Grundig STR 400 AP Instruction Manual

Grundig STR 400 AP Instruction Manual

Satellite tv receiver + antenna-positioner
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  • Page 1 S AT E L L I T E T V R E C E I V E R S A T E L L I T E T V R E C E I V E R + A n t e n n a - P o s i t i o n e r S T R 3 2 2 T W I N S T R 4 0 0 A P...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Installation and Safety Precautions Buttons and their Functions on the Receiver Installation and Safety Precautions......3 General ............17 ¢ Protect Your Environment! ........3 P/F – Selecting Programme/Frequency....17 ¢ V/H – Selecting Vertical/Horizontal Polarisation and Input A/B ........18 Connection Examples ¢...
  • Page 3: Installation And Safety Precautions

    Contents Remote Control Functions Timer Menu Direct Programme Selection ......... 26 Timer and Video Recorder ........28 Radio/TV Switching ..........26 Calling Up the Menu ........... 28 Programme Select Buttons ....... 26 Timer Programming ........... 28 Buttons ..........26 Standby ............. 26 Specification ¢...
  • Page 4: Connection Examples

    Magn. polarizer 45° skew (± current) Input MAG. POL. Control lines for magnetic polarizer alternatively for motor-driven polarizer INPUT-SAT REM. CONTR. VCR STR 400 AP GAW 8951 220-240V~ 50/60Hz xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 910 . . .2050MHz É EURO AV TV EURO AV DECODER...
  • Page 5 Connection Examples Remote Control (Timer) Decoder STR 400 AP Ant. Control ASTRA Decoder EURO-AV sockets for 1 VCR, 1 decoder, and TV Radio 1) Terr. TV reception/SAT VCR recording. terr. HF-Signal 2) SAT TV reception/terr. VCR recording. 3) Terr. TV reception/terr. VCR recording/SAT radio hifi recep- HiFi-Amplifier tion.
  • Page 6: Buttons On The Remote Control Handset

    Buttons on the Remote Control Handset Important operating functions and basic settings can be car- ried out with the universal remote control TP 720 SAT. Please insert the battery included observing correct polarity. The marking for this is on the compartment bottom. Close the cover.
  • Page 7 ¢ Certain TV sets select automatically the AV mode when switching on the SAT receiver. ¢ You can switch back to terrestrial reception mode by pressing the button. Opens the Timer menu and switches back to the current programme. Shift button for switching to the second remote control level for a 2nd SAT receiver.** –...
  • Page 8: Buttons And Connections On The Receiver

    Multifunction button (see chapter "The Mode Menu). ßU ´I ´? ´` ´Q ´W ´E D S F TIMER STEREO SIGNAL IIIIIIIIIII POWER STR 400 AP MODE VIDEO RADIO AUDIO MEMORY ´R ´T ´Z ´U qI q? q` qQ qW qE qR qT...
  • Page 9: Rear Of Unit

    220 - 240 V ~ Connection for plug-in mains cable. Pull mains plug to disconnect the unit from the mains! 50 - 60 Hz INPUT-SAT REM. CONTR. VCR STR 400 AP GAW 8951 220-240V~ 50/60Hz 910 . . .2050MHz É...
  • Page 10: Important Information

    Important Information General Selecting the Aerial Input For the description of the unit´s functions, it is assumed that The receiver is provided with two aerial inputs. Preprogram- the aerial has correctly been installed and that the receiver ming in the factory has been made for the standard solution, has correctly been connected.
  • Page 11: Basic Adjustment Of The Polarmount Aerial

    Basic Adjustment of the Polarmount Aerial General A polarmount aerial is constructed so that the imaginary line, Attention! on which the satellites are orbiting at a distance of 36000 km above the equator, can be followed by a single control func- It is not allowed to use these limits to protect the aerial tion of the motor.
  • Page 12: Setting The Zero Position And Limits

    Basic Adjustment of the Polarmount Aerial Setting the Zero Position and Limits ¢ Press the button once again. The display indicates: o p ü + Driving the exactly mounted aerial to the east I99 XL2XXX20 TIMER STEREO end stop SIGNAL IIIIIIIIIIIII It is absolutely necessary to execute this step.
  • Page 13 System 1 14/18 V 12/0 V Frequency switching with 0/22 kHz 14/18 V, e.g., Grundig package STP 400/STP 300 A, INPUT-SAT 11/12 or 0/12 V, e.g., Grundig package STP 300, or with 0/22 kHz, e.g., future Astra solution. magnetic or motor-driven 910 .
  • Page 14 Basic Adjustment of the Polarmount Aerial STR 400 AP installation mode (LNC frequency entry) ¢ Press and hold down the V/H button and switch the unit on. INSTALL Indication after 3 seconds. INPUT A < / > buttons switch to...
  • Page 15: Adapting The Polarizer

    Basic Adjustment of the Polarmount Aerial How to proceed: Installation Menu At first, the aerial must be positioned at the satellite. We With the unit switched off, press and hold down the ¢ recommend the powerful Astra satellite. This will be ex- button and switch the unit on.
  • Page 16: Storing The Satellite Position In Memory

    Basic Adjustment of the Polarmount Aerial Adjust the optimum skew value as explained above, press the Manual motor control with the remote control ßR ¢ MODE button once again, and store the setting with the After pressing the ¢ ) button, you have 8 seconds for ¢...
  • Page 17: Buttons And Their Functions On The Receiver

    For receiving the 2.5 … 4 GHz frequency bands, special aeri- als and LNC´s are necessary. D S F TIMER STEREO SIGNAL IIIIIIIIIII POWER STR 400 AP For receiving stations on these frequency bands with your unit, you must observe the following: MODE VIDEO RADIO AUDIO...
  • Page 18: V/H - Selecting Vertical/Horizontal Polarisation And Input A/B

    Buttons and their Functions on the Receiver Examples: ¢ ¢ AUDIO – Mono/Stereo and Sound IF 1: Entry: Indication: Carrier Switching 1200 MHz 01200 11200 Mz 950 MHz 00950 10950 Mz Please also observe setting of the video deviation –1, –2 or ¢...
  • Page 19: Aerial Positioning/ Designati The Satellite Position And Station

    Buttons and their Functions on the Receiver You can allocate a value between 99° East and 99° West by ¢ – Aerial positioning / < or > button. In this way, you can allo- means of the ¢ ¢ designating the satellite position cate the satellite position the number of degrees at which the and station satellite stands in the orbit (see also section “Storing the...
  • Page 20: Radio - Selecting Radio Mode

    Buttons and their Functions on the Receiver ¢ RADIO – Selecting Radio Mode Pressing the ¢ RADIO button toggles between SAT/TV and radio mode. The unit automatically switches to the last selec- ted programme position (Last Station Memory). When in radio mode, the picture screen remains dark. You can correct set values with the buttons on the receiver.
  • Page 21: The Mode Menu

    The MODE Menu Overview ¢ MODE Normal case (e.g. programme mode) © ¢ MODE COPY (copy programme) ¢ MODE SORT (exchange programme) ¢ MODE O VOLT/12 VOLT (switching voltage) ¢ MODE ¢ V/H (e.g. " H 1 18 V ") ©...
  • Page 22: Copy

    The MODE Menu ¢ SORT Use the MODE / buttons to select the individual set- ting functions. Changing the settings in the respective mode < / > buttons or with the then is carried out with the ¢ numeric buttons on the remote control handset. "...
  • Page 23: Skew All - Transferring The Skew Value

    The MODE Menu SKEW ALL – Transferring the Skew Value VID & AUD – Decoder Selection < / > buttons, it is possible to select whether pic- After having adjusted the optimum value for a polarization With the ¢ plane, e.g., horizontal, in the "SKEW" menu option (polarizer ture and sound signals (indication.
  • Page 24: Modulat. - Adjusting The Modulator Channel

    The MODE Menu If the clock is running, the colon between the hours and MODULAT. – Adjusting the Modulator Channel minutes indication is flashing. > button, you can switch between time and date ¢ With the The display indicates " MODULAT. " . indication.
  • Page 25: Display - Display Brightness

    The MODE Menu Clearing the child lock DISPLAY – Display Brightness Call up the "CODE" menu function and enter your personal code number (2537 in the above example). In this case, the entry is visible. Press the button and the child lock is <...
  • Page 26: Remote Control Functions

    Remote Control Functions Direct Programme Selection Standby Use the numeric buttons … to directly select the desi- With the button, the receiver is switched to standby. The red programme (position). display indicates " ". LNC, switching- and AV voltages are If you enter more than one digit within approx.
  • Page 27: Universal Remote Control Handset

    The Telepilot TP 720 SAT supplied with the receiver can be Nr. VCR transmission mode Manufacturer (incomplete) used not only for the satellite receiver STR 400 AP but also Grundig 10 Bit, VCR 1 Grundig, … for a number of GRUNDIG SAT receivers and equivalent Grundig 10 Bit, VCR 2 Grundig, …...
  • Page 28: Timer Menu

    TIMER Menu Entering a programme Timer and Video Recorder Enter the number of the desired programme directly with the numeric buttons on the remote control handset, for example, 182. In the Timer menu, it is possible to programme the SAT receiver The display indicates: so that it automatically switches on and off on a certain pro- gramme position at certain times for recording with a video...
  • Page 29 This would interfere with Timer recording. Remote control via a video recorder If you possess a correspondingly equipped GRUNDIG video recorder, the receiver can remotely be controlled in a very convenient way via the recorder. In this case, preprogram- ming of up to 8 Timer positions is possible.
  • Page 30: Specification

    Specification Reception range: Satellite signals of 10700 ... 13000 MHz, according to used LNC, (Ku-band) C- and S-band frequencies: 2500 ... 4000 MHz IF input of tuner: 910 ... 2050 MHz, two signal inputs (A, B) Tuning system: Frequency synthesizer with direct frequency entry. Forward in 10 MHz steps.
  • Page 31: Pin Assignment Of Euro-Av Sockets

    Pin Assignment of the EURO-AV Sockets If you want to connect auxiliary units (for example, a video Additional Information for Units sold in Great Britain recorder or decoder), your dealer can make a standard Units sold in GB are suitable for operation from a 240 V AC, 50 Hz mains connection by means of the following connection table: supply.
  • Page 32 GRUNDIG AG • D - 90762 FÜRTH Printed in Germany . 4/10 Mü 21107-941.63 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

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