TR 112 Saorview HD TV Receiver Part no. 305107 Operating Manual SAORVIEW offers the best Irish television – free for everyone.
Operating Manual • The illustrations and the OSD in this operation manual are for explanation and guidance purposes only. • The examples used throughout this manual are based on the TR112 Digital Terrestrial Receiver model. Dear Triax customer Thank you for purchasing the TRIAX TR112 (Saorview HD TV Receiver). To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation, please read the Important Safety Precautions carefully before using this product.
Introduction Important Safety Precautions • Cleaning - Unplug the AC power adapter from the AC outlet before cleaning the product. Use a damp cloth to clean the product. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. • Use a soft damp cloth to gently wipe the product when it is dirty. To protect the product, do not use a chemical cloth to clean it. Chemicals may cause damage or cracks in the casing of the product. • Water and moisture - Do not expose the unit to wet or damp conditions.
Introduction Remote Control Unit 1 1 TXT 2 STANDBY 2 16 3 TV / RADIO 3 17 18 4 NUMBER PAD 5 MENU 6 EXIT 7 Go To 8 Displays digital text Switch between standby and on Select between TV and radio channels Select the channel number directly by entering its number.
Introduction Receiver (Front View) STANDBY BUTTON CHANNEL DOWN CHANNEL UP Receiver (Rear View) 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 DVB-T Antenna In DVB-T Loopthrough SPDIF Optical Output HDMI Output USB TV (SCART) DC Power Socket 6 7
Introduction Supplied Accessories Remote Control Unit (x1) HDMI Cable (x1) Power Adaptor (x1) + + TR112 Operating Manual AAA Batteries (x2) - - 6
Preparation Inserting the batteries Before using the Receiver for the first time, insert the two supplied “AAA” size zinc-carbon batteries. When the batteries become depleted and the remote control unit fails to operate, replace the batteries with new “AAA” size batteries. • 3 + + Open the battery cover. Insert the two supplied “AAA” size zinc-carbon batteries. - 1 2 - Place batteries with their terminals corresponding to the (+) and (-) indications in the battery compartment.
Quick Guide Initial installation overview Follow the steps below one by one when using the Receiver for the first time 1 2 Preparation 1 Run the Connect the antenna cable to the RF IN terminal (Page 9) 1 Turn on the standy button on the Receiver (Page 10) 1 Congratulations! You can now watch TV 2 Run the first time installation (Page 9) 2 If neccessary, adjust the antenna to attain maximum signal reception Ensure the antenna is connected RF out Connect the Receiver to your TV using the s
Quick Guide Before turning on the power 2 1 1 2 3 Connect the antenna (IEC 169-2) coaxial plug to RF IN. Use CAI Benchmarked 75 ohm coaxial cable such as Triax TX100 Connect the HDMI™ cable Connect the power adaptor and switch socket on 3 Initial auto installation When the Receiver is powered on for the first time, the First Time Installation screen appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to search for all available channels.
Watching TV The user can select the OSD Language, Country, Time Zone, Active Antenna and LCN from this menu. Press “Start Search” to search channels as shown below: Getting Started Connect the Aerial to RF In and connect the External Power Supply to the DC Input. Connect the HDMI or SCART output to the TV. Initial Power Up - Power On/Off When in “Standby” mode, press the key on the remote control to switch on the receiver. Pressing the key again will put the receiver back in to “standby” mode.
Basic Functions Quick Channel Audio Language Key and L/R Channel Key Press “ENTER” to display the Quick Channel Programme List. Press “LEFT/RIGHT” to select the channel categories. Press “UP/DOWN” to select the desired programme. Press the “AUDIO” key to switch the audio language of the current programme and switch between stereo left right (stereo left channel right channel) Press “ENTER” to select channel.
Electronic Programme Guide Entering the EPG You can press the “EPG” key on the remote control to enter into the EPG page. As shown below: 1 3 2 6 5 4 Press the “YELLOW” & “BLUE” key to switch between days in Tab 3 7 Press “UP/DOWN” key to move upward and downwards to switch between the different programmes in Tab 5 Press “LEFT/RIGHT” key to view the programme information in different time ranges in Tab 6.
Subtitles Default subtitle setting is off. To switch on subtitles, press the “SUB” key on the remote control to enter the subtitle menu of the current programme, as shown in the picture below: Press “EXIT” to leave the EPG Digital Text Some channels are broadcast with digital text which contains pages of information and entertainment. News, weather, sports information, stock exchange prices and programme previews are among the many services. Press the “UP/DOWN” key to choose the required language.
When a recording has been initialised, the LED on the front panel will flash slowly between red and blue. This shows the current programme is being recorded. Pressing “i” displays the information on the current recording. If there is insufficient memory space while recording, the system will show a prompt message, stop recording and resume normal playback mode. If a recording fails due to memory storage problems, the system will show a prompt message and try again.
Installation (2) Pressing the “PAUSE” key will start the time shift mode. The “Time Shift” icon will be shown on the screen this operation is available: Installation There are two kinds of Installation modes these are outlined below: (a) In normal playback mode, when time shift is set to Auto or Pause within the PVR Config Menu. (1) Auto Search (b) In recording mode. (2) Manual Search (3) Pressing the “<<” key when in time shift mode, will fast rewind the programme.
After selecting the “Auto Search” page, the receiver will scan all frequencies one by one for the selected country. To carry out a manual search, you need to configure the relevant parameters including: (1) Frequency (kHz): The default frequency depends on the selected country, you can input relevant information to modify it. During scanning, you can press the “EXIT” key to stop the scanning process and exit.
The channel organiser menu includes: Delete Channel, Skip Channel, Lock Channel and Channel Rename. Channel Management Channel management features include channel deleting, marking, moving, locking, renaming and grouping. Press the “UP/DOWN” key to choose the channel, then press the 4-colour keys on the remote control. Press the RED key to Set and Cancel Channel Lock. The GREEN key to Set or Cancel Delete Channel. The YELLOW key to Set or Cancel Skip Channel.
When the Favourite Lists have been set up, they are accessed by pressing the ‘FAV’ key on the Remote Control. Once a Favourite List is displayed, use the ‘Left and Right’ keys on the Remote Control to select the desired list. To Set or Cancel Lock Program, the system will prompt you to input your password (default “0000”). You will be asked to confirm the change, press ‘ENTER’.
Preference Settings The receiver can be configured according to the user preferences, by pressing MAIN MENU > PREFERENCE. (3) Press the ENTER key to confirm the selected language, the setting is then activated and the OSD language changes to the chosen language. This is shown below: Preferred Subtitle (1) You can set the subtitle language to your preferred language type.
Preferred Audio PVR Config (1) Sets the preferred audio to “English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish,Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Greek, Russian, Welsh, or Gaelic”. You can enter the PVR Configuration page (as shown in the picture below) via “Menu > Preference > PVR Config”, this menu contains six options as follows: (2) 1st preferred audio option: Press the RIGHT key to enter the currently supported audio language list.
(3) Preferred Storage: Sets the USB as storage. (4) Timeshift: Any of options, AUTO/OFF/ PAUSE, can be selected to set the status of the current timeshift, if AUTO is selected, the timeshift operation will perform automatically in the background, the user can change channel but this discards the previous timeshift buffer and restarts a new one; if OFF is selected, the timeshift operation will stop; if PAUSE is selected, the timeshift operation will manually start by pressing the Pause key.
System Settings Menu In the Timer Edit menu, the system can support up to 10 events. Date:Specifies the timer date System Settings Menu Programme Name: Specifies the channel for which the timer is set The following options can be accessed in the “System Settings Menu”.
Pressing the ENTER key will return the system to the previous menu. As shown overleaf in the picture. Press EXIT’ to resume normal viewing. Child Lock The Child Lock Menu allows selected channels to be locked, as shown below: (1) Press the 0 - 9 numerical keys on the remote control to input the Old Password, the system default password is “0 0 0 0”.
If the Time Mode is set to Auto then, Time Zone and DST shall be active for editing. If the Mode is Manual these options shall be disabled. Version Displays the Receiver Information. This is shown below. If the Time Mode is set to Manual then, Date and Time shall be active for editing. If the Mode is “Auto” these options shall be disabled. Active Antenna In ‘MAIN MENU > INSTALLATION’, the Active Antenna option allows the 5V antenna powering on the RF Input to be Enabled or Disabled.
AV Settings To enter this menu, press ‘MAIN MENU > AV’, then press ‘ENTER’. Brightness & Saturation The AV setup menu is shown in the picture below To adjust the Brightness and Saturation settings, follow the same process as for the Contrast setting above. SPDIF This setting is used to select AVC Mode - Mute, PCM and Bitstream. Aspect Ratio The Aspect Ratio settings are used to select the video output mode in order to match the receiving equipment.
Video Output HDMI Colour Space This allows the user to change the video output mode. You can adjust the settings to suit the receiving equipment. HDMI Colour Space changes the HDMI Output Mode. You can adjust the settings to suit the receiving equipment. Select Video Output, press the ENTER key to select.
Multi Media Multimedia - Filter Selection Mode Icons The Triax TR 112 has a USB Interface. This can be used to connect external equipment such as Memory Devices, Media Players and can also be used for system software upgrades. This product supports MP3, JPEG and MPEG. To enter the Multimedia Mode press the ‘MEDIA’ key on the Remote Control. Please note a USB or external hard disk drive needs to be connected to access the options on this menu.
Key Stroke Action KEY_UP Highlights the previous Item in file list. If it passes the first item, the last item will be highlighted. KEY_DOWN Highlights the next Item in the file list. If it passes the last item, the first item will be highlighted. KEY_PAGEUP Moves up the list by one page. KEY_PAGEDOWN Moves down the list by one page. KEY_LEFT If the current file has a parent folder, pressing this key will return from the current list to the parent folder.
Key Stroke Action KEY_SLOW Slow Replay. KEY_RECALL The same as KEY_STOP KEY_MUTE Activates the MUTE function Audio goes off. KEY_VOLUME Adjusts the volume KEY_i Displays information on the current movie. KEY_GOTO The Go To menu is displayed when this key is pressed. Go To Menu The keys in this menu are shown below. When the video is playing, the following information is displayed on the OSD: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) File name. Total time and the current time for the file.
Key Stroke Music This menu allows the user to select and play a track from a list of music stored in the storage device. KEY_UP KEY_DOWN Highlights the next Item in the file list. If it passes the last item, it highlights the first item in the file list. KEY_PAGEUP Moves up the file list by one page. KEY_PAGEDOWN Moves down the file list by one page. KEY_LEFT If the highlighted file has a parent folder, it returns from the current list to the parent folder.
Key Stroke Action KEY_FR Fast reverses the music. The FR icon is shown and the speed, (1x 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x) shall be displayed. KEY_NUM Enter the number directly. If the input number is larger than the number of file list, an incorrect message will be shown. KEY_MENU File browser menu disappears and shows the main menu or main menu disappears and shows the file browser again.
When an image is displayed in full screen then the following keys are active: Photo Playback Key Stroke The Photo Playback Menu shown below shows the menu available while photographs are being shown. The images below shows the playback menu for displaying a single photograph and setting up a slide show. KEY_UP Action Rotates the image 0 degrees. KEY_DOWN Rotates the image 180 degrees. KEY_LEFT Rotates the image 270 degrees. KEY_RIGHT Rotates the image 90 degrees.
Key Stroke Photo Thumbnail KEY_UP This menu displays the thumbnail view for the photographs stored in the selected folder. The following table shows the thumbnail menu. The keys in this menu are shown below: 33 Action Highlights the previous item in the same column. If the top KEY_UP of the column is reached, it highlights the bottom item in the column. KEY_DOWN Highlights the next item in the same column.
Key Stroke Recorder Manager KEY_UP The picture below shows the Recorder Manager menu. All recorded programms will appear in this menu. KEY_DOWN Highlights the next item in the file list. If the last item is reached, it highlights the first item. KEY_PAGEUP This key works in the file list only, It moves Up the list by one page. KEY_PAGEDOWN The same as KEY_PAGEUP, it only works in the file list. It moves Down the list by one page. KEY_LEFT Returns from current list to the parent folder.
Rename The picture below shows the Rename Menu In this menu the user can change the program’s name to their own preference. Key Stroke Action KEY_UP Highlights the previous item in the same column. If the first item is reached, it highlights the last item in the same column. KEY_DOWN Highlights the next item in the same column. If the last item is reached, it highlights the first item in the same column. KEY_LEFT Highlights the next item in the same row.
Disk Manager Key Stroke Disk Manager Browser The Disk Manager Menu is like the file browser menu, the keys work as in the same way but the function of the four colour keys are different. The following table shows the functions of the four coloured keys. The other keys are the same as those in the file browser menus. Key Stroke Action KEY_RED Show move/copy menu. KEY_GREEN Show rename menu. KEY_YELLOW Delete the selected item.
Key Stroke E-Book Browser The e-book menu is like the file browser menu, the keys work as in the file browser menu. The four coloured keys have no function. Other keys are the same as the keys in the other file browser menus. For instance, KEY_UP/KEY_DOWN can move the selected file and KEY_ENTER plays the selected e-book etc. KEY_PAGEUP KEY_PAGEDOWN Move to next page, if it is already the last page, it will not move.
Software Upgrade The receiver software can be upgraded. The software upgrade menu can be accessed through Menu > Settings > Upgrade. This is shown below: Select the upgrade file and press the “enter” key to start the upgrade.
Triax TR112 Specification Tuner / Demodulator Standard Input Frequency* Channel Bandwidth* Power for Active Antenna COFDM System Demodulation Type Guard Interval FEC DVB-T VHF/UHF Band 7 MHz/8 MHz Switchable 5V@30mA with overload Protection through Coaxial Cable 2K, 8K Carrier, Hierarchical Supported QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 Active Symbol Duration 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 System CPU / Clock Transport Flash Memory System Memory Sunplus 1500 DVB Demultiplexer 4Mbytes SPI 512MBits X
Rear Panel Power Interface Others RF Input Connector* Loop Through Output Connector Stereo (left & right) Audio CVBS, R/G/B video output IEC type, Female (for PAL), 75 Ohm Digital Video & Audio Output Optical Digital Audio SPDIF HDMI Connector TosLink Interface Input Voltage Power Consumption 100~240 VAC, 50/60 Hz (2A adaptor , T.B.D.
PIN CODE Reminder NOTE You need to insert the PIN code here and refer it to the pages in the manual where this is covered. IMPORTANT Removal of a lost PIN code could be subject to a service charge.
Appendix Trademarks The Saorview word and logos are trademarks of RTÉ and are used under licence. This product is capable of receiving and decoding Dolby Digital Plus. Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. ® This product has a HDMI connector so that you can watch high definition TV with a HDMI lead when connected to a HD Ready TV.
Appendix Troubleshooting The following conditions in the table below do not always indicate a problem. Please perform the checks described below before calling for service. If the problem cannot be corrected by the use of this manual, remove the mains plug from the power socket and contact the Helpline on 00 44 1443 778910 to obtain service or advice (Normal operator charges apply). Alternatively you can email us at: stbsupport@triax.co.uk.
Appendix End of life disposal A. Information on Disposal for Users (private households) 1. In the European Union Attention: If you want to dispose of this equipment, please recycle. Attention: Your product is marked with this symbol. It means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. There is a separate collection system for these products.
Terms of Guarantee This product is supplied with a 12 month manufacturers guarantee from date of original purchase. In the unlikely event of an issue occurring within this period, please contact your point of sale. Proof of purchase will need to be supplied. 1 This guarantee only applies to defects due to faulty workmanship or materials.
Declaration of Conformity Company Name: Triax UK Ltd Company Address: Abergorki Industrial Estate, Treorchy, Rhondda-Cynon-Taff CF42 6DL, UK Object of the Declaration: Triax TR 112, Part Number 305107.
Issue 2 48
