Comm-Tec ProTUNE TXT Manuale utente

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ProTUNE TXT

Stereo TV / FM Tuner with RS232 Control

and Teletext

User Manual

Version 1.0e

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1. Table of Content

1. Table ofContent......................................................................................................2

2. Menu-OrganisationProTUNE..................................................................................3

3. Accessories included ...............................................................................................3

4. Introduction ..............................................................................................................3

4.1 First Connection.................................................................................................3

4.2 AllocatingProgramSpots automatically/ Importing defaults ............................4

4.3 The Keysand their Functions............................................................................4

4.4 The Keys............................................................................................................4

ON / Standby........................................................................................................5

TV/FM...................................................................................................................5

The SCAN Menu..................................................................................................6

SETNAME...........................................................................................................7

SETTV STANDARD............................................................................................8

SAVE....................................................................................................................8

MUTE...................................................................................................................8

Stereo / Monoand Dual A /DualB (TV Stereo) Select......................................9

SEL. 1...................................................................................................................9

SEL. 2.................................................................................................................10

Switching ModulA/B..........................................................................................10

5. Serial Protocol........................................................................................................11

5.1 Hardware..........................................................................................................11

5.2 Software...........................................................................................................11

5.3 Commands.......................................................................................................11

5.4 Inquiries............................................................................................................17

5.5 BinaryStatus String.........................................................................................19

5.6 BinaryProgramPreset Structure.....................................................................20

6. Channel Tables......................................................................................................21

6.1 Channel table C.C.I.R. CATV (SystemB/G PAL, SystemI PAL)...................21

6.2. Channel tableEIA CATV (SystemM/N NTSC).........................................22

7. Technical Data.......................................................................................................23

7.1 Jumper.............................................................................................................23

Front panel.........................................................................................................23

Tuner module.....................................................................................................24

7.2 PinConnection.................................................................................................24

Y/C (S-Video).....................................................................................................24

RGBS / YUV.......................................................................................................24

RS-232...............................................................................................................25

Symmetric Audio................................................................................................25

Unsymmetric Audio............................................................................................25

7.3 Voltage.............................................................................................................25

7.4 Tuner................................................................................................................25

7.5 Video output.....................................................................................................26

7.6 Audio output.....................................................................................................26

Author: Karsten Dudek, AlexTempel, CTCS

Date: 27/04/06

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2. Menu-Organisation ProTUNE

SCAN Menü SEL. 1 Menü SEL. 2 Menü

ò ò ò

SCAN AUTO VOLUME BALANCE

SCAN MAN BASS LOUDNESS

SETNAME TREBLE LINE XLR VOLUME

SETTV STAD. TELETEXTMODE SPATIAL EFFECT

TELETEXTDISPLAY LCD LIGHT

TELETEXTPAGE LCD CONTRAST

TV CONTRAST

TV SATURATION

TV BRIGHTNESS

TXTCONTRAST

TXTSATURATION

TXTBRIGHTNESS

TXTBLENDING

OUTPUTRGB/YUV

COLORBAR TEST

SETTIME

SETDATE

3. Accessories included

•EU power cord

•Operation manual

•CD-ROM (Setup Software,Manual, AMX SystemCall)

•Antennasplitter (onlyProTUNE TXT2)

4. Introduction

You have bought a COMM-TEC product,developed andmanufactured in Germany,

which grants atrouble-free operationfor manyyears.

Manyrequests ofcustomers were consideredduring development, and we hope that

you will be satisfied withthefeatures and the audio/video qualityas well.

4.1 First Connection

Right after theProTUNE is beingswitched on, usingthepower switch on the rear

panel, the following information will be displayed:

A 1 3 : 0 6 0 5 / 1 4

On the left side ofthe first line, the selected mode is indicated (FM /TV). In the

center ofthe display,youwill find the last programstore selected (P01).IF RDS data

is being received, 8 digits oftheprogramname are indicated on the display

([PROG.__ 1]). On the right side, the FM – radio frequencyor theselected channel

ofthe TV-mode is indicated.The last figure stands for Stereo (S) or Mono (M). The

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line below shows the selected module (A or B), time and date. If you receive the time

via RDS, time is set automaticallyand transferred to theReal-Time-Clockofthe

Tuner.

4.2 Allocating Program Spots automatically/ Importing defaults

BypressingtheMute and theStandbybutton simultaniously,the Display-Index

appears:

A L L 1 | T V 4 | F M 7 | D E F 9 | N O 0

Button 1 TV and FM frequencies will be scanned in a haste procedure, and

savedon the programspots.

Button 4 TV frequencies will be scannedin a haste procedure, and savedon

the programspots.

Button 7 FM frequencies will be scanned ina haste procedure,andsaved on

the programspots.

Button 9 Stored default values for brightness, contrast, etc. are being

imported andsaved.

Button 0 Exit Menu

4.3 The Keys and their Functions

On the left side ofthe tuner, youwill findtheprogram- or station keys, labelledwith

numbers 1 to 9 and 0. With these keys, you areable to select the storedpresets. On

the right side ofthe unit,youwill findall keysthat are required to control the tuner. If

you press a keyfor about a second, the alternate function ofthe key(lower lettering)

is activated. For settings, use the SELECT- or TUNE-key.Ifno keysare pushed in a

menu, the respective menu is being exited after a coupleofseconds. Immediate

interruption is donewith the corresponding menu keys. Stoptheselect menu with

the TUNE-keyand interrupt theTUNE menu withtheSELECTkey.All settings are

stored as long as theydon´t getchangedor replaced by apreset, just the wayyou

are used to fromconventional keys, knobs andslide switches

4.4 The Keys

ST/MO Switching between Stereo / Mono (FM) and Dual A / Dual B (TV)

SAVE Saving a programmset

SCAN Scanning the frequencyrange

TV/FM Switching between TV and Radio

UP Channel, value or cursor up

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DOWN Channel, value or cursor down

SEL. 1 Function selection 1

SEL. 2 Function selection 2

MUTE Audio mute (onlyunbalanced RCA outputs)

A/B Switching between tuner module A andB (onlyProTUNE TXT2)

ON On / Standby

ON / Standby

With the button ON/Standby,youcan select the energysaving mode without

completelyswitching off the tuner.Pushthered ON-keyfor about two seconds. The

displayindicates „standby“. In addition, you can find information about theversion of

the software (ProTune 1.01). The below line is indicating the modules the tuner is

equipped with (here: A and B).

A / B 1 3 : 0 6 0 5 / 1 4

To revive the tuner, push the ON-keybrieflyagain.

TV/FM

In order to switch fromFM to TV, push the TV/FM-keyfor about asecond until the

displaychanges fromFM to TV.

A 1 3 : 0 6 0 5 / 1 4

The respective channel is shownon the upper right halfofthe display.Press the key

again in order to change to FM.

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The SCAN Menu

Push the SCAN-keyto enter the station select menu.

SCAN AUTO ⇒SCAN MAN ⇒SETNAME ⇒

If you push the keyagain, the respective menu itemschange.

SCANAUTO Byusing the UP- / DOWN–Buttons in radio mode, the Tuner

automaticallyscans the complete frequencyband unto the

next detectedchannel.

SCAN MAN Byusing the UP- / DOWN–Buttons, the frequencyband can

be scanned for channels manually,in steps of50 kHz.

Byusing the UP- / DOWN–Buttons in TV mode, the Tuner

scans the complete frequencyband unto the next detected

channel.

Byusing the UP- / DOWN–Buttons, the frequencyband can

be scanned for channels manually,in steps of62.5 kHz.

SETNAME An alphanumeric name, consisting of8 digits, canbe

assigned to a channel. Ifa channel’s name is being received

via RDS, it will automatically be adopted.

SETTV STD. Selection between the different TV-Standards.

SCAN AUTO FM

Ifthe Tuner is in the auto scan mode, in this case for FM reception, the direction of

search is indicated byarrows.

S C A N A U T O [ > ]

As soon as a station is found, the auto scan stops and reception ofthestation is fine

tuned, using the AFC - function.

S C A N A U T O [ | ]

Press the UP or DOWNkeyagain, to restart the auto scan fromthe current position

intothechosen direction. Ifyou like to fine tune manually,use the TUNE keyin order

to switch to FMTUNE. You canthen finetune therespective stationmanually.

SCAN MAN FM

Use the FM TUNE menu to fine tune acertain frequency.Here you can search the

frequencyband in 50kHzsteps using the UP/DOWNkeys.

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S C A N M A N [ < ]

SCAN AUTO TV

Is the Tuner in the auto scan mode, for TV reception in this case, the directionof

search is indicated byarrows.

S C A N A U T O [ > ] ( B G

)

As soon as a TV station is found,it is fine tuned using theAFC function and stopped.

Ifit is notpossibleto find a station using the SCAN function, please changeto TV

TUNE with the TUNE key. The autoscan immediatelystops at thecurrent position

and you can fine tune the TV-station manually.

The set TV-Standard is displayedat the end ofthe lower line within brackets. PAL

norms are being indicated in capital letters, Secamnorms in lower case (e.g. PAL

B/G is (BG), SecamB/G is (bg), etc.). TV-Standards canbe changed for each

programspot int the „Set TVSTD“ menu.

SCAN MAN TV

With this feature, you areable to fine tune a certainfrequency. Using the UP/DOWN

keys, you can search the frequencyband for TV stations in steps of62,5kHz.

SET NAME

With the SETNAME function, the name ofa programcan be defined to marka

preset TV or FM station.

[

]

6 0 7 . 2 2 C 3 8 P 0 1

Use the UP and DOWNkeyto select the position (to be perceived bythe signalling

cursor in the upper line ofthedisplay)where you want to feed into a sign.

Change signs byusing the keys 0 – 9.Each ofthe ten keys showsletters (just like

e.g. your phone)

0 + - / * . ? ! # 0

1 1

2 A B C 2

3 D E F 3

4 G H I 4

5 J K L 5

6 M N O 6

7 P Q R S 7

8 T U V 8

9 W X Y Z 9

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If you push the respective button several times, you get to the letter or signwhich is

then inserted to the alphanumeric name at the signalling cursor position. Ifa station

name is received in the FMmode via RDSit is acceptedbythe Tuner.

SETTV STANDARD

S E T T V S T A N D A R D : B / G

Here you can switchbetween the different TV-Standards for PAL and Secam.

Select :

e.g. „B/G“ for Germany,BeNeLux, Scandinavia etc.

„PAL I“ for England, Scottland etc.,

„SecamL“ for France or „SecamDK“ for Eastern Europe.

To satisfyall countrynorms with their diverse audio frequencies, unusual standards

such as SecamB/G, etc. can also be selected.

The settings will be saved for everyPreset, in order to enable different settings.

SAVE

Ifthe settings for a storage set are complete, theycan beassigned to a storage

place numbered 0 – 99 using the SAVE key.All relevant data suchas volume, bass

etc. can be stored, and recalled later.

S A V E P R O G R A M A T : 1 2

Select the one-digitnumber on which the set shouldbe stored, via the programkeys

0 to 9. Select thedecimal place bypushingthe0 to 9 keys a littlebit longer.

Alternately, the preset programplace can be altered using the UP andDOWNkeys.

When you are readyto store, just pushtheSAVE-keya little bitlonger

P R O G R A M S A V E D A T : 1 2

until yousee the confirmation on the display.

MUTE

Pressing the MUTE-keymutes the audio outputs without changing the current

volume. Ifthe mute function is activated, you will find arespectivemessage on the

display.

A M

u t e 1 3 : 0 6 0 5 / 1 4

Press the keyagain to set the function back.

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Stereo / Mono andDual A/ Dual B (TV Stereo) Select

BypressingtheMO/STkey, you can choosebetween Mono and Stereo in the FM

mode. If your Tuner is equipped for TV-Stereo reception, you mayselect between

the following TV –Audio outputs: Stereo, Mono, Dual A, and Dual B.

SEL. 1

Brieflypress theSELECT1-keyand youwill getto first menu level, where overall

presets effecting all audio outputs can be made.

VOLUME ⇒BASS ⇒TREBLE ⇒TT Mode ⇒TT Page ⇒TT Size ⇒

To switch between the single menu items, push the SELECT1-keyagain. Use UP

and DOWN to alter the preset parameters.

VOLUME Volume from- 78 dB to 0dB

BASS Bass from- 14 dB to 16dB .

TREBLE Treble from- 14 dB to 16dB.

TXTMODE Settingtheteletext mode. The teletext mode will be

turned on andoff. Possiblemodes are:

Off= switchedoff

On = Standardindication for teletext

Mix = The selected page is shown with the TV program

in the background.

TXTPAGE Settingthenumber ofthe teletext page.Ifthis menu

itemis selected,the menu fallbackfunction will be

switched off in addition, to enabletheswitching ofthe

pages. Byusing the ten-button control on the front of

the unit, the functions described belowwill beavailable

after an extended push.

With these buttons, you are able to easilynavigate

through the teletext pages, as witha remote control.

1 Red

2 Green

3Yellow

4 Blue

5 Subtitle

6 Status

7 Hold

8 Up

9 Down

0 Previous

TXTSIZE Teletext Size switches between the indication ofthe

complete page, or upper / lower halfofto pagein

scaled format.

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SEL. 2

Pressing the SELECT-keyalittle bit longer will get you to the second menu level,

where you can change the settings ofthe individual audiooutputs.

BALANCE ⇒LOUDNESS ⇒LINEXLR

VOLUME ⇒SPATIAL

EFFECT ⇒LCD

LIGHT ⇒LCD

CONTRAS

⇒

CONTRAST ⇒TV

SATURATI

⇒TV

BRIGHTNESS ⇒TXT

CONTRAST ⇒ ⇒ ⇒

Press the SELECT-keyagain and you are able to select therespectivemenu item.

Change parameters byUP and DOWN.

Menuitem Value Default

BALANCE -127 L/R 0

LOUDNESS 0 -17 6

LINE XLR VOLUME -114 -12 -18

SPATIAL EFFECT +/- 99,9% 0%

LCD LIGHT 0 - 3 2

LCD CONTRAST 0 - 15 8

TV Contrast 0 - 63 32

TV Saturation 0 - 63 32

TV Brightness 0 - 128 64

TXTContrast 0 - 63 32

TXTSaturation 0 - 63 32

TXTBrightness 0 - 128 128

TXTBLENDING 0 - 7 3

OUTPUTRGB (00) /YUV (01) 0 / 1 0

COLORBAR TEST 0 / 1 0

SwitchingModulA/B

Bypressingthis key,you areable to switchbetween Module A and Module B ofthe

Double Tuner.

AutoprogramPresets

If youwant to presetall programplaces automatically, just push the MUTE andON

keysimultaneously.Keep on pushing the keysuntil you see the following message

on the display:

B O T H 1 | T V 4 | F M 7 | N O 0

If youwant to presetall TV and FM programs, push key1 and the Tuner starts the

auto scanprocess. As soon as acarrier frequencyis found, it is stored as program

1, then the auto scanis continued.When the scan ofthe FM frequencybandis

finished,theTuner continues with the TV frequencyband.

If youwant to scan for TV or FM programs only,please select key4 for TV and 7 for

FM. You canstop the scan functionbythe 0 key.

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