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Operating instructions – Part 2
Basic functions and operation
Receivers
UFS 913si
UFS 913sw
Part no.
20210184
20210185
Operating manual valid as of software version:
1.00
UFS 913
English

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  • Page 1 Operating instructions – Part 2 UFS 913 English Basic functions and operation Receivers Part no. Operating manual valid as of software version: UFS 913si 20210184 1.00 UFS 913sw 20210185...

  • Page 2: Preface

    For shorter breaks, you can use the remote control to switch the receiver to standby, which uses only a minimal amount of energy. We hope your reception will always be brilliant and you will enjoy using your new HDTV receiver. Your KATHREIN team...

  • Page 3: Legal Information

    Licence). The source code of the program is available at: http://www.kathrein.de/linux/receiver/ufs913 Software changes/use of applications Any modifi cations to the receiver software, or the use of applications not provided by Kathrein will invalidate the warranty! You will have to bear the costs yourself for shipping and repairing any receiver that requires attention due to modifi...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    List of Contents Preface............... 2 “Preview” view (channel guide) ......41 Categories view ............. 42 Legal information ..........3 Timer list view ............43 List of Contents ..........4 Timer recording ..........43 Safety instructions - Important notes ..... 6 Programme present in the EPG ......
  • Page 5 List of Contents Deleting chapters ..........73 First installation ..........103 Kathrein portal (Media centre) ....... 74 Basic Settings ..........103 Video Settings ............. 104 Main Menu ............75 Calling up the main menu and introduction ..75 Audio settings ............106 Time Setting ............

  • Page 6: Safety Instructions - Important Notes

    Safety instructions - Important notes These two pages contain important information about the operation, installation location and connection of the unit. Read these instructions carefully before setting up the unit. Mains cable antenna and to the TV set or the cable network and PC.
  • Page 7 Safety Instructions - Important Notes Do not place any objects on top of Installation location the unit. Unless stated to the contrary All electronic equipment generates in the “Connection and set-up” and heat. The temperature rise of this “Installation” sections in the manual unit does however lie within the supplied, maintain a clearance of at permissible range.

  • Page 8: Switching The Receiver Off

    Safety Instructions - Important Notes Product return/original packaging Please keep the original packaging in case you need to return the product at any time! The receivers are fragile due to their construction and are only adequately protected by the original packaging. If the receiver is not shipped correctly the guarantee/warranty on it will be voided.
  • Page 9 (e.g. changes to the menus and/or functions), if we believe it necessary we will make available new operating instructions for download at “www.kathrein.de”. Make a note of the receiver's basic settings (these are set during the fi rst installation), so you can restore...

  • Page 10: Basic Functions

    Basic functions Following an overview of the remote control, a simple explanation will be provided of the receiver’s most important functions (with all the required buttons on the remote control). The explanations in the sections “I would like to ...” merely demonstrate the most simple use of the relevant receiver functions without going into any great detail.

  • Page 11: Remote Control In Live Mode (Tv/Radio)

     displays ... = Fast rewind  Calling up Media centre/ = Start playback Kathrein portal  = Fast forward  = Start timeshift (freeze-frame)/pause If an external device is connected to the VCR Scart socket, the TV signal present at the VCR Scart socket can be looped through ...

  • Page 12: I Want To Watch Tv

    Basic functions I want to watch TV ...  - Press to increase or decrease the volume  - Press to switch channels  - Press to display and hide additional channel information  - Press to mute sound  ...

  • Page 13: I Want To Listen To The Radio

    Basic functions I want to listen to the radio ...  - Press to change to radio mode  - Press to increase or decrease the volume  - Press to switch channels  - Press to display and hide additional channel information ...

  • Page 14: I Want To Access Teletext

    Basic functions I want to access teletext ...  - Press to call up teletext   - Press to enter the required page directly  - Press browse forward/backward page-by-page   - Press to return to TV...

  • Page 15: I Want To Watch Time-Shift Tv

     - Press to pause playback  - Press to cancel timeshift and return to normal (live) TV Tested only with hard disks from the Kathrein product range (see also: www.kathrein.de → Service → FAQs)

  • Page 16: I Want To Record A Programme Immediately

      - Press to close the window without recording mistake?   - Press to stop a recording that is in progress Tested only with hard disks from the Kathrein product range (see also: www.kathrein.de → Service → FAQs)

  • Page 17: I Want To Record A Programme That Is Scheduled For Later (Timer List)

     - Press to change the recording mode, date, start, end and duration before recording   - Press to return to TV Tested only with hard disks from the Kathrein product range (see also: www.kathrein.de → Service → FAQs)

  • Page 18: I Want To Play Back A Recording

     - Press to exit the recording archive and return to normal (live) TV Tested only with hard disks from the Kathrein product range (see also: www.kathrein.de → Service → FAQs)

  • Page 19: I Want To Delete A Recording

    Basic functions I want to delete a recording ...   - Press ) to open the “My Recordings” recording archive  - Press to select a recording  - Press the button to open the “Edit” menu   - Press to select the “Delete”...

  • Page 20: Editing And Selection Options In The Menus

    Basic functions Editing and selection options in the menus some menus/on-screen displays this box is shown with a particular colour gradation. Each colour gradation represents a specifi c view/selection. The table below shows which colours are assigned to which buttons. Where the functions of these buttons are assigned for the current menu/view, they are also shown in the line at the bottom of the...

  • Page 21: Alphanumeric Entries

    Basic functions Alphanumeric entries For entries such as names of favourites or search terms, use the keyboard displayed on the screen (see screenshot example). The letters assigned to the number pad also apply to your remote control. They are used in a similar way to those on a mobile phone.
  • Page 22 Basic functions Switch between letters and digits/ special characters Switch to QWERTZ keyboard (control using the arrow buttons  and the OK button) - see screenshot at top right  Switch between upper case and lower case letters  Confi rm the term entered ...

  • Page 23: Switching Between Tv And Radio Operation

    Basic functions Switching between TV and radio operation  Press the button to switch between TV and radio operation. Setting the volume  Adjust the volume using the buttons. Channel selection ... direct  button allows the channel to be selected from the sorted channel list/favourites list currently selected.
  • Page 24 Basic functions...
  • Page 25 Basic functions Now use the relevant coloured button to select the category from which you want to open a channel list:  (red) button: Calling up the “Favoriteslist” Contains the following channel lists: - Favourites lists 1-8  (green) button: Calling up the “Complete List”...

  • Page 26: Channel Banners (Information)

    Basic functions  Use the cursor ( ) buttons to select the desired channel list and call it up  using the button. After selecting the desired channel list, the desired channel is selected using the  cursor ( ) buttons and called up using ...
  • Page 27 Basic functions...

  • Page 28: Calling Up The Channel Options

    Basic functions The following icons (symbols) may appear in the channel information: Broadcast transmitted in Teletext is available HDTV standard 1080i Receiver registers Broadcast transmitted in the programme as HDTV standard 720p a live broadcast Portal channel Receiver registers the (channel options available) programme as a fi...

  • Page 29: Audio Selection

    Basic functions  The desired channel list is selected using the cursor buttons ( ) and called up using the  button. The following on-screen display appears:   Press the button if you want to be reminded of this function next time, or the button, if you don't want to see this message again.

  • Page 30: Subtitle Selection

    Basic functions Subtitle selection If the channel banner includes the following symbol for subtitles , you can call up the “Subtitle”   function as follows: Open the selection box (with the button) and press to select “Change sound,  ...

  • Page 31: Teletext

    Basic functions Teletext This symbol in the channel banner indicates whether teletext is available for the selected channel.  When you press the button, the receiver will prepare the teletext service data for your TV set to display, even if the signal is encrypted. During the search, the page which is being searched for is displayed in the top left-hand corner with the time and date displayed at the top right.

  • Page 32: Automatic Timeshift

    “Timeshift Buffer Size” selection must provide suffi cient hard disk capacity for timeshift recording (see “Main menu - interfaces”, “Hard disk management”, “Set up archive hard disk”). Tested only with hard disks from the Kathrein product range (see also: www.kathrein.de → Service → FAQs)

  • Page 33: One Touch Recording (Otr) - Recording Direct To Hard Disk

    You can however correct the duration manually. In this case the receiver automatically adjusts the end time to correspond to the new recording duration. The start time of the recording remains unchanged. Tested only with hard disks from the Kathrein product range (see also: www.kathrein.de → Service → FAQs)
  • Page 34 Basic functions Decrypt: Here you can select whether the programme should be recorded unencrypted (selection “Yes”) or encrypted (selection “No”) on the hard disk. Selecting “Yes” means depending on the setting in the menu “Interfaces”, “Common Interface”, “Multiple decryption”, you may not be able to view any other encrypted channels that use to same CA module for decryption (see sections “Interfaces”, “Common Interface”, “Multiple decryption”).

  • Page 35: Picture-In-Picture

    Basic functions Picture-in-picture The picture-in-picture function permits simultaneous viewing of two programmes. This allows you to see when a programme you want to watch begins without having to leave the programme you are currently watching. The PIP window is however only small, since it is intended for monitoring purposes and not for viewing programmes in the normal way.

  • Page 36: Explanation Of Symbols In Receiver Display

    Basic functions Explanation of symbols in receiver display Various symbols are occasionally shown in the receiver display above the normal display (channel name). These are not displayed permanently, they only appear for specifi c functions, procedures or channel features. You can fi nd their meaning in the table below. ...

  • Page 37: Electronic Programme Guide (Epg)

    Could something other than the receiver be preventing the EPG from working? In case of receivers not produced by Kathrein, it may happen that EPG data cannot be transmitted. With such systems, the necessary transponder (12,603.75 MHz, symbol rate 22 MSymb, horizontal) is not transmitted.

  • Page 38: Calling Up The Epg

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Calling up the EPG  Call up the EPG by pressing the button. You obtain it automatically every time you call up the view you selected in the menu (“Settings”, “User-Defi ned Settings”, “EPG Settings”) - irrespective of which view you selected last time before exiting the EPG.

  • Page 39: Navigation (Remote Control Buttons In The Epg)

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Navigation (remote control buttons in the EPG) Button Function Calling up “Current” view (displays all channels in the order of the overall list) (green) Calling up the recording list (displays all pre-programmed recordings/ reminders) (red) Navigation in the individual views (e.g. skip forward 15 minutes in the “Current”...

  • Page 40: Epg Views

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) EPG views "Current" view “Current” view  Press the (green) button to call up the “Current” view in EPG. In the “Current” view you can see all channels displayed in the order of the complete channel list. Provided that EPG data has been supplied by tvtv or by the channel provider, the receiver shows the current programme running on each channel,...

  • Page 41: Preview" View (Channel Guide)

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) “Preview” view (channel guide) The “Preview” view can be called up at any  time in the EPG by pressing the (yellow) button. In the “Preview” view you will see all programmes to be shown for the channel previously selected “Current”...

  • Page 42: Categories View

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Categories view The categories overview can be called up  at any time in the EPG by pressing the (blue) button. In the “Category” view you can see all programmes sorted by category and starting time. following main categories...

  • Page 43: Timer List View

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Timer list view The timer list view can be called up at any  time in the EPG by pressing the (red) button. The following on-screen display appears (example): The timer list view shows you all the recordings reminders that...

  • Page 44: Programme Present In The Epg

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Programme present in the EPG Programme not present in the EPG Select the relevant programme and press Select any programme on the channel on which the desired programme is to be broadcast at  button. The following on-screen ...

  • Page 45: Specifying A Recording Mode

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Recordings can also be made for instance on a NAS system. For more information, refer to the “Media centre/network interface” guide. You can download this at www.kathrein.de → “Service” → “Software and Downloads” → “Receiver” → “UFS 913”. ...
  • Page 46 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) daily: The recording will be made daily at a time specifi ed by you. weekly: The recording will be made once a week on the same day and at the same time. Special instructions: Remember that the day of the week for the desired programme is loaded in the timer recording schedule and you can make no further manual corrections to it!
  • Page 47 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) If the “Series recording” function is used to program the recording of every edition or episode of a series, the EPG will locate the series in question on the updated schedules and automatically program the recording of them. A change in the time the series is broadcast will be taken into account by the EPG, as its programming is based on the series title.
  • Page 48 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) The settings “Avoid repeat episodes” and “Record only this scale” can only be made if the programmes are appropriately marked by tvtv or the broadcaster (season and episode number). If this is not the case, you can only defi ne settings for the selection “Limit recording start from/to”.

  • Page 49: Reminder Function

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Reminder function If you want to be reminded that a programme is about to start, you can activate the reminder function for the desired programme. reminder function is set up in exactly the same way as programming a recording. The only difference is that in the “Recording”...

  • Page 50: Timer List View

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Timer list view  The timer list view can be called up at any time in the EPG by pressing the (red) button. The following on-screen display appears (example): The Timer list view shows you all the recordings and reminders that are scheduled (marked green). ...

  • Page 51: Editing A Recording

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Editing a recording Editing options when recording a series: • Only this one selected episode of a series recording will not be recorded • No further selected episodes of a series recording will be recorded • Edit the selected recording Editing options with other recording modes: •...

  • Page 52: Timer Overlap

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Timer overlap If your scheduled recordings overlap, the timer list view for the receiver shows the overlapping recordings with a blue background and the recording leading to the overlap is additionally shown in red script against an orange background. You now have the option of deleting one of the recordings or rescheduling so there is no longer an overlap.

  • Page 53: Search Function

    “Keywordsearch in detailed information”, press the button. For the “YouTube” function, please follow the instructions for the “Media Centre and network (Web) interface”, which you can download from: www.kathrein.de → “Service” → “Software and Downloads” → “Receiver” → “UFS 913”. More episodes...

  • Page 54: Presenter - Actor

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Presenter - Actor  Use the buttons to select an  available presenter/actor. Press the button to see a list of those programmes (if any) in which this actor/presenter appears. This depends on the name of this actor/presenter being included in the programme information.

  • Page 55: Full Text Search

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Full text search After calling up the search function, press  button again to gain access to the full text search. The following on-screen display appears (see example on the right): The last search term used may appear by default. ...

  • Page 56: Extras Menu

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Extras menu Open the “Extras” menu in the EPG by  pressing the button. This menu offers you the following additional sorting/ search options: - My hints - Actors list   The selection is made using the buttons and confi...

  • Page 57: Actors List

    Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Actors list In this section you can select an actor that appears in the actor list (using the cursor  ) buttons) and then by pressing  button to search through all the available data for programmes in which this person appears.

  • Page 58: Recording Archive (Playing Back/Editing Recordings)

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Calling up the recording archive (My recordings) To record programmes using the UFS 913 and then be able to play them back, you must connect an external hard disk to the USB port at the rear of the receiver and set it up as described in the “Main menu - interfaces”, “Hard disk management”...

  • Page 59: Navigation (Remote Control Buttons In The Recording Archive)

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Navigation (remote control buttons in the recording archive) Button Function 1 x Calling up sort orders for recordings (sorted by date, sorted by title and sorted by duration), (green) 2 x Overview of sort options 1 x Display recordings by channel, 2 x Overview of channels for which recordings are available (yellow)

  • Page 60: Recording Archive Views (Sorting The Recordings)

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Recording archive views (sorting the recordings) (green)  You can use the buttons to select either Date, Title or Duration (recording length) as the sorting criterion. (yellow) Sorted by channel (you can choose between the available channels using the ...

  • Page 61: Playing Back A Recording

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Playing back a recording   Use the buttons to select the desired recording. Confi rm your selection by pressing the  button. Pressing the button again exits the recording archive and allows the desired recording to be viewed in full-screen mode.
  • Page 62 Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Red button Calling up chapter view/close chapter view Calling up option selection (audio selection, subtitles, HDMI/YUV Yellow button resolution ...) Calling up the recording archive during playback. The playback continues OK button to run in the preview window Record button Creating chapters Using the number pad, you can jump forward the desired number of...

  • Page 63: Editing Recordings

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Editing recordings Select the recording to be edited using the  cursor ( ) buttons. Tip! To select several recordings to be edited at the same time, if they are not listed directly  following each other in the selected sort list, use the cursor ( ) buttons to select the ...

  • Page 64: Delete

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Delete Deleted recordings are irrevocably deleted and can only be restored by re-recording the programme!   Use the buttons to select “Delete” and confi rm with the button. The selected recording(s) will be deleted. Lock ...

  • Page 65: Change Category

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Change category  Use the buttons to select  “Change category”. Now use the buttons to select the desired category (see example screenshot on the right), to which the recording(s) should be assigned.  Confi rm with the button.

  • Page 66: Create New Folder

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Create new folder See “Folders in the recording archive”, “Create new folder ...”. Move to folder See “Folders in the recording archive”, “Move to folder ...”. Decrypt in standby “Decrypt standby” option displayed only if a recording was made from an encrypted channel with the “Decryption: No”...

  • Page 67: Copy To External Data Carrier (Such As Nas)

    Successful initialisation of the USB data carrier is indicated by the LED on the front display - the data carrier can be used. Tested only with hard disks from the Kathrein product range e.g. UFZ 112 (see also: www.kathrein.de → Service → FAQs) ...

  • Page 68: Start Blockselection

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Start Blockselection   Use the buttons to select “Start Blockselection” and confi rm your selection with the button.  You can now use the buttons to start block selection in the previously selected recordings. This selects the recordings in the sequence in which they appear in the previously selected sort list and applies a coloured background to them (see example screenshot): ...

  • Page 69: Folders In The Recording Archive

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Folders in the recording archive The receiver offers you the option of creating folders in the recording archive. You can give these folders the names of your choice and add recordings to them. Create new folder ... ...

  • Page 70: Move To Folder

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Move to folder ... You can use this function to move the recording selected before calling up the edit menu to a folder you have created.  Use the buttons to select  “Move to folder...”. Now press the button.

  • Page 71: Editing Folders (Delete/Rename)

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Editing folders (delete/rename)  Use the buttons to select the  folder to be edited and then press the button. The following on-screen display appears (see example screenshot on the right):  Use the buttons to select the line containing the editing option you want to use.

  • Page 72: Chapter View

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Chapter view Creating chapters  To create a chapter during playback of a recording, press the button. The receiver will automatically assign a chapter marker to the current position. To view the chapters you have created ...

  • Page 73: Deleting Chapters

    Recording archive (playing back/editing recordings) Deleting chapters  Use the buttons in the chapter overview to select the chapter to be  deleted, and press the button. The following on-screen display appears (see screenshot on the right).  Use the buttons to select ...

  • Page 74: Kathrein Portal (Media Centre)

    Kathrein portal (Media centre) For this please see the separate instructions “Kathrein portal (media centre)”. You can download this via the network (Web) interface at: www.kathrein.de → “Service” → “Software and Download” → “Receiver” → “UFS 913”. Anleitung Deutsch UFS 913 si/sw...

  • Page 75: Main Menu

    Main Menu Calling up the main menu and introduction  The main menu is called up by pressing the button. The following on-screen display appears: Tip! Always check the bar at the bottom of on-screen display. This provides information on what to do next. The picture for the programme on the currently selected channel appears in the top right-hand corner of the main menu.

  • Page 76: Overview Of The Main Menu Submenus

    Main Menu Overview of the main menu submenus...

  • Page 77: Main Menu - Edit Channel List

    Tip! You can also make changes to the channel list via your PC/laptop using “DVR Manager” from Kathrein. The software is available free of charge for download from Kathrein. Software and manual are available at: www.kathrein.de → “Service” → “Software and Downloads” → “Receiver” → “UFS 913”.
  • Page 78 Main Menu - Edit Channel List...

  • Page 79: Navigation (Remote Control Buttons In "Edit Tv-Channellist" Menu)

    Main Menu - Edit Channel List Navigation (remote control buttons in “Edit TV-Channellist” menu) Button Function 1 x Calling up the overall list 2 x Overview of available sort orders for the overall list (list view) (green) 1 x Calling up alphabetical sort order 2 x Overview of the sort options (list view) (yellow) Switch between TV and radio channel lists...

  • Page 80: Views (Sort Orders)

    Main Menu - Edit Channel List Views (sort orders) (green)  Overall list view. Use the buttons, you can choose between the overall list of Kathrein sorting criteria, sorted by satellite (e.g. ASTRA 19.2°), and tvtv channels. (yellow) Alphabetical sort order view. Use the ...

  • Page 81: Selection Of The Channel(S) To Be Edited

    Main Menu - Edit Channel List Selection of the channel(s) to be edited Select a channel in the selected channel  list/favourites list using the cursor ( buttons (see example screenshot on the right). To select several channels to be edited at the same time, if they are not listed directly following each other in the ...

  • Page 82: Move

    Main Menu - Edit Channel List Move  Use the buttons to select “Move”  and confi rm with the button. The following on-screen display appears (see example screenshot on the right):  Use the cursor ( ) buttons or the number pad to select the new channel memory position(s), then confi...

  • Page 83: Lock

    Main Menu - Edit Channel List Lock  Use the buttons to select “Lock”  and confi rm with the button. To lock the channel, you now need to enter your four-digit PIN code (factory setting: 0000). The following on-screen display appears (see example screenshot on the right): The locked channel is now displayed in the channel list with a padlock on the right hand side, and can in...

  • Page 84: Tvtv On/Off

    Main Menu - Edit Channel List tvtv on/off Due to the large amount of data being transmitted, receiver cannot store all the data for the channels supported by the EPG. The receiver confi guration is therefore factory-set to accept tvtv data for a limited number of channels only.

  • Page 85: Start Blockselection

    Main Menu - Edit Channel List Start Blockselection  Use the buttons to select “Start Blockselection” and confi rm by  pressing the button. You can now  use the buttons to start block selection previously selected channel. This selects the channels in the sequence in which they appear in the previously selected channel list and applies a coloured background to them...

  • Page 86: Editing Favourites Lists

    Main Menu - Edit Channel List Editing favourites lists After selecting channel(s) favourites list you want to edit, press the  button. The following on-screen display appears (see screenshot on the right). “Start Blockselection” only appears if one channel only is selected. Move See “Edit channels (channel lists)”...

  • Page 87: Rename Favourites List

    Main Menu - Edit Channel List Rename favourites list  Use the buttons to select “Rename favourites list” and confi rm by  pressing the button. You can now rename the favourites list you selected. The following on-screen display appears (see example screenshot on the right).

  • Page 88: Main Menu - Search Channels

    Main menu - Search Channels Calling up the menu  From the TV picture, press the button to open the main menu. Now select the “Search Channels”   using the buttons and confi rm by pressing the button. The following on-screen display appears: You have three different search options: Search type...

  • Page 89: Automatic Channel Search

    Main Menu - Search Channels Automatic Channel Search After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display:  buttons allow you to select different sets of parameters for the search. Satellite  Now use the buttons to choose between the individual satellites you have set up, or select the setting “All”.
  • Page 90 Main Menu - Search Channels The following on-screen displays appear TV channels Radio channels (example): found found During the search you will see the following on-screen display (example): The newly found channels are added are identifi ed with the suffi x “New” (see example screenshot on the right).

  • Page 91: Manual Channel Search

    Main Menu - Search Channels Manual Channel Search After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display:  buttons allow you to select different sets of parameters for the search. Satellite  Use the buttons to select the satellite on which the transponder you want to scan is ...
  • Page 92 Main Menu - Search Channels  Use the buttons to select the applicable error rate (Viterbi rate). When searching for DVB S(SD) transponders you need not state the error rate. Instead a fi xed display of “Automatic” appears. When searching for DVB S2(HD) transponders you must state the correct error rate. Either QPSK 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 3/5, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 or 8PSK 2/3, 3/4, 3/5, 5/6, 8/9 or 9/10.

  • Page 93: Search With Service Id

    Main Menu - Search Channels Search with service ID After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display:  buttons allow you to select different sets of parameters for the search. Satellite  Use the buttons to select the satellite that is transmitting the channels to be searched. ...
  • Page 94 Main Menu - Search Channels Polarisation  Press the buttons to select the correct polarisation (horizontal or vertical). Symbol Rate  Use the button or the number pad to enter the applicable symbol rate. Service ID Use the number pad to enter the service ID of the channel to be searched for. ...

  • Page 95: Main Menu - Service Menu

    Main menu - Service menu Calling up the menu  From the TV picture, press the button to open the main menu. Now select “Service Menu”, using   buttons, and confi rm the call up of the menu using the button.

  • Page 96: Automatic Software Update

     Press the button to perform the ! New software available software update. Information UFS 913 date xx.xx.xxxx Dear customer, New software V x.xx is available. You will fi nd more information at www.kathrein.de   Cancel Update software...
  • Page 97 Main menu - Service menu After the software update, you will see the following on-screen display (only if there ! New Channel List available are any changes to the delta channel list): There is a channel list update available.  The sorting of your channel list will be Press the button to perform the...

  • Page 98: Software Update (By Satellite)

    Main menu - Service menu Software update (by satellite) After calling up the menu you will fi rst see the following on-screen display: All available modules/components for your receiver will be loaded and then displayed. Software updates from the satellite are available for limited periods.
  • Page 99 After performing a software update, check the time setting on the receiver. Tip! You can also download the updates from the Internet. The address is: http://www.kathrein.de You will fi nd the software at “Service” → “Software and Download” → “Receiver” → “UFS 913”...

  • Page 100: Software Update By Usb

    Subfolder: ∟ ufs913 You can also download the updates from the Internet. The address is: http://www.kathrein.de You will fi nd the software at “Service” → “Software and Download” → “Receiver” → “UFS 913” Update software First connect your USB device (containing the new operating software) to the receiver, using a free USB port on the receiver.

  • Page 101: Update Channel Lists

    The function “Update Channel List” allows you to reload the saved channel list to the receiver at a later date, should you so require. The channel list “channel.xml” is copied to the USB storage medium using the following folder structure: Main folder: Kathrein Subfolder: ∟ ufs913 Factory Reset...

  • Page 102: Main Menu - Settings

    Main Menu - Settings Calling up the menu  From the TV picture, press the button to open the main menu. Then select the “Settings” item, using   buttons, and confi rm the call up from the menu using the button.

  • Page 103: First Installation

    Main menu - Settings First installation See Operating manual – Part 1 “Connection and set-up”. Basic Settings After calling up the menu, you will see the following on-screen display:   Use the buttons to select the desired menu and confi rm with the button.

  • Page 104: Video Settings

    Main menu - Settings Video Settings After calling up the menu you will see the following display (depending on the selected signal output): For output of the TV picture via the Scart-TV For output of the TV picture via the output: HDMI output: ...
  • Page 105 Main menu - Settings Force 576i (must be supported by the TV set Picture Format otherwise you will not see a TV picture) Here you select the type of screen display, depending on the setting of your TV format. Either You can only and need only make this setting if you have selected the setting “Automatic”...

  • Page 106: Audio Settings

    Main menu - Settings Audio settings After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: Individual items are selected using the  buttons. Changes to the current settings can be  made using the buttons. Preferred Audio Language Here select your preferred audio language.

  • Page 107: Time Setting

    Main menu - Settings Time Setting After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: Individual items are selected using the  buttons. Changes to the current settings can be  made using the buttons. Time Mode Here you can select whether the time information should be obtained by the receiver automatically from a specifi...

  • Page 108: Remote Control Code

    Main menu - Settings Setup Time Now  Press the button. Depending on the desired time setup option (Automatic/Manual) the following on-screen display then appears: Automatic Manual You need not make any further entry, the  receiver will automatically update the date and Use the number pad or the buttons to time.
  • Page 109  for remote control code 4 If you have another Kathrein receiver in use that was supplied with the RC 660 remote control, you can use the UFS 913 remote control to operate that other receiver also. On the UFS 913 remote control, the codes for remotely controlling the RC 660 begin with “5”: ...

  • Page 110: User-Defined Settings

    Main menu - Settings User-Defi ned Settings After calling up the menu, you will see the following on-screen display:   Use the buttons to select the desired menu and confi rm with the button. Parental lock After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: In order to access this menu, you must enter the four-digit PIN code (factory...
  • Page 111 Main menu - Settings Lock Mainmenu Select here whether the main menu should be locked. If the main menu is locked, the four-digit PIN code will be requested when it is called up. Without the four-digit PIN code (factory setting: “0000”), and no changes can be made to the receiver settings.

  • Page 112: Customize Screen Menu

    Main menu - Settings Customize Screen Menu After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: Individual items are selected using the  buttons. Changes to the current settings can be  made using the buttons. Sleep Timer You can use the “Sleep Timer”...

  • Page 113: Epg Setup

    Main menu - Settings Front Display in Standby Select here whether the front display is illuminated in standby mode. To achieve the rated standby power consumption of less than one Watt, this setting must be “Off”. Front Display Notifi cation Select here whether, during operation, the front display should display the name of the channel currently being watched (setting: “Channel”) or whether, after a brief on-screen display after changing channel, the time should be should continuously in the front display (setting: “Time”).

  • Page 114: Pvr Setup

    Main menu - Settings Post-Recording Time Select here the number of minutes after the time set in the EPG the recording should run on for. You can choose a value between one minute and 30 minutes, in one minute increments. The recording will fi...

  • Page 115: Media Centre Setup

    Main menu - Settings Media centre Setup After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: Individual items are selected using the  buttons. Changes to the current settings can be  made using the buttons. Simple MP3 Mode ...

  • Page 116: Antenna & Satellites

    Main menu - Settings Antenna & Satellites You should only make changes to the “Tuner Confi guration”, “Edit Satellites” and “Edit Transponders” menus if you are very familiar with the confi guration of your satellite reception system. If you are not familiar with the confi guration of your satellite reception system, contact your specialist dealer.

  • Page 117: Tuner Configuration

    Main menu - Settings Frequency  Use the buttons (transponder frequency already stored) or the number pad (transponder frequency not yet stored) to select the transponder frequency to be tested. At the bottom right of the on-screen display, the receiver shows the current signal strength and signal quality of the selected transponder.

  • Page 118: Edit Satellites

    Main menu - Settings Edit satellites You should make changes only if you are thoroughly familiar with the confi guration of your satellite reception system! If you are not familiar with the confi guration of your satellite reception system, contact your specialist dealer. After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: Individual items are selected using the...
  • Page 119 Main menu - Settings Symbol Rate The symbol rate is permanently assigned to each transponder stored and cannot be changed. Polarisation The polarisation is permanently assigned to each transponder stored and cannot be changed. Satellite Longitude A fi xed longitude is assigned to each satellite stored and cannot be changed.

  • Page 120: Edit Transponder

    Main menu - Settings Delete Satellite  Press the button to delete the satellite currently selected. As a security feature you are asked to confi rm again  by pressing the button that you really want to delete the satellite. Edit Satellite Name ...
  • Page 121 Main menu - Settings Satellite Name Select here the satellite for which you want to edit/delete the transponder, or for which you want to add a new transponder.  Pressing the button at this point will show you a list of the satellites stored in the receiver.
  • Page 122 Main menu - Settings Edit Transponder  Pressing the button calls up the input screen which allows you to edit/change the settings of the previously selected transponder. Frequency: Here shown selected transponder to be edited. The transponder frequency cannot be changed. DVB Type: Select here whether standard channels (DVB-S (SD)) or HDTV channels (DVB-S2 (HD)) are to be received via the selected transponder.
  • Page 123 Main menu - Settings DVB Type: Select here whether standard channels (DVB-S (SD)) or HDTV channels (DVB-S2 (HD)) are to be received via the selected transponder. FEC: Select the applicable error rate (Viterbi rate). You need not state the error rate for DVB S (SD) transponders.

  • Page 124: Main Menu - Interfaces

    Format Record Archive HDD Management Format Media Archive Create archive hard disk For this please see the separate instructions “Kathrein portal (media centre) and network (Web) interface”. You can download this via the Internet at: Ethernet Settings You can download this at www.kathrein.de →...

  • Page 125: Common Interface (Ci)

    Main menu - Interfaces Common Interface (CI) After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display (example): details insert the CA module and the smart card in the receiver CI slot, see operating instructions section 1 “Connection and set-up”, “Common Interface (CI)”...

  • Page 126: Automatic Decryption In Standby Mode

    Main menu - Interfaces If you select “On”, you can view another encrypted channel through the same CA module and the currently selected transponder at the same time as recording an encrypted channel. The number of other encrypted channels that you can view depends on the CA module you are using. Automatic Decryption in standby mode Here you can choose between the settings “On”...

  • Page 127: Create Archive Hard Disk

    Main menu - Interfaces Create archive hard disk To make recordings using the UFS 913 and utilise the timeshifting and recording archive functions you must connect an external hard disk *) to the rear of the receiver (USB) and set it up. ...
  • Page 128 Main menu - Interfaces The following on-screen display appears (see screenshot on the right): Now set the respective capacities for the various areas (media centre and timeshift). The respective lines are selected using  buttons. Make the settings  using the buttons.

  • Page 129: Ethernet Settings

    The Ethernet interface used in the receiver is a 10/100 base T Ethernet interface. this please separate instructions “Kathrein portal (media Anleitung Deutsch centre)”. download this via the network (Web) interface at: www.kathrein.de → “Service” → “Software UFS 913 si/sw and Download” → “Receiver” → “UFS 913”.

  • Page 130: Main Menu - Applications

    Main menu - Applications Calling up the menu  From the TV picture, press the button to open the main menu. Then select “Applications”, using   buttons, and confi rm the call up of the menu using the button. The following on-screen display appears: ...

  • Page 131: Main Menu - Language Selection

    Main menu - Language Selection Calling up the menu  From the TV picture, press the button to open the main menu. Then select “Language Selection”,   using the buttons, and confi rm the call up of the menu using the button.

  • Page 132: Operation From The Front Panel (Without Remote Control)

    The on/off button allows the receiver to be switched On (operation) and Off again (stand-by mode). Media button: Pressing the Media button opens the Kathrein portal (Media centre). TV/radio button: You can change between the TV and the radio mode using the TV/radio button.

  • Page 133: Software Update Via The Front Usb Port

    ∟ ufs913 You can also download the updates from the Internet. The address is: http://www.kathrein.de You will fi nd the software at “Service” → “Software and Download” → “Receiver” → “UFS 913” 1. Use the remote control to switch the receiver into standby mode 2.

  • Page 134: Brief Technical Glossary

    Brief technical glossary AC 3 receiver (master) and the peripheral satellite Output for Dolby Digital signal components (slaves), such as LNBs, multi- switches, rotating antenna systems. ASTRA It is a single master/multi-slave system, i.e. there SES (Société Européene des Satellites) satellite is only ever one master in the satellite system.
  • Page 135 Brief technical glossary rate of data transmission. Additional bits are LAN – Local Area Network inserted into the data stream, so that error- Local network correction algorithms can be used on reception. error rate corresponds Linux Viterbi rate. Operating system FTP –...
  • Page 136 PID number from (Satellite Channel Router), that are installed the data stream and assigns it to the video signal. in the feed system or in the matrix. Kathrein single-cable system satisfi es the single-cable standard in accordance with Personal Identifi...
  • Page 137 Brief technical glossary Transponder A transponder is a frequency converter which receives TV and radio signals broadcast from the earth, converts them and the rebroadcasts them to the earth at a different frequency. A satellite has several transponders. Analogue transponders transmit only one TV channel and possibly multiple radio channels on a single transmission frequency.

  • Page 138: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting In the event of a malfunction, fi rst check all the cable connections and operating states: 1. Receiver and TV set power plugs are connected to wall socket 2. Antenna cables are connected to the receiver input 3. Receiver and TV set correctly connected by a HDMI or Scart cable 4.

  • Page 139: Service

    Service If, despite studying these operating manual, you still have questions about getting started with the unit or using it correctly, or if unexpected problems occur, please contact your specialist dealer.

  • Page 140: Subject Index

    Subject Index 4GB fi le limit Editing the Channel List Calling up the menu Adjusting the volume Edit channels (channel lists) Alphanumeric entries Delete Antenna & Satellites Lock Move Applications Skip 4GB fi le limit Start Blockselection To Favorite Start FTP at booting tvtv on/off Start UPnP at booting Editing favourites lists...
  • Page 141 Category view „Current“ view I want to watch TV... Extras menu Actors list My hints Kathrein portal (Media centre) General information on the programme guide 37 Navigation (remote control buttons in the EPG) Reminder function Language Selection Search function Full text search...
  • Page 142 Subject Index Calling up the menu Factory Reset Recording archive (playing back/editing Software update (by satellite) recordings) Software update by USB Calling up the recording archive (My recordings) Save Channel list to USB Software update Update channel lists Chapter view Creating chapters Settings Deleting chapters...
  • Page 143 Subject Index Timer recording Timeshift Automatic timeshift 32, 114 Time-shift buffer size Troubleshooting Tuner Confi guration Videotext (Teletext) Volume bar display...
  • Page 144 936.4297/A/ZWT/0312/e - Technical data subject to change. Internet: www.kathrein.de KATHREIN-Werke KG • Anton-Kathrein-Straße 1 - 3 • P.O. Box 100 444 • 83004 Rosenheim • GERMANY • phone +49 8031 184-0 • Fax +49 8031 184-385...

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