User manual HUMAX HFA100 OPERATING MANUAL

[. . . ] ATSC Digital TV Receiver HFA100 Operating Manual ** ** ** ** ** Important Information ** Dolby Digital is a registered trademark of Dolby Corporation. Digital Light Processing and DLP are registered trademarks of Texas Instruments Corporation. ** Repairs and Warranty Service ** Should your HFA100 require warranty service, please contact Humax first to obtain authorization. You can reach us at 866. humax. usa, 17501 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614, or by visiting our website at http://www. humaxusa. com/support. html. ** ** ** ** ** 1 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Important Information ** ** THIS SYMBOL IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED "DANGEROUS VOLTAGE" WITHIN THE PRODUCTS ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS. ** THIS SYMBOL IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PERSENCE OF INPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE (SERVICING) INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE APPLIANCE. ** WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. [. . . ] You are now ready to set up the receiver to watch free, over-the-air digital TV broadcasts. ** ** ** 10 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Connection Diagram 1 ­ Analog TV connections ** ** ** ** ** ** 11 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Connection Diagram 2 ­ Digital TV connections ** ** ** ** ** ** 12 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Setting Up The HFA100 ** Your HFA100 digital television receiver is easy to set up and operate. When you first turn the receiver on, you will see a Welcome menu screen with two choices for setup ­ QUICK SETUP and GUIDED SETUP. Use QUICK SETUP if you want the HFA100 to configure itself automatically. If you want to make your own menu choices, use the GUIDED SETUP menu. Quick Setup ** ** ** When you enter this menu, you will first be prompted for English or Spanish language menus. After you make your selection and enter OK, no further action is required. The HFA100 will automatically set the time and date, then scan for active digital TV channels. When this channel scan is complete, the SETUP COMPLETED menu will appear. This menu will show you the time zone and daylight savings selections as well as the total number of digital TV programs detected and saved into memory. Select DONE to leave this menu and start watching digital TV broadcasts. ** ** ** ** ** 13 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Setting Up The HFA100 ** Guided Setup ** When you enter this menu, you will first be prompted for English or Spanish language menus. After you make your selection and enter OK, you will be asked for your time zone. Scroll through the available choices to highlight your time zone and push OK. The next menu will ask you if Daylight Savings Time is observed in your area. Select ON or OFF as required (or select AUTO if you aren't sure), then press OK. Make sure your antenna is connected to the RF input jack on the rear of the HFA100, select START, and push OK. ** ** ** The HFA100 will scan channels 2 through 69 and save any active DTV channels it finds into memory, along with electronic program guide (EPG) information for each channel. This process will take several minutes and a progress bar will show you when it is complete. Here, you can save or delete channels as you wish from the previous channel scan. This menu will show you your time zone and daylight savings selections as well as the total number of digital TV programs detected and saved into memory. Select DONE to leave this menu and start watching digital TV broadcasts. ** ** ** ** 14 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** The HFA100 lets you customize its settings for your particular TV. By pressing the MENU button, you can choose between four sub-menus: SETUP, OPTION, CAPTION, and PARENT. ** ** The SETUP menu is where you will set your time zone, turn daylight savings time on or off, scan for active DTV channels, add other channels manually, edit the list of your scanned and memorized channels, and check the signal strength of any channel. ** ** ** ** The OPTION menu is where you will choose the picture aspect ratio to match your TV, pick a screen format for showing programs that do not match the shape of your TV screen, turn the AUTO RESOLUTION feature on or off for an HDMI connection (see page 10), choose the default audio language track, * and set the digital audio output format. ** * Where available ** ** ** 15 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** HFA100 Menus ** ** The CAPTION menu is where you can activate closed-caption services* and customize how that text will appear on your TV screen. ** ** ** ** The PARENT menu contains information on TV ratings and allows you to pass or block TV programs and movies based on specific ratings. This menu is password protected and the default password setting is 0 0 0 0. ** * Where available ** ** ** 16 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** How To Use The Menus ** ** SETUP Menu ** Menu Language Choose between English or Spanish. Default setting is ENGLISH. ** Time Zone ** Select your local time zone from the list provided. Default setting is EASTERN (-5:00). ** ** Daylight Savings Time Turn Daylight Savings Time on and off as needed, or select Auto if you aren't sure. [. . . ] If the broadcaster is providing detailed program guide information, INFO button to view the detailed information. Press ** * Where available ** ** ** 22 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** BACK Returns you to the previous channel or menu selected. ** FREEZE Freezes the image on the screen when pushed. Push again and normal display mode returns. ** AUDIO Push to select alternate audio language tracks. Available track choices will be displayed. ** EXIT Push to exit any menus at any time. ** VOL +/Push to change volume on your TV if controlled by the HFA100 remote. ** CH +/Push to change channels on the HFA100 (STB mode) or on your TV set (TV mode). ** Closed Caption ** This button toggles closed caption on or off. ** ** ** ** 23 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Troubleshooting ** If you experience difficulty with your HFA100 DTV receiver, there are several possibilities you should investigate before calling for service. ** 1. [. . . ]