MODEL:
PDi BELLA-HD Interface
Document Number:
PD196-426R1
User Manual
Page 19 of 27
PDi Communication Systems, Inc. ▪ 40 Greenwood Ln ▪ Springboro, Ohio 45066 USA ▪
www.PDiarm.com
and
www.mymedTV.com
▪ Phone 800.628.9870
Programming for Off-Air Non-Satellite Channels Using Off-Air RF Pass-Thru
The set-top-box (STB) can be remotely turned off, which allows any signal connected to the “OFF-AIR” input of the STB to be active
and then viewed downstream by the TV. The Off-Air signal could be a DVD player for an in-house movie channel, an externally
connected antenna for local over-the-air channels, or cable TV channels. See pages 7 or 8 for details regarding connection of an Off-Air
signal.
NOTE: Off-Air signals are optional and may not be available at the facility. Some set-top-boxes do not have off air pass
through. In either case this instruction section may be skipped.
To view an Off-Air signal, the patient must turn Off the STB. A control key must be assigned to perform this function. The control key
should NOT be the TV’s POWER button as it is used to power the TV On and Off. Instead, another key must be selected. Below are some
suggestions for STB “Power” keys that might be utilized on some common control devices.
CONTROL
DEVICE
SUGGESTED CONTROL
KEY
Pillow
Speaker
ALT, MENU, TV/AV
TV
Keypad
MENU, OK, AV
Remote
TV/AV, ( - )
An Example for Off-Air RF Pass-Thru
A facility has an outside antenna that contains several local TV channels that they wish to provide to their patients for viewing in
addition to Satellite TV channels.
The facility is equipped with the PDI-P15X arm mounted television powered remotely from a central style power supply. The Off-Air
antenna signal is connected to the input of the central power supply and the STB is connected using the Optional Secondary RF Coax
cable as shown on pages 8 and 9.
For this configuration, the yellow (Menu) button on the TV’s keypad is chosen to Power the STB on and off by changing the mapping of
the TV “Menu” key to “Power”.
Now, Exit the Interface Module SETUP menu by pressing the SETUP button on the
programming remote.
Pressing the “MENU” button on the TV’s keypad should power the STB on and off with each key press. The only remaining setup
involves programming the TV for the Off-Air channels while the STB is off. The TV’s channel programming is not required to include
the STB’s channel as well. For example, if the STB is set for channel 3 output, the same channel could be omitted from the TV’s channel
table, if no local channel 3 is available. Please see the programming instructions specific to the model PDi TV being used.
STB INTERFACE SETUP
-TV KEY-
-STB COMMAND-
Up Arrow
Up Arrow
Dn Arrow
Down Arrow
Lt Arrow
Left Arrow
Rt Arrow
Right Arrow
Menu
Power
Home
Guide
Guide
Info
Info
Recall/Star ( * )
Prev Channel
Exit:
Exit
Back (Nav)
Back
Return: SETUP/OK/LAST
