232-ATSC+ HDTV Tuner

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The 232-ATSC+ HDTV Tuner includes all the proven performance of the 232-ATSC, plus new features requested by AV integrators:

Lower profile enclosure - four tuners can fit into a 3RU space
Simpler setup - all on-screen and front-panel menus can be accessed from the front panel - no IR remote needed
SmartScan automatically screens out encrypted channels while scanning
More energy efficient - draws 25% less power
Compatible - includes all firmware options of the 232-ATSC, no change in control commands

Features

Tunes ATSC off-air, clear QAM cable, and analog channels
Always-active HDMI and composite video, as well as stereo, and digital coax and TOSlink optical audio ports
VGA or Component outputs switchable from front-panel settings or RS-232 control
Dolby® 5.1 or PCM/Variable PCM digital audio formats for digital audio ports and HDMI
Front-panel and onscreen menus for tuner setup and scanning, new buttons eliminate need for IR remote for setup
Supports dual Air/Cable tuning with optional RF switch
Analog and digital closed captioning
Upscales SD and analog channels
Rack-mountable in 1.5RU, 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 updatable for control and HD processing firmware
Green Machine - consumes less power than previous 232-ATSC, meets ROHS and California energy-saving standards
Includes HD2-RC IR remote and 12 VDC power supply
Options for single and dual rack mounts, pole-mounting, stereo mixer/amplifier, external RF-AB RF switch

The 232-ATSC+ HDTV Tuner is an integrator-friendly HDTV tuner, controllable 2-way RS-232 and discrete IR commands. As a universal TV tuner, the 232-ATSC+ can receive ATSC, NTSC, and clear QAM cable channels from switchable Off-Air and Cable RF inputs.

Controllable via RS-232 or IR, up to two compact 232-ATSC+ tuners can fit within 2 or 1.5 rack spaces.

The tuner displays broadcasts through simultaneous HDMI, RGB/Component, and NTSC composite video or connections. Full-time audio is available from Dolby® 5.1/PCM digital HDMI, optical, and coax ports, as well as variable-level analog stereo audio outputs.

With the 232-ATSC+, you can always enjoy the highest quality full-bandwidth local HDTV and multi-channel broadcasts, unaffected by weather, service outages, and compression losses from satellite and cable providers.

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. See Tuning Digital Cable Channels to learn how to determine which cable channels can be tuned in your installation.