*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr Back panel Seite 3 G 687 605 D Edition 4/95 ; instructions are subject to changes due to technological advance. TechniSat EC 4004...
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr Contents Illustrations Safety instructions Connection Outdoor unit and television set Hifi amplifier Video cassette recorder (VCR) External decoder Operation General 4.1.1 Switching on and off 4.1.2 Channel selection 4.1.3 Volume 4.1.4 Mono/stereo D/D2 MAC reception 4.2.1...
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr 2. Safety instructions For your own protection carefully read the safety precautions befo- re starting to use your new device. The manufacturer is not liable to damage caused by improper handling or by disregarding the safety precautions.
HIFI AMPLIFIER 3.1 Outdoor unit and television set Connect the receiver with the LNB of the outdoor equipment using a special coax cable (TechniSat Coax- Sat 2050). If available, connect the ferrite polarizer to the polarizer terminal clips. To fasten the cables you may want to remove the polarizer plug from the receiver.
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr If your television set does not have an AV input, you can also connect the receiver's antenna output to the antenna input of the television set using an antenna cable. Plug the cable coming from the antenna into the antenna input.
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr 4. Operation 4.1 General 4.1.1 Switching on and off After being turned on, the receiver reselects the channel which was set before the device has been switched off. Yet, if in the meantime the power supply has been interrupted, the device selects channel 1 upon powering up.
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr The colour intensity can only be modified when receiving D-MAC or D2 MAC channels. When the receiver has been disconnected from the power supply, the standard value is reset. > with intensity higher COLOUR COLOUR >...
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr Teletext broadcasts can only be received on D or D2 MAC channels. The key functions described in the following section are only effective in teletext operation. > select MAC channel with teletext service. >...
4.4 Eurocrypt reception EUROCRYPT is an encoding method for MAC channels. For the reception you need the deco- der installed in the EC 4004 and a valid smart card which you can obtain in special stores or directly from the channel issuer.
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr 4.4.2 Subtitles You can enter a preference list with up to three languages. If subtitles are broadcasted in one of these languages they will be displayed on screen automatically. > call the menu "language" (see 4.4.1 menu language) >...
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr 4.4.3 Subscription Open the CASS menus ("CASS" = "Conditional Access SubSystem", see 4.4.4. access control) to view your subscription details. In Eurocrypt S the card determines the appearance of the CASS menus; therefore, they may differ from the menus described below.
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr Subscription: You can subscribe certain kinds of programmes for a certain period of time. What you have to pay is independent of what you actually watch. In the submenu you find a table that tells you which categories you have subscribed for which period of time and at which level.
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:56 Uhr 4.4.4 Access control Mark the line "CASS menu" in the main menu and press Mark the line "Access control" in the CASS menu and press With the help of this menu you can impose and remove access restrictions. The restrictions are only effective if you enter a secret number other than zero.
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:58 Uhr Childproof control feature: When you select this line, the following submenu is displayed: After the selection of an age-group, only programmes with an adequate identification are decoded. 4.4.5 Automatic on screen display If you receive a EUROCRYPT service, troubleshooting notes or other information may be dis- played: "Insert the card"...
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr 5 Programmation 5.1 Preprogrammed channel tables The receiver is preprogrammed for the reception of 396 television and radio channels. The channels are listed on 4 tables which can be found in chapter 6.2. Table 1: channels from ASTRA 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D: Unysat LNB LOF 9.75 GHz Table 2: channels from ASTRA 1A, 1B, 1C: LOF 10.0 GHz...
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr > Press • and enter "02". > press • for a second time or wait approx. 4 seconds, and ARD is memorized on channel 2. > As long as the memory display is on screen you can interrupt the process by >...
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr 5.2.3 Channel settings New channels which are not part of the preprogrammation can be readily added. As soon as you modify the channel settings, the table identification changes from "F" to "H". Only when you have memorized the modifications by pressing Important: Numerical entries only become valid, when the screen returns to channel display.
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr > set the second audio frequency and > then switch to stereo operation pressing M/ST. The display responds to improper entries with "Err.". When holding the keys depressed, the frequency changes continuously, starting at 10 kHz steps followed by 50 kHz increments, after 10 changes.
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Press the keys to toggle the polarizer current between "-60" (-60 mA) and "+60" (+60mA). The value changes by 2 units per key depression. Hold the key depressed to change the value continuously. 5.2.3.5 Example The following example is a short explanation of the most important settings.
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr 6.2.2 Preprogrammed channels Table 1: UnySat V/H LNB for ASTRA LOF: 9.75 GHz in the range of 10.7 ... 11.699 GHz V/H LNB for TV Sat LOF: 10.750 GHz in the range of 11.7 ... 12.499 GHz...
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Channel Transponder programme frequency Seite 24 1. IF Sound IF mono left right stereo Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, television Astra 1D, 19.2° east, television TV Sat 2, 19.0° west, D2 MAC, television Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, radio...
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Seite 25 TechniSat EC 4004 Channel Transponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- programme frequency left right stereo zation voltage volt Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, radio...
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Table 2: V/H LNB LOF: 10 GHz in the range of 10.950 ... 11.699 GHz LOF: 10.750 GHz in the range of 11.7 ... 12.499 GHz polarization commutation: 14/18 volt Channel Transponder programme frequency Seite 26 1.
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Channel Transponder programme frequency Seite 27 1. IF Sound IF mono left right stereo TV Sat 2, 19.0° west, D2 MAC, television Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, radio Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, radio TechniSat EC 4004...
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Table 3: CombySat LNB frequency range 10.7 ... 11.699 GHz 11.7 ... 12.499 GHz 12.5 ... 12.750 GHz related skew values: polarization Channel Transponder programme frequency Seite 28 9.75 GHz 10.75 GHz 10.75 GHz frequency range <...
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Seite 29 TechniSat EC 4004 Channel Transponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- programme frequency left right stereo zation voltage volt Telecom 2A, 8.00 west, radio Tele X, 5.00 east, television Tele X, 5.00 east, radio Thor (DMAC), 1.0°west, television...
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Table 4: Tripleband LNB frequency range 10.95 ... 11.699 GHz 11.70 ... 12.499 GHz 12.50 ... 12.750 GHz related skew values: polarization Channel Transponder programme frequency Seite 30 10.00 GHz 10.75 GHz 10.75 GHz frequency range <...
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 10:01 Uhr Channel Transponder programme frequency Seite 31 1. IF Sound IF mono left right stereo Intelsat VI F1, 27.5°west, television Intelsat VI F1, 27.5°west, radio Eutelsat II F3, 16.0°east, television Eutelsat II F1, 13.0°east, television Eutelsat II F1, 13.0°east, television...
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 10:01 Uhr Channel Transponder programme frequency Seite 32 1. IF Sound IF mono left right stereo Telecom 2A, 8.00 west, radio Tele X, 5.00 east, television Tele X, 5.00 east, radio Thor (DMAC), 1.00 west, television Intelsat VA F12, 1.00 west, televisio...
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*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 10:01 Uhr Channel Transponder programme frequency Seite 33 1. IF Sound IF mono left right stereo Intelsat VI F1, 27.50 west, radio Eutelsat II F3, 16.00 east, television Eutelsat II F1, 13.00 east, television Eutelsat II F1, 13.00 east, television...
*EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 10:01 Uhr 7. Troubleshooting notes Error No picture, no sound, display is off No picture, no sound, display is on All satellite channels display „wavy lines“. A channel that ist received via antenna display „wavy lines“...
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