Press Release
November 11, 2004
Funai Electric Co., Ltd
To Whom It May Concern:
World's First Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting SET TOP BOX
Ready for SMART ANTENNA for North America

Funai Electric Co., Ltd (Headquarters: Daito-city Osaka; President and CEO: Tetsuro Funai) has
developed the world's first "Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting SET TOP BOX Ready for EIA/CEA-909
Compatible SMART ANTENNA for North America".
The digital terrestrial broadcasting stations increase steadily over the year that people easily enjoy
the high definition television at no charge, but it is the disadvantage in that the direction of theantenna must be changed according to the transmitting antenna or locational conditions. The
number of the receivable channels by the conventional antenna is therefore limited because thetransmitting antennas are dotted in many places in North America.
To solve this disadvantage, DX Antenna Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kobe-city Hyogo; President andCEO: Susumu Okumura), the affiliated subsidiary of Funai has introduced commercially "SMART
ANTENNA" in this autumn that the receiving direction can be electrically controlled to receive thebroadcasting signal from the various directions.
This "SET TOP BOX" developed by Funai has the first full automatic function of controlling the"SMART ANTENNA" in the world and gets the best performance. The digital terrestrial
broadcasting viewer can consequently enjoy the high definition television by the simple operation.
Funai starts aggressively selling the SET TOP BOX from the middle of November in the North
America digital terrestrial broadcasting market that is expected to grow explosively in the future.

Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting SET TOP BOX
Ready for SMART ANTENNA for North America

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[Main Features]
1.

Multi-Directional Reception, Adjustment Free Antenna
No complex antenna adjustment to search for the broadcasting station is needed. To
combine with SMART ANTENNA, this unit gets all receivable digital terrestrial
broadcastings by automatically searching for all surrounding directions. The improper
antenna adjustment causes many troubles not to receive the digital terrestrial broadcasting,but this unit solves the problem to receive more TV channels.

2.

Familiar to Digital, Simple Operation
To feel easier and more familiar to the Digital Broadcasting, the operation and setting isdesigned as simple as possible. User-friendly design is the true digital product. The
required functions such as the channel selection with one touch of a button and quick
response are improved.

3.

Component or DVI Output and Composite Output support concurrently
The unit outputs the HD video as DVI (HDCP support) or the analog component.
Furthermore, the unit is capable of the HD video and composite signal output concurrently
to record the program to DVD recorder.

4.

Free "Electric Program Guide"The digital terrestrial broadcasting transmits the program guide free of charge. This unit has
Electric Program Guide (EPG) function to display the program. The program guide can beseen on the small screen a few hours ahead of time. (* Depending on the receiving station)[Main Specifications]

Product Name

ATSC HDTV Receiver

Model Number

STB400E

Weight1.8kg

Dimensions

281mm (Width) x 59mm (Height) x 257mm (Depth)

Power Supply

AC120V 60Hz

Power Consumption

20W (Stand by: less than 1.0W)

Receivable Channels

VHF: 2 to 13ch UHF: 14 to 69ch

Receiving system

Connection Terminals

ATSC Terrestrial DigitalVideoOutput

Composite/S-VideoComponent (480p, 720p, 1080i)
DVI (HDCP support: 480p, 720p, 1080i)

AudioOutput

Analog Output L/R x 2, Digital Output Coaxial/OpticalAntenna Input, Smart Antenna Control (EIA/CEA-909 Compatible)
Accessory

Remote Control Unit, Size AA Battery x 2, User fs Manual, Warranty Card

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Contact information for this project
Funai Electric Co., Ltd. TV Division Contact person: Morihiro Okubo
7-7-1 Nakagaito, Daito city, Osaka 574-0013
Tel: +81 72-870-4317

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