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Page 1 Operating Manual Englisch UFS 931sw/HD+...
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 wish you good reception and hope you will enjoy using your new HD+ receiver. Your KATHREIN team...
Page 3: Difference Between Pal And Hdtv
Difference Between PAL and HDTV The difference between PAL and HDTV High-resolution TV is characterised by a signiﬁ cantly higher number of picture lines on the TV set. The usual European standard PAL achieves a resolution of 576 lines vertically and 720 lines horizontally. The high-resolution TV provides an impressive resolution, up to ﬁ...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
List of Contents Preface............2 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) ..40 General information on the Difference Between PAL and HDTV ... 3 programme guide ........40 List of Contents ........... 4 Calling up the EPG ........41 Safety Instructions - Important Notes ..6 Navigation in the EPG (remote control buttons in the EPG) ..
Page 5: List Of Contents
List of Contents Main Menu - Security ......... 62 General Terms and Conditions of Business for HD+ ........90 Main Menu - Settings ......... 64 For your notes ........... 94 Video Settings ........... 64 Audio Settings ........... 66 Menu Settings ........... 67 Miscellaneous ...........
Page 6: Safety Instructions - Important Notes
Safety Instructions - Important Notes These two pages contain important information about operation, installation location and connection of the unit. Read these instructions carefully before setting up the device. Mains cable Moisture, direct sunlight, heat, naked ﬂ ames Make sure that the mains cable Protect the unit against moisture, (power supply cable) is not damaged.
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, temperature rise “Installation” sections in the manual this unit does however lie within supplied, maintain a clearance of at permissible...
Page 8 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 9 This unit makes use of legally protected technologies, which are protected by patents in the USA and also by other intellectual property rights in other countries. KATHREIN-Werke KG has obtained licences from Audio MPEG Inc. and Societa‘ Italiana per lo sviluppo dell‘elettronica, S.I.SV.EL, S.P.A to use these technologies. These licences carry certain restrictions, which apply also to you as the customer.
Page 10: Connection And Set-Up
Connection and Set-Up UFS 931sw Power supply unit 230 V/12 V   Remote control RC 671 Operating Manual   HDMI cable Safety instructions (multi-lingual)   2 batteries AAA 1.5 V  Remove the cover on the rear of the remote control. Insert the two batteries supplied into the remote control.
Page 11: Tv Connection
Connection and Set-Up On/off switch (operation/standby) USB 2.0 port (for service purposes only) 4-character display HDMI connection Common Interface ﬁ tting Scart socket for TV connection CA module for Pay-TV cards Audio outputs (L/R) - cinch sockets Card reader (Nagravision integrated - for Digital data stream output (SPDIF/Sony HD+ Card) Philips Digital Interface Format) for Dolby...
Page 12 Connection and Set-Up If you do not know the conﬁ guration of your satellite reception system, contact your specialist dealer. Connect the Sat IF inputs on the receiver to the satellite reception system. Use coaxial cable with an F standard connector (see illustration on right). Conventional DiSEqC™...
Page 13 Connection and Set-Up There are two ways you can access the digital audio. HDMI The stereo audio is transmitted to your TV set via the HDMI interface. If your TV set also supports Dolby Digital, you can also receive the Dolby Digital audio via the HDMI interface (provided broadcast by the channel provider).
Page 14 Connection and Set-Up Before you start to use the UFS 931, read the chapters “Safety Instructions - Important Instructions”, “Important Information” and “Connection and Set-Up” through to the item “First installation”. Do not connect the unit to the mains until all installation work has been properly carried out.
Page 15 Connection and Set-Up  Press the (green) button to move to the next menu. The following on-screen display appears:  Use the buttons here to select the basic settings for the video output of the receiver to the TV set. During this process refer to the operating manual for your TV set and take care to select only those settings that your TV set can process.
Page 16 Connection and Set-Up The following on-screen display appears: If your receiver is connected as in the connection example (see illustration above), no changes are necessary in the rest of the ﬁ rst installation. If you are not familiar with the details of your reception system, note the following: In many cases the satellite reception system is a DiSEqC™1.0 system.
Page 17 Connection and Set-Up  The individual items are selected using the buttons. If you need to access sub-menus, they  can be called up using the button. The changes to the current settings can be performed using  buttons or the number pad. DiSEqC™...
Page 18 The changes to the current settings can be performed using  buttons or the number pad. The possible options for a single-cable system with Kathrein components are summarised at the end of this manual in the “Technical Appendix” section under “Single-cable systems”.
Page 19 The following on-screen display appears: You can only use the “Secure Channel with PIN” function if this function is supported by the single-cable components used. In the case of Kathrein single-cable components, this is currently only the case for the EXU 908. Connected equipment ...
Page 20 Connection and Set-Up Refer to the documentation supplied with your system for the settings for the SCR, frequencies and any PIN assigned to the tuner. You will ﬁ nd there a printed list showing the assignment between the various SCRs and the respective transmission frequencies.
Page 21 Connection and Set-Up   Press the button to conﬁ rm the displayed Press the button to conﬁ rm the displayed message. If no connection can be established  to the single-cable system, check your settings message. Then press the (green) button (transmission channel) and if necessary call for twice to move to the next menu (software...
Page 22 Connection and Set-Up  The individual items are selected using the buttons. If you need to access sub-menus, they  can be called up using the button. The changes to the current settings can be performed using  buttons or the number pad. Position A (satellite selection) ...
Page 23 Connection and Set-Up  The individual items are selected using the buttons. If you need to access sub-menus, they  can be called up using the button. The changes to the current settings can be performed using  buttons or the number pad. Position A (satellite selection) ...
Page 24 Connection and Set-Up  The individual items are selected using the buttons. If you need to access sub-menus, they  can be called up using the button. The changes to the current settings can be performed using  buttons or the number pad. Position A-B (satellite selection) Position A ...
Page 25 Connection and Set-Up After the LNB settings the receiver starts a software update automatically. If new software is available for your receiver, it will be loaded automatically by the receiver. This software download can take up to an hour. However, you do not need to undertake the software update now, you can also update later manually using “Main Menu”, “Service”, “System information”.
Page 26 Connection and Set-Up The following on-screen display appears: The following on-screen display then appears (a few seconds later):  Using the buttons you can select here the country list (important for pre-sorting the programmes) in which the channels found (programmes) are to be saved. Currently only the selection ...
Page 27 Connection and Set-Up Always follow the operating instructions from your Pay-TV provider and the instructions supplied with the smart card and the CA module! The cards and modules are issued by the respective Pay TV providers, and contain the subscriber data and details of the channels for which the subscriber has paid. These channels are always scrambled.
Page 28 Connection and Set-Up       The Common Interface (CI) on the UFS 931 is suitable for the use of one CA (Conditional Access)   module. The CI slot is behind the ﬂ ap on the right on the front. The CA module holds the smart ...
Page 29: Basic Functions
Basic Functions Currently unavailable Operation (on)/Standby (off) Call up teletext Number pad Call up main menu Volume “+” (louder) Volume “-” (softer) Mute Channel selection  Call up channel information (info = Call up favourites list banner and detailed information) ...
Page 30 Basic Functions  - Using increase and decrease the volume  - Using switch channels  - Using display and hide again additional channel information  - Using mute the audio   - Using enter the channel number directly ...
Page 31 Basic Functions  - Using (blue) change to the radio mode  - Using increase and decrease the volume  - Using switch channels  - Using display and hide again additional channel information  - Using mute the audio ...
Page 32 Basic Functions  - Using call up teletext   - Using enter the required page directly  - Using page forward/backward   - Using return to TV...
Page 33 Basic Functions On some menus/on-screen displays the related views/selections have speciﬁ c colour backgrounds. colours assigned to the buttons are shown in the table below. 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 on-screen display.
Page 34 Basic Functions  Press the button to open the channel list. The following on-screen display appears: Information on selecting favourites lists:  You can also call up the favourites lists directly from TV screen, using the (red) button. Then use ...
Page 35 Basic Functions Now use the respective coloured button to select the category in which you wish to open a channel list:  (red) button: Call up the “Favourites” category Contains the following channel lists: - Favourites lists 1-4  (green) button: Call up the “All Channels”...
Page 36: Audio Selection
Basic Functions The channel info banner is shown for a few seconds each time the channel is changed (can be changed under “Settings”, “Menu Settings”). However you can call up the banner again at any time using  button. The following icons (symbols) may appear in the channel info banner: Teletext is available Audio selection is: Stereo Subtitles selected/number...
Page 37 Basic Functions  By pressing the button again or pressing it twice from the TV picture, you can display further additional information, if provided by the channel provider, on the current programme (see example screenshot on the right). If, as in the example above, more than one page of text is available (1/2), you can display the second ...
Page 38 Basic Functions  Press the (yellow) button (twice in case of a portal channel). The following on-screen display appears (example):   Use the cursor ( ) buttons to select your desired soundtrack option, and press the button to conﬁ rm your selection. If the channel banner includes the following symbol for subtitles , you can call up the “Subtitle”...
Page 39 Basic Functions This symbol in the channel information shows you whether teletext is available for the selected channel.  When you press the button, the receiver processes the teletext service data for your TV set to display, even when 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 40: Electronic Programme Guide (Epg)
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) What is the electronic programme guide: The electronic programme guide (in the following section referred to as the EPG for short) provides all programme information free of charge (EPG data) and informs you up to a week in advance. However, this programme information must be broadcast by the related channel provider.
Page 41 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)  The EPG is called up by pressing the button. Each time the EPG is called up, you will automatically be shown the “Current” view (green) - irrespective of which view you had set the last time you exited the EPG.
Page 42: Current" View
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)  Call up the timer list (display of all pre-programmed (red) button recordings)  Navigation individual views (e.g. buttons 15 minutes skip forward in the “Current” view)  Call up a preview of the currently selected (yellow) button channel (Program guide) ...
Page 43 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) The “Current” view can be called up at any time in EPG by pressing the  (green) button. 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 the...
Page 44: Recording Settings
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) The “Preview” view can be called up at any  time in EPG by pressing the (yellow) button. In the “Preview” view you can see the programs currently selected channel. Provided that EPG data has been supplied/transmitted by the channel provider, receiver displays...
Page 45 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) The “Genres” view can be called up at  any time in EPG by pressing the (blue) button. In the “Genres view” you can display the programmes sorted by genre. Provided that EPG data has been supplied by the channel provider, the receiver sorts the programme into the existing categories.
Page 46 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)  (red dot) button allows you to set a programme for recording at any time. The programme to be recorded can be selected in any of the EPG views, provided  (red dot) button appears at the bottom of the on-screen display.
Page 47 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Programme not in EPG: Select any programme on the channel on which the desired programme is to be broadcast at a later date, and press  (red dot) button. The following on-screen display appears (example): As there is no EPG data, you must enter the data (date, start, end) manually.
Page 48 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)  Use the buttons to select the “Daily” recording mode (see screenshot on the right).  You can then use the buttons to select the individual ﬁ elds. Make the settings using the number pad or ...
Page 49 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)  Use the buttons to select the “Monday - Friday” recording mode (see screenshot on the right).  You can then use the buttons to select the individual ﬁ elds. Make the settings using the number keys or ...
Page 50 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) The “Timer List” view can be called up at  any time in EPG by pressing the (red) button. The following on-screen display appears (example): The “Timer List” view shows you all the recordings that are scheduled. ...
Page 51: Main Menu
Main Menu  The main menu is called up by pressing the button. The following on-screen display appears: The programme showing on the currently selected channel always appears in the top right-hand corner of the main menu. The selected menus, sub-menus and items, and also the parameters to be set, are each marked in colour.
Page 52 Main Menu...
Page 53: Main Menu - Edit Channel List
Main Menu - Edit Channel List   Select the “Edit Channel List” menu using the button, the buttons in the main menu  All changes to the channel lists and favourites lists which you can make as described in the following chapter are not saved by the receiver unless, when ...
Page 54: Favourites List
Main Menu - Edit Channel List Before you start to edit the channel lists, you can have the receiver pre-sort the complete channel list by speciﬁ c criteria. If you want pre-sorting, press  (yellow) button. The following on-screen display appears: ...
Page 55 Main Menu - Edit Channel List  position marked using the button.  Press the button to exit the menu again.  Using the cursor ( ) buttons select the channel in the “Channels” list that you want to add to one of the favourites lists (see example screenshot on the right).
Page 56 Main Menu - Edit Channel List Channels deleted from the complete channel list (left column) cannot be restored and cannot only be found again with a renewed channel search. Channels deleted from a favourites list (right column) remain in the complete channel list and are only deleted from the selected favourites list.
Page 57: Main Menu - Search For Channels
Main Menu - Search for Channels After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: You have three different search options: - Standard Channel Search - Automatic Channel Search - Advanced Channel Search  Standard The channel list currently set is Use the buttons to select the Channel...
Page 58 list selected previously updated by the receiver. After the update conﬁ rm the receiver message displayed  using the button. The receiver jumps back to the Search for Channels  menu. Press the button to exit the menu again. After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: ...
Page 59 Main Menu - Search for Channels During the search you will see the following on-screen display (example): Note: You can cancel the search at any time  by pressing the button. After completion of the search, you will following on-screen display (example): ...
Page 60 Main Menu - Search for Channels 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. In this menu you can selectively search a transponder for the new channels. Satellite ...
Page 61 Main Menu - Search for Channels Channels to search for  Use the buttons to select the type of channels that are to be searched for. You have three options: - “All” All channels are searched for - “Only free-to-air channels” Only free-to-air channels are searched for - “Only encrypted channels”...
Page 62: Main Menu - Security
Main Menu - Security 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 setting: “0000”). The following on-screen display then appears: In this menu you can set various restrictions/parental controls.
Page 63 Main Menu - Security  it again and conﬁ rming again using the button.  To save your new PIN code conﬁ rm the message displayed by pressing the button. Your device PIN code has now been changed. Keep your four-digit device PIN in a safe place, so that you always have access to your channels should you ever forget it.
Page 64: Main Menu - Settings
Main Menu - 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 your selection  using the button. After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: The individual items are selected using ...
Page 65: Video Settings
Main Menu - Settings Video Settings  To be able to make these settings, switch to the Video Settings line and then press the button. The following on-screen display appears: HDMI SCART Picture Format Picture Format Here you can select the TV picture format. Here you can select the TV picture format.
Page 66 Main Menu - Settings - 720p (resolution 1280 x 720, full-screen AV Control images) Select here whether on switching off the receiver - 576p (resolution 720 x 576, full-screen a signal is to be sent to switch off the TV set. images) or - 576i (resolution 720 x 576, half-screen images - PAL)
Page 67 Main Menu - Settings - Mono (from the right channel) or - Mono (total) Multichannel-Audio Automatic Select here, if multichannel audio is available (e. g. Dolby Digital), whether this multichannel audio is to be output automatically (setting “On”). The receiver may need to be connected to a Dolby Digital system or an AV ampliﬁ...
Page 68 Main Menu - Settings Menu Language Select here the required menu language. Available options: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Dutch and Turkish. After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: The individual items are selected using ...
Page 69 Main Menu - Settings Sorting Select here whether the channel list is to always be sorted by the following criteria: - None (channel list remains as it is) - A-Z - Z-A - Service Provider - Service ID Display Brightness Select here from the three available brightness settings for the receiver display.
Page 70 Main Menu - Settings After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display (example): The individual items are selected using  buttons. The changes to the current settings can be performed  using buttons number pad.  Press the button to access the menu generated by the CA module: From this menu, your card and your PIN code allow you to access various channels from your Pay-TV...
Page 71 Main Menu - Settings Information for Conax, SECA, Viaccess and CryptoWorks users: Note that with monthly activation intervals, the channel providers have different procedures for activating Pay TV cards. Activation may therefore be a few days before or after the beginning of a new month. During this activation period, the CA module and card must be in the slot, and the receiver must be turned on and set to the booked Pay TV channel.
Page 72: Main Menu - Service Menu
Main Menu - Service Menu After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display:  Use the buttons to select the desired menu and conﬁ rm your selection  using the button. After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: If you do not have a meter for adjusting your reﬂ...
Page 73 Main Menu - Service Menu After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display: You cannot change or delete any data here. This menu is merely for viewing the reception data for the currently selected channel. After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display (example): You cannot change or delete any data here.
Page 74: System Information (Update Software)
Main Menu - Service Menu To have the receiver search for new software, in the line “Update Software”  press the button. First the following on-screen display appears:  Use the buttons to select “Yes”  and then press the button.
Page 75 Main Menu - Service Menu If new software is available, the following is displayed (example):  Press button to start the update  process or the button to leave the menu without updating the software. After starting the update, you will see the following on-screen display: Once the software has been completely downloaded, you will see the following...
Page 76 Main Menu - Service Menu After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display:   Use the buttons to select the setting “Yes” and then press the button. All receiver settings are reset to their original settings. After the reset, the receiver automatically restarts and you will see the ﬁ...
Page 77: Main Menu - Language
Main Menu - Language After calling up the menu you will see the following on-screen display:   Select the line you want to change using the buttons. Make the changes using the buttons. Menu Language: Select the required language for the menus. Available options: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Dutch and Turkish.
Page 78: 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 79: Technical Appendix
Technical Appendix For entries such as names of e.g. search expressions, use the keyboard displayed on the screen (see example screenshot). The letters assigned to the number pad also apply to your remote control. They are used very similarly to a mobile phone.
Page 80 Technical Appendix  Cancel entry without saving  Cancel entry without saving  After you have entered the desired expression, press the button in order to load the name/search   expression or the button to abort the entry. HDMI Scart Hi-ﬁ...
Page 81 Technical Appendix Type UFS 931sw/HD+ Part no. 20210171 Colour Black RF section Sat IF band 950-2150 Input level band dBμV 44-83 TV system, video Modulation, FEC, demultiplexer DVB-S/DVB-S2 standard Video resolution CCIR 601 (720 x 576 lines), 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i Video decryption MPEG-2, MPEG-4-compatible Input data rate...
Page 82 Technical Appendix Sat IF Sat IF Sat IF KAZ 11/KAZ 12 overvoltage protector...
Page 83 Technical Appendix Sat IF Sat IF Sat IF Sat IF KAZ 11/KAZ 12 overvoltage protector...
Page 84 Technical Appendix Sat IF 4 connections per living unit KAZ 11/KAZ 12 overvoltage protector...
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Page 86: Short Technical Guide
Short technical guide AC 3 DiSEqC™ components Output for Dolby Digital signal If DiSEqC™ switching matrices are cascaded, the master receiver must transmit the DiSEqC™ signal several times, so that all DiSEqC™ multi- ASTRA SES (Société Européene des Satellites) satellite switches in the cascade receive their commands.
Page 87 Short technical guide HDCP – High-bandwidth Digital Content channel identiﬁ cation number also Protection Encryption system which protects the HDMI and referred to as the Network ID or NIT. DVI interfaces for secure transmission of video and audio data. NTFS File system for storage media HDMI - High Deﬁ...
Page 88 SCR (Satellite Channel Router) that are installed in S-video signal the feed system or in the matrix. Kathrein single-cable system satisﬁ es 8PSK (8-Phase-Shift-Keying) the single-cable standard in accordance with...
Page 89: Service
Service If, despite studying this 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 90 General Terms and Conditions of Business for HD+ 1.7 HD PLUS reserves the right to block or to Application, Subject of Contract and HD+ Card 1.1 The present General Terms and Conditions of withdraw support for HD+ Cards which following Business of HD PLUS GmbH, registered ofﬁ...
Page 91 General Terms and Conditions of Business for HD+ HD+ Service. The activation of HD+ Cards should of the cessation or restriction in service or where not be renewed until this message has appeared on this would delay the rectiﬁ cation of existing the display device.
Page 92 General Terms and Conditions of Business for HD+ in the HD+ Service where elimination does not Data Protection require replacement of the HD+ Card. The costs for Details about data processing can be found availment of the HD PLUS customer service shall data protection information...
Page 93 General Terms and Conditions of Business for HD+ Cancellation Right of Cancellation You can cancel the contract within two weeks without specifying any reason by means of written notiﬁ cation (e.g. letter, fax, e-mail). This period shall commence following receipt of the present instruction in written form, albeit not prior to the end of the contract, nor prior to fulﬁ...
Page 94 For your notes...
Page 95 For your notes...
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