Optima DTRA10HD00 User manual

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TableofContents
I.GeneralInformation........................................................................ 3
1.Preface...................................................................................... 3
2.MainFeatures............................................................................ 3
3.FrontPanel................................................................................ 4
4.RearPanel................................................................................ 5
5.RemoteControlUnit................................................................... 6
II.ConnectionandInstallation............................................................ 8
1.SystemConnection.................................................................... 8
2.QuickInstallation...................................................................... 10
III.Software..................................................................................... 12
1.Installation................................................................................ 13
1.1AutoSearch................................................................................13
1.2ManualSearch............................................................................14
1.3ChannelEdit ...............................................................................15
1.4FactoryDefault ...........................................................................16
1.5Upgrade......................................................................................16
2.ProgramGuide........................................................................ 16
3.ProgramManage..................................................................... 17
3.1ProgramEdit ..............................................................................17
3.2FavoriteEdit................................................................................18
4.ProgramSelect........................................................................ 20
5.SystemSetting ........................................................................ 21
5.1Video Setting...............................................................................21
5.2AudioSetting...............................................................................21
5.3TimerSetup ................................................................................21
5.4OSDSetup .................................................................................22

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5.5ParentalGuide ............................................................................23
5.6Language Setup..........................................................................24
5.7TimeZoneAdjust ........................................................................24
5.8SystemInformation.....................................................................24
6.ShortcutKeyExplanation ......................................................... 25
IV.TechnicalSpecification.............................................................. 28
V.TroubleShooting........................................................................ 30

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I. GeneralInformation
1.Preface
BuiltonpowerfulchipATIX225,DTRA1oHDooisahighcost-effectivedigitalterrestrial
receiverfullycompliantwithDVB-Tstandards.It can decode high andstandarddefini-
tion digitalTVprograms.Equipped withthe latesttechnologyand design,the receiver
isensured toofferhigh reliabilityand stability.
2.MainFeatures
lFullyDVB-T&MPEG-2compliant
lDigitalReception coversVHF&UHFband
lMultiBandwidthselection:7M&8M
lMultidemodulation selection:QPSK,QAM16,QAM64
lMPEG-2HD/SDdecoding (MP@HL/ML)
lDolbyAC-3orMPEG-1audiodecoding
lDown-mixes5.1AC3totwochannelsencoded withDolbyPrologicSurround
lYPbPrOutput: 1080i/720p/576p
lVGAoutput:supporting 1080i/720p/576p
lDVIoutput: supporting 1080i/720p/576p
lCVBS and S-VIDEOoutput: PAL
lConversion between SDprogramsandHDprograms
lTeletext(VBI&OSDoutput)
lSubtitle(OSDoutput)
lAspectratio:4:3/16:9
lDolby5.1channelorPCMdigitalaudiooutput
lElectronicprogramguide (EPG)
lParentalguidance
lSoftwareupgradeviaRS232
l32 bitstrue coloron screen display(OSD)
lChanneland Programeditor
lBeautifulcasing,witheasy tousefrontpanel

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3.FrontPanel
POWER:Press toswitchbetween operation and standbymode
MENU:Press todisplaythe MainMenu orexitfromthe displayed window
VOL-VOL+:Press toadjustthe volumewhen watching aprogram,ormove
the cursorleft orrightinthe menu
CH-CH+:Press toswitchbetween programswhen watching TV,ormovethe
cursorup ordowninthe menu
OK:Press toexecutethe selected itemorconfirmwhatyourinputinthe menu

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4.RearPanel
LOOPOUT:Loop outputtoTVset’santenna in
S-VIDEO:Connecttothe S-VIDEOjack ofthe TVorVCR
L-AUDIO/R-AUDIO:ConnecttoTVoraudiotunerusing RCAjack
PrPbY:colourgap video outputavailableinhigh definition signal
ouput.
VGAOUT:VGAvideo outputavailableinhigh definition signalouput.
DVIOUT:DVIvideo outputavailableinhigh definition signaloutput.
S/PDIF:ConnecttoaHi-Fisystem
ANTIN:Connecttoterrestrialantenna
VIDEO:Standarddefinition video output,connecttoTVvideo input
RS232:ConnecttoaPCforsoftwareupgrade
Four-choice switch:refertopage 9
Three-choice switch:refertopage 9
100-240V~:Powersupply
ON/OFF:Mainpowerswitch

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5.RemoteControlUnit

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Keys specification
:Press toswitchbetween operation and standbymodes
0-9:Enternumberofthe required menu itemand selectachannelnumbertowatch
:Press toswitchback topreviouschannel
:Press toswitchtodisplaythe subtitlelanguage listforthe currentprogram
MENU :Press todisplaythe MainMenu
EXIT:Press toreturntothe previousmenu
:Press tochange the channelwhen watching TV,ormovecursorup/downin
the menu
:Press toadjustthe volumewhen watching achannel,ormovecursorleft/right
inthe menu
OK:Press toexecutethe selected itemorexitfromthe currentmenu
EPG:Press todisplayProgramGuide window
ASPECT:UsethisHOTKEY toselectyourtelevison screen outputformat.
Continuouslypress thisbutton totogglethrough the differentmodes.
AUDIO:Press todisplayAudioSetting menu
Colourkey:havetheircorresponding functionsinspecified windows.
:Press tomute
INFO:Press toshowinformation ofthe currentchannel
P+/P-: Press topage up ordown.
Switchbetween TVand Radiomode
FAV:: Press todisplaythe favoritelist
:Press toselectleft audioorrightaudio
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II. Connection and Installation
1.SystemConnection
Makesurethe Power,TerrestrialAntenna,TVand otherrelevantequipmentarecon-
nected well referring tofollowing figure.If you wanttoinstall more,pleaseask your
localdealerforhelp.
Three-choiceswitch
Four-choiceswitch
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3.Connections
Therearefiveways toconnectSTBtoTV.
The TVsetcan be divided intotwotypes:standarddefinition TV(SDTV)and high
definition TV(HDTV).Thetype ofthe TVsettobe connecteddeterminesthe selection
infour-choiceswitchand three-choiceswitch.
Warning:Ineachconnection,L-Audioand R-Audiomustbeconnectedwell.
1.Four-choice switch
If the receiverisconnected withSDTV,only576Ican be selected.If the receiveris
connectedwithHDTV,youcan selectproperdefinitionsamong576P,720Pand 1080I
according todefinition thatthe connected TVsupport.
2.Three-choice switch
If the receiverisconnected withHDTVviaVGA,L-AUDIOand R-AUDIOconnector,
you havetoselectVGA.If the receiverisconnected withHDTVviaY,Pb,Pr,L-
AUDIOand R-AUDIOconnector,YPbPrisselected.If the receiverisconnected with
HDTVviaDVI, L-AUDIOand R-RADIOconnector,DVIisselected.If 576Iisselected
inthe four-choiceswtich,hereanyone you selectwill be OK.
Note:1,2,3,4,5please refertoconnectionsinabove picture.
VIDEO1 576IAnalog
S-VIDEO2 576IAnalog
Y,Pb,Pr3 576P,or720P,or1080IYPbPr
VGA4 576P,or720P,or1080IVGA
DVI5 576P,or720P,or1080IDVI
Connect
towhatUsed Connectoron STB
(L-AUDIOand R-Audio)SelectedDefinition VideoOut-
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2.Quick Installation
STEP1:Check connections
Priortopowering upthe receiver,ensurethatallcabling is
correctlyconnected asexplained insystemconnections.
Ensurethatthe unitisconnected tothe A/Vequipment
and the powersocket.
STEP2:AdjustTVset
Turnon the television and adjustTV’svideo inputmode
according tothe receiver’svideo ouputmode.
STEP3:Powerup
Turnon powerswitchON/OFF on the frontpanelofyour
receiver.ThestartupOSDwillbeshownontheTVscreen.
ThestartupOSDwill remainforseveralsecondsandthen
disappear.If therearesomeprogramsstored inthe STB,
channelnumberwill be shownon the LEDarea.
STEP4:Searchprogram
1.If thereisno programstored inthe receiver,maybe itis
yourfirsttimetousethisreceiver,orthe receiverhasjust
been turned tofactorydefault. Nomatterwhathappens,
the systemwill guide you tosearchprogramsstep by
step when you turnon the receiver.
Atfirst, systemwill pop up SystemInformation win-
dowprompting“PleasepressOKkeytoInitializesystem”.
Press OKkeytocontinue,orpress EXITkeytoterminate.
If selectOK,you will enterintoCountrySelectwindow.
Fromhere,seletcorrectcountrywhereyou belong.Press
OKorEXITkeytocontinue,you will enterintoTimeZone
Adjustwindow.Inthiswindow,selectcorrecttimezone
whereyou belong and turnon daylightsaving ifdaylight
savingisavailable.
Press OKorExitkeytocontinue,and you will enter
intoParentalGuidewindow.Fromhere,you can change
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need(Formoredetails,pleasereferto5.5ParentalGuide
inseciton III).Press OKorExitkeytoclosecurrent
window,and enterintothe nextAutoSearchwindow.
Onceyou getintothiswindow,systemwill searchpro-
gramsunderallchannelslistedinthiswindowimmediately.
Aftersearching,all searched programswill be added
intoTVprogramlistand systemwill turntonormalmode
toviewfirstsearched programunderfirstsearched
channel.
2.The waythatyou usuallyusetosearchprogramsis
introduced asfollows:
Onnon-menu mode,press Menu keytodisplayMain
Menu menu.Usekeys toselectInstallation item
and press OKkey,enterintoInstallation menu where
systemhasprovided twoways tosearchprograms:Auto
Searchand ManualSearch.
Werecommend you touseAutoSearchhere.Move
cursortoAutoSearchitemand press OKkey,and sys-
temwill searchprogramsimmediately.Aftersearching,
searched programswill be added toTVprogramlistand
turntofull-screen toviewfirstsearched program
automatically.If you arefamiliarwithparametersof
channel,you can go toManualSearch.Formoredetails,
pleasereferto1.Installation inSection III.
STEP5:Playprogram
Press OKkeyon normalviewmode,will pop up apro-
gramlist. Usekeys toselectthe desired program
and press OKkeytoviewinfull-screen.
Note:All functionscanbeoperatedbyusing thekeys
on theRCU,and someofthefunctionscanalsobe
operatedbyusing thekeys on thefrontpanel.

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III. Software
ProgramManage
ProgramGuide
ProgramEdit
FavouriteEdit
Installation
AutoSearch
ManualSearch
ChannelEdit
FactoryDefault
Upgrade
SystemSetting
AudioSetup
OSDSetup
ParentalGuide
LanguageSetup
TimeZoneAdjust
Video Setup
SystemInformation
ProgramSelect
TimerSetup

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MainMenu
Underthe non-menu mode,pressing MENU keywill dis-
playthe MainMenu menu.
Thismenu consistsoffivemenu itemsasshownbelow.
vInstallation
vProgramGuide
vProgramManage
vProgramSelect
vSystemSetting
Usethe keys tomoveup ordownfromone itemto
another.The corresponding sub-menu will be displayed
on the screen aslong asOKkeyispressed on the se-
lected item.
Toescape the menu systematanytime,press EXITor
MENU keyon the RCU.
1.Installation
InInstallation menu,systemhasprovided twoways to
searchprograms:AutoSearchand ManualSearch.The
ChannelListdetermineswhatwill be searched inthose
twowindows,soitisimportanttoeditchannelinChan-
nelEditwindow.
1.1AutoSearch
Forbeginners,AutoSearchisthe bestchoice.Firstuse
keys toselectAutoSearchiteminthe Installation
menu.Then press OKkeytoenterintoAutoSearch
window.Systemwill searchprogramsunderChannelList
one byone automatically.Aftersearching,newsearched
programwill be added toTVprogramlistand systemwill
turntofull-screen mode toviewfirstsearched program
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During the searching,you can press EXITkeytostop or
press OKkeytoskip.Press EXITkeyagainorMENU
keytoexitfromthiswindow.
1.2ManualSearch
You can setparametersinManualSearchwindowifyou
arefamiliarwithrelevantparameters.Inthismode,only
one channel,whosenecessaryparametersaresetin
ManualSearchwindowbyhand,can be searched.
ChannelNo.:Press keytoselectproperoption
among the ChannelListthatyou can editinChannel
Editwindow.
Frequency:Thevaluevarieswithwhatyouhaveselected
inChannelNo.
Bandwidth:Press keys toswitchbetween 7Mand
8M.
Transmission Mode:You haveachoiceof2K,8Kand
Auto.Press keys toselectappropriatemode.
GuardInterval:Availableoptionsare:1/4,1/8,1/16,1/
32 andAuto.Press keys toselectone among them.
NetworkSearch:Press keys toselect“Yes”or“No”.
If select“Yes”,receiverwill searchall availablechannels
gottenfromcurrentchannel,andthensearchallprograms
according tothissearched channellist. If select“No”,re-
ceiveronlysearchsprogramswithincurrentchannelyou
havesetwell above.
Atthebottomofthiswindow,therearetwodynamiccolour
barsreflecting the signal’squalityand strength.You can
check whetheryou havesetthe antenna well bythese
twobars.
Aftermodifying,press OKkeytostartsearching.Search-
ing well,systemwill turntoviewfirstsearched program
automatically.During the wholeprocess,you can press
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1.3ChannelEdit
SelectChannelEdititeminthe Installation menu and
press OKkey.Then ChannelEditwindowwill be dis-
played on the screen.Fromhere,newchannelcan be
added and the existing onescan be edited ordeleted.
You can usethe colorkeys on the RCU toexecutethe
correspondingcommand.
Add (Redkey)Delete(Greenkey)
Modify(Yellowkey)
vAdd
Afterpressing redkeyon the RCU,the Add Channel
window,whereyou can setnecessaryparametersofthe
newchannel,will be displayed on the screen.
ChannelNo:Thenumberisdetermined bythe lastchan-
nel’snumberinChannelEditwindow.The value isthe
lastnumberadding one.Thisvalue determined bythe re-
ceiverautomaticallycan notbe modified anymore.
Frequency:You can inputvaluesreferring toabove.
Bandwidth:Press keys toswitchbetween7Mand
8M.
Transmission Mode:You haveachoiceof2K,8Kand
Auto.Press keys toselectappropriatemode.
GuardInterval:Availableoptionsare:1/4,1/8,1/16,1/
32 andAuto.Press keys toselectone among them.
Haveall aboveparameterssetwell,press OKkeytocon-
firmand exitfromthe Add Channelwindow.InChannel
Editwindow,you can find thatthe newchannelhasbeen
added toend ofthe list.
vDelete
Thiscommandallowsyoutodeleteoneormoreunwanted
channels.Firstselectthe channelyou wanttodeleteand
press greenkeyon the RCU,and you will find thisitem
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eration bypressing greenkeyagain.Press Exitkeyto
exitfromChannelEditwindowand enterintoitagain.
You will find thatall channelsmarked withsymbolhave
been deleted fromthe channellist.
vModify
Selectthe channelyou wanttoeditfirstand then press
yellowkeyorOKkeytodisplayModifyChannelwindow.
The operationsarethe sameas“Add”.
1.4FactoryDefault
InInstallation menu,movecursortoFactoryDefault
itemand press OKkey.The Passwordwindowwill ap-
peartoask you toinputthe password.Thedefaultvalueis
1111 (If you wanttochange password,pleasereferto5.5
ParentalGuide).If you haveinputted correctpassword,
awarning message boxwill be displayed on the screen.
Press OKkeytoresumethe default.
Note:Afterrestoring default,all programsyou have
searchedwill beerasedand all parameterswill re-
turntothefactorydefault.So,thisoperation isap-
pliedonlyforspecialnecessarysituation.
1.5Upgrade
Thisupgrade function needssoftwaresupport.
2.ProgramGuide
MovecursortoProgramGuideitem,and press OKkey
toenterintoProgramGuidewindow.You can alsoenter
intothiswindowbypressing EPGkeyon the RCU under
non-menumode.
InProgramGuidewindow,the up-rightsmall Picturein
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3.ProgramManage
Inthe MainMenu menu,selectProgramManageitem,
and press OKkeytoenterintoProgramManagemenu.
Thismenu consistsofProgramEditand FavoriteEdit
twoitems.
3.1ProgramEdit
Through thiswindow,you can editprogramsaccording to
yourrequirements.Fourcolourkeys on the RCU have
theircorresponding functions.
Delete(redkey)Move(greenkey)
Modify(yellowkey)FavEdit(bluekey)
vDelete
Thisdeletion command allowsyou todeleteone ormore
unwantedprogramspermanently.Firstselecttheprogram
you wanttodeleteand press redkeyon the RCU,you
will find thisitemwill be marked with“X”symbol.You can
cancelthisoperation bypressing redkeyagain.Press
OKorEXITkeytoexitfromProgramEditwindowand
enteritagain,and you will find thatall programsmarked
with“X”symbolhavebeen deleted fromthe programlist.
whatyou haveselected inleft TVprogramlist. Use
keys tomovecursorbetween TVprogramListand down-
rightlist, and keys tomoveup ordownineachlist.
The down-rightlistareselected TVprogram’sEPGs.Re-
call keyisused toswitchamong EPGsofseveralfuture
days.Movecursortodesired EPGand press OKkey,a
bigtextboxwill appearformoredetail explanation.
Press EXITkeytoreturntoMainMenu menu,orpress
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3.2FavoriteEdit
Thiswindowincludesthe three columnsofFAV,Selected
andPrograms.Whiletherearenopreparedfavoritegroups
inFAVcolumn,youcan define and modifyfavoritegroups’
namebyusing colourkeys on the RCU.And more,you
can add programstoanyfavoritegroup.
vMove
Onlyone programitemcan be moved up ordowneach
time.Press keys toselectprogramyou wanttomove
and press greenkeyon theRCU.Adouble-pointed arrow
pointing northand southwill be displayed righttothe se-
lected program.You can press keys tomovethis
programtowhereyou wanttolocate.Press greenkey
againtoconfirmnewlocation.
vModify
Press keys tohighlightthe programthatyou wantto
modifyand press yellowkeyon the RCU.Then you will
enterintoProgramModifywindowwhereyou canmodify
the following parametersofthe selected program.
VideoPID:Usekeys tofixalocation whereyou
wanttoinputadecimaldigitand then usenumerickeys
on the RCU toinput.
AudioPID:Inputspecifiedvalueinthesamewayasabove.
PCR_PID:Inputappropriatevalue inthe samewayas
above.
TeletextPID:Inputappropriatevalue inthe samewayas
above.
Aftermodifying,press OKtosaveorpress EXITkeyto
cancelthisoperation.
vFav Edit
Bypressing bluecolourkey,you can switchbetween
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keys areused toswitchamong three columns,and
keys areused toselectitemineachcolumn.Notice
thatwhatwill be showninthe Selected and Programs
columnvarieswiththe favoritegroup thatyou havese-
lected inthe FAV column.
Howtodefineafavouritegroup
Press redkeyon the RCU,and will pop up akeypad
windowwhereyou can define afavoritegroup name.
Inthiskeypad window,selectyourrequired characterby
using direction keyon the RCU and press OKkey.Then
the selected characterwill be showninthe titlebaratthe
top ofthiskeypad window.Toswitchbetween capitaliza-
tion and lowcase,pleaseselectCapsOncommand and
press OKkeyon the RCU.Back command allowsyou to
erasethe unwantedcharacterinthe titlebar.Movecursor
toOKcommand and press OKkey.The keypad will dis-
appearandthenewnamewillbeshownintheFAVcolumn.
You can define severalfavoritegroupsinthe sameway.
Howtomodifyafavouritegroup
Inthe FAV column,usekeys toselectone thatyou
wanttomodifyand press yellowkey.Then akeypad
windowwill be poped up Forfurtheroperation,please
refertothe abovespecification.
Howtodeleteafavouritegroup
Inthe FAV column,the selected favoritegroup will be de-
leted fromthe listassoon asgreencolourkeyon the
RCU ispressed.
Howtoadd programsintoafavouritegroup
Selectone favoritegroup (forexamapleSportsfavorite
group thatyou havejustdefined)inFavcolumn,and then
movecursortoProgramscolumn.InProgramscolumn,
selectprogramsthathavearelation withSportsandpress
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favoritegroup and showninthe Selected column,atthe
sametimethoseselected programswill disappearinthe
Programscolumn.
IfyouwanttodeselectoneprograminSportfavoritegroup,
movecusortoprogramthatyou wanttodeleteinSe-
lected columnand press OKkey,and then thisdesig-
nated programwill disappearinSelected columnand will
be showninthe Programscolumn.
Theway togetintoProgramEditwindow?
Bypressing bluecolourkey,you can switchbetween
ProgramEditwindowand FavoriteEditwindow.
4.ProgramSelect
Inthe MainMenu menu,usekeys toselectPro-
gramSelectitem,and press OKkeytoenterintoPro-
gramListwindow.
Fromhere,thedefaultmodeis“ALL”mode.Supposethat
youhavedefinedseveralfavoritegroups(pleasereferto3.
2FavoriteEdit),you can usekeys orFAVAVkeyto
selectdesired favoritegroup among them.Atthe same
time,you can find thatprogramsshowninthe downpro-
gramlistwill varywithselected favoritegroup.If thereis
no defined favoritegroup,keys orFAVVkeyarenot
available.Bypressing keys,the cursorwill returnto
the downprogramlist.
Indownprogramlist, keys areused toselectde-
sired programand press OKkeytoviewinfull screen.