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1. on the screen should say Connected and working and the Playlist will be empty 12 3 CAN PLAYBACK MY RECORDED PROGRAMS ON A COMPUTER 12 3 1 The recorded programs cannot be played back on a computer this is a certification requirement for the VAST platform 12 4 CAN VIEW SUBTITLES ON A PLAYBACK 12 4 1 Subtitles are not available when viewing a playback or when viewing the pause buffer This feature may be added in a future software release 21 Page O Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd Altech UEC Pty Ltd Level 2 27 Sirius Rd Lane Cove West NSW 2066 Sydney Australia The latest version of this user manual can be downloaded at www uec com au 22 Page O Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd2. ARD DRIVE oooocccccccccoconccnncccooononnnonononnnonnncnnnnononnnnanonoss 17 9 5 FORMAT HARD DRIVE cio ida e dae 17 10 PVRINFO A e ect cana 18 10 1 HARD DRIVE INFORMATION 18 Pi EEN 19 11 1 HARD DRIVE NOT CONNPCTED 19 11 2 HARD DRIVE HAS INCORRECT Fonwar 19 11 3 HARD DRIVE ISSFULL 0 a eta isis Hes EE ae eee ROS 19 11 4 HARD DRIVE SPACE ONLY SAYS 1TB WHEN HAVE CONNECTED ACID DRIVE EE 20 11 5 TIMEBASED RECORDING WON T SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF INVALID MAIER jax hots abs Std esas Teds odd cade EA seks Seed A een i n 20 12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS cscscssssssssssssssesssssssssssesssee 21 12 1 How MANY HOURS CAN PH cCoOnn ca rannnnnnnnns 21 12 2 How Do ERASE ALL THE PROGRAMS IN THE Davis 21 12 3 CAN PLAYBACK MY RECORDED PROGRAMS ON A COMPUTER 21 12 4 CAN I VIEW SUBTITLES ON A PLAYBACK uuccssscsccceceesssscccceseeesssceccesesesssssssesenes 21 3 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the VAST PVR Ready Extension Pack 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE HDD SPECIFICATIONS Either a 2 5 or 3 5 external hard drive is required for recording The maximum supported capacity is 1TB If a hard drive larger than 1TB is used it will be formatted to use only 1TB Altech UEC strongly advises against the use of USB memory sticks in this PVR due to their low access speed and limited read write cycles The const
3. E LIVE TV 6 1 6 1 1 6 1 2 6 1 3 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 PAUSING If you press pause while watching live TV the program will pause until a later time when you can resume viewing To resume viewing press the play pause button again As soon as the set top box is paused a pause buffer is created PAUSE BUFFER The pause buffer contains a list of programs that have occurred since pausing the set top box The pause buffer is reset when changing channel or when entering the TV Guide 11 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 6 2 3 6 2 4 6 2 5 6 2 6 6 2 7 6 2 8 6 3 6 4 6 4 1 The pause buffer contents can be displayed by pressing the green button when the iplate is visible if a pause buffer is available a line will appear above the iplate indicating its availability The Event Log containing the list of programs will be shown as below Event Log 2 programs 19 46 19 55 Thoma ink Engine A 19 14 09 Driver Dan s Story Train scroll events CT start play 1 19 50 Thomas the Tank Engine amp Use the up down keys to scroll through the programs in the Event Log Press OK on the desired program to start playing that program from the beginning If you press OK to play back a PG blocked program the parental pin will be required before the program starts playing A green dot indicates the program that is currently playing A red dot indicates the program that is currently recordi
4. Jorge Leading Technologies Touching Lives Record 1 DSD 4121RV PVR Extension User Manual DSD 4121 RV Australian VAST Certified Single Channel High Definition Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS Te INTRODUCTIONS lt A ee a 4 1 1 EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE HDD SPECIFICATIONS ssscsescsesesesssssesesesescscsessessees 4 1 2 PVR EXTENSION a reas 4 2 REMOTE CONTROL seanna oaia anan a ens Seege SEA d e 5 2 1 PVR REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON FUNCTIONS sssssssssssesescscssscsescsesesescscscscseeessees 6 3 HDD CONNECTION 7 3 1 HARD DRIVE DETECTION Via iaa aia 7 3 2 HARD DRIVE FORMAT 3 3 HARD DRIVE PROBLEMS 4 RECORDING eege ei sted Ce is data 8 41 INSTANT REENEN 8 4 2 TV GUIDE EPG epcoOnn an ea ea 8 4 3 TIMEBASED RECORD EE 9 At CONFLICTS oae Ee 11 5 1 LIMITATIONS A A E As aes E le 11 6 PAUSESEIVE INV Groote ites ee dies ee ete Res 11 6 1 PAUSING 8 ities A SAA AAA ts 11 6 2 PAUSE BEER 11 6 3 VIEWING PAUSE BUFFER Heer 12 6 4 VIEWING PAUSE BUFFER AND RECORDING cscscsesesesssssssssssesesescsrsessesessssseseaes 12 A EE eege 13 7 1 PLA E 7 2 DELETE EVENT i 7 3 EEN 2 Page O Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 8 SCHEDULED een 14 8 1 VIEWING ee Geet ee A II ID a 8 2 DELETE EVENT 8 3 SORTING cocccococcccconccccannnoss 8 4 TIMEBASED RECORDING ES 9 1 PVR SETUP IMENO Eet Mee Neel decida 9 2 RECORDING OFFSETS 9 3 JUMP SETTINGS cocooocccoconcccccnacicannnos 9 4 SAFELY DISCONNECT H
5. NECTED A 2TB DRIVE The PVR Ready extension supports a maximum of hard drive capacity of 1TB 1000GB If your hard drive has a larger capacity the PVR will only use 1TB TIMEBASED RECORDING WON T SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF INVALID VALUES Please check that the date you have entered is in YYYY MM DD format and the time duration is in the HH MM format Please check that the date and time are not in the past The maximum recording duration for Timebased recordings is 24 hours please ensure that the duration is shorter than 24 00 20 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 12 1 How MANY Hours CAN I RECORD 12 1 1 The PVR Info screen shows the approximate number of hours of recording space remaining on the connected hard drive 12 1 2 These estimates are not exact The actual recording time will depend on the broadcast quality of the programs being recorded The following table shows the approximate recording space available for an empty hard drive Hard drive Size Hours 1TB 887 hours SD 341 hours HD 500GB 444 hours SD 171 hours HD 12 2 How Do ERASE ALL THE PROGRAMS IN THE PLAYLIST 12 2 1 It is possible to erase all programs by formatting the hard drive 12 2 2 Launch the PVR Setup menu and press OK on Hard drive format 12 2 3 Press OK to confirm the format 12 2 4 The format will take a few minutes to complete 12 2 5 When the format is complete the HDD status
6. Press the PVR button scroll to the PVR Setup icon and press OK to launch the PVR Setup menu screen The following screen will be shown Pi PVR SETUP Aa AREAS HDD STATUS Connected and working Safely Disconnect Hard drive CTs to select item To exit screen RECORDING OFFSETS Programs tend to run past the times listed in the TV Guide due to inaccuracies in the broadcast information The Record Start Offset adds extra time to the start of a recording e g if a program starts at 10 00am and the Start Offset is set to 5 minutes the recording will start at 9 55am The Record Stop Offset adds extra time to the end of a recording e g if a program ends at 11 00am and the Stop Offset is set to 10 minutes the recording will stop at 11 10am 16 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 9 2 4 9 3 9 3 1 9 3 2 9 3 3 9 4 9 4 1 9 5 9 5 1 9 5 2 9 5 3 Note that these offsets will be adjusted if two recordings are scheduled to record one after the other Since the set top box can only decode one channel at a time the offsets will be adjusted accordingly JUMP SETTINGS Pressing the jump back button briefly will jump back by the period of time set in the small jump backward setting Pressing and holding the jump back button will jump back by the period of time set in the big jump backward setting Pressing and holding the fast forward button will jump forward by the period of time se
7. ack by the BIG jump amount JUMP BACKWARD Use this button to fast forward a recorded program or when viewing behind live Pressing the button repeatedly will increase the speed of the fast forward up to a maximum of 9x speed Pressing Play will stop the fast forward and play the program back at normal viewing speed Holding this button will jump forward by the BIG jump amount which is configurable in the PVR Setup menu min 10mins STOP will end the viewing of a recorded program and return you to the playlist STOP can also be used to jump back to live if you are viewing behind live Pressing this button will pause live TV Press the button again to resume playing back behind live This button is also used to pause the program while watching a recorded program The TV GUIDE button launches the TV GUIDE which will allow you FAST FORWARD STOP PLAY PAUSE TV GUIDE to browse through future programs Pressing R on the selected event in the TV Guide will schedule a recording for that event TV RADIO Press this button once to switch between TV and radio services Hold the button down to launch the bouquet popup if available 6 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd A 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 HDD CONNECTION HARD DRIVE DETECTION Insert the hard drive s USB cable into the USB port at the rear of the set top box Tu
8. ant transfer of AV data can damage or considerably shorten the useable lifespan of USB memory sticks A list of recommended hard drives can be found on our website at www uec com au PVR EXTENSION This PVR Extension Pack adds features to the existing software All existing functions will behave as per the DSD4121RV Basic Viewers Guide except Reminders will not display while a recording is in progress A limited TV Guide will be available while a recording is in progress 4 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd REMOTE CONTROL Closed Schedule Captioning Recordings Subtitles One Touch oe be x Record Settings Jump Sto Backward pad Fast Forwarg Pause Play 5 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 2 1 PVR REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON FUNCTIONS NOTE Not all remote buttons will be enabled on this remote until the PVR 2 1 1 activation has been successful BUTTON FUNCTION PVR Launches the PVR Menu From here you can access the Playlist Scheduled List PVR Setup menu and PVR Info screens R Pressing R Record when watching live TV will record the current program The recording will automatically complete when the program finishes Use this button to jump backwards when watching a recorded program or viewing behind live The jump settings are configurable in the PVR Setup menu Pressing this button will jump back by the SMALL jump amount Holding this button will jump b
9. e features 18 Page O Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 11 TROUBLESHOOTING 11 1 11 1 1 11 1 2 11 2 11 2 1 11 2 2 11 2 3 11 2 4 11 2 5 11 3 11 3 1 11 3 2 11 3 2 1 11 3 2 2 11 3 2 3 11 3 2 4 Note A comprehensive troubleshooting help screen can be viewed at any time on the PVR by pressing the HELP button on the remote control HARD DRIVE NOT CONNECTED Check that the power is connected to the hard drive and the power switch is turned on if applicable Check that the USB cable is connected from the hard drive to the USB port at the rear of the set top box properly HARD DRIVE HAS INCORRECT FORMAT Press PVR to launch the PVR menu scroll right to the PVR Setup icon and press OK to launch the PVR Setup screen Scroll down to the format drive option Press OK to start the format and then OK to confirm The format will take a few minutes to complete When the format is complete the HDD status will show Connected and working HARD DRIVE IS FULL There is no more space on the hard drive for new recordings you will need to delete some recordings or insert a new hard drive To delete recorded programs Press the PVR button Press OK on the Playlist icon to launch the playlist Scroll to a program you wish to delete Press the red button to delete and then OK to confirm 19 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 11 5 1 11 5 2 11 5 3 HARD DRIVE SPACE ONLY SAYS 1TB WHEN I HAVE CON
10. imed event Press the R Record button on the remote control to add a Timebased recording timed event The following screen will appear La TIMEBASED SETUP Channel Date yyyy mm dd Time hh mm Duration hh mm Series Repeat Parental Setting Do LS ES a Ls 8 lt scroll to item Press OK on a field to edit it 1 ONE Central 2011 05 26 11 02 00 30 Once Only PG Pin OFF Confirm and schedule recording TT CTS to select item TD exit screen Use left and right arrow buttons to change the selected channel and the parental setting and use the number keys to enter in the date time duration 10 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 4 3 5 7 4 3 5 8 4 3 5 9 4 3 5 10 Press OK when you are done editing a field Press OK on Confirm and schedule recording to save the entered parameters and schedule the recording The recording will appear in the Scheduled List If you have problems scheduling the recording please see the troubleshooting section of this user manual 5 CONFLICTS 5 1 5 1 1 LIMITATIONS This is a single tuner set top box which means it can decode only one channel at a time you have to watch the same channel as is recording or alternatively you can record a channel and view a recorded file from the hard drive If you try to record 2 programs that overlap on different channels a message will inform you that there is a conflict 6 PAUS
11. ng i e the program playing on the live TV broadcast on that channel VIEWING PAUSE BUFFER RESET The pause buffer will be reset on every channel change The pause buffer will also be reset when it becomes full which occurs when live TV is paused for 24 hours VIEWING PAUSE BUFFER AND RECORDING If you are watching behind live and a scheduled recording starts on another 12 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd channel you will be given the option to 6 4 1 1 Continue watching the pause buffer until the point when the set top box performed a channel change to start the recording 6 4 1 2 Or cancel the recording and allow the pause buffer to continue 6 4 2 If no response is received the set top box will start the recording but continue playing back the remaining programs in the pause buffer 6 4 3 Once the pause buffer has been exhausted the PVR will switch to live TV on the channel on which the recording occurred 7 PLAYLIST 7 1 PLAYBACK 7 1 1 The playlist contains a list of recorded programs 7 1 2 The maximum of 500 recorded programs are allowed in the playlist 05 May 20779 13 58 PLAYLIST ic delete event CT start play 25 scroll sort by name date Tt exit screen 7 1 3 Use the up and down arrow keys to move through the recorded programs 7 1 4 Press OK on a program to start it playing back 13 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 7 2 DELETE EVENT 7 2 1 Programs can be deleted fr
12. om the playlist by pressing the red button on the selected program 7 3 SORTING 7 3 1 The playlist is sorted with the newest recorded programs at the beginning of the list 7 3 2 To sort the list in alphabetical order press the yellow button 7 3 3 To sort the list according to start time press the yellow button again 8 SCHEDULED LIST 8 1 VIEWING 8 1 1 The playlist contains a list of programs that will be recorded in the future 8 1 2 A maximum of 100 programs can be scheduled for recording at one time 05 May 2077 14 00 SCHEDULED LIST usiness Page 1 of2 delete event MW add timed event scroll sort by name date T exit screen 8 1 3 Use the up and down arrow keys to move through the list 14 Page O Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 8 2 8 2 1 8 3 8 3 1 8 3 2 8 4 8 4 1 DELETE EVENT Programs can be deleted from the playlist by pressing the red button on the selected program SORTING To sort the list in alphabetical order press the yellow button To sort the list according to recording start time press the yellow button again TIMEBASED RECORDING Time based recordings can be set up from this screen Please see the Time based record section of this manual for more info 15 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 9 9 1 9 1 1 9 1 2 9 2 9 2 1 9 2 2 9 2 3 PVR SETUP PVR SETUP MENU There are a number of configurable options on the PVR
13. rn on the hard drive s power switch if applicable Press PVR on the remote and scroll left to the PVR Setup icon and press OK to enter the PVR Setup menu screen In this menu you can see the current status of the hard drive HARD DRIVE FORMAT When a hard drive is used with the PVR for the first time it will need to be formatted before any PVR functions can be used In the PVR Setup menu scroll down to the Hard Drive Format option and press OK The hard drive format will take a few minutes Once completed the HDD Status should say Connected and working HARD DRIVE PROBLEMS Please see trouble shooting guide at the end of this manual 7 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 4 RECORDING There are a number of ways to schedule a recording 4 1 INSTANT RECORD 4 1 1 If you want to record the program you are currently watching press the record button on the remote control 4 1 2 A record start icon will appear and a red dot will appear in the iplate indicating that the event is recording Cc RECORD START 4 2 TV Guine EPG RECORD 4 2 1 Scroll in the TV Guide to highlight the program you would like to record then press the record button 4 2 2 A red dot will appear indicating that recording is scheduled 8 Page O Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 5 1 4 3 5 2 Thu 05 May 13 15 ALTECH Le LES p s efter Toda
14. t in the big jump backward setting minimum 10 minutes SAFELY DISCONNECT HARD DRIVE To remove your hard drive press OK on Safely disconnect hard drive before removing This will safely shut down the drive and ensure all recordings are stored securely FORMAT HARD DRIVE Press OK on the Hard drive format option to correctly configure the hard drive for use the first time it is connected to the PVR Format hard drive can also be used to erase all recorded programs on the hard drive If the hard drive becomes corrupted and unusable the Hard drive format option can recover the drive but all recordings will be lost 17 Page Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 10 PVR INFO 10 1 HARD DRIVE INFORMATION 10 1 1 To view the information about your hard drive press the PVR button scroll to the PVR Info icon and press OK 10 1 2 The PVR Info screen will be displayed as below Pus 05 May 2011 15 23 e PVR INFO e Number of recorded programs 13 max 500 Number of scheduled programs 7 max 100 Total disk space 998 GB Free diskspace 995 GB Approx rec time remaining 885 hours SD 340 hours HD GT to select item D scroll Ty exit screen 10 1 3 The green red bar is a graphical representation of the hard drive storage capacity Green indicates available space red indicates space used by recordings 10 1 4 Press OK to launch the Help screen to provide more information about th
15. y 14 30 15 00 15 30 23 ABOS SE The Late Escape From Roman Myster 4 Gls tune or set reminders C record cancel recording TIL more information TD exit TIMEBASED RECORD A Timebased recording can be scheduled where you manually set the channel start time duration and parental guidance setting A Timebased recording will appear as a single recording in the playlist even if the duration spans multiple programs and the individual program information within the recording cannot be accessed Because individual program information cannot be accessed an overall parental block setting for the recording can be set Choosing Parental Setting ON means the Parental guidance pin will need to be entered before the playback can start The maximum duration of a time based recording is 24 hours To schedule a timebased recording Press the PVR button Scroll to the Scheduled List icon and press OK to launch the Scheduled List screen 9 Page O Copyright 2013 Altech UEC Pty Ltd 4 3 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4 3 5 6 05 05 2011 _ Play School 05 05 2011 The Mr Men Show 05 05 2011 A Kind Of Magic 05 05 2011 BTN Dail 05 05 2011 _Minuscule 05 05 2011 7 30 05 05 2011 Atlantis The Evidence 05 05 2011 Lateline Business Page 1 of 2 delete event sort by name date T exit screen D scroll 14 45 14 54 22 ABCZ A Kids SE Tho Hive Thore s a talent up the Dancing Bow 2010 dD add t
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