User Manual For RF Coax Video to RCA Video - Firebird
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1. VGA Output Resolution 800 x 600 Pixels 60 75Hz 1024 x 768 Pixels 60 75Hz 1280 x 720 Pixels 60 75Hz 1280 x 1024 Pixels 60 75Hz 1440 x 900 Pixels 60 75Hz 1600 x 900 Pixels 60Hz 1680 x 1050 Pixels 60Hz Audio Output 3 5 mm Stereo Video Output RCA jacket Regulatory Compliance FCC 15 225 FCC Part 15 Class B ICES 003 CE RoHS Specification subject to change without further notice 14 TROUBLE SHOOTING Question No Video a Please check all the cable connection first and make sure that you connect the cables correctly between your video device this video converter and your display unit according to the diagram shown on page 4 5 6 and 7 in this manual b Check the power connection and make sure that the power LED from the front panel of this unit is turned green using the supplied power adapter from the package C If you use a flat panel or regular TV for display please make sure that you select the right video input channel from your TV for screen display Example If the output from this video converter TV tuner was connected to video input 1 on the TV panel but you were expecting and looking at video channel 2 on TV for video display you will not see the picture from the display because of the incorrect video channel being selected by mistake d Make sure that you do not set the VGA output resolution of this video converter beyond the maximum capacity that your monitor or projector2. power supply will cause damage to the unit ILLUSTRATION OF BASIC CONNECTION Front View GAMECUBE ps2 amcorder Back View Antenna or CATV e Audio Cable HH Audio Cable Sound Card Speaker VGA Cable VGA Card o fi o oCo o 00 Monitor or LCD All brand names and trademarks stated or illustrated are related to their respect owners SET UP PROCEDURE 1 Set up cable connection when using a LCD CRT monitor In this section you will See TV pictures after finishing the installation a Connect the coaxial CATV cable from the wall into the RF input CABLE IN port in the back panel of TV tuner module b Connect the VGA cable from the VGA output MONITOR port in the back panel of TV tuner module to your VGA monitor or LCD TV monitor c Run the 3 5mm audio cable from your multimedia speaker or stereo system to the audio output SPEAKER port from the back panel of TV tuner module d Connect the AC DC power adapter of the TV tuner and power on the cable TV tuner module using the supplied remote control or the push button on the module e Set the TV tuner module at TV mode by pressing the INPUT button from the remote controller or from the front control panel on the module unit itself The INPUT button will lead you to the desired video input channel from Coax TV Composite Video S Video and PC VGA Pass Through The video channel selection goes by a loop
3. c Connects the audio outputs from your video source to the RCA white and red jacks of this TV tuner module for audio input d Runthe 3 5mm audio cable from your multimedia speaker or stereo system to the audio output SPEAKER port from the back panel of TV tuner module e Power on the TV tuner module f Set the TV tuner module at the corresponding video input mode by pressing the INPUT button from the remote controller or from the front control panel on the module unit itself The INPUT button will lead you to the desired video input channel from Coax TV Composite Video S Video and PC VGA Pass Through The video channel selection goes by a loop i e CATV gt CV gt SV gt PC gt CATV g Play your video device now If the picture and audio come on your monitor screen and speaker your installation is completed Camcorder Video Camera Satellite Receiver VCR DVD T PS2 Set Top Box Media Player All brand names and trademarks stated or illustrated are related to their respect owners REMOTE CONTROLLER DESCRIPTION All Functions Of The IR Remote Controller MUTE Press this button to mute the audio output from the 3 5mm mini stereo phono jack PIP Press this button to start the TV video sub window at any time over the PC Windows screen This function is only active when a PC is turned on and connected to this video converter s VGA input Users can watch video or TV while us
4. can handle Example If your monitor display supports up to 1280x1024 pixels but you set this video converter to output at 1600x1050 for output to the monitor there will be no picture showing in this case and the monitor will display an error message of Out Of Frequency Range At this time please use the remote control to power off the video converter box first and then press 0 button from the remote three times continuously Press the power button again you shall see the picture come back up again at 1024x768 pixels resolution During this process please do not unplug the power adapter e Incase of compatibility issue with the VGA display you were using you can test out this video converter TV tuner with a different VGA monitor or projector to find out more information f If you can not see TV channels from the tuner of this video converter please do the channel scan again as instructed on page 9 Also make sure that you select the right TV system mode from the OSD menu of this TV tuner unit Example If you connect the coax cable from the wall for CATV into the RF input of this unit you must select TV system mode as CATV from the OSD menu of this unit as stated on page 10 If you select AIR TV mode this unit will not work correctly g If you have digital cable TV service you must use either a composite rca video cable or S video cable to connect from your digital cable box into the composite input or SV input of this vide
5. i e CATV CV gt SV gt PC gt CATV f If the TV video screen is displayed on the CRT LCD TV monitor or projector when you set the TV tuner module at TV mode Congratulation You have finished the installation O Speaker o o o o B o 3 o AC DC Adaptor CRT or LCD All brand names and trademarks stated or illustrated are related to their respect owners 2 Set up cable connection when connecting with a PC In this section you will watch TV while using your PC at the same time after finishing all the installation a Connect the coaxial CATV cable from the wall into the RF input CABLE IN port in the back panel of TV tuner module b Connect the VGA cable from PC video card output to the VGA input VGA IN port of TV tuner module c Connect the VGA cable from the VGA output MONITOR port in the back panel of TV tuner module to your VGA monitor or LCD TV monitor d Run the 3 5mm audio cable from your multimedia speaker or stereo system to the audio output SPEAKER port from the back panel of TV tuner module e Connect the audio out from the PC sound card to the audio input AUDIO IN port in the back panel of TV tuner module to your VGA monitor or LCD TV monitor f Connect the AC DC power adapter of the TV tuner module and power on the cable TV tuner module using the supplied remote control or the push button on the tuner module g Set the TV tuner module at TV mode by
6. the quick view windows number from 4 9 to 16 De noise Adjust the noise reduction level to match the best performance with your display There are 4 selections High Middle Low and Off Note If the de noise level is set to high mode there will be lagging of video on some action themes so the choice should be made with caution BLE Enhance the black color level to make the video more vivid GAMMA 4 Preset gamma correction level available for selection to match the performance of different monitor type There are 4 selections LCD CRT Bright Off DISPLAY Mode Change the output monitor type there are 2 selections Normal or 4 3 12 5 Time Sleep Timer Setting 1 Picture 1 Sys off 00 00 no use always once 2 Search 2 Sys on 00 00 no use always once 3 Remind 00 00 no use always once 4 Reserve 00 00 5 Time 00 00 This section is for users to configure the automation of system shutdown time or wake up schedule 6 Access Some useful software 1 Picture Calendar 13 Product Specification Item Specification CATV TV Input 75 Ohm F female or IEC female Frequency range 48 862MHz Video Input CV Composite Video SV S Video Audio Input Signal Source Stereo RCA Left Right Channels Audio Input PC 3 5mm Stereo VGA Input Output Connector D sub HD 15 Pin Female Power AC DC adaptor 5 VDC 1A
7. Super Video to WSXGA Converter External Cable TV Tuner OPERATION MANUAL p n CATV6 TABLE OF CONTENTS e Package Content o ni Lo Dp e LR osea xU E Ya E RN EA sien aed 1 About Whe TV Tuner senine e teet eae ee po ree tei hau a o eR Tree sea EEN 2 Front amp Rear Panels err eere th enean pan RRR Y FERE ERRAT Re CER NEET 3 Illustration of Basic Connection cece HH 4 Sotup Procedures oou ee coenae 5 7 Remote Controller Description sss enne 8 MEG CIR TETUER 9 12 SpecifiCallOniu oe oec 14 Trouble Shooting 15 PACKAGE CONTENT Before the installation please check the package of content 1 External Cable TV Tuner unit X 1 2 Vertical Stand X 1 3 Remote Control X 1 4 AC DC Power Adaptor X 1 Plastic Stand Remote Control VGA Cable Audio Cable AC DC Adaptor ABOUT THIS VIDEO CONVERTER TV TUNER MODULE This external cable TV tuner unit doubles as a video upconverter and switcher With the advanced video processor built in this multimedia unit delivers outstanding video quality that surpasses your home TV display Simply connect multiple video sources from CATV DVD VCR player Camcorder Video Game Consoles Satellite Receiver Video Camera or PC together thru this unit via AV S Video VGA connections and select the desired input to watch any TV DVD movies computer Screen or play video games on a desktop monitor projector or flat panel T
8. V with sharp and clean picture quality Features e Stand alone external NTSC TV tuner module for LCD TVs Projection TV LCD CRT monitors or projector without coax cable TV tuners built in e Great demodulator for converting coaxial cable TV signals into RCA video and stereo audio outputs for TV video recorders A V receivers wireless transmitter kit etc e Up converts composite video or s video signals into sharp progressive scan VGA signals e 7 level VGA output resolutions 1680x1050 1600x900 1440x900 1280x1024 1280x720 1024X768 and 800x600 pixels e Supports PIP mode Picture In Picture for the benefit of users to watch cable TV or DVD movie from a video sub window while using computer at the same time e When in PIP mode TV video sub window can be resized and re positioned to different location on the monitor screen e Supports POP mode for cable TV channel preview up to 16 channels at a time in 4x4 matrix e Adjustable controls of video color elements for brightness contrast hue saturation color temperature and picture modes e 4 video inputs RF Coaxial composite video s video PC VGA pass through e 2 video outputs VGA Demodulator output from coax in e Supports video inputs from all NTSC and PAL systems with automatic video mode detection e Selectable screen ratio of 4 3 16 9 and 16 10 e Stereo audio inputs and output e Supports sleep timer function for powering off the module after a pre set time interval e F
9. al user bright soft Bright Adjust the brightness of the video output from the tuner Contrast Adjust the contrast of the video output images Saturation Adjust the color saturation of the video output images Hue Adjust the color hue of the video output Color Temperature Select the color temperature mode from Normal Warm and Cold modes Picture mode 4 available screen picture modes up on selections Normal User Bright Soft modes 2 Search Available TV Channel Scan 1 Picture ETNEME 1 Auto Scan Fast Scan 3 Audio Normal Scan 4 Setup 5 Time 2 Manual EH Channel 1 6 Access Band VHFL VHFH UHF Search gt Fine gt gt gt Skip ON OFF 3 TV SYS Cable Air Auto Scan There are 2 methods for scanning the TV Channel Fast Scan Scan and find the TV channels via channel mapping Normal Scan Detailed TV channel scan by frequency step by step Manual Scan This option is for analog broadcast TV use only When users may need to scan the channel via manual scan method there are 5 items that you will need to do the scan Channel You can use VOL to choose the desired channel Band 3 bands of VHFL VHFH UHF Use for countries with analog broadcast TV only Search Scan for available frequency Fine fine tune the frequency add or decrease 0 1MHz step Skip skip the channel TV Sys Select the input TV signal source
10. e sure that you are pointing the remote controller of this video converter toward the IR sensor window of this unit within 20 ft and 15 degrees The supplied remote control of this unit uses infrared not RF type like the ones used from your home TV b Please check the batteries of the remote control and replace with new ones if necessary Question How to reset the unit back to default a User can press the MENU button from the remote controller to show the configuration menu on the screen Then scroll to Setup section and select Factory mode to confirm reverting all the current setting back to the default values as detailed on page 11 16
11. from AIR Antenna or Coax Cable If you connect this unit to a CATV system this option should be CABLE if you connect to Free to Air Antenna you need to set to AIR 10 3 Audio For Audio Output Set up And Controls 1 Picture 2 Search 3 Audio ER 4 Setup 2 equalize 5 Time 3 stereo 6 Access Volume change the output audio volume level Equalize change the balance of the audio output Stereo Activate stereo audio mode 4 Setup System settings 1 Picture 1 OSD setting mbi English Bright Normal Bright Gloom Mix Normal Heavy Light Background Gradual Normal Mix 2 Display mode Signal source TV AV SV Colour system AUTO Monitor type 4 3 16 9 16 10 800 600 60 75Hz 1024 768 60 75Hz 1280 1024 60 75Hz Display ratio 1280 720 60 75Hz 1440 900 60 75Hz 1600 900 60Hz 1680 1050 60Hz Center Bottom R po mode Top R Bottom L Top L Browse mode 4 9 16 pic povance De noise off high middle low setting BLE on off Gamma LCD CRT bright off Display Mode Normal 4 3 4 Blue background 5 Factory mode OSD setting Selection of language brightness degree mix degree and background color for the OSD menu display on the screen Display mode Change parameter of the display mode there are 6 items for setting Advance setting Setting of the picture parameter 11 BLUE Background Activating screen t
12. ing the PC at the same time by pressing this button at any time INPUT Press this button to select the desired video input channel for display from input of Coax TV CV SV or PC VGA source Pressing this button repeatedly will toggle through all different video channel screens from input devices connected to this converter module PREVIEW PICTURE Press this button for hot key for the setting TV function Power Turn on off this video converter TV tuner module or used for TV lt gt PC mode selection Numeric Key 0 9 1 Entry for TV channel number over 100 Users will need to press this key first in order to enter the 3 digit channel number for higher number TV channels RETURN Last Channel Recall only valid in TV CATV mode MENU Press this button to display the setup menu on the screen for adjustment and configuration purpose CH TV Channel scrolling up down only valid in TV CATV mode VOL Press this button to adjust the audio output volume RES Press this button to change the VGA output resolution up to 1680x1050 pixels from this unit PREVIEW Press this button for TV channel preview function Using This TV Tuner For The First Time When the unit is powered up for the first time the default input to the unit is TV RF input and there are no TV channels available yet Users must train the tuner by using the channel scan function provided in the OSD operation menu to scan al
13. l the TV channels available in your area or from local cable TV service provider Note The channel scan function is available only when the input source is set at TV mode Step 1 press the MENU button from the remote controller Step 2 press CH or CH to scroll around all the categories until Search category is highlighted and then press VOL or VOL to get into the sub menu of channel search scan Step 3 In the sub menu of channel search there are options of Auto Scan Manual Scan and TV SYS Move to TV SYS first for selection of your TV signal source Select CABLE if you have cable TV connection or select AIR if you have external antenna connected for analog broadcast TV over the air Step 4 Next move upward to Auto Scan option by pressing CH button from the remote Step 5 Once Auto Scan function is highlighted press VOL or VOL to enter into the sub menu In this sub menu there are options of Fast Scan and Normal Scan User can press CH or CH button from the remote to perform either way of channel scan Note If the Fast Scan function could not find all the available TV channels please change to use Normal Scan function to perform the channel scan again Normal scan function takes longer time but with more detailed search for channel frequencies Step 6 Once Fast Scan or Normal Scan is selected press VOL or VOL from the remo
14. o be blue when signal loss There are 2 selections ON OFF Factory mode Reset all the previous setup back to the factory default settings Description of sub item Language Fixed with English language only Bright change the brightness of the OSD session Mix mixture of OSD and background Background Change the background style for the OSD session Signal Source Change the input source There are 3 input selections TV CATV or Air TV AV Composite Video SV S Video Color System Setting of the color system The default is AUTO Monitor Type Change the output aspect ratio there are 3 selections 4 3 16 9 16 10 Display ratio Change the VGA output pixel resolutions at 12 different levels 800X600 60Hz 800X600 75Hz 1024X768 60Hz 1024X768 75Hz 1280X720 60Hz 1280X720 75Hz 1280X1024 60Hz 1280X1024 75Hz 1440 X 900 60Hz 1440 x 900 75Hz 1600 X 900 60Hz 1680 X 1050 60Hz Note The output resolution should be selected within the capacity of the monitor display If you set the output resolution of this unit beyond the maximum that your monitor can handle there will be no pictures showing on the screen Use the included remote controller to power off the video converter first and then press 0 button three times to revert the resolution back to 1024x768 pixels when the above mentioned did happen POP Mode change the POP sub window position There are 5 selections Canter Bottom R Top R Bottom L Top L Browse Mode Selection of
15. o converter You can not connect the coax cable from your digital cable box into the coax input of this CATV tuner Our unit supports all the SD standard cable TV channels and it can not decode the digital or HD channels for you That is why you will be provided with a digital set top box from your local cable company when you subscribe to digital cable TV service h If you have satellite video you must use either a composite rca video cable or s video cable to connect from your satellite receiver s output to the composite input or SV input of this video converter as illustrated on page 7 in this manual You can not connect the coax cable from your satellite receiver to the coax input of this CATV The coax input of our unit is designed for cable TV signals only Any other coax signals will not be decoded properly Question No sound a Please check all the audio cable connection first and make sure that you connect cables correctly between your video device this video converter and your display unit according to the diagram shown in this manual D Please check if your video device outputs audio properly first C Ifyou have accidentally muted the audio output on your video device or this video converter 15 or your display end you will have no audio either If that were the case please un mute the audio out from your video device video converter or display accordingly Question No response from the remote controller a Mak
16. pressing the INPUT button from the remote controller or from the front control panel on the module unit itself The INPUT button will lead you to the desired video input channel from Coax TV Composite Video S Video and PC VGA Pass Through The video channel selection goes by a loop i e CATV gt CV gt SV gt PC gt CATV h Ifthe TV video screen is displayed on the CRT LCD TV monitor or projector when you set the TV tuner module at TV mode Congratulation You have finished the installation Rear O oo oo 0 o0 o All brand names and trademarks stated or illustrated are related to their respect owners 3 Connection with satellite receiver set top box video game console DVD VCR player or another Video Appliances Please use composite RCA video cable or s video cable for cable connection In this section you can watch video showing on the screen while finishing all the installation a Follows the previous steps to connect the output from this TV tuner module to your monitor display properly using VGA cable b Connects the RCA video cable or s video cable from the video output of your video source such as satellite receiver set top box video game console or DVD VCR player to the composite video input or s video input of the TV tuner module unit Please be noted that the RCA composite cables are color coded yellow RCA for video white RCA for audio left channel and red RCA for audio right channel
17. te control to perform the channel scan accordingly and wait for the scan process to be finished completely Watching satellite video or DVD playing on your monitor Step 1 make sure that the DVD VCR player satellite receiver or other video device is properly connected to the video input of this external TV tuner module Step 2 press INPUT button on your remote controller or on the front control panel of this unit to select composite video or s video input channel Step 3 play your video device and you should see the video show up on your display OSD MENU OPERATION When you press the MENU button on the remote control an OSD On Screen Display menu will pop up with 6 main category icons on the display screen as follows Picture Search Audio Setup Time and Acces Note All the selectable functions provided in the OSD menu can be accessed from using the remote controller MENU button For entering into the main menu going back to the previous sub menu or exiting the menu VOL VOL buttons For entering into each sub menu setting up parameters and selecting function to be performed CH CH buttons For moving around between the listed categories and items in the main menu and each following sub menu 1 Picture For Video Quality Adjustment Bright 2 Contrast 3 Saturation 4 Hue 5 Color temp Normal warm cold 6 Picture mode Norm
18. ull function remote controller Application e Turns any LCD monitor or projector into a LCD TV e Great add on of analog cable tuner module for regular TVs new HDTVs Plasma flat panel computer monitor or projector without coax input e Watch DVD or VHS video on a desktop monitor e Converts coax analog CATV signals into composite video and audio via RCA jacks 2 FRONT amp REAR PANELS Front Panels Semi transparent casing Stereo Audio Input E Composite Video Input S Video Input lt Rear Panels SPEAKER Audio output in 3 5mm Stereo connector for connection with multimedia speaker or stereo system VGA Pass Through vGA input in D sub 15 pin connector for connection with PC Signal pass through only no conversion done on this VGA input MONITOR Port VGA output in D sub 15 pin connector for connection with VGA display like CRT LCD TFT monitor projector or LCD TV Power Button Input Button CH Button Volume Button CABLE IN Coax input for analog antenna or coax CATV cable from gt the wall Video Out This video converter tuner model p can also convert the coax CATV signals and outputs in composite RCA video signals through this port Audio input in 3 5mm Stereo connector for connecting to the audio output of PC sound card DC 5V Power input connector for AC DC Adaptor supplied lt gt Please note using different rated
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