Humax PVR-8000 User Manual
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- Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 1
- Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 2
GB2 Warning & Glossary GB3 Reference GB4 STB Connections GB5 ~ GB10 Remote Control Unit GB11 ~ GB12 Function Guide GB13 ~ GB16 Main Menu Guide GB17 ~ GB43 Hard Disk Recorder GB44 ~ GB51 Motorised System GB52 ~ GB53 Troubleshooting Guide GB54 ~ GB55 Specification GB56 ~ GB58 Menu Map GB59 - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 3
Safety This STB has been manufactured to satisfy the international safety standards. Please read the following safety precautions carefully. MAINS SUPPLY : 90-250V AC 50/60Hz OVERLOADING : Do not overload a wall outlet, extension cord or adapter as this may result in electric fire or shock. - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 4
Warning! When replacing HDD, you may burn if you touch any metal area of the HDD cartridge (a metal cover on top, a bolt on bottom). Be careful during replacement. GB2 - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 5
product range, as the use of versions other than HUMAX official software will void the manufacturer's warranty. Glossary • Forward Error Correction (FEC) A system of error control for data transmission. • HDD (Hard Disk Drive) A primary computer storage medium, which is made of one or more aluminum - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 6
.humaxdigital.com. It is recommended that users register to HCSA(HUMAX Customer Service Area) and periodically check for the availability of software upgrade. There are three methods to upgrade the software: (a) set-top box to set-top box download(copies the software of the main unit into slave unit - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 7
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Rear Panel 12 34 5 6 78 9 1 LNB OUT Connect other digital/analog satellite receiver. 2 LNB IN 1, 2 (Two) Connect a satellite antenna cable. Up to 2 cables can be connected. 3 RS-232C Connect to your PC to upgrade product's software programme. 4 TV SCART Connect a TV SCART cable. 5 VCR SCART - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 9
STB Connections Connecting TV, VCR and Hi-Fi System There are several ways of connecting the STB to your existing Audio/TV system. We recommend using one of the following set-up for best results: • To TV only(with scart cable) 1. Connect one end of a 21-pin SCART cable to the TV SCART connector on - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 10
• To TV only(with RCA/Cinch cable) 1. Connect one end of an RCA/Cinch cable to the RCA/Cinch socket on the STB and the other end to an RCA/Cinch socket on your TV. RCA/Cinch : Audio-left (white), Audio-right (red), Video (yellow) 2. Connect the coaxial cable from the LNB to the LNB IN socket on the - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 11
input the same signals to Tuner B. PVR-8000 has two antenna modes according to setting: Single and Dual. • Single: Based on Tuner B being recorded, you can switch channels and view at the same time only when the channel being recorded has the same polarity as the channel to be viewed. But you can - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 12
• When a user has two antennas (Hotbird and Astra): Connect two antennas to DiSeqC and box using a loop through to your PVR. (Hotbird) (Astra) 2) When setting Antenna Configure to Dual: To provide Live and Timeshift services through Tuner A, and Recording service through Tuner B, input a signal - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 13
Remote Control Unit / PAGE / PAGE GB11 - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 14
. Press to tune to the next or previous service. Press to LIST Press to display a list of reserved programmes. 15 EPG(Electronic Programme Guide) Press to display the EPG window. Page Press to move up page in the channel list window. 16 RECENT CH Press to display the list of the recent 10 services - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 15
Function Guide Menu language Setup Wizard If the language setting screen is initially In order to set an initial time, set year/month/day/hour/minute. Also, set your most favorite service for exact time correction. Then time correction will be automatically performed on the basis of the set time. - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 16
the INFO( ) button or changing services. The Information Box is divided into service part and event part. SERVICE-PART(Top of the box) SERVICE PART consists of the following items: • Service number, Service name. • Teletext, Subtitle and Scrambling service symbol. (These are automatically displayed - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 17
play a file stored in HDD, activate Operation/Playback in the channel list window. The informatioin box appears when pressing the INFO( ) remote control unit. 2. Press the CH+/CH- buttons. Or press the RECENT( ), CH LIST( ), FAVOURITE Buttons (A, B, C, D). To switch between TV and Radio services - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 18
't exist on the STB Remote Control Unit. When the service supports Teletext, the Teletext icon( ) is displayed on the I-plate. Subtitle If the current broadcasting programme provides subtitles, press the SUBTITLE( ) button to see the current subtitle language list. To change the subtitle language - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 19
Main Menu Guide 1. TV Channel/Radio Channel A service navigation system(Channel List) is provided for easier switching to the service you wish to view. It consists of four windows: Category, Sort, Channel, and Operation windows. TV Channel/Radio Channel Menu can be displayed depending on the TV/ - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 20
. Channel List consists of All Channel List, Favorite Channel List, Network Channel List, Satellite Channel List and File Channel List. If a service is a Scrambled or Locked service, it is marked with an icon displayed on the left of the channel name in the channel window. Using remote control - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 21
Move the cursor to FTA using the buttons. Now, only FTA services are displayed on the Channel window. Service Favourite Service Favourite menu consists of 4 sort lists. To display only the list of A Group services with the Service Favourite menu: 1. Move the cursor to the Favourite menu on the - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 22
the selection marking for the services you have selected in the service lists. • Select All Choose Select All on the Operation window to mark all the services in the service lists as selected. • Delete 1. Move the cursor to the service you wish to delete on the Channel List window, the buttons - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 23
Service File Service File applies to a channel list useful for stored video/audio files (playback, stop, delete, changing attributes). To call the channel list by a user. 1. Move the cursor to the File on the Category window using the buttons. 2. Move the cursor to the Channel window using - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 24
Channel window. If Playback is activated during playback of the current file, an existing file will stop and the appropriate file will be played. • Stop Stops the current playback file, and then shows the last service a file, marking will be reset, an updated list of files will be displayed, and the - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 25
Attribute window will be activated during normal viewing or by pressing the ATTR( ) button on the Channel List window. Category includes Fav, Lock and Skip. • Favourite To register the current service to Fav. A: 1. Move the cursor and select FAV. on Category window and press the button to move - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 26
to save and press the OK button. • Skip To skip on the current service: 1. Move the cursor and select Skip on Category window and press the button save and press the OK button. To release the skip off for the current service: 1. Select Skip off on the Item window by pressing the buttons and then - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 27
service name using the NUMERICAL buttons (0~9) on the Remote Control unit. 3. The Input text window will appear and you can type the Channel Name directly. If you input the Channel Name with the remote is located on a file in the Channel List window (File). Then information about an appropriate - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 28
Save Saves attributes of a modified file in the hard disk. Any attribute that hasn't been saved and C( ), and D( ) buttons on the remote control unit to select each Favourite service list. 2. Use the buttons to the service view. Recent Channel List NUMERICAL buttons are used to select items of - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 29
Guide 2. TV EPG You can watch a programme being shown and reserve it in TV EPG mode. NUMERICAL buttons are used to select items of the operation window directly To enter TV EPG mode. Press the EPG( ) button on the remote are listed on the Day window. They are listed about the service you have - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 30
displayed. • View Reserve: View-reserve a programme. When your STB is in standby at the fixed start time: The STB switches the current channel to the channel of an appropriate service. The STB returns to standby at the end time. When your STB operates at the fixed start time: The STB switches the - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 31
Main Menu Guide • Record Reserve: Record-reserve a programme. When your STB is in standby at the fixed start time: After switching to the channel of an appropriate service, the STB records the channel. The STB returns to standby at the end time. When your STB operates at the fixed end time: A - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 32
code will appear on the center of screen. ** The default PIN code is 0000 . 2. Enter the PIN code on the display window. (If any problem occurs when entering a PIN code, you cannot switch to the next mode.) 3. Set the parental guidance rating of highlighted Censorship classification. 4. Press the - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 33
Main Menu Guide 4. Channel Search Enter the PIN code to access the Channel Searching menu as you access the Parental Control menu. Press the OK button to start Service Search after setting the parameters. ** The default PIN code is 0000 . Channel Search consists of 5 sub menus. Antenna Configure - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 34
required LNB Frequency is not available then select User Defined and press the OK button. 4. The Input text window will appear and you can enter the frequency manually using the NUMERICAL buttons(0~9). 5. If you select Universal, both 9750 and 10600MHz are supported at the same time. The 22KHz Tone - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 35
Main Menu Guide 22KHz Tone If you , please refer to page GB52. Manual Search Set the search parameters (Frequency, Polarisation, Symbol Rate, etc.) to manually find the services that you have selected in the display all the selectable lists of antenna alternative assigned from antenna setting. GB33 - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 36
Frequency 1. Press the OK button to select the User Defined. The Frequency Input window will appear. 2. Use the NUMERICAL buttons(0~9) to enter frequency the remote control unit. Polarisation Select Polarisation for manual search. 1. Press the button to select Polarisation you want. Items on the - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 37
Main Menu Guide Automatic Skip Select automatic skip. 1. Press the button to select Yes or No. If you select "Yes", the search will skip all scrambled services. If the found ser vices are scrambled during searching, they are not listed. Refer to descriptor of PMT whether it is scrambled or not. Auto - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 38
same as Manual Search. Video PID/Audio PID/PCR PID You can set PID to search for services. 1. Press the buttons to select User Defined and press the OK button. The Input PID window will appear. 2. Press the buttons to select Decimal or Hexa. 3. Use the NUMERICAL buttons (0~9) on the remote control - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 39
supports the STB internal settings according to the connection of the receiver and external units. This mode includes Language Setting, Time Setting, UHF Tuning, A/V Output Setting, Record/Playback Setup, HDD Utility, Common Interface, Status, Default, Others and STB Upgrade the selectable lists of - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 40
this mode. Furthermore, the Service Number in the Wakeup mode and Sleep Time (standby mode) can be set. If a VCR is connected, recording can be automatically done according to Wakeup/Sleep Time Setting. Current Time Users can directly enter Date, Time and Correction channel. The time setting will - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 41
Main Menu Guide Wakeup Service No. 1. Move cursor to Wakeup Service No. 2. Select the desired service, using the buttons. Use the TV/RADIO( ) button on the remote control unit to toggle TV/Radio service. Sleep Time Depending on Time Setting, select the time when STB is turned off. 1. Move the - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 42
STEREO or MONO, using the buttons. Dolby Digital If the Dolby Digital option is ON and the broadcaster provides the Dolby Digital stream, the Dolby Digital audio language is firstly selected when changing the service. 1. Move the cursor to Dolby Digital. 2. Select ON or OFF using the button - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 43
Main Menu Guide GB41 Record/Play Setup Your STB temporarily saves the present programme you are watching on the embedded hard disk drive. Therefore, you can enjoy some effects similar System feature checks if a file sector has any problem. If any problem is present, a message, "File system has some - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 44
service is Free-To-Air services. Status The Status window shows the H/W version, S/W version and loader version of your STB. Moreover, it shows the information about tuning the current channel box, Soundtrack, Subtitle, Service list, Time and Simple EPG mode of TV Guide. Use the buttons to - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 45
Main Menu Guide STB Upgrade You can download and upgrade the software of this STB via a satellite when a new version of the software of released. Do not turn off the STB during downloading. When the power is switched OFF, turn on the STB and the process will be continued. Antenna Alternative Select - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 46
Disk Recorder Recording This PVR has an embedded hard disk drive. Therefore, you can record programmes without requiring any external storage media such as a VCR. It operates only with the RECORD( ) button on the remote control. The Record mode window consists of category, operation, signal bar and - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 47
reason, you can't record if the start time is within a reserved time. Even if the start time is not within a list of reserved time, if there is an overlap between the end time and a reserved time, you can neither record nor reserve. • Maximum 22 hours of recording with a 40 GB hard drive. GB45 - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 48
you to display or delete view/record reserved services. It operates only with the RSV LIST( ) button on the remote control unit. It consists of Reserved Channel, Schedule, Mode and Operation. Reserve List shows the current view/record reserved services. In case of View Reserve, an alphabet "V" will - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 49
message for confirmation will be displayed. After the service is deleted, the cursor will move to the first item. Methods of Trick Mode operation You can operate Trick Mode in the Timeshift mode or Playing a recorded mode. When moving to a new channel, the previous timeshift buffer will be cleared - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 50
changed channel will be displayed). However a movement to a transponder with different polarities is unacceptable because it changes the tuning parameter of a channel being recorded and there is a case where recording can't be complete. Therefore, the Channel List displays only the channel list that - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 51
Tuner A (and this is a recommended signal input of PVR8000). Trick mode operation: FF /FR /SF /SR /Pause /Play can operate in the Timeshift mode Playing a recorded service 1. Move the cursor to the Category window using buttons on the channel list that has been activated by pressing the TV/Radio - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 52
and a reserved view will not be activated. Channel change service while recording A channel on the Channel list will be surfed when changing channels. When Antenna Configure is set to Single You can change channels on the same transponders (and the changed channels will be displayed). When moving to - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 53
Hard Disk Recorder Reserve recording or viewing service by EPG 1. Select a day of the week on the Category window using the buttons on the advanced EPG window activated by using the TV/Radio - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 54
DiSEqC 1.2 User Instructions If you best. If multiple locations are found, you should select other frequency and drive the motor again until only a single location is found. You can fine-tuning for its location information If you start to search services from the location information previously saved - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 55
User instead of Installer on the DiSEqC Command Mode item. Now, you can perform East/West fine-tuning for the selected satellite. To drive the can search the services for a specific satellite you want. The followings describe how to search services with classifications of Manual Search, Auto search - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 56
Troubleshooting Guide GB54 - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 57
Troubleshooting Guide If you can't solve the problem even referring this Troubleshooting Guide, contact us via our homepage. Homepage : http://www.humaxdigital.com GB55 - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 58
Profile @ Main Level Max. 15 Mbit/s 4:3, 16:9 CVBS (Default), RGB, S-VIDEO 720 x 576 Audio Decorder Audio Decoding Audio Mode MPEG/MusiCam Layer I & II, MP3 Single channel /Dual channel /Joint stereo /Stereo • Note : The specification of the STB may be changed without notice in advance. GB56 - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 59
Channel TV standard Preset Channel 75 Ω, IEC 169-2, Male/Female 470-860 MHz CH 21-69 for modulator PAL B/G/I/D/K selectable by Menu CH36 (or TBD). Software recommendation will be informed on HUMAX's home page (www. the picture quality of digital TV programmes. Data rate of about 5-6 Mbit/s - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 60
) Digital Audio Output, Fiber Optic (Resolution : 20 bits) Data port RS-232C 9-pin D-sub Transfer rate 115 Kbps Front Slot Buttons Display USB 2 CI slot °C to +70 °C Etc Accessories RCU RCU, User's Manual, One RCA Cable or RF Cable, 2 Batteries(AAA), USB Cable RS-351 Type(29 Keys, Dark Grey - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 61
Menu Map GB59 - Humax PVR-8000 | User Manual - Page 62
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