Motorola Qip 7100 2 User Guide

  
 
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1 INTRODUCTION 
Congratulations on receiving a Motorola QIP7100 Series High-Definition All-Digital 
Receiver, one of the most advanced interactive digital receivers available today. 
Motorola has merged the extraordinary features of digital cable — the seemingly 
endless programming options, interactive program guides, Video on Demand (VOD), 
and commercial-free, CD-quality music — with the incredible picture quality and 
sound of High-Definition TV (HDTV). 
This receiver includes an...

  
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Front Panel 
 
 
1  USB 2.0 High-Speed connector 
2  Cursor — menu navigation  
3  Menu — displays the menu 
4  Info — provides information for selected operations 
5  Power — turns the receiver on and off (standby) 
6  Messages — indicator is lit when a message is waiting 
7  On —indicates power is on when lit 
8  Remote — indicator is lit when remote control is in use 
9  Select — used for selecting menu options 
10  Option — used for menu options 
11  Guide — displays the...

  
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Rear Panel 
 
IR RemoteInput CableCARD
USB
Ethernet
SWITCHED105-125 V 60 Hz
4 A MAX
500 W MAX
Serial Optical
AudioDigital
Audio
S-Video
1394
Firewire
HDMI
RF TV OUT
FiOS TV IN Audio
Left
Audio Right
Video
Out Y
Pb
Pr
1 23 5
4 67
8 9
10 11 12
13
14 15 
1  Cable In — Connects to cable signal from your service provider 
2  RF Out — Ch 3/4 modulated audio/video (SDTV) to TV or VCR 
3  IR remote input 
4  M-Card — Inserted M-Card 
5  Serial — Service only 
6-7  Digital Audio (S/PDIF)...

  
 
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2 OPERATION 
Turning Power On and Off 
Press POWER on the front panel or remote control to turn the QIP receiver on or off 
(standby). When using the remote control, be sure it is in set-top mode before 
pressing 
POWER. 
Changing Channels 
You can change channels in three ways: 
•   Press 
CHANNEL + or – on the front panel of the QIP receiver or the remote 
control to step through the channel selection. 
•   Enter the number of the channel you wish to view using the number keys on the 
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3 OPTIMIZING YOUR QIP RECEIVER FOR HIGH-DEFINITION TV 
The QIP7100 Series outputs HD video through its YPbPr (component), HDMI, or 
IEEE-1394 connectors. This section describes how to optimize standard and HD 
video based on your HDTV and personal preferences.  
If you use the IEEE-1394 output, no adjustments to the settings are required. 
For a TV with an HDMI connection, be sure the TV is on and connected to the QIP 
receiver’s HDMI out connector before adjusting the settings. Motorola...

  
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The HD settings are described in the table on the following pages. 
If you are not using the HDMI video connection, the HDMI/YPbPr OUTPUT setting is 
displayed as YPbPr OUTPUT. The user settings will also be displayed on the front 
panel display whether your TV is off or on.  
If the on-screen display menu does not appear on your HDTV screen, your TV may 
not support the default video output setting. 
User Settings 
Setting Description 
TV...

  
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Setting Description 
•  Off — The QIP will create a widescreen version of a Standard-Definition 
program by adding black bars to the left and the right of the picture and 
present the video in the format designated by the HDMI/YPbPr Output setting.
Some televisions may only support certain  video formats. Please consult your 
television’s user manual for more information on format compatibility. 
If the HDMI/YPbPr Output setting is 480i, the...