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User Manual Of Digital Set Top Box Manhattan DJ-1997 Pleas e read this Us er Manual c arefully to ensure proper us e of this product and keep this manual for future ref erenc e.
Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions……................1 Front and Rear Panel Illustration................2 Remote Controller.....................3 Connections.....................5 Quick Installation....................6 DT V Operation....................9 Multimedia......................19 DVR........................21 Troubleshooting ...................24 Specifications....................25...
Important Safety Instructions *Warning: T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover or back. There are no user-serviceabl e parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. *Warning: T o prevent fire or electric shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
Front and Rear Panel Illustration 1. F ron t Pan e l 1. USB JACK: Used to connect to an external USB 2.0 device. 2. LED DISPLAY: Used to display the time or channel information. 3. STAND BY: Used to switch the set top box to on or standby. 4.
Remote Controller 1. LED display lights to verify remote operation 2. Enter the Manual Timer Setting menu 3. Display Media Player for Videos / Photos / Music 4. Page Down in a List and DVR Scan Rewind 5. Skip Rewind 6.
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Remote Controller Installing the Batteries Remove the battery cover from the remote control and put 2xAAA size batteries inside the compartment. The diagram inside the battery compartment shows the correct way to install the batteries. 1. Open the cover 2. Install batteries 3.
Connections Caution: Make sure to check the voltage specificati on of the wall outlet is the same rating with the receiver. T o prevent the risk of electric shock, do not open the cover or the back of the receiver. Note: W hen connecting the receiver to other equipment, e.g., T V, VCR and amplifier, make sure to refer to relevant user manual for instruction.
Quick Installation (1) Unplug the set-top box and television. (2) Connect the antenna to the RF input of the box with coaxial cable. (3) Connect the audio out port and video out port on the box to the audio in port and video in port on the television respectivel y using audio/video cables.
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(5)Adjust and fix the position and direction of your satellite dish so you can get the optimized signal Strength and Quality values. Notice: If your satellite dish is a motorized one, you can adjust the dish position through the DiSEqC 1.2 setup page. Channel Scanning 1.
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2. Manual Scan This feature provides you a way to scan channels from the TPs specified by your own customized settings such as Frequency, Symbol Rate, Polarity, NIT, and Program . Before proceeding, you need to make sure all the parameters for satellite connections are set correctly.
DTV Operation Main menu W hen your set-top box is power on, a press on the Menu button will bring out the Main Menu. In this menu, press <Exit> button to switch into the TV's Normal Play mode. Here, you can further select the operation mode for your set-top box using the <T V/Radio>...
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3.Lock: Press <Green> to set/cancel tv/radio list lock status. 4.Del:Press <Yellow> to set/cancel tv/radio list del status ,when you exit T V/Radio list edit , the result will saved. 5.T op: Press <Blue> to set/cancel tv/radio list lock status. Guide The Guide page, also known as EPG (Electroni c Program Guide), provides you not only the program guide and program inform ation but also the feature for you to make an appointment to watch and schedule the program recording.
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(1)W ired Network If you want to use W ired Network, you first enter main menu to set Network interface in W ired Network, and there are two modes. [AUT O], it will automaticall y get IP address to connect. [Manual], you need manually input IP address, Net Mask address, Gateway address and DNS address.
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3. Set Date: you can set the system date here. W hen the GMT is off (1) The setting range is from 1970/01/01 to 2038/03/31. Any date before 1970/01/01 will be set to 1970/01/01, and any date after 2038/03/31 will be set to 2038/03/31. (2) Any change made here will be immediately reflected to the system.
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(2) W hen this feature is set to HDMI, the available resolution options for PA L mode are 720p_50Hz, 1080i_50Hz,1080p_50Hz, and AUTO, and for NT SC mode are 720p_60Hz, 1080i_60Hz, 1080p_60Hz, and AUTO, while you are not allowed to switch to the resolutions not supported by your T V. (3) If there is HDMI connection between your box and T V, the default setting of T V Resolution is AUTO;...
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(4)There are two advance timer modes, Schedule and Recorder. Schedule: as soon as the scheduled start tim e is reached, your set-top box will switch to Normal Play mode, and start playing the scheduled program . If Recorder: if the scheduled program and the program currently playing are received from the sam e TP , then the recording will start in background.
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4. Change Password You can change your password here. After restoring to factory default, this feature will be set to NO, and the password will be 0000 again. Update& Backup In the Update&Backup submenu, you can choose to update your set-top box software applications .
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Playback You can select to watch T V or listen to the radio in Normal Play mode. Since watching T V and listening to the radio in Normal Play mode are identical in their ways of operating, in this section we will focus on how to watch T V. In Normal Play mode, Press <T V/Radio>...
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(4) Press <Left/Right> to select the search mode, Search Forward or Search Backwards. (5) Press<OK>to start your search. Notice: (1)If your search completes successfully, the channel you search for will be highlighted and start playing in the screen window. If your search fails, the highlight will stay on the current channel playing in the screen window.
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Notice: (1) Any change in Audio Language setting will also trigger an appropriate change in Audio PID field. (2) The options for Sound Mode are LL, RR, and LR. Switch among Your Favorites In Normal Play mode, you can press <Fav Up/Down> button to switch among your favorite lists.
Multimedia Movie Movie Thumbnail/ Folder In Main menu, select Multimedia > Movie, and press <OK>. In the thumbnail page, the available button operations are as followed: <Menu>: this allows you to go back to Main menu. <Red>: enter Movie play option setting. (1)Random : Random play movie order on /off (2)Repeat: Repeat play movie order all / off/ one (3)Text Encode: You can specify the coding for the add-on subtitle files.
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Music Music Thumbnail/Folder In Main menu, select Music from the MULT IMED IA, and then press <OK> to enter into the music Folder mode In the thumbnail /Folder page, the available button operations are as followed: <Menu>: this allows you to go back to Main menu. <Red>: enter Music play option setting.
DVR Features DVR provides following features: 1. Support one-path T S recording. 2. Support time-shift function. Support program playback functions including pause, fast forward/backward (2x, , 32x) , and slow forward/ backward (1/2, 1/4). 4. Support background recording in sam e T P . 5.
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Timeshift Timeshift feature Multimedia -> Recorder Setting ->Timeshift ( Auto/Pause/Off). Auto: the system automaticall y enters timeshift status when you go into Normal Play mode. Pause: W hile watching live program in Normal Play mode, you can pause the playback with <Pause> button. Then once you restore the playback by pressing <Play>...
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Record List Page This page will list out all the available recorded files. The available buttons here are listed as below: Button Functions Red button Renam e a recorded file Green button Format an external device and set the device type, slot, and partition Yellow button Selected...
Troubleshooting Problem Potential Reasons What to do No picture Power isn't connected Connect the power The power switch is not on Switch on the power Screen shows Not connect DVB-S cable Plug in the DVB-S cable No Signal Incorrect setting Set up correct parameter No sound from Connect the audio cable...
Specifications Item Specification Tuner Frequency Range 950MHz to 2150MHz Input Impedance 75Ohm s unbalanced Signal Input Level -65 ~ -25dBm Symbol Rate 2-45Mbps 13/18V,Ma x 500mA LNB Power QPSK/8PSK Demodulation Demodulator 1/2,2/3,3/4,5/6,7/8,8/9,9/10 LNB IN F connector Connections LOOP OUT F connector Y/Pb/Pr Connect to your T V component input terminals...
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