Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User‘s Guide P/N: 95-80xxxx-06 V1.
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Table of Contents Declaration of Conformity ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Preface................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 TYPOGRAPHICAL CONVENTIONS ......................................................................................................................
Declaration of Conformity To ensure proper use of this product, please read this manual carefully and retain it for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service location. WARNING: This symbol indicates the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that constitutes a risk of electric shock. Do not open the product's case. CAUTION: This symbol indicates you must take care; there is risk of damage to the equipment or to yourself.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Part 68 - Compliance Registration This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by the ACTA. A label on the bottom of this equipment contains, among other information, the Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) and the product identifier. For products approved after July 23, 2001 the product identifier is in the format US:AAAEQ##TXXXX. The digits represented by ## are the REN without a decimal point (e.g.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Canada Certification Notice The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective operations and safety requirements as prescribed in the appropriate Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements document(s). The department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user‘s satisfaction.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Preface TYPOGRAPHICAL CONVENTIONS The following typographic conventions are used in this manual to provide visual clues as to the purpose or specific features of the IOM application. Bold text describes menu options and selections displayed on the screen. Italics emphasize statements and points to reference documentation. Ellipses (…) indicate truncated text for long examples depicting output that is too long to be shown in its entirety.
Chapter 1 1.1 Safety Precautions Before installing Amulet, be sure to unplug Amulet, your TV and any other audio-video equipment you are using. This precaution will help to prevent danger of electrical shock and damage to Amulet and your equipment. Be careful when moving your television to avoid accidental tipping or movements that might cause injury to you or those around you. To ensure proper use of this product, please read this user manual carefully and retain for future reference.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide 7 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. To reduce the risk of electric shock, DO NOT remove cover or back. No user serviceable parts inside.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Chapter 2 2.1 Index to Parts and Controls CONTENTS IN THE BOX Item Picture Quantity Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver (Amulet HD) 1 RF Cable (Type-F connector) (1.8 m) 1 RJ45 Ethernet Cable (3m) 1 3 Color RCA A/V Cable (2m) 1 3 Color Component Cable (2m) 1 Power Supply with 1.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide FRONT PANEL AND REAR PANEL Figure 2-1 Amulet Front Panel Part Name 1. POWER 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. USB LINK Indicator HD Indicator RECORD Indicator MENU Arrow Keys and OK Button Description If held for less than 5 seconds, turns the Amulet HD TV receiver ON/OFF. Lights blue when the receiver is turned on. If held for longer than 5 seconds, the Amulet HD TV receiver will be restarted.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 10 ANTENNA OPTICAL AUDIO S-VIDEO HDMI USB ETHERNET DC Connector for wireless antenna (optional) S/PDIF digital optical audio TOSLINK output S-Video output HDMI output USB connector RJ45 plug for connecting to ADSL modem or network access equipment DC power jack Copyright 2009 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide REMOTE CONTROL Part Name Figure 2-3 Remote Control NOTE: *Please refer to your service operator or middleware vendor for detailed functions and usages. 11 Description 1. TV Selects to control TV 2. STB Puts remote control in STB mode. Presses for more than 5s will trigger remote control registration mode. 3. POWER Switches the power on/off for the currently selected device. Switches STB to power on/standby mode. 4.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Chapter 3 3.1 Amulet Introduction ABOUT THE AMULET HIGH DEFINITION IP TELEVISION RECEIVER Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver is one of Entone‘s line of cost-effective and compact highdefinition Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) solutions. Amulet is a multi-functional IPTV receiver with MPEG-4 (AVC/H.264) HD capabilities that integrates easily with popular home-networking and broadband services.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Chapter 4 4.1 Connecting the TV Amulet offers several options for connecting audio and video to popular TV and audio equipment. You can connect Amulet to the primary TV using composite, component or HDMI connection. You may also connect the Amulet to TVs located in other rooms using coaxial cable connection. (RF remote controls can be ordered separately to control the Amulet from other rooms.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide CONNECTING THE TV USING COAXIAL CABLE 1. 2. Use the coaxial cable that comes with Amulet to connect your TV‘s antenna input to the Amulet‘s ―COAX‖ connector. Tune your TV to channel 3 or channel 4 to view the output (depending on selection of the CH3/CH4 switch at the rear panel). NOTE: In the RF TV, factory set to use channel 3 or channel 4.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide CONNECTING TV USING RCA COMPOSITE OR S-VIDEO 1. Acquire the required cable. RCA cable comes packaged with the Amulet. S-Video cable is not packaged with the Amulet. Before purchasing the cable, consult your TV owner‘s manual to confirm that your TV supports the video signal output that you plan to use. 2. Connect the video and audio cables to the Amulet. 3. Connect the opposite end of the video and audio cables to the matching input in the TV. 4.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide CONNECTING THE TV USING HDMI OR COMPONENT 1. Acquire the required cable. Component cable comes packaged with the Amulet. HDMI cable is not packaged with the Amulet. Before purchasing the cable, consult your TV owner‘s manual to confirm that your TV supports the video signal output that you plan to use. 2. Connect the video and audio cables to the Amulet. (HDMI does not require separate audio cable connection.) 3.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Chapter 5 5.1 Connecting Audio System Your Amulet supports AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1 channel). To enjoy multi-channel surround-sound, the content source must carry multi-channel AC-3 signal. Please refer to your service provider for availability of AC-3 5.1 programs. You can enjoy multi-channel surround-sound such as 5.1 channels by connecting the Amulet to an amplifier compatible with Dolby Digital.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Chapter 6 6.1 Connecting eSATA Hard Drive Amulet supports DVR (Digital Video Recording) and PLTV (Pause Live TV) by using eSATA (External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) hard disk drive. This section applies when you need to install an external eSATA hard drive. DVR allows you to record live or scheduled channel programs into the hard drive and view those recorded programs as VOD at later times.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Chapter 7 7.1 Powering-Up Amulet Follow these steps to power up the Amulet: 1. Follow your TV/Network service provider‘s instruction to connect the Amulet to your network modem or network access unit using the Ethernet cable or Wireless Antennae (optional) Figure 7-1 Connecting Amulet (Ethernet connection) Figure 7-2 Connecting Amulet (Wireless connection) 2.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Figure 7-3 Amulet Starting 5. Within 60 seconds splash screen will appear on the TV. Figure 7-4 Amulet Boot-up Splash Screen 6. The total boot-up time may vary depending on the middleware application and the service provider environment. 20 Copyright 2009 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Chapter 8 8.1 Remote Controls LOADING BATTERIES The remote control comes with AA-size batteries, which needs to be installed when you first receive your system. When you replace old batteries, you should replace all of the batteries. Use batteries of the same kind, for example alkaline or carbon zinc, and do not mix batteries of different kinds. Alkaline batteries last longer than carbon zinc.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide CONTROLLING THE AMULET USING IR Amulet uses InfraRed (IR) to receive remote control signals. IR signals travel only short distances (40 feet or less), and cannot go through walls or other solid objects. You must point the remote control to the Amulet, with no objects blocking the line of sight.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Chapter 9 9.1 Specifications Main components Decoder Main CPU Memory Software Universal Remote Control Graphics Color Audio and video Video Input Formats Video Output Formats Audio Input Formats Audio Output Formats Closed Captioning Connectors 23 Single decoder MIPS 4380 class with FPU 512MB, 1GB NAND Flash Real-time, multi-threaded embedded OS, Java Virtual Machine with MHP APIs, HTML 4.01 compliant browser with JavaScript 1.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Tuner Network interfaces Ethernet Home networking Physical and mechanical Dimensions Weight Operating voltage Operating current Operating frequency Output voltage, current Operating temperature Relative Regulatory compliance Security controls Anti-Taping Parental Controls 1 x RCA composite video output 1 x RCA composite audio output 1 x S-Video output 1 x YpbPr Component output 1 x HDMI (HDMI 1.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Chapter 10 10.1 Troubleshooting the Amulet This section describes some of the most common problems that might be encountered when installing Amulet, and the solutions to those problems.
Amulet High Definition IP Television Receiver User’s Guide Multi-channel sound not working No sound, poor sound or popping noise on HDMI 26 the minimum level? If HDMI or component is used. Try disabling AC-3. If HDMI is used, check the resolution and try to use the composite audio output. Check with service provider that programs contain multi-channel AC-3 signal. Check that AC-3 is enabled in the Amulet. Check your TV or A/V equipment for AC-3 multi-channel setup.
