Digital to Analog TV Converter Box Model # ATVC101 User’s Manual Ver.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ........................................................................3 2. ACCESSORIES..............................................................................................5 3. FRONT PANEL...............................................................................................5 5. REMOTE CONTROL......................................................................................6 5-1. BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS ............................................
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Airlink101® Digital to Analog TV Converter Box, ATVC101. At midnight on February 17, 2009, all full-power television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting. (For more details, please go to www.dtv2009.gov.) To continue enjoying the great video/audio quality of digital broadcast with your current analog TV, Airlink101 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box is your best solution.
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: HIGH VOLTAGE INSIDE. TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE ANY COVER OR SCREWS. REFER ALL SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. DO NOT ALLOW THIS PRODUCT TO BE EXPOSED TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DISCONNECT THE MAIN PLUG FROM THE SUPPLY SOCKET WHEN NOT IN USE. WARNING: Do not use this product where contact with or immersion in water is a possibility.
Object and Liquid Entry: Never put objects of any kind into this unit through openings, as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never pour or spill any liquid on the unit. Note: Moisture may be formed on the power indicator lens under the following conditions: ¤ ¤ ¤ when the unit is suddenly moved from a cold environment or an air-condition room to a warm place. immediately after a heater has been turned on.
2. ACCESSORIES • • Remote Control and two Batteries AC Adapter 110V~120V • • • 1x RF Cable 1x Mini-to-RCA Cable User Manual 3.
4. REAR PANEL 1. ANT IN - Antenna RF input 2. RF OUT – RF/Coaxial cable connection to the TV 3. CH3/CH4 Switch - Switch RF OUT channel 4. AV - Audio/Video (RCA) connection to the TV 5. DC 12V 1A - AC adapter input 5. REMOTE CONTROL 5-1. Button Descriptions 1. MUTE: Mute or restore the sound 2. CC: Close Caption on/off 3. AUDIO: Toggle preferred audio language 4. EPG: Electronic Program Guide Displays a program guide if pressed when not in “Menu” mode 5.
operations and used to change channels directly 10. : Used to enter a dash “-“ in the chanel number 11. POWER on/off: Turns the receiver ON/OFF 12. ZOOM: Switches the screen format (Full/Letter/Center) 13. SIGNAL: Activates the signal meter 14. FAV: Shows the current list of favorite channels Press multiple times to scroll through lists 15. / UP/Down: Changes the current channel to the previous/next channel when not in “Menu” mode. Moves the cursor up/down in Menu mode 16.
6-2. Basic Connection Please perform the following steps to connect your device. 1. Outdoor Antenna Connection Connect a cable from your antenna (outdoor or rabbit-ears) to the F-Type “ANT IN” connector. 2. Make a connection to the TV using either step 2.1 or step 2.2 • 2.1 RF AV Cable Connection Use the supplied RF cable to plug into the “RF OUT” terminal on the device. Plug the other end of the cable into the TV set.
3. Power Adapter Connection Plug the power adapter into a wall outlet. Connect the other end to the “DC IN” Jack on the device. 6-3. Start up Ensure that your device is properly connected to your television as described in 6.2 above, that you have inserted the batteries into the remote and that the signal quality is good. Press the power button on the device or remote control to activate the device.
3. Set the Auto Daylight Saving. The default setting of the Auto Daylight is “YES.” Press the Left/Right button to enable/disable the Auto Daylight saving feature. Press OK to go to the next page. 4. Select the first Audio Language. The default setting for the Audio Language is English. Press the Left/Right button to change Audio Language: English, Spanish, French. Press OK to go to the next page. 5. Set the Screen Format. The default setting for the Screen Format is Full mode.
7. Basic Operation (non Menu mode) While viewing TV or Radio channels, various functions can be performed using your remote control. Following is an explanation of the buttons on your Remote Control and the corresponding functions: A. Power: Turns the receiver ON/OFF. B. Mute: Mutes audio output of the receiver. C. Numeric key(0-9): Change the channel directly by pressing the channel number. D. RECALL: Recall the last channel. E. / UP/Down: to change the channel.
H. INFO: Press INFO to activate the Info Bar. DRRT Info Channel name Date and Time Audio Language High Definition Channel Close Caption I. Signal: Press Signal to activate the Signal Bar. Channel name Date and Time Signal Indication J. Audio: Press Audio to change the Audio language. K. Zoom: Change the screen format. L. FAV: Press FAV to activate the Favorite Channel List. To create favorite channel list, go to Menu > Channel > TV CH list.
Entertainment, Sports, etc… Press the Red key to return to the previous page. Press the Green key to go to the next page. Press / to move the cursor. Press OK to view the selected channel. Press M. CC: / to change the favorite group. Press CC to toggle the Closed Caption service: Every channel has different caption service, to determine which caption to switch to, you can check from the Info Bar. OFFÆService1ÆService2ÆService3ÆService4ÆService5ÆService6 ÆCC1ÆCC2ÆCC3ÆCC4ÆTT1ÆTT2ÆTT3ÆTT4ÆOFF N.
8. Menus Press the Menu button on the remote control to display the Menu on your TV screen. 8-1. Menu/Channel/TV CH List: In this menu, you can edit the favorite group. You can also see the current channel list. Favorite Group Name Located Frequency Channel list Press the Red key to return to the previous page. Press the Green key to go to next page. Press the Yellow key to add a channel in the shown favorite group. Press the Press the / / key to switch favorite groups. key to change the channel. 8-2.
8-3. Menu/Scan/Manual Scan In this menu, you can scan available channels in specific frequency channel. Selected Channel Quality indicator Channel list Press OK to start the Manual Scan. Press / to select specific frequency channel. If there is any problem at the specific channel, it will show ‘Playing’ Within in few seconds. Otherwise show ‘ No Signal’.
8-4. Menu/Setup/Screen Setting In this menu, you can select the screen format: FULL, Letter, Center. Screen Format List White Line is TV. Gray rectangle is the content. / key to switch Screen Formats. Press the Press OK to confirm the selection. 8-5. Menu/Setup/System Setting In this menu, you can change the OSD (On-Screen Display) Language, OSD Opacity, Audio Language, Auto Sleep, etc… 1. OSD Language: / key to select either: Press the English, Spanish, or French. 2.
8-6. Menu/Setup/Parental Control (VCHIP) From this menu, you can select: Lock System, Country, Rating Control, and Change Password. 1. Lock System: You can set ON/OFF to enable / disable the Parental Control lock system. 2. County: You can set the country of the ratting (USA/Canada). 3. Rating Control: (V-Chip) You can set the Rating Controls. The TV Rating/MPAA Rating is for USA. The English Rating/ French Rating is for Canada. Press the / keys to move focus. Press OK to confirm the selection. 3.
TV Parental Guidelines Age Based TV-Y All children TV-Y7 Direct to older children TV-G GENERAL AUDIENCE TV-PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED TV-14 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED TV-MA MATURE AUDIENCE ONLY FV Content Based FANTASY VIOLENCE SCENE V VIOLENCE SCENE S SEXUAL SITUATION L ADULT LANGUAGE D SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE DIALOG MPAA RATING G General audiences All ages admitted PG Parental guidance suggested Some material may not be suitable for children PG-13 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED
3.3 English Rating The rating system used by English-language programming services has six levels. Press / / to move focus. Press OK to confirm the selection. 3.3 French Rating The rating system used by French-language programming services has six levels. / to move focus. Press / Press OK to confirm the selection. English Rating E Exempt Exempt programming C Children For younger children under the age of 8 years C8+ CHILDREN EIGHT FOR YOUNGSTERS 8 YEARS YEARS AND OLDER AND OVER.
French Rating E Exempt Exempt programming G General Appropriate viewing for the entire family. 8+ CHILDREN EIGHT YEARS AND OLDER FOR YOUNGSTERS 8 YEARS AND OVER. 13+ GENERAL FOR YOUNGSTERS 13 YEARS PROGRAMMING, SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES AND OVER. 16+ PARENTAL GUIDANCE FOR YOUNGSTERS 16 YEARS AND OVER. 18+ ADULT PROGRAMMING INTENDED FOR VIEWERS 18 YEARS AND OLDER. 3.4 Digital Rating Press / to move focus. Press / to switch selection. Press OK to confirm the selection. 4.
8-7. Menu/Setup/Closed Caption From this menu, you can select the Caption Type, and customize features such as the Caption size, Foreground Color, Foreground Opacity, Background Color and Background Opacity. 1. Caption Type: The caption services include: OFF, Service1-6, CC1-4, TT1-4. 2. Customization: Press / to select ON/OFF. 3. Caption Size: You can select from three sizes: Small, Standard, Large. 4.
8-9. Menu/Setup/Factory Default You can load the default factory settings from this menu. 8-10 Menu/Setup/Info/System Information This menu displays the product name, software version, hardware version, and loader version.
9. Specifications 1. Tuner and Channel Input Connector: F-type, IEC169-24, Female Frequency: Input Impedance: Signal Level: Demodulation: 54 MHz ~ 806 MHz 75ohm unbalanced -5 to -83 dBm 8VSB 2. System & Memory Main Processor: Flash Memory: DDR: RTK 2881S 2 Mbytes 16 Mbytes Channel Memory: Multi Language Menu: Front Panel: Led indicator: 500 English, Spanish, French 1 key 1 (Power Led) Remote Control: 32 keys, IR remote Control 3.
Technical Support E-mail: support@airlink101.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlink101.com * Picture quality, reception and channel numbers depend on the television set, type of antenna, weather and distance from station transmitter. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2008 AirLink101®. All rights reserved.
