Airlink101 ATVC101 manual

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    Digit al to Analog TV Converter Box Model # A TVC101 User ’ s Manual Ve r . 1 A[...]

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    1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. IMPORT AN T INFORMA TION ................. .................... ................... ................ 3 2. ACCESSORIES ............... .................... ................ ................ ............... ............ 5 3. FRONT P ANEL .................... .... .................... .................... ................... ..[...]

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    2 I n t r o d u c t i o n Congratula tions on your purchase of Airlink101® Di gital t o Analog TV Converter Box, A TVC101. At midnight on Febr uary 17, 2009, all full-power television statio ns in the United S tat es will stop broadcasting in an al og a nd switch to 100% digit al broadcasting. (For more det a il s, please go to www .dtv 2009. gov [...]

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    3 1 . I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N W A RNING: Do not use this produ ct where contact with or immersion in water is a possibility. Do not use near flower vase, w ashbowls, kitchen sinks, la undry tubs, swimming pools, etc. W A RNING: D o not p u t a can dle or la mp st and on t h e c a binet as this creat es a f ire haz a rd. W A RNING: T[...]

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    4 Objec t and Liq uid Ent r y: Never put objects of any kind into th is unit through openings, as th ey may touch dangerous voltage points o r short-out par ts that could result in a fire or ele ctric shock. N ever pour or spil l any liqui d on the un it. Note: M oisture may be formed on the pow er indicator lens under th e following conditions: ¤[...]

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    5 2. ACCESSORIES • Remote Control and two Batteries • AC Adapter 1 10V~120V • 1x RF Cabl e • 1x Mini-to-RCA Cable • User Manual 3 . F R O N T P A N E L 1: Power Indicator Green light: ON Red light: ST ANDBY 2: Pow er button Press Æ ON Press Æ OFF[...]

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    6 4 . R E A R P A N E L 1. ANT IN - Antenna RF i nput 2. RF OUT – RF/Coaxial cable connection to the TV 3. CH3/CH4 Switch - Switch RF OUT channel 4. A V - Audio/V ideo (RC A) connection to the TV 5. DC 12V 1A - AC adapter input 5 . R E M O T E C O N T R O L 5-1. Button Descriptions 1. MUTE: Mute or restore the sound 2. CC: Close Ca ption on/off 3[...]

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    7 operations and used to change channels directl y 10. : Used to enter a dash “-“ in the ch anel numbe r 11. POWER on/off: T urns the receiver ON/OFF 12. ZOOM: Switches the screen form at (Full/ Letter/Center) 13. SIGNAL: Activates the signal meter 14. F A V : Sho ws th e cu rre n t l i st of fa v o r i t e ch a n n e l s Press multiple times t[...]

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    8 6-2. Basic Connection Please perform the follo wing step s to connect y our device. 1. Out door Antenna Connection Connect a cable from your antenna (o ut door or rabbit-ears) to the F-T ype “ANT IN” c onnector . 2. Make a connection to the TV using either step 2.1 or step 2.2 • 2.1 RF A V Cable Co n nec t i o n Use the supplied RF cable to[...]

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    9 3. Power Adapter Connection Plug the power adapter into a wall outlet. Connect the other end to the “DC IN” Jack on the device. 6-3. S t art up Ensure that your device is properly connected to your television as described in 6.2 above, that y ou have inserted the batterie s into the remote and that the signal q uality is good. Press the power[...]

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    10 3. Set the Auto Daylight Saving. The default setting of the A uto Daylight is “YES.” Press the Lef t/Right but ton to enabl e/ d isab le t he Auto - Daylight saving feature. Press OK to go to the next p age. 4. Select the first Audio Language. The default setting for the Audio Language is English. Press the Lef t/Right button to change Audio[...]

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    11 7. Basic Operation (non Menu mode) While viewing TV or Radio channels, various functions can be performed using your remote control. Following is an explanation of the buttons on your Remote Control and the correspondi ng functions: A. Po wer: T urns the receiver ON/OFF . B. Mute: Mutes audio outpu t of the receiver . C. Numeric key(0-9): Change[...]

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    12 H. INF O: Press INFO to activate the Info Bar . I. Signal: Press Signal to activate the Signal Bar . J. Audio: Press Audio to change the Au dio language. K. Zoom: Change the screen format. L. F A V : Press F A V to activate the Favorite Channe l List . T o create favor ite channel list, go to Menu > Channel > TV CH list. There are 16 favor[...]

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    13 Entert ainment, Sport s, etc… Press the Red key to return to the previo us p age. Press the Green key to go to the next p age. Press / to move the cursor . Press OK to view the selected channel. Press / to change the favorite group. M. CC: Press CC to toggle the Closed Caption service: Every channel has different caption service, to d etermine[...]

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    14 8 . M e n u s Press the Menu button on the remote control to display the Menu on your TV screen. 8-1. Menu/Channel/TV CH List: In this menu, you can edit the favorite group. Y ou can also see the curr ent ch annel li st. Press the Red key to return to the previous p age. Press t h e Gree n k ey to go to n ext p age. Press the Y ellow key to add [...]

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    15 8-3. Menu/Scan/Manual Scan In this menu, you can scan ava ilable channels in specific frequency chann el. Press OK to start th e Manual Scan. Pres s / to select specific frequency channel. If there is any problem at t he specific channel, it will show ‘Playing’ Within in few seconds . Otherwise show ‘ No Signal’. Sel ec ted Chann el Chan[...]

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    16 8-4. Menu/Setup/Screen Setting In this menu, you can select the screen format: FULL, Letter , Center . Pres s t he / key to switch Screen Format s. Press OK to confirm the selection. 8-5. Menu/Setup/System Setting In this menu, you can change the OSD (On-Sc reen Display) Language, OSD Op acit y , Audio Language, Auto Sleep , etc… 1. OSD Langua[...]

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    17 8-6. Menu/Setup/Paren t al Control (VCHIP) From this menu, you can select: Lock Sy stem, Country , Rating Control, and Change Password. 1. Lock System: Y ou can set ON/OFF to enable / disable the Parent al Control lock system. 2. County: Y ou can set the country of the ratting (USA/Canada). 3. Rating Control: (V -Chip) Y ou can set the Rating Co[...]

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    18 TV Parent al Guidelines TV -Y All children TV -Y7 Direct to older children TV -G GENERAL AUDIENCE TV -PG P ARENT AL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED TV -14 P ARENTS STRONGL Y CAUTIONED Age Based TV -MA MA TURE AUDIENCE ONL Y FV F ANT ASY VIOLENCE SCENE V VIOLENCE SCENE S SEXUAL SITUA TION L ADUL T LANGUAGE Conten t Based D SEXUALL Y SUGGESTIVE DIA LOG MP AA R[...]

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    19 3.3 English Rating The ra ting sy s tem us ed by English-language programming services ha s six levels. Press / / to move focus. Press OK to confirm the selection. 3.3 French Rating The ra ting sy s tem us ed by French-language programming services ha s six levels. Press / / to move focus. Press OK to confirm the selection. English Rating E Exem[...]

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    20 French Rating E Exempt Exempt programming G Gene ral A ppropri ate vie wing f or the en ti re family . 8+ CHILDREN EIGHT YEAR S AND OLDER FOR YOUNGSTERS 8 YEARS AND OVER. 13+ GENERAL PROGRAMMING , SUIT ABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES FOR YOUNGSTERS 13 YEARS AND OVER. 16+ P AR ENT AL GUIDANCE FOR YOUN GSTERS 16 YEARS AND OVER. 18+ ADUL T PROGRAM MING INTE[...]

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    21 8-7. Menu/Setup/Closed Caption From this menu, you can sele ct the Caption T ype, and customize features such as the Caption size, Foreground Color , Foreground Opacity , Background Color and Background Op acity . 1. Caption T ype: The caption services include: OFF , Service1-6, CC1-4, TT1-4. 2. Customization: Pres s / to select ON/OFF . 3. Capt[...]

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    22 8-9. Menu/Setup/Factory Default Y ou can lo ad the default factory settings from this menu. 8-10 Menu/Setup/Info/System Information This menu displays the product name, soft ware version, hardware ve rsion, and loader version.[...]

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    23 9. Sp ecifications 1. T uner and Channel Input Connector: F-type, IEC169-24, Female Frequency: 54 MHz ~ 806 MHz Input Impedance: 75ohm unbalanced Signal Level: -5 to -83 dBm Demodulation: 8VSB 2. Sy stem & Memory Main Processor: RTK 2881S Flash Memory: 2 Mbytes DDR: 16 Mbytes Channel Memory: 500 Multi Language Menu: English, Sp anish, French[...]

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    24 Technical Support E-mail: suppo rt@airlink10 1.com T oll Free: 1-888-746-3238 W eb Site: www .airlink101.com * Picture quality , reception and channel numb ers depend on the televi sion set, ty pe of antenna, weather and dist ance from stati on transmitt e r . S pecificatio ns are subje ct to chang e without no tice. Copy right © 2008 AirLink10[...]