Page 2 - Notice
Thank you for purchasing a HUMAX product. Please read this user’s manual carefully to be able to safely install, useand maintain the product at maximum performance. Keep this user’s manual next to your product for future reference.The information in this user’s manual is subject to change without no...
Page 3 - Warnings, Cautions and Notes; Warning; Meaning of Symbols; This symbol indicates; dangerous voltage; inside the product that presents a risk of electric; Instruction about the ‘WEEE’ Symbol
Warnings, Cautions and Notes Throughout the whole manual, pay special attention to the following marks that indicate hazardous situations. ** • Warning Indicates a hazardous situation which could result in serious injury. • Caution Indicates a situation which could damage the equipment or other appa...
Page 4 - Safety Instructions and Precautions; Disconnect the product from the wall outlet before cleaning.; CONNECTION TO THE CABLE TV SIGNAL; Do not place it near a radiator or heat register.; Safety Warning
This product has been manufactured to comply with international safety standards. Please read the following safetyprecautions carefully. ** Safety Instructions and Precautions ** 1. MAINS SUPPLY 90-250V a.c., 50/60Hz• Operate this product only from the type of power supply indicated on the marking l...
Page 5 - To avoid damage of the power cord or plug
10.LIGHTNING, STORM or NOT IN USE • Unplug the product from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna during a thunderstorm or when leftunattended and unused for long periods of time. This will prevent damage to the unit due to lightning andpower-surges. ** 11.EXTRANEOUS OBJECTS • Do not insert any...
Page 6 - Contents
1. Before Using the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1.1 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 8 - Please check all package contents before using the product.; Remote Control; Package contents may vary according to area.; Before Using the Product
1. Before Using the Product This chapter describes detail instructions on the product and its accessories. 1.1 Package Contents Please check all package contents before using the product. ** ** Remote Control SCART Cable Batteries User's Manual Quick Guide CD-ROM ** Note: • Faults may occur if the r...
Page 10 - Conditional Access; Inserting the Smartcard
1.3 Conditional Access Although some TV and radio channels are free to air, most TV and radio/music channels are available on a subscriptionbasis and can only be enjoyed via a Conditional Access component. The Conditional Access component is a removableSmartcard. 1. Inserting the Smartcard The Smart...
Page 15 - Connecting the Cable; Connect your CATV line to the CABLE IN.
2. Setup This chapter describes how to connect the product to the TV with the particular equipments for gaining optimum signalquality. The product provides various interfaces to connect to the TV, VCR or other devices. Select the most appropriateprocedure depending on the equipment you have. Note: I...
Page 16 - Connecting the TV; Connect the product and the TV using a SCART cable.
2.2 Connecting the TV 1. Using SCART Cable Connect the product and the TV using a SCART cable. ** GB 15
Page 17 - Connect the product and the TV using a RCA cable.
2. Using RCA Cable Connect the product and the TV using a RCA cable. ** 2. Setup GB 16
Page 18 - Connecting the TV and VCR; Connect the product and the TV/VCR using a SCART cable.
2.3 Connecting the TV and VCR 1. Using SCART Cable Connect the product and the TV/VCR using a SCART cable. ** GB 17
Page 19 - Connecting the Audio System; Select the most appropriate procedure for your convenience.
2.4 Connecting the Audio System Select the most appropriate procedure for your convenience. • Connect the product and the audio system using a RCA cable. • Connect the product and the Dolby Digital decoder for higher quality sound using an S/PDIF cable. ** 2. Setup GB 18
Page 21 - BACK; Back; OK; Installation Wizard
3. Installation Wizard When powering on the product for the first time after purchasing, the installation wizard will operate automatically. You can easily set-up using simple organisation and options and watch the broadcasting after completing the set-upprocedure. You can select items using the NUM...
Page 23 - button to finish
3.5 Result Select Finish in the result screen and press the OK button to finish the installation wizard. ** Warning: If you exit the install wizard without fully completing thechannel searching procedure, you may not have all of thechannels available. In this case, you can use theinstallation menu t...
Page 24 - Switching Channel; List
4. Basic Operation This chapter describes functions such as switching channel, volume control and basic features for watchingprogrammes. 4.1 Switching Channel You can switch the current channel using one of the following methods. 1. Press the CH+/CH- or button . 2. Enter the channel number using the...
Page 25 - EXIT; General Information; if supplied by the broadcaster
4.4 Programme Information (i-plate) Programme information is always displayed for a certain period of time whenever you switch channels. You can viewthe programme information by pressing the i button while watching a programme. Press the EXIT button to hide the i-plate. 1. General Information The ge...
Page 26 - Favourite; Chapter 7. Channel List
2. Detailed Programme Information You can see detailed information about the current programme. Pressthe i button when the i-plate is displayed to view detailed information. ** Note: • Press the i button again to hide the information box. • If the detail information is more than one page, use thebut...
Page 27 - Subtitle; Off; SUBTITLE; MENU–Preferences–Language Setting–Subtitle Language
2. Subtitle If the current programme provides subtitle information, you can select the language for the subtitle. 1. Press the OPT+ button. 2. Select Subtitle using the button and press the OK or button. 3. Select the subtitle language using the button and press the OK button. The subtitles will be ...
Page 28 - Soundtrack; MENU–Preferences–Language Setting–Audio
3. Soundtrack If the current programme is available in multiple audio languages, you can select the language that you wish to listen to. 1. Press the OPT+ button. 2. Select Soundtrack using the button and press the OK or button. 3. Select the audio language using the button. 4. Select soundtrack dir...
Page 29 - Lock; Unlock; Deleting a Channel; Delete; Yes
4. Locking/Unlocking a Channel You can lock or unlock the current channel while watching a programme. 1. Press the OPT+ button. 2. Select Lock/Unlock using the button and press the OK or button. 3. Select Lock option using the button and press the OK button. 4. Select Unlock option using the button ...
Page 30 - PIP; Normal screen; Swapping the PIP Screen; SWAP PIP
5. PIP and Time Shifted Recording 5.1 Picture-in-Picture (PIP) Screen If you press the PIP button on the remote control while watching TV, you can watch two channels at the same time. The audio from the main screen willbe outputted. Each time you press the PIP button, the PIP screen moves in order o...
Page 31 - Switching Channels in the PIP Screen
2. Moving the PIP Screen (Only for 1:6 PIP Screen) Use the MOVE PIP button on the remote control to move the position of the PIP screen. ** Each time you press the MOVE PIP button, the PIP screen moves in the order of , as displayed in the following figure. ** 3. Switching Channels in the PIP Screen...
Page 32 - If you press the; PLAY; The amount of saved programme; PAUSE; button once again, the programme is resumed from that point.; STOP; button to go to the live programme.
5.2 Time Shifted Recording (TSR) You can perform TSR (Time Shifted Recording) and other functions similar to VCR functions using the playback controlbuttons while playing a programme. The product automatically saves the programme in the embedded hard disk drive temporarily, so that users can pause,p...
Page 33 - Recording and Playback; Adjusting the Recording End Time
3. Fast Rewind to Previous Scene Press the FAST REWIND button on the remote control to watch the scene passed by. Each time you press the FAST REWIND button, the rewind speed increases. ( x 2, x 4, x 16, x32, x 64) ** If you press the PLAY button, the fast rewind operation stops and the programme is...
Page 34 - Additional Time Shift Operations; Direct Jump; Commercial Skipping 30 seconds; Miscellaneous Settings; Slow Motion
6. Additional Time Shift Operations You can perform additional time shift operations using the following buttons on the remote control. ** Direct Jump Press the PLAY button while watching TV. If you press the button, a moving arrow will appear in the progress bar. Move this arrow to a time point usi...
Page 36 - Instant Recording; RECORD; Recording and Playback
** 6. Recording and Playback Using the built-in hard disk drive, you can record a programme without an external media device such as a VCR. 6.1 Instant Recording Press the RECORD button on the remote control to record the current programme instantly. You can select the point you want torecord using ...
Page 37 - Recording Schedule; Record; Selecting/Unselecting Reserved Programmes
6.2 Recording Schedule You can set a programme to record automatically in Menu-Record-Recording Schedule . 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Select Record using the button and press the OK or button. 3. Select Recording Schedule using the button and press the OK or button to display the reserved recordin...
Page 39 - Programme Playback in the Play List; Selected Files List
6.3 Programme Playback in the Play List You can playback the recorded programme by pressing the PLAY LIST button. You can switch among VIDEO (TV), AUDIO (radio) and Selected Files list using the button. 1. VIDEO/AUDIO List 1. Select VIDEO/AUDIO list using the button. 2. If you select programmes usin...
Page 40 - Editing Recorded Programmes; Selecting/Unselecting Recorded Programmes
6.4 Chase Play You can watch the programme from the beginning as the rest of the programme is simultaneously being recorded. While recording two channels simultaneously, you can perform TSR (Time Shifted Recording) using the playbackcontrol buttons. ** Note: You can playback the programme being reco...
Page 41 - Editing the Recorded Programme; Save
3. Editing the Recorded Programme 1. Select a programme and press the YELLOW button to edit the recorded programme. 2. A pop-up will appear. Select Edit and press the OK button. 3. You can edit the recorded programme using the following functions. ** Note: • When selecting multiple programmes, To do...
Page 42 - Split; Changing the Attribute
Split You can split the recorded programme into separate recordings. Select the point you want to split using the button and press the RECORD button. Press the STOP button. A pop-up will appear. Select Yes and press the OK button to split the selected point. 4. Changing the Attribute 1. Select a pro...
Page 43 - Playing Recorded Programmes; Downloading MP3 Files; File Download from PC
5. Sorting by Time/Name Each time you press the BLUE button, the sorting order of the recorded programmes change in the following sequence: by descending time, by ascending time, by name. 6. Playing Recorded Programmes 1. Select programmes you want to playback and press the OK or PLAY button. 2. The...
Page 44 - Digital Image Browsing; File Download from PC
6.7 Digital Album You can view or edit the photos in Menu–Record–Digital Album. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Select Record using the button and press the OK or button. 3. Select Digital Album using the button and press the OK or button. The digital album list appears. ** 1. Digital Image Browsing Se...
Page 45 - MENU; HDD Control; Format
6.8 HDD Control You can check the free space of the hard disk drive and format (erase) the disk drive if necessary. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Select Record using the button and press the OK or button. 3. Select HDD Control using the button and press the OK or button. 4. You can check the free, us...
Page 47 - Follow the instructions to download files:
6.11 File Download from PC You can enjoy the music and view the photos by downloading the files from your PC with 'Media-e linker' programme.(USB cables used for external HDDs are purchasable.) ** Follow the instructions to download files: ** 1. Double-click ‘Media eLinker Setup.exe’ on the CD-ROM t...
Page 48 - Displaying and Switching Channel List; On
7. Channel List Four types of channel lists are provided for easy and quick channel browsing. TV The list of all TV channels with two sub-groups: one is sorted by channel number, the other is sortedby channel name (Alphabetical). Radio The list of all radio channels with two sub-groups: one is sorte...
Page 49 - Edit Channels
7.2 Changing Channel List Group You can select channel list by group. 1. Press the button while the channel list is displayed to view the group list. 2. Select a channel group using the button to display its sub-groups. 3. Press the OK or button, select a sub-group using the button and then press th...
Page 50 - Selecting a Channel Group; Favourite Channel List
1. Selecting a Channel Group You can select the channel list group to edit. TV and radio sub-groups can be selected. 1. Press the OK or button in group. 2. Select the group using the button and press the OK button. ** Note: • Press the TV/RADIO button to move to the TV or radio channel list directly...
Page 52 - Edit Favourite Channels
7.4 Edit Favourite Channels You can edit favourite channel or favourite channel list. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Select Edit Channels using the button and press the OK or button. 3. Select Edit Favourite Channels using the button and press the OK or button. 4. You will be prompted to select a favo...
Page 53 - Moving Favourite Channels
1. Adding/Removing Favourite Channels You can add favourite channel(s) to a specific favourite channel list or remove the added favourite channel(s) from thelist. 1. Select favourite group using . 2. Select the channel(s) in all TV/radio channel list and press to add favourite channel(s). 3. Select ...
Page 54 - Renaming Favourite Channel List
3. Renaming Favourite Channel List You can rename favourite channel list. 1. Select favourite group to rename using . 2. Select and press the OK button. 3. Enter favourite channel list name using the keyboard displayed on the screen. 4. When finishing entering favourite channel list name, select OK ...
Page 55 - Additional Features; Changing between TV and radio channel list; Sorting a channel list
4. Additional Features Additional features provides many useful functions. ** Changing between TV and radio channel list You can add not only TV channel(s) but also radio channel(s) to favourite channel list. Press to switch all channel list into TV or radio channels. Note: You can also change to TV...
Page 56 - Viewing Programme Guide Information; Viewing Guide Information by Channel List Groups
8. Programme Guide The programme guide displays programme information about each channel, based on the date and time. You can alsoschedule your recording using the information given. ** Note: Press the BACK , EXIT or GUIDE button to exit the guide screen. 8.1 Viewing Programme Guide Information You ...
Page 58 - Finding a Programme
8.2 Finding a Programme You can sufficiently find the programme you want by programme name or genre. 1. Press the GUIDE button. 2. Press the BLUE button. 3. Enter the programme name directly using the keyboard displayed on the screen. 4. When entering programme name is complete, select Find and pres...
Page 59 - Viewing Reserved Programme; GUIDE
8.3 Viewing Reserved Programme You can add or edit recording-reserved programmes using the schedule screen. 1. Press the GUIDE button. 2. Press the YELLOW button. Note: For more information about how to add or edit a reservation,refer to 6.2 Recording Schedule . 8. Programme Guide GB 58
Page 60 - Censorship Classification
9. Preferences You can set censorship and all other items suitable for your environment. ** Note: • Press the BACK or button to save the changes and return to the previous menu. Press the MENU or EXIT button to exit from the menu screen. • You can easily select all menu items using the assigned numb...
Page 63 - Hard of Hearing Subtitles
6. Subtitle Font You can select the subtitle font . 1. Select Subtitle Font using the button. 2. Select from Variable and Fixed using the OK or button. Variable Uses the horizontally variable subtitle font. Fixed Uses the fixed subtitle font. 7. Hard of Hearing Subtitles You can set whether or not t...
Page 67 - Option in Channel List; Option in CH List; Instant Replay Time; Instant replay time; Commercial Skip Time; Commercial skip time
3. Option in Channel List You can set whether or not to display the scrambled icon in channel list. 1. Select Option in CH List using the button. 2. Select On/Off using the OK or button. On Scramble icon is displayed in the channel list. Off Scramble icon disappears from the channel list. 4. Instant...
Page 68 - Automatic Search
10. Installation This chapter describes how to search for channels and other series of procedures. ** Note: • Press the BACK or button to save the changes and return to the previous menu. Press the MENU or EXIT button to exit from the menu screen. • You can easily select all menu items using the ass...
Page 69 - Step; User Define
1. Start/Stop Frequency Select Start/Stop Frequency using the button and press the OK or button. Enter the frequency using the NUMERIC(0-9) buttons. 2. Step 1. Select Step using the button and press the OK or button. 2. Select the range of frequency to be increased by each step when activating chann...
Page 70 - Append Symbol Rate
4. Append Symbol Rate 1. Select Append Symbol Rate using the button and press the OK or button. 2. Select a symbol rate using the button and press the OK and button. Select User Define to enter the value directly. 3. To delete all entered symbol rates, select Clear All using the button and press the...
Page 71 - Symbol Rate
2. Symbol Rate 1. Select Symbol Rate using the button and press the OK or button. 2. Select the symbol rate using the button and press the OK and button. Select User Define to enter the value directly. 3. Network Search 1. Select Network Search using the button and press the OK or button. 2. Select ...
Page 74 - If new software is found when powering on
11. Software Update In order to maintain proper performance of the product, it is essential to have the most up-to-date software. Visit theHumax website to check the latest news and newly released software versions. http://www.humaxdigital.com. It is recommended that you periodically check for the a...
Page 75 - Updating Software from Menu; Installation
11.2 Updating Software from Menu 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Select Installation using the button and press the OK or button. 3. Enter the password using the NUMERIC(0-9) buttons. 4. Select Software Update using the button and press the OK or button. Note: The default password is 0000 . If you have...
Page 77 - Regular Auto Update and Search Time; Regular Auto Update; Enable; Cancel
3. Regular Auto Update and Search Time You can specify the regular auto update and search time. Regular auto update is started in standby mode. 1. Select Regular Auto Update using the button and press the OK or button. 2. Select Enable/Disable and press the OK button to set or unset the search time ...
Page 78 - Software Update from PC; Download and install the download tool from our website.
11.3 Software Update from PC You can connect your product to the PC directly and update your software by transferring the new software from the PC.Follow these steps to download new software from PC to this product. ** 1. Download the new software file equivalent for this product model from our webs...
Page 79 - System; Status; Signal Detection
12. System You can view all system information, signal detection and Conditional Access. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Select System using the button and press the OK or button. 12.1 Status You can view system information. Select Status using the button and press the OK or button. 12.2 Signal Detecti...
Page 80 - Conditional Access
12.3 Conditional Access You can view the current status of the Conditional Access. You can view the current status of the conditional access. Select Conditional Access using the button and press the OK or button. ** 1. Subscription Status 2. Event Status 3. Purse Balance 4. Change CA PIN 5. Maturity...
Page 81 - Provides various games for user’s entertainment.; GAME; and; Press the; or; button to exit the game.
13. Games Provides various games for user’s entertainment. 1. Press the GAME button. 2. According to the instruction displayed on screen, you can enjoy the game using the and OK button. ** Note: Press the EXIT or BACK button to exit the game. 13. Games GB 80
Page 83 - Trouble Shooting; No picture on TV set
15. Trouble Shooting 15.1 Trouble Shooting Before contacting your local service centre, please read the tips below carefully. If the problem persists after completingthe following procedure, please contact your local product distributor or service centre for further instructions. ** 1. No message di...
Page 84 - Cannot change channel while recording.
8. Cannot update new software. ** • You can get an update. If the product does not show a message requesting update, that means no software isavailable. 9. Cannot watch scrambled channels. ** • Check that you have the appropriate Smartcard or CI-Module. Reinsert the Smartcard or CI-Module and makesu...
Page 85 - SOUNDTRACK
15.2 Error Message Error message Possible causes What to do No or bad signal The cable is not connected. Make sure the cable is connected correctly. The cable may be damaged or defective. Exchange the cable. The channel is not broadcasting. The channel isscrambled or notavailable. The channel has si...
Page 86 - Physical Specification
16. Specification Tuner & Channel Input Connector IEC 169-2 female Frequency Range 47MHz to 862MHz Input Impedance 75 Signal Level -13 to +15dBmV Demodulation QAM Input Symbol Rate 1.5-7Ms/s Constellation 16-QAM, 32-QAM, 64-QAM, 128-QAM, 256-QAM MPEG Transport Stream A/V Decoding Transport Strea...
Page 88 - Deutschland; English; English; Italia; Italiano; Service and Support
18. Service and Support Information concerning troubleshooting, software upgrade and product support is provided in the following websites andcall centers. Should your product require warranty service, please contact HUMAX to obtain the appropriate authorization. ** Deutschland Tel: 01805-778870 (€ ...
Page 89 - For hardware repair, please visit our website.
Sverige Tfn: +46 (0)550 85527 Öppettider: Mån-fre 08:00-16:30 Språk: Svenska/engelska ** Suomi Puh: 09 56186366 Aukioloajat: ma-pe 8:00-16:00 Kieli: suomi/englanti ** Austria Tel: 0820 400675 (€0,14/min) Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 8:00-23:00 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.humax-digital.de...