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Page 1: User Guide
User guide DIGITAL SATELLITE RECEIVER 4000 channels / Parental Control 2 Scarts / DiSEqC 1.2... - Page 2 You must use the device between 0°C to 40°C; 32°F to 104°F. Place your AccessBOX in a dry place, safe from dust. It is not designed for outdoor use.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENT General installation advice page 03 Installation of a fixed dish on a satellite page 05 Installation of a dual-head satellite dish Astra 19,2° + Hot Bird page 06 Connection with a fixed satellite dish already aligned on a satellite page 07 Connection on a dual-head system Astra 19,2°... -
Page 4: General Installation Advice
GENERAL INSTALLATION ADVICE Choice of the location and satellite dish assembling Whatever your choice of installation, your fixing nust be stable and vertical. • In the event of an obstacle, respect the rule of distances explained below. • For the satellite dish assembly, look at the assembly sheet provided with the satellite. CAUTION: Please handle the satellite dish with caution because its fringes may be sharp. - Page 5 Assembly and insulation of the «F» plug • The plug must be screwed on the strip iron aluminium. Take care that there is not a strand of the braid in contact with the central heart of the coaxial cable • When your installation is finished, do not forget to protect the LNB with appropriate water- proof material.
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Page 6: Installation Of A Fixed Dish On A Satellite
INSTALLATION OF A FIXED DISH ON A SATELLITE Read the installations advices, and particulary the paragraph E (page 5). Connections The receiver must be disconnected from the mains, connect directly the LNB to the LNB input of the receiver. Connect the television to the receiver scart socket output. Switch on the television and connect the receiver to the mains. -
Page 7: Installation Of A Dual-Head Satellite Dish Astra 19.2 + Hot Bird
INSTALLATION OF A DUAL-HEAD SATELLITE DISH ASTRA 19.2 + HOT BIRD Install the dual-head support in such a way that, when you look at the satellite dish, the shifted head is on the left. Initially, proceed in the same way as for a mono-head satellite dish (see preceding page), by directly connecting the receiver to the central LNB with only one cable and by aligning your satellite dish on Hot Bird. -
Page 8: Connection With A Fixed Satellite Dish Already Aligned On Asatellite
CONNECTION WITH A FIXED SATELLITE DISH ALREADY ALIGNED ON A SATELLITE The receiver being disconnected from the mains, connect directly the LNB to the LNB recei- ver input. Connect a scart lead from the television to the receiver TV output scart socket. Switch on the television, connect the receiver on the power supply, the green LED switches on, then flickers with the red LED, then only the red LED remains lit. -
Page 9: Connection On A Motorised Diseqc 1.2 Unit Already Aligned
CONNECTION ON A MOTORISED DISEQC 1.2 UNIT ALREADY ALIGNED Connect the cables and the leads as indicated on the figure below (figure #5). When 2 satellite receivers control the same motor, it is important that each one of them give the same number to a given satellite. For an easiest installation of your new digital receiver, locate the classification of the satellites used by your analogue demodulator. -
Page 10: Remote Control Description
Audio Key. If more than one audio language is being broadcast, this key allows you to show all the available languages* Unused key on the AccessBox model. MUTE Key. A first press mutes the receiver. A second press returns in normal mode. -
Page 11: Receiver Description
Left and right Audio outlets to enjoy digital sound with your Hi-Fi gear. RS232 connector for service only. Mains lead Unused on AccessBox model. DAY TO DAY OPERATION Unless you want to alter the settings, you will use only the following keys whose function is described in the preceding paragraph: •... -
Page 12: Adding Channels
ADDING CHANNELS You can either add a particular channel if you know its parameters (frequency, polarity, SR), or you add a new unknown channel (update). Add channels from a transponder A channel is transmitted by what we call a transponder. It is a relay satellite of which should known the 4 following parameters: •... -
Page 13: Modifying / Organizing Channels
Particular channel shearch (PID) In some cases (rare) a manual or automatic search doesn't find a channel that actually exists however. You should then add it with its "PID" which you will find in the specialised magazines or websites. • Go into, in MENU / INSTALLATION / CHANNEL SEARCH •... -
Page 14: System Setup
SYSTEM SETUP Choice of language To choose the language of the menus, press MENU and then 3 times on the CH key, then twice on OK. Choose with the keys the language you wish then press OK. When several languages for the same channel are being broadcast by an operator (e.g. Euronews on HotBird), you can choose the language you wish by pressing on the AUDIO key. -
Page 15: Resetting The Receiver
To play a tape, just press the PLAY key of your VCR, it will automatically take the hand over the satellite receiver. If not, try and press on TV/VCR key of your VCR remote control. Figure 6 Back AccessBox Back... -
Page 16: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING • The screen displays " BAD OR NO SIGNAL". Two causes : 1. The channel you wish to watch has disappeared from the transponder. Get a specialised magazine to know if the parameters of these channels have changed or if it has disap- peared. -
Page 17: Quality Form
• How did you hear about METRONIC? Friends / Family Advertising / catalogues In store I already have a METRONIC receiver • Did you already use the METRONIC help line? If yes, what do you think about it? ...................................................................................................... - Page 18 • Did you isolate the LNBs (heads)? METRONIC insulating material Other METRONIC waterlocks Silicone Adhesive tape Other....• Do you think this user manual is clear enough to install a dish by yourself, without asking an installer? Which modifications would you wish to see brought to this manual? ..................................
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Page 19: Assistance And Advice
3 months of additional guarantee (parts only). CERTIFICATE OF GUARANTEE The AccessBox receiver is guaranteed one year parts and labour. In the event of a breakdown, the transport charges outward are the customer responsibility, the costs carriage back is our responsibility. -
Page 20: Channel Guide
CHANNEL GUIDE Name Freq Pol SR Name Freq Pol SR Astra 28.2° TizSat 11568 H 06510 BBC ONE 10773 H 22000 Hot Bird BBC TWO 10773 H 22000 TV POLONIA 10719 V 27500 BBC NEWS 24 10773 H 22000 EWTN 10723 H 29900 10773 H 22000 MTA INTL... - Page 21 CHANNEL GUIDE Name Freq Pol SR Name Freq Pol SR OTE PROMO 12188 V 27500 ONYX 12692 H 27500 RTS SAT 12188 V 27500 MEDYA TV 12692 H 27500 TV MAGIC 12188 V 27500 ABsat PROMO 12692 H 27500 ERT SAT 12188 V 27500 11408 V 27500 06 TV...
- Page 22 CHANNEL GUIDE Name Freq Pol SR Name Freq Pol SR Nuvolari 11200 V 27500 TV.BERLIN 12148 H 27500 Leonardo 11200 V 27500 lastminute.de 12148 H 27500 Alice 11200 V 27500 SAT.1-CH 12148 H 27500 Sailing Channel 11200 V 27500 Super RTL 12188 H 27500 NOELLO SAT 11200 V 27500...
- Page 23 CHANNEL GUIDE Name Freq Pol SR Name Freq Pol SR SR Fernsehen Suedwe 11837 H 27500 Nagham 11785 V 27500 WDR FERNSEHEN 11837 H 27500 TeleLiban 11785 V 27500 SÜDWEST BW 11837 H 27500 11785 V 27500 Phoenix 11837 H 27500 ALArabiya 11785 V 27500 TV_309...
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