General Information Safety Precautions This STB has been manufactured to meet international safety standards. Please read the following safety precautions carefully before you handle the STB. MAIN SUPPLY Use only 90-250V AC 50/60Hz. CABLE Use standard certified cables to prevent any malfunction of the STB.
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Contents Understanding the Remote Control Unit Connecting Your Equipment Front Panel Rear Panel Connection Reference Setting Up Your System Menu Tree Automatic Channel Search for a Satellite Manual Channel Search for Transponder NIT channel search Basic Function Menu Operation Main Menu Channel List Program Guide Channel Control...
Understanding the Remote Control Unit Remote Control Unit (RCU) STANDBY SOUND TIME SUBTITLE(option) MENU LEFT/RIGHT PAGE UP/DOWN EXIT FAVORITE (F1,F2,F3,F4) TV/SAT SLEEP(option) NUMERIC TV/RADIO INFORMATION BACK CHANNEL UP/DOWN VOLUME UP/DOWN MUTE PAUSE TEXT (option)
Understanding the Remote Control Unit SOUND Selects the sound track list for the current service. SUBTITLE (RED) Used to change satellite at channel control menu. TIME (GREEN) Displays the current time on the right side of the screen . TV/RADIO (YELLOW) Receiver switches between TV program and Radio only receive mode.
Connecting Your Equipment Front Panel 2 3 4 5 STANDBY Switches between Operation and Standby mode. MENU Displays the Main Menu on the screen or returns to the previous memu. CLEAR Returns to the viewing mode from a menu (in menu mode). CH UP/DOWN Use to tune to the next or previous channel.
Connecting Your Equipment Rear Panel ANT IN Connect to TV ANT input TV OUT Connect to TV or VCR via a coaxial cable. RS232 Connect to a PC for S/W upgrade. VCR SCART Connect this socket to that of VCR via scart cable. (SFT-503E only) TV SCART Connect this socket to that of TV via scart cable.
Connecting Your Equipment Connection There are several ways of connecting the STB to your existing Audio/TV system. We recommend using one of the following connection cases for best results: 1. TV only 1. Connect one end of RCA/Cinch cable to the RCA/Cinch jack on the back of the STB and the other end to a RCA/Cinch jack on your TV.
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Connecting Your Equipment Connection 3. TV with Terrestrial antenna 1. Connect one end of RCA/Cinch cable to the RCA/Cinch jack on the back of the STB and the other end to a RCA/Cinch jack on your TV. If your TV doesn’t have a RCA/Cinch jack, connect one end of RF cable to the TV OUT on the back of the STB...
Connecting Your Equipment Reference DiSEqC 1.0 Connection All our receivers are designed to be DiSEqC 1.0 and DiSEqC 1.2 compatible. This allows multiple antennas to be connected to the STB at the same time. If you have two or more fixed antennas or LNBs then we recommend you use a DiSEqC 1.0 switch.
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Connecting Your Equipment 7. Then, upgrading starts, the PC will shows the progress in window, and the appears on the front LED of the STB. 8. When the upgrading is completed, appears. 9. Then, you have to power off and on for running new software.
Setting Up Your System Automatic Channel Search for a Satellite You can automatically detect and save all TV, Radio channels of a Satellite as follows: System Connection Power On Main Menu/Installation Channel search / Auto Channel List Favorite Channel List Manual Channel Search for a Transponder You can automatically search and save all TV, Radio channels of a transponder as follows.
Setting Up Your System NIT Channel Search You can automatically detect and save all TV, Radio channels of a satellite as follows: Main Menu/Installation Channel Search / NIT : If NIT information is not properly broadcasted, all TP or channels may not be saved. Basic Function Channel (Service) Change 1.
Setting Up Your System Volume Control / Mute Use the VOL button to control the volume. When the volume is adjusted under the MUTE button holding pressed, the Mute feature cannot be cancelled. Press the MUTE button once again to cancel. Sound Track The Audio control menu appears when the Sound button on the remote control is pressed on the channel having different types of sounds.
Menu Operation Main Menu 1. Turn on TV and your STB, after you have connected all peripheral devices to it. 2. Press the Menu button of the RCU. You will see the "Main Menu" on the TV screen as follow: 3.
Menu Operation Channel List TV and Radio Channel List This menu helps you to easily select the channel that you want to watch. The channel list can be constructed independently for each Satellite, Channel Control, TV or Radio. 1. Select "Channel List" in"Main Menu". Then you will get a "Channel List" as follows. You can get the information of channel number, channel name, and the program is scrambled(S).
Menu Operation Program Guide Your STB has an Electronic Program Guide(EPG) to help you navigate programs through all the possible viewing options. The TV Guide supplies information such as program listings and starting and ending times for all available programs. Select Program Guide in Main Menu or press the EPG button of RCU and the Program Guide screen will be displayed.
Menu Operation Channel Control You can control channels on various channel lists-Delete a channel, Move channel's position, construct Favorite Channel List, Lock a channel and change the name of a channel. Select "Channel Control" in "Main Menu". Then the following "Channel Control" screen will be displayed.
Menu Operation 2. Edit Favorite TV/Radio Channels You can edit the Favorite Channel List, which facilitates you to easily find your favorite channel from the Channel List. In "Channel Control"menu, select "Edit Favorite Channel". Then the following “Edit Favorite Channel” screen will be displayed. You can choose TV or Radio Channels in an alternative way by pressing Use the buttons, to select a channel that you want to add into favorite channel list.
Menu Operation 3. Edit Lock Channel In "Channel Control "Menu, select "Edit Lock Channel". Then the following “Edit Lock Channel” screen will be displayed. You should enter your PIN Code in order to modify or watch the previously locked channel. Press button to select the program you want to lock or unlock.
Menu Operation 4. Rename Channel In "Channel Control"menu, select "Rename Channel" and then the following Rename channel screen pops up. Use the buttons to select the channel that you want to change the name of a channel from the channel list and press F1 button. Then following “Rename channel”...
Menu Operation 1. DiSEqC Mode Supports DiSEqC 1.0 and 1.2. 2, 4, or 8 port can be selected for DiSEqC switch box. You can select and use the appropriate port for your DiSEqC switch box. Use the buttons to select 2SW, 4SW, or 8SW in the Installation DISEqC Mode.
General Information 2. Channel Search Search Mode L.O. Freq.(MHz) LNB Power 22KHz OV/12V Antenna Switch Tone Burst Scramble Please contact the installer of your satellite dish if you do not know the correct setting value of each parameter listed in the above table. 3.
Menu Operation 4. Automatic Channel Search Automatic Channel Search helps you to automatically load the channel information of all transponders contained in a selected satellite. Select "Channel Search" in "Installation Menu". Then the following will be displayed. Use the RED button to select the satellite you want to find. Select the Automatic search mode from "Search Mode"...
Menu Operation 5. Manual Channel Search It will be more convenient to use "Manual Channel Search" procedure when you want to search channel for a specified transponder offered from the satellite. As in Automatic Channel Search, Manual Channel Search also searches all channels broadcasted over a specific transponder using its predefined information.
General Information 6. NIT Channel Search NIT Channel Search helps you to automatically load the channel information of all transponders contained in a selected satellite. Select "Channel Search" in "Installation Menu". Then the following will be displayed. Use the RED button to select the satellite you want to find. Select the NIT search mode from "Search Mode"...
Menu Operation 7. Parental Lock This function prevents children or unauthorized persons from watching programs. Select "Parental Lock" from the "Installation Menu". After the Parental is locked, whenever you watch the locked channel, you should enter the PIN Code. : When the Parental Lock is set OFF, you can watch the Lock Channel without the entry of PIN Code.
Menu Operation 9. Change PIN Code You can change your PIN code from factory default value "0000" as follows: Select "Change PIN Code" in the "Installation" menu. Then you will be asked for a new PIN Code. Once you enter a new PIN Code, the system will ask you to enter it again to confirm.
Menu Operation System Setting This menu helps you to set up Video output mode, RF channel, RF mode, Screen type, Banner Display Time, Time Adjust, Menu Language and System Information parameters related with RF modulator. Select "System Setting" in the "Main Menu". The following submenu will show up on your TV.
Menu Operation Utility (Depending on model) This STB supports additional functions such as Bio Rhythm, Calendar, Games, Write Memo and Read Memo. Bio Rhythm buttons to adjust your birth year and date to see your current Bio Rhythm status. Calendar By press "OK", you can see your Bio Rhythm.
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Menu Operation Othello Game / Snake Game Write Memo Use the Read Memo The latest message is displayed. buttons, write your message. F1: Save your message F2: Other character F3: Erase : You can directly input the number by yourself pushing the numeric buttons in the Remote Control Unit.
Menu Operation Common Interface Inserting Common Interface CAM and Smartcard This receiver supports Common Interface CAMs under DVB specification. The CI CAMs include a built-in Smartcard reader. 1. Insert the Smartcard into the CAM gently with the gold colored chip upwards. 2.
Troubleshooting Problem Does not display any message on the front panel or STB has no power. No Picture Poor picture quality No Sound Remote Control does not operate No or Bad Signal Something wrong with STB Check the main power cord and check that it is plugged into a suitable power outlet.
Technical Specifications Tuner & Channel Input Connector Frequency Range Input Impedance Signal Level IF Frequency IF Band width LNB Power & Polarization 22 KHz Tone DiSEqC Control Demodulation Input Symbol Rate FEC Decoder MPEG Transport Stream A/V Decoding Transport Stream Profile Level Input Rate Aspect Ratio...
Technical Specifications Common Interface Module Type Available CAM A / V & Data In / Out VIDEO (CVBS) VIDEO (RGB) AUDIO R/L RS232C RF-Modulator RF-Connector Frequency Output Channel TV Standard Preset Channel Power Supply Input Voltage Type Power Consumption Standby Power Protection Physical Specification Size (W x H x D)