Teac HD-B500 Owner's Manual
Teac HD-B500 Owner's Manual

Teac HD-B500 Owner's Manual

Dmb-t hd digital terrestrial receiver

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents INTRODUCTION ..........................4 MAIN FEATURES..........................4 THE REMOTE CONTROL.......................5 FRONT AND REAR PANEL......................7 4.1 FRONT PANEL .......................... 7 FIRST INSTALL ..........................8 BASIC USE............................10 6.1 TV CHANNEL AND PROGRAMME INFORMATION............... 10 6.2 DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRENT PROGRAMME ........10 6.3 TV CHANNEL AND PROGRAMME LIST ................
  • Page 4: Introduction

    1 INTRODUCTION This owner’s manual is intended to describe the procedures for operating the TEAC DMB-T HD DIGITAL Terrestrial Receiver. This product is a high performance Digital TV Terrestrial Receiver. It offers users with all free-to-air DMB-T Digital TV programmes being broadcasted in Hong Kong.
  • Page 5: The Remote Control

    3 THE REMOTE CONTROL Photograph Function MUTE Disable Audio output STANDBY Switch to stand-by 0-9 numeral buttons, for input of numbers or for 0…..9 selecting a TV channel Open current channel programme list / switch LIST between favorites lists / wake up receiver from stand-by Recall last channel while watching digital TV or SWAP...
  • Page 7: Front And Rear Panel

    RONT ANEL Please press the “TEAC” logo gently then the front door open for various function keys. The red LED is a power indicator and the green LED is a signal indication. User can access those function keys as follow: MENU, OK, EXIT, CH+/UP, CH-/DOWN,...
  • Page 8: First Install

    FIRST INSTALL Note: A Digital TV Antenna is supplied with the TEAC DMB-T HD DIGITAL Terrestrial Receiver. The Antenna should be used where the user is within an area with Digital Terrestrial TV coverage but the premises in which the user intends to use the Receiver has not yet been upgraded with Digital Terrestrial TV receiving capability.
  • Page 9 If no channel is found during the channel scanning process, the user may adjust antenna position to obtain optimal TV signal. To do this, the user can select an appropriate RF Channel used by the broadcast station (for example, UHF 22, 35 or 37 for Hong Kong) using the manual channel scanning interface, and the corresponding signal Strength, signal quality and the name of the channel will be displayed.
  • Page 10: Basic Use

    BASIC USE 6.1 TV CHANNEL AND PROGRAMME INFORMATION A semi-transparent information banner is displayed at the bottom of the screen when: • the TV channel is changed (displayed for 5 seconds) • the INFO button is pressed Information presented in the banner includes: •...
  • Page 11 Information shown includes: • The name of the current TV programme and its related time information • Nature of the current TV programme and its duration • Description of the current TV programme. This may contain several pages. Use PGUP and PGDW buttons to scroll through pages. Detailed information about the next TV programme can be obtained by pressing the INFO button again.
  • Page 12: Tv Channel And Programme List

    6.3 TV CHANNEL AND PROGRAMME LIST A semi-transparent page showing brief TV channel and programme information is displayed when the LIST button is pressed. This page contains the following information: • All TV channel names and numbers • Brief description of current and next TV programmes •...
  • Page 13: Electronic Programme Guide (Epg)

    6.5 ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE (EPG) While watching a TV programme or listening to a radio programme, press the EPG button on the remote control unit to open the Electronic Programme Guide for the current TV channel. Information on the current and next TV or radio programmes including their names and schedule are displayed.
  • Page 14: Menu Information

    In the EPG menu, press the UP/DOWN buttons to highlight the next or previous TV channels for the corresponding programme information. Press the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to view the previous or next day programme information. The EPG information will be updated automatically. MENU INFORMATION 7.1 MENU Favorites...
  • Page 15 Parental PIN Code Control Parental control Parental rating Lock TV channels Lock radio Installation Manual search Auto search Antenna position Channel setting System Language Timer Banner TV setting Product info Factory reset Press the MENU button on the remote control unit TO enter the Main Menu screen. The following information is displayed: •...
  • Page 16: Favourites

    7.2 FAVOURITES To manage lists of favourite channels, use the MENU button and select Favourites by pressing the RIGHT button on the remote control unit to enter its sub-menu. The first option on the menu, Edit TV lists, allows managing your Favourite TV lists, i.e. adding or removing TV channels in your Favourite TV lists.
  • Page 17: Hdtv Setting

    Channels sub-menu allows adding and removing channels in a particular Favourite TV list: press RIGHT button to edit the list. Use UP/DOWN buttons and PGUP/PGDW buttons to select the desired TV channel (its name is highlighted in red), then press “OK”. A small “heart”...
  • Page 18: Resolution

    7.3.1 Resolution If a High Definition TV set is connected to the HDMI output of the Set Top Box, the resolution can be adjusted to match the TV Set capabilities. Select Resolution, press “right arrow” button and select the desired choice with the “up arrow”...
  • Page 19: Display Format

    7.3.3 Display format This allows setting the display format. Select Display format, press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit and select the desired choice with the UP/DOWN buttons. Validate your choice by pressing the OK or LEFT button. Cancel your selection by pressing the EXIT button.
  • Page 20 the Parental Control sub-menu. If a new PIN-code is set by the user, please remember this new PIN-code. The Receiver has a parental control system with a PIN-code protection. It allows activation or deactivation of the parental control function, set parental rating (allow viewing of TV programmes suitable for a certain age), and lock (prevent viewing) TV channels.
  • Page 21 • Activate parental control, the PIN code is valid for 20 minutes • Activate parental control, the PIN code is valid until next stand by • Deactivate parental control. Parental Rating menu allows the following settings: • Deactivate parental rating (OFF) •...
  • Page 22: Installation

    INSTALLATION INSTALLATION OF THE DIGITAL TV ANTENNA Before installing the Digital TV Antenna, please check that the premises in which you intend to use the Receiver has been upgraded with Digital Terrestrial TV receiving capability (you may make relevant enquiries with your building management). If the premises concerned does not have Digital Terrestrial TV receiving capability, you may try to install the Digital TV Antenna supplied with the Receiver.
  • Page 23: Manual Search

    8.3 MANUAL SEARCH This feature allows you to select a known TV broadcast frequency and search for all TV channels within this frequency. From the INSTALLATION screen, press the RIGHT button to enter to the Manual Search sub-menu. Press the UP/DOWN buttons or the PGUP/PGDW buttons to select desired frequency and press the OK button on the remote control unit to search for TV channels within this frequency.
  • Page 24: Antenna Position

    perform the Auto Search function. The Receiver may take approximately 3 minutes to complete the Auto Search function and store the detected TV channels. 8.5 ANTENNA POSITION This option allows the user to position the antenna in order to get an optimal signal. There are two features: Tuner Power: From the INSTALLATION screen, select Antenna position using the UP/DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button to enter to the Antenna position sub-...
  • Page 25 TV channels: This feature allows the user to activate or deactivate TV channels. Select TV channels and press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit. Use the UP/DOWN buttons or PGUP/PGDW buttons to select the desired channel (displayed in red). Press the OK button to activate or deactivate a channel.
  • Page 26: System Settings

    SYSTEM SETTINGS The Receiver can be customized with the following six settings: • Language • Timer • Banner • TV setting • Product info • Factory reset To enter System Settings menu, press the MENU button on the remote control unit and press the DOWN to highlight System settings.
  • Page 27 Menu: This allows the user interface language to be changed. From the Language sub- menu, highlight Menu by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button. A list of available languages (English and Chinese) will be displayed. Select the desired language with the UP/DOWN buttons.
  • Page 28 Subtitles: This allows the selection of the preferred language for subtitles. From the Language sub-menu, highlight Subtitles by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button. A list of available subtitle languages (English and Chinese) will be displayed. Select the desired subtitle language with the UP/DOWN buttons. Confirm your selection by pressing the OK or LEFT buttons.
  • Page 29: Timer

    From the Language sub-menu, highlight Subtitle mode by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button. Select the desired choice with the UP/DOWN buttons. Confirm your selection by pressing the OK or LEFT buttons. Cancel your selection by pressing the EXIT button. 9.2 TIMER The Timer sub-menu allows the setting of timer preferences.
  • Page 30 Program reminder: This allows you to set the time when the user is informed of the beginning of a TV programme. From the Timer sub-menu, highlight Program reminder by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button. Select the desired choice (15 seconds before, 30 seconds before or 1 minute before) with the UP/DOWN buttons.
  • Page 31: Banner

    9.3 BANNER The Banner sub-menu allows the appearance of the information banner to be changed. Highlight Banner in the System Setting sub-menu and press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit to enter the Banner sub-menu. The following options are available under the Banner sub-menu: •...
  • Page 32: Tv Setting

    9.4 TV SETTING The TV Setting sub-menu allows the user to select an appropriate video and audio output signals to your television set. Highlight TV Setting in the System Setting sub- menu and press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit to enter the TV Setting sub-menu.
  • Page 33 Confirm your selection by pressing the OK or LEFT buttons. Cancel your selection by pressing the EXIT button. Default setting is PAL Audio mode: This allows selecting mono or stereo audio output from the Receiver to your TV set. From the TV setting sub-menu, highlight Audio mode with the UP/DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button.
  • Page 34: Product Information

    9.5 PRODUCT INFORMATION The Product information page allows the user to obtain information concerning the current software and hardware version of the Receiver and to set its behaviour in the event a new firmware/software for the Receiver is detected. Highlight Product info in the System Setting sub-menu and press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit to enter the Product information page.
  • Page 35: Software/Firmware Upgrade

    channels will be lost. The Receiver may take approximately 30 seconds to finish the factory reset process. 10 SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE UPGRADE 10.1 USB INTERFACE SOFTWARE UPGRADE 1. Please go to http://www.dch-ead.com, then click <download> or contact our customer service to get the latest software for updating the Receiver. 2.
  • Page 36: Over The Air Software Upgrade

    10.2 OVER THE AIR SOFTWARE UPGRADE This function is only available when the TV broadcast station provides over the air software upgrade services. The user can select either automatic or manual over the air software upgrade. We recommend using automatic software upgrade. When the Receiver detects broadcast signals embedded with an appropriate software, it will automatically start the software upgrade process.
  • Page 37: Specification

    11 SPECIFICATION HD-B500 Demodulation LS8913-A1 Chipset Modulation Support QPSK(4QAM) 16QAM 64QAM Input Frequency 130 — 858MHZ Video Chipset STI7100 Video Deocding MPEG4-Part 10 (H.264) MPEG-2 Video Format Display 4 3/16 9 Audio Decoding Audio Channels: Mono or Stereo or Downmix...

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