Contemporary Research 232-ATSC 4K HDTV Tuner with PS12 1.5 Power Supply and Rack Mount Kit

The 232-ATSC 4K HDTV Tuner, the 5th-generation ATSC HDTV tuner from Contemporary Research, adds new capabilities to the industry-standard 232-ATSC series. New features include tuning H.264 programs up to 1080p, output scaling up to 4K, and IPTV streaming output via Ethernet port. The new tuner is fully compatible with control commands for previous models.

Key Features

• Tunes analog and digital channels in ATSC, clear QAM, and NTSC formats
• Decodes MPEG2 and H.264 digital channels up to 1080p 60Hz
• Passes through IPTV stream from received digital channel
• HDMI selectable video output resolutions: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, and 4K or Auto
• Analog HD RGBHV and Component video output resolutions: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p, or Auto
• Analog HD outputs operate simultaneously with HDMI
• Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) available on HDMI port for display power control
• 1080p and 2160p fixed at 60Hz frame rate, 1080i and 720p selectable at 60 or 59.94Hz
• AC-3, PCM, or Variable PCM audio formats for digital audio ports and HDMI
• Simultaneous HDMI, SPDIF, and Analog Stereo Audio output
• Front-panel and on-screen menus for tuner setup
• Web pages for remote setup and configuration
• Decodes analog and digital closed captioning
• Rack-mountable two across in 1RU
• Full ASCII 2-way RS-232/Telnet commands
• RS-232 can be daisy-chained to control up to 9 tuners from a single RS-232 port
• Meets RoHS and California energy-saving standards

Technical Specifications

Physical
8.5” <216mm> wide x 1.75” <44mm> height (1.RU) x 8.0” <203mm> deep
2.25 lbs <1 kg>
Rack mounting for one or two units side-by-side with included RKU
RoHS compliant and energy-efficiency meets new California standards
Additional cooling is not required for normal applications, where there many tuners in one rack, a rack fan is recommended to add air flow
Tuning
Air/Cable Input ‘F’, female, 75 ohm impedance, -10 to 25 dBmV typical
ATSC, NTSC, Cable, and Clear QAM (1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i)
Off-Air 2-69 (NTSC and 8-VSB) and CATV 1-135 (Analog, 64QAM, 256QAM, 8-VSB) Standard, HRC, and IRC
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 16:9, and Zoom
Parental option for channels and/or rating
IPTV
Pass-through multiple program transport stream from received channel
Decoding
MPEG2, H.264 - 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Video
Composite RCA video, 480i, carries closed caption data
Component YPbPr 3 RCA (1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i)
RGBHV HD15 female (1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i)
HDMI receptacle, Type A, Version 1.3 (2160p/1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i)
Audio
HDMI AC-3/PCM/PCM variable level
SPDIF Coax and optical output, AC-3/PCM/PCM variable level
Analog Stereo RCA variable level
Control
RJ-45 10/100 Ethernet for Web page access, Telnet, and UDP control
DB9 male RS-232 1200 to 230K baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
IR Input 3.5mm stereo jack for optional IR-RXC IR Receiver
A/C 3.5mm control output for optional RF-AB Air/Cable Selector Switch
Front Panel
LCD Text display, white text on blue background
Power, Menu, Setup, and Select buttons
Up and Down (Channel Up and Down) buttons
Left and Right (Volume Up and Down) buttons
IR Sensor, Mini USB-B port for future use.
Power In
2.1mm coaxial jack (inside center conductor positive), 1.1A maximum, 11 to 14 VDC, 12 VDC typical, 13.2W 45
BTU, 15.2 W 52 BTU including power supply, current draw 0.198A@114 VAC with power supply
Includes
PS12-1.5 Power Supply, 1.5A maximum, 12 VDC
RKU Universal Rack Mount Kit