THT520 Digital Terrestrial HD Receiver User manual Manuel d’Utilisateur Manuale Utente Ръководство за потребителя Používateľská príručka Uputstvo za upotrebu Руководство пользователя Посібник користувача Evolution. Emotion. Passion. www.thomsonstb.
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Licenses English ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER OTHER THAN PERSONAL USE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, LLC, 6312 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 400E, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 U.S.A.
Table of Content 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Safety Instructions 3 1.2 Storage 4 1.3 Equipment Set-up 4 1.4 Accessories 4 1.5 Usage of external USB devices 5 2.0 Your Receiver 5 2.1 DEFAULT PIN: 1234 5 2.2 Front Panel 5 2.3 Rear Panel 5 2.4 Remote Control 6 2.5 Installing the batteries 7 2.6 Using the remote control 7 3.0 Connection 7 3.1 Connecting to a Terrestrial Antenna 7 3.2 Connecting to TV with HDMI cable 8 3.3 Connecting to TV with SCART cable 8 3.
1.0 Introduction English 1.1 Safety Instructions DO NOT INSTALL YOUR RECEIVER: In a closed or poorly ventilated cabinet; directly on top of or under any other equipment; on a surface which might obstruct the ventilation slots.
1.2 Storage Your receiver and its accessories are stored and delivered in a packaging designed to protect against electric shocks and moisture. When unpacking it, make sure that all the parts are included and keep the packaging away from children. When transporting the receiver from one place to another or if you are returning it under warranty conditions, make sure to repack the receiver in its original packaging with its accessories.
2.0 Your Receiver 2.1 DEFAULT PIN: 1234 2.2 Front Panel Fig. 1 1. IR sensor Point your remote control towards this sensor. 2. Display Indicates current time in STANDBY mode or current channel number in OPERATING mode 3. Mode indicator RED indicates that the receiver is in STANDBY mode. GREEN indicates that the receiver is in OPERATING mode 4. USB Connector for USB storage devices. 2.3 Rear Panel Fig. 2 1. ANT IN To connect to your antenna for reception of broadcasted signals. 2.
4. HDMI To connect your receiver with your TV set using an HDMI cable. 5. TV SCART To connect your receiver with your TV set using a SCART cable. 6. Power Cord Your receiver requires a supply voltage of 220~240V AC (Auto-selectable), 50/60Hz ±5%. Please ensure the local power specification meets these requirements before connecting your receiver to the wall outlet. 2.4 Remote Control Fig.
24. Coloured buttons For Multimedia and Teletext functions Fig. 4 Open the cover on the remote control and insert 2x AAA batteries into the compartment. Correct position of the polar diagram shows the batteries inside the compartment. 1. Open the cover. 2. Insert the batteries. 3. Close the lid. WARNING: The batteries should not be recharged, disassembled, electrically short-circuited, be mixed or used with other types of batteries. 2.6 Using the remote control Fig.
Note: I f the signals at your location are too weak to receive proper signals with an indoor antenna, we recommend using an outdoor antenna which can be pointed towards the transmission tower. Ask your local dealer for more information. 3.2 Connecting to TV with HDMI cable Fig. 6 The TV set shall be connected with the receiver using a good quality HDMI cable. This connection gives the highest possible quality. 3.3 Connecting to TV with SCART cable Fig.
T imeshift/recording and playback only works properly when a fast USB storage device such as a USB2.0 HDD is connected to the receiver. Timeshift/recording and playback of HD content requires a sufficient read/write speed of the used USB storage device. English Note: 4.0 Starting up for the first time When you use your receiver for the first time, please select your menu language using pq and press OK to confirm selection. You will follow to the Welcome “Easy install” menu.
Beeper: Select On for an audible indication of signal reception. Off turns the beeper off. Channel No.: Select a channel that is known to carry a broadcast in your region. The Signal Strength and Signal Quality bars give a visual indication of the reception. Adjust your antenna to obtain maximum signal strength and quality. When all settings have been made, press OK to start scanning. The receiver will search for all available channels now. Once scanning is finished, the receiver switches to viewing mode.
and your receiver will switch to the selected channel or press OK immediately after selecting the channel number. Press OK in viewing mode to display the Channel List. Use pq in the channel list to highlight your channel of choice and press OK once to select the highlighted channel. Press OK again to leave the channel list mode. Inside the channel list it is possible to use the PG+/PG- buttons as well in order to scroll page-wise through the list.
6.5 Subtitles Some channels support a choice of subtitle languages. Press SUBTITLE in viewing mode to display a list of available subtitle languages. Select your subtitle of choice with pq and press OK to confirm. Press EXIT to leave without making changes.* * Availability of DVB/HoH subtitles depends on the broadcast. If such subtitles are not supported, then most likely subtitles can be activated via Teletext if available. 6.
English You can access the Record Manager via the 3 button to find and to playback you made records. If you not can find your records, make sure that Record files is selected by pressing the button 1. See chapter 7.6.1 for details. *Please connect an USB storage device with sufficient free space before you start a recording. 7.0 Main Menu The main menu gives you access to channel lists, settings, timers and multimedia functions. To access the main menu, press MENU in viewing mode.
To lock or unlock a channel, press RED while in TV Channel List. Use pq to select a channel and press OK to lock or unlock it. You are asked to input the PIN code. (DEFAULT PIN: 1234) Locked channels will be marked with the symbol. Locking/ unlocking multiple channels in one session is possible. When all changes have been made, press EXIT twice. A confirmation banner will pop up. Select Yes to save the changes or No to discard. 7.1.1.
Delete Press BLUE in Edit Channel to enable the Delete function. The Delete sign will move up to indicate that Delete is selected. Use pq to highlight a channel and press OK to mark it for deletion. When you have marked all channels you wish to delete, press EXIT twice. A confirmation banner will be displayed. Select Yes to delete the marked channels or No to cancel. 7.1.2 Radio Channel List Basically, the operation of the Radio Channel List is the same as in the TV Channel List.
7.2 Installation 7.2.1 Auto Scan Use pq to select Installation and press OK or u to advance. Select Auto Scan with pq and press OK to enter. Use tu to toggle between Yes or No. When FTA Only is set to Yes, scrambled channels won’t be stored in the channel list. Use pq to highlight Search. Now press OK to start auto scan. The receiver will store all found channels in the channel list. 7.2.2 Channel Scan Use pq to select Installation, press OK or u to advance.
This menu allows you to set up your language preferences. Language: Use tu to select the language for the On Screen Display. First Audio: Use tu to select Audio language. Second Audio: Use tu to select a language that will be played when the language selected at First Audio isn’t available. Subtitle Language: Use tu to select the preferred subtitle language. Second Subtitle Language: Use tu to select the preferred subtitle language.
Home entertainment system (for example) through coaxial S / PDIF. *Dolby® and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby® Laboratories 7.3.3 Local Time Setting Here you can set up your region and time zone. Region: Use tu to select the region you live in. GMT Usage: Set to By Region for broadcaster defined time, User Define to select manual a GMT zone or to Off to input time and date manually. GMT Offset: Allows you to adjust the time zone you live in.
7.3.5 Parental Lock This menu allows you to protect the installation menu and/or channels with a PIN code. You can also enter a new PIN code in the Parental Lock menu. Use pq to select Parental Lock from the System Setup menu and press OK to proceed. You will be asked to enter your PIN code. (DEFAULT PIN: 1234) Menu Lock: Locks the installation menu. You can set Menu Lock to On or Off. Parental Rating: Choose between: Off, 4 years and up to 18 years.
Select the Tools submenu with pq and press OK or u to enter. Use pq to highlight the submenu of choice and press OK proceed. Press EXIT to leave. 7.4.1 Information This submenu shows receiver specific information such as hardware version and software version. It also displays our web address www.thomsonstb.net. Please have the Information screen on hand when you call our hotline. The person who answers your call might ask for the information given in this screen. 7.4.
Note: If, after a software upgrade, the receiver should behave in an unexpected way, please perform a factory reset as well. See chapter 7.4.2. Warning: After an update the receiver restarts automatically. During the upgrade process NEVER disconnect the receiver from the mains or switch off the power! Doing so might damage your receiver and will void warranty! 7.4.5 Auto-update OTA If set to On the unit will check automatically at the moment of going to stand-by for an Over The Air software upgrade.
Video: INFO: Press the INFO button to set repeat mode. The options are repeat folder folder icon/repeat once 1 or no repetition (no icon shown). 1: During the playback of a movie with external subtitles, press 1 to enter the subtitle menu. In this menu you can select size and colours of your preference. 2: Press the button 2 to open the Sort menu. You can sort by Name/Time or Size. 7: Press the button 7 to open the Edit menu.
7.5.2 HDD Information This option shows relevant information about the connected USB device. In this menu you can also format your USB storage device and setup the recording type. Select HDD Information in the Media menu and press OK to enter. Now you will see all details as Free and used Recording Sizes and used file system. Press the YELLOW button Format to format the connected USB device. Please, enter your PIN code to access this menu and press OK to start formatting.
7.5.3 DVR Setting This menu allows you to configure settings for Timeshift, recording and playback. Select DVR Setting in the Media menu and press OK to enter. Use pq to move the highlight and tu to change settings. Timeshift: Select between Auto, Pause or Off. When Timeshift is set to Auto it will automatically start every time after tuning to a channel. When Timeshift is set to Pause it will start only after pressing the YELLOW/2 button. Select Off to deactivate Timeshift. Step to: 30 sec to 30 min.
Possible cause What to do LED indicator not lit Mains lead unplugged Check mains plug No signal found Aerial is disconnected Aerial is damaged/ misaligned Out of digital signal area Active antenna requires to switch ON antenna power/external power HDMI or SCART is not selected on your TV or amplifier or the unit is set to higher resolution as the TV supports.
Problem Possible cause What to do After moving the receiver to another room/area you are no longer able to receive digital reception Antenna signals are too weak The signal strength/ quality might be less than before, if using an indoor antenna. The receiver switches off automatically. Auto Standby function enabled. Playback of video (or Timeshift) is causing picture freeze/macro blocks or similar distortion, especially on HD content. Read/write speed of your USB device could be too low.
MPEG MusiCam Layer II Sampling rate: 32, 44.
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