Teac ITV-D500, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...Model TEAC ITV D500 OPERATOR s MANUAL INTERACTIVE PLAYER Please read this manual carefully Software Revision 4 4 2...

Page 2: ...The author and TEAC Australia Pty Ltd disclaim all liability for any direct indirect incidental or consequential special or exemplary damages resulting from the use of this product or from the use of...

Page 3: ...duction to What s On Using the Guide Program Reminders Program Timers and Listings Recording to a VCR Other Guides THE MENU OPTIONS Introduction Favourites AddressBook Messages Read Write E mails Serv...

Page 4: ...Channels Audio Video Settings Modem Settings Parental Lock User Interface ADVANCED TOPICS Interactive Hyper channels Broadcaster Applications Software Upgrades USB Port Connectivity Media Playback Web...

Page 5: ...ripping splashing or any moisture Be careful not to place liquids or vases close to this product Do not place naked flame sources such as lighted candles near the product Keep the product away from do...

Page 6: ...reason you believe their is a problem with your set top box you may wish to perform a factory reset WARNING Record all your Internet settings Favourites Address Book details before doing a reset ALL i...

Page 7: ...analog system Features such as program information electronic program guides bitmapped subtitling enhance the digital viewing experience Most importantly viewers will get DVD quality picture and digit...

Page 8: ...mb you can gently guide it up down left and right By pressing the joystick firmly you activate the OK selection Your television may have S Video or RCA PAL video input Select the option by moving the...

Page 9: ...correct timezone We will now begin to tune in all the digital channels available in your area Connect your antenna as shown and press NEXT The complete tuning process may take up to 5 minutes to comp...

Page 10: ...lume level up and down TEXT Enable and disable the teletext feature Also may be used for enhanced tv applications LIST Displays the available services P P Channels the channles up and down PREV NEXT T...

Page 11: ...It may be available where you purchased this product or by contacting TEAC The keyboard is useful for Internet browsing and using E mail electronic mail on your TV It is different to that of a compute...

Page 12: ...et disk 64 MB 128MB 256MB PQI Traveling Disk 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Linksys USB Disk 64 MB 128MB 256MB DMI USB 2 0 IDE adapter Hyundai pocket hard disk drive Sandisk Smard Media Card reader Datafab Mem...

Page 13: ...troduction In the section you will learn how to use basic digital television features and learn more about this new technology We will begin by using the service list and exploring what channels servi...

Page 14: ...n above has multiple channels At the time of printing this manual many broadcasters were displaying more than one channel Example SBS is sending service numbers 3 30 31 33 In fact SBS is sending an ex...

Page 15: ...e broadcasters today do not send their logical channel number These services are automatically given a number between 350 and 399 by the set top box You cannot change this Broadcasters control all cha...

Page 16: ...1 may be available with some programming CLOSED CAPTIONING SUBTITLES Captions provide access to television for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing by rendering the audio of the program as text usu...

Page 17: ...low you to select english and english5 1 sound In future you may be able to select french german or other languages This is dependant upon the broadcast The english selection is the default This is kn...

Page 18: ...n The digital receiver does not perform a Mixdown L R sound to your television TELETEXT Your digital receiver is capable of displaying teletext Teletext was available also on the analog television sys...

Page 19: ...mode to see the widescreen picture Simply press info Then press the BLUE key until the desired picture format is selected There is an extra selection called Letterbox 14 9 This is not used in Australi...

Page 20: ...F 320x180 QUARTER 160x90 Images are capture in JPG format and are automatically labelled as Grabbed Photo 000 jpg and so on Refer to the section on MULTIMEDIA for further information on using the pict...

Page 21: ...ion is the electronic program guide Broadcasters are now sending the NOW and NEXT information In addition other information such as program type it s duration and event data is available In this secti...

Page 22: ...and end times event etc is all shown To see what is showning now move the joystick control UP and DOWN to select the desired service Within a few seconds the information on the screen if available wi...

Page 23: ...1 Another reminder is already set for the same time period 2 The broadcaster has blocked this program from reminder A screen such as this example will appear when a program is about to start There are...

Page 24: ...box to the video recorder s input labelled AV or EXT in For timer recordings the video recorder s timer must ALSO BE SET to the same time for recording Special case Some video recorders or DVD recorde...

Page 25: ...us settings We will cover how to change various TV area and telephone settings how to set the parental control on channels and how to skip and hide unwanted channels The MENU system on the TEAC player...

Page 26: ...to make your selection WHAT S ON A direct link to the NOW and NEXT program guide as described earlier FAVOURITES Direct links to webpages music and movie files ADDRESS BOOK Keep you friends and relat...

Page 27: ...channel number to the Favourite Only channel numbers between 500 and 599 may be set this way ADVANCED USERS TOPIC On your PC you may run a personal web server By doing so a Favourite channel may be se...

Page 28: ...und 50 users may be stored Press BLUE to store your new contact The accessory keyboard is recommended MESSAGES NOTICE The information contained in this section requires you to have an Internet and E m...

Page 29: ...ill appear INBOX To check for any E mails press BLUE Messages will list themselves down the screen To read simply move joystick DOWN and press OK to select the message Use the OPTIONS press GREEN to m...

Page 30: ...CAMERA When a USB webcam is connected a snapshot may be taken from the camera Check USB compatibility list for a valid camera Connect the camera wait for 20 seconds and press snapshot Then select Cha...

Page 31: ...t a television browser It is different to a PC and therefore to some experienced PC users it seems limited As you will learn over time the TV browser has a specific purpose and is not a direct replace...

Page 32: ...rds comprise of HTML Hypertext Markup Language JavaScript CSS Cascade Style Sheets and the DOM Document Object Model Many aspects of the home PC browser are not standardised For example many websites...

Page 33: ...MENU key and select MY PLAYER by pressing OK Then select PREFERENCES INTERNET CONNECTION You will see the following screen The Open Phone Account is a standard dial up Internet account ENTER DETAILS...

Page 34: ...s later the webpage will appear on your TV screen You will notice the coloured options on the bottom of the screen Press BLUE to access your Internet Favourites page directly as shown below NOTICE Bef...

Page 35: ...rites by press the INFO key followed by press GREEN to add to favourites This green logo denotes that the GREEN key may be pressed to store the webpage into favourites The blue logo denotes that the B...

Page 36: ...up a broadband connection your player MUST connect to a HOME PC or a ROUTER INTERNET SHARING USING WIN XP This section assumes you are connected to broadband using either a Cable or ADSL modem attach...

Page 37: ...o save your options Troubleshooting If you experinece problems with connection to the Internet change the DNS1 value to the address number given by your Internet service provider To check whether your...

Page 38: ...uter Belkin F5D6050 adaptor connected to the USB port To enter the connection set up press MENU MY PLAYER PREFERENCES INTERNET then CONNECTION In the picture above the following setting were made CONF...

Page 39: ...our wireless connection is already working By default this option is disabled Turning on encryption will require you to set each of your wireless equipped devices with the same encryption code The rou...

Page 40: ...ect the key 1 to 4 that is used also on your wireless router Press BLUE to SAVE your settings If you have trouble connecting try turning the power switch OFF and then ON again Troubleshooting If your...

Page 41: ...roduction In this section you will learn about the multimedia playback capabilities of the player It is possible to view photos play music watch movie files and with a broadband connection listen to I...

Page 42: ...onnected to the USB port of the player SDA1 will appear If using a USB hub and more than one memory device is connected SDA1 SDA2 SDA3 etc will be listed Press OK to see your files on the memory stick...

Page 43: ...a file To move a file may seem difficult at first but actually quite easy Go to the file you wish to move Press GREEN and of the options select MOVE Now pressing the joystick UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT to se...

Page 44: ...een mode BLUE displays the pictures only You will need to press the PREV and NEXT keys to view the images Pressing YELLOW will attach the picture directly to your E mail so you can send it to friends...

Page 45: ...layer to customize and configure it Some options you have already been introduced too earlier It is important to note that when connected to the Internet TEAC may introduce new menu items This can onl...

Page 46: ...timers refer to pages 23 24 HELP Selecting this option for the Diagnostics menu to appear Then press OK again to enter the menu The product serial number software and hardware version infomation may...

Page 47: ...et up of your Television Internet access Parental configuration and changes to the interface To access press MENU select MY PLAYER PREFERENCES The following list will appear TELEVISION OPTIONS TIMERS...

Page 48: ...ossible to pickup more than one service that is the same For example you may live inbetween two ABC transmitters The TEAC player during automatic tuning is smart enough to list only the better signal...

Page 49: ...d to the broadcast itself The Audio output setting should only be changed if you are using a TOSLINK cable from the digital decoder to a Dolby Digital surround amplifier If you select 5 1 digital to S...

Page 50: ...ther digit to access the outside line Sometime telephone systems require a zero to dial out whereas other may require a code to unlock the telephone Normally this option should be blank Example To set...

Page 51: ...ns used within Australia Simply move the joystick up and down to make your selection Then press firmly on the joystick OK You will see a small red icon to the left to indicate that the program rating...

Page 52: ...n saver Showing the same non moving picture on a TV screen for a long period of time can cause screen burn in The picture will be seen on the screen even when the TV is turned OFF this cannot be fixed...

Page 53: ...rtainment to lounge room sofa In order to learn more about Interactive television it is improtant to understand that new services may be divided into two categories a Interactive Broadcaster Program A...

Page 54: ...tc You will find your Digital Player is pre loaded with some hyper channels They are What sOn Games MENU More hyper channels may be available occasionally So you must check for updates Some interactiv...

Page 55: ...e is a message that appears over the television picture The viewer is told to press OK to continue This is better known as an application launcher Once you press OK more screens may appear for example...

Page 56: ...hot plug Connecting devices may be inserted or removed at any time TROUBLESHOOTING If you experience any technical difficulty simply disconnect the USB device and switch off the main power switch on...

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Page 58: ...st Check these first 1 Telephone cable is correctly connected 2 Telephone is on hook at home 3 Check that pre fix is correct In some homes a pincode may be required to get an outside line Q The modem...

Page 59: ...n all speakers Why A The broadcaster is describing 5 1 to be available within their transmission but sound encoded may not actually be in Dolby 5 1 Check program guides for special screening that incl...

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