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  • Page 3: Safety Information

    0. INTRODUCTION Welcome to the world of new High Definition Digital Receiver that will make your life richer and closer to your dream. Before using your new receiver, we recommend you to read this manual carefully for your own safety and correct operational manual. This product is fully compliant with the DVB standards and transmits digital broadcasting service directly to your TV The STB is easy to use and adaptable for future upgrade.

  • Page 4: How To Move The Cursor

    Symbol Explanation 1. MENU (Capital & Bold) Represents Main Menu category. 1.1. Menu(Bold) Represents a sub-category of the main menu 1.1.1. Menu Indicates a selectable option in a sub-category. Press the MENU key on the RCU (Remote Control Unit) to enter into the main menu. In some menus, you are asked to put the PIN (Personal Identification Number) code as a password.

  • Page 5: The Contents Of The Box

    In case of input mode “a”, the numeric buttons of RCU works alphabetically with Small letters In case of input mode “A”, the numeric buttons of RCU works alphabetically with Capital letters In case of input mode “@”, the numeric buttons of RCU works numerically 3.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    0. INTRODUCTION ........................... 2 1. SAFETY INFORMATION ......................2 2. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ...................... 2 2.1 How to move the cursor ..........................3 2.2 How to select an option ..........................3 2.3 How to use the virtual keyboard ........................3 3.

  • Page 7: Remote Control Unit (Universal Type)

    5. REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (UNIVERSAL TYPE) Audio mute Switch On/Off RCU respond to STB RCU respond to TV Swap Sub picture position PIP on/off Sub channel list Recall Volume +,- Page up/down Program Info banner Electronic Program Guide Favorite Recorded Book or check mark To exit from the OSD menu Main Menu or...

  • Page 8: Programming The Remote Control For Your Tv Set

    5.1. Programming the remote control for your TV set. This Universal type remote control works for both TV and PVR. There are two ways to program the remote control; Automatic Code Search and Direct Entry. 5.1.1 Using automatic code search 1.

  • Page 9: Front Panel Control

    1. Press and hold the STB button until the LED on the remote control turns on. 2. Enter 3-digit code, 9 9 9 . 3. Press and release the STB component key, then the LED blinks three times. Find the TV brand code list on the page 48. 6.

  • Page 10: Rear Panel Connections

    7. REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS LNB IN for Satellite E-SATA AC power cord CVBS and Audio L,R Serial port AC on/off switch HDMI TV SCART Components DC 5V(max. 1A) out for Ethernet external HDD Optical Digital Audio for Digital ANTENNA IN for cable or terrestrial antenna...

  • Page 11: Installation

    8. INSTALLATION Most effective and common setting methods are suggested below. Please follow the instructions carefully. 8.1 Connection with Satellite dish Analog Video : TV SCART(CVBS, YUV, RGB), RCA(CVBS), Components(Y Pb Pr) Analog Audio : TV SCART(L,R), RCA(L,R) Digital Video : HDMI Digital Audio : HDMI, S/PDIF...

  • Page 12: Connection With Terrestrial Antenna Or Cable Network

    8.2 Connection with Terrestrial Antenna or Cable network Analog Video : TV SCART(CVBS, YUV, RGB), RCA(CVBS), Components(Y Pb Pr) Analog Audio : TV SCART(L,R), RCA(L,R) Digital Video : HDMI Digital Audio : HDMI, S/PDIF...
  • Page 13 Connection of HD (High Definition) signal: If you dispose of TV or other type of displey that supports High Definition resolution (marked as “HD ready” or “Full HD”) connect your STB with this display via HDMI connector. Using such a connection the video and audio signal is transferred digitally in best.

  • Page 14: Tuner Module Into The Main Board

    8.3. Tuner module into the main board The receiver supports Plug and Play tuners: DVB S, DVB S2, DVB T, DVB C. Warning: Always reconnect power cord before unmounting the cover. 2. Push the spongy gasket between the tuner and USB connector as the picture.
  • Page 15 8.4. External USB & SATA HDD connections Power consumption of USB host: 5Vdc, 500mA Max. Power consumption of DC 5V out: 5Vdc 1,000mA Max.
  • Page 16 8.5. Internal 2.5” SATA HDD mounting instruction Please check the following accessories inside of the inner box (RCU, SATA cable, HDD screws). ”...

  • Page 18: Before Setting

    9. BEFORE SETTING 9.1 Menu Information Selectable lines are generally activated (highlighted). No-activated lines are not selectable. Most of OSD- menu show short information at the bottom of the screen. 9.2 Basic Key Control With the UP/DOWN direction button you can move the cursor upwards and downwards in the OSD (On Screen Display) menu.

  • Page 19: Menu Tree

    Time Update : Local time setting (Main menu-> System Settings -> Local Time Settings->Time Setting: Auto -> Time Update) must be performed in a channel with correct time information. If the time information is different from your local time after the time setting, change into another channel and perform the Time Setting again.
  • Page 20 10.4. DVB-S Satellite Configuration The Satellite Configuration menu will appear by pressing EXIT button after adjusting the Local Time when first installation. Empty list of satellites appears. Press YELLOW button (Add satellite) to enter Satellite configuration menu. 10.4.1 Setting of LNB parameters Set up LNB parameters by pressing LEFT/ RIGHT button or OK button as your LNB and dish aimed.
  • Page 21 10.4.2 Automatic Scan of the satellites This is to scan all the channels of the satellites you setup in Satellite Configuration menu. Select tuner ID and Satellite Name, Network Search option and Search Method option by pressing LEFT/RIGHT button and press OK on SEARCH to start scanning.
  • Page 22 Advanced Search : Video PID: Enter the correct VIDEO PID value by using numeric buttons on the RCU. Audio PID: Enter the correct AUDIO PID value by using numeric buttons. PCR PID: Enter the correct PCR PID value using numeric Buttons. 10.5.
  • Page 23 330±4 MHz 650±4 MHz 338±4 MHz 658±4 MHz 346±4 MHz 666±4 MHz 354±4 MHz 674±4 MHz 362±4 MHz 682±4 MHz 370±4 MHz 690±4 MHz 378±4 MHz 698±4 MHz 386±4 MHz 706±4 MHz 394±4 MHz 714±4 MHz 402±4 MHz 722±4 MHz 410±4 MHz 730±4 MHz 418±4 MHz...
  • Page 24 10.5.2. Automatic Scan of the Cable Network This is to scan all the channels of the cable. Set Cable Name, Network Search option and Search Method (All, FTA only) option by pressing LEFT/RIGHT button and press OK on SEARCH to start scanning. After finishing the scanning press OK button to store all searched channels.
  • Page 25 10.6.1. Reference frequency table for terrestrial Channels There are three kinds of region selecting method according to frequency bandwidth. 1. Germany. 2. Australia. 3. Other countries as Western EU (U.K, Italy, France, Spain, China, Finland, Sweden). DVB-T/H Channel Frequency U.K, Italy, France, Spain Germany Australia...
  • Page 26 658,000 658,000 641,500 666,000 666,000 648,500 674,000 674,000 655,500 682,000 682,000 662,500 690,000 690,000 669,500 698,000 698,000 676,500 706,000 706,000 683,500 714,000 714,000 690,500 722,000 722,000 697,500 730,000 730,000 704,500 738,000 738,000 711,500 746,000 746,000 718,500 754,000 754,000 725,500 762,000 762,000 732,500 770,000...

  • Page 27: Hot Buttons

    After channel searching, channels are listed. 11. HOT BUTTONS This section explains various hot button’s function while watching TV or listening to Radio. These buttons enable to reach the desired function or menu directly by pressing them. 11.1 TV or Radio Channel List While watching TV or listening to Radio, you can get the ‘TV or Radio a Channel List by pressing OK button on the remote controller.
  • Page 28 11.1.1 Sort channel list Sort the channels by A to Z, Z to A, FTA to CAS, Provider and Satellite. With sort of A to Z, Z to A, Provider and Satellite, the numeric buttons of RCU works alphabetically, With sort of FTA to CAS or default, the buttons works numerically, the cursor moves directly to the specific channel name or channel number.
  • Page 29 11.3. Favorite Channel List Favorite Channel list is available anytime by pressing the FAV button on RCU. The default groups are Sports, Drama, News, Movie and Music. 11.3.1. New Group To create a new group, move the cursor to right, choose Add Group and press OK button to bring virtual key board and create new favorite group with the virtual keyboard.
  • Page 30 Favorite List supports the edit functions Move channels, Lock and Hide channels. 11.4. Electronic Program Guide Press the EPG button on the remote control, and TV electronic program guide (EPG) appears. If you press once, List type of EPG appears. If you press once more, Grid type of EPG appears. the navigation-buttons up/down and left/right to move the highlights.
  • Page 31 EPG data show dependent on EPG availability of broadcasting media providers. Category: Select genre of programs. (Movie/News/ Sports etc) Sub Category: Select sub-category of programs (Adult movie / Romance / Comedy etc) Program name: Put a specific program name in it by using virtual key board. The Cursor is automatically located at the content in the Grid EPG menu.
  • Page 32 11.6 RCL To move back to the previous channel, press this button. 11.7 Subtitle If a channel is available for the subtitle service, press the subtitle icon button. If it services more than two languages, it is selectable in the language settings menu. 11.8 Alternate audio Press on the remote controller;...
  • Page 33 11.10. OSD teletext. OSD teletext is available if served. If the teletext icon on Info Banner is appeared the icon, press this button to see the teletext information. 11.11. PIP (Picture in Picture) and PAP (Picture and Picture). : you can see two channels on the screen, one main channel, the other sub-channel. If press button once more, PAP on the screen : you can change the location of the sub-channel.
  • Page 34 : you can see sub-channel list, and change the sub-channels. Or you can see recorded files with sub-picture Caution: HD channel (MPEG4 compression) cannot be shown on the screen at the same. PIP/PAP function is not supported for HD channels. 11.12.

  • Page 35: Select Your Tv System (1080I, 720P, Sd-Pal, Sd-Ntsc)

    You can watch the file in small screen with OK button on the file name, if you want full screen, press OK button once more or EXIT button. button shows play options such as From beginning, Resume, and book mark positions. Caution: if you erase one or more files, it will be applied (the files will be erased) after rebooting (cold off and on).

  • Page 36: Ip Setup

    13. IP SETUP 13.1. Manual setting For uses with static IP address: Use the Navigation Buttons and directly enter numeric values, and then press SUBMIT: IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Manual setting can be also done when directly connecting receiver to PC or second STB via crossed Ethernet cable (no switch or router).

  • Page 37: Restore Factory Setting

    13.3. AUTO (PPPoE) For the ADSL users ID and Password (which acquired from internet service provider) are required here; enter the values by using virtual Keyboard. Press OK button to bring the Virtual Key board. 13.4. AUTO (PPP) For the Dial up MODEM users ID and Password (which acquired from internet service provider) are required here;...

  • Page 38: Pvr Operation

    16. PVR OPERATION Receiver supports connection of external e-SATA HDD. It enables 2 channels recording in a TP and 1 recorded file playback or 1 another channel watching in a same TP. All channels can be in HD quality. If you use CAM modules for decoding most of them do not support simultaneous decoding of several channels from one card! 16.1.
  • Page 39 When Time Shift is set ON in the HDD setup menu, the instant recording point depends on the Time Shift setting in HDD setting menu. Condition 1 Time Shift – ON & Include Time Shift On Record – YES in HDD Setting menu With the above setting, when you press record button, it records from the beginning of timeshift buffer on the Time Shift bar on the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 40 Press button on the EPG contents to reserve channel for recording. Symbol appears. Press button again on the EPG contents to reserve channel for switching over. Symbol appears Press button again on the EPG contents to disable reservation. 16.3. Timeshifting on live channels. Timeshifting on a live channel is available when set Time Shift –...
  • Page 41 16.4 Book mark Press the button, to make a bookmark on the time bar where you want. If you want to move to the next bookmark press PLAY button ( ) to jump to the next bookmark. If there are bookmarks and the cursor is placed on a specific bookmark, press the button if you want to remove a bookmark on the time bar, or press...
  • Page 42 16.10. Slow motion and Frame by Frame If you keep pressing the button for 1~2 seconds and release, it plays slow motion. If press the button more and more, it changes slow rate like x1/2, x1/3, x1/4, x1/5. If you press the button shortly, it plays frame by frame. As you press the button more and more, it moves picture by picture.
  • Page 43 : To copy files between Medias : To change the file names : To delete the files 17.2. Play wizard To call the Play Wizard, press “i”, and to close it, press “i” again. Same buttons of the RCU as PVR functions. : Pause : STOP : Previous file...

  • Page 44: Information

    18. INFORMATION 18.1. System Information Micom verzia : frontprocessor Boot verzia : bootloader Linux verzia : linux core (kernel) Verzia programu :image (firmware of receiver) Ve kos HDD :model and size of installed HDD Prvá aktivácia :date of first activation DB verzia :database PCB verzia...

  • Page 45: Glossary Of Terms

    19. GLOSSARY OF TERMS Conditional Access. A system to control Radio frequency (known as HF in some subscriber access to services/ programs. countries). Polarization SCART Enables simultaneous transmission of several A 21-pin connector used for connection of channels on the same frequency. the STB, VCR and TV.

  • Page 46: Trouble Shooting

    21. TROUBLE SHOOTING Problem Possible Causes What To Do No display appeared on Power cord is not plugged in. Check that power cord front No Sound/ Picture Wrong Audio/ Video output Check Audio/ Video output connection between the connection between the Receiver and TV set.
  • Page 47 Err 5 Mismatched H/W model name check the image Err 6 Mismatched model check the image version Err 8 Erasing fail Contact to A/S center Err 9 Flashing fail Contact to A/S center Err 10 Incorrect missing check the image install file Displays “ERR 84”...
  • Page 48 DIRECT KEYS WITH AB IPBOX 900HD There must be uboot version 1.3.1 (190508) or newer installed on your receiver! 1. Software upgrade from USB memory stick (host): backup important data from memory stick before try to update. Remove all data from it.
  • Page 49 How to set AB IPBox Universal RCU for other AB IPBox models. RCU of AB IPBox 900HD can be compatible with the other DGstation models. If you press “ OK” and one of the below buttons of RCU for about 10 sec. at the same time, “ STB” button of RCU will blink for setting completion.
  • Page 50 Installation of addons (AB image) If you use AB image you can install several types of addons (additional modules). Webinterface of your receiver is designated to install addons. Find out IP address of your receiver in menu before starting an installation of addons. Use a ftp software to connect to your receiver.
  • Page 51 Initial web interface page of your receiver should be displayed. Select „addons“ flag and confirm installation by pressing „INSTALL“ button. Addon will be installed automatically and receiver will restart.

  • Page 52: Product Specifition

    22. PRODUCT SPECIFITION Part Type Specifications 266MHz ST40-202 32bit RISC CPU Type 32KB/16KB Data/Instruction Cache IEC 169-24 Female(F-type) Input Connector -65 to -25dBm Input Signal Level 950MHz to 2150MHz Frequency Range Vertical 13V(400mA Max) LNB Control Horizontal 18V(400mA Max) Satellite QPSK Tuner(DVB-S) QPSK(C/KU band compatible) Waveform Frequency...
  • Page 53 IF Bandwidth 8MHz QAM mode 16, 32, 64,128,256QAM Symbol rate 0.87Mbaud~7Mbaud Max. ISO/IEC 13818-2 Specification, H.264 Input Stream MPEG-2 MP@ML, MP@HL, MPEG4 AP@HL/H.264 level 4.1 Profile & Level 138Mbit/S max. Input TS Data Rate 4:3, 16:9 with pan/scan vector Aspect Ratio MPEG Transport Stream &...
  • Page 54 NOTICE Contents of this manual and features/ Specifications of the STB are subjected to change without notice. HDMI , the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. HDCP : licensed with HDCP Dolby Digital : Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories...

  • Page 55: Tv Brand Code List

    23. TV BRAND CODE LIST.
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