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- Page 1 Operating manual DVB Satellite Receiver UFS 712si/712sw...
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Page 2: Preface
For shorter breaks, you can switch the receiver to standby on the remote control, which uses only a minimal amount of energy. We wish you good reception and much pleasure using your new DVB satellite receiver. Your KATHREIN team... -
Page 3: Important Information
Audio MPEG Inc. and Societa‘ Italiana per lo sviluppo dell‘elettronica, S.I.SV.EL, S.P.A, have granted KATHREIN-Werke KG rights of use which are subject to certain restrictions. These restrictions must also be observed by you as a customer. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
... 2 PREFACE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ... 4 CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - IMPORTANT NOTES RECEIVER FEATURES/SCOPE OF SUPPLY CONTROLS, DISPLAYS AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTION AND SET-UP ... 11 REMOTE CONTROL ... 13 FIRST INSTALLATION OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ... 20 MENU CONCEPT ... 21 MENU TREE ... - Page 5 “LAST FUNCTION” MEMORY ... 42 MOVE CHANNELS ... 42 DELETE CHANNELS ... 42 SKIP CHANNELS ... 43 LOCK CHANNELS COPY CHANNELS TO THE FAVOURITES LIST START BLOCK HIGHLIGHTING (HIGHLIGHTING SEVEREAL CHANNELS) ... 44 EDIT FAVOURITES LISTS REMOVE FROM THE FAVOURITES LIST ...
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Page 6: Safety Instructions - Important Notes
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - IMPORTANT NOTES... -
Page 7: Receiver Features/Scope Of Supply
RECEIVER FEATURES/SCOPE OF SUPPLY The UFS 712si and UFS 712sw receivers are suitable for receiving FTA digital satellite TV and radio channels. The integral Common Interface offers capacity for two CA modules for further pay-TV channels. In addition to providing high-quality pictures and sound, series 712 receivers also feature an attractive design in a modern case. -
Page 8: Controls, Displays And Connections
CONTROLS, DISPLAYS AND CONNECTIONS This section provides a brief description of all the controls, displays and connections. VIEW OF FRONT PANEL (FLAP FOLDED DOWN) VIEW OF REAR PANEL Front panel controls and displays On/Off switch (with mains disconnect) Display (cover folded down) Common Interface for two CA modules for Pay-TV cards * Ejection button for CA modules... -
Page 9: Connection And Set-Up
The following section is intended specifi cally for specialist dealers. You only need to pay attention to this section if you are carrying out the installation yourself. The “Connection examples” section provides a sample confi guration. Do not connect the unit to the mains until all installation work has been properly carried out. Refer to the information in the “Safety instructions”... -
Page 10: Inserting Batteries Into The Remote Control
TV AND VIDEO RECORDER CONNECTION Connect the satellite receiver (TV Scart socket) to the TV set using a Scart cable (see “Connection example”). If your TV has a stereo feature, you can receive the sound in stereo via the Scart connection. Use a further Scart cable to connect the satellite receiver (VCR/Scart socket) to the video recorder/PVR. -
Page 11: Remote Control
Sound on/off Switch on/input digits for channels, timer etc. Call up the main menu, exit the menu and return to the TV picture (red) Call up favourites selection (green) “Current” view in the EPG Volume Exit menu step by step Changing channel in the programme guide (EPG) Transparent videotext... -
Page 12: Remote Control Rc
For the fi rst receiver‘s remote (address 1) press for the third receiver (red) = Kathrein UFD 5xx code for remote control RC 400 The RC 600 and RC 650 remote controls cannot be replaced! REMOTE CONTROL for the third receiver and ;... -
Page 13: First Installation
Before using your unit for the fi rst time, read the “Safety Instructions” and “Connection and Set-Up” sections. The “Connection examples” section provides a sample confi guration. Do not connect the unit to the mains until all installation work has been properly carried out. - Page 14 Use the buttons here to select the settings for your TV set. When doing this, refer to the operating instructions for your TV set! TV format Select the TV‘s picture format. Either 4:3 or 16:9 Screen display Here you select the type of screen display, depending on the setting of your TV format: TV format “4:3”: Pan &...
- Page 15 When selecting the satellite(s), make sure that your reception position is aligned to the desired satellite(s)! DiSEqC™ Switch Select the setting here to match your reception system using the system is DiSEqC™-capable, select “ON” at the “DiSEqC™ switch” selection (allows switch-over from receiving one satellite to receiving another one).
- Page 16 LNB settings Here use the buttons to select the LNB type used in your system. The choice is between “Universal” and “User-defi ned”. Universal: No further input required, since all necessary frequency ranges are covered by a universal LNB. User-defi ned: If you choose not to use a universal LNB, you must here set the frequency ranges for which your LNB has been confi...
- Page 17 The notes on fi rst installation are unifi ed once again from this point! When you have fi nished confi guring the satellite press calls up the selection menu for the channel search. FIRST INSTALLATION Satellites and position Use the (selection from 17 pre-programmed options).
- Page 18 FIRST INSTALLATION Perform channel scan Use the buttons to select (yes or no) whether you wish to start a channel scan. It is not essential to start a channel scan, instead you can use the factory pre-programmed channels. However the channels do change from time to time (e.g. their frequencies change), which the receiver does not automatically detect, and can then be found only by performing a channel scan.
- Page 19 FIRST INSTALLATION Use the button to move to the next step of the fi rst installation. The following display appears: Set Local Time Use the buttons to set the time zone variation from UTC (formerly GMT) (e.g. for Germany +1 hour). Use the buttons to switch to the “Automatic Time Setting”...
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Page 20: Operating Instructions
MENU CONCEPT The structure of the menu concept is based on logical operating sequences. The programme showing on the current selected channel always appears in the top right-hand corner of the screen. You will fi nd detailed descriptions of the selected menu items in the relevant sections of the operating manual. -
Page 21: Menu Tree
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MENU TREE Main menu Call up the menu by pressing the button... -
Page 22: Alphanumeric Inputs
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ALPHANUMERIC INPUTS Use the displayed keypad (see fi gure to the right) for entry of favourites names or search terms by selecting numerals for the desired letters/digits. You can write with upper or lower case letters ( button). Use the numeric pad to select the desired character. -
Page 23: On-Screen Displays (Osd)
ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS (OSD) CHANNEL MESSAGES TV CHANNEL MESSAGES $ = Encrypted channel Channel number from the overall list Number of soundtracks (yellow) button Display of start time for current and next programmes Channel information is shown for a few seconds each time the channel is changed (this can be changed under “Settings”, “Adjust Displays”) or displayed continuously by pressing the RADIO CHANNEL MESSAGES The information for the current radio channel has the same layout. -
Page 24: Error Signalling
ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS (OSD) ERROR SIGNALLING “Weak or no signal” indicates that an error has occurred in the reception system or in the receiver settings, or that the transponder is not sending. Check the Sat IF connection and the LNB confi guration. If you have changed settings, compare them against the basic settings (provided you had made a note of them as suggested). - Page 25 ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS (OSD) The channel list can show channels sorted by various selection and sorting criteria. Selection and sorting options: Press the (red) button to call up the favourites list selection. The through the existing favourites lists. Press the (green) button to return to the overall list (all satellites). Use the to choose between the received satellites (display all channels from a satellite) and the list of “New channels”...
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Page 26: Epg - Electronic Programme Guide
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE CALL UP EPG The EPG is called up by pressing the be shown the “Current” view, irrespective of which view you were shown the last time you exited the EPG. The following display appears (example): Channel number from the overall list,... -
Page 27: Current" View
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE Selection options: (red) button Calls recordings) button Jump the “Current” view forwards by 15 minutes Call up a preview of the currently highlighted channel (yellow) button Call up the category selection (sorting the programmes by categories such as (blue) button movies, sport, series ...) button... -
Page 28: Coming Up" View (Programme Listings)
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE and if available you can use the button allows you to look ahead in 15 minute steps to future programmes for the channels (press the button to return to the current time). If you wish to view the programme currently being shown on a channel, you need not exit the EPG, just select the desired channel and press the current TV picture for the selected channel. -
Page 29: Categories View
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE CATEGORIES VIEW The “Categories” view can be called up at any time in EPG by pressing the (blue) button. In the “Categories” view you can see all programmes sorted by category and starting time. The following categories are available for selection: Movies, Series, Sport, Children’s programmes, Chat shows, News, Magazines/Reportage, Art/Culture, Science/Education, Music, Leisure and Adult programmes. -
Page 30: Scan Function
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE SCAN FUNCTION The scan function can be called up at any time in EPG by pressing the button. The scan function allows you to search for programmes based on their additional information or their name. Use the keypad to input the desired search expression (see also “Operating instructions” “Alphanumeric input”). -
Page 31: Additional Information (I-Button)
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (i-BUTTON) The additional information can always be called up by pressing the button whenever the “i symbol” appears in front of the program name (see screenshot on the right). First however the channel must be selected. The following display appears (example): The additional information available for a programme is displayed in its own window. -
Page 32: Recording (Timer)
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE RECORDING (TIMER) The red dot button allows you to set up a programme at any time for recording on an external recorder. The programme to be recorded can be selected in any of the EPG views, provided the red dot appears at the bottom of the screen display. -
Page 33: Record Once
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE RECORD ONCE Use the buttons to select the recording mode “once” (see screenshot item “Recording (timer)”). Use the buttons to switch to the selection fi eld “date” and use the desired recording date. Use the buttons to switch to the selection fi... -
Page 34: Record Weekly
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE RECORD WEEKLY Remember that the day of the week for the desired programme is loaded in the recording schedule and you can make no further manual corrections to it! Therefore before pressing the red dot of the week that in future you will wish to make the weekly recording. -
Page 35: Series Recording
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE Use the buttons to switch to the selection fi eld “End” and use the the desired recording fi nishing time. When all settings have been made, press the the scheduled recording in the recording schedule view of the EPG (see item “Recording schedule”). SERIES RECORDING Series recording depends on the EPG data being kept up to date at all times. -
Page 36: View Recording Schedule
EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE VIEW RECORDING SCHEDULE The “Recording schedule” view can be called up at any time in EPG by pressing the (red) button. The recording schedule view shows you all the recordings that are scheduled. buttons allow the recordings to be sorted into “One-off” or “Repeating” recordings. The cursor buttons ( ) allow you to select a recording. -
Page 37: Common Interface
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Always follow the operating instructions from your Pay-TV provider and the instructions supplied with the Smartcard and the CA module! Smartcards and CA modules are not included with this product! The cards and modules are issued by the respective Pay TV providers, and contain the subscriber data and details of the channels for which the subscriber has paid. - Page 38 You can fi nd out which Conditional Access modules are in the CI slots on the UFS 712 and which Smartcard is in which CA module from the “Main menu” under „Settings“, and the “Common Interface” menu. Confi rmation is by pressing the Use the buttons to select one of the two slots in which the CA module is located (“Module inserted”) and then press the...
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Page 39: Videotext (Teletext)
This symbol in the channel notifi cation shows you whether Videotext/Teletext is available for the selected channel. When you press the button, the receiver processes the videotext/Teletext service data for your TV set to display, even when the signal is encrypted. During the scan, the page which is being searched for is displayed in the top left-hand corner with the time and date displayed at the top right. -
Page 40: Edit Channel List
Select the “Edit channel list” menu using the menu button Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on-screen display! This provides hints on what to do next. Press the button to close the information display for editing channels and channel lists. When the menu is called up, the standard setting is for the receiver to show the “All Satellites”... -
Page 41: Editing Lists/Channels
EDITING LISTS/CHANNELS When you have selected the channel or channel list to be edited, press the red dot the edit menu. You have the following edit options: Move: Channel can be moved within the current list to another channel slot Delete: Delete the channel from the current list Skip:... -
Page 42: Last Function" Memory
“LAST FUNCTION” MEMORY The last editing action performed is saved on the channels you will repeat the action without having to all up the edit menu again. As soon as you leave the current display, this option lapses and becomes available again only after the edit menu has been called up and an action selected. -
Page 43: Lock Channels
EDIT CHANNEL LIST LOCK CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the channel to be blocked from the current channel list. Press the button to call up the edit menu and use the buttons to select the “Lock” function. Confi rm the command by pressing the button;... -
Page 44: Edit Favourites Lists
EDIT FAVOURITES LISTS When you have selected the favourite list to be edited (called up using the and selected using the You have the following edit options: Remove from the Favourites List: The channel will be removed from the Favourites List Lock: Channel can be viewed only by inputting a PIN Rename Favourites List:... -
Page 45: Lock Channels
LOCK CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the channel to be blocked in the Favourites List you have selected. Press the button to call up the edit menu and use the Confi rm the command by pressing the default setting: 0000). The channel you previously selected is now shown with a padlock to its right. -
Page 46: Channel Search (Channel Scan)
CHANNEL SEARCH (CHANNEL SCAN) Select the „Channel scan“ menu using the menu button Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on-screen display! This provides hints on what to do next. You have three options for a channel scan: Automatic scan - all transponders for the satellite you selected will be scanned Manual scan - only the selected transponder for the satellite you selected will be scanned Channel scan with service ID -... - Page 47 CHANNEL SEARCH (CHANNEL SCAN) Satellite Select the satellite to be scanned, using the to the selected satellite. You can scan only one satellite at a time. If you have connected a multi-feed reception system (e.g. reception of ASTRA 19.2° East and HOTBIRD 13° East), you must repeat this procedure once for each satellite.
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Page 48: Manual (Channel) Scan
CHANNEL SEARCH (CHANNEL SCAN) Newly found channels are identifi ed with the designation “New” after the channel name. After completion of the scan, you will see the following message (example): Press the button. You will be asked whether you wish to save the changes or not. Selection is performed using the changes”, the newly found channels will be added to the end of the channel list. - Page 49 CHANNEL SEARCH (CHANNEL SCAN) buttons allow you to select different sets of parameters for the scan. Satellite Use the buttons to select the satellite on which the transponder you wish to scan is located. Make sure your reception system is aligned to the selected satellite. You can scan only one transponder at a time.
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Page 50: Channel Scan With Service Id
CHANNEL SEARCH (CHANNEL SCAN) Press the button. You will be asked whether you wish to save the changes or not. Selection is performed using the buttons and is confi rmed using the button. If you select “Yes, save changes”, the newly found channels will be added to the end of the channel list. - Page 51 CHANNEL SEARCH (CHANNEL SCAN) Press the button to move to the next selection item. Transponder frequency Use the buttons or the keypad to select the transponder frequency on which the channel being sought is transmitted. At the bottom right of the screen display, the receiver shows the current signal strength and signal quality of the selected transponder.
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Page 52: Parental Control
Select the “Parental control” menu using the menu button . You are now prompted to enter the PIN code (factory default setting: 0000). After entering the PIN using the keypad you are shown the following display: Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on-screen display! This provides hints on what to do next. -
Page 53: Setting A New Code (Pin)
SETTING A NEW CODE (PIN) Press to replace the old PIN with a new one. Enter the new (four-digit) PIN. For security you must repeat the new PIN code once again. Confi rm the change of PIN code by pressing the Keep your password in a safe place, so that you always have access to your channels even if you might have forgotten it. -
Page 54: Settings
The selected menus, sub-menus and positions, as well as the parameters to be set, are each highlighted in colour. The menus are self-explanatory to a great extent. Pay attention to the bar at the bottom of the on-screen display! This provides hints on what to do next. -
Page 55: Tv Settings
TV SETTINGS TV TYPE Here you can use the buttons to select the picture format for your TV. Either 4:3 or 16:9 format. DISPLAY FORMAT Use the buttons here to select the type of screen display: • Pan & Scan •... -
Page 56: Configuring The On-Screen Menu
VCR SCART SIGNAL OUTPUT Here you can use the the signal that your external recorder can process. When doing this, refer to the operating instructions for your recorder! • FBAS – Composite baseband signal (colour/picture/blanking/synchronous signal) • Y/C – S-Video signal (luminance/chrominance) TELEVISION SYSTEM Here, you can use the •... - Page 57 FUNCTIONAL SCOPE Here you can confi gure the functional scope of your receiver. You can choose between “High”, “Normal” and “Low”. The following table shows which functions are available at each confi guration step. (red) button High Select favourites Not assigned Normal Select favourites DISPLAY DURATION OF CHANNEL MESSAGE...
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Page 58: Date And Time
SETTINGS DATE AND TIME Set Local Time Use the buttons to set the time zone variation from UTC (formerly GMT) (e.g. for Germany +1 hour). Use the buttons to switch to the “Automatic Time Setting” fi eld. Automatic time setting Use the buttons to select whether the receiver should automatically change over to and from summer and winter time. -
Page 59: Service Menu
Select the “Service” menu using the menu button The following display appears: Current SW Version Hardware version Channel list status Last update run UPDATE SOFTWARE As soon as the receiver is switched to stand-by, not only are the current SI data for the channels for the EPG updated, but the receiver also checks whether new software is available. - Page 60 Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on-screen display! This provides hints on what to do next. UPDATE Software Use the buttons (No/Yes) to select whether you wish to load the new software that is available. If you are unsure whether you wish to load the new software, you can initially set the reply to “No”.
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Page 61: Factory Default
SERVICE MENU FACTORY DEFAULT You can select the “Service” menu using the menu button, the buttons in the main menu . Use the buttons to switch to “Load factory default settings” and to call them up, press button. The following display appears: Press the button to load the factory default settings. -
Page 62: Connecting Up The Video/Pvr
CONNECTING UP THE VIDEO/PVR For details of how to connect your external recorder to the receiver refer to the connection diagram provided at the end of this manual and the instructions for the external recorder. RECORDING In order to make a VCR recording (Record), the satellite receiver must be switched on or the timers must be pre-programmed (see “EPG”... -
Page 63: Using The Front Panel
If you have misplaced your remote control, or if the batteries are empty, you can still operate your receiver from the front panel. BACKUP OPERATION There are three buttons on the front of the receiver. TV/R button: Pressing the TV/R button switches the receiver from TV mode to radio mode. Pressing the TV/R button a second time switches the receiver from radio mode back into TV mode. -
Page 64: Technical Appendix
16-digit alphanumerical display shows programme names, radio data and transmitter information Common interface for two CA modules ¹ Kathrein Convenience EPG ² Suitable for downloading software via satellite and PC (available only in the next software version) 8 favourite channel lists for TV and 8 for radio... - Page 65 Video output Audio output (analogue) Audio digital output (electrical) Audio digital output (optical) Data interface Common Interface General Permissible Ambient temperature Unit dimensions Weight TECHNICAL APPENDIX UFS 712si 20210085/silver dBµV Msymbols/s Mbit/s VAC/Hz V/mA 22; DiSEqC °C UFS 712sw 20210086/black...
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Page 66: Scart Socket Assignment
SCART SOCKET ASSIGNMENT Signal Right audio output Right audio input Left audio output Audio earth Blue earth Audio left input Blue signal Switching voltage Green earth Data signal Green signal Data signal Red earth Data earth Red signal (C) Blanking signal Video earth Blanking signal earth Video output (FBAS/Y) -
Page 67: Connection Example
CONNECTION EXAMPLE Digital audio AV 2 Digitalton AC 3 (electrical/optical) optisch/elektrisch Hi-fi system TECHNICAL APPENDIX Dolby digital system Scart Scart Scart Scart Infrarot-Empfänger Infra-red receiver (optional) (optional) -
Page 68: Short Technical Guide
SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE CHANNEL PACKAGE The channel package for a digital transponder normally includes several TV and radio channels. Each channel package has a fi xed assignment for the transponder transmission frequency, for polarisation (horizontal or vertical), for the symbol rate and for the Viterbi rate or error rate. DISEQC™... -
Page 69: Symbol Rate
SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE The PID (Packet IDentifi cation) number is an identifi cation number for video signals and audio signals in the digital data stream of DVB-MPEG-2 signals. The receiver uses the PID number to create a unique assignment for the video and audio data transmission. The PCR PID is the identifi cation number for the synchronisation signal. -
Page 70: Glossary
Timer function Clock function for pre-programmed switch on and off times Transponder See “Short technical guide” UFO ® micro and Kathrein-specifi c satellite signal processing systems UFO ® mini VCR connection Video recorder connection Viterbi rate See “Short technical guide”... -
Page 71: Troubleshooting
In the event of a malfunction, fi rst check all the cable connections and operating states: 1. Receiver and TV set power plugs are connected to wall socket 2. Antenna cables on receiver input 3. Receiver and TV set correctly connected by a Scart or cinch cable 4. - Page 72 Internet: http://www.kathrein.de KATHREIN-Werke KG • Anton-Kathrein-Straße 1 - 3 P.O. Box 100 444 • 83004 Rosenheim GERMANY...
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