TEAC PVR-80S Owner's manual

Standard Definition

Digital Receiver/Recorder

OWNER’S MANUAL

Thanks for buying a TEAC. Read this manual carefully

to get the best performance from this Digital Receiver.

CAUTION:

Use of controls, adjustments or procedures other than

those specified herein, may void your warranty.

CAUTION : To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not

remove the cover. No user serviceable parts inside.

Refer any servicing to qualified Service personnel.

WARNING : TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user

to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of

sufficient magnitude to constitute an electric shock to a person

The exclamation point with an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of

important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the

appliance (Digital Receiver)

This Product has a serial number. Please record

it here for your records.

CONTENTS

Trade Mark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project

• Safety Instructions 1

• Features 2

• Appearance 3

• Remote Control Unit 6

• How to Format the HDD 11

• Receiver Connections 12

• Getting Started 14

• Menu Map 16

• Menu Guide 17

• Channel List 26

• PVR 30

• PVR List 41

• Photo Album 43

• Music 48

• Troubleshooting 53

• Specifications 54

Failing to heed the instructions provided on this page could result in serious damage

to your health or damage equipment or other such property.

WARNING

• Always follow these instructions to avoid the risk of injury to yourself or damage to your

equipment.

• Unplug the power cord from the AC power outlet before cleaning. Use only a damp

cloth for cleaning the exterior of the receiver.

• Do not use accessories or attachments not recommended by the manufacturer, as they may

damage the equipment and said damage is not covered by the warranty.

• Do not operate the receiver in high-humidity areas, or expose it to water or moisture.

• Do not place the receiver on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table.

The receiver may fall, causing serious personal injury and damage to the receiver.

• Do not block or cover slots and openings in the receiver. These are provided for ventilation

and protection from overheating. Never place the receiver near or over a radiator or heat

register. Do not place the receiver in an enclosure such as a cabinet without proper

ventilation.

• Do not stack the receiver on top of or below other electronic devices. They should be at least

10 cm apart.

• Operate the receiver using only the type of power source indicated on the marking label.

Unplug the receiver power cord by gripping the plug, not the cord.

• Route power supply cords so that they will not be pinched by items placed on or against

them. Connect the power cord in the power outlets securely. Unplug the cord by grasping the

plug, not the cord.

• Use an outlet that contains surge suppression or ground fault protection. For added protection

during a lightning storm, or when the receiver is left unattended and unused for long periods

of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the lines between the receiver and the

antenna.

• Do not attempt to service the receiver yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose

you to dangerous voltage, and will void the warranty. Refer all servicing to authorized

service personnel.

• The main socket-outlet for connecting mains plug shall be accessibly close to this apparatus.

• Unplug the receiver from the wall outlet carefully and refer servicing to authorized service

personnel whenever the following occurs:

The power cord is damaged;

Liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the receiver;

The receiver has been exposed to rain or water;

The receiver has been dropped or the chassis has been damaged;

The receiver exhibits a distinct change in performance.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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1

FEATURES

• European DVB standard digital terrestrial reception

• PVR with 80G Hard Disk Drive supported

• Playback for a recorded program while recording another program

• Photo album for digital pictures

• Automatic find for best terrestrial station

• Channel search mode : Network / Auto / Manual

• Teletext supported : OSG & VBI insertion for TV

• Subtitle supported : Teletext subtitle

• Dolby AC3 digital audio bitstream out through S/PDIF

• EPG : Present / Following & Scheduled EPG

• Parental lock : Channel lock / Install lock / STB lock / Maturity lock

• Variable aspect ratio : 4:3 (Full, Center, Letter Box) / 16:9

• Timer : On timer / Off timer / Sleep timer / VCR timer

• Channel grouping : Favorite / Network / CAS / A-Z

• Volume offset for each channel

• RS-232C port for SW upgrade

2

APPEARANCE

3

1 2 3 4

1. On/ Stand-by

: Switch the receiver to On or Stand-by.

2. MENU

: Get access to the installation menu.

3. OK

: Give a confirmation or selection.

4.

Up/ Down or Channel Up/ Down

: Navigate Up/ Down through the selectable options or Channel Up/ down.

Front View

APPEARANCE

4

Rear View

1. USB PORT

: Connect this to the USB port of a PC for fast data download and Software

download.

2. S-VIDEO

:Connects to the S-VIDEO cable.

3. Component VIDEO OUT

: Connect to the component video output on your television.

4. VCR SCART

: Connect this to a connector of the VCR through out the fully-featured

SCART cable.

5. TV SCART

: Connect this to a connector of the TV through out the fully-featured

SCART cable.

6. S/PDIF (OPTICAL)

: Connect this to Dolby Digital compatible audio equipment through optical

S/PDIF cable.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

APPEARANCE

5

Rear View

7. SERIAL PORT

: Connect this to the serial communication port of a PC.

8. AUDIO RCA

: Connect this to a stereo set (TV, VCR, Audio).

9. VIDEO RCA

: Connect this to the composite video input of the TV.

10. S/PDIF (COAXIAL)

: Connect this to Dolby Digital compatible audio equipment through coaxial

S/PDIF cable.

11. ANT IN

: Connect this to a terrestrial antenna to receive the digital broadcasts.

12. TV OUT

: Use this for the connection of a TV or VCR.

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

MUTE

Switches the sound

ON/OFF.

POWER

Turns the receiver

On or Stand-by.

FUNCTION

Select the Message

function.

I. TV MODE

-

1

NUMBER/

ALPHABET

Direct choice of TV /

Radio channel and other

commands by numeric

keys. Input a character

by alphabetical keys.

6

RECALL

Return to the previously

viewed channel.

MENU

Displays the main

menu or return to

the previous menu.

EPG

Move to the EPG

menu directly showing

program information

of channels.

EXIT

Returns to the current

channel you were watching

at any time or to exit

submenu.

TV / RADIO

Switches between

TV and Radio mode.

FAV

Move to the FAV

channel list.

OK/ CH LIST

It is used to select an

item in the menu.

Displays the channel

list on live signal

status.

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

I. TV MODE

-

2

7

UP/DOWN

Channel Up/ Down or

Move the Cursor Up/

down.

Volume UP/ DOWN

Volume Up/ Down or

Move the Cursor Left/

Right.

CLOSED CAPTION

Shows Closed Caption

menu to select the closed

caption language.

PAGE UP/ DOWN

It is used to move

up/down a page in

the channel list.

The color keys are used

in the Channel List mode

(including PVR and Music List)

and etc.

SLEEP TIMER

Set the sleep timer between

15min and 180min with

15min increments.

ASPECT RATIO

Choose the Aspect

Ratio for the TV

screen.

INFORMATION

Shows the current

selected channel

information.

TELETEXT

Shows a teletext provided

by the broadcaster.

ALT AUDIO

Select the audio

language or the sound

track.

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

8

STOP

Return to the live

signal.

II. PVR MODE

PVR

Move to the PVR list.

You can switch the

PVR list to Photo

Album and Music list.

INFO/ HELP MENU

- Press Once : Display

the information banner.

- Press Twice : Display

the Help menu.

INDEX

Use for the Index

function in a

recording or replaying

mode.

RECORD

Enable the

recording to start.

TIME SHIFTING

Enable time-shifting

recording with a live

signal.

PLAY

Start to play a

recorded file.

PAUSE

Make the picture freeze

temporarily in a play

mode.

REPEAT A-B

Repeat the selected

selection of the

recorded file between

A and B.

REPEAT

Repeat the selected

file.

SLOW FORWARD

SLOW REVERSE

Enable a recorded file to

play with slow motion.

INDEX LIST

Shows the Index List

in a play mode.

JUMP FORWARD

JUMP REVERSE

Jump 15secs. forward

or reverse to replay.

If you press this key

continuously, it is used

for random access

function.

FAST FORWARD

FAST REVERSE

Make the skip with the

2/4/6/8 skip rate.

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

9

III. PHOTO ALBUM

PVR

Move to the PVR list.

You can switch the

PVR list to Photo

Album and Music list

with RED key.

DIRECTION

Use for the direction

key(Left/ Right/ Up/

Down) in Zoom In

mode.

PLAY

Start the Slide

Show when the

photo is displayed.

STOP

Return to the live signal.

PREVIOUS/

photo or next photo.

ZOOM IN/ OUT

Make the current photo

zoom in/ out.

PAUSE

Stop Slide Show.

OK/CH LIST

- Display the Photo

Album list when the

selected photo is

displayed.

- Show the selected

photo in the Photo

Album list.

INFO/ HELP MENU

- Press Once : Display

the information banner.

- Press Twice : Display

the Help menu.

ASPECT RATIO

Choose the Aspect

Ratio for the TV

screen.

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

10

PVR

Move to the PVR list.

You can switch the

PVR list to Photo

Album and Music list

with RED key.

STOP

Return to the live signal.

IV. MUSIC MODE

OK

- Display the Music

list when the

selected file is

played.

- Play the selected

file in the Music

list.

Play the previous file

or next file.

RANDOM ACCESS

If you press this key

continuously, it is used

to search a point for

random access

REPEAT

Repeat the selected

file.

PLAY

Replay continuously

when the selected

music file is stopped

temporarily.

HELP MENU

Display the Help menu.

PAUSE

Makes the replay stop

temporarily.

JUMP FORWARD

JUMP REVERSE

Jump 15secs. forward

or reverse to replay.

REPEAT A-B

Repeat the selected

selection of the music

file between A and B.

HOW TO FORMAT THE HDD

The Hard-disk drive within this product must

be formatted for the first time use. No

recordings are possible without doing this

operation first.

1. Press the MENU key to go to the Main

Menu screen.

2. Press the OK key on [PVR Setup].

3. Press the OK key on [HDD Format].

4. Select [ON] on [HDD Format].

If you want to delete all files of PVR/ Music/

Photo Album, select [ON] on a each parameter.

Press the OK key on [Start].

5. Select [Yes] to confirm the HDD formatting.

11

RECEIVER CONNECTIONS

Connection 2 – VCR SCART

Connection 3 - RCA

◆ It is possible to connect the different connections with the use of the SCART cables,

RCA cables. Before the make a connections with the cables, you should connect

the ANT IN connector of the receiver to the cables from the terrestrial antenna.

◆ DO NOT PLUG the receiver into the Main Power Outlet, until you complete all the

connections to the receiver.

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Connection 1

- TV SCART

Connection 5 - S/PDIF

Connection 7 - USB/ SERIAL

Connection 4

-S-VIDEO

Off Air ANT

Connection 6

- Component Video

RECEIVER CONNECTIONS

3. Connect the receiver to a TV set with the RCA Cables

- Connect the Audio RCA connector of the receiver to the Audio RCA connector of a TV set.

- Connect the Video RCA connector of the receiver to the Video RCA connector of a TV set.

5. Connect the receiver to Hi-Fi system with the S/PDIF Cables

2. Connect the receiver to a TV and VCR with the SCART Cables

- Connect the SCART connector of the receiver to the SCART connector of a TV set.

- Connect the SCART connector of the receiver to the SCART connector of a VCR

7. Connect the receiver to a PC with a data download port(USB/ SERIAL)

- Connect the data download port(USB/ SERIAL) of the receiver to the data download port

of the PC.

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1. Connect the receiver to a TV set with the SCART Cables

- Connect the SCART connector of the receiver to the SCART connector of a TV set.

4. Connect the receiver to a TV set with the S-VIDEO Cable

- Connect the S-VIDEO cable of the TV set to the S-VIDEO connector of the receiver.

- Connect the S/PDIF cable of the Dolby Digital compatible audio equipment to the S/PDIF

connector of the receiver. The receiver is compatible the coaxial S/PDIF cable and optical

S/PDIF cable. Make sure the cable type which your Dolby Digital compatible audio

equipment supports before connecting the S/PDIF cable.

6. Connect the receiver to a TV set with the Component Video Cables

- Connect the Component Video connectors of the receiver to the Component Video connectors

of a TV set.

GETTING STARTED

Since the receiver is supplied with factory default settings; you need to install the receiver.

The installation will start up with the service tuning menu.

Follow the instruction below to install the receiver properly.

Press the MENU key every time you go to the next setup menu.

14

Local Time Setup

If GMT is provided by the broadcaster, you may get

the time using the GMT provided by broadcaster (or)

you may get your own time. (Please be aware that the

GMT information provided by the broadcaster may

not be correct sometimes.)

- If GMT is provided, select “Yes” for GMT usage.

Then, select the location where you are (time zone)

and summer time On/Off. You can adjust the time

from +59 to -59 minutes by using the Time offset.

-If GMT is not provided or you want to set the time by

yourself, select “No” for GMT usage.

In this case, you can set your own time with the

calendar.

Press the OK key on Date, and the calendar is

displayed.

Use the ◀,▶ keys or the numerical keys to set the

time.

GETTING STARTED

15

You can search channels automatically or manually.

- Choose either Auto or Manual on the Search Type.

- Select "Start Search" and press OK to begin.

When the Channel Search is completed, a message box,

‘Saving the Information’, is displayed. Press the OK

key if a message, ‘Press the OK key to complete the

search’, is displayed.

While searching channels, you can find the status of

the channel search and also channel name of TV or

Radio.

Search Channels

Main Menu

Language Settings

Factory Reset

About the company

User Setting

Banner Time out

Edit

Installation

System Information

User Profile

Aspect Ratio

Brightness

TV Output

MENU MAP

Timer Function

PVR Setup

HDD Information

HDD Format

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Video Output

Audio Format

PVR Profile

FAV Selection

Timer Setup

Search Channels

Delete All Channels

Local Time Setup

Record Timer Setting

• Press the OK key to select or confirm the changes.

• Press the OK key on the menu bar which has many options to be selectable, then the

pull down menu will be displayed.

• Press the MENU key to go to the upper level menu.

• Press the EXIT key to exit the menu or go to the live signal.

NOTE

MENU GUIDE

The main menu consists of 6 submenus.

- User Setting

- Installation

-Edit

- Timer Function

-PVR Setup

- System Information

• Use the ◀,▶ keys to move the cursor on the main menu.

• Use the ▲,▼ keys to move in the submenu.

17

User Setting

You can select the desired language for the Main Audio

and Closed Caption.

1. Press the ◀,▶ keys to move to the desired language or

use the pull down menu by pressing the OK key on the

language bar which you want to set.

2. In case of using the pull down menu, press the OK

key on the selected language.

3. Use the ▲,▼ keys to move to the next language

settings.

Language Settings

User Profile

18

Banner Timeout

You can select the time out time of the banner

information(1~10).

1. Press the ◀,▶ keys or use the pull down menu to

select the banner time out.

MENU GUIDE

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TEAC PVR-80S Owner's manual

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