star sat SR-X1200D User Manual

Digital satellite receivers

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Table of Contents

1. General information.....................................................................2
1.1 Safety information.......................................................................2
1.2 Features....................................................................................3
1.3 Unpacking.................................................................................3
1.4 General operation of the Digital Receiver..........................................3
1.5 Accessories................................................................................4
2. Controls and Functions............................................................... 5
2.1 Front Panel................................................................................5
2.2 Rare Panel.................................................................................6
2.3 Remote Control Unit....................................................................7
3. Connections...............................................................................8
3.1 Connecting to TV & VCR..............................................................8
3.2 Connecting to Dish.....................................................................10
4. Installation and Operation...........................................................11
4.1 Installation................................................................................11
4.2 Edit TV/Radio Channel...............................................................18
4.3 User Preference.........................................................................21
4.4 STB Setting..............................................................................24
4.5 Utility......................................................................................25
5. Other Useful Information............................................................25
6. Update software........................................................................28
7. Additional Information................................................................29
7.1 Problem Solving.........................................................................29
7.2 Menu Structure..........................................................................30
7.3 Specification.............................................................................31
7.4 Glossary of Terms..................................................................... 32
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. General information……………………………………………...……………2 1.1 Safety information……………………………………………..………………2 1.2 Features………………………………………………………...………………3 1.3 Unpacking………………………………………….……………..……………3 1.4 General operation of the Digital Receiver…………………...………………3 1.5 Accessories…...……………………………………………..…………………4 2. Controls and Functions……………………………………...……………… 5 2.1 Front Panel…………………………………………………..…………………5 2.2 Rare Panel……………………………………………………...………………6 2.3 Remote Control Unit…………………………………….…………………….7 3. Connections…………………………………………………..………………..8 3.1 Connecting to TV & VCR……………………………………………………..8 3.2 Connecting to Dish…………………………………..……………………….10 4.
  • Page 2: General Information

    1. General Information 1.1 Safety Information Be sure to read this User’s Manual before starting the operation of the receiver. Do not open the cover. It is dangerous to touch the inside of the receiver due to possible electric hazard. Use a soft cloth and a mild solution of washing-up liquid to clean the case.
  • Page 3: Features

    This receiver is easy and convenient to use. If you have any problems with the operation of your receiver, please refer to the relevant section of this manual or call your dealer. 1.2 Features Brilliant on screen graphic MPEG-2&Fully DVB compliant MPEG-2 Video (MP@ML), MPEG-1 Audio Layerl, Layer2 LNB Controlling Logic (0/22 KHz Tone) SCPS/MCPC Receivable form C/Ku-band satellites...
  • Page 4: General Operation Of The Digital Receiver

    1*Digital Satellite Receive General operation of the Digital Receiver Throughout this manual you will notice that the everyday operation of your unit is based on a series of user friendly on screen display and menus. These menus will help you get the most from your receiver, guiding you through installation, channel organizing, viewing and many other functions.
  • Page 5: Controls And Functions

    2. Controls and Functions 2.1 Front Panel 1. STANDBY: Is used to switch between the working mode or the standby mode. 2. MENU: To enter into the main menu and exit all menus. 3. OK: To select an item in the menu and confirm it or pop up channel list when to menu.
  • Page 7 2.2 Rear Panel 1. LNB IN: IF input from LNB to digital tuner. 2. LOOP OUT: IF output from LNB to other digital tuner. 3. ANTENNA: Connect the antenna of TV to Aerial IN. 4. TV/VCR: Output to TV/VCR. 5. VCR SCART: Scart output to TV input or VCR input/output. 6.
  • Page 8: Remote Control Unit

    2.3 Remote Control Unit All features of the receiver can be controlled with the remote controller. You can control this receiver by this remote controller with full function. 1. POWER: Is used to switch between the working mode or the standby...
  • Page 9: Connections

    mode. 2. NUMERIC KEY(0-9): To control the numerical operation and change directly to a special channel. KEY 0 to adjust the picture Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue. 3. RECALL: To call the view history channels. 4. EPG: Displays the electronic TV/radio program guide. 5.
  • Page 10 respectively. 4. Go to section 3.2 Connecting to Dish, then connect your dish. <Receiver to TV and VCR with RF> 1. Connect the TV antenna to ANT IN. 2. Connect the RF-IN of VCR to TO TV with RF cable. 3.
  • Page 11: Connecting To Dish

    1. Connect the TV antenna to ANT IN. 2. Connect the RF-IN of VCR to TO TV with the RF cable. 3. Connect the RF-OUT of VCR to the RF-IN of TV. 4. Connect the Video and Audio of TV to the Video and Audio. Connect Red and White connector to Audio R and Audio L, and Yellow into Video Port respectively.
  • Page 12: Installation And Operation

    Connect the output of DiSEqC switch to LNB IN of the receiver. <Moved Dish Using DiSEqC 1.2> Connect the output of DiSEqC 1.2 motor to LNB IN of the receiver. 4. Installation and Operation After connecting the receiver to other required equipment, turn on the receiver, there should be no channel information available at the first startup, you need to follow the procedure to setup your receiver to search the channel.
  • Page 13 During the installation there is a short information showed at the bottom of the menu screen which will guide you to set up, after finishing installation, you can enjoy watching TV or listening to Radio. 1)   Initial Setup After making Factory Default, there will appear a Setup Wizard menu for language selection, press OK button to confirm and proceed, you will get to search channel.
  • Page 14 pre-stored satellite list, you can select satellite by UP/DOWN button, press OK to mark the satellite. A: Antenna setup After marking the satellite, press right button on RCU and move to the antenna setting, here to setup the correct LNB frequency, switch type (port 1…port 4, burst A, burst B, Auto), if using motor must setup DiSEqC 1.2 or USALS first.
  • Page 15 C-1: Add TP Press yellow button you will get this window, and here you can input the frequency, polarization, symbol rate and FEC to add a new transponder, press OK to confirm the setting and EXIT to save the setting. C-2: Manual TP search Press green button you will get the Manual TP search menu, will search all the channels under this TP, input the frequency and other details, press OK to...
  • Page 16 Auto DiSEqC is available in this option, it will search the connected DiSEqC for the marked satellite, and then download the channel automatically, without preseting the DiSEqC port with the satellite. E: Motor If you connect receiver to DiSEqC 1.2 or DiSEqC 1.3 antenna, set Motor to DiSEqC1.2 or USALS, you can change the direction of the dish to aim to the satellite you selected through the option.
  • Page 17 Position Auto [W/E] Press < / >  button, the dish will be motorised to West / East continuously, it will stop until it find the best signal. Continuously Move West-East Push   < / >  button, the dish will be motorised to West / East to search the best signal, release the button will stop the moving.
  • Page 18 G: Searching After setup and selection, pressing OK will start searching. During searching the TV channel and Radio channel will be listed separately. H: Save channel Channels will be saved automatically after finishing searching and exit. I: Satellite Edit Press yellow button you will get this window, here you can edit satellite, add satellite, delete satellite, move satellite and perform satellite search.
  • Page 19: Edit Tv/Radio Channel

    setting, and this new satellite will be added to the end of the satellite list. I-2: Delete and move satellite Pressing green button to delete satellite, you will get a warning message to ask you confirm the delete. Move one satellite from one position to another, input the destination number and press ok.
  • Page 20 A: Delete channel Press red button on that channel and it will be marked as delete, press red again to cancel the delete, if it is market as delete, when exit a warning message will ask your confirmation for the delete. B: Rename channel Press the yellow button to get the rename menu.
  • Page 21 D: Move channel Press blue button, you will get this window, first select one channel and press ok, using up and down button you can move the selected channel to the destination step by step, also you can input the number by remote control, and the channel will be moved to that position directly.
  • Page 22: User Preference

    F: skip the channel Pressing F2 will make the selected channel being skipped when you change channel in the viewing model G: FAV Group Press F3 you can get the fav grou menu, here you can set this selected channel to FAV1 to FAV7, and also you can rename the fav category here. Press FAV button to set this channel to the according FAV category.
  • Page 23 A: Time Zone Select your local time zone to adjust the correct EPG time. B. Summer Time Some area need set Summer Time to correct the local time C. Transparency Set the OSD transparency D. Search Speed Set the searching speed: Slow,Normal,Fast,Super fast. E: OSD Time out Set the popup message time out, such as channel bar.
  • Page 24 will come full screen and then will continue to display following channels. If make it off, after all the picture displayed in the full screen, the first picture will be playing as default, you can move up / down, right / left to select other pictures and press OK to play it on full screen.
  • Page 25 as followings. b) Click “Program Receiver”, it will show as followings, select your “Serial Port” and Set Baud Rate to 115200. c) Set correct parameters in the receiver. Band: <All> C and Ku band, <C_Band> Only receiver C Band data, <Ku_Band>...
  • Page 26: Stb Setting

    show “-End”. 4.4: STB Setting You can setup the menu language, audio language,RF, TV output and Video output according to the standard of your country. A: Factory Default: You can choose reset type, ALL, Channel list, only Radio list, only Scramble channel.
  • Page 27: Other Useful Information

    There are three games stored in the receiver, tetris, push box and five chess, you can play with the remote control by Up/Down, Left/Right button. 5. Other Useful Information 1) General Information In the viewing mode when you press INFO button, the info bar will pop up, it contains satellite and channel information, detailed EPG info will display in the menu if there is in channel.
  • Page 28 In viewing mode, you can get the favorite channel group by pressing FAV, press red button to change category. If you did not set favorite channel in advance, it will show the message “No favor channels”. Recall Press recall button you will get the viewing history of last 16 channels. F1: Sleep timer Press F1 button you will get the sleep timer menu, by left / right button you can change the sleep time, and also you can input other time by remote...
  • Page 29 AUDIO In viewing mode press AUDIO button and you will get a menu, you can set the Audio mode here and change the audio mode, Stereo, Left, Right, Mix Teletext Press the TEXT button and you will get a window to view the teletext contents if the teletext is transmitted in the channel.
  • Page 30: Additional Information

    6. Software upgrade: Connect your receiver and PC with a twisted RS232C cable(pin-2 to pin-3,pin-3 to pin-2,pin-5 to pin-5). Turn on the receiver and press "POWER" key to make it standby. Run the update tool on your PC, Select the <Download software>, and select the software file (.bin file), Set the correct serial port, then click <Start>, upgrade will begin.
  • Page 31: Menu Screen Structure

    Problem Possible causes What to do LED on the front panel Mains supply cable is Check if the mains supply cable Fail to light up/is not lit not connected is plugged into the power socket No Picture or sound Satellite dish is not aiming Adjust the dish.
  • Page 32: Specification

    Specification...
  • Page 33 Input Frequency Range 950MHz~2150MHz RF Input Signal Level -65~-25dBm RF Impedance 75Ω IF Bandwidth 55MHz/8MHz(Under 5 Msps) LNB Power 13/18DC, +/-5%, 0.5Amax, 0.8Apeak overload protected LNB Tone Switch 22KHz+/-2KHz,0.6Vpp+/--0.2V DiSEqC Control Version 1.0, Version 1.2, Tone burst A/B Demodulation QPSK Symbol Rate 1~45Msps/SCPC,MCPC MPEG...
  • Page 34 PIN NO. Signal Name RXD (Receive Data) TXD (Transmit Data) Ground 7.4 Glossary Antenna A device that collects and radiates electromagnetic waves. Includes a satellite dish and abroadband antenna. DiSEqC DiSEqC(Digital Satellite Equipment Control)system, it is a communication bus between satellite receivers and peripheral equipment using only the existing coaxial cable.
  • Page 35 Forward Error Correction(FEC) A system of error control for data transmission. PID(Packet Identifier) A set of numbers that idenitifies transport stream packets containing data from a single data stream. Polarisation Polarisation allows several programmes to be fit into the same frequency band.

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