CONTENTS General information Packing contents Receiving digital stations Special features of your digital receiver Set-up and safety Overview The digital satellite receiver The infrared receiver The remote control 9-11 Connection and preparation Connecting the antenna Connecting the television Connecting the infrared receiver Connecting the power supply unit Inserting batteries in the remote control Inserting a Smart card...
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CONTENTS ____________________________________________ The recording timer 33-34 Additional functions Security functions Conditional access 35-39 Special settings 35-36 Searching for new stations LNB settings Resetting the digital receiver to its original state Updating the digital receiver software Changing remote control levels 40-42 Information Displaying station reception properties Displaying device information...
Infrared receiver Operating manual Receiving digital satellite channels In order to use your new DSR 1773 CY digital receiver you need a digital-compatible satellite antenna, which must be installed and ali- gned to the satellites (for example Astra and EutelSat/Hotbird).
GENERAL INFORMATION __________________ Special features of your digital receiver This digital receiver DSR 1773 CY has a built-in digital receiver unit for satellite channels. The receiver unit converts the signals from digital satellite channels to provide outstanding audio and picture quality.
SET-UP AND SAFETY ___________________________ To ensure that this high-quality and user-friendly digital receiver provides you with many years of entertainment, please observe the following instructions: This digital receiver set is designed to receive video and audio signals. Any other use is expressly prohibited. When setting up the device, make sure the mains plug is easily accessible.
OVERVIEW ____________________________________________ The digital satellite receiver Antenna socket for the satellite antenna. Smart card reader. EURO AV SCART connector (output) for connecting to TV. Connection socket for infrared IR remote receiver. Audio outputs (optical) for PCM/ SP DIF Dolby digital/DTS signals. For connecting to a digital multi- channel audio/video amplifier or AV receiver.
Switches between audio channels. Opens the options (not available for all stations). Switches to operating a GRUNDIG DR, TV AV receiver, GRUNDIG television or GRUNDIG DVD player. Keep the appropriate button (»DR«, »TV«, »DVD«) pressed down. Then press the appropriate button.
CONNECTION/PREPARATION __________ Connecting the antenna Connect the antenna cable of the satellite antenna to the socket » IN« of the digital receiver (screw connector, F connector). Connecting the television Plug the digital receiver into the corresponding SCART socket on the television. If this is not possible for reasons of space, use the SCART extension supplied.
CONNECTION/PREPARATION __________ Connecting the infrared receiver Insert the plug of the infrared receiver into the »IR remote« socket of the digital receiver. Connecting the power supply unit Insert the plug of the power supply unit supplied into the »12 VDC« socket of the digital receiver. Insert the power supply unit into the wall socket.
CONNECTION/PREPARATION __________ Inserting a smart card You will need a smart card from your station provider to enable you to receive encoded (Crypto Works) digital satellite stations. Switch off the digital receiver by pressing » «. Take the smart card out of the packet and insert it in the smart card reader.
BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ The menu This digital receiver has a very comprehensive, user-friendly menu system. The menu is displayed on the television screen. The digital receiver responds to many functions which you select on the remote control with informative menus and icons on the tele- vision screen.
BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ Initial setup There are several way to set stations on your Digital Satellite Receiver. In option 1 you select the menu language for your device, the country in which your digital satellite receiver is situated and any alterations required for your TV device.
BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ Setting stations, Option 1 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for the digital receiver. Switch on the digital receiver by pressing » «. – The »Erstinstallation« (First Time Installation) page appears when the device is first switched on. Press »OK«...
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BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ Setting stations, Option 2 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for the digital receiver. Switch on the digital receiver by pressing » «. – The »Erstinstallation« (First Time Installation) page appears when the device is first switched on. Press »OK«...
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BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ – »Position A« to »Position D«: You can enter various sattelites here – regardless of the receiver. Select the »Position A« to »Position D« line with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to activate. Press »P-« or »P+« to select the »Satellite« line and sel- ect the required satellites using »...
BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ Editing favourites lists The stations (TV and radio stations) that were found in the search are stored in the channel list. You can copy your favourite stations in up to four favourites lists. You can then change the order of presets as required and delete stations you do not need.
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BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ Copying stations into the favourites list(s) Press »i« to open the main menu. Press »P-« or »P+« to select the »Sort Channels« line and con- firm with »OK«. – The overview of favourites lists appears. Select the desired favourites list using »P-« or »P+« and press »OK«...
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BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ Deleting stations from the channel list Press »i« to open the main menu. Press »P-« or »P+« to select the »Sort Channels« line and con- firm with »OK«. – The overview of favourites lists appears. Select the desired favourites lists »P-« or »P+« and press »OK«...
BASIC FUNCTIONS ______________________________ Switching on and off Switch on the television and select the preset channel for the digital receiver. Switch on the digital receiver from standby mode with » «. – The mode indicator lights up green. Switch the digital receiver to standby mode with » «. –...
BASIC FUNCTIONS ______________________________ Switching from the current station to the previous one The digital receiver remembers the station which was last selected, provided it was selected for at least one second. Press »A/B« to switch from the current station to the previous one.
BASIC FUNCTIONS Electronic TV guide The electronic TV guide offers an overview of all programmes that will be broadcast in the next week on the current station. Display station information by pressing »TV-G«. – All today’s broadcasts are displayed. Notes: Not all stations supply a detailed TV guide.
TELETEXT MODE ___________________________________ Teletext Select the television station whose teletext pages you want to see. Open the teletext with »TXT«. – After a short time, teletext page 100 appears on the television screen. Note: You may also have to press »OK« to display the teletext. Select the teletext page with »1…0«...
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Picture settings Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Box Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select »Video Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: Additional operations are explained in the following sections. Selecting the television picture format If you have a 16:9 format television or flat screen, select the »16:9/Widescreen TV«...
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Selecting AFD The transmitted screen format can differ from the displayed screen format. AFD recognises and corrects the display when switched on. Select »AFD Automatic« by pressing »P-« or »P+«. Press » « or » « to switch AFD on or off. Teletext With this function you can select whether teletext should be dis- played on the receiver of the television.
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Language settings Press » « to open the main menu. – The main menu is displayed. Select »Box Settings« with »P+« or »P-« and press »OK« to confirm. – The »Box Settings« menu appears. Select »Language Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK«...
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Selecting the second subtitle language If the subtitles are not broadcast in the language selected in »Subtitle language«, the »Second subtitle language« is used. Select »Subtitle Language #2« with »P-« or »P+«. Press » « or » « to select the language. Automatic subtitles You can set the subtitles so that they automatically appear when they are transmitted in the selected subtitle language.
SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Menu settings Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Box Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select »Menu Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: Additional operations are explained in the following sections. Info banner display duration You can specify how long the info banner is to be displayed when changing the channel.
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Selecting the background of the OSD You can adjust the background of the OSD menu. Select »Menu Background Effect« with »P-« or »P+«. Select the background by pressing » « or » «. Selecting the colours of the OSD You can adjust the colours of the OSD menu.
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Miscellaneous settings Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Box Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select »Miscellaneous Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: Additional operations are explained in the following sections. Automatic or manual time zone You can set the time difference to Greenwich meantime yourself or let the receiver set it automatically.
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Setting for Dolby Digital* If you switch on this function, stations with digital sound quality are automatically played in Dolby Digital. Only activate this function if you are connected up with a Dolby Surround system. Select »Dolby Digital Automatic« by pressing »P-« or »P+«. Select the function with »...
THE RECORDING TIMER _____________________ You can program a recording on a connected DVD recorder or video recorder. A total of eight timer recordings are available. Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Timer« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select the timer position (---) with »P-«...
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS _________________ Security functions Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Security« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Enter the PIN code »0000« using »1...0« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: The default PIN code is 0000. Additional operations are explained in the following sections.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS _________________ Conditional access This menu can only be opened if a smart card is in the slot of the digital receiver. The functions and information available depend on the smart card. Press » « to open the main menu. Selected »Conditional Access«...
SPECIAL SETTINGS ______________________________ Searching for new stations This Digital Satellite Receiver was preprogrammed at the factory with most digital TV and radio stations on the Astra 19.2° East satellites. To see which satellite stations have been preprogrammed, open the channel list. To do this press »OK«. New satellite channels are frequently added or satellite data is changed.
SPECIAL SETTINGS ______________________________ Manual station search If the station search does not find a particular station automatically, it can search for it using the manual search. To do this all the para- meters for the station must be correctly entered. You can find the latest transponder information on the teletext pages of various broa- dcasters, in a current satellite TV magazine or on the Internet.
SPECIAL SETTINGS ______________________________ LNB settings Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Search for Channels« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select »LNB settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select the required line with »P-« or »P+«. –...
SPECIAL SETTINGS ______________________________ Resetting the digital receiver to its original state This function enables you to delete the station lists and all custom settings. Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Box Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm.
SPECIAL SETTINGS ______________________________ Changing remote control levels If you are operating two digital receivers with the TP 766 S remote control, you must enter a separate remote control level for each digital receiver. Changing to remote control level 2 Press »DR« and » « simultaneously for around five seconds until “Alter Remote Control code to level 2?”...
INFORMATION _____________________________________ Displaying station reception properties Select a channel using »P+« or »P-« or else from the channel list. Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Technical Information« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select »Channel Information« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK«...
INFORMATION _____________________________________ Technical data This product fulfills the European directives 2004/108/EEC and 2006/95/EEC. This device conforms to the safety regulation DIN EN 60065 (VDE 0860) and therefore the international safety regulation IEC 60065. TV/radio stations: 4000 in total Predefined satellites: Reception area: 950 –...
INFORMATION _____________________________________ Troubleshooting If a fault occurs, first refer to this information before you take the digital receiver for repair. If you are unable to rectify the fault using the information given here, contact your local dealer or service specialist. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the digital receiver yourself, as this will invalidate the guarantee.
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INFORMATION _____________________________________ PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY No reception Station is not being broadcast None from stations which at the moment. could previously be received. Some stations are These stations are not broadcast No error not received from 24 hours a day and are someti- time to time.
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