/scan rate conversions, audio effects, Closed Caption decoding, V-Chip, Sleep Timer, and more. In addition the TVP-500F has a FM tuner with RDS capability and station information which is displayed on the plasma. The TVP-500F also expands on the displays capabilities with its own internal menu systems and advanced features.
3. Carefully insert the card into the slot and tighten the spring loaded screws. 4. Connect the appropriate video sources to input connectors of TVP-500F (see “Connections” on page 4 for details). 5. Connect the power source to the display (refer to Operating Instructions of the Display).
S-Video cable, or RF antenna cables are not supplied with the TVP-500F. 5.2 RF connector The coaxial connector (ANT) of TVP-500F is RF signal input – either aerial or cable TV, UHF/VHF, if the TVP-500F shall be used as TV tuner. The other is for FM antenna reception.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 6 Supported IR transmitter(s) and basic key functions The TVP-500F is controlled using an IR remote controller. It utilizes IR receiver of the display via the built in IR sensor of the display. The TVP-500F unit is compatible with the Aurora IRC-10 remote transmitter(s) below (see Fig.1).
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TVP-500F Installation Manual IR Remote Function Selects to control the TVP-500F functions PLASMA Selects to control functions specific to the plasma POWER Toggles Power on/off CC/TT Enables/Disables Closed Captioning or Teletext (if available) Enables/Disables Extended Data Service (if available) SLEEP...
TVP-500F Installation Manual 7 Operating the TVP-500F Input Select: Inputs 3, 4, and 5 of the display are reserved for TVP-500F if this card is installed. Below are signal assignments for each input: Input 3: HDMI A Input 4: HDMI B Input 5: TV/FM, Composite Video, S Video, and RGBHV / YPbPr.
Switch plasma power on or off when the plasma mode on top of the remote is selected. 7.2 Menu Structure The menu structure allows controllability of various aspects of TVP-500F configuration. For all menus, Up/Down arrows move the cursor (yellow “selection” highlight) up/down. Select button will select the current submenu/option and finishes text entry (passwords, channel labels, etc.).
TVP-500F Installation Manual 7.4 General Settings This menu allows control of various “general” aspects of TVP-500F behavior. A/V Input – Selects input signals for input 5 of the plasma. Current time – Sets the current time. Timer On – Sets the turn on time of the plasma and allows it to be enabled and disabled.
-- Advances to the FM Settings Menu for additional features. Default Chan -- Specifies the default channel, which will be selected upon TVP-500F power-up. If this default channel is set to “0” -- the default channel will be the last channel selected before the TVP-500F was powered off.
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Map A/V Input to Channel -- Allows user to make an association between a channel number and the AV inputs. Since the TVP-500F allows to attach several additional video signal sources to its AV inputs, to facilitate user selection of these inputs TVP-500F maps some additional “channel numbers” to its AV inputs.
-- Advances to the FM Settings Menu for additional features. Default Chan -- Specifies the default channel, which will be selected upon TVP-500F power-up. If this default channel is set to “0” -- the default channel will be the last channel selected before the TVP-500F was powered off.
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Map A/V Input to Channel -- Allows user to make an association between a channel number and the AV inputs. Since the TVP-500F allows to attach several additional video signal sources to its AV inputs, to facilitate user selection of these inputs TVP-500F maps some additional “channel numbers” to its AV inputs.
Default Station -- Specifies the default preset which will be selected upon TVP-500F power-up. Current Station -- Shows the current radio station tuned by the TVP-500F. Region -- Sets the area of the world which the TVP-500F is to be used for proper decoding of signal. Display RDS -- Enables/Disable Radio Display Services for a station if available.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 2 – Use Auto Search: press ‘Up/Down’ arrow to select Auto Search. Press ‘Select’ to start. Searching will stop once a station is detected. If it is a desired station, set Preset number and name for this Preset. Press ‘Select’...
Also the channel validity can be edited manually. The two LEDs located on the TVP-500F indicate the current state of TVP-500F 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.
9 Firmware and Startup Picture update The internal software of TVP-500F (the firmware) can be updated. This may be necessary to fix errors in previous releases of the firmware, or to enhance functionality. The similar procedure is used to update the “logo picture”...
TVP-500F Installation Manual 10 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>...
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TVP-500F Installation Manual !KEY_RED<CR> Teletext Red Key !KEY_GREEN<CR> Teletext Green Key !KEY_YELLOW<CR> Teletext Yellow Key !KEY_BLUE<CR> Teletext Blue Key !KEY_TTX_ONOFF<CR> Teletext On/Off toggle Key !KEY_TRANSPARENT<CR> Teletext Transparent Key ?MCH<CR> Query Main Channel Responds with ~MCH002<CR> for channel 2. !MCHxxx<CR> Main TV Channel change !MCH025<CR> for channel 25. xxx = 001 to 125 ?MIN<CR>...
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TVP-500F Installation Manual ?LOGOSTATUS<CR> Reports back the logo status ?LOGOTIMER<CR> Current logo timeout !CxxxFxxxxx<CR> TV Channel Frequency setup for International version. !C002F05525<CR> Set channel 2 to a freq of 55.25MHz. General Info Unless otherwise noted all valid commands are echoed back if properly received unless the “***”...
FM (aerial) IN – RF (F type connector for NTSC and IEC for PAL/SECAM) • HDMI IN • Audio stereo IN (RCA) 11.3 Dimensions Height x Depth x Length: 1.09” x 5.45’ x 11.87’ 11.4 Weight Approximately .55 lbs for TVP-500F unit and 1.5 lbs with all accessories and box...
TVP-500F Installation Manual 12 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.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 13 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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