THOMSON THS221 - 1.3 Equipment Set-up

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INTRODUCTION
1.3 Equipment Set-up
We recommend you consult a professional installer to set up your equipment. Otherwise, please
follow the instructions below:
• Refer to the user manual of your TV and your antenna.
• Make sure that the SCART/HDMI cable and outdoor components are in a good condition and the
SCART/HDMI connections are well shielded and from good quality.
This manual provides complete instructions for installing and using this receiver. The following
symbols will serve as follows.
WARNING: Indicates warning information.
NOTE: Indicates any other additional important or helpful information.
MENU Represents a button on the remote control or the receiver. (Bold characters)
Move to Represents a menu item within a window. (Italic characters)
1.4 Accessories
• 1x Quick Installation Guide
• 1x remote control
• 2x batteries (AAA type)
NOTE: The batteries should not be recharged, disassembled, electrically short-
circuited or be mixed or used with other types of batteries. If rechargeable
accumulators instead of batteries are going to be used, we recommend
using (e.g. NiMH) types with low self-discharge to ensure long time operation
of remote control.
1.5 Usage of external USB devices*
• It is recommended to use USB 2.0 storage devices. If your device is not compatible to USB 2.0
specifications, multimedia, recording and Timeshift functions of the receiver might not work
properly.
• If you are going to use external USB HDD (Hard Disk Drive) please consider that the power
specifications may exceed the supported output of your receiver (5 V/500 mA). If so, please
connect your USB HDD to an according external power adapter.
• THOMSON cannot guarantee compatibility with all types of USB storage devices.
• It is advised not to store important information on USB storage devices used with the receiver.
Always make backups of data on your USB storage device before using it with this receiver.
THOMSON will not take responsibility for any loss of information or circumstances caused by loss
of information.
• THOMSON cannot guarantee the playback of all files although extensions are listed, as it depends
on file size, codec, bit rate and resolution.
• Please ensure that either the USB device is already formatted to FAT/FAT32, or format the USB
device via your receiver, refer to chapter 7.3 Multimedia for details.
*This user manual describes the full functionality including the recording function and may not be applicable if the PVR software has not yet been
installed.