Teac SDB420 Owner's Manual
Teac SDB420 Owner's Manual

Teac SDB420 Owner's Manual

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Digital Terrestrial Receiver

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DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL RECEIVER
O O W W N N E E R R ' ' S S M M A A N N U U A A L L
Thanks for buying a TEAC. Read this manual carefully
to get the best performance from this Digital Receiver.
CAUTION:
Use of controls, adjustments or procedures other than
those specified herein, may void your warranty.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user
to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute an electric shock to a person
The exclamation point with an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the
appliance (Digital Receiver)
This product has a serial number, Please record
the serial number and retain it for your records.
CH
CAUTION : To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not
remove the cover. No user serviceable parts inside.
Refer any servicing to qualified Service personnel.
WARNING : TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
SDB420
Digital Audio Out

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  • Page 1: Digital Terrestrial Receiver

    O O W W N N E E R R ’ ’ S S M M A A N N U U A A L L Thanks for buying a TEAC. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this Digital Receiver.
  • Page 2: Please Read This First

    PLEASE READ THIS FIRST! Is Digital TV reception available in your home? Generally speaking; if this receiver was on display (demonstration) by your retailer and you live within the same area/town/city, then it should work within your home. If you experience break-up of picture or poor performance, it is recommended that you contact your local TV antenna installer first.
  • Page 3 How do I connect this box to my TV? Using the supplied cable, connect the plug (called RCA) onto the rear of the Set-top box labelled “Video-L Audio R” . The other end of the cable connect to your television’s Video in and Audio in.
  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions This STB has been manufactured to meet Australian safety standards. Please read the following safety instructions carefully before you handle the STB. DEFINITION Throughout the manual, you will find the letters STB. This stands for Set-Top Box. MAIN SUPPLY AC 100 ~ 230V 50 / 60Hz 15W Max CABLE Use standard certified cables to prevent any malfunction of...
  • Page 5 E-mail info@teac.com.au To provide you with the convenience of usage, TEAC has the right to make changes and improvements to the products including the user manual without any notice in advance. Copyright 2004 TEAC Australia Pty Ltd. Throughout this manual the letters STB are constantly used. This stands for "Set-Top Box"...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Understanding the Remote Control Unit ..........8 ~ 9 Connecting Your Equipment ..............10 Front Panel ......................10 Rear Panel .......................11 Connection ......................12 ~ 13 Setting Up Your System ................14 Menu Tree ......................14 Automatic Channel Search for Television Services........15 Manual Channel Search .................15 Basic Function ....................16 ~ 17 Menu Operation ...................18...
  • Page 7 Setup ........................22 Menu Language....................22 VIDEO Output....................23 Screen Type ....................24 Banner Time ....................24 Other Setting ....................24 ~ 27 Installation .......................28 Channel Search....................28 ~ 30 Change PIN Code ..................31 Receiver Lock....................31 Factory Reset ....................32 Teletext Navigation ..................33 Troubleshooting ..................34 Technical Specifications ................35 ~ 36 Frequently Asked Questions ..............37 ~ 39...
  • Page 8: Understanding The Remote Control Unit

    Understanding the Remote Control Unit Remote Control Unit MUTE STANDBY NUMERIC BUTTONS TV/STB SUBTITLE INFORMATION PAGE UP/DOWN SOUND PRE-CHANNEL VOLUME UP/DOWN CHANNEL UP/DOWN EXIT MENU TV/RADIO TELETEXT ASPECT JUMP EVENT M-VIEW - 8 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 9: Understanding The Remote Control Unit

    To display multi angle view selection. Note : Your DVB receiver is capable of displaying teletext on screen since it has an embedded teletext decoder. **AUSTEXT only available from 7 digital - 9 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 10: Connecting Your Equipment

    To change channels up. To move up highlight marked cursor. RED LED Stand by condition GREEN LED Operating IR SENSOR Point remote controller toward front on the SDB420 DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL RECEIVER Digital Audio Out - 10 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    Used to connect a RF signal from the STB to either the RF input jack (antenna) on your VCR or to the antenna input of your TV. OPTICAL To connect S/PDIF cable for digital audio. RS-232 To connect to a personal computer for software upgrade. UPGRADE - 11 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 12: Connection

    (b) Connect STB via SCART to SCART connector (cable optional) Simply connect the SCART lead from TV (on STB) to the SCART connector(cable optional) usually found on the rear of your television. Select Component on menu for best performance. - 12 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 13 (1) Connect antenna cable directly to set top box. Using another RF cable connect “Loop Through”to the antenna input on the VCR. (2) Connect another RF cable from VCR RF out to TV antenna input(Usually this connection was already made). - 13 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 14: Setting Up Your System

    Setting up Your System Menu Tree - 14 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 15: Automatic Channel Search For Television Services

    • Press GREEN (Manual) button and the STB will begin to search all channels you have chosen and save them into the channel list. - 15 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 16: Basic Function

    2. Press the OK button on the Remote Control Unit and select the channel you want from the Channel List. 3. Press the CH+/CH- buttons on the Remote Control Unit to select the channel you want. - 16 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 17 • Dolby digital AC3 may be available. When selected no sound may be heard on the TV. This feature in only avialable with fibre-optic cable from set top box to Dolby digital amplifier. Note : Broadcasters may/may not have Dolby audio availble - 17 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 18: Menu Operation

    5. Press the MENU button to return to the previous menu or press the EXIT button to quit the Menu system completely. Note : Press the OK button when there is no Menu Window on the screen, and the simple channel list will appear on the screen. - 18 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 19: Channel List

    To watch a specific channel, first select the specific channel that you wish to watch by using the UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT buttons, and then press OK button on the Remote Control Unit. Also use the PAGEUP/PAGEDN ( ) buttons. - 19 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 20: Channel Information

    Use the UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT keys and move to the service you wish to skip. Press the Yellow (or Orange) key to toggle the skip feature. When you change channels, selected channels will be skipped. • Repress Yellow button to undo selection. - 20 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 21: Program Guide

    • After moving the cursor (pressing CH+/CH-); press the OK button to swicth to that service. Note : To see detailed information about the event you want, press the OK button on the appropriate event. The EPG Service may not be available depending on the broadcaster’s situation. - 21 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 22: Setup

    Select Setup in the Main Menu. The following submenu will show up on your TV. 1. Menu Language This menu Language provided only in English. Note : Due to the complexity of this product only English is provided. Check TEAC's website for future updates. http://stb.teac.com.au...
  • Page 23: Video Output

    The Component selection(or sometimes called DVD input) may be available on some TVs. Simply connect a 3 colored lead from YPbPr to your TV component input. Be sure to select it on your TV remote controller. - 23 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 24: Screen Type

    (banner) box displayed on the Screen. The time ranges from 2 to approx 20 seconds. 5. Other Setting This mode helps you to setup Audio Language, Subtitle Language, Time Adjust, OSD Colour, OSD Transparency and System Information. - 24 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 25 Select the default language for subtitle when changing channels. Language Provided: English, Czech, Danish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Arabic and Farsi. Note : Subtitle languages are only available if the broadcast network is Transmitting extra languages. - 25 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 26 You can set your local time by adjusting the differences from GMT, according to your location. GMT : Greenwich Meantime-central European time. OSD Colour You can adjust the OSD Colour : Cyber, Wood, Marine and Evergreen. Note : OSD = On Screen Graphical Displays. - 26 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 27 Displays the system information: Model Name, S/W Version, H/W Version, B/L Version and Company Name. Note : If you contact TEAC Total Care Hotline, please have your serial number and details (as per above) ready before speaking with our telephone operator.
  • Page 28: Installation

    These are special parameters for C/R (Code rate) 1/2 2/3 3/4 4/5 5/6 7/8 digital TV reception. The product will CONS(Constellation) QPSK 16-QAM, 64-QAM automatically set these for you G/I(Guard Interval) 1/32 1/16 1/8 1/4 - 28 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 29 The bar on the top of the screen shows the progressive status of the channel search. 3. The services found will be listed once auto search has finished. Simply press OK key to store. - 29 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 30 When the Channel Search is completed, press OK button to save the result. Press the MENU button to return to the previous menu. Note : The Manual Channel Search may take a few minutes, depending upon how many CH(Networks) were ticked(tag),before press GREEN key. - 30 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 31: Change Pin Code

    CH+/CH- and OK buttons. • Now the receiver is locked. Whenever you try to start STB, a window appears which asks you to enter your PIN Code before picture appears on the screen. - 31 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 32: Factory Reset

    • All data you are using will be deleted and the default data will be loaded. • If you select "OK", it asks your confirmation. • If you don’t want to reset, press MENU button or EXIT button to exit this menu. - 32 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 33: Teletext Navigation

    -double size of the upper half, only the upper half of the Teletext page is displayed. -double size of the lower half, only the lower half of the Teletext page is displayed. • Blue button : Toggle Mix mode(transparent background) - 33 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    About On-Screen Error Message No or Bad Signal Adjust the direction of your antenna Check the “Signal Strength” and the “Signal Quality” in the channel list or channel search menu. More Information available at http://stb.teac.com.au - 34 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 35: Technical Specifications

    SDRAM for SYSTEM 8Mbyte SDRAM for GRAPHIC Power Supply Input Voltage : AC 100 ~ 230V 50/60Hz Type : SMPS Power Consumption : 15W MAX Standby Power : Max. 4W Protection : Separate internal fuse. - 35 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 36 : 256 x 183 x 38 mm Weight (Net) : 0.9 Kg Operating Temp. : 0°C to +50°C Storage Temp. : -15°C to +65°C ✽ Feature & specification may change without prior notice. - 36 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 37: Frequently Asked Questions

    Unlike other electronic appliances in your house, the clock is set by the broadcaster and not TEAC's box. Therefore if the clock is still wrong, change to another television network to see the correct time.
  • Page 38 Q. What is the System Information menu on the digital receiver? A. The system information includes the software version (S/W), hardware version (H/W) and bootloader (B/L) version numbers. When you contact TEAC for support, please have these details ready. - 38 -...
  • Page 39 TV to the video channel. The set top box picture will appear. Now it may be recorded. Q. Can I record the improved picture on my VCR? A. Refer to the above answer. - 39 - SDB420 Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
  • Page 40 Freecall telephone 1800-656700 between Monday to Friday - EST 9am to 5pm TEAC CORPORATION 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan. Phone : (0422)52-5081 TEAC AUSTRALIA PTY.,LTD. A.B.N. 80 005 408 462 TEAC Melbourne Office...

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