PVR-X10 Personal Video Recorder
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS About this manual Please observe the following safety instructions carefully before putting the unit into operation. Take note of the warnings on the unit and in this manual. Always keep the instruction manual near at hand. If you sell or pass on the product, make sure you include this manual together with the unit. Electrical devices do not belong in the hands of children! Do not let children use electrical devices unattended. Swallowing batteries could be fatal.
Your PVR-X10 has passed inspection and testing before leaving the factory, if handled correctly it is unlikely to become faulty. Refer all servicing to our Service Centre or to a qualified workshop.
Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Contents 3 Recording & Playback of your PVR-X10 4 Connecting the receiver 5 Optional devices 6 Operating the receiver 7 Basic Settings 8 General operation of the receiver 9 Operation front panel buttons 10 Channel selection 11 Channel list 12 EPG - Electronic program guide 13 OSD Teletext 14 Timer 15 Selection of audio-/ radio channel 16 Games 17 Configuration of the receiver 18 Editing the channel list 19 Automatic search 21 Signal stren
Recording & Playback of your PVR-X10 Hard disk Functions The hard disk record or playback functions are controlled from the PVR menu. Press the PVR key to enter the PVR menu. Press the EXIT key to return to the normal receiver operation. When the PVR menu is active a picture in the upper left corner of the screen shows all functions that are available at the moment. These functions can be activated by pressing the corresponding numeric buttons on the remote control.
Connecting the receiver The following connections must be made before you can use the receiver unit to watch digital TV. On the rear of the receiver you will find the following markings. Please follow these steps for the correct setup of the receiver unit: VIDEO, AUDIO L/R Connect your TV AV Input to the Video & Audio L/R connectors on the rear of your PVR-X10 RF-IN Connect the cable of your regular terrestrial TV aerial to this connector.
Optional devices 6 SPDIF For the best possible sound reproduction – Digital audio output. Connect your amplifier with an S/PDIF IN socket using this connection. Use a shielded S/PDIF cable for best results (not included). TV For best possible video reproduction, S Video quality is available via SCART adaptor (not included). To select S Video, press MENU twice > Edit settings > Signal output > Video format > press +/– to select “Y/C” > EXIT > Save settings > confirm with OK.
Operating the receiver Operating the receiver is done using the supplied remote control. Navigation within the on screen menu (OSD) is carried out using the buttons shown below: P+ / P– –/+ Moves the selection in the menus up- and down. In lists: pages up- and down In input fields: changes between the entry options OK Open, submit or edit the currently marked entry. EXIT Leave the active menu SWAP In menus with more than one window you can change between the windows using SWAP.
Basic Settings After switching on your PVR-X10 for the first time, or after using the factory defaults function you will be asked to choose your OSD language and your geographical location, the PVR will also offer you the choice to perform a channel search, which takes a few minutes, when all channels are scanned the first received channel will appear. Press the list button to view all the channels available. 1. Open the main menu 2. Go to Edit Settings 3.
General operation of the receiver You can choose the following remote control functions in normal TV viewing mode: P+ / P– TV / RADIO –/+ Change to previous or next channel in the channel list Change between TV and radio mode Volume down/up Mute on/off OK Display the status panel or use the quick help function SWAP Change to the last chosen TV or radio channel MENU Make an adjustment to the current program Stand-by mode on/off TEXT Display the OSD-Teletext By pressing the OK button you will get a
Operation front panel buttons In case the remote control is not at hand an emergency use of the receiver is possible via the front panel buttons. The buttons have the following functions: ▲ / ▼ Change to the next or previous channel in the channel list. If both buttons are pressed at the same time the receiver will change between TV and radio mode. Stand by mode on/off STANDBY The display on the front panel also gives information to the operational mode of the receiver.
Channel selection The receiver keeps an internal channel list in its memory. This list contains all channels that were found during channel scan. There are several methods of choosing a TV channel: P+ / P– Change to the previous or next channel in the channel list TV RADIO Change to TV or radio mode SWAP Change back and forth between actual and previously viewed channel. The operating software of the receiver only notes the last channel that was active at least one second.
Channel list The channel list can be shown in a number of ways: 12 LIST Shows the whole channel list. You can navigate using the P+/P– buttons to any channel. Press OK to activate the channel. You can change between the TV and radio list using the TV-/RADIO buttons. EXIT You can use the EXIT button to call up the channel list if the information panel is not active. TV RADIO Change to TV or radio list 0–9 You can also enter a channel number using the number buttons directly.
EPG - Electronic program guide DVB conforming transmitters offer information on their programs such as the title and description of the current and following program. Additionally, transmitters also have the option to offer a program guide of up to 64 days in advance. Not all transmitters offer the full 64 days of program information. Please check with the company providing the signal.
OSD Teletext If you have selected a channel that contains teletext data the programme menu contains an entry “Teletext” that can be used to open the OSD Teletext. 0–9 P+ / P– –/+ Enter page number (between 100 and 899) Single step through the pages Pages that are not in the page cache will be skipped. In normal mode: Volume control In sub page mode: Single-step through sub pages MUTE OK MENU INFO/EPG SWAP Mute on / off Activate/Deactivate sub page mode.
Timer The built in timer can administrate up to 12 recordings. Thereby you can choose a fixed recording date or day of the week for each timer command. The recordings are programmed in the menu point “Timer” in the main menu. All dates to the 12 entries can be seen in the overview. The individual entries can be processed using the OK button. Setting whether a timer should be programmed for a fixed date or a regular day of the week is done by pressing the LIST button in the date column.
Selection of audio-/ radio channel To select an alternative audio channel to a multilingual program, press the MENU button whilst the program is running. As long as the broadcaster supports the transmission of this data a heading “Audio Channel” will appear in the window. Press OK and select the desired audio channel. The name of the language will appear providing that the audio channel includes this data.
Games Two games have been included with the receiver. These games can be found under “Extras” in the main menu. The object of the game “Blocks” is to fill up the screen with the falling blocks so as to leave as little empty, unused space as possible. As a row becomes full it disappears and the rows above it move down. Points are achieved for every block, which is moved into place, and every row, which is eliminated.
Configuration of the receiver Basic settings The basic settings are modified in the sub menu “Edit Settings” of the main menu, which can be reached by pressing the MENU button twice. To change an individual option of the settings menus use the – / + buttons. As long as these options stem from a values list, this list can be opened by pressing the OK button. Numerical values can be entered directly using the numeric buttons. Settings, which have been changed without saving, are marked green.
Editing the channel list The channel list of the receiver can be sorted according to your wishes. Call up the channel list editor through the menu heading “Channel List” / “Sort Channels” in the main menu. After making any desired changes leave the channel list with the EXIT button. Confirm in the displayed “Save Changes” window by pressing OK. To change entries the required entry should be chosen by pressing OK. A menu will appear with the available functions.
Functions, which work with a destination entry, will request selection of the destination position. This is done by moving to the entry in the list and confirming with OK. As long as a function has not been completed pressing the EXIT button reverses the previous steps.
Automatic search The automatic search function of the receiver searches for new TV and radio channels. Coded/Scrambled TV channels are sorted out and not displayed. TV channels, which already exist in the list, will be removed automatically. Performing an automatic search 1. Open up the search function in “Channel List” / “Channel Search” which is available through the main menu. 2. Wait until the end of the search. The information shown is technical details regarding the searched channels.
The following options are available for the newly found channels (right hand list): Activate View channel Copy above Copy a selected new channel into the channel list. This entry and the following ones will be pushed down to make room for the new one. Copy over Copies the new selected channel onto an existing entry in the channel list. The old entry is then written over.
Signal strength indicator/ Specifications The signal strength indicator can be viewed from the sub menu “Extras” of the main menu. An estimation of the signal strength will be made according to the status of the indicator bar. The C/N value gives the same value, measured in dB. Note: The signal strength is not only dependent on your antenna but also the channel, which is currently activated and being transmitted. Please take this into consideration when controlling the positioning of your antenna.
Use of the RX/TX port The serial port of the receiver offers you the possibility of connecting to a PC for software/ firmware updates. Such updates may be downloaded from our website at www.wintal.com.au. Updates and firmware revisions will be announced on the Wintal web site as they become available. For connection to a PC a serial cable is required with 1:1 pin configuration. The cable requires a 9- or 25-pin D-SUB socket on the PC end, depending on the serial port of your PC.
