Triax C-HD417 CX manual

TRI A X C-HD4 17 CX Digital ca b le set-top box 305042[...]

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3 Contents Safety Precau tions ............................................................................................................. 4 Dispo sal of batt eries and set-to p box ............................................................................ 5 Overview ..............................................................................[...]

4 Safet y P recautions To prevent hazardous and dangerous situat ions al ways install a nd use the set-top box according to th e instruct ions below. Mains su pply 95 -240 V AC 50/60Hz. Only u s e the original pow er suppl y. W hen disco nnect ing from the m ain s pull the p lu g rat her than the wire. Use onl y m ai ns co nnections installe d by p[...]

5 The fun c tion of the set-to p box is to receive open channels (Free -To-Air) and scram bl ed digi tal channe ls. Any oth er use of the set-top box m ay resul t in m aterial da m age or personal in j ury and warranty is void. T he manu facturer is by n o means responsible for m aterial d ama ge or personal injury occurred a s a result of improper[...]

6 Ov er v iew Front panel incl . CA -mo d ule and sm art c ard Rear panel Note Refer to the user m anual of the units you w ant to co nnect (TV , hi-f i equipm ent, etc.) .[...]

7 In serting batt eries in rem ote control un it The rem ote contr ol unit is operated by two A AA batteries. Please note the follow ing: Insert the batteries carefully in the ir right position (+/ -), and place the cover carefully after insertion. W rong insertion can lead to bat tery leakage and corrosion, and thus dam age the unit . W hen batte [...]

8 T he remote control unit Standby : Pow er on/off 0-9 : Nu m eric buttons FAV : Favouri t es list TV/R : Sw itches b etween TV and radio R/Gr/Y/B : Colo ured m ultifunctional buttons CH+ : Next channel / cursor upwards CH - : Previo us chann el / cursor downw ards V- : Reduces volume / cursor left V+ : Increases volum e / cursor right OK : OK / Co[...]

9 How to use th e remote cont rol To navigate through the differe nt on-screen m enus of the set-top box, you us e the follo w in g keys: Enter the main m enu – or – returns to the m ain m enu fro m any subm enu. Move the cursor / selects subm enus. Move the cursor / select from a range of options. Enter the selected menu. Save the settings and[...]

10 Use N ow 1 Switch on TV and the s et -top b ox Sw itch o n TV and set- top box usi ng your rem ote control units. 2 Welcome Follow the instructions displayed on the TV screen. 3 Select lan guage and coun try 4 Data for c hannel sear ching In case your CATV operator has provided you with a USB stick, pla ce the st ick in the USB socket at the rea[...]

11 Note Even if you do n ot use a USB stick you have to press the OK key to start the channe l search. Witho ut the USB stick the channel search use s the set tings specified bel ow the m enu item Advanced search . 5 Searching for channe ls This pro cess m ay t ake several m inutes. The result of the search is displ ayed. Press t he OK key to conti[...]

12 Da y - to -da y U se Switch the s et-t op box o n o r off or Press the Standby key on the set-top box or the rem ote control to switch the set-to p box on or off. Select a c hannel or or Use the CH+ / CH - keys or t he num eri c keys to select a channel. Pressin g the OK key disp lays the channel list. Use the CH+ / CH - keys to select a chann e[...]

13 Show the in formati on bar Use the INFO key to show the inform ati on bar. The information bar displays info about: channel nam e, num ber, current and fo llowing event and tim e. Pressin g the INFO key tw ice displ ays m ore detailed infor- m ation a bout the br oadcast . Press the key again to rem ove the infor m ation. Note Every ti m e you c[...]

14 View telete xt 1 Switch to teletext Use the TEXT key to display tel etex t. 2 Select the page Use the numeric keys or the CH+ / CH - keys to se lect a page. 3 Return to T V Use the TEXT key to switch off tel etex t. Using Elec tronic Pr ogramm e Guide ( EPG) 1 View EPG Using the EPG key yo u get an on -screen listing of programm es curren t ly b[...]

15 Not all broa dcasters provide this listing. 2 Sorting the information Each of the coloured keys has a speci fic funct ion in the guide: Red : Sort the channels according to chan nel num ber. Green : Sort according to the time of broad casts. Yellow : Sort accord in g to the nam es of br oadcasts . Blue : Transfer a broadcast directly to the tim [...]

16 6 Return to T V Use the EPG key to return to the broadca st you w ere watching on TV. Favourite c hannel lis ts Using the F AV key you get easy ac -cess to your lists of favour ite channels. Pre ss ing the FAV key displ ays which of t he lists you used last time. P ressi ng the FAV key you can browse your lists of favourite channels. Press the O[...]

17 Audio Using the AUDIO key you get another audio language, depending on the broadcasters. Press the A UDIO key to scroll though the languages offered. Not all broa dcasters provide this option. PVR functio n Note You can only use the recording and tim e-sh ift functions if you have conne c ted an external hard disk or USB stick to the USB socket [...]

18 3 Record a broadcast Use the CH+ / CH - keys to se lect the channel and broadcast you w ant to r ecord. Press the (record) ke y to start the recording. Pressin g the key repeated ly w ill set the recording time length in 30 m in ute increments, up to a m axi m um of 8 h ours. 4 Playback a recording Press the (play) ke y. A list of your re c ordi[...]

19 Ho w to Use the On -Screen Menus You w ill get access to the entire operation and program m ing of the set -top box through the on -screen m ain menu and the su bm enus. You navigate through the menus us ing the ke ys di splayed in the fo llowing fi v e actions: 1 Display t he main me nu From the main m enu you have access to 5 different subm en[...]

20 4 Select or a djust a Move the cursor to the desired function and press OK to open the desired function. Change the settings. b Select the desired setting. Press the BA CK key t o store the setting s and revert to the previous menu. 5 To return to TV Pressin g the BACK key from the m ain m enu w ill exit the m enu and return t o the norm al vie [...]

21 Ov er v iew of Menus The main m enu conta ins the fo llowing menus and submenus : Menus Submenus Channel Ed itor Timer Settings Language Region Output Lock Channel S earch Advanced System info Card info Conax Emb edded CA Recordings[...]

22 Editing of Channels Via the Chan nel Edit or menu you can delete, change nam es, etc. of the different channels. Bes ide s you have access to create and edit your lists of favou rite channels. The info line displays which functions the coloured keys have in the Channel Edi tor w in dow. Keys Description Re d/ Delete Dele tes the selected channe [...]

23 In edit mode you select one channel at a tim e in the list to the left . P ressing the OK key th e channel is moved to the favourite list which is placed to the right. Moving the cursor to the favourite list yo u can cha nge the order of the channel s us ing the OK key and the C H+ / CH - keys. W hen you have moved the channel to the desired pos[...]

24 Using the Time r F un ction Selecting Tim er in the m ain menu you get access to program the set -to p box to record a broadca st if you h ave connected an externa l hard disk or USB stick t o the se t -top box. By selecting the Tim er ico n in the m ain m enu you enter the timer list. In th e list you can set a ti m er m anuall y by filling out[...]

25 Note Below the fields used for setting the t imer you get infor m ation about the m aturi ty rating of your Conax s m art card. You change the m aturi ty rating by se lecting th e Card info icon in the m ain m enu. T imer programming using EPG Using the Electro nic Programm e Guid e (EP G) you can easily s et a tim er i n the tim er list: Select[...]

26 Customizing the S et -t op Box By selecting Settings in the m ain m enu you get access to si x subm enus which will help you customize the set-to p box . By custom izi ng the set-top box you determine the lang uage of the menus, w hich ch annels you w ant to r eceive, w hich cha nne ls you want to lock, aspect ra t io etc. Language Menu Select t[...]

27 Region Country Select country Time zone Select time zone according to GMT. Summerti me Select if in t ernal clock should autom atically b e adj usted to summ er ti m e Outpu t Output setti ngs HDMI Options for screen resolution: Auto, 576i, 576 p, 720p, 1080i. TV screen for mat Select if your TV screen is 16:9 or 4:3 form at. Picture form at If [...]

28 Audio delay Adj ust the a udi o de lay to synchronize picture and sound. Us ing for exam ple sur round sound system the sound m ay be del ayed and thus needs com pensation. Digital audio Select desired form at, PCM or Dolby Digital . Lock Lock/Unlock channels Select L ocks/Unlock cha nnels . More details in nex t section . Change PIN Select Chan[...]

29 Through the Channel Lock function you c an block certain channels so access to them is onl y poss ible after entering the PIN code. Select the channel you want to lock and press OK to activate t he lock. A locked c hannel will be m arked with a small key i n the ch annel list. Locking ca n only be done one channel at a tim e . Change PIN Old PIN[...]

30 Channel sear ch The set-top box offers 3 different w ays of searchi ng for channe ls: A utom atic search , Manual search and Ad vanced s earch . LCN Logi c Channe l Num beri ng on/off. Som e broadcasters offer LCN suppo rt and in those cases the order of the channels after a search will always be prioritized correctly. Auto search Select Aut o s[...]

31 The info line in Auto search displays w hich keys you can use to define a new CA TV provider . Keys Description OK Start channel search. Re d/ Delete Dele te a se lected CATV provider from the list . Gr ee n/ Add Add new CA TV provi der to the list. Ye llow/Edit Using Edit you can add or change the freque ncy, sym bol r ate and m odul ation that[...]

32 A d vanced search Start frequenc y Enter the 6 digit frequency from w here the search sh ould start . Stop frequency Enter the 6 digit frequency from w here the search sh ould stop . Frequency step Select the frequency step size from 0.5 – 8 MHz. 1. Symbol rat e Enter the 4 d igit symbol rate. 2. Symbol rat e Enter the 4 digit sym bol rate. 3.[...]

33 Copy channels to USB stick Copi es the list of chann el s from the set- top box to the USB stick placed in the USB socket. Restore chan nels from USB stick Copi es the list of channels from the USB stick pla ced in the USB socket to the set-top box . Copy provid er list to USB stick Copi es the list of CATV providers from the set -top b ox to th[...]

34 Updating soft ware via USB stick It i s also poss ible to download software from the home page www .tri ax.com to an USB stick and then update the set- top box using th e USB stick. The file that you download from the hom e page t o the USB stick is a n “. img” file. You must pla ce the “.im g” fi le in the root of the US B stick, and no[...]

35 Te chnical Information To comm unicate with authorized technical pe ople the set-top box contains important and very pre c ise technical inform a tio n about softw are and hardware im plem ented. You g et access to this inform ati on by select in g System info in the m ain menu. Produkt ID The produ ct ident ification of the set -top box. Bootlo[...]

36 Smart Card The set-top box has an em bedded Conax descram bler working together with a sm art card from your p rovider. You get access to inform ation from the i nserted sm a rt card b y sele cting Card info in the m ain m enu. The Cona x sm art card p rovides the fo llowing m enu when you sel ect Conax E mbedded CA : Subscription stat us Status[...]

37 PVR function By selecting Re c ordings in t he m ain menu you get access to your recordings on the external hard disk/USB stick you have connec ted to the set -top box. Your recordings are listed to the left in the Re cording Manager window , an d to the right you can see infor m ation about the selected record in g, i.e. title of the broadcast,[...]

38 Playback In connection with the playback of a recording you can u se the f ollow in g keys on the rem ote contr ol: Keys Description INFO If you press the INFO key w hen you are playing a recording, the infor m ation bar will display inform ation ab out the nam e of the recording, which channe l it w as recor ded f rom , the ti m e the recording[...]

39 Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Suggested solution Not working Not plugged into th e m ains. Make sure that the m ai ns lea d is p lugged in . The rem ote contr ol does not work The b atter ies have not been inserted correctly. Insert the batteries correctly. The ba tter ies are flat. Insert ne w batteries. The rem ote contr ol is aligned[...]

40 Glossar y AC Alter nat ing Current. Mai ns is 230V AC. Analog ue Unconverted signals not being num erical . DC Dir ect Curr ent. The se t-top box operates on 12 V DC. Cinch conn ector RCA connector for base ba nd aud io or video signals. Coaxial cable Cabl e for connect ing to CATV network. Digital Signal converted to a series of num erical val [...]

41 Te chnical Data T uner and channel In put connector IEC 169- 2; Fem ale Input frequency range 47 to 8 62 M Hz Input impedance 75 ohm, unbal anced De m odulation QAM 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 Sym bol rate 1-7.2 Ms ym /s MPE G transpo rt st ream A /V decoding Transport stream MPE G-2 / IEC 13818 Profil e leve l MPE G-2 MP@HL, MPE G- 4/ H.264 MP and[...]

42 M anufacturer Dear Customer, Should you r equire technical assistance and in the event that your ex pert dealer is unable to help you, please contact us. Triax A/S Bj ørnkærvej 3 8783 Hornsyld Danm ark Declaration of Conformit y The manufacturer declares herew ith t hat th is product meets the following d ire ctives and standard s: Low voltage[...]

43 License Manufactured under license from Dolby Lab or atories.[...]

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