*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:33 Uhr Operating Instructions MultyFocus TechniSat TechniSat TechniSat TechniSat TechniSat Netz TechniSat Satellitenfernsehprodukte GmbH · Postfach 560 · 54541 Daun Seite 2 Made in Germany!
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INDEX TV/RADIO (S.19) recorder/play (P .20) Satellite/Channel list MENU Menu control Menu display (function keys) STOP Previous menu TechniSat Multyfocus TV output modulator LNB inputs OC 13/18V MADE IN GERMANY 2x0,4A max AUDIO LNB 1 LNB 2 Antenna left right...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:33 Uhr Seite 4 2 Please read first! Reading the operation instructions Chapters 4 and 5 explain how to connect and adapt the receiver to the outdoor unit (reflector, LNB, etc.), the TV set, etc. This set-up is required only once; you only need to make amendments in case the outdoor unit installation has changed or additional equipment has Been connected, e.g.
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:33 Uhr 3 Safety precautions For your own protection, carefully read the safety precautions before starting to use your new device. The manufacturer is not liable to damage caused by improper handling or by disregarding the safety precautions. Take care that empty remote control batteries are not put into the household waste but disposed off properly (return to specialist stores, special waste)
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:33 Uhr Seite 6 4 Connections 4.1 Outdoor unit a) Use an appropriate coax cable to connect the receiver’s input LNB 1 with the receiving equipment’s LNB input. You may connect a second LNB to LNB input 2. For further details, see chapter 5, „installation“. b) Connect the ferrite polarizer to the POLARIZER terminals marked FERR.
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:33 Uhr Seite 8 4.4 Video Cassette Recorder h) Connect the video recorder to the SCART input marked „VCR“. If the receiver is turned on, press the VCR key to play a video cassette. If the receiver is in standby mode (see 6.1) all audio and video signals are directed to the SCART output TV, provided the VCR produces an adequate switching signal.
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:33 Uhr Seite 9 5.1.1 Deleting all All satellite positions and channel settings you have made will be deleted. You should not use this function other than when setting up your receiver for the first time. > Press to set pointer to „delete all“...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:33 Uhr Seite 10 5.3 Outdoor unit Both LNB inputs can be configured to use separate outdoor units. Example: CombySat LNB set-up to accommodate the entire Ku band (between 10.7 and 12.75 GHz). (This LNBis also pre-configured) >...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:33 Uhr 5.4 Satellite scan The description of the scan feature assumes the following: a) The antenna trajectory has been duly adjusted. b) You have set up the right outdoor unit (see 5.3, „Outdoor unit“). c) You have mounted the linear/circular polarizer (part no. 2206 or 2207) according to the instructions.
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*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:33 Uhr Seite 12 > Press to make exact set-up. > Press to set pointer to „Gesp. Position“ (stored position). > Press to store. > Press to set pointer to „Westgrenze“ (West limit). Satellite scan satellite Hispasat 1 channel Tdeporte 12.149 GHz stored position...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:33 Uhr Seite 13 5.5 Automatic satellite scan The automatic satellite scan feature only works from West to East. The following explanation assumes that the reflector has been oriented towards the westernmost satellite (Hispasat 1 at 30° West in our example) after having set up the East and West limits (see 5.4).
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:34 Uhr Seite 14 If the desired satellite has not been found: > Press to set pointer to „Suche starten“ (start scan). > Press to start again. If, due to bad receive conditions, a satellite cannot be found using the automatic scan feature, you can search and store it manually (see 5.4), and proceed with the automatic scanning afterwards.
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:34 Uhr Seite 15 5.7 Decoder/OSD If your television is equipped with RGB inputs you can select the OSD display to achieve optimal quality of character display. Warning: correctly wired (21-pin) SCART cord! > Display the installation menu (see p. 8). >...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:36 Uhr 5.9 External Programmation You can copy programmation changes to a second receiver. The data transfer between both receivers requires an authentic SCART cord (21 pins). > Connect the SCART 3 output of receiver 1 with the SCART 3 input of receiver 2.
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:36 Uhr Seite 18 6 Operation 6.1 Switching on and off Netz Preferably use the power-on switch to turn the receiver on and off. This saves power and the environment. For brief operational breaks use the remote control function: >...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:36 Uhr Seite 19 6.5 TV/Radio control The pre-programmed set of channels consists of 300 television and 200 radio channels. When receiving a radio channel, the TV screen is turned off and displays only the channel name on coloured background. >...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:36 Uhr Seite 21 > press > press to terminate. TV/RADIO 6.10 Setting the clock Set time hour month MENU date 31 Sunday year 1995 ^/v/</>/0-9/OK/STOP Example: How to set the clock to 31. December 1995, 20.00 hrs >...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:36 Uhr Seite 22 Open the channel menu: > Main menu press Set timer > set timer > timer 1 STOP set time timer 2 > childproof control feat. timer 3 press to set channel menu timer 4 pointer to „channel menu“...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:36 Uhr 7 Changing the basic programmation Channel menu MENU > outdoor unit video settings You cannot select a channel audio settings using the keys on copy channel the receiver or the keys of change channel the remote control, once it is delete/open channel deleted.
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:36 Uhr 7.3 Deleting/recalling channels > press to return to normal operation. PROGR Delete/call channel delete channel ? OK/STOP Delete/call channel call channel ? OK/STOP Seite 24 STOP Rename change old name Pro 7 > new name Pro 8*** ^/v/</>/OK/STOP...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:36 Uhr Seite 25 7.5 Renaming satellites Example: how to rename Astra to Astra 1 > select the Astra satellite. > call up the channel menu (see page 23). > press to set pointer to „rename satellite“ >...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:36 Uhr Seite 26 7.7 Setting up new channels If required, you can add new channels to the pre-programmed set of channels. For this purpose, each satellite provides blank channel positions (marked by ********). Example: programme RTL to channel position 143 (Hotbird 13° East). The information to do this is collected in the table of chapter 8, „Pre-programmed channels“, channel 128: Transponder frequency: 11.596 MHz...
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*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:37 Uhr Seite 27 Video settings brightness > polarity Normal decoder decoder signal ^/v/</>/MENU/OK/STOP STOP Audio settings > audio bandwidth 130 kHz deemphasis TMSP basic volume pre-adjustments mode Stereo freq. left 7.02 MHz freq. right 7.20 MHz ^/v/</>/0-9/MENU/OK/STOP >...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:37 Uhr Seite 28 7.8 Setting up new satellites The pre-programmed set of channels consists of 300 television and 200 radio channels broadcast by the 18 most popular satellites. Those can be set up very easily using the installation menu (see 5.4). However, the pre-pro- grammation also covers another 26 satellite names without channel assignations.
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*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:37 Uhr Channel data (taken from table in chapter 8, „Vorprogrammierte Programme“ (pre-programmed channels), channel 3, Pro 7) Transponder frequency: Polarisation level: Tuner bandwidth LNB input Polarity: Brightness: Audio bandwidth: Deemphasis: Volume: Audio frequency left channel: Audio frequency right channel: Audio mode: >...
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:37 Uhr 7.9 Menu overview STOP MENU Main menu > set timer set time childproof control feat. channel menu ^/v/OK/STOP STOP Channel menu > outdoor unit video settings audio settings copy channel change channel delete/open channel rename channel rename satellite new channels and satellites ^/v/OK/STOP...
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*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:39 Uhr STOP MENU outdoor unit Main menu > skew > set timer polarisation set time 22 kHz childproof control feat. channel menu optimise skew signal level ^/v/OK/STOP ^/v/</>/MENU/OK/STOP STOP Channel menu > outdoor unit video settings audio settings copy channel change channel...
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*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:39 Uhr Video 118 Duna TV 11596 119 Polonia 11081 7,02 120 Polsat 11638 6,65 6,65 280 M 121 TV Plus 11556 122 Business-TV 11163 123 Algerian 11678 124 Nile TV 11145 6,65 6,65 280 M 125 TGRT-Zus 11063 6,65 6,65 280 M 126 ********...
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*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:39 Uhr Video Eutelsat II-F4 7° East 182 ******** 12583 6,65 6,65 200 M 183 RIK Nik. 11144 184 EPT-ET 1 11178 185 ******** 11133 186 ******** 11575 Tele X und Sirius 5° East 187 TV3 Sve. 11785 188 TV4 Sve.
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:39 Uhr 9 Troubleshooting notes Error No picture, no sound, display is off No picture, no sound, display is on Screen display „Pulse count error“ Screen display „Motor overload“ Screen display „Auto-focus error“ Outdoor unit moves in wrong direction The automatic satellite scan feature does not find any satellites The automatic satellite scan feature does not find a...
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*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:39 Uhr Error Some satellites have good others have a bad receive quality The channels of a particular satellite have different receive qualities Some channels of a particular satellite cannot be received at all Some satellites and channels are missing in the list of satellites or channels, resp.
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:39 Uhr 10 Technical terms Actuator Motor with gears and push bars to drive medium to large-sized paraboloidal reflectors Antenna cable Cable connection between modulator and satellite receiver and antenna input of the television set, may be used alternatively when there is no SCART connector attached.
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*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:39 Uhr Seite 44 Coax cable: Cable connection between the LNB and satellite receiver which is used to transfer the received signals and for the power supply of the LNB. LNB (Low Noise Block Converter): Receiving unit centred in the focus of the paraboloidal reflector. It converts the frequency range of the satellite into the intermediate frequency of the receiver.
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*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:39 Uhr Seite 45 Satellite receiver: The signals received and converted by the LNB cannot be used by the television. The satellite receiver re-processes the signals so that its outputs provide common audio and video signals (AV) that can be transferred to the television. SCART: Connector on television sets, video cassette recorders, satellite receivers and other consumer electronic equipment used to produce audio and video signals (AV).
*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:39 Uhr Seite 46 11 Specifications Tuner Input frequency 950 - 2050 MHz 75 Ω Input resistance Input level 47 - 77 dbuV Connector F female, 2 pieces LNB control 18 V ± 0.5 V max. 400 mA1) 13.5 V ±...
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*M-Focus 2.6.95 14.12.1999 10:39 Uhr Temperature range + 15° C to + 35° C Humidity < 80% Dimensions 43.5 x 6.5 x 27 cm (width x height x depth) Weight 2.9 kg 1) storable with each channel position Seite 47...
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