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Developed by Motorola, the world leader in communications technology, the DVR530 is about the size of a small book, which easily fits with any TV. It's an ideal choice for all of your other TVs. 
Starchoice DVR530 - great for any TV, and its ultra compact size makes it ideally suited for your second, third or fourth TVs in your home. Entry-level receiver with its 100% digital picture, onscreen guide and access to great programming.
The DVR530 HD is everything you ever wanted, all in one place. The future of television looks spectacular with the Star Choice DVR530 HD system, combining the brilliance of High Definition Television’s amazing picture quality with the convenience of digital recording, all in one stunning receiver with dual tuners.
Now you can watch one show and record another in both standard and high-definition formats. You’ll never miss anything again with a Star Choice DVR530 HD, thanks to its massive 160-GB hard drive for recording your favourite programs and the convenience of pausing and rewinding live TV.
Motorola’s world-leading technology expertise shines in the Star Choice DVR530 HD. Anyone, who was excited when Motorola delivered high-definition television with the Star Choice DSR500 HD, will be ecstatic with the DVR530 HD as Motorola kicks it up a notch by adding even more fantastic features.
DVR530 - back side
As Star Choice subscribers continue to soak up the stunning benefits of HD programming, the DVR530 HD keeps it all in place with a 160-gigabyte hard drive, capable of recording more than 25 hours of high-definition programming or 130 hours of standard definition programming. And thanks to dual tuners, you can record one program while watching another, or pause live TV, or skip back to whatever you missed.
It’s everything you ever wanted, all in one place. The future of television looks spectacular with the Star Choice DVR530 HD system, combining the brilliance of High Definition Television’s amazing picture quality with the convenience of digital recording, all in one stunning receiver with dual tuners. Now you can watch one show and record another in both Standard and High Definition formats. You’ll never miss anything again with a Star Choice DVR530 HD, thanks to its massive 160-GB hard drive for recording your favourite programs and the convenience of pausing and rewinding live TV.
Starchoice dvr 530
The Motorola DVR530 HD combines a full-featured digital receiver for Star Choice satellite service with an advanced high-definition television (HDTV) decoder and digital video recording (DVR) functionality. It delivers dazzling high-definition programming, an easy-to-use menu, and advanced interactive capabilities. In addition to the standard audio and video ports, the DVR530 HD includes component high-definition and digital video interfaces. The DVR530 HD also includes a hard disk drive that allows users to record programs for later viewing as well as pause and resume live programming.
The DVR530 HD’s enhanced viewer menu system contains an onscreen program guide that provides extensive program information to help viewers plan ahead. Future upgrades to the guide can be downloaded via satellite. The easy-to-use menu system is conveniently integrated in the remote control.
| Technical Specifications |  |
|---|---|
| L-Band Input (x2): | |
| Frequency: | 950 to 2150 MHz |
| Impedance: | 75 ? |
| Input level: | -65 dBm to -25 dBm |
| Return loss: | 8 dB minimum |
| Demodulator: | 8PSK/QPSK |
| ATSC 8 VSB Input (optional): | |
| Frequency: | 54 to 806 MHz |
| Impedance: | 75 ohm |
| Input level: | -80 dBm to -10 dBm |
| Return Loss: | 3 dB minimum |
| S-VIDEO OUTPUT: | |
| Standard: | NTSC |
| Return loss (Y and C): | 20 dB minimum DC to 6 MHz |
| Luminance (Y): | ± 15% 1.0 Vpp into 75 ohm |
| Chrominance (C): | ± 15% 286 MVpp into 75 ohm |
| Connector: | 4-contact, mini-din, black |
| COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT: | |
| Standard: | EIA-770.2 (480p), EIA-770.3 (720p, 1080i) |
| Impedance: | 75 ohm unbalanced |
| Y signal level: | ± 10% 1 Vpp (including sync) |
| PbPr signal level: | ± 10% 700 MVpp |
| Connector: | 3 RCA phono, female |
| DVI OUTPUT: | |
| Standard: | DVI Spec rev 1.0 |
| Connector: | DVI-D |
| Stereo Audio: | |
| Modes: | Digital baseband stereo; fixed volume output to TV only |
| Frequency response: | ±1.0 dB maximum, 20 Hz to 20 kHz |
| Composite Video: | |
| Output level: | ±10% 1.0 V p-p into 75 ? |
| Connector: | Yellow phono, marked Video Out |
| Frequency response: | ±1.0 dB, 1 kHz to 4.2 MHz |
| Differential gain: | 5.0% pp maximum |
| Differential phase: | 5.0 deg. pp maximum |
| S/N: | 57 dB minimum (unified weighting 100 kHz HPF, 5 MHz LPF) |
| Optical Digital Audio: | |
| Power output: | 0.032 mw maximum |
| Wave length: | ±30 nm to 660 nm typ. |
| Cable length: | 3 m maximun (not provided) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | |
| Capacity: | 160 GB |
| Speed: | 5400 rpm |
| Hard Disk Drive: | |
| Connector: | F-type receptacle, “Out to TV” NTSC & IEC |
| Impedance: | 75 ? |
| Channel: | Channel 3 or 4 (NTSC, North America) |
| Audio: | Mono |
| Physical/Environmental: | |
| Temperature: | 0° C to 40° C ambient |
| Humidity: | 95% relative |
| Dimensions: | 17” W x 2.5” H x 11” D |
| Weight: | 10 lbs |
| Power input: | ±10% 115 V AC; 60 Hz nominal; 60 W maximum |
| UL/CSA: | Listed |
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DSR Starchoice
530 TV Receiver
Specification sheet
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Starchoice
DSR- 530
User Guide
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