SYSTEM..................36 TROUBLE SHOOTING ..............39 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............40 NOTE: This User manual is available in different language versions. If you would like to see the list of language versions available and to download a copy, please visit www.home2us.com...
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INTRODUCTION Congratulations on receiving a HOME2US High-Definition All-Digital Satellite Receiver, one of the most advanced interactive digital receivers available today. The manufacturer of this high-quality product has merged the extraordinary features of digital satellite TV with the flexibility of an external digital video recorder (DVR) [which must be supplied by the user of the receiver] and the incredible picture quality and sound of High-Definition TV (HDTV).
1 SAFETY ADVICE This product has been manufactured to comply with international safety standards. Please read the following safety precautions carefully. MAINS SUPPLY: 90-260V AC 50/60Hz Operate this product only from the type of power supply indicated on the marking label.
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- Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table where it can fall. A falling product can cause serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the appliance. LIGHTNING, STORM or NOT IN USE: Unplug the product from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna during a thunderstorm or when left unattended and unused for long periods of time.
2 QUICK SETUP Check accessories Please check the giftbox for completeness of accessories. Included should be: Receiver, Remote Control, external Power Supply, User Manual, 2 Batteries Connect the Receiver to the TV Set Connect your Receiver with your TV Set. Details can be found in the User Manual under chapter 4.
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Information about changes to the channel list please see chapter 8. Edit Channels in the Users Manual. Under chapter 5.1 you can make yourself familiar with the functions of your remote control. Under chapter 6 the TV- as well as Recording- and Playback-Functions of your receiver are described.
3 FEATURES • Supports SD / HD (MPEG4 AVC/H.264) • One Irdeto Smartcard Slot • USB PVR Function (by using external HDD) - Time Shift Mode (by using external HDD) • High Definition Video output: HDMI • Subtitle support : OSD & VBI insertion for TV •...
4 HOW TO CONNECT YOUR RECEIVER Please note: HD Signals are not transferred via RCA-Video– For HDTV Signals and also for the best quality on SDTV please use an HDMI cable where possible. 4.1 Connecting the Receiver to TV by using an HDMI and/or SCART-Cable Connect the coaxial cable (Cable from your Satellite Dish) to the connector marked „LNB IN“...
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4.2 Connecting the Receiver to your TV by using RCA cable Connect the coaxial cable (Cable from your Satellite Dish) to the connector marked „LNB IN“ at the rear of the receiver. Connect the RCA cable to port “Audio L/R”and “Video”of Receiver to the respective RCA ports of your TV Set.
5 HARDWARE: 5.1 REMOTE CONTROL POWER. By pressing this button, the receiver will go into standby mode. When the receiver is in standby mode, it can be awakened by pressing this button again. MUTE. By pressing this button, all audio outputs of the receiver are muted.
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CURSOR RIGHT: By pressing this button, the user can increase the audio volume level of the receiver. In menu structure, user can change between selectable options. CURSOR DOWN: By pressing this button, the user can jump to previous channel on the channel list. In menu structure, user can move down one row.
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FRONT PANEL 1. FRONT FLAP: - IRDETO SMARTCARD SLOT When you open the front flap, you’ll find a Slot for an IRDETO Smartcard. Please insert the smartcard with the chip facing downwards. 2. POWER BUTTON Switch on- and off (Stand-by). 3 &...
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5.3 REAR PANEL Name FUNCTION LNB IN Input for Satellite Signal VIDEO Video Composite Output AUDIO L Audio Output Left POWER AC Power Switch EXT. IR Input external IR-Sensor (Original part) S/PDIF opt. Digital Audio Output optical USB 2.0 Port AUDIO R Audio Output Right RS232...
6 WATCHING TV This chapter describes how to watch TV and listen to Radio using the receiver. Thanks to the advantages of Digital TV transmissions, extra features are added to the broadcast, such as information about the current and next program and extra options such as the ability to choose between different languages for Audio and Subtitling.
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In Live TV Mode press the OK key to open the Channel List – move the Cursor key UP / DOWN to move in the List channel-by-channel - use the < / > keys to jump 10 channels forward / backward - Choose your desired channel with the OK key –...
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6.2 Options Pressing OPTION key will open the "Options" menu. The Options menu provides user selectable options that are available for the current channel and the current program. Depending on the Programme some of the options can be available or not. Selection from the available choices is made with CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN key and confirmation by OK key.
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Navigating on the first level of EPG (Multi-EPG) The currently active channel and the current programme are highlighted. Depending on how the EPG data is transmitted by the broadcaster it is possible that programme information is not available until one has actually selected the channel.
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Navigating on the second level of EPG (Single EPG) By pressing the GREEN (Toggle) key the second level EPG will appear. This application provides complete EPG information for the selected channel. It is possible to scroll between programs in chronological order for a particular day with the CURSOR UP and CURSOR DOWN...
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6.5 Teletext Teletext application can be activated deactivated by pressing the TTX key. The following operations are supported after activating Teletext: • After activating text page 100 will appear after a short time. • Specific Teletext pages can be selected using the number keys. If the Teletext page is currently not available, the last selected page will remain on the screen.
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Add an Event manually by pressing the YELLOW (ADD) key. Enter the desired Date, Start and Stop Time and under Channel, choose the Channel Type (TV or Radio) under “Channel List” – Choose the channel you wish to record from under “Channel”...
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6.6.5 Playback After pressing the FILE LIST key, a list is displayed which contains all the recorded programmes your connected external USB HDD. Use the UP / DOWN keys to move the cursor to the desired programme and confirm with the OK key to start playback.
7 MENU OPERATION The main menu can be activated by pressing the MENU key. Main menu provides access to most important functions and features of the receiver. These are divided into the following Menus. Each Menu contains corresponding sub-menus. The Main Menu consists of: •...
8 EDITING CHANNELS Create Channel List This menu is used to shape your channel list according to your personal preference. Press the MENU key, select Edit Channels by using the RIGHT CURSOR and press OK. Change between and Radio Channels by pressing the TV/RADIO key.
Edit Favorite Channels This menu is used to create lists of your favourite channels. Thus you can create up to 8 different Favorite Lists. Press the MENU key, select EDIT FAVORITE CHANNELS by using the RIGHT and DOWN key and confirm using the OK key.
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9. 1 Multi Satellite Search To perform a Multi Satellite Channel Search, please first choose Satellites you wish to perform your search on. You will notice, after choosing the first satellite, a window will open. Please configure your antenna setting in this Sub-Menu: Choose between: DiSEqC 1.0 (up to 4 ports), DiSEqC 1.1 (up to 16 ports), DiSEqC 2.0...
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9. 2 Satellite Search To perform a Channel Search on one Satellite, please choose the Sub Menu Satellite Search. Choose the Satellite you wish to perform the search on and, in case you have not yet set up the antenna, please press GREEN EDIT to make the according changes.
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the GREEN (ADD TP) key or make changes to existing ones. Please use the LEFT / RIGHT keys to move the cursor to the desired TP. Press the BLUE (TP Edit) key to make the required changes (only advised for expert users).
10 USER SETUP Please use the CURSOR keys to select: - Language Setting - Time Setting - Parental Control - A/V Control - OSD Setting - Automatic Power Down 10.1 Language Setting • Menu Language: Select preferred language for the system menus.
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10.2 Time Setting This menu contains Time Setting, Summer Time and GMT Offset. Select “Manual” or “Auto” mode using the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT keys and use OK to confirm. If you wish change time date manually in time offset menu, please set the option to “...
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• Change PIN code: Use this function to change your PIN code to some other four digit number. • New PIN: Enter a new four digit PIN code by pressing the OK key and using the number keys on your remote control. •...
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- Pan & Scan: The receiver interprets pan & scan vectors encoded in the Programme and crops the 16:9 input signal for display on 4:3 TV. - Letterbox: In this mode the original aspect ratio of the 16:9 input video signal is preserved, thus there are vertical black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.
10.6 Automatic Power Down In this Submenu you can choose the time after which the receiver will go into Standby (Sleep-Mode). Provided the receiver is not undertaking any task such as recording, and also provided there is no input via the remote control or the front panel keys, the receiver would go into Standby after the set time.
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Please note: Timersettings that have been programmed in the EPG (see EPG- Timer point 6.4) are automatically marked in the Timerlist as “Recording“ and can be edited (GREEN) or deleted (RED) here. In the Record List Submenu, please press YELLOW – ADD to manually add an Event to the timer.
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Jump Duration: Set the size of “jumps” to be performed when you press keys during playback – Choose between 1%, 5%, 10%, 20% 11.3 HDD Properties In this Sub Menu you can see all information about your connected Hard-Disk Drive as well as an option to format the HDD.
12 CONDITIONAL ACCESS After opening the smartcard settings the menu will display details of the inserted IRDETO Smartcard. Information includes settings details on subscriptions, age settings and changing of the PIN-Code of the smartcard. 13 SYSTEM The System Menu has 4 Submenus: - Information - Software Upgrade - Default Setting...
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OTA is designed to be able to update your receiver-Software via Satellite (Over- The-Air) - at every booting, your Home2US receiver checks if a new Software is available on OTA automatically. If you want to download simply confirm - your receiver will then automatically download and install the new Software.
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After confirming, the receiver restarts and downloads the new Software from Satellite Updating the receiver Software may take 25 minutes or more. Warning! Please never turn the receiver off during the upgrading process! The receiver will re-boot automatically after finished. 13.2 Default Setting In this menu, you can delete all channels for TV or Radio.
14 TROUBLE SHOOTING Problem Possible causes Remedy LED on front panel AC Power cord Connect power cord properly does not light disconnected into the power socket No picture or sound Wrong connection of the Connect correctly with HDMI Video/audio output to TV input cable or RCA or RF cable terminal Wrong connection of antenna...
15 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Tuner Input F-Type IF Inputfrequency 950MHz to 2150MHz Input Level -65 dBm~-25 dBm LNB Power 13 /18VDC / 500mA Max DiSEqC Control Unicable, 1.0, 1.2 & USALS compatible Band Switch 22KHz Tone(22 +/- 4KHz,Amplitude :0.6 +/- 0.2V) Modulation method LDPC/BCH(DVB-S2) 8PSK/QPSK, DVB-S QPSK LDPC/BCH(DVB-S2) 8PSK/QPSK :10~30Msps...
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Front Panel Display 7-Segment Display 1 Irdeto card reader A/V Output Digital Output HDMI Audio RCA 2 Outputs left and right Audio Digital S/PDIF (optical) Rear Side Input F-Type-Connector Video, Audio-L, -R RCA Video, Audio L, Audio R S/PDIF optical HDMI 1 rear side USB 2.0 Port IR Connector for external IR Sensor...
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