Homecast HT3000 Manual

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Notice Safety Information 1. Before You Begin Features 1.2 A ccessories 2. Controls and Functions Front Panel Rear Panel Remote Contr ol Unit 3. Connections 3.1 Connecting to the Antenna Connecti ng to TV 4. Menu Overv ie w Menu Instr ucti on Menu Help Menu Str ucture...
  • Page 2 6.4 A UD Button 6.5 MODE Button TTX Button SUB Button MHEG-5 EP G (Freeview G uide) A dditional Information A.1 Troubleshooti ng A.2 Technical Speci ficati ons Glossary of Terms...
  • Page 3: Notice

    Notice Read thi s manu al carefully and mak e su re you under st and th e provided in struction s. For your safety, check what th e r esult each action w ill be. Warnings, Cautions and Note s Throughout he whole m anu al, pay sp ecial attent ion to the follow ing mark s that indic at e hazardou s situ ation s.
  • Page 4: Safety Information

    Safety Information This digit al t err estri al r ec eiver h as been m anufactur ed to comply with internation al safety stand ard s. Please r ead the following saf ety prec aution s carefully. Safety Instructions and Precautions Av oid placing heav y things and blocking v entilation passa ge.
  • Page 5 Keep aw ay f rom the w ater. C lear off the dust. Dust or M etallic particles inside the set can cause f ire and electric shock. Av oid dissembling and assembling. Do not open the set. Do not snatch the cable to plug out. Do not mo v e the set w hile pow er cord is plugged in.
  • Page 6: Before You Begin

    1. Before You Begin 1.1 Features MPEG-2 Video(MP @ML), MPEG-1 Audio Lay er 1, Lay er 2, H.264/AVC, HE-AAC, AC3(Dolby Digital) High Definition Digital Tuner with Loop-through W ide Symbol Rat e 8Mbp s & Fr equen cy Input 474~858MHz S/PDIF AC3 audio Vector Font and 256 color GUI (G raphi c User Interfac e) Multi-languag e menu...
  • Page 7: Accessories

    1.2 Accessories HDMI cable Component Cable (Red, Green, Blu e RCA connector s) Composit e Cable( Yellow- Vid eo, W hite/Red –L/R audio ) Operating in struction (this Manu al) Remote Control AAA dry cell batteries x 2...
  • Page 8: Controls And Functions

    2. Controls and Functions 2.1 Front Panel ① ② ③ ④ Item Description 1 . Power Button Turns the receiv er O n/Off. 2 . CH Up/Down Buttons C hanges channel s in operation mode (▲ /▼ ) 3 . D i spl ay Show s channel number and indicate operating status.
  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    Digital A udio output f or conne ction to an amplifier. 7 . RS-23 2C C onnects to another HT3000 or a PC serial port. 8 . CVBS O U T Use this to conne ct a compo site v ideo cable (CV BS-Yello w ). Standard Definition only (576i resolution).
  • Page 10: Remote Control Unit

    Remote Control Unit All receiver features can b e controlled with the r emot e controller. Button Description 1 . POWER Turns the receiv er O n/Off. 2 . M U T E Turns the sound on/of f. 3 . TV/VCR Sw itches betw een TV and VC R mode w hen connecting TV and VCR b y Scart 4 .
  • Page 11 15 . Color button Mo v es in MHEG EPG Menu 16 . FAV Selects f rom the group of f a v orite channels. 17 . RCL Rev erts to the previous channel 18 . T EXT O perates MHEG f unctions w hen Service is av ailable 19 .
  • Page 12: Connections

    For passing th e antenn a signal through to another devic e (such as a VCR and your TV), connect an appropri at e 75 oh m co- axi al c able fro m the Loop Out connector of HT3000...
  • Page 13: Connecting To Tv

    <Connecting to PC mon itor or digital TV that has an HDMI input port> Connect HT3000’s HDMI jack to an HDMI jack on your monitor or TV. Set the video output mod e to 1080i or 720p or 576p by using ‘Resolution’ in Mode on For the best ac cess to HD progr amming at th e high est available r esolution, use this connection m ethod.
  • Page 14 YPbPr port> Connect the HT3000 YPbPr out jacks to a set of matching YPbPr in jack s on your TV. The Audio L/R out jack s can al so b e connect ed to matching jack s on your TV or you can use The digital audio Out (See Connecting to A/V rec eiver (Dolby Digital Amplif ier) section, pag e??.
  • Page 15 <Connecting to A/V receiver (Dolby digital amplifier)> Connect HT3000 Optical Digital Audio Out to an Optical Digital Audio Input on A/V rec eiver. Set HT3000 Audio out mode to ‘Dolby Digital’. (See pag e 20)
  • 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 u sing ▲ /▼ /◀/▶ button. The selected sub m enu b ecomes highlight ed. When you have selected the sub menu you want, press button.
  • Page 17: Menu Structure

    4.3 Menu Structure In the m enu, short information is di splayed at th e bottom of the scr een. Installation Antenna : S elect th e Antenn a power setting s. Auto Scan : Search the all ch annel s auto matically without sp ecifying par am et ers. Manual Sc an : S earch the ch ann el s manu ally by specifying parameter s.
  • Page 18: Menu Operation

    5. Menu Operation 5.1 First Installation You can in st all th e receiver u sing First In stall ation for your convenience. ‘First In stall ation' allow you to set your rec eiver u sing si mple procedure. Sel ect the d esir ed langu ag e u sing the ▲ /▼ button.
  • Page 19: Auto Scan

    5.2.2 Region Scan Seelect th e region wher e u ser’s are now liviing ◀ /▶ ▲ /▼ buttons. by using Press the button to start the region sc an. 5.2.3 Auto Scan The l eft window shows TV ch ann els and the right window shows Radio chann els during th e sc anning process.
  • Page 20: Option

    Transmitt er frequ encies and other ch ann el det ails for your ar ea can b e found on-line, or phoning your TV station. 5.3 Option 5.3.1 T V Output Setup Select the d esired TV output option s with the ▲/▼ /◀/▶...
  • Page 21: Parental Control

    5.3.3 Parental Control You can block acc ess to particular ch annels by ag e l evel. The u ser s need to ent er a password in ord er to watch blocked chann el. To chang e the p assword, press th e ◀/▶ button, a dialog will open.
  • Page 22 Bann er display time : Bann er will r emain on scr een for the selected time.(1~9 sec s). Screen Sav er : Th e Screen S aver function prot ect s when li st ening to a Radio ch annel. You can choo se from th e following options : Di sable, 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120 Minutes.
  • Page 23 The SW tran sfer st atu s is shown in real-ti me. 5.5.3 USB Transfer You can tran sfer the sy stem softwar e (f irmw are) betw een HT3000 and a US B drive(“memory stick” or HDD.) Connect the USB devic e to a r ect angular Ho st port on the front ( undern eath the front p anel at th e right-hand ed side) of HT3000.
  • Page 24 Select “Yes” to begin d at a tran sf er. The w arning dialog shown below will rem ain on scr eem during th e update. HT3000 will reboot automatic ally once th e firmwar e has been upd ated. W hen you next open this m enu, new f irmware detail should be show n in the low er section of screen.
  • Page 25: Reset

    To perform a full factory reset to d efault valu e, simply press OK button. The confirmat ion window show n in the i mag e will app ear. If you select 'Yes', the HT3000 will be r eset to defualt f actory values. 5.7 Status 5.7.1 Information...
  • Page 26: Viewing General Information

    6. Viewing General Information 6.1 Banner Information TV or Radio channel SD or HD transmission Show the signal quality Channel place and name Dat e / Time Show the signal strength Ev ent nam e Resoultion T el et ext Tim e table for act ual event Subtitle Audio...
  • Page 27: Tv & Radio Changing

    6.2 TV & Radio changing Press the TV/Rad button to switch betw een TV and Rad io chann el s 6.3 TV or Radio Channel Lists TV Ty pe TV Ty pe Group Status (TV or Radio) (TV or Radio) Gr oup Delete Loc k...
  • Page 28 6.3.1 Displaying and Using the channel list Press the OK button or Channel list button to show the chan nel li st. Press the ▲/▼ button to move the selection curso r up and down the ch annel li st. Press the OK button to choose / watch th e highlighted ch annel.
  • Page 29 6.3.2 Understanding and Using Mode Commands The icon s shown at th e bottom of the chann el list provide acc ess to a nu mber of “mod es”. Modes ar e u sed to perform p articular types of oper ation s in the op en window. Press ◀/▶...
  • Page 30 To chang e the Favorit e group name. Press the d esir ed group. Change the n ame of group as p er th e in struction s above. <Rename W indow Icon Meaning s> : Move focus to the left : Move focus to the right : Close keyboard window : Change to upper-case l etter s...
  • Page 31: Aud Button

    6.4 AUD Button Press AUD Button while watching TV or li st ening to Radio to launch a small pop-up window. You can sel ect from th e following sub-m enu s in thi s window. Audio Languag e Teletext Langu ag e Subtitle Langu age 6.4.1 Audio Language Select the 'Audio' sub-menu with the ◀/▶...
  • Page 32: Mode Button

    TV sp eaker s. (STE REO , LEFT, RIGHT, JOINT) Press the OK button to save and exit. This option is only applic able to th e HT3000 an alog audio output jacks. It h as no impact on the digit al audio output.
  • Page 33: Ttx Button

    6.6 TTX Button Ref er to 6. 4. 2 Teletext Langu ag e 6.7 SUB Button Ref er to 6. 4. 3 Subtitle langu age...
  • Page 34: Mheg-5 Epg (Freeview Guide)

    6.8 MHEG-5 EPG (Freeview Guide) Press the EPG button to access El ectronic Progr amme Guid e (EPG) - Th e Fr eeview Guide. The Freeview Guid e i s very simpl e to use and en ables you to view 8 day s of programme listing s on all Freeview ch annels.
  • Page 35 Press th e num eric button of desired ch ann el numb er to move dir ectly to that ch annel. button to go to the previous day’s listing or press button to go to the next day’ s Press listing for th e curr ent chann el.
  • Page 36: Additional Information

    Ther e are m any factors that c an c au se r ec eiver probl em s. Please take a look at the troubl eshooting table below. Do not open the unit as thi s may cau se damag e to the HT3000, your property or yourself.
  • Page 37 A dd an antenna bo oster or turn on quali ty. loss in cabling. A ntenna Pow er in HT3000 menus. C heck v ideo cables, and repla ce if nece ssary. Broadca sting f ault. Wait until the broadcaster remedies the f ault, or electrical storm etc.
  • Page 38: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications 1. Tuner & De modulator Parameter Speci fications Input Connector 1 X IEC 169-2, female Loop thr ough Connector 1 X IEC 169-2, male Input Signal Fr equency VHF 177.5~226. 5 Mhz, UHF 470~860MHz Input Signal Level -90~-20dBm Input im pedance 75 O hms nominal IF Center Fr equency...
  • Page 39: Power Supply

    3. Connector Port Speci fications Video 2 Scarts f or TV, VC R RCA (V IDEO ) C omponent (YPbPr) HDMI A ud i o RCA (A udio L, R) SPDIF Ser ial Port RS232C D-sub male type USB2.0 F ront : Host x 1ea 4.
  • Page 40: Glossary Of Terms

    Glossary of Terms Electronic Progr amme Guide. Software th at en ables viewer s to n avigate easily among the l arg e sel ection of chann el s provided by the digital t echnology and choo se th e service th ey desir e. Forward Error Correction.

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