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THT522 Digital Terrestrial HD Receiver User manual Manuel d’utilisation Ръководство за потребителя Bruksanvisning Používateľská príručka Uputstvo za upotrebu Manual de utilizare Instrukcja obsługi Руководство пользователя Посібник користувача www.thomsonstb.net...
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This product has been manufactured and sold under the responsibility of STRONG Group. THOMSON and the THOMSON logo are trademarks of Technicolor (S.A.) or its affiliates and are used under license by STRONG Group. Represented by STRONG Ges.m.b.H. • Franz-Josefs-Kai 1 • 1010 Vienna, Austria Email: support_at@thomsonstb.net...
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Licenses ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER OTHER THAN PERSONAL USE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, LLC, 6312 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 400E, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 U.S.A.
TAbLE of ConTEnT 1.0 InTroDuCTIon 1.1 Safety Instructions 1.2 Storage 1.3 Equipment Set-up 1.4 Accessories 1.5 Usage of external USB devices 2.0 Your rECEIvEr 2.1 DEFAULT PIN: 1234 2.2 Front Panel 2.3 Rear Panel 2.4 Remote Control 2.5 Installing the batteries 2.6 Using the remote control 3.0 ConnECTIon 3.1 Connecting to a Terrestrial Antenna...
1.0 InTroDuCTIon 1.1 Safety Instructions Do noT InSTALL Your rECEIvEr: • In a closed or poorly ventilated cabinet; directly on top of or under any other equipment; on a surface which might obstruct the ventilation slots. Do noT EXPoSE ThE rECEIvEr or ITS ACCESSorIES: •...
• It is advised not to store important information on USB storage devices used with the receiver. Always make backups of data on your USB storage device before using it with this receiver. THOMSON will not take responsibility for any loss of information or circumstances caused by loss of information.
2.0 Your rECEIvEr 2.1 DEfAuLT PIn: 1234 2.2 front Panel Fig. 1 Point your remote control towards this sensor. Ir sensor Indicates current time in STANDBY mode. Indicates current 4 digits display channel number in OPERATING mode RED indicates that the receiver is in STANDBY mode. Mode indicator GREEN indicates that the receiver is in OPERATING mode Connector for USB storage devices.
10. tu Menu Off: Decreases/ increases the volume level. Menu On: Change settings for specific menus 11. ok Menu Off: Displays the current channel list. Menu On: Activates the highlighted menu item. 12. rECorD Records the TV programme to the connected USB storage device 13.
3.0 ConnECTIon 3.1 Connecting to a Terrestrial Antenna Fig. 6 To receive broadcasted signals, your terrestrial indoor or outdoor antenna must be connected to the ANT IN connector on the back of the receiver. Use a properly shielded antenna cable and suitable connectors.
3.6 Connecting to an analogue Audio Amplifier Fig. 7 Use a good quality cable with 3.5 mm jack to connect your receiver to the analogue input of your Hi-Fi audio amplifier for achieving best possible analogue audio quality. 3.7 Connecting a uSb storage device Fig.
5.0 QuICk GuIDE To uSInG Your rECEIvEr We at THOMSON understand that you can’t wait to enjoy your new high definition digital terrestrial receiver. The following quick guide will make you familiar with the basic operation of this device.
four digits is possible. Just wait a few seconds and your receiver will switch to the selected channel or press ok immediately after selecting the channel number. 6.1.2 Channel list Press ok in viewing mode to display the Channel List. Use pq in the channel list to highlight your channel of choice and press ok once to select the highlighted channel.
6.5 Subtitles Some channels support a choice of subtitle languages. Press SubTITLE in viewing mode to display a list of available subtitle languages. Select your subtitle of choice with pq and press ok to confirm. Press EXIT to leave without making changes.* * Availability of DVB/HoH subtitles depends on the broadcast.
Please connect an USB storage device with sufficient free space before you start noTE a recording. 7.0 MAIn MEnu The main menu gives you access to channel lists, settings, timers and multimedia functions. To access the main menu, press MEnu in viewing mode. The main menu consists of the following sub menus: Edit Channel, Installation, System Setup, Tools and Media Player.
To mark channels for skipping, press GrEEn while in TV Channel List. Use pq to select a channel and press ok to mark or unmark it for skipping. Channels set for skipping will be marked with the symbol. When all changes have been made, press EXIT twice. A confirmation banner will pop up.
7.1.2 radio Channel List Basically, the operation of the Radio Channel List is the same as in the TV Channel List. The only difference is that in Radio Channel List there is no video information, so it will always display the radio background on the preview screen.
7.2.3 Antenna Power Use pq to select Installation, press ok or u to advance. Use pq to select Antenna Power and press ok to enter. Set to On if you use an active antenna. Select Off for passive antennas. When set to On, 5 V will be present on the ANT IN connector of the receiver. Press EXIT to leave the Antenna Power menu.
7.3.2 Tv System Use this menu to match your receiver to your TV set. The following settings are available: Use this option to select the video resolution of your TV screen. The options Video Resolution: are: By Source (automatic detection of video resolution offered to the receiver), By Native TV (automatic detection of maximal resolution of TV screen), and manual selections 480i, 576i up to 1080p.
The timer setup menu will now be displayed. The following settings are available: Timer Mode: Choose between Off the timer is inactive, Once, Daily (the timer will be executed every day, same time) or Weekly (the timer will be executed every week, same day, same time) and Monthly (the timer will be executed every month, same day, same time).
7.3.8 Auto Standby Auto Standby is a feature that helps you reducing power consumption. When set to 30Min/1 Hour/2 Hours or 3 Hours, the receiver will switch to standby if it doesn’t receive any commands during this time. Set Auto Standby to Off to deactivate the automatic standby function. 7.4 Tools Press MEnu in viewing mode to enter the Main Menu.
7.4.5 Auto-update oTA If set to On the unit will check automatically at the moment of going to stand-by for an Over The Air software upgrade. An Over The Air update might not be available in your region. Please visit our website www.thomsonstb.net or contact your local service hotline for more information about this option.
Warning! Please make a backup copy of all data you wish to keep before entering the HDD Format menu. THOMSON cannot be held responsible for loss of data from USB devices used with this receiver. Press ok to proceed, select FAT or Cancel, or press EXIT to leave without formatting.
It is possible to use USB storage devices already formatted in NTFS. noTE Press EXIT to leave this menu. 7.5.6 Dvr Setting This menu allows you to configure settings for Timeshift, recording and playback. Select DVR Setting and press ok to enter. Use pq to move the highlight and tu to change settings.
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Problem Possible cause What to do No signal found Aerial is disconnected Check aerial lead Aerial is damaged/ Check aerial misaligned Check with dealer Out of digital signal area Switch receiver’s Antenna Active antenna requires to Power ON/connect external switch ON antenna power/ power external power No picture or sound on TV...
Problem Possible cause What to do Playback of video (or Read/write speed of your Make sure to use a USB Timeshift) is causing picture USB device could be storage device with freeze/macro blocks or too low. sufficient speed and space. similar distortion, especially Pen drives (‘USB sticks’) on HD content.
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Picture view: BMP and JPEG *THOMSON cannot guarantee the playback of video files although extensions are listed, as it depends on codec used, data bit rate and resolution (all MPEG codec formats are supported). Connectors ANT IN - IEC Female ANT OUT - IEC Male TV SCART (RGB, CVBS, Audio L&R)
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