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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1 Features ...................................................................................... 6
1.2 Accessories ................................................................................. 7
2.1 Front Panel.................................................................................. 8
2.2 Rear Panel................................................................................... 9
2.3 Remote Control Unit ................................................................. 10
2.4 Extending the Range of the RCU............................................... 11
3.1 Connecting to the Antenna ....................................................... 12
3.2 Connecting to TV....................................................................... 13
4.1 Menu Instruction ...................................................................... 16
4.2 Menu Help ................................................................................. 16
4.3 Menu Structure ......................................................................... 17
5.1 First Installation ....................................................................... 18
5.2 Installation ............................................................................... 18
5.3 Option ....................................................................................... 20
5.4 Channel ..................................................................................... 22
5.5 Advanced .................................................................................. 23
5.6 Status........................................................................................ 25
5.7 PVR ........................................................................................... 25
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Notice 1. Before You Begin 1.1 Features ..................6 1.2 Accessories ................. 7 2. Controls and Functions 2.1 Front Panel.................. 8 2.2 Rear Panel................... 9 2.3 Remote Control Unit ..............10 2.4 Extending the Range of the RCU..........11 3. - Page 2 6.1 Banner Information ..............27 6.2 Changing between TV & Radio ..........28 6.3 TV or Radio Channel Lists ............28 6.4 Option ..................31 6.5 A/V+ ..................32 6.6 Fav .................... 33 6.7 A-Z..................... 33 6.8 MHEG-5 EPG (Freeview Guide) ..........34 7.
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Page 3: Notice
Notice For your safety, please check the result of each action. Warnings, Cautions and Notes Throughout the whole manual, please pay special attention to the following marks that indicate hazardous situations. Caution Indicates a situation which, if not avoided, could damage the equipment or apparatus. -
Page 4: Safety Information
Safety Information This digital terrestrial receiver has been manufactured to comply with international safety standards. Please read the following safety precautions carefully. Safety Instructions and Precautions Avoid placing heavy items on the unit. Ensure that ventilation holes are not blocked, as this constitutes a serious fire hazard. Do not clean the unit with petroleum-based cleansers as this can damage the paintwork. - Page 5 Avoid use if the room air temperature exceeds 30 C, or drops below 5 C. Remember that temperatures inside an enclosed cabinet can be much higher. The HT9200DTR’s max. operating temperature is 45 C.
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Page 6: Before You Begin
1. Before You Begin 1.1 Features Two Tuners Two recording and playback simultaneously Brilliant On Screen Graphic MPEG-2 Video(MP@ML), MPEG-1 Audio Layer1, Layer2, H.264/AVC, AC3(Dolby Digital), MPEG2/4 AAC Digital Tuner with Loop-through Wide Symbol Rate 7Mbps & Frequency Input 470~860MHz User friendly OSD menu with full function Vector Font and 256 color GUI(Graphic User Interface) VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display) -
Page 7: Accessories
1.2 Accessories Component cable Composite cable HDMI cable User’s Manual Remote Control AAA dry cell batteries x 2... -
Page 8: Controls And Functions
2. Controls and Functions 2.1 Front Panel ① ② ⑤ ⑥ ③ ④ Item Description 1. Power Button Turns the receiver On/Off (Standby mode). 2. Jog Shuttle ① Increases/ decreases the volume levels in viewing mode. ② Pushing this to go to the channel list in viewing mode. ③... -
Page 9: Rear Panel
12. Audio OUT Connect L/R (White/Red) analog audio cables to your TV or amplifier. 13. RS-232C Connects to another HT9200DTR or a PC serial port. 14. S/PDIF Digital audio output for connection to an amplifier(or TV). 15. IR SENSOR... -
Page 10: Remote Control Unit
2.3 Remote Control Unit All receiver features can be controlled with the remote controller. Button Description POWER Turns the receiver On/Off. TV/Rad Switches between TV and Radio. TEXT Operates MHEG5 functions when Service is available NUMERIC Buttons Select channels or can use as an alphabetic search key in the sorted channel lists. -
Page 11: Extending The Range Of The Rcu
2.4 Extending the Range of the RCU Your HT9200DTR is shipped with a small half-dome IR Sensor, on the end of a 2 meter cable. This allows you to house the HT9200DTR inside a (well ventilated) cabinet, without compromising on... -
Page 12: Connections
For passing the antenna signal through to another device (such as a VCR and your TV), connect an appropriate 75 ohm co-axial cable from the Loop Out connector of HT9200DTR (The Loop Out connection will pass the antenna signal through to your Device even when... -
Page 13: Connecting To Tv
<Connecting to PC monitor or digital TV that has an HDMI input port> Connect the HDMI output on HT9200DTR to the HDMI input on your monitor or TV. Set the video output mode to 1080i or 720p or 576p by using ‘Resolution’ in A/V+ on For the best access to HD programming at the highest available resolution, use this connection method. - Page 14 <Connecting to digital TV that supports HD resolution (1080i, 720p, 576p) using the YPbPr port> Connect the YPbPr output on HT9200DTR to a set of matching YPbPr input on your TV. The Audio L/R out jacks can also be connected to matching jacks on your TV or you can use the digital audio Out (See Connecting to A/V receiver (Dolby Digital Amplifier) next page.)
- Page 15 <Connecting to A/V receiver (Dolby digital amplifier)> Connect the optical digital audio out on HT9200DTR to A/V receiver. Set the audio out mode as ‘AC3’.
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Page 16: Menu Overview
4. Menu Overview 4.1 Menu Instruction Press the MENU button to display the menu. You can select the sub menu using ▲/▼/◀/▶ button. The selected sub menu becomes highlighted. When you have selected the sub menu you want, press button. If you want to return to the previous menu, press button. -
Page 17: Menu Structure
S/W Upload : Transfer the software from receiver to receiver or PC. USB Transfer : Transfer the system software between receiver and USB drive. Status Information : Check the version of HT9200DTR. Record Setting : Set Time shift function and record time HDD Information : Check the capacity of HDD... -
Page 18: Menu Operation
5. Menu Operation 5.1 First Installation You can install the receiver using First Installation for your convenience. ‘First Installation' allow you to set your receiver using simple procedure. Select the desired language using the ▲/▼ button. Press the button to confirm and begin scanning. -
Page 19: Auto Scan
5.2.2 Auto Scan The left window shows TV channels and the right window shows Radio channels during the scanning process. White channel names are new channels downloaded to your receiver. Gray channel names are already existing channels. Choose Auto Scan menu and press button to begin scanning You can press Exit at any time to stop scanning. -
Page 20: Option
5.2.4 Region Scan Select the region where user’s are now living by ◀/▶ ▲/▼ buttons. using ss the button to start the region scan. 5.3 Option 5.3.1 TV Output Setup Select the desired TV output options with the ▲/ ▼/◀/▶ button. Press the button to save your chosen settings and exit the dialog. -
Page 21: Parental Control
Display : Change the language used for the OSD and Menus. Audio 1-2 : Choose the preferred audio language for broadcast. Subtitle 1-2 : Choose the preferred subtitle language. 5.3.3 Parental Control You can block access to particular channels by age level. The users need to enter a password in order to watch blocked channel. -
Page 22: Channel
5.3.4 OSD Display Choose the desired options with the ▲/▼/◀/▶ button. Press the button to save your setting and exit the dialog. Banner display time : Banner will remain onscreen for the selected time.(1~9 secs). Screen Saver : The Screen Saver function protects when listening to a Radio channel. The following options can be selected. -
Page 23: Advanced
The SW transfer status is shown in real-time. 5.5.3 USB Transfer You can transfer the system software (firmware) between HT9200DTR and a USB drive (“memory stick” or HDD.) Connect the USB device to a rectangular Host port on the front ( underneath the front panel at the right-handed side) of HT9200DTR. - Page 24 Select “Yes” to begin data transfer. The warning dialog shown below will remain onscreen during the update. HT9200DTR will reboot automatically once the firmware has been updated. When you next open this menu, new firmware detail should be shown in the lower section of screen.
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Page 25: Status
“wake from sleep”. Time shift : If selected “on”, the HT9200DTR will automatically record the channel being watched (to a temporary buffer – not a file). You can pause, rewind etc. “live TV” in this mode. - Page 26 5.7.2 HDD Information This window allows you to see the following HDD details: Total size, Free size, Used size and the HDD model name. 5.7.3 Format HDD If you press the OK button in this dialog all files on the HDD will be erased. TAKE EXTREME CARE WITH THIS OPTION AS THERE IS NO WAY TO RECOVER YOUR RECORDINGS!
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Page 27: Viewing General Information
6. Viewing General Information 6.1 Banner Information Show the signal quality SD or HD transmission Show the signal strength Channel place and name Date / Time Event name Resolution Teletext Time table for actual event Subtitle Audio Lock Scrambled Dolby Parental protection Press the INFO button to display the channel Information bar for a few seconds. -
Page 28: Changing Between Tv & Radio
Changing between TV & Radio Press the TV/Rad button to switch between TV and Radio channels 6.3 TV or Radio Channel Lists TV Type (TV or Radio) Group Status TV Type (TV or Radio) Group Delete Lock Rename View Provider Name... - Page 29 6.3.1Displaying and Using the channel list Press the OK button or Channel list button to show the channel list. Press the ▲/▼ button to move the selection cursor up and down the channel list. Press the OK button to choose / watch the highlighted channel.
- Page 30 6.3.2.1 Delete Mode Select the Delete mode(Trash) icon with the ◀/ ▶ button. Select channel you want to delete with the ▲/▼ button. Press the OK button, and a tick will be shown to the right of the channel name. Press the EXIT button to delete the channel, and exit the dialog.
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Page 31: Option
6.3.2.4 Favorite Mode (Creating Favorites) Select the Favorite mode (Two people) icon with the ◀/▶ button. Press the OK button, and a small Favorite Window will appear to the right of the channel list. Choose the group number with the ▲/▼ buttons, and confirm by pressing the OK button. -
Page 32: A/V
6.4.3 Subtitle Language Select the 'Subtitle' using the ◀/▶ button. Press the ▲/▼ button to select a language. Press the button. If the selected language is different from what is available, you can't watch the subtitle. 6.5 A/V+ While watching TV or listening to Radio, press the A/V+ button to open a small pop-up window. You can select an option.(Audio Mode, Video Mode) If you want to change the option mode, press the ◀/▶... -
Page 33: Fav
6.5.3 Video Format Select the 'Video Mode' using the ◀/▶ button. Press the ▲/▼ button to set Video format of the HT9200 DTR. Press the button to save and exit. 6.6 Fav While watching TV or listening to Radio, press the Fav button. You can watch small pop-up window. -
Page 34: Mheg-5 Epg (Freeview Guide)
6.8 MHEG-5 EPG (Freeview Guide) Press the EPG button to access Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) - The Freeview Guide. The Freeview Guide is very simple to use and enables you to view 8 days of programme listings on all Freeview channels. It also contains a Now/Next screen that shows what is on now and next for each channel. - Page 35 Press the ◀/▶ button to navigate between Freeview channels. The current channel listing is displayed next ‘Chnl’. Press the numeric button of desired channel number to move directly to that channel. Press button to go to the previous day’s listing or press button to go to the next day’s listing for the current channel.
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Page 36: Pvr
7. PVR This chapter covers the time-shifting, recording, playback, bookmarking and editing functions. 7.1 PVR Information bar To access the PVR Information Bar, press the ▲/▼/◀/▶ buttons or any of the “trick play” buttons: PLAY(▶), FF(▶▶), REW(◀◀), SLOW( ▶). Current Channel Name Current Position Record Time... -
Page 37: Time Shift Operation
If ‘Time Shift’ is in the PVR menu (see 5.7.1 Recording Settings section ), the HT9200DTR continuously streams the channel being watched (into a temporary recording buffer file). You can then pause, rewind, fast forward & play through the “live” program disabled If ‘Time Shift’... -
Page 38: Schedule Recording
Max duration time for recording is set to the default record time which set in Menu. If you want to change the duration, press the ◀/▶ button. (Minimum: 5Minutes / Maximum: 10Hours) 7.4 Schedule Recording 7.4.1 Program Recording In the EPG, select the programs you want to book for recording and press the Record button. -
Page 39: Series Recording
7.4.2 Series Recording In the EPG, select the program that is part of Series you want to book for recording and press the Record button. A successful series recording booking is made showing the icon [S] against that program listing. If unsuccessful, press the Record button again. -
Page 40: Record List
7.4.3 Split Event Recording Split Event is a program that may consists of mutilple events (for example, a movie divided into two parts by another program). In the EPG, select any part of the Split Event that you want to book for recording and press the Record button. -
Page 41: Playback List
7.6 Playback List Playback List is the list of contents that has already been recorded or is in the process of being recorded. Press the PLAY List button on RCU to display Playback List. You can view detail file information for selected file by pressing the INFO Button. Press the EXIT button to hide the information. - Page 42 7.6.2 Delete Mode Select Delete mode with the buttons. ▲ ▲ Select the file that you want to delete with the ▲ ▲ buttons. Press OK to confirm. To complete the file deletion, press 'Yes' in the pop-up window. Press the EXIT button to exit. To delete several files at once, press MARK button to select the files you want to delete and press OK button.
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Page 43: Playback Operations
7.7 Playback Operations 7.7.1 Playback of an Existing Recording Press the PLAY LIST button to open the file list. Select the desired file with the ▲/▼ buttons and press the OK or Play button. Once file play is done, Playback list will apprear. Press the EXIT button to close the Playback list. - Page 44 7.7.4 Fast “Shuttle” in Playback Mode This function is available in Playback and Time Shift mode. You can rapidly “shuttle” the play position indicator backwards or forwards by holding down the ▲/▲ buttons. - Release the held button to resume playback. - Avoid use of the ▲/▲...
- Page 45 7.7.6 Using Bookmark Functions The bookmark function enables you to set bookmarks within a media file. These make it easy to target particular positions in the file, which you can “jump” to with a single button press. To Create a Bookmark 1.
- Page 46 7.7.7 Repeating, Copying and Cutting Recordings You can perform repeat, copy and cut operations on selected portions of recorded files. Press the PLAY LIST button. Select, and start playing, the desired file. Move the play position indicator to the desired position with the ▲...
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Page 47: Additional Information
Additional Information Troubleshooting There are many factors that can cause receiver problems. Please take a look at the troubleshooting table below. Do not open the unit as this may cause damage to the HT9200DTR, your property or yourself. Problem Cause Solution The front panel doesn’t... - Page 48 Poor picture or audio Low antenna power or signal Add an antenna booster or turn on quality. loss in cabling. Antenna Power in HT9200DTR menus. Check video cables, and replace if necessary. Broadcasting fault. Wait until the broadcaster remedies the fault, or electrical storm etc.
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Page 49: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications 1. Tuner & Demodulator Parameter Specifications Input Connector 1 X IEC169-2, female Loop through Connector 1 X IEC169-2, male Input Signal Frequency VHF 174~230 Mhz, UHF 470~860MHz Input Signal Level -90~-20dBm Input impedance 75 Ohms nominal IF Center Frequency 36.167 Mhz IF Bandwidth 6.66 Mhz, 7.61MHz... -
Page 50: Power Supply
3. Connector Port Specifications Video S-Video RCA (VIDEO) Component (YPbPr) HDMI Audio RCA (Audio L,R) SPDIF Serial Port RS232C D-sub male type USB2.0 Front : Host x 1ea Rear : Host x 2ea / Slave x 1ea LAN Port RJ45 4. - Page 51 WARRANTY INFORMATION DTV Solutions ACT AS THE WARRANTY AND SERVICE AGENTS FOR THIS HOMECAST PRODUCT. DO NOT RETURN THIS CARD TO DTV Solutions IMPORTANT PLEASE KEEP WARRANTY CARD, PROOF OF PURCHASE AND USER MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE AS YOU WILL REQUIRE THESE WHEN MAKING A WARRANTY CLAIM.
- Page 52 WARRANTY CONDITIONS 1. Where required by HOMECAST / DTV Solutions only the original invoice/receipt issued by the dealer will be accepted as proof of purchase. 2. HOMECAST / DTV Solutions may reject warranty claims on equipment which it believes to be illegally acquired or when the “owner”...
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