Digital TV Recorder Model HDR162 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.
• To prevent electric shock, do not remove any cover. • If anything goes wrong, don't try and fix it yourself, get a qualified service agent to look at it. • Do not expose this equipment to dripping or splashing or place any objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the equipment. • Never put a naked flame source on or near the equipment. • Small parts. Do not let young children play with the equipment.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this product. It will give you good service if you take note of all safety notices and recommendations.
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 BACK PANEL DO NOT REMOVE AUX SCART ANTENNA 1 IN ANTENNA 2 OUT ANTENNA 1 OUT 35023302 LEFT ANTENNA 2 IN OPTICAL OUT RIGHT 1 2 3 RS 232 TV SCART 4 5 6 7 CVBS 8 9 10 11 1. AERIAL 2 IN : Loop through 2. AERIAL 2 OUT : To watch analogue channels on the TV 3. AERIAL 1 OUT : Loop through 4. AERIAL 1 IN : Aerial input 5. TV SCART : TV Scart connection 6. AUX SCART : Output for other equipment such as DVD, VCR...etc. 7.
CONNECTION DIAGRAMS NOTE: This set top box supports Free To View only. There is no provision for a CAM or Pay To View card.
REMOTE CONTROL & FUNCTIONS 18 19 20 LIB. 21 22 23 TIMERS GUIDE INFO OK TEXT 6 7 8 9 PR 25 26 27 VOL 10 11 ABC DEF 1 2 3 GHI JKL MNO 4 5 6 PQRS TUV WXYZ 7 8 9 AUX 0 PP MENU 29 30 31 32 4 5 BACK 24 28 1 2 3 PIP FAV. SUBT.
USING THE CONTROLS ON THE FRONT PANEL You can enter the main menu by pressing the menu button on the front of the unit. Then navigate through the menus with the four arrow buttons on the front of the unit and make a selection with the OK button. BUTTON FUNCTION 1. Standby 2. 3. LIB. 4. Timers 5. 6. Info 7. Direction buttons / OK 8. Back / Exit 9. P+ / P10. Yellow 11. Blue 12. Number keys 13. P P 14. Wide 15. Subt.
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 to continue. The next menu will ask you, if you want to begin with the automatic channel scan. MAIN MENU Main menu is accessed by pressing the MENU key on the remote control. Navigate with “ / ” keys among the menus and press OK to activate menus.
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.
2.1.1. SELECT CHANNEL In EPG menu, using this option, you can switch to channel of the programme that is selected. 2.1.2. RECORD / DELETE TIMER In EPG menu, after you have selected a programme, press the OK button and select the “Record” option in the menu which appears and press the OK button again. So a recording is set to the selected programme. This option operates like the RECORD button.
2.1.6. SPLIT RECORD If you select a programme to be recorded, with this feature, if there is another part of the programme available, it will also be set automatically to be recorded. For example in the following picture you see the programme with a red underline, which following episode is also underlined. To do this, you have to press only the RECORD button once. The rest will be done automatically. Note: Split programme informations should be broadcasted by the broadcaster. 2.1.7.
NOTE: If there is still a conflict and you leave this menu by pressing the OK button, you will see this warning message: “There are still conflicts!”. In timer menu, you can see this conflict as the picture below. A warning triangle will appear nearby the programmes which cause a conflict. These programmes will be recorded particularly or not. 3. TIMERS To display Timer window press either TIMERS key or activate it from main menu.
To add a Timer press YELLOW button on the remote and the, “Add Timer “ windows appears. Channel: “3/4” keys will navigate the user through the TV or Radio list. Date: By using either “3/4” or “0,1,2…,9” keys start date is entered. Start: By using either “3/4” or “0,1,2…,9” keys start time is entered. End: By using either “3/4” or “0,1,2…,9” keys end time is entered. Duration: Displays the duration of the recording. This is automatically worked out after the start and end times have been entered.
Red bar: indicates the used space of the recordings on the hard disk. Yellow bar: displays the approximate capacity required for the timers currently set. Green bar: shows the free space on the hard disk. 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.
EDIT RECORDINGS While the “Edit recordings” option is highlighted, using the 3/4” buttons come to the list of recordings on the right of this menu. Select one of them, which should be archived and press the OK button. You will come to the following menu: 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.
DURATION: Set the duration of the appeareance of the “Edit recording title” menu main title on the screen. If you press the Menu button during playback, you will enter the “Chapter options and in this menu, you could set any point as a chapter. So, the user is be able to skip frames which should not be archived. The user could also start and stop the playback from any chapter he wants. To stop archiving, press the STOP button. During archiving, no other button will be function. 4.2.
5. SETUP The adjustments in this menu are: 5.1. RECORDINGS The internal hard drive can store up to 80 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. The PVR record and playback functions are very similar to those of a VCR.
Unplayed: If this option is set to "EXCLUDED" any unplayed recordings will NOT be deleted. If this option is set to "INCLUDED", unplayed recordings WILL be deleted. 5.1.3. FORMAT DISK On rare occasions the Hard Disk may malfunction, in most cases formatting the Hard Disk will restore normal operation however ALL the data stored on the Hard Disk will be lost. Press OK with the “Format Disk” option is highlighted. A menu appears, in which you will be asked for a pin number.
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 todate 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. Menu: 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.
Current event name next event name, and their start and end times. Program duration bar Program mode (TV or Radio) Channel number Name of the channel 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.
SWAP Main window and PIP window change their places. 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).
WIDE TV sets are available with screens of the standard (4:3) format and widescreen (16:9) format. When you first installed your receiver you specified the format of the connected TV (this can now be altered if necessary; see Configuration)Digital terrestrial television broadcasts are also made in both standard and widescreen formats. In particular, films and dramas tend to be broadcast in widescreen format to closer emulate the cinema experience, but some programmes such as news bulletins are 4:3.
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REMOTE CONTROL Operating Distance 10 m 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 160 GB FRONT PANEL Display VFD Front Panel Controls Standby ON/OFF, Menu, Record, Pause, OK, Menu Up/Down/Left/Right.
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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 TV RECORDER HDR 162 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.freeview.
8 SETUP The entire settings and configuration of the unit is adjusted in the SETUP menu. To activate setup menu in main menu press OK, when it is highlighted. Setup menu appears on the screen. Navigate within this submenu by means of “5 /6 ” keys. / 9 Model HDR162 RECORDINGS RECORD WITH SINGLE KEY NOTE: The HDR162 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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