ProTUNE HD / C Digital HD / SD Cable TV Tuner User Manual Version 1.
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WARNING: The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the unit. If you are not sure of the type of power supply (for example, 120 or 230 V) to your home, consult your local dealer or local power company. WARNING: This product installs diodes. Do not open the housing or touch any parts in the inner mechanism. Consult your local dealer for technical service if the opening is required.
3.1.2 AUTOMATIC SEARCH 3.2 CHANNELS 3.2.1 TV-PROGRAMMLISTE 3.2.2 RADIO CHANNEL LIST 3.2.3 RENAME FAVORITES 3.2.4 DELETE ALL 3.3 SYSTEM SETUP 3.3.1 LANGUAGE 3.3.2 LOCAL TIME SETTING 3.3.3 TV SYSTEM 3.3.4 OSD SETTINGS 3.3.5 TIMER 3.3.6 FIRMWARE INFORMATIONEN 3.3.7 PARENTAL LOCK 3.3.8 FACTORY SETTING 3.3.11 COMMON INTERFACE 3.4 DVR OPTION 3.4.1 DVR MANAGER 3.4.3 DVR SETTINGS 3.4.4 DIASHOW SETTINGS 3.4.5 STORAGE 3.4.5 REMOVE STORAGE SAFELY 19 20 20 25 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 30 32 32 34 35 36 37 39 40 41 45 4.
1. Scope of Delivery IR Remote Control Power Cord Product-/Software-CD 2. Introduction The ProTUNE HD / C is a HDTV-Tuner, to receive digital TV (DVB-C) and digital radio over satellite. The bi-directional RS-232 and Ethernet port allows you to control the ProTUNE HD by external control systems such as AVIT®, RTI®, AMX®, Crestron® or others. Setup can be done by the included IR Remote Control or by the easy to use front panel.
2.1 Description Front Panel / Remote Control 2.1.1 Front Panel 1. ON: Switch to Power On or standby mode. 2. Display: Shows current channel and program information when in operation, and current time in standby mode. 3. ENTER / MENU: To open the main menu, or to close the current menu level, and to confirm a selection. 4. EXIT: To Exit the main menu and current menu level 5. Up / Down: To switch between channels or navigation and adjustment of values in the menu (up or down). 6.
2.1.2 Back Panel 1. IF OUT: Cable output for daisy-chaining with other devices. 2. IF IN: Antenna (Cable) Input 3. AUDIO SYM.: Balanced audio output 4. USB: Interface for firmware updates, for the connection to a external data carrier, to be used for recording or time shift functions. 5. HDMI: Digital output for the transmision of audio and video data. 6. OPTICAL S/PDIF: Optical, digital audio output for the connection to an external AVReceiver. 7.
14. Power Input (100-240VAC): IEC-Socket for the connection to current supply by a power cord.
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2.2 Basic Functions Turning on the ProTUNE HD Turn on the [Device mainstream] switch. If you turn on the ProTUNE HD for the first time, the first channel from the default channel list is displayed. With further commissioning shows the ProTUNE HD to the channel that was displayed before the last turn. Power 1. Press [Power] Key to enter the Standby state. 2. In Standby state, press [Power] Key again to call back the unit and play the previous channel.. 3.
3. Press [Exit], to leave the favorites window. Audio 1. In TV mode, press [Audio] to open the Audio options. 2. Select “Audio Track” with [CH], to change the “Audio Modes” press [VOL] for Stereo, Mono, Right/Left. INFO In TV mode, press [INFO] to open the information screen, where the parameters of the current channel are being displayed. The availability of so-called Service Information (SI-Data) depends on the respective program/service provider.
EPG (Electronic Program Guide) The ProTUNE HD includes a electronic program guide (EPG). The EPG provides program information in table format (if provided by the broadcast station). The EPG includes information about the broadcast times and program contents. Press [EPG] to open the EPG window. 1. Press the “Time” function key [RED], to obtain information about the program for the upcoming days: Navigation icons for EPG 2. Use [VOL] to navigate, by pressing [OK] the desired time will be displayed.
Back to current time Scroll in a ½ hour intervall (back/forth) Scroll in a 2 hour intervall (back/forth) Scroll in a 1 day intervall (back/forth) 3. By pressing the“Timer” function key [GREEN], you can add the selected show directly to the Timer. To navigate, press [CHVOL] and set the desired date, on and off time using the number keys. To confirm, select “Save”. TV/Radio The [TV/R] button allows you to toggle between television and radio services.
3. Use the number buttons [1] ~ [9] to move the marker directly on the corresponding channel. With [OK] you can get the selected channel in full screen mode. Sleep 1. Press [Sleep] in TV mode to set the Sleep Timer. You will see: “Sleep Timer OFF / Sleep Timer 10 / Sleep Timer 30 / Sleep Timer 60 / Sleep Timer 90 / Sleep Timer 120”.2. 2. If you set one off time, the system will be set to standby at the selected time. TXT 1. Press [TXT] in TV mode to open teletext.
Zoom 1. Press [ZOOM] to activate the image enlargement function. 3. Press [ZOOM] again, and the video image will be enlarged x1, x2, x4, x6, x8, x12, x16, depending on number of strokes. 4. Press [EXIT] to leave the ZOOM function. TV/STB Press [TV/STB], to toggle between TV and STB mode. Menu Press [MENU] to enter the main menu. Another press of [MENU] will exit the main menu.
Exit Press [EXIT] to exit menus and applications..
3. Menu 3.1 Installation When entering the menu, the first item is "Installation". The window is indicated as follows: 1. 2. Press [CHVOL] to select between TP Search, and Autom. Search. Press [OK] to get to the respective setting/function. 3.1.1 TP Search Press [VOL] to get to “TP Search”. A window will be displayed as indicated below: If you have a frequency list of your cable network provider, you can enter and add the corresponding data of the channels in this menu.
3.1.2 Automatic Search If you select “Autom. Search”, you will see the following window: Use the cursor to go to the item „Search“. Now start the search run with the „OK“ button. After the search has been finished, use the „OK“ button again to confirm. The channels have now been saved successfully.
3.2 Channels 3.2.1 TV-Programmliste The TV Channel List allows editing your services, such as adding them to favorites, to lock them, to skip them, to move them, or to change them (editing).
Favorites If you want to add services to your favorite list, press [FAV] and confirm with [OK]. A small Icon will be visible behind the selected service 1. In TV mode, press [FAV] to display the favorites group window on the screen. 2. You can your favorite channels in the favorites group window by [CH] and confirm with [OK] in order to go to this channel. 3. In larger groups, you can navigate with [PGUP/PGDN]. 4. You can also select the different favorite groups in the channel list by [VOL]. 5.
Skip Press [GREEN] key to enter into skip mode. Press [CH] key to move the highlighted service and press [OK] to add a “skip mark”. Move Press [YELLOW], then press [CH] to move the highlighted service and press [OK] to mark. A small Icon will be visible behind the selected service.
Edit Press [BLUE] to “Edit”. You can select between “Sort”, “Edit” and “Delete”: Sort Press [RED] to “Sort”. There are four types to sort. Press [CH ] to move the highlighted service and press [OK] to confirm. The following options can be selected: - Name (A-Z): Sorting in Alphabetical order. Name (Z-A): Sorting in Alphabetical order. FTA: Sort channel through free and scramble sequence.
2. - Edit In “Edit Channel” menu, press [GREEN], then press [CH] to move the highlighted service and press [OK] key to open the “Rename” window as follows. Press [RED] key to select “CAPS”. Press [GREEN] key to delete the char on the cursor. Press [YELLOW] key to save the modification Press [BLUE] key to cancel the operation 3. Cancel Press [BLUE], then press [CH] to move the highlighted service and press [OK] to mark as deleted. Exit the menu to delete the services.
3.2.2 Radio Channel List Operation is identical to the TV Channel List. 3.2.3 Rename Favorites In this dialog you can specify the title of your favorite list. Select the following using the [VOL]: Delete with [Red] "DEL" step by step, use [yellow] "CAPS" to choose between upper-and lowercase letters, confirm with [Blue] "OK".
3.2.4 Delete All If you press [OK] you can delete all services: To activate this function, press [VOL]. Confirm with „Yes“, or „No“ to abort.
3.3 System Setup 3.3.1 Language Please select the language menu as follows:: 1. Language: press [VOL] to select from the following languages: English, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, Spanish, Polish and Italian. 2. First Audio: Some channels have more than one audio language available; with this function, you can set the first audio for this channel. If the playing channel has the same audio as the “First Audio” you set, the system will play this audio language as default.
3.3.2 Local Time Setting 1. GMT-Usage: Refers to the time provided by the satellite stream. Press [VOL ] to change the settings. 2. GMT-Offset: This option is available if you set GMT-Offset to „ON“. Press [VOL], to set “GMT Offset”. Every selection increase/decrease the GMT Offset for 30 minutes. 3. Summertime: You can set the summertime. 4. Date and Time: These options are only available if you set GMT-Offset to “OFF”.
3.3.3 TV System In the Sub menu „TV Format“, the following screen is indicated: 1. You have the option between various modes dependent on your TV Set: Auto -> PAL -> PALN -> PAL-M ->PAL-BG -> NTSC -> 576i -> 480i -> 576P -> 480P -> 720P_50 -> 720P_60 -> 1080i_25 -> 1080i_30. Press [VOL], to select the required TV Mode. 2. Format function is used to switch between screen formats. You have the choice between: 4:3 PS / 4:3 LB / 16:9. Press [VOL], to select the required TV Mode. 3.
3.3.4 OSD Settings If you select “OSD Settings”, the following window will be displayed: 1. OSD Timeout: If you switch channels in full screen, information about the current channel will be indicated on the bottom of the screen. Press [VOL ] to set the duration of how long the information will be displayed on the screen. The range of the duration is “1 second ~ 10 seconds”. 2. OSD Transparency: You can press [VOL] to select the values.
When you select “Timer Settings” you will see the following screen: 1. Timer Settings: Select „Timer“ and choose up to 8 Timer. Press [VOL] to enter into the following menu. 2. Select the required Timer mode with [VOL]. Select between “OFF”, “once” or “daily”. 3. Wakeup Channel: press [OK] key to enter channel list and select the related channel you want to set. 4. Wakeup Date: use the number keys to input your wakeup date 5. On Time: use number keys to set the wakeup time 6.
3.3.6 Firmware Informationen If you select “Firmware Information” you will see the following screen: This is for service purposes only. 3.3.7 Parental Lock Parental Lock” allows protecting the main menu and the channels (which are previously marked as “lock” in the Edit menu) with a PIN code. The default password is “0000”: 1. Parental Lock: Press [VOL] to set “ON” to force a password entry for every menu you like to enter. If you set “OFF” no password is required.
After entering the correct password, the screen will appear as follows: 2. Menu Lock: If the menu lock is set to "Yes", then you have every time you want to open the menu, enter the password. When set to "No" to open the menu without previous password entry. 3. Program Lock: When set to "Yes" you must enter a password to view the channels you have not selected in the "channel" as blocked channels. When set to 7“No”, these channels can be selected without first entering the password. 4.
3.3.8 Factory Setting If you enter Factory Settings you will see the following screen: 1. If you select „YES“ the ProTUNE HD will be set to standard value as originally delivered. Please make sure that you really want to do this! 2. Press [EXIT] to leave the menu or select „NO“.
3.3.11 Common Interface Receiving encrypted programs Your unit is equipped with a "Common Interface" for the inclusion of a CI module. To receive encrypted channels you must first insert a CI module with a valid smart card into slot provided. WARNING: Since the Common Interface has been placed inside the unit in order to prevent thievery, and therefore is not accessible in closed condition from the outside, the installation should only be done by trained service staff.
Press [VOL] to get information about the Common Interface module and the Smart Card. In order to move deeper into the menu level, select the button [VOL] to exit, press [EXIT] 3.4 DVR Option If you select “DVR Option” you will see following screen: Important note for the use of external hard disks and USB Sticks Your ProTUNE HD has a USB 2.0 Interface which can be used to connect external storage media, such as external hard disks or USB Sticks, for data transfer.
DISK MODE Your ProTUNE HD is a PVR Ready Receiver (PVR = Personal Video Recorder), and therefore is equipped with USB 2.0 for an external hard drive. The recording capacity is dependent on the size of the connected hard disk or the USB drive and the data volume of the broadcast material.
Here are the recordings made so far. These can be locked with [Green] and by entering the four-digit PIN number, deleted using the [Blue] button, or renamed by the [Red] button. To play the recording, press the [OK]. The reproduction is successful, following display appears. .
3.4.2 Storage Format Select "Storage Format" and the following screen appears: By formatting the hard drive, the file system is renewed. This might be required if an error on the hard disk was detected. Warning! Formatting will cause complete erasure of the hard drive, which means that all recordings and mulitmedia files (e.g. MP3„s) will be lost. 3.4.3 DVR Settings If you select "DVR Settings", the following screen appears: With the time shift recording, time-shifted television is possible.
At the time shift function, simultaneous playback and recording can be utilized. You can see the beginning of the file, while pre-recorded passages (e.g. commercials) can be skipped. At the same time the live signal of the recording continues. 1. Set „time shift“ to „On“ by pressing [VOL], which means that the possibility of time shift functin is generally given. 2.
3.4.5 Storage If you select “Storage” you will see the following screen: You will receive a so-called root contained for the media stored on your external USB media. To get that folder, press [OK]. IMAGES You can display images in JPG and BMP format on the ProTUNE HD. To view the files in the Media Player, you can connect a USB device on which the JPGs and BMPs are stored, to the USB socket on the receiver. The button [JPEG] will access the media player directly.
Select the desired image using the button [CH], and then the image will be displayed in the preview window. By pressing [OK], the JPG or BMP file will be displayed either in full screen or in the original size, depending on the setting. 1. List View To select the list type within a folder. Select between music and pictures. 2. Repeat To select the repeat mode. 3. Settings Select default with the button [3], the following dialog appears: 4.
5. All MP3 Use to create a list of all mp3 files in the current directory. 6. All Images Use to create a list of all jpg/bmp files in the current directory. 7. All Files Use to create a list of all files in the current directory. MUSIC You can use the ProTUNE HD to play music tracks in MP3 format. To play the files with Media Player, you can connect a USB device with MP3 content to the USB socket of the ProTUNE HD. You can use the button [MP3] to access the media player directly.
Title File Size Duration Repeat with button [2] Trick Mode
3.4.5 Remove Storage Safely When you select “Remove Storage Media Safely” you will see following screen: This way you avoid a possible data loss during improper removal of the USB medium.
4. ASCII Remote Protocol RS232 Protocol 19200 Baud 8 DataBit No Parity 1 Stopbit IP Protocol: IPV4 TCP/IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Every CMD start with ASCII-Escape ESC = 0x1b =27 then the Tuner-ID Is ASCI 0 0 = 0x30 = 48 the CMD .... and stop with ASCII – Carriage Return CR = 0xd = 13 For Example Get Version: ‚ESC„0FV? ‚CR„ ‚ESC„0FV01.00„CR„ Defaultport No.
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IR-Table IR_KEY_WWW IR_KEY_AB IR_KEY_PUP IR_KEY_PDN IR_KEY_FAV_PLUS IR_KEY_FAV_MINUS IR_KEY_HOME IR_KEY_SUBT IR_KEY_APP1 IR_KEY_APP2 IR_KEY_APP3 IR_KEY_REC IR_KEY_POWER IR_KEY_TVR IR_KEY_EXIT IR_KEY_EPG IR_KEY_FAV IR_KEY_AUDIO IR_KEY_OK IR_KEY_ZOOM IR_KEY_PAUSE IR_KEY_PVRLIST IR_KEY_OPT IR_KEY_PREV IR_KEY_NEXT IR_KEY_GOTO IR_KEY_TS IR_KEY_STEP ASCII 0 - t V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ ' a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Remote Model 1 Remote Model 2 Remote Model 2 Remote Model 2 Remote Model 2 Remote Model 2 Remote M
6. Network Settings 6.1 Setting the IP-Address To get to the setup menu, please proceed as follows: - Press the OK / SETUP - Turn on the unit by the power switch on the back. The MAC-Address will now appear on the display. Use the < / > + Use the Up/ DWN Use the OK und MENU button and keep it pressed. buttons to scroll through the menu. + buttons to change the current menu entry. + buttons to change the position of the cursor.
The following entries can be found in the menu: MAC [00:20:4A:BA:70:E4] DHCP DeviceName [ENABLE]/[DISABLE] [ProtuneHD007] IPAddress [192.168.001.100] Subnetmask [255.255.255.000] Gateway [130.000.000.014] DNSServer [192.168.001.001] PortNo Save and reboote Default and reboot [10001] [OK] Reboot [OK] [OK] MAC-Address of the ProTUNE HD A name can be assigned [Up]/[DWN] select characters. [Enter]/[Exit] Position within name Device address, if not DHCP.
7. Firmware Update As soon as a updated firmware is available, it will be published on www.comm-tec.de, from which it can be downloaded. Please note that the ProTUNE HD requires two different firmwares (front panel and mainboard). To execute a firmware update, proceed as follows: 7.1 Front Panel To update the firmware of the front panel, use the program „FWLoaderProTUNE“, which can be found on both our homepage as well as the product CD in scope of delivery.
If you have a USB 2.0 compatible Stick, or your USB hard drive is equipped with the lates software, it can be selected with [VOL], then select the upgrade file and confirm under „Start“ with [VOL]. Note: Please follow the warning. Otherwise, date could be lost, and the ProTUNE HD might lose its functionality.
8. Technical Data Type Description Cat.No. ProTUNE HD / C Professional, digital DVB HD Tuner 715010 Tuner module Single DVB-C Tuner incl. Loop Through IEC-Type, 75 Ohm Input Frequency Range: 50,5MHz – 858Mhz Modulation type: 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 QAM Symbol Rate: 3 – 6,9 Mbaud Error correction (FEC): ½, 2/3, ¾, 5/6, 7/8, Auto MPEG Transport Stream A/V Decoding Transportstream MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818 Profile Level MPEG2 SD, MPEG2 HD, H.264/AVC SD, H.
