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Operation Manual

Model: TU-R160HA

Digital TV Recorder

Important

 : This product can only receive Digital Terrestrial TV signals, subject to 

coverage and an aerial upgrade may be required.

1. Please check coverage  by phoning 08708 80 99 80 or use your mobile to SMS text 

0845 880 0421

 

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TU-R160HA

Summary of Contents for TU-R160HA

Page 1: ...rder Important This product can only receive Digital Terrestrial TV signals subject to coverage and an aerial upgrade may be required 1 Please check coverage by phoning 08708 80 99 80 or use your mobile to SMS text 0845 880 0421 REC MENU OK TU R160HA ...

Page 2: ...F CHAPTER 17 4 2 4 BACK TO PREVIOUS CHAPTER 17 5 SETUP 18 5 1 RECORDINGS 18 5 1 1 MAX TIMESHIFT 18 5 1 2 AUTO DISCARD 18 5 1 3 FORMAT DISK 19 5 1 4 HARD DISK INFO 19 Recording Format 20 Unrecordable Material 20 Hard Disk Operation Recording Playback Time Shift Recording 20 5 2 CONFIGURATION 21 5 2 1 TV TYPE 21 5 2 2 TV OUT 21 5 2 3 VCR OUT 21 5 2 4 FAVOURITE MODE 21 5 2 5 CHANNEL LIST 21 5 2 6 SCA...

Page 3: ...ediately Please dispose of the plug safely and out of reach from children Under no circumstance should the cut off plug be inserted into a mains socket outlet due to high risk of electric shock Then fit an appropriate plug carefully following the wiring instructions shown below IMPORTANT The wires in the mains plug should be connected as shown in the diagram The colours of the wires in the mains l...

Page 4: ...ol and the like The mains plug or the appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device the disconnect device shall remain readily operable Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the apparatus 8 Accessories Do not place this product ...

Page 5: ...y items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product 14 Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the cable system This will prevent damage to the product du...

Page 6: ...n replacement parts are required ensure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 20 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the ...

Page 7: ...L 1 Press the mark on the cover and slide it in the direction of the arrow 2 Insert the batteries making sure the polarities correctly match the and marks inside the battery compartment 3 Attach the cover and slide it until it clicks into place Please follow the precautions below Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type Insert the batteri...

Page 8: ...AC IN 1 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 9 DO NOT REMOVE 10 11 1 AERIAL 2 OUT To watch analogue channels on the TV 2 AERIAL 2 IN Loop through 3 AERIAL 1 OUT Loop through 4 AERIAL 1 IN Aerial input 5 RS232 Software Upgrade 6 OPTICAL SPDIF Optical Digital Audio Output 7 VCR SCART Output for other equipment such as DVD VCR etc 8 TV SCART TV Scart connection loopthrough 9 ANALOGUE AUDIO LEFT RIGHT Analogue Audio output ...

Page 9: ...port RGB S video and CVBS video signals The image quality is highest in the order of the RGB signal the S video signal and the CVBS video signal CONNECTION DIAGRAMS TV SCART VCR SCART ANTENNA 1 OUT ANTENNA 1 IN RS 232 CVBS LEFT RIGHT OPTICAL OUT ANTENNA 2 OUT ANTENNA 2 IN AC IN 35020157 TV Aerial LOOP THROUGH AC3 DIGITAL AMPLIFIER VCR VCR SCART VCR VCR SCART TV Aerial DO NOT REMOVE Aux HI FI Aux H...

Page 10: ... 22 23 27 25 26 24 28 29 30 31 32 5 USING THE CONTROLS ON THE FRONT PANEL You can enter the main menu by pressing the menu button on the front of the unit Then navigate through the menu s with the four arrow buttons on the front of the unit and make a selection with the OK button ...

Page 11: ...eys 13 P3P Previous channel 14 WIDE TV Mode Screen format 15 SUBT Enables Subtitles 16 SWAP Normal screen and PIP window change their places 17 PIP Next channel in PIP window 18 MUTE Mute 19 4 Play the recording 20 7 Fast reverse 21 Stop the recording 22 Pause 23 GUIDE Electronic Program Guide 24 TEXT Teletext key 25 V V Volume UP DOWN 26 GREEN Teletext Function key Interactive Service 27 RED Tele...

Page 12: ...ns on the remote control or front panel display during automatic channel search MAIN MENU The main menu is accessed by pressing the MENU key on the remote control You can navigate the menu using the 5 6 keys on the remote control To activate the menu selection press the OK key on the remote control Press BACK on the remote control to exit the selected menu In all menus there is an Info banner loca...

Page 13: ...ew name 1 4 ADDING LOCKS TO CHANNELS Channel Locking provides password protected access to channels selected by parents In order to lock a channel you should know the parental Lock password set to 0000 in the factory and can only be changed from the Configuration Menu from the channel list menu highlight the channel to be locked and select the Lock key with the 3 4 keys when OK is pressed a passwo...

Page 14: ...ys the short extended programs in detail RECORD the unit will record the selected progamme NUMERIC BUTTONS JUMP go to preferred channel directly via numeric buttons OK VIEW REMINDER shows the highlighted channel sets the reminder for future programs TEXT SEARCH activates Search window 7 PAGE LEFT moves the page to left 8 PAGE RIGHT moves the page to right 4 NOW shows the current programme 3 TIMERS...

Page 15: ...t of recordings press either LIB button on the remote or access it from the main menu RED BUTTON DELETE erase the recordings GREEN BUTTON EDIT make changes to the recordings YELLOW BUTTON TAG marks the recordings for archiving BLUE BUTTON SORT change the order of the recordings INFO DETAILS displays the short extended programs in detail OK BUTTON opens the play options menu 4 RESUME recommence the...

Page 16: ...xternal device like a Recorder or VCR Press the LIB button and come to the Recordings Library In this library the saved recordings are listed To select a recording which should be archived highlight one of them using the 5 6 buttons and select the TAG option by pressing the YELLOW button After then press the OK button to open the Play Options menu In this menu using the 5 6 buttons select the Crea...

Page 17: ... main title on the screen RECORDING TITLE If you want to display a recording title select Include To do this use the 3 4 buttons If not select Skip By selecting Skip the options below will be disabled While archiving you can decide to show the names of the saved recordings on the scren DISPLAY In this option you can decide which of the following items should be displayed in the recording title Nam...

Page 18: ...ere you want 4 2 2 FORWARDS TO NEXT CHAPTER Using the 5 6 buttons select this option and press the OK button to go to the next chapter Available if there is more than one chapter 4 2 3 BACK TO START OF CHAPTER Using the 5 6 buttons select this option and press the OK button to go to the beginning of the current chapter This is the last played chapter 4 2 4 BACK TO PREVIOUS CHAPTER Using the 5 6 bu...

Page 19: ...ing are shown below To configure the playback recording options select the Recordings option from the configuration menu The following option are available for adjustment 5 1 1 MAX TIMESHIFT Select the maximum time allowed for timeshifting See below for more information on timeshifting 5 1 2 AUTO DISCARD Discard When the HDD is full and a timer is set to record the unit will automatically discard ...

Page 20: ... future recordings Estimated space for times set The estimated space on the hard drive that will be used for the any timers that are currently set Estimated Recording Time after This is the estimated remaining time left available for recordingsThe settings of the recordings are configured in this menu press OK to display the menu This Recorder has a built in hard disk abbreviated as HDD for record...

Page 21: ...ponsibility to compensate for the content which could not be recorded or edited for the loss of recorded or edited video or for other related direct or indirect damages If a power failure occurs The content being recorded or timer recorded may be damaged if power failure occurs The content being played back may be damaged For important recording If the HDD malfunctions the content recorded on the ...

Page 22: ...t results in a better quality picture not all equipment can cope with an RGB signal 5 2 3 VCR OUT This allows you to select CVBS or S Video output from the VCR SCART socket The receiver can output S Video and CVBS signal from the VCR SCART on the rear panel 5 2 4 FAVOURITE MODE Enable or disable the 5 favourite channel list mode by pressing 3 4 buttons and press OK If a favourites list exists it w...

Page 23: ...the menu A box asking for the lock key is displayed The key is set to 0000 initially Enter lock key If it is incorrect Wrong Pin is displayed If it is correct the Parental Control Menu is displayed 5 2 8 i MENU LOCK In menu lock you can set lock for All Menus or the Installation Menu to restrict access to these menu s If the menu lock is disabled there will be free access to the menu system Use 5 ...

Page 24: ...en language will be seen in subtitles 5 4 INSTALLATION 5 4 1 AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SCAN Automatic channel scan is activated by selecting OK when the line is highlighted A pop up menu appears on the screen select YES the automatic scan begins All the multiplexes are searched and a channel table is created automatically All channels found are stored in a sorted form with respect to their channel numbers...

Page 25: ...functions OK KEY when OK key is pressed Channel list appears on the screen RECORD KEY The programs are recorded at once Ø Record time is attained from EPG automatically If the program has EPG information you could set the timer If there is no EPG info press the Record button to set the timer in 30 minutes periods Ø In EPG by pressing the record key programs are recorded instantly LIB KEY by pressi...

Page 26: ...ressing either key displays a bar graph of the sound volume on the TV screen The volume level selected will remain set even when the receiver is turned off and on again until it is altered with VOL and VOL keys The audio volume adjustment for the receiver is independent of the volume control on your TV set Be careful that both volume controls are kept within reasonable levels so that when switchin...

Page 27: ...r a brief pause they will usually display the opening page of information automatically Other channels have digital teletext pages broadcast alongside the television programme and often include a reduced size broadcast picture within digital teletext pages These usually require the TEXT key to be pressed to activate the digital teletext pages In both cases moving through the different pages of inf...

Page 28: ...V set displaying a standard format programme the WIDE key switches between displaying the picture with black bars down the sides and enlarging the picture so that it fills the whole width of the screen but the top and bottom are cropped off With a standard format TV displaying a widescreen programme the WIDE key switches between displaying the picture with black bars at the top and bottom of the s...

Page 29: ... need to insert the PIN code here and refer it to the pages in the manual where this is covered NOTE Removal of a PIN code could be subject to a service charge and if you would like to use this feature the PIN number should be written down ...

Page 30: ...e Reason What to do The Led indicator does not glow Mains cable is not connected Check if the main cable is not plugged into the power socket No picture or sound No signal or weak signal Check the Aerial and scart connections The settings you have made in the menus have not been changed The digital set top box was unplugged without first going to standby Before unplugging your digital set top box ...

Page 31: ...DIGITAL CAPABILITIES Transmission Standards DVB MPEG2 DEMODULATION COFDM with 2K 8K FFT mode FEC for all DVB Modes Automatically found VIDEO ALL MPEG 2 MP ML Video Decoder Aspect Ratio 4 3 16 9 with pan vector RGB analogue outputs BW 5MHz at 0 5 to 5 MHz sweep signal CVBS analogue output AUDIO MPEG1 Layer 1 and 2 Sampling frequencies supported 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Output can be programmed as ...

Page 32: ...andby Led Record Led AUDIO R L Connector 2 x RCA R L Output 2 Vrms 0 dBfs Z 10 kohm DIGITAL AUDIO Output Optical SPDIF A V DATA IN OUT Scart TV scart VCR scart RGB Video Output TV scart RGB Video Intput VCR scart CVBS Video Output TV scart VCR scart CVBS Video Input VCR scart Analog Audio Output TV scart RCA jack VCR scart Analog Audio Input VCR scart Digital Audio Output Optical output Data Inter...

Page 33: ...ou do not reset your channels you risk losing some or all of your TV services during and following switchover Please refer to the instruction manual supplied with your digital TV equipment for help with resetting channels Some manufacturers refer to resetting channels as rescanning channels or retuning Please note that in order to receive the maximum number of available TV services on your equipme...

Page 34: ... human health which could otherwise arise due to inappropriate waste handling 2 In Other Countries outside the EU If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities and ask for the correct method of disposal For Switzerland Used electrical or electronic equipment can be returned free of charge to the dealer even if you don t purchase a new product Further collection faciliti...

Page 35: ...n 3 To benefit from this guarantee any fault which occurs must be notified to Sharp or its appointed Service Facility within one year from the date this product was purchased Proof of purchase must be provided 4 In the unlikely event of this product requiring repair please contact the Sharp DTR help line on 0845 880 0421 5 No person has any authority to vary the terms or conditions of this guarant...

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