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Entone Hydra HD B-Series User Manual

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Hydra High Definition
Multi-Television Video Gateway
User's Guide
P/N: 95-82xxxx-xx

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  • Page 1 Hydra High Definition Multi-Television Video Gateway User’s Guide P/N: 95-82xxxx-xx...
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER TRADEMARKS CHANGES P/N: 95-82xxxx-xx August 2007 CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND CONTACT INFORMATION Customer Contact Information: www.entone.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTROLLING YOUR TELEVISION AND OTHER A/V DEVICES ..............35 11.1 Closed Captioning ..............................36 12.1 Aspect Ratio ................................37 13.1 User Menu.................................38 USING USER MENU..............................39 SETTING CHANNEL ID ............................42 SETTING HDMI AND COMPONENT OUTPUT RESOLUTION.................42 Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 4 Hydra HD – B Series User’s Guide SETTING CLOSED CAPTIONING........................42 SETTING FAN SPEED............................42 FORMATTING INTERNAL HARDDISK ........................43 SETTING HPNA..............................43 SETTING TIVO IR KEYCODE..........................44 14.1 Specifications ................................45 15.1 Troubleshooting the Hydra............................47 Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 5 • receiver. Connect the equipment to a different circuit from that to which • the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for • help. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 6 Low voltage Directive 73/23/EEC • Entone products are designed and tested to meet IEC00065, the standard for the Safety of Information Technology Equipment. This is the international standard for these types of products to reduce the risk of product damage and of personal injury.
  • Page 7 This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas. CAUTION: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the appropriate electrical inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 8: Remote Control

    Connecting Hydra HD to the network Powering Hydra HD Using the Remote Controls Troubleshooting For a full listing of all of the topics covered in this User’s Guide, see the Table of Contents. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 9 Some cables have a connector with locking tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before disconnecting the cables. When you connect a cable, make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned before connecting to avoid bending connector pins. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 10 Hydra HD – B Series User’s Guide A lithium battery CR2032 is used inside the Hydra HD. Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 11 3 Color RCA A/V Cable (6 feet) 3 Color Component Cable (6 feet) Power Supply with 6 feet power cord (100-240V, output 12V/2A; 5.2V/5A) URC PLUS Remote Control (Universal Remote Control) Battery (AA-size) Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 12 RJ45 plug for connecting to ADSL modem or network access equipment 15. REMOTE ANTENNA RF Type-F connector for connecting the RF remote control antenna 16. DC INPUT DC power jack Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 13 Hydra HD – B Series User’s Guide Figure 2-3 Remote Control NOTE: Please refer to your service operator or middleware vendor for detailed functions and usages. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 14 Chapter Hydra HD is part of Entone’s Connected Home Solution. By leveraging existing in-home coax cabling, the Hydra HD offers consumers the ability to share electronics across multiple televisions, thus eliminating the need for multiple set-top boxes and new home wiring. It provides three streams of fully independent video - with any combination of SD/HD, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 (AVC/H.264) signals, over a single DSL,...
  • Page 15 SATA hard drive. This enables service operators to deliver whole-home DVR services without having to install a set-top box at each television. Hydra HD offers a modular DVR with storage capacity of up to one terabyte. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 16: Setting Hdmi And Component Output Resolution

    (Selectable and default to 720p60. Please refer to section Setting HDMI and Component Output Resolution) S-Video, RCA RCA Audio 480i60 Composite TV OUT/MATV OUT No separate audio output 480i60 required Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 17 In the “TV OUT”, it is always hooked to decoder 1 and factory set to use channel 10. To set “TV OUT” to another channel ID, please refer to section Setting Channel ID. Figure 4-1 Connecting Primary TV using Coaxial Cable Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 18 5. Plug in your Hydra HD and turn on the power. 6. You should now see the output from the Hydra HD on your TV screen. Figure 4-2 Connecting Primary TV using RCA Composite Video/Audio Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 19 Figure 4-3 Connecting Primary TV using S-Video and Composite Audio NOTE: All the A/V outputs are always hooked to decoder 1. Composite and S-Video outputs are always set to 480i. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 20 5. Plug in your Hydra HD and turn on the power. 6. You should now see the output from the Hydra HD on your TV screen. Figure 4-4 Connecting Primary TV using Component and Composite Audio Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 21 If your TV does not support multi-channel audio, the Hydra HD will output PCM audio only. Please refer to the next section to set the Component and HDMI output resolution. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 22 TV may not support the selected resolution. Refer to your TV owner’s manual for verification. Repeat the above procedures again to find a resolution supported by your TV. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 23 If connecting directly to a TV tuner port, you must install the attenuator in the cable between the “MATV OUT” port and the TV tuner. Figure 5-1 Connecting Attenuator Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 24 Most TVs use either a physical switch located on the rear of the TV or with on-screen programming to configure to use CATV. Consult your TV owner’s manual for instruction if required. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 25 AC-3 per decoder. Enabling or disabling AC-3 is controlled by the IPTV middleware. For details of enabling and disabling AC- 3, please refer to usage instruction provided by your service operator. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 26 WARNING: When connecting via the digital coaxial or optical audio output to a TV or A/V decoder that does not have Dolby Digital decoding capability, be sure to set AC-3 off to avoid damage to equipment. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 27: Caller Id Display

    If your telephone line socket is already connecting to an existing phone, use a splitter. 2. For details of setting up and using the caller ID service, consult your TV service user guide. Figure 7-1 Connecting Hydra HD for Caller ID Display Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 28: Connecting Esata Hard Drive

    1. Connect the external hard drive using eSATA cable. 2. The eSATA hard drive requires separate power supply. Connect the eSATA hard drive power supply to the power source. Figure 8-1 Connecting eSATA hard drive Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 29 The hard drive formatting may take up to 10 min depending on the hard drive size. Do not power off Hydra HD and hard drive during disk formatting. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 30 3. The Hydra HD front panel power indicator will illuminate in orange color. 4. Within 10 seconds the Hydra HD front panel will display “BOOT” and then “WELCOME”. Figure 9-2 Hydra HD Starting Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 31 Do not power off Hydra HD and hard drive during disk formatting. Please refer to previous section Connecting eSATA Hard Drive for details. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 32: Remote Controls

    3. Put the new batteries in. Make sure you match the plus ( “+” ) ends with the plus markings on the battery case. 4. Slide the cover back into place. Figure 10-1 Loading Batteries to Remote Control Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 33 After registration, you need to use the corresponding remote controls to control the decoders. Figure 10-2 Controlling Hydra HD using RF Remote Control ATTENTION: Hydra HD B-Series boxes must use new URC PLUS remote controls. Old remote controls without the “URC PLUS” logo do not work with Hydra HD B-Series boxes.

  • Page 34: Attach The Rf Remote Control Antenna

    3. Place the RF antenna outside the entertainment center by using a coaxial cable to connect the antenna to the Hydra HD. 4. Try moving the Hydra HD to other locations. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 35 Figure 10-6 URC PLUS in Remote Registration Mode – Step 2 Figure 10-7 URC PLUS in Remote Registration Mode – Step 3 Now the URC PLUS is in registration mode. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 36: Remote Control Registration

    The registration list is maintained in order. If the secondly registered remote control is removed from the list, the third entry will move forth to the second and the third will be blank for a new remote control to be registered. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 37 Figure 10-9 Controlling Devices using IR Remote Control For details of how to program the Hydra remote controls and the supported devices, please refer to the Hydra HD Quick Reference Guide or URC PLUS User’s Guide. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 38: Closed Captioning

    Refer to your TV owner’s manual for details of captioning support and operation control of captioning. NOTE: Control of captioning may vary for different service providers. For detailed usage of captioning, please refer to the service provider. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 39: Aspect Ratio

    Letter Box with black bar on top and Normal bottom 3) Mode 16:9 - You choose this mode when your TV is a 16:9 TV. 16:9 TV Panorama – Stretched Normal Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 40: User Menu

    100R NOTE: The features available in User Menu may vary in different middleware. Some of the features can also be set up through the user menu of the middleware. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 41 2. Press “INPUT” and then “MENU” in sequence within 1 second. Figure 13-1 Triggering the User Menu Figure 13-2 Decoder 1 User Menu Figure 12-3 Decoder 2, 3 User Menu Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 42 3. Use remote control “UP” and “DOWN” arrow to loop through available choices. 4. Press “OK’ again when your choice is selected. 5. If you have other features to set up, repeat the above procedures. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 43 ATTENTION: If you exit the User Menu without doing the “SUBMIT”, your changes will be lost and will not take effect. NOTE: If you want to give up the changes, simply select “EXIT”. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 44: Using User Menu

    You can control the fan speed with fan noise level which is acceptable to you. To ensure good heat dissipation, it is not recommended to turn off the fan. Follow procedures in section Using User Menu, to make the changes. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 45 HomePNA, please refer to your network and TV service provider. You can select to use telephone wire or coaxial cable for HomePNA network access. Follow procedures in section Using User Menu, to make the selection. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 46 Follow procedures in section Using User Menu, to make your IR keycode selection in Hydra HD. Please refer to the TiVo or Sling user’s manual for configuration and setup of the TiVo and Sling box keycode. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 47 1 x S-Video output 1 x YpbPr Component output 1 x HDMI (HDMI 1.1) 1 x S/PDIF digital coaxial audio RCA output 1 x S/PDIF digital optical audio TOSLINK output Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 48: Specifications

    Humidity non-condensing Regulatory compliance UL, CE, IEC65, FCC part 15 (pending) Security controls Anti-Taping Macrovision (optional) Parental Controls Provided through middleware partner integration NOTE: Above specification for reference only. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 49 • Composite, S-VIDEO, Component or HDMI connection: the TV set should be set to the correct input mode for the signal. • Component or HDMI connection: the resolution selected in Hydra HD is supported Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 50 TVs may not operate popping noise properly with Hydra HD. In case of problem, on HDMI use component video output and composite audio output to connect your primary TV. Copyright © © © © 2008 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...

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