Voxson HD50 User manual

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CONTENTS
SAFETY AND WARNINGS .....................................................................1
CONTENTS AND EQUIPMENT ..............................................................2
Package Contents................................................................................2
Front Panel...........................................................................................3
Rear Panel............................................................................................3
Remote Control Unit.............................................................................4
CONNECT YOUR EQUIPMENT..............................................................5
BASIC OPERATION................................................................................9
MAIN MENU ..........................................................................................12
MENU TREE..........................................................................................13
INSTALLATION.....................................................................................13
Auto Scan (Recommended) ...............................................................14
Manual Scan.......................................................................................14
PROGRAM EDIT...................................................................................15
SYSTEM SETUP ...................................................................................17
A/V Settings........................................................................................17
Local Time Setting..............................................................................17
System Information.............................................................................17
Default Setting....................................................................................17
USER PREFRENCES............................................................................18
TROUBLE SHOOTING..........................................................................19
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION..............................................................20
GLOSSARY OF TERMS .......................................................................21

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SAFETY AND WARNINGS
This digital terrestrial receiver has been manufactured to satisfy international safety
standards. Please read the following safety precautions carefully.
Safety Instructions and Precautions
This symbol alerts the user to the presence of ‘dangerous voltage’within
the enclosure of the receiver. It may cause an electric shock to person.
This symbol is intended to alert user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying
the receiver.
Notice
Follow these directions in order to protect your receiver better.
•Do not place too many objects on the top.
•Do not use damp cloth to clean.
•Do not operate in wet environment and avoid being exposed in the sun.
•Do not use in the atrocious weather, such as storm.
•Turn off the power when connecting to the antenna / TV.
Warning
1. Follow these directions in order to minimise the damage to the power cord
or plug
•Do not modify or process the power cord or plug arbitrarily.
•Do not bend or twist the power cord too much.
•Pull the plug, instead of the cord, while disconnecting the power.
•Keep heating appliances as far as possible from the power cord.
2. Follow these directions in case of electrical shock.
•Make sure that the type of power supply in your home is AC 100~240V 50Hz 10W
•Do not open the main body.
•Do not insert metals or inflammable objects inside the product.
•Do not touch the power plug with a wet hand.
•Disconnect the power cord in case of lightening.

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CONTENTS AND EQUIPMENT
This chapter describes detail instructions about the product and its Accessories
NOTE: Only the special RS-232 upgrading cable provided by the manufacture can
be used for upgrading. The normal RS-232 cable can damage the receiver. Please
contact your supplier when upgrading.
Package Contents
•Please check all package contents before using your receiver
Remote Control YPbPr Cable CVBS Cable Owner’s manual
Voxson HD50 Set Top Box

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CONTENTSANDEQUIPMENT
Front Panel
①POWER turns the Stand-by mode ON/OFF.
②CHANNEL- Changes the channel downward.
③CHANNEL+ Changes the channel upward.
④VOL DOWN decreases volume.
⑤VOL UP increases volume.
Rear Panel
①ANT IN connect the antenna here.
②LOOP OUT connect a RF signal from the STB to either the RF Input jack (antenna)
on your VCR or to the antenna input of your TV.
③ HDMI HD video output used to connect to your HDMI device.
④ PDIF/COAXIAL Digital audio output.
⑤ S-VIDEO Y/C output for a S-VHS or Hi-Fi Video Recorder.
⑥ AUDIOL/R Audio output to connect to your TV.
⑦ VIDEO CVBS output to connect to your TV.
⑧ YPbPr High definition video output to connect to your TV.
⑨VGA Video output to connect a VGA display monitor.
⑩RS-232 Serial port for software upgrade.
⑪POWER Switch ON/OFF.

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Remote Control Unit
1. MUTE mute or unmute the audio.
2. OUTPUT switches the out mode of
HD between YPbPr and VGA.
3. SIGNAL shows the quality level of the
signal.
4. SUBT switches closed captions
ON/OFF
5. AUDIO displays the Audio format of
the selected channel.
6. INFO displays the current program
information.
7. TTX switches the teletext service
ON/OFF.
8. MENU To enter into the main menu,
Press again to exit to previous menu.
9. ◀▶ controls the level of the volume.
10. EPG Electronic Program Guide.
11. EDIT To edit the properties of the
current program. Add to favourites groups,
lock and skip.
12. PAGE+ To Page up (5+).
13. FOUR COLOUR KEYS To assist in
the operation of the box.
14. NUMBER BUTTONS (0-9) used for numerical operations, especially to change
program directly.
15. ASPECT To toggle among 16:9 full screen, 16:9 letter box, 4:3 full screen, 4:3 letter
box, 4:3 panscan.
16. POWER turns the Stand-by mode ON/OFF.
17. PAUSE pauses the current program when pressed and plays when pressed again.
18. TV/RADIO To switch the program between TV and Radio.
19. FAV lists channels stored as your favourites.
20. EXIT To cancel an operation or exit a menu directly.
21. ▲▼ changes the channel upward / downward.
22. OK To confirm the choice with the highlighted menu item / to open the program list
and select the program by moving upward/downward.
23. RECALL returns to view the previous channel.
24. PAGE- To Page down (5-).
25. FORMAT To switch the different resolution (1080i, 720P, 576P supported).

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HOW TO GET GOOD RECEPTION
• In general you are not required to change the existing antenna. However if your antenna
is not in good condition you should consider replacing them to ensure uninterrupted digital
television viewing.
•Viewers in areas of poor analogue reception may need specialists’ advice about
antenna requirements for digital reception in their area.
•It’s recommended that viewers use quad shielded cable from the antenna to the
television.
Connections to a TV
There are several ways of connecting your STB to the TV and Hi-Fi System. For high
definition viewing your display must support either 576p, 720p, 1080i resolution. Also the
connection between the STB and display must be YPbPr component, VGA, or HDMI.
Other connection will provide standard definition viewing.
METHOD 1. Connect the STB via Video and Audio (for general viewing
/connection to a VCR)
1. Connect your terrestrial antenna to Antenna IN socket on the rear of your receiver.
2. Using 3RCA cable (yellow, white and red) provided, connect to the VIDEO and
AUDIO R and AUDIO L connections on the rear of the box. Be sure that the colour
matches the plugs.
3. Using a S-VHS cable (not provided), connect the STB to the TV. The audio
connection is as above (Item 2).

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METHOD 2. Connect the STB via YPbPr (for high definition viewing)
1. Connect your terrestrial antenna to Antenna IN socket on the rear of your receiver.
2. Using 3 RCA Cable (green, blue and red) provided, connect to the YPbPr
connections on the rear of the box. Be sure that colour matches the plugs.
3. Using the white and red cable, connect the audio to the TV.
METHOD 3. Connect the STB via VGA connection (for high definition viewing)

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1. Connect your terrestrial antenna to Antenna IN socket on the rear of your receiver.
2. Using a standard DB15 computer monitor cable to connect VGA connection on the
rear of the box. (This cable is not provided in the package). When connecting this, you
are sure to switch to the VGA mode by pressing Output key.
3. Using the 3 RAC cable (yellow, white and red) provided, connect only the audio to
the TV.
METHOD 4. Connect the STB via HDMI connection (for high definition viewing)
1. Connect your terrestrial antenna to Antenna IN socket on the rear of your receiver.
2. Using a HDMI cable to connect HDMI connection on the rear of the box. (This cable
is not provided in the package).

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METHOD 5. Audio connections
1. Connect your terrestrial antenna to Antenna IN socket on the rear of your receiver.
2. Using a COXIAL cable, connect to the TV
3. Also using SPDIF cable, connect to the TV
4. Also using the 3 RAC cable (white, red for audio) provided, connect to the TV.

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BASIC OPERATION
NOTE: Be sure to turn on the main power at the rear of your receiver before using
the box.
SWITCH PROGRAM
1. Press the NUMERIC keys (0~9) on the remote control to select the channel number you want.
2. Press the ▲▼ key on the remote control or the front panel to change the available channels upward/downward.
3. Press the RECALL key to view the previous channel selected.
4. Press the FAVkey on the remote control toopen the favouriteprogram list and select the channel you want from
the list. Press the ▲▼ key to navigate on the list,and the ◀▶ key to page thelist.
VOLUME CONTROL
1. Press the ◀▶ (LEFT/RIGHT) key on the remote control or front panel to control the volume. The
following volume bar will be showed.
MUTE
1. Press the MUTE key to temporarily stop the sound.
2. To unmute, press the MUTE key again or press◀▶key.
PAUSE CONTROL
1. Press Pause key to pause current program.
2. To cancel pause and continue to play, press again the PAUSE key.
CHANGE AN AUDIO LANGUAGE AND AUDIO MODE
Press the AUDIO key on the remote control to select the audio
control menu. In the menu, press the ◀▶,▲▼ and OK keys to
select an audio language you want. Surely you can also select
the types of the audio (AC3, MPEG supported) as well as the
audio track mode (Stereo, Left, Right supported) by means of
this.
NOTE: Languages are available only when the
program provides them, so are the types of the audio.
CHANGE SCREEN ASPECT
Press Aspect key to switch screen mode (16:9 full screen, 16:9 letter box, 4:3 full screen, 4:3 letter
box, 4:3 panscan supported).

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CHANGE VIDEO RESOLUTION
Press Format key to match the resolution when the resolution of the TV mismatches the
resolution of the box set (1080i, 720P, 576P SUPPORTED).
NOTE: You can see nothing when you switch the resolution, so it is probable that
you can’t succeed in it. There is a solution. You can press the “EXIT” key before
pressing the “FORMAT” key.
CHANGE VIDEO MONITOR
Press Output key to select the matched video monitor between YPbPr and VGA.
CHANGE TV/RADIO MODE
Press TV/Radio key to change the program list mode between TV and Radio.
VIEW PROGRAM INFO
1. Press INFO key to view the detailed information of
current program.
2. Press INFO/ EXIT to exit view.
SUBTITLE/CLOSE CAPTION
1. Press SUBT key to switch Close Caption on/off. This service is a good help to those
people who have difficulty in hearing.
NOTE: Not all programs have this function. Available only when the program
provides the service. Press INFO key to view whether the service is available for the
current program.
TELETEXT SERVICE
1. Press TTX key to turn the TELETEXT service on/off.
2. Press EXIT key to disable this function.
NOTE: Just like for SUBTITLE, TELETEXT is
available only when being provided. Press INFO key
to view whether the service is available for the current
program.
VIEW SIGNAL INFO
1. Press SIGNAL key to view the signal level and quality of the playing channel.
2. Press EXIT/SIGNAL key to exit view.
3. Press INFO key to view the signal info too.

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EASY AND QUICK EDIT OF PROGRAM
1. Press EDIT key to show the edit short-cut menu,
press ◀▶ to move cursor under the desired selection.
Then press OK key to add the mode of the current icon
to the current program. To cancel the mode selected,
press OK key again, the selected mode will be
canceled. Press EXIT/Edit key to exit the menu.
2. You can add/remove the current program into a
favourite list, lock/unlock the program, and skip/unskip
the current program.
ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE
1. Press EPG key to show the EPG menu. In this
menu, all the programs in a week are showed on the
screen.
2. Press ▲▼ key to view the event information such as
event name, event time and period.
3. Press OK key to view the detailed information on
the selected event of the currentprogram.
4. Press RED key to view the event information of the next day, press BLUE key view the
event information of the previous day.
5. Press EPG key again or press EPG/EXIT key to exit
the menu.
NOTE: The EPG service may not be
available if the broadcaster does not provide. In
addition, it is also probable that you can’t watch
all the programs in one week. For example, there
is only information on the current program and
next program in Australia.
First Setup
When the receiver is turned on for the first time or
restored to the factory settings. The message box will
pop up. Use this to select the time zone, set the
daylight savings and set the TV screen type. After this
is set an option to auto scan will be offered.

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MAINMENU
This section only covers the very basic uses of the Main Menu. The following
chapters will be the step-by-step walk through of all aspects and options in the Menu
screen
NAVIGATION IN THE MAIN MENU
1. MENU key to bring up the main menu or return previous.
2. ▲▼ key to move upward/down to the desired sub menu.
3. OK key to enter into the sub menu you select.
4. EXIT key to exit the main menu directly.
The main menu is divided into the following sections, referring to the following
chart (in the next page).
Installation
Locate the channels by either an Auto scan or a Manual scan.
Channel Edit
For editing; such as rename, move, lock, delete, skip, sort, make favourite, for all the
programs stored in the STB.
NOTE: If there is no program stored, the menu can’t be entered into.
System Setup
Modify system settings, AV, local time and factory settings. You can also view information
about the versions of software and hardware.
User Preferences
For setting up the user interface according to your preference, such as the menu language,
on screen display transparency, timeout for the information box, PIN code as well as menu
lock.

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MENU TREE
Menu Tree
Installation
Scan selected channels
Auto scan
Channel Edit
Edit FAV
Browse
Lock
Skip
Delete
Rename
Move
System Setup
A/V setting
Local time setting
System information
Default setting
User Preference
OSD Language
OSD Transparence
CH info bar time out
Volume bar time out

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INSTALLATION
In the installation menu, you can see the channel list, showing all the frequencies
info in Australia.
Auto Scan (Recommended)
1. Press BLUE key to auto scan all the channels to
search all the programs
2. Press EXIT key if you want to exit during the course
of auto scan.
Manual Scan
1. Press ▲▼ to move the cursor to the channel you
want to scan. Press ◀▶ key to page up/down.
2. Press the OK key to select the channel, press again
to cancel your selection. If the channel is selected, an
icon “√” is shown at the back of the selected item.
3. Repeat step1, 2 to select other channels.
4. Press the RED key to start scanning the selected
channels, a list box will be shown at the same time.
5. Press the EXIT key to exit if you want to exit during the scan.

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PROGRAMEDIT
In this menu, all the saved programs are listed on the screen for editing.
NOTE: If there is no program stored into the box, the menu can’t be entered into at all.
EDIT FAVOURITE
1. Press YELLOW key to show the list of 4 favourite types
and then press ▲▼ to move the cursor to the favourite group
you desire, press OK key to select it. Then, you can
designate your favourite channels for that group.
2. Press ▲▼ key to select the channel you want.
3. Press the OK key to add the channel to the favourite group. At
this time, a “FAV” icon is displayed on the screen beside
the channel.
4. Press OK again to cancel this operation, the “FAV” icon
will be removed from the screen.
5. Press EXIT to exit all menus or press MENU to return to
the previous menu
Lock Program
1. Press the RED key to show a list box of all Edit modes.
Press ▲▼ to move cursor to the “Lock” option.
2. Press OK to enable the lock function.
3. Press ▲▼ to select a channel you want, and press the OK
key to lock this channel. At this time a lock icon is
shown on the screen.
4. Press the OK key again to cancel the selection. The lock
icon will disappear.
5. Press EXIT to exit all menus or press MENU to return to
the previous menu.
Skip Program
1. Press the RED key to show a list box of all Edit modes.
Press ▲▼ to move cursor to the “Skip” option.
2. Press OK to enable the “Skip” function.
3. Press ▲▼ key to select a channel you want, and press OK
key to Skip this channel. At this time an arrow icon is
shown on the screen.
4. Press OK again to cancel the selection. The arrow icon will
disappear.
5. Press EXIT key to exit all menus or press MENU to return
to the previous menu.

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Delete program
1. Press the RED key to show a list box of all Edit
modes. Press ▲▼ to move cursor to the “Delete”
option.
2. Press OK to enable the “Delete” function.
3. Press ▲▼ key to select the channel you wish to
remove, and press OK key to mark this channel. At
this time a cut icon is showed on the screen.
4. Press OK again to cancel the selection. The cut
icon will disappear.
5. Press EXIT key to exit all menus or press MENU to return to the previous menu. A
confirmation box will popup as pictured. Select OK to delete the channels.
Rename
1. Press the RED key to show a list box of all Edit modes. Press ▲▼ key to move cursor to
the “Rename” item.
2. Press OK to enable the “Rename” function.
3. Press ▲▼ to select a channel you want to rename, and press OK to enter the Name
Edit screen. A keyboard will be showed on the screen.
4. Press ▲▼ ◀▶ to move the cursor, press OK to select the letters, the YELLOW key to
save and the GREEN key to delete unwanted letters.
5. Press EXIT key to exit all menu or press MENU to return to the previous menu.
Move Program
1. Press the RED key to show a list box of all Edit
modes. Press ▲▼ to move cursor to the “Move” option.
2. Press OK to enable the “Move” function.
3. Press ▲▼ key to select a channel you want to move,
and press OK.
4. Press NUMERIC key to set a new position number
for the selected channel.
5. Press the OK key to confirm, the selected channel
will be moved to the new position.
6. Press EXIT key to exit all menus or press MENU to return to the previous menu.
SWITCH TV/RADIO LIST
Press BLUE key to switch between the TV channel list and the radio channel list.

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SYSTEM SETUP
This Section walks through the system setup menu, which is used to setup advanced
options.
This menu is divided into 4 parts: A/V Settings, Local Time Setting, System Information,
and Default Setting.
A/V Settings
In this menu, you can set video resolution, video output, screen mode and audio mode.
1. Press ▲▼ to select the option you’d like to set, and press OK to show its value in a list
box.
2. Press ▲▼ to select to the value that want to set in the list box, and press OK.
3. There are 3 resolutions you can set: 1080i, 720P, 576P
4. There are 2 monitors supported: YPbPr, VGA.
5. There are 5 screen modes to select: 4:3 Letter box, 16:9 Letter box, 6:3 Full, 16:9 Full
and 4:3 Panscan.
6. Press EXIT to exit all menus or press MENU to return to the previous menu.
Local Time Setting
Set the time zone and daylight savings.
1. Press ▲▼ to move to the option you want to set (if
the option is displayed in blue it is disabled), and press
the OK key to show its value in a list box.
2. Press ▲▼ key to move the cursor to the value that
you want to set in the list box, and press OK.
3. Select the time zone where you live in the time
zone section
4. Select “YES” in the daylight saving time section
when currently in Daylight Saving.
5. Press EXIT key to exit all menu or press MENU to return to the previous menu.
System Information
Press the OK key to view the System Information.
Default Setting
Press OK and input the correct the PIN code and confirm
your selection, the factory default data will be loaded.
NOTE: Factory default PIN is “0000”. All data you
have saved will be discarded if you use this function.