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Digit al High Definition Receiver HD-S23 7 Intr odu cti on 11 Connections OWNER'S MANUAL Menu Navigat ion 15 27 Quick Control 31 Appendices © 2003 T oshiba Corporation 1[...]
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Precautions W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN THE COVER. REFER SER VICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONL Y . This unit is not disconnected from the AC power s ource as long as it is connected to the wall o utlet, even if the unit itself has bee n turned o[...]
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6. Places without adequate air circulation. On top of a car pet or sofa. In a bookcase. Near materials such as curtains, etc. 7. Extremely hot or cold places The operating temperature range of this unit is 5 ℃ to 40℃ 8. Do not place a flower vase or cloth on top of this unit . Please pay attention to the following items when usi[...]
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T ypes of Power Plug Australia 3-prong power plug imagine to be paste here by Zinwell! Power cord must be used in Australia only Singapore 3-prong power plug imagine to be paste here by Zinwell! Power cord must be used in Singapore only 4[...]
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS T ABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 TYPES OF POWER PLUG ................................................................................................................[...]
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SOFTW ARE UPDA TE .................................................................................................................................................. 22 TIME SETUP ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 EDIT CH[...]
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INTRODUCTION The HD-S23 Digital T errestrial HDTV Receiver opens up to a ne w world of free-t o-air terrestrial HD TV and SDTV programmes. The receiver can receive channels from both VHF band and UHF band TV station’ s signals. All the major terrestrial free -to-air station num bers currently ava ilable in y our area are listed in the on-sc reen [...]
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IDENTIFICA TION OF CONTROLS Front Panel LED Display Four-digit channel number , time or video format T wo LEDs: Green for power; Red for signal indication (OFF –signal cap tured, ON –no signal) MENU / ENTER (Please refer to pp. 17 for more details) EXIT / V .OUTPUT → OUT1 & OUT2 description (Zinw ell) D[...]
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Remote Control The buttons on the rem ote control are described as follows: Numeric Buttons For enterin g channel num ber or passw ord POWER Switches the receiver between ON and ST ANDBY modes INFO Displays I-Plate providing information about the curren t channel AUDIO T oggles between multi-lingual Audio soundtracks MENU Ac[...]
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Loading batteries Operating with the r emote contr ol 1. Open the Cover 2. Insert batteries (AAA size) Make sure to match the + and – on the batteries to the marks inside the ba ttery compartment. 3. Close the cover . Notes on batteries Improper use of batteries may cause battery leak age and corrosion. T o operate the remote control correctly , [...]
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11 UConnections Read this chapter first to make all necessary preparations • Connecting to Audio Vide o Devices • Connecting to SDTV (without Component Input s) • Connecting to SDTV (with Component Input s) and VCR • Connecting to HDTV • Connecting to HDTV and VCR[...]
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CONNECTING TO AUDIO VIDEO DEVICES For the best video/audio quality , use the higher qualit y Y/Pb/Pr or S-V ideo cables if available. Always remember to disconnect the receiver from the power s ource, when connecting or disconnecting the cable to the UHF/VHF antenna. Notes: (a) If your TV supports 1080i / 720 p / 576p / 576i video input formats, pl[...]
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Connecting to SDTV (without Component Inputs) Connections Connecting to SDTV (with Component Inputs) and VCR 13[...]
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Connecting to HDTV Connecting to HDTV and VCR 14[...]
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15 UMenu Functions in the Menu. • Menu Map • Initial Setup • Main Menu • Installation - Auto Scan - Quick Scan - Manual Setup - Reset Dat a • Program • Electronic Program Guide • System - Password - Vi deo Setup - Audio Setup - Sof tware Up date - Time Setup • Edit channel - Fav . & Lock - Parent al Guidance (Rating) • Profile[...]
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MENU MAP MENU MAP 16[...]
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INITIAL SETUP If your service provider or a ntenna installer has alread y i nstalled your T V system to receive terrestrial TV programmes, do not cha nge any connections of those devices or installation settings unless it is absolutely necessary . If your receiver has not been configured by your service pr ovider or system installer , th en it will[...]
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INST ALLA TION On the main m enu, select “INST ALLA TION” an d key-in your pass word to enter t he Installati on page. Note: The default password is 0000. Please refer to pp. XX to change the password . AUTO SCAN The steps required to autom atically prog ram the receiver are outline d as below: ● Highlight “ AUTO SCAN” and pres s the “ [...]
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MANUAL SETUP ● On the Installat ion page, highlight “MANUAL SETUP” and press the “ENTER” button. ● Select channel number . Be sure you know the channel number and its R F frequency . Y ou may refer to Digital TV channel ta ble on Appendix 1. ● Press “ ▼ ” button to highligh t “Frequency”, “Bandwidth” and “Priority” t[...]
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PROGRAM ● On the main m enu, select “PROGRAM” to enter the program list. ● Use the “ ▲ ” and “ ▼ ” buttons to browse th rough the channel num bers and names Note: Altern atively , when you are watching a Digital TV channel (without any menu on screen), you can p r e s s t h e “LIST” button on th e remote control twice to cal[...]
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SYSTEM ● On the main m enu, select “SYSTEM”. ● Use the “ ▲ ” and “ ▼ ” buttons to highlight the options - P ASSWORD - VIDEO SETUP - AUDIO SETUP - S/W UPDA TE - TIME SETUP PA S S W O R D ● Highlight “P ASSWORD” and press the “ENTER” button. When prompted, enter yo ur current pass word. ● Y ou will then be prompted to [...]
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AUDIO SETUP ● Highlight “AUDIO SETUP” and press t he “ENTER” button. ● Use the “ ▲ ” and “ ▼ ” buttons to switch between “PCM” and “Dolby® Digital” . Note: The digital audio output will automatically output in PCM form at whenever switching to a chan nel without Dolby® Dig ital sound track. Digital output: PCM and [...]
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● Now that your PC has been proper ly configured, you can highlight “YES” on the TV screen and press the “ENTER” button on the remote control. - T o be continued on the next page – ● After selecting “YES”, you will see the curren t software version and its size on the TV screen. Make sure this software version is dif ferent from t[...]
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EDIT CHANNEL Zinwell to-do: Add the screen snapshot for EDIT CHANNEL here. ● On the main m enu, select “EDIT CHANNEL”. ● Use the “ ▲ ” and “ ▼ ” buttons to highlight the options - F A V & LOCK - P ARENT AL RA TE Add two selections here. F A V & LO CK ● Highligh t “F A V & LOCK” and pres s the “ENTE R” butto[...]
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PROFILE ● On the main menu, select “PROFILE”. ● Use the “ ▲ ” and “ ▼ ” buttons to highlight th e options - TRANSP ARENCY - I-PLA TE SETUP - INFORMA TION TRANSP ARENCY ● Highlight “TRANSP ARENCY” and press the “ENTER” button. ● Use the “ ◄ ” and “ ► ” buttons to change the degree of transparency of t he o[...]
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INFORMA TION ● Highlight “INFORMA TION” and press the “ENTER” button to check hardware and softwa re versions. 26[...]
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27 UQuick Control Simple use of a single button enables access to some functions directly • I-Plate (Info) • AUX In (External Video/Audio Input) • PIP (Picture-in-Picture) • T eletext / Closed Caption • Favorite Channel List • Freeze • A.Ratio[...]
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I-PLA TE (INFO) ● Whe n watching DTV chan nels (without any menu on the screen) , pres s the “INFO” button. ● I-PLA TE will pop up with the following information: - Current Ch annel Number - Network N ame - Program Name - Audio System (Dolby® Di gital or MP EG) - T eletext - Current Lo cal T ime - Date and Mont h - Parental Guidance ● Wh[...]
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AUX IN (External V ideo/Audio Input) ● Press the “AUX” button on the remote control to select th e fo llowing op tions: - OFF-AIR - AUX ● Use the “ ▲ ” and “ ▼ ” buttons to highlight th e options and press the “ENT ER” button to select. User can change to any othe r format by pressing the “V .Format” button. (Please refe[...]
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TELETEXT / CLOSED CAPTION ● Whe n I-PLA TE indicates the presence of T eletext, you can press the “TTX/CC” button on the r emote control to display it on the TV screen. T o show the close captio n on TV scree n, press “TTX/CC” but ton and go t o page “801”. Note: Close caption will be disabled wh en new OSD was displayed on screen[...]
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31 UAppendices • DTV Channel T able • T roubleshooting • Parental Guidance Code s • Glossary • T echnical Specifications • Accessories[...]
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APPENDIX 1 DTV CHANNEL T ABLE The following is a list of DTV channels availab le in your area. Y ou can use it for “ MANUAL SETUP”: On the “MANUAL SETUP” page, select the VHF or U HF channel num b er and in put the M iddle Freque ncy based on “KHz”. For instance, i f you are in Sydney and want to manually scan “Digital 7”, enter “[...]
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City Identifier Channel & Middle Frequenc y T ransmitter Locatio n S tart Date Batchelor QQQ -51 UH F 50 - 683.5MHz SBS -54 UHF 53 - 704.5MHz ABD -69 UHF 56 - 7 25.5MHz NTD -60 UHF 59 - 7 46.5MHz TND -63 UHF 62 – 767.5MHz IMP -66 UHF 65 - 788.5MHz Canberra CTC -7 VHF 6 - 177.5MHz T elstra T ower Black Mountai n 6/30/200 2 ABC -9 VHF 9A - 205.[...]
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For Singapore: City Identifier Channel & Middle Frequenc y T ransmitter Locatio n S tart Date Singapore TV Mobile VHF 602MHz Singa pore 3/1/2001 Note: (a) On the Channel Num ber Display of receiver ’ s front panel you will find the logical channe l number dif ferent from VHF/UHF channel number shown in the co lumn “Channel & Middle Freq[...]
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APPENDIX 2 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution (1) The receiver front panel power i ndicator doesn't l ight up, and no message on the front panel (a) Check the AC mains supply a nd make sure the power plug is well plugged into a stable power outlet (b) Press the “Power” button on the front panel to see if the LED display is on. (c) Press the [...]
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APPENDIX 2 TROUBLESHOOTING (CONTINUED) * On Screen Message Message Solution (1) Bad Si gnal (a) Check the antenna is connected correctly and firmly to the tuner input (ANT IN) of the receiver . (b) Refer to solution s in Item (3) on p p. XX. (2) Non Support HD Fo rmat The HDTV digital channel cannot be shown on the small PIP window . (3) W eak Sign[...]
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APPENDIX 3 P ARENT AL GUIDANCE CODES Appendices 37[...]
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APPENDIX 4 GLOSSAR Y * Aspect Ratio: It is the ratio of the wid th of the screen to t he height. The two relevant dig ital TV formats are 16:9 (widescreen) or 4:3 (the traditional scr een ratio). 16:9 is more ergonomically suitable for the human eye. * Bandwidth: Frequency range all ows for carrying a certain radio signal. The speed of data transmi[...]
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APPENDIX 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS System Compliant Stand ard DVB-T V ideo Decoding MP @ ML & MP @ HL Audio Decoding Dolby® Digital, MPEG (I & II) Audio Sampling Rate 32, 44.1, 48 KHz T errestrial T une r / Demodulator Frequency 51~858 MHz Loop Through 51~858 MHz Bandwidth 6, 7, 8 MHz Demodulator COFDM FFT Mode 2K, 8K Constellation QPSK,[...]
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APPENDIX 6 ACCESSORIES • Re mote Control (CT -90175) • Audio/V ideo cable with RCA jacks • Component V ideo cable (Y/Pb/Pr) • Power cord (Singapore/Australia) • T wo AAA batteries 40[...]