TEAC HDRM - Manual

3 PRODUCT SAFETY NOTICE WARNING! Do not open this product as there is a risk of electric shock. Under no circumstances should you try to repair the receiver yourself as this will invalidate your product warranty. If a fault occurs, check the troubleshooting guide at the rear of this manual. Should p...

4 PLEASE READ BEFORE USE Product Installation Notice What happens when first time connected? When power is first applied, you product will introduce a step-by-step setup process on screen. At the same time, the internal hard-drive will begin the checking process (takes about 10 minutes). Whilst this...

5 WARRANTY STATEMENT Keep your purchase receipt to enable you to proceed quickly in the event of a Warranty Service. Terms & Conditions for HDRM7250 DVR set-top box 1. TEAC warrants to the original retail purchaser only, that this product is free from defects in material and workmanship under no...

6 THE REMOTE CONTROLLER Troubleshooting: If the remote fails to function properly, please check that your batteries are inserted in the correct direction and that they are in good condition. LIST - displays a list of services available for viewing. COLOUR KEYS – perform some actions often indicated ...

7 GETTING STARTED INTRODUCTION Digital Television had begun January 2001 within Australia. Since this time, digital television programs and services have evolved and all Australians can now enjoy this exciting new technology. You will find today additional television channels not available on the ol...

8 HDTV For High Definition Televisions, you have a choice of either Component Video (YPbPr) or a Digital HDMI connection. Note that the HDMI lead is not supplied with this product. HDMI CONNECTION HDMI is the newest cable type designed specifically to provide an easy method to connect digital video ...

11 BASIC OPERATION SERVICE LIST MODE Now that your digital receiver is set-up and working, you are able to watch television by simply pressing the key on the remote controller. Within seconds, a channel list similar to the picture is shown. Using the joystick; press or to scroll to the desired chann...

14 THE DIGITAL RECORDER PAUSE LIVE TELEVISION (TIME-SHIFTING) Imagine watching television and the phone rings. Simply press the key (or the key) to pause the picture. Once you have finished your telephone conversation, you may watch the program from where you left off. Pressing firmly on the joystic...

16 RECORDING PROGRAMMES To record a programme, press the desired channel number. Press key to display the recording options. There are two options available: - Red key = manual recording Green key = automatic recording Selecting manual will start a recording from the current time. The duration will ...

17 HARD-DRIVE MANAGEMENT It is possible to enable (and disable) the hard-drive to prolong its performance. In addition, you have the option to ERASE the hard-drive or just the TIMESHIFT buffer. To access the DIGITAL RECORDER menu, press the key. The following options will appear. Move the joystick t...

19 PLAYBACK RECORDINGS To access your recorded programmes, press the key. The following options will appear. Move the joystick to highlight the MY RECORDINGS option. Now press the key to enter. The following screen will appear. The My Recording screen shows the network, program name, date and time o...

20 ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE One of the most important features of Digital Television is the Electronic Program Guide (commonly known as the ‘EPG’). Today, broadcasters send within their transmission NOW and NEXT programme information. In some areas, extended EPG information may be available. An EPG ...

22 PARENTAL LOCK The Parental Lock option allows you to block television channels and other interactive services. It also allows you to restrict programs by their classification and block the time-shifting video on the hard-drive from playback. Press the key and the following options will appear. Mo...

23 PREFERENCES To access the preferences, press the key. The following options will appear. Move the joystick to highlight the Preferences option. Now press the key to enter. TUNING-IN Tuning services may be done using two methods: - Automatic and Manual. For automatic tuning, press the key to conti...

26 NETWORKING To connect your set-top box to your home network, you simply are required to connect a standard Ethernet cable between the rear of the set-top box (labeled Ethernet) and to a spare port on the rear of your home router. Your home router is normally defaulted to DHCP mode (i.e. it assign...

27 EXPORT RECORDINGS Note: This feature should be attempted by experienced PC users that understand how to create share folders on a Windows XP system, or have a Network hard-drive (NAS device) that is supporting SAMBA (SMB) protocol. The export option allows you to transfer your recordings over the...

30 INTERNET The Internet browser on your set-top box is very different from your home computer. It is not designed to be a substitute for the home personal computer. It is based on W3C standards and is designed for interactive television applications (better known as a TV browser). It allows you an ...

32 NOTES SOFTWARE SERIAL NUMBER When contacting TEAC for any support, please write down the information as shown below. You can find this information by pressing the i key on the front panel. The MAC address is used by every computer or product connected to the Internet. It uniquely identifies the p...

33 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q. When I do an automatic tuning, not all channels are received. Why? A. TEAC recommends you review your aerial and cabling set-up. Digital Broadcast Australia highly recommends that you use RG6 Quad shield cabling from your television antenna directly to the set-top bo...

36 SPECIFICATIONS Hardware core system: Processor: Sigma Designs SMP8635 Secure HDTV Processor Graphics: True colour + alpha blending, flicker filtering, font anti-aliasing. Memory: 16 MB Flash, 256 MB RAM Software Core System: Operating system: Embedded Linux Middleware: NETGEM DVB/HTML, remote cha...

38 NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRE (NCSC) Free call: 1800 656 700 Between Monday to Friday – EST 9AM to 5PM TEAC AUSTRALIA PTY.,LTD. A.B.N.: 11 113 998 048 HEAD OFFICE 30 Tullamarine Park Road, Tullamarine, VIC 3043 Phone : (03)8336 6500 SERVICE DIVISION MELBOURNE, VIC 30 Tullamarine Park Road, Tul...