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Digital Receiver U4103- U4104
Please, read this manual carefully,
before installing the digital receiver.
It contains important informations
concerning your safety and the correct
installation and use of your new receiver.

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  • Page 1 Digital Receiver U4103- U4104 Please, read this manual carefully, before installing the digital receiver. It contains important informations concerning your safety and the correct installation and use of your new receiver.

  • Page 2: Foreword

    English Foreword FOREWORD Important notes and informations of interest are labelled with the following icon: Menu options in the receiver software, as well as keys and connections descriptions are written in italic. Version 1.0 © UNIVERS...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    English Foreword CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................2 CONTENTS ........................3 FOR YOUR SAFETY.......................4 PACKAGE CONTENTS....................6 CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS.................7 Installation Wizard......................13 BASIC OPERATIONS ....................17 MAIN MENU ........................22 TV Channels ......................24 Installation Menu ......................27 Installation Menu > Antenna Config................28 Installation Menu > TP List ..................35 Installation Menu >...

  • Page 4: For Your Safety

    English For your Safety FOR YOUR SAFETY... Please read the manual carefully before installing the receiver. Caution, never open the device by yourself. Dangerously high voltages are present inside the unit. Refer servicing to qualified staff only. When installing the receiver, always unplug the receiver from the mains voltage.
  • Page 5 English For your Safety Before you start operating the receiver, make sure that the satellite antenna is properly built up, optimally connected and aligned. The correct place to install the receiver is, of course, near your TV set and any other A/V signal sources (DVD, VCR, CD, game console, etc.).

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    English Package Contents PACKAGE CONTENTS Manual: Remote Control (Batteries included): Do not forget to install the batteries! Version 1.0 © UNIVERS...

  • Page 7: Connections And Controls

    Connections and controls CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS This manual makes reference to the U4103-U4104 receivers POWER: Switches the receiver on, or enters standby mode. To completely switch off the receiver, you have to use the switch on the back of the receiver.
  • Page 8 English Connections and controls HiFi SAT analog LNC IN: Satellite input LNC OUT: Satellite output for cascading to other devices Caution: Please note that you can only operate one receiver at a time 5 VDC RS-232: Serial Port allowing software upgrades ANT IN: Antenna input for the terrestrial antenna TO TV: Modulator output for the connection to a TV set TV SCART: Output SCART for the connection to a TV set...
  • Page 9 English Connections and controls You can control the following functions with the remote control: 1. POWER: Switches the receiver on or enters stand by mode. 2. MUTE: The Audio will be muted 3. INFO: Shows information about the current reception In the EPG: Shows detailed information 4.
  • Page 10 English Installation The following steps assume, that ..the receiver is properly set up and the satellite antenna is correctly installed and aligned. In case of eventual problems with the direction of the SAT-antenna, please read the page 42 about the antenna direction menu. Important: Unplug the receiver if you wish to carry out connection tasks.
  • Page 11 7 RCA -audio with the input at your stereo set. c) Terrestrial antenna cable The U4103-U4104 also includes an UHF modulator, allowing connecting a TV set or VCR. However the picture quality will be a little poorer. The modulator has an antenna input and the output range is from channel 21 to 69.
  • Page 12 English Installation Connection to the 90-230V mains The power cord is built into the receiver. Be careful when working with the power cord and please, pay attention to the following guidelines: ... never put objects over the power cord ... never use the power cord over sharp objects ...

  • Page 13: Installation Wizard

    English Installation Installation Wizard The receiver includes a setup wizard that will help you configure the different parameters. The first time the receiver is turned on (using the power switch in the receiver’s back panel) the following menu will be displayed: Menu Language English Please select your Language...
  • Page 14 English Installation Installation wizard: Audio output Language With the CH press buttons you can choose English your favourite audio language for TV and Radio Deutsch channels. Francais With the VOL button you can change between BACK and NEXT. Spanish Português Choose NEXT and press OK to go into the Italiano next menu.
  • Page 15 English Installation Installation wizard: Set up DiSEqC If you receive more than one satellite through a DISEqC switch, you will need to assign every satellite to the corresponding DISEqC output. BACK A typical setup for Spain is: DiSEqC A = HOTBIRD DiSEqC B = ASTRA With the CH and...
  • Page 16 English Installation Installation wizard: Search or Load Search or Load There are three possibilities to complete the installation of your receiver. Load saved program Load saved program. Search DiSEqC Choose this menu item, to load the Cancel saved programs. With Search DiSEqC you can make an individual search for the selected satellites in the NEXT BACK...

  • Page 17: Basic Operations

    English Basic operations BASIC OPERATIONS Selecting a Program You have three different ways to select a program: All TV Channel The OK button will open the program list. Total: 452 You can choose with the CH buttons the program you want to watch and, in about two seconds, the program will be automatically displayed.
  • Page 18 English Basic operations SAT Button To get a better view of your stored programs, you can view the programs on a satellite per satellite basis. The advantage of this method is that the existing sorting is maintained. Press the SAT button on the remote control and the following window will be shown: Satellite TV Channel With the...
  • Page 19 English Basic operations EPG button You can access the EPG menu ( Electronic Program Guide ) if you are outside all other menus and press the EPG button on the remote control. EPG List 02/12 Tue 14:19 Arabella TV program 13:55 –...
  • Page 20 English Basic operations ZOOM button Press the Zoom button on the remote control to get a picture zooming-function. When you press the Zoom button, a magnifier icon will show up in the centre of the screen. You can move the magnifier position on the screen using the CH and buttons.
  • Page 21 English Basic operations AUDIO button Press the AUDIO button on the remote control to change the audio mode for a program. The following window will appear: Audio menu: Audio CANAL CANARIAS If the program provides different languages you can change these with the VOL buttons.

  • Page 22: Main Menu

    English Menus and OSD MAIN MENU To display the main menu press the MENU button on the remote control. The receiver’s menu system is organized in a tree fashion. With the Main menu you can reach the following items: TV Channels menu Main Menu This menu allows you to access, edit, move, delete TV Channels...
  • Page 23 English Menus and OSD System Setting RF-System, TV-Screen format, TV-System, Time zone. Timer Record timer configuration. Calendar Displays a perpetual calendar. Factory Default System reset with the factory default values. User Save & Load Load and store from the user settings and program list. About IRD Information about the currently loaded software version.

  • Page 24: Tv Channels

    English Menus and OSD TV Channels If you wish to edit the stored TV or Radio programs, select TV Channels entry in the main menu. The TV channels and Radio channels menu entries in the main menu are identical. Choose, with the VOL buttons, between the different functions, which are: Select With the...
  • Page 25 English Menus and OSD The program to be deleted will include a cross symbol You can mark several programs to be deleted. They will be deleted as soon as you leave the TV programs menu. Move In order to move a program within the program list, choose the program to be moved with CH buttons and press the OK button.
  • Page 26 English Menus and OSD Sort If you want to sort your programs according to various Sort Menu criteria, select the wished sorting method with the CH buttons and press OK. Sort by FTA The program list will be newly built up. Sort by Satellite Sort by Transponder Sort by Favourite...

  • Page 27: Installation Menu

    English Menus and OSD Installation Menu The receiver is equipped with a factory pre-installed program list: ASTRA 19,2°East on DiSEqC position A Hotbird 13°East on DiSEqC position B Hispasat 30°West on DiSEqC position C Tuerk/Eurasiasat 42°East on DiSEqC position D Select the Installation menu entry in the Main menu which has the following entries: Antenna Config LNB, Satellite, search programs.

  • Page 28: Installation Menu > Antenna Config

    English Menus and OSD Installation Menu > Antenna Config If you have chosen the Antenna Config menu item, the following menu appears: Antenna Config Setup Search Select Easy Tuning Add Delete Rename 01 HotBird Universal 02 Astra LNB(Low) 09750 LNB(High) 10600 03 Eutelsat W2 04 Eutelsat W1...
  • Page 29 English Menus and OSD DiSEqC With the DiSEqC, the receiver has the possibility to use up to four universal LNB. The following possibilities are available: DiSEqC 1.0: A, B, C, D Tone burst: Burst A , Burst B What you need depends on your installation and your multi switches. Example of usual installation: ASTRA = DiSEqC B and HOTBIRD = DiSEqC A VOL press buttons will allow you to switch from one to another.
  • Page 30 English Menus and OSD If you decide to eliminate all existing programs, the sorting you have made will be lost. This menu appears only when there are already some programs stored for a given satellite. To change your selection, use the VOL press buttons and press OK.
  • Page 31 English Menus and OSD Search: TV 0025 Searching New Channels Here the receiver indicates that 25 TV-programs have been found. Search: Satellite Here the receiver indicates which 0025 Radio 0055 entry from the transponder list (TP list) Satellite: ASTRA 34/62 TP 12452, VER, 27500, has just been processed.
  • Page 32 English Menus and OSD Select and Easy Tuning You can mark with the Select menu item all satellites that the receiver is supposed to search during the search process. In order to mark a satellite, choose it with the VOL press buttons, Select and When you press OK, the satellite number will be replaced by a hook ( ).
  • Page 33 English Menus and OSD In order to add a satellite, choose, with the VOL buttons, the entry Add and press OK. Antenna Config The last entry: ???????? of the list Setup Search Select Easy Tuning Add Delete Rename of satellites will now be displayed (the question marks indicate that 01 HotBird Universal...
  • Page 34 English Menus and OSD Rename If you want to change the name of a satellite or to name the entry ????????, select, with VOL buttons, the option Rename and press OK. The current name of the program stands on the upper line. In the second line you can change the existing name.

  • Page 35: Installation Menu > Tp List

    English Menus and OSD Installation Menu > TP List TP-list data is stored in the satellite’s transponder. This information is necessary for the receiver to find programs. ASTRA satellite remains quite regular with respect to its broadcasted programs and a change is seldom necessary in this case.
  • Page 36 English Menus and OSD Search The option Search follows the same process as described in the chapter on Installation Menu>Antenna Config>Search. The search will be carried out in the selected satellite. Add Transponder This function allows you to add an entry to the Sat Name ASTRA transponder list if you know the values.
  • Page 37 English Menus and OSD You will also need to tell the receiver if you wish to store Only FTA channels search? only the FTA (Free to Air) programs or not. Make your selection with VOL and press OK. If you want to cancel, press EXIT.
  • Page 38 English Menus and OSD Edit The Edit function provides you with the possibility to change an entry from the transponder list. Choose the Edit entry with VOL press button and open the menu by pressing OK. The following submenu appears on the screen: Edit Transponder Sat Name ASTRA...
  • Page 39 English Menus and OSD Signal The signal function allows you to see the signal level of a transponder. TP List Satellite Search Add Edit Delete TP Network PID Signal No. Satellite Freq 01 Hotbird 10719 27500 Auto 02 Astra 10723 29990 Auto 03 Eutelsat W2...
  • Page 40 English Menus and OSD The following submenu appears: Add PID Enter now all necessary information with the remote Video PID 8191 (0—8191) Audio PID 8191 (0—8191) control buttons. PCR PID 8191 (0—8191) Tele PID 8191 (0—8191) Once you finish, press OK for the data to be stored.

  • Page 41: Installation Menu > Antenna Direction

    English Menus and OSD Installation Menu > Antenna Direction The menu Antenna Direction offers a valuable aid to you during the installation of your satellite antenna. Please, refer to the instructions manual of your antenna. To open the Antenna Direction function, press the MENU button and choose, with the CH buttons, the Installation menu entry in the Main menu.
  • Page 42 English Menus and OSD Longitude Angle Enter the longitude degrees corresponding to your position with the number keys. Longitude Direction Indicate here whether you are in the east or west directions with respect to the 0 ° meridian. Degrees labelled with a “+” indicate EAST, and those with a “-“ indicate WEST. (Barcelona = east ).

  • Page 43: Installation Menu > Motorised System

    English Menus and OSD Installation Menu > Motorised System In some cases you may want to adapt your receiver to a DiSEqC 1.2 engine; Although today many products’ advertising read "Compatible to DiSEqC 1.0 and 1. 2", this is not always the case. In the Motorised System menu you can carry out the configuration for a DiSEqC 1.2 engine.
  • Page 44 English Menus and OSD Select now the 00 Ref Position entry with the CH buttons and press OK again. The receiver will then send a command to the engine to go to the “0 degree” position. Both devices will be thus adjusted to each other. Satellite name Select, with the VOL press buttons, the satellite you wish.
  • Page 45 English Menus and OSD If you have problems during the search of a satellite, go into the Installation Menu>Antenna Direction menu and make the engine turn until it reaches the value calculated on the scale of the engine. Limit Set In the case that an engine installed in a DiSEqC 1.2 Sat antenna is not able to turn properly due to the antenna’s size, you have the possibility to increment the turn field above the software limits.

  • Page 46: System Menu

    English Menus and OSD System Menu To open the System menu press the MENU System Menu press button and choose the System menu System Setting entry with the CH buttons in the Main Timer menu. Calendar Press the OK button. Factory Default User Save&Load The following window will be displayed:...
  • Page 47 English Menus and OSD RF System In the case that you have combined your TV or video device through an antenna cable with the receiver, please indicate which TV system employ your device. Selection: M, B/G, I, D/K . As in the previous example, for Great Britain you will usually select: PAL B/G Change with the VOL buttons.

  • Page 48: System > Timer

    English Menus and OSD System > Timer Timer The receiver provides you with two possibilities to activate the recording timer: The most convenient way is through the EPG. Start the EPG and choose a program. Then, press the RECALL button. The following window will appear: ProgName CANAL CANARIAS Start Date...
  • Page 49 English Menus and OSD With the VOL buttons you can select among Add, Edit and Delete. Timer: Add Select Add with the VOL buttons and press OK. Source Channel ProSieben Start Date 01/12 (DD/MM) Start Time 17:00 (HH/MM) Stop Date 01/12 (DD/MM) Stop Time...

  • Page 50: System > Calendar

    English Menus and OSD System > Calendar Calendar The receiver includes a "perpetual" calendar. In order to open the calendar, press the MENU button and choose System with the CH buttons in the Main menu. Choose now the Calendar menu item and press again the OK button. The following window will appear: Month: Dezember Year: 2003...

  • Page 51: System > Factory Default

    English Menus and OSD System > Factory Default The Factory Default function in the System Menu offers the possibility to eliminate, at the same time, all preferences and data, including the stored programs. You should only carry out this step if no function works properly anymore! All data will be deleted permanently ! To carry out the factory reset press the MENU button and choose the System menu option with the...

  • Page 52: System > User Save & Load

    English Menus and OSD System > User Save & Load In order to get the stored programs list, press the MENU button and choose the System menu entry with the CH buttons. When you press OK, the system menu will be displayed. Choose now the User Save&Load option and press OK again.

  • Page 53: System > About Ird

    English Menus and OSD System > About IRD If you wish to know which software has been installed in your receiver, you can get the information you need in the About IRD option from the System menu. In order to open the System menu, press the System Menu MENU press button and choose the System menu entry in the Main menu with the...

  • Page 54: Parental Control

    English Menus and OSD Parental Control If you want to block the access to certain fields or programs of the receiver, you have the possibility to activate the password protection in the Parental Control menu. To open the Parental Control menu, press the MENU press button and choose the Parental Control option with the CH buttons in the Main menu.
  • Page 55 English Menus and OSD Insert new password Parental Control Now that all fields are visible for the password input Password Lock ►On◄ you can enter the new password as a four-digit Edit Channel Lock numeric code with the number keys. Installation Lock Change password Insert new password...

  • Page 56: Osd

    English Menus and OSD If you want to change the language, colour or transparency factor of the OSD display, select the OSD option from the Main menu. Press the MENU press button and choose the OSD option from the Main menu with the CH buttons and press OK.

  • Page 57: Troubleshooting

    English Troubleshooting TROUBLESHOOTING In case of problems with the receiver, and before further search, check first that ..the receiver’s set up has been carried out accordingly to the instructions of this manual and that the connections are accurate..
  • Page 58 English Troubleshooting Did you turn on the voltage supply for the LNB? Please, refer to the chapter Installation Menu >Antenna Config. Have you pressed the MUTE button? Please, press this same button in order to restore the audio. Does the picture flicker or colour is gone? Please, refer to chapter System Menu>System Setting and check the values corresponding to TV System, RF System and Scart output.

  • Page 59: Technical Specification

    English Technical specification TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION VIDEO Decoding MPEG-2 & MEPG-1 Bit rate Max 15Mbps Output NTSC/PAL Aspect ratio 4:3 / 16:9 / Auto Active pixel 720X480 @ 30fps; 720X576 @ 25fps Output connector Péritel y RCA AUDIO Decoding MPEG-2/MEPG-1 layer I & II Mode Mono, Dual, Stereo, Joint stereo Bit rate...

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