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    Product Manual IP-HDTV HD Tuner Version 2.2 March 23, 2007 17630 Davenport Road, Suite 113 • Dallas, TX 75252 Phone: 972-931-2728 • Toll-Free: 888-972-2728 • Fax: 972-931-2765 E-Mail: Sa le s@ cr www.c om • W eb si te : www. cr www.c om[...]

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    Contemporary Research 2 IP-HDTV HD Tuner Table of Contents Overview ....................................................................................................................... ....................................... 3 Specific ations ........................................................................................................[...]

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    Overview The Contemporary Research IP-HTDV is an HD tuner that offers analog and digital tuning, a variety of HD and NTSC output options, and full systems i ntegration via Ethernet, RS-232, or discrete IR control. The IP-HDTV tuner is capable of receivi ng analog and unscrambled digital programming, ei ther off-air or CATV. High-defini tion and up-[...]

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    Specifications Physical Si ze (WHD): 14.2" [360 mm] x 2.4" [60 mm] x 10.8" [274 mm] Wei ght: 8.0 lbs [3.6 kg] Encl osure: Steel and aluminum wi th durabl e silver and black powder coat paint Mounti ng: Shelf or rack-mount with optional RKHD Rack Kit) Front Panel Display: Blue LCD, 2 lines of 20 characters each IR: IR sensor, 57 kHz C[...]

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    Contemporary Research 5 IP-HDTV HD Tuner Video Frequency Range: NTSC, NTSC and Clear QA M (cabl e) television 55.25 to 801.25 MHz TV S ystem: NTSC, ATSC D TV (1080i/720p/480p/480i) Tuni ng: Off-air 2-69 and CATV 1-135 Aspect Rati o: Letter Box, Cropped, or Squeezed Capti oni ng: DTV, set by program or custom ized for size, font and display attribut[...]

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    AV and Control Connection RF IN F connector for off-air MATV or CATV input OUT F connector for looped RF output AV Outputs Video RCA composite, video always present Note that on-screen menus will only be displayed t hrough the SD outp uts when the Component output is selected from the front panel and set up 480i format. S-Video S-Video, video al wa[...]

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    Front Panel Setup There are a number of parameters that can be set by front-panel Setup commands. In normal operation the Up/Down arrows select channels, and th e Left/Right arrows adjust volume. • Pressing Setup enters the setup menus, shows last menu accessed (The Menu button accesses on-screen menus) • Pressing Up and Down arrow keys steps t[...]

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    Contemporary Research 8 IP-HDTV HD Tuner Front Panel Setup Menu Parameters Unit 1-9 Panel Lockout None (Default) Ch+Menu Vol+Menu Ch+Vol+Menu Pwr Setup Menu All Setup+Menu Pwr+Set+Menu Cursor buttons active for Setup or Menu modes, Exit returns buttons to current locked or unlocked status IR Receive 0 - No IR reception 9 - CR 9 (Default) Display Li[...]

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    On-Screen Menus - Channels On-Screen Menus HD-RC IR Remote The rema ining tuner cap abilities can be set up by eas y-to-use on-s creen menus. T he menus can be accessed from the HD-RC IR remote control using the Menu, Arro w, Select (), Surf, and Exit buttons. You can also use similar buttons on the IP-HDTV front panel. • Menu – Displays t h[...]

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    Auto-Scan Channels • Press Menu to display the menu window • Press Select or f to select the EZ Scan menu • Use the arrow keys to select TV (off-air) or CATV (cable) format • Press Select to enter format and begin auto-scanning • You can also select EZ Add, then Select to start auto-scanning Edit Channels The Ch Edit window is useful, eas[...]

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    Add Channels Manually To manually add channels: • Select the Manual Add menu • Press Select or f to enter the menu • Use Up/Down arrows to select a channel number, or enter a number on the HD-RC remote. • The tune r will first attempt to tune in the an alog TV channel ( XX-0) • The window also displays the rel ative strength of the channe[...]

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    On-Screen Menus – Options The Options menu defines key oper ation features of the IP-HDTV Clock Off-Air • Select Clock from the Options menu • Time is set automaticall y from DTV broadcasts • Arrow down to Time Zone , use Left/Right arrows to select zone CATV • Select Clock from the Options menu • Year, Date, and Time is set manua lly i[...]

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    Aspect Ratio Aspect Ratio Menu HD-RD Remote – Ratio Button This menu sets the default screen format when video is displayed. There are two different menus that appear, depending on whether the IP-HDTV is set for HD 1080i /720p mode (16:9) or SD 480i/480P mode (4:3). The Ratio co mmand and button o n the HD-RC remote will te mporarily select t he [...]

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    Contemporary Research 14 IP-HDTV HD Tuner HD 1080i/720p Display Selects h ow a 4:3 image will b e displayed in widescreen fo rmat. • Set by Program • Normal – black bars at the sides of the image • Wide – adjusts image horizontally in linear propor tion to fill scree n • Horizon – adjusts image in non-linear format, more at both si de[...]

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    On-Screen Menus – Options The Caption menus set up how closed-captioning i s displayed. DTV Captions This turn s DTV captioning off, or displayed in Englis h, French or Spanish. The CC command or HD-RC button will also step through availa ble options. If a program has DTV and analog c aptioning, the DTV version will be shown. If captio ning is av[...]

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    On-Screen Menus – Lock This menu s ets up parent al controls for viewing . The menu will promp t for a password when you enter th is menu (0000 is the default password) • Lock System – Activates parental control • Set Password – Enter 4-number password • Block Channels – Select specific chan nels from the c hannel list • Movie Ratin[...]

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    On-Screen Menus – Guides Guide Menu HD-RD Remote – Guides This menu d isplays the Program Guide or the Station Guide . You can also access Guides using the Program and Station system commands and HD-RC buttons. Program Guide The Program Guide is an intera ctive display of th e day’s prog ramming schedule . You’ll notice th at, at this prese[...]

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    Station Guide The Station Guide displays a channel’s program li st for the day. You can browse through the Guide with the arrow keys to view programs and change channel lists – as we ll as using Selec t to view a curren t program. Using the Date command on the HD-RC remote, you can highlight the Date field and se lect a different day. Info Disp[...]

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    HD-RC IR Remote The HD-RC IR Remote included with the IP-HDTV can be used to setup the tuner and for daily operation. All of the functions on the remote have equivalent commands in RS-232, Ethernet, and Wired IR formats. In addition, the IP-HDTV front panel buttons can perf orm Power, Channel, Volume, and Menu control. Power Turns tuner on and off.[...]

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    Contemporary Research 20 IP-HDTV HD Tuner Ethernet Setup Ethernet Connection The IP-HDTV typically communicates over a network usi ng a static IP address, and is shipped set to a default address: IP Address: 192.168.1.231 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway Address: 000.000.000.000 Local Port set to 23 (Telnet standard) Odds are , at least the I P a[...]

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    Contemporary Research 21 IP-HDTV HD Tuner Ethernet and RS-232 Control Protocol Overview The IP-HDTV full duplex Ethernet/RS -232 scheme enable s a system programmer to control all TV Tuner functions as well as monitor 3 groups of TV Tuner stat us. All commands are sent as ASCII strings. No del ays between characters or commands are required, as dat[...]

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    Contemporary Research 22 IP-HDTV HD Tuner Code Function Operation Data IP= IP Address IP returns the current MAC address, current IP address, subnet mask, and gateway. Response example (S or D at end of IP signifies DHCP or Static address): $MAC=0014C8000001 / 1 $IP=192.168.001.231S IG=000.000.000.000 IM =255.255.255.000 IY=1 IP=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Def[...]

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    Contemporary Research 23 IP-HDTV HD Tuner Code Function Operation Display KK=82 Ratio Steps through aspect ratios, options depend on channel and output types KK=80 Freeze Freeze image, toggles KK=81 Signal Displays an on-screen signal strength meter KK=100 Info Launches on-screen information window KK=61 Station Opens up the Station Guide KK=62 Dat[...]

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    Contemporary Research 24 IP-HDTV HD Tuner HD-RC Remote Emulation You can also emulate IR commands sent from the CR HD-RC Wireless Remote. If you are usi ng the numeri c keys to sele ct a channel, the us er or program will ne ed to follow the nume ric command with an Ent er. . KK=<key> * = Reserved for future products/applications 0=* 1=* 2=* [...]

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    Contemporary Research 25 IP-HDTV HD Tuner Response Strings Typical: [Attention] [Unit#] [data ...data] [cr] [lf] IP-HDTV status response strings contain ASCII characters similar to those used for the same functions i n command strings. An ASCII 'carriage return' and ‘line feed' follow each response stri ng. Functi ons shown as N/A [...]

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    IP Control Options RS-232 Display Control An IP-HDTV that is controlled over Ethernet can al so offer a pathway for IP-dri ven RS-232 control to a display or p rojector. Th is application ta kes advantage of the fact tha t multiple Telne t ports can co mmunicate over the same TCP connection. • Set the control system to communicate with the IP-HDT[...]

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    RS-232 Cable Connections Single Tuner 5 GND 2 RXD 3 TXD RXD 2 GND 5 TXD 3 Control Wiring – Single Unit 9-pin D-sub female RS-232 Control Port Channel Up 4 Channel Down 9 RS-232 wiring for control or programmi ng shoul d only use pins 2, 3, 5. Cables with all pins wired can lock out front-panel programming and data communication (Pi ns 4 and 9 are[...]

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    Rack Mounting RKHD HD Rack Kit • Attach IP-HDTV to RKHD shelf • Mount RKHD into 19” equipment rack • Place cover plate into the RKHD front, attach with 2 mounti ng screws Di mensions: 19" [487mm] wide x 3.4" [86mm] high (2RU) x 11” [279mm] deep Wei ght: 10 oz [284g] Encl osure: All alumi num wi th durable black powder coat paint[...]

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    Contemporary Research 29 IP-HDTV HD Tuner Safety Instructions Read before operating equipment. 1. Cleaning - Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleani ng. 2. Power Sources - Use supplied or equivalent UL/CSA approved l ow voltage DC plug-in transformer. 3. O[...]

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    Contemporary Research 30 IP-HDTV HD Tuner Limited Warranty Contemporary Research Corporation (CR) warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of two years from the date of purchase from CR. Should such a defect oc cur CR will repair or replace, at their o ption, the defec tive product at n[...]