Philips 8601 Series User Manual page 14

Unicable Setup
The Unicable System
You can use a Single Cable system, MDU or Unicable
system to connect the antenna dish to the TV. A
Single Cable system uses one cable to connect the
satellite dish to all satellite tuners in its system. A
Single Cable system is typically used in apartment
buildings. If you use a Unicable system, the TV will ask
you to assign a user band number and corresponding
frequency during the installation. You can install 1 or 2
satellites with Unicable on this TV.
If you notice some missing channels after a Unicable
installation, another installation might have been
done at the same moment on the Unicable system.
Do the installation again to install the missing
channels.
User Band Number
In a Unicable system, each connected satellite tuner
must be numbered (e.g. 0, 1, 2 or 3 etc.).
You can find the available user bands and their
number on the Unicable switchbox. User band is
sometimes shortened as UB. There are Unicable
switchboxes that offer 4 or 8 user bands. If you select
Unicable in the settings, the TV will ask you to assign
the unique user band number for each built-in
satellite tuners. A satellite tuner cannot have the same
user band number as another satellite tuner in the
Unicable system.
User Band Frequency
Next to the unique user band number, the built-in
satellite receiver needs the frequency of the selected
user band number. These frequencies are mostly
shown next to the user band number on a Unicable
switchbox.
Manual Channel Update
You can always start an channel update yourself.
To start a channel update manually...
1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK.
2 - Select Channels > Satellite Installation.
3 - Select Search for Channels.
4 - Select Update Channels. The TV will start
updating. The update may take a few minutes.
5 - Follow the instructions on screen. The update
may take a few minutes.
6 - Select Finish and press OK.
Add a Satellite
You can add an additional satellite to your current
satellite installation. The installed satellites and their
channels remain untouched. Some satellite operators
do not allow adding a satellite.
The additional satellite should be seen as an extra, it
is not your main satellite subscription or not the main
satellite of which you use its channel package.
Typically, you would add a 4th satellite when you
have 3 satellites already installed. If you have 4
satellites installed, you might consider removing one
first to be able to add a new satellite.
Setup
If you currently have only 1 or 2 satellites installed, the
current installation settings might not allow adding an
extra satellite. If you need to change the installation
settings, you must redo the complete satellite
installation. You cannot use Add satellite if a change
of settings is needed.
To add a satellite...
1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK.
2 - Select Channels > Satellite Installation.
3 - Select Search for satellite.
4 - Select Add Satellite. The current satellites are
shown.
5 - Select Search. The TV will search for new
satellites.
6 - If the TV has found one or more satellites,
select Install. The TV installs the channels of the
found satellites.
7 - Select Finish and press OK to store the
channels and radio stations.
Remove a Satellite
You can remove one or more satellites from your
current satellite installation. You remove the satellite
and its channels. Some satellite operators do not
allow removing a satellite.
To remove satellites...
1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK.
2 - Select Channels > Satellite Installation.
3 - Select Search for satellite.
4 - Select Remove Satellite. The current satellites
are shown.
5 - Select a satellite and press OK to mark or
unmark them to remove.
6 - Press  (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close
the menu.
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