Optima DTRA10SD00 User Manual

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Table of Contents

I. General Information ................................................................ 3

1. Preface..................................................................................... 3

2. Main Features........................................................................... 3

3. For Your Safety ......................................................................... 4

4. General Operation of the Receiver ............................................ 4

5. Front Panel ............................................................................... 5

6. Rear Panel................................................................................ 6

7. Remote Control Unit.................................................................. 7

8. Instal lation of the Receiver......................................................... 9

II. Software ..................................................................................... 11

1. Install ation............................................................................... 12

1.1 Auto Search ...............................................................................12

1.2 Manual Search...........................................................................13

1.3 Reset.........................................................................................14

2. Program Manage.................................................................... 1 4

3. System Setup ......................................................................... 16

3.1 OSD Setup ................................................................................16

3.2 TV Se tting ..................................................................................17

3.3 Access.......................................................................................18

3.4 Time Adjust ................................................................................18

3.5 Syste m Information....................................................................19

4. Game ..................................................................................... 20

5. Shortcut Key Function ............................................................. 2 0

5.1 Program Guide ..........................................................................20

5.2 Program List..............................................................................20

5.3 Favourite Li st .............................................................................21

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5.4 Au dio Select...............................................................................21

5.5 V olume.......................................................................................21

5.6 Information.................................................................................22

5.7 Subtitle.......................................................................................22

5.8 Pause ........................................................................................22

5.9 Text ............................................................................................22

III. T echnical Specifi cation............................................................... 23

IV. Trouble Shooting ....................................................................... 25

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I. General Information

1. Preface

This receiver has powerful single chip processor: STi5518. It is fully compliant with
MPEG-2 and DVB-T standards. It can receive terrestrial digital TV signals transmitted
at the rate of 3.7~23 .8Mb/S on the specific frequencies within the VHF or UHF band.
The available tran smission channel bandwidths are: 7MHz and 8MHz. (bit rate pay­load transmitted in the 8MHz channel from 4.98 to 31.67 Mbit/S). It can memorize
program parameters wh en power-off. The features of Electronic Program Guide dis­play and auto search make it convenient to receive terrestrial digital TV signal. It
provid es the enhanced OSD Multi-language menus. Equipped with the latest technol­ogy a nd design, the receiver is ensured to offer high reliability and stability.

2. Main Features

v Fully DVB-T & MPEG-2 compliant
v Digital Receptio n covers VHF & UHF band
v Widescreen 16:9 a nd normal 4:3 Aspect Ratio
v Bandwidth of 7MHZ&8MHZ Supported
v Teletext/Bit Map subtitle, compliant with ETSI/EN300 472
v Closed Caption Hot K ey
v 2000 Editab le Channels
v 8 Groups of Fa vorite Channels
v Automatic, Manual or Easy installation
v Parental Lock Control
v Electron ic Program Guide and Information Plate
v RF modul ator for TV standard (PAL B/G, NTSC)
v Digital Audio Ou tput S/P DIF
v Signal level & quality indicator
v Composite video output
v Softwa re upgrade via RS-232 serial port
v Forcibl e PAL/ NTSC conversion
v Standby with low consumption
v Time adjustmen t

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3. For Your Safety

v Allow clear space around the receiver for sufficie nt ventilation
v Do not co ver the receiver or place it on a unit that emits heat
v Use a soft cloth and a mild solutio n of washing liquid to clean the casing
v Do not connect or modify cables when the rece iver is plugged in
v Do not re move the cover
v Do not all ow the unit to be exposed to extreme heat, cold or humid conditions
v Never allow liquids, spray or other materials to come into contact with the

inside of the model.

4. General Operation of the Receiver

Throughout this manual you will find that the everyday operation of your receiver is
based on a series of user friendly on screen display and menus. These menus will
help yo u get the most from your STB, guiding you from installation, channel manager,
viewing to many other functions.
All functions can be carried out using the buttons on the RCU, and some of the
functions can also be carried out using the buttons o n the front panel.
Please be awa re that new software may change the functionality of the receiver.
Should you experience any difficulties with the operation of your unit, please consult
the relevant section of this manual, including the Problem Shooting, or alternatively
call your dealer or a customer service adviser.

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5. Front Panel

POWER: Press to switch betwe en operation and standby modes
MENU: Press to display the Main Menu or exit from the displayed window

VOL: Press to adjust the volume whe n watching a program, or move the

cursor l eft or right in the menu

CH: P ress to switch between programs when watching TV, or move the

cursor up or down in the menu

OK: Press to execute the selected item or confirm your menu input

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6. Rear Panel

LOOP OUT: Transmit a RF signal to th e LOOP IN port on the receiver
S/P DIF: Connect to a Hi-Fi system
RS232:Con nect to a PC

D-AUDIO: Connect to a Hi-Fi system

L-AUDIO/R-AUDIO: Con nect to TV or audio tuner using RCA jack

S-VIDEO:Con nect to the S-VIDEO jack of the TV or VCR

ANT IN: Conn ect to a terrestrial antenna
VIDEO: Connect to the TV using RCA jack

100-24 0V~: Power supply
ON /OFF: Main po wer switch

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7. Remote C ontrol Unit

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Keys specification

: Switch between TV and Radio modes
: Pause/Play A/V
0 ~ 9: En ter number in the box mode or select a channel number to watch

Recall: Switch back to previous channel or re name the program in Program

Manager menu

AUDIO: Display Audio Select menu
SUB.T: Subti tle hotkey will select DVB bitmap type titles. Note that subtitles may

not always work as the broadcaster may not provide this service

MENU: Display the main menu on the screen or return to the previous menu.

: Move cursor le ft/right/up/down

P-/P+: Press to page up or down

: Press to mute
: Press to switch between operation and standby modes

TV/AV: Reserved
FAV: Disp lay the favourite list

PAL/NTSC: Press to switch between PAL and NTSC
INFO: Show informati on of the current channel

Rename the favour list name in Progra m Manager menu

GUIDE: Po p up the Program Guide window on the non-menu mode
Aspec t: Use this hotkey to select your televison screen format. Continuously

press this button to toggle through the different modes

TEXT: View the te xt information if the transmitting stream includes text data
EXIT: Return to the previou s menu on the menu screen or escape from the item

OK: Execute the selected item in the menu

Pop up the Program List wi ndow on the non-menu mode

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8. Inst allation of the Receiver

This section explains the installation of the receiver. Refer to the manuals supplied
with the equipment for the installation of outdoor equipment such as the antenna.
When a dding new equipment, be sure to refer to the related parts of the manual for the
installation.

Connecting to TV using RCA Support

Connecting to TV using S-VIDEO Support

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Connecting to another SVR

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II. Software

Installation

Auto Search

Manual Sea rch

Reset

TV Setting

System Info rmation

Time Adjust

Program Man age

System Setup

Game

NOTE: When usi ng the receiver for the first time, turn the receiver to factory status
before operation .This can be done as follows: Press menu key on the RCU to run
the Main M enu menu where you can select Installation item by using key and
press OK key to enter into Instalaltion menu. In Installation Menu, select Reset item
and press OK key. Then a message box will be displayed on the screen. Press OK
key to resume the default.

OSD Setup

Acces s

Five Stone

Tetris

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Menu Inf ormation

Under the non-menu mode, pressi ng MENU key will dis­play the Main Menu.
This menu consists of four menu options as shown below.

v Installatio n
v Program Man age
v System Setup
v Gam e

Use the keys to move up or down from one item to
another. The corresponding sub menu wi ll be displayed
on the screen as long as OK key is pressed on the se­lected item.
To escape the menu s ystem at anytime, press EXIT or

MENU key on the RCU.

1. Installation

use keys to highlight Installation item in the Main
Menu and press OK key. Then Installation menu will be

displayed on the screen.

1.1 Auto Search

The program search can be performed in two different ways:
Auto Search and Manual Search. For beginner s, Auto
Search is the best choice. First use keys to select
Auto Search item in the Installation menu. Once OK
key is pressed at this item, system will enter into Search-
ing window and start sea rching automatically.
In this mode, all RF channels prepared in the system will
be searched one by one. Newly searched programs are
automatical ly sorted into two different categories: TV and

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Radio. After one and a half minutes, auto search is com­plete and all searche d program are loaded into the STB’s
memory. During the searchi ng, press EXIT or MENU key
to exit from the Searching window.

1.2 Manual Search

You can set parameters in Manual Search if you are famil­iar with relevant parameters. In this mode, only one RF
Channe l, whose necessary parameters are set in Manual

Search menu by hand, can be searched.
MUX: Press key to pop up a drop-down li st box where

you can select your desired option by using k eys.
Select the option of your choice and press OK key, the
box disappears and the value in Freq(kHz) varies your
selection. In fact, Freq(KHz) has the same function as
MUX, so you ca n set one between them randomly.
Freq(KHz): The op erations are the same as those in MUX
ab ove.
Mode: By pressing keys, set this item to be 2K, 8K
or Auto.
Guar d: Available options are: 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 and Auto.
Press keys to select one of the availabl e alternatives.
BandWidth: You have a choice o f 6M, 7M, 8M and Default.
Press keys to select appropriate bandwidth.
FTT: Press keys to select a mong the preprogrammed
options, including FTT, CAS and All.
Search : Once OK key is pressed, Searching window
will be displayed on the screen. During this process, newly
searched programs will be listed in two columns lab eled
with TV or Rad io. Two dynamic bars reflecting the signal
quality and the si ganl strength will also be displayed. Af­ter searching well, system will return to Manual Search
menu automatically.

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If there are items that you are not inte rested in, please set
them to default or auto, Manual Search can also be per­formed successfull y.
During the searching, EXIT or MENU key is used to exit
from Searching win dow.

1.3 Reset

Select Reset item in the Installation menu and press
OK key. Then a message box will be displayed on the
screen. Press OK key to re sume the default.
Note: After restoring default, all programs you have
searched will be erased and all parameters will re­turn to the factory default. So, this operation is ap­plied only for special nece ssary situation.

2. Program Man age

This fea ture allows you to manage all the programs listed
in the Program Edit window.
On the left side of the Program Edit window, you can see
the program list. On the right side, you can see relevant
parame ters of current program such as Frequency, mode,
guard and so on. Move cursor to the desired progra m by
using key and pres s OK k ey, contents of selected
program will be displayed on the back screen.
Two color keys on the RCU ha s their correponding func­tion wh ich are described as follows:

Fav (Green colour key) Dele te (Yellow colour key)

v Fav

Popular pro grams can be moved into one of eight different
favourite lists.

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How to make a favourite group

1. When you enter Program Manag e window, default fa­vourite list will be sh own on the screen as FAV1. By press­ing FAV key on the RCU, you can access the next favour-
ite list.

2. Select your favourite program by pressing keys
and press green colour key on the RCU. Then will be
marked next to the selected prog ram name. If you want to

cancel this operation, press green colour key once again,
then the mark will disappear.

How to edit the name o f the favourite group

Select the favourite list which needs to be renamed and
press INFO key on the RCU to display a command box.
Select your required character by u sing direction key on
the RCU and press OK key. The n the selected character
will be shown in the title bar at the top of the command
box.
To switch between capital and lowercase, please select
Caps On comman d and press OK key on the RCU. Back
command enables you to erase the unwa nted character
in the title bar. The command box will disappear a nd the
new name will be shown in the Program Manage win­dow instead of the old one after pressing OK key on the
highlighted OK item.

How to edit the program name

Select the program n ame you want to operate and press
RECALL key. Then the command box will be displayed
on the screen. For further operation refer to the above
specification.

v Delete

This del eting command allows you to delete one or more
unwante d programs permanently. First select the program,

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3. System Setup

Select System Setup item in the Main Menu an d press
OK key to pop up System Setup menu. If you want to

further operate some item included in this menu, use
keys to select it and press OK key to enter the c orre­sponding sub menu.

3.1 OSD Setup

In OSD Setup menu, it includes transparency and lan­guage two items.

3.1.1 Transparency Setup
By pressing OK key at Transparency item, Transpar-

ency Setup window will be di splayed on the screen.
Colour: Press keys to select 1, 2 or 3.
Transparency: The value ranges from 10% to 70% by

step 10%. The transparency of the menu that you have
seen varies with your selection.
After setting well, pres s EXIT or MENU key to exit from
this windo w.

3.1.2 Language Setup

From here you can select the appropriate language for
menu, audio an d subtitle.
First highlight the item you want to operate by using
keys and then press k eys to select your required

which you want to delete, and press yellow colour key.
Then will be marked next to the selected program name.
If you want to cancel the deletion, press ye llow colour key

again, then the marked n ame will be back.

Note: The deleted program cannot be recovered un­less you search again.

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language. For audio language, you may give one of the
preprogrammed languages the highest priori ty by choos­ing it as the first language. The rest may be ded uced by
analogy.
Press OK key to save your settings . EXIT and MENU
keys are used to exit from the Language Setup wi ndow
withou t saving.

3.2 TV Setting

This item gives you the access to TV Setting window.
This menu consists of the following items:
Screen Ty pe: Press keys to select the aspect ratio
of the output video format among Auto, 16:9, 4:3 Letter
and 4:3 Full.
Banner Time: Whenever a new channel i s selected, an
Info bar, which appears momentarily at the bottom edge
of the screen, tell s you the information of current channel
such as name, number, attribute and so on. Therefore
this setting is to set the displaying time of the Info bar.
RF Output: The re ceiver equipped with a RF modulator is
able to modu late a program to a given UHF channel. The
setting range is from 21 to 69. Press keys to select
the chan nel number you want.
RF Standard: Press keys to select RF standard
among NTSC_M , PAL_B, PAL_I and PAL_DK.
TV Type: Sel ect among PAL, NTSC and SECAM accord­ing to your TV type.
Service List: Se lect between LCN Control and Normal.

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3.3 Access

Select Access item in the System Setup menu and press
OK key to displ ay Access window. Before you enter into

this menu, a four digital pin code is needed. The default
pin code is 0000.
Parental lock: You can prevent children or unau thorized
people from watching programs here. Use key to pop
up a drop-down parental rating value list.

Parental Rating Value

No Block: Not Classified
Block R: Restricted 18+
Block AV: Adult, Strong Violence (15+)
Block MA: Mature Audience (15+)

Block M: Mature Audience (15+)
Block PG: Parental Guidance
Block G: General
Block All: Lock all channels

Use keys to select your desired opti on and press OK
key. Once the Parental is locked, whenever you watch
the locked chann el, you should enter the PIN code.
Receive lock: Press keys to select YES or NO. If
YES is se lected, when the receiver is powered on, a small
box for ente ring a password will be displayed on the screen
after the startup OSD.
Change Pin: Pressing key will display Change Pin
command box. Once the ol d Pin you entered is right, this
command box allows you to enter a ne w Pin to be used in

future as a parental lock. The default Pin is 0000.

3.4 Time Adju st

Move cursor to Ti me Adjust item in System Setup menu
and p ress OK key, and then Time Adjust window will be
diaplayed on the screen.

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Local Time: The value in this item varies with what you
have selected i n Time Zone item.
Daylight saving time: The available options are Auto,
Yes or NO. The de fault value is Auto.
Time Zone: In order to displa y the local time correctly, it
may be nece ssary to set a time offset indicating the differ­ence b etween local time and GMT. Here there are seven
available options such as SA, WA, TAS, NT, NSW/ACT,
VIC and QLD. Please use keys to select one among
them.
Timer Manager: Press keys to select Y ES or NO. If
YES is selected, the timer will work.
Start Time: Use numeric k eys to enter the start time
when the receiver is turned on automatica lly.
Turn off Time: Use numeric keys to enter the turn off
time when the receiver is turned off automatically.
Change CH Time : Use the numeric keys on the RCU to
enter the desir ed time when the receiver switches fr om
the chan nel being viewed to the channel specified by the
channel number shown i n the Change CH No item.
Change CH No: Your required channel number can be
entered manually wi th the numeric keys on the RCU.
After setting well, pres s EXIT or MENU key to exit from
the Time Adjust window.

3.5 S ystem Information

Fr om here, infor mation about this receiver such as
Manufacture, Model, H/w Version and so on will be dis­played on this window.

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4. Game

In Main Menu menu, move curs or to Game item and
press OK key, and then Game menu will be displayed.
The recei ver has provided two games for enjoyments such
as Five Steon a nd Tetris. Use keys to sele ct desired
game and press OK key to play. You can fully enjoy the
games by referring to the prompt on the screen.

5. Shortcut Key Function

The basi c functions of your receiver for watching TV pro­gr am or listening to the radio are desc ribed as the
follo wing.

5.1 Program Guide

By pressin g Guide key on the RCU, the EPG window will
be displayed on the screen. Since this window can take
the place of a TV guide managzine, you can know more
info rmation about the current program or an upcoming pro­gram (up to seven days).
You c an see a channel list on the left side, press
keys to select a program. The video from the selected
channel will always blend into the menu as an insert. The
program guide also works in radio mode. To get detailed
information about the selected channel, press yellow
colour key on the RCU to run Pr ogram Detail window. In
this window, a brief overvi ew on various programs is pro­vided along with the title of these programs. Blue colour
key is used to display Weekly EPG window.

5.2 Program List

To s elect the desired channel in the program list, you
should firstly display the Program list by directly press-

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ing OK key o n the RCU at the non-menu mode. When you
use keys to switch from one channel to another, the
video from the selec ted channel will be displayed on the
screen. RECALL key is also used to switch to the chan­nel that was previously viewed. In ord er to make it conven­ient to find your required program in the list, press red
colour key on the RCU to sort all the programs in alpha­betical order. Switching between TV and radio programs is
as ea sy as pressing TV/RADIO key on the RCU. The pro-
gram list wil l disappear after pressing EXIT or MENU key.

5.3 Favourite List

Under the no n-menu mode, to display a favourite list press
FAV key on the RCU. You can access the next favourite
list when you press FAV key again. The method to group
favo urite channels is explained in the 2. Program Manage.

5.4 Audio Select

Should a particular pro gram be available in more than one
lang uage, under the non-menu mode, pressing AUDIO key
on the RCU will display Audio Select menu, which allows
you to select the appro priate audio language and track for
the curre nt program.

keys are used to switch among the preprogrammed
options. Please note that the audi o language depends on
the transmission of audio signal.

5.5 Volume

To incre ase or decrease the volume, use keys either
on the RCU or on the front panel when watching TV or
listening to the radio.

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5.6 Information

When watching a channel , just press key on the RCU
to switch channel, a window that includes current program
information such as RF channel, Mode,G uard, AutoPID
and so on will appear for several seconds (Time can be set
by referring to Banner time in 3.2 TV Setting).
When watch ing a channel, press INFO key on the RCU to
get a EPG ban ner that includes now program information,
next program information, signal strength, attributes of
current channel su ch as favour, lock and so on.
For more detail s, press INFO key again to pop up a bigger
textbox where you can use key to switch between now
and next program details. When there is a lot of informa­tion text, use P+ /P- keys on the RCU to continue reading
on the next info page. Press INFO key once again to re­turn to the normal view mode.

5.7 Subtitle

You can press SUB.T key on the RCU to open and close
subtitle or closed caption on the screen only when the
broadcaster has provided this service. Once you activate
the pop up of any menu, the system will close subtitle or
closed caption automatically.

5.8 Pause

When watchin g a channel, the video from the current chan­nel is frozen as soon as FREEZE key is pressed. Press

FREEZE key again to activate it.

5.9 Text

Press TEXT key on the RCU to open a teletex t page (if
teletext is transmittted). Press TEXT key again to close
it.

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III. Technical Specification

TUNER

Connector type 2 X IEC-Type (1 ANT IN / 1 LOOP OUT)
Input frequency 174 ~ 860MHz UHF & VHF

Bandwidth 7MHz and 8 MHz
Input level -72 ~ -20 dBmV
Input impedance 75O
DEMODULATION
Demodulation QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM

FEC 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
Mode 2K, 8K
Guard 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32

DEMULTIPLEXER

Standard ISO/IEC 13818-1
Input max. bit stream rate 60Mbps(Serial) / 7.5MBps(Parallel)
VIDEO DECODING
Standard ISO/IEC 13818-2 MPEG-2 MP@ML
Aspect ratio 4:3, 16:9
Video resolution Max. 720 x 576
Teletext DVB-TXT ETSI / EN 300 472
AUDIO DECODING
Standard ISO/IEC 13818-3
Output mode Left channel, Right channel, Stereo
Sample frequency 32, 44.1, 48KHz
Volume level 32 Levels

AV OUTPUT

Video de-emphasis CCIR REC.405-1, 625LINES
Video bandwidth 5.5MHz
Video output impedance 75O
Video output level 1.0Vp-p

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Audio output Mono, Stereo
Audio output frequency 20Hz~ 20KHz
Audio output Impedance Low
Audio output level 0dBm

SAFETY

Insulation Resistance More than 10MO at 500Vdc

Ambient conditions of 28±2% & 70%RH
Withstand Voltage
(Hi-Pot)

I/p to O/p:3kV(1 min)

Temperature Rise <75 on winding & core; <50 on casting

At 264Vac @ 50Hz

POWER

Input voltage

AC100 ~ 240V, 50/60Hz
Power consumption 15W max

AMBIENT

Operation temperature 1°C~ 40°C

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IV. Trouble Shooting

Note: If you cannot solve the problem by referring t o the above trouble
shooting, please contact your local dealer.

Problem Possible Causes

What To Do

The display on the
front panel does
not light up.

Main cable is not
connected.

Check that the main cable
is plugged into power

socket.
No sound and
picture, but the
front panel shows
time.

The unit is in standby
mode.

Press the key on the

RCU.

No sound or
picture.

No signal or weak
signal.

Check the cable

connections.
Bad picture/
Blocking error.

Signal is too strong. Connect a signal attenuator

to the RF IN port.
No picture appears
on the TV screen.

The system is
connected by SCART
leads and TV is not in
AV/EXT mode.

Check that you have

selected the correct

channel or Video Input on

your TV.
There is
interference on
your digital
terrestrial channel.

The system is
connected using RF
leads and the output
channel of the
receiver interferes
with an existing
terrestrial channel or
Video signal.

Change the receiver output

channel to a more suitable

channel.

The RCU is not
working.

Battery exhausted. Change the battery.