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Foreword
Dear Force owner
Congratulations on your selection of a Force receiver. Your new Force receiver represents the best and most
advanced properties that the new digital DVB technology offers.
Our objective is easy access to infotainment.
We have combined user-friendly design with the latest digital technology, thus allowing us to achieve a high
standing among our customers and in the industry as a whole.
Our ambition is for our customers to be able to have information and entertainment brought to them in a
simple and intuitive way. To achieve this, we work together with both experienced and inexperienced user
groups. The knowledge and experience we gain enables us to develop products that can be enhanced to meet
future needs, products people can enjoy for years and years.
We work with our distributors and dealers. We form partnerships, both in the consumer market and in the
professional market.
Finally, in our product development we continually focus on our core values and our pledge to the market to be
innovative, reliable, strong and bold.
Our vision is therefore to inspire our customers and the industry as a whole.
Yours sincerely
TechniSat Force Digital
April 2007
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  • Page 1 Foreword Dear Force owner Congratulations on your selection of a Force receiver. Your new Force receiver represents the best and most advanced properties that the new digital DVB technology offers. Our objective is easy access to infotainment. We have combined user-friendly design with the latest digital technology, thus allowing us to achieve a high standing among our customers and in the industry as a whole.
  • Page 2 Using this manual This manual introduces your new TechniSat Force receiver and shows how to install and operate it. Important Conditions You have purchased a license for the software. You have not purchased ownership rights for the software but a user licence to be able to use the software in the equipment.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents How to get the most out of your TechniSat Force Receiver ..............4 Getting Started..........................4 Support ............................4 Safety ............................4 Connections ............................5 Example connection diagrams ......................5 Connecting the receiver to a Cable-TV wall outlet ................5 Connecting to TV via SCART ......................6 Connecting to a video recorder ......................6...

  • Page 4: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Technisat Force Receiver

    Remote Control, which can be used to control all the functions of the receiver using a comprehensive set of on-screen menus. This manual shows you how to install and set up your TechniSat Force receiver, then how to operate it to maximise your enjoyment.

  • Page 5: Connections

    Connections Example connection diagrams Your TeVeMaster C1 receiver can be connected to your TV and other domestic equipment in a number of ways, please see example diagrams below and the following sections for details and examples. Figure 1 Basic connection diagram Connecting the receiver to mains, TV signal and TV.

  • Page 6: Connecting To Tv Via Scart

    If your TV set does not have a separate SCART socket for a DVD player (this could be marked VCR on the TV Set) you can connect a DVD player instead of the VCR to the Video VCR SCART on the TechniSat Force receiver.

  • Page 7: Getting To Know Your Equipment

    Getting to know your equipment Controls on the receiver There are 3 buttons on the front of the receiver for operating it without the remote control. The function of each button is shown in the table below. cardreader Button Button 1 (down Button 2 (up Button 3 (Standby and OK) arrow)

  • Page 8: Viewing Card

    Viewing card Viewing cards are used with the built-in conditional access system in the receiver to enable you to watch encrypted channels. The card reader is on the front left-side of the receiver. Insert the card slowly into the reader with the gold contacts facing downwards. The status of the card can be checked via the on-screen menu, as described in section 8.11 Remote control Use the remote control supplied with your receiver to control it.

  • Page 9: What To Do When Not In Use

    What to do when not in use If you put the receiver in STANDBY while not in use, it will perform system maintenance during night hours. System maintenance involves 1) updating the TV guide and 2) checking if a new software version is available in the network.

  • Page 10: Installation And Basic Operation

    Installation and basic operation Selecting your country and operator and finding TV and radio channels The first time you switch on the receiver the installation wizard appears, guiding you through the process of setting up your receiver. The installation wizard also appears after a factory reset, as described in section 9.3. When this has finished, you will have list of available channels and be able to view TV programmes.
  • Page 11 Next, select the picture format (aspect ratio) of your TV, as shown in Figure 7. If your TV screen is a standard square format, choose “Normal (4:3)”. If your TV screen is a wide, cinema-style format, choose “Widescreen (16:9)”. Figure 7 – Select TV picture format (aspect ratio) Then identify the network of your local cable service, as shown in Figure 8.

  • Page 12: Channel Selection And Info Bar

    Figure 9 – Search complete TIP: If the channel scan shows no channels found during a 20-30 second period, is most likely that your input signal is missing or search parameters entered incorrectly. Press the red short cuts button to exit the scan and check the connections and settings.

  • Page 13: Creating A Favourites List

    Figure 11 – Info bar Press INFO again to obtain extended information about the programme you are watching (subject to availability), as shown in Figure 12. The programme on now will be displayed. The next programme on can be seen by pressing the Left/Right arrow buttons. Press Left/Right arrow buttons to toggle between Now and Next information.

  • Page 14: Using The Tv Guide

    Figure 13 - Favourites Using the TV Guide The receiver contains a TV Guide that allows you to browse the programme schedules for each channel. The TV Guide will only collect information for channels in your favourites list. See the previous section 4.3 for details on creating a favourites list.
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  • Page 16: More On Channel Selection And Channel Lists

    More on channel selection and channel lists Four ways to switch to new channel While watching TV, you can switch to a new channel in five ways: Press the +(up) or –(down) PROG button on the remote control. Press the up or down arrow button on the remote control. Press the desired channel number by using the number keys on the remote control.

  • Page 17: Quick Zap Mode

    Quick Zap mode If you press the INFO button on your remote while watching TV, an info bar will be displayed (also see section 4.2) with short information about the present and following program on the channel you are watching. While the INFO bar is up, you can browse your channel list quickly by pressing the UP/DOWN arrow buttons.

  • Page 18: More On Using The Tv Guide

    More on using the TV Guide The receiver contains a fully featured TV Guide that allows you to browse the programme schedules for each channel. You access this by pressing the EPG button on the remote control, when you will see details for either the main channel list or the favourites list depending on what you had previously used in the channel selector.

  • Page 19: Using The Tv Guide To Remind You About Interesting Programmes

    Figure 18 – TV guide – channel view Press EXIT to remove the TV Guide and go back to the channel you were originally watching. Using the TV guide to remind you about interesting programmes If you press the green button on the highlighted event in the TV guide, you will get a reminder when the programme is due to start.

  • Page 20: More On Channel Search And Channel List Updates

    More on channel search and channel list updates Channel list updates From time to time, the channels available in your area will change as new channels are added. For some networks, the receiver will perform background search and automatically add new channels to the main channel lists.

  • Page 21: Manual Search

    Figure 20 – Network search 7.3.3 Manual search If you are connected to SMATV (Satellite Master Antenna TV), this is most likely the search you want to use. You need to know, for each digital multiplex, what frequency, symbol rate and QAM constellation it is played out on.

  • Page 22: Advanced Use

    Volume control and muting You can adjust the audio volume on the TechniSat Force receiver with the left and right arrows on the remote control. You will see a slider bar indicating the volume setting for a few seconds. The display on the front of the receiver will also change to show a volume symbol (U) and a number between 0-100 indicating the current volume, as the left/right volume buttons are pressed.

  • Page 23: Audio Options

    Set the STEREO OUTPUT to be either: Always at max – where the volume is always at maximum and can be controlled on your Hi-Fi • equipment Follow TV SCART – where the volume is set by the control on the receiver. •...

  • Page 24: Overriding Audio And Subtitle Language

    “1”) Force 1. OK + Button 2 (labelled with logo and Sets remote control to communicate with your secondary receiver – number “2”) Force 2. See chapter 2 about connections, for details of connecting external devices to your receiver.

  • Page 25: Timer

    Figure 27 - Remote control preferences Timer By using the Timer, your receiver can perform actions automatically at a defined time. Two types of actions are supported: Standby • Reminder (see Figure 28 and also section 6.3 on how to add a reminder from the TV-guide) •...

  • Page 26: Parental Lock

    Parental Lock Parental lock enables you to restrict access to the receiver or to specific channels. A PIN code is stored in the receiver and this must be entered each time you want to view a locked channel. This function operates only on TV channels and is separate from the parental controls (maturity rating) provided with your viewing card.

  • Page 27: Mini Menu

    Select Timed lock or All the time as required. In the former case, select the start and stop time to lock the channel. Then press OK. A lock symbol is shown to the left of the channel name for channels that are locked. Press the BACK key to complete the operation and return to the parental control menu.

  • Page 28: Messages Via The Mail System

    Messages via the mail system The mail system enables TechniSat Force to tell you about updates to your receiver. See Figure 37. Mail will automatically arrive to your receiver and this will be indicated by an "envelope" symbol on your TV screen.

  • Page 29: Product Information

    8.14 Product Information To find information about your product, such as model number and software version, enter the main menu and select INFORMATION, then PRODUCT INFO. A typical set of information is shown below in Figure 39. Figure 39 – Product information...

  • Page 30: Configuring Your Receiver - Settings Menu

    Configuring your receiver – settings menu Figure 40 – Settings menu TV-format Menu Your receiver has various functions which control the way it works with your TV set and with other equipment. From the main menu, select SETTINGS and then TV FORMAT. See Figure 41. Figure 41 - TV format menu 9.1.1 TV Format (aspect ratio of the connected TV)

  • Page 31: Video Format On The Tv-Scart

    Source video is Output AR conversion intended for level on What aspect ratio conversion actually done TV format display on scart pin 8 takes place in STB? Via STB 16:9 16:9 6V (16:9) none Via STB 16:9 6V (16:9) Selectable black bars/clipped/combined Via STB 16:9 12V (4:3)

  • Page 32: Updating The Software

    Updating the software TechniSat Force has a policy of continual product improvement and will from time to time make a new software available for download. If you leave your receiver in standby overnight, it will check if new software is available, and when you take the receiver out of standby, you will be notified with an on-screen message if a new software is available.

  • Page 33: Tv-Guide Settings

    TV-guide settings Your receiver is able to check regularly for updated TV Guide information. Information is normally downloaded from a preset channel. If you for any reason have to change the settings, this can be done in the TV-guide Configuration menu. The TV-guide downloads information daily at 04.00 am. You can change the time by going to the main menu choosing SETTINGS and then System maintenance.

  • Page 34: 10 Troubleshooting

    10 Troubleshooting Here are some problems you may run into as a new digital cable user, and some suggestions on how to solve them on your own. Problem Self-help “No access” message on This message can occur for one of two reasons: screen Your subscription (viewing card) does not cover the channel you want to see.

  • Page 35: 11 Specifications

    11 Specifications Inputs DVB Cable Connector IEC 169-2 Female, 75 ohm Frequency range: 52-860 MHz (centre frequency) Channel bandwidth: 8MHz,. Outputs Video TV SCART – Component, RGB, S-Video, CVBS/Video Video SCART – CVBS/Video Aspect ratio: Auto 16:9/4:3 or locked to 4:3. User choice of display when 16:9 pictures shown on 4:3 TV and vice versa.

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