Full HD 1080p HDMI A/V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box OWNER’S MANUAL MODEL : PHD-8VX ©Copyright 2010, PrimeDTV Technologies, Inc.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION ● Read these instructions. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ● Keep these instructions. ● Heed all warnings. ● Follow all instructions. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PESONNEL ● Do not use this apparatus near water. ● Clean only with dry cloth. ● Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
Congratulations on choosing PrimeDTV PHD-8VX, Full HD 1080p HDMI A/V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box. Please read this manual carefully before operation. For your convenience, this manual will provide pictures and descriptions to make operation as easy as possible. In order to use and maintain the set better, please follow its operating instructions. Thanks for your cooperation. Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................. 2 INTRODUCTION ........................................
Introduction To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s manual carefully and retain for future reference. This manual provides information on the operation and maintenance of your PHD-8VX, Full HD 1080p HDMI A/V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box. This chapter explains the Technical overview, unpacking, front panel, Rear panel, and Remote control.
Input formats Two of the elements that determine the quality of a TV picture are resolution and interlacing. The PHD-8VX, Full HD 1080p HDMI A/V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box, is able to receive broadcasts in any of the resolutions mentioned above. It will then do the appropriate conversion from input signal format to general TV display format.
• PHD-8VX is also providing custom aspect ratio adjustments to ease video over-scan issues on different TV sizes. User needs to first select Custom option during Aspect ratio menu screen, then bring up main MENU → Set up → Scale Window to fine adjust screen size. See page 22 for details. Video output ) • PHD-8VX is providing several options to change to different screen formats as: Normal, Full Screen, Panoramic, Zoom1, Zoom2, Direct and Custom options.
Make sure you have received all these items listed below with the PHD-8VX, Full HD 1080p HDMI A/V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box.
Front Panel Power Switch the Tuner ON and OFF. CH+/UP Cycle through programmed channels and move the on-screen highlight up. CH-/DOWN Cycles through programmed channels and move the on-screen highlight down. LEFT/VOLMove the on-screen highlight to left and reduce audio volume. RIGHT/VOL+ Move the on-screen highlight to right and increase audio volume. MENU / V.MODE Display the Main Menu, or press and hold this key for over 3 sec. each time to cycle through output resolutions.
COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT (480i) Connect to a TV with composite (VIDEO) input. RS232 Direct Connection to PC via RS232 commands DVI AUDIO IN When using HDMI1 as DVI input, connecting here with DVI audio COMPONENT VIDEO IN (480P/720P/1080i) Connect Component (Y-Pb-Pr) and Audio to PHD-8VX input. Introduction Rear Panel COMPOSITE VIDEO IN (480i) Connect Composite Video and Audio to PHD-8VX input. RF IN Air or cable TV antenna connects to this jack. AC Power Cord Plug into the power source.
Remote control INPUT Press to bring up input selection ASPECT Screen size change INFO Display input source and channel information PHOTO Display photo images from USB port MUSIC Play music files from USB port POWER Turn PHD-8XV on and off V.
) z Do not mix old and new batteries and never mix different types of batteries such as standard, alkaline, etc. Installing Batteries Before the remote control can be used, the two Batteries (size AAA) need to be installed. First, unsnap the battery cover from the back of the remote control. Install each fresh battery, making sure that the ○ + and ○ - on each battery line up with the marks in the battery compartment. Next, snap the cove back onto the remote control.
Connections and Setup This chapter tells you how to set up and using your PHD-8VX, Full HD 1080p HDMI A/V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box. It includes information on Connections and Initial Settings. Connections This paragraph tells you connecting the PHD-8VX Digital HDTV Tuner, and other inputs to TV, Display, and home theater. Connect Air/Cable antenna 1. Connect an outdoor or indoor Antenna directly to this jack with a coaxial RF cable.
used to connect to PC or external devices with RGB, H/V sync signal and accoicated Audio. When connecting from PC VGA, makse sure PC video resoltuon matcing and supporting PHD-8VX HD video input resolution. z PHD-8VX USB port currently can support Windows OS file system, FAT and FAT32 formats. .
z z toggle to proper resolution for correct video format output. PHD-8VX doesn’t connect HDMI and Composite video output in the same time. When press V.MODE button to CVBS (480i) resolution, Composite video output port will be activated and HDMI output port will be disabled upon toggling resolution back to 480p or above. Check the Owner’s Guide for the Home Theater for proper set-up and operation. Connect to Conventional Analog TV 1. Connect antenna cable to RF IN jack of PHD-8VX unit.
4. Press the▼or▲ button to select Time Zone, then press OK button. 8. Change Channel by pushing CH+/CH- button or number keys on the Remote Control. ) The channel number is shown up in the top-left corner of the screen. 5. Press the▼or▲ button to select Daylight Saving, then press OK button. z 6. Press the▼or▲ button to select television signal, Check the Antenna and Power Cord Connection if there is no channel program display. Connections and Setup z then press OK button. 7.
Operation This chapter covers all of the necessary features in order to operate PHD-8VX, Full HD 1080p HDMI A/V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box. It includes watching TV and using menu. Changing the channels Watching TV This paragraph explains simple operations for watching a TV program.
changed after the PHD-8VX is turned on. 3. Press MUTE button again, and sound is output. Adjust volume Seeing the Closed Caption You can adjust the volume on the remote control. To increase the volume, press VOL+. To decrease the volume, press VOL-. Closed Caption feature is to display On Screen Text Messages during watching TV. You can select on, or off. 1. Press CC button on the remote control. 2. Press ▲/▼button to highlight the item from “Off”, “On” or “On When Muted”. 3.
Audio format; V-CHIP mark Closed Caption mark 2. Press INFO again to bring additional information like signal strength, resolution and more. 3. Press GUIDE again to clear the display. 4. Press X button to review next program section program name and description. 3. Press INFO again to clear the display. Displaying the GUIDE Show program information for the current channel. 1. Press GUIDE button on the remote control once, the information will appear similar like INFO button.
Connecting Other A/V Inputs PHD-8VX, Full HD 1080p HDMI A/V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box, is a true media center unit. Besides of digital tuner receiver, PHD-8VX can also accept 3x HDMI, 1x component (Y-Pb-Pr), 1x RGB (VGA), 1x composite video (CVBS) and 1x s-video A/V inputs as well as internally video enhanced, scale up to 1080p by user selection. A/V Input Information To view current A/V input information, press INFO button or ▲ button. The information will appear on the screen.
Using Photo/Music Player files and press OK to view photo. PHD-8VX, Full HD 1080p HDMI A/V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box, comes with photo and music media player from USB port. Once USB device plugged into PHD-8VX, it will automatically scan and detect photo image or music files. Upon recognized these files, PHD-8VX will prompt a screen menu and ask user to browse or do nothing (ignore). Please refer to page 13, “Connect USB input for Media files” for additional information.
Using the MENU Left side of “Music” main menu includes additional settings for music files: Sort by Artist A-Z, Artist Z-A, Title A-Z, Title Z-A, Album A-Z, Album Z-A or Original; View all available music files. Start playing music; Start photo slideshow with playing music in the same time; Additional Music Settings 3. To repeat music file, increase song gap interval and other settings, bring up Music Settings menu. Set up Language…………….……….Page22 Input Labels………………......Page22 Scale Window..
Input Labels Caption CC Mode……..…….…….......Page26 Basic CC………..…….….......Page27 Advanced CC.………….....….Page27 Advanced CC Style…..….…..Page27 CC Preference..……….……..Page27 RESET CC….…….…........….Page27 Parental Control Select this option to customize each input names as well as enable or disable certain A/V inputs. By default, all A/V inputs are enabled. See page 12 and page 13 for how to connect A/V inputs. See page 19 for operating these A/V inputs. Scale Window Change PIN……….……........
settings. Press OK or ►. 2. Press OK or ► into “Bass, Treble & Balance”. 3. Press EXIT to exit. Bass, Treble & Balance Use this option to adjust output audio bass, treble and balance. Press OK or ► into each section. Press OK again to highlight the section. Use W/X to adjust values. Level Set Date & Time Use this feature to adjust time zone setting and etc. SPDIF Output With one fell swoop you can reset all settings back to factory settings.
Virtual Sound Picture Settings By selecting this option, PHD-8VX audio output creates virtual surrounding sound effect to give the audio much depth. In this option, user has full control to adjust video brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness, or select Preset setting as well as noise reduction and color temperature. Advance Volume Control By selecting this option, PHD-8VX will try to control and equalize the sudden volume blast especially during commercial TV program.
Aspect Ratio You can select an aspect ratio of the “Normal”, “Full Screen”, “Panoramic”, Zoom1”, “Zoom2”, “Direct”, and “Custom” from this menu option. Or, you can press ASPECT button on the remote control to directly access and select the aspect ratio option. 1. Highlight “Channel” option on MENU to adjust channel settings. Press OK or ►. 2. Press ▲/▼ to highlight the item: Tuner, Additive Scan, Auto Scan, Add-Channel, Master List, Channel Name Edit, Favorites1, Favorites2, Favorites3. 3.
Master List Edit the master list of all your channels. You can add or remove some channels from the master list. can jump to the channels between them. Caption ) z z When you press CH+/CH- button on remote to watch TV, your TV will only jump to the channels you have programmed into the TV’s channels master list. PHD-8VX will ignore the de-select channels form master list. Removed (De-selected) channels in the master list will only appear by pressing number button on remote directly.
CC1: The Primary Synchronous Caption Service. These are captions in the primary language that must be in sync with the sound, preferably matched to a specific frame. CC2: The Special Non-Synchronous Use Captions. This channel carries data that is intended to augment information carried in the program. CC3: Secondary Synchronous Caption Service. Alternate program-related caption data, typically second language captions. CC4: Special Non-Synchronous Use Captions. Similar to CC2. Text1: First Text Service.
In this item, you can use Ratings locks (V-CHIP), Channel locks and change PIN after setting your password. When you first enter into this menu, setup your password. 1. Press MENU and “MENU” screen display. 2. Press ▲/▼ to select “Parental” item. 3. Press OK or ► into the New PIN item. 4. Select and enter PIN (4 digits) using the number buttons (0-9). 5. Enter same PIN (4 digits) again and access the Parental menu.
TV-14 TV-MA 14 years old and above Mature audience only CA French Rating ) z z If you block TV-Y, TV-Y7 will automatically be blocked and similarly. And you block TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA will be blocked. If you unblock TV-V7, TV-Y will automatically be unblocked and similarly. And you unblock TV-MA, TV-G, TV-PG and TV-14 will be unblocked. Restriction Categories based on six aged base. Hierarchy of Age-based Ratings C All Children. C8+ Children 8 years and above. G General programming.
Music Use this option to adjust music repeating, song gap interval and shuffle mode. Select “Repeat” to choose the song repeating option: Off Repeat All Songs Repeat One Song Select “Song Gap” choose gap interval: 2 Seconds 1 Second No Gap Select music mode as: Shuffle to playing Select “Browse Music” to instantly jump to Music main menu and start playing music. ) • Please refer to Page 20, 21 for details of how to operate and play music files.
Troubleshooting No power Is the AC power cord plugged in? No signal Check your antenna input or location. Check your cable input. Check your RF connection or set up. No picture Make sure that the correct format is selected. Adjust the “RESOLUTION” using “V.MODE” button on remote control to change formats. Make sure that the right component type is selected.
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Power products 34 Power supply AC 120V, 60Hz consumption 25W standby mode 1W Size (mm) Size (inch) Net weight 360(W) mm×50(H) mm×230(D) mm 14.17”(W)×1.96”(H)×9.06”(D) 2.5kg (5.
DOC# 8VX-v1.62 Specification PrimeDTV Technologies, Inc. Anaheim, CA 92807 Tel: (714) 630-6899 www.primedtv.
