PrimeDTV Technologies PHD-205, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DIGITAL HDTV TUNER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL PHD 205 Copyright 2007 PrimeDTV Technologies Inc ...

Page 2: ... all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus Including amplifiers that produce heat Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plu...

Page 3: ... 17 Seeing the Closed Caption 17 Displaying the channel information 17 Displaying the GUIDE 18 Audio Preference 18 USING THE MENU 19 Set up 19 Language 19 Aspect Ratio 19 Reset All 20 System Information 20 Audio 20 Digital Audio 20 Time 21 Time Zone 21 DST Daylight Saving Time 21 Date and Time 21 Channels 21 Tuner 21 Auto Scan 21 Manual Scan 21 Master List 22 Favorites 22 Caption 22 CC Mode 22 Ana...

Page 4: ...4 T T t t E V t s a T ...

Page 5: ... established the standards used for conventional analog television broadcasts and TV equipment ATSC ATSC Advanced Television Systems Committee is the group who has been working to establish the standards for digital television broadcasts and digital television equipment including both SDTV and HDTV SDTV SDTV Standard Definition TV is a digital TV format that provides a high quality picture at reso...

Page 6: ... requires either 1080i or 720p While there is some debate as to whether it is better to have more lines that are interlaced that 1080i is highest quality video format Video output The PHD 205 Digital HDTV Tuner is able to receive broadcasts in any of the resolutions mentioned above It can also display programs on TVs capable of displaying any of those resolutions To set up your PHD 205 to handle t...

Page 7: ...u with a set of screen format controls These controls allows you to pick a format to use for both 4 3 TVs showing 16 9 programs and for 16 9 TVs showing 4 3 programs Here is an explanation of the options Details for setting this preference are included in page 19 16 9 TVs showing 4 3 programs Standard definition Normal Direct Zoom Stretch Stretch Edges 4 3 TVs showing 16 9 programs Standard defini...

Page 8: ...ow with the PHD 205 Digital HDTV Tuner PHD 205 Digital HDTV Tuner Remote Control Batteries Component Video Cable red blue green Composite A V Cable red white yellow Owner s Manual Digital HDTV Tuner PHD 205 POWER CH UP CH DOWN LEFT RIGHT MENU ENTER STANDBY ON OFF T 1 2 3 4 T Y P N D Y s D Y s T ...

Page 9: ...ital Tuner Receiver ENTER Chooses the items highlighted MENU Display the Main Menu CH DOWN Cycles through programmed channels and move the on screen highlight down RIGHT Move the on screen highlight to right Power Switch the Tuner ON and OFF STANDBY Turn on off the Tuner CH UP Cycle through programmed channels and move the on screen highlight up LEFT Move the on screen highlight to left ...

Page 10: ...VI OUT 480P 720P 1080i DVI output providing a high quality interface for digital video OPTICAL Digital audio out Connect to digital optical audio equipment RESOLUTION Change the resolution depending on TV DTV OUT RGB DTV output providing high quality RGB video to PC or TV monitor using VGA type connector AIR CABLE Air or cable TV antenna connects to this jack AC Power Cord Plug into the power sour...

Page 11: ...e and channel information EXIT Terminate the menu FAV1 FAV2 FAV3 Change among the favorite channels assigned CC Closed Caption on off Remote control Remote Control Operation Point the Remote Control at the remote sensor and press the buttons z Do not mix old and new batteries and never mix different types of batteries such as standard alkaline etc Installing Batteries Before the remote control can...

Page 12: ...ignal from cable Connect to HD Ready TV or HDTV Monitor HD Ready TV is a HDTV monitor which can accept and display progressive video and higher resolutions video format on the screen HD Digital Ready TV is typically including Plasma Display Panel PDP TV Liquid Crystal Display LCD TV DLP Digital Light Processor TV and High end progressive Projection CRT TV or Projector 1 Connect antenna cable to AI...

Page 13: ... video displaying 4 Connect audio cable from L AUDIO R jacks to the TV stereo L R audio inputs z Connecting conventional video signal to analog TV you need to set DTV OUT SELECT switch to S VIDEO position z Devices don t connect S VIDEO RGB and YPbPr at the same time Connect to Home Theater The optical digital audio output provides the highest quality audio You can connect it to your home theater ...

Page 14: ... L R AUDIO HDMI DVI to HDMI Connection This is applicable if there only HDMI input exists on your HD Ready TV In this case DVI to HDMI Cable can be used to connect each other But DVI does not deliver sound signal Additional sound connection should be done I A H a s T t s 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 15: ...nguage then press OK button 4 Press the or button to select Time Zone then press OK button 5 Press the or button to select Daylight Saving then press OK button 6 Press the or button to select television signal then press OK button z In Cable mode you can select the correct signal source among Cable STD Cable IRC and Cable HRC by pressing the or button then press OK button z Contact your local cabl...

Page 16: ...WER switch on the front panel 2 Press the STANDBY button on the front panel or press the POWER button on the remote control Power indicator ON Lighting Green OFF Standby Lighting Red Turning off the power 1 Press the STANDBY button on the front panel or POWER on the remote control 2 If you are not going to use this PHD 205 Digital HDTV Tuner for a long period of time you can press the POWER switch...

Page 17: ...n and sound is output Seeing the Closed Caption Closed Caption feature is to display On Screen Text Messages during watching TV You can select on or off 1 Press CC button on the remote control 2 Press button to highlight the item from On or Off 3 Press OK to select an option 4 Than Closed Caption is display or closed On Captioning information always appears when available Off No captioning informa...

Page 18: ...r 2 tracks Mono Two speakers out both channel has the same signal the identical sound SAP Separate Audio Program You can select the SAP mode which is Man sound or Main Sub sound when the SAP broadcasting which is usually a foreign translation is received Main sound Listen to main sound or language Sub sound Listen to secondary sound or language instead of the main In digital channel The digital TV...

Page 19: ...resses 1 Press MENU on the remote or front panel MENU control panel appears 2 Press to highlight the item 3 Press OK or into an option 4 Press MENU or EXIT to exit Menus items Set up This item can adjust menu s language picture s aspect ratio and system information 1 Highlight Set up on the MENU control panel and press OK or 2 Press to highlight the item Language Aspect Ratio system Information 3 ...

Page 20: ... OK or 2 Press OK or into Digital Audio 3 Press EXIT to exit Digital Audio You can output digital audio to home theater or similar device whose DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT terminal is connected to the DOLBY DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL terminal on the Digital HDTV Tuner Please select an audio of the program you are watching and the equipment connected You can change the optical output to Dolby Digital or PCM Item ...

Page 21: ...to exit Tuner This item is selecting an option of RF Input Antenna is over the air outdoor or indoor antenna STD IRC and HRC are the cable signal types z If do not know the type of cable contact your local cable company to identify the type of cable system that exists in your particular area Auto Scan You selected a type of the RF Input than you can select Start Scan PHD 205 Digital HDTV Tuner wil...

Page 22: ...reen Text Messages during watching TV This feature is available in both analog and digital broadcast The PHD 205 Digital HDTV Tuner is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder It allows you to view conversations narration and sound effects as subtitles on your TV Digital Closed Caption service is a new caption service available only on digital TV programs also at the discretion of the serv...

Page 23: ...ed CC5 Advanced CC6 DTV Caption Style This will adjust advanced settings such as text style and size and etc It can be used into digital channel Text Style Typewriter Storybook Computer Modern Formal Cursive Casual As Broadcast Color White Red Green Blue Black Yellow Magenta Cyan As Broadcast Size Small Standard Size Large As Broadcast Opacity Solid Translucent Transparent Flashing As Broadcast Ba...

Page 24: ...able It does so automatically once you activate the V CHIP feature in your equipment IMPORTANT Two conditions must be met to enable the V CHIP z Password PIN is registered z V CHIP settings have been made Change PIN You can change the lock PIN 1 Enter New PIN 2 Confirm New PIN 3 Select Done to confirm it 4 Than your New PIN is configured MPPA Rating Movie ratings are used for original movies rated...

Page 25: ... restriction FV Fantasy Violence D Sexually Suggestive Dialog L Adult Language S Sexual Situation V Violence V Chip will automatically block certain sub categories that are more restrictive For example if you block L sub rating in TV PG then the L sub ratings in TV 14 and TV MA will automatically be blocked TV Parental Guidelines ALL FV D L S V TV Y TV Y7 TV G TV PG TV 14 TV MA Content rating can ...

Page 26: ...iew some high definition programs in the high definition format Cannot receive high definition channels Make sure there is a good signal strength on available off air antenna Normal picture but no sound Make sure the TV or Amp is not muted Check that the Digital HDTV Tuner is connected properly Picture is distorted Make sure the proper format is selected Make sure the proper aspect ratio is select...

Page 27: ...oom Stretch Stretch Edges Multi language OSD English Spanish French OSD Program list edit Supported SPDIF Optical Dolby Digital or PCM TV Antenna Antenna In 75ohm Coaxial cable F connector Audio Line Out RCA 1 x RCA Stereo L R Out Composite output RCA 1 x RCA Video Out 480i S video output 1 x S video Out 480i Component output RCA 1 x Component Out 1080i 720p 480p RGB D Sub output 1 x D Sub 15 Pin ...

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