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Entone Amulet User Manual

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Amulet
High Definition Television Receiver
User's Guide
P/N: 95-80xxxx-xx

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  • Page 1 Amulet High Definition Television Receiver User’s Guide P/N: 95-80xxxx-xx...
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER TRADEMARKS CHANGES P/N: 95-80xxxx-xx August 2007 CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND CONTACT INFORMATION Customer Contact Information: www.entone.com...
  • Page 3 SETTING HDMI AND COMPONENT OUTPUT RESOLUTION ..............33 SETTING CLOSED CAPTIONING ........................33 SETTING FAN SPEED ............................ 33 SETTING HPNA............................... 34 SETTING TIVO IR KEYCODE......................... 34 11.1 Specifications..............................35 12.1 Troubleshooting the Amulet..........................37 Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 4 • receiver. Connect the equipment to a different circuit from that to which • the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 5 Low voltage Directive 73/23/EEC • Entone products are designed and tested to meet IEC00065, the standard for the Safety of Information Technology Equipment. This is the international standard for these types of products to reduce the risk of product damage and of personal injury.
  • Page 6 This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas. CAUTION: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the appropriate electrical inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 7 WARNING: A caution or a warning describes conditions that can result in an error. IMPORTANT: An important note. This User’s Guide provides generic information about connecting Amulet to your audio and video equipments. Some of the topics covered in this guide are:...
  • Page 8 Chapter Before installing Amulet, be sure to unplug Amulet, your TV and any other audio-video equipment you are using. This precaution will help to prevent danger of electrical shock and damage to Amulet and your equipment. Be careful when moving your television to avoid accidental tipping or movements that might cause injury to you or those around you.
  • Page 9 3 Color RCA A/V Cable (6 feet) 3 Color Component Cable (6 feet) Power Supply with 6 feet power cord (100-240V, output 12V/2A; 5V/5A) URC PLUS Remote Control (Universal Remote Control) Battery (AA-size) Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 10 10. COAX OUT Type-F connector for HomePNA coaxial output (optional feature) 11. TO LINE RJ11 plug for connecting HomePNA phone wire output (optional feature) 12. DC INPUT DC power jack Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 11 Amulet High Definition Television Receiver User’s Guide NOTE: *Please refer to your service operator or middleware vendor for detailed functions and usages. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 12 Amulet‘s internal hard drive option allows service providers to offer advanced services such as PVR without the hassles of installing new equipment. The optional PVR provides up to 400 hours of SD content or 200 hours of HD content.
  • Page 13 Amulet offers several options for connecting audio and video to popular TV and audio equipment. You can connect Amulet to the TV using composite, component, S-Video or HDMI connection. You may also connect the Amulet to the TV using coaxial cable connection.
  • Page 14 To set RF TV to another channel ID, please refer to section Setting Channel ID. In order for the Amulet to feed video signal to TV using RF TV, your TV must be configured to receive signal from CATV rather than from the antenna.
  • Page 15 4. Plug in your TV and turn on the power using your TV remote control. Use your TV remote control to select the respective video input that has connected to the Amulet. Consult your TV owner’s manual for instructions as required.
  • Page 16 Amulet High Definition Television Receiver User’s Guide NOTE: Composite and S-Video outputs are always set to 480i. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 17 Amulet. Before purchasing the cable, consult your TV owner’s manual to confirm that your TV supports the video signal output that you plan to use. 2. Connect the video and audio cables to the Amulet. (HDMI does not require separate audio cable connection.) 3.
  • Page 18 Analog DVI is not supported. If your TV supports digital DVI but not HDMI, you can use an HDMI to DVI convector cable or adaptor to connect the Amulet HDMI to the TV DVI. In this case, you need to connect the audio cable separately.
  • Page 19 1. Press and hold the Amulet front panel “UP” arrow for 5 seconds. 2. Keep on pressing the “UP” arrow, the resolution indicator in the Amulet front panel display will illuminate in a round robin manner from “1080i -> 720p -> 480p -> 480i”.
  • Page 20 AC-3 signal. Please refer to your service provider for availability of AC-3 5.1 programs. You can enjoy multi-channel surround-sound such as 5.1 channel by connecting the Amulet to an amplifier compatible with Dolby Digital. You can connect to your amplifier by either using the 75ohm digital audio coaxial output or the digital optical audio output.
  • Page 21 WARNING: When connecting via the digital coaxial or optical audio output to a TV or A/V decoder that does not have Dolby Digital decoding capability, be sure to set AC-3 off to avoid damage to equipment. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 22 Chapter Follow these steps to power up the Amulet: 1. Follow your TV/Network service provider’s instruction to connect the Amulet to your network modem or network access unit using the Ethernet cable comes packaged with the Amulet. 2. Plug the socket end of the AC/DC adapter into the wall socket and the DC jack into the power connector on the Amulet.
  • Page 23 ATTENTION: If your Amulet is equipped with a hard drive, disk formatting may be required when the Amulet boots up for the first time. Message will be showing in the splash screen when the disk is being formatted. Do not power off the box during the disk formatting.
  • Page 24 3. Put the new batteries in. Make sure you match the plus ( “+” ) ends with the plus markings on the battery case. 4. Slide the cover back into place. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 25 Amulet uses InfraRed (IR) to receive remote control signals. IR signals travel only short distances (40 feet or less), and cannot go through walls or other solid objects. You must point the remote control to the Amulet, with no objects blocking the line of sight.
  • Page 26 Pressing a key other than “0” or a button is not pressed within 10 seconds, the “STB” backlight will extinguish and the URC PLUS registration process will be terminated. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 27 Amulet High Definition Television Receiver User’s Guide The Amulet remote controls can also be used to control TVs and other A/V devices such as DVD players and recorders. The remote controls use infrared (IR) light signals to control other devices that the remote is programmed to control.
  • Page 28 TV service provider. Closed captioning can be controlled by the Amulet. You cannot control captioning through your TV. To turn on or off closed captioning, press the “LANG” button on the remote control. The “LANG” button will toggle captioning on and off alternatively.
  • Page 29 Chapter Amulet supports display of both standard definition content which is traditionally filmed in 4:3 aspect ratio and high definition content filmed in 16:9 aspect ratio to both 4:3 or 16:9 TV. Setting of aspect ratio is provided by middleware. Please refer to your service provider for options available and detailed operation.
  • Page 30 Chapter The Amulet User Menu is an on-screen setup menu to set up your Amulet features. You need to connect the TV properly before using the User Menu. CATV Channel ID 1080i 720p 480p 480i Enable Disable High Middle Coax...
  • Page 31 1. Use remote control “UP” and “DOWN” arrow to select the feature you want to set. The selected feature will be highlighted by a red rectangle. 2. Press “OK”, the feature will be highlighted in navy blue color. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 32 3. Use remote control “UP” and “DOWN” arrow to loop through available choices. 4. Press “OK’ again when your choice is selected. 5. If you have other features to set up, repeat the above procedures. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 33 To save your setup or exit: 1. If you have made any setup and want to save the settings, select “SUBMIT” in the User Menu. You will be notified the saving of your settings. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 34 ATTENTION: If you exit the User Menu without doing the “SUBMIT”, your changes will be lost and will not take effect. NOTE: If you want to give up the changes, simply select “EXIT”. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 35 NOTE: The new channel ID will only take effect after rebooting the Amulet. You can use User Menu to set the HDMI and Component output resolution. You can also use the Amulet front panel “UP” arrow to set the resolution. The setting made in both ways is the same.
  • Page 36 Using User Menu, to make the selection. Amulet is equipped with an IR receiver at the front panel. If you have TiVo or Sling box, you can use the IR blaster provided by TiVo or Sling to control Amulet for actions such as channel switching for recording or remote network viewing.
  • Page 37 1 x S/PDIF digital optical audio TOSLINK output Tuner Optional ATSC/DVB-T tuner Network interfaces Ethernet Ethernet (10/100Base-T auto-sensing) Home networking Optional HPNA 3.0 (Telephone wire / Coaxial Cable) Optional 802.11n wireless Physical and mechanical Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 38 Humidity non-condensing Regulatory compliance UL, CE, IEC65, FCC part 15 (pending) Security controls Anti-Taping Macrovision (optional) Parental Controls Provided through middleware partner integration NOTE: Above specification for reference only. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 39 Section 5 – Connecting • Check that the audio cable is connected to to Audio System the correct input in your device. • Is the volume of the device turned down to Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 40 TVs may not operate popping noise properly with Amulet. In case of problem, use on HDMI component video output and composite audio output to connect your primary TV. Copyright © © © © 2007 Entone, Inc. All rights reserved...