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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................2
INTRODUCTION ................................................5
.........................................................................5
TECHNICAL OVERVIEW...........................................5
What are Digital TV, NTSC, ATSC, QAM, SDTV, and
HDTV?.........................................................................5
What kinds of TV programming can I watch with
the Digital HDTV Tuner?...........................................5
What equipment is required to view HDTV
programming? ...........................................................6
Resolution and interlacing.......................................6
Input formats..............................................................6
Video / Audio Switcher, Scaling and Enhancing...7
Video output...............................................................7
Aspect ratio................................................................7
Screen format examples...........................................8
UNPACKING.........................................................9
FRONT PANEL ...................................................10
REAR PANEL ..................................................... 11
REMOTE CONTROL .............................................12
CONNECTIONS................................................14
CONNECTING ANTENNA/CABLE SIGNAL SOURCE .....14
CONNECTING EXTERNAL USB STORAGE DEVICES....14
CONNECTING VGA/PC INPUT ..............................14
CONNECTING HDMI INPUT...................................15
CONNECTING COMPONENT (YPBPR) INPUT............15
CONNECTING COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT .................15
CONNECTING NETWORK......................................16
CONNECTING HDMI, COMPOSITE VIDEO AND AUDIO
OUTPUTS..........................................................16
POWER UP AND SETUP..................................17
QUICK SET UP...........................................17
TIME ZONE ...............................................17
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ..............................18
TUNER SOURCE SELECT.............................18
TUNER MEDIUM SELECT .............................19
AUTO TUNING ...........................................19
Auto Tuning –Tuner1...................................19
Auto Tuning –Tuner2...................................19
Auto Tuning –Channel List.........................19
MAIN MENU:....................................................20
PICTURE SETTINGS ............................................21
ADVANCED SETTINGS..........................................22
AUTO ASPECT....................................................22
VIEW MODE .......................................................22
RESETPICTURE.............................................22
TREBLE & BASS.................................................23
EQUALIZER ........................................................23
OPTICAL OUT (SPDIF)........................................23
DIGITAL PREFERENCE..........................................24
BALANCE ..........................................................24
MASTER LIST .....................................................24
FAVORITES........................................................25
TUNER ..............................................................25
SCAN CHANNELS ...............................................25
FIND CHANNEL ..................................................26
INPUT LABELS....................................................26
SCALE WINDOW .................................................27
CLOSED CAPTIONS .............................................27
Caption Rendering.......................................28
Basic Selection.............................................28
Advanced Selection.....................................28
Advanced Appearance ................................29
Caption Preference ......................................29
RESET CC .....................................................30
DATE & TIME......................................................30
Time Zone......................................................30
Daylight Saving Time...................................30
Manual Time Setting ....................................30
MENU LANGUAGE...............................................31
SYSTEM INFO.....................................................31
NETWORKING.....................................................31
Network Type................................................31
Network Setup ..............................................32
Test Connection ...........................................32
HOME NETWORK ................................................32
RESET ALL ........................................................32
RATINGS LOCKS .................................................33
Block Unrated Shows ..................................33
USA - TV.........................................................34
USA - Movie...................................................35
CAN - English................................................35
CAN - English................................................36
CHANNEL LOCKS................................................36
FRONT PANEL LOCK ...........................................36
Congratulations on choosing PrimeDTV PHD-VRX, Full HD 1080p Dual Tuner Digital HDTV
Recorder, Receiver and Media Center Box. Please read this manual carefully before operation.
For your convenience, this manual will provide pictures and descriptions to make operation as
easy as possible. In order to use and maintain the set better, please follow its operating
instructions. Thanks for your cooperation.