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Full HD 1080p HDMI A/V Switcher
Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver
Media Box

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL : PHD-8VX

PrimeDTV Technologies, Inc.

Summary of Contents for PHD-8VX

Page 2: ...w all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus Including amplifiers that produce heat Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized pl...

Page 3: ...TE 17 Seeing the Closed Caption 17 Displaying the channel information 17 Displaying the GUIDE 18 Audio Preference 18 CONNECTING OTHER A V INPUTS 19 Switching A V Inputs 19 A V Input Information 19 A V Input Setting Control 19 USING PHOTO MUSIC PLAYER 20 Playing Photos 20 Playing Music 20 USING THE MENU 21 Set up 22 Audio 23 Picture 24 Channel 25 Caption 26 Parental V Chip 27 MultiMedia 29 REFERENC...

Page 4: ...s been working to establish the standards for digital television broadcasts and digital television equipment including both SDTV and HDTV QAM QAM Quadrature amplitude modulation is a method of modulating digital signals on a cable television system in order to transmit digital cable TV channels SDTV SDTV Standard Definition TV is a digital TV format that provides a high quality picture at resoluti...

Page 5: ...r p for progressive scan non interlaced video Some DVDs and non HDTV digital TV broadcasts use 480p The ATSC specification for HDTV broadcasts and equipment requires either 1080i or 720p While there is some debate as to whether it is better to have more lines that are interlaced that 1080i is highest quality video format One of the enhanced features of PHD 8VX is to allow scaling HD 1080i 720p vid...

Page 6: ...tall This is not coincidentally more like the shape of movies shown in theaters This makes HDTV an ideal format for broadcasting and viewing movies on a TV But what happens if you are watching a nearly square shaped 4 3 broadcast on a rectangular 16 9 TV The PHD 8VX Full HD 1080p HDMI A V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box allows you to choose from a variety of screen formats to help y...

Page 7: ...ived all these items listed below with the PHD 8VX Full HD 1080p HDMI A V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box PHD 8VX Full HD 1080p HDMI A V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box Remote Control Batteries HDMI Cable Owner s Manual ...

Page 8: ...ec each time to cycle through output resolutions This is the same function as V MODE on remote CH DOWN Cycles through programmed channels and move the on screen highlight down RIGHT VOL Move the on screen highlight to right and increase audio volume Power Switch the Tuner ON and OFF STANDBY Turn on off the Tuner CH UP Cycle through programmed channels and move the on screen highlight up LEFT VOL M...

Page 9: ...this jack AC Power Cord Plug into the power source COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT 480i Connect to a TV with composite VIDEO input S VIDEO IN 480i Connect S Video and Audio to PHD 8VX input USB Use for playing photo and music files as well as for firmware update HDMI1 HDMI2 IN Connect HDMI inputs to PHD 8VX RS232 Direct Connection to PC via RS232 commands COMPONENT VIDEO IN 480P 720P 1080i Connect Component Y...

Page 10: ...lay the images and music files PICTURE Select preset video picture settings INPUT Press to bring up input selection ASPECT Screen size change INFO Display input source and channel information MUSIC Play music files from USB port PHOTO Display photo images from USB port GOTO Move to the previous channel TV Instant jump to TV input and watch TV Navigation OK Direction keys to navigate menu GUIDE Sho...

Page 11: ... of batteries such as standard alkaline etc Installing Batteries Before the remote control can be used the two Batteries size AAA need to be installed First unsnap the battery cover from the back of the remote control Install each fresh battery making sure that the and on each battery line up with the marks in the battery compartment Next snap the cove back onto the remote control ...

Page 12: ...ble signal source using a coaxial RF cable z PHD 8VX Digital HDTV Tuner function can receive clear QAM signals from your local cable provider Clear QAM signals are non encrypted digital signals modulated and sent from local cable company Connect HDMI DVI inputs PHD 8VX has three HDMI input ports which allow connecting up to three different HDMI devices such like Blu Ray DVD player PS3 HD cable sat...

Page 13: ...iles z PHD 8VX USB port currently can support Windows OS file system FAT and FAT32 formats Connect to High end HD TV or HDTV Monitor PHD 8VX Full HD 1080p HDMI A V Switcher Digital HDTV Tuner Receiver Media Box has capacity to scale and enhance all input video audio signals up to 1080p resolution and digital audio in order to support high end HD display Simply connect PHD 8VX to HDTV by using HDMI...

Page 14: ...tput which indicated on PHD 8VX front panel readout display z PHD 8VX doesn t connect Composite video CVBS and HDMI output in the same time Connect to Home Theater The optical digital audio output provides the highest quality audio You can connect it to your home theater Connect an optical cable not include to the back of the PHD 8VX unit using the connector marked DOLBY DIGITAL OUT Connect the ot...

Page 15: ...on 6 Press the or button to select television signal then press OK button 7 Press the OK button to finish the Channel scan 8 Change Channel by pushing CH CH button or number keys on the Remote Control z The channel number is shown up in the top left corner of the screen z Check the Antenna and Power Cord Connection if there is no channel program display ...

Page 16: ...nt panel 2 Press the STANDBY button on the front panel or press the POWER button on the remote control to start initial unit booting up Power indicator ON Lighting Green OFF Standby Lighting Red Turning off the power 1 Press the STANDBY button on the front panel or POWER on the remote control 2 If you are not going to use this PHD 8VX for a long period of time you can press the POWER switch on the...

Page 17: ...and sound is silenced 3 Press MUTE button again and sound is output Seeing the Closed Caption Closed Caption feature is to display On Screen Text Messages during watching TV You can select on or off 1 Press CC button on the remote control 2 Press button to highlight the item from Off On or On When Muted 3 Press OK to select an option 4 Than Closed Caption is display or closed On Captioning informa...

Page 18: ...DE button again more information will appear Signal strength Signal format Audio format V CHIP mark Closed Caption mark 3 Press GUIDE again to clear the display 4 Press X button to review next program section program name and description Audio Preference The digital TV transmission system is capable of simultaneous transmission of many audio tracks for example simultaneous translations of the prog...

Page 19: ...lay video content from component Y Pb Pr input 2 Or press INPUT button and button to quickly highlight the item Press OK button to jump to highlighted input selection 3 If current selected input has no video present the screen is black and top corner will show No signal to indicate no video If PHD 8VX detects video the screen will display video and show current input port name A V Input Informatio...

Page 20: ...ain menu Photos main menu Right side portion it shows thumbnail of selected or all available photos 3 Press W X to browse through thumbnail files and press OK to view photo Another screen prompts user to adjust photo before viewing full screen including image rotation Then select Full Screen to view the photo 4 Using additional menu settings from left side of Photos main menu to fine tune photo fi...

Page 21: ...c main menu includes additional settings for music files Sort by Artist A Z Artist Z A Title A Z Title Z A Album A Z Album Z A or Original View all available music files Start playing music Start photo slideshow with playing music in the same time Additional Music Settings 3 To repeat music file increase song gap interval and other settings bring up Music Settings menu PHD 8VX can play photo slide...

Page 22: ...ease video over scan issue If your TV screen crops off a certain video portion and can t use other means to adjust back This option becomes very useful Also use this option if VGA RGB input is connected from your PC to PHD 8VX and output size is not matched on TV screen After select Custom option in Aspect Ratio menu screen Scale Window from main menu will change color from grey inactive to normal...

Page 23: ...o each section Press OK again to highlight the section Use W X to adjust values Level Set In certain situation you may want to set general audio level higher or lower by set this option on or off SPDIF Output You can output digital audio to home theater or similar device whose DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT terminal is connected to the DOLBY DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL terminal on PHD 8VX Please select an audio of t...

Page 24: ...U to adjust picture settings Press OK or 2 Press to highlight the item Picture Settings View Mode Dynamic Contrast Flesh Tone Blue Stretch or reset 3 Press OK or to select an option 4 Press EXIT to exit Picture Settings In this option user has full control to adjust video brightness contrast saturation hue sharpness or select Preset setting as well as noise reduction and color temperature Press an...

Page 25: ...2 Favorites3 3 Press OK or to select an option 4 Press EXIT to exit Tuner This item is selecting an option of RF Input Antenna is over the air outdoor or indoor antenna CABLE includes the type of STD IRC and HRC If it is selected system will auto detecting the cable types z PHD 8VX has built in dual channel scanning capability z Once scanned Antenna and Cables channels PHD 8VX can save both channe...

Page 26: ...register and save it 3 In the favorite channel you can press FAV1 FAV2 or FAV3 button to remove it 4 After you finish favorite channel registration by each pressing of FAV1 FAV2 or FAV3 button you can jump to the channels between them Caption Closed Caption feature is to display On Screen Text Messages during watching TV This feature is available in the broadcast PHD 8VX is equipped with an intern...

Page 27: ...Storybook Computer Modern Formal Cursive Casual As Broadcast Color White Red Green Blue Black Yellow Magenta Cyan As Broadcast Size Small Standard Size Large As Broadcast Opacity Solid Translucent Transparent Flashing As Broadcast Background Color White Red Green Blue Black Yellow Magenta Cyan As Broadcast Opacity Solid Translucent Transparent Flashing As Broadcast Edge Style None Raised Depressed...

Page 28: ...can change the lock PIN 1 Enter New PIN 2 Confirm New PIN 3 Select Done to confirm it 4 Than your New PIN is configured Channel locks You can lock specific channels with this feature Unrated Show You can block all programs and movies that are broadcast without a rating Unrated Show Off Blocks all programs and movies that are broadcast without a rating On Allows all programs and movies that are bro...

Page 29: ...cked TV Parental Guidelines ALL FV D L S V TV Y TV Y7 TV G TV PG TV 14 TV MA Content rating can be set CA English Rating Restriction Categories based on five aged base Hierarchy of Age based Ratings G General programming 8 ans Not recommended for young children 13 ans Not recommended for ages under 13 16 ans Not recommended for ages under 16 18 ans Programming restricted to adults CA French Rating...

Page 30: ...ease refer to Page 20 21 for details of how to operate and play music files Photos Use this option to adjust photo slideshow settings including Select photo slideshow playing mode as Repeat Shuffle Play Music to watch photo slideshow and listen background music in the same time To change slideshow speed Fast Slow To change slideshow transition style from current photo to next photo None Fade Verti...

Page 31: ...channels Make sure there is a good signal strength on available off air antenna Normal picture but no sound Make sure the TV or Amp is not muted Check that the PHD 8VX is connected properly Picture is distorted Make sure the proper format is selected Make sure the proper aspect ratio is selected Adjust the aspect ratio setting of your TV or monitor if available If connected to PC VGA signal make s...

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Page 33: ...h French Program list edit Supported External connection TV Antenna Antenna In 75ohm Coaxial cable F connector HDMI output 1 x HDMI Out 1080p 1080i 720p 480p SPDIF Optical 1x SPDIF Out Dolby Digital or PCM Audio Line Out RCA 1 x RCA Stereo L R Out Composite output RCA 1 x RCA Video Out 480i S video input w audio 1 x S video In 480i Composite input RCA w audio 1 x RCA Video In 480i Component input ...

Page 34: ...34 Power Power supply AC 120V 60Hz consumption 25W standby mode 1W products Size mm Size inch 360 W mm 50 H mm 230 D mm 14 17 W 1 96 H 9 06 D Net weight 2 5kg 5 5lb ...

Page 35: ...35 Specification PrimeDTV Technologies Inc Anaheim CA 92807 Tel 714 630 6899 www primedtv com DOC 8VX v1 65 ...

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