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SAFETY PRECAUTION Warning: The lightning fl ash with The exclamation point arrowhead symbol, within To reduce the risk of electric shock, within equilateral don’t open the cabinet. Refer servicing an equilateral triangle, is triangle intended intended to alert the user to qualifi...
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QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE FOLLOW NEXT STEPS FOR THE CORRECT INSTALLATION OF THIS RECEIVER. STEP 1: CONNECTIONS The coaxial cable, with satellite signal, must be connected to the “IF IN” connector. The “TV SCART” connector must be connector to the TV set. The receiver also includes an UHF modulator, allowing connecting a TV set or VCR.
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QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE STEP 2: BASIC CONFIGURATION OF THE RECEIVER The receiver includes an installation assistant (Quick Setup) that will help you to setup the different parameters. When the receiver is turned on at fi rst time (using the button at the rear panel of the receiver), the next menu is shown on the TV (Image 1): The receiver is programmed with all the channels of Astra (at...
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QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE recommend you to contact your installer or to refer to the user manual of this system to get the correct information. Single search : You can edit the following items (Image 2): 1. Satellite: Press [ ] to switch Satellites or press [OK] to enter satellite list to select directly.
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QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE Multi search : You can edit the following items (Image 4): 1. On “Satellite” item press [OK] to open the satellite list. Then press [ ] to move the highlight and press [OK] to mark/unmark and [EXIT] to fi nish the selection. You can select several satellites in this menu.
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QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE date. Before these values can be modifi ed, the automatic control of GMT has to be turned off. NOTE: If the current channel provides the correct time information, you will see the current time after you entered “Time”...
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE TV Channel List: This option shows the list of TV stored channels. Radio Channel List: This option shows the list of Radio stored channels. Channel Setup: This option allows setting the receiver to start in a predefi ned channel. Favourite Channel List Name: It allows changing the name of the favourite groups.
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QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE Language: This option allows choosing the language of the menus. TV System: This option allows choosing the video Standard and other parameters of the screen. Time & Timer Setting: Timer setting menu. OSD Setting: This option allows confi guring the subtitles of the channel information. Parental Lock: In this option, user can lock the access to the menu and change the password of the receiver.
INDEX Safety Precaution Caution…..………………….......………………………………………………12 1. Panel & Remote Control Description 1.1. Front Panel Description……........…………………………13 1.2. Rear Panel Description……........………….…………………..13 1.3. Remote Control Description…..........…………………………..14 2. Basic Operations 2.0. Switch on STB………………………........………………………………...14 2.1. Standby ……………………..........…………………………………...15 2.2. TTX …………..........……………………………………..15 2.3. Mute……………..........………………………………………..15 2.4. Channel Number…………......……………………………………………………15 2.5.
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INDEX 3.3 Channel Setup…………........………………………………..22 3.3.1. Start-up Channel……………........……………………………..22 3.3.2. Channel Play Type………......…………………………………..22 3.4. Favourite Channel List Name……..……………………………………..22 3 . 5 . D e l e t e A l l … … ....… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . 2 2 3.6.
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PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 1. PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 1.1. FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 1. POWER: Switches the receiver on, or enters standby mode. To completely switch off the receiver, you have to use the switch on the back of the receiver. 2.
BASIC OPERATIONS 2.1. STANDBY 1. Press [Power] button to switch from TV mode to Standby mode. 2. In Standby mode press [Power] button again to switch back to TV mode. The last active channel will be showed. 3. To switch off the STB complete press the main power button (placed at the rear panel of the receiver).
BASIC OPERATIONS 2.8. VOL+/VOL- In TV mode, press [Vol+/Vol-] to adjust volume. 2.9. EXIT Press [Exit] button to exit the current menu. 2.10. MENU Press [Menu] button to enter or exit the current menu. 2.11. RECALL Pressing the [Back] button allows you to toggle between the actual and the last selected channel.
BASIC OPERATIONS 2.13. EPG 1. The STB supports Electronic Program Guides (EPG) to give you information about the actual programs of certain channels like event name, subtitle, description, start and fi nish time. This feature is depending on the service of the channel provider. Press [EPG] to open the EPG window (OSD 7).
BASIC OPERATIONS 2.17. INFORMATION In TV mode, press [INFO] button can open information screen (OSD 12), in the window shows the parameters of current channel. 2.18. FAV +/- 1. In TV mode press the [FAV+/FAV-] buttons to switch between the favourites channels in the current Favourite Group OSD 12 directly.
CHANNEL 3. CHANNEL Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu (OSD 15). 1. Press [ ] to select the Channel item. 2. Press [OK] to enter the selected item. In the Channel menu (OSD 16): 3. Press [ ] to select the wanted menu item.
CHANNEL 3.1.2. MOVE 1. To move/change channels: Pushing the [Red] button, you will see a picture like OSD 19. You will be able to move or change the position of the channels: - Push again the [Red] button to move the channel. - Push the [Green] button to change the position of the channel.
CHANNEL this menu. 3.1.4.3 LOCK OSD 24 In Channel Edit menu, press [Yellow] button to place a Lock icon behind the name of the highlighted channel. Marked channels (OSD 24) will be locked and displayed only after password has been entered if you confi rm to save the changes when you leave this menu.
CHANNEL 3.2. RADIO CHANNEL LIST Basically the operation of “Radio Channel List” is same as “TV Channel List”, except that in the small channel window the Fte Logo will be displayed (OSD 29). 3.3. CHANNEL SETUP When you enter the “Channel Setup” menu you will see a...
CHANNEL 2. After entering the password correct a safety question will show up where you have to confi rm fi rst (OSD 35). 3. Select “Yes” to delete all channels or “No” to cancel and confi rm with [OK]. 4. In step 2 and step 3, pressing [Exit] will exit the function directly without saving.
INSTALLATION 4. INSTALLATION Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu (OSD 38). 1. Press [ ] to select the Installation item. 2. Press [OK] to enter the selected item. In the Installation menu (OSD 39): OSD 38 3.
INSTALLATION 3. DiSEqC1.0: Use [ ] to switch the options of DiSEqC switches. 4. On “TP Index” item use [ ] to select the desired transponder. 5. In the “FTA Only” item, press [ ] to select to scan only free channels or even scrambled channels.
INSTALLATION 4.3. TP SCAN When you enter “TP Scan” menu a window like the one beside will be displayed (OSD 46): 1. On “Satellite” item, press [ ] to select the satellite you want to scan or press [OK] to open the satellite list for selection.
INSTALLATION will search the selected TP. In case you select “On”, the NIT (Network Identifi cation) will be identifi ed and the receiver will automatically search all the TP of this network. 6. Press [OK] to start scanning. 7. On the “TP Scan” item, press [Exit] to cancel the scanning and saving the found channels.
SYSTEM SETUP 5. SYSTEM SETUP Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu (OSD 55). 1. Press [ ] to select the System Setup item. 2. Press [OK] to enter the selected item. In the System Setup menu (OSD 56): OSD 55 3.
SYSTEM SETUP 1. Display Mode is used to switch the display mode. You can select from Auto / PAL / PAL-M / NTSC 3.58. Press [ ] to select the desired mode. 2. Aspect Mode is used to switch the screen aspect ratio mode. You can select from Auto / 4:3 PS / 4:3 LB / 16:9.
SYSTEM SETUP 4. When you select “Channel” (timer setting for channel change and Wakeup/Sleep) then you have further options you need to set (OSD 61): - Wakeup Channel: press [OK] to enter the channel list and select the channel you want to see. - Wakeup Date: use number buttons to input your wakeup date.
SYSTEM SETUP you have to input the date and time information manually. The most channels support the time signal. 5. Show time: Use [ ] to switch on/off this option. When the option is enabled, the time will be displayed at the TV in a OSD 64 frame in the top right margin.(OSD 64) 6.
SYSTEM SETUP marked as locked channels in the Channel menu. If it is set to “No” then even those channels can be selected without entering the password fi rst. 4. New Password: Here you can change the existing password. You should do this after you set up the receiver the fi rst time and every time when you think that your password is known by unauthorized persons.
TOOLS 6. TOOLS Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu (OSD 71). 1. Press [ ] to select the Tools item. 2. Press [OK] to enter the selected item. In the Tools menu (OSD 72): OSD 71 3.
TOOLS 6.3. GAME When you enter “Game” menu, you will see three Games include Tetris, Snake and Othello (OSD 75). 6.3.1. TETRIS 1. Mark “Setup” and press [ ] to select the level (speed). 2. Mark “Start” and press [OK] to start the game. 3.
TOOLS 6.5. SOFTWARE UPGRADE There are two ways of upgrading the software of the receiver as you can see at OSD 77. 6.5.1. RS232 UPGRADE 1. This function allows you to upgrade the software of the receiver. This can be done from PC to receiver or from a master receiver to a slave receiver.
TOOLS 6.6. SATCODX AUTO PROGRAMMING This function is using the tables of the SatcoDX websites to update your channel and satellite lists. 1. Start the SatcoDX application on your PC. 2. Select “SatcoDX Auto Programming” item from the “Tools” menu and press [OK]. The screen will show the message “OK to Proceed”...
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 7. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION VIDEO Decoding MPEG-2 & MEPG-1 compatible Bit rate Max 15Mbps Output PAL/NTSC Aspect ratio 4:3, 16:9, Auto Active pixel 720x480 @ 30fps; 720x576 @25fps Output connector Scart AUDIO Decoding MPEG-2/MPEG-1 layer I & II Mode Mono, Dual, Stereo, Joint stereo Bit rate Max 384Kbps...
CONFORMITY DECLARATION “WE , FTE MAXIMAL, DECLARE THAT THE PRODUCTS MAX S202 IS IN CONFORMITY WITH FOLLOWING DIRECTIVES LVD 73/23/EEC EMC 89/336/EEC AS LAST AMENDED BY 93/68/EEC” PAG. 38...
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