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  • Page 1 High Definition Digital Satellite PVR  User's Manual  920HD miCro PVR  ...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INDEX INDEX ............................. 3 Precautions ........................... 5 1. Important Safety Instructions...................... 5 2. Notice ............................5 3. Copyright ............................ 6 4. Disclaimer........................... 6 5. Trademarks ..........................6 Before You Begin ........................7 1. Main Features ..........................7 2. Accessories ..........................8 Hardware Description......................
  • Page 4 PVR (Personal Video Recorder) Function ................ 23 1. Recording ..........................23 1.1 Recording methods ......................23 1.2 Recording Edit........................25 1.3 Long Time recording ......................25 1.4 Pause during recording .......................25 2. Time Shifting..........................27 3. Playback (Play List)........................28 3.1 Recorded Files ........................28 3.2 Imported Files ........................29 3.3 Music ...........................29 3.4 Photo ...........................29 4.
  • Page 5: Precautions

    Precautions 1. Important  Safety  Instructions     Read these instructions.   Keep these instructions.   Heed all warnings.   Follow 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 manufacturer’s instructions.   Do  not  install  near  any  heat  sources  such  as  radiators,  heat  registers,  stoves,  or  other  apparatus  (including amplifiers) that produce heat.   Do  not  alter  the  mains  plug  in  any  way.  If  the  provided  plug  does  not  fit  consult  an  electrician  for  replacement of the obsolete outlet. ...
  • Page 6: Copyright

    To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the  cover (or back).  No user serviceable parts are inside.  Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.              The Lightning Flash with arrowhead symbol  The exclamation point within an  within an equilateral triangle, is intended to  equilateral triangle is intended to alert  alert the user to the presence of un‐insulated  the user to the presence of important      "dangerous voltage" within the product  operating and maintenance  enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude  (servicing) instructions in the  to constitute a risk of shock to persons  literature accompanying the product  3. Copyright    This manual is protected by copyright laws.  Copy, use and reproduction of this manual in part or whole without Manufacturer’s prior written  approval are prohibited.        4. Disclaimer    The  manufacturers, distributors and agents  are  not  liable  to  any kind  of  damage caused by  the  use of the information contained in this manual. ...
  • Page 7: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin 1. Main  Features     Supports MPEG4 /MPEG2 ‐ HD/SD and Fully DVB‐S2 /DVB‐S Compliant   Intelligent Blind Scan for both SD and HD TV & Multi‐Satellite Search   Multi‐LNB Controlled by DiSEqC Control Version 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and USALS   HDTV PVR Receiver ( H.264/ MPEG4 HD )   Embedded Linux OS   Time Shifting, Recording & Playback with External HDD (USB 2.0)   Simultaneously  Records  upto  3  Channels  and  allows  Viewing  of  2  others  (PIP)  on  the  same  Transponder   Powerful Extended EPG supports Event Recording   USB 2.0 Host port (MP3 Player & JPEG Viewer)  ...
  • Page 8: Accessories

    2. Accessories      User's Manual Remote Control       AAA size Batteries X2 HDMI Cable (Option)       AC Adaptor TV Mount Bracket (Option)         IR extension (Option)    ...
  • Page 9: Hardware Description

    Hardware Description 1. Front  Panel  Configuration    POWER BUTTON :    Press to switch between STANDBY and POWER ON modes.    CH Up/Down BUTTON :  Press to change services in normal mode, or to move highlighted‐bar in menu mode.    STANDBY / REMOTE Indication LED (RED/GREEN) :    The LED is Red when the receiver is in Standbay Mode. The LED is GREEN when the Remote is in use.    Remote Sensor : Receives commands from remote controller.       ...
  • Page 10: Rear Panel Configuration

    2. Rear  Panel  Configuration    1. IR extension: The 2.5mm plug of the IR Extension can be connected to the “IR Jack”, when connected  the front panel IR function is replaced by the IR Extension.    2. Common  Interface  Slot:  A  CA  Module  can  be  inserted  (e.g.  Irdeto,  Viaaccess,  Nagravision  etc)  and  when used with a viewing card from a Pay TV service provider, pay TV channels can be viewed.    3. Smart Card Reader : When used with a CONAX viewing card from a Pay TV service provider pay TV  channels can be viewed.    4. LNB IN: Connects to a satellite antenna cable.    5. LNB OUT: Connects to another STB for loop‐through.    6. RS‐232C : Serial port for firmware update and data transfer.    7.
  • Page 11: Remote Control Unit

    3. Remote  Control  Unit        1. POWER : Turns the STB On/Off.    2. MUTE/Resolution : Turns the sound On/Off, and allows selection of the video format by pressing and  holding the button in, pressing exit will return to the key to the mute function.    3. Numeric : Allows numerical data entry and changing of services directly.    4. Subtitle : To show subtitles.    5. Teletext : To show the digital teletext.    6. OK or Service List : Show the service list in non‐menu mode and select an item or confirm in menu  mode.    7. ARROW Buttons  a. Up & Down Buttons : To change the value of a selected item with preprogrammed values in menu.  b. Left & Right Buttons : To move the cursor left and right in menu.    8. Menu : To enter the main menu or to move to the previous menu.    9. EXIT : Exit from the menu or pop‐up window.    10.
  • Page 12   11. Favorite : To display the satellite group and the favorite groups.    12. EPG(Electronic Program Guide) : Shows the TV/Radio program guide.    13. Recall : Moves to previous state.    14. Volume Up & Down : To change the Volume    15. Play / Time shift : Display the progress bar during playback when no progress bar is displayed. It starts  playback at normal speed. It also returns to normal speed from trick mode..    16. Channel Up & Down: To change service channel.    17. Pause : This key is used to pause the video. Press once more to resume the video.    18. Rewind : Rewinds at high speed. Each time you press this button the rewind speed is increased.    19. STOP : To stop time shifting, play back or recording.    20. Fast Forward : Fasts forwards at high speed. Each time you press this button the speed is increased.    21. Previous File : Used to play the previous MP3 file in MP3 play mode. This button is also used to jump  back to beginning of recording during playback.    22. Recording : To start Recording    23. Next File : To play the next file. This button is also used to jump to end of recording during a playback   ...
  • Page 13   24. Color Buttons  a. RED : Used for special functions in the menu. The RED key is used to sort lists in the service list or go  to previous day search in the EPG or make/delete the current position as a bookmark.  b. GREEN : Used for special function in menu. The Green key is used to set the favorites setting in the  service list or go to the next bookmark position.  c. YELLOW : Used for special functions in the menu. Yellow key is used to find services in the service  list or change the audio track.  d. BLUE : Used for special function in the menu. The Blue key is used to set service list options in the  service list or display Multi‐Picture.    25. Page Up& Down : Move to the next or previous page if more than one page are available. This button  also is change the location of sub picture in PIP.    26. TV/RADIO : Switches between TV and Radio.    27. Information : Shows the channel infobox, if you press it again you will see more detailed information.    28. PIP Buttons  a. PIP(Picture in Picture) : To activate the PIP window.  b. PIP Swap : Switching between the main‐picture and sub‐picture  c. PIP(Picture in Picture) Service List : To show the sub‐picture service list.     ...
  • Page 14: Connecting Diagram

    Connection diagram 1. Receiver  to  A/C  power   Connect the A/C power cord between A/C power cord socket of receiver and A/C outlet.          2. Receiver  to  TV  with  Digital  A/V  Output   Connect the HDMI Cable to the HDMI Connector of the TV.   Connect the SPDIF Cable to the Digital audio input of the Digital Audio Equipment.   NOTE : Depending on the A/V equipment you own, there are various ways you can connect the STB.
  • Page 15: Receiver To Tv With Analog A/V Output

    3. Receiver  to  TV  with  Analog  A/V  Output   Connect the VIDEO and AUDIO L, R to VIDEO IN and AUDIO L, R IN of TV.    NOTE : The composite connection(RCA cable) is recommended for analogue TVs You cannot view high definition video with composite video connector. 4. Connecting  to  Antenna  Cable   Using Single DISH : Connect the Satellite Antenna cable to LNB IN.     ...
  • Page 16  Using a DiSEqC switch : Connect the cable from the DiSEqC switch to LNB IN.         Using DiSEqC motor : Connect the cable from the DiSEqC motor to LNB IN.        ...
  • Page 17: Guide Of Functions

    Guide of Functions 1. Selecting a Service To select the desired service (channel), please refer to the instructions below. 1.1 Using CH UP/DOWN buttons You can navigate between services by pressing the CH UP/DOWN buttons. Whenever you press the CH UP(DOWN) button, current service will be changed to next/previous service.
  • Page 18: Using Recent Service List

    1.4 Using Recent Service List  To display the recent service list, press the RECALL button for a short time.  To return to the previous service that you were watching, press RECALL button twice or for a longer time. ...
  • Page 19: Favorite Group

     Press the EPG button, then the EPG menu will be displayed.  Use the ARROW buttons to move to other services or to see previous/next guide.  Press the EPG button once to view the full EPG with multi service list, and press it twice to view the additional EPG information of a specific channel service.
  • Page 20: Subtitle

    8. Subtitle You can select the language for Subtitles, if the program provides subtitle information.  Press the SUBTITLE button on your remote control unit.  Select the desired subtitle language then press the OK button.  The subtitles will be displayed in the selected language at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 21: Teletext

    10. Teletext When the TELETEXT icon on the INFO Banner is displayed, press the TELETEXT button to view the teletext. 11. PIP (Picture in Picture)  When you press the PIP button, a sub picture screen will appear on the main screen view. If you press the PIP button one more time, the primary picture and the sub picture will appear together side-by-side with the same size.
  • Page 22  If you press the PAGE UP/DOWN button, the location of the sub picture is changed.  If you press the PIP SERVICE LIST button, you will see the list of services available for the sub picture. You can change the service of the sub picture from the service list shown.
  • Page 23: Pvr (Personal Video Recorder) Function

    PVR (Personal Video Recorder) Function 1. Recording You can select a recording storage device with the following sequence : Menu > Configuration > Recording Option > Record Device. The Default is ‘USB’. 1.1 Recording methods There are 3 type recording methods. (Instant Recording / Time Scheduled Recording / Event Scheduled Recording).
  • Page 24  Event Scheduled Recording via EPG : - In the EPG menu screen, you can choose the event you wish to schedule or record. - While watching the LIVE TV screen, press the EPG button to access the EPG menu screen. - Go to the event which you wish to view at the time indicated on the EPG schedule, then press OK.
  • Page 25: Recording Edit

    1.2 Recording Edit Press the REC button while recording to see the recording message window.  Pause : Select Pause Recording then press OK to pause the current recording process.  Duration : Set recording duration. Press LEFT/RIGHT ARROW button to change recording duration. ...
  • Page 26  Press PAUSE button once again and event will resume from the pause time.  During recording, press the PLAY/TIMESHIFT button to show the Play bar screen.  While the Play bar is shown on your screen, you may use the LEFT/RIGHT Arrow button to move (forward &...
  • Page 27: Time Shifting

    2. Time Shifting You can select a storage device to host the temporary file for the Time shift with the following sequence: Menu > Configuration > Recording Option > TimeShift Device. Default storage device is set to ‘USB’  If you press the PAUSE button during Time shift, the live video is paused but the time shift buffer will continue to record.
  • Page 28: Playback (Play List)

    3. Playback (Play List) You can playback many files with the Playlist which you access by the PLAYLIST button. In the Playlist, you can check and playback recorded files, multimedia movie files, MP3 music files, and image files. With the LEFT/RIGHT ARROW button, go to the Recorded Files, Imported Files, Music and Photo category and check &...
  • Page 29: Imported Files

     File Option : If you press the BLUE button, you can select Delete, New Folder, Move to Folder, Copy to Device, Rename, Lock/Unlock. You can select multiple files together and delete or move all of them at once. - Delete : To delete file(s) - New Folder : To make a new folder.
  • Page 30: Bookmark

    4. Bookmark  When the Play bar is displayed, you may move to desired time and book mark it by pressing the RED button. Bookmark(s) are indicated with a Green line on the play bar. Also, you may press the RED button to activate the play bar to mark your bookmark(s).
  • Page 31: Menu Map

    Menu Map Main Menu 1. Storage Manager 2. Timer Settings 3. Service List Manager 4. Data Transfer System Tools 1. Recording Option 2. Parental Control 3. Display Setting 4. Time Setting 5. Language Setting 6. A/V Output Setting Configuration 1. Dish Setting 2.
  • Page 32: Main Menu Of Guide

    Main Menu of Guide To display the menu, press the MENU button at any time. You can select the sub menus by using the ARROW buttons. The selected sub menu becomes highlighted. After selecting (highlighting) the sub menu you want to access, press the OK button.
  • Page 33: Timer Settings

    1.2 Timer Settings Insert a new timer entry or modify an existing timer entry.  To add new timer entry : Press the GREEN button. The Timer Edit window will popup. You can set the specific start date, time, duration and service for its reservation.
  • Page 34  Delete Services : All service lists will be shown on left side of the window. By using the ARROW and OK buttons you may select services to be deleted by placing them in the middle window. The press the GREEN button to delete the selected services.
  • Page 35: Data Transfer

    1.4 Data Transfer When the data transfer task is in process, the Front USB slot is set to a default device slot. But, if no USB device is connected to a front USB slot, then the Rear USB slot is set as a device to be used for the data transfer process.
  • Page 36: Configuration

    2. Configuration 2.1 Recording Option  Alarm Confirm Message : Turn ‘ON’ this Alarm message to indicate and show the alert pop-up message when a reserved recording event is about to start. The alert message will show 3 minutes before the start time of the reserved recording event.
  • Page 37: Parental Control

    2.2 Parental Control User’s access rights to a service and programs are controlled by a 4-digit secret code that is defined by the user. Whenever you attempt to access the parental control menu, a pop-up window will ask you to input a PIN code. (If necessary, you can change it.) NOTE : The default PIN code is ‘0000’...
  • Page 38: Time Setting

    2.4 Time Setting  Time Setting : To set the current time, you can use two modes; Auto or Manual.  Local Offset : Enter the offset value by using the standardized information of current service area.  Daylight Saving : If you want to apply daylight saving, select the counter by using the ARROW buttons.
  • Page 39: A/V Output Setting

    2.6 A/V Output Setting  TV Type : Select the TV types.(PAL/NTSC/Auto) In Auto mode, the STB is automatically selects NTSC or PAL according to the format the of the broadcast.  TV Aspect Ratio : Select the aspect ratio of the TV which is connected to the STB (4:3/16:9).
  • Page 40: Installation

    3. Installation 3.1 Dish Setting Select the satellite/antenna and LNB settings for se rvice search. The values that are set in this menu will be available for selection in other service searc hing menus.  Satellite : Select the satellite which you want to do a search for.
  • Page 41: Service Search

    - Using USALS : Dish Longitude : Enter the longitude position of the antenna using the NUMERIC buttons. Dish Latitude : Enter the latitude using the NUMERIC buttons. Go To : Press the OK button to rotate the dish to the selected antenna position.
  • Page 42: Network Setting

     Blind Search Mode : - Satellite : Press the OK button to select multiple satellites. - Frequency : Set Auto to search whole frequency, Set Manual to search only desired frequency. - Polarity Select polarity. Polarity/Vertical/Horizontal - Search Type : Select the search type. - Dish Setting : Press the OK button to move to the Dish Setting menu directly.
  • Page 43: System Recovery

     MAC Address : This will display the MAC address of the STB Ethernet interface and is a fixed assignment unique to each STB.  Control of the files via the network and your PC : - Check the IP Address of the STB on the Network Setting menu. - Press Enter button on your PC, after writing IP Address on the web browser address line.
  • Page 44: System Information

     Store system data : If you want to use system parameters and service data in the future, this menu allows you to store current state. Press the OK button to store current state.  Delete store position : Delete stored system data. 3.6 System Information This menu displays general information about the hardware and software version of your receiver.
  • Page 45: Utility

    4. Utility 4.1 Calculator To use the calculator, highlight the calculator an d press the OK button. 4.2 Calendar To display the calendar, highlight the calendar and press the OK button. Utilize the ARROW buttons to choose the date. If you press PAGE UP/DOWN button, you can see the past/next month of the calendar.
  • Page 46: Plugin

    4.4 Plugin If you have an appropriate Plugin, you can download the file(s) to Plugin then enjoy the program.  Download Plugin File - In the USB storage, please create a new folder name ‘plugin’ and in this ‘plugin’ folder, create a folder name ‘bin’.
  • Page 47: Youtube

    4.5 YouTube  Required settings : Before you can enjoy the YouTube feature with your STB, please make sure of the following conditions. - Set-top-box should be connected with Ethernet cable, with proper network settings. (Please refer to the “Network setting” section of the manual). - Sufficient capacity for buffering is required via a USB memory stick or HDD.
  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem Solution  Check the main power cable and check that it is plugged into a Does not display any message suitable power outlet. on the front panel.  Check the STB main power switch ‘ON’ at the rear of the STB. ...
  • Page 49: Specifications

    Specifications     Tuner & Channel Decoder      Input Connector  F‐type, IEC 169‐24, Female  Loop through out  F‐type, IEC 169‐24, Female  Frequency Range  950MHz ~ 2150MHz  Input Impedance  75Ω, unbalanced  Signal Level  ‐65 to ‐25dBm  LNB Power  13/18VDC, max.400mA  22KHz Tone  (22±2)KHz, (0.6±0.2)V  DiSEqC Control  V1.0/1.2/USALS Compatible  Demodulation  QPSK / 8PSK  Input Symbol Rate  2 ~ 45 Ms/s(QPSK of DVB‐S)    2 ~ 45 Ms/s(QPSK of DVB‐S2)    2 ~ 35 Ms/s(8PSK    of DVB‐S2)  FEC Decoder  1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8 with      Constraint Length K=7(DVB‐S)    1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9 and 9/10 (DVB‐S2/QPSK)    3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10(DVB‐S2/8PSK) ...
  • Page 50       Audio / Video & Data IN/OUT  RCA  Video & Audio Output  OPTIC  Dolby Digital (SPDIF)  RS‐232C  9 pin D‐SUB (Male) type, Transfer rate 115Kbps  USB  USB 2.0 Rear Support. (5V DC 500 mA Max.)  Ethernet  RJ45 connector, 100 Mbps      Front Panel    Buttons  3 Buttons (Standby, CH UP/DOWN)      Power Supply    Input Voltage  AC 100 ~ 250V, 50/60Hz  Type  Adaptor  Power Consumption  Max. 24W        Physical Specification    Size (W x H x D)  220mm X 35mm X 145mm  Weight (Net)  0.6 Kg    Operating Temp. ...
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