PrimeDTV Technologies PHD-101, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...High Definition Digital TV Tuner Set Top Box User Operation Guide Model PHD 101 Copyright 2005 PrimeDTV Technologies Inc ...

Page 2: ...ar specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Caution FCC regulations start that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it Caution To prevent electric shock match the wide blade of plug to the wide slot and fully insert the plug Attention p...

Page 3: ...reference 3 Heed all warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to 4 Follow all instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed 5 Do not use this apparatus near water For example near a bath tub wash bowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement near a swimming pool etc 6 Clean only with dry cloth Unplug this product from the wall ...

Page 4: ...r pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this appar...

Page 5: ...structions 2 Introduction 6 PHD 101 Components 7 Front Panel 8 Rear Panel 9 Remote Control 11 Installing Batteries 12 Connecting PHD 101 14 Antenna RF Connections 14 Connecting PHD 101 to TV Set 15 Connecting to Digital Ready TV 15 Connecting to Conventional Analog TV 16 ...

Page 6: ... 5 Table of Contents CONTENTS ...

Page 7: ...utputs Audio outputs include Dolby Digital Optical and Stereo L R sound The PHD 101 offers Receiving and decoding all over the air ATSC HDTV SDTV formats Receiving and decoding Digital Cable Clear QAM HDTV SDTV formats HD Component Y Pb Pr RGB Composite and S Video Outputs and DVI HDTV output Rear panel switch for selecting output 1080i 720p 480p 480i V CHIP Closed Captioning from ATSC and NTSC So...

Page 8: ...ies Audio Video cables Yellow Red White cables Component cables Green Blue Red cables PHD 101 User Operation Guide You ll also need the following items to get started An Indoor or Outdoor TV Antenna Or Digital Cable signal A coaxial cable to attach the antenna or connect digital cable to RF input of your PHD 101 unit ...

Page 9: ...ing OSD button down LEFT button Part of OSD Menu control Navigating OSD button left RIGHT button Part of OSD Menu control Navigating OSD button right ENTER button Part of OSD Menu control Enter to select more menu functions MENU button Bring up OSD Menu CLEAR button Exit menu or clear current menu selection Power LED Lights to indicate PHD 101 on or standby state 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 10: ...OG AUDIO L R OUT Connect these jacks to your analog audio inputs of your TV or Stereo system S VIDEO OUT Connect to your analog conventional TV S Video input with better video quality DTV OUT RGB format Connect this 15 pin VGA type connector to your TV digital RGB inputs This jack can support HD or SD with different video resolutions 480p 720p 1080i settings DOLBY DIGITAL OUT Optical Use this jack...

Page 11: ... 1080i Use this setting for HDTV Ready TV monitor which can handle 1080i video output format 720p Use this setting for HDTV Ready TV monitor which can handle 720p video output format 480p Use this setting for Digital Ready TV monitor including EDTV and HDTV that can support 480p video output format 480i Use this setting for a conventional TV with composite video CVBS or S Video inputs AC POWER IN ...

Page 12: ...PG Electronic Program Guide for 12 hours period of time MENU Press to bring up OSD On Screen Display Menu to set up PHD 101 functions ADD DEL Press to add and delete current scanned channels Channel Up Down Press these keys to change channels Channel Number Buttons Press to directly tune to a specific channel Sub Channel Button Press this key after channel number and followed by sub channel number...

Page 13: ...g as well as ADD DEL channels OK button is to enter and confirm current OSD Menu settings ASPECT Press to change display aspect ratio based on selected TV resolution Keep pressing this key to cycle through all aspect ratio modes LIST Press to display all scanned DTV channels Use Navigation keys to cruise the desired channel and press OK to tune to that channel Volume Control Adjust volume by press...

Page 14: ... 13 Remote Control Installing Batteries Press and remove the battery cover on the back of remote control Put 2 x AAA batteries into the compartment and put the battery cover back ...

Page 15: ...gnals from TV broadcasters Note OTA DTV signal is 8VSB signal which is RF modulation format utilized by ATSC 2 Connect to Cable signal source using a coaxial RF cable Note The PHD 101 can receive DTV signal in the event that a local cable provider is passing 8VSB through their system This 8VSB signal can not be encrypted by Cable Company And we call it Clear QAM signal from cable ...

Page 16: ...nect video component cable Y Pb Pr cable from DTV OUT Component jack of PHD 101 to your digital ready TV component video connector inputs 3 Or you can connect RGB video from DTV OUT RGB jack to your digital ready TV or RGB video monitor for ex like PC monitor 4 If your digital ready TV equips the digital DVI input you can connect DVI cable from DVI OUT jack to your digital ready TV 5 Connect an au...

Page 17: ...TV video CVBS input 3 Or connect S Video cable from S VIDEO jack to TV S video input for a better video displaying 4 Connect audio cable from MONITOR OUT L AUDIO R jacks to the TV stereo L R audio inputs Note Connecting conventional video signal to analog TV you need to set RESOLUTION SELECT switch to 480i position to ensure the output video format matches the conventional TV signal And set DTV OU...

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