High Definition Digital Terrestrial Receiver USER’S MANUAL
Important Safety Instructions • To avoid electric shock, do not open the unit. • There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Servicing can only be performed by qualified service personnel. • Connection can only be to a 240V AC mains supply. • All safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • All warnings on the product and in this user’s manual should be adhered to. • The antenna cable must be earthed.
Overview Thank you for purchasing this Strong Digital Terrestrial Television Receiver. This product has been manufactured in accordance with strict quality control procedures and is fully compliant with Australian specifications. Your new receiver will enable you to experience superior picture and sound quality, widescreen images, extra channels plus a variety of new features. • For a complete list of all of our digital television receivers— terrestrial and satellite—please go to our website: www.strong.
Contents Important Safety Instructions.............................................................................................................................................. 2 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Main Features ...............................................................................................................................
Checklist of Accessories The following accessories have been supplied with your contact the retailer from whom you purchased the unit. .
Controls and Indicators Front panel 1 2 3 4 1 To switch the receiver between stand-by mode and power-on mode. 2 To display the main menu,or return to a previous menu 3 To select the next channel, or next option in a menu. 4 To select the previous channel, or previous option in a menu.
Rear panel No. Name Connector Function 1 LOOP OUT IEC 169-24 female Loop-through output to VCR, etc.
Remote Control 1. STANDBY: To switch to stand-by mode when the receiver is on (or vice versa) 8. PAGE / : To move to the next or previous page 2. Numeric Keys (0–9): To choose a channel directly, or to enter numeric information in a menu 9. CH (▲/▼): To change the channel, or to move the cursor up or down in a menu 3. TV/RAD: To switch between TV and radio (and vice versa) 4. GUIDE (Electronic Program Guide): To show the TV and radio program guide 5.
16. 17. To fast forward in a movie or music track 24.TIMER:To access timer menu directly. To go to the end of a movie or music track, or show the next photo 25. INFO: To show information about the current program 18. MUTE: To turn the sound on or off 26. ASPECT: To cycle through the aspect ratios: 16:9 and 4:3 19. FORMAT: To cycle through the video definitions: 576i, 576p, 720p and 1080i 27.STOP: To stop a movie or music track, or to stop recording a movie 20 .
How to Connect Refer to the diagram on page 7 for the location of the sockets identified by numbers in the procedures in this section. Make sure you have installed the batteries in the remote control before you begin connecting the receiver to your TV. Depending on the connection method you choose, you may need to adjust certain settings using the remote control before you can see a digital broadcast.
A: High Definition Multimedia Interface If your TV has an HDMI socket, connect an HDMI cable between the HDMI socket on the (socket 2) and the HDMI socket on your TV. A HDMI connection incorporates video and audio. You do not need to make separate connections for audio. An HDMI cable is not provided with the . B: Y/Pb/Pr (Component) using the supplied RCA blue–red–green cable For Component video, connect to your TV with the supplied Y/Pb/Pr Component cable (with blue, red (socket and green leads).
C: CVBS (Composite) using the supplied RCA red–white–yellow cable Using the appropriate socket colour-coding on sockets 4 and 7, you can connect to your TV with the supplied red–white–yellow RCA cable. This gives you CVBS (Composite Video) and MPEG-4 stereo audio. For video, connect the yellow RCA lead between the yellow video socket (socket 7) on the and the corresponding socket on your TV.
Step 3: Optional connections Dolby Digital Dolby digital bitstream audio S/PDIF can be achieved using an coaxial cable. (This cable is not supplied.) The cable should be connected between socket 3 on the and the S/PDIF socket on your Dolby Digital decoder amplifier. Looping Out (for VCR recording) In order to watch one channel while recording another on a VCR, connect an RF cable (not (socket 1) and the RF IN socket on your supplied) between the LOOP OUT socket on the VCR.
Getting Started First-time use Once you have connected the to your antenna and to your television, you need to: 1. Turn on the television. 2. Plug the into mains power. is connected: this can be done 4. Select the video or AV input channel to which the by pressing the TV/AV or VIDEO button on your TV remote control. (Refer to your TV user’s manual for instructions.
Operation Basic operations Selecting a channel There are a number of ways to select a TV channel or radio station: • Number pad on the remote control: If you know the channel number, enter the number using the number keys on the remote control and then press OK. (If you don’t press OK, the channel selected appears after approximately 2 seconds.) To choose a radio station using the number keys, press TV/RADIO first and then enter the number. (For example, 201 is the number for ABC Dig Jazz.
• Favourites list: Press FAV on the remote control to see the first channel or station in your favourites list. Press or to see each favourite in turn. See “Favourites” on page 17 for instructions on creating a favourites list. • Scroll: Press or on the remote control to scroll through the channels in channel number order. (You can also scroll through the channels in order by pressing the channel up and .
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Closed captions Closed captions are the spoken words written on the screen. This option is particularly useful for the hard-of-hearing. To turn on closed captions (or turn them off): 1. Press the SUB button on the remote control. The Subtitle window appears. 2. With Off highlighted, press or until the option you want—Off or Language—is shown. 3.
You display your favourites lists by pressing FAV on the remote control. You then press or to step through each favourite. Stop pressing when you reach the favourite you want. Adding channels or stations to your favourites list Follow this procedure to add channels or stations to your favourites list, or to remove them. 1. Press MENU on the remote control. The Main Menu appears. 2. If Channel Manager is not seen in the main menu, press Channel Manager menu appears. or until it is and then press OK.
6. If you want to select another channel or station as a favourite, repeat from step 4. 7. Press EXIT. A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to save the changes. 8. To Save,Select Yes,To cancel, Select NO. 9. Press OK. to return to normal viewing.
Selecting a favourite to watch or listen to Press FAV on the remote control. The first channel or station or channel in your favourites list appears. Note that the information panel reads FAV channel. Organising channels and stations The Channel Manager option on the Main Menu enables you to organise channels and stations. 1. Press MENU on the remote control. The Main Menu appears. 2. If Channel Manager is not highlighted on the main menu, press OK. The Channel Manager menu appears.
or 5.MOVE：Press until the channel or station you want to lock is highlighted.Press AUDIO button(the green button),the Move logo will appear on the sreen. Press or to move to the place what you want. 6.DELETE：Press or until the channel or station you want to delete is highlighted. . Press the INFO button on the remote contron,the following will appear “Do you want to delete this.” Pessing OK will delete,Pressing EXIT will cancel. .
USB Update becomes available, you can download the software to If a new version of software your PC and then transfer it to your . You will need a USB memory stick (not supplied with ). Visit the Strong Technologies website for announcements of software upgrades. the 1. Once you have obtained an upgrade file, transfer it to a USB memory stick. You need to place the file at the root (or top) level on the memory stick, not inside a folder or directory. 2.
record using the press or then press the Reserve/Rec GREEN button. The program information will be displyed in the timer menu. Scroll down to MODE and select RECORD, then press the OK button to confirm and EXIT to return to live viewing. The receiver is now set to record this program. Please note that if you are watching another channel at this time the receiver will automatically change to the channel set for the recording. • During recording, EPG; SUB; Multi AUDIO functions can not be operated.
Displaying program information The information displayed when you press GUIDE is information about the channel that is showing at the time. At the left of the screen is information about the current channel list; at the right of the screen is a list of upcoming programs. To display information about the programs on another channel, press or until the channel you want information about is highlighted at the left of the screen.
Automatic Search 1. Press MENU on the remote control. 2. If Installation is not highlighted on the main menu, press or until it is and then press OK. or until it is and then press OK. The Installation sub-menu appears. 3. If Auto Search is not highlighted on the sub-menu, press The Auto window appears, and the search begins automatically. When the search is finished, a channel that has been found will begin playing.
Multi-language and Dolby Digital broadcasting If a channel is being broadcast in more than one audio language, you can choose which language to listen to. Similarly, if a channel is being broadcast in more than one audio format, you can choose which format to listen to. 1. Press the AUDIO button (the green button) on the remote control. The Audio setting window appears. 2. If more than one audio language or format is being broadcast, pressing or will cycle through each language and format.
User Settings Audio–Visual (AV) settings 1. Press MENU on the remote control. The Main Menu appears. 2. If User Setting is not highlighted on the main menu, press User Setting menu appears. If OSD Setting is not highlighted on the menu, press or or until it is and then press OK. The until it is and then press OK. The OSD Settings menu appears. 3. If AV Setting is not highlighted on the menu, press or until it is and then press OK. The AV Setting menu appears.
Note that some of these settings are restricted by the type of connection you have made and your TV. For example: between the • to a Dolby Digital decoder amplifier, the S/PDIF If you have connected the output setting must be set to AC3. 4. Select an option you want to change. If necessary, press or until the option is highlighted. 5. With the option you want to change highlighted, press or to step through the allowable values (shown in the panel at the right of the screen).
4. If Parent Lock is not highlighted, press appears. You can press or or until it is and then press OK The Parent Lock menu to select the Level of parental guidance (All, R and above, AV and above, MA and above, M and above, PG and above and G above). 5.Press to move to the Change Password option,Press OK to Old Password option and enter the current PIN using the number keys on the remote control. (If you haven’t previously changed the PIN, this will be the default PIN: 000000.) 4.
4. Press SUB key ( the red button) to add a timer you want to.The Event Add screen appears. 5, All the timer options should now be available to you (see below). Press CH or CH to activate to select a timer you want to set.You can Edit and Delete the timer. 6,If you have selected a timer that has already been set and want to edit it, press thr AUDIO key(the green button) to edit the timer.
System Maintenance You can upgrade the software in your as new versions become available. Information about the current version (and information about the hardware) is available from the menu to help you determine if you need to upgrade. This information might also be useful if you need to obtain technical support from Strong Technologies. You can also reset the by reinstating the default settings it had when it left the factory.
5. Select USB Update and press OK. Receiver will automatically search for software file on USB memory stick and will load new software on to receiver. NOTE: the updated file must be “STRONG5425.AP”They must be at the root level on the stick, not inside a folder or directory.
Clearing and resetting data You can reset the , by restoring the unit to the default settings it had when it left the factory. This clears all channels, stations, preferences and other user settings. You will need to rescan for channels and stations before you can continue watching digital TV or listening to digital radio. WARNING: This procedure returns the to its default factory settings. All data (such as time zone, channels, stations and timers) will be lost. 1. Press MENU on the remote control.
Troubleshooting There may be a number of causes of abnormal operation. Occasionally receivers can hang (just as from mains a PC will do from time to time). In this case, you should disconnect the power, wait 30 seconds and then reconnect it to mains power. If the unit is still not operating correctly, refer to the following table for the indicated problem and likely solution.
Support For Technical Assistance: Please call our Technical Support Help Line on 1800 820 030 For General Enquiries: Please email us at: tech@strong.com.au Product Return Tracking: If you need to send your receiver to Strong Technologies for repair or evaluation, please keep a record of the unit’s serial number. This will ensure ease of tracking and identification on your behalf.
Specifications Input Connector Antenna Tuner & Channel Decoder MPEG Transport Stream Video Decoding Audio Decoding Main System Audio & Video In/Out Power Supply Physical IEC 169-2 Female Output Connector – RF Loop Out IEC 162-2 Male Frequency range 174MHz–230MHz, 474MHz–868MHz Input impedance 75Ω IF bandwidth 7 and 8 MHz (switchable) Code Rate 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 Guard Interval 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 Standard MPEG-4 MP@L4.
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