Digital HD Cable Receiver TVS-5000C Optional USB PVR Operation Manual Version 1.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read ALL the safety instructions before first use of your STB. Power source The STB power cord needs to be plugged into a working AC outlet. Safety considerations Position ALL leads so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by things placed on or against them. Do not use the STB in wet or damp conditions. Do not allow the STB to get wet, i.e. dripping or splashing, as this may be dangerous. Do not place water filled object, such as vases, on top of the STB.
INDEX 1. GETTING STARTED..................................................................................................................6 1.1 USE REMOTE CONTROLLER .....................................................................................................................6 1.2 REAR PANEL .............................................................................................................................................7 1.3 CONNECTING TO TV.................................................
.4.9 Preferred Storage................................................................................................................................22 5.4.10 PVR File Delete ...............................................................................................................................22 5.4.11 Timeshift ..........................................................................................................................................22 5.4.12 Timeshift Length........................
1.2 REAL PANEL Figure 1-1-1 Rear panel of TVS-5000C ○1 RS232：RS232 port，this port is used for engine. ○2 LOOP：DO NOT USE! ○3 RF IN：Connect CABLE to this connector ○4 HDMI ：High Definition Multimedia Interface ○5 ○6 ○7 YPbPr ：YP P is the analog video signal carried by component video cable in B R consumer electronics. The green cable carries Y, the blue cable carries PB and the red cable carries PR.
1.3 CONNECTING TO TV Note: Before connect this Set Top Box (STB) to other devices, please SHUT DOWN all devices. Connect the STB with the HDMI cable from the STB to the HDMI jack on the TV set; Connect a coaxial cable to the set top box “RF IN” connector on its rear panel. ”RF IN” connector Is the second one from the edge of STB. STB will not work if on wrong connector. Plug the set top box’s power cord into the AC power socket on the wall.
2. BASIC FUNCTIONS 2.1 POWER ON/POWER STANDBY The set top box should be connected in the sequence below in order to protect it from damage. Connect cable to STB Connect STB to TV set Connect AC power plug to the STB Power ON (From the remote) When the STB is in “STANDBY” mode (will show time on front of STB), press POWER on remote to power on. Power OFF (From the remote) When it is running, pressing POWER on the remote will enter into the “STANDBY" mode. 2.
2.6 PREVIOUS CHANNEL RECALL Press RECALL, with no other menus up, to return to the previous channel. 2.7 SWITCH LANGUAGE OF PROGRAMS. Press LANGUAGE to switch the language audio of current program. (If SAP available) 2.8 EPG (ELECTRONIC PROGRAMS GUIDE) Press key on the remote controller to enter EPG page to know more about the programs to be played.
2.10 SUBTITLE (Closed Captioning) When resetting STB, the defaulted is Closed Captioning is on. To change this, press the SUBT key and select Either “OFF” or “CC” Press ← or → key to choose whether to open CC, press ↑ or ↓ key move upward and downward to choose CC, (CC will be where 'English' is in the pictures below). Figure 2-3 CC Select/off 2.11 FAVORITES Press FAV key to enter FAV menu. This will show channels that have been made a Favorite. Note: There are no FAV settings in the Radio channel 2.
When the STB is recording, press the “REC” button and a duration setting menu appears, you can set how long you are going to record. Figure 2-5 Recording duration setting EPG Recording In EPG event list window, you can press RED key t o book current program. You can press the RED key again to disable the booking. If you want to manage the record list, please go to BOOK MANAGER Menu in chapter 6. Figure 2-6 EPG Recording ** NOTE: You can ONLY record one program at a time.
2.13 MUSIC/MOVIE/PVR PLAYBACK – MUST have USB drive attached Press the hot key of Music/Movie/PVR on the remote, the receiver will enter the Music/Movie/PVR playback menu, in order to play the file which you want a menu will appear to guide you in choosing the file directory and the media file on your USB drive Move the cursor by using ← or → , ↑ or ↓ key, and press OK to confirm and enter the playback menu.
3. MAIN MENU The STB contains a facilitated user interface, this function is to make it easy to access all the device functions. Operation Steps: Press MENU, you can see this main menu. Fig 3-1 Main Menu When no menu is shown on the screen, you press the MENU key to display the main menu. The focus (highlighted item) will stop in the first item until the user selects it. When menu appears on the screen, you press the MENU key or QUIT key to return to the up-level menu.
4. TV/RADIO (Not used) The TV/RADIO channel menu allows you to browse all channels saved in the STB. Press the ↑ or ↓ button to select the TV menu option in the main menu. Press the OK button and the TV channel browser will be displayed as shown in Figure Figure 4-1 TV list menu Press the ↑ or ↓ button to browse channels. When staying on a certain channel over 2 seconds, it will switch to the selected program automatically. Press OK button to switch to the selected channel and return to TV viewing.
5.1 CHANNEL INSTALLATION (DO NOT USE UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO BY CABLE SUPPORT) The Installation menu in the System Setting menu is used for searching channels. Select the Installation menu option in the System Setting menu. Press the OK button and the Installation menu will be displayed, as shown below. NOTE: Doing any of the below can leave STB with NO channels! Figure 5-2 CH search menu The Search mode includes NIT Search, Auto Search and Manual Search. Press ← or → to select the installation mode.
5.2.1 TV/Radio Manager In TV Manager setting menu, press OK button on remote control, the line will be flashing, press↑ or ↓ will move the channel position on the list. Press ← or → will set the channel to FAV/SKIP/DEL status, press OK to confirm the setting. FAV: Set the channel into FAV list. SKIP: The channel can be show on channel listing table, but it will be skipped when surfing channels. DEL: Delete the channel and the channel won’t appear on channel list table.
5.3 PARENTAL RATING The CH Manage menu option provides management of the channels stored in STB, The CH Manage function is described as the table below: TV Lock/Unlock the TV channel Radio Lock/Unlock the Radio channel Change PIN code Change the password of parental access The default Access Password is 123456. 5.3.1 TV/Radio Lock TV LOCK Press button OK, the will be displayed; this means the channel will be parental locked.
Note that user(s) must remember the number if a change is made. Call your operator for help if you forget the password. Note that the access password will be restored to the default value of 123456 when running Restore Default procedure. 5.4 ADVANCE SETTING Select and press OK to enter the Parameter menu option in the SETTING menu and the Parameter menu will be shown as: Language Setting Spanish/English/Chinese Audio Setting Select audio track mode among Mono, stereo, left, right.
5.4.3 Display Setting Press ← or → to change the setting, Press OK to save the changes and or press QUIT to quit without saving the settings. Figure 5-9 Display Setting 5.4.4 Video Setting (Please DO NOT change!!) Press ← or → to change the video output format. Press OK to save the change or press QUIT to quit without saving the change. **NOTE: Changes here can render a “No Picture” condition. Figure 5-10 Video setting 5.4.
5.4.6 PVR setting Press ← or → to choose the language for the menu. Press OK to save the changes or press QUIT to quit without saving the change. PVR File Style File style TS/PS PVR File Size File size 512M/1G Preferred Storage Storage setting. Usb1/usb2/card PVR File Delete Delete all PVR files. Timeshift Pause / Off / Auto Timeshift Length Auto/30m/1h/2h Timeshift to Record On / Off 5.4.7 PVR File Style Press ← or → to choose the style for the menu.
5.4.9 Preferred Storage Press ← or → to choose the storage for the menu. Press OK to save the changes or press QUIT to quit without saving the change. NOTE: ONLY USE USB1 Fig 5-14 Preferred Storage 5.4.10 PVR File Delete Press OK to delete all the PVR files or press QUIT to quit to PVR Setting. Fig 5-15 PVR File Delete 5.4.11 Timeshift (Setting button for Timeshift) Press ← or → to choose the Timeshift from the menu. Press OK to save the changes or press QUIT to quit without saving the change.
5.4.12 Timeshift Length (Length of time it will record once started) Press ← or → to choose the Timeshift Length for the menu. Press OK to save the changes or press QUIT to quit without saving the change. Fig 5-17 Timeshift Length 5.4.13 Timeshift to Record (To enable and disable Timeshift) Press ← or → to choose the Timeshift to Record for the menu. Press OK to save the changes or press QUIT to quit without saving the change. Fig 5-18 Timeshift to Record 5.4.
5.4.15 Factory Reset (Removes ALL settings, timer recording data, and channels) In order to enter default menu, password verification is need. The default password is: 123456. Press button OK to confirm. (STB will need to be set up again to function – CALL 734-1424) NOTE: EVERYTHING will be cleared, be careful if you don’t intend to delete all the data! 5.5 SYSTEM INFO Press QUIT to quit and return to System Setting menu. Figure 5-20 System Info 5.
5.7 CA SETTING Select and press OK to enter the Parameter menu option in the CA SETTING menu and the Parameter menu will be shown as: Subscription right View the subscription information of smart card Parental control Set the maturity rating of the smart card. Change CA PIN Change the PIN code of smart card. About the CA It shows the information of the CA CA message CA 5.7.1 Subscription Rights Press the OK button, the Subscription Rights menu will be shown.
5.7.3 Change CA PIN This menu changes the PIN code of smart card. The default password is: 1234. Figure 5-24 Change CA PIN menu 5.7.4 CA message This menu shows the email sent from CA system. 6. BOOK MANAGER (Manage Timer Recordings) Press QUIT to quit and return to BOOK MANANGER menu. RED will delete the item highlight.
7. ENTERTAINMENT There are five games provided in the receiver for your enjoyment. Figure 7-1 Entertainment 7.1 BOX MAN Play: Press MENU under normal playing mode and select System Setting->Entertainment->Box Man step by step to play the game. Press direction keys Up, Down, Left and right to move the cartoon man here and there. Press MENU to replay the game of current grade. Press OK to play senior grade games. Choose to exit the game. Fig 7-2 Box Man page 7.
Fig 7-3 Burning Tetris page Choose to exit the game. 7.3 HIT RAT Play: Press MENU under normal playing mode and select System Setting->Entertainment ->Hit Rat step by step to play the game. The direction keys compose 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 VS Top Left, Top Mid, Top Right, Mid Left, Mid Right, Down Left, Down Mid, Down Right. Choose to exit the game. Fig 7-4 Hit Rat page 7.
Fig 7-5 Go Bang 7.5 SUDOKU Play: Press MENU under normal playing mode and select System Setting->Entertainment ->Sudoku step by step to play the game. The direction keys compose 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 VS Top Left, Top Mid, Top Right, Mid Left, Mid Right, Down Left, Down Mid, Down Right. Choose to exit the game. Fig 7-6 Sudoku 8. HELP There four items about help information. These just describe the menu items.
9. MEDIA PLAYER The Set top box integrates powerful functions to support USB and SD/MMC card reader. You can connect USB memory stick, an MP3 player, or SD/MMC card reader via the attached USB. At present, system can support common form of media play. 9.1 BASIC FUNCTIONS You can enjoy all music, photos, and cinema. Insert USB memory stick or MP3 player, press MENU to enter the main menu, and then choose , or to enter media playing mode as show in the following figure.
FAST FORWARD: press LIST (>>) to fast forward playback. NEXT TRACK: press TEXT (>>|) to go to the next track. PREVIOUS TRACK: press LANG (|<<) to go to previous track. REPEAT PLAYBACK MODE: Press REPEAT/SCAN to choose repeat playback mode. SEQUENCE PLAYBACK: During PHOTO (JPEG and BMP) playback, press TV/RADIO (>) to enter sequence playback mode. Press Left Arrow or Right Arrow to rotate the photos under full screen browse. Press ↑ or ↓ to view lens photo vertically or horizontally under full screen browse.
10. APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TUNER RF Input type: F-type connector Input Impedance: 75 ohm Min signals level: -15 dBmV Max signals level: 20 dBmV Input Frequency: 47~862MHz Bandwidth: 6 / 7/ 8MHz Catching Frequency: ± 150KHz Input reflection: ≥8 Decoding: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 QAM ～ 6.952 Mbaud Support scope: 3.
11. APPENDIX B TROUBLESHOOTING If you find a problem with the STB, please check the table below for an immediate solution. PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE RESOLUTION Power on STB, but no display on TVscreen Please check the connection to your TV. A HDMI connection is used for this HD STB. Make sure the TV is set to the proper Input. It will be HDMI, not a channel.
