Altech UEC DSR 4639 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 8

1.1 CONTENTS ...................................................................................................... 8

2 FRONT PANEL ............................................................................... 9

3 BACK PANEL ................................................................................ 10

4 INSTALLING AND CONNECTING THE PVR ............................... 11

4.1 LOOP THROUGH CONNECTION: ( IMPORTANT ) .............................................. 11

WITHOUT THIS LOOPED CONNECTION THE PVR WILL NOT FUNCTION. ............................... 11

NOW CONNECT TO TV SET VIA THE FOLLOWING CONNECTION OPTIONS ............................ 12

4.2 OPTION A: AV CONNECTORS (STANDARD DEFINITION TV) ............................... 12

4.3 OPTION B: HDMI CONNECTOR (HIGH DEFINITION TV) ..................................... 12

4.4 OPTION C: HDMI CONNECTOR (AV HOME THEATRE SYSTEM AND

A HIGH DEFINITION TV) ................................................................................................ 12

4.5 QUICK START GUIDE FOR EXISTING AURORA/ DSD4121 OR

OTHER VAST INSTALLATION ................................ ......................................................... 13

5 SMART CARD ............................................................................... 13

6 RESTORING TO FACTORY DEFAULTS ..................................... 13

6.1 PIN NUMBER ................................................................................................. 13

7 REMOTE CONTROL..................................................................... 14

7.1 PVR REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON FUNCTIONS ................................................... 15

NOTE: WHEN KEYS ARE PRESSED IT IS ASSUMED THEY WILL BE PRESSED

ON THE REMOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. ............................................................... 15

8 DSR4639 DECODER FEATURES AND MENU ............................ 16

8.1 I-PLATE ........................................................................................................ 16

8.2 CHANGING CHANNELS ................................................................................... 16

8.3 I-PLATE EXTENDED MODE ............................................................................. 17

8.4 REMINDER POPUP ......................................................................................... 17

8.5 HOW TO SET A REMINDER............................................................................... 17

8.6 HOW TO DELETE A REMINDER ......................................................................... 18

8.7 EXAMPLE OF A BANNER REMINDER ................................................................. 18

8.8 EXAMPLE OF AN AUTO-TUNE REMINDER .......................................................... 18

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9 VOLUME AND MUTE.................................................................... 19

9.1 VOLUME UP AND DOWN .................................................................................. 19

9.2 VOLUME MUTE .............................................................................................. 19

10 SUBTITLES AND CLOSED CAPTIONS ....................................... 20

10.1 TURNING ON SUBTITLES/CLOSED CAPTIONS .................................................... 20

10.2 TURNING OFF SUBTITLES OR CLOSED CAPTIONS .............................................. 20

11 TV GUIDE ...................................................................................... 21

11.1 8 DAYS OF INFORMATION ................................................................................ 21

11.2 DATA LOADING .............................................................................................. 22

11.3 MOVING AROUND THE EPG ............................................................................ 22

12 MENU ............................................................................................ 22

12.1 LAUNCHING THE MENU .................................................................................. 22

12.2 MOVING AROUND THE MENU .......................................................................... 22

12.3 CHANGE MENU SETTINGS .............................................................................. 23

12.4 DISH INSTALLATION MENU ............................................................................. 23

12.5 TO CONFIGURE THE LNB ............................................................................... 24

12.6 TO RESCAN .................................................................................................. 24

12.7 TV INSTALLATION .......................................................................................... 24

12.8 USER SETTINGS ................................ ................................ ............................ 25

12.9 TIME ZONE .................................................................................................... 25

12.10 RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS ....................................................................... 26

12.11 USB UPGRADE ............................................................................................. 26

12.12 INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 27

12.13 PARENTAL CONTROL ..................................................................................... 28

12.14 CHANGE PARENTAL PIN ................................ ................................ ................. 29

12.15 PVR SETTINGS ............................................................................................. 30

12.16 TIME-SHIFT OPTION ....................................................................................... 30

12.17 RECORDING OFFSETS ................................................................................... 30

12.18 JUMP SETTINGS ............................................................................................ 31

12.19 FORMAT HARD DRIVE .................................................................................... 31

12.20 HARD DRIVE INFORMATION ............................................................................ 32

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13 RECORDING MODES .................................................................. 33

13.1 INSTANT RECORD .......................................................................................... 33

13.2 TV GUIDE (EPG) RECORD ............................................................................. 34

13.3 CHAIN RECORD ( EPISODE CHAIN RECORDING ) ............................................... 34

13.4 TIMEBASED RECORD ...................................................................................... 35

13.5 TO SCHEDULE A TIME BASED RECORDING: ....................................................... 36

14 CONFLICTS .................................................................................. 37

14.1 2 RECORDINGS AT A TIME MAXIMUM ............................................................... 37

15 TIME SHIFTING ............................................................................ 38

15.1 ON PAUSE .................................................................................................... 38

15.2 ALWAYS ON .................................................................................................. 38

15.3 VIEWING PAUSE BUFFER AND RECORDING ...................................................... 39

16 PLAYLIST ...................................................................................... 40

16.1 PLAYBACK .................................................................................................... 40

16.2 DELETE EVENT ............................................................................................. 41

16.3 SORTING ...................................................................................................... 41

16.4 GROUPING .................................................................................................... 41

17 SCHEDULED LIST ........................................................................ 42

17.1 VIEWING ....................................................................................................... 42

17.2 DELETE EVENT ............................................................................................. 42

17.3 SORTING ...................................................................................................... 42

17.4 GROUPING .................................................................................................... 43

17.5 TIMEBASED RECORDING ................................................................................ 43

18 TIME-SHIFT LIST .......................................................................... 43

18.1 VIEWING ....................................................................................................... 43

18.2 SAVING TIME-SHIFT PROGRAMS ..................................................................... 43

18.3 DELETE EVENT ............................................................................................. 43

18.4 SORTING ...................................................................................................... 43

18.5 GROUPING .................................................................................................... 44

19 ETHERNET ................................................................................... 44

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20 MHEG-5 ......................................................................................... 44

20.1 NOTE: A POTENTIAL APPLICATION THAT MAYBE AVAILABLE ON

THE PLATFORM ............................................................................................................ 44

21 TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................. 44

21.1 HARD DRIVE IS FULL...................................................................................... 44

21.2 TIME BASED RECORDING WON’T SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF

INVALID VALUES .......................................................................................................... 45

21.3 MY CHAIN RECORDING DOESN’T RECORD ....................................................... 45

22 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................... 45

22.1 HOW MANY HOURS CAN I RECORD?............................................................... 45

22.2 HOW DO I ERASE ALL THE PROGRAMS IN THE PLAYLIST? ................................ 45

22.3 CAN I VIEW SUBTITLES ON A PLAYBACK? ....................................................... 46

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 CONTENTS

1.1.1 An Altech UEC remote control.

1.1.2 2 x AA batteries.

1.1.3 12 V Power supply adapter with fig 8 power lead.

1.1.4 AV cable

1.1.5 Component video (YPbPr) cable

1.1.6 F-F loop through cable.

1.1.7 User manual

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STANDBY Button

Switches the decoder between ON and STANDBY modes.

Smartcard Slot

Behind the Front Panel Cover. ( see 4 )

LEDs Bi-colour

RED/GREEN AMBER GREEN

Indicates response to remote control commands and/or error mode RED = Decoder in standby mode or an error condition has occurred.

GREEN = Normal operation.

Flashes = when there are incoming messages Flashes = when RCU command received.

Front Panel Release

Opens the front panel when pulled.

Front Panel

LED Display

Displays the time (Standby Mode) or displays the selected TV channel. Front panel with display “REC” if there is a recording in progress

VOL<

Decreases the volume level.

VOL˃

Increases the volume level.

CH˃

Changes to the next available channel.

CH˃

Changes to the previous available channel.

Accepts the selection.

RESET

Press to Reboot the decoder, i.e. if decoder freezes etc.

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2 FRONT PANEL

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3 BACK PANEL

Power Input connector

Connect to your home AC mains outlet via the supplied power pack

LNB IN

Connect to the satellite signal from the dish via the F-connector

3 LNB Out

Loop out for connecting to LNB IN ( 2 )

4 R J45

Connects to Ethernet (currently disabled in this version)

S/PDIF (Coaxial connector)

Connects to the Digital Audio coaxial input on TV or AV Home Theater System 6 TOSLINK (Optical

connector)

Connects to the Digital Audio optical input on TV or AV Home Theater System 7

USB

Connects to USB device (for software upgrade)

8 HDMI

Connects to the high definition (HDMI) input on TV or AV home theatre system

9 Audio = Left & Right

Connects to the analog audio inputs on TV

10 Video =YPbPr (Red/Green/Blue)

Connects to the YPbPr inputs on TV ( Component Video ) 11 Composite Video ( yellow )

Connects to the video inputs on TV

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4 INSTALLING AND CONNECTING THE PVR

4.1 LOOP THROUGH CONNECTION: ( IMPORTANT )

4.1.1 Connect the Loop through F-F connector on LNB1 out to LNB 2

in –see the below picture

WITHOUT THIS LOOPED CONNECTION THE PVR WILL

NOT FUNCTION.

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NOW CONNECT TO TV SET VIA THE FOLLOWING

CONNECTION OPTIONS

4.2 OPTION A: AV CONNECTORS (STANDARD DEFINITION

TV)

4.2.1 Connect the satellite signal to the LNB IN input (#2) on the decoder

4.2.2 Connect the Audio / Video cables to the audio (#9) and video (#11) outputs on

4.3 OPTION B: HDMI CONNECTOR (HIGH DEFINITION TV)

4.3.1 Connect the satellite feed to the LNB input (#2) on the decoder

4.3.2 Connect a High Definition cable to the HDMI connector (#8), and then connect

4.4 OPTION C: HDMI CONNECTOR (AV HOME THEATRE

4.4.1 Connect the satellite feed to the LNB IN input (#2) on the decoder

4.4.2 Connect a High Definition cable to the HDMI connector (#8), and then connect

4.4.3 Then connect the output HDMI of the AV home theatre system to the TV.

the decoder and then to the audio and video inputs on the TV or home theatre system.

the other end of the cable to the HDMI connector on the TV.

SYSTEM AND A HIGH DEFINITION TV)

the other end of the cable to the HDMI input connector of the AV home theatre system.

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4.5 QUICK START GUIDE FOR EXISTING AURORA/ DSD4121 OR

OTHER VAST INSTALLATION

4.5.1 Remove decoder from packaging.

4.5.2 Insert supplied batteries into the remote control.

4.5.3 Ensure you have connected the loop cable as per 4.1.1

4.5.4 Connect to existing TV and satellite dish to the back of the PVR.

4.5.5 Power up the PVR and wait while the PVR starts up.

4.5.5 If the PVR does not scan first time, Press help & follow installation prompts to change LNB settings.

4.5.6 PVR should lock to service and display video.

5 SMART CARD

The smart card is paired to this PVR which means that this smart card cannot be used in any other PVR. The smart card is owned & controlled by the network operator. Activation of a smart card is subject to conditions set out by the operator.

6 RESTORING TO FACTORY DEFAULTS

Resetting to factory defaults can be useful if you have changed some settings and lost some functions. Resetting will restore the decoder back to its original configuration and all personalised settings will be reversed. The only setting that is not reset is the LNB setting. Please manually edit this setting to the desired value. Refer to Page 25

6.1 PIN NUMBER

6.1.1 The default pin number is 1234.

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7 REMOTE CONTROL

Standby

Playlist hot key

Scheduled list hot key

Time-shift list hot key

Media hot key

Closed captions/ Subtitles

PVR menu

Play Stop Record Pause

Rewind

Fast forward

Jump back

Jump forward

TV/Radio

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7.1 PVR REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON FUNCTIONS

BUTTON

FUNCTION

PVR

Launches the PVR Menu. From here you can access the Playlist, Scheduled List and Time-shift list.

RECORD

Pressing the record button when watching live TV will record the current program. The recording will automatically stop when the program finishes.

FAST FORWARD

Use this button to fast forward a recorded program or when viewing behind live. Pressing the button repeatedly will increase the speed to a maximum of 30x speed.

REWIND

Use this button to rewind a recorded program or when viewing behind live. Pressing the button repeatedly will increase the speed to a maximum of 30x speed.

JUMP BACKWARDS

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.

JUMP FORWARD

Use this button to jump forward when watching a recorded program or viewing behind live. The jump settings are configurable in the PVR Setup menu.

STOP

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.

PLAY

Press the button to resume playing back behind live.

PAUSE

Pressing this button will pause live TV. This button is also used to pause while watching a recorded program.

CLOSED CAPTIONS

This button turns on subtitles. Subtitles will be displayed on programs that contain subtitle information.

TV/RADIO

Press this button once to switch between TV and radio services. Hold the button down to launch the bouquet popup (if available)

NOTE: WHEN KEYS ARE PRESSED IT IS ASSUMED THEY WILL BE PRESSED ON

THE REMOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.

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8 DSR4639 DECODER FEATURES AND MENU

8.1 I-PLATE

The information plate (I-Plate) displays information about the current and next event at the bottom of the screen.

The I-Plate can be launched by pressing the ”I” button on the remote.

8.2 CHANGING CHANNELS

8.2.1 To change to a different channel either:

8.2.2 Press the “CH+” or “CH-” buttons on the remote to change the channel to the

8.2.3 When the I-Plate is open, press the “LEFT/RIGHT” arrow buttons on the remote.

NOTE: The I-Plate will only timeout when changing channels from the “CH+” or “CH-” button. If you have manually opened the I-Plate, the “EXIT” button must be pressed to remove it.

next/previous channel respectively, or

This allows you to browse the program information of the other channels without changing the channel you are presently viewing. Press OK to switch to that channel

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8.3 I-PLATE EXTENDED MODE

The extended I-Plate displays a short description about the currently selected I-Plate programme, see screen below

8.4 REMINDER POPUP

There are two types of reminders, a banner reminder and an Auto-tune reminder. Reminders are used to notify you when a program is about to start.

8.5 HOW TO SET A REMINDER

8.5.1 To set a reminder, highlight the program you want to be reminded about using

8.5.2 “B” will appear next to the program name. This indicates a banner reminder has

8.5.3 Pressing the “OK’ button again will change the “B” to an “A” next to the program

either the I-plate or the TV Guide. Press the “OK” button.

been set.

name. This indicates an Auto tune reminder has been set.

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8.6 HOW TO DELETE A REMINDER

8.6.1 Pressing the “OK’ a third time on the program will remove the “A” next to the program name. The reminder has been deleted.

8.7 EXAMPLE OF A BANNER REMINDER

8.7.1 A banner reminder will display a pop-up 30 seconds before the start of the

8.7.2 Pressing OK when this message is on the screen will change the channel to the

programme for which the reminder is set.

reminder program. Pressing EXIT will remove the message

8.8 EXAMPLE OF AN AUTO-TUNE REMINDER

8.8.1 An Auto-tune reminder tunes the decoder to the reminder channel when the

8.8.2 There is a 5 second alert before changing channel so that you can cancel the

8.8.3 Cancel the reminder by pressing the “EXIT” button.

8.8.4 Tune immediately to the selected programme by pressing the “OK” button, if you

programme starts. reminder if you are watching something else.

do nothing, the decoder will automatically tune to the reminder channel.

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9 VOLUME AND MUTE

9.1 VOLUME UP AND DOWN

9.1.1 Volume can be controlled by the VOL+ and VOL- buttons on the remote or on

9.2 VOLUME MUTE

9.2.1 Press the mute button to mute the sound and press it again to un-mute.

the front of the PVR unit.

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10 SUBTITLES AND CLOSED CAPTIONS

10.1 TURNING ON SUBTITLES/CLOSED CAPTIONS

10.1.1 There is a menu option to enable subtitles. This can be found in the settings

10.1.2 Also it can be enabled using the remote by pressing the “CC” (Closed captions)

10.2 TURNING OFF SUBTITLES OR CLOSED CAPTIONS

10.2.1 Press the “CC” button again to turn off subtitles

10.2.2 Or change the setting in the menu

menu. button on the remote

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11 TV GUIDE

11.1 8 DAYS OF INFORMATION

11.1.1 The TV Guide offers program information for up to 8 days (if it is available)

11.1.2 To access the TV Guide, press the “TV Guide” button on the remote control.

11.1.3 All information in the TV guide is controlled and populated by the broadcaster.

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11.2 DATA LOADING

11.2.1 While the TV Guide is loading data, the unit may respond slower. There is a loading data text that appears near the date and time. When this stops flashing, all data has been retrieved and the TV Guide data can be browsed.

11.3 MOVING AROUND THE EPG

11.3.1 Use the up/down/left/right buttons to scroll though the event grid.

11.3.2 Use the CH+ and CH- buttons to move the grid by 24 hours.

11.3.3 Press the green button to provide more information on the different icons that

11.3.4 Press the “i” button to show more information about the highlighted program.

can be found in the TV Guide.

12 MENU

The menu is used to set up the decoder depending on the environment and preference.

12.1 LAUNCHING THE MENU

12.1.1 To display, press the MENU button while watching TV or listening to the radio. The screen contains main menu (i.e. on the left hand side) and sub menu (i.e. on the right hand side). Press EXIT to return to watching TV or listening to the radio

12.2 MOVING AROUND THE MENU

12.2.1 Press the right arrow to move the highlight to the sub menu.

12.2.2 Press the left arrow to move the highlight back to the main menu section.

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12.3 CHANGE MENU SETTINGS

12.3.1 Up the up down keys to move the highlight to the different options

12.3.2 Press the right arrow to move to the sub menu

12.3.3 Use the up and down arrow keys to move through the sub menu

12.3.4 Highlight the correct option and press OK to edit it

12.3.5 Use the left and right keys to select options, or if required, use the number keys to type in new values.

12.4 DISH INSTALLATION MENU

This is where the set top box is configured according to your satellite options. In most cases, no changes are required to this menu. However, if an old LNB is used then most likely the LNB frequency value should be set to 11300. (11300 is the most common alternate frequency, but this frequency value is dependent on the LNB used)

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12.5 TO CONFIGURE THE LNB

12.5.1 Launch the menu

12.5.2 Press the right button to move to the sub menu

12.5.3 Press the down button to move to the LNB Frequency option

12.5.4 Press OK to edit the number

12.5.5 Type in the new LNB frequency

12.5.6 Press OK to save the change setting.

12.5.7 To return to the main menu press left arrow or EXIT of the remote.

12.6 TO RESCAN

12.6.1 When the “Dish Installation” menu is on screen, you can press the green button as a hot key to rescan the set top box.

12.7 TV INSTALLATION

This is where the set top box is configured to work with your television or home theater

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12.7.1 The aspect Ratio settings may also be changed by pressing the 16:9/4:3 button

12.7.2 Digital audio should only be changed to Dolby when used in conjunction with a

while watching TV. Changing the aspect ratio using the remote key will not change the setting in the menu, and will not remain if the decoder requires a reboot. For a permanent setting, change the aspect ratio in the menu.

Dolby decoder ( e.g Home theatre amplifier )

12.8 USER SETTINGS

The User settings menu contains customizable settings to configure the set top box.

12.9 TIME ZONE

12.9.1 Move the highlight onto the Time Zone setting by pressing right

12.9.2 Press OK to edit the Time Zone

12.9.3 Use the left and right arrow keys to select the correct time zone

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12.9.4 Press OK when the correct one has been selected

12.9.5 Press EXIT or right arrow to return to the main menu section.

12.10 RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS

12.10.1 Selecting Reset to factory defaults will erase all the changes made to the menu.

12.10.2 Enter the pin (1234) by pressing the number keys on the remote.

12.10.3 The set top box will reboot after a factory reset.

12.11 USB UPGRADE

12.11.1 Copy the upgrade image to a USB stick which is available from

12.11.2 Insert the USB stick into the USB port at the back of the set top box

12.11.3 In the menu, highlight the “USB upgrade” option and press OK.

12.11.4 The set top box will reboot and apply the upgrade automatically – it may take a

www.uec.com.au/downloads. The upgrade will be called “upgrade.uec”.

few minutes to complete.

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12.12 INFORMATION

The information section contains the information for the set top box and smart card.

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12.13 PARENTAL CONTROL

The parental control menu is used to block certain age programs from being viewed without first entering a pin.

12.13.1 To make changes to this menu, press right to navigate to the Parental Level

12.13.2 The set top box will request the parental pin. The default parental pin is 1234.

option.

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12.14 CHANGE PARENTAL PIN

12.14.1 The default parental pin can be changed to another pin value.

12.14.2 The pin will be reset back to the default if a “reset to factory defaults” is performed.

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12.15 PVR SETTINGS

There are a number of configurable options on the PVR.

12.16 TIME-SHIFT OPTION

12.16.1 These options are discussed more in the Time-shift section, but allows for constant on demand time shifting

12.17 RECORDING OFFSETS

12.17.1 Programs tend to run past the times listed in the TV Guide due to inaccuracies in

12.17.2 The Record Start Offset adds extra time to the start of a recording. (e.g. if a

12.17.3 The Record Stop Offset adds extra time to the end of a recording. (e.g. if a

the broadcast information, this is controlled by the broadcaster.

program starts at 10:00am and the Start Offset is set to 5 minutes, the recording will start at 9:55am)

program ends at 11:00am and the Stop Offset is set to 10 minutes, the recording

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will stop at 11:10am

12.17.4 Note that these offsets will be automatically adjusted if two recordings are scheduled to record one after the other.

12.18 JUMP SETTINGS

12.18.1 Pressing Jump Back button by the period of time set in the “Jump backward”

12.18.2 Pressing jump forward button will jump forward by the period of time set in the

setting.

“Jump Forward” setting.

12.19 FORMAT HARD DRIVE

12.19.1 Format hard drive will erase all recorded programs stored on the hard drive and

12.19.2 To format the hard drive, press the GREEN button or press OK when Format

12.19.3 The following popup will be displayed.

should only be performed if absolutely essential.

Hard Drive is highlighted.

12.19.4 Press OK to format the hard drive.

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12.20 HARD DRIVE INFORMATION

12.20.1 Hard drive information provides statistics on the hard drive recordings and

12.20.2 Press YELLOW button or OK when Hard Drive Information is highlighted to

amount of space available. display hard drive information. A similar screen will be displayed.

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13 RECORDING MODES

There are a number of ways to schedule a recording:

13.1 INSTANT RECORD

13.1.1 If you want to record the program you are currently watching, press the record

13.1.2 A record start icon will appear, a red dot will appear in the iplate and a small

13.1.3 A maximum of two events may be recorded at any time hence there may be two

button on the remote control.

recording information popup is displayed above the iplate on the right hand side of the screen indicating the details of the event that is recording.

recording information popups displayed over the iplate.

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13.2 TV GUIDE (EPG) RECORD

13.2.1 Scroll in the TV Guide to highlight the program you would like to record, then

13.2.2 A red dot will appear in front of the highlighted program and in the event

13.2.3 A maximum of two events may be recorded at any time. In the event a third

press the record button.

information screen indicating that recording is scheduled.

concurrent recording is attempted a recording conflict screen is displayed.

13.3 CHAIN RECORD ( EPISODE CHAIN RECORDING )

13.3.1 If you would like to record more programs of the same name, a chain recording

13.3.2 Press the yellow button on the program in the TV guide to make the yellow chain

13.3.3 These chain events are only recorded if there is a spare tuner available and no

can be set.

icon appear.

conflicts checking is done on other chain events.

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13.3.4 NOTE : Chain recordings are not checked for conflicts. The program will be recorded if there is a tuner free. If you want to make sure that a recording happens, schedule a normal single recording by pressing the record button.

13.4 TIMEBASED RECORD

13.4.1 A Timebased recording can be scheduled, where you manually set the recording

13.4.2 A Timebased recording will appear as a single recording in the playlist, even if

13.4.3 Because individual program information cannot be accessed, an overall parental

13.4.4 The maximum duration of a time based recording is 24 hours.

name, channel, start date, start time, duration, recording days and parental guidance setting.

the duration spans multiple programs, and the individual program information within the recording cannot be accessed.

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.

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13.5 TO SCHEDULE A TIME BASED RECORDING:

13.5.1 Press the PVR button while watching TV or listening to the radio.

13.5.2 Scroll to the Scheduled List icon and press OK to launch the Scheduled List screen.

13.5.3 Press the “R” (Record) button on the remote control to add a Time based

13.5.4 The following screen will appear:

recording (timed event)

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13.5.5 Press OK on a field to edit it.

13.5.6 When editing Recording Name, use left arrow and right arrow to move the

13.5.7 When editing Channel and Parental Setting use left and right arrows to select

13.5.8 When editing Date, time or duration, use the left arrow to delete characters.

13.5.9 When editing Recording Days, pressing “OK will launch the day selection

13.5.10 Press OK on “Confirm and schedule recording” to save the entered parameters

13.5.11 A chain with the recording name will appear in the Scheduled List.

13.5.12 An event scheduled to be recorded for the day with the recording name and a

13.5.13 If you have problems scheduling the recording, please see the troubleshooting

highlight to letter in name that you want to change. Use up arrow and down arrow to change the highlighted character. Characters available are

“ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789”. (For example, when “T” is highlighted and up arrow is pressed then “S” is displayed. When “T” is highlighted and down arrow is pressed then “U” is displayed.)

the desired values.

Press “0”..”9” on the remote to enter new time values.

popup.

and schedule the recording.

unique number will appear in the Scheduled List. section of this user manual.

14 CONFLICTS

14.1 2 RECORDINGS AT A TIME MAXIMUM

14.1.1 This set top box can record only two channels at a time.

14.1.2 If you try to record 3 programs that overlap on different channels, a message will inform you that there is a conflict. (Expect for chain recordings which do not have conflict checking)

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15 TIME SHIFTING

The Time-shift options can be configured in the menu.

15.1 ON PAUSE

15.1.1 If you press pause while watching live TV, the program will pause until a later

15.1.2 To resume viewing, press the play/pause button again.

15.1.3 As soon as the set top box is paused, programs are added to the Time-shift list.

15.1.4 The pause buffer will be reset after 24 hours

15.2 ALWAYS ON

15.2.1 The set top box will continually record the program that is currently on live to the

15.2.2 The programs can be viewed in the Time-shift list. All programs in the Time-shift

15.2.3 To save the program to the playlist (so it won’t be automatically deleted), press

time when you can resume viewing.

hard drive when “always on” is selected.

list will be deleted as the drive gets full.

the green button to “copy to the playlist” in the Time-shift list screen.

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15.3 VIEWING PAUSE BUFFER AND RECORDING

15.3.1 If you are watching behind live press the record button, a popup will appear informing that you are behind live and all of the event that is in the Time-shift list will be moved to the playlist.

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16 PLAYLIST

16.1 PLAYBACK

16.1.1 The playlist contains a list of recorded programs

16.1.2 The maximum of 1000 recorded programs are allowed in the playlist.

16.1.3 To display the playlist press PVR while watching TV or listening to the radio.

16.1.4 Select Playlist and press OK.

16.1.5 Use the up and down arrow keys to move through the recorded programs.

16.1.6 Press OK on a program to start it playing back.

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16.2 DELETE EVENT

16.2.1 Programs can be deleted from the playlist by pressing the red button on the selected program.

16.3 SORTING

16.3.1 The playlist is sorted with the newest recorded programs at the beginning of the

16.3.2 To sort the list in alphabetical order, press the yellow button.

16.3.3 To sort the list according to start time, press the yellow button again.

list.

16.4 GROUPING

16.4.1 The playlist can be grouped according to name or per month.

16.4.2 Press the blue button to group the items and another time to ungroup them.

16.4.3 When the playlist is in the grouped mode, it can still be sorted by name or date by pressing the yellow button.

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17 SCHEDULED LIST

17.1 VIEWING

17.1.1 The scheduled list contains a list of programs that will be recorded in the future.

17.1.2 A maximum of 200 programs can be scheduled for recording at one time.

17.1.3 To display the playlist press PVR while watching TV or listening to the radio.

17.1.4 Select Scheduled and press OK.

17.1.5 Use the up and down arrow keys to move through the list.

17.2 DELETE EVENT

17.2.1 Programs can be deleted by pressing the red button on the selected program.

17.3 SORTING

17.3.1 To sort the list in alphabetical order, press the yellow button.

17.3.2 To sort the list according to recording start time, press the yellow button again.

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17.4 GROUPING

17.4.1 The scheduled list can be grouped according to name or per month.

17.4.2 Press the blue button to group the items and another time to ungroup them.

17.4.3 When the scheduled list is in the grouped mode, it can still be sorted by name or date by pressing the yellow button.

17.5 TIMEBASED RECORDING

17.5.1 Timebased recordings can be set up from this screen. Please see the “Timebased record” section of this manual for more info.

18 TIME-SHIFT LIST

18.1 VIEWING

18.1.1 The Time-shift list contains a list of programs that have been automatically

18.1.2 These items will be automatically deleted as the hard drive gets full.

18.2 SAVING TIME-SHIFT PROGRAMS

18.2.1 To save the program to the playlist (so it won’t be automatically deleted), press

18.3 DELETE EVENT

18.3.1 Programs can be deleted by pressing the red button on the selected program.

recorded

the green button to “copy to the playlist” in the time shift list screen

18.4 SORTING

18.4.1 To sort the list in alphabetical order, press the yellow button.

18.4.2 To sort the list according to recording start time, press the yellow button again.

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18.5 GROUPING

18.5.1 The Time-shift list can be grouped according to name or per month.

18.5.2 Press the blue button to group the items and another time to ungroup them.

18.5.3 When the Time-shift list is in the grouped mode, it can still be sorted by name or date by pressing the yellow button.

19 ETHERNET

Ethernet functionality is planned for future support. New user manuals will be available on the website when this feature becomes available.

20 MHEG-5

20.1 NOTE: A POTENTIAL APPLICATION THAT MAYBE AVAILABLE ON THE PLATFORM

21 TROUBLESHOOTING

Note: A comprehensive troubleshooting help screen can be viewed at any time by pressing the “HELP” button on the remote control.

21.1 HARD DRIVE IS FULL

21.1.1 There is no more space on the hard drive for new recordings; you will need to

21.1.2 To delete recorded programs: Press the PVR button

21.1.3 Press OK on the Playlist icon to launch the playlist.

21.1.4 Scroll to a program you wish to delete.

21.1.5 Press the red button to delete, and then OK to confirm.

delete some recordings.

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21.2 TIME BASED RECORDING WON’T SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF INVALID VALUES

21.2.1 Please check that the date you have entered is in YYYY-MM-DD format, and the

21.2.2 Please check that the date and time are not in the past.

21.2.3 The maximum recording duration for Time based recordings is 24 hours, please

time/duration is in the HH:MM format.

ensure that the duration is shorter than “24:00”

21.3 MY CHAIN RECORDING DOESN’T RECORD

21.3.1 If a chain recording didn’t record then there were probably already 2 recordings in progress. To make sure a program records, set up the recording as a normal single recording.

22 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

22.1 HOW MANY HOURS CAN I RECORD?

22.1.1 The PVR Info screen shows the approximate number of hours of recording space

22.1.2 These estimates are not exact. The actual recording time will depend on the

22.2 HOW DO I ERASE ALL THE PROGRAMS IN THE PLAYLIST?

22.2.1 It is possible to erase all programs by formatting the hard drive.

22.2.2 Launch the PVR Setup menu and press OK on Hard drive format.

22.2.3 Press OK to confirm the format.

22.2.4 The format will take a few minutes to complete.

22.2.5 When the format is complete, the HDD status on the screen should say

remaining on the connected hard drive.

broadcast quality of the programs being recorded.

“Connected and working”, and the Playlist will be empty.

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22.3 CAN I VIEW SUBTITLES ON A PLAYBACK?

22.3.1 To turn on subtitles, press the “CC” closed caption button on the remote during playback of a pre-recorded program.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Important NOTICE to a ll purchasers of a DSR4639 De coder.

INTRODUCTION

The DS R4639 decode r is des igne d, ma nufacture d and sold to receive selecte d network service s only. It will therefore not be fully functional unless it is used with the network operator's enabled S martca rd supplied with the DSR4639 decoder, de ployed within the Aus tralian VAST broa dcas t footprint, a nd installed s o a s to re ceive the network s pecific signal. The network ope rator is e ntitled to amend the software incorporate d in the DSR46 39 Decoder from time to time by mea ns of software downloads for a number of reasons , including preventing the DSR4639 Decoder from being used to re ceive s e rvice s other than the network opera tor service s. DIY INSTALLATIONS DISCLAIMER Due to the many potential configurations in e a ch home and the variety of e quipme nt a vailable, it is not possible to cover eve ry potential ins tallation sce nario in this Viewer's Guide . An Accredited Ins taller or the supplier / manufacture r of the specific e quipment should be consulted if any doubt e xists whe n doing an installation.

MACROVISION

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