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- Page 1 Product Manual IP-HDVR HDTV Tuner-Digital Video Recorder Version 2.3 March 23, 2007 17630 Davenport Road, Suite 113 • Dallas, TX 75252 Phone: 972-931-2728 • Toll-Free: 888-972-2728 • Fax: 972-931-2765 E-Mail: Sales@crwww.com • Website: www.crwww.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Program List ... 18 HDD Format... 18 Record Quality ... 18 DVR Control ... 19 Manual Recording ... 19 Program List ... 19 Playback... 19 TimeShift... 20 Video Clips ... 20 Clip Edit... 20 Clip Record ... 20 Contemporary Research IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... - Page 3 RS-232 Cable Connections... 31 Single Tuner ... 31 Multiple Tuners ... 31 Rack Mounting ... 32 Cable Box Codes... 33 IP-HDVR FAQ ... 34 TV Guide FAQ ... 35 Safety Instructions ... 37 Limited Warranty ... 38 Contemporary Research IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR...
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Page 4: Overview
HD tuner’s RS-232 control port. Featuring a 120 GB hard drive, the IP-HDVR is also a powerful HD DVR, able to schedule recording from its TV Guide On Screen™ program guide (no monthly fees) or VCR Plus+ codes. The unit can also record and display digital video from IEEE-1394 ports or upscaled analog video from two AV inputs. -
Page 5: Specifications
300 to 115,200 baud (9600 default), 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit IR In: 3.5 mm stereo input for external IR sensor or wired IR Discrete codes available Power In: AC power cord, 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 35W (not shown above) Contemporary Research IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... - Page 6 RF loop cable RCA composite video audio cable Stereo RCA cable Component YPbPr cable HDV-RC IR Tuner Remote, 2 batteries (AA) Options RKHDV Kit for mounting single unit in 19" rack (2RU) CC-232 RS-232 Cable Contemporary Research IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR...
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Page 7: Av And Control Connection
Ethernet Ethernet RJ-45 connection offers bi-directional IP Telnet control and access to Web page IR In Input accepts wired IR from control system, external IR-RXC sensor, or ChannelPlus, Audioplex, SpeakerCraft, or Xantech remote IR sensors Contemporary Research IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 8: Front Panel Setup
Pressing Setup enters the setup menus, shows last menu accessed (The Menu button accesses on-screen menus) • Pressing Up and Down arrow keys steps through the IP-HDVR options (Tip: Press Up to access output, Down to jump to IP menus) •... -
Page 9: Display Formats
Shows network MAC address Ex: 0014C8 00 0001 (last 2 bytes is the serial number) Display Formats The Display Format setting direct how the IP-HDVR will output the signal in response to different formats in broadcast programming. Code Display Format... -
Page 10: Getting Started
Getting Started Here’s a brief overview of the steps needed to integrate the IP-HDVR. Front Panel Setup RF Input Cable Box/AV Input Integration AV Outputs Control Contemporary Research Use Front Panel Setup to select output, format, RS-232 parameters, and/or Ethernet settings. -
Page 11: On-Screen Menus
The remaining tuner capabilities can be set up by easy-to-use on-screen menus. The menus can be accessed from the HD-RC IR remote control using the Menu, Arrow, Select ( ), Surf, and Exit buttons. You can also use similar buttons on the IP-HDVR front panel. •... -
Page 12: Tv Guide Setup
TV Guide Setup It’s essential to setup TV Guide when you first install the IP-HDVR. The settings determine how EZ Scan searches for channels. If the Guide is set for off-air, the tuner will not look for cable channels. If you set the Guide for Cable, it will look for analog cable channels (CATV) then digital TV channels (DTV) it will return to the Cable input and search for digital cable channels (DCATV). -
Page 13: Cable Box
At the end of the process, you’ll have the option of confirming the information, or to redo the operation. You can change TV Guide settings at any time. This screen will appear when you enter TV Guide Setup. IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 14: Menu Setup
(analog TV), CATV (analog cable), DTV (ATSC TV) , CADTV (ATSC cable) • Highlight an active channel (black text) with arrows • The IP-HDVR will display the highlighted channel • Press SELECT to remove (dimmed text) or restore a channel to the channel list •... -
Page 15: Channel Labels
When you access the menu, the current source on screen will be checked. This menu accesses an interactive troubleshooting guide for basic tuner problems. For example, selecting “Unable to receive TV Signal” will display an option to re-scan TV channels. Plays a stored demonstration video IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 16: Option Menus
4:3 Standard Video, 170p, 1080i output Set by Program, Normal, Wide, Spectacle, Zoom 1, Zoom 2, and Cinema Zoom (2.35:1) 16:9 Widescreen, 480P, 480i output Set by Program, Letter Box, Cropped, or Squeezed English, French, or Spanish Normal and Expanded (recommended) IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 17: Caption Menus
Movie Rating – Select one or more ratings for blocking • TV Rating-Children – Choose filtering by Age and Fantasy Violence levels • TV Rating-General – Choose filtering by Age, Dialog, Language, Sex and Violence • Aux Block, Inputs AV 1 and AV 2 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 18: Dvr Menus
In addition, the Demo video cannot be erased, so actual HDD space is less than 120 MB. HD broadcasts average about .094 GB per minute, similar to Best; SD recordings use about .024 GB per minute. IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 19: Dvr Control
DRAG FWD and BACK is a fast way to move through the program – just hold down to jump to a new point. • SYNOPSIS is an auto SKIP search, stopping briefly at points, then moving on IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 20: Timeshift
The selected clips are saved, the original, remaining programming is saved in temporary TimeShift memory. Only use STOP to end session – if you press POWER, the clips may not be saved. Clips need to last at least 10 seconds. IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 21: Tv Guide Operation
Weekly – when it appears on the same day and time • Info Button = displays full program information Custom touch panel designs should include similar BLUE and GREEN softkey icons, as they are used to access for several features in TV Guide. IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 22: Schedule - Favorites/Record
Setup option on the top menu, then cursor down and select Change Channel Display. Use the arrow keys to highlight any channel, then use the GREEN and BLUE keys to remove a channel from viewing in TV Guide. IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 23: Hdv-Rc Ir Remote
HDV-RC IR Remote The HD-RC IR Remote included with the IP-HDVR can be used to setup the tuner and for daily operation. All of the functions on the remote have equivalent commands in RS-232, Ethernet, and Wired IR formats. In addition, the IP-HDVR front panel buttons can perform Power, Channel, Volume, and Menu control. -
Page 24: Ethernet Setup
Local Port set to 23 (Telnet standard) Odds are, at least the IP address will change when the IP-HDVR is connected to the client’s network. One your first steps will be to obtain a static address from the client’s IT department, as well as an external gateway IP address if you intend on supporting the system from your office or anywhere outside the site’s... -
Page 25: Ethernet And Rs-232 Control Protocol
Each of the groups has one ASCII status response string containing all of the status data for that group. The current status string of a group is sent from the IP-HDVR whenever a valid command for that group is received by the IP-HDVR RS-232 port or front panel. A group's status may be requested at any time via the RS-232 port. - Page 26 Selects channel 32-1 (if current channel is digital) Selects next higher channel in channel list Bumps Unit#3 tuned channel up Selects next lower channel in channel list Selects previously viewed channel Selects next channel up in Surf list, cycles to beginning IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR...
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Page 27: Terminal Communication Commands
Characters received will not be re-transmitted (power up default). Characters received will be re-transmitted. Example: ‘>EN’ Characters received will be re-transmitted. Returns the product model number and firmware version. Reconfigures unit for all factory default settings. 6=9600 (default) 7=19.2K 8=38.4 9=57.6 10=115.2K 12=8,S,1 13=7,M,1 14=7,S,1 IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 28: Hdv-Rc Remote Emulation
107=Cur Lt 108=Cur Up 109=Cur Dn 110=Enter/Select 111=Exit 112=Top Menu* 114=Setup* 115=CC 116=Timer/Info* 141=Format 1080i 142=Format 720p 143=Format 480p 144=Format 480i 145=Format Var1 146=Format Var2 147=Format Var3 148=Format Native 149=Output RGB 150=Output DVI 151=Output YPbPr 152=Output Video IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 29: Response Strings
IP-HDVR status response strings contain ASCII characters similar to those used for the same functions in command strings. An ASCII 'carriage return' and ‘line feed' follow each response string. Functions shown as NA are not applicable or available in the IP-HDVR; characters will appear in status strings as lower-case x. Channel/Source Status Response String (T):... -
Page 30: Ip Control Options
Set the control system to control the display over Ethernet using Telnet Port 2001, same IP address as the IP-HDVR. • The IP-HDVR will pass data to and from the Telnet port 2001 through the RS-232 control port on the back. This connection offers full bi-directional control of the display. •... -
Page 31: Rs-232 Cable Connections
TXD 3 RXD 2 GND 5 TXD 3 RXD 2 9-pin D-sub female Unit 2 9-pin D-sub female Unit 1 9-pin D-sub female Unit 3 9-pin D-sub female Unit 2 9-pin D-sub female Unit 1 9-pin D-sub female IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 32: Rack Mounting
Rack Mounting RKHDVR HD Rack Kit • Attach IP-HDVR to RKHDVR shelf • Mount RKHD into 19” equipment rack • Place cover plate into the RKHD front, attach with 2 mounting screws Dimensions: 19" [487mm] wide x 3.4" [86mm] high (2RU) x 11” [279mm] deep... -
Page 33: Cable Box Codes
Quest Hitachi Radio Shack Hughes Jasco Realistic Jerrold Recoton Contemporary Research Regal Regency Rembrandt Samsung Scientific-Atlanta Sheritech Signal Sony Sprucer Standard Components Stargare Sylvania Teknika Telecaption Teleview Texscan Tocom Toshiba Uniden Unika Universal Videoway Vidtek Viewstar Zenith IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 34: Ip-Hdvr Faq
Can we daisy-chain RS-232 control as we do with 232-series CR tuners? Yes. Up to nine IP-HDVR, 232-STS, 232-STA, and 232-MTA tuners are controllable from a single RS-232 control port. A command addressed to devices 1-9 will operate a specific tuner, all tuners will respond to command sent to device 0. -
Page 35: Tv Guide Faq
Answer: Presently, TV Guide On Screen does not list all channels in any given broadcast area. As a result, channels are selected primarily on a "majority rules" basis. Channels with the highest potential viewership are given top priority. Availability of program listings is another consideration. Contemporary Research IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... - Page 36 Why was that movie listed as a three star (***) movie? Who provides these ratings? Answer: All listing information, including movie ratings, is provided by TV Guide editorial services. Other tips and information on TV Guide On Screen operation are available at www.vgi.com. Contemporary Research IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR...
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Page 37: Safety Instructions
Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code (Section 54 of Canadian Electrical Code, Part I), that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as possible. Contemporary Research IP-HDVR HD Tuner-DVR... -
Page 38: Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Contemporary Research Corporation (CR) warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of two years from the date of purchase from CR. Should such a defect occur CR will repair or replace, at their option, the defective product at no cost for parts or labor.
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