TRIAX C-HD417 CX Digital cable set-top box 305042
Contents Safety Precautions............................................................................................................. 4 Disposal of batteries and set-top box............................................................................ 5 Overview ............................................................................................................................. 6 Front panel incl. CA-module and smart card ....................................................................
Safety Precautions To prevent hazardous and dangerous situations always install and use the set-top box according to the instructions below. Mains supply 95-240 V AC 50/60Hz. Only use the original power supply. When disconnecting from the mains pull the plug rather than the wire. Use only mains connections installed by professionals. Placing Place the set-top box on a solid and surface close to the mains connection. Ensure that the mains cord is places rightly to avoid later damages hereon.
The function of the set-top box is to receive open channels (Free-To-Air) and scrambled digital channels. Any other use of the set-top box may result in material damage or personal injury and warranty is void. The manufacturer is by no means responsible for material damage or personal injury occurred as a result of improper use or if the instructions are not followed.
Overview Front panel incl. CA-module and smart card Rear panel Note Refer to the user manual of the units you want to connect (TV, hi-fi equipment, etc.).
Inserting batteries in remote control unit The remote control unit is operated by two AAA batteries. Please note the following: Insert the batteries carefully in their right position (+/-), and place the cover carefully after insertion. Wrong insertion can lead to battery leakage and corrosion, and thus damage the unit. When batteries are old replace them with two new batteries. Never insert old batteries and never one used and one new.
The remote control unit Standby : Power on/off 0-9 : Numeric buttons FAV : Favourites list TV/R : Switches between TV and radio R/Gr/Y/B : Coloured multifunctional buttons CH+ : Next channel / cursor upwards CH- : Previous channel / cursor downwards V- : Reduces volume / cursor left V+ : Increases volume / cursor right OK : OK / Confirm BACK : Quits menu or menu item/ Stops an operating Timer EPG : Electronic Programme Guide MENU : Displays main menu INFO : Channel’s
How to use the remote control To navigate through the different on-screen menus of the set-top box, you use the following keys: Enter the main menu – or – returns to the main menu from any submenu. Move the cursor / selects submenus. Move the cursor / select from a range of options. Enter the selected menu. Save the settings and go back to previous menu / in the main menu you exit menu system and return to the normal viewing screen.
Use Now 1 Switch on TV and the set-top box Switch on TV and set-top box using your remote control units. 2 Welcome Follow the instructions displayed on the TV screen. 3 Select language and country 4 Data for channel searching In case your CATV operator has provided you with a USB stick, place the stick in the USB socket at the rear of the set-top box. Press the OK key to start the channel search. The information that the USB stick contains is used in connection with the channel search.
Note Even if you do not use a USB stick you have to press the OK key to start the channel search. Without the USB stick the channel search uses the settings specified below the menu item Advanced search. 5 Searching for channels This process may take several minutes. The result of the search is displayed. Press the OK key to continue. 6 Ready for use Now the set-top box is ready for using. Press OK to watch TV.
Day-to-day Use Switch the set-top box on or off Press the Standby key on the set-top box or the remote control to switch the set-top box on or off. or Select a channel Use the CH+/CH- keys or the numeric keys to select a channel. Pressing the OK key displays the channel list. Use the CH+/CHkeys to select a channel, press OK to select the channel. or or Adjust the volume Use the V+/V- keys to turn the volume up or down. Use the (Mute) key to turn the sound off or on.
Show the information bar Use the INFO key to show the information bar. The information bar displays info about: channel name, number, current and following event and time. Pressing the INFO key twice displays more detailed information about the broadcast. Press the key again to remove the information. Note Every time you change channel the information bar is displayed automatically.
View teletext 1 Switch to teletext Use the TEXT key to display teletext. 2 Select the page Use the numeric keys or the CH+/CH- keys to select a page. 3 Return to TV Use the TEXT key to switch off teletext. Using Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) 1 View EPG Using the EPG key you get an on-screen listing of programmes currently broadcast and the future programmes over the next seven days, depending on the broadcasters.
Not all broadcasters provide this listing. 2 Sorting the information Each of the coloured keys has a specific function in the guide: Red: Sort the channels according to channel number. Green: Sort according to the time of broadcasts. Yellow: Sort according to the names of broadcasts. Blue: Transfer a broadcast directly to the timer. 3 Scrolling the listing of programmes Use the V-/V+ keys to scroll through the next seven days.
6 Return to TV Use the EPG key to return to the broadcast you were watching on TV. Favourite channel lists Using the FAV key you get easy ac-cess to your lists of favourite channels. Pressing the FAV key displays which of the lists you used last time. Pressing the FAV key you can browse your lists of favourite channels. Press the OK key to open the list of favourite channels. Use the CH+/CH- keys to select one of your favourite channels. Press the OK key to confirm your selection and return to TV.
Audio Using the AUDIO key you get another audio language, depending on the broadcasters. Press the AUDIO key to scroll though the languages offered. Not all broadcasters provide this option. PVR function Note You can only use the recording and time-shift functions if you have connected an external hard disk or USB stick to the USB socket at the rear of the set-top box. 1 Time-shifting a broadcast Press the (pause) key to start the time-shift function.
3 Record a broadcast Use the CH+/CH- keys to select the channel and broadcast you want to record. Press the (record) key to start the recording. Pressing the key repeatedly will set the recording time length in 30 minute increments, up to a maximum of 8 hours. 4 Playback a recording Press the (play) key. A list of your recordings is displayed on your TV screen. Use the CH+/CH- keys to reach the recording you want to play. Press the OK key to watch the selected recording.
How to Use the On-Screen Menus You will get access to the entire operation and programming of the set-top box through the on-screen main menu and the submenus. You navigate through the menus using the keys displayed in the following five actions: 1 Display the main menu From the main menu you have access to 5 different submenus. 2 Select a menu Select the desired menu (icon) and press OK to continue to the submenus.
4 Select or adjust Move the cursor to the desired function and press OK to open the desired function. a Change the settings. Select the desired setting. b Press the BACK key to store the settings and revert to the previous menu. 5 To return to TV Pressing the BACK key from the main menu will exit the menu and return to the normal viewing screen.
Overview of Menus The main menu contains the following menus and submenus: Menus Submenus Channel Editor Timer Settings Language Region Output Lock Channel Search Advanced System info Card info Conax Embedded CA Recordings 21
Editing of Channels Via the Channel Editor menu you can delete, change names, etc. of the different channels. Besides you have access to create and edit your lists of favourite channels. The info line displays which functions the coloured keys have in the Channel Editor window. Keys Description Red/Delete Deletes the selected channel from the list. Green/Skip Use this key to mark selected channels for skipping when zapping through the channel list.
In edit mode you select one channel at a time in the list to the left. Pressing the OK key the channel is moved to the favourite list which is placed to the right. Moving the cursor to the favourite list you can change the order of the channels using the OK key and the CH+/CH- keys. When you have moved the channel to the desired position in your favourite list, you finish the move by pressing the OK key. You can remove channels from your favourite lists by pressing the 0 key.
Using the Timer Function Selecting Timer in the main menu you get access to program the set-top box to record a broadcast if you have connected an external hard disk or USB stick to the set-top box. By selecting the Timer icon in the main menu you enter the timer list. In the list you can set a timer manually by filling out the following fields: Channel Select the required channel. Date Enter the date and year when you want to turn the set-top box on. Start time Enter start time.
Note Below the fields used for setting the timer you get information about the maturity rating of your Conax smart card. You change the maturity rating by selecting the Card info icon in the main menu. Timer programming using EPG Using the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) you can easily set a timer in the timer list: Select the event you want to record. Press the Record key to send the information to the timer. In the Timer menu you have an overview of active timers.
Customizing the Set-top Box By selecting Settings in the main menu you get access to six submenus which will help you customize the set-top box. By customizing the set-top box you determine the language of the menus, which channels you want to receive, which channels you want to lock, aspect ratio etc. Language Menu Select the desired language for the on-screen menus. First audio Select the preferred audio track. Second audio Select second choice of audio track if first choice is not available.
Region Country Select country Time zone Select time zone according to GMT. Summertime Select if internal clock should automatically be adjusted to summer time Output Output settings HDMI Options for screen resolution: Auto, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i. TV screen format Select if your TV screen is 16:9 or 4:3 format. Picture format If screen format is 4:3, select between Automatic, Letter box and Pan & Scan. If screen format is 16:9, select between Automatic, Black borders and zoom.
Audio delay Adjust the audio delay to synchronize picture and sound. Using for example surround sound system the sound may be delayed and thus needs compensation. Digital audio Select desired format, PCM or Dolby Digital. Lock Lock/Unlock channels Select Locks/Unlock channels. More details in next section. Change PIN Select Change PIN. More details in next section. Settings Select whether you want to hinder access to the Settings menu by asking for the PIN code to open the menu.
Through the Channel Lock function you can block certain channels so access to them is only possible after entering the PIN code. Select the channel you want to lock and press OK to activate the lock. A locked channel will be marked with a small key in the channel list. Locking can only be done one channel at a time. Change PIN Old PIN Enter your personal PIN code. Factory setting is: 0000 New PIN Enter new PIN code. Confirm PIN Re-enter the new PIN code to confirm it.
Channel search The set-top box offers 3 different ways of searching for channels: Automatic search, Manual search and Advanced search. LCN Logic Channel Numbering on/off. Some broadcasters offer LCN support and in those cases the order of the channels after a search will always be prioritized correctly. Auto search Select Auto search. More details in the next section. Manual search Select Manual search. More details in the next section. Advanced search Select Advanced search.
The info line in Auto search displays which keys you can use to define a new CATV provider. Keys Description OK Start channel search. Red/Delete Delete a selected CATV provider from the list. Green/Add Add new CATV provider to the list. Yellow/Edit Using Edit you can add or change the frequency, symbol rate and modulation that the CATV provider uses. Blue/Rename Rename the CATV provider. Manual search Frequency Enter the 6 digit frequency you want to search.
Advanced search Start frequency Enter the 6 digit frequency from where the search should start. Stop frequency Enter the 6 digit frequency from where the search should stop. Frequency step Select the frequency step size from 0.5 – 8 MHz. 1. Symbol rate Enter the 4 digit symbol rate. 2. Symbol rate Enter the 4 digit symbol rate. 3. Symbol rate Enter the 4 digit symbol rate. 4. Symbol rate Enter the 4 digit symbol rate. Modulation Select modulation. You have six options, Auto – 256.
Copy channels to USB stick Copies the list of channels from the set-top box to the USB stick placed in the USB socket. Restore channels from USB stick Copies the list of channels from the USB stick placed in the USB socket to the set-top box. Copy provider list to USB stick Copies the list of CATV providers from the set-top box to the USB stick placed in the USB socket.
Updating software via USB stick It is also possible to download software from the home page www.triax.com to an USB stick and then update the set-top box using the USB stick. The file that you download from the home page to the USB stick is an “.img” file. You must place the “.img” file in the root of the USB stick, and not in a folder that you have created on your USB stick. The USB stick must not contain other “.img” files.
Technical Information To communicate with authorized technical people the set-top box contains important and very precise technical information about software and hardware implemented. You get access to this information by selecting System info in the main menu. Produkt ID The product identification of the set-top box. Bootloader version Bootloader version. Software version Software version. Hardware version Hardware version Serial number Serial number of the set-top box.
Smart Card The set-top box has an embedded Conax descrambler working together with a smart card from your provider. You get access to information from the inserted smart card by selecting Card info in the main menu. The Conax smart card provides the following menu when you select Conax Embedded CA: Subscription status Status of your subscription, i.e. which channel groups you can get access to and whether your smart card has been updated recently.
PVR function By selecting Recordings in the main menu you get access to your recordings on the external hard disk/USB stick you have connected to the set-top box. Your recordings are listed to the left in the Recording Manager window, and to the right you can see information about the selected recording, i.e. title of the broadcast, the length of the recording, the name of the channel and the date and starting time of the recording.
Playback In connection with the playback of a recording you can use the following keys on the remote control: Keys Description INFO If you press the INFO key when you are playing a recording, the information bar will display information about the name of the recording, which channel it was recorded from, the time the recording was started and the elapsed time of the playback of the recording. Pressing the INFO key once more you remove the information bar.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Suggested solution Not working Not plugged into the mains. Make sure that the mains lead is plugged in. The remote control does not work The batteries have not been inserted correctly. Insert the batteries correctly. The batteries are flat. Insert new batteries. The remote control is aligned wrongly. Align the remote control with the front of the set-top box and ensure that nothing is placed between the remote control and the set-top box.
Glossary AC Alternating Current. Mains is 230V AC. Analogue Unconverted signals not being numerical. DC Direct Current. The set-top box operates on 12 V DC. Cinch connector RCA connector for base band audio or video signals. Coaxial cable Cable for connecting to CATV network. Digital Signal converted to a series of numerical values. Dolby Digital Six channel Surround Sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories. DVB Digital Video Broadcasting. EPG Electronic Programme Guide.
Technical Data Tuner and channel Input connector IEC 169-2; Female Input frequency range 47 to 862 MHz Input impedance 75 ohm, unbalanced Demodulation QAM 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 Symbol rate 1-7.2 Msym/s MPEG transport stream A/V decoding Transport stream MPEG-2 / IEC 13818 Profile level MPEG-2 MP@HL, MPEG-4/H.264 MP and HP level 4.1 Input rate Max.
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License Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
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