Triax T-HD505 VA User Manual

TRIAX T-HD505 VA

Digital terrestrial DVB-T/T2 set-top box

305060-A

Contents

Safety Precautions............................................................................................................. 3

Disposal of batteries and set-top box ............................................................................ 4

Overview ............................................................................................................................. 5

Front panel incl. CA-module and smart card .................................................................... 5

Rear panel ........................................................................................................................ 5

Inserting batteries in remote control unit .......................................................................... 6

The remote control unit .................................................................................................... 7

How to use the remote control ......................................................................................... 8

Use Now .............................................................................................................................. 9

Day-to-day Use ................................................................................................................. 11

How to Use the On-Screen Menus.................................................................................. 15

Overview of Menus .......................................................................................................... 17

Editing of Channels ......................................................................................................... 18

Favourite lists ................................................................................................................. 18

Using the Timer Function ................................................................................................ 19

Customizing the Set-top Box .......................................................................................... 20

Language ....................................................................................................................... 20

Region ............................................................................................................................ 21

Output ............................................................................................................................ 22

Lock................................................................................................................................ 23

Lock/Unlock channels ................................................................................................. 24

Change PIN ................................................................................................................ 24

Channel search .............................................................................................................. 25

Manual search ............................................................................................................ 26

Advanced ................................................................................................ ....................... 27

Updating software via USB stick ................................................................................. 28

Technical Information ...................................................................................................... 29

Smart Card ....................................................................................................................... 30

Troubleshooting............................................................................................................... 31

Glossary ........................................................................................................................... 31

Technical Data ................................................................................................................. 33

Declaration of Conformity ............................................................................................... 34

Manufacturer .................................................................................................................. 34

Licence ............................................................................................................................. 35

Warranty. .......................................................................................................................... 35

If the unit fails.............................................................................................................. 35

Mains supply

95-240 V AC 50/60Hz. Only use the original power supply. When

disconnecting from the mains pull the plug rather than the wire.

Use only mains connections installed by professionals.

Placing

Place the set-top box on a solid and surface close to the mains

connection. Ensure that the mains cord is places rightly to avoid

later damages hereon. Never place the set-top box on top of other electrical units. Never place the set-top box next to a heater or other source of

heat or direct sunlight. Never expose the set-top box to a high level of dust.

Ventilation

Never place the set-top box in a closed cabinet without proper

ventilation. Never put objects on the top of the set-top box preventing natural

ventilation.

Liquids etc.

Never expose the set-top box to liquids or moisture, and never

place objects containing any kind of liquid on the top of the box. Never place hot or burning items such as candles on the set-top

box.

Thunderstorm

In case of thunder storms or when left unused for long periods of

time, it is recommended to disconnect the set-top box from the

mains and antenna.

Accessories

Never use accessories not being recommended by the

manufacturer.

Service

The set-top box should be opened by authorized technicians only.

Warranty is affected if non-authorized persons open the box.

Cleaning

The set-top box should always be kept dry and only dry cleaning

should be done.

Disconnect the mains IMMEDIATELY and contact an authorized technician place if:

Mains cord or plug is damaged. The set-top box has been exposed to foreign bodies or liquid. The set-top box doesn’t work. The set-top box is heavily damaged.

Safety Precautions

To prevent hazardous and dangerous situations always install and use the set-top box according to the instructions below.

Within the European Union this label indicates that the product cannot be disposed together with general household waste. Neither the set-top box nor the batteries for the remote control unit can be disposed of together with general household waste.

For proper treatment and recycling of old products and used batteries, please take them to applicable collection points in accordance with your national legislation.

The function of the set-top box is to receive open channels (Free-To-Air) and scrambled digital channels. Any other use of the set-top box may result in material damage or personal injury and warranty is void.

The manufacturer is by no means responsible for material damage or personal injury occurred as a result of improper use or if the instructions are not followed.

Disposal of batteries and set-top box

Note

Refer to the user manual of the units you want to connect (TV and hi-fi equipment, etc.).

Overview

Front panel incl. CA-module and smart card

Rear panel

Inserting batteries in remote control unit

The remote control unit is operated by two AAA batteries. Please note the following:

Insert the batteries carefully in their right position (+/-), and place the cover carefully

after insertion. Wrong insertion can lead to battery leakage and corrosion, and thus damage the unit.

When batteries are old replace them with two new batteries. Never insert old

batteries and never one used and one new. Do not mix different battery types such as alkaline and manganese batteries. Old batteries can start leaking and damage the unit. If the remote control unit is not

used for a very long time you should remove the batteries from the unit Children should not play with batteries. Batteries may contain toxics.

Turns the set-top box on/off standby

(Mute). Switches sound on or off

0-9

Select channel directly/ number or letter input

FAV

List of favourite channels



Back to the previous channel

Red/Green/

Yellow/Blue

Coloured buttons, multi functional keys



Next channel – cursor up



Previous channel – cursor down



Volume lower – cursor left



Volume higher – cursor right

Confirms selections

EPG

Displays Electronic Programme

BACK

Go to previous menu or exit menu mode

INFO

Information about the current event

PROG +/-

Channel up/down

TV/R

Switches between TV mode and radio mode

Displays the main menu

+/-

Volume up/down

TEXT

Teletext on/off

SUB

Subtitles on/off

AUDIO

Change audio mode

The remote control unit

Enter the main menu – or – returns to the main menu from any submenu.

Move the cursor / selects submenus.

Move the cursor / select from a range of options.

Enter the selected menu.

Save the settings and go back to previous menu / in the main menu you exit menu system and return to the normal viewing screen.

The information bar at the bottom of the TV screen displays the functions assigned to various keys on the remote control. You use these keys to adjust the individual settings in the submenus.

How to use the remote control

To navigate through the different on-screen menus of the set-top box, you use the following keys:

Switch on TV and the set-top box

Switch on TV and set-top box using your remote control units.

Welcome

Follow the instructions displayed on the TV screen.

Select the language

Choose with  or  Move up/down with 

Confirm with OK

Select your country and TV format

Note

If you have connected an active digital terrestrial antenna that needs +5V DC power through the antenna socket on the set-top box select “On”.

Use Now

Check the antenna

After checking the antenna you start channel searching by pressing the

OK key.

Start searching for channels

The search may take several minutes.

When the search is completed the result of the search is displayed.

Press the OK key to continue.

Ready for use

Now the set-top box is ready for use.

Press OK to watch TV.

Switch the set-top box on or off

Press the Standby key on the set-top box or the remote control to switch the set-top box on or off.

Select a channel

or or

Use the PROG+/- keys or the numeric keys to select a channel.

Pressing the OK key displays the channel list. Use the  keys to select a channel, press OK to select

the channel. You can use the  key to change to

the previously selected channel.

Adjust the volume

Use the +/- keys to turn the volume up or down.

Use the (Mute) key to turn the sound off or on.

Switch between TV and radio

Use the TV/R key to switch between TV and radio. Press OK to open the TV list or the radio list

Show the information bar

Use the INFO key to show the information bar. The information bar displays info about: channel name, number, current and following event and time.

Day-to-day Use

Pressing the INFO key twice displays more detailed information about the event. Press the key again to remove the information.

Note

Every time you change channel the information bar is displayed automatically.

Display subtitles

Use the SUB key to display the subtitles if the programme offers the possibility. Or use the SUB key to turn off subtitles.

Using the SUB key you can browse the subtitle languages that the channel offers.

Note

You can only select language if a channel offers subtitles in more languages.

View teletext

Switch to teletext

Use the TEXT key to display teletext.

Select the page

Use the numeric keys or the  keys to select a page. Use  to

select subpages.

Return to TV

Use the TEXT key to switch off teletext.

Using Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)

View Boxer Guide

Using the EPG key you get an onscreen listing of events currently broadcast and the future broadcasts over the next seven days, depending on the broadcasters. Not all broadcasters provide this listing.

Sorting the information

Each of the coloured keys has a specific function in the guide:

Green: Display next day of events. Red: Display previous day of events. Yellow: Search an event. Blue: Filter according to different

category. 3 Scrolling the listing of events

Use the  keys to move between channels (to the left) and events (to the right).

Select an event

Note

Use the  keys to select a channel in the list to the left and events to the right.

If you press OK to the channel or event you have selected you automatically start watching the channel.

To view details of the event

Using the INFO key you can view the details of the event you selected in the list.

Return to TV

Use the EPG key to return to the event you were watching on TV.

Favourite channel lists

Using the FAV key you get easy access to your lists of favourite channels. Pressing the FAV key displays which of the lists you used last time. Pressing the FAV key you can browse your lists of favourite channels.

Press the OK key to open the list of favourite channels.

Use the  keys to select one of your favourite channels. Press the OK key to confirm your selection and return to TV.

Note

If you use the  keys, having selected a list of favourite channels and next a channel, be aware that you can only switch between the channels in the list of favourites.

Press the TV/R key to get the total list of TV or radio channels.

Audio

Using the AUDIO key you get another audio language, depending on the broadcasters.

Press the AUDIO key to scroll though the languages offered.

Not all broadcasters provide this option.

Display the main menu

From the main menu you have access to 3 different submenus.

How to Use the On-Screen Menus

You will get access to the entire operation and programming of the set-top box through the on-screen main menu and the submenus. You navigate through the menus using the keys displayed in the following five actions:

Select a menu

Select the desired menu (icon) and press OK to continue to the submenus.

Select a submenu

Having selected a submenu you can now adjust the different settings.

Select or adjust

Move the cursor to the desired function and press

OK to open the desired

function.

Change the settings.

Press the BACK key to store the setting and revert to the previous menu.

Select the desired setting.

To return to TV

Pressing the BACK key from the main menu will exit the menu and return to the normal viewing screen.

Menus

Submenus

Channel Editor

Timer

Settings

Language

Region

Output

Lock

Channel Search

Advanced

Overview of Menus

The main menu contains the following menus and submenus:

Keys

Description

Red/Delete

Deletes the selected channel from the list.

Green/Skip

Use this key to mark selected channels for skipping when zapping through the channel list.

Yellow/Browse channel lists

Displays TV lists, Radio lists and Favourite lists. Here you get access to create and edit your own favourite lists.

See the following section.

Blue/Rename

Rename the selected channel.

In this menu you select one of the favourite lists. Press the Blue key to edit the list.

Press the Red key to display all six favourite lists (A-F).

Editing of Channels

Via the Channel Editor menu you can delete, change names, etc. of the different channels. Besides you have access to create and edit your lists of favourite channels.

The info line displays which functions the coloured keys have in the Channel Editor window.

Favourite lists

From the Channel Editor menu you press the Yellow key to open the Active Channel

Lists menu.

In edit mode you select one channel at a time in the list to the left. Pressing the OK key the channel is moved to the favourite list which is placed to the right.

Moving the cursor to the favourite list you can change the order of the channels using the OK key

and the  keys. You can remove channels from

your favourite lists by pressing the RED key.

Channel

Select the required channel.

Date

Enter the date and year when you want to turn the set-top box on.

Start time

Enter start time.

Stop time

Enter stop time.

Note

You can stop an ongoing timer by pressing the BACK key.

Using the Timer Function

Selecting Timer in the main menu you get access to program the start/stop function of the set-top box. This function is very useful for example if you want to record a certain programme, but please remember to program both your set-top box and the DVD/VCR recorder equally. The timer function can also start and stop the set-top box automatically at the same time every day, or automatically change to another channel at a prefixed time.

Select the desired language for the on-screen menus.

First audio

Select the preferred audio track.

Second audio

Select second choice of audio track if first choice is not available.

Audio type

You can select between normal audio and audio for the hard of hearing.

First subtitle

Select which language you would like to use for the subtitles.

Second subtitle

Select second choice of subtitle language if first choice is not available.

Subtitling

You can select between normal subtitles and subtitles for the hard of hearing.

Customizing the Set-top Box

Selecting Settings in the main menu you get access to six submenus which will help you customize the set-top box. By customizing the set-top box you determine the language of the menus, which channels you want to receive, which channels you want to lock, aspect ratio etc.

Language

Country

Select country

Time zone selection

Select whether you want to specify the time zone automatically or manually.

Manual

Selecting Manual the Time zone field is displayed.

Automatic

The time zone is specified automatically.

Time zone

Select time zone according to GMT.

Summertime

Select if internal clock should automatically be adjusted to summer time

Region

Output HDMI

Select the screen resolution that matches your TV: 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, Auto and Highest.

The setting “Highest” will automatically use the highest

resolution your TV can display.

TV screen format

Select if your TV screen is 16:9 or 4:3 format.

Picture format

Select the desired picture format. The options depend on which screen format you have selected. If you have selected 4:3 we recommend that you select “Letter Box”. If you have selected 16:9 we recommend that you select “Black Borders”.

Audio delay

Adjust the audio delay to synchronize picture and sound. Using for example surround sound system the sound may be delayed and thus needs compensation.

Digital audio

Select desired format, PCM or Dolby Digital

Output

Lock/Unlock channels

Select Locks/Unlock channels. More details in next section.

Change PIN

Select Change PIN. More details in next section.

Settings

Select whether you want to hinder access to the Settings menu by asking for the PIN code to open the menu.

Parental control

Select whether you want to turn on parental control. If you turn on parental control you also have to specify an age limit to make the control work.

Age limit

Select a minimum age for watching specific programmes.

Lock

Old PIN

Enter your personal PIN code.

Factory setting is: 1234

New PIN

Enter new PIN code.

Confirm PIN

Re-enter the new PIN code to confirm it.

Lock/Unlock channels

Through the Channel Lock function you can block certain channels so access to them is only possible after entering the PIN code.

Select the channel you want to lock and press OK to activate the lock. A locked channel will be marked with a small key in the channel list. Locking can only be done one channel at a time.

Change PIN

Auto search

Select Auto search and press the OK key to start searching the frequency band for channels. The search may take several minutes..

Manual search

Select Manual search. More details in the next section.

Signal reception

Select Signal reception to see signal strength and signal quality.

Channel search

The set-top box offers 2 different ways of searching for channels: Automatic search and

Manual search.

Channel

Enter a channel number from 5-12 or 21-69.

Update channel list

You have three options when you want to update your channels list:

Add

The search adds new channels to the existing channels.

Replace

The search replaces the channels on the frequency specified with new channels.

Erase list

The search erases your entire channel list before looking for new channels on the frequency specified.

Frequency

Depending on the channel number you have entered in the

Channel field the corresponding frequency is displayed in the Frequency field.

Manual search

Start search by pressing OK. You get a list with the result of the search when

Banner time

Select the number of seconds the info banner is displayed when you change channel. Maximum time for displaying the information banner is 10 sec.

5V for active antenna

Select “On” if you have connected an active digital terrestrial

antenna that needs 5V DC power through the antenna socket on the set-top box.

OTA software update

Select OTA software update and the software of your settop box will be updated if new software available. If new software is unavailable you will get a message telling you so.

System Info

Technical information about software and hardware implemented.

Card Info

You get access to information from the inserted smart card.

Factory reset

Select Factory reset if you want to bring all settings back to factory settings. You will be asked to enter your PIN number before you can select OK to confirm that you want to reset the set-top box to factory settings.

Advanced

Updating software via USB stick

It is also possible to download software from the home page www.triax.com to an USB stick and then update the set-top box using the USB stick. The file that you download from the home page to the USB stick is an “.img” file. You must

place the “.img” file in the root of the USB stick, and not in a folder that you have created

on your USB stick. The USB stick must not contain other “.img” files.

Do the following to update the set-top box using the USB stick:

Switch on the set-top box so you get a picture on the TV screen.

Switch the set-top box off, i.e. turn off the mains switch.

Insert the USB stick into the USB socket at the rear of the set-top box.

Switch the set-top box on at the mains switch. The following message is displayed on the TV screen.

When the download is finished, you have to restart the set-top box, i.e. you have to turn off the mains switch and then turn it on again.

Produkt ID

The product identification of the set-top box.

Bootloader version

Bootloader version.

Software version

Software version.

Hardware version

Serial number

Serial number of the set-top box.

Technical Information

To communicate with authorized technical people the set-top box contains important and very precise technical information about software and hardware implemented. You get access to this information by selecting the menu Advanced > System info.

STB information

Information about hardware version, software version, ID etc.

Smart card information

Information about pairing of smart card and set-top box.

PIN code modification

Change your personal PIN number for accessing information on the smart card.

Maturity rating management

Select the age rating for the different channels.

Rights consultation

Status of your subscription, i.e. which channels you can get access to and for how long.

Purchase consultation

Status on pay-per-event services.

Operator message consultation

Messages from the operator.

Smart Card

The set-top box has an embedded Viaccess descrambler working together with a smart card from your provider. You get access to information from the inserted smart card by selecting the menu Advanced > Card info.

The Viaccess smart card provides the following menu:

Problem

Possible cause

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