TERK Technologies TUNVR2 User manual

SETUP GUIDE
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HD DIGITAL TV TUNER
WITH
RECORDING
TUNVR2

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WELCOME
Congratulations on your purchase of the Terk HD Digital TV Tuner with
Recording! This product combines an HDTV Tuner with Recording Capability
to let you get the most from your FREE local HD channels. This Setup Guide
takes you through the steps to get started.
What’s included:
• HD Television Tuner
• Power Adapter (for the tuner)
• Remote Control (to operate the tuner)
• HDMI Cable (to connect to your TV)
What’s NOT included:
• TV Antenna (to receive local TV stations)
• External USB Drive (to record programs or
timeshift what you’re watching)
Note: The tuner also offers composite video/
audio connections for TVs that don’t have an
HDMI input. If you want to use a composite
video/audio connection, you’ll need composite
video/audio cables, which are not included.

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SETTING UP
1Connect the HD Digital TV Tuner
to an antenna.
Connect the coaxial cable from your TV antenna
to the ANTENNA IN jack on the back of the HD
Digital TV Tuner.
Note: For best results, we recommend Terk TV
antennas.
2Connect the HD Digital TV Tuner
to your TV, monitor, or projector.
Connect the included HDMI cable to the HDMI
jack on the back of the tuner. Connect the other
end to an available HDMI input on you HDTV,
monitor, or projector.
Note: If your TV doesn’t have an HDMI input, connect
audio/video cables (not included) to the VIDEO/R-L
jacks on the tuner. Then connect the other ends to
the corresponding jacks on your TV.
RF OUT VIDEO DC INR LRF IN
TV Antenna
HD Digital TV Tuner Back Panel
RF OUT VIDEO DC INRF IN R L
HDTV, Monitor, or Projector
HD Digital TV Tuner Back Panel

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SETTING UP (continued)
(Optional) Pass through the antenna
signal to your HDTV.
If your HDTV has its own tuner, you can “pass through”
your antenna’s signal to it so that both the HD Digital
TV Tuner and your HDTV can use the same antenna.
(That means you can watch one channel on your TV
while the HD Digital TV Tuner records another.)
Connect a coaxial cable (not included) to the HD
Digital Tuner’s RF OUT jack. Connect the other end to
your HDTV’s antenna jack.
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RF OUT VIDEO DC INR LRF IN
HDTV
TV Antenna
HD Digital TV Tuner
RF OUT
CH– CH+
USB
HDMI
CH– CH+
USB
TV
Switch to the correct
HDMI input on your
HDTV (the one you
connected to in step 2).
Switch to your HDTV’s TV
or antenna input/source.
To watch your HDTV while the HD Digital
TV Tuner records something else:
To watch the TV or recordings from
your HD Digital TV Tuner:

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SETTING UP (continued)
Plug in the HD Digital TV Tuner.
Plug one end of the included AC adapter into
the DC IN jack on the back of the HD Digital
TV Tuner. Plug the other end into a working
AC outlet or surge protector.
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Turn on your TV and make sure it’s on the correct input.
Press the power button for your TV, monitor, or projector (either on the remote that
came with it or on the device itself). Then press the button that changes input on this
device or its remote until you see the input you used for the tuner. For example, if you
connected the HDMI cable to the HDMI1 input on your TV, monitor, or projector, select
the HDMI1 input on your device.
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RF OUT VIDEO DC INR LRF IN
HD Digital TV Tuner Back Panel
Install batteries in the tuner’s remote.
Open the battery compartment on the back of the remote. Then insert 2 AAA batteries
(not included) in the battery compartment, matching the batteries to the (+) and (–)
marks on the inside of the compartment.
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SETTING UP (continued)
Turn on the HD Digital TV Tuner (if it’s not already on).
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Press the button on the front of the tuner or
on the tuner’s remote to turn it on. The power
indicator on the front of the tuner lights up and
the TERK screen appears on your TV, monitor, or
projector.
Go through the Installation Guide to perform a
Channel Search.
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The first time you turn it on, the tuner will take
you through an Installation Guide. Use the arrow
buttons on your remote to choose your preferred
language for the menus (OSD Language) and
your country.
Then highlight Channel Search and press OK to
start searching for channels in your area.
CH– CH+
USB
EXIT EXIT OK Confirm
Installation Guide
English
Country
Channel Search
USA
OSD Language
CH– CH+
USB

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The tuner launches the auto search for channels. This
allows your tuner to program all of the broadcast
channels you receive into its channel memory. This
step could take up to 30 minutes. The Progress bar
shows how much of the search has been completed.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have your antenna
connected to the tuner and pointed toward where
your broadcasts are coming from.
Once the tuner has completed the auto search, press
OK on the remote to see a list of the channels it found.
You can add individual channels later by using the
Manual Search or Auto Scan Add Channels (see page
24 for information—this does not delete current channel
list). You might need to do this if your broadcast
channels come from several different directions.
You can also mark some of the channels in the list as
your favorites using the Favorite Channels menu (see
page 22 for information).
SETTING UP (continued)
EXIT EXIT OK Confirm
All TV List
40-2 WHMB-D2
42-1 TBN
42-2 Hillsng
42-3 JUC/SOC
42-4 Enlace
42-5 SALSA
47-1 WBXI-CD
59-2 AntTV
59-1 WXIN-DT
EXIT EXIT MENU Skip
Channel Search
473.0MHz/6MHz
DTV: 003
001 WTHR-HD
002 COZI TV
003 Me-TV
Progress

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SETTING UP (continued)
(Optional) Connect a USB drive to the tuner for recording.
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Connect a USB drive to the USB port on the
tuner’s front panel.
Note: Not all USB drives are compatible
with this tuner. For best results, use USB 3.0
portable Hard Drives and Flash drives.
CH– CH+
USB
Press the PVR button on the remote. Use the
arrow buttons to highlight the PVR Configure
option. Then press OK to access the Record
Device options.
Note: Timeshift Size sets the size of the
memory allocated to the Timeshift mode.
This is a temporary memory for programed
watched using Timeshift but not recorded.
Formatting the drive will delete all files on
your USB drive.
PVR Configure
Record Device
Format
EXIT Return OK Confirm
EXIT EXIT OK Confirm
Record Device
C: (USB1)
Timeshift Size 1.0 GB
Disk
Media Type
Disk Total Space
Disk Free Space
FAT32
931.25 GB
897.55 GB
(Optional) Configure the USB drive for your preferences.
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CH– CH+
USB

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TOUR OF THE HD DIGITAL TV TUNER
Remote Control
MUTE / Mutes and unmutes the audio from the tuner.
POWER / Turns the tuner on or puts it in standby mode.
FAV Displays the Favorite Channel List (see page 22 for more information).
SUBTITLE Turns on subtitles (if available).
INFO Shows/hides program info. Press once to show program info. Press
twice to show detailed info with signal meter. While recording or watching
a recording, displays detailed record info.
CC Turns on closed captioning (if available) and selects from available CC
types.
0-9 Inputs numbers, including channels to watch.
RECALL Goes back to the previous channel.
DVR LIST Displays the list of DVR recordings on the USB device.
MENU Displays the tuner’s Main Menu.
EXIT Returns to the previous menu.
Arrows In the menu system or guides, moves cursor up/down or left/right.
OK Confirms your selection. Press twice for the Channel List.
LANG
REPEATTV/RADIOTIMESHIFTREC
DVR TIMERV-FORMATASPECT
PgDn PgUp
VOL CH
MENU
GUIDE
EXIT
GOTO
OK
FAV SUBTITLE INFO CC
RECALL
1 2 3
DVR LIST
456
7890
MUTE POWER
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GUIDE Displays the tuner’s program guide and recording setup schedule.
GOTO Goes to a selected program time during playback of a recorded program (see page 19
for more information).
PgDn / PgUp Goes up or down one page in a multipage list (like the Guide or Recordings list).
VOL+/– Adjusts volume.
/ Scans in reverse or forward. Repeated presses select the scan speed (2X, 4X, 8X, 16X,
32X).
/ Goes to the next or previous file or recording.
CH+/– Changes channel.
/ Starts/pauses playback of a recording. While watching a program or when recording a
program, pressing pause starts Timeshift mode (see page 20 for more info).
Stops video playback or recording.
LANG Selects from the available audio modes.
REC Starts a DVR recording.
TIMESHIFT Goes into timeshift mode for live TV.
TV/RADIO Has no function with this tuner.
REPEAT Chooses a repeat playback mode (repeat program, repeat the folder, or play random
from folder).
ASPECT Changes the aspect ratio of currently displayed video.
V-FORMAT Selects the resolution of the tuner’s output.
DVR TIMER Enters Timer mode to schedule a program recording.

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TOUR OF THE HD DIGITAL TV TUNER (continued)
CH– CH+
USB
HD Digital TV Tuner
Front Panel
RF OUT VIDEO DC INR LRF IN
RF IN jack Connects to a TV antenna to receive
local broadcasts.
RF OUT jack Connects to your TV using a coaxial
cable (not included) so you can watch one
channel while the TERK tuner records another.
Note: Your TV must have its own tuner for this
functionality. This output does not play back
recordings.
HDMI jack Connects to your TV, monitor, or
projector using the HDMI cable (included).
VIDEO and R/L jacks Connects to your TV,
monitor, or projector using a composite video and
stereo audio cables (not included).
DC IN jack Connects to the included DC power
adapter to power the tuner.
button Turns the tuner on or puts it in standby
mode.
CH+/– buttons Goes up and down through the
tuner’s channel list.
Power/status indicator Shows when the tuner is
on (green) or in standby mode (red).
USB jack Connects to a USB drive for recording or
timeshifting programs.
Power/status indicator
Back Panel

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EVERYDAY OPERATION
21 Nov 12:00PM - 12:30PM THE NEWS..
21 Nov 12:30PM - 01:00PM Who Wants..
21 Nov 01:00PM - 02:00PM The Chew
21 Nov 02:00PM - 03:00PM General H..
21 Nov 03:00PM - 03:30PM Judge Judy
21 Nov 03:30PM - 04:00PM Judge Judy
21 Nov 04:00PM - 05:00PM The Now I..
21 Nov 05:00PM - 05:30PM THE NEWS..
21 Nov 05:30PM - 06:00PM The News..
21 Nov 06:00PM - 06:30PM THE NEWS..
21 Nov 11:00AM - 12:00PM The View The View
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Program Guide
OK Book
INFO Book list
01 Page Down (List)
02 Page Up (List)
03 Page Down
04 Page Up
The Program Guide
The HD Digital TV Tuner offers a program guide for each channel, showing the upcoming
schedule for that channel
To see an program guide for the current
channel: Press the GUIDE button on the
remote.
Note: Program Guide information may or
may not be available for some channels
or programs—it depends on whether the
broadcaster is sending this information.
Broadcaster information may not be exactly as
illustrated.

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EVERYDAY OPERATION (continued)
Info Banner (first press)
Detailed Info Screen (second press)
11:00AM - 12:00PM The View
12:00PM - 12:30PM THE NEWS at Noon on RTV6
6-1 WRTV-HD 11:25AM
16:9 720P 14
INFO EXIT Page Down Page Up
12:00PM-12:30PM THE NEWS at Noon...
11:00AM-12:00PM The View Frequency:539MHz
Bandwidth:6MHz
WRTV-HD
67%
Quality
The View
The View
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Info Banners
When you change channels or press the
INFO button, the Info banner appears briefly
on the top of the screen.
If you press INFO a second time, the detailed
Info screen appears. This screen has more
information about the channel, including a
signal meter that shows the quality of the
signal the tuner is receiving.

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Configuring a Record Device
Before you use the PVR function of the tuner,
make sure you’ve configured your USB drive
the way you want it to be used by the tuner.
1. Press MENU on the remote.
2. Press the right arrow buttons to highlight
the Setup icon.
3. In the Set Up menu, highlight PVR
Configure and press OK.
4. In the PVR Configure menu, highlight
Record Device and press OK.
Set Up
PVR
PVR Configure
EXIT Return OK Confirm
PVR Configure
Record Device
Format
EXIT Return OK Confirm
EVERYDAY OPERATION (continued)
Recording and Timeshifting Programs (PVR)
The HD Digital TV Tuner can record your favorite programs or timeshift regular TV while you’re
watching. To start recording, however, you need to connect and set up a USB drive (not included,
see page 15 for more information) as a recording device.

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EXIT EXIT OK Confirm
Record Device
C: (USB1)
Timeshift Size 1.0 GB
Disk
Media Type
Disk Total Space
Disk Free Space
FAT32
931.25 GB
897.55 GB
EVERYDAY OPERATION (continued)
5. In the Record Device screen, highlight the
option you want to change, then use the left/
right arrows to adjust it.
Disk lets you choose where the recordings are
stored (the only option for this is C: (USB1)).
Timeshift Size sets the size of the memory
allocated to the Timeshift mode (for when you
pause/play live TV without recording it).
Formating a USB device
(Flash Drive or HD)
You don’t need to re-format a USB
drive in order to use it with the tuner.
However, if you want to start with a clean
drive, you can use the tuner to format.
There are 2 formatting options: FAT32
(recommended) or NTFS. Do not use
ExFAT or FAT formats
Formatting the drive will delete all files.

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EVERYDAY OPERATION (continued)
Real-Time Recording
You can start recording at any time while you’re watching a program.
To start recording: Press the REC button on the remote. The tuner will start recording and a
record timer will appear in the top left corner of the screen. (To clear the timer from the screen,
press EXIT. To bring it back, press INFO.)
To stop recording: Press the button on the remote.
For information on accessing your recorded programs, see the Playing Back Recordings
section on page 19.
Recording Programs
The HD Digital TV Tuner offers several ways of recording programs. You can record the program
you’re watching (real-time recording), schedule a program to record from the program guide, or
set a timer to record a program.

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EVERYDAY OPERATION (continued)
Scheduling Recording from the Program Guide
You can schedule a program to record by selecting it in the program guide.
21 Nov 12:00PM - 12:30PM THE NEWS..
21 Nov 12:30PM - 01:00PM Who Wants..
21 Nov 01:00PM - 02:00PM The Chew
21 Nov 02:00PM - 03:00PM General H..
21 Nov 03:00PM - 03:30PM Judge Judy
21 Nov 03:30PM - 04:00PM Judge Judy
21 Nov 04:00PM - 05:00PM The Now I..
21 Nov 05:00PM - 05:30PM THE NEWS..
21 Nov 05:30PM - 06:00PM The News..
21 Nov 06:00PM - 06:30PM THE NEWS..
21 Nov 11:00AM - 12:00PM The View The View
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Program Guide
OK Book
INFO Book list
01 Page Down (List)
02 Page Up (List)
03 Page Down
04 Page Up
OK Confirm EXIT EXIT
Channel No.
Channel Name
Start Date(M/D/Y)
Start Time
End Time
Repeat
Mode
29-1
WTTK-DT
08/09/2016
01:30PM
02:00PM
Once
Record
Channel Type TV
Event Add
DateProgramEvent Time Repeat Status
Schedule
1. Press the GUIDE button on the remote to
access the program guide.
2. If the program you want to record is on the
current channel, use the up/down arrow
buttons to highlight it. Then press OK to
schedule (or “book”) a recording.
Note: If the program is not on the current
channel, use the left/right arrow buttons to
change channels.
3. In the Event Add screen, the Channel Type,
Number, Name, Start Date, Start Time, and End
Time are already set for you. Press the down
arrow to highlight Repeat and Mode if you
want to set these options.
Repeat: Once, Daily or Weekly
Mode: Record or View
View switches to the channel at the start time
but doesn’t record the program.
IMPORTANT: To be able to record a
scheduled program, the tuner must be left
on a channel with a clock in the Program
Guide. The tuner does not have its own
internal clock.

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21 Nov 12:00PM - 12:30PM THE NEWS..
21 Nov 12:30PM - 01:00PM Who Wants..
21 Nov 01:00PM - 02:00PM The Chew
21 Nov 02:00PM - 03:00PM General H..
21 Nov 03:00PM - 03:30PM Judge Judy
21 Nov 03:30PM - 04:00PM Judge Judy
21 Nov 04:00PM - 05:00PM The Now I..
21 Nov 05:00PM - 05:30PM THE NEWS..
21 Nov 05:30PM - 06:00PM The News..
21 Nov 06:00PM - 06:30PM THE NEWS..
21 Nov 11:00AM - 12:00PM The View The View
No Information
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Mon. 21 Nov 2016 11:23 AM
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Program Guide
OK Book
INFO Book list
01 Page Down (List)
02 Page Up (List)
03 Page Down
04 Page Up
EVERYDAY OPERATION (continued)
01 Add 02 Edit 03 Delete EXIT EXIT
01 WRTV-HD 09/12 03:00PM-03:30PM Once
DateProgramEvent Time Repeat Status
Schedule
Scheduling Recording with a Timer
You can manually schedule a program to record—you’ll need to enter the channel, date, and
time manually.
1. Press the GUIDE button on the remote to
access the program guide.
2. In the Program Guide, press the INFO button
on the remote to access the Schedule.
3. In the Schedule, press the 1 button on the
remote to add a Scheduled Event.
4. In the Event Add screen, use the arrow buttons
to highlight each field and set the correct
values for each.
Channel Type: choose TV to record a TV
channel.
Channel No.: choose the channel showing the
program.
Start Date, Start Time, End Time: set the
correct information for the program, including
AM and PM.
Repeat: Once, Daily or Weekly
Mode: Record or View
OK Confirm EXIT EXIT
Channel No.
Channel Name
Start Date(M/D/Y)
Start Time
End Time
Repeat
Mode
29-1
WTTK-DT
08/09/2016
01:30PM
02:00PM
Once
Record
Channel Type TV
Event Add
DateProgramEvent Time Repeat Status
Schedule
View switches to the channel at the start
time but doesn’t record the program.

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EVERYDAY OPERATION (continued)
Playing Back Recordings
The tuner stores all of the programs you’ve recorded on your USB drive.
To access a list of recordings: Press the DVR LIST button on the remote. A list of recordings
appears.
To preview one of the recordings in the list: Click on a program in the list. It starts playing in
the preview window. You can fast forward, reverse, pause, and stop the preview.
To watch a program from the list: Click on a program in the list and press the red button on
the remote to view the program full screen.
To delete a program: Press the GUIDE button.
To rename a program: Press the TIMER button.
Controlling Playback
There are several ways you can control a recording while it’s playing.
To go to a specific time: Press the GOTO button on the remote, then enter the time in hours :
minutes : seconds.
To fast forward or reverse: Press the or button once for 2X playback. Repeated presses
go through the available speeds— 4X, 8X, 16X and 32X.
To skip to the previous or next recording: Press the or button on the remote.
To stop playback: Press the button on the remote.
To pause/continue playback: Press the button on the remote.

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EVERYDAY OPERATION (continued)
Timeshifting Live TV
The Timeshift function lets you pause a program you’re watching or recording. The program
holds its place during the pause and continue from this spot when you’re ready to start again.
To start timeshifting: Press the button on the remote.
To continue the program: Press the or button while the program is paused.
To scan forward or reverse through the timeshifted material: Press the or button.
IMPORTANT: Timeshifting live TV doesn’t store the program you’re watching in your
recordings—it just stores it temporarily so you can play and pause it at your convenience.
Timeshifting Recordings
You can also timeshift during recordings—the recording continues while the display is paused.
To start timeshifting while recording: Press the button on the remote. The DVR continues to
record.
To continue the program: Press the or button while the program is paused.
To continue the program from the beginning: Press the button, then press the button to
start from the beginning.
To stop recording: Press the button twice.
While you’re timeshifting, the bottom time bar displays both the recording time (in red, on the
right) and the playback time (in blue, on the left). Press EXIT to remove the time bar from the
screen (press INFO to bring it back).