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Summary of Contents for Aurora Multimedia D-Tune
- Page 1 D-Tune TV/FM Tuner Installation Manual Manual# 041018 205 Commercial Court Morganville, NJ 07751 www.auroramultimedia.com...
- Page 2 SUPPORTED IR TRANSMITTER(S) AND BASIC KEY FUNCTIONS ........3 QUICK START GUIDE ........................4 LED FUNCTIONS ..........................5 CONNECTIONS ...........................5 A/V & C ......................5 ONTROL CONNECTORS ..........................7 CONNECTORS .........................7 OWER CONNECTOR OPERATING THE D-TUNE .......................7 ......................8 EMOTE ONTROL UNCTIONS ...........................8 TRUCTURE .........................9 ENERAL ETTINGS ..........................10...
- Page 3 D-TUNE Installation Manual 1 Introduction The D-TUNE is a high quality TV/FM Tuner/Scaler. The D-TUNE supports advanced functionality, like video format /scan rate conversions, audio effects, Closed Captioning, Teletext (International Version), V-Chip functions, RDS (FM Tuner), cloning capabilities (using the RS-232 port), Sleep Timer, and bitmap display (photos, logos, etc).
- Page 4 D-TUNE Installation Manual 3 Supported IR transmitter(s) and basic key functions The D-TUNE is controlled using an IR remote controller. It utilizes the built in IR sensor or can be extended with an external IR receiver (not included). POWER D-Tune...
- Page 5 D-TUNE can switch on automatically upon attaching power supply, or remain in a “sleep” state. In either case LEDs on D-TUNE will blink for about half a second, then at least the upper LED should blink periodically (see the “LED functions” section for details).
- Page 6 D-TUNE Installation Manual 5 LED functions The two LEDs located on the D-Tune indicate the current state of D-TUNE and may be useful for troubleshooting. During the startup (after powering on) the LEDs blink as the unit goes through self-test procedures and firmware booting.
- Page 7 The respective audio input channels are selected when the corresponding video input is selected (e.g., S- Video input). Component RGB+HV or YPbPr video signal can be connected to the 15-pin male connector of D-TUNE: using a standard VGA cable for RGB+HV VGA signal;...
- Page 8 Different views of the D-TUNE: 6.2 RF connectors The coaxial connector (ANT) of D-TUNE is RF signal input – either aerial or cable TV, UHF/VHF, if the D-TUNE shall be used as TV tuner. The other is for FM antenna reception.
- Page 9 Key: Select Enter selections for the menu. Key: Power Switch D-TUNE power on/off. The display panel is switched accordingly if it is connected using the RS- 232 port or IR output port. 7.2 Menu Structure The menu system allows a user to control various aspects of D-TUNE configuration.
- Page 10 These sub-menus are discussed in more detail in the subsequent chapters. 7.3 General Settings This menu allows control of various “general” aspects of D-TUNE behavior. Note that the *-marked options are accessible only in Service mode, and not in Stand-alone mode.
- Page 11 -- Enabled or disables “logo” picture display after D-TUNE powering on. Timer Logo -- Time, in seconds, for which the “logo” picture is shown after D-TUNE powering Video Position -- Opens the “Video position” submenu, allowing control of picture position on screen.
- Page 12 D-TUNE Installation Manual Default Chan -- Specifies the default channel, which will be selected upon D-TUNE power-up. If this default channel is set to “0” -- the default channel will be the last channel selected before the D-TUNE was powered off.
- Page 13 D-TUNE Installation Manual Add/Remove Channels – Allows user to add or remove channels (edit the “validity mask”) manually. Map A/V Input to Channel – Allows user to make an association between a channel number and the AV inputs.
- Page 14 D-TUNE was powered off. Current Station -- Shows the current radio station tuned by the D-Tune. Region -- Sets the area of the world which the D-Tune is to be used for proper decoding of signal. Radio State...
- Page 15 D-TUNE Installation Manual 7.8 CC Settings This menu control Closed Caption decoder – CC signal type, and CC text color. CC State -- CC decoder state: Off – Closed Caption output is switched off. Foreground -- Color for CC text foreground.
- Page 16 Plasma Display and the D-TUNE. Image is not locking to display The output of the D-Tune is 720 x 480p. Some displays or is incorrect proportion need to be told it is a video signal or it may see it is VGA thus misaligning the image.
- Page 17 The similar procedure is used to update the “logo picture” that can be shown by D-TUNE for a predefined time after power on. For the update procedure the serial port of the D-TUNE must be connected to the RS-232 (“COM”) port of a PC-compatible personal computer, running MS-Windows 98, 2k, or XP operating system.
- Page 18 D-TUNE Installation Manual 9 RS-232 Protocol Baud Rate: 9600 8N1 ? IS A QUERY COMMAND (Does not have to be Case Sensitive) ! IS A COMMAND (Does not have to be Case Sensitive) ~ IS A RESPONSE (ALL RESPONSES ARE CAPITALS) <CR>...
- Page 19 D-TUNE Installation Manual !KEY_INFO<CR> Info !KEY_CC<CR> Closed Captioning !KEY_EDS<CR> Extended Data Services !KEY_SLEEP<CR> Sleep Timer !PWRON<CR> Power On !PWROFF<CR> Power Off ?PWR<CR> Query Power status responds with ~PWRON<CR> or ~PWROFF<CR> !VOLxx<CR> Volume Level Set xx=00 to 64 Responds with ~VOL52<cr>...
- Page 20 D-TUNE Installation Manual Bit 0 -PONR 1 = Power on reset after supply breakdown 0 = After a successful reading of the status register !LOGOON<CR> Enable Logo /Bitmap !LOGOOFF<CR> Disable Logo / Bitmap !LOGOTIMER%%<CR> Set Logo display time when unit is first turned on ?LOGOSTATUS<CR>...
- Page 21 D-TUNE Installation Manual 10 Specifications 10.1 Power source 12v 15 Watt DC wall supply 5.65 Watts Maximum with 12v DC input 10.2 Applicable signals Color system: NTSC (RF and AV inputs) Scanning format: 525i (480i), 525p (480p) RF Tuner (North America) Input Connector : 'F' type female Receiving RF signals –...
- Page 22 7 -- YPbPr audio Right IN 8 -- Right Line OUT RS-232 Male Connector 10.4 Dimensions Height: 0.96” Depth: 4.18” Length: 7.30” Plus 1.39” (35.3 mm) with mounting brackets 10.5 Weight Approx. 0.8 lbs for D-Tune unit and 2 lbs with all accessories and boxed...
- Page 23 D-TUNE Installation Manual 11 Limited Lifetime Warranty Aurora Multimedia Corp. (“Manufacturer”) warrants that this product is free of defects in both materials and workmanship for the product lifetime as defined herein for parts and labor from date of purchase. This Limited Lifetime warranty covers products purchased in the year of 2003 and after. Product lifetime is defined as 7 years from discontinuance of product.
- Page 24 D-TUNE Installation Manual 12 FCC Part 15 Statement RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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