Pioneer TV/FM Tuner card with Dual HDMI TVP-500F Installation Manual Manual# 050523 Model: TVP-500F 205 Commercial Court Morganville, NJ 07751 www.auroramultimedia.
TVP-500F Installation Manual TABLE OF CONTENT 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................2 2 ACCESSORIES .....................................................................................................................................2 3 QUICK START GUIDE .......................................................................................................................
TVP-500F Installation Manual 1 Introduction The TVP-500F is a high quality TV Tuner/Scaler with dual HDMI. It supports advanced functionality, like video format /scan rate conversions, audio effects, Closed Caption decoding, V-Chip, Sleep Timer, and more. In addition the TVP-500F has a FM tuner with RDS capability and station information which is displayed on the plasma. The TVP-500F also expands on the displays capabilities with its own internal menu systems and advanced features.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 3 Quick Start Guide 1. Make sure the Pioneer Display is off (no LED) and disconnected from the power. 2. Remove the blank plate covering the expansion slot or if an existing card is present, it must be removed from the slot. 3. Carefully insert the card into the slot and tighten the spring loaded screws. 4. Connect the appropriate video sources to input connectors of TVP-500F (see “Connections” on page 4 for details). 5.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 5 Connections 5.1 A/V connectors • • • • • Composite Video input S Video input RGB/YPbPr input 2 HDMI inputs Audio inputs for Video, S Video, and RGB/YPbPr Example of interconnections for a display device, TVP-500F, DVD/VCR (or other source of video), and TV antenna or cable is shown below. Note that standard RCA cables for audio and video connections, standard S-Video cable, or RF antenna cables are not supplied with the TVP-500F. 5.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 6 Supported IR transmitter(s) and basic key functions The TVP-500F is controlled using an IR remote controller. It utilizes IR receiver of the display via the built in IR sensor of the display. The TVP-500F unit is compatible with the Aurora IRC-10 remote transmitter(s) below (see Fig.1).
TVP-500F Installation Manual IR Remote TVP PLASMA POWER CC/TT EDS SLEEP TV INPUT FM INPUT VIDEO INPUT S-VIDEO INPUT RGB/YPbPr INPUT CHANNEL+/VOLUME +/MUTE ARROWS MENU SELECT INFO SET LAST PRESET KEYS 0..
TVP-500F Installation Manual 7 Operating the TVP-500F Input Select: Inputs 3, 4, and 5 of the display are reserved for TVP-500F if this card is installed. Below are signal assignments for each input: Input 3: HDMI A Input 4: HDMI B Input 5: TV/FM, Composite Video, S Video, and RGBHV / YPbPr. Both Pioneer and Aurora remotes (IRC-10) can be used to switch inputs. Switching input using Pioneer remote: - Press number 3 or 4 to switch to HDMI A or HDMI B respectively.
TVP-500F Installation Manual Keys: 0-9 Dialog: “SWITCH TO” or “NEW FM FREQUENCY” – enter new channel number or FM frequency, several digits can be entered if necessary. Channel or FM frequency is switched to after a 3 seconds timeout (since the most recent digit is entered) or after pressing Select button. Key: Menu Display the main menu. See the Menu Structure chapter. Key: Select Enter selections for the menu.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 7.4 General Settings This menu allows control of various “general” aspects of TVP-500F behavior. A/V Input – Selects input signals for input 5 of the plasma. Current time – Sets the current time. Timer On – Sets the turn on time of the plasma and allows it to be enabled and disabled. Timer Off – Sets the turn off time of the plasma and allows it to be enabled and disabled. Sleep timer – Sets sleep timer. 7.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 7.6 Audio Settings Volume Spatial Effect 7.7 -- Adjusts Volume level -- Specifies the strength of 3D-spatial effect Tuner Settings (North America) Tuner Mode TV Settings FM Settings -- Selects between TV and FM -- Advances to the TV Settings Menu for additional features. -- Advances to the FM Settings Menu for additional features. Default Chan -- Specifies the default channel, which will be selected upon TVP-500F power-up.
TVP-500F Installation Manual Show Label -- Setting to enable will show up to an 8 character label specific to the channel when changing channels. Show Number -- Setting to enable will show up the channel number when changing channels. Standard -- Select tuner mode (channels allocation) to use, among broadcast and several cable options. Tune Channels -- Scans for valid signal presence and “remembers” which channels are valid and which are not.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 7.8 Tuner Settings (International) Tuner Mode TV Settings FM Settings -- Selects between TV and FM -- Advances to the TV Settings Menu for additional features. -- Advances to the FM Settings Menu for additional features. Default Chan -- Specifies the default channel, which will be selected upon TVP-500F power-up. If this default channel is set to “0” -- the default channel will be the last channel selected before the TVP-500F was powered off.
TVP-500F Installation Manual Tune Channels (Manual Tuning) -- Scans for valid signal presence and “remembers” which channels are valid and which are not. Note that before this operation TVP-500F must be connected to RF-antenna or cable TV. Add/Remove Channels -- Allows user to add or remove channels (edit the “validity mask”) manually. Map A/V Input to Channel -- Allows user to make an association between a channel number and the AV inputs.
TVP-500F Installation Manual Note that RGB and YPbPr inputs actually share the same connection, so channels 128 and 129 change only interpretation of this input. 7.9 FM Radio Settings Default Station -- Specifies the default preset which will be selected upon TVP-500F power-up. Current Station -- Shows the current radio station tuned by the TVP-500F. Region -- Sets the area of the world which the TVP-500F is to be used for proper decoding of signal.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 2 – Use Auto Search: press ‘Up/Down’ arrow to select Auto Search. Press ‘Select’ to start. Searching will stop once a station is detected. If it is a desired station, set Preset number and name for this Preset. Press ‘Select’ again to start searching for the next available station. 7.10 CC Settings This menu controls Closed Caption decoder – CC signal type, and CC text color. CC State Foreground Background -- Enables/Disables Closed Captioned.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 8 Troubleshooting Symptom Key on remote is pressed but nothing happens No RS-232 communication RDS Info does not display Cannot switch to a particular TV channel using channel +/browse keys. Checks See if the upper LED of TVP-500F is fast-blinking while pressing any key and aiming remote at IR sensor on Plasma Display. If it is not -– check the batteries in the remote. Make sure the remote is in TVP mode (by pressing TVP button on the upper left corner of the remote).
TVP-500F Installation Manual 9 Firmware and Startup Picture update The internal software of TVP-500F (the firmware) can be updated. This may be necessary to fix errors in previous releases of the firmware, or to enhance functionality. The similar procedure is used to update the “logo picture” that can be shown by TVP-500F for a predefined time after power on.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 10 RS-232 Protocol Baud Rate: 9600 8N1 ? IS A QUERY COMMAND ! IS A COMMAND ~ IS A RESPONSE (Does not have to be Case Sensitive) (Does not have to be Case Sensitive) (ALL RESPONSES ARE CAPITALS) is 0D hex or 13 decimal !KEY_LEFT !KEY_RIGHT !KEY_UP !KEY_DOWN !KEY_SEL !KEY_CH- !KEY_CH+ !KEY_LAST !KEY_0 !KEY_1 !KEY_2 !KEY_3 !KEY_4 !KEY_5 !KEY_6 !KEY_7 !KEY_8 !KEY_9 !KEY_SET !KEY_P1 !KEY_P2 !K
TVP-500F Installation Manual !KEY_RED !KEY_GREEN !KEY_YELLOW !KEY_BLUE !KEY_TTX_ONOFF !KEY_TRANSPARENT ?MCH Teletext Red Key Teletext Green Key Teletext Yellow Key Teletext Blue Key Teletext On/Off toggle Key Teletext Transparent Key Query Main Channel Responds with ~MCH002 for channel 2. !MCHxxx Main TV Channel change !MCH025 for channel 25. xxx = 001 to 125 ?MIN Main Input Query responds with ~MTV or ~MFM !FCHxxxx FM Channel Selection.
TVP-500F Installation Manual ?LOGOSTATUS ?LOGOTIMER Reports back the logo status Current logo timeout !CxxxFxxxxx !C002F05525 TV Channel Frequency setup for International version. Set channel 2 to a freq of 55.25MHz. General Info Unless otherwise noted all valid commands are echoed back if properly received unless the “***” address is used.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 11 Specifications 11.1 Applicable signals Output format: • • NTSC system (RF and AV inputs): RGB-HV 525p (480p) PAL/SECAM system (RF and AV inputs): RGB-HV 576p Inputs: • RF Tuner (North America - NTCS) and FM Receiving RF signals – US Standard Air, US Standard Cable, Cable HRC, Cable IRC TV Frequency Range: 55.25 to 801.25 MHz, 31.25 or 62.5KHz fine tune FM Frequency Range: 76.00 to 108.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 12 Limited Lifetime Warranty Aurora Multimedia Corp. (“Manufacturer”) warrants that this product is free of defects in both materials and workmanship for the product lifetime as defined herein for parts and labor from date of purchase. This Limited Lifetime warranty covers products purchased in the year of 2003 and after. Product lifetime is defined as 7 years from discontinuance of product.
TVP-500F Installation Manual 13 FCC Part 15 Statement RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
