How To Connect Your Digital TV Receiver
After the power cord is plugged into a wall outlet, the unit will enter standby mode and the red
indicator will be on.
Turn on the unit
In standby mode, press
STANDBY
button at the
control panel on the unit, or
POWER
button on the
remote control. The unit will turn on and power
indicator will light up in blue before picture appears.
Turn off the unit
Press
STANDBY
button at the control panel, or
POWER
on the remote control once more
,
and
the
unit
will
turn
off
.
POWER
Changing Channels
Using
CH+ /-
button on your unit or on the
remote
control to sequentially select the TV channels
available in your channel list.
Using numerical buttons to directly input channel.
Eg. To select channel 8, press 8 button on
the
remote
control
.
To
select
channel
12,
press
1
button
and
then
2
on
the
remote
control
.
Using
CH+
button
to
return
to
the
previous
channel
.
Power On/ Off and Standby
CH+/-
Adjusting the Volume
Press
V+
button on your unit or press
VOL
+
button
on
your
remote
control
to
increase
volume
.
The
volume
indicator
will
increase
in
length
as
volume
rises
.
Press
V-
button on your unit or press VOL- button
on your remote control to decrease volume. The
volume indicator will decrease
in
length
as
volume
falls
.
VOL+/-
TV sound Mode Selection
Press
AUDIO
button
to
select
Digital TV
Sound
mode.
Note: Items available will depend on the TV
sound system being broadcasted.
AUDIO
Mute setting:
1. Press MUTE button on your remote control
to temporarily cut off the sound.
2. Press MUTE button again, or VOL+/- to
restore the sound.
Basic Operation
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Connect Digital TV Receiver to Antenna
Connect Digital TV Receiver to Television
Composite AV connection
Connect Digital TV Receiver to Power Outlet
(Required) - Receiver must be connected to either a rooftop or attic installed antenna or a TV top Antenna.
NOTE - If your Antenna connection is a Twin-Lead wire, you must purchase a 300 Ohm to 75 Ohm Transformer.
Screw the Twin- leads onto the Transformer, then carefully plug the Transformed into the RF-IN Connection
on the Rear of the MPI-500 Digital TV Receiver.
Attach included RF connector cable to the RF OUT Connection on the Rear of the Digital TV Receiver
Attach the other end of the RF Cable to the Antenna IN Connection on the rear of your Television.
NOTE - If your Television is of an older type that does not have a round COAX connection, but instead has two
300 Ohm Screw Terminals, you will need to purchase a Balun Transformer. Attach it to the screw leads on the
Television, and then attach the RF Cable to the other side of the Balun
For BEST PICTURE results, connecting the Receiver to a TV (That is equipped) Composite AV is recommended
(Consult your Television Owners Manual for location, connections and Input Selection Feature to use such Signal Inputs.)
Connect the External Power Adapter Pak to the Read POWER IN port on the MPI-500 Digital TV Receiver FIRST.
Connect AC Cord end of External Power Pak to AC Wall Outlet ( Microprose Recommends using a Surge Protector Power Strip.)
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To
Antenna
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TELEVISION
MPI-500
DTV RECEIVER
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3
STANDBY
ATSC TV RECEIVER
ATSC TV RECEIVER
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