Audiovox FPE3707HR manual Channel Selection, Information about USA channel numbering

Channel Selection

Information about USA channel numbering

=ATSC PSIP channel has two part channel number:

— Major channel number	For example: Channel: 5-1	Minor channel number
— Minor channel number	Major channel number

In US, in most situations the major channel number is same for both analog and digital channels (It is equal to the NTSC channel number for existing broadcasters.)

In US, a minor channel number of zero is used for a broadcaster’s analog channel.

Channel Numbering Example

Original NTSC Channels for Des Moines:

—5, 8, 11, 13, 17

Possible NTSC + ATSC Channels for Des Moines:

—5-0, 8-0, 11-0, 13-0, 17-0 (channel numbers for existing analog channels)

—5-1, 5-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3,8-4, 13-1 (channel numbers for digital channels)

Channel Selection

Using the Channel up/down buttons (CH+ or CH-)

Press the CH+ or CH- to cycle among available channels found (while the skipped channels can not be selected)

Using the direct select buttons (0-9 and dash buttons)

Press the number buttons (0-9)and the dash (-)button, and the unit goes to that channel.

For example, if you want to select channel 8-3, just key in ‘8’, ‘-’, ‘3’ on the remote control.(Be sure the period of two- press should be within 3 seconds)

Note:

=When you use the number buttons, you can directly select any channel within the channel range . =In some situations virtual channel numbers have no correspondence to physical frequencies.

=To select an analog channel, you may directly input its major channel number. It is unnecessary to input the minor channel number of zero.

Using the LAST button

Press this button to switch between the current channel and the last viewed channel.

Using the PROGRAM LIST or FAVORITE LIST

After auto-search, a default program list has been created. You may press LIST button to call up the PROGRAM LIST, then make use of5/6 to highlight the channel, and then press OK to select.

If you have created your favorite program list, you may press FAVORITE button to call up the FAVORITE LIST, then make use of5/6 to highlight the channel, and then press OK to select.

Note: 1) In twin window mode, then the above list is only for main window.

2)The OSD illustrations shown on the right are only served as an example and may differ from the actual ones.

PROGRAM LIST

Digital 2-1 WGBH-SD

Digital 2-2 PBS-HD

Analog 6-0

Analog 7-0

FAVORITE LIST

Digital 2-1

Digital 2-3

Analog 12-0

Analog 48-0

22