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2. To Navigating the On Screen M enus O odli Recorded TV Program sRecord EEE TTT Titles KTLA 5 News at 1 EYEWITNESS NEWS 4PM User can rename the recorded ia V AL KATI KTLA 5 News at files by highlighting the desired TV a sos ol v i C THE DR OZ SHOW Mr uf ig program title and pressing The Doctors a ina GENERAL HOSPITAL vw x remote key The Talk 90210 eekly i 2 Broke Girls Keypad menu pops up in the The Carrie Diaries D f ules of Engagemen middle of the screen To change ARTERS s SP GP cursor TT G Input D Enter Delete Mode a i Done between characters numbers or symbols using GD and B keys To select the desired letter use navigation and OK keys When complete the file rename use key to confirm and close the Keypad menu vaRecord Thu Dec 31 09 39PM KTLA 5 Morning News at 4 30am In addition to the above screen a EH features PHD VRX provides additional je Jerry Springer two useful menus we a zi 1 Wett A Ss o Quick Menu yom VORAN T In Recordings main menu press egen QUICK remote key to bring up a ENI Quick menu on the left corner bees samen Scale Window This menu has several features USE Disk Status e Sort There are 6 different sorting methods to allow user to arrange the recorded program names in their choice 1 Time DESC Program names are sorted in descending order based on the file creating time Sort Time DESC 2 Time ASC Forward Skip Time 20 Seconds
3. Font Style Mono without Serif Prop without Serif Mono with Serif Prop with Serif Cursive Casual Small Capitals Auto Text Size Small Standard Size Large Auto Color Auto Black White Green Blue Red Cyan Yellow Magenta Opacity Solid Flashing Translucent Transparent Auto Background Color Auto Black White Green Blue Red Cyan Yellow Magenta Opacity Solid Flashing Translucent Transparent Auto Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Left Drop Shadow Right Drop Shadow Auto gt Page 29 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus Color Auto Black White Green Blue Red Cyan Yellow Magenta o Caption Preference Choose whether to use the basic advanced or automatic closed caption setting for digital TV channels Advanced closed caption Is the priority CR e When an analog video is displayed you can choose CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3 TEXT4 or OFF e When a Digital signal is received you can choose from Adv CS1 Adv CS2 Adv CS3 Adv CS4 Adv CS5 Adv CS6 CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3 TEXT4 or OFF e Depending on the broadcast signal some Basic Captions will function with a Digital broadcast signal o RESET CC Select this option to reset all the closed caption settings to the original default mode Date amp Time Use this feature
4. Full HD 1080p Dual Tuner Digital HDTV Recorder Receiver and Media Center Box OWNER S MANUAL MODEL PHD VRX Copyright 2012 PrimeDTV Technologies Inc CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PESONNEL This lighting flash with arrowhead symbol indicates high voltage is present inside It is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this product gt This symbol indicates dangerous voltage inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury gt WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION FCC regulations start that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it Note to CABLE TV Installer This reminder is provided to call cable TV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of Canadian Electrical Code Part that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical IMPORTANT One Federal Court has held that unauthorized recording of copyrighted TV programs is an infringement of U S copyrigh
5. Status EE Ee column indicates the recording a EM status sii s err ab tact R Recording in progress Na pi dpa Reg s Will record soon Dice Qua i ei d e 4 USB device unplugged 4 Not enough memory size to record Recording is forced to stop x Recording error gt Page 49 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus CR e You can set up to a maximum of 28 different recording schedule events Once a recording is complete then this recording information will be removed from the list Recording History Select this option to display the history of all your recorded shows It pa eam SEKR contains TV program status file za 67 iain dlak A Yast names and detailed program al i di asl MA RA descriptions If available from EPG i 07 00PM 00 59 JEOPARDYI 2152013 190112 mpg data 07 00PM 43 00PM File names used for recorded shows are named by the following two conditions r Delete ie Page Up pol Page Dn 1 If the show has Electronic Program Guide EPG data associated with it the file name will add the program title first followed by the date and time For example File name KTLA 5 News Sunday Edition 5272012 200048 mpg The recorded program title is KTLA 5 News Sunday Edition and it was recorded on M ay 05 27 2012 The recording started at 8 00pm 48s 2 If the show has no EPG data associated with it the file name will add the channel number first followed by the date and
6. Forward Skip Time 20 Seconds gt e Inthe full picture screen the Quick menu Cat res also allows the user to set background music use Pop up Message of on or off and select which background music wo to play Fa Proto Forward Skip Time During playback press C key will create a quick video forward skip or jump User can adjust forward I OER e Skip time from 20 sec 30 sec 60 sec up to 120 sec Recordings in this menu upo Backward Skip Time 20 Seconds be Photo Music Backward Skip Time During playback press key will create a quick video backward skip or jump User can also adjust backward skip time from 20 sec 30 sec 60 sec up to 120 sec in this menu USB Pop up Message Recordings USB Pop up M essage By default USB Pop up message is set to Off If it is set to on once unit detects the external hard drive connected during power on the USB device connecting screen will pop out first if some files are already in the USB HDD USB device was connected to TV Do you want to open Media Player Yes gt Page 47 Navigating the On Screen M enus Record Record The Record menu A provides recording related features as well as USB utility functions Program Guide Manual Schedule 1 Highlight the Record option and press OK ork 2 Press A V to highlight the item 3 Press OK or B to select an option 4 Press GOTO key as the return function or a key to go bac
7. M enu Language System Info Networking ee ie Home Network and Reset All features 5 Date amp Time Scale Window Menu Language 1 Highlight Settings option and press OK ork 2 Press A V to highlight the item System Info gt Page 26 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus 3 Press OK or to select an option 4 Press GOTO key as the return function or a key to go back to the previous menu location 5 Press EXIT to exit Input Labels PHD VRX has six 6 A V inputs you can choose from These inputs are Tuner 1 Tuner 2 CVBS Component HDMI and VGA as the default input name Tuner 2 CVBS Component HDMI VGA User can further define the name on each input by assigning a different label or creating one Select this option and the Input Labels screen will pop out Use lt gt or A V keys to select pre set label names or press the key to enter your own label name O rdit Skip User Input Once complete press the INPUT remote key to see if the input label has been changed or not Scale Window Select this option to fine tune video screen size in V Position order to ease video over scan issues if your TV H Size screen crops off a certain video portion and can t use K V Size other means to adjust back This option is very Reset useful Also use this option if the PC HDMI VGA RGB input connected from your PC to PHD VRX and the output size are not matched on the TV screen lt Chan
8. fast forward slow motion on live TV program FUNCTION e FAV Add or delete favorite channels KEYS e PICTURE Select preset video picture DU Db VOL VOL Increase or reduce audio volume d GUIDE Show full screen Electronics Program Guide with schedule program recording capability T QUICK Display quick access menu It comes with different guick access features during different operation modes Note Quick menu is very useful and handy without bringing up main menu and steps for accessing a specific function GOTO This key will bring the current menu or also function to the previous state acts as RETURN key In TV mode this key will jump back to the previous channel tuned to INPUT Press this key to bring up input selection PHD VRX has following inputs to Switch from 1 Tuner 1 2 Tuner 2 3 CVBS composite video 4 Component YPbPr 5 HDMI 6 VGA PC input Installing Batteries before the remote control can be used two batteries size AAA need to be installed First open battery cover from the back of the remote Install 2x fresh batteries in the battery compartment Next snap the cover back onto the remote control RETURN key Remote Control Operation point the remote control directly at the unit front panel with no solid objects blocked in between and then presses the desired buttons gt Page 13 Grup Connections s Connections This paragraph tells you connecting the
9. input port with associated audio R L input which can be connected to any 480i Analog video external devices such like VCR or DVD players gt Page 15 Zrup ch Connections Connecting Network 1 Connect PHD VRX Ethernet port to wired network from DSL Cable modem or home network router The network connection will prompt the unit in sync with NTP Network Time Protocol for precise timing reference as well as on line video streaming and home network video server connection 2 Connect to wireless network by using USB WiFi adapter is achievable future optional Connecting HDMI Composite Video and Audio Outputs 1 For high quality video viewing connect HDMI output to your HD TVs or HD Projectors PHD VRX has capacity to scale and enhance all input video audio signals up to 1080p resolution Output resolution can be adjusted among 720p 1080p by using remote key V MODE 2 PHD VRX composite video and audio outputs are connecting to conventional analog TV for viewing and monitoring There is no on screen menu available in this output and composite video audio will be simultaneously outputting with HDMI 3 To receive highest quality audio sound connect optical digital audio output port to your Home Theater A V receiver gt Page 16 Grup s Power Up amp Initial Setup e Power Up and Setup After connecting PHD VRX with proper input and output sources you will need to power up the unit and run initial setup pr
10. number with sub number e g 2 1 and indicates whether it is a digital channel DTV or an analog channel ATV as well as the physical RF channel number LN UN a EE bn D gt Page 19 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus PHD VRX provides the on screen Main Menu to access all major features and the Quick Menu to get to certain key features easily To access the Main Menu press remote MENU key or the front panel MENU button PHD VRX will display menu graphics on your TV screen e Main Menu Schedule Recordings Upcoming Recordings Recorded Shows USB Disk Status USB Speed Check USB Disk Format Change ASI TAFE g Picture gt Audio d Channel Ge KI 3s 42 Settings Ze Locks v The Main Menu consists of seven menu items Media Player Record To navigate the Main Menu use remote a v lt gt keys to choose a sub menu or option Or press the remote OK key to move to the next level LS e During menu navigation press the remote MENU key again or the EXIT key any time to exit the menu screen Or press the remote GOTO G key as the return function to go back to the previous menu location gt Page 20 To Navigating the On Screen M enus S Picture The Picture menu option provides the picture color settings and adjustments Advanced Settings 1 Highlight Picture option and weg sa a m EI HEE Picture Settings press O
11. CR e From the preview window the user will be able to play stop pause skip and fast forward rewind video by using these action control keys without moving to full size video screen Modify Recorded TV Program Titles User can rename the recorded files by highlighting the desired TV program title and pressing remote key Keypad menu pops up In the middle of the screen To change between characters numbers or symbols using and B keys To select the desired letter use navigation and OK keys When Hie de KTLA 5 News at 1 EYEWITNESS NEWS 4PM Judge J udy Judge Judy KATIE Dr Phil THE DR OZ SHOW The Doctors GENERAL HOSPITAL The Talk 90210 Mike amp Molly 2 Broke Girls A The Carrie Diaries VP Rules of Engagement v Ba Cursor 9 Input Enter e Delete Record KTLA 5 Morning News at 4 30am KTLA 5 Morning News at 4 Maury Jerry Springer According to Jim 11282012 010001 5 1 11272012 215316 KCAL 9 News at 9 00PM DANCING WITH THE STARS ALL STARS TH Emily Owens M D Go On Forward Skip Time Backward Skip Time Scale Window USB Disk Status gt Page 69 Grup s Operations In addition to the above screen features PHD VRX provides additional two useful menus o Quick Menu In Recordings main menu press QUICK remote key to bring up Quick menu on the left corner This menu has several features e Sort There are 6 different sorting methods to allow user to arrange the recorde
12. DEN Program cuide CR e File names used for recording KABC DT 07 00PM 00 59 ABC7 PRESENTS THE LOS ANGELES MAYORAL shows are named by the a KABCOT 07 00PM 00 59 wi 7 1 2172013 190041 mpg following two conditions al wa g lt 2 Bi ll aiiim 3 If the show has Electronic See gelen or SEA Sieg Program Guide EPG data associated with it the file m 07 00PM 43 00PM name will add the fan program title first followed by the date and 7 sien 8 D Delete AR ran A Page Dn time For example File name KTLA 5 News Sunday Edition_5272012_200048 mpg The recorded program title is KTLA 5 News Sunday Edition and it is recorded on May 05 27 in 2012 The recording started at 8 00pm 48s If the show has no EPG data associated with it the file name will add the channel number first followed by the date and time For example ZS File name 52 1 512012 221850 mpg The program is recorded from channel number 52 1 on May 05 1 in 2012 The recording started at 10 18pm 50s e To play back recorded programs you will need to go to the M edia Player menu and select Recordings to play Please refer to PHD VRX TV Show Playback Features Guide for complete details about features and operations gt Page 65 Grup s Operations To play recorded shows from the M edia Player menu You can access PHD VRX M edia Player menu to play back recorded TV shows from the external USB hard drive The recorded TV s
13. DER DER LA18 3 Front Panel Lock LA18 4 You can lock the front panel keys using this option LA18 5 The default is Off When On is selected the user can t control the PHD VRX unit with any front panel keys Once a front panel key is pressed PHD VRX will show a Panel Lock message on the screen To disable the front panel lock either select OFF again or completely restart the power by pressing the Power button located on the left side of the unit Change PIN You can change the lock PIN by selecting this option 1 Enter New PIN 2 Confirm New PIN The new PIN has been updated to the system RESET LOCKS To reset all the rating settings back to the default mode Media Player The M edia Player menu provides full feature functions of playing video and music files as well as displaying pictures Recordings Video Photo Music 1 Highlight the M edia Player option and press OK or gt 2 Press A V to highlight the item 3 Press OK or B to select an option 4 Press GOTO key as the return Forward Skip Time 20 Seconds Backward Skip Time 20 Seconds gt Page 37 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus function or a key to go back to the previous menu location 5 Press EXIT to exit the menu Recordings The PHD VRX Is capable to play many different types of video files CAD from the external USB hard drive However in most cases the user gie will only wish to playback their an
14. In the full size video playback video aspect ratio can be adjusted by using the remote ASPECT key After the key is pressed the Picture Size menu will pop out There are 7 adjustments as Normal Full Screen Panoramic Zoom1 Zoom2 4 3 and Direct modes in this menu Full Screen Panoramic Please refer to the Auto Aspect section in PHD VRX User M anual Zoom for more detail operations Zoom2 4 5 L Direct e lf recorded show is SD Standard Definition with 4 3 ratio during playback you will need to set 4 3 mode in aspect adjustments in order to set back to the correct SD screen otherwise the video size will be stretched out Quick Menu In the full size video playback press QUICK remote key to bring up Quick menu on the left corner There are several features including SOUND PICTURE controls SOUND controls set current Repeat Off video playback is repeatable or not And the Forward Skip Time 20 Seconds remaining features Forward Skip Time Backward Backward Skip Time 20 Seconds Skip Time Scale Window and USB Disk Status are Scale Window the same items shown in the Quick Menu of the USB Disk Status Recordings main menu INFO key During the full size video playback you can press INFO key anytime to bring up current program information including the program file name file size and time line progress bar Press INFO key again the information screen 00 02 22 will be ida disappeared gt Page 7
15. ON or standby mode e CC turn closed caption on or off e ASPECT change screen size e V MODE change video resolution 720p 1080p e SLEEP select preset timer for auto shut off e TV directly jump to Tuner 1 or Tuner 2 when unit is in other input e PIP future option e FREEZE Pause video e AUDIO digital analog audio sound mode change Press to enter numbers or change channel numbers Display On Screen OSD main menu Directions Up Down Right Left and OK keys to navigate menu Exit the current menu or operation Temporarily turn off sound Change channel up and down Show current input status In TV Mode show channel status and quick program guide To play video audio programs for recorded TV show timeshift media player video streaming RWD Rewind program quickly gt gt FF Fast Forward program quickly z PREVIOUS M ove to previous or slow RWD gt gt NEXT Move to next or slow FF in timeshift STOP Stop playback Cu PAUSE Pause current program gt PLAY Play or resume a paused Program Ce REC Start recording program Page 12 T PHD A Introduction Remote Control ON LINE KEYS On line video streaming access future option SHORTCUT 4 color keys correspond to different KEYS features and quick access In TV mode press to enable timeshift function which can pause live TV program as well as instantly rewind
16. PHD VRX Dual Tuner Digital HDTV Recorder Receiver and other inputs to TV Display and home theater Connecting Antenna Cable signal source 1 Connect an outdoor or indoor antenna directly to either Tuner 1 or Tuner 2 jack with a coaxial cable This is to receive over the air digital TV signals from TV broadcasters 2 Connect the cable signal source using a coaxial RF cable to either Tuner 1 or Tuner 2 jack Connecting external USB storage devices 1 To record TV shows plug USB 2 0 support Hard Disk Drive HDD or Flash stick with the size from 2GB up to 2TB PHD VRX will record TV shows on the first USB device plugged in no matter which USB port is 2 To playback TV Movie Music and Photo files connect USB device to any one of USB ports 3 To upload firmware Plug USB flash stick in and follow the firmware upgrade guideline Connecting VGA PC Input PHD VRX has one VGA input port which can be connected to PC or external devices with RGB H V sync signals and audio gt Page 14 Connections Connecting HDMI Input PHD VRX has one HDMI input port It can be connected to different HDMI devices such like Blu Ray players DVD players PS3 HD cable or satellite boxes Connecting Component YPbPr Input PHD VRX has one Component Y Pb Pr video input and audio R L input which can be connected to external HD devices with YPbPr output Connecting Composite Video Input PHD VRX has one Composite video CVBS
17. Program names are sorted in ascending Backward Skip Time 20 Seconds order based on the file creating time EE SEN 3 Title DESC USB Disk Status Program names are sorted in descending order based on the TV program title 4 Title ASC Program names are sorted in ascending order based on the TV program title gt Page 39 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus 5 CH Num DESC Program names are sorted In descending order based on the associated channel number 6 CHNum ASC Program names are sorted In ascending order based on the associated channel number e Forward Skip Time Each forward skip C jump duration can be selected from 20 sec 30 sec 60 sec or 120 sec V Position H Size e Backward Skip Time Each backward skip jump duration can be also selected from 20 sec 30 sec 60 sec or 120 sec V Size Reset e Scale Window Use this option to fine tune video size in order to fit your TV screen nicely Press OK key to bring up Scale Window menu Total Space 56324MB for the adjustments Please also refer to the details of scale window adjustments in PHD VRX User M anual File System Type ext2 Available Space 43244MB i USB Qualification 21MB s e USB Disk Status Use this option to check the oo SERA external USB storage device status o Program Information Screen Record In Recordings main menu press 5 1_11272012_215316 INFO key PHD VRX will bring up ASC WORD EWS Ho Mm sa Z t
18. RF input PHD VRX can change all channel lists from memory without re scanning channels Scan Channels After selecting a type of RF Input antenna or cable from the current tuner press the OK key to start scanning channels Previous settings will be lost Press EXIT for no ch inge Auto tuning screen will pop out Confirm Start Scan gt Page 25 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus to continue for the channel scanning CR e This step may take 10 15 minutes or more e All the current stored channels will be deleted or replaced with new channel information after doing Start Scan Find Channel Using this option you can find new channels and add them to the channel list on a particular frequency which refers to physical channels not the virtual channels Channel Number ON ly j hannel KTLA DT Antenna For an example enter the physical channel number oj us 31 and it may find three virtual channels like 5 1 5 2 and 5 3 and add them to the list EPG Tuning M ode By default EPG Tuning M ode is set to On This way in Guide screen unit will tune to the highlighted channel every time and retrieve the latest program information If set to Off unit won t tuneto the channel but display whatever available program information previously saved in the system memory E3 Settings The Settings menu provides Input Labels Scale Window input Labels Closed Captions Date amp Time
19. Standard Definition TV Is a digital TV format that provides a high quality picture at resolutions that can be displayed on standard TV sets see more on resolutions later in this chapter HDTV HDTV High Definition TV is a digital TV format that provides the highest guality picture at resolutions that can be displayed on HDTV ready TV displays HDTV M onitors and computer monitors What kinds of TV programming can watch with the Digital HDTV Tuner The PHD VRX has full feature of Digital HDTV Tuner which provides you with the ability to receive television programs from a wide range of sources and to display them on general HDTV or monitor Using either or both coaxial RF connectors on the back of the Digital HDTV Tuner you can receive local television programs eo e To view cable TV programming programming subscriptions are also required What equipment is required to view HDTV programming To view HDTV programming an addition to your PHD VRX you will need an HDTV monitor or television set To receive digital over the air OTA television broadcasts you ll need either an indoor or outdoor antenna To receive analog and digital cable TV programming you ll need a cable TV connection provided by your local cable TV service provider Resolution and interlacing Two of the elements that determine the quality of a TV picture are resolution and interlacing Resolution For TV equipment and broa
20. View Mode HDMI Output Resolution nes Besides of setting output resolution from remote V MODE key you can also change output resolution from this menu option Page 22 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus s Audio The Audio menu option provides all the audio related settings Treble 8 Bass Egualizer 1 Highlight Audio option and press Optical Out SPDIF OKor P a LA igital Perference 2 Press A V to highlight the item di Treble amp Bass Equalizer Optical Out SPDIF Digital Preference Balance RESET AUDIO 3 Press OK or to select an option 4 Press GOTO key as the return function or a key to go back to the previous menu location 5 Press EXIT to exit Treble amp Bass In this option the user can control audio treble and bass values Press and then A V to select each option Press OK to highlight the option and use lt gt to adjust values Equalizer PHD VRX provides several audio equalizer preset values such as Flat Rock Pop Classical Jazz and Off The default value is set to J azz 4 gt Change Optical Out SPDIF You can output PHD VRX digital audio to a home theater or A V Receiver devices Using this feature you can turn on or off the PHD VRX optical output port and set the audio from optical output to either PCM or AC3 digital audio data gt Page 23 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus Digital Preference In the digital channel
21. View Mode RESET PICTURE HDMI Output Resolution Picture Settings Auto Aspect There are several video aspect ratio adjustments in order to change picture size using the remote ASPECT key PHD VRX also provides additional intelligent ways to control aspect ratio with the Auto Aspect feature The default value Is ON Advanced Settings If ON is selected every time you change the channel PHD VRX will detect video resolution source and automatically determine the Full Screen proper aspect setting For example if tuned to a HD channel PHD Panoramic VRX will set it to Normal video aspect If tuned to a SD 480p channel PHD VRX will set it to 4 3 automatically Zoom Zoom2 If OFF is selected the Aspect setting still keeps the same as the 4 3 previous setting no matter which channel it is tuned to User can Direct change it manually by pressing the ASPECT remote key to select desired mode If needed View Mode You can change the video aspect from this option eem There are Normal Full Screen Panoramic Zoom Picture Settings Zoom2 4 3 and Direct modes to choose from This is eee done the same way as using ASPECT remote key RESET PICTURE Auto Aspect RESET PICTURE PHD VRX can individually set picture and audio settings based on different inputs Select this option will reset all the picture settings to the original default values Picture Settings Advanced Settings Auto Aspect
22. area displays live video from the current highlighted channel 5 Program Detail Descriptions Each highlighted TV program has further detail description about the show displayed here pa HD 660 CC Right on the top of this area are also the channel indicators for audio video and record setting status 6 Guide Navigation Keys Use these remote keys to easily navigate the PHD VRX Guide Screen v bpa HD 10860 CC TV 14 D I 12 00PM 12 30PM Record W Page Up I Page Dn 09 00PM 09 31PM e REC e Ifa program title is highlighted pressing the C remote key will create a Program Guide Recording event Please refer to the How to use PHD VRX Recording Features section to learn details regarding Program Guide Recording gt Page 54 T PHDKa Operations e How to use PHD VRX Timeshifting Features To use PHD VRX timeshift and live pause features first you will need to plug in external USB storage devices such as the USB HDD Hard Disk Drive or the USB flash stick into the PHD VRX unit Once plugged PHD VRX will promptly detect and mount the USB device You can then press QUICK SOUND remote button to verify USB device status from the Scale Window Quick Menu or the USB device connecting screen will System Info pop out first if some files are already in the USB HDD Timeshift Duration 5 minutes USB Disk Status In order to create timeshift on live TV program PHD VRX will generate and store a timeshif
23. lists all the available music files in the current directory Press A V to highlight the desired music file o Album Picture Screen on the lower left portion This screen will show the picture contained inside of the M P3 tags Normally it shows the album cover If a cover is not available then PHD VRX will show a default picture o Music Details Screen on the upper right portion contains Title Artist Album name Genre and other available information o Music Time Line Screen on the lower right portion displays the duration of the music and shows status for the action keys PLAY Play or resume paused music CD PAUSE Pause playing music Ca STOP Stop playback Press OK key for the highlighted music file The M usic Player full screen will be displayed SOUND You can press QUICK remote key anytime when music is playing The Quick access menu will allow you to adjust audio sound settings set music file Scale Window USB Disk Status gt Page 45 Navigating the On Screen M enus repeat conditions default off repeat once repeat all adjust screen size and check USB disk status CR e When using the Media Player function to play back video music or photo files the PHD VRX unit front panel LED display will show PLAY to indicate that the unit is in playback mode S Photo MA Pictures files 1080P Photo PHD VRX will display picture files from the external USB HDD or through hom
24. m ip 2 Manual Recording You can fully control how to schedule your recording manually from the Record Schedule Timer screen There are two ways to access this screen o Press MENU remote key to bring up on screen menu Navigate to Record section then use lt gt or A V keys to select M anual Schedule option Press OK key to enter Record Schedule Timer menu Eifel deel dng gt Page 59 Grup s Operations o Or press blue GD remote key aS a manual recording short cut key to access Record Schedule Timer screen immediately during normal operations Once selected the Record Schedule Timer screen will pop out At this point all options are open up for user to adjust Active Input Ch Num Time Duration v Tuner 2 7 3 Feb 20 2013 04 08PM 01 00 Once Done Select Active to enable this schedule or Inactive to temporarily disable it e Active Select this option to turn the schedule timer active and ready to record You can also unselect this option to reserve this schedule and check back later in the Upcoming Recording list see Page 5 e Input Select which tuner input Tuner 1 or Tuner 2 to use for the recording schedule e ChNum Use this option to find the desired channel number you want to record to e Date You can adjust the recording date here e Time You can adjust the recording starting time here e Duration You can also adjust the recording duration from this option The minimu
25. min 3 min 4 min 5 min 6 min 7 min 8 min 9 min and 10 min earlier e End Time You can also set this schedule to finish recording later These options are On Time 1 min late 2 min4 3 min 4 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 30 min4 and 60 min late Once you select Done and confirm the schedule is set The color Type icon will be automatically appended to the right side of CBS 2 News at 11 00 Late Show With David Letterman The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen program name Paid Programming Up to the Minute CBS Morning News Ee CBS 2 News at 4 30 e To quick search channel numbers or program titles you can use Co op Lee key to scroll up and down page by page i e Inactive program schedules will be pte iko Meats displayed with grey color Type icons id hone per e Ifthe current schedule overlaps with the previous schedules the Conflict Schedule M anager screen will pop up It will list all the overlapped schedules conflicted with the current one CBS 2 News at 11 00 Late Show With David Letterman The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Channel Name Time Duration Start Time 08 00PM 00 30 On Time Back Cancel Current schedule setting conflicts with the previous settings below 11 00PM 11 35PM S 12 37AM 01 37AM 02 07AM 02 35AM 04 00AM 04 30AM 11 00PM 11 35PM 12 37AM 01 37AM 02 07AM 02 35AM 04 00
26. selected the current highlighted channel and the date and time 2 Channel Name Lists all the available channels and station names from this tuner Press navigation keys UP and DOWN to scroll through each channel or use and to quick jump many channels at a time CS e After scrolling up or down to a different channel PHD VRX will start tuning to that channel On the top right hand corner the Guide screen will display E to indicate that tuning is in gt Page 53 Operations progress Once complete the lower left side will display a new channel video AWN ar ee m and the program title wi gie Sheet bk ntenna 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournamen ar 31 15 00 be refreshed to the new 5 nis 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournamen ar 17 30 channel program d aan ooo ae e l f recording is in progress the Guide screen can still be he Big Danca in the Big ERY a weber NCAA gent turned on The lower left eebe channel video will have a red dot showing the recording and lock the channel so the user can scroll to a different channel without tuning 3 Program Title This area lists all the available TV programs from the current select channel Since current PSIP data is free and sent from each TV station how long the program data can be shown depends on each TV station Use navigation keys UP and DOWN to scroll through each TV program or use Ce and to quick jump many program titles at a time 4 Current Channel Video This
27. the first USB device plugged in assigned as usba e To Playback connecting any USB storage devices with either ext2 NTFS or FAT32 format PHD VRX will act as media player to play video music and picture files Note PHD VRX has built in USB utility menu to test USB speed and partition USB to ext2 format VGA Audio in Accept video VGA RGB and audio inputs from PC VGA port HDMI input Accept HDMI input from external devices like Blu ray player and etc Composite Accept composite video 480i and stereo audio inputs from external devices Video and Audio input O Component Accept component Y Pb Pr video 720p 1080i input from external devices video input 10 100 Ethernet Connecting to external network Port e Connect NTP Network Time Protocol server to synchronize the time for accuracy e On line video streaming capable Composite Composite video 480i and audio output to analog TV or monitor This video Video and Audio IS outputting simultaneously with HDMI output output HDMI output HDMI output 720p 1080p It is outputting simultaneously with composite video output do Optical Digital Connecting to digital optical audio eguipment Supporting 5 1 surround Audio Output sound gt Page 11 T PHD A Introduction Remote Control O POWER ai FUNCTION KEYS NUMBERS amp DOT MENU NAVIGATION O EXIT MUTE O CHHCH INFO ACTIONS Switch unit
28. time For example File name 52 1 512012 221850 mpg The program is recorded from channel number 52 1 on May 05 1 in 2012 The recording started at 10 18pm 50s USB Disk Status na Total Space 56324MB PHD VRX can guickly check the external USB storage device status which is the part of USB utility tools Available Space 43244MB from PHD VRX menu Select this option the USB Disk Status screen will pop up and display certain useful information like external USB storage size available USB Qualification 21MB s Space and the storage file system format like ext2 ntfs or vfat for FAT format If PHD VRX already File System Type ext2 gt Page 50 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus previously tested the external USB device access speed then USB Qualification will show the speed information as megabytes per second CR e PHD VRX will only display status for the first USB device usba plugged into the unit e lfthere are no USB devices connected to PHD VRX or unit has been turned off and on again the screen will show to indicate no information available USB Speed Check This is another PHD VRX USB utility tool which checks the external USB access speed The higher speed number the better recording performance Is For te example NTFS format USB device speed is usually Read Write Speed 21MB s about 5MB s but ext2 format USB device speed can normally reach to 23 26M B s Therefore for s
29. video aspect ratio can be adjusted by using the remote ASPECT key After the key is pressed the Picture Size menu will pop out There are 7 adjustments as Normal Full Screen Panoramic Zoom Zoom2 4 3 and Direct Full Screen modes in this menu Panoramic Please refer to the Auto Aspect section in PHD VRX User M anual Zoom for more detail operations Zoom2 4 3 L Direct e lf recorded show is SD Standard Definition with 4 3 ratio during playback you will need to set 4 3 mode in aspect adjustments in order to set back to the correct SD screen otherwise the video size will be stretched out gt Page 41 O Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus Quick Menu In the full size video playback press QUICK remote key to bring up Quick menu on the left corner There are several features including SOUND PICTURE controls SOUND controls set current Repeat Off video playback is repeatable or not And the Forward Skip Time 20 Seconds remaining features Forward Skip Time Backward Backward Skip Time 20 Seconds Skip Time Scale Window and USB Disk Status are Scale Window the same items shown in the Quick M enu of the USB Disk Status Recordings main menu INFO key During the full size video playback you can press INFO key anytime to bring up current program information including the program file name file size and time line progress bar Press INFO key again the information screen will be disappear
30. 2 T PHD A Operations o Resume Playback Feature In the full size video playback you can stop in any point and back to the Recordings main menu When you want to re play this show press PLAY key then Play Options menu will pop out You can either select resume from the last viewing Play trom the beginning position or start playing from the beginning PHD VRX will memorize the previous playing location and resume from that point if the option is selected On the full size video screen you can always use the remote control action keys to adjust the speed or stop the video at any time These action control keys are gt PLAY Play or resume a paused video Cu PAUSE Pause current video STOP Stop playback gt FORWARD SKIP Use for commercial skipping or quick video jumping Press this key once to generate a forward skip based on the re set skipping time Press and hold this key to create steady Skipping time increments of continuous video forwarding z BACKWARD SKIP Use for commercial skipping or quick video jumping Press this key once to generate a backward skip based on the re set skipping time Press and hold this key to create continuous skipping time decrements of video rewinding RWD Rewind video quickly Press this key multiple times to create 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x 64x 128 and 256x different rewind speeds gt gt FF Fast Forward video quickly Press this key multiple times to create 2
31. AM 04 30AM Type Active 5 pa Select this option to save the current schedule and set all previous conflicted schedules to Inactive The user have a choice to select M odify option to de activate all the previous overlapped schedules or confirm with Back option to go back the previous Record Options screen and re change the settings Or the user can select Cancel option to cancel this schedule event completely To check or modify record schedules from the EN Recording Histor Upcoming Recordings screen see USB Speed Check USB Disk Format All recording activities including the current Timeshift Duration 5 minutes recording and future schedule recordings are all gt Page 62 fee Operations displayed from the Upcoming Recording list There are two ways to access this screen o Press MENU remote key to bring up on screen menu Navigate to Record section then use lt gt or A V keys to select Upcoming Recordings option Press OK key to bring up this screen o Or press the green GD remote key aS an upcoming recordings list short cut key to access the Upcoming List screen immediately during normal operations Upcoming Recording Schedules Channel Name Date KABC DT Wed Feb 20 LA18 1 Wed Feb 20 KCAL DT Wed Feb 20 KTLA DT Fri Feb 22 Program Title KCAL 9 News at 10 00PM The Schedule Time Every day at 10 00PM 10 40PM Start Time On Time End Time On Tim
32. ESHIFTING scsscsecsecneeneenesnsenseneeneeees 56 RECORDINGS mm HOW TO USE PHD VRX RECORDING FEATURES i BEE EE BS 58 o Preview Screen 38 TO RECORD TV SHOWS csscceseenseneenseensenneenseeaeees 58 o Video Time Line Screen 38 TO START RECORDING ssscccsseecnesensseeenseeenseeeneesenas 58 O Modify Recorded TV Program Titles 39 1 Record Now 58 ege 39 2 Manual Recording 59 o Quick Menu 39 o Weekly 60 O Program Information Screen 40 TO CHECK OR MODIFY RECORD SCHEDULES 62 O Closed Caption 41 TO CHECK THE RECORDED TV BROGRAM 65 o PREDEL KSE eebe 41 TO PAV BECOR DED SHOWS AAA 66 one EE 7 To RECORD TV SHOWS FROM BOTH TUNERS naaa 67 o Resume Playback Feature 42 m HOW TO USE PHD VRX TV PROGRAM VIDEO EEN 43 PLAYBACK FEATURES ccsscccsseecnsssensesenees 68 A E oman Deenen wg 7 vid o Time LIne Screen NNN i o File sa EIEE E ee 69 NUES 45 Dee s O Video Time Line Gcreen 69 dree eee s o Modify Recorded TV Program Titles 69 k Musie Details Screen NA de o Quick Menu GE 70 S Music Time Line Screen AS o Program Information Screen 71 PHOTO son 46 R EE 5 Thumbnail Mode 46 o DEER KSE 72 k o EN ge o Quick Mettes eseu ege 72
33. FORWARD SKIP TIME sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssee 47 f Voie Ce EE Se BACKWARD SKIP TIME nana nanannnnananananaa 7 OOooOoooo USB POP UP MESSAGE sssceseseeseeeseeenseeneeeneeeens 47 PROGRAM GUIDE nan nanannnnnnananana nana nanana 48 Program OU TE 48 MANUAL SCHEDULE 0scccesecneeeenseenneeneeeneeeneeeees 49 Manual Gchedule ssasesernesrnernerrerrerrrerrenrrnrreerens 49 RECORDING HISTORY 0sscsccsscneeneeseeseuensenseneeeeees 50 USB DISK STATUS cscccsseccsesenesenseeeuesenseensensaesens 50 USB SPEED CHECK sccsseccsesenseenseeeueeeneeeeenenenens 51 USB DISK FORMAT ccsccssceseesssenssenseensenesensesaeens 51 PHD VRX ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE EPO E 53 1 CURRENT GUIDE STATUS 0cccccecesseeeeenees 53 2 CHANNEL NAME 53 3 PROGRAM TITLE cccsscccssecceneecensesenseseenes 54 4 CURRENT CHANNEL VIDEO 54 5 PROGRAM DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS 54 6 GUIDE NAVIGATION KEYS ccceseeeceseeeenes 54 m HOW TO USE PHD VRX TIMESHIFTING FEATURES LLLL nn nnnnnnnnn nana nana nana nana nana nanannaa 55 To use PHD VRX TIMESHIFT AND LIVE PAUSE FEATURES ee KANNER ENEE EN ENNEN ENN ENNEN EN EN EN En 55 u Introduction Introduction To ensure proper use of this product please read this owner s manual carefully and retain for future reference This manual provides information on the operation of your PHD VRX Full HD 1080p Dual Tuner Digital HDTV Record
34. K or bk SCH View Mode Normal 2 Press A V to highlight the item RESET PICTURE Picture Settings Advanced fe HDMI Output Resolution Settings Auto Aspect View M ode or RESET PICTURE 3 Press OK or to select an option 4 Press GOTO key as the return function or a key to go back to the previous menu location 5 Press EXIT to exit Picture Settings In this option the user has full control over video Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Sharpness or you can select a Preset setting as well as color temperature Brightness Contrast Press and then A V to select each option Press OK to highlight the option and use lt gt to adjust values Saturation Hue Sharpness Preset Standard Select Preset to choose several preset picture color settings o Sports o Store W Change o Standard o Game o Moviel oO PC o Movie2 G i PICTURE e You can also press the PICTURE key on the remote SOUND control to directly access color preset values and Output Resolution select the desired mode e During normal video viewing you can press remote QUICK key to promptly select picture color System Info settings from the Quick Menu limeshift Duration S minutes Scale Window USB Disk Status gt Page 21 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus Advanced Settings Under Advanced Settings you can control Dynamic Contrast value by highlighting this option and using lt gt to adjust values
35. NTSC ATSC QAM SDTV and TREBLE amp BASS eege ENEE Nee 23 MI V E 5 EQUALIZER EE 23 What kinds of TV programming can watch with OPTICAL OUT SPDIF nnnnnee 23 the Digital HDTV Tuner 5 DIGITAL PREFERENCE nana nnnnannnnaannncaa 24 What eguipment is reguired to view HDTV BALANCE ciri 24 Drogtamming 6 MASTER WE 24 Resolution and interlacing 6 Wellt 25 Input fOTMAVS geheegt 6 TUNER ane ei o a ee ae raja 25 Video Audio Switcher Scaling and Enhancing 7 SCAN CHANNELS ccccceccsssseeecensseeeecennseesecenneees 25 Video nat eve 7 FIND CHANNEL BE 26 Aspect TOTI Ovi nin o ae eelo aaa 7 EPG TUNING MODE ccccsseecsesseeceeneeseeeseeseees 26 Screen format examples oosnnaonnaeenaannaeeenaana 8 INPUT LABELS usi neuki oi ole obn aken 27 UNPACKING poni ie AA o en ka 9 CLOSED CAPTIONS sisnciinccannssncensnnncaiiennannniinnaniuanenanie 28 FRONT PANEL seen ce tence eee ee 10 Caption Rendering 28 REAR PANEL eseu 11 Basic Selection 28 REMOTE CONTROL an nnnnannnananannnnnnananananana 12 C Advanced Selection 29 m CONNECTIONS L ananasa nana nan nana nana nanana 14 EE EE eegen e Caption Preterence 30 CONNECTING ANTENNA CABLE SIGNAL SOURCE 14 O RESET CO E 30 CONNECTING EXTERNAL USB STORAGE DEVICES 14 DATE wu 30 CONNECTING VGA PC INPUT
36. VRX won t display it when you press remote CHA and CH then you can press the button on the remote to uncheck skip it Once you use A V to A move and highlight to different channel number Ashes PHD VRX will also tune to that channel while the This TV master list is still displaying on TV screen KABC DT LivWell Favorites e LWN SD Select this option to access the Favorites Browser Peran screen This is done the same way as pressing the FAV remote key to instantly bring up the Favorites Browser Inside of the favorites screen you can press the key to add the current channel as one of your favorites or press the key to remove the current channel from the favorites list Press ak keys to browse through all the favorite channels and press OK key to tune to the highlighted channel Use A V to jump to different lists PHD VRX provides the following lists from the Favorites Browser BE RBEBEEAEEBES Ki Favorites List 1 Favorites List 2 F Browser NE ADT 1080 Favorites List 3 P 2 1 hel History List Channels List Input List KCBS DT NBC 4LA KABC DT m Select SP Tune Delete Add Tuner In this option you can select the current tuner RF input as either antenna or cable signal CR e PHD VRX has built in dual channel scanning capability for both tuners Once it scans both Antenna and Cables channels PHD VRX can save both channel information into internal memory Upon selection of a specific
37. Video main menu contains 4 Vide o File List Screen appears on ABC World N ews with David Muir 10272 the left side It shows all the merica s F unniest Home Videos 10272 merica This Morning 10282013 04001 video fi les recogn ized by p H D rmando Montelongo Flipping 10302013 etrayal 10272015 220116 mpg ing Pointe 8122013 210038 mpc VRX Use A V or CH page up or CH page down to guickly search or highlight the file o Preview Screen appears on the upper right portion It shows the video file you currently highlighted in a smaller preview window o Video Time Line Screen appears on the lower right portion This screen gives you the duration of the video selected video file size and status for the action keys k aki ng Pointe 8132013 210051 mpc ski ng Pointe 8142013 210042 mp king Pointe 8152013 210044 m reaking Pointe 8162013 210034 mp eaking Pointe 8192013 210039 mpc king Pointe 8202013 210042 mpe saking Pointe 8212013 210042 mpc eaking Pointe 8222013 210032 m Press OK key for the highlighted file 00 29 55 The full size video will be displayed During preview screen or full size video screen playback you can use the remote control action keys to adjust the speed or stop the video at any time These action control keys are gt PLAY Play or resume a paused video Cu PAUSE Pause current video C STOP Stop playback gt FORWARD SKIP Use for commercial skipping or quick video
38. anguage of the menu from English French and Spanish The default selection is English System Info Displays the important system information The information includes Build Version VRX 242 18 10 System Time 07 07 2012 23 41 15 o Miscellaneous Info including Firmware re ee ere version System time and TV micro version Source Channel Info o Source Channel Info ee o Audio Video Stream Info nt aed Status Unknown o Video Output Info H Bane Amano o Network o USB Info Networking PHD VRX has a built in Ethernet port which can connect to a home network or the internet You can select a proper IP address during this option When setting up the networking of PHD VRX please make sure your network cable is plugged in and your internet and network hub modem are working properly in your place gt Page 31 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus o Network Type Current PHD VRX will support wired network Wireless network option requires a WiFi USB adapter plugged into the USB port and currently PHD VRX does not support it o Network Setup Select this option and the Network Setup screen will pop out Default network settings like IP address subnet mask gateway IP and DNS server are automatically obtained by checking the DHCP option You can also Default Gateway uncheck DHCP and manually enter your IP DNS Server address Once complete press the OK key to go back to the previous screen yz Obtain network settings automat
39. arly square shaped 4 3 broadcast on a rectangular 16 9 TV The PHD VRX Full HD 1080p Dual Tuner Digital HDTV Recorder Receiver and M edia Center Box allows you to choose from a variety of screen formats to help you dealing with those scenarios 4 3 TVs showing oe e PHD VRX is providing several options to change to different screen formats as Normal Full Screen Panoramic Zoom Zoom2 4 3 and Direct options e PHD VRX is also providing custom aspect ratio adjustments to ease video over scan issues on different TV sizes User needs to bring up main MENU gt Se ngs gt Scale Window to fine adjust screen size Screen format examples To deal with the mismatches that can occur between the shapes of TVs and the aspect ratios of program broadcasts the Digital HDTV Tuner provides you with a set of screen format controls These controls allows you to pick a format to use for both 4 3 TVs showing 16 9 programs and for 16 9 TVs showing 4 3 programs Here is an explanation of the options Grup s Introduction Unpacking Make sure you have received all these items listed below with the PHD VRX Full HD 1080p Dual Tuner Digital HDTV Recorder Receiver and Media Center Box PHD VRX Full HD 1080p Dual Tuner Digital HDTV Recorder Receiver and Media Center Box PHD VRX Unit ji Batteries HDMI Cable Full HO 1080p Dual Tuner Digital TV Recorder Receiver and Media Center Box Quick Start Guide Remote Cont
40. audio output if a different speaking language is available the user can select either one of the options Default is English o English o Spanish o French Balance You can change audio balance by highlighting this option and using lt gt to adjust values RESET AUDIO PHD VRX can individually set picture and audio settings based on different inputs Select this option will reset all the picture settings to the original default values E Channel The Channel menu provides channel list channel Master List scanning and all other channel tuner related features Favorites Tuner Antenna Scan Channels 1 Highlight Channel option and Ke press OK or gt f EPG Tuning Mode 2 Press A V to highlight the i item Master List Favorites Tuner Scan Channels and Find Channel 3 Press OK or to select an option 4 Press GOTO key as the return function or a key to go back to the previous menu location 5 Press EXIT to exit Master List If you select this option PHD VRX will show channel master list from the current tuner Under the master list table all available channels are displayed as well as the channel type either digital channel DTV or analog channel ATV the channel label for an example KABC DT and a check box By default all the available channels are check marked in the check box If you want to skip this channel so gt Page 24 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus PHD
41. d not edited for television The V CHIP can also be set to block M PAA rated movies Restriction Categories based on six age based categories Voluntary movie rating system MPPA G General Audience No Restrictions PG Parental Guidance Suggested PG 13 Parental Guidance for children under 13 R Restricted Children under 17 should be accompanied by an adult MG 17 years old and above X Adults Only gt Page 35 eo Navigating the On Screen M enus e If you block G higher categories will automatically be blocked e Similarly if you unblock X lower categories will automatically be unblocked o CAN English Restriction Categories based on five age based categories Hierarchy of Age based Ratings G 8 and 13 and 16 and 18 and General programming Not recommended for young children Not recommended for ages under 13 Not recommended for ages under 16 Programming restricted to adults o CAN English Restriction Categories based on six age based categories Hierarchy of Age based Ratings All Children Adult programming gt Page 36 co Navigating the On Screen M enus Channel Locks You can lock specific channels with this feature abel Select this option and the Channel Locks screen will FOX SD pop out Use a v and OK keys to lock a specific KCOP DT channel The red lock symbol shown on the right side indicates that the channel has been blocked BOUNCE
42. d program names in their choice 7 Time DESC Program names are sorted in descending order based on the file creating time 8 Time ASC Program names are sorted in ascending Bishai Skip Tea ry ee order based on the file creating time 9 Title DESC Program names are sorted in descending order based on the TV program title 10 Title ASC Program names are sorted in ascending order based on the TV program title 11 CH Num DESC Program names are sorted in descending order based on the associated channel Forward Skip Time 20 Seconds Scale Window USB Disk Status number 12 CH Num ASC Program names are sorted in ascending V Position order based on the associated channel H Size number V Size Reset e Forward Skip Time Each forward skip jump duration can be selected from 20 sec 30 sec 60 sec or 120 sec e Backward Skip Time Each backward skip 9 Total Space 56324MB jump duration can be also selected from 20 sec 30 sec 60 sec or 120 sec Available Space 45244MB File System Type ext2 e Scale Window Use this option to fine tune video size in order to fit your TV screen nicely Press OK key to bring up Scale USB Qualification 21MB s gt Page 70 Grup s Operations Window menu for the adjustments Please also refer to the details of scale window adjustments in PHD VRX User M anual e USB Disk Status Use this option to check the external USB storage device status o Program Info
43. dcasts resolution is defined by the number of horizontal lines displayed to make up each frame of a video image The more lines of resolution used to draw each frame of video the more detailed and sharp the picture will be Standard TV resolution uses 480 horizontal lines to make up each of video HDTV uses either 720 lines or 1080 lines to make each video frame Interlacing When TVs display video they display a new video frame at a rate that is faster than your eye can see from 24 to 60 frames per second depending on the TV and broadcast Introduction Interlacing refers to whether each of those frames contains all of the lines of video for each frame or every other line Interlaced Signals take every other line frame 2 frames of video each lasting 1 60 of a second and combine them into one frame lasting 1 30 of a second In this way interlacing tricks your eye into thinking it is seeing twice the resolution that is actually being displayed In non interlaced video referred to as progressive scan video video frames are displayed every 1 60 of a second containing all of the lines of video Information for each frame The specifications for video resolutions are usually stated by giving the number of horizontal lines followed by either the letter for interlaced video or p for progressive scan non interlaced video Some DVDs and non HDTV digital TV broadcasts use 480p The ATSC specification for HDTV br
44. e Select OK Update Delete Rec History The top portion of the Upcoming Recording Schedules Time 08 00PM 09 00PM 11 30PM 08 00PM screen lists each schedule detail including channel number name schedule time and duration status type and active information M ove to the desired recording schedule then modify Update the schedule by pressing OK key or delete the schedule by pressing red remote key The Status column indicates the current recording status Recording in progress w Will record soon 4 USB device unplugged Duration Status Type Active 00 30 a 00 30 SENEE Current Schedule Active Recording Method Guide z Page Up gt Page Dn OLOLOLO FAV PICTURE NET ejefeje N A O Cc d h N 4 CG T PHDKA Operations 4 Not enough memory size to record ki Recording is forced to stop X Recording error On the desired schedule the bottom portion of Upcoming Recording Schedules screen displays further details about the schedule e Program Title If it is available the program name of the show will be displayed in this area e Current Schedule indicates if the current schedule is active or inactive e The Schedule Time shows a better description of the current schedule time e Start Time indicates on time or earlier recording e End Time indicates on time or late to finish recording e Recording Method indicates this schedule is
45. e network connections PHD VRX provides two different ways Nandi page to browse pictures o Thumbnail Mode In this Photo mode PHD VRX displays et thumbnail images of pictures hue so the user can have a quick a view Use lt gt and A V to rari A select the desired picture and emt A press OK to bring up the full e E File Size 276 2168yte Resolution 1024 X 768 screen picture Dock pg El Capitan jpg El Matador jpg Flower jpq o List Mode Similar to the Video menu screen On the left all available picture files in the current directory are listed On the upper right portion the picture currently highlighted is displayed in a smaller preview window Press OK remote key for the 57237 s File Size 707 648Byte i 1600F G100_002 jpg Resolution 1600 X 1200 highlighted photo file The full screen Z Previous Next S Rotate Slide Show Features 6 Back fee Navigating the On Screen M enus picture will be displayed Use lt gt key to select the previous or next picture Use A V key to rotate pictures Press OK to start the picture slideshow automatically You can press the QUICK remote key any time during See T EA slideshow The Quick access menu will allow you to Repeat adjust slideshow change time default is 5 sec up to Scale Window 90 sec adjust screen size check USB disk status USB Disk Status and select the browse mode type Thumbnail or List Browse Mode mode EF
46. e the UP or DOWN key to select either Tuner 1 or Tuner 2 and press OK remote button to switch Tuner 1 D Component Fat Or you can simply press Tv remote button to toggle VGA between Tuner 1 or Tuner 2 input Switch to a zaj different Tuner then start setting up a recording method as detailed on pages 1 to 4 as usual gt Page 67 T PHDKA Operations a How to use PHD VRX TV Program Playback Features In addition to playback different types of video files from PHD VRX M edia Player Video section PHD VRX is now available to directly playback the entire recorded TV programs under Recordings section Users can easily access this section manage it and playback their favorite recorded shows Video There are three ways to access this section Photo o Press MENU remote key to bring up on screen A e menu Navigate to M edia Player then use nian gien EE lt gt or A V keys to select Recordings option Press OK key to enter Recordings main menu Backward Skip Time 20 Seconds o Press key as the Recording Playback hot key to access Recordings section immediately in the normal operations o Or after unit power up if system detects the external FAV PICTURE NET USB HDD and asking to open the M edia Player then once O kA confirmed user will be able to access Recordings section f from the first option D Q Recordings Section The PHD VRX is capable to play many different types
47. ecified by the manufacturer e Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus when a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over e Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time e Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Contents Congratulations on choosing PrimeDTV PHD VRX Full HD 1080p Dual Tuner Digital HDTV Recorder Receiver and Media Center Box Please read this manual carefully before operation For your convenience this manual will provide pictures and descriptions to make operation as easy as possible In order to use and maintain the set better please follow its operating instructions Thanks for your cooperation IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2 PICTURE SETTINGS ccccsecssecnesenscnseenseceeeneeeneeneneaes 21 AUTO ASPECT EE 22 SIS VIEW del 22 eege 5 RESET PICTURE cccsccssecnseccsesenssensennssenes 22 TECHNICAL OVERVIEW eene RER ENKER ENNER EE KKK KEN 5 HDMI OUTPUT RESOLUTION 0sscssseseeessensseneeeees 22 What are Digital TV
48. ed Resume Playback Feature In the full size video playback you can stop in any point and back to the Recordings main menu When you want to re play this show press PLAY O key then Play Options menu will pop out You can either select resume from the last viewing Play from the beginning position or start playing from the beginning PHD amp VRX will memorize the previous playing location and resume from that point if the option is selected On the full size video screen you can always use the remote control action keys to adjust the speed or stop the video at any time These action control keys are gt PLAY Play or resume a paused video Cu PAUSE Pause current video gt Page 42 T PHDKa Navigating the On Screen M enus C STOP Stop playback gt FORWARD SKIP Use for commercial skipping or quick video jumping Press this key once to generate a forward skip based on the re set skipping time Press and hold this key to create steady skipping time increments of continuous video forwarding Gen BACKWARD SKIP Use for commercial skipping or quick video jumping Press this key once to generate a backward skip based on the re set skipping time Press and hold this key to create continuous skipping time decrements of video rewinding RWD Rewind video quickly Press this key multiple times to create 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x 64x 128 and 256x different rewind speeds gt gt FF Fast Forward video quickly Pr
49. either Guide recording or Timer recording For the convenience the user can quickly view the last three recorded TV shows information by pressing ial wae Ss gen Seege gaer Type NG blue BI remote key without leaving ee e e E this Upcoming Recording Schedules 7 screen Once pressed the Recording 9 ee m wen e mM History Last 3 Recordings Quick List sub screen will pop up in the bottom area You can press blue remote key again to clear out this Recording d oa wg DANO MA oh SSES History screen or wait for a time out i iaa to occur Channel Name Date Time Duration Status Program Name CR e Once you set a schedule from the Guide screen or manually it is always good to check back from the Upcoming Recordings screen to confirm that you have successfully set up a timer recording schedule e You can set up to a maximum of 32 different recording schedule events Once a recording is complete then this recording information will be removed from the list gt Page 64 Grup s Operations To check the recorded TV program from Recording History screen This Recording History screen holds the history of your recorded shows and contains all TV program status file names and detailed program description if USB Disk Status it is available from program guide To bring up this W I a samica screen press MENU remote button then in menu Dp nmm select Record gt Recording History
50. er Receiver and M edia Center Box This chapter explains the Technical overview unpacking front panel Rear panel and Remote control Technical overview This paragraph explains the technical capabilities of the PHD VRX and provides background information on digital television Topics covered here include o What are Digital TV NTSC ATSC QAM SDTV and HDTV o What kinds of TV programming can watch with the Digital HDTV Tuner o What equipment is required to view HDTV programming o Video Audio Switcher Scaling and Enhancing o Video output options Aspect ratio o Screen formats LI What are Digital TV NTSC ATSC OAM SDTV and HDTV Digital TV Digital television sometimes called DTV is a newer method of broadcasting TV signals that delivers higher quality audio and video Digital TV is broadcast in two sets of formats SDTV and HDTV NTSC NTSC National Television Standards Committee refers to the group that first established the standards used for conventional analog television broadcasts and TV equipment ATSC ATSC Advanced Television Systems Committee is the group who has been working to establish the standards for digital television broadcasts and digital television equipment including both SDTV and HDTV QAM QAM Quadrature amplitude modulation is a method of modulating digital signals on a cable television system in order to transmit digital cable TV channels SDTV SDTV
51. ess this key multiple times to create 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x 64x 128 and 256x different fast forward speeds e When playback those recorded shows the PHD VRX unit front panel LED display will show PLAY to indicate that the unit is in playback mode e Continuously pressing and holding the Lech or 9 keys will create smooth quick forward or backward video search or commercial skipping All the file names listed in Recordings section are created once started with the new firmware The previous recorded files and other video files won t be listed and shown in this section However you still be able to playback any video files from the Video section under M edia Player function Video The PHD VRX will play video files from the external USB HDD or through a home network based on the anaes following conditions LAN S eP98 TVersity Media Server 1 If two USB devices are connected or the home network function Is enabled PHD VRX will show the Select Device screen and ask the user to pick the right device to play 2 If only one USB device is connected PHD VRX will promptly display the Video main menu Use the remote control navigation keys to select the desired video file to play 3 If no devices are attached to any USB ports PHD VRX will show the message No devices are connected and prompt the user to re connect a USB device or enable a home network gt Page 43 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus
52. g in the external USB storage devices such as the USB HDD Hard Disk Drive or USB flash stick to PHD VRX PHD VRX will promptly detect and mount the USB device You can then press QUICK remote button to verify USB device status from Quick M enu or the USB SOUND device connecting screen will pop out first if some files Scale Window are already in the USB HDD System Info Timeshift Duration 5 minutes Ce USB Disk Status e PHD VRX can record TV shows on the first USB device plugged in internal system assigns it as usba Second USB device plugged in assigned as usbb will be used as a general media player device e Make sure USB HDD for recording is formatted as either Linux ext 2 or Windows NTFS format Do not use USB HDD with FAT or FAT32 format PHD VRX provides on screen format utility tool so you can directly format your HDD to Linux ext 2 for the best performance e We recommend using the USB HDD for regular recording for reliability For simple or one time quick recording you can consider using USB flash stick USB device was connected to TV Do you want to open Media Player To start recording PHD VRX provides three 3x different recording methods in general 1 Record Now This is the simplest recording method Press REC the C remote button and the Record Options menu will pop up This menu indicates the current channel number you will record with the following recording options to Record now 1 h
53. ge Once selected the Scale Window screen will come out Use lt gt or A V and OK keys to choose individual adjustments H Position V Position H Size and V Size 4 different sizes and positions or reset back to default value SOUND Output Resolution Scale Window CS System Info fimeshift Duration 5 minutes e You can also bring up the Quick Menu by pressing the GUICK key to promptly access the Scale Window feature from there USB Disk Status gt Page 27 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus Closed Captions Closed Caption feature is to display On Screen Text M essages while watching TV This feature is available Basic Selection cer in the broadcast PHD VRX is equipped with an D I nin internal Closed Caption decoder engine It allows you Caption Preference to view conversations narration and sound effects as 7 subtitles on your TV Advanced Selection Advanced CS1 Digital Closed Caption service Is a new caption service available only on digital TV programs also at the discretion of the service provider It is a more flexible system than the original Closed Caption system because It allows a variety of caption sizes and font styles o Caption Rendering Use this option to turn the Closed Caption CC feature on or off CR e You can also directly turn on or off Closed Caption by pressing CC key from remote control o Basic Selection You can select any one of these options when it is a
54. he Program Information pop BEAU f Back O ut screen i Th IS W d isplay Beau Emily and the Question of Faith When Emily and Tyra discover that an infant has a condition the parents are Comic Make a difficult decision a religious patient s faith is shaken Micah is upset when Will breaks protocol available detail program DAN descriptions regarding the Famil H H f i i Frasii highlighted show in the File List s oll SE MA JEOPARDY WEEKEND N 000050 screen Jerry Springer KCAL 9 News at 12 00PM gt Page 40 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus In Recordings main menu press OK key on the highlighted TV program The full size video will be displayed During the full size video screen playback many useful functions like closed caption video aspect adjustments and playback action controls can be operated directly from PHD VRX remote keys Sc o Closed Caption Only in the full size video playback you can turn on and off closed caption based on the following actions e CC key Press CC key during playback top corner Closed Caption screen will pop out Select On the closed caption will be displayed if it is available in the program Select Off to turn off the closed caption e MUTE key Press MUTE key anytime during full size video playback the closed caption will be automatically turned on if it is available in the program o Aspect Control In the full size video playback
55. hows from PHD VRX are those files with the extension of mpg which can be accessed under Recordings section To play these nen files i Backward skip Time o Press MENU remote key to bring up on screen menu Navigate to M edia Player then use lt gt or A V keys to select Recordings option Press OK key to enter Recordings main menu or o Press key as the Recording Playback hot key to access OKOKO O Recordings section immediately in the normal operations FAV PICTURE NET efejejel A new Recordings menu screen will come out On the left side of G amp the screen is the list showing all the recorded TV program names E On the top portion of the right side is the preview window for the TV program that is currently highlighted The right side bottom portion shows a video time line and action keys se back Press OK remote button for the highlighted file The full size video will be displayed For both small preview video and full size video you can use remote control action buttons to adjust the speed or stop the video at any time h Ai Oe These action control buttons are Kecora Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen Last Call With Carson Daly Philly Foodies Unknow The National Dog Show KCAL 9 News at 12 00PM gt PLAY Play or resume a paused video Today KTLA 5 Morning News at 4 Cu PAUSE Pause current video Mad Money Last Shot With Judge Gunn C STOP Stop playback Unkn
56. ically DHCP IP Address Subnet Mask o Test Connection Select this option and the Network Connection Test screen will pop out PHD VRX will be immediately testing the current network connection It will test DNS NTP and network Establish DNS Pagon throughput speed Establish NTP Passed er hroughput it sec e By default Auto Update Time NTP ege ka Network is not set from Date Time setting Therefore during network testing Establish NTP will show Failed Home Network PHD VRX has the ability to connect to your home network media server so PHD VRX can play video music or display pictures not only from USB storage devices but also via network If your PC is running a media server with on line connection then PHD VRX can also play on line media files through a media server program for an example TVersity M edia Server By default this option is turned off If your network connection is ready and media server is running you can turn on this function and play media files using the M edia Player menu Page 32 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus Reset All All previous settings will be deleted Continue The user can decide to reset all settings back to factory settings This includes the channel map all Program Info Favorite channel lists etc Once you select this option the Reset TV screen will pop out and ask you to confirm reset all Once confirmed select OK to proceed Then with
57. imple recording one channel at a time you can use either ext2 or NTFS format USB HDD However to record two channels from two tuners at the same time you may need ext2 format USB HDD only Testing is finished If you select this option the USB Speed Test screen will pop out Select the Test option and PHD VRX will start performing a read write function to access your external USB HDD After a while PHD VRX will display USB Speed Check Status screen to indicate the speed test result Formatting will erase ALL data on this disk To format the disk select Start to exit select Cancel USB Disk Format The PHD VRX USB utility tool can also format an ext2 partition to the external USB HDD Linux ext2 partition highly improves USB data access performance so the user can do more complicated recording tasks such as 1 recording two shows at long time please wait until it finished don t stop the same time 2 recording one TV show and time it and implement other operations shifting another show in the second tuner 3 recording one show and playing a different video file at the same time or 4 recording one show and Switching to another input to watch videos etc Start Now USB disk is formatting maybe it will take a Formatting gt Page 51 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus To format an ext2 partition select this option USB Disk Format screen will pop out Select the Start option to
58. in a few seconds the TV screen will be blank and PHD VRX front panel will show a clock and red light meaning that the unit has been turned off to standby mode You can then turn the unit on and the TV screen should display the initial Setup procedures just as if it was turned on first time out of the box OK Kal Locks In the Locks menu you can use Ratings locks V CHIP Channel locks and Change PIN after setting your password New PIN When you first enter this menu set up your password Confirm PIN 1 Highlight the Locks option and press OK ork 2 Enter 4 digits for New PIN number by using 0 9 remote keys 3 Enter the same PIN 4 digits again and access the Locks menu CR e Onscreen x appears instead of the number e Asaprecautionary measure make a note of your password PIN and keep it in a familiar place Channel Locks The new Locks menu includes Ratings Locks Channel SS Change PIN Locks Front Panel Lock Change PIN and REST LOCKS features Ratings Locks Enter this option to choose different rating locks gt Page 33 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus O Block Unrated Shows You can block all programs and movies that are broadcasted without a rating By default this is off Unrated Shows Off Blocks all programs and movies that are broadcasted without a rating On Allows all programs and movies that are broadcasted without a ra
59. ing edge and color enhancements Video output PHD VRX is able to receive broadcasts in any of the resolutions mentioned above It can also display programs on TVs capable of displaying any of those resolutions To set up your PHD VRX to handle the combinations of incoming video formats and TV display capabilities you simply press V M ODE button on remote control to set to match the highest resolution your TV is capable of displaying If you re not sure about your TV s resolution see your TV s manual for this specification PHD VRX will then do the appropriate conversion from input signal format to display format Video output formats Output Available Formats Connection Composite VIDEO 4801 HDM 1080p 720p Aspect ratio In addition to resolution and interlacing HDTV is also defined by the aspect ratio of its broadcasts Aspect ratio means the shape of the screen as defined by the ratio of the screen s width to its height For analog TV and SDTV the aspect ratio is 4 units wide by 3 units high usually written 4 3 This is familiar shape of conventional TVs slightly wider than they are tall Grup s Introduction For HDTV broadcasts the aspect ratio is 16 9 nearly twice as wide as It Is tall This is not coincidentally more like the shape of movies shown in theaters This makes HDTV an ideal format for broadcasting and viewing movies ona TV But what happens if you are watching a ne
60. jumping Press this key once to generate a 20 second forward skip Press and hold this key to create steady 20 second increments of continuous video forwarding BACKWARD SKIP Use for commercial skipping or quick video jumping Press this key once to generate a 20 second backward skip Press and hold this key to create continuous 20 second decrements of video rewinding RWD Rewind video quickly Press this key multiple times to create 2x 4x 8x 16x and 32x different rewind speeds gt gt FF Fast Forward video quickly Press this key multiple times to create 2x 4x 8x 16x and 32x different fast forward speeds gt Page 44 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus e When using the Media Player function to play back video music or photo files the PHD VRX unit front panel LED display will show PLAY to indicate that the unit is in playback mode e Continuously pressing and holding the Lech or 9 keys will create smooth quick forward or backward video search or commercial skipping e Inthe Video main menu the user can still access Quick M enu by pressing the QUICK key Musi Music usic Select this option and PHD VRX will o ka oc MA 02 Detour Ahead mp3 A play music files from the external USB s Mere Ee Artist Jane Monheit ARA Lupin m Album Never Never Land HDD or through home network gr S m kim connections M usic main menu contains o File List Screen on the upper left portion It
61. k to the previous menu location 5 Press EXIT to exit menu Upcoming Recordings USB Disk Status USB Speed Check Kl Kee O Recording History O Program Guide SSES SS EE Program Guide recording relies on NK om seme kk ket koki tel Electronic Program Guide EPG data en A matt Ae sf DEE foire from TV broadcaster or Cable SEM 21 k rne H re Company to do future or current 2 ie sa TH Tin carer Sen a schedule recording If there is no EPG SM UMMA SSE A ve wo SE cc re owns Greg Gumbel and Clark Kellogg look back at the four NCAA Championship Tete games that took place in New Orleans Fi The Big Dance in the Big Easy s data available for that channel PHD VRX will turn it to manual schedule recording screen 7 Record te Page Up Wi Page Dn Press OK to select this option PHD VRX will bring up its guide screen You can use navigation keys to move to the Program Title screen on the right side Continue to use navigation keys to Derne rani highlight the desired program for recording ps tsp e o ess REC EYEWITNESS NEWS 6PM 06 00PM 06 30PM Feb 20 07 30PM Press the C remote button and a new TI SE Record Schedule Timer screen will pop out sem ege on top of the guide screen In this screen ype i you can adjust Type Start time and End time Slani Uma On Time of the show per your preference Once you End Time On Time select Done and confirm the Program Title will be marked with type ico
62. m recording duration is 5 minutes 00 05 e Type You can set different record schedule types as shown below o Once This record schedule will be used for only one time The Upcoming Recording list will show S for this type o Everyday Selecting this type will force PHD VRX unit to record the show at the same time every day The Upcoming Recording list will show re for this type o Mon Fri Selecting this type will force PHD VRX unit to record the show at the same time during weekdays only The Upcoming Recording list will show for this type o Sat amp Sun This type will force PHD VRX unit to record the show at the same time during weekends only The Upcoming Recording list will show O for this type o Weekly Selecting this type will force PHD VRX to record the show at the same date and time every week The Upcoming Recording list will show for this type Once you select Done and confirm PHD VRX will remember this schedule timer and display schedule information on the Upcoming Recording list see Page 5 gt Page 60 Grup s Operations e You can either leave the unit on or turn off the unit to standby mode Once the time is up the unit will prompt a message and start recording or wake up from the standby mode to start recording The unit front panel will also show either rEC 1 or 2 or both to indicate it is in recording progress 3 Program Guide Recording There are two way
63. m a TV broadcaster or Cable Company gt Page 18 fee Power Up amp Initial Setup e Tuner Medium Select If the single tuner option is chosen then the Tuner Medium Select screen will prompt you to select either Please select medium for your Antenna television signal Cable Antenna or Cable as your input RF signal source Once selected PHD VRX will go to the next screen If you choose the Both tuners option then the Tuner Medium Select screen will prompt you to select the signal source for each tuner input in detail Please select medium for your television signal Tuner1 amp Antenna Mm da Tuner2 Antenna Wei e Auto Tuning Once the RF signal source s has been selected PHD VRX is ready for auto scanning This screen is to confirm the action Previous settings will be lost Press EXIT for no change Start Scan e Auto Tuning Tuneri PHD VRX is starting channel scanning based on Tuner 1 input signal source The screen will show scanning progress and how many channels have been found e Auto Tuning Tuner2 PHD VRX is starting channel scanning based on Tuner 2 input signal source The screen will show scanning progress and how many channels have been found Antenna Channels Found 113 e Auto Tuning Channel List Skip Type RF Ch DTV 45 After completing the channel scan PHD VRX will show z DTV 36 first tuner channel master list This includes channel DTV 36 DTV 3
64. nction during normal channel watching press the remote button The Start Timeshift screen will pop out Once you select Yes you will see a red R running circle displayed on the top right hand corner of the TV screen to indicate that the timeshifting is now in progress gt Page 52 T PHDKa Operations e PHD VRX Electronic Program Guide EPG The Electronic Program Guide EPG from PHD VRX provides users with TV program schedules and an overview of program content on each channel at a specific time The Electronic Program Guide enables you to select programs to watch or record PHD VRX currently offers the PSIP Program and System Information Protocol program guide which is free from TV broadcasters or some Cable companies The 3 party detail rich EPG service will soon be linked with PHD VRX via network connection The following figure illustrates some key elements of the PHD VRX Program Guide ATP Tennis 09 30 NE ALA A NSTP Human Highligh Ree 12 50 Si A D al Fe Sho 13 0 2 KTLA OT The Final Four Show 13 00 3 Antenna 20127 NCAA Basketball Tournament 15 00 This TV 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament 17 50 KABC DI ASUS Post Game Show 2 00 Livwell The Tim McCarver Show 21 00 Ka Bd amp Lt CC T PG 12 00PM 13 30PM Greg Gumbel and Clark Kellogg look back at the four NCAA Championship games that look place in New Orleans 5 PI Page Dn 1 Current Guide Status This area includes the current tuner
65. ns on the right side to indicate that this program is scheduled for recording Done 5 types of recording options to select from Once Weekly and more Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus LS KTLA Sports Final Jun 08 22 30 e Once scheduled recording is set you can a 8 mm gon either turn off the unit to standby mode Family Guy Jun 09 00 00 d d d Family Guy Jun 09 00 30 or keep the unit on When time IS up According to Jim Jun 09 01 00 PHD VRX will automatically record the Jerry Springer Jun 09 02 00 channel you previously set to Manual Schedule M anual Schedule recording allows the user to manually set different recording schedules Active Input Ch Num Time Duration v Tuner 2 7 3 Feb 20 2013 04 08PM 01 00 Once Press OK to select this option and sane the Record Schedule Timer screen Select Active to enable this schedule or Inactive to temporarily disable it will pop up In this screen majority options are open for the user to adjust You can set different record schedule types including Once Everyday M on Fri Sat amp Sun and Weekly Once selected the Upcoming Recording list will mark this recording event with a different icon symbol according to a specific type Upcoming Recordings All the current and future recording events are displayed under this option You can also highlight the MA ES desired recording schedule to modify wer aaie T am Update or delete it The
66. oadcasts and equipment requires either 10801 or 720p e e One of the enhanced features of PHD VRX is to allow scaling HD 1080i 720p video up to 1080p 60Hz video quality The results video has more fine pixels and vivid on many high end TV display Input formats The PHD VRX Full HD 1080p Dual Tuner Digital HDTV Recorder Receiver and M edia Center Box is able to receive broadcasts in any of the resolutions mentioned above It will then do the appropriate conversion from input signal format to general TV display format The table below details the results you get with each combination of input signal format Aspect Compression Frame Wi Ratio Size Values Rate 18 30p 17 H 1920x1080 24p 16 D 30i 15 T 60p 14 V 1280x720 30p 16 9 13 24p 12 60p 11 30p 10 24p 9 30i 704x480 8 S 60p 7 D 30p 6 T 24p 5 V 30i 4 3 4 60p 3 30p 640x480 2 24p 1 30i Video Audio Switcher Scaling and Enhancing PHD VRX is also a M edia Center Box which acts like video audio switcher PHD VRX can accept many different individual A V inputs including tuner 1 tuner 2 component Y Pb Pr RGB HDMI composite and USB inputs for playing video photo and music files With pressing INPUT button on remote control PHD VRX can quickly switch to any one input as desired Introduction PHD VRX can scale all video resolutions up to 1080p from HDM output It equips superior color management system provides a great viewing experience us
67. ocedures including an automatic channel scan This initial setup is required only during the first time using the unit or after activating the Reset All feature to set the unit back to its Initial stage To start 1 Plug the Power cord from the back of the unit into the AC outlet 2 Press the Power button located on the left side of the unit Wait until the red light and Power Button clock time normally showing 12 00 AM come out from the unit display panel on the 3 INPUT POWER right side 3 Then press either remote POWER key or the front CC ASPECT VMODE SEEEP W ber panel Standby button to turn on the unit Power key to PIP FREEZE AUDIO turn unit in Standby off 4 Boot up time usually takes about 30 seconds During EEN boot up the front display panel shows BOOT There will be NO video on the TV screen during boot up time After boot up is complete the front panel will show no ch and the green light will be on 5 At this point your TV screen should display the first initial set up menu from PHD VRX HDMI output port Then follow several on screen initial setups to complete the procedures Use the Up and Down arrow Remote Control and Select th LJ s Ouick Set up language you want to and message screens Press remote control a v then OK to select the proper language you want to use for menus and message screens e Time Zone Hen thie tis zad Deere Mountain US CAN 4 w
68. of video files from the external USB hard drive However in most cases the user will only wish to playback their recorded TV programs instantly in a convenient way Record Therefore under this Recordings section PHD VRX will only display all a the recorded TV programs The user judge ud will be able to manage it by sorting ie these files in a different fashion The Doctors controlling forward and backward mas AN skip time playback from the last uha Moly viewing point turning on off closed The caria Diarias Rules of Engagement caption displaying TV program detail information and etc gt Page 68 Operations Recordings main menu contains o File List Screen appears on the left side It lists all the recorded TV program names Use A V or CH page up or CH page down to guickly search or highlight the specific TV program You can also use the remote key to delete some files to save space CR e All these program names listed on the left side can be sorted out based on time title or channel number per your choice o Preview Screen appears on the upper right portion It shows the current highlighted program video in a smaller preview window On top of this preview window it displays this TV program full file name o Video Time Line Screen appears on the lower right portion This screen gives you the duration of the TV program selected program video file size and the status for the action keys
69. our choose Record now 2 hours i Record Now 30 minutes Record now 4 hours Select this option to instantly record 30 minutes on this channel li Record Now 1 hour Select this option to instantly record 1 hour on this channel Create a manual recording gt Page 58 Grup s Operations iii Record Now 2 hours Select this option to instantly record 2 hours on this channel iv Record Now 4 hours Select this option to instantly record 4 hours on this channel v Create a manual recording Selecting this option will allow the user to Active Input Ch Num ime Dwil Type set up a timer schedule manually This is E we 71 11 59AM 01 00 Once the same method of manual recording described below A Record Schedule Timer screen will pop up for more settings Once the Record Now option Is selected and confirmed PHD VRX will start recording immediately You will see a red R running circle displayed on the top right hand corner of the TV screen to indicate that the current show is recording now PHD VRX will continue recording until the timer runs out or you can press the STOP remote button to stop e e To indicate recording in progress the PHD VRX unit front panel LED display will show o rEC 1 and red light for tuner 1 recording o rEC 2 and red light for tuner 2 recording Ee o rEC 1 2 and red light for _ h both tuner 1 and tuner 2 C sar recording at the same time
70. ow ABC WORLD NEWS NOW gt gt FO RWARD SKIP Use for Last Call With Carson Daly commercial skipping or quick kodni te video jumping Press this key once to generate a forward skip based on the re set skipping time Press and hold this key to create steady skipping time increments of continuous video forwarding gt Page 66 T PHDKA Operations Gen BACKWARD SKIP Use for commercial skipping or quick video jumping Press this key once to generate a backward skip based on the re set skipping time Press and hold this key to create continuous skipping time decrements of video rewinding RWD Rewind video quickly Press this key multiple times to create 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x 64x 128 and 256x different rewind speeds gt gt FF Fast Forward video quickly Press this key multiple times to create 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x 64x 128 and 256x different fast forward speeds CR e When using the Media Player function to play back TV shows video music or photo files PHD VRX unit front panel LED display will show PLAY to indicate that the unit is in playback mode To record TV shows from both tuners No matter which recording methods you are using you can record two shows from two tuners at the same time After recording one show in tuner 1 for example or setting up a schedule timer for a tuner 1 program you can switch to tuner 2 by pressing the T INPUT remote button The Inputs screen will pop up CVBS Us
71. recorded TV programs instantly in a me mola convenient way Therefore under eegen H this Recordings section PHD VRX nti will only display all the recorded TV nar programs The user will be able to onan manage it by sorting these files in a ea Se different fashion controlling forward and backward skip time playback from the last viewing point turning on off closed caption displaying TV program detail information and etc Recordings main menu contains o File List Screen appears on the left side It lists all the recorded TV program names Use A V or CH page up or CH page down to quickly search or highlight the specific TV program You can also use the remote key to delete some files to save space CR e Ali these program names listed on the left side can be sorted out based on time title or channel number per your choice o Preview Screen appears on the upper right portion It shows the current highlighted program video in a smaller preview window On top of this preview window it displays this TV program full file name o Video Time Line Screen appears on the lower right portion This screen gives you the duration of the TV program selected program video file size and the status for the action keys CR e From the preview window the user will be able to play stop pause skip and fast forward rewind video by using these action control keys without moving to full size video screen gt Page 38
72. rmation Screen Record 2 z t d In Recordings main menu press INFO key PHD VRX will bring up Re wb F the Program Information pop H H ac out screen 7 Th IS W d isplay eau Emily and the Question of Faith When Emily and Tyra discover that an infant has a condition the parents are omic Make a difficult decision a religious patient s faith is shaken Micah is upset when Will breaks protocol available detail program descriptions regarding the p highlighted show in the File List ECH screen alps Jerry Springer KCAL 9 News at 12 00PM In Recordings main menu press OK key on the highlighted TV program The full size video will be displayed During the full size video screen playback many useful functions like closed caption video aspect adjustments and playback action controls can be operated directly from PHD VRX remote keys o Closed Caption Only in the full size video playback you can turn on and off closed caption based on the following actions e CC key Press CC key during playback top corner Closed Caption screen will pop out Select On the closed caption will be displayed if it is available in the program Select Off to turn off the closed caption gt Page 71 O O O Grup s Operations e MUTE key Press MUTE key anytime during full size video playback the closed caption will be automatically turned on if it is available in the program Aspect Control
73. rol Quick Start Guide T PHD Ua Introduction Front Panel POWER Switch unit ON and OFF CH UP e Move TV channel number up or e Move the on screen highlight up CH DOWN e Move TV channel number down or e Move the on screen highlight down LEFT VOL e Move the on screen highlight to left or e Reduce audio volume RIGHT VOL4 e Move the on screen highlight to right or e increase audio volume MENU e Display On screen OSD Main Menu INPUT ENTER e Bring up INPUT menu to select input source or e Select the item highlighted on OSD menus STANDBY Switch unit in Standby or Operation mode 6 Digit LED e In TV Mode shows current channel number e In other INPUTs or Standby mode shows current clock time Status LED e Displays during normal operation mode e Displays during standby mode e Displays when is in Recording or Timeshifting mode gt Page 10 Grup Introduction Rear Panel Two Tuners e RF1 Tuner 1 an ATSC QAM NTSC tuner to receive digital amp analog RF1 RF2 channels e RF2 Tuner 2 an ATSC QAM tuner to receive only digital channels Note PHD VRX can only record or timeshift on digital channels only not on analog channels Two USB ports Use any of USB ports to connect external USB storage devices or optional USB e To record connecting external USB Hard Drive HDD or USB Flash stick with either ext2 or NTFS format PHD VRX will record TV shows on
74. s al ss Select Central US CAN Press remote control a w and then OK to select the pa Tima om proper time zone in your area Atlantic CAN Newfoundland CAN Samoa US gt Page 1 7 Grup s Power Up amp Initial Setup e Daylight Saving Time Press remote control a y and then OK to select yes or no for the daylight saving time option in your o you observe Daylight Saving area e Tuner Source Select Since PHD VRX has two built in tuners you can connect either over the air antenna signals or cable QAM signals with any of the following combinations Which tuner s do you use to Tuner 1 Tuner 1 RF1 Antenna ATSC NTSC scan channetsi i a Tuner 2 RF2 None 2 Tuner 1 RF1 Cable OAM NTSC Tuner 2 RF2 None 3 Tuner 1 RF1 None Tuner 2 RF2 Antenna ATSC 4 Tuner 1 RF1 None Tuner 2 RF2 Cable QAM 5 Tuner 1 RF1 Antenna ATSC NTSC Tuner 2 RF2 Antenna ATSC 6 Tuner 1 RF1 Antenna ATSC NTSC Tuner 2 RF2 Cable QAM 7 Tuner 1 RF1 Cable QAM NTSC Tuner 2 RF2 Antenna ATSC 8 Tuner 1 RF1 Cable QAM NTSC Tuner 2 RF2 Cable QAM Select either the Tuner 1 or Tuner 2 option to connect only one signal to PHD VRX Select the Both option to connect both tuners with signals OS ATSC refers to over the air antenna digital signal QAM refers to cable digital signal NTSC refers to analog signal which can be either sent fro
75. s to start program guide recording Z Manual Schedule Upcoming Recordings o In main menu select Record Program ore Guide This way PHD VRX will bring up E eases aea Program Guide screen o Or you can directly press GUIDE remote button to bring up the same screen In the Program Guide screen use navigation keys UP and DOWN to search the desired channel Then use RIGHT key to move to proper program title for recording KTIV DI Feb 20 05 00PM Feb 20 06 00PM After highlighted the program title then press Ce remote button The Record Options screen will pop out It will indicate the current program name as well as NA the duration of the show e ebben Use navigation keys to scroll up and D fime Sa GER Ive down to select the options for this nmn zm Type program schedule Start Time On Time e Active Select this option to turn End Time On Time Po See the schedule timer active and ready to record You can also unselect it to reserve this 5 types of recording options to select Done from Once Weekly and more schedule timer and re activate it later in the Upcoming Recording list e Type You can set 5x different record schedule types Once o Everyday Mon Fri O Sat amp Sun O and Weekly as mentioned on Page 3 gt Page 61 Operations e Start Time You can even set this schedule to start recording earlier There are several options On Time 1 min earlier 2
76. start formatting During formatting you Now USB disk is formatting maybe it will take a long time please wait untilit finished don t stop can t change channels since this is a dedicated task for PHD VRX it and implement other operations Format is successful Once Start is selected the USB Disk Format Status screen will come out and indicate that the formatting is in progress After completion the USB Disk Format Status screen will say the format is successful Timeshift Duration PHD VRX provides a timeshift function which can instantly rewind fast forward or pause live TV shows Since Program Guide Manual Schedule timeshifting uses the external USB HDD a a as temporary storage space the T Recording History timeshift buffer size or duration period USB Disk Status has to be pre set in order to reserve storage space from USB HDD in advance The timeshift duration default setting is 5 minutes This means that once timeshift is enabled you can always rewind up to 5 minutes back When rewinding the timeshift progress bar will be displayed to indicate the current time line point 5 1 DA ud HD 1060 CC None Sun Jun 10 10 50PM KTLA DT 10 00PM 11 00PM A 10 48PM g 10 53PM Of course you can set a different timeshift duration from 5 30 60 120 to 240 minutes based on your external HDD storage size Use this option to select a different duration CR e To enable the timeshift fu
77. t Forward video quickly Press this key multiple times to create 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x 64x 128x and 256x different fast forward speeds Gen SLOW BACKWARD Slow motion of rewind video Press this key multiple times to create 1 2x 1 4x 1 8x 1 16x 1 32x different rewind speeds gt gt SLOW FORWARD Slow motion of forwarding video Press this key multiple times to create 1 2x 1 4x 1 8x 1 16x 1 32x different forward speeds C STOP Stop timeshift Are you sure to stop timeshift Either press the a or remote button again to stop timeshift function Stop Timeshift screen will pop up To confirm stopping timeshifting select the Yes option CR e To indicate timeshifting in progress the PHD VRX unit front panel LED display will show o rEC 1 and red light for tuner 1 timeshifting o rEC 2 and red light for tuner 2 timeshifting e lf no action control button is pressed in a certain period of time the timeshift information screen will automatically time PICTURI out Press any action control button again SOUND and the timeshift information screen will re Scale Window appear Or press QUICK remote button to System Info bring up the Quick Menu Then select the Timeshift Status option to bring up the USB Disk Status timeshift information screen again gt Page 5 T PHDKa Operations s How to use PHD VRX Recording Features To record TV shows first you will need to plu
78. t laws Certain Canadian programs may also be copyrighted and any unauthorized recording in whole or in part may be in violation of these rights This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS e Read these instructions e Keep these instructions e Heed all warnings e Follow all instructions e Do not use this apparatus near water e Clean only with dry cloth e Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions e Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus Including amplifiers that produce heat e Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two Blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet e Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus e Only use attachments accessories sp
79. t mpg file first i USB device was connected to TV Do yo ant to to the external USB device eee eee iit open Media Player PHD VRX also provides several timeshift durations 5 10 20 30 and 60 minutes to choose from The timeshift duration is like a time buffer Within this duration you can shift the program backward forward or pause at any point you prefer You can also choose the proper timeshift duration based on your FD Schedule Recordings external USB HDD size since larger timeshift durations a ara will generate bigger HDD storage space The default USB Disk Status duration is 5 minutes odi There are two ways to adjust timeshift duration Press QUICK remote button to bring up the Quick Menu In this menu move to the Timeshift Duration option and then use navigation keys LEFT and RIGHT to change the proper duration time Or in the menu select Record Timeshift Duration Then use navigation keys to choose the duration time CR e PHD VRX can access timeshift mpg files only from the first USB device plugged in internal system assigns it as usba The second USB device plugged in assigned as usbb will be used as a general media player device e Make sure USB HDD is formatted as either Linux ext 2 or Windows NTFS format for timeshifting PHD VRX provides an on screen format utility tool so you can directly format your HDD to Linux ext 2 for the best performance gt Page 55 Operations To s
80. tart timeshifting watch a live TV show from either PHD VRX tuner 1 or tuner 2 Then press the remote button The Start Timeshift screen will pop out Once you select Yes you will see a red R running circle displayed on the top right hand corner of the TV screen to indicate that the timeshifting function Is now in progress At the same time you will see timeshift information screen displayed on the bottom of TV screen On the inside of the timeshift information screen there is the timeline for timeshift progress bar The green bar indicates the current moment that you are watching now from TV The blue bar indicates the real live TV show displaying moment Now you can use remote control action buttons to adjust the speed and pause or stop the video at any point you prefer These action control buttons are ba BR up SS KTLA 5 Hews at 10 10 48PM ba HD 1080 CC KTLA 5 News at 10 10 48PM REC PICTURE NET Tim Sun jum 10 10 48PM HxEOOPM 11 00PM Z 10 53PM None Sun Jun 10 10 50PM 10 00PM 11 00PM 10 55PM Start Current Live Buffer Time Watch Show End Time Point Running gt Page 56 T PHDE Operations gt PLAY Play or resume current paused video u PAUSE Pause live TV or pause current video RWD Rewind video quickly Press this key multiple times to create 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x 64x 128x and 256x different rewind speeds gt gt FF Fas
81. ting USA TV The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with the V CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate television shows from their children Restriction Categories based on six age based categories Hierarchy of Age based Ratings TV Y All Children TV Y7 7 years old and above TV G General audience TV PG Parental guidance TV 14 14 years old and above TV MA Mature audience only e If you block TV Y TV Y7 will automatically be blocked Similarly if you block TV G TV PG TV 14 and TV MA will be blocked e If you unblock TV V7 TV Y will automatically be unblocked If you unblock TV MA TV G TV PG and TV 14 will be unblocked Each Restriction Category has additional options sub ratings ALL All Restrictions gt Page 34 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus FV Fantasy Violence D Sexually Suggestive Dialogue Lo Adult Language e Sexual Situations VO Violence V Chip will automatically block certain sub categories that are more restrictive For example if you block the L sub rating in TV PG then the L sub ratings in TV 14 and TV MA will also automatically be blocked USA TV TV Parental Guidelines TV Y TV Y7 TV G TV PG TV 14 TV MA m Content rating can be set o USA Movie M ovie ratings are used for original movies rated by the M otion Picture Association of America MPAA as watched on cable TV an
82. to adjust time zone setting etc S Time Zone i Daylight Saving Time Manual Time Setting Press remote control 4 and then OK keys to select proper time zone in your area o Daylight Saving Time Press remote control a y and then OK keys to select yes or no for daylight saving time options in your area o Manual Time Setting You have three options to adjust date and time Today s Date Current Time gt By default the Auto Update Time Channel option is checked PHD VRX will try to decode and use date time MM Auto Update Time NTP Network information sent from TV channels Once detected PHD VRX will update Auto Update Time Channel gt Page 30 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus to its system date and time automatically gt You can also check Auto Update Time NTP Network option NTP Network Time Protocol provides more precise date time reference packets sent via network So if you connect PHD VRX Ethernet port through network to the internet you can select this option to get a precise date time CR e Itis useful for doing schedule recording Since it is precise timing it will record a TV program on time gt If both Auto Update Time Channel and Auto Update Time NTP Network are unchecked then the user will need to manually set Today s Date and Current Time with remote control digits and navigation keys Menu Language Press a v and OK key to select the l
83. vailable The default is set to CC1 CC1 The Primary Synchronous Caption Service These are captions in the primary language that must be in sync with the sound preferably matched to a specific frame Advanced Selection Advanced CS1 Advanced Appearance CC2 The Special Non Synchronous Use Captions This channel carries data that is intended to augment information carried in the program Caption Preference Automatic RESET CC Caption Rendering CC3 Secondary Synchronous Caption Service Alternate program related caption data typically second language captions CC4 Special Non Synchronous Use Captions Similar to CC2 Text1 First Text Service This may be various non program related data Text2 Second Text Service Additional data usually not program related Text3 Text4 Third Text Service These data gt Page 28 Grup s Navigating the On Screen M enus channels should be used only if Text1 and Text2 are not sufficient o Advanced Selection You can select an available advanced caption option in DTV Caption RESET CC This item includes ona Basic Selection Advanced CS1 Advanced CS2 Advanced CS3 Advanced CS4 Advanced CS5 Advanced CS6 VVVVV WV o Advanced Appearance This will adjust advanced appearance settings such as font style text size etc It can be used on digital channels
84. x 4x 8x 16x 32x 64x 128 and 256x different fast forward speeds CR e When playback those recorded shows the PHD VRX unit front panel LED display will show PLAY to indicate that the unit is in playback mode e Continuously pressing and holding the Lech or 9 keys will create smooth quick forward or backward video search or commercial skipping e Ali the file names listed in Recordings section are created once started with the new firmware The previous recorded files and other video files won t be listed and shown in this section However you still be able to playback any video files from the Video section under M edia Player function gt Page 73 PrimeDTV Technologies Inc Anaheim CA 92807 Tel 714 630 6899 www primedtv com w Ha te wi ee DOC VRX Vv1 6 TUNER

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