PART 1 • English Table of Contents Usage Safety Instructions Features & Accessories Safety Precautions Storage Equipment Set-up Your DVB-T Receiver Front Panel Rear Panel Connections Connecting to your TV & VCR 3.1.1 Basic connection with a coaxial cable 3.1.2 Basic connection with a Scart cable 3.1.3 Advanced connection...
PART 1 • English Thank you for choosing this Strong terrestrial receiver. This receiver is of our latest development and it is designed to be capable of upgrading its software through the PC. It is highly recommended that you read this manual carefully to safely install your receiver and to achieve its optimum performance.
PART 1 • English 1.2 Features & Accessories SRT 5155 Digital Terrestrial Receiver: Easy to use Graphic MENU Interface Multi-lingual support on screen Menu: English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Swedish, Danish, Hungurian, Czech. RS 232 port for updating control software and additional services...
PART 1 • English 1.3 Safety Precautions To maintain your receiver’s optimum performance, you are advised to apply the following safety precautions: Read this manual carefully and make sure you fully understand the instructions given. Refer all maintenance or servicing to suitably qualified personnel If you wish, you may clean your receiver with a soft lint-free cloth slightly made damp with a mild soap solution, only after disconnecting from the mains voltage supply.
PART 1 • English 2.0 Your DVB-T Receiver 2.1 Front Panel (Please see inside cover Figure 1) 1. Power Button Turns the receiver ON/OFF. 2. Stand-BY / ON / SIGNAL (3 LEDs) The red LED is the “stand-by” indicator. The green LED is the “Power On”...
PART 1 • English Note: Please make sure that only the original supplied power adaptor Is used in combination with your receiver. 3.0 Connections 3.1 Connecting to your TV & VCR 3.1.1 Basic connection with a coaxial cable (Please see inside cover Figure 4) Connect the antenna cable of your terrestrial antenna with the ANT input.
Ensure that your terrestrial receiver is correctly connected to your television and dish, and that your antenna signal is of good quality. (If you are not sure about this then ask your local Strong dealer to check your installation or antenna signal).
PART 1 • English 5.0 Basic settings Note: Every time the receiver asks you to put your PIN code, enter ‘0000’ on your remote control using [0-9] numeric keypads. Remem ber: To switch between the TV/Radio channels list, you will have to press the TV/RAD buttons on your remote accordingly.
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PART 1 • English Setting Favourite channels from the channel list: You can set a list of Favourite channels from the current TV/Radio channels list. To set your Favourite channels, please apply the following steps: 1. Press the Menu button. 2.
PART 1 • English Change the Skip function: If Skip function is activated, the channel will be skipped when you are scrolling through the TV list in nor- mal watching mode. Please apply the following steps: 1. Apply the first four steps detailed in “Change name of channel” (Described in section 5.1.1). 2.
PART 1 • English 5.1.3 The Timer Menu The timer can automatically switch on or off your receiver at any time. This enables you for example to record programs with your VCR while you are not at home. It also can be used to wake you up at the time you set it.
PART 1 • English 5.1.4.1 System Set-up Menu (Please see inside cover Screen 11) To install your receiver to your personal preferences, go to “System Set-up” menu. Then please apply the following steps: 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Using UP/DOWN keys, select "Installation" and press OK. 3.
PART 1 • English OSD Settings: You can set the OSD (On Screen Display) on your TV to your personal preferences. You can change the OSD settings by applying the following steps: 1. Select “OSD Settings” and press OK or the Right button. <Please see inside cover Screen 14> Colour Scheme: Press OK or the Right button and set the colours of the OSD menu to “Basic”, “Colour 1”...
PART 1 • English Factory Reset: Be careful when using this function, because it will erase all the data and parameters you may have set earlier to your receiver. Once you have made a Factory Reset you will have to re- install your preferences and re-scan your channels.
PART 1 • English 5.1.4.4 Parental Lock – Changing PIN Code (Please see inside cover Screen 25) This function changes the Personal Identification Number (PIN) that is used to control access to the menu and individual channels. In this function, you can lock/unlock channels and you can change your PIN code by applying the following steps: To lock/unlock the menu, please apply the following steps: 1.
PART 1 • English 6.0 Basic functions – Remote Control All features of the set-top box can be controlled with the remote control. Inserting batteries to the Remote Control Unit: 1. Open the battery cover on the rear of the remote control Unit. 2.
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PART 1 • English 15. EPG Display the EPG (Electronic Program Guide). EPG shows the event informa- tion on the current channel by time zone. EPG is divided into Weekly mode, Daily mode and Extend mode. It provides timer based recording and automatic power ON/Off.
PART 1 • English A.1 Trouble Shooting Occasionally receivers can hang-up (just like with a PC) so you are recommended to reset the receiver by disconnecting it from mains power. Wait 30 seconds and connect to mains power again and now check if the unit is working as expected.
PART 1 • English A.2 Glossary of terms DVB-T Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial - Digital TV via antenna (same as DTT- Digital Terrestrial Television). Electronic program guides that are transmitted by some broadcaster to display information guide about a program content. MPEG The Moving Picture Experts Group is founded by the ISO.
• Technical Specification Technical Specifications Demodulator Demodulation: COFDM/ 16QAM/ 64QAM OFDM Spectrum: 2K - 8K Video Decoder Profile level: MPEG-2 Main Profile @ Main Level Input Rate: MPEG2 Video decoding (ISO/EC-13818-2) up to 15 Mbits/s Video Resolution: 720 x 576 pixels for PAL Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 16:9, Pan&...