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TDC777D INSTALLER’S MANUAL (502-3432110)
CONTENTS
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must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for
home and other limited pay-per-view uses only unless
otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.
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SAFETY INFORMATION .................................................................................3
OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................6
Using the front-panel buttons .......................................................................6
REAR PANEL .................................................................................................7
CONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT....................................................................8
Getting the cables ready ...........................................................................8
Connecting a remote “eye” (IR receiver) ..................................................8
Choosing the best setup ...........................................................................9
Setup A - HDMI TV (+ optional home theater) ........................................10
Setup B - DVI TV (+ optional home theater) ...........................................11
Setup C - VCR and HDMI TV...................................................................12
Setup D - VCR, Home Theater system,and HDMI TV .............................13
Setup E - DVD and HDMI TV
.................................................................................. 14
Setup F - VCR, DVD, Home Theater system, and HDMI TV ....................15
Setup G - Component-video HDTV (+ optional home theater) ...............16
Setup H - DVD and Component-video HDTV (+ optional home theater) 17
Setup I - VCR, DVD, Home theater, and Component-video HDTV ..........18
Connecting the power cord to the set-top...............................................19
Connecting equipment to the wall AC outlets .........................................19
OPERATING THE SET-TOP ..........................................................................20
Turning the set-top on and off ................................................................20
Using the remote control ........................................................................20
Lightning storms ....................................................................................20
Tuning the TV and VCR to the set-top .....................................................21
Displaying a picture on the HDTV screen ................................................22
Setting up subtitles .................................................................................22
Using the set-top’s DVR (digital video recorder) functions .....................23
Using an external hard disk ....................................................................23
Using RF Bypass.....................................................................................24
Using Zoom to change the picture ..........................................................24
MAKING USER SETTINGS ..........................................................................25
About User Settings ................................................................................25
About the TV Aspect Ratio ......................................................................25
About TV Display Capability (resolution settings) ...................................26
Setting Auto Pillarbox .............................................................................28
Making Closed Caption Settings .............................................................29
Making Front-Panel Settings...................................................................30
Setting Hard Disk Sleep Mode ................................................................31
Making HDMI Settings ............................................................................31
Removing the User Settings menus .......................................................31
Restoring the factory default settings .....................................................32
USING THE SETUP MENUS ........................................................................33
DISPLAYING DIAGNOSTIC SCREENS .........................................................34
SOLVING PROBLEMS .................................................................................35
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This manual describes some on-screen displays
such as menus. These may change in the future,
if the set-top’s software is updated over the cable.
However, the way that you use the menus will
remain similar to the way described in this manual.