DF2000/DF2009 EZTV USER MANUAL (ATSC Converter Box) entech anufacturing, nc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ............................................................................................... - 2 2. ACCESSORIES...................................................................................................................... - 2 3. FRONT PANEL ...................................................................................................................... - 2 4. REAR PANEL.................................................................................
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: HIGH VOLTAGE INSIDE. TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE ANY COVER OR SCREWS. REFER ALL SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. DO NOT ALLOW THIS PRODUCT TO BE EXPOSED TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DISCONNECT THE MAIN PLUG FROM THE SUPPLY SOCKET WHEN NOT IN USE. WARNING: Do not use this product where contact with or immersion in water is a possibility.
Object and Liquid Entry: Never put objects of any kind into this unit through openings, as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never pour or spill any liquid on the unit. Note: Moisture may be formed on the power indicator lens under the following conditions: ¾ ¾ ¾ when the unit is suddenly moved from a cold environment or an air-condition room to a warm place. immediately after a heater has been turned on.
2. ACCESSORIES Remote Control and AC Adapter two Batteries 110V~120V User Manual AV Cable 3. FRONT PANEL 1. Power Indicator: Green light means ON. Red light means STANDBY. No light means OFF. 2.
4. REAR PANEL 1. ANT IN: Coax cable input. 2. Antenna Coax cable output. RF OUT: RF Audio/Video cable connection to the TV. 3. CH3/CH4 Switch: Switch RF OUT channel 4. AV: Audio/Video connection to the TV. 5. DC 12V 1A: AC adapter input. 5. REMOTE CONTROL 5-1. Button Descriptions 1. MUTE: Mute or restore the sound. 2. CC: Close Caption on/off. 3. AUDIO: Toggle preferred audio language. 4. EPG: Electronic Program Guide Displays a program guide if pressed when not in “Menu” mode. 5.
directly. 10. : Used to enter a dash “-“ in the channel number. 11. POWER on/off: Turns the receiver ON/OFF. 12. ZOOM: Switch the screen format (Full/Letter/Center). 13. SIGNAL: Activates the “signal strength” meter. 14. FAV: Shows the current list of favorite channels. Press multiple times to scroll through lists. 15. / UP/Down: Change the current channel to the previous/next channel when not in “Menu” mode. Moves the cursor up/down in Menu mode. 16.
6. SETUP 6-1. Remote Control Open the Battery Cover and insert batteries into the controller. Battery Cover Note: Be sure to inset batteries according to the polarity +/marks inside the remote control (positive end pointing to the bottom of the remote). 6-2. Basic Connection Please perform the following steps to connect your device. 1. Outdoor Antenna Connection Connect a cable from your antenna (outdoor or rabbit-ears) to the F-Type “ANT IN” connector.
2. Make a connection to the TV using either step 2.1 or step 2.2 2.1 RF AV Cable Connection (not required if you use the AV Cable in 2.2) Use the supplied RF cable to plug into the “RF OUT” terminal on the device. Plug the other end of the cable into the TV set. Be sure to set the CH3/CH4 SWITCH on the device to match the same channel you select on the TV set. If you set the CH3/CH4 switch on the device to CH3, please change your TV set to channel 3.
6-4 Installation Guide When the device is first used, the Installation Guide will be displayed. Follow the Installation Guide (shown next) to set the parameters and perform channel scanning as described below: 1. Select your Language. The default language for the On Screen Menu (OSM) is set to English. Press Left/Right to choose another display language: English, Spanish, French. Press OK to go the next page. 2. Select the Time Zone. Press the Left/Right button to select your time zone.
Note: This converter box searches all the frequencies that are assigned to digital television stations in North America. TV stations can send more than one signal on their assigned frequency. Therefore, digital TV stations require the use of sub-channels or “dash” numbers. This is called “multi-cast.” Through the use of “Virtual Channels,” in most cases, you can find your old favorite TV channels by simply adding a -1 (dash 1) to the end of the old analog channel number.
7. Basic Operation (non Menu mode) While viewing TV (or Radio) channels, various functions can be performed using your remote control. Following is an explanation of the buttons on your Remote Control and the corresponding functions: A. Power: Turns the receiver ON/OFF. B. Mute: Mutes audio output of the receiver. C. Numeric keys (0-9): Change the channel directly by pressing the channel number. D. RECALL: Recall the last channel. E. F. / UP/Down (Channel): to change the channel.
H. INFO: Press INFO to activate the Info Bar. DRRT Info Channel name Date and Time Audio Language High Definition Channel Close Caption Channel Type I. Signal: Press Signal to activate the Signal Strength Meter. You can use this feature to show the signal strength as you change the position of your antenna to try and find the ideal position of your antenna. Channel name Date and Time Signal Indication J. Audio: Press Audio to change the Audio language. K. Zoom: Change the screen format. L.
Press / to change the favorite group. Press / to move the cursor. Press OK to view the selected channel. Press the Red key to return to the previous page. Press the Green key to go to the next page. M. CC: Press CC to toggle the Closed Caption service: OFFàService1àService2àService3àService4àService5àService6 àCC1àCC2àCC3àCC4àTT1àTT2àTT3àTT4àOFF N. EPG (Electronic Program Guide): Press EPG to activate the EPG menu. In this menu, you can see the program guide for every channel.
8. Menus Press the Menu button on the remote control to display the On Screen Menu (OSM) on your TV screen. 8-1. Menu/Channel/Favorite List Editor: In this menu, you can add, and remove channels from the favorite list groups. There are 17 favorite groups: Main Stations, Adult, Animal, Business, Cartoon, Education, Entertainment, International, Kids, Movie, Music, News, Politics, Religious, Sports, Technology and Wildlife.
8-2. Menu/Scan/Auto Scan In this menu, you can scan available channels. Caution: Pressing “Auto Scan” will erase all previously scanned channels, TV Channel Lists and Favorite Lists (a new list of channels will be created). Scanned Channel Scanned % completion Located Frequency Press OK to start and stop the Auto Scan at any time. 8-3. Menu/Scan/Manual Scan From this menu, you can scan for channels one at a time without removing the previously auto scanned channels.
first scan the new digital channel number before using the virtual number. Contact your local TV station to find their digital channel number or frequency. Press / to select a specific channel / frequency. Press OK to start the Manual Scan. You can adjust the position of the antenna during the scan in order to find the optimal antenna position for the selected channel/frequency. ‘No Signal’ will be displayed if the signal is too weak; otherwise, the newly scanned channel will be added to the channel list.
8-5. Menu/Setup/System Setting In this menu, you can change the OSD (On-Screen Display) Language, OSD Opacity, Audio Language, Auto Sleep, etc… 1. OSD Language: Press the / key to select either: English, Spanish, or French. 2. Audio Language: Press the / key to select either: English, Spanish, or French. 3. Sound Output: Select one of 4 settings: Normal, Left, Right, Mixed. 4. Auto Sleep: Use this menu to set the default “sleep” time-out period.
8-6. Menu/Setup/Parental Control (V-CHIP) From this menu, you can select: Lock System, Country, Rating Control, and Change Password. The default password is set to “1234.” 1. Lock System: You can set ON/OFF to enable / disable the Parental Control lock system. 2. County: You can set the country of the ratting (USA/Canada). 3. Rating Control: (V-Chip) You can set the Rating Controls. The TV Rating/MPAA Rating is for USA. The English Rating/ French Rating is for Canada. Press the / keys to move focus.
TV Parental Guidelines TV-Y All children TV-Y7 Direct to older children TV-G Age Based GENERAL AUDIENCE TV-PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED TV-14 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED TV-MA MATURE AUDIENCE ONLY FV FANTASY VIOLENCE SCENE V Content Based VIOLENCE SCENE S SEXUAL SITUATION L ADULT LANGUAGE D SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE DIALOG MPAA RATING G General audiences All ages admitted PG Parental guidance suggested Some material may not be suitable for children PG-13 PARENTS STRONGLY SOME MATERIAL
3.3 English Rating The rating system used by English-language programming services has six levels. Press / / to move focus. Press OK to confirm the selection. 3.3 French Rating The rating system used by French-language programming services has six levels. Press / / to move focus. Press OK to confirm the selection. English Rating E Exempt Exempt programming C Children For younger children under the age of 8 years C8+ G CHILDREN EIGHT YEARS AND OLDER FOR YOUNGSTERS 8 YEARS AND OVER.
E Exempt Exempt programming G General Appropriate viewing for the entire family. 8+ CHILDREN EIGHT FOR YOUNGSTERS 8 YEARS YEARS AND OLDER AND OVER. 13+ GENERAL FOR YOUNGSTERS 13 YEARS AND OVER. PROGRAMMING, SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES 16+ 18+ PARENTAL GUIDANCE FOR YOUNGSTERS 16 YEARS AND OVER. ADULT PROGRAMMING INTENDED FOR VIEWERS 18 YEARS AND OLDER. 3.4 Digital Rating to move focus. Press / Press / to switch selection. Press OK to confirm the selection. 4.
8-7. Menu/Setup/Closed Caption From this menu, you can select the Caption Type, and customize features such as the Caption size, Foreground Color, Foreground Opacity, Background Color and Background Opacity. 1. Caption Type: The caption services include: OFF, Service1-6, CC1-4, TT1-4. 2. Customization: Press / to select ON/OFF. 3. Caption Size: You can select from three sizes: Small, Standard, and Large. 4.
8-9. Menu/Setup/Factory Default You can load the default factory settings from this menu. Caution: Selecting “Yes” will reset the converter back to the factory defaults and guide you through the initial set-up. All previous settings will be removed. 8-10 Menu/Setup/Info/System Information This menu displays the product name, software version, hardware version, and loader version.
9. Specifications 1. Tuner and Channel Input Connector: F-type, IEC169-24, Female Frequency: Input Impedance: 54 MHz ~ 806 MHz 75ohm unbalanced Signal Level: Demodulation: -5 to -83 dBm 8VSB 2.
10. Customer Service 10.1 Internet Support You may obtain product information and support on the web at: http://www.zentechman.com/eztv 10.2 Phone Support You may contact us toll-free directly by phone for product installation or service support between the hours of: Monday – Friday 9 am to 9pm EST; Saturday 10 am to 7pm EST at: 1-866-58 4 EZTV 1-866-584-3988 11. Limited Warranty 11.
hot-line at: 1-866-584-3988. If the problem cannot be resolved with our technicians on the phone, you will be given an RMA (Return Material Authorization) number. You must obtain an RMA number prior to mailing your device to Zentech for repair. Include the following items carefully packaged with your shipment to Zentech: • A copy of your original purchase receipt • The assigned RMA number • Your name and return shipping address Mail the above items to: ATTN: EZTV RMA Zentech Manufacturing, Inc.
Sound not loud enough: • Use the TV remote or buttons to turn up the volume on the TV. Then use the volume (<-/->) keys on the EZTV remote to control the volume level. Forgot Parental Control V-Chip password: • You can reset the Parental Control Password to the default password by resetting the control box to the factory default settings as explained in this user’s manual.
