Improved positioner behaviour. INTENDED USE This service letter is intended for anyone who uses an EchoStar satellite receiver with an EchoNAv user interface. It can be used by both first-time and experienced users who want to install, use and maintain their receiver.
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Preface ABLE OF ONTENTS Preface DEAR CUSTOMER INTENDED USE DISCLAIMER Installation TO SETUP YOUR RECEIVER FOR THE FIRST TIME ADVANCED MODE (MULTIPLE LNB SUPPORT) Familiarization ECHONAV 2.2 THE ECHONAV INSTALLATION MENU THE ECHONAV MODE AND SELECTION MENUS 4-10 THE INDEX MARKERS 4-13 THE TIMERS 4-14...
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6). If not proceed with step 25. 25. Go to the Check signal field. 26. On the RCU, press the OK key to advance. EchoStar International Corporation Page 3 - 1...
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Installation Section 3 27. Wait for the Checking configuration to complete. 28. Read the available help text for information. 29. Make the required selections. 30. If the red dot in the TP field stays: a. select another transponder; b. go to the Check signal field; c.
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23. Read the available help text for information. Note that only the white fields are selectable, other fields show reference information. 24. Go to the Autosat field. 25. On the RCU, press the OK key to advance. EchoStar International Corporation Page 3 - 3...
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Installation Section 3 26. On the RCU: a. press the key to set the EL (East limit); b. at the Motor error, press the key once; c. press the OK key. 27. On the RCU, press the OK key. 28. Select the most East SAT which you can receive. 29.
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Note that only the white fields are selectable, other fields show reference information. 24. Go to the Method field and select Manual. 25. Go to the Set limits field. 26. On the RCU, press the OK key to advance. EchoStar International Corporation Page 3 - 5...
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Installation Section 3 27. On the RCU: a. press the key to set the EL (East limit); b. at the Motor error, press the key once; c. press the OK key. 28. On the RCU: a. press the key to set the WL (west limit); b.
27. On the RCU, press the OK key to advance. 28. Read the available help text for information. 29. Make the required selections. 30. Go to the Program satellites field. 31. On the RCU, press the OK key to advance. EchoStar International Corporation Page 3 - 7...
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Installation Section 3 32. Select the satellite which you want to receive. 33. Read the available help text for information. Note that only the white fields are selectable, other fields show reference information. 34. If you want to add your own defined satellite, go to the SAT field and select S00 (Goes to the menu where you can define your own satellite, for detailed information, refer to section 6).
- LNB power option in system setup menu for SMATV deleted, - Time zone option in Local time menu deleted, - Software identification in About EchoStar menu is changed to show EchoNAV version. Revised subtitle behavior; Greek and Russian subtitle support is added.
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Familiarization Section 4 1.1. THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (RCU) The EchoStar Quattro is a programmable RCU that also can control your TV, VCR, DVD and/or Audio set. The EchoStar Quattro requires two AA/R6 alkaline batteries to operate. ON/STANDBY MUTE To switch to standby or on.
To tell the receiver that it is connected to a Dolby Digital amplifier or not. RGB-Sync To switch the RGB-sync signal, which is required by monitors only, to On (monitor) or Off (TV). Backgrounds To select the standard or a personal background color. EchoStar International Corporation Page 4 - 3...
User LNB Setting page (For Advanced only); button, that gives you access to the Set East/West Limit page; button, that gives you access to the About EchoStar information page; button, that gives you access to the System Upgrade page;...
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Check signal page. Symbol rate1-4 (for SMATV only) To set the symbol rate you want to scan. Search channels (for SMATV only) To confirm the selections you made and advance to the Search channels page. EchoStar International Corporation Page 4 - 5...
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Familiarization Section 4 DVR-5000 HDD ONLY This sub-menu allows you to customize the system setup to match your installation. Note that the menu page is dynamic which means that it changes with the selections you make. You can customize: System To select the dish type you use.
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To set a specific search mode (All, FTA, network, TP, Digital, Analog, Digital IF, Analog IF or update). Longitude To view the satellite location on the Clarke Belt. User LNB Shows the LNB type which you use on the motorized dish. EchoStar International Corporation Page 4 - 7...
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Familiarization Section 4 OTORIZED CONFIGURATION ONLY To select a transponder of the selected satellite. Transponder TP00 brings you to the add data menu. Skew (for polarotor only) To adjust the Horizontal/Vertical setting. Position To move the dish for best signal level and quality. Re-align dish To compensate for a dish offset caused by ambient conditions.
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SERIAL PORT (RS-232) at the rear of the receiver with use of the dedicated EchoNAV Loader and the downloaded software from the EchoStar website. Read the enclosed instructions of the downloaded file before you use the EchoNAVLoader.
Familiarization Section 4 2.2.7. FACTORY RESET - SUB-MENU This sub-menu allows you to reset the receiver to the initial factory settings. The Memory - User settings option restores the factory settings over your personal settings. All personal settings like parental control and favorites will be replaced with the factory default settings. Memory - User settings To instruct the receiver to delete all personal settings and restore the factory default settings.
Current SAT list is selected, not grouped, not sorted; - the icon, to show that a favorite list is selected, not grouped, not sorted; - the icon, to show that a list is selected, grouped and/or sorted. EchoStar International Corporation Page 4 - 11...
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Familiarization Section 4 3.3.2. THE PHOTO INFOBANNER DVR-7000 HDD ONLY The photo InfoBanner shows the information related to the actual image. The photo information bar, to show the name of the photo; The jog shuttle, to show the actual status of the photo viewer (previous, pause, play, next); The progress information bar, to show the start time and duration indicator;...
This index marker indicates the location where you stopped to play back a recording (just like a video tape). There is only one ‘Last played’ index marker which shows in the DVR list. EchoStar International Corporation Page 4 - 13...
Familiarization Section 4 THE TIMERS 5.1. DVR STOP TIMER This pop-up menu gives you the possibility to choose directly a stop time for the recording. You can call up the pop-up menu with the record key (press twice) on the remote control unit after a recording is started.
3. On the RCU press the BLUE key. 4. Read the available help text for information. 5. Select the required sort option. Note that only for the Character and Word option a keyboard appears. EchoStar International Corporation Page 5 - 1...
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Operation Section 5 6. When the keyboard appears: a. use the arrow keys to navigate; b. press OK to accept the character; c. select the button to get lower case characters and numbers; d. select the button e. on the RCU, press the OK key to confirm. NOTE The selection for Group (yellow key) and Sort (blue key) are kept until you change the selection.
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3. Go to the channel you want to lock. 4. On the RCU, press the OK key. Note a red bullet appears behind the selection. 5. If you want to undo the selection, press the OK key again. EchoStar International Corporation Page 5 - 3...
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Operation Section 5 6. Either: a. press the WHITE key to confirm the lock and end the session, or b. select the next channel you want to lock. 7. When the pop-up appears, either: a. select Yes to save the changes, or: b.
The main difference is that you can setup and organize the favorite lists as required. EchoStar has already pre-named the favorite lists to help you getting started. It is however possible to change the name of the favorite list to something that is meaningful to you.
Operation Section 5 2.1.2. DETAILED CHANNEL INFORMATION 1. On the RCU, press the i-key to get the InfoBanner. 2. If the i-button in the InfoBanner is shown, press the i-key two times to get the detailed channel information. 3. If the i-button is not shown, press the i-key one time to get the detailed channel information.
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OR THE MODE ONLY 2. After an index marker is set, on the RCU: a. press the key to go to the previous song; b. press the key to go to the next song. EchoStar International Corporation Page 5 - 7...
Operation Section 5 TO USE THE PHOTO ALBUM DVR-7000 HDD ONLY NOTE The use of the photo album is similar to the use of the MP3 player. You can select a photo from a list and ‘play’ the photo to view it. If you press play key, the list starts to behave as a ‘slide show’, all photos in the list will be shown with a selectable time interval.
- Select Duration - - : - - - on the RCU, press the OK key; - use the numerical keys to enter a time; - press the OK key to confirm. EchoStar International Corporation Page 5 - 9...
OK key. 5. If required, go to the Program satellites field. 6. On the RCU: a. press the MENU key to save the settings; b. press the EXIT key to leave the menu. EchoStar International Corporation Page 6 - 1...
Maintenance Section 6 SEARCH CHANNELS - ANALOG IF 1. On the RCU, press: a. the MENU key; b. the key to select the menu; c. the OK key, to select the menu. 2. Select for the Search Mode: Analog IF 3.
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Select Digital or Analog. 11. In the Polarity field, select H for Horizontal or V for Vertical. 12. In the Symbol rate field, enter with the numeric keys the symbol rate. EchoStar International Corporation Page 6 - 3...
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Maintenance Section 6 FOR DIGITAL RECEIVERS 7. In the Frequency field, on the RCU, use the numeric keys to enter the transponder frequency; 8. In the Polarity field, select H for Horizontal or V for Vertical. 9. In the Symbol rate field, enter with the numeric keys the symbol rate.
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RCU, press the OK key. 22. Wait for the search to complete: a. the receiver display shows a moving dot; b. the Search completed popup menu appears. 23. On the RCU, press the OK key. EchoStar International Corporation Page 6 - 5...
User LNB setting. 6. During Add data, no The dish is not aimed at Go to the Program channels are found the satellite. satellites menu and save during Search channels. the (correct) position. EchoStar International Corporation Page 7 - 1...
Add data menu where you can change S00 into a new satellite. ymbol TP00 TP00 Transponder brings you to the Add data menu where you can change TP00 into a new transponder. EchoStar International Corporation Page 8 - 1...
Glossary Section 8 EXPLANATION OF USED TERMINOLOGY Add data This menu gives the possibility to add a user defined satellites and transponders. Advanced mode This is an installation mode where the user has full flexibility to setup an installation with multiple (user defined) LNBs. Easy mode This is the recommended installation mode.
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LNB(F) Configuration matrix Appendix 1 USER DEFINED LNB(F) MATRIX In the User LNB setting menu, you can define your own LNB(F). You can use the list below to note the settings. User LNB(F) LO Frequency LO Selection 13/18V 0/22kHz ..,....