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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    When you switch off your home terminal, it still uses some power (unless you Connecting equipment to the AC wall outlets ..10 unplug it at the wall socket-outlet). However, your Pace DC550P home terminal complies with ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency and therefore OPERATING YOUR HOME TERMINAL .
  • Page 3 Service address: Pace Micro Technology (Support Services) Ltd. The exclamation point within a triangle is 3701 FAU Boulevard, Suite 200...

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Before you install or use the apparatus, you must read 10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched and understand these Important Safety Instructions. particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point At all times when using the apparatus you must follow where they exit from the apparatus.
  • Page 5 SAFETY INFORMATION (cont.) In addition to the Important Safety Instructions, please read the Ventilation Safety Information below. Slots and openings in the casing of your home terminal are provided for ventilation, to ensure reliable operation of your home terminal Power sources and to protect it from overheating.
  • Page 6 SAFETY INFORMATION (cont.) Risk of fire or scorching Power lines Never place naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on your You must not locate an outside antenna system in the vicinity of home terminal. overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits.
  • Page 7 SAFETY INFORMATION (cont.) Safety check Safety aspects of connections Upon completion of any servicing or repairs to your home terminal, Full details of the rear panel are on page 8. ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine Connecting that your home terminal is in its proper operating condition.
  • Page 8 SAFETY INFORMATION (cont.) Epilepsy and on-screen images Regulatory information Certain people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or losing CAUTION: Do not attempt to modify your home terminal consciousness when faced with certain types of flashing lights in our without written authorization from the manufacturer. daily environment.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    REAR PANEL POWER OUTLET DIGITAL VISUAL INTERFACE (DVI) VIDEO IN S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (500 W max.) Video output for digital HDTV Video baseband input S-video output Component video output It is a digital-only (DVI-D) interface for analog HDTV AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT...
  • Page 10 REAR PANEL (cont.) POWER OUTLET Connect the TV’s power cord here to provide AC power to your TV. WARNINGS POWER INPUT Connect your home terminal’s power cord here. Do not connect your home terminal (or any other equipment such as a CABLE IN Connect the cable service here.

  • Page 11: Connecting To The Ac Power Supply

    CONNECTING TO THE AC POWER SUPPLY WARNINGS Do not connect your home terminal (or any other equipment such as a TV or VCR) to the AC power supply until you have properly connected all the other cables. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plugs on power cords. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
  • Page 12 CONNECTION TO THE AC POWER SUPPLY (cont.) HDTV POWER POWER S-VID VID OUT VID IN S-VID IN S-VID OUT CABLE INPUT ELECT. S/PDIF IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT VID OUT POWER OUTLET for TV only 120V AC 60Hz 4.2A max. THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED TO BE ATTACHED ELECT.
  • Page 13 CONNECTION TO THE AC POWER SUPPLY (cont.) HDTV POWER POWER S-VID VID OUT VID IN S-VID IN S-VID OUT CABLE INPUT ELECT. S/PDIF IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT VID OUT POWER OUTLET for TV only 120V AC 60Hz 4.2A max. THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED TO BE ATTACHED ELECT.

  • Page 14: Operating Your Home Terminal

    OPERATING YOUR HOME TERMINAL Turning your home terminal on and off NOTE It is important to wait for the time to appear on the front-panel display before you turn on your home terminal. When the time appears, your home terminal has received all its data from the cable, including BYPASS HDTV display...

  • Page 15: Using Your Remote Control

    OPERATING YOUR HOME TERMINAL (cont.) Using your remote control It is your cable TV service provider that determines the digital channels, services and screen information that you see on your TV when you use your home terminal and its remote control. Consult the information supplied by your cable operator for details on how to make the most of the digital cable services.

  • Page 16: Using The Front-Panel Buttons

    OPERATING YOUR HOME TERMINAL (cont.) Using the front-panel buttons You can use the buttons on the front panel to operate your home terminal, if, for example, there is a problem with your remote control. However, to make the “HDTV-display” settings, you must use the front-panel buttons (see page 16). settings button HDTV: Lights for a high-definition source power button...

  • Page 17: Making Hdtv-Display Settings

    OPERATING YOUR HOME TERMINAL (cont.) Making HDTV-display settings HDTV display You use the display button and the front-panel display to set the appropriate screen resolution and aspect ratio for your TV. Higher screen resolutions result in better quality pictures. Aspect (width-to- exit display height) ratio of your TV screen can be 4:3 or 16:9 (widescreen).
  • Page 18 OPERATING YOUR HOME TERMINAL (cont.) Setting the screen aspect ratio Your TV will have an aspect ratio (width-to-height ratio) of 4:3 or 16:9 (widescreen). It is important HDTV display to set the appropriate ratio on your home terminal, so that the picture will fit your TV screen with a exit display minimum of distortion and cut-off.
  • Page 19 OPERATING YOUR HOME TERMINAL (cont.) Turning closed captioning on and off Closed captioning is a means of displaying alerts (for example, hurricane warnings) and subtitles on HDTV display your TV screen, superimposed on whatever you are watching. It is a good idea to have closed exit display captioning turned on, but, if you wish, you can turn it off.

  • Page 20: Using A Bypass Module

    OPERATING YOUR HOME TERMINAL (cont.) Using a bypass module If a bypass module has been installed on the rear panel of your home terminal, the regular (analog) channels can bypass your home terminal. For you to turn bypass on or off, your home terminal must be turned on.

  • Page 21: Solving Problems

    SOLVING PROBLEMS If the installed system does not seem to be working properly, first make sure that all the cables are securely connected, then carry out the following checks, in the order shown. Check Suggested solution Further checks, if there is still a problem Is anything lighted on Power may not be reaching your home Check that the wall AC power outlet is working...
  • Page 22 SOLVING PROBLEMS (cont.) Check Suggested solution Further checks, if there is still a problem Can you see a picture Your TV and other equipment may not be Make sure the bypass feature is turned OFF (the on your TV screen? turned on.
  • Page 23 SOLVING PROBLEMS (cont.) Check Suggested solution Further checks, if there is still a problem Can you display menus If your TV is connected to the VIDEO Check the resolution setting (see page 16) and and guides on the screen? OUT or S-VIDEO OUT jacks, then you change it if necessary.
  • Page 27 ® www.pacemicro.com Pace are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Pace Micro Technology plc. ® ® 502-1405601 This document is printed on environmentally friendly, totally chlorine-free paper from sustainable, managed forests.
  • Page 28 EXTRA INFORMATION ON HDTV-DISPLAY SETTINGS: manual pages 16 to 18 There are now some new features for making the HDTV-display settings. There are two on-screen menus, so you can make the settings more easily (and use your remote control to do so), and there are extra settings for closed captioning. HDTV display Using the on-screen HDTV-display menus...
  • Page 29 EXTRA INFORMATION ON HDTV-DISPLAY SETTINGS (cont.) Closed caption configuration (CC Config) menu When you highlight and select the “CC Config” item in the Main menu (as described overleaf), the Press ch+ or ch– CC Config menu (shown right) appears on your TV screen. You can use this menu to change the Press select on the on the front panel appearance of the closed captions.
  • Page 30 EXTRA INFORMATION ON THE ZOOM FEATURE: manual pages 17 and 21 This sheet gives more detail about the shape and size of your TV picture. Resolution 1080i For example, the picture may have dark bars at the edges or the picture may be Aspect stretched.
  • Page 31 EXTRA INFORMATION ON THE ZOOM FEATURE (cont.) EXAMPLE 1: you have a 4:3 HDTV, connected by DVI or COMPONENT VIDEO jacks, and the menu settings are 1080i (or 720p) and 4:3 Reduced picture sizes you may see, depending on the different ways the picture can be transmitted EXAMPLE 2: you have a 16:9 HDTV, connected by DVI or COMPONENT VIDEO jacks, and the menu settings are 1080i (or 720p) and 16:9 Picture sizes you may see,...

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