TB HDD PVR with Twin Tuners Model Number AS-PVR1000R INSTRUCTION MANUAL After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 886 649 Email: info@tempoaustralia.com.
Contents Warranty 3 Welcome 4 General Safety Instructions 5 Controls and Connections 7 Basic Operations 14 Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 18 Recording Functions 20 Media Browser/File Manager 23 Menus 25 FAQs 30 Technical Specifications 31 2 After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 886 649 Email: info@tempoaustralia.com.
1TB HDD PVR with Twin Tuners Warranty Details The product is guaranteed to be free from defects in workmanship and parts for a period of 24 months from the date of purchase. Defects that occur within this warranty period, under normal use and care, will be repaired, replaced or refunded at our discretion, solely at our option with no charge for parts and labour.
Welcome Congratulations on choosing to buy a BAUHN® product. By doing so you now have the assurance and peace of mind that comes with purchasing a product made by one of the leading manufacturers. All products brought to you by BAUHN® are manufactured to the highest standards of performance and safety and, as part of our philosophy of customer service and satisfaction, are backed by our comprehensive 2 Year Warranty. We hope you will enjoy using your purchase for many years to come.
General Safety Instructions Read this manual thoroughly before first use and keep it in a safe place for future reference, along with the warranty card, purchase receipt and carton. The safety precautions enclosed herein reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury when correctly adhered to. Follow all instructions and take notice of all warnings to reduce the risk of fire or electric shock.
General Safety Instructions (Cont.) Installation • The product must be installed in accordance with local laws. • Place the product on a straight, rigid and stable place. Do not place it on carpet. Do not place it on top of another appliance that may cause overheating (for example, a receiver or amplifier). • When installing the unit, make sure to place it: • Away from heat sources, radiators or other products that produce heat. • Away from areas with high temperatures, high humidity or direct sunlight.
Controls and Connections Front Panel 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 Standby: Press this button to switch the unit on or to standby. CH-: Press this button to change the channel downwards. CH+: Press this button to change the channel upwards. VOL-: Press this button to decrease the volume. VOL+: Press this button to increase the volume. USB2: Connect your USB storage device for copying files or recording.
Controls and Connections (Cont.) The Remote Control 8 After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 886 649 Email: info@tempoaustralia.com.
Controls and Connections (Cont.) Remote Control Functions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 POWER: Switch the product on or to standby. Numeric buttons (0-9): Select a channel by channel number. INFO: Show current program information. VOL+/-: I ncrease or decrease the volume. Navigate through the menus. ASPECT: Change the aspect ratio (16:9, 4:3, Letter Box, Pan Scan). / : Navigate up or down in menu mode / Change the program. Menu: View the main menu.
Controls and Connections (Cont.) Using the Remote Control 1. To use the remote control, point it towards the front of the HDD PVR. 2. The remote control has a range of up to 7 metres from the HDD PVR at an angle of up to 60 degrees. 3. The remote control will not operate if its path is blocked. NOTE: • If the HDD PVR does not operate when operating the remote control from a close range, you need to replace the batteries. • Do not drop the remote control unit; do not subject it to physical shocks.
Controls and Connections (Cont.) Antenna Requirements • You may not need to change or replace your existing TV antenna to receive digital reception. However, if your antenna is not in a good condition, it is recommended that you consider replacing it to ensure uninterrupted digital television viewing. • Viewers in areas of poor analog reception may need specialist advice about antenna requirements for digital reception in their area. • We recommend using quad shielded cable connecting the antenna to the TV.
Controls and Connections (Cont.) For High Definition Viewing: Connect the HDD PVR receiver via HDMI output 1. Connect the loop cable to LOOP IN and to LOOP OUT. 2. Connect the antenna to ANT IN of the unit. 3. Connect the unit to the TV via HDMI cable, as illustrated below. HDMI Interface Antenna AUDIO INPUT VIDEO INPUT HDMI INPUT LR LOOP IN ANTI N 100-240V~ 50/60Hz CVBS L R CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPE N ANTO UT TUNER-S CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Controls and Conections (Cont.) For Audio Connection: Connect via SPDIF (Optical/Coaxial), Mixed Audio L/R output 1. Connect the loop cable to LOOP IN and to LOOP OUT. 2. Connect the antenna with ANT IN of the unit. 3. Connect the unit to the amplifier via audio cable, as illustrated below.
Basic Operations Power On/Off Press the button on the remote control (or at the front of the AS-PVR1000R) to turn on the power to the unit. The blue standby light will extinguish and the LCD will display the current mode. To turn the unit off, press the button. The unit will switch to standby mode after 10 seconds and the button at the front of the unit will illuminate in blue. • • If you press the button while recording a program, the following choices will be displayed.
Basic Operations (Cont.) DTV Manual Search 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press MENU to open the Main Menu. Press the / arrow keys to select Installation, then press to enter the menu on the right. Press the / arrow keys to select DTV Manual Search, then press OK. Press the / arrow keys to select a frequency. After a few moments the Strength & Quality bars will indicate if there is any signal on the selected frequency. Press OK to add the selected frequency to the list you wish to scan.
Basic Operations (Cont.) Changing Volume There are three options for changing the volume level: • Press VOL+ / VOL- on the remote control or front of the AS-PVR1000R. • Press the / arrow keys on the remote control. • Press on the remote control to mute the volume. Press again, or VOL+ / VOL-, to restore sound. Info Box Display information about the channel you are currently viewing, including channel number, channel name, current program, next program, signal strength/quality, current time. 1.
Basic Operations (Cont.) Format You can select the video output resolution (1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576i). Audio You can select which audio language, sound track and digital audio format you wish to use from the broadcast of the current program you are watching. 1. Press AUDIO to display the Audio Window. 2. Press the / arrow keys on the remote control to select a menu item. 3. Press the / arrow keys on the remote control to change the setting. 4. Press EXIT to close the Audio Window.
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) EPG stands for Electronic Program Guide. It is supplied by the program providers and offers information about the programs to be broadcast. Before you can view any EPG information, you have to ‘activate’ every channel for which you want to view program information. To do this, select and view for a few seconds each channel you require EPG information for. There are two ways to open the EPG: • While in Live TV mode press EPG. • Open from Main Menu. 1. Press MENU 2.
Electronic Program Guide (Cont.) Horizontal EPG Mode • • Press the / arrow or CH+ / CH- keys to select a channel. Press the / arrow keys to cycle through the programs on the right side for the selected channel. • Press to view the previous day's program list for the selected channel. • Press to view the next day's program list for the selected channel. NOTE: Program information is only displayed in horizontal mode. Only the first five lines of the program synopsis (in the top left box) will be displayed.
Recording Functions Before using any recording functions, you must set the default recording options (see page 26 'PVR Settings' for instructions). Instant Recording This mode allows you to start recording the current channel immediately without having to set up a start and finish time. The AS-PVR1000R has the ability to record two channels at the same time.
Recording Functions (Cont.) Time-shift Recording While in Live TV mode and if enabled, the unit will automatically start time-shift recording the channel currently being viewed. • To enable/disable time-shift, simply press T.SHIFT on the remote control. • Time-shift recording will only start 30 seconds after changing to a channel. • The current time-shift recording will be stopped when the channel is changed or the unit is turned off. • Time-shift recordings cannot be saved.
Recording Functions (Cont.) Timer Edit Window • Press the / arrow keys to select an option • Press / to change an option. • Use the number buttons to enter date, start time and duration options directly. • Press OK to save options and close the Edit window. Switch: Enable or disable the timer (On, Off ). Type: Choose to record a program or display a reminder (Record, Remind). Channel Name: Select the channel you wish to record. Date: Enter the start date for the timer (yyyy/mm/dd).
Media Browser/File Manager The Media Browser allows you to explore and play your recorded programs or media files from the internal HDD or attached USB device. The right side will display information about the currently selected file such as recorded time, recording duration, file size, censorship (program rating) and the storage location (inner HDD or USB1/2). While in Media Browser, the last channel you were watching will continue to play in the top right corner until a media file is previewed.
Media Browser/File Manager (Cont.) Operation / File Options Press to display the file options menu. • Copy: Copies the selected file to the inner HDD or USB device selected in the PVR menu. • Select All: Fast option for selecting all files. • Unselect All: Fast option for cancelling selection of all files. • Reverse Select: Currently selected files will be un-selected and currently un-selected files will be selected. • Rename: Displays the keyboard for renaming the currently highlighted file.
Menus Main menu Menu Selection and Adjustment 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press MENU to display the Main Menu. Press the / arrow keys to select a menu. Press OK or to enter the menu. Press the / arrow keys to select a menu item. Press OK or / to adjust the menu option/value. Press MENU to return to the previous menu screen, or press EXIT to exit the menu completely. Live TV menu • Channel List - Display the list of tuned channels. EPG menu • Vertical EPG: Opens the EPG in Vertical mode (see page 18 for details).
Menus (Cont.) PVR menu • • • • 26 Media Browser - Opens the Media Browser window (file can support MPG, TS, TRP, WMV, MP4, MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, VOB, MP3, WAV format). Timer List - Opens the Timer List window. Storage - Displays information about the internal HDD and attached USB devices (allows you to format the internal HDD or attached USB). PVR Setting - Set default options for recording modes. Time Shift Function: Enable/Disable auto time-shift recording mode.
Menus (Cont.) Installation menu • Auto Search (see page 14 for details). • DTV Manual Search (see page 15 for details). Settings Menu • Audio & Video Output Settings Video resolution - select video output resolutions: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576i. TV aspect ratio - select the suitable aspect ratio for your TV: 16:9, 4:3. Aspect ratio conversions - available options: Auto, Letter Box, Pan Scan (use depending on your TV resolution; see page 16 for details).
Menus (Cont.) • Time Mode - Auto. Display Existing Date - Automatically set from broadcast signal. Display Existing Time - Automatically set from broadcast signal. Daylight Saving Time - Enable/Disable summer time (+1hr). Region - Select your time zone. • Parental control Censorship - Set your desired program block level from All Block, P, C, G, PG, M, MA, AV, R, No Block. Installation Menu Control - Set it to Lock to require password to access the menu area.
Menus (Cont.) • OSD settings OSD Transparency - Set the transparency level for On-Screen Display. Info Box Display Time - Set auto hide time for Info box (see page 16). • System information View system information of the unit. • Firmware upgrade Select to upgrade the software of the unit (upgrade USB must be connected to rear USB port). WARNING: Upgrading the firmware will delete all recorded programs on the internal HDD. Factory default Restore to factory default settings.
FAQs If you experience problems with this HDD PVR or its installation, in the first instance please read carefully the relevant sections of this instruction manual. If none of the solutions help you solve your problem, contact the after sales support line. Problem Possible cause Solution The display on the front panel is not lit. Cord is unplugged. Check the mains lead. Main fuse is blown. Check the fuse. Aerial is disconnected. Check the aerial lead. No signal found.
Technical Specifications Tuner Channel decoding Video decoding Audio decoding AV output Demultiplexer Input frequency 174~230MHz UHF 474~858Mhz VHF Bandwidth 7MHz Input impedance 75 Ohms Input level -80 ~ -20 dBm Waveform COFDM Demodulation QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM FEC 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 Guard 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 Mode 2K, 8K Standard MPEG-2: MP@ML, MP@HL MPEG-4: ASP@L5 H.264/AVC: HP@L4.1, MP@L4.
Technical Specifications (Cont.) Rear panel Front panel/ RCU Power/ ambient Accessories included HDTV output HDMI 1.3 ANT input IEC-type, female Loop output IEC-type, male Video CVBS YPbPr Audio L/R Digital audio output coaxial and optical USB USB 2.0 IR Receiver 38KHz Category IR (Carrier 38KHz) Battery 2 x 1.
