Manhattan T2-R Get Started

Check Freeview HD coverage
in your area by visiting
freeview.co.uk

For assistance,
call us on 020 8450 0005
or visit manhattan-tv.com/support

Check Freeview HD
coverage in your area by
visiting freeview.co.uk

For assistance,
call us on 020 8450 0005
or visit manhattan-tv.com/help

GET STARTED

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INSTALLING YOUR T2•R

Unpack the following from your Giftbox:

You’ll need:

• A TV with an HDMI input

• A coaxial TV aerial cable

Before you plug in, please read the Safety section of the Important

Information booklet.

Manhattan T2•R

HDMI cable Power adapter

2x AAA batteries

Remote control

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Connect Up

• Connect the coaxial TV aerial cable from your aerial wall socket to your T2•R.

• Next, connect the T2•R to your TV using the HDMI cable provided.

• To view Freeview’s free and premium streaming channels or receive software updates
over the internet, connect the T2•R to your router using an Ethernet cable.

• Finally, plug the AC power adapter into a wall socket that is turned o, then connect the
other end to the T2•R.

If you want to use your TV’s tuner, connect the Loop Out connector to the Aerial input of your TV.

If your TV doesn’t have an HDMI input, the T2•R has an analogue AV output that you should be
able to connect to your TV using the Manhattan AV Kit (not included). See the included leaflet or
contact us for more details.

Switch On

• Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote by sliding the cover.
Insert the batteries, matching the + and – symbols to what is marked on the inside of
the compartment. Replace the cover.

• Turn on the wall socket you connected the Manhattan T2•R to and it will switch on.

• Turn on your TV set and choose the HDMI input you connected your Manhattan T2•R
to. Most TV remotes use a button labelled ‘AV’, ‘SOURCE’, ‘INPUT’ or , with each
press cycling through your inputs.

Your Manhattan remote can be used to change your TV’s input, adjust its volume and turn it on
and off. See page 13 for details.

Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your T2•R. It takes about 5 minutes, which is
the perfect amount of time to read the rest of this Guide!

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WATCHING TV

The Channel Browser

While watching TV, press OK on your remote control to display the Channel Browser, then
use the directional pad to browse what’s on.

• When a programme on now is highlighted, press OK to change channel and watch it. If
the programme is on later, pressing OK sets a reminder.

• To set a recording, press ®. If the programme is part of a series, you can choose to
record the entire series or just the episode.

• To view detailed info about a highlighted programme, press INFO.

Quickly Changing Channel

There are 3 ways to directly change channel while watching TV:

• Press P-UP or P-DOWN to change to the channel above or below.

• Enter a channel number with the number buttons.

• Press SWAP to change to the last channel you were watching.

Entering Live Pause

Press PAUSE to enter Live Pause. You can also rewind or skip back (see page 6).

Volume & Accessibility

• Turn the volume up or down with + -. Mute and unmute the sound with .

• Toggle Subtitles and Audio Description on and o with the SUB and AD buttons.

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TV GUIDE

Press GUIDE to display the full TV Guide and see what’s on across the next 7 days. As with
the Channel Browser (see opposite page), use the directional pad to browse what’s on, OK
to watch programmes or add reminders, ® to set recordings and INFO to view detailed
programme info.

Record Icons

Scheduled or in-progress recording Recorded programme

Scheduled or in-progress series
recording

Recorded episode that is part of a
series recording

Quickly Navigating

As there are lots of channels and programmes to browse, you can get around more
quickly by:

• Entering a channel number with the number buttons

• Pressing P-UP or P-DOWN to page up or down

• Holding LEFT or RIGHT to skip through time

• Pressing or to skip 24 hours backwards or forwards

When you’ve browsed ahead, press to skip back to what’s on now.

Lists

The TV Guide can be filtered to show only HD, Radio or your Favourite Channels.
Press to select a list. You can also choose to edit your Favourites.

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LIVE PAUSE

The T2•R is always recording the channel you’re watching and will store (‘buer’) up to the
last 2 hours. When you change channel, what had previously been recorded is cleared
and recording starts again. There are many ways to take advantage of Live Pause:

• Press PAUSE when you need to get the door, make a cup of tea, etc.

• Press LEFT to instantly skip back 10 seconds; helpful if you’ve missed some dialogue or
want to replay a great moment.

• Press to seek backwards to a specific point. Each press of increases the seek
speed. Press PLAY to start playback again.

Depending on how long you’ve been watching a channel, there can be more than one
programme in the buer. The playback bar always shows the current programme and
channel being viewed. As you rewind back past the start of a programme, the playback
bar will update to show the previous programme. To move forward:

• Press to seek forwards. Each press of increases the seek speed. Press PLAY to
start playback again.

• Press RIGHT to skip forwards 30 seconds

To return to live TV, press STOP or EXIT.

When watching a programme and you press ®, anything that’s in the Live Pause buer will
be saved along with the rest of the programme.

The skip forward and backward durations can be changed in the Recording & Playback section of
Settings.

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RECORDINGS

Press RECORDINGS to display a list of all your recordings. Use UP/DOWN to browse the
list and LEFT/RIGHT to select a section:

• SCHEDULE – Your planned recordings and reminders

• SERIES – Recordings that are part of a series

• MOVIES – Movies that have been recorded

• KEPT – Recordings you have chosen to keep

• TRASH – Recordings you have deleted but have not been permanently removed yet

To open a series folder or play a recording press OK. To keep or delete a recording, press

®

and select the option. Deleted recordings are sent to the Trash and automatically
removed after 30 days or as needed to make space for new recordings. Kept recordings
will never be deleted automatically.

The watched status of a recording is indicated before its name: unwatched with a filled
circle, partially watched with a hollow circle and watched with nothing at all. When a
partially watched recording is highlighted, playback progress is indicated by a blue bar.

All upcoming recordings and reminders are displayed in the SCHEDULE. To edit a
recording, press ® and select an option. To cancel a reminder, press OK.

Playback

• Press or to seek backwards or forwards to a specific point. Each press increases
or decreases the seek speed. Press PLAY to start playback again.

• Press LEFT to skip back 10 seconds or RIGHT to skip forward 30 seconds.

• Hold LEFT or RIGHT to skip in 10% jumps.

• When the Playback Bar is on-screen, press to display the Go To menu. Enter a
specific time to go to with the number buttons or press again to restart playback.

• Press STOP or EXIT to end playback and return to the Recordings Menu.

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PROGRAMME INFO

The info screen displays the description, genre and other key information for a
programme. It is displayed by pressing INFO when watching TV, using the Channel
Browser, the TV Guide or the Recordings Menu.

Icons

Part of a series

In HD

Surround sound audio

Programme is in two or more parts (e.g. a movie split by the evening news).

Subtitles

Audio Description

Guidance

Browsing Series & Repeats

• If the programme is part of a series, you can press UP to browse all episodes in the
schedule.

• If the programme is showing again on any channel, you can press DOWN to browse
repeats in the schedule.

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MENUS

Press MENU to display the Main Menu. Use UP or DOWN to highlight an option and OK to
select it.

Press BACK to go back to a previous menu or EXIT to return to full screen TV.

Main Menu Options

TV Guide

View what’s on across the next 7 days. You can also press GUIDE (see page 5).

Recordings

View and manage your recordings.

Channels

Manage your favourite and protected channel lists or delete channels (see page 10).

Settings

View and modify the T2•R’s settings.

Help

View information about using the T2•R and detailed System Info for troubleshooting.

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CHANNELS

Favourite Channels

Select ‘Edit Favourites’ in the Channels Menu to choose channels for your favourites list.
As explained on page 5, your favourites can be used to filter the TV Guide. They can also
be quickly browsed using the Now & Next Browser:

• While Watching TV, press OK to display the Channel Browser. Notice that in the top left
of the browser it shows: FAVOURITES

• While the Browser is displayed each press of cycles through your favourite
channels

Protected Channels

Protected Channels are hidden and can only be shown by entering your PIN. To choose
channels to protect, select ‘Protected Channels’ in the Channels Menu and enter your PIN.

When you want to temporarily show your protected channels, highlight ‘Protected
Channels’ in the Channels Menu and then select the ‘Show’ option that appears to the
right. After entering your PIN, all Protected Channels will be shown until the T2•R next
enters standby or you choose the option to hide them again.

Deleting Channels

Channels can be deleted entirely by selecting the ‘Delete Channels’ option in the
Channels Menu. If you want to restore them in the future, select the ‘Smart Retune’ option
in the Tuning section of Settings.

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SETTINGS

ENERGY SAVING

View and change your T2•R’s settings by pressing MENU and selecting ‘Settings’. Please
be aware of the following Settings that can cause your T2•R to turn on or o automatically:

Reminder AutoTune

Reminders are displayed just before a programme is scheduled to start. The T2•R has an
option in the Tuning section of Settings called ‘Reminder AutoTune’ that is turned o by
default, meaning:

• A reminder will only be displayed if the T2•R is on

• You must choose to watch the programme before the reminder times out to change the
channel

• If you don’t, the reminder will be cancelled and the channel will not change

When ‘Reminder AutoTune’ is turned on:

• If the T2•R is in standby it will turn on for the reminder and the channel will change
automatically

• If the T2•R is turned on the reminder will be displayed as normal and at the end of the
30 seconds the channel will change automatically

Auto Standby

The T2•R will go into standby automatically if no buttons are pressed for 3 hours. The
length of Auto Standby can be changed or it can be disabled altogether in the System
section of Settings.

The following default settings are required to meet EU requirements:

• The Loop Out connector is disabled in standby. It can be enabled in the System section
of Settings.

• Auto Standby is enabled (see above).

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YOUR REMOTE

INFO

BACK

RECORDINGS

EXIT

GUIDE

Volume up/down

Open the TV Guide

Mute

Subtitles on/off Audio Description

on/off

Enter a channel number

Next/previous channel
when watching TV

Page up/down the TV
Guide & other menus

Open the Recordings

menu

Back to previous menu

or to watching TV

Exit all menus & watch TV
Stop Playback or Live Pause

Navigate menus
Skip forwards/backwards

during playback
Display Channel Browser

when watching TV

Select options & perform

on-screen actions

Display Channel Browser

when watching TV

Open the main menu

Swap to the last

channel viewed

Stop Playback or

Live Pause

Set recordings & display
record options

Pause Live TV/Playback

Display programme information

Standby on/off

Programmable buttons

Change Blink Mode

By default, the LED on your Manhattan Remote blinks when a button is pressed. Toggle
this o or on by holding the SUB and ‘1’ buttons for 3 seconds until the LED blinks.

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Your Manhattan remote can control the following functions on your TV:

• Standby

• AV (input selection). On most TV remotes this is labelled ‘AV’, ‘SOURCE’, ‘INPUT’ or .

• Volume Up/Down

• Mute

IMPORTANT

• Please set the volume on your T2•R to maximum before you continue.

• Some TV’s use non-standard remote signals and may not be supported.

Program your Manhattan Remote

1. Press the bottom left (SUB) and right (AD) buttons for 3 seconds.

» The Standby button lights up blue.

2. Press the button on the Manhattan remote you want to program: Volume Up/Down,
Mute, AV or TV .

» The blue Standby button starts blinking.

3. Point your TV remote at the Manhattan remote from a distance of 5cm then press and
hold your chosen TV remote’s button.

» If the button is programmed, the Standby button on the Manhattan remote turns o

and then goes solid again after about a second.

» If the button fails to be programmed, the Standby button will flash on and o 4 times

to indicate a learning error and you will be returned to Step 2.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all the buttons to program.

5. Press OK on your Manhattan remote to leave programming mode.

Reset Your Remote

To clear all programmed buttons and return them to their original state, hold the SUB and

buttons for 3 seconds until the LED blinks.

CONTROL YOUR TV

Manhattan Remote Your TV Remote

5 cm

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TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE WHAT TO DO

There’s no picture or
sound and even the
T2•R’s menus can’t
be seen

The HDMI/AV cable may be
disconnected.

Check the HDMI or AV cable connections
between the T2•R and your TV.

The input the Manhattan T2•R
is connected to may not be
selected on your TV.

Select the correct HDMI/AV input (see your
TV’s manual for guidance).

Your TV may not correctly
communicate the resolutions it is
capable of and an incompatible
resolution may be selected.

• Turn the T2•R on and wait 30 seconds

• Press MENU

• Press & Hold ‘0’ for 5 seconds

• The T2•R will try each of the 3 HD
resolutions for 15 seconds in this order:
1080p, 1080i and 720p

• Select ‘Confirm’ when you can see the
picture

The picture and sound
keep breaking up or
‘No signal’ is displayed
on screen

Weak signal from your aerial. You can check your signal in the System Info

section of Help. If it’s weak or not present,
get a professional to check your installation:
your aerial may provide a better signal if it
is realigned or moved somewhere else. We
don’t recommend using an indoor aerial.
As a last resort, try using a signal amplifier or
booster to improve reception.

Some TV aerials that are installed
with a signal amplifier need a
power supply from the receiver
because they do not have their
own.

If you have connected a signal amplifier, you
can have the T2•R supply it with a +5V DC
supply by selecting the option in the System
section of Settings.

Channels not working
after moving home

The new home is in a different
Freeview transmission area.

Select ‘Smart Retune’ in the Tuning section
of Settings.

The TV picture is not
HD

You may be watching an SD
channel or you are using the AV
connection to your TV.

Connect the receiver with an HDMI cable to
an HD-Ready TV and select an HD channel.

TROUBLESHOOTING

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PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE WHAT TO DO

Your remote control
does not work

The T2•R is not turned on or
its front is obstructed.

Ensure the front of the receiver is not
obstructed.

Batteries are weak in the
remote control.

Replace batteries in the remote control.

Your T2•R switches
off after 3 hours

The T2•R is set to go to
standby by default after 3
hours without interaction.

Set Auto Standby to Off in the System
section of Settings.

You can’t remember
your PIN

You’ve forgotten it or someone
has changed it.

Your PIN can be reset with the master PIN.
Please contact us.

You empty the trash
but available space
does not increase

Available space already
includes anything that is in
the trash

N/A

You do not hear
any audio on HD
channels

HD channels are broadcast
with Dolby Surround audio but
your TV does not support it.

In the Picture & Sound section of the
Settings menu, change the ‘HDMI Audio’
setting to ‘Stereo PCM’.

You programmed
your Manhattan
remote to control
your TV but the
volume seems low

You did not set the T2-R’s
volume to max before
programming your Manhattan
remote to control your TV.

• Reset your Manhattan remote by
holding the SUB and buttons for 3

seconds until the LED blinks

• Turn the volume up to max on your T2-R

• Reprogram your Manhattan remote to
control your TV (see p13)

Pressing the volume
or mute buttons on
your T2-R remote
does nothing

They have been programmed
to control the volume of
another device (see p13).

Reset your T2-R remote by following the
instructions in ‘Reset Your Remote’ on p13.

Loop Out does not
work in Standby

The “Loop Out in Standby”
setting is not turned on

Press MENU and then select ‘Settings’ ->
‘System’ -> ‘Loop Out in Standby’.

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Check Freeview HD coverage
in your area by visiting
freeview.co.uk

For assistance,
call us on 020 8450 0005
or visit manhattan-tv.com/support

The details in this guide are correct at the time of going to print and are for guidance only. Product
features outlined are subject to change at any time without notice. © 2018 Manhattan TV Limited.
Manhattan is a registered trademark of Manhattan TV Limited; registered company no. 2247629. The
FREEVIEW words and logos are trade marks of DTV Services LTD. © DTV Services Ltd. v3 (29/08/18).