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Hydra High Definition

Multi-Television Video Gateway

User’s Guide

P/N: 95-82xxxx-xx

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Page 1: ...HydraHighDefinition Multi TelevisionVideoGateway User s Guide P N 95 82xxxx xx ...

Page 2: ...one and the tagline Connecting the Home are trademarks of Entone Inc All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective owners CHANGES The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Entone Inc assumes no liability resulting from the...

Page 3: ...Y TV USING RCA COMPOSITE OR S VIDEO 15 CONNECTING THE PRIMARY TV USING HDMI OR COMPONENT 17 SETTING HDMI AND COMPONENT OUTPUT RESOLUTION 19 5 1 Connecting TV s In Other Rooms 20 CONNECTING TV S IN ANOTHER ROOM S USING CATV CABLING SYSTEM 21 SETTING UP TV TO USE CATV 21 6 1 Connecting Audio System 22 7 1 Caller ID Display 24 8 1 Connecting eSATA Hard Drive 25 9 1 Powering Up Hydra 27 10 1 Remote Co...

Page 4: ...ries User s Guide Copyright 2007 Entone Inc All rights reserved 2 SETTING CLOSED CAPTIONING 42 SETTING FAN SPEED 42 SETTING HPNA 43 SETTING TIVO IR KEYCODE 43 14 1 Specifications 44 15 1 Troubleshooting the Hydra 46 ...

Page 5: ... device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communication Commission FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipme...

Page 6: ...tical the telephone company will notify you as soon as possible You will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC if you believe such action is necessary If you experience trouble with this equipment do not try to repair the equipment yourself The equipment cannot be repaired in the field Contact your ISP for further instructions The telephone company may make changes to their fac...

Page 7: ...ling this equipment users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local Telecommunication Company The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations Connection to a party line service is subject to state ta...

Page 8: ...be shown in its entirety NOTE TIP A note or a tip describes actions or conditions that can help you obtain optimum performance from IOM WARNING A caution or a warning describes conditions that can result in an error IMPORTANT An important note OVERVIEW OF THIS USER S GUIDE This User s Guide provides generic information about connecting Hydra HD to your audio and video equipments Some of the topics...

Page 9: ...ualified personnel To help prevent electric shock plug the power cable into properly grounded sources Use only properly grounded extension cords and adaptors if they are needed Make sure nothing is lying on any of the cables Be sure the cables are located where they will not be stepped on or tripped over Do not spill food or liquids onto the unit Do not push any objects into the free slots Doing s...

Page 10: ...levision Video Gateway Hydra HD 1 RF Remote Control Antenna 1 RF Cable with F type connectors 6 feet 1 RJ11 Telephone Wire 15 feet 1 RJ45 Ethernet Cable 10 feet 1 3 Color RCA A V Cable 6 feet 1 3 Color Component Cable 6 feet 1 Power Supply with 6 feet power cord 100 240V output 12V 2A 5 2V 5A 1 URC PLUS Remote Control Universal Remote Control 3 Battery AA size 6 ...

Page 11: ... external SATA hard drive for DVR and PLTV 2 DIGITAL AUDIO S PDIF digital coaxial RCA audio output for decoder 1 3 S VIDEO S Video output for decoder 1 4 OPTICAL AUDIO S PDIF digital optical audio TOSLINK output for decoder 1 5 HDMI HDMI output for decoder 1 6 AUDIO LEFT RIGHT Composite audio output for decoder 1 7 VIDEO Composite video output for decoder 1 8 Y Pb Pr Component video output for dec...

Page 12: ...IOUS NEXT CHAPTER Goes to previous or next movie chapter for VOD 12 FAST REVERSE FORWARD Starts fast reverse or fast forward for VOD or live channel 13 RED 14 GREEN 15 NUMBER KEYS Allows direct access to specific channels and menu items 16 ENTER 17 DTV Returns to live programming 18 Movies Displays the VOD menu 19 Record it Displays the digital recorder menu 20 Promos Displays the promotion menu 2...

Page 13: ...multiple set top boxes and new home wiring It provides three streams of fully independent video with any combination of SD HD MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 AVC H 264 signals over a single DSL HomePNA or Ethernet connection Hydra HD can support up to three concurrent streams playing on different TVs The Hydra HD can be connected to a nearby TV and TV s located in another room s You can tune your TV to one of t...

Page 14: ...ing standards and protocols Hydra HD helps protect service operators from service theft and content piracy by providing security features such as integrated DVB DES descrambling conditional access and optionally Macrovision s anti taping support Hydra HD supports full digital video recording capabilities such as fast forward rewind and pause with an optional internal or external SATA hard drive Th...

Page 15: ...ck is designed to HDMI version 1 1 specifications HDMI and component video output support high definition video signal They will provide the best quality video signal for HD ready TV sets S Video output will provide the best quality video signal for late model TV sets The RCA A V composite S Video and TV OUT RF output jacks only support 480i pictures The following table shows the video and audio o...

Page 16: ... comes packaged with Hydra HD to connect your TV s antenna input to the Hydra HD s TV OUT 2 Tune your TV to channel 10 to view the output NOTE In the TV OUT it is always hooked to decoder 1 and factory set to use channel 10 To set TV OUT to another channel ID please refer to section Setting Channel ID Figure 4 1 Connecting Primary TV using Coaxial Cable ...

Page 17: ...ut that you plan to use 2 Connect the video and audio cables to the Hydra HD 3 Connect the opposite end of the video and audio cables to the matching input in the TV 4 Plug in your TV and turn on the power using your TV remote control Use your TV remote control to select the respective video input that has connected to the Hydra HD Consult your TV owner s manual for instructions as required 5 Plug...

Page 18: ...ide Copyright 2007 Entone Inc All rights reserved 16 Figure 4 3 Connecting Primary TV using S Video and Composite Audio NOTE All the A V outputs are always hooked to decoder 1 Composite and S Video outputs are always set to 480i ...

Page 19: ...ct the video and audio cables to the Hydra HD HDMI does not require separate audio cable connection 3 Connect the opposite end of the video and audio cables to the matching input in the TV 4 Plug in your TV and turn on the power using your TV remote control Use your TV remote control to select the respective video input that has connected to the Hydra HD Consult your TV owner s manual for instruct...

Page 20: ...annot be verified by your TV disconnect the HDMI cable and then connect it again or turn off the TV and then turn it on again Analog DVI is not supported If your TV supports digital DVI but not HDMI you can use an HDMI to DVI convector cable or adaptor to connect the Hydra HD HDMI to the TV DVI In this case you need to connect the audio cable separately Be sure to use an HDMI cable with the HDMI l...

Page 21: ...e Hydra HD front panel UP arrow for 5 seconds 2 Keep on pressing the UP arrow the resolution indicator in the Hydra HD front panel display will illuminate in a round robin manner from 1080i 720p 480p 480i 3 When your desired resolution is illuminated release the UP arrow Then both the HDMI and Component outputs will be set to the selected resolution Figure 4 5 Setting HDMI and Component Output Res...

Page 22: ...allation you should consider having this professionally installed NOTE When connecting to the in home cabling system you must meet the FCC requirements To meet these requirements an in line coaxial attenuator may need to be installed using the following guidance If connecting to your in home cabling system to distribute the signal to TV s in other rooms in most cases you will not have to install t...

Page 23: ...ol 4 Plug in your TV 5 Tune the other TV sets to channel 10 for decoder 1 channel 23 for decoder 2 and channel 39 for decoder 3 NOTE In the MATV OUT the Hydra HD is factory set to use channel 10 for decoder 1 channel 23 for decoder 2 and channel 39 for decoder 3 Figure 5 2 Connecting TV s in Another Room s SETTING UP TV TO USE CATV In order for the Hydra HD to feed video signal to TV using TV OUT ...

Page 24: ...our amplifier by either using the 75ohm digital audio coaxial output or the digital optical audio output Figure 6 1 Connecting Hydra HD to Audio System Consult your audio system user guide for connection Take necessary precautions when working with electric equipment Remove the devices from wall power and be sure to use caution when moving equipment to prevent injury If your connected TV or A V eq...

Page 25: ...audio AC 3 track selected and down mixed to analog audio AC 3 Enable Normal Audio Track Only PCM PCM Analog audio Analog audio AC 3 Disable With Normal Audio Track Normal audio track selected and output in PCM Normal audio track selected and output in PCM Normal audio track selected and output in Analog audio Normal audio track selected and output in Analog audio AC 3 Disable AC 3 Track Only Down ...

Page 26: ...ow to enable caller ID service To get ready your Hydra HD to enable caller ID service 1 Connect the telephone line to the CALLER ID jack on the rear panel Telephone wire comes packaged with the Hydra HD You may connect directly to the telephone line socket if there is one available If your telephone line socket is already connecting to an existing phone use a splitter 2 For details of setting up a...

Page 27: ...s PLTV allows you to pause and fast track live programs For details of DVR and PLTV service availability and operation usage please refer to your network and TV service provider eSATA hard drive is an optional item eSATA is an external interface for SATA technologies The SATA interface is more streamlined than ATA and provides serial architecture for greater speed than the older parallel technolog...

Page 28: ...when the hard drive is being formatted The hard drive formatting may take up to 10 min depending on the hard drive size Do not power off Hydra HD and hard drive during disk formatting Figure 8 3 eSATA hard drive formatting ATTENTION Connect power to the hard drive before powering up Hydra HD If you power up Hydra HD before powering up the hard drive the DVR and PLTV service will not be available A...

Page 29: ...modem or network access unit using the Ethernet cable comes packaged with the Hydra HD Figure 9 1 Connecting Hydra HD 2 Plug the socket end of the AC DC adapter into the wall socket and the DC jack into the power connector on the Hydra HD 3 The Hydra HD front panel power indicator will illuminate in orange color 4 Within 10 seconds the Hydra HD front panel will display BOOT and then WELCOME Figure...

Page 30: ...powering up Hydra HD If you power up Hydra HD before powering up the hard drive the DVR and PLTV service will not be available Please refer to previous section Connecting eSATA Hard Drive for details ATTENTION When you connect a new hard drive for the first time Hydra HD will display message saying the hard drive is being formatted when it boots up The hard drive formatting may take up to 10 min d...

Page 31: ...nc and do not mix batteries of different kinds Alkaline batteries last longer than carbon zinc WARNING Mixing old and new batteries or different types of batteries poses a fire hazard To load batteries to remote control 1 Press down on the battery cover s top latch and slide the cover off 2 If you are changing out batteries take out all of the old batteries 3 Put the new batteries in Make sure you...

Page 32: ...s Additional remote controls can be purchased separately Your remote controls must be registered to one of the 3 decoders before it can be used One remote control can only be registered to one decoder However you can register at most 3 remote controls to a decoder After registration you need to use the corresponding remote controls to control the decoders Figure 10 2 Controlling Hydra HD using RF ...

Page 33: ...tenna touch anything ATTENTION If your remote control isn t working very well from far away you may be experiencing interference from objects near your receiver To improve your remote control s range try any or all of the followings 1 Place the receiver higher than all of the other equipment in your entertainment center 2 Provide room above the receiver so that the antenna can be installed straigh...

Page 34: ...l display RC REG The Hydra is now in remote registration mode Figure 10 4 Hydra in Remote Registration Mode 2 On the URC PLUS press and hold the STB button for approx 5 seconds The STB button backlight will illuminate Figure 10 5 URC PLUS in Remote Registration Mode Step 1 On the URC PLUS press STB once again Both the STB and AUX button backlight will illuminate Figure 10 6 URC PLUS in Remote Regi...

Page 35: ... 10 1 Remote Registration Messages Front Panel Message Description RC REG TO Registration times out RC REGERR Registration error RC REG In registration mode RC REGEND Registered to IR only mode RC REG D1 Registered to decoder 1 RC REG D2 Registered to decoder 2 RC REG D3 Registered to decoder 3 Here are some principles of the remote registration method Each decoder allows a maximum of 3 remote con...

Page 36: ...nals to control other devices that the remote is programmed to control IR signals travel only short distances 40 feet or less and cannot go through walls or other solid objects You must point the remote control directly at these devices with no objects blocking the line of sight Figure 10 9 Controlling Devices using IR Remote Control For details of how to program the Hydra remote controls and the ...

Page 37: ...e captioning on and off alternatively For decoder 1 you cannot control the captioning through your TV Figure 11 1Controlling Decoder 1 Closed Captioning NOTE Captioning on TV OUT MATV OUT HDMI Component S Video Composite outputs of decoder 1 is toggled on or off at the same time Closed captioning on decoder 2 and 3 are controlled by the TVs Your TV must have closed captioning feature in order to d...

Page 38: ... service provider for options available and detailed operation Typically aspect ratio is provided in following 3 modes 1 Mode 4 3 You choose this mode when your TV is a traditional 4 3 TV 4 3 Content 16 9 Content 4 3 TV Normal Left and Right are cropped 2 Mode 4 3 Letter Box 4 3 LB You choose this mode when your TV is a traditional 4 3 TV 4 3 Content 16 9 Content 4 3 TV Normal Letter Box with blac...

Page 39: ...Menu Features Decoder 1 Decoder 2 Decoder 3 TV 1 Channel ID CATV Channel ID N A N A TV 2 Channel ID CATV Channel ID N A N A TV 3 Channel ID CATV Channel ID N A N A Resolution 1080i 720p 480p 480i N A N A Closed Captioning Enable Disable N A N A Fan Speed High Middle Low Off N A N A HPNA Mode Coax Phone N A N A TiVo IR Key Code MAGNAVOX 10224 B CENTURION 00092 B N A N A NOTE The features available ...

Page 40: ...ts reserved 38 USING USER MENU To start the User Menu 1 Use the corresponding remote control of the decoder 2 Press INPUT and then MENU in sequence within 1 second Figure 13 1 Triggering the User Menu Figure 13 2 Decoder 1 User Menu Figure 12 3 Decoder 2 3 User Menu ...

Page 41: ...eature will be highlighted by a red rectangle 2 Press OK the feature will be highlighted in navy blue color Figure 13 4 User Menu Feature in Focus Figure 13 5 User Menu Feature selected for choice selection 3 Use remote control UP and DOWN arrow to loop through available choices 4 Press OK again when your choice is selected 5 If you have other features to set up repeat the above procedures ...

Page 42: ...etup or exit 1 If you have made any setup and want to save the settings select SUBMIT in the User Menu You will be notified the saving of your settings Figure 13 6 User Menu SUBMIT highlighted for saving changes Figure 13 7 User Menu Changes successfully saved 2 Select EXIT to quit the User Menu ...

Page 43: ...07 Entone Inc All rights reserved 41 Figure 13 8 User Menu Exit User Menu ATTENTION If you exit the User Menu without doing the SUBMIT your changes will be lost and will not take effect NOTE If you want to give up the changes simply select EXIT ...

Page 44: ...enu to set the HDMI and Component output resolution You can also use the Hydra HD front panel UP arrow to set the resolution The setting made in both ways is the same To use User Menu to set the output resolution follow procedures in section Using User Menu to make the changes Please refer to section Setting HDMI and Component Output Resolution for details of setting resolution SETTING CLOSED CAPT...

Page 45: ... HomePNA network access Follow procedures in section Using User Menu to make the selection SETTING TIVO IR KEYCODE Hydra HD is equipped with an IR receiver at the front panel If you have TiVo or Sling box you can use the IR blaster provided by TiVo or Sling to control Hydra HD for actions such as channel switching for recording or remote network viewing Hydra HD has implemented the following 2 IR ...

Page 46: ...10 BP L3 MP L4 0 and HP L4 0 Video Output Formats NTSC PAL composite S video and analog YpbPr component with optional Macrovision v7 1 L1 protection SDTV or HDTV resolution 1080i60 720p60 480p60 480i60 Audio Input Formats MPEG 1 Layers I II mono stereo joint stereo and dual channel MPEG 2 5 1 Dolby digital 5 1 channel AC 3 6 channel Audio Output Formats Dolby Digital 5 1 channel AC 3 6 channel PCM...

Page 47: ...ysical and mechanical Dimensions 350 x 50 x 310mm WxHxD Weight 1 5 kg Operating voltage 100 240VAC RMS Operating current 1 5A RMS max Operating frequency Range 47 63Hz Output voltage 12V 2A 5 2V 5A Operating temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Relative Humidity non condensing Regulatory compliance UL CE IEC65 FCC part 15 pending Security controls Anti Taping Macrovision optional Parental Controls Pr...

Page 48: ...er s Guide Standby indicator at the front panel not lit The power supply to the box is probably not working Check that the AC DC adapter is connected properly to the DC INPUT connector Check that there is power from the power source Make sure you have pressed the Standby button at the top of the box and that the Standby On light is green Section 9 Powering up Hydra Standby indicator on the front p...

Page 49: ...um level If HDMI or component is used Try disabling AC 3 If HDMI is used check the resolution and try to use the composite audio output Section 6 Connecting to Audio System Multi channel sound not working Check with service provider that programs contain multi channel AC 3 signal Check that AC 3 is enabled in the Hydra HD Check your TV or A V equipment for AC 3 multi channel setup Section 6 Connec...

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