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Digital Receiver
Series IRD120
Please, read this manual carefully,
before installing the digital receiver.
It contains important informations
concerning your safety and the correct
installation and use of your new receiver.

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  • Page 1 Digital Receiver Series IRD120 Please, read this manual carefully, before installing the digital receiver. It contains important informations concerning your safety and the correct installation and use of your new receiver.

  • Page 2: Foreword

    English Foreword FOREWORD Important notes and informations of interest are labelled with the following icon: Menu options in the receiver software, as well as keys and connections descriptions are written in italic. Version 1.6 © FTEmaximal...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    English Foreword CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................2 CONTENTS ........................3 FOR YOUR SAFETY.......................4 PACKAGE CONTENTS....................6 CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS.................7 Installation Wizard......................12 BASIC OPERATIONS ....................16 MAIN MENU ........................21 TV Channels ......................23 Installation Menu ......................26 Installation Menu > Antenna Config................27 Installation Menu > TP List ..................34 Installation Menu >...

  • Page 4: For Your Safety

    English For your Safety FOR YOUR SAFETY... Please read the manual carefully before installing the receiver. Caution, never open the device by yourself. Dangerously high voltages are present inside the unit. Refer servicing to qualified staff only. When installing the receiver, always unplug the receiver from the mains voltage.
  • Page 5 English For your Safety Before you start operating the receiver, make sure that the satellite antenna is properly built up, optimally connected and aligned. The correct place to install the receiver is, of course, near your TV set and any other A/V signal sources (DVD, VCR, CD, game console, etc.).

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    English Package Contents PACKAGE CONTENTS Manual: Remote Control (Batteries included): Do not forget to install the batteries! Power Supply: Version 1.6 © FTEmaximal...

  • Page 7: Connections And Controls

    English Connections and controls CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS CH: With this buttons you can change the channels. POWER LED: Indicates that the mains voltage is available. SIGNAL LED: Indicates a sufficient signal level at the IF IN input DISPLAY: 4 Digits to display the program numbers. IR-SENSOR: Reception sensor for the IR remote control signals Attention: IRD 120 do not have any card or module behind the front lid, so please do not attempt to open it, it could damage the lid.
  • Page 8 English Connections and controls HiFi LNC IN: Satellite input LNC OUT: Satellite output for cascading to other devices RS-232: Serial Port allowing software upgrades TV SCART: Output SCART for the connection to a TV set AUDIO: Output for digital audio DC 12V: 12V connection (power supply).
  • Page 9 English Connections and controls 1. POWER: Switches the receiver on or enters stand by mode. 2. MUTE: The Audio will be muted 3. INFO: Shows information about the current reception In the EPG: Shows detailed information 4. TV/RADIO: Switches between TV or Radio channels 5.
  • Page 10 ... for connecting your receiver to the satellite antenna you need a sufficiently long Sat coaxial cable suitable for digital reception (FTE K 290, for example). If the F connectors are not mounted into the connecting cables yet, please proceed to mount the connector...
  • Page 11 English Installation a) Use a scart cable A single Scart-cable is enough for the connection to the TV set. Connection to the 90-230V mains There is a power supply included with accessories. You have to plug in into the DC 12V connector.

  • Page 12: Installation Wizard

    English Installation Installation Wizard The receiver includes a setup wizard that will help you configure the different parameters. The first time the receiver is turned on (using the power switch in the receiver’s back panel) the following menu will be displayed: Menu Language English Please select your Language...
  • Page 13 English Installation Installation wizard: Audio output Language With the CH press buttons you can choose English your favourite audio language for TV and Radio Deutsch channels. Francais With the VOL button you can change between BACK and NEXT. Spanish Português Choose NEXT and press OK to go into the Italiano next menu.
  • Page 14 English Installation Installation wizard: Set up DiSEqC If you receive more than one satellite through a DISEqC switch, you will need to assign every satellite to the corresponding DISEqC output. Setup DiSEqC Satellite Type LNB Frequency Astra DISEqC B Universal Hotbird DISEqC A Universal...
  • Page 15 English Installation Installation wizard: Search or Load Search or Load There are three possibilities to complete the installation of your receiver. Load saved program Load saved program. Search DiSEqC Choose this menu item, to load the Cancel saved programs. With Search DiSEqC you can make an individual search for the selected satellites in the NEXT BACK...

  • Page 16: Basic Operations

    English Basic operations BASIC OPERATIONS Selecting a Program You have three different ways to select a program: All TV Channel The OK button will open the program list. Total: 452 You can choose with the CH buttons 0001 Das Erste the program you want to watch and, in about two 0002 ZDF seconds, the program will be automatically displayed.
  • Page 17 English Basic operations SAT Button To get a better view of your stored programs, you can view the programs on a satellite per satellite basis. The advantage of this method is that the existing sorting is maintained. Press the SAT button on the remote control and the following window will be shown: Satellite TV Channel With the...
  • Page 18 English Basic operations EPG button You can access the EPG menu ( Electronic Program Guide ) if you are outside all other menus and press the EPG button on the remote control. EPG List 02/12 Tue 14:19 Arabella TV program 13:55 –...
  • Page 19 English Basic operations ZOOM button Press the Zoom button on the remote control to get a picture zooming-function. When you press the Zoom button, a magnifier icon will show up in the centre of the screen. You can move the magnifier position on the screen using the CH and buttons.
  • Page 20 English Basic operations AUDIO button Press the AUDIO button on the remote control to change the audio mode for a program. The following window will appear: Audio menu: Audio CANAL CANARIAS If the program provides different languages you can change these with the VOL buttons.

  • Page 21: Main Menu

    English Menus and OSD MAIN MENU To display the main menu press the MENU button on the remote control. The receiver’s menu system is organized in a tree fashion. With the Main menu you can reach the following items: TV Channels menu Main Menu This menu allows you to access, edit, move, delete TV Channels...
  • Page 22 English Menus and OSD System Setting RF-System, TV-Screen format, TV-System, Time zone. Timer Record timer configuration. Calendar Displays a perpetual calendar. Factory Default System reset with the factory default values. User Save & Load Load and store from the user settings and program list. About IRD Information about the currently loaded software version.

  • Page 23: Tv Channels

    English Menus and OSD TV Channels If you wish to edit the stored TV or Radio programs, select TV Channels entry in the main menu. The TV channels and Radio channels menu entries in the main menu are identical. Choose, with the VOL buttons, between the different functions, which are: Select With the...
  • Page 24 English Menus and OSD The program to be deleted will include a cross symbol You can mark several programs to be deleted. They will be deleted as soon as you leave the TV programs menu. Move In order to move a program within the program list, choose the program to be moved with CH buttons and press the OK button.
  • Page 25 English Menus and OSD Sort If you want to sort your programs according to various Sort Menu criteria, select the wished sorting method with the CH buttons and press OK. Sort by FTA The program list will be newly built up. Sort by Satellite Sort by Transponder Sort by Favourite...

  • Page 26: Installation Menu

    English Menus and OSD Installation Menu The receiver is equipped with a factory pre-installed program list: ASTRA 19,2°East on DiSEqC position A Hotbird 13°East on DiSEqC position B Hispasat 30°West on DiSEqC position C Tuerk/Eurasiasat 42°East on DiSEqC position D Select the Installation menu entry in the Main menu which has the following entries: Antenna Config LNB, Satellite, search programs.

  • Page 27: Installation Menu > Antenna Config

    English Menus and OSD Installation Menu > Antenna Config If you have chosen the Antenna Config menu item, the following menu appears: Antenna Config Setup Search Select Easy Tuning Add Delete Rename 01 HotBird Universal 02 Astra LNB(Low) 09750 LNB(High) 10600 03 Eutelsat W2 04 Eutelsat W1...
  • Page 28 English Menus and OSD DiSEqC With the DiSEqC, the receiver has the possibility to use up to four universal LNB. You can use, for example, a mutiswitch 4x1 like UMS 141 from FTEmaximal. The following possibilities are available: DiSEqC 1.0: A, B, C, D Tone burst: Burst A , Burst B...
  • Page 29 English Menus and OSD If you decide to eliminate all existing programs, the sorting you have made will be lost. This menu appears only when there are already some programs stored for a given satellite. To change your selection, use the VOL press buttons and press OK.
  • Page 30 English Menus and OSD Search: TV 0025 Searching New Channels Here the receiver indicates that 25 TV-programs have been found. Search: Satellite Here the receiver indicates which 0025 Radio 0055 entry from the transponder list (TP list) Satellite: ASTRA 34/62 TP 12452, VER, 27500, has just been processed.
  • Page 31 English Menus and OSD Select and Easy Tuning You can mark with the Select menu item all satellites that the receiver is supposed to search during the search process. In order to mark a satellite, choose it with the VOL press buttons, Select and When you press OK, the satellite number will be replaced by a hook ( ).
  • Page 32 English Menus and OSD In order to add a satellite, choose, with the VOL buttons, the entry Add and press OK. Antenna Config The last entry: ???????? of the list Setup Search Select Easy Tuning Add Delete Rename of satellites will now be displayed (the question marks indicate that 01 HotBird Universal...
  • Page 33 English Menus and OSD Rename If you want to change the name of a satellite or to name the entry ????????, select, with VOL buttons, the option Rename and press OK. The current name of the program stands on the upper line. In the second line you can change the existing name.

  • Page 34: Installation Menu > Tp List

    English Menus and OSD Installation Menu > TP List TP-list data is stored in the satellite’s transponder. This information is necessary for the receiver to find programs. ASTRA satellite remains quite regular with respect to its broadcasted programs and a change is seldom necessary in this case.
  • Page 35 The new entry is added at the end of the list. For a new program search in the new transponder entry, use the Search option. For further information, please refer to FTE Maximal site in the web: http://www.ftemaximal.com With the TP (transponder search) option, programs can be easily searched in the transponder if the transmission frequency is known.
  • Page 36 English Menus and OSD You will also need to tell the receiver if you wish to store Only FTA channels search? only the FTA (Free to Air) programs or not. Make your selection with VOL and press OK. If you want to cancel, press EXIT.
  • Page 37 English Menus and OSD Edit The Edit function provides you with the possibility to change an entry from the transponder list. Choose the Edit entry with VOL press button and open the menu by pressing OK. The following submenu appears on the screen: Edit Transponder Sat Name ASTRA...
  • Page 38 English Menus and OSD Signal The signal function allows you to see the signal level of a transponder. TP List Satellite Search Add Edit Delete TP Network PID Signal No. Satellite Freq 01 Hotbird 10719 27500 Auto 02 Astra 10723 29990 Auto 03 Eutelsat W2...
  • Page 39 The new entry will be added at the end of the program list with the indication: TV CH. In order to change the program name, please refer to the chapter Rename in the TV Channel menu. For further information, please refer to FTE Maximal site in the web: http://www.ftemaximal.com Version 1.6...

  • Page 40: Installation Menu > Antenna Direction

    English Menus and OSD Installation Menu > Antenna Direction The menu Antenna Direction offers a valuable aid to you during the installation of your satellite antenna. Please, refer to the instructions manual of your antenna. To open the Antenna Direction function, press the MENU button and choose, with the CH buttons, the Installation menu entry in the Main menu.
  • Page 41 English Menus and OSD Longitude Angle Enter the longitude degrees corresponding to your position with the number keys. Longitude Direction Indicate here whether you are in the east or west directions with respect to the 0 ° meridian. Degrees labelled with a “+” indicate EAST, and those with a “-“ indicate WEST. (Barcelona = east ).

  • Page 42: Installation Menu > Motorised System

    English Menus and OSD Installation Menu > Motorised System In some cases you may want to adapt your receiver to a DiSEqC 1.2 engine; we recommend you the DiMo 120 from FTEmaximal. Although today many products’ advertising read "Compatible to DiSEqC 1.0 and 1. 2", this is not always the case.
  • Page 43 English Menus and OSD Select now the 00 Ref Position entry with the CH buttons and press OK again. The receiver will then send a command to the engine to go to the “0 degree” position. Both devices will be thus adjusted to each other. Satellite name Select, with the VOL press buttons, the satellite you wish.
  • Page 44 English Menus and OSD If you have problems during the search of a satellite, go into the Installation Menu>Antenna Direction menu and make the engine turn until it reaches the value calculated on the scale of the engine. Limit Set In the case that an engine installed in a DiSEqC 1.2 Sat antenna is not able to turn properly due to the antenna’s size, you have the possibility to increment the turn field above the software limits.

  • Page 45: System Menu

    English Menus and OSD System Menu To open the System menu press the MENU System Menu press button and choose the System menu System Setting entry with the CH buttons in the Main Timer menu. Calendar Press the OK button. Factory Default User Save&Load The following window will be displayed:...
  • Page 46 English Menus and OSD Time Zone The receiver needs to know the precise time for the EPG (Electronic Program Guide). That is the reason why you are required to select the time zone corresponding to your area. The time zones displayed by the receiver correspond to the Greenwich time. For Spain, for example: Summer time = GMT + 02 Winter time = GMT + 01...

  • Page 47: System > Timer

    English Menus and OSD System > Timer Timer The receiver provides you with two possibilities to activate the recording timer: The most convenient way is through the EPG. Start the EPG and choose a program. Then, press the RECALL button. The following window will appear: ProgName CANAL CANARIAS Start Date...
  • Page 48 English Menus and OSD With the VOL buttons you can select among Add, Edit and Delete. Timer: Add Select Add with the VOL buttons and press OK. Source Channel ProSieben Start Date 01/12 (DD/MM) Start Time 17:00 (HH/MM) Stop Date 01/12 (DD/MM) Stop Time...

  • Page 49: System > Calendar

    English Menus and OSD System > Calendar Calendar The receiver includes a "perpetual" calendar. In order to open the calendar, press the MENU button and choose System with the CH buttons in the Main menu. Choose now the Calendar menu item and press again the OK button. The following window will appear: Month: Dezember Year: 2003...

  • Page 50: System > Factory Default

    English Menus and OSD System > Factory Default The Factory Default function in the System Menu offers the possibility to eliminate, at the same time, all preferences and data, including the stored programs. You should only carry out this step if no function works properly anymore! All data will be deleted permanently ! To carry out the factory reset press the MENU button and choose the System menu option with the...

  • Page 51: System > User Save & Load

    English Menus and OSD System > User Save & Load In order to get the stored programs list, press the MENU button and choose the System menu entry with the CH buttons. When you press OK, the system menu will be displayed. Choose now the User Save&Load option and press OK again.

  • Page 52: System > About Ird

    User Save&Load Next, select About IRD with the CH press About IRD buttons and press OK. Key: ▲ ▼ ◄ ► EXIT OK System Info Company FTE maximal Model IRD120 Software V5.0.9 Software Last update 01 Dec 2003 Hardware Fsst16b70Ts0194Mv2170Ds Loader V1.0.4...

  • Page 53: Parental Control

    English Menus and OSD Parental Control If you want to block the access to certain fields or programs of the receiver, you have the possibility to activate the password protection in the Parental Control menu. To open the Parental Control menu, press the MENU press button and choose the Parental Control option with the CH buttons in the Main menu.
  • Page 54 English Menus and OSD Insert new password Parental Control Now that all fields are visible for the password input Password Lock ►On◄ you can enter the new password as a four-digit Edit Channel Lock numeric code with the number keys. Installation Lock Change password Insert new password...

  • Page 55: Osd

    English Menus and OSD If you want to change the language, colour or transparency factor of the OSD display, select the OSD option from the Main menu. Press the MENU press button and choose the OSD option from the Main menu with the CH buttons and press OK.

  • Page 56: Troubleshooting

    English Troubleshooting TROUBLESHOOTING In case of problems with the receiver, and before further search, check first that ..the receiver’s set up has been carried out accordingly to the instructions of this manual and that the connections are accurate..
  • Page 57 English Troubleshooting Did you turn on the voltage supply for the LNB? Please, refer to the chapter Installation Menu >Antenna Config. Have you pressed the MUTE button? Please, press this same button in order to restore the audio. Does the picture flicker or colour is gone? Please, refer to chapter System Menu>System Setting and check the values corresponding to TV System and Scart output.

  • Page 58: Technical Specification

    English Technical specification TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION VIDEO Decoding MPEG-2 & MEPG-1 Bit rate Max 15Mbps Output NTSC/PAL Aspect ratio 4:3 / 16:9 / Auto Active pixel 720X480 @ 30fps; 720X576 @ 25fps Output connector SCART AUDIO Decoding MPEG-2/MEPG-1 layer I & II Mode Mono, Dual, Stereo, Joint stereo Bit rate...

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