Contents General Information ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 1. Safety and Precaution --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 2. Environment Protection ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Remote Control Unit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 3. Remote Control Unit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 System Connection ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 4. Front Panel ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 5. Rear Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 6.
General Information 1. Safety and Precautions Thank you for purchasing the digital satellite receiver. For your safety and proper operation, please take time reading this manual fully before installing and operating the receiver. We hope you will be able to take advantage of the numerous functions with the help of this manual.
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General Information ◈ ATTACHMENTS Do not use any attachments that are not recommended as these may cause hazard or damage to the STB. ◈ CONNECTION TO THE SATELLITE DISH LNB Disconnect the STB from the mains before connecting or disconnecting the cables from the satellite dish. Failure to do so can damage the LNB.
2. Environment protection Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This marking shown on the product or its literatures, indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life.
Remote Control Unit 3. Remote Control Unit 1. Power Power on, standby mode 2. TV / STB Receiver switch between TV and receiver mode 3. TEXT (TELETEXT) Show Teletext 4. CAPTURE PVR function. Set receiver to service capture mode. 5. SUBT Display the subtitle list, show a subtitle selected 6.
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Remote Control Unit 14. EXIT Cancel the user selection 15. VOL Up/Down Increase or decrease the volume. 16. INFO (INFORMATION) Display channel status or various program information of current service 17. FAV (Favorite) Set receiver to favorite service mode, display the favorite channel 18.
System Connection 4. Front Panel ◈ Normal Display : - On - Video Ready - Channel Number - Channel Name - Program Information ◈ Tact switch : Standby On/Off, CH UP/DOWN, Menu, OK, Vol. UP/DOWN ◈ Smart Interface slot : 1 Smart card slot ◈...
REAR PANEL 5. Rear Panel Please refer to the diagram above for all possible connections of your receiver Do not connect the unit to the mains socket until all other connections have been made and checked. ① IF INPUT : This port is to connect the coaxial cable from LNB of your Dish.
System Connection 6. Connecting Your System ◈ TV Only There are two ways to connect the STB to your existing TV system. We recommend using one of the following cases for the best result : Connect one end of RCA cable (Composite Video, Audio Left, Right) to the RCA jack on the back of the STB and the other end to a RCA Jack on your TV.
Menu Guide 7. Installation Wizard ◈ Installation Wizard Language Select Language With ▲▼ Key On The RCU, Then Press Ok Or Menu Key To Continue. Time After Configuring Languages, select time zone & time related feature. A/V output After Selecting Time Zone, Configure your A/V output setting.
Menu Guide 7. Installation Wizard ◈ Installation Wizard Satellite Search Antenna setup will be displayed. Select satellite (SAT) with ▲ ▼ Key On The RCU, and press OK / Red Color key. To change Antenna options, press cursor ▲ ▼ keys on ◀...
Menu Guide 8. Installation ◈ Installation Antenna Setup When Selecting Antenna Setup In Install Menu. 1) LNB Type User can select Single, Universal, OCS, Unicable4 , Unicable8-A and Unicable8-B. 2) LNB Frequency (High / Low) Input the frequency directly from the numeric keys on the RCU or press to scroll frequencies.
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Menu Guide 8. Installation ◈ Installation Satellite Search The configured antennas will be displayed to search Satellite Channels. 1) Satellite selection Press OK to select / deselect Antennas. 2) Scan Press RED key to scan. 3) Satellite add Press GREEN to add satellite. 4) Satellite edit Press YELLOW to edit satellite.
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Menu Guide 8. Installation ◈ Installation System Recovery Reset the whole settings with the Factory default values. Notice : If you use “System Recovery”, then all the searched channels will be removed, and Installation Wizard will start after rebooting. System Upgrade 1) Serial Upgrade : If you connect STB to PC using serial port, then you can download/upload new system S/W .
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Menu Guide 8. Installation ◈ Installation Ethernet Update Select OK to configure Ethernet Setting. DHCP On/Off : enable/disable DHCP configuration If you choose DHCP on, then IP address value will be set automatically. If you choose DHCP off, then you should set IP address manually.
Menu Guide 9. System Setup ◈ System Setup Language To select the desired language of the OSD Menu , Audio, Subtitle Language, place the cursor on each sub menu by pressing the “▲,▼ keys and press the keys to change language. ◀...
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Menu Guide 9. System Setup ◈ System Setup Time Setting Place the cursor on each sub menu by pressing the “▲,▼ keys and press the keys to change language. ◀ ▶ 1) Time Setting : Auto, Manual. 2) Time Offset : Select Time zone, if your Time Setting is GMT Offset..
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Menu Guide 9. System Setup ◈ System Setup Power Mode 1) Power Mode : Select standby power mode. (Active / Deep) Notice : If you select “Deep”, to reduce standby power consumption, there’s no Time Display on VFD. Parental Control 1.
Menu Guide 10. CA (Conditional Access) System ◈ CA System Smart Card Interface To view Smart Card Information, insert your Smart Card into the Smart Card slot. Common Interface 1 To view Common Interface Information, insert your Conditional Access Module into CI slot. Common Interface 2 To view Common Interface Information, insert your Conditional Access Module into CI slot.
Menu Guide 11. Utility (USB) – MP3, JPEG ◈ Utility MP3 Jukebox To enjoy your MP3 music files, insert USB memory stick into USB port, and select “MP3 Jukebox”, then Embedded MP3 Player browse music files. Press OK to select and play it. JPEG Viewer To view your JPEG Photographs, insert USB memory stick into USB port, and select “JPEG Viewer”, then the list of JPEG files...
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Menu Guide 12. Utility (USB) – Recored File Play ◈ Utility Recorded File Viewer To enjoy your video files, insert USB memory stick into USB port, and select “Recorded File Viewer”. Press OK to select and play it. Press once “I” (Information Key) on the RCU, to display i-plate Also the playing video file name, Playback Time are also displayed.
Menu Guide 13. Utility (USB) – PVR Setup ◈ Utility Press once “OK” on the RCU, to display i-plate. Pressing “OK” key again while viewing I-plate, Playing video will be stopped. PVR Setup To PVR Setup, select “PVR Setup”. 1) Time Shift User can select Time Shift support ON/OFF 2) Duration User can set duration of Time Shift.
Menu Guide 14. Utility – Record ◈ Utility Record To Channel record, select “Record”. 1) Channel User can select Channel. Press once “OK” on the RCU, to display channel-list and pressing the “▲,▼ keys” and Press “OK” Key in User wanted Channel.
Menu Guide 15. Edit (Channel Manager) ◈ Edit (Channel Manager) Edit Channel List To edit basic channel list, use “Edit Channel List” menu. Delete, Lock, Move channels are available. Favorite Group To make your own customized channel list, use “Favorite Group”...
Functions Guide 16. Electronic Program Guide (EPG) ◈ Electronic Program Guide The information may be only available from the transponder of the channel you are watching. To see the titles of current & next program, press the “EPG” of the RCU. Depending on the amount of the EPG data, loading time might take a couple of seconds.
Functions Guide 17. Channel List This menu helps you to easily select the channel that you want to watch or edit. To display the Channel List, press the “CH List” or “OK” key while you are viewing a program and you will see all channels that you saved in the channel list.
Functions Guide 18. Channel Banner (i-Plate) Press once “I” (Information Key) on the RCU, to display i-plate. Also the satellite name, channel number and name / Time / program type (FTA/ CI …), Channel Lock, Teletext, Subtitle, AC3 audio and Short & Extended event information, Time duration of event are also displayed.
Functions Guide 19. Audio Language Users can select audio language press the “AUDIO” key of the RCU. If there’s Dolby Digital Audio track, then Dolby Double-D logo will be display in audio language list. (TBD) : Dolby Double-D logo 20. Subtitle Language Users can select Subtitle language press the “SUBTITLE”...
Technical Specification Software Specification Basic System MPEG-4 Digital and Fully DVB-S/S2 compliant Maximum channels 6,000 Channel Type TV, Radio, Favorite, Satellite, CAS 7 days schedule data OSD Language English, German, French, Spanish, Portugal, Italian Dutch, Czech 2 CI, 1 SC for Conax Others Features Media File Play (Dvix, Xvid, AVI, MKV, etc) Front-end...
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Technical Specification Rear SCART 2 set(1 Video, 2 Audio, 1 Component) S/PDIF 1 optical HDMI 1.3a (Support 1080p mode) RS-232C 1 (9pin) Host version 1.1/2.0(5V DC 1A MAX) RJ45 (Mac address) Power Code Fixed cord type (SMPS type) Antenna In-Out LNB In-Out Switch Power On/Off...
Trouble Shooting Guide If you suspect there is a fault with your receiver, please check the following trouble shooting guide before calling an authorized service agent. Warning! Under no circumstances attempt to repair the receiver yourself. Tampering with the receiver may result in fatal electric shock and will invalidate your warranty. Symptom Possible cause No display on the Display Panel...
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Trouble Shooting Guide Symptom Possible cause Poor Picture Quality • The level of Signal strength is low. Receiver not responding to remote • RCU batteries are dead or inserted incorrectly. control unit • The RCU is pointing toward wrong direction. Receiver is on but no picture or •...
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