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ARA-HD2
Car-use HD DVB-T
Diversity Receiver
User Manual

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Please read all informationin this manual thoroughly. Familiarize yourself with the capabilities and the usage of
your appliance before attempting to operate or maintain this unit. Taking a minute to do this now will help to
prevent any damages or loss in the future.
Keep this manual handy as a reference for operating procedures and safety information.
Do not insert any kind of irrelevant objects into this device through the openings as they may touch
dangerous voltage points that could result in the fire or electric shock.
Avoid placing this unit near the liquids since it could result in the electric shock. Furthermore, the liquid
splashes could damages the device and might cause smoke and overheat.
Always submit yourself into the safe driving rules and follow all traffic regulation. If you experience any
difficulties while operating the system or reading the monitor display, please stop your car and make any
necessary adjustment.
The Safety
Do not attempt to install or service your device on your own. Installation or serving by the people without
proper training and experience in the electronic equipment and the automotive accessories may be
dangerous and could lead into the risk of the electric shock or the other hazards.
If the receiver does not work properly, please disconnect the power plug for your safety and contact your
local dealer immediately for further technical support.
If any solid objects or liquids fall into the cabinet, please disconnect the unit and make it checked by the
qualified person before operating it any further.
Do not install the in-car DVB-T/T2 receiver where it may
obstruct the driver’s vision,
impair with the performance of any vehicle’s operating system or the head unit, and
impair with the driver’s ability to safely operate the vehicle.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK –
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNE;
The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol within an
equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the
product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk at electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance

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Table of Contents
Unit Description & Installation Guide ...........................................................4
AV I/O Ports Definition..............................................................................8
Remote Control Operations .......................................................................9
I. Home Menu ....................................................................................10
II. Quick Guide for First-time User...........................................................11
II.1. DVB-T TV Watching .............................................................................................. 11
II.2. DVB-T Radio Listening .......................................................................................... 13
II.3. Record Function .................................................................................................. 14
II.4. Movie Watching ................................................................................................... 15
II.5. Music Listening ................................................................................................... 16
II.6. Photo Viewing..................................................................................................... 17
III. Using the Menu ...............................................................................19
III.1. DVB-T TV/Radio Menu........................................................................................... 19
III.1.1 Channel List.................................................................................................. 19
III.1.2 Channel Management...................................................................................... 20
III.1.3 Auto Search .................................................................................................. 21
III.1.4 DVB-T Audio Settings...................................................................................... 21
III.1.5 Channel Information........................................................................................ 22
III.1.6 Aspect Ratio.................................................................................................. 22
III.1.7 Subtitle ........................................................................................................ 23
III.1.8 Teletext ........................................................................................................ 23
III.1.9 AFS Setting*.................................................................................................. 23
III.1.10 CONAX CA................................................................................................. 24
III.2.System Settings ..............................................................................25
III.2.1 Country/Language .......................................................................................... 25
III.2.2 Display Setting .............................................................................................. 25
III.2.3 Monitor Port Setting........................................................................................ 26
III.2.4 HDMI Setting ................................................................................................. 26
III.2.5 Antenna Power Output (+5V)............................................................................. 26
III.2.6 Version Upgrade ............................................................................................ 27
III.2.7 Reset Default................................................................................................. 27
III.3. Photo Menu ........................................................................................................ 28
III.4. Music Menu ........................................................................................................ 28
III.5. Movie Menus....................................................................................................... 29
III.5.1 Menu ........................................................................................................... 29
IV. Trouble Shooting Q&A ......................................................................30
V. Specification...................................................................................31

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Front Side
(1) AV I/O port: Combination of power input, ACC input, IR , URAT, CVBS,
Video/Audio GND and RGB output.
(2) Operating: the “Operating” LED indicates if the system is working.
(3) Power: the “Power” LED indicates if the 12V or 24V power supply has been
successfully applied to the device.
(4) Conax Slot extension port: Extension port for external Conax smart card slot
to enable pay-TV service
(5) USB port: Plug the USB memory stick and HDD to USB port for multimedia
playback and TV recording.
Unit Description & Installation Guide
(3) Power
(2) Operating
(5) USB
(4) Conax Slot extension port
(1) AV I/O port

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Back Side
(6) Ant. In: antenna connection port (NOTE: this unit provides +5V antenna power
through this connection port.)
(7) HDMI Port : HDMI output port.
(6) Ant-in
(7) HDMI port

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Antenna connection
In-car digital TV reception situation will vary from vehicle to vehicle and the installer may need
to try anetnna mounting positions to determine the best position for most stable signal reception in
vehicles.
Important Notes on Antenna Installation:
For a better reception, please place the rod antenna horizontally, and keep the rod antenna away
from metals.
Antenna Position
To optimize the TV reception performance, we recommend that one antenna is mounted at the
front and one at the rear of the vehicle. Please refer to the diagram below for some recommended
locations.
(1) Behind the Front Bumper. Note: Please make sure the bumper is not made of metal
(2) Top of the Front Windscreen, but at least 5cm away from the metal body of the car
(3) Top of the Rear Windscreen, but at least 5cm away from the metal body of the car
(4) Bottom of the Rear Windscreen, at least 5cm away from the metal body of the car
(5) Behind the Rear Bumper (note: make sure rear bumper is not made of metal)
*Noted: For position (2) ~ (4), because the windshields of many cars are usually equipped with film
coating (that contains metal), the actual signal reception may be degraded, depending on the amount of
the metal embedded within the film.
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Antenna Cable Routing
Once a suitable position of antenna placement is found, carefully route the antenna cables to the
receiver unit and then connect to the Antenna Inputs on DTV receiver.

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Pin
Description
1
B output
2
R output
3
G output
4
VIDEO_GND
5
AUDIO_GND
6
CVBS Videoutput
7
AUDIO L output
8
Audio R output
9
UART Rx input
10
UART Tx input
11
IR data intput
12
LED_EN
13
IR power output
14
PWR_GND
15
+12V input
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ACC input
AV I/O Ports Definition
B out
G out
GND
Audio L out
Rx in
IR data input
IR power out
+12V in
R out
CVBS out
Tx in
GND
GND
Audio R out
IR LED EN
ACC

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No
Button name
Function
1
POWER
Select the power-on or stand-by
2
SRC
Select a video source from
DTV/AV1/CCD/DVR
3
HOME
Go to the home screen
4
MENU
Enter the setup menu
5
CH▲
Select the channel up or move the cursor
up
6
VOL
Select the volume up or move the cursor
right
7
CH▼
Select the volume up or move the cursor
right
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FF
Fast Forward
9
TV LIST
TV Program List
10
ENTER
To enter the selected item
11
EXIT
Exit the current setup
12
VOL
Select the volume down or move the cursor
left
13
OK
Select the highlighted item or select
play/pause
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FR
Fast Rewind
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REC●
-Start to record the TV/Radio program or
exit the recording
- Subtitle key in the normal operation mode
If the battery power in the remote controller becomes low, please follow the steps below to replace
a new battery:
1. Slightly push the battery case from the down to the up and pull out the battery case from the
remote control.
2. Replace the original battery with the new one.
3. Insert back the battery and the case into the remote control.
Remote Control Operations
-Remote Control Battery Installation
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[14]
[13]
[15]

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I. Home Menu
This is the home menu screen. You can highlight
the DVB-T TV mode, the DVB-T Radio mode, the
video playback mode, the music playback mode,
the picture viewing mode, and the system settings.
Use [CH] and [CH] buttons to highlight the
desired item and press [OK] button to select it.
DVB-T TV Mode
To enter DVB-T TV mode.
DVB-T Radio Mode
To listen to DVB-T radio broadcasting.
Movie Playback Mode
To enter movie playback mode and watch movie files.
Music Playback Mode
To enter audio playback mode and listen to music.
Photo Viewing Mode
To enter photo viewing mode and watch pictures.
System Settings
To configure the device settings.
Note: Press the [HOME] key to go back to the home screen anytime.
Press the [SOURCE] key to switch AV source anytime.

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II. Quick Guide for First-time User
II.1. DVB-T TV Watching
Step 1: Turn on the device
1. Turn on the vehicles ACC or IGN. (or start the vehicle)
2. When the unit is powered, the POWER LED indicator will be illuminated in RED as shown
below.
3. When the system is activated, the Operating LED on the unit will be illuminated in Green.
Step 2: Highlight the “TV” option and press [OK] to enter the TV mode. The “Setup Wizard”
will show up if it’s the 1st time to use the device in which there are no TV Channel info have
been previously stored.
Press [OK]
Operating LED
Power LED

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Step 3: Set your country, preferred OSD language,
Summer Time (optional) and LCN option.
NOTE: Time zone setting will be automatically updated once
the Region setting is changed.
Step 4: Perform auto search to find available TV channels.
1. Select “Start” on Setup Wizard and press OK to active it.
2. The device will show "Scan screen" as below and perform searching the available TV
channels in your area.
Step 5: Job well-done! You can now sit back and enjoy your mobile TV.
NOTE: Keep [OK] button pressed to change the aspect ratio of current TV program.

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II.2. DVB-T Radio Listening
1. Press [CH]/[ CH]buttons to select the
Ratio item and then press [OK] button to
enter the radio mode.
2. Press [CH]/[CH]buttons to select your
preferred radio channel.
3. The radio service will start instantly.

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II.3. Record Function
NOTE: ARA-HD2 supports both DVB-T TV and DVB-T Radio recording.
1. During TV or Radio mode, press [REC] to start recording TV/Radio programs. When the unit
starts to record, icon will appear on the upper left screen & the timer menu (disappear
in 10 sec without control) will appear on the lower left screen simultaneously.
NOTE:
a. Please ensure that a USB Storage device is connected to the unit before recording.
b. To ensure successful recording on storage device with NTFS system, please plug the
storage in Windows operated computer and perform "Safely Remove Hardware"
application before using it with HR-V
2. Recorded TV programs can be played back in Movie mode. And the recorded Radio programs
can be played back in Music mode.
Important notes:
i.A recorded program will be stored in a default folder named “Recorded_Program”. The file
types will be “.TSV” file for TV program and “.TSA” file for Radio.
ii. The file is named as (Channel Name) + (Recorded Date Recorded Time)
iii. Maximum file size of FAT/FAT32 is 4 GB, if the file exceeds this size, the system will cut
the recorded file into 2 parts.
iv. 1 GB storage can record TV program for approximately up to 45 minutes.
v. Storage files system can support FAT/FAT32/NTFS format.
vi. Generally all USB 2.0 flash drive can be used as recorded file storage. However, there are
cases when the USB flash drive can’t store recorded programs from DVB-T receiver unit.
It’s strongly suggested to format the USB storage device by PC or laptop before it’s
inserted into the DVB-T receiver unit.
vii. WARNING! Please do not edit the “*.PLT” & “RECORD.TMP” files. Modifying/deleting this
file will cause error on recorded file.

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II.4. Movie Watching
This section below will explain how to quickly play a video file stored on USB device.
1. After selecting movie playback mode on the home
screen, file browser screen will appear. Press [OK]
button to select the root folder.
2. The available video files will appear on screen. Use
[CH] and [CH] buttons to scroll up and down
through files, and then select the desired file by
pressing [OK] button. The video file will instantly start
playing.
NOTE: Users can only choose video files under this mode.
System will not support music or photo files under this
mode.
3. Press [EXIT] button to return.
NOTE:
1. Press the FR / FF button to increase or decrease the playing speed.
2. Press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button to pause or resume music playing.
3. Press [RED] button to delete highlighted file/folder.

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II.5. Music Listening
The section below will explain how to quickly play a music file stored on USB device.
1. After selecting music playback mode on the home
screen, file browser screen will appear. Press [OK]
button to select the root folder.
2. The available audio files will appear on screen. Use
[CH] and [CH] buttons to scroll up and down
through files, and then select the desired file by
pressing the [OK] button. The audio file will instantly
start playing.
NOTE: users can only choose music files under this mode.
Video or photo files are not supported under this mode
3. Press [EXIT] button to return.
NOTE:
1. Press the FR / FF button to increase or decrease the playing speed
2. Press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button to pause or resume music playing.
3. Press [RED] button to delete highlighted file/folder.

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II.6. Photo Viewing
The section below will explain how to view a picture file stored on USB device.
1. After selecting photo viewing mode on the home
screen, file browser screen will appear. Press [OK]
button to select the root folder.
2. Available picture and folders will appear on screen.
Use [CH]/[CH]/[VOL]/[VOL] buttons to
browse the folder, and then select the desired one by
pressing [OK] button.
Note: users can only choose photo files under this
mode. If users choose music or video files, the
system will not support.
3. A picture preview will appear. Press
[CH]/[CH]/[VOL]/[VOL] to select a picture,
and press [OK] button to display the picture in full screen mode.
4. Press [EXIT] button to return.
NOTE: Press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button to pause or resume photo slideshow.

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Photo Viewing –Advanced Functions
Rotating picture
Press [VOL] button to rotate the picture clockwise, and press [VOL] button to rotate it
counterclockwise.
Slideshow
Press [PLAY/PAUSE] to start/stop photo slideshow.
Zoom
1. When viewing a picture, press [OK] to enter zoom mode.
2. Press [FF] to zoom in or press [FR] to zoom out.
3. Use [CH]/[CH]/[VOL]/[VOL] to navigate the picture.
4. Press [EXIT] button to exit the zoom function.

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III. Using the Menu
III.1. DVB-T TV/Radio Menu
After entering the DVB-T TV or Radio service, press [MENU]
button to make the menu appear. By navigating through
different options, you can have access to channel list, channel
management, automatic channel search function, DVB-T audio
settings, channel info, aspect ratio, subtitle function, teletext,
AFS setting, and CONAX CA information.
III.1.1Channel List
To display channel information, preview the program, and to access the
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
a. Channel List
1. Select “Channel List” in the TV menu and press [OK]
button. The “Channel List” will appear on screen.
NOTE: you can also press [EPG] button on remote
controller to enter “Channel List” while enjoying
DVB-T TV/Radio.
2. Press [CH]/[CH] buttons to scroll up/down the
channel list to preview the program.
3. Press [VOL] button to show the details of the
channel.
4. Press [EXIT]/[MENU] button to exit.
b. Schedule
1. Press [CH]/[CH] buttons to scroll up/down the date list to see program schedule of
the corresponding date.
2. Press [VOL] button to activate program schedule.
3. Press [CH]/[CH] buttons to scroll up/down the
program schedule to see previous/next program on
the selected date.
4. To return back to date list, please press [VOL]
button
5. While in program schedule list, press [OK] button to
see more information of the selected program.
6. Press [EXIT]/[MENU] button to return “Channel List” screen.

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c. Brief
1. Press [EXIT]/[MENU] to return to “Schedule” screen.
III.1.2Channel Management
To rearrange and to edit the TV channel list by skip, move, and delete functions.
1. Select “Channel Management” in the TV
Menu and press [OK] button. The management screen
will appear as on the picture on the right.
2. Press [CH]/[CH] buttons to scroll up/down the
channel list. Press [OK] button to enter the editing menu
for a chosen channel.
3. Press [EXIT]/[MENU] button to exit anytime.
Skip a Channel
1. After entering the channel editing menu, select the “SKIP” visual-button on screen by
pressing [VOL]/[VOL] buttons.
2. Press [OK] button to activate or deactivate it.
NOTE: this function temporarily removes the channel from the program list. Users can restore the
channels by deactivating this function.
Channel Movement
1. After entering the channel editing menu, select the “MOVE” visual-button on screen by
pressing [VOL]/[VOL] buttons.
2. Use [CH]/[CH] buttons to move the channel up or down in the list.
3. Press [OK] button to save the new listing.
Channel Delete
1. After entering the channel editing menu, select the “DELETE” visual-button on screen by
using [VOL]/[VOL] buttons.
2. Press [OK] button to delete the channel.
NOTE: this function will permanently delete the channel from the current program list. Users
restore the channels only by performing auto search.