Pioneer SH-DT510 manual

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    1 Operating instructions Digital High Definition T uner SH-DT510[...]

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    2 Safety Fir st VENTILA TION CAUTION When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 8 cm at top, 5 cm at rear , and 5 cm at each side). W ARNING Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product, and to protect it fr om [...]

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    3 ST ANDBY/ON Button ST ANDBY : When set to the ST ANDBY position, the main power flow is cut and the unit is no longer fully operational. A minute flow of power feeds the unit to maintain operation readiness. ST ANDBY Indicator The red indicator is lit when the unit is in the standby mode. W ARNING This product equipped with a three-wir e groundin[...]

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    4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety First .............................................................................. 2 Chapter 1: Intr oduction ......................................................... 6 Summary of Features ........................................................................................ 6 Getting Started .......................[...]

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    5 General Setting ............................................................................... 20 TIME SETUP ...................................................................................................... 2 0 A UDIO SETUP .................................................................................................... 20 i - PLA TE SET[...]

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    6 Chapter 1: Intr oduction Digital High Definition T uner's Functions The SH-DT510 digital High Definition tuner opens up a ne w world of free-to- air terrestrial programming. This tuner can receive channels from VHF/UHF band TV station's digital signals. All the major terrestrial free-to-air digital station numbers currently a vailab le [...]

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    7 System Menus All the tuner's f eatures can be accessed through the system menus. These menus can be accessed with simple point and clic k actions, using the navigation and select b uttons on the RCU. The men us include items such as T ransmission P arameter Configuration, Channel List, A udio Options, and P arental Loc k. For more inf or mat[...]

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    8 Menu T ree Note: Y ou need to enter a " P assw ord " to access some of the functionality in the menu. P ass word is initially set to "0000". For more inf or mation, please refer Chapter 4 "CHANGE P ASSWORD".[...]

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    9 Chapter 2: Installation Introduction If y our ser vice provider or system installer has already set up the antenna and connected the tuner , then you can star t the operations specified in Chapter 4. Howe ver , if you are setting up the system b y yourself , please read through this section and be sure you f ollow all of the precautions listed un[...]

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    10 Functions Of RCU Buttons The b uttons on the remote control are described as follows: • ST ANDBY/ON: Switches the tuner between ON and ST ANDBY modes. • Numeric Buttons: For entering channel number or pass word. • INFO: Displays i-Plate pro viding inf or mation about the current channel. • MENU: Activates the On-Screen Men u. • FAV . :[...]

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    11 Front P anel The buttons and indicators on the F ront Panel of y our SH-DT510 are described in the follo wing picture and table: Rear P anel The rear panel carries connectors for attaching VHF/UHF antenna and other home enter tainment equipment. T o ensure highest quality video output, it is recommended to use (in order of pref erence) HDMI, Com[...]

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    12 T erminals S-Video Out Data P or t RF In Composite Video Out A udio Out (L, R) RF Out A C IN Digital A udio Out (Optical and Coaxial) Component Out (Y/Pb/Pr) HDMI Out Description Connects to the S-Video input on your TV or VCR. F or ser vice use only . Connects the VHF/UHF antenna. This connector accepts input signals ranging from 51 to 858 MHz.[...]

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    13 Sample Configurations HDMI Connection High Definition TV(Y/Pb/Pr) Connection SERVICE ONL Y AUD IO O UT L R OPTICAL Y P B P R COAXIAL HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO S- VIDEO VIDEO RF IN RF OUT ANT AC IN HDMI A C Power VHF/UHF Antenna SERVICE ONL Y AUD IO O UT L R OPTICAL Y P B P R COAXIAL HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO S- VIDEO VIDEO RF I[...]

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    14 S-Video Connection Note: Connecting video through S-Video , OSD can not wor k under 1080i / 720p and 576p modes. Please connect your TV to Y/Pb/Pr or HDMI output f or OSD properly displaying under 1080i / 720p & 576p modes . Composite Video Connection SERVICE ONL Y AUD IO O UT L R OPTICAL Y P B P R COAXIAL HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO [...]

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    15 Antenna Loop Connection Using RF Output to connect with VCR or Secondary TV SERVICE ONL Y AUD IO O UT L R OPTICAL Y P B P R COAXIAL HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO S- VIDEO VIDEO RF IN RF OUT ANT AC IN Audio A C Power VHF/UHF Antenna RF Out V ideo VCR The RF OUT only suppor t signal loop-thru but not the re-modulation for the receiv ed progra[...]

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    16 Chapter 3: Channel Setting Introduction After finishing the hardw are installation as descr ibed in Chapter 2, s witch on the tuner . It will displa y Data base is Empty and instruct you to press the "MENU" button on the remote control. The f ollowing menu will be displa yed after pressing the "MENU" b utton. • Initial Scre[...]

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    17 INST ALLA TION • INST ALLA TION MENU gives 4 different sub-menu. QUICK SCAN A UTO SCAN MANU AL SCAN CLEAR ALL D A T A QUICK SCAN If y ou live in one of the cities or regions listed in the Q UICK SCAN menu, select your city or region and start scanning all digital TV channel signals . • On the user installation page, select QUICK SCAN. • Sc[...]

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    18 A UT O SCAN A uto Scan searches f or digital programs on all channels , 5 to 69, through the VHF and UHF bands. • Select A UTO SCAN and pr ess "ENTER" button. • Select YES then press "ENTER" button to start channel sear ch. • The tuner starts scanning fr om channel 5 to channel 69. The percentage bar shows the pr ogress[...]

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    19 MANU AL SCAN Manual Scan search the channel based on user request frequency and bandwidth. • On the Installation page, select MANU AL SCAN and press "ENTER" button. • Select channel number . Be sure you know the channel number and its RF frequency . • Check FREQUENCY , B AND WIDTH and PRIORITY to ensure that these parameters ar e[...]

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    20 General Setting • Selecting SET UP will display this sub-menu. TIME SETUP A UDIO SETUP i - PLA TE SETUP SOFTW ARE TIME SETUP • TIME SETUP sets the time in "TIME ZONE". Use the "  "and "  " buttons to select the local time zone you ar e located in and press the "ENTER" button. Note : A correct tim[...]

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    21 i - PLA TE SETUP • On selecting this option from the abo ve menu, you can change the i-PLA TE display time and f ormat.[...]

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    22 SOFTW ARE • When you select the SOFTW ARE menu, there ar e two sub-menus displayed: CURRENT VERSION INST ALL NEW S/W INST ALL NEW S/W • Service use only CURRENT VERSION • Under the CURRENT VERSION sub- menu, the ID number of installed hardwar e and software versions of the tuner are display ed.[...]

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    23 Chapter 4: Using the T uner Introduction Once the channels are downloaded, y ou can start enjoying the full range of video and audio progr ams. Operating the tuner is e xtremely easy . Y ou can control the show tuner directly from the F ront P anel or with the RCU as described below . The tuner's menu provides access to a listing of all the[...]

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    24 Selecting F av orite Channels • Under the "CH SETUP" sub-menu, you can select "SELECT F A V ORITE" to set up fa vorite channels. • Use "  " and "  " b uttons to select the channel, use "  " and "  " buttons to select "F A V .1" or "F A V .2" • When [...]

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    25 P ARENT AL GUID ANCE • Under CH SETUP sub-menu, you can select P ARENT AL GUID ANCE to block pro grams. • Use "  " and "  " buttons to select the Rating, press "ENTER" b utton to confirm the setting . • When DTV programs broadcasted are accompanied by the ratings, the programs will be blocked based on yo[...]

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    26 i-PLA TE (INFORMA TION PLA TE) • While watching DTV you can press the "INFO" button to acti vate extended program inf ormation. • The i-PLA TE will pop up with the follo wing information, - Current Channel Number - Network Name - Prog ram Name - A udio Output (PCM or Dolby Digital) - Digital / Analog TV signal - T eletext - Current[...]

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    27 TELETEXT / Closed Caption • When the i-PLA TE indicated that T eletext / Closed Caption data is av ailable on the current channel, y ou can press the " TTX " button on the remote contr ol to display it on the TV screen. • 4 Colour buttons ar e assigned f or TTX. Y ou can select a group or block of pages displayed in the colour ed b[...]

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    28 SLEEP When the selected time elapses, the Sleep Timer automatically places the system into the standb y mode. Press "SLEEP" button to select the desired time . • The timer starts counting. • T o cancel the Sleep T imer , select "OFF" by pressing "SLEEP" b utton. • Each time you pr ess "SLEEP" b utton[...]

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    29 Appendix A: Interference with The HDTV T uner W eather Induced Signal Fading Natural calamities ma y aff ect signal reception. If the terrestrial TV programming is often aff ected by inclement w eather conditions, there are a f ew basic steps y ou can take to impro v e reception: 1. Make sure y our antenna is aimed to receive the strongest possi[...]

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    30 Appendix B: T roub leshooting If you encounter an y problems with the tuner , look through this section f or a description of y our problem. T r y solving the prob lem by f ollowing the giv en solutions. Howev er , if after attempting all the recommended actions y ou still cannot solve the prob lem, please contact PIONEER SER VICE AND P AR TS CE[...]

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    31 Prob lem (5) No video service. (6) Does not hav e all the channels av ailable after activ ating “ A UTO SCAN” when first time installing the recei ver . (7) Does not hav e all the channels av ailable after using “QUICK SCAN”. (8) Cannot lock signal by using “MANU AL SCAN”. (9) No T eletext. (10) Cannot receiv e channels after moving [...]

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    32 Appendix C: DTV CHANNEL T ABLE The f ollowing is a list of D VT channels availab le in Australia. First, into "MANU AL SETUP" Second, select the VHF channel number , then use a middle frequency to star t search. (For instance , if you are in Sydne y and want to scan Digital 7, First, into MANU AL SETUP select Channel 6 and mak e sure t[...]

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    33 City Canberra Darwin Newcastle W ollong ong Hobart Hobart NE Identifier CTC -7 ABC -9 WIN -31 CBN -34 SBS -28 SBS -28 ABD -6 NTD -8 TND -34 NBN -3 NEN -54 NRN -57 ABHN -5A/ 4B SBS -45 WIN -59 CTC -62 CBN -65 ABWN -56 SBS -53 WIM-7 ABC-8 SBS-9A Southern Cross -10 Digital 10 ABC -56 Southern Cross -62 SBS -64 WIN -65 Digital 10 Channel & Middl[...]

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    34 Appendix D: Specifications Standar ds Compliance Compliant Standard D VB-T , MPEG-2 RF Input/Output Frequency Australian Allocation ; VHF(104.5 ~ 226.5MHz) UHF(526.5 ~ 816.5MHz) Loop Through 51-858MHz Bandwidth 7 MHz Connector Input ; IEC Female Output ; IEC Male Demodulator COFDM FFT Mode 2K , 8K Constellation QPSK , 16QAM , 64 QAM Guard Interv[...]

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    35 Front P anel Function Control 7 Buttons Channel Display 4 Digits / 7-segment display Remote Contr ol Buttons 35 Buttons including Standby , CH+, CH–....etc P o wer Supply Input V oltage 240V ~ 50 Hz Power Consumption 18W (3W standby) Dimension Size (W × D × H) 360 × 268 × 80 mm W eight 3.0 Kg En vironmental Data Operating T emperature 5 °[...]

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    36 Glossary * Aspect Ratio : It is the ratio of the width of the screen to the height. The two relev ant digital TV f or mats are 16:9 (widescreen) or 4:3 (the traditional screen ratio). 16:9 is more ergonomically suitable f or the human eye . * Bandwidth : Frequency range allo ws f or carrying a cer tain radio signal. The speed of data transmissio[...]

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    37 * Megahertz (MHz) : Millions of cycles per second, which describes frequencies of radio wa ve or electric current. * OSD : Abbreviation of "On Screen Displa y", used in digital set top box. OSD is comprised of a main menu and many submenu with lots of options of functions inside. * P AL : Stands for "Phase Alternating Line", [...]

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    Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2005 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in Taiwan <IB07070099> PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90810-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 3[...]