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Goodmans GFSAT102DHS User Manual

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  • Page 1 Model: GFSAT102DHS User guide for Freesat standard definition receiver...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Freesat standard definition receiver Contents What’s in the box? ....................5 Receiver ....................... 6 Front panel ......................6 Back panel ......................7 Remote-control buttons ..................8 Putting batteries in the remote control ............... 11 Using the remote control ..................12 How to use the remote control ................
  • Page 3 Freesat standard definition receiver The extended information screen ............... 26 Subtitles ......................27 How to use audio description ................27 How to use digital text ..................29 How to use the genre list and TV programme guide ........... 30 The menu screens ....................33 The main menu ....................
  • Page 4 Freesat standard definition receiver The information menu ..................50 Safety information ....................50 Cleaning ......................51 Ventilation ......................51 Servicing ......................51 Throwing your receiver away ................52 Electrical safety ....................52 Help and advice ....................54 Product specification ..................58 General .......................

  • Page 5: What's In The Box

    Freesat standard definition receiver What’s in the box? Receiver Two batteries SCART cable Remote control Model: GFSAT102DHS Quick-start guide for Freesat standard definition receiver Quick-start guide User guide...

  • Page 6: Front Panel

    Freesat standard definition receiver Freesat receiver Front panel Standby light (shows if the receiver is on or off)

  • Page 7: Back Panel

    Freesat standard definition receiver Back panel ‘LNB IN’ (the cable from your satellite dish connects to this socket) SCART out socket (to your TV) Mains cable...

  • Page 8: Remote-Control Buttons

    Freesat standard definition receiver Remote-control buttons...
  • Page 9 Freesat standard definition receiver Number on Button name What the button does diagram Mutes the receiver volume Switches the receiver on and off (into standby) Chooses channel numbers and numbers on menus that relate to different options Switches subtitles on and off Adjusts the aspect ratio (height and width) of the screen when using 4:3 display modes Switches the audio description on or off...
  • Page 10 Freesat standard definition receiver Number on Button name What the button does diagram Increases or reduces the receiver volume Enters and exits the channel list screen This is used to go up and down the channel list a page at a time and to go up and down a channel at a time when viewing a programme Switches between the channel you’re watching and the channel you were previously watching...

  • Page 11: Putting Batteries In The Remote Control

    Freesat standard definition receiver Putting batteries in the remote control Remove the battery cover from the remote control. Look at the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ symbols printed on the inside of the battery case. (This tells you which way round to put the batteries in the remote control.) Put two AAA batteries in the battery case as shown and in line with the markings on the batteries (‘+’...

  • Page 12: Using The Remote Control

    Freesat standard definition receiver Using the remote control The remote control ‘talks’ to the receiver using an infrared link between the sensor on the remote control and the sensor on the front of the receiver. (Infrared light is an invisible beam of light that is often found on objects that ‘talk to’ other objects, such as TV remotes and TVs.) You can use the remote control up to six metres away from the receiver, and at an angle of 30 degrees to the receiver’s front panel (see below).

  • Page 13: How To Use The Remote Control

    Freesat standard definition receiver How to use the remote control Point the sensor end of the remote control towards the sensor in the centre of the receiver’s front panel. Press the button you want to use, for example the standby button or the guide button.

  • Page 14: How To Connect The Receiver To Your Tv

    Freesat standard definition receiver How to connect the receiver to your TV Make sure that your TV and receiver are switched off. 2 Unplug your TV from the wall socket. 3 Connect the cable that comes from your satellite dish to the socket labelled ‘LNB IN’...

  • Page 15: What The On-Screen Symbols Mean

    Freesat standard definition receiver What the on-screen symbols mean You may see these symbols on your screen. These symbols usually show which remote control buttons you can use on, or apply to, that screen. For example, if the programme you are watching has subtitles available, when you select a TV channel or press the information screen, the symbol will be shown.
  • Page 16 Freesat standard definition receiver Information This gives you information about the programme you’re pages watching or other programmes that are going to be shown in the future. Parental lock This symbol is shown when the channel you have selected has been locked. (See page 24 for more information.) Next This symbol is shown when information for the next...

  • Page 17: How To Tune The Receiver For The First Time

    Freesat standard definition receiver How to tune the receiver for the first time When you have connected your receiver to the TV, it is then ready to use. 1 Switch on the TV. 2 Set the TV to the input channel you have connected the receiver to (AV1, for example).
  • Page 18 Freesat standard definition receiver 6 The receiver will search for the Network ID and Transport ID. When it finds these, press the ‘OK’ button on your remote control. 7 Enter your postcode using the ‘number’ buttons on the remote control. Each time you press a number button, it scrolls through the available numbers and letters shown on that button.
  • Page 19 Freesat standard definition receiver 9 When you have entered your postcode, press the ‘OK’ button on the remote control. 10 Select the type of TV screen you have (either ‘widescreen (16:9)’ or ‘standard (4:3)’), using the left and right arrow buttons on the remote control. 11 When you have made your selection, press ‘OK’...

  • Page 20: How To Turn The Receiver Off

    Freesat standard definition receiver 13 When all the available TV and radio channels have been tuned in, a ‘complete’ message will appear at the bottom of the screen. 14 You will now be able to watch TV. 15 If your receiver does not find any channels, read the help and advice section on page 55.

  • Page 21: The Information Screen

    Freesat standard definition receiver If this is not the first time you have switched the receiver on, it will turn on and tune into the last channel you were watching before you last switched it off. The information screen The banner in the lower part of the screen shows: 1 the channel number;...

  • Page 22: How To Choose A Tv Channel Using Your Remote Control

    Freesat standard definition receiver The audio menu shows all the available languages for the channel and programme you are currently watching. Audio description languages have ‘ A D’ after their description. Press to select one of the available audio languages. Press ‘OK’.

  • Page 23: How To Use The Channel List

    Freesat standard definition receiver 3 Press ‘CH LIST’. (This will show the channel list. You can use the buttons to choose another channel. For more information, see page 23.) 4 Press ‘GUIDE’. (This will show the channel guide. You can use the buttons to choose another channel.
  • Page 24 Freesat standard definition receiver What do you want to do? You need to press this button Go to the channel list while you are Press ‘Ch LIST’. watching TV Select the channel you want Press while on the channel list. Watch a channel Press ‘OK’...

  • Page 25: How To Swap Between Channels

    Freesat standard definition receiver Delete a channel from the Press the button while selecting the channel list channel you want to delete from the favourite list. To successfully delete the channel, you will need to enter the delete code using the number buttons.

  • Page 26: The Extended Information Screen

    Freesat standard definition receiver The extended information screen The extended information screen gives a summary of the programme you’re currently watching and future programmes. The extended information screen will also give you guidance on the content for programmes broadcast after the watershed (9 pm).

  • Page 27: Subtitles

    Freesat standard definition receiver Subtitles Subtitles give you an on-screen text version of the conversation or narrative on the TV channel you’re watching. When you choose subtitles, your TV will show, at the bottom of the screen over the picture, the subtitles for the channel you are watching. What do you want to do? Press this button Turn on subtitles...
  • Page 28 Freesat standard definition receiver What do you want to do? Press this button Switch on audio description (AD) Press ‘AD’. (You will hear a high-pitched beep if AD is available for your current programme.) Switch off audio description Press ‘AD’. You will hear a low-pitched beep.

  • Page 29: How To Use Digital Text

    Freesat standard definition receiver How to use digital text Many digital TV channels provide digital text. Digital text is pages of information about programmes and other topics like the weather, news, holidays and shopping. What do you want to do? Press this button Go to the digital text main menu Press ‘text’.

  • Page 30: How To Use The Genre List And Tv Programme Guide

    Freesat standard definition receiver How to use the genre list and TV programme guide The genre list and TV programme guide provide a quick and simple way to show programme information for the next seven days. Genre List Friday 13 Mar 17:35 All Channels Special Interest Entertainment...
  • Page 31 Freesat standard definition receiver The genre list allows you to filter channel and programme information in the TV programme guide for a specific type of programme or ‘genre’. When you select one of the genres, the TV programme guide will be shown and only the channel and programme information for that genre will be displayed.
  • Page 32 Freesat standard definition receiver What do you want to do? Press this button Go to the TV programme guide Press the ‘GUIDE’ button and select a genre from the genre list. See page 31 for more information. Select a channel Press See the programme schedule for the next 2 hours or the previous 2 hours...

  • Page 33: The Menu Screens

    Freesat standard definition receiver The menu screens The menus let you select and change many of your receiver’s features. The main menu This is the menu that appears when you select the ‘MENU’ button on the remote control. The main menu screen...
  • Page 34 Freesat standard definition receiver The table below gives you information on how to move around the menus What do you want to do? Press this button Go to the main menu Press ‘MENU’. Go to one of the menu options (for Press (or you can example the settings menu)

  • Page 35: The Tv Listings Menu

    Freesat standard definition receiver The TV listings menu The TV listings menu lets you view the channel list and create a favourite list. The channel list The channel list displays all your available channels. For information on how to use the channel list, see page 23.

  • Page 36: How To Create A Favourite List

    Freesat standard definition receiver How to create a favourite list A favourite list is a listing of your favourite channels. Go to the channel list by pressing the ‘Ch LIST’ button. You can now compose a list of your favourite channels from either TV or radio channels in the channels list.
  • Page 37 Freesat standard definition receiver You can now add and remove channels from the favourite list. The tick symbol on the right-hand side of the channel description means that the channel is selected to be in your favourite list. What do you want to do? You need to press this button Select a channel to add or remove from the Press...

  • Page 38: The Settings Menu

    Freesat standard definition receiver The settings menu This menu lets you select and change many of your receiver’s features and settings. (See page 34 to select the settings menu.) The settings screen What do you want to do? Press this button Turn the audio-description key beep on or Press ‘OK’...
  • Page 39 Freesat standard definition receiver What do you want to do? Press this button Change the TV screen size ( this is also Press ‘OK’ and use the known as the aspect ratio) buttons to select the screen size you want. (You can choose between ‘Widescreen’, ‘Widescreen 16:9’, ‘Centre cut out’...
  • Page 40 Freesat standard definition receiver What do you want to do? Press this button Show non-freesat services Press ‘OK’ and use the buttons to select ‘no’ or ‘yes’. Add non-freesat services Press ‘OK’ and use the button to select ‘manual tune’. For more information on adding non-freesat services, see page...

  • Page 41: Key Beep

    Freesat standard definition receiver Key beep You can choose to turn the audio-description key beep on or off. If you choose ‘off’, you will not hear the high-, medium- and low-pitched audio description key beep. Genre settings You can choose to turn the genre list on or off. If you turn the genre list off, you will go into the TV programme guide direct when you press the ‘Ch LIST’...

  • Page 42: Parental Settings

    Freesat standard definition receiver Parental settings You can set a lock code (or pin) which allows you to control the following features. • C hannel lock – once a channel has been locked, you must enter the correct lock code before the channel can be viewed. See page 24 for channel lock instructions.
  • Page 43 Freesat standard definition receiver Parental settings – entering a lock code Use the number buttons 0 to 9 to enter the factory set code or, if you have changed the code, the most recent code. You must now enter a new lock code using the number buttons 0 to 9. You must now confirm the new lock code using the number buttons 0 to 9.

  • Page 44: Menu Transparency Settings

    Freesat standard definition receiver Menu transparency settings You can make the main and genre list menus transparent so that you can continue to watch TV while using them. You can choose from the following settings. • Off – the menus are not transparent with this option • 25% • 50% • 75% Receiver upgrade When new features and functions are available, the manufacturer may release...

  • Page 45: Show Non-Freesat Services

    Freesat standard definition receiver You must enter the most recent lock code using the number buttons 0 to 9. When you have successfully entered the lock code, the following message will replace the settings menu. The perform install message Press ‘OK’ to carry out the first-time install. The receiver will be reset and you must carry out a first-time installation as described on page 17.

  • Page 46: Add Non-Freesat Services

    Freesat standard definition receiver Add non-freesat services You can manually tune any free channels on the receiver, if you have the following information: • frequency in MHz; • the symbol rate; and • LNB polarisation. Adding free-to-air channels will not affect the freesat channels in any way. You can add free channels from the Astra satellite at 28.2º...
  • Page 47 Freesat standard definition receiver Press the ‘OK’ button. You will see the following screen. The add non-freesat services screen Press the buttons to select ‘frequency (MHz)’. Use the number buttons 0 to 9 to enter the frequency. Press the buttons to select ‘Symbol rate’. Use the number buttons 0 to 9 to enter the symbol rate.
  • Page 48 Freesat standard definition receiver To start scanning for free-to-air channels, press the button. The receiver will start scanning for all available free-to-air channels using the frequency, symbol rate and LNB polarisation you have entered. If the search is successful, the ‘network ID’, ‘transport ID’ and the number of services added will be shown at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 49: The Languages Menu

    Freesat standard definition receiver The languages menu This menu lets you change the audio and subtitle language. The languages menu To change the default audio or subtitle language, follow these instructions. Select the languages menu by pressing the ‘OK’ button. Select the audio language or subtitle language option using the buttons.

  • Page 50: The Information Menu

    Freesat standard definition receiver The information menu The information menu shows information about the receiver. Information Tuesday 17 Mar 15:35 Goodmans Manufacturer Model Number Hardware Version 1.6.0 Software Version CM77 7AZ Post Code 0871 2304695 Helpline Number Signal Strength Signal Quality...

  • Page 51: Cleaning

    Freesat standard definition receiver Cleaning • Always unplug the receiver before you clean it. • You should clean the receiver with a soft cloth that is slightly damp. • Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners to clean the receiver. Ventilation • The slots and openings on the receiver are for ventilation (to let air into the receiver to keep it cool). Do not cover or block the slots and openings as this could make the receiver overheat. • Never let children push anything into the slots or openings in the case. Servicing • There are no parts in the receiver which you can repair yourself. • If your receiver doesn’t work or you think it is broken, take it to a local electrical shop.

  • Page 52: Throwing Your Receiver Away

    Freesat standard definition receiver Throwing your receiver away • You should not throw electrical products away with your household waste. • You should throw electrical products away at your local recycling centre. Your local council must provide these services in line with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations. • Always make sure you get rid of batteries safely. Never put batteries on a fire or in the bin with normal household waste. To find out where your nearest recycling centre is, contact your local council.
  • Page 53 Freesat standard definition receiver The colours of the wires in the receiver’s power lead may not match the coloured markings in your plug, so you should follow these instructions. • You must connect the blue wire to the terminal marked with the letter ‘N’ or which is coloured black. • You must connect the brown wire to the terminal marked with the letter ‘L’ or which is coloured red. • You should not connect anything to the earth terminal of the plug marked with the letter ‘E’...

  • Page 54: Help And Advice

    Freesat standard definition receiver Help and advice Frequently asked questions What you can do In which direction should my satellite dish Your satellite dish should be fitted on a be positioned? south facing wall in the direction of 28.2 ° east of south.
  • Page 55 Freesat standard definition receiver Frequently asked questions What you can do I’m not getting a picture on the TV. What • Make sure that the digital box is On. should I do? (Press the ‘STANDBY’ button.) • Make sure that the SCART cable is firmly connected to the TV. • Check the brightness level of the TV. Can I receive high-definition programmes No.
  • Page 56 Freesat standard definition receiver Frequently asked questions What you can do I have been asked to enter a lock code. Your default code is 0000. You can change What is it? this to something else in ‘Parental Settings’. Why can’t I see my FTA channels? Free-to-air channels are not shown in the TV programme guide.

  • Page 57: Product Specification

    Freesat standard definition receiver Product specification Plain English Campaign’s Crystal Mark does not apply to this page. Product specification General Unit size: 233 x 139 x 39 millimetres (W x D x H) Power supply 230 V AC Power use (switched on): 10 W max System features 1 SCART output socket...
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