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232-ATSC HDTV Tuner

Type: AV Tuners
Part Number: 5065-001
Size: 8.500 wide x 2.430 high x 8.000 deep
Weight: 2.250
Distribution: AV over RF
Released: May 2007



232-ATSC HDTV Tuner Product Manual
232-ATSC Data Sheet

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More about AV Tuners

Often times it can be useful to have a tuner in your AV installation. Not all displays can tune TV channels; video projectors and monitors do not have built-in TV tuners to receive off-air or cable TV signals. Tuners can also be used to monitor live camera feeds or over the air broadcasts. Presentation room switchers often need a dedicated tuner that can be routed to displays on demand. Contemporary Research has established a reputation for bringing superior tuner technology to the AV market.

About 232-ATSC HDTV Tuner

The 232-ATSC HDTV Tuner is an integrator-friendly universal HDTV tuner, controllable via two-way RS-232 and discrete IR commands.

Full Description & Specifications

The 232-ATSC HDTV Tuner is an integrator-friendly universal HDTV tuner, controllable via two-way RS-232 and discrete IR commands. Able to fit two-across in a 2RU rack space, the compact tuner outputs HDMI, RGB/Component, and composite video simultaneously. NTSC broadcasts are upscaled for HD display. Digital Dolby® 5.1/PCM audio is available from HDMI, coax, and optical connections, as well as variable-level stereo audio. Setup is a snap, employing on-screen menus, included IR remote, front-panel programming, and RS-232 control commands. For home theater applications, the 232-ATSC offers no-compromise full-bandwidth image quality of local HDTV broadcasts and can access multi-channel programs - features not supported by cable and satellite "HD" programming. For commercial installations, the 232-ATSC tunes in today's and tomorrow's programming, and can receive conventional cable channels as well as local HDTV broadcasts from an off-air antenna.

  • SmartScan skips encrpyted channels automatically (HD firmware V 1.12.)
  • Tunes ATSC off-air, clear QAM cable, and analog channels
  • HDMI and Video, as well as stereo, and digital coax and TOSlink optical audio ports are always active
  • VGA or Component outputs switchable from front-panel or RS-232
  • Dolby® 5.1 or PCM/Variable PCM digital audio formats for audio ports and HDMI
  • Front-panel and IR onscreen menus for tuner setup and scanning
  • Independent Cable and Off-Air RF inputs and channel lists, switchable via IR, front panel, and RS-232
  • Analog and digital closed captioning
  • Upscales SD and analog channels
  • Rack-mountable in 2RU, two across
  • Full ASCII 2-way RS-232 commands, AMX, Crestron, and RTI modules avaialable, discrete IR commands
  • RS-232 can be daisy-chained to control up to 9 tuners from a single RS-232 port
  • Works with free Tuner Helper control panel/setup software, operates over RS-232 or Ethernet with IP-232 Interface
  • Field-udatable control and HD processor firmware
  • Green Machine - meets ROHS and California energy-saving standards


Distribution: AV over RF

Front Panel:
  • Display: Red LED Channel Display, dot separated major and minor channel numbers, dot at end indicates Off-Air tuning
  • IR: IR sensor
  • Control: Power, Volume Up/Down, Channel Up/Down
  • LEDs: DC Power (Green), RS-232 RX (Yellow), RS-232 TX (Red)

Back Panel:
  • RF In: 2 'F', female, 75 ohm impedance, off-air and cable
    • User can switch between inputs
  • AV Output: Simultaneous HDMI, RGB/Component, and video out - switchable RGB/Component.
    • Simultaneous HDMI (PCM), digital coax and optical (AC-3 or PCM), stereo audio.
  • Video Out: RCA composite video output, 1V p-p at 75 ohm impedance
    • Simultaneous 480i
  • Component Out: 3 RCA Y, Pr, Pb outputs (1080i/720p/480p/480i)
  • Digital Audio S/PDIF: Coax and TOSlink optical output, Dolby 5.1/PCM
  • Analog Audio Out: Stereo RCA audio, Mono, Stereo, or SAP, variable level
  • RGB Out: VGA RGBHV DB-15 female (1080i/720p/480p, 59.94 Hz)
  • HDMI: HDMI receptacle, Type A, HD video and digital audio (in PCM mode), version 1.2 (1080i/720p/480p), HDCP
  • RS-232 Control: DB-9 male, RS-232 data link to control system or PC, link up to 9 tuners, 300-19,200 baud (9600 default)
  • IR In: 3.5 mm stereo input for external IR sensor or wired IR (no carrier, discrete codes available)
  • Power In: 2.1mm coaxial jack (inside center conductor positive)
    • 1.3 A maximum, 11.5 to 15 VDC, 12 VDC typical
    • 15.6 W 53.2 BTU 60.2 BTU incluiding power supply


Captioning:
  • All outputs, including composite video, display captioning from digital and analog channels
  • The composite video signal also includes Line 21 captioning when tuned to digital channels

Tuning:
  • Frequency Range: NTSC, ATSC (8-VSB) and Clear QAM (cable) television 55.25 to 801.25 MHz
  • DTV Resolution: ATSC 1080i/720p/480p/480i
  • Tuning: Off-air 14-69 (NTSC and 8-VSB) and CATV 1-135 (Analog, 64QAM, 256QAM, 8-VSB)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 16:9 (Digital), 4:3, 16:9, Zoom (Analog channels)
  • Captioning: DTV and analog, set by program or customized for size, font and display attributes
  • Lock: Parental option for channels and/or rating
232-ATSC 4K

232-ATSC 4K HDTV Tuner

The 232-ATSC 4K HDTV Tuner, the 5th-generation ATSC HDTV tuner from Contemporary Research, adds new capabilities to the industry-standard ATSC series.