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Manhattan Plaza DS-100 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide Plaza DS •100 freesat digital TV receiver...
  • Page 2 CONGRATULATIONS Some of the features of the Plaza DS•100 on buying a Manhattan Plaza DS•100 freesat Over 140 freesat TV and radio channels receiver. Subscription-free channels On-screen channel list and channel browsing This high-performance unit is designed to Eight-day programme guide...
  • Page 3 Please take the time to read this user guide www.freesat.co.uk carefully before installing or using the unit, and keep it for future reference. MANHATTAN You can get more information on us from our If you experience any difficulties connecting website at or using the Plaza DS•100, see the...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Using the programme guide Interactive TV services In The Box Recording freesat programmes Your receiver Advanced Use Remote control TV screen size Preparation TV/DTV Using the menu The satellite dish The lock code Connecting your receiver Switching on Changing the channel list Tuning in Using the favourite channels list Settings...

  • Page 5: In The Box

    In The Box In your Plaza DS•100 freesat receiver pack you should fi nd the following items. Plaza DS•100 receiver Remote control Batteries for the remote control SCART lead to connect to the TV Quick-start guide User guide...

  • Page 6: Your Receiver

    YOUR RECEIVER Manhattan Plaza DS•100 Open the receiver’s front cover by gently pulling forward at the sides. Power indicator light. Front – – VOL- / VOL+ Turn the volume up and down. CH- / CH+ Switch to the next or previous channel.
  • Page 7 Manhattan Plaza DS•100 Mains power output for connecting to the mains supply. Back TV SCART Output for connecting to the TV. VCR SCART Output/input for connecting to a video casette recorder or DVD recorder. LNB IN Input for connecting to the satellite dish.

  • Page 8: Remote Control

    REMOTE CONTROL Manhattan Plaza DS•100 Standby - switches the receiver on and off. Mute - silences the receiver’s sound. 0, 1 … 9 - buttons to choose channels and so on, and to enter your postcode. Switches to the last channel watched, and switches between freesat and non-freesat channel lists.
  • Page 9 Up, down, left, right - moves the Turns the volume up and down. highlight bar in menus and in the EPG. Allows you to browse the channels and programmes. Switches to the next or previous channel. Moves one page up or down the channel Chooses the option in the menu.

  • Page 10: Preparation

    PREPARATION THE SATELLITE DISH To receive freesat you must connect your Plaza This section explains how to set up DS•100 receiver to an appropriate satellite dish, your Plaza DS•100 to receive freesat. fixed in position and accurately pointed at 28.2° East.

  • Page 11: Connecting Your Receiver

    CONNECTING YOUR RECEIVER Place your Plaza DS•100 receiver on a fi rm, level surface close to the television, an electric socket, and the cable from the dish. (See Appendix A - Safety.) HINT: The ‘F-connector’ used for connecting the satellite dish cable to the receiver has a central wire that is inserted into the hole in the LNB IN socket while the collar is screwed onto the socket.
  • Page 12 CONNECTING YOUR RECEIVER (continued) Turn off your TV and connect the SCART lead between the TV SCART socket on the back of your Plaza DS•100 receiver and a SCART socket on your television (usually labelled AV). There may be more than one SCART socket on your television.
  • Page 13 You may have other equipment, such as a DVD player, to connect to the receiver. You can connect a VCR (video cassette recorder) or DVD recorder to your Plaza DS•100 receiver to record freesat programmes and play them back. You will need to connect a second SCART cable (not supplied) between the VCR SCART socket on the back of the receiver and a SCART socket on the VCR or DVD recorder.

  • Page 14: Switching On

    SWITCHING ON channel for the receiver (you usually do this by pressing an ‘AV’ button on your TV remote control, but check your TV manual for guidance). Plug the receiver in and switch it on. After a few seconds, the set-up screen shown below will appear on your TV.

  • Page 15: Tuning In

    The set-up screen shows the strength of the HINT: The Network ID and Transport freesat signal received from the satellite dish. ID are in the freesat signal and are If the signal strength is below 50%, you should used to allow the receiver to identify check the satellite dish connection at the back the satellite dish and freesat network, of the receiver (switch the receiver off and...
  • Page 16 TUNING IN (continued) Enter your postcode using the number buttons on the remote control followed by the button. Then use the or buttons to choose the screen format used by your TV (a 16:9 widescreen TV or a squarer 4:3 TV), then press to start the channel search.
  • Page 17 Your Plaza DS•100 receiver will take a few seconds to fi nd and store the available freesat channels, displaying the names of the channels as they are found. When it is fi nished, the receiver will display the total number of freesat channels it has found.

  • Page 18: Everyday Use

    EVERYDAY USE HINT: You should leave the Plaza DS•100 receiver plugged in, with the socket switched on, at all times (except when there is lightning This section describes the day-to-day – see appendix A). If you are not using the use of your Plaza DS•100 receiver –...
  • Page 19 button will go to the last channel in • Use the electronic programme guide (see – the channel list. page 25). If you know the channel number, you can go directly to the channel you want using the HINT: The channel numbers are set by number buttons on the remote control.

  • Page 20: Information Bar

    INFORMATION BAR Whenever you change channel, the Plaza HINT: If the channel you have chosen is not DS•100 displays an information bar at the on at that time, the normal information bottom of the screen. This stays on the screen bar is replaced by one that says ‘Service for about three seconds.

  • Page 21: Subtitles And Audio Description

    BROWSING CHANNELS AND PROGRAMMES HINT: The volume and mute buttons also You can see what is on the other freesat affect the sound supplied to the VCR channels by using the Plaza DS•100 receiver’s SCART socket, so using these buttons browsing facility.
  • Page 22 BROWSING CHANNELS AND PROGRAMMES of the programme on now or next (whichever (continued) you choose) and symbols to say whether the Pressing changes the browsing bar to channel has audio description, subtitles, or show the details of the next channel up or down digital text and whether it is broadcast in high the channel list, while you are still watching the defi nition or Dolby Digital sound (not available...

  • Page 23: Using The Channel List

    USING THE CHANNEL LIST Or you can return to the channel that you You can display the channel list by pressing the button on the remote control. This lists the were watching before using the channel list by channels on the left-hand side of the screen, pressing the button.

  • Page 24: Regional Channels

    REGIONAL CHANNELS You can watch the ITV1 variation for a nearby BBC and ITV broadcast different variations region by choosing channel number 977. All the of their channels for different regions in the BBC1 and BBC2 regional variations are listed in UK.

  • Page 25: Using The Programme Guide

    USING THE PROGRAMME GUIDE until it highlights the section you want, then press The Plaza DS•100 can display information about programmes that are showing on all HINT: freesat channels in the next seven days. You You can set the Plaza DS•100 receiver can browse the full programme schedules with to skip the section screen and always display the electronic programme guide, which you see...
  • Page 26 USING THE PROGRAMME GUIDE (continued) screen and, after a few seconds, the receiver You look through the scheduled programmes automatically switches to the relevant channel. using the button to move through When a programme has a reminder set, a the channels, and the buttons to move clock symbol is shown next to its name in the the orange highlight bar across to show the...

  • Page 27: Interactive Tv Services

    INTERACTIVE TV SERVICES Several freesat channels broadcast a range of digital text and interactive services such as news, weather, games, sports information and video alongside normal TV. You can use the interactive services by pressing or the red button while watching the TV channel.

  • Page 28: Recording Freesat Programmes

    INTERACTIVE TV SERVICES (continued) If you have a recorder connected to the receiver, When you have fi nished with the interactive you can record a programme even when you are services, you can return to normal TV by not at home. Highlight the programme in the pressing again or the button.

  • Page 29: Advanced Use

    ADVANCED USE The section explains how to get the most out of your Plaza DS•100 receiver. The full widescreen Full frame squeezes the widescreen broadcast picture. picture into the TV SCREEN SIZE screen of a 4:3 TV. The freesat channels broadcast using a widescreen 16:9 format, designed for widescreen TVs.

  • Page 30: Tv/Dtv

    TV/DTV button switches your television from menu option, it opens up another menu of displaying the freesat programmes through choices relating to that option. the receivers SCART lead to regular broadcasts You open the Plaza DS•100’s main menu by you receive through the TV aerial. When the pressing the button on the remote control.

  • Page 31: The Lock Code

    HINT: At any time when using the menu options you can return to the previous menu screen by pressing the button or the button. Or, you can return to watching TV by pressing the button. When you get the Plaza DS•100 the PIN is set to 0000.
  • Page 32 CHANGING THE CHANNEL LIST (continued) To remove a channel from the channel list, move the orange highlight bar through the channels Go to the Plaza DS•100 main menu by pressing button. Choose the TV listings menu using the buttons (or the by moving the highlight bar to the TV listings buttons to move a page at a time).

  • Page 33: Using The Favourite Channels List

    USING THE FAVOURITE CHANNELS LIST The favourite channels list makes it easier for you to choose the channel you want to watch, by limiting the on-screen list to just a few channels, such as those you watch the most. In the list of channels displayed, use the buttons (and the buttons to move a page at a time) to move the orange...
  • Page 34 USING THE FAVOURITE CHANNELS LIST orange bar and press . You can switch back (continued) to the main channel list by pressing the red button. HINT: You can remove a channel from the favourite channels list by highlighting the You can also switch to a channel from the channel and pressing the green button.

  • Page 35: Settings

    KEY BEEP SETTINGS The selections available from the settings (option 2) in the main menu are concerned with more advanced features of the Plaza DS•100. We recommend that you take the time to read this section carefully before you make changes to the receiver from these menus.
  • Page 36 AUTO STANDBY When you press the button, you get a screen that allows you to display all channels or only channels of a certain genre (type, such as sport, movies, music and so on). If you want to automatically skip the selection screen and see all channels listed in the programme guide, you can turn off the genre setting.
  • Page 37 SCART OUTPUT orange highlight bar to the option you want, then press . The setting is then confi rmed on-screen. This setting alters the signal your TV receives. When you install the receiver, the SCART output is set to RGB, but you can change it to composite video.
  • Page 38 PARENTAL SETTINGS In the parental settings options you can change the PIN by moving the orange highlight bar to the ‘change lock code’ option and pressing . You will need to enter your PIN (the factory setting is 0000) and then enter your new 4-digit PIN. You will need to enter it a second time to confirm your choice.

  • Page 39: Changing The Receiver's Language

    RECEIVER UPGRADE CHANGING THE RECEIVER’S LANGUAGE When new software is made available for your The freesat channels can broadcast in a number Plaza DS•100, it is automatically downloaded of languages or with subtitles available in a to your receiver through your satellite dish. You number of languages.

  • Page 40: Receiver Information

    CHANGING THE RECEIVER’S LANGUAGE and the software installed, and the postcode (continued) you entered when you installed the receiver. Move the orange highlight bar to the language Display the main menu by pressing , and you want from the list of languages displayed, press to display the information screen.

  • Page 41: Non-Freesat Channels

    NON-FREESAT CHANNELS TUNING IN NON-FREESAT CHANNELS This section explains how to set up your Plaza DS•100 receiver to receive channels that are not included with freesat. As well as receiving the many freesat channels, the Plaza DS•100 can also be used to watch other satellite channels as long as a channel is broadcast from the same satellites as Go to the settings menu by pressing...

  • Page 42: Watching Non-Freesat Channels

    TUNING NON-FREESAT CHANNELS using the buttons. All new channels (continued) are stored automatically. Once you have tuned Use the buttons to move between in all the non-freesat channels you want, leave the boxes for the ‘frequency’, ‘symbol rate’ and the manual tuning menu and return to the ‘LNB polarisation’...

  • Page 43: Appendix A - Safety

    APPENDIX A - SAFETY the programme guide and the button gives no information on the programmes showing. They cannot be added to your favourite channels POWER list and you cannot choose them with the number The receiver should be plugged into a 230V to buttons on the remote control.
  • Page 44 VENTILATION Slots and openings in the receiver’s cover are receiver is qualified to do so. Do not remove the cover yourself – you could get an electric shock. for ventilation. Do not cover or block them as this could lead to the receiver overheating. REPLACEMENT PARTS CLEANING If your receiver needs repairing, make sure the...
  • Page 45 ELECTRICAL SAFETY Your receiver needs a PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT 230V AC ~ 50Hz mains supply and is fitted with a moulded plug. If the plug breaks or becomes damaged, do not use it. If you change the fuse in the plug, make sure you refit the fuse cover.

  • Page 46: Appendix B - Troubleshooting

    APPENDIX B – TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE WHAT TO DO Power cable disconnected Check the power cable. Power light off Mains fuse blown Check the fuse. Switch on the receiver, check the Receiver not switched on power cable, the switch at the socket and the fuse.
  • Page 47 Check the SCART lead connections at SCART lead disconnected No picture or the receiver and the TV. sound TV not switched to SCART input Choose the TV’s SCART input channel. Full picture not Choose the correct screen size to suit Mismatched screen format visible your TV.

  • Page 48: Appendix C - Specifications

    HELPLINE 020 8450 0005 www.manhattan-tv.com APPENDIX C - SPECIFICATIONS Input frequency 950~2150MHz Input connector F type, female 75 ohm Tuner 14.0V / 19.0V (maximum.350mA), short-circuit LNB supply protected Digital signal input level -25 to -65 dBm Video Aspect ratio 4:3, 16:9 and letter box Video output Two SCART sockets;...

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