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Rev: Sept 22, 2008
OPERATING YOUR CONVERTER BOX
Turning on your converter box:
Ensure all connections have been made using the reference diagrams on the previous
pages. When you plug the power cord of this set-top box into a power outlet and press the
POWER
switch on the front panel, the box will be turned on for the first time. Pressing the
STANDBY
button on the remote control will switch the set-top box to or from standby mode.
Turn on the TV set and select the appropriate input connector. This may be external AV
mode if you have used the RCA “video output” connector, or normal TV if you have used the
RF connector. Ensure the CHAN 3/4 matches the TV Input. The converter boxes will be set
to CHANNEL 3 when you receive it. To change to CHANNEL 4, use the switch on the back
panel (Model 1010 only). See page 6.
(Models 1020, 1020A, 1030, 1050, and 1080 press
and hold, for 3 seconds, the “CH3/4” button on the dedicated remote, or the “GUIDE (CH
3/4)” button on the universal remote).
Weak signal or no signal present:
In most cases, you will be able to use your existing roof top or indoor antenna to view digital
TV signals with your converter box. Digital TV is different from analog TV in that pictures do
not reduce in quality (fuzzy pictures and shadowing) with a degraded signal from your
antenna caused by the antenna being wrongly positioned or not of adequate size for your
area. Instead the picture will disappear completely. If your antenna is not suitable for DTV
reception (wrong size, type or badly positioned), you will not see any picture at all. To help
you confirm what the problem is, the converter box has a built in signal strength meter which
will show the strength of the incoming signal.
Press the “SIGNAL” button on the RCU and
you will see this signal meter.
If the signal is too weak for DTA
reception, a message will appear on
screen “
Signal not strong
enough
”. A weak signal will result in
no picture or macro blocking and
freezing pictures. If you need to
purchase a new antenna, contact
Access HD at 1-800-393-1246 or go
to
www.AccessHD.TV
.
If the antenna is not connected at all a message will appear on screen “No Signal!”. This can
be caused by a loose or broken connection between your antenna and the converter box.
These messages can be cleared by pressing OK on the RCU. They will reappear if you
select a new channel and the same problem is present.
If you need to purchase a new antenna, Access HD stocks a range of digital TV antennas
designed specifically for the reception of Digital TV signals including the high definition
broadcasts. See
www.AccessHD.TV
It is strongly recommended that a professional
installer installs your roof top antenna. Note: If your antenna has separate leads for VHF
and UHF signals, you will need to purchase a combiner to produce a single combined input
to the converter box.
Initial (first time) set-up:
If this is the first time you have turned on the converter box, an auto-program menu will
appear. The auto program mode will automatically search for all available channels in your
area for you and assign channel numbers to them.
This may take up to 5 minutes
.
