Power outlet: To prevent electric shock, be sure the electrical plug used on the product power cord matches the electrical outlet used to supply power to the Aurora product. Use only the power adapter and power connection cables designed for this unit.
User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS PACKAGE CONTENTS ......................1 INTRODUCTION ........................2 About ..............................2 Features ..............................2 Front Panel ............................3 Rear Panel ............................4 Rack Mounting ............................5 Identifying the Remote Control Buttons ....................6 APPLICATION ........................... 7 OPERATION ..........................
User Guide PACKAGE CONTENTS Please make sure the following items are included within your package. Contact your dealer if any items are missing or damaged. Tuner x 1 Remote Control (with 2 AAA batteries) x 1 Power adaptor x 1 ...
User Guide INTRODUCTION About The V-Tune Pro 4K delivers a total Ultra High Definition worldwide tuning solution for any integrated system which requires IPTV, ATSC, QAM, NTSC & PAL. The tuner is capable of decoding MPEG2, MPEG4, VC-1, H.264, and H.265 with resolutions up to 4K2K @ 60Hz via RF and LAN.
User Guide Front Panel Front Display & Buttons Power - Press to turn the tuner ON or OFF. - Press to change channels or highlight items on the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu screen. - Press to adjust volume or highlight items on the OSD menu. Press to exit to previous menu screen. ...
User Guide Rear Panel Rear Connections DC IN - Connect the supplied 12V / 2A power adapter's output. RF IN - Connect a VHF/UHF/ATSC coaxial RF antenna cable to this port for signal input. RS-232 - Connection for remote control via external system (e.g. PC).(see Appendix 3) ...
User Guide Identifying the Remote Control Buttons Battery Installation Open the battery lid behind the remote control and insert the two AAA batteries (included). Be sure to observe correct polarity (+/-) when placing the batteries into the compartment. Note: Never mix old and new batteries as this may result in leakage or cracking, possibly causing injuries to users. Caution: A risk of explosion can result if batteries are replaced with an incorrect type.
User Guide APPLICATION Plug power adapter into AC power outlet, then connect adapter plug into DC IN port Connect antenna or cable source to RF Input port using coaxial RF cable with F-type connector Connect to external control system (if applicable) Select output format: For analog output, connect the VIDEO output to the AV INPUT jacks on your display, switcher or router.
User Guide OPERATION SETTING UP THE TUNER Channel Setup Press the “Power” button on the remote control to turn the tuner on. When powering on for the first time, you will be prompted to scan and memorize all available channels from your RF input signal. To start this process, press the “Menu”...
User Guide The tuner scans for all QAM digital and NTSC analog signals from channel 2 to 125. It takes about five minutes to complete the whole scanning process; the percentage bar displays the progress. When the scan has completed, press the “Exit” button on the remote control to leave this window. Press the “CH ”...
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User Guide 2. Use to highlight each channel in the list. Pressing “OK” on a checked channel will remove it from the list (skip), while pressing "OK" on an unchecked channel will add it to memory. 3. Press the “Exit” button on the remote control to leave this window.
User Guide Caption (Closed-Caption Options) Press the “Menu” button on the remote control. Press buttons to highlight the Caption icon, and press “OK” button to select desired caption. 1. Style: Press buttons and the “OK” button to select the desired caption style options: Custom or Default. 2.
User Guide Setup Press the “Menu” and buttons to highlight Setup and press the “OK” button on the remote control to show sub-menus. Output Resolution 1. Press the buttons to select “Resolution” and press “OK”. 2. Press to select the output video resolution and press the “OK” button on the remote control. 3.
User Guide Dolby Digital: Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Network Settings DHCP The tuner will automatically attempt to establish a network connection using DHCP when an active network cable is connected. You can also manually attempt to connect by selecting "DHCP" from the "Network"...
User Guide Parental Control Setting Explanation of the MPAA and TV Rating Systems TV Rating (USTV (FCC)) Age-Based Ratings TV-MA Mature audiences only. This program may contain mature themes, profane language, graphic violence and explicit sexual content. TV-14 Parents strongly cautioned. This program may contain sophisticated themes, sexual content, strong language and more intense violence.
User Guide The particular rating that you have selected will be locked. In addition, more restrictive ratings will be locked as well. * Neither USTV (FCC) ratings nor MPAA ratings apply to news programs. Parental Control 1. Press to highlight Parental and press “OK”, and enter the default password of “0000”. Press “OK” to confirm.
User Guide APPENDIX 1 DTV Channel Table Information *Log on to the website http://www.antennaweb.org and select “Choose An Antenna”. Enter your address and find the DTV stations airing the signal in your local area and then visit the local station websites for program schedules.
User Guide APPENDIX 2 RF System Guidelines This section is a basic guideline based on the SCTE Digital Cable Network Standard. For optimal performance on a cable system following the published standards will usually lead to the best results and the least headaches. More detailed documents are available from the standards committees.
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User Guide Micro-reflections longer than 4.5 microseconds rarely occur in conventional cable television systems. Moreover very low-level micro-reflections (e.g., -40dB) longer than 4.5 microseconds may not be measured reliably. Therefore, microreflections longer than 4.5 microseconds shall be considered under item 4 (of this table) as a contributor to C/(N+I) 14.
User Guide APPENDIX 3 Troubleshooting Problem Solution 1. The power indicator (green LED) a. Check that the power plug is properly inserted into a functioning power on front panel of the tuner doesn't outlet. light up, and no message is b.
User Guide APPENDIX 4 RS-232/LAN Control Protocol RS232 Control LAN Control (RPC calls via HTTP Post) If a command in the RS-232 protocol is !KEY_CH+<CR> then the RPC will use just the KEY_CH+. ! and <cr> is not used in LAN commands. Note: Certain Characters like “+”...
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User Guide !KEY_5<CR> !KEY_6<CR> !KEY_7<CR> !KEY_8<CR> !KEY_9<CR> !KEY_.<CR> !KEY_VOL+<CR> Volume up !KEY_VOL-<CR> Volume down !KEY_MUTE<CR> Volume mute !KEY_PWR<CR> Power On / Off !KEY_MENU<CR> Menu !KEY_EXIT<CR> Exit !KEY_INFO<CR> Info !KEY_CC<CR> Closed Captioning !KEY_EPG<CR> Electronic Programming Guide (For future use) !KEY_PAGE<CR> Page (For future use) !KEY_PLAY<CR>...
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User Guide For a picture with an original 16:9 format, to fill the screen with bar on the top and !ASPECT_LETTER<CR> bottom of the screen. For a picture with an original 4:3 format to keep 4:3 aspect ratio on a 16:9 screen with !ASPECT_PILLAR<CR>...
User Guide APPENDIX 5 Technical Specifications General Specifications Reception: ATSC/ DVB-T Terrestrial HDTV, NTSC/PAL analog TV System Demodulation: 8-VSB, COFDM, Clear 64/256 QAM, NTSC/PAL RF Input Format: ATSC All 18 video format input support, NTSC. Frequency: 54- 860MHz covering 2- 69 off-air channels and 2- 135 STD, IRC, HRC cable channels ...
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User Guide Control Signal Interface RJ-45 Ethernet Port x 1 (10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet) USB 3.0 High Speed Port x 1 (USB1.1 backwards compatible) IR Sensor Extender over 3.5 mm TRS Jack x 1 RS-232 over 3.5mm TRS Jack x 1 Power Interface 12V DC Input Connector x 1 LEDs...
User Guide APPENDIX 6 Glossary AC-3 Audio Code 3 – A Dolby digital audio encoding scheme. The audio encoding format adopted by the ATSC. ATSC Advanced Television Systems Committee BER Bit Error Rate - The number of erroneous bits divided by the total number of bits over a stipulated period of time. Usually expressed as a number and a power of 10.
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User Guide MHz Megahertz - Cycles per second, in Millions MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group - An international standards-setting group, working to develop standards for compressed full-motion video, audio, and other associated information. MPEG-2 Refers to multiple parts of the ISO/IEC 13818 standard mV Millivolt - Thousandths of a Volt Noise An undesired or unintended element of a signal.
Limited 3 Year Warranty Aurora Multimedia Corp. (“Manufacturer”) warrants that this product is free of defects in both materials and workmanship for a period of 3 years as defined herein for parts and labor from date of purchase. This Limited Warranty covers products purchased in the year of 2009 and after.
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User Guide This product warranty extends to the original purchaser only and will be null and void upon any assignment or Aurora Multimedia Corp. 205 Commercial Court Morganville, NJ 07751 Phone: 732-591-5800 Fax: 732-591-6801...
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