ab mini CryptoBox 500HD, User Manual

Page 1: ...PLAY ECO Low power consumption in Stand By ETHERNET NETWORK CONNECTION 1 x SLOT FOR SMARTCARD 1xCX Media Player RS232 use VIA JACK 400MHz WiFi SUPPORT WITH RECOMMENDED USB WiFi DONGLE FOR MULTIMEDIA AND MORE 1xUSB S PDIF Mini HD Digital Satellite Receiver CryptoBox500HD ...

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Page 3: ...onnecting to TV 10 3 2 Connecting the Antenna 11 4 Installation 13 4 1 Powering On 13 4 2 Antenna Settings 13 4 3 Fast scan 19 4 4 Factory Default 19 4 5 USALS Setup 20 5 Channel Manager 21 5 1 Edit Channel 21 5 2 Edit Favorite 22 5 3 Sort Channels 23 5 4 User Channel List 23 6 Settings 24 6 1 System Settings 24 6 2 OSD Setup 25 6 3 Parental control 25 6 4 Times 26 6 5 CA Menu 28 6 6 Connecting to...

Page 4: ...y Files 36 9 Basic Operation 40 9 1 Audio 40 9 2 Satellite List 40 9 3 EPG 41 9 4 Subtitle 42 9 5 Teletext 42 9 6 Find channel 42 9 7 Program Information 43 10 Channel List 44 10 1 OK List 44 10 2 Favorite List 44 11 USB Control 45 11 1 Recording and Timeshift 45 11 2 PVR List 46 12 Additional Information 47 12 1 Trouble Shooting 47 12 2 Technical Specification 50 12 3 Glossary 51 ...

Page 5: ...of the receiver uncover to allow sufficient airflow to the unit Do not put the receiver on soft furnishings or carpets Do not expose the receiver to direct light or do not place it near a heater or in humid conditions Do not stack other electronic equipments on top of the receiver 4 Cleaning Plug out the receiver from the wall outlet before cleaning Clean the receiver by a soft cloth or mild solut...

Page 6: ...1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 USALS Unicable Supported Blind search supported Auto DiSEqC Search PAL NTSC Conversion Storing memory 100 satellite 4000 transponders and 6100 channels 8 favorite group and parental lock supported Multi language menu supported Multi language audio supported Multi language DVB Subtitle output 7 days Electronic Program Guide EPG Teletext output through VBI and OSD USB 2 0 Interface S...

Page 7: ...5 1 2 Accessories l Users manual l Remote Control Unit l Batteries l Adapter l IR eye Figure 1 Accessories ...

Page 8: ...6 2 Product Overview 2 1 Front Panel Figure 2 Front Panel 1 IR Connect to the IR RECEIVER 2 RS232 Connect to computer via the serial port ...

Page 9: ...N Connect the satellite antenna cable 2 SPDIF Digital Audio output Coaxial 3 DV OUT Connect to the TV using an HDMI cable 4 LAN Connect to the internet using an Ethernet cable 5 USB2 0 One USB 2 0 Host Port 6 DC 12V Supply 12V DC to other apparatus ...

Page 10: ...p by step 13 Navigates through the Menus 14 OK Confirm 15 RELOAD Move to the previous viewed channel 16 EPG Electronic Program Guide Display the program guide 17 V V Change volume in viewing mode 18 P P Change program 19 INFO Display the program information 20 FAV Display favorite channel list you set before 21 NUMERIC KEY 0 9 Enter a TV radio channel number or menu option number 22 PAGE PAGE Page...

Page 11: ...9 27 FIND Quickly find channels which you want 28 V FORMAT Set the screen mode 29 TXT Display the teletext 30 AUDIO Display the audio list ...

Page 12: ...owing diagram shows you the connections among receiver TV LNB and other equipment please read this first if you are not sure about the connection and it will guide you to the correct connection 3 1 Connecting to TV Figure 5 Connecting to TV VCR ...

Page 13: ...11 3 2 Connecting the Antenna You can connect one fixed dish LNB directly to the LNB IN or connect at least two dishes LNB by DiSEqC Switch Figure6 Connecting to Dish LNB ...

Page 14: ...12 Figure7 Connecting to Dish LNB ...

Page 15: ...witch at the rear of the product is switched to ON 3 Power on by pressing the STANDBY button on the remote control or the STANDBY button at the front of the product 4 2 Antenna Settings Antenna Settings allows you to configure the antenna setting parameters Menu INTALLATION Antenna Settings 1 Satellite Highlight the satellite you want to search 2 Transponder TP for short Press the button to change...

Page 16: ...the pre stored Satellite list in this menu you can execute select Add Move Delete Rename Satellites Ø Select In this menu you can press the keys choose the satellite which you want to use and then press the OK to confirm the setting Ø Add Press RED button to add a new satellite Here you can input new Satellite angle Satellite Direction East West Band Ku C OK to confirm the setting and this new sat...

Page 17: ...e name When the keyboard popup you can select the character which you want to edit the name 4 2 2 Antenna Settings for Transponder If you change the satellite the transponder will be changed automatically You will find the transponder list of selected satellite here In this menu Press the or OK button you can see the pre stored Transponder list and you can execute Select Add Delete Edit Transponde...

Page 18: ...s choose the Transponder which you want to Edit press BLUE button to edit Here you can set the Transponder frequency polarization Ver Hor symbol rate and FEC then press OK to confirm your settings the Transponder can be changed to the one you want 4 2 3 Search Channels from Satellite A Satellite Search 1 Highlight the Satellite and press the OK button to enter satellite list And then select one sa...

Page 19: ...g of this satellite 3 Highlight the Transponder and press the OK button to enter TP list And then select one transponder you want search 4 Highlight the Start Search and select Transponder then press the OK button to confirm E Multi TP Search 1 Highlight the Satellite and press the OK button to enter satellite list And then select one satellite you want to search 2 Complete the antenna setting of ...

Page 20: ...east Press button the dish will be motorized to East West step by step until you find the best signal showed on the signal bar Ø Fine Tuning 1 Input digital button to set the moving step Ø Store Position Save the current position you searched Ø Go to Position Press OK button to move the dish to the position which you saved Ø Go to Reference Press OK button to move the dish to 0 position Ø Set West...

Page 21: ...up to set you local position firstly 4 3 Fast scan To fast search channels by different providers base on Astar 19 2 satellite and the 12515 transponders 4 4 Factory Default You can restore the product to the factory default and you can also setup it according to the wizard Warning Please note that once you perform Factory Default all all data and settings will be deleted 1 Menu INSTALLTION Factor...

Page 22: ...a will be deleted 3 Radio Channel Only All radio channels data will be deleted 4 Scramble Channel Only All scramble channels data will be deleted 5 TP Channel Only All the channels data in the selected Transponder will be deleted 6 SAT Channel Only All the channels data in the selected satellite will be deleted 4 5 USALS Setup Menu INSTALLATION USALS Setup If you set the Motor Mode to USALS you ne...

Page 23: ...nnel list conveniently Tip Radio Channels operation similar to the TV Channels 1 Move Channels 1 Press RED button to enter move mode 2 Highlight the channel you want to move and press OK to select the channel 3 Press the button to the destination in the channel list and press the OK button 1 1 Move Group Channels 1 Highlight the channel you want to group move Then press the BLUE button to sign the...

Page 24: ... directly 2 Highlight the channel you want to lock press the OK button to confirm 3 Input the password to lock the channel If you want to lock another channel you will not be asked to Input the password again until you press EXIT Note If the highlighted channel is locked press the OK button is switched into Unlock 4 Rename Channels 1 Highlight the Rename function using button or press BLUE button ...

Page 25: ...ve it Note If you select a favorite list press the CH CH button can only change the channels in this favorite list and press the OK button can only display the channels in this favorite list 5 3 Sort Channels You can sort the channels list Menu EDIT CHANNEL Sort Channels Highlight the option you want and press the OK button to sort the channel list You can sort by Alphabet Transponder FTAToCAS Fav...

Page 26: ...uage Set the TXT language 7 Digital Audio If a channel has AC3 and PCM audio language at the same time when you select RAW it will set AC3 audio language as default output and when you select PCM it will set PCM audio language as default output 8 Auto Channel Selection If you set ON in the channel list will play automatically when you highlight the channel If you set OFF in the channel list when y...

Page 27: ...e the text to display 13 Enable X TimeShift 14 Ch List Typ 6 2 OSD Setup Menu SETTINGS OSD Setup 1 Menu Transparency Set the transparency of all menus 2 TXT Transparency Set the transparency of teletext 3 Display Mode Set the HD format between 1080p 1080i 720p 576i or 576p 4 TV Type Set the TV Type on PAL NTSC Auto state 5 Screen Mode Set the display format according to the screen ratio Select TV ...

Page 28: ...s 6 4 1 Time Settings Menu SETTINGS Times Time Settings Time Settings will set the time mode time zone and summer time 1 Time Mode You can switch the Time Mode to Auto or Manual by pressing button If the Time Mode is Manual you can change the current time and current date 2 Time Offset Set the time zone according to your city 3 Summer Time If your region needs summer time to correct the current ti...

Page 29: ...er Repeat l 1X only one time l Day Repeat every day l Weekly Repeat the channel weekly l 1 5 Repeat the channel from Monday to Friday l 6 7 Repeat the channel from Saturday to Sunday Standby when Stop If set YES the receiver will go to standby mode after the timer if set NO it won t be standby Time Record If set YES only if there is a USB device it will be recorded automatically when the timer is ...

Page 30: ...standby 1 Menu SETTINGS TIMES Standby hour 2 Press the button to select the option If set ON the current time will shown on the front panel when standby 3 Press the OK button to save 6 5 CA Menu You must insert the smart card with gold chip down into CA slot Menu SETTINGS CA Menu You can view the information about CA card 6 6 Connecting to the LAN 6 6 1 IP Setting 1 Connect one end of the Ethernet...

Page 31: ... Wireless Setting Search Access Pointer 3 Select the network name of your Wi Fi access point from the list 4 Press the OK button then input the right password And you can press YELLOW button to disable enable the WI FI 5 Enter Menu SETTINGS Wireless Setting IP Setting If the Network is connected it should get the correct IP address and display the Connect 6 7 USB Update Menu SETTINGS USB update US...

Page 32: ... STB can get the information about the STB such as product name software hardware version and serial number and so on When you need service from the dealer you need to submit this information in order go get the correct and fast after sales service ...

Page 33: ...oad You can Download S W music photo and other media files from the FTP 1 Menu X tras Network Apps FTP Download 2 Input the correct information for every option 3 Highlight on the Connect Net press the OK button to enter the FTP 4 According to the prompted information select the file you want to download and press the OK button to download it to USB device 5 Press the RED button to enter the FTP_D...

Page 34: ...3 RSS Menu X tras Network Apps RSS You can press the RED button to add the RSS websites and then you can read content of the websites And also you can press the YELLOW button to delete the RSS websites 7 3 4 Currency Converter You can inquires the currency conversion Menu X tras Network Apps Currency Converter 7 3 5 Stock View You can view stock information Menu X tras Network Apps Stock View ...

Page 35: ...1 Tool Ø Rename Files 1 Highlight the file or folder 2 Press the RED button and Highlight the Rename 3 Press the OK button can rename the file or folder Ø Delete Files 1 Highlight the file or folder 2 Press the RED button and Highlight the Delete 3 Press the OK button can delete the file or folder Ø Move Files 1 Highlight the file or folder 2 Press the RED button and Highlight the Move To 3 Select...

Page 36: ...o sort by sort type which you selected Ø Format Disk 1 Highlight a disk partition or enter a disk partition 2 Press the RED button and Highlight the Format Disk 3 Press the OK button and then select a format mode Fat and NTFS Then press OK button to confirm format After formatting all the files in current disk partition will be lost 2 Upload Ø Upload Data to USB 1 Enter the USB disk 2 Press the YE...

Page 37: ...n 2x2 Thumbnail or 2x3 Thumbnail 2 PVR Setting Ø Record Partition Select the Partition where save your record or other result of your operation Ø Record Mode Set the Record Mode Channel or Transponder Ø Record Type Set the Record Type TS or PS Ø Record Time Set the Record Default Time off 30 60 90 120 minute or input number directly Ø Auto Timeshift Set start the Timeshift if automaticly Ø Timeshi...

Page 38: ...Play Start Pos whether head of the file or last pos Stop play by manual last time of the file 8 3 Play Files 1 Music 1 Press the to highlight the Music 2 Press the to change the folder or file and press the OK button to open the folder or play the music file OK Play the selected file Change the highlighted item Play the file Stop playing file I Play the previous file I Play the next file Fast rewi...

Page 39: ...OK View the photo Highlighted the previous next photo when photo view mode is 2x2 Thumbnail or 2x3 Thumbnail button also can rotate the picture when photo display of full screen I Play the previous file I Play the next file PAUSE Pause EXIT Exit the current menu 3 Movie 1 Press the to highlight the Movie 2 Press the to change the folder or file and press the OK button to open the folder or play th...

Page 40: ...corded files are saved in folder named ALIDVRS2 OK View play list or play the highlighted file in the play list Display playing progress PAUSE Pause or Step Stop playing file Fast rewind Fast forward I Play the previous item I Play the next item INFO Display playing progress In this menu press the INFO button again to display the EPG information AUDIO Set the audio language SUB If the file has sub...

Page 41: ...usic PVR Play List press FAV key to add the all available files to the Play List Just according to the help information 3 In the movie photo music PVR Play List highlight the movie photo music PVR file and press the Red button to mark it then move it to the destination press OK to confirm then you can move the marked file to destination 4 Press the GREEN button set the Play Mode 5 Press YELLOW key...

Page 42: ...ng the button 4 Press the EXIT button to close 9 2 Satellite List You can select or hide the satellite that you want 1 Press the SAT button 2 Highlight the satellite that you want 3 Press the OK button then it can enter the channel list which only includes the channels of this satellite 4 Press the RED button to hide or show the satellite If it is hidden the channels of this satellite will be hidd...

Page 43: ...date and it displays the EPG list in one day of the selected channel 3 Press OK button then press button to highlight the EPG event which you want and the current EPG detail information will display on the bottom of screen Highlight the EPG event which you want press the Record button to enter Timer Setup menu After setup press the OK button can add the EPG event to the Timer Day EPG 1 Press the b...

Page 44: ...nguage and press the OK button The subtitle of the selected language will be displayed at the bottom of the screen 9 5 Teletext You can view the teletext information of this program 1 Press the TXT button 2 Press the button to page up or page down 3 Press the NUMERIC 0 9 buttons can go to the designated page directly 4 Press the color button can back to the previous page 9 6 Find channel You can f...

Page 45: ...und of current program is Dolby Current program has no EPG information Current program has EPG information Current program has no teletext information Current program has teletext information Current program is unlocked Current program is locked Current program is not a HD program Current program is a HD program 2 EPG Information Press the INFO button twice to view detailed EPG information press t...

Page 46: ...nel list while watching a program 2 Press the button to switch the channel list type All Channels FTA Channels Scramble Channels HD Channels 3 Press the RED button to sort the channels Highlight the option you want and press the OK button to sort the channel list Note The Original Channel List is back to the channel list you sort it last time 4 Press the GREEN button to list the channels by transp...

Page 47: ...5 Press the YELLOW button can help you find out channels quick by their first name 6 Press the BLUE button can help you quickly find the channel you want Note If you selected a favorite list press the CH CH button can only change the channels in this favorite list and press the OK button can only display the channels in this favorite list 11 USB Control 11 1 Recording and Timeshift 1 Start Recordi...

Page 48: ...e record duration Press the PAUSE button can pause recording and continue recording by press PAUSE button again Press the button can fast rewind or fast forward in playback mode 4 Timeshift Timeshifte allows you to pause a live broadcast and return to it later and continue where you left off Press the button to start timeshift While it is in timeshift mode press the button can play the program pre...

Page 49: ...fore contacting your local service centre please read the tips below carefully If the problem persists after completing the following procedure please contact your local product distributor or service centre for further instructions 1 No message displayed on the front display The product will not switch on Check the main power cable and make sure it is plugged into a suitable power outlet Check th...

Page 50: ...place the LNB with a new one in case it is damaged or out of order Satellite Check the signal levels and adjust your antenna if the level is too low The signal level may be affected by weather conditions Terrestrial Adjust the antenna direction to get a better picture Terrestrial Set the antenna power in menu to On if you use the active antenna to improve the reception where applicable 4 No or poo...

Page 51: ...ake sure the network of your family is good Make sure the Ethernet cable is inserted firmly to the LAN router Make sure the Wi Fi can work on other device Input the Wi Fi password again Get auto IP again Restart the receiver again ...

Page 52: ...e 80 Mbps for MPEG Transport Stream and 25 Mbps for DV streams Aspect Ratio 4 3 16 9 Video Resolution 576i 576p 480i 480p 720p50 720p60 1080i 1080p Audio Decoding MPEG 2 layer I and II Music cam MPEG4 AAC and MPEG4 AAC HE AAC Dolby Digital AC 3 with bit rates up to 640 K bits s LPCM up to 48 KHz MP3 Audio Mode Single channel Dual channel Joint stereo Stereo Sampling 32 44 1 and 48 KHz Power Supply...

Page 53: ...ceivers and peripheral equipment using only the existing coaxial cable 4 DVB The Digital Video Broadcast group was created to establish a technical framework for the introduction of digital video broadcasting systems 4 LNB low noise block converter or LNBF An electronic unit mounted on the satellite dish It receives the signals reflected by the dish and converts them to signals that can be used by...

Page 54: ...lows several programmers to be fit into the same frequency band The signals from a satellite are transmitted either with linear vertical or horizontal polarizations or circular right or left polarization 4 QPSK Quaternary Phase Shift Keying Phase shift keying in which four different phase angles are used 4 Transponder An automatic device that receives amplifies and retransmits a signal on a differ...

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