Homecast HT3000 User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Notice 3
Safety Information 4
1.Before You Begin 6
1.1 Features 6
1.2 A ccessories 7
2.Controls and Functions 8
2.1 Front Panel 8
2.2 Rear Panel 9
2.3 Remote Control Unit 10
3.Connections 12
3.1 Connecting to the Antenna 12
3.2 Connecti ng to TV 13
4. Menu Overv ie w 16
4.1 Menu Instructi on 16
4.2 Menu Help 16
4.3 Menu Str ucture 17
5. Menu Operation 18
5.1 First Installation 18
5.2 Installation 18
5.3 Option 20
5.6 Reset 25
5.7 Status 25
6 . V iew ing G enera l I nfo rm at io n 26
6.1 Banner Infor mation 26
6.2 TV & Radio changing 27
6.3 TV or Radio Channel Lists 27

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6.4 A UD Button 31
6.5 MODE Button 32
6.6 TTX Button 33
6.7 SUB Button 33
6.8 MHEG-5 EPG (Freeview Guide) 34
A dditional Informat ion 36
A .1 T rouble s ho oti ng 36
A.2 Technical Specifications 38
A .3 Glossar y of T erms 40

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Notice
Read thi s manu al carefully and mak e su re y ou under st and th e provided in struction s. For y our
safety, check what th e r esult each action w ill be.
Warning s, Caut io ns an d No te s
Throughout he whole manual, pay special attention to the following mark s that indicat e hazardous
si tu at i on s.
Caution
Indicates a situation which, if not avoided, could damage the
equipment or apparatus.
Warnings
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in
s erious i njury.
Note
Indicates addi ti onal information to the user to make the us er aware of
possible problems and information of any importance to help the user
to understand, to use and to maintain the installation.

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Safety Information
This digital terrestrial receiver has been manufactured to comply with international safety standards.
Please r ead the following saf ety prec aution s carefully.
Safety Instructions and Precautions
A v o i d p la ci ng h e av y t h ings a nd bl o ck i n g v e nt i l a t io n pa s sa g e.
(Passage bl ocking can ca use f ire)
Av oid scrubbing t he surface with Benzene or V olat ile gasoline. C olor
can be d a m a ge d .
Leav e the power and the antenna off for the ling absence or during
thunder storm .
Av oid dropping and dam aging Remote C ontrol U nit.
If there is smoke or burning smell, turn off & un-plug the set
immedi at ely. C ontact y our local repair center for adv ice.
Av oid placing t he set on sl ippery and slant surface.

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K eep aw ay f rom t he w at er.
C l ear off the dust. Dust or M etallic particles inside the set can cause
fire and electric shock.
Av oid dissembling and assembling. Do not open the set.
Do not snatch the cable to plug out .
Do not mov e t he set w hile pow er cord i s pl ugged in.
K eep the dist ance f rom M agnet ic it em s and A udi o S pea ker.
Place the set with the good ventilation and away from the direct
sunli ght a n d h um i di ty .
Av oid the tem perature of ov er 30C and below 5C.

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1. Before You Begin
1.1 Features
MPEG-2 Video(MP @ML), MPEG-1 Audio Lay er1, Lay er 2, H.264/AVC, HE-AAC, AC3(Dolby
Digital)
High Definition Digital Tuner with Loop-through
W ide Symbol Rat e 8Mbps & Fr equency Input 474~858MHz
S/P DIF AC 3 audio
Vector Font and 256 color GUI (G raphi c User Interface)
Multi-language menu
Variabl e aspect ratio with full screen, Centre Cut, Lett er Box
Teletext and Subtitle support ed(VBI & OSD)
In st all at io n b y E a sy S et u p G u id e
Favorite Channel and Parental Lock Function
USB2.0 port or RS232C port for upgrading system software
O TA supported
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supported
MHEG-5 (V1.06 NZ profil e): Access to a fr ee 8-d ay Freevi ew EPG and ability to acc ess
interactive TV content

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1.2 Accessories
HDMI cable
Component Cable (Red, Green, Blu e RCA connector s)
Composit e Cable( Yellow- Vid eo, W hite/Red –L/ R audio )
Operating instruction (this Manual)
Re mo t e C o n tr ol
AAA dry cell batteries x 2

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2. Controls and Functions
2.1 Front Panel
① ② ③ ④
Item Description
1.Power Button Turns t he receiv er O n/Off.
2.CH Up/Down Buttons
(▲/▼)
C hanges channel s in operation mode
3. Display Show s channel number and indicate operating status. In STAND BY
mode, the displ ay show s local tim e.
4. USB port U SB H ost port f or t he fi rmw are upgr ade i s be hind p anel

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2.2 Rear Panel
① ④ ⑧ ⑪ ⑫
② ③ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑨ ⑩
Item Description
1.A NT IN C onnect A ntenna In cable.
2 . LOOP O UT Loop O ut is pass-through connector for A ntenna IN
3.HDMI OUT Connect to an HDMI input of TV or PC monitor.
1080i, 720 p, 576p, 576i resolution supported.
4.VCR SCART Connect to a SCART to VCR
5.TV SCART Connect to a SCART to TV
6. S/PDIF DigitalAudio output for connection to an amplifier.
7. RS-232C C onnects to another HT3000 or a PC serial port.
8.CVBSOUT U se t hi s t o conne c t a co m p o si t e v id e o ca b l e ( C V BS -Y e ll ow ). S t and ar d
Definition only (576i resolution).
9.A udioOUT Connect L/R (White, Red) analog audio cables to your TV or amplifier.
10.YPbPr OUT Use these j acks to connect Y/Pb/Pr (Green, Blue, Red) component cables
to a compone nt v ideo input on your TV. (576p and 576i resolution only
supported due to copy protection specification).
11.Power Lead 90~24 0V AC (A uto-selectable), 50~60Hz.
12.Power Swi tch Turn pow er to the unit on/off.

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2.3 Remote Control Unit
All receiver features can be controlled with the remot e controller.
Button Description
1.POWER Turns the receiv er O n/Off.
2.MUTE Tu r n s t he s o un d o n / o f f.
3.TV/VCR Sw i tches bet w een TV and VC R mode
when connecting TV and VCR by Scart
4. NUMERIC Buttons
( ~)
Selects channels or use as an alphabetic
se ar ch ke y i n t he s or t e d cha n n el l i st s.
5. Sho w s the cha nn el l i st
6. Tu rn s o n R a di o m o de
6.MENU Display s /Exits the main menu and Exits
to main menu from the sub-menu
7.EPG Show s MHEG Electronic Program Guide
(EPG) - The Freeview Guide.
8.i Shows the Channel information bar and
exte nde d program inform at ion
9.EXIT Goes back on Menu level, Cancel an
O perat ion, or Exit from menu
10 . O K C onfirms the choices and/ or selects the
hi ghli ghted m enu item. While w at ching
TV or l ist e ni ng t o R a di o, p re s s t he
button to display the channel li st.
11 . ◀/▶( /) Mov es left/right or change settings in
menu & EPG
12 . ▲/▼( /) M ov e s up / do w n i n m e nu & E P G
13 . V OL +/- Changes the volume level inviewing
mode.
14 . CH L +/- C hanges channel s in v iewing mode.