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  • Page 1 Operating manual DVB Satellite Receiver UFS 651si/sw...

  • 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 much pleasure using your new DVB satellite receiver. Your KATHREIN team...

  • Page 3: Important Information

    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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS ..........................2 PREFACE ...................... 3 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ..........................4 CONTENTS ................ 6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - IMPORTANT NOTES ................8 RECEIVER FEATURES / SCOPE OF SUPPLY ................9 CONTROLS, DISPLAYS AND CONNECTIONS ....................10 CONNECTION AND SET-UP ........................ 12 REMOTE CONTROL ....................
  • Page 5 CONTENTS ....................... 43 EDIT CHANNEL LIST ............43 SELECTION OF THE LIST / CHANNELS TO BE EDITED ....................44 EDITING LISTS / CHANNELS ....................45 “LAST FUNCTION” MEMORY ....................... 45 MOVE CHANNELS ......................45 DELETE CHANNELS ......................... 45 SKIP CHANNELS ........................

  • Page 6: Safety Instructions - Important Notes

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - IMPORTANT NOTES This page contains important information about the operation, installation location and connection of the unit. Read these instructions carefully before setting up the unit. Mains cable If the mains voltage is too high, there is a risk of fi re! Make sure that the mains cable (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. However, the heating of this “Installation” sections in the manual unit lies within the permissible range.

  • Page 8: Receiver Features / Scope Of Supply

    Due to its energy-effi cient concept, the receiver is environmentally friendly both in standard operation mode and in stand-by mode. Features are for instance: Kathrein EPG, guided fi rst installation with country setting, electric audio output for Dolby Digital (AC 3), a video cinch output and Teletext with an 800-page memory.

  • Page 9: Controls, Displays And Connections

    CONTROLS, DISPLAYS AND CONNECTIONS This section provides a brief description of all the controls, displays and connections. VIEW OF FRONT PANEL (FLAP REMOVED) VIEW REAR PANEL Front Panel Controls and Displays Rear Panel Controls and Displays On/Off switch (with mains disconnect) LNB input Channel select buttons - (▼▲) LNB loop-through input...

  • Page 10: Connection And Set-Up

    CONNECTION AND SET-UP The following section is intended specifi cally for specialist dealers. You need not refer to this section unless you are carrying out the installation yourself. The “Technical Appendix” section provides a “Connection Example” as a sample confi guration. Do not connect the receiver to the power supply until all installation work has been properly carried out.
  • Page 11 CONNECTION AND SET-UP TV AND VIDEO RECORDER CONNECTION Connect the satellite receiver (TV Scart socket) and the TV set using a Scart cable (see “Connection Example”). If your TV has a stereo capability, you can receive the sound in stereo via the Scart connection. Use a further Scart cable to connect the satellite receiver (VCR/Scart socket) to the video recorder/DVR.

  • Page 12: Remote Control

    REMOTE CONTROL Currently not used Power on / stand-by Numeric input for Videotext (Teletext) channels, timers etc. Open the main menu, Access Channel leave the menu and Notifi cation/Info return to the TV picture Volume Channel selection up/down Sound on/off OPT (yellow) Open channel options FAV (red)

  • Page 13: First Installation: General

    FIRST INSTALLATION: General Before using your receiver for the fi rst time, read the “Safety Instructions” and “Connection and Setup” sections. The “Technical Appendix” section provides a “Connection Example” as a sample confi guration. Do not connect the receiver to the power supply until all installation work has been properly carried out.
  • Page 14 FIRST INSTALLATION: General The following display appears: Use the buttons here to select whether you wish to use the pre-programmed channel list (select “no”) or generate a new channel list by searching (select “yes” - you will be asked later in the fi rst installation to compile this list).
  • Page 15 FIRST INSTALLATION: General Picture format Here you select the type of screen display, depending on the setting of your TV format: TV format “4:3”: Pan & Scan or Letterbox TV format “16:9”: “Automatic” or “Always 16:9” TV-Scart-Output Select the type of video signal at the TV Scart socket here. Select the signal that your TV set can process. FBAS - composite colour signal or RGB - Red/Green/Blue signal HDMI format...

  • Page 16: First Installation: Diseqc™1.0

    FIRST INSTALLATION: DiSEqC™1.0 When selecting satellite(s), make sure that your reception position is aligned to the desired satellite(s)! Use the buttons here to switch to the “Number of Satellites” selection Number of Satellites Press the button to select the number of satellites to be received. You can select a number from one to four satellites to be received.
  • Page 17 FIRST INSTALLATION: DiSEqC™1.0 The following display appears (example): Satellite and Position Use the buttons to set the desired satellite (selection from 17 pre-programmed options). LNB settings Use the buttons here to select the LNB type used in your system. The choice is between “Universal” and “user-defi...

  • Page 18: First Installation: Simple Lnb

    FIRST INSTALLATION: Simple LNB Satellite and position Use the buttons to select the desired satellite whose signal is to be received by the tuner. When you have selected your desired satellite, use the buttons to switch to the selection of the “LNB Type”.

  • Page 19: First Installation: One Cable

    LNB type used in your system. The choice is between “Universal”, “Wideband” and “Single”. If in your reception system you use a single-cable LNB (e.g. UAS 481 from Kathrein), please select here the setting “Wideband”. If you use a single-cable matrix (EXU 908) or a single-cable changeover...
  • Page 20 FIRST INSTALLATION: One Cable Universal: No further input is required, since all necessary frequency ranges are covered by a universal LNB. Wideband: No further input is necessary, since all frequency ranges are set by the Wideband LNB. Single: If you are not using a Universal or a Wideband system, you must set the frequencies here. You can fi nd the necessary information in the documentation supplied with your system.

  • Page 21: First Installation: Single-Cable System

    KATHREIN EXR 552 (single-cable switching matrix, max. four receivers) KATHREIN EXU 908 (single-cable matrix, max. eight receivers) EXR 4 subscriber (for future Kathrein single-cable (switching) matrices, max. four receivers) EXR 8 subscriber (for future Kathrein single-cable (switching) matrices, max. eight receivers) Selection “user-defi...
  • Page 22 FIRST INSTALLATION: single-cable system Test connection When you have completed all the settings, press the buttons to switch to the “Test connection” selection fi eld and press the button. The receiver now tests whether a connection to the single-cable system can be established or not. As soon as the receiver has established a connection to the single-cable system, you will see the following display: Confi...
  • Page 23 FIRST INSTALLATION: single-cable system Selection “UAS 481” or “EXR 551” When the UAS 481 single-cable feed system is being used, it is essential that the LNB is set to “Wideband”! When the EXR 551 single-cable switching matrix is being used, it is essential that the LNB is set to “Universal”! Transmission channel...
  • Page 24 FIRST INSTALLATION: single-cable system Selection “EXR 552” When the “EXR 552” single-cable switching matrix is being used, it is essential that the LNB is set to “Universal”! Transmission channel Use the buttons to select a free available transmission channel. A maximum of two transmission channels are available (1400 and 1516 MHz).
  • Page 25 FIRST INSTALLATION: single-cable system Selection “EXU 908” When the “EXU 908” single-cable matrix is being used, it is essential that the LNB is set to “Universal”! Transmission channel Use the buttons to select a free available transmission channel. A maximum of eight transmission channels are available (1284, 1400, 1516, 1632, 1748, 1864, 1980 and 2096 MHz).

  • Page 26: First Installation: Channel Search

    FIRST INSTALLATION: Channel search Perform a Channel search Use the buttons to select (yes or no) whether you wish to start a channel search. It is not essential to start a channel search; instead you can use the factory pre-programmed channels. However the channels do change from time to time (e.g.

  • Page 27: First Installation: Channel Search/Date And Time

    FIRST INSTALLATION: Channel Search/Date and time Use the button to move to the next step of the fi rst installation. The following display appears: Local time offset Use the buttons to set the time zone variation from UTC (formerly GMT) (e.g. for Germany +1 hour).

  • Page 28: Operating Instructions

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MENU CONCEPT The structure of the menu concept is based on logical operating sequences. The programme showing on the current selected channel always appears in the top right-hand corner of the screen. You will fi nd detailed descriptions of the selected menu items in the relevant sections of the operating manual.

  • Page 29: Menu Tree

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MENU TREE Main Menu Open the menu by pressing the button 1.01 10.10.2009 10.10.2009...

  • Page 30: Alphanumeric Inputs

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ALPHANUMERIC INPUTS Use the displayed keypad (see fi gure to the right) for entry of favourites names or search expressions by selecting numerals for the desired letters / digits. You can write with upper or lower case letters ( button).

  • Page 31: On-Screen Displays (Osd)

    ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS (OSD) CHANNEL MESSAGES TV CHANNEL MESSAGES Selected Videotext/ $ = encrypted C h a n n e l Time Favourites Teletext channel names List available Channel number from the overall list Number of soundtracks (yellow) button Time progression bar for Display of start time for current the current programme and next programmes...

  • Page 32: Option Selection

    ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS (OSD) Select the channel using the buttons . You can also however select the sub-channels of a portal channel directly using the buttons, without having previously pressed the (yellow) button. OPTION SELECTION Press the (yellow) button once (twice for portal channels) to view further audio selection options, if these are transmitted by the channel provider.
  • Page 33 ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS (OSD) Underneath you can see the channel list with the sort order you selected. The channel list can display channels sorted by various selection and sorting criteria. Selection and sorting options: Press the (red) button to open the favourites list selection. The buttons allow you to scroll through the existing favourites lists Press the...

  • Page 34: Epg - Electronic Programme Guide

    EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE CALLING UP THE EPG The EPG is opened by pressing the button. Each time the EPG is opened, you will automatically be shown the “Current” view, irrespective of which view you were shown the last time you left the EPG. The following display appears (example): Today’s date Channel names...

  • Page 35: Current" View

    EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE Selection options: (red) button Open the timer list (display of all pre-programmed recordings) (yellow) button Open the “EPG” view (green) button Open the “Current” View button Changing the channel in the “EPG” view button Next programme in the “Current” view button (P+) jump forwards 24 hours in the EPG, (P-) jump backwards 24 hours...

  • Page 36: Preview" View (Programme Listings)

    EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE Pressing the button displays the next programme (“Next” view); pressing the button returns you to the “Current” view. If you wish to view the programme currently being shown on a channel, you need not exit the EPG, just select the desired channel.

  • Page 37: Additional Information (I Button)

    EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (i BUTTON) The additional information can always be called up by pressing button whenever the “i symbol” appears in front of the programme name (see screenshot on the right). First however the channel must be selected. The following display appears (example): The additional information available for a programme is displayed in its own window.

  • Page 38: Recording (Timer)

    EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE RECORDING (TIMER) (red dot) button allows you to set up a programme at any time for recording on an external recorder. The programme to be recorded can be selected in any of the EPG views, provided the (red dot) button appears at the bottom of the screen display.

  • Page 39: Record Once

    EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE RECORD ONCE Use the buttons to select the recording mode “once” (see screenshot “Recording (timer)” section). Use the buttons to switch to the selection fi eld “Date” and use the buttons to select the desired recording day. Use the buttons to switch to the selection fi...

  • Page 40: Record Weekly

    EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE RECORD WEEKLY Remember that the day of the week for the desired programme is loaded in the recording list and you can make no further manual corrections to it! Therefore before pressing (red dot) button, select the programme on the day of the week that in future you will wish to make the weekly recording.

  • Page 41: Plan Recording

    EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE PLAN RECORDING The “Recording schedule” view can be called up at any time in EPG by pressing the (red) button. The timer list view shows you all the recordings that are scheduled. buttons allow the recordings to be sorted into “once” or “repeated” recordings. The cursor buttons ( The cursor buttons ( ) allow you to select a recording.

  • Page 42: Videotext (Teletext)

    VIDEOTEXT (TELETEXT) This symbol in the channel notifi cation shows you whether Videotext/Teletext is available for the selected channel. When you press the button, the receiver processes the videotext/Teletext service data for your TV set to display, even when the signal is encrypted. When the search is fi...

  • Page 43: Edit Channel List

    EDIT CHANNEL LIST Select the “Edit channel list” menu using the button, the buttons on the main menu and Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on-screen display! These provide information on what to do next. Press the button to close the information display for editing channels and channel lists.

  • Page 44: Editing Lists / Channels

    EDIT CHANNEL LIST EDITING LISTS / CHANNELS When you have selected the channel or channel list to be edited, press the (red dot) button to open the edit menu. You have the following edit options: Move: Channel can be moved within the current list to another channel slot Delete: Delete the channel from the current list Skip:...

  • Page 45: Last Function" Memory

    EDIT CHANNEL LIST “LAST FUNCTION” MEMORY The last editing action performed is saved on the button, so by pressing the button you can apply the last selection to other channels without having to open the edit menu again. As soon as you leave the current display, this option is cleared and becomes available again only after the edit menu has been opened and an action selected.

  • Page 46: Lock Channels

    EDIT CHANNEL LIST LOCK CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the channel to be locked on the channel list you have selected. Press the button to open the edit menu and use the buttons to select the “Lock” function. Confi rm the command by pressing the button.

  • Page 47: Edit Favourites Lists

    EDIT CHANNEL LIST EDIT FAVOURITES LISTS When you have selected the favourites list to be edited (called up using the (red) button and selected using the buttons), press the (red dot) button to open the edit menu. You have the following edit options: Remove from favorites list: The channel will be removed from the favourites list...

  • Page 48: Lock Channels

    EDIT CHANNEL LIST LOCK CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the channel to be blocked in the favourites list you have selected. Press button to open the edit menu and use the buttons to select the “Lock” function. Confi rm the command by pressing the button.

  • Page 49: Search Channels (Channel Search)

    SEARCH CHANNELS (CHANNEL SEARCH) Select the “Channel search” menu using the button, the buttons in the main menu and Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on-screen display! These provide information on what to do next. You have three options for a channel search.
  • Page 50 SEARCH CHANNELS (CHANNEL SEARCH) Satellite Using the buttons, select the satellite to be scanned. Make sure your reception system is aligned to the selected satellite. You can search only one satellite at a time. If you have connected a multi-feed reception system (e.g.

  • Page 51: Manual (Channel) Search

    SEARCH CHANNELS (CHANNEL SEARCH) Newly found channels are identifi ed with the designation “New” after the channel name. After completion of the search, you will see the following message (example): Press the button You will be asked whether you wish to save the changes or not. Use the buttons to make the selection and confi...
  • Page 52 SEARCH CHANNELS (CHANNEL SEARCH) buttons allow you to select different sets of parameters for the scan. Satellite Use the buttons to select the satellite on which the transponder you wish to scan is located. Make sure your reception system is aligned to the selected satellite. You can search only one transponder at a time.

  • Page 53: Channel Search With Service Id

    SEARCH CHANNELS (CHANNEL SEARCH) After completion of the search, you will see the following message (example): Press the button You will be asked whether you wish to save the changes or not. Use the buttons to make the selection and confi rm the selection with the button.
  • Page 54 SEARCH CHANNELS (CHANNEL SEARCH) Make sure your reception system is aligned to the selected satellite. Press the button to move to the next selection item. Transponder frequency Use the buttons or the keypad to select the transponder frequency on which the channel being sought is transmitted.

  • Page 55: Parental Control

    PARENTAL CONTROL The channel list is opened on to the TV screen by pressing the button (see also section “On-screen displays” “Channel list TV/Radio”). Select the “Parental Control” menu using the menu button , the buttons on the main menu and .

  • Page 56: Define New Pin Code

    PARENTAL CONTROL DEFINE NEW PIN CODE Press to replace the old PIN with a new one. Enter the new (four digit) PIN. For security you must repeat the new PIN code once again. Confi rm the change of PIN code by pressing the button.

  • Page 57: Settings

    SETTINGS The selected menus, sub-menus and positions, as well as the parameters to be set, are each highlighted in colour. The menus are largely self-explanatory. Pay attention to the bar at the bottom of the on-screen display. These provide information on what to do next.

  • Page 58: Tv Settings (Tv, Picture And Sound)

    SETTINGS TV SETTINGS (TV, PICTURE AND SOUND) TV ASPECT RATIO Here you can use the buttons to select the picture format for your TV. Either 4:3 or 16:9 format. PICTURE FORMAT Use the buttons here to select the type of screen display. •...
  • Page 59 SETTINGS HDMI FORMAT Here you can use the buttons to set the picture format to be transmitted to your TV set via HDMI Available options: “Auto” (automatic format choice), 576p, 720p or 1080i AUTOMATIC POWER DOWN Here you can use the buttons to set whether the automatic stand-by circuit should be activated after three hours („On“) or deactivated („Off“).

  • Page 60: Customize Screen Menu

    SETTINGS CUSTOMIZE SCREEN MENU FUNCTIONAL RANGE Here you can confi gure the functional scope of your receiver. You can choose between “Complete”, “Simple” and “Medium”. The following table shows which functions are available at each confi guration step. - (red) button - (yellow) button - (blue) button button...

  • Page 61: Date And Time

    SETTINGS DATE AND TIME Local time offset Use the buttons to set the time zone variation from UTC (formerly GMT) (e.g. for Germany +1 hour). Use the buttons to switch to the “Automatic clock change” fi eld. Automatic clock change Use the buttons to select whether the receiver should automatically change over to and from summer and winter time.

  • Page 62: Service Menu

    SERVICE MENU Select the “Service” menu using the button, the buttons in the main menu and . The following display appears: Current software version 1.01 Hardware version 10.10.2009 Last update run 10.10.2009 Date of the channel list UPDATING SOFTWARE You can also check manually whether new software is available. Use the buttons to switch to “Software Update”...
  • Page 63 SERVICE MENU V 1.01 10.10.2009 Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on-screen display! These provide information on what to do next. Updating software If new software is available (but only then), use the buttons (No/Yes) to select whether you wish to load the new software that is available.

  • Page 64: Restore Factory Settings

    SERVICE MENU The following display appears (example): RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS Select the “Service” menu using the button, the buttons in the main menu and . Use the buttons to switch to “Restore factory settings” and to call them up press the button.

  • Page 65: Connecting Up The Video/Dvr

    CONNECTING UP THE VIDEO/DVR For details of how to connect your external recorder to the receiver refer to the connection diagram provided at the end of this manual and the instructions for the external recorder. RECORDING In order to make a VCR recording (Record), the satellite receiver must be switched on or the timers must be pre-programmed (see “EPG”...

  • Page 66: Using The Front Panel

    USING THE FRONT PANEL If you have misplaced your remote control, or if the batteries are fl at, you can still operate your receiver from the front panel. BACKUP OPERATION There are two buttons on the front of the receiver. ▼...

  • Page 67: 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 68: Technical Appendix

    HDMI output for high video quality on your fl at-screen TV Upscaler to upscale Pal signals (576i) to 576p, 720p and 1080i 4-digit display Kathrein EPG with timer programming ¹ Guided fi rst installation with national programme lists Pre-programmed programme list - immediate viewing without a programme scan...
  • Page 69 TECHNICAL APPENDIX Type UFS 651si UFS 651sw Order no. 20210155 20210156 Colour Silver Black RF characteristics Input frequency range 950-2,150 Input level range dBµV 44-83 TV system Video Modulation, FEC, Demultiplexer DVB-S standard Video resolution CCIR 601 (720 x 576 lines), 576p, 720p, 1080i Video decoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 compatible >...

  • Page 70: Scart Socket Assignment

    TECHNICAL APPENDIX SCART SOCKET ASSIGNMENT Signal Pin no. VCR/AUX Right audio output Right audio input Left audio output Audio earth Blue earth Audio left input Blue signal Switching voltage Green earth Data signal Green signal Data signal Red earth Data earth Red signal (C) Blanking signal Video earth...

  • Page 71: Connection Example

    TECHNICAL APPENDIX CONNECTION EXAMPLE Hi-fi system Infra-red receiver Infrarot-Empfänger (optional) (optional) Scart Digital audio AC Digitalton AC 3 3 electrical elektrisch Dolby digital system Scart...

  • Page 72: Sat If Connections

    TECHNICAL APPENDIX SAT IF CONNECTIONS STAND-ALONE SYSTEMS PARTY SYSTEMS (4 X SAT-IF) Overvoltage protection KAZ 11/KAZ 12...
  • Page 73 TECHNICAL APPENDIX PARTY SYSTEMS (8 X SAT-IF), MULTIFEED PARTY SYSTEMS (16 X SAT-IF), MULTIFEED Overvoltage protection KAZ 11/KAZ 12...
  • Page 74 TECHNICAL APPENDIX SINGLE-CABLE SYSTEMS Overvoltage protection KAZ 11/KAZ 12...
  • Page 75 TECHNICAL APPENDIX Overvoltage protection KAZ 11/KAZ 12...

  • Page 76: Short Technical Guide

    SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE CHANNEL PACKAGE The channel package for a digital transponder normally includes several TV and radio channels. Each channel package has a fi xed assignment for the transponder transmission frequency, for polarisation (horizontal or vertical), for the symbol rate and for the Viterbi rate or error rate. DISEQC™...
  • Page 77 SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE The PID (Packet IDentifi cation) number is an identifi cation number for video signals and audio signals in the digital data stream of DVB-MPEG -2 signals. The receiver uses the PID number to create a unique assignment for the video and audio data transmission. The PCR PID is the identifi cation number for the synchronisation signal.
  • Page 78 SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE GLOSSARY AC 3 Output for Dolby Digital signal Audio output Sound output on the receiver AV programme pos. Preferred programme position on TV set for Scart input Conditional Access (for decoding encrypted programmes) Internationally standardised interface for CA modules Decoder Decoder for Pay TV DiSEqC™...

  • Page 79: 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 on receiver input 3. Receiver and TV set correctly connected by a Scart or cinch cable 4.
  • Page 80 Internet: http://www.kathrein.de KATHREIN-Werke KG • Anton-Kathrein-Straße 1 - 3 P.O. Box 100 444 • 83004 Rosenheim • GERMANY...

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