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1 INTRODUCTION 

 
This owner’s manual is intended to describe the procedures for operating the TEAC DMB-T HD 
DIGITAL Terrestrial Receiver.  This product is a high performance Digital TV Terrestrial Receiver.  It 
offers users with all free-to-air DMB-T Digital TV programmes being broadcasted in Hong Kong.  
 

Icons 

 
In this manual, the following icons are used : 

 
 

This icon means that a remote control button is used. 
 

 
This icon means that special attention is required. 

 
 
 

This icon means that the user should pay attention to the procedures 
described. 

 

 
 
 

2 MAIN FEATURES 

 

Support MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264) 

 

Fully compliant with Hong Kong DMB-T digital terrestrial TV standard 

 

Easy to operate user interface 

 

Automatic detection of changes in TV channels configurations 

 

Easy to use channels and programmes management user interface 

 

English and Traditional Chinese OSD 

 

Support Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), Teletext or other TV information 

 

Favourite TV channels management system 

 

Display of information on the current and next TV programmes 

 

Support different video and output interfaces 

 

USB compliant port 

 

RS-232 Port 

 

e-SATA Port (for connection with our other designated products in the future) 

 

Parental control and censorship 

 

HDMI connection for output of High Definition Digital Images 

 

Support upgrade through Over The Air 

 
 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for HD-B500

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Page 2: ...ENU 14 7 2 FAVOURITES 16 7 3 HDTV SETTING 17 7 3 1 RESOLUTION 18 7 3 2 TV SCREEN FORMAT 18 7 3 3 DISPLAY FORMAT 19 7 4 PARENTAL CONTROL 19 8 INSTALLATION 22 8 1 INSTALLATION OF THE DIGITAL TV ANTENNA 22 8 2 BASIC INSTALLATION 22 8 3 MANUAL SEARCH 23 8 4 AUTO SEARCH 23 8 5 ANTENNA POSITION 24 8 6 CHANNELS SETTINGS 24 9 SYSTEM SETTINGS 26 9 1 LANGUAGE 26 9 2 TIMER 29 9 3 BANNER 31 9 4 TV SETTING 32 ...

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Page 4: ...pport MPEG 2 MPEG 4 Part 10 H 264 Fully compliant with Hong Kong DMB T digital terrestrial TV standard Easy to operate user interface Automatic detection of changes in TV channels configurations Easy to use channels and programmes management user interface English and Traditional Chinese OSD Support Electronic Programme Guide EPG Teletext or other TV information Favourite TV channels management sy...

Page 5: ... output volume Within a menu press the LEFT button to return to previous menu and the RIGHT button to enter a sub menu OK Call up a programme list for the current channel while watching digital TV or listening to the radio In a menu this button serves to confirm a selection PGUP PGDW Page up down in lists VOL VOL Increase or decrease the audio output volume CH CH Select next previous channel wake ...

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Page 7: ...output with HDCP HDMI version 1 1 RS 232 RS 232 communication port for firmware upgrade USB USB1 1 Port for firmware upgrade Coaxial Coaxial Digital audio output Ethernet Ethernet port for Interactive TV future upgrade required e SATA Extend SATA interface for connection with external hard disk for video recording future upgrade required POWER IEC Power Connector AC100 240V 4 1 FRONT PANEL Please ...

Page 8: ...IN input connector on the Receiver Connect one end of the IEC Power Cable to the Receiver and the other end to power supply Switch on your TV set and the Receiver When the welcome screen is displayed please select the preferred language English or traditional Chinese for the user interface and the country where the Receiver is used Hong Kong China Highlight Set up on the Menu using the UP DOWN Arr...

Page 9: ...onding signal Strength signal quality and the name of the channel will be displayed The user may re scan for TV channels Hong Kong Digital Terrestrial Broadcast TV Stations and Channels In early 2008 only one digital TV broadcast station located in Temple Hill District will be in operation For other digital TV broadcast stations please refer to future announcements issued by The Office of the Tele...

Page 10: ...emote control unit to check the signal strength and signal quality of the current TV channel Information on the current and the next TV programmes Time elapsed and time remaining indicated by bar graph for the current TV programme and the scheduled time for the next TV programme If the information banner is displayed permanently press the EXIT button on the remote to hide it 6 2 DETAILED INFORMATI...

Page 11: ...through pages Detailed information about the next TV programme can be obtained by pressing the INFO button again Note To obtain information on the current TV programme press the INFO button on the remote control unit once To obtain information on the next TV programme press the INFO button twice When detailed information concerning the next programme is displayed pressing the INFO button again wil...

Page 12: ...nnel and programme information page In the brief TV channel and programme information page the user can obtain the further information on the current TV programme by pressing the RIGHT button or the INFO button 6 4 TV CHANNEL LIST While watching a TV programme press the OK button on the remote control unit to display a semi transparent banner showing a list of available TV channels stored in the R...

Page 13: ...io programmes including their names and schedule are displayed Press INFO button to display extended information for the highlighted programme Extended information includes the name of the programme its nature a brief description of the programme and its time schedule Where information consists of several pages you can press the PGUP PGDW buttons on the remote control unit to scroll through pages ...

Page 14: ...e information Press the LEFT RIGHT buttons to view the previous or next day programme information The EPG information will be updated automatically 7 MENU INFORMATION 7 1 MENU Favorites FAV1 Edit TV list Edit radio list FAV 2 Fav TV lists FAV 3 Fav radio list Resolution HD TV Setting TV screen format Display format 14 ...

Page 15: ...search Auto search Antenna position Channel setting Language Timer Banner TV setting Product info Factory reset System Press the MENU button on the remote control unit TO enter the Main Menu screen The following information is displayed Favourites HDTV Settings Parental control Installation System Setting 15 ...

Page 16: ... adding or removing TV channels in your Favourite TV lists To edit your Favourites TV lists first select the list to manage In the menu select the choice Edit TV lists then press RIGHT button on the remote control unit The current list name FAV 1 is highlighted in red To select another Favourite TV list use the UP DOWN buttons Once the desired Favourite TV list is selected you can press the RIGHT ...

Page 17: ... to confirm your choice or press EXIT button to cancel 7 3 HDTV SETTING To enter the HDTV Setting menu press the MENU button on the remote control unit then press the DOWN button twice followed by the RIGHT button HDTV Setting menu allows the user to set miscellaneous parameters for audio and video outputs Press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit to enter the sub menu Press the UP DOWN bu...

Page 18: ...0P 576P AUTO The default setting is 576P Validate your choice by pressing the OK or LEFT button on the remote control unit Cancel the choice by pressing the EXIT button 7 3 2 TV Screen format This allows setting the screen aspect ratio Select TV Screen format press the RIGHT button and select the desired choice with the UP DOWN buttons Validate your choice by pressing the OK or LEFT button Cancel ...

Page 19: ...ressing the OK or LEFT button Cancel your selection by pressing the EXIT button The possible choices are Letter Box PANSCAN and Full Screen 7 4 PARENTAL CONTROL To enter the Parental Control menu press the MENU button on the remote control unit then press the DOWN button twice followed by the RIGHT button To enter this menu a PIN code is required The default PIN code is 0000 and can be changed aft...

Page 20: ...viewing of TV programmes suitable for a certain age and lock prevent viewing TV channels PIN code menu allows changing the PIN code Select Modify to enter the Pin Code menu Enter your new PIN code next to the New PIN and the Confirm new Pin boxes Select Accept to confirm your new PIN code Parental control menu allows activation or deactivation of the parental control feature using the following pa...

Page 21: ...llowing settings Deactivate parental rating OFF Allow only programmes for children over 5 years old Allow only programmes for children over 10 years old Allow only programmes for children over 15 years old Allow only programmes for children over 18 years old Lock TV channels menu allows the user to lock prevent viewing certain TV channels A lock icon will appear next to the locked channels 21 ...

Page 22: ...NSTALLATION screen select Antenna Position In the Antenna Position menu select Tuner Power and press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit Press the UP DOWN buttons to highlight the ON selection and press the OK button Return to the INSTALLATION menu by pressing the LEFT button and then select Auto search 8 2 BASIC INSTALLATION Press the MENU button on the remote control unit Select Installa...

Page 23: ...the UP DOWN buttons or the PGUP PGDW buttons to select desired frequency and press the OK button on the remote control unit to search for TV channels within this frequency 8 4 AUTO SEARCH This feature allows you to search for all available TV channels in the UHF band From the INSTALLATION screen select Auto Search using the UP DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button to enter to the Auto Search sub...

Page 24: ...feature otherwise please turn off the 5V power supply feature RF Channel This feature allows the user to select a known TV broadcast frequency in UHF band From the Antenna position sub menu select RF Channel and press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit Use the UP DOWN buttons to select a known TV broadcast frequency Validate your selection by pressing the OK button or LEFT button Cancel y...

Page 25: ...EXIT button Radio channels This feature allows the user to activate or deactivate radio channels It operates in the same manner as the TV channels activation deactivation function described in the previous paragraph Update mode This feature allows the Receiver or the user decide what to do if new channels are detected Select Update mode and press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit Use the...

Page 26: ...tton on the remote control unit and press the DOWN to highlight System settings Press the RIGHT button to enter the System setting sub menu 9 1 LANGUAGE This sub menu allows the user to set the language for the user interface audio output and subtitles Highlight Language in the System Setting sub menu and press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit to enter the Language sub menu 26 ...

Page 27: ...l your selection by pressing the EXIT button The language change is immediate Audio This allows the selection of the preferred audio language when a programme is broadcasted with several audio tracks From the Language sub menu highlight Audio by pressing the UP DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button A list of available audio languages English and Chinese will be displayed Select the desired audio...

Page 28: ...nd Chinese will be displayed Select the desired subtitle language with the UP DOWN buttons Confirm your selection by pressing the OK or LEFT buttons Cancel your selection by pressing the EXIT button Subtitle mode This allows the selection of various subtitles display modes Always turn subtitles on Always turn subtitles off Display subtitles if the preferred audio is not being broadcasted Display s...

Page 29: ...ng the OK or LEFT buttons Cancel your selection by pressing the EXIT button 9 2 TIMER The Timer sub menu allows the setting of timer preferences Highlight Timer in the System Setting sub menu and press the RIGHT button on the remote control unit to enter the Timer sub menu The following options are available under the Timer sub menu Program reminder Record reminder Banner mode Time offset 29 ...

Page 30: ...ord reminder by pressing the UP DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button Select the desired choice 30 seconds before 1 minute before or 2 minutes before with the UP DOWN buttons Confirm your selection by pressing the OK or LEFT buttons Cancel your selection by pressing the EXIT button Banner mode This allows the inclusion of the information banner at the start of a program recording From the Timer ...

Page 31: ...uration with the UP DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button Select the desired display duration 10 seconds 5 seconds or 3 seconds with the UP DOWN buttons Confirm your selection by pressing the OK or LEFT buttons Cancel your selection by pressing the EXIT button Default setting is 10 seconds Transparency allows changing the background appearance of the information banner It can be set to semi tran...

Page 32: ... remote control unit to enter the TV Setting sub menu The following options are available under the TV Setting sub menu Video output TV audio mode Digital Aduio Default Volume Video output This allows selecting PAL or NTSC TV video output format From the TV Setting sub menu highlight Video output with the UP DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button Select the desired video output PAL or NTSC with t...

Page 33: ...ault setting is STEREO Digital Audio This allows setting the HDMI Coaxial and Optical digital audio output by PCM or AC3 format If you selected AC3 output all digital output switches to AC3 includes HDMI Unless your TV set or A V amplifier is supporting HDMI output with AC3 otherwise it causes no sound Default volume This allows setting the audio output volume when the Receiver is switched on From...

Page 34: ...re Upgrade Update Mode This feature allows automatic or manual update of the software in the Receiver In the Product information page highlight Update Mode with the UP DOWN buttons and press the RIGHT button Select the desired software update mode with the UP DOWN buttons Confirm your selection by pressing the OK or LEFT buttons Cancel your selection by pressing the EXIT button 9 6 FACTORY RESET T...

Page 35: ...set top box and insert your USB Flash Drive in the USB interface at the back panel of the Receiver Power on the Receiver and when it shows boot then press any button except standby on the front panel of the Receiver to start the software upgrade process 4 The software update process may take approximately 1 minute to complete The Receiver will restart automatically after the software upgrade proce...

Page 36: ...nd using automatic software upgrade When the Receiver detects broadcast signals embedded with an appropriate software it will automatically start the software upgrade process This process will take approximately 3 minutes and the Receiver will reboot after the software of the Receiver has been upgraded successfully During this software upgrade process please do not switch off the Receiver or use o...

Page 37: ...MI x 1 Video format 576P 480P 720P 1080i Audio Output Analog Audio Output Mono Stereo L R Digital Audio Output Optical Coaxial SPDIF Middleware Upgradeable to MHEG5 OSD Support Traditional Chinese HK Version and English Ethernet Port Upgradeable to support interactive USB Interface Support firmware upgrade RS 232Interface Support firmware upgrade Over The Air Support Over The Air firmware upgrade ...

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