PrimeDTV Technologies PHD-208 User manual

Full HD 1080P Advanced Digital

HDTV Tuner Receiver Box

OPERATION GUIDE

MODEL : PHD-208

Front View

MENU: Display On-screen (OSD) Main Menu.

ENTER: Select the item highlighted on OSD menus.

CH+: Move TV channel number up.

CH-: Move TV channel number down.

Back View

(1) OPTICAL (Digital audio out): Connect to digital (optical) audio equipment.

(2) HDMI PUT (480P/720P/1080i/1080P): HDMII output providing a high quality

interface for digital video.

(3) USB: Use for playing photo and music files as well as for firmware update.

(4) COMPOSITE VIDEO IN (480i): Connect Video and Audio to PHD-208 input.

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT (480i): Connect to a TV with composite (VIDEO) input.

(5) RF IN: Over-the-air Antenna or cable signal connecting to this jack.

(6) AC Power Cord: Plug into the power source.

CONTENT

(1) PHD-208 unit.

(2) Remote Control 3) HDMI Cable (4) AAA Batteries (5) Operation Guide

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Remote Control

POWER

Turn PHD-8XV on and off

V.MODE

Toggle Display resolution (CVBS/480p/

720p/1080i/1080p)

SLEEP

Select preset timer for auto shut off

FREEZE

Pause video

AUDIO

Sound mode change (Stereo, Mono,

SAP)

NUMBERS

Press to enter numbers or channel

numbers

Display On-Screen-Display (OSD) menu

EXIT

Terminate menu or OSD

CH+/CH-

Choose the nest and previous channel

Media Player Keys

these keys to control and play the

images and music files

PICTURE

Select preset video picture settings

INPUT

Press to bring up input selection

ASPECT

Screen size change

INFO

Display input source and channel

information

MUSIC

Play music files from USB port

PHOTO

Display photo images from USB port

GOTO

Move to the previous channel

Instant jump to TV input and watch TV

Navigation & OK

Direction keys to navigate menu

GUIDE

Show Electronics Program Guide or

current input info

VOL+/VOL-

Increase or decrease the volume

FAV1/FAV2/FAV3

Change among the favorite channels

assigned

MUTE

Temporarily turn off the sound

Turn on and off close caption

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Connections and Setup

Connect Antenna or Cable Signal al

1. Connect an outdoor or indoor Antenna

directly to this jack with a coaxial RF cable.

This is to receive TV signals from TV

broadcasters.

2. Connect to Cable signal source using a coaxial

RF cable.



The PHD-208 Digital HDTV Tuner function can

receive cable DTV signal in the event that a

local cable provider is passing 8VSB through

their system. This 8VSB signal cannot be

encrypted by Cable Company. And we call it

Clear QAM signal from cable.

Connect Composite Video Input al

PHD-208 has one Composite video (CVBS) input audio (R-

L) inputs, which allow connecting up to any 480i/ Analog

video external devices such like VCR, DVD players.

Connect USB input for Media files al

PHD-208 has USB input port, which can auto detect any

photo and music files attached to this USB port. When

connecting USB flash stick, USB external storage device or

camera, PHD-208 will automtacilly detect USB device

present and recognize if these are photo or music files.



PHD-208 USB port currently can support Windows OS

file system, FAT and FAT32 formats.

Connect to High-end HDTV or HDTV Monitor al

PHD-208 has capacity to scale and enhance all input

video/audio signals up to 1080p resolution and digital

audio in order to support high-end HD display. Simply

connect PHD-208 to HDTV by using HDMI cable. Output

Antenna

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resolution can be adjusted among 480p/720p/1080i/1080p

when using this HDMI connection.



Use remote control V.MODE button to toggle to

proper resolution for correct video format output.

PHD-208 doesn’t connect HDMI and Composite video

output in the same time.

When press V.MODE button to CVBS (480i) resolution, Composite video output port

will be activated and HDMI output port will be disabled upon toggling resolution back

to 480p or above.

Connect to Conventional Analog TV al

Connect video cable from VIDEO output of PHD-208 to the

TV video (CVBS) input. Connect audio cable from L-AUDIO-

R output port to the TV stereo (L/R) audio inputs.



Connecting conventional video signal to analog TV, you

need to use V.MODE button on remote control to

switch to CVBS output, which indicated on PHD-208

front panel readout display.

Connect to Home Theater al

The optical digital audio output provides the highest quality audio. You can connect it to

your home theater. Connect an optical cable (not include) to the back of the PHD-208 unit

using the connector marked DOLBY DIGITAL OUT. Connect the other end of this cable to the

optical input on the back of your Home Theater.

Initial Settings

After connecting your PHD-208, you need to run initial setup, which automatically sets up

available channels if RF signal connected. The initial setup appears when you turn on your

PHD-208 for the first time.

1. Plug the Power Cable into AC In on the back of the

TV.

2. Press Power button on the Remote Control or Front

Panel of PHD-208.

3. Press the▼or▲button to select language, then press

OK button.

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4. Press the▼or▲

button to select Time

Zone, then press OK

button.

5. Press the▼or▲

button to select

Daylight Saving, then press OK button.

6. Press the▼or▲

button to select

television signal, then

press OK button.

7. Press the OK button to

finish the Channel scan.

8. Change Channel by pushing CH+/CH- button or number keys on the Remote Control.



The channel number is shown up in the

top-left corner of the screen.

Check the Antenna and Power Cord

Connection if there is no channel program

display.

Operation

Turning on or off PHD-208 tuner al

Turning on the power

1. Press the POWER switch on the front panel or press the POWER button on the remote

control to start initial unit booting up.

Power indicator

ON Lighting(Blue)

OFF/Standby Lighting(Red)

Turning off the power

1. Press the POWER switch on the front panel or POWER on the remote control again.

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Changing the channels al

You can change channels in several ways.

Method 1

Press CH+/CH- button on the remote control

or from the front panel to change the

channels.

Method 2

Using remote control buttons 0-9, and · (DOT)

to select a channel program.

e.g., for analog channel 8:

Press 8→ OK or Press 8→ ·→0→ OK

e.g., for digital channel 15.1:

Press 1→ 5→ ·→1→ OK

Method 3

1. Press GOTO on remote control to switch to

the previously tuned channel.

2. Press GOTO again to switch back to the currently tuned channel.



GOTO will not work if no channel has been changed after the PHD-208 is turned on.

Adjust Volume al

You can adjust the volume on the remote

control.

To increase the volume, press VOL+.

To decrease the volume, press VOL-.

Using MUTE al

Mutes the current sound output.

1. Press MUTE button on the remote control.

2. “MUTE” will be displayed on the screen, and sound is silenced.

3. Press MUTE button again, and sound is

output.

Seeing the Closed Caption al

Closed Caption feature is to display On Screen

Text Messages during watching TV. You can

select on, or off.

Mute

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1. Press CC button on the remote control.

2. Press ▲/▼button to highlight the item from “Off”, “On” or “On When Muted”.

3. Press OK to select an option.

4. Then Closed Caption is display or closed.

Displaying the channel information al

Press INFO button on the remote control to display the current channel information on the

screen. Channel information includes

Date and clock;

Channel number;

Channel label (if preset by OSD menu)

Broadcast program name (TV call letter)

Program name

Displaying the Guide al

Show program information for the current channel. Press GUIDE button on the remote

control once, the information will appear similar like INFO button.

Date and clock;

Channel number;

Channel label (if preset by OSD menu)

Broadcast program name (TV call letter)

Program name

Switching A/V inputs al

Before switching, make sure you have connected the external

devices to either RF input, Composite video/audio, or USB flash

for media playing.

1. Press INPUT button on remote control. INPUT menu shows

up on left side of screen. Keep pressing INPUT button will

force PHD-208 instantly switch to the desired A/V input.

2. Or press INPUT button and▲/▼button to quickly highlight

the item. Press OK button to jump to highlighted input selection.

3. If current selected input has no video present, the screen is black and top corner will

show “No signal” to indicate no video. If PHD-208 detects video, the screen will display

video and show current input port name.

DOC# 208-v1.10

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