Digital TV Recorder Model HDR081 Instruction manual To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble-free use. please read this instruction manual completely.
INDEX IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ............................................................................................................................................................2 SOME DOS AND DON'TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................6 POWER CORD (MAINS LEAD) ........................................................................................................................................................
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS CAUTION: Please read all of these instructions before you operate this product and save these instructions for later use. Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety. BUT IMPROPER USE CAN RESULT IN POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARDS. In order not to defeat the safeguards incorporated in this product, observe the following basic rules for its installation, use and servicing. 1.
13. Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to. 14.
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SOME DOS AND DON'TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. ************** DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.
POWER CORD (MAINS LEAD) Do not place the product where a piece of furniture or other heavy object could trap the power cord (mains lead). Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed in such a way that they are not likely to be stepped on.
GENERAL PROPERTIES 1. Menu Language : English 2. Channel lock, Menu lock 3. Channel list sorted by D-book logical channel numbers. 4. Channel list name editing option. 5. BBC UK Compliant Over Air Download. 6. PIP (Picture in picture) 7. Time shift – pause live TV. 8. One button record (Instant recording of channels). 9. Dual recordings at the same time. 10. Once, daily, weekly programmed event recordings. 11. Ability to record one channel while watching another channel. 12.
REMOTE CONTROL 1. Press the mark on the cover and slide it in the direction of the arrow. 2. Insert the batteries making sure the polarities correctly match the + and - marks inside the battery compartment. 3. Attach the cover and slide it until it clicks into place. Incorrect use of the batteries may cause them to leak or explode. Please follow the precautions below. •Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
FRONT AND BACK PANEL FRONT PANEL: DIGITAL TV RECORDER HDR081 REC MENU OK PLAY/ PAUSE MENU RECORD ON/OFF MENU UP/DOWN LEFT/RIGHT OK VFD DISPLAY CAM I NTERFACE (not available) BACK PANEL 35015207_R003 DO NOT REMOVE LEFT OPTICAL OUT VCR SCART TV SCART AC IN RS 232 ANTENNA 2 OUT ANTENNA 2 IN ANTENNA 1 OUT ANTENNA 1 IN RIGHT 5 1 2 3 6 7 8 4 9 CVBS 10 1. AERIAL 2 OUT : To watch analogue channels on the TV 2. AERIAL 2 IN : Loop through 3. AERIAL 1 OUT : Loop through 4.
CONNECTION DIAGRAMS TV Aerial LOOP THROUGH "Optional RF lead if you still wish to watch analogue channels on the TV” ONLY THIS SCART LEAD IS SUPPLIED DO NOT REMOVE VCR SCART TV SCART AC IN RS 232 ANTENNA 2 OUT ANTENNA 2 IN ANTENNA 1 OUT ANTENNA 1 IN RIGHT CVBS VCR SCART Aux AC3 DOLBY DIGITAL AMPLIFIER VCR HI-FI HI-FI NOTE: This set top box supports Free To View only. There is no provision for a CAM or Pay To View card.
REMOTE CONTROL LAYOUT USING THE CONTROLS ON THE FRONT PANEL You can enter the main menu buy pressing the menu button on the front of the unit. Then navigate through the menu with the four arrow buttons on the front of the unit and make a selection with the OK button.
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS BUTTON 1. STAND BY 2. 3. LIB. 4. TIMERS 5. 6. INFO 7. Arrow buttons/OK 8. BACK 9. PR+/10. YELLOW 11. BLUE 12. 0,1,2,3.....9 13. P P 14. WIDE 15. SUBT. 16. SWAP 17. PIP + 18. MUTE 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. GUIDE 24. TEXT 25. V+/ V 26. GREEN 27. RED 28. AUX 29. MENU 30. FAV 31. PIP 32.
MENU INTERFACE FIRST TIME INSTALLATION When the box is switched on from stand-by mode and if there is no channel stored in the database, First Time Installation Menu window is displayed on the screen. In this window, set the TV type with “ / ” keys and press OK button on remote control to continue. Automatic channel scan window appears and the unit commences to search for channels. MAIN MENU Main menu is accessed by pressing the MENU key on the remote control.
1.1. NAVIGATING CHANNEL LIST In the channel table “ / ” moves the selection to the previous or next .To exit menu and watch a specific channel highlight it using, “ / ” then press OK key while the "SELECT" option at the bottom of the screen is highlighted. If the selected channel is password protected then a pop up menu is displayed. If the correct code is entered, the selected channel can be watched. You can now select another channel in the list.
2. PROGRAMME GUIDE (7 DAYS EPG) Electronic Program Guide appears on the screen. It is able to get Information of the channel - programs weekly by means of 7DAY–EPG. All programs of channels are displayed. The current program is highlighted and there is brief information about the programs of the channel, such as: name, short/extended event description, start & end time. By pressing “ / ” keys continuously the time scale can be changed.
Change /Delete: permit or prohibit any modifications for other users. When a timer Start time is reached, the receiver starts to record the desired program, then when the end time is reached, the record stops. Save the adjustments by means of GREEN key or cancel with RED button. Edit the list via GREEN key and delete with the RED button. 4. RECORDINGS LIBRARY All the recordings are kept in list. To show the list of recordings press either LIB button on the remote or access it from the main menu.
4.1. PLAY OPTIONS 4.1.1. PLAY FROM START Plays the recording from the beginning. 4.1.2. RESUME Begins with playing from the last stopped position. 4.1.3. PLAY FROM OFFSET Begins with playing, from the time which is entered. 4.1.4. MANAGE CHAPTERS It will display any marked chapters (To set chapter marks, press the Menu button during playback and enter the “Chapter Options” menu) and begin with playback from the selected chapter. 4.1.5.
Here, only the “Start recording at” and “ Stop recording at” options are active. If you have alrady separated recording, you could select any chapter to begin with the archiving and stop it. If it is not separated in chapters, the beginning and ending time of the recording will be automatically the beginning and ending time of the archiving. MAIN TITLE If you want to display a main title, select “Include” (To do this, use the “3/4” buttons). If not, select “Skip”.
4.2. CHAPTER OPTIONS During playback of a recording, if you press the MENU button, you will get to the “Chapter Options” menu. The chapter options menu includes following options: This menu includes the options below: 4.2.1. CREATE NEW CHAPTER MARK Using the “ / ” buttons select this option and press the OK button, to create a chapter mark. You could set a chapter mark anywhere you want. 4.2.2.
5. SETUP Allows you to full make adjustments to the following: Recordings, Configuration, Language and Installation. 5.1. RECORDINGS The internal hard drive can store up to 40 hours of digital TV broadcast (depending on the data rate of the recorded programme, which is set automatically by the broadcaster). Because the PVR has a Twin Tuner it is possible to record two events and watch two programmes at the same time. It is also possible to playback a recording previously made during an active recording.
None: The unit will not discard any recordings and the timer will not record the requested programme. Oldest: Starting with the oldest, recordings will be deleted to make space for the requested timer. Longest: Starting with the longest, recordings will be deleted to make space for the requested timer. Shortest: Starting with the shortest, recordings will be deleted to make space for the requested timer. Unplayed: If this option is set to "EXCLUDED" any unplayed recordings will NOT be deleted.
Recording Format • • HDD recording is done using the variable bit rate format (VBR) for more efficient recording. The following phenomena may occur. With the variable bit rate format, the remaining amount which can be recorded may increase or decrease relative to the display of the remaining amount of HDD space. When the display indicates that the remaining amount of HDD space is low, first delete unnecessary programmes, and then record with an extra margin in the amount of remaining space.
5.2. CONFIGURATION You can configure the settings of your set top box. Select Configuration from Setup menu and press OK to enter this menu. Press the BACK button on the remote to exit 5.2.1. TV TYPE Digital terrestrial television channels can broadcast programmes in a widescreen format which must be output differently to normal and widescreen TV sets. This function tells the receiver the screen format of the TV connected so that broadcasts are displayed correctly.
5.2.7. RECEIVER UPGRADE - OAD Over Air Download (OAD): To ensure that your STB always has the most up-to-date information. Please ensure that after use it is set to its standby mode. The STB automatically powers up at 3.00 A.M. each day and searches for any new information which may be broadcast and will download this to your receiver automatically. This operation will normally take approximately 30 minutes. If you have an important recording to make at 3.00 A.M.
5.3. LANGUAGE In this menu the user can adjust the preferred language. Language is changed by pressing OK key. System: shows the language of the system Preferred These settings will be used if available. Otherwise the current settings will be used. Audio: by pressing “ / ” keys change the audio language. Subtitle: alter the subtitle language with“ / ” keys. The chosen language will be seen in subtitles.
5.4.3. FIRST TIME INSTALLATION Use this option to load default settings, which had been set at the factory. To install factory settings, highlight ‘First Time Installation’ menu and press OK key, then you will be asked to confirm deleting all channels and settings. Selecting YES and pressing OK will delete the channel table. Selecting "NO" and pressing OK will cancel the operation. 6. MESSAGES When the box receives no signal (e.g.
The second press of the info button brings up a box containing a brief description of the currently viewed programme. You can now use the > button to change the programme description to that of the next programme on the current channel. PR+ / PR – (CHANNEL NAVIGATION ) There are two ways to navigate through the channels: Pressing PR +/ PR - keys will take you to go to the next or the previous channel in the list.
TIME SHIFTING (PAUSE LIVE RECORDING) Pause Live Recording is a feature that enables you to pause a live broadcast if, say the phone rings you can go back to the same spot that you were at when you left. The live broadcasting can be stopped any time. Press PAUSE button to suspend the broadcasting. In the INFO banner the timeshift will comence. The duration of Timeshift can be adjusted from Recordings in the Configuration menu (See 5.1.RECORDINGS).
the receiver has been correctly set up for the TV set connected, a widescreen programme will always be displayed correctly on a widescreen set, and a standard format programme will correctly fill the screen of a standard format TV. With a widescreen TV set displaying a standard format programme the WIDE key switches between displaying the picture with black bars down the sides, and enlarging the picture so that it fills the whole width of the screen but the top and bottom are cropped off.
9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Supply Voltage 220 - 240 V AC ~ 50Hz Input Frequency 470 Mhz-862 Mhz Maximum Power consumption 21 W Standby Power Consumption 11.7 W Operating temperature 5ºC to +45ºC Storage temperature -15ºC to +55ºC Humidity 25 to 75 % rel Physical dimensions 360x280x48 mm Weight 2.
REMOTE CONTROL Operating Distance 10m Max. Batteries 2x1.5V Micro (R-03/AAA) TUNERS 2 xRF In IEC-type, female (75Ohm) 2 x RF Out (loop through) IEC-type, male (75Ohm) HARD DISK Hard Disk capacity 80 GB FRONT PANEL Display VFD Front Panel Control Keys Standby ON/OFF, Record, Play/Pause, Menu, OK, Menu Up/Down/Left/Right.
10. UK GUARANTEE Your Guarantee of Excellence Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi product In the unlikely event that this product should develop a fault, we undertake to replace or repair any part of the product which fails due to a manufacturing defect within 12 months of the date of purchase provided that: I) The product has been installed and used only in accordance with the instructions supplied with the product.
11. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DIGITAL SWITCHOVER AND YOUR TV EQUIPMENT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO ENJOY WATCHING TV DURING AND FOLLOWING DIGITAL SWITCHOVER Starting in 2008* and ending in 2012, television services in the UK will go completely digital, TV region by TV region. To continue using this digital TV equipment during and following digital switchover, you will need to “reset” your digital TV channels.
DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER HDR 081 1 BEFORE YOU START This Digital TV Recorder (DTR) can only receive and record Digital Terrestrial TV (Freeview) signals. Please check that you are in a Digital TV reception area. The FREEVIEW service is subject to coverage. An aerial upgrade may be required. FREEVIEW TM and logo © DTV services Ltd 2002. To check FREEVIEW coverage in your area now text your postcode to 83331 for a reply in seconds (standard network charges apply), telephone 08708 80 99 80 or visit www.
8 SETUP The entire settings and configuration of the unit is adjusted in SETUP window.To activate setup window in main menu press OK, when it is highlighted. Setup window appears on the screen. Navigate in the window by means of “ / ” keys. / 9 Model HDR081 RECORDINGS RECORD WITH SINGLE KEY NOTE: The HDR081 has two tuners so you can make a recording of one digital channel and watch a different digital channel on the TV.
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