Dvico TVIX T530 User manual

TVIX HDTUNER
T- 530
• All specifications and information are subject to change without further notices.

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1. Features
• TVIX HD TUNER can play HDTV without a digital TV set-top box with excellent and super-clear display
on HDTV screens .
• TViX Tuner has the various recording features like direct recording/scheduled recording and repeated
manual recording, so you cannot miss single program of digital TV. It's a completely different type of
PVR since you can easily upgrade and expand the capacity of HDD by themselves like PC upgrading.
And you can backup the recorded file to/from the PC.
• TViX Tuner implements all the DVB-T features like EPG/scheduled recording/ PC-connectivity and this
will let user enjoy all the fruits of the digital broadcasting as well as the supreme audio and video
qualities.
• When using the HDTV mode, you can configure the sleep time. If the sleep time is reached when the
recording is in progress, the TViX will shut down after finishing the recording.
• is available with the TViX HD M-5000 series. (M-3100U does not support this HD TUNER.)
• You must upgrade to the latest M-5000 firmware if you want to use the Tuner. Old firmware versions do
not support this tuner.
• TVIX HD TUNER does not support analog (PAL) broadcasting.
2. Specifications
MODEL TVIX TUNER T430
TUNER Xceive XC3028
Resolution Resolutions up to 1920 * 1080i
Internal Power Via connecting cable to M-5000 (included)
Power 3.7 (W)
Input over-the-air Digital TV (DVB-T)
Size Cylindrical (Diameter 131mm, Height 30mm)
Weight 400g
TVIX HD TUNER Introduction

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Do not drop the device. It may cause critical damage to the hard drive.
Do not touch the power plug with wet hands or use defective power cables & electric outlets. It may cause electric
shocks or fire.
Keep all magnetic materials away from the TViX. Magnetic materials such as speakers or magnets may erase or
cause damage to the data stored in the hard disk.
Do not try to disassemble or remodel the device. It may cause malfunction or fire.
Starting TViX HDTV mode can take about 12~13 seconds.
Do not detach the 24 pin cable when the TViX is working. It may damage the TViX or the tuner and void
your warranty.
Do not detach the tuner box when the TViX is working. It may damage the TViX or the tuner and void
your warranty.
We recommend using a threaded-type antenna connector.
TV out, ZOOM, and default volume depend on the TViX’s setting.
Checking Digital signal Reception
•Press the INFO button on the remote control. The Signal strength meter will appear on the left-bottom.
•If signal strength meter indicates less than 14.9db, adjust your antenna to increase the signal strength.
Continue to adjust the antenna until you find the best position with the strongest signal.
You can resolve the following problems by pressing O.K button.
•When the audio and video are not synchronized.
•When there is noise on the audio.
•When there are video-freezing problems.
Record Notice
•The first partition of the internal hard disk must use the NTFS format. FAT32 format can cause an error
message.
•When the signal is weak or unstable, recording cannot work properly.
•When the hard disk is unstable, recording cannot work properly. So you must run Check Disk
sometimes.
•Hard disk requires the Check Disk, you must run the Check Disk sometimes
Unplug this apparatus when they are lightening storms or unused for a long time.
Do not connect the USB host or network when the HDTV mode is active.
These can be cause stuttering or jerky motion. We recommend connecting the USB host or network only
in the file mode.
Usage Precautions and Notes

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3. Name of Each Part
• Power LED : Displays blue LED when the HDTV mode is active.
• 24 pin connector : Connects to the TViX 5000 main unit.
• Air Antenna : Connects to the terrestrial TV antenna signal
• Test only Port : This port is not available. Do not use this port.
4. Package Contents
The TViX HD TUNER package contains the following items.
Some packages may change depending on other conditions.
TUNER BOX unit Manual LED diffusion Magnetic coupler
About the TViX HD Tuner
Power LED
Test only
Air Antenna
24pin connector

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1. TUNER Connection
Before the TViX is connected to the tuner, the power of TViX should be turned off. Connecting the tuner
when the power of TViX is "ON" will damage the TViX or the tuner and void your warranty.
①Place the LED diffusion panel on the tuner box. (LED lights when the HDTV mode is active.)
②Detach the TViX’s rubber feet and then attach enclosed Magnetic couplers in their place on the TViX’s bottom.
The Magnetic coupling is useful when you move the TViX.
③Connect the Antenna cable to the tuner’s input. Move clockwise to tighten.
To improve the DTV quality in a poor signal area, please purchase a signal amplifier and install properly.
④Place the TViX unit on the tuner box.
⑤To use 24 pin connector jumper, connect the tuner to the TViX unit. Insert the connectors until you hear a
“click” sound.
⑥Connect the power cable.
Double check your 24 pin connection. If you plug the connector into an incorrect position, your TViX may not
start or otherwise function improperly.
Installation and Connection

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2. Video/Audio Connection
Connect the audio and video cables from the TViX's output jacks to the TV input jacks.
Please refer to 3.2 Video Connection and 3.3 Audio connection on the TViX 5000 series manual.
You can download the latest manual on the tvix homepage. (www.tvix.co.kr/eng)
VIDEO Connection
AUDIO Connection
Notice
IF (1) the TViX does not start, (2) HDTV scanning does not work, or (3) there is no display on the screen:
Double check your 24 pin connection.

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3. TViX HDTV SETUP Setting
The HDTV setting can be shown on the screen when the tuner is connected.
boot mode : Select HDTV to start in HDTV mode or File Player to start in File mode (main menu).
If the HD tuner is not connected, TViX will start in file mode automatically.
DTV Time Auto Sync : is used to adjust the EPG time and VFD time. VFA time is changed to real EPG
time.
HDTV Input : Select your input. This model is supports free-to- air DVB-T digital only.
Location : Select your location.
Time Zone : If you want to use exact EPG guide, you have to configure your time zone using Up/Down
button.
HDTV Default Audio : select default audio.
Start Channel Scan : Press this menu if you want to scan the channel.
Boot Mode : File Player
DTV Time Auto Sync : off
HDTV Input : Air
Location: USA
Time Zone :
Central Time(US& Canada)
HDTV Default Audio : English
Start Channel Scan

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1. Channel scanning
①Before you can use any of the special channel buttons, the available channels must be scanned and
memorized.
Press DTV button on the remote control, and the Tuner LED lights.
②HDTV Tuner will scan and store all of the digital (DTV) channels that are available in your local area
automatically.
If you want to scan the channel manually, you can use Start Channel Scan option on the SETUP-HDTV
menu.
③It takes about 2~3 minutes
To stop the scanning, press STOP(■) button on the remote control.④
After scanning, you have to configure the time zone, If you want to use exact EPG guide, you have to se⑤t
your time zone exactly.
⑥If you press the VIDEO button on the remote control to change to file mode while scanning channels, the
following message appears.
Press YES, and TViX is changed to file mode.
⑦If you press power button while scanning, the following message appears. Press YES, and TViX will shut
down.
Using TVIX HD TUNER

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2. Changing the channel
Press CH +/- or ▲▼button to change the TV channels.
You can also enter the channel number by using the numeric keypad on the
remote and the channel will change after a few seconds.
3. Instant Record
This function records the current displayed channel.
• Select the desired channel to record while watching and then press the REC button to record.
You cannot change the channel while recording.
• Press the STOP(■) to stop recording, or, when the recording duration is reached, the TViX will stop
recording.
• The recorded file is stored to the hard disk of the TViX in a folder named DTV_REC
The file is saved with a name of the form “YY-MM-DD day station named AM/PM HH:MM.tp”
The hard disk must be used under the NTFS file system. If the FAT32 file system is used, an error message
appears.
• Each press of the REC button changes the recording duration in the sequence shown below.
Free Space->30min->45min->60->75->90->105->120->150->180->210->240. When recording, you can see
red-round OSD on the left-top of the screen.
You can also add recording time by pressing the REC button during instant Record.
※Checking Digital signal Reception
①Press the INFO button on the remote control.
②The Signal strength meter will appear on the left-bottom.
③ If signal strength meter indicates less than 14.9db, adjust your antenna to increase the signal
strength. Continue to adjust the antenna until you find the best position with the strongest signal.

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• When recording, if the available storage space lacks, the recording will automatically stop.
• When recording, Press the INFO button on the remote control, and you can see Disk info/file size/Elapsed
recording time.
• To delete the schedule list, Press BOOKMARK button and delete the scheduled list.
• To cancel a current recording, Press the CAPTURE/DELETE button on the remote control, and recording is
canceled and the file is not stored.
• If you press the power button while recording, you will see the following OSD. Press YES, and the file to the
present time is stored and the TViX will shut down.
• If available hard-disk space is less than 50MB, recording will not work. If available hard-disk space is 10MB
or lower when recording is in progress, it will stop automatically and show “No space” on the OSD.

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4. Using HDTV EPG Guide
HDTV EPG(Electronic Program Guide) shows the stream guide of real time.
You can use the scheduled recording and scheduled watch using this EPG window.
If you want to use this EPG guide, you must view the digital channels in advance. Press GUIDE button.
• Select the desired channel to record or watch and then press the View or Record button to schedule.
• If you select another channel with present time, channel will be changed.
• Press INFO button and VFD time is changed to EPG time to schedule with exact time.
• To check the schedule list, Press BOOKMARK button. You can delete the list on this window.
5. Manual Recording
①Manually scheduled recording is available in the DTV mode.
Scheduled times are based on the TViX internal clock, as shown on its VFD, so please adjust it to the
correct time under the setup menu. Press BOOKMARK-MENU button.
②You can set Date/Time/Duration/channel in this menu. Press the CH button to change the station.
The cycle option is depending the day of the week.
Record Notice
• The first partition of the internal hard disk must use the NTFS format. FAT32 format can cause an error
message.
• When the signal is weak or unstable, recording cannot work properly.
• When the hard disk is unstable, recording cannot work properly. So you must sometimes run Check
Disk.

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③To Edit/delete the scheduled list, press the BOOKMARK button on the DTV mode. Press the up/down
button to select a specific listing and then you can edit or delete it by pressing the OK or DELETE buttons.
Press stop or BOOKMARK button on the remote control to exit the list.
④The TViX will automatically start 5 minutes before a scheduled recording time.
If you set schedule on 4 o'clock, your TVIX will be turned on 3:55 as scheduled recording. Therefore, you
need to shut down the TViX before 3:54.
6. Using Check Disk
To delete files or folders, you must sometimes run the Check Disk.
The TViX player will show the following message when you need to check the hard disk.
①Connect the TViX to the PC’s USB port.
②Select the TViX hard disk -properties-Tools-Check now.
You must select the hard disk without showing its contents
in Windows Explorer, or Check Disk cannot run on it.
③Check "Automatically fix file system errors"
④You normally don't need to check the Scan for and
attempt recovery of bad sectors option.

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INFO button
• First Press : Show station name and signal strength. While recording, show file name and disk space.
• Second Press : Show signal strength only.
• Third Press : Information off
SETUP button
Picture adjustment. Contrast-->Brightness-->Saturation. You can change the level using the direction
keys.
Go to previous Channel
Press the REPEAT button to jump back to the previously tuned channel.
Scheduled List/BOOKMARK button
Press the BOOKMARK button to see the reservation list while in the HDTV mode, as in the image below.
To delete the reservation list, Press the list and select delete button.
Extra Features

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In the file mode, the GUIDE button opens the recording schedule for editing.
VIDEO button
Changes from HDTV mode to file mode. Please refer to the TViX 5000 manual for operation in file mode.
AUDIO button
Changes to second audio when the program has multi audio.
ZOOM button
• 4:3 ratio TV : Full screenÆLetter BoxÆPan/Scan
- Letter Box : Choose this when receiving a 16:9 image and you want to see the original wide format.
- 4:3 Pan & Scan : Choose this when you want the TV to adjust the 16:9 image vertically so it fills
your 4:3 screen.
• 16:9 ratio TV : Full screenÆzoom1ÆZoom2
The availability of changing the screen format feature depends on the resolution selected and the current
broadcasting signal format.
OK button
Press OK button, and you can see current program information for about 3 seconds.
Sleep function
When using the HDTV mode, you can configure the sleep time 30->60->120->180->240->OFF using the
Function Key.
-If the sleep time is reached when the recording is in progress, TViX will shut down after finishing
the recording. (If the record time is “Free Space”, TViX will record until the hard disk space is
exhausted and then shut down.)
-SLEEP ON blinks for 30 seconds before turn off.
Scanned channel / Delete Channel button
• GOTO button : Shows the scanned-channel list.
To delete scanned channel, press CAPTURE/DELETE button or press OK button on the channel and
then delete the channel. To exit this mode, press GOTO button again.

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Using Remote
Display EPG Guide
Change Player to DTV
Change DTV to Player
Picture adjustment.
Contrast ÆBrightness ÆSaturation
Display the information of
channel or signal strength
Show scanned channel
You can resolve freezing or asynchr
onism problems by pressing
O.K button
Sleep function
Press to change Channels
HDTV record
Delete channel/cancel recording
Power button
Stop recording, Exit DTV
Volume
Mute
Go to previous channel
Select audio
tune to a particular channel
Zoom button.
Scroll button
Display scheduled list
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Manual Recording