COBY electronic DTV-102 specifications Basic Operation, Initial Channel Scan, Changing Channels

Basic Operation

This chapter will describe the steps required for basic operation of the DTV-102 converter box (CB), including performing the initial channel scan, changing channels, language control, and information display. Please refer to Section 1.4 above for a description of the converter box remote control button functions as referenced in this chapter.

3.1 Initial Channel Scan

1.To perform a channel scan when the input is from a terrestrial antenna, click the MENU button on the CB

remote control to display the setup menu, press the navigation buttons to highlight “CHANNEL”, press the navigation button to select “Auto Scan”, press the direction button or the ENTER button to start auto scan.

Figure 7. Auto Scan Sub-Menu

2.After pressing the navigation button or the ENTER button, the DTV-102 will scan the RF input for all DTV channels, and add these channels to the list of available channels. The Auto Scan Status window, as shown in Figure 8 below, shows the progress of the channel scan as well as the total number of digital channels found, including major and minor channels.

The auto scan process can be cancelled at any time by pressing the ENTER button on the CB remote control.

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Figure 8. Auto Scan Status Window

3.After the channel scan is completed, the menu window will disappear, and the converter box will display the first locked channel.

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Basic Operation

3.2 Changing Channels

One advantage of digital television is the ability for a broadcaster to transmit more than one program

simultaneously on one channel. This is done by using major and minor channel numbers such as 4-1 (major channel) and 4-2, 4-3 and 4-4 (minor or sub-channels.) With digital television, a broadcaster on channel 4 (the major number) may provide their usual programming on channel 4-1 but also provide other programs on channel 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, etc. Note that some broadcasters only broadcast their usual programming on one channel such as 4-1. Note that you can watch HDTV programs even if you do not have an HDTV capable television. When the HDTV programs are received by the CB, the CB converts

the broadcaster’s signal so it can be viewed on any television in standard resolution.

After scanning, switching between channels can be easily done like changing channels on a regular

television, but there are several ways to do it:

•Use the Channel Up (Ch+) and Channel Down (Ch-) buttons on the CB remote control.

•Use the Channel Up (Ch+) and Channel Down (Ch-) buttons on the CB front panel.

•Use the number and dash (-) remote buttons to enter in the desired channel number. Enter in the major number, then the “-“ button, then the minor number.

(e.g. Enter “1”, “3”, “-“, “2” to tune to channel 13-2.)

If the major channel is desired, it is only necessary to enter in the major channel number (e.g. Entering “1”, “3” will tune to channel 13-1.)

• Use the Q.VIEW button to switch to the last channel0 viewed.

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