the 4 Up and Down buttons to highlight the option to suit your needs. Press the 5 OK button to save the aspect ratio setting and return to the previous menu, Or , press the Back button to return[...]

Setting up your system 64 Use the 4 Up / Down buttons to highlight the option to suit your needs. Press the 5 OK button to save the aspect conversion setting and return to the previous menu, Or , press the Back button to return to the previous menu without change, Or , press the Exit button to ignore any change and return to watching TV . Scart typ[...]

65 Setting up your system Channel details The channel details function will give you a list of all the stored channels in your system in the format channel number (CN), channel name and channel type (TV or radio). Y ou can choose any channel from the list and show detailed information about it. T o display the ‘Channel details’ menu, do the fol[...]

Setting up your system 66 Channel information Back Previous menu Exit Return to TV Service: 4 Channel 4 Provider: Channel 4 TV Network: Cambs & Beds. Frequency (kHz) C.I.D. 0x20C0 T .I.S. 0x2002 N.I.T . 0x3002 666000 Strength Quality 70% 10 Press the 7 Back button to return to the previous menu, Or , press the Exit button to return to watching [...]

67 Setting up your system T urn low power mode on/off Next/previous Save and return Previous menu Return to TV 1. T urn low power mode on 2. T urn low power mode off Back Exit OK Use the 4 Up and Down buttons to highlight the option to suit your needs. Press the 5 OK button to save the low power mode setting and return to the previous menu, Or , pr[...]

Setting up your system 68 Or , press the Exit button to ignore any change and return to watching TV . Auto standby mode Auto standby mode will automatically switch off your set-top box after 3 hours of inactivity from the remote control. A menu will display on screen asking if you want to continue watching TV . If there is no response to this menu [...]

69 Setting up your system Notice of change to the network When services are updated a record of this will be stored in the ‘Network change notifications’ window . This may happen in the early days of a network being switched on for the first time. T o display a record of the changes received by your set-top box, do the following in the ‘T ech[...]

Setting up your system 70 R estore defaults When you restore defaults, all settings go back to the factory settings, except for the PIN number if you have changed it. So, it is a good idea to choose a new PIN number you can easily remember , such as your birthday or an anniversary date. T o run the restore defaults function from the ‘T echnical s[...]

71 Setting up your system Help Contents Next/Previous Select menu Previous menu Return to TV 0. Help contents 1. W atching T .V . 2. Programme/mini guide 3. Menus 4. Preferences 5. Reminders 6. Favourites 7. Parental control 8. Channel tuning 9. Remote control Back Exit  OK T o read a particular help page, use the Up and Down buttons to highl[...]

Setting up your system 72 System information Back Previous menu Manufacturer: Software version: Software last updated: Exit Return to TV Goodmans 5.0 N/A Model number: Smart T alk Boot code: v1.7 Service: 1 BBC ONE Provider: BBC Network: East Anglia Frequency (kHz) 698000 C.I.D. 0x1047 T .I.S. 0x1007 N.I.T . 0x3001 Strength Quality 70% 10 Use the 5[...]

73 T roubleshooting Help and advice If you have difficulties using your set-top box and none of the suggestions below work, try switching your set-top box off at the mains, and then back on again. If this does not work, contact the shop you bought your set-top box from or a qualified repair technician. Never try to repair your set-top box yourself.[...]

T roubleshooting 74 F requently asked questions Why do I get square blocks in the picture on the TV screen when I am watching • F reeview channels? The F reeview signal may be poor . Y ou can check that you live in an area where you can receive F reeview channels by entering your postcode on the website www .freeview .co.uk or by sending your [...]

75 Product safety Safety information Place cables where you won’t walk on them and don ’t put anything on or against • them. Do not use the set-top box in humid or damp conditions. • Do not allow the set-top box to get wet. • Do not drip or splash anything on the set-top box. • Do not put anything with water in it (such as a[...]

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