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Introduction
Introduction
To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s manual carefully and retain for future reference.
This manual provides information on the operation and maintenance of your PHD-200 Digital HDTV Tuner.
This chapter explains the Technical overview, unpacking, front panel, Rear panel, and Remote control.
Technical overview
This paragraph explains the technical capabilities of
the PHD-200 Digital HDTV Tuner, and provides
background information on digital television. Topics
covered here include:
What are Analog TV, Digital TV, NTSC, ATSC,
SDTV, and HDTV?
What kinds of TV programming can I watch with
the Digital HDTV Tuner?
What equipment is required to view HDTV
programming?
Video output options
Aspect ratio
Screen formats
What are Analog TV, Digital TV, NTSC, ATSC,
SDTV, and HDTV?
Analog TV
Analog TV is the TV you’re probably most familiar
with. Most of the TV broadcasts you receive via a
standard off-air antenna or from your local cable
company are analog TV broadcasts.
Digital TV
Digital television (sometimes called DTV) is a newer
method of broadcasting TV signals that delivers
higher quality audio and video. Digital TV is
broadcast in two sets of formats, SDTV and HDTV.
NTSC
NTSC (National Television Standards Committee)
refers to the group that first established the standards
used for conventional analog television broadcasts
and TV equipment.
ATSC
ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) is
the group who has been working to establish the
standards for digital television broadcasts and digital
television equipment – including both SDTV and
HDTV.
SDTV
SDTV (Standard-Definition TV) is a digital TV format
that provides a high quality picture at resolutions that
can be displayed on standard TV sets (see more on
resolutions later in this chapter).
HDTV
HDTV (High-Definition TV) is a digital TV format that
provides the highest quality picture at resolutions that
can be displayed on HDTV-ready TV displays, HDTV
Monitors and, computer monitors.
What kinds of TV programming can I watch with
the Digital HDTV Tuner?
The PHD-200 Digital HDTV Tuner provides you with
the ability to receive television programs from a wide
range of sources, and to display them on general
HDTV or monitor.
Using the Air/Cable jack on the back of the Digital
HDTV Tuner, you can receive local analog and digital
television programs.
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To view cable TV programming, programming
subscriptions are also required.
What equipment is required to view HDTV
programming?
To view HDTV programming, an addition to your
PHD-200 Digital HDTV Tuner, you will need an HDTV
monitor or television set.
To receive analog and digital off-air television
broadcasts, you’ll need an off-air antenna.
To receive cable TV programming, you’ll need a
cable TV connection (provided by your local cable TV
service provider).