Digital TV Recorder Model HDR253 DIGITAL TV RECORDER HDR253 Instruction manual To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble-free use. please read this instruction manual completely.
INDEX IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ..................................................................................................................................................................................2 SOME DOS AND DON'TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT...........................................................................................................................6 POWER CORD (MAINS LEAD) ............................................................................................................
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS CAUTION: Please read all of these instructions before you operate this product and save these instructions for later use. Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety. BUT IMPROPER USE CAN RESULT IN POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARDS. In order not to defeat the safeguards incorporated in this product, observe the following basic rules for its installation, use and servicing. 1.
13. Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to. 14.
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SOME DOS AND DON'TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. ************** DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.
POWER CORD (MAINS LEAD) Do not place the product where a piece of furniture or other heavy object could trap the power cord (mains lead). Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed in such a way that they are not likely to be stepped on.
• To prevent electric shock, do not remove any cover. • If anything goes wrong, don't try and fix it yourself, get a qualified service agent to look at it. • Do not expose this equipment to dripping or splashing or place any objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the equipment. • Never put a naked flame source on or near the equipment. • Small parts. Do not let young children play with the equipment.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this product. It will give you good service if you take note of all safety notices and recommendations.
REMOTE CONTROL 1. Press the mark on the cover and slide it in the direction of the arrow. 2. Insert the batteries making sure the polarities correctly match the + and - marks inside the battery compartment. 3. Attach the cover and slide it until it clicks into place. Incorrect use of the batteries may cause them to leak or explode. Please follow the precautions below. •Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
FRONT AND BACK PANEL FRONT PANEL RECORD MENU MENU LEFT VOL DOWN MENU RIGHT VOL UP MENU /PROG DOWN OK PLAY/PAUSE ON/OFF MENU /PROG UP BACK PANEL DO NOT REMOVE AUX SCART LEFT ANTENNA 1 IN 35022373 ANTENNA 2 IN TV SCART OPTICAL OUT ANTENNA 2 OUT ANTENNA 1 OUT AC IN RIGHT 1 2 3 4 RS 232 HDMI OUT 5 6 7 8 CVBS 9 10 11 12 1. AERIAL 2 IN : Loop through 2. AERIAL 2 OUT : To watch analogue channels on the TV 3. AERIAL 1 OUT : Loop through 4. AERIAL 1 IN : Aerial input 5.
CONNECTION DIAGRAMS VCR / DVD RECORDER TV Aerial LOOP THROUGH DO NOT REMOVE A U XSC A R T 35 0 22 37 3 LEFT A N TEN N A 2 IN A N TEN N A 1 IN TV SC A R T O PTIC A L O U T H D MI O U T A N TEN N A 2 OUT R S 232 A C IN A N TEN N A 1 OUT R IG H T C VB S TV Aux HI-FI AC3 DIGITAL AMPLIFIER HI-FI NOTE: If you use the HDMI connection, you do not need to connect the scart lead as well 12
REMOTE CONTROL & FUNCTIONS 18 19 20 LIB. 21 22 23 TIMERS INFO GUIDE OK TEXT 6 7 8 9 PR 25 26 27 VOL 10 11 ABC 29 30 31 32 4 5 BACK 24 28 1 2 3 DEF 1 2 3 GHI JKL MNO 4 5 6 PQRS TUV WXYZ 7 8 9 0 AUX PP MENU FAV. SUBT. WIDE PIP PIP- PIP+ SWAP 12 13 14 15 16 17 USING THE CONTROLS ON THE FRONT PANEL You can enter the main menu by pressing the menu button on the front of the unit.
BUTTON FUNCTION 1. Standby 2. 3. LIB. 4. Timers 5. 6. Info 7. Direction buttons / OK 8. Back / Exit 9. P+ / P10. Yellow 11. Blue 12. Number keys 13. P P 14. Wide 15. Subt.
MENU INTERFACE FIRST TIME INSTALLATION When the box is switched on from stand-by mode and if there is no channel stored in the database, First Time Installation Menu window is displayed on the screen. In this window, set the TV type (For more information, look at section 6.2.1. TV TYPE) with “ / ” keys and press OK to continue. The next menu will ask you to choose the HDMI resolution. If you intend just using the Scart output then just press OK and continue the scanning process.
1. CHANNEL LIST Channel list is the place where the channels are managed. The following operations can be performed in this menu: 1. Navigating channel list 2. Deleting channels 3. Renaming channels 4. Adding locks to channels 5. Setting favourite list 1.1. NAVIGATING CHANNEL LIST In the channel table “ / ” moves the selection to the previous or next .To exit menu and watch a specific channel highlight it using, “ / ” then press OK key while the "SELECT" option at the bottom of the screen is highlighted.
1.5. SETTING FAVOURITE LIST Favourite lists provide an easy way to group programs in a customizable way. Five favourite lists are available on this product named as List1, List2, List3, List4 and List5. From the channel list use the “ / ” buttons to highlight “Favourites” and press OK to enter the “Favourite Lists” menu. Press the “ / ”buttons to select your preferred favourite list (List1/List2/List3/List4 or List5).
(PAGE RIGHT) TEXT (SEARCH) (NOW) : moves the page to right. : activates “Search” window. : shows the current programme. 2.1. PROGRAMME OPTIONS In EPG menu, press the OK button to enter the “Programme Options” menu. 2.1.1. SELECT CHANNEL In EPG menu, using this option, you can switch to channel of the programme which is selected. 2.1.2.
2.1.4. CHECK CONFLICTS A conflict is caused, if more than two programmes are set for recording in the same time interval or if two reminders have the same starting time. In the EPG menu, press the OK button. In the following window, select the option “Check Conflicts” and press again the OK button. You will enter the “Too Many Timers” window. 2.1.5.
2.1.7. MULTIPLE / ALTERNATIVE TIMER RECORD It is possible to record or set reminder for two individual events at the same time interval. If you set more than two recordings/reminders at the same time, you will see an error message. INFO: Pressing this button, gives you detailed information about the selected programme. Record/Cancel: Sets recordings for the selected programme. If you pres it again, the recording will be cancelled.
3. TIMERS To display Timer window press either TIMERS key or activate it from main menu. The features of this menu are like below: Delete: You can delete the highlighted single timer or series timer. Edit: You can edit the saved timers. Add: By pressing this button, you will go to the “Add Timer” menu. Options: If you press the OK button, you can select the “Delete Timer”, “Delete Series Timer” and “Check Conflicts”. To add a Timer press YELLOW button on the remote and the, “Add Timer “ windows appears.
4. RECORDINGS LIBRARY All the recordings are kept in list. To show the list of recordings press either LIB button on the remote or access it from the main menu.
4.1.3. PLAY FROM OFFSET Begins with playing, from the time which is entered. 4.1.4. MANAGE CHAPTERS It will display any marked chapters (To set chapter marks, press the Menu button during playback and enter the “Chapter Options” menu) and begin with playback from the selected chapter. 4.1.5. CREATE ARCHIVE (ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT) Using this option, you will be able to archive your recordings to an external device like a DVD player. Press the LIB. Button and come to the “Recordings Library”.
MAIN TITLE If you want to display a main title, select “Include” (To do this, use the “3/4” buttons). If not, select “Skip”. By selecting “Skip”, the options below will be disabled. TEXT: After you select the “Include” option in the “Main Title” menu, you could edit the main title. DURATION: Set the duration of the appeareance of the main title on the screen. RECORDING TITLE If you want to display a recording title, select “Include” (To do this, use the “3/4” buttons). If not, select “Skip”.
4.2. CHAPTER OPTIONS During playback of a recording, if you press the MENU button, you will get to the “Chapter Options” menu. The chapter options menu includes following options: 4.2.1. CREATE NEW CHAPTER MARK Using the “ / ” buttons select this option and press the OK button, to create a chapter mark. You could set a chapter mark anywhere you want. 4.2.2. FORWARDS TO NEXT CHAPTER Using the “ / ” buttons select this option and press the OK button, to go to the next chapter.
6. SETUP The adjustments in this menu are: 6.1. RECORDINGS The internal hard drive can store up to 120 hours of digital TV broadcast (depending on the data rate of the recorded programme, which is set automatically by the broadcaster). Because the DIGITAL TV RECORDER has a Twin Tuner it is possible to record two events at the same time. It is also possible to playback a recording previously made during an active recording.
None: The unit will not discard any recordings and the timer will not record the requested programme. Oldest: Starting with the oldest, recordings will be deleted to make space for the requested timer. Longest: Starting with the longest, recordings will be deleted to make space for the requested timer. Shortest: Starting with the shortest, recordings will be deleted to make space for the requested timer. Unplayed: If this option is set to "EXCLUDED" any unplayed recordings will NOT be deleted.
Recording Format • • HDD recording is done using the variable bit rate format (VBR) for more efficient recording. The following phenomena may occur. With the variable bit rate format, the remaining amount which can be recorded may increase or decrease relative to the display of the remaining amount of HDD space. When the display indicates that the remaining amount of HDD space is low, first delete unnecessary programmes, and then record with an extra margin in the amount of remaining space.
6.2. CONFIGURATION You can configure the settings of your set top box. Select Configuration from Setup menu and press OK to enter this menu. Press the BACK button on the remote to exit 6.2.1. TV TYPE Digital terrestrial television channels can broadcast programmes in a widescreen format which must be output differently to normal and widescreen TV sets. This function tells the receiver the screen format of the TV connected so that broadcasts are displayed correctly.
6.2.7. CHANNEL LIST Use “ / ” buttons to go to Channel List option. Use “ / ”buttons to toggle Channel List Mode. If you select “TV Only” you navigate through only TV channels, if you select “Radio Only” you navigate through only radio channels, if you navigate “Text Only” you navigate through only Text channels with the PR+/PR- buttons. If you choose “Show All” all, channels can be navigated with the PR+/PRbuttons. To save the recent changes and exit; press the MENU button. 6.2.8.
6.2.10.ii. SET PIN The PIN code of the unit changed. Use “ / ” buttons to go to “Set PIN” option. Press OK to display the “Set PIN” window. Use NUMERIC buttons to enter new pin number you will need to input your new pin a second time for verification purposes. If Both pin numbers are four digits long and the same, the pin will be changed. The factory default pin number is 0000, if you change the pin number make sure you write it down and keep it safe. 6.3.
6.4.2. MANUAL CHANNEL SCAN In manual search the number of the multiplex is entered manually and only that multiplex is searched for the channels. In manual and auto search, any existing channel in the database is not re-stored to avoid redundant duplicates of that channel. To start the scan enter the channel number manually and press OK. 6.4.3. FIRST TIME INSTALLATION Use this option to load default settings, which had been set at the factory.
8. SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF REMOTE CONTROL When there is no menu active on the screen, each of the keys have specific functions. OK KEY: when OK key is pressed Channel list appears on the screen. RECORD KEY The programs are recorded at once. Record time is attained from EPG automatically. If the program has EPG information, you could set the timer. If there is no EPG info, press the Record button to set the timer in 30 minutes periods. In EPG by pressing the record key, programs are recorded instantly.
VOLUME CONTROL The volume level of the sound from the receiver can be altered with the VOL+ and VOL- keys on the remote control handset. Pressing either key displays a bar graph of the sound volume on the TV screen.The volume level selected will remain set, even when the receiver is turned off and on again, until it is altered with VOL + and VOL - keys.The audio volume adjustment for the receiver is independent of the volume control on your TV set.
TEXT Many digital terrestrial television channels not only broadcast pictures and sound for programmes but also pages of information on the programmes, the weather, news and many other topics. This digital teletext can be displayed by the receiver.Some channels are entirely given over to digital teletext and carry no normal TV programme at all. These dedicated digital teletext channels will not give a quarter-screen image in the EPG or the Channel List screen.
9. TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Problem Possible Reason What to do The L.E.D. indicator does not glow Mains cable is not connected Check if the main cable is not plugged into the power socket. No picture or sound No signal or weak signal. Check the Aerial and scart connections The settings you have made in the menus have not been changed. The digital set-top box was unplugged without first going to standby.
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REMOTE CONTROL Operating Distance 10 m Max. Batteries 2x1.5V Micro (R-03/AAA) TUNERS 2 xRF In IEC 60169-2 type, female (75Ohm) 2 x RF Out (loop through) IEC 60169-2, male (75Ohm) HARD DISK Hard Disk capacity 250 GB FRONT PANEL Display VFD Remote Control Keys Standby, Record, Play/Pause, Menu, OK, Menu/Prog up, Menu/Prog down, Menu left/ Vol down, menu right/ vol up.
11. UK GUARANTEE Your Guarantee of Excellence Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi product In the unlikely event that this product should develop a fault, we undertake to replace or repair any part of the product which fails due to a manufacturing defect within 12 months of the date of purchase provided that: I) The product has been installed and used only in accordance with the instructions supplied with the product.
12. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DIGITAL SWITCHOVER AND YOUR TV EQUIPMENT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO ENJOY WATCHING TV DURING AND FOLLOWING DIGITAL SWITCHOVER Starting in 2008* and ending in 2012, television services in the UK will go completely digital, TV region by TV region. To continue using this digital TV equipment during and following digital switchover, you will need to “reset” your digital TV channels.
Product Guarantee This product is guaranteed against manufacturing defects for a period of 1 Year This does not cover the product where the fault is due to misuse, abuse, use in contravention of the instructions, or where the product has been the subject of unauthorised modifications or alterations, or has been the subject of commercial use In the event of a problem with the product within the guarantee period please return it to your nearest store If the item is shown to have had an inherent defect present
DIGITAL TV RECORDER HDR 253 1 4 BEFORE YOU START This Digital TV Recorder can only receive and record Digital Terrestrial TV (Freeview) signals. Please check that you are in a Digital TV reception area. The FREEVIEW service is subject to coverage. An aerial upgrade may be required. Text your postcode followed by your house name or number to 83331* or go to www.freeview.co.uk (*Costs no more than a normal text).
7 CHANNEL LIST Channel list is the place where the channels are managed.The following operations can be performed in this menu: Ø Navigating channel list Ø Deleting channels Ø Renaming channels Ø Setting favourite list Ø Adding locks to channels 8 SETUP The settings and configuration of the unit are adjusted in SETUP window.To activate setup window in main menu highlight it than press OK. Navigate in the window by means /6 ” keys.
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