Contemporary Research IP-HDVR User Manual
Product Manual
IP-HDVR
HDTV Tuner-Digital Video Recorder
Version 2.3 March 23, 2007
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Table of Contents
Overview..............................................................................................................................................................4
Specifications.......................................................................................................................................................5
AV and Control Connection.................................................................................................................................. 7
RF..............................................................................................................................................................................7
AV Sources.................................................................................................................................................................7
AV Outputs.................................................................................................................................................................7
Digital Outputs............................................................................................................................................................7
Control.......................................................................................................................................................................7
Front Panel Setup ................................................................................................................................................8
Front Panel Menus ......................................................................................................................................................8
Display Formats..........................................................................................................................................................9
Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................................10
Front Panel Setup .....................................................................................................................................................10
Cable Box/AV Input Integration .................................................................................................................................10
AV Outputs...............................................................................................................................................................10
Control.....................................................................................................................................................................10
On-Screen Menus...............................................................................................................................................11
Analog and Digital Tuning .........................................................................................................................................11
TV Guide Setup...................................................................................................................................................12
Country ................................................................................................................................................................12
Cable/TV ..............................................................................................................................................................12
Cable Box .............................................................................................................................................................13
Cable Box Code.....................................................................................................................................................13
Confirm ................................................................................................................................................................13
Menu Setup........................................................................................................................................................14
Channel Menus.........................................................................................................................................................14
EZ Scan Channels..................................................................................................................................................14
Edit Channels........................................................................................................................................................14
DTV Signal............................................................................................................................................................14
Channel Labels......................................................................................................................................................15
Input Source.........................................................................................................................................................15
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................................15
Auto Demo ...........................................................................................................................................................15
Option Menus ...........................................................................................................................................................16
Audio Output ........................................................................................................................................................16
Audio Language ....................................................................................................................................................16
Clock....................................................................................................................................................................16
Aspect Ratio..........................................................................................................................................................16
Menu Language ....................................................................................................................................................16
DVI Level..............................................................................................................................................................16
Caption Menus..........................................................................................................................................................17
Caption Type ........................................................................................................................................................17
Caption Options ....................................................................................................................................................17
Lock Menus ..............................................................................................................................................................17
DVR Menus...............................................................................................................................................................18
Caption Type ........................................................................................................................................................18
Program List .........................................................................................................................................................18
HDD Format..........................................................................................................................................................18
Record Quality ......................................................................................................................................................18
DVR Control .......................................................................................................................................................19
Manual Recording .....................................................................................................................................................19
Program List.............................................................................................................................................................19
Playback...................................................................................................................................................................19
TimeShift..................................................................................................................................................................20
Video Clips ...............................................................................................................................................................20
Clip Edit................................................................................................................................................................20
Clip Record...........................................................................................................................................................20
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TV Guide Operation............................................................................................................................................21
Listings ....................................................................................................................................................................21
Layout..................................................................................................................................................................21
Recording.............................................................................................................................................................21
Schedule – Favorites/Record......................................................................................................................................22
Sort .........................................................................................................................................................................22
Setup - Channels ......................................................................................................................................................22
HDV-RC IR Remote............................................................................................................................................23
Ethernet Setup...................................................................................................................................................24
Ethernet Connection..................................................................................................................................................24
Reset IP Address ......................................................................................................................................................24
RS-232 and Telnet Terminal Communication.....................................................................................................24
Ethernet and RS-232 Control Protocol...............................................................................................................25
Overview................................................................................................................................................................25
General protocol specifications ............................................................................................................................25
Command String Structure ..................................................................................................................................25
Terminal Communication Commands .........................................................................................................................27
HDV-RC Remote Emulation........................................................................................................................................28
Response Strings ......................................................................................................................................................29
IP Control Options .............................................................................................................................................30
RS-232 Display Control..............................................................................................................................................30
TCP and UDP Connectivity.........................................................................................................................................30
Web Control Page............................................................................................................... ......................................30
RS-232 Cable Connections.................................................................................................................................31
Single Tuner............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Multiple Tuners.........................................................................................................................................................31
Rack Mounting...................................................................................................................................................32
Cable Box Codes.................................................................................................................................................33
IP-HDVR FAQ .....................................................................................................................................................34
TV Guide FAQ .....................................................................................................................................................35
Safety Instructions ............................................................................................................................................37
Limited Warranty...............................................................................................................................................38
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Overview
The IP-HDVR HDTV Tuner-DVR is an integrator-friendly HD tuner and Digital Video Recorder (DVR),
controllable from Ethernet, RS-232, IR, and onboard Web pages. A universal tuner, the IP-HDVR can receive
both ATSC and NTSC broadcasts from twin off-air antenna and cable RF inputs, decode clear-cable digital
QAM channels, as well as control an external analog cable box for subscription-based programming. When
integrating the IP-HDVR via Ethernet, a control system can also communicate with a video display or
projector through the HD tuner’s RS-232 control port.
Featuring a 120 GB hard drive, the IP-HDVR is also a powerful HD DVR, able to schedule recordin g from its
TV Guide On Screen™ program guide (no monthly fees) or VCR Plus+ codes. The unit can also record and
display digital video from IEEE-1394 ports or upscaled analog video from two AV inputs. In addition, users
can pause and review live programs at their leisure.
The tuner displays HD, SD, and analog broadcasts through Component, RGB, DVI, or composite video/SVideo outputs. View up to 2-megapixel quality video in 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i modes, in a variety of
aspect ratios. Dolby 5.1 surround sound is available from an optical output, and variable- and fixed-level
stereo audio ports.
Receives ATSC HD, SD and NTSC off-air, as well as analog, HD, and unscrambled QAM cable
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channels simultaneously from TV and Cable RF inputs
• Records tuner and external AV to internal 120 GB hard drive
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Pauses live video programming for delayed playback and review
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Features subscription-free TV Guide On-Screen™ EPG for TV/Cable channel access and recording
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Accepts VCR Plus+ commands for digital recording
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Outputs HD,SD, and upscaled analog video to Component, DVI, RGB, or dual Video/S-Video ports
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Switches and upscales cable box and other external AV sources from two analog inputs
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Controls IR-format cable box for subscription-based programming
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Shares digital video with specific IEEE-1394 FireWire devices (Page 6)
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Links RS-232 control system communication to external video display when tuner is integrated via
Ethernet
• Integrates easily over Ethernet, RS-232, discrete IR and wired IR ports, and included HDV-RC IR
remote
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Offers Dolby 5.1 surround sound from optical digital output and two analog variable and fixed-level
stereo outputs
• Sets up using front-panel control, easy on-screen menus, and control ports
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Displays closed-captioning text and on-screen channel names
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Mounts in 19" rack with optional RKHD kit
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Includes HDV-RC IR remote and cables for component, DVI, RCA stereo audio, and antenna
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Specifications
Physical
Size (WHD): 17.0" [430 mm] x 3.0" [76.7 mm] x 12.8" [326 mm]
Weight: 10.2 lbs [4.6 kg]
Enclosure: Steel and aluminum with durable silver and black powder coat paint
Mounting: Shelf or rack-mount with optional RKHD Rack Kit)
Hard Drive: Internal 120 GB, approx. 12 hours HD, 24-119 hours SD quality video
Tuning Tools: Gemstar TV Guide On-Screen™ electronic program guide for tuning and recording,
and VCR Plus+ command
Front Panel
Display: Blue LCD, 2 lines of 20 characters each
IR: IR sensor, 57 kHz
Control: Buttons for Setup, Menu, Select, Exit, and Left, Right, Up, and Down operation
Rear Panel
TV In: 'F', female, 75 ohm
Cable In: ‘F', female, 75 ohm
Cable IR: 1/8” stereo jack for cable box control
AV 1 In: 3 RCA female jacks, Video, Left, Right - AV source or cable tuner
AV 2 In: 3 RCA female jacks, Video, Left, Right - AV source
S-Video Out: Mini DIN 4-pin, Y - 1V p-p at 75 ohms, C - 0.286 V p-p at 75 ohms
On-screen menu displayed when digital set to 480i
AV 1 Out: 3 RCA female jacks, Video, Variable Left, Right audio
AV 2 Out: 3 RCA female jacks, Video, Fixed Left, Right audio
YPbPr Out: 3 RCA Pr, Pb, Y outputs (1080i/720p/480p/480i)
Digital Audio: TOSlink optical output, Dolby Digital AC3
Service Port: DB-9 female RS-232 for factory service and firmware updates
RGB Out: RGB DB-15 femal e (1080i/720p/480p)
DVI Out: DVI-D with HDCP (1080i/720p/480p), HDMI video with optional adapter
IEEE-1394: 2 4-pin data ports, i-Link/1394
Ethernet Control: 10/100baseT RJ-45 jack
Ethernet LEDs: Right yellow LED indicates 100 baseT speed/10 baseT when off
Left green LED indicates link, blinks with data activity
RS-232 Control: DB-9 male, RS-232 data link to control system, PC, or RS-232 controlled display
300 to 115,200 baud (9600 default), 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
IR In: 3.5 mm stereo input for external IR sensor or wired IR
Discrete codes available
Power In: AC power cord, 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 35W (not shown above)
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Specifications
Video
Frequency Range: NTSC, NTSC and Clear QAM (cable) television 55.25 to 801.25 MHz
TV System: NTSC, ATSC DTV (1080i/720p/480p/480i)
Tuning: Off-air 2-69 and CATV 1-135
Aspect Ratio: Adjustable, variety of modes for widescreen 16:9 and normal 4:3 broadcasts
Captioning: DTV, set by program or customized for size, font and display attributes
Analog CC1-CC4, TT1-TT4, On/On with Mute/Off modes
Lock: Parental option for channels and/or rating
IEEE-1394 Devices
Compatible only with makes and models below:
Victor HM-DH30000
Panasonic NV-DH1, NV-DH2
Hitachi DT-DR20000, DT-DRX100
Toshiba A-HD2000
JVC HM-DH30000U
Mitsubishi HV-HD1000
Sony IP-7, IP-55, IP-220
Includes
RF loop cable
RCA composite video audio cable
Stereo RCA cable
Component YPbPr cable
HDV-RC IR Tuner Remote, 2 batteries (AA)
Options
RKHDV Kit for mounting single unit in 19" rack (2RU)
CC-232 RS-232 Cable
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AV and Control Connection
RF
TV Antenna F connector for off-air MATV signals
Cable F connector for CATV input
AV Sources
AV IN 1 RCA composite video, and stereo audio inputs – upscal ed to HD output settings, also
AV IN 2 Composite, S-Video, and stereo audio inputs – upscaled to HD output settings
Cable Box IR Out 1/8” mini jack connects G-Link cable for controlling cable box.
AV Outputs
AV 1 S-Video and RCA composite video and fixed-level analog audio outputs. Video is
AV 2 RCA composite video and variable-level analog audio outputs. Video is switched with
Digital Outputs
YPbPr 3 RCA Pr, Pb, Y outputs (1080i/720p/480p/480i)
Optical Audio TOSlink optical output, Dolby 5.1 or PCM digital audio
RGB RGB DB-15 female (1080i/720p/480p)
DVI DVI-D with HDCP (1080i/720p/480p), HDMI video with optional adapter
IEEE-1394 2 4-pin data ports, i-Link/1394
Control
Service RS-232 port for factory upgrades only
RS-232 DB-9 male acts as programming and control system port, also acts as pass-through
Ethernet RJ-45 connection offers bi-directional IP Telnet control and access to Web page
IR In Input accepts wired IR from control system, external IR-RXC sensor, or ChannelPlus,
The IP can receive both at the same time, when the TV Guide is set to receive Cable;
the tuner will first search for analog cable channels, then digital off-air broadcasts, and
then goes back to cable to search for digital cable broadcasts.
used for Cable Box AV input
switched with HD output, audio is always present
HD output, audio is always present
control port to video display, when control system integrated via Ethernet
Audioplex, SpeakerCraft, or Xantech remote IR sensors
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Front Panel Setup
There are a number of parameters that can be set by front-panel Setup commands. In normal operation the
Up/Down arrows select channels, and the Left/Right arrows adjust volume.
• Pressing Setup enters the setup menus, shows last menu accessed
(The Menu button accesses on-screen menus)
• Pressing Up and Down arrow keys steps through the IP-HDVR options
(Tip: Press Up to access output, Down to jump to IP menus)
• Pressing Left and Right keys steps through options for each front-panel menu
• Press Select to save desired option
• Pressing Exit or Setup exits the front-panel setup mode
Front Panel Menus
Menu Parameters
Output RGB
DVI
Component
Video
Format 1080i
720p
480p
480i (Component output only)
Variable 1
Variable 2
Variable 3
Native
See chart on next page for more information
Baud 300 9600 (default)
600 19.2K
1200 38.4K
2400 57.6K
4800 115.2K
Com 8,N,1 (default) 8,M,1
8,0,1 8,S,1
8,E,1 7,M,1
8,N,2 7,S,1
7,0,1
7,E,1
7,N,2
RS-232 CRTL 0=Disable
1=Enable (default)
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Front Panel Setup
Menu Parameters
Unit 1-9
Panel Lockout None (Default)
Ch+Menu
Vol+Menu
Ch+Vol+Menu
Pwr
Setup
Menu
All
Setup+Menu
Pwr+Set+Menu
Cursor buttons active for Setup or Menu modes, Exit returns buttons to current
locked or unlocked status
IR Receive 0 - No IR reception
10 - Normal (Default)
Display Line 2 Normal – Time, Air/Cable input, Control Function
Lights – represents status LEDs (LA:RX: TX: IR )
Link/Act status, RS-232 RX and TX, and IR In
IP Port IP port for Telnet communication - Left/Right steps through number positions
(blinking cursor position), Up/Down enters number 0-9, Select saves, Exit leaves
edits, stays at current menu
Gateway Quad address – Left/Right steps through number positions (blinking cursor
position), Up/Down enters number 0-9, Select saves, Exit leaves edits, stays at
current menu
Subnet Mask Quad address - Left/Right steps through number positions (blinking cursor
position), Up/Down enters number 0-9, Select saves, Exit leaves edits, stays at
current menu
IP Address Quad address – Left/Right steps through number positions (blinking cursor
position), Up/Down enters number 0-9, Select saves, Exit leaves edits, stays at
current menu (192.168.001.231=default, 0.0.0.0 = DHCP)
IP Mode Selects Static (default) or DHCP IP modes
Firmware Shows version
IP-HDVR V1.5
MAC Add Shows network MAC address
Ex: 0014C8 00 0001 (last 2 bytes is the serial number)
Display Formats
The Display Format setting direct how the IP-HDVR will output the signal in response to different formats in
broadcast programming.
Code Display Format Broadcast Format Output As
0 1080i All 1080i
1 720p All 720p
2 480p All 480p
3 480i All 480i
4 Variable 1 1080i 1080i
720p 720p
480p/480i 480p
5 Variable 2 1080i/720p 1080i
480p/480i 480p
6 Variable 3 1080i/720p 720p
480p/480i 480p
7 Native 1080i 1080i
720p 720p
480p 480p
480i
480i (YPbPr), 480p (RGB, DVI)
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Getting Started
Here’s a brief overview of the steps needed to integrate the IP-HDVR.
Front Panel Setup
RF Input
Cable Box/AV Input Integration
Use Front Panel Setup to select output, format, RS-232
parameters, and/or Ethernet settings.
• Connect TV Antenna and/or Cable RF feeds.
• TV Guide Setup will determine if tuner will
search for off-air only or cable analog/digital and
off-air digital channels.
• After TV Guide Setup (p10), use Channel Menus
to search, screen, and test broadcast channel
operation.
• Use TV Guide Channel Setup (p19) to filter
channels displayed in the Program Guide.
• Connect Cable Box AV output to:
o AV IN 1 inputs
o Cable input for AV on channel 2, 3, or 4
• Connect G-Link IR cable to Cable Tuner IR Out
• Attach IR emitter to underside of cable box, IR
emitter below the box’s IR sensor
• TV Guide Setup will link tuner to input and IR
codes for cable box control
• If you are not connecting a cable box, both AV
inputs can be switched through the tuner
AV Outputs
Control
• Connect high-definition display to Component,
RGB, or DVI outputs (Use optional adapter to
connect an HDMI source to the DVI output)
• Connect video display to AV 1 or AV 2 outputs
• The IP-HDVR can switch between HD and video
outputs (no video is present when an HD video
output is selected)
• Connect audio equipment to Optical and/or
analog outputs – AV 1 is fixed, AV 2 is variable
• Audio is always present for all outputs
• Connect Ethernet or RS-232 control cable to
control system
• Use front-panel menus to set IP address or RS232 parameters
• The IP-HDVR can also provide pass-through
bidirectional control of a display through the RS232 control port when the tuner is integrated via
the Ethernet port
• For IR control, connect external IR sensor or
wired IR system control port to IR IN, discrete IR
codes are available in AMX, Crestron, and Pronto
format
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On-Screen Menus
On-Screen Menus HDV-RC IR Remote
The remaining tuner capabilities can be set up by easy-to-use on-screen menus. The menus can be accessed
from the HD-RC IR remote control using the Menu, Arrow, Select (), Surf, and Exit buttons. You can also
use similar buttons on the IP-HDVR front panel.
• Menu – Displays the first level of the on-screen menu, step backward from menu levels
• TV Guide – Displays the TV Guide On Screen Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
• Arrows – Use up/down keys to select main menus, left/right arrow keys to move through sub-
menus
• Select – Can step forward into sub-menus or confirm an action, the button in the center of the
directional arrows is the same function as Select
• Surf – Selects channels for surf list in Edit Channel mode, steps through favorite channels in normal
operation
• Exit – Exits menu
Analog and Digital Tuning
One of the biggest paradigm shifts in digital TV is how channels are accessed. Gone is the familiar Channel
33. Now you have 33-0, 33-1, 33-2, and so on. In a nutshell, the new tuning options are:
• Analog Channels. Entering the number-0 accesses the traditional analog TV channel.
• Digital Channels. Entering the same channel-1 tunes the digital equivalent of the analog channel.
Note that the digital channel is broadcast on a UHF frequency. Digital tuners see the channel ID (NN-
1) in the signal and lists by that name instead of the actual frequency. This way, the broadcasters
keep their channel identity, even when analog goes away.
• Multicast Digital Channels. Because digital is more compressed than analog, broadcasters are
often including additional sub-channels, listed as NN-2, NN-3; up to 6 if the station is only
broadcasting SD quality programming.
• Two-Digit Tuning. If you are currently watching a digital channel, entering the old channel format,
such as 33, will access 33-1. If you are watching an analog channel, entering 33 will take you to
33-0.
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TV Guide Setup
It’s essential to setup TV Guide when you first install the IP-HDVR. The settings determine how EZ Scan
searches for channels. If the Guide is set for off-air, the tuner will not look for cable channels. If you set the
Guide for Cable, it will look for analog cable channels (CATV) then digital TV channels (DTV) it will return to
the Cable input and search for digital cable channels (DCATV). The following section covers the primary
setup screens – there are a number of screens not shown that will be obvious in function.
Country
ZIP
Press TV GUIDE, then MENU to enter the top menu bar. Press
the RIGHT ARROW key to select SETUP, then cursor down to
Change System Settings. Press SELECT to begin setup process.
Select USA or Canada.
Enter ZIP code.
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrows to position cursor, UP and DOWN
to change numbers.
Cable/TV
Select Cable or TV-only operation.
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