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GEOSATpro DVBS2 Owner's Manual & Installation Manual

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  • Page 2 GEOSATpro stands behind our resellers and their customers to offer a one year warranty against any factory defect on retail purchases provided with original dated proof of sale invoice or receipt. All warranty issues are to be processed through your reseller.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Install Menu Setup Locate and Peak Satellite Signal Completing the Install and Grounding microHD Features Menu Items Channel Manager Installation System Set-up Tools Media Manager FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions Satellite Elevation Finder - Cut-out www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...

  • Page 4: Fcc Notice And Compliance

    (39”) or smaller in diameter within a resident’s private use area, unless legitimate safety restrictions such as fire codes are in effect. For More information: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/satellite.html FCC Part 15 Compliant Manufactured under License B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 5: Important Safeguards

    Important Safeguards www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 6 Service assistance may be arranged by contacting your reseller. Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 7: Microhd Features And Specifications

    ZOOM In/Out Function • Picture-In-Graphics Function • OSD Languages: English, Spanish, Russian • Internal Satellite/ Transponder/Channel - Add/Edit/Delete/Sort • Two Free PC Based Channel Editors - 1. ALI Editor 2. Mediabox Editor Studio • Auto Sleep Shut Off www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    DVB-S rolloff 35%, DVB-S2 rolloff: 20%, 25%, 35% Reed Solomon 188B+16B Coding (FEC) QPSK Viterbirate 1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10, Automatic 8PSK 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 16APSK 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 B. Gohl Page 1 © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 9: Remote Control Unit

    STB Size 5.5 in / 130mm (W) x 4.3 in / 110mm (D) x 1.3 in / 33mm (H) STB Weight 10.6oz / 0.3Kgs Certification & Licenses FCC Part 15 Compliance Dolby HDMI ETL Safety Page 1 www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...

  • Page 10: Receiver Front / Rear Panel

    Connects composite VIDEO and L/R Audio to TV or other equipment Connects HDMI Video Audio to TV or other equipment Connects USB 2.0 memory device for DVR / multi-media / upgrade of Firmware or Channel List 5V/500ma DC power plug connection (12VDC, 2000mA) B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 11: Remote Control Layout

    DVR: Scan Forward in 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x speeds List Page Up and DVR: List :Page Down and DVR: Freeze Video and DVR Pause DVR: Start Record Function DVR: Stop Playback or Stop Record Function DVR: Play Recording or Play File Function www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 12 The program record date, start and duration times will be automatically set. Stop recording by pressing the STOP key. Navigation To watch a previously recorded program, Buttons press the DVR List. Select the program to view and press the OK key. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 13: Installation Guide

    To simply a first-time install, do not use pre-wire or previously used coax cables and unknown switches. Do not attempt to use splitters for simultaneous viewing on multiple receivers. Splitters typically do not support multiple FTA receivers. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...

  • Page 14: Parts List

    Have you recently installed a light switch, ceiling fan, basketball hoop and programmed a VCR? If not, this project might not be a good time to hone your mechanical and electrical skills! www.FTAinstall.com To contract a local installer visit: B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 15 Many satellite systems are installed to receive channels from Galaxy 19 KU at orbital position 97W. This is the most popular satellite in North America with hundreds of free TV and Radio channels from around the world. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 16 With the red needle pointed exactly at North, reference the compass reading for your target satellite. Are there any obvious obstructions? If the line of sight appears clear, continue to the check the elevation angle. Compass B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 17: Dish Mounting Options

    Take proper precautions to protect the dish from being bumped during yard care or Ground Post Mount damaged by children at play. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...

  • Page 18: Dish Assembly

    Wall Mount Roof Mount The GEOSATpro 90cm dish assembly includes a heavy duty universal wall / roof post mount. This mount can be attached at almost any angle and provides a stable secure mount even in high wind regions if properly attached. The tripod legs MUST be installed.

  • Page 19: Lnbf Installation

    (-) LNBF Rotation (Skew) setting. Start with the LNBF slid back as far away from the reflector as possible. Tighten the screws to secure the LNBF from rotating. No need to overtighten and break the clamp. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...

  • Page 20: Dish Aiming

    Check compass reading several times to reduce install time and the need to hunt the entire southern sky for the satellite signal. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 21: Connect Receiver To A Tv

    TV is inside the home and out of the view of the installer. Attempting to communicate the signal readings with a second person viewing the TV will complicate the aiming process! www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 22 VCR - Standard Definition Consult the owners manual provided with TV, VCR or other device that will be connected to the GEOSATpro satellite receiver. Questions regarding the connection to any other equipment should be directed to the manufacturer of that device.

  • Page 23: Microhd Install Menu Setup

    Highlight the target satellite using the UP / Down navigation arrows. Press OK to activate. Press EXIT to return to the Installation menu. Highlight Antenna Setup. Press OK to enter. Highlight Motor / Switch Setting. Press OK to enter. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 24 The remainder of the Installation menu items will remain in default settings. • DiSEqC 1.0 - Disable • DiSEqC 1.1 - Disable • 22K - Off • Motor Type - Off • Motor Position - 0 B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 25: Locate And Peak Satellite Signal

    Once the correct satellite is detected, the meter will display a higher Blue color Signal Level reading and the Green Signal Quality reading will appear. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 26 FTA Only mode searches only for free channels and not scrambled. Highlight Scan Channel. Press either the LEFT / Right navigation arrow to select the type of channels that you wish to scan. TV + Radio, TV Channel, Radio. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 27 Congratulations! The installation is now complete. Now you may start watching hundreds of free TV and listening to free Radio stations! If any channel displays a Signal Quality reading below 50%, additional fine tuning adjustments must be made. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...

  • Page 28: Completing The Install And Grounding

    NEC are available at your local library or online. Important Notice: GEOSATpro recommends that you DO NOT use existing coaxial cabling that has been pre-wired or previously used in your home. Often these cables are low quality RG-59, not rated for satellite applications or have splitters and other devices that are not compatible.

  • Page 29: Microhd Features

    In the TV mode, only TV channels are available in the Channel List and for channel viewing. In the Radio mode, only Radio stations will be available in the Channel List and a Radio background image will display on the video output. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 30 Press FAV * key to display a list of active favorites lists. Press UP or DOWN NAV key to highlight the target favorite list Press OK key to Select Press OK a second time to hide the FAV List B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 31 Press the RED color key to allow quick navigation within the schedule. Press LEFT or RIGHT NAV key to select the navigation icons at the bottom of the screen. Press OK key to apply the navigation function. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 32 Press the CC- RED color key to display the Closed Captioning menu. Note: If the broadcaster does not provide CC, a “No Data” prompt will be displayed. Press UP or DOWN NAV key to select a closed caption source Press OK key to activate Closed Captioning. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 33 Press the ORANGE color SIGNAL key to display a full screen Signal Meter Press the RED color key to toggle the Signal Quality Tone ON or OFF Press EXIT key to remove the display www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...

  • Page 34: Menu Items

    Use the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT NAV keys. 1. Channel Manager 2. Installation 3. System Setup 4. Tools 5. Media Manager 1. Channel Manager 1.1 TV Channel List 1.2 Radio Channel List 1.3 Delete All Channels 1.4 Save as Default B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 35 The channel may be included in multiple Favorites Lists by selecting additional a Favorite list and pressing OK key to add Repeat steps to add additional channels to a list or multiple lists. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 36 Skip – Channels Skipped in Channel Viewing Press the GREEN color key to select the function to add or delete channels that are skipped over during regular channel viewing mode. The Skip tab will pop up when this function is selected. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 37 Name (Z-A) - Channel List starts with end of the alphabet Free/Scramble – Channel List starts with Free (unscrambled) then Scrambled channels. Channels could display a scrambled $ icon, but actually be available due to an incorrect encryption flag by the broadcaster. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 38 Press Exit several times to display “Confirm Save”. To save the changes, select Yes and press OK key. To exit without saving changes, select No and Press OK key. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 39: Installation

    2.2 Antenna Setup 2.3 Single Satellite Search 2.4 Multi Satellite Search 2.5 TP List / Search 2.1 Satellite List Activate a Satellite for Set-up and Searches Press UP or DOWN NAV key to highlight a satellite www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 40 BLUE color key cancels. Add New Satellite and Position Press the GREEN color key Type the new satellite name using the numeric keys. RED color key selects capitalization On or Off, GREEN color key deletes text B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 41 Satellite- A list of activated satellites are displayed. Press the LEFT or RIGHT NAV key or press List/OK key to display scroll list. If the target satellite is not displayed, return to Satellite List 2.1 and activate the satellite. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 42 Failure to select a correct port if a switch is inline will result in no valid signal for locating and identifying the satellite. The correct switch port must be selected for the receiver to “see” the connection to the LNBF. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 43 1.2 mode to communicate with the antenna positioner and control unit. If using USALS motor type, follow these steps to configure the receiver’s calculator to automatically drive the dish into the correct satellite positions once the motor is correctly installed. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 44 DiSEqC 1.2 does not calculate the satellites position and the user must manually locate and save each satellite’s position. Select Motor Type: DiSEqC 1.2 Press DOWN NAV to highlight Motor Position B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 45 0 (zero), highlight and press OK key To clear and reset all DiSEqC 1.2 motor position assignments, select Yes and press OK key. To exit without deleting the DiSEqC 1.2 position settings, select No and Press OK key. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 46 Connected to LNBF / Good Aiming Signal Quality Meter reading above 40% indicates the receiver is correctly configured and the dish is aimed at the target satellite. The Signal Quality reading should be as high as possible to provide reliable reception. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 47 West using LEFT NAV key and release to stop the movement before striking any object or reaching the maximum physical limit of the motor rotation Press OK key to save limit www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 48 All Channels ( both free and scrambled) or only Free Channels Scan Channel - Press LEFT or RIGHT NAV key to select to either scan and log TV and Radio, TV only or Radio only. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 49 TV and Radio Channel Lists. This mode will not find new transponders or occasional use transmissions that are not pre programmed into the receiver. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 50 10 minutes. When the scan is complete the number Transponders, TV and Radio channels will be displayed with a prompt “ Search End” or “No Program Found” Press OK key to exit the Search screen B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 51 PIDs to scan for only a single channel. Press UP or DOWN NAV key to highlight a transponder The Signal Level and Signal Quality readings are displayed for the selected www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 52 Horizontal (Left) or Vertical (Right) Press UP or DOWN NAV key to highlight Save or Cancel. To save the new TP, select SAVE and press OK key. To exit without adding new TP, select Cancel and Press OK. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 53 Press LEFT or RIGHT NAV key to select Yes or No Press UP or DOWN NAV key to highlight Scan Channel Press LEFT or RIGHT NAV key to select TV + Radio, TV only, Radio only www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 54 Press UP or DOWN NAV key to highlight OK or Cancel. If you wish to scan the TP for manually entered PIDs, select OK and press OK key. To exit without searching, select Cancel and Press OK key B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 55: System Setup

    - Press LEFT or RIGHT NAV key to select English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Greek, Czech, Swedish, Finnish, Second Audio: Secondary audio default language automatically selected broadcaster provides multiple languages (see language selection above) www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 56 16:9: Source programming originating in 4:3 will be letter boxed on a 16:9 display Digital Audio Out: Setting the HDMI digital audio output mode. Press LEFT or RIGHT NAV key or press List/OK key to display scroll list. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 57 Date: Setting with GMT Usage OFF. Use numeric keys to enter month, day, year Time: Setting with GMT Usage OFF. Use numeric Buttons to enter time in 12 hour mode. Change AM/PM with any numeric key. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 58 Use any numeric key to select AM or Press UP or DOWN NAV key to highlight Duration Use the numeric keys to enter the length of the timer or recording (maximum timer duration is 99 hours and 59 minutes) B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 59 Please be sure to document this code and store in a secure location. Passwords cannot be retrieved and there is no master code to unlock a personal password. Press UP or DOWN NAV key to highlight Confirm Password www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 60 Press the RED color key to delete Use the LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN NAVs to select a letter, number or symbol. Press OK key to save the character When completed, press the BLUE color key to save and exit B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 61: Tools

    4.3 S/W Update via Satellite – Manual 4.3 Automatic S/W Update via Satellite 4.4 Update by USB 4.5 Save to USB 4.6 Disconnect External USB Device 4.1 Information: Screen displays the versions and load dates of system files, databases and background images. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 62 4.4 Automatic S/W Update via Satellite: (Feature is in beta testing as of 7/1/2012. Visit www.GEOSATpro.com/satupdate for official launch date) – The system must have a fixed, motorized or multi-satellite system with 97W KU- band, Galaxy 19 satellite activated and configured. When this feature is a enabled, the micro HD will automatically select the G19 satellite from the activated list and control the switches or motor to receive the update.
  • Page 63 Once update is complete, press the EXIT key The receiver must be power cycled for update changes to take effect. Firmware updates should be followed with a Factory Reset to clear all previous settings and install fresh data. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 64 Once the Save to USB process is complete, press EXIT key 4.7 Disconnect USB Device: Safely remove the external USB device from the microHD Press OK key to disconnect the USB drive A prompt will request confirmation to disconnect. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 65: Media Manager

    DVR playback modes Music Mode: Listen to one audio file at a time or create a playback list. Repeat: Play once, Loop Song, Loop Folder FAV All: Select favorite audio files to play in a Play List www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 66 Press UP or DOWN NAV key to highlight a photo (Preview displays file information) Press Play key to listen to audio file Pause, step frame, multi-speed reverse/forward, play and stop keys are available for control B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 67 Video Mode: Watch videos and movies Edit: Edit the video files: Red key = Rename, Green key = Copy, Yellow key = Delete, Blue key = Create New Folder Sort: Sort audio files by: Name, Time, Size www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 68 Press PLAY key to play the DVR recording in the Preview display Press OK key to Play in full screen mode Pause, step frame, multi-speed reverse/forward, play and stop keys are available for control. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...
  • Page 69 Save TimeShift as DVR File Press LEFT or RIGHT NAV key to select On or OFF. This feature converts the current Timeshift file into a DVR recording. Note: Timeshift must be ON to use this feature. www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 70 OK or Cancel. . If you wish to format the selected USB drive, select OK and press OK key. To exit without formatting, select Cancel and Press OK key. The formatting may take a while and depends on the size of the drive. B. Gohl © GEOSATpro...

  • Page 71: Faq - Frequently Asked Questions

    Once the mast is stable, follow the aiming instructions to re aim the dish and tighten all hardware to prevent any movement. Picture is skipping and/or audio jumps during DVR functions. A USB device www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...
  • Page 72 $29.95 per event with event expiration 30 days from the service initiation. Accessories Your GEOSATpro reseller carries a large selection of satellite accessories and replacement items. Please consider these accessories for your installation. GEOSATpro microHD...

  • Page 73: Satellite Elevation Finder - Cut-Out

    Cut Here www.geosatpro.com Toll Free 888-483-4673...

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