USERS MANUAL WARNING/CAUTION The lightning flash with ar rowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the pres-
ence of uninsulated dangerous volt-
age within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk to persons. The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of im-
portant operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. FCC This device complies with Part15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condition: (1)this device may not cause harmful interference,and (2) this device must accept any interference received,in-
cluding interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTICE Please be aware that new software may change the functionality of the converter box. The photo and the function explanation involved in this specification is for reference only. If there is any mistake, please refer to the entity. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. 1 DTV Converter Box USERS MANUAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read these safety instructions through carefully, before operating the receiver. Please observe all warnings and instructions on the equipment and contained in these operating instructions. Be sure to read this users manual before starting your operation. Never open the cover. Dont touch the inside of the unit,otherwise it may cause possible electric shock. If the receiver is not in use for long periods, always unplug the re-
ceiver from its power s o u r c e . D o n t u s e damaged power cord. Do not touch the power with wet hand. Take off the power cord from the outlet if theres liq-
uid flowing into the unit,otherwise,it may cause fire or electric shock. Place the unit in a well ventilated and no heat environment. I n s t a l l t h e u n i t horizontally. Unbal-
anced installation may cause the unit to be damaged by itself. Do not put heavy ob-
jects on the unit. When the location of the unit will move from heat area to cold area, turn off the power for at least 1-2 hrs before you restart the receiver. Install the unit in a place with:
good ventilation suitable temperature no direct sunrays low humidity low vibration influence USERS MANUAL 2.2 Aspect Ratio 17 2.3 Language 18 2.4 Audio Language 18 2.5 Caption Select 18 2.6 DCC Setup 19 2.7 Sleep Mode 19 3. LOCK 20 3.1 Lock System 20 3.2 Set Password 20 3.3 Block Channel 21 3.4 TV Rating-Children 21 3.5 TV Rating-General 22 3.6 Movie Rating 23 3.7 Downloadable RRT 23 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 24 TROUBLE SHOOTING 24 Table of Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2 GENERAL INFORMATION 4 1. Main Features 4 2. Unpacking 4 OVERVIEW OF THE EQUIPMENT 5 1. Front Panel 5 2. Rear Panel 6 3. Remote Control Unit 7 4. Installation of STB 8 FIRST STEPS 12 MENU INFORMATION 12 ON SCREEN MENUS SELECTION 13 1. Main Menu 13 2. Channel 14 1.1 Channel Scan 14 1.2 Channel Add 15 1.3 Channel Edit 15 1.4 Manual Scan 16 1.5 Output Channel 16 2. OPTION 17 2.1 Clock 17 2 DTV Converter Box 3 DTV Converter Box USERS MANUAL GENERAL INFORMATION OVERVIEW OF THE EQUIPMENT USERS MANUAL Incorporating the highly integrated single chip, N99901T is a cost-ef-
fective and high performance digi-
tal ATSC receiver. N9901T provides FTA (Free-To-Air) channels with user-friendly OSD (On Screen Display) , which undoubtedly makes it an ideal choice for viewers like you to enjoy the digital life. 1. Main Features Fully ATSC compliant for USA
with NTIA Certification mation Protocol Data Multi-language OSD (English,
French, Spanish)
Multi-language audio supported Multi-language Subtitle output
supported Support Channel Display, Closed
Caption, EAS and Parental Controls(V-
Chip) Receives ATSC Terrestrial
broadcast Channels 2-69
tios Support 4:3 and 16:9 Aspect Ra-
Receiving and Presenting
Audio/Video Formats Contains in ATSC A/53E 256 colors on screen display
(OSD) supported Full Compliant with ATSC A/
74, Receiver Performance Guide-
lines Process and Display ATSC
A/65C Program and System Infor-
2. Unpacking Unpack the receiver and check to make sure that all of the following items are included in the packaging.
1 x Remote Control Unit 1 x Users Manual 1 x DTV converter box 1. Front Panel Operation /Standby button: press to switch be-
tween Operation and Standby mode. Channel up button: press to move to next channel Channel down button: press to move to previous channel 4 DTV Converter Box 5 DTV Converter Box USERS MANUAL 2. Rear Panel 3. Remote Control Unit USERS MANUAL Right audio VIDEO Main power switch Left audio Channel 3 or 4 output to TV sets antenna in Connect to terrestrial antenna 6 DTV Converter Box NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Function Mute CC Numeric Key Reserved for future use Sleep Mode Audio Menu Arrow key VOL+
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Dash Stand by NO. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7 DTV Converter Box Function Signal strength Page+
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USERS MANUAL 4. Installation and channel set up 4. Installation and channel set up You can choose one of the two ways below (not both) to install and scan digital TV channels 1) To receive digital channels with MD output (RF output)
(RF cable is included in the package) USERS MANUAL Tune the converter box to operation mode, by pressing key on the remote control (when in operation mode, LED on front panel is GREEN) Press menu button on the remote control to enter main menu, select channel scan, press OK button to start channel scan, when the scan finishes, channels will broadcast automatically, then press exit button on remote control to close the menu and enjoy the digital TV programs. Connect outdoor or indoor antenna to the ANT IN of the rear panel Connect the converter box (MD output) and TV set (RF/ATN in) with RF cable Turn on the TV set, tune to channel 4(or channel 3, but the converter system sets channel 4 as default) Power on the converter box by putting the power switch to on of rear panel
*** Analog pass through Do above and below steps, it will allow you to watch analog channels with analog pass through function:
If you would like to transfer to analog channels(if available), you just need to tune the converter box to Standby mode the converter box and the analog signal will pass to the TV set through the converter box, means the TV will receive analog channels. Please note that when you are watching analog channels, you need to use the TVs remote control or front buttons for channel operation. If you would like to come back to digital channels, you need to tune the converter box to operation mode. 8 DTV Converter Box 9 DTV Converter Box USERS MANUAL USERS MANUAL 2) To receive digital channels with RCA output (RCA cable is not included in the package) Tune the converter box to operation mode, by pressing key on the remote control (when in operation mode, LED on front panel is GREEN) Press menu button on the remote control to enter main menu, select channel scan, press OK button to start channel scan, when the scan finishes, channels will broadcast automatically, then press exit on remote control to close the menu and enjoy the digital TV programs. Connect outdoor or indoor antenna to the ANT IN of the rear panel Connect the converter box and TV with RCA cable, please make sure the colors of plugs (yellow, red, white) match the colors of sockets (yellow, red, white) Turn on the TV set, tune it to AV mode Power on the converter box by putting the power switch to on of rear panel Note: if you you connect with RCA cable rather than RF cable, the analog pass through function wont work. So if you would like to use analog pass through function, please connect with RF cable. 10 DTV Converter Box 11 DTV Converter Box USERS MANUAL FIRST STEPS Connect the receiver to power source by inserting the receivers plug in the power socket, and turn on the main power switch on the rear panel. The receiver starts up in Standby mode when the front LED is RED color. Connect the auxiliary devices with power sources, and turn them on. To see if there are any new channels, then activate the channel search. CAUTION !
Before connect the receiver to power source,check to make sure all of the devices
(including antena)are well connected. MENU INFORMATION The user interface has various ways to navigate through the menu and functions. Some of the keys on the remote control unit provide direct access to functions, such as MENU,OK key and colored keys. Other keys are multi-functional ,since their func-
tions will change according to the different mode you are in. Unless otherwise specified; this note explains the way you can operate the pages of the user menu. 1. Press the 2. Press the 3. Press the OK key to enter the sub-menu. 4. Press the EXIT key to escape from the current menu, and return to view mode. 5. In a sub-menu:
-Press OK key to confirm your selection;
-The green or white bar indicates the active selection keys to move the cursor left or right, from one line to another line. keys to move the cursor up or down in the sub-menu. USERS MANUAL ON SCREEN MENUS SELECTION 1. Main Menu Pressing the MENU key will display the Main Menu. This menu provides three options. CHANNEL Channel searching:
Search the desired channels for play. OPTION Set up the receivers parameter of the video & audio frequency,language and subtitle. LOCK Set up the parental lock and its password. 12 DTV Converter Box 13 DTV Converter Box USERS MANUAL 2. Channel 1.1 Channel Scan From here, press OK key to scan the channels. During the searching process, OK key is used to cancel the whole process. 1.2 Channel Addtion The right arrow key or OK key to lead you to the channel adding. USERS MANUAL Channel Scan 1 Channel addtion:
Channel addition has the same function as auto-searching in increasing the channels. New channels will be reserved after addition. Channel Scan 2 Press OK to delete or add the selected channel. 1.3 Channel Edit CHANNEL The guage shows:
Channel scan 1:
Auto-searching can search through all of the exsited channels. Channel scan 2:
The guage shows the speed of auto-
searching process. Channel scan 3:
Finish the channel searching by showing a dialog box. Channel Scan 3 Channel edit is used to edit the selected channels, also can rename these channels. 14 DTV Converter Box 15 DTV Converter Box USERS MANUAL 1.4 Manual Scan In this mode, only one RF channel can be searched. You can use the function to scan the desired channel. Select the RF-channel number. USERS MANUAL 2. OPTION 2.1 Clock Current Time: Display the current time. Time Zone: Select proper option according to the time zone you have been. Manual scan, users can add channels according to the related frequency index. 1.5 Output Channel Select the CH3 or CH4 Setup to select users local time zone. 2.2 Aspect Ratio This option allows you to select the aspect ratio of the video output. 16 DTV Converter Box 17 DTV Converter Box Setup the proportion of the display (Main screen). USERS MANUAL 2.3 Language 2.6 Sleep Mode Sets the time after which the receiver switches itself off. USERS MANUAL Select the desired language for main menu. Options available:English,Spanish,French. 2.4 Audio Language This option allows you to select your first and second choice of the audio language. Select the language of audio frequency if multi-language options are available. 2.5 Caption Select Select the desired option for caption. Select the time interval,and set up auto-turnoff when no operation being taken for a long periods. 2.7 Analog audio Select the desired option for RF Analog Audio Output. Set up the caption of the programs. 18 DTV Converter Box 19 DTV Converter Box USERS MANUAL 3. LOCK 3.1 Lock System Select On or Off. If On is selected, a password is needed before you entering the menu. 3.3 Block Channel Select the channels which you tend to lock, then press OK to confirm. USERS MANUAL 3.4 TV Rating-Children This function can help to prevent children from watching illegal channels. Age: TV-Y, TV-Y7 and Blocking Off. Fantasy Violence: Select TV-Y7 or Blocking Off. Parental lock, used to open/close the menu. 3.2 Set Password Enter a new password at the New item. Enter the new password again to confirm. Set up the password of parental lock, the defaut password is: 0000 20 DTV Converter Box Fantasy Violence Age 21 DTV Converter Box USERS MANUAL 3.5 TV Rating-General Age: TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA and Blocking Off. Dialogue: TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA and Blocking Off. Language: TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA and Blocking Off. Sex: TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA and Blocking Off. Violence: TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA and Blocking Off. USERS MANUAL 3.6 Movie Rating G:General audiences. PG: Parental guidance suggested. PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned. R: Restricted. NC-17: No one 17 and under admitted. x:Adult only 3.7 Downloadable RRT(Region Rating Table) 22 DTV Converter Box 23 DTV Converter Box USERS MANUAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TUNER ATSC Input frequency Bandwidth Input level Input impedance Signal Input:
57MHz 803MHzCenter Frequency 6M
-83 -5dBm 75 RF type(ANT IN), RF type(MD output) TROUBLE SHOOTING Note : If you cannot solve the problem by referring to the above trouble shooting, please contact your re-seller. Problem Possible Causes What To Do the Main cable is not connected. The display on the front panel does not light up. No sound and picture, but front panel shows time. No sound or picture. Poor signal quality or bad Bad picture/ Blocking error. The unit is in standby mode. Signal is too strong. interconnections leads and The system is connected using the output RF channel receiver interferes with an existing terrestrial channel or Video signal. the of is interference your digital There on terrestrial channel. is not The RCU working. Check that the main cable is plugged into power socket. Press the RCU. key on the Check the antenna system Check cable connections. Try a signal attenuator to the RF IN port. Change the receiver output channel to a more suitable channel. Battery exhausted. Change the battery. 24 DTV Converter Box