TechniSat TechniBox VIACAM, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...IACAM Instruction Manual Integrated VIACCESS decoding unit and PCMCIA interface for two independently operating CA modules Receives free to air as well as encoded scrambled e g VIAC CESS CRYPTOWORKS SECA etc DVB programmes via ASTRA and EUTELSAT satellites Get user manuals See SafeManuals com ...

Page 2: ...ff Sound on off TV Sat mode Language selection Programme information blue Delete red Programme info Transponder information green Volume Programme TV radio mode EPG OK Volume Arrow right Arrow left Arrow up Arrow down Remote control Get user manuals See SafeManuals com ...

Page 3: ...g to conform to external unit 15 6 Operation 18 6 1 On off switch 18 6 2 Programme selection 18 6 2 5 Infobox 19 6 3 Receiving scrambled encrypted programmes 19 6 4 Volume adjustment 20 6 5 Selecting a different language 20 6 5 2 Dolby Digital AC3 mode 20 6 6 TV radio switching 21 6 7 Going back to last previous programme selected 21 6 8 Display clock timer and programme information 21 6 9 Additio...

Page 4: ... 7 2 Sorting programmes 32 7 3 Blocking programmes 32 7 4 Changing the PIN 33 7 5 Programming the Electronic Programme Guide 33 7 6 Unblocking reception of specific programmes 35 7 7 Programme search 35 7 7 1 All programmes 36 7 7 2 Satellite programmes 36 7 7 3 Transponders 36 7 7 4 Programme 37 7 8 Conditional Access 38 7 9 System configuration 38 7 10 Restoring original factory settings 38 8 Te...

Page 5: ... from above into a free slot inserting it as far as possible To remove the card press the Eject button Power on standby LNB input Terrestrial antenna in RS 232 connetion interface USB connetion interface Audio outputs digital analog Scart AUX Scart VCR Mains power connection Power switch Scart TV LED display Programme down up Eject button for ca moduls VIACCESS card reader CA slot A CA slot B HF o...

Page 6: ...e selection Chapter 7 shows you ways of setting additional programmes and of changing the order of programmes Technical terms used in the instruction manual are explained in Chapter 8 Technical data and specifications are to be found in Chapter 9 Hints on finding and correcting faults and malfunctions are described in Chapter 10 Important hints on Usage The use of a so called On Screen Display see...

Page 7: ...ceiver You are in danger of receiving an electrical shock If it is ever necessary to open the equipment housing this should be done only by appro priately trained personnel Please ensure that spent batteries as well as general electronic components may not be dis posed of in your regular household waste but should be disposed of professionally either taken back by the retailer or disposed of in ac...

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Page 9: ...he best picture quality possible we advise you to use a Scart cable to connect your receiver to the TV set The procedure is as follows g Connect the receiver SCART TV connection with the TV set Scart connection using a Scart cable If your TV set is fitted with an appropriate connection the set will automatically switch to AV mode and thus receive the satellite signal whenever the receiver is switc...

Page 10: ...rm by pressing OK The sub menu Audio Video will be displayed Now select the line UHF Out Channel marking it in blue by using the up down arrow keys Select a free UHF channel on your TV set in the range between 21 and 69 Finally use the numeric key pad to enter the new output transmission channel in your receiver s memory The receiver will now transmit the signal on the UHF channel shown in the dis...

Page 11: ...ot It is thus possible to record a satellite programme on your video recorder while at the same time viewing a different terrestrial programme via the UHF input of your TV set 4 5 1 Super VHS Video Cassette Recorders If you have a Super VHS video recorder you can use this to make recordings in Super VHS quality through your DVB receiver In order to achieve this make all the necessary settings as d...

Page 12: ...iven a default setting of German in the factory You have a choice of German English French Italian Turkish Norwegian Finnish Danish Swedish Portuguese and Spanish In order to change the OSD language please follow these steps Use the Menu key to select the Main Menu Select the entry OSD Language OSD Sprache marking it in blue by using the up down arrow keys Confirm by selecting OK The sub menu OSD ...

Page 13: ...notices The following settings can be made Parental lock Your receiver is provided with a security circuit to prevent use by children Any programmes whose reception you have blocked as per points 7 3 and 7 4 can only be received after a four digit PIN is entered You can enable or disable the parental lock facility by pressing the OK key while this entry is marked Time difference GMT hours Your rec...

Page 14: ... of your receiver in conjunction with your TV set you can make further selections in the Audio Video settings menu Press the Menu key for the Main Menu to be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to highlight the entry Settings Confirm this selection by pressing the OK key The sub menu Settings will be displayed Now highlight the entry Audio Video Settings using the up down arrow keys Confirm by pr...

Page 15: ...n has not been enabled it can be set manually Sub titles are indicated by the symbol in the information display Please also refer to Point 6 12 in this instruction manual 5 4 Adjustments for the External Unit Once you have made all the individual selections to make the receiver conform to your pre ferences it may still be necessary to make some adjustments for the receiver to work opti mally with ...

Page 16: ...d EUTELSAT signals on setting B A of a Multiswitch Should the switching matrix of your exter nal receiving unit be set up differently or should you wish to receive satellite signals other than those mentioned you can adjust the receiver settings as follows Use the up down arrow keys to select the DiSEqC switch position 1 4 that you wish to use for allocation to a satellite e g A B 3 No Satellite a...

Page 17: ...DiSEqC setting selected e g A A 1 The following settings can be made LOF low band LOF local oscillator frequency is the frequency used by the LNB to convert the frequency received into the so called 1st Intermediate Frequency which can then be utilised by the receiver So called universal LNBs utilise 2 LOFs in order to cover the whole frequency range of 10 7 to 11 8 GHz low band and 11 7 to 12 75 ...

Page 18: ...OK key to select either on or off for the voltage increase of 1 V 6 Operation 6 1 Switching on and off Use the key On standby on the receiver or on the remote control to switch the receiver on Pressing the same key on the receiver or on the remote control again will switch the receiver off again The receiver is now in standby mode the display on the receiver will now show the time If the time is n...

Page 19: ...hat is subject to parental lock the words PIN Number will appear on the screen Use the numeric key pad to enter your PIN number The desired programme can now be viewed In order to make this function easy to use the PIN number needs to be entered only once during an operational phase The parental lock feature is only activated again next time the receiver is switched on 6 2 5 Information Info Box E...

Page 20: ...n screen Use the up down arrow keys to select the desired language Confirm by pressing the OK key Disable the menu display by pressing the Language Selection key again You can now listen to the programme in the selected language If the programme is chan ged the receiver automatically reverts to the default language setting see 5 3 Language Selection Your receiver also provides the facility to rece...

Page 21: ...n on the current programme The bottom of the screen will now display the current time the current channel as well as the name of the current programme including the starting and end times of the programme if these details are broadcast by the channel concerned 6 9 Additional Programme Information In as far as such information is provided by the broadcasters you can obtain additional pro gramme inf...

Page 22: ...ns allow you to Preselect programmes which will then be automatically switched on when they start broadcasting Programming of timers View information about programme contents on the screen Select programmes according to categories and to view accordingly 6 13 1 Entering EPG data Your receiver will update programme information twice daily at 05ho00 provided it is in standby mode at those times The ...

Page 23: ...vate VCR You can also obtain information on the content of various programmes from the EPG func tion 6 13 4 Now Display of current programme contents The first tables to be displayed will be those of programmes currently being broadcast Now You may now utilise the EPG functions as per Point 6 13 3 Press the right arrow key to view the table Next see Point 6 13 5 Or Press the TV Radio key to return...

Page 24: ... This will allow you to get to later programmes or those on following days more quickly Pressing or holding down the left arrow key allows you to scroll through in reverse chronological order Press the Back key to return to the Next table 6 13 7 EPG Functions In order to utilise the following EPG functions you must first select the EPG as described in Point 6 13 3 6 13 7 1 EPG Information The EPG ...

Page 25: ...ontrol are disabled in order to prevent an accidental premature interruption of the recording Please note that this function can only be executed if your receiver is switched on either fully or in standby mode If the receiver is in standby mode the activated timer will be indicated by blinking of the two dots colon in the time display Press the Back key to return to the previous display Disabling ...

Page 26: ... the required channel Press the OK key to display the EPG Summary of the selected channel 6 13 7 5 EPG Search The EPG Search function allows you to search for specific types of programmes The search criteria available are Date Time Period and Programme Type The search will only be carried out among those channels that have been activated for the EPG function In order to initiate an EPG Search proc...

Page 27: ...s the OK key to display a further table showing a list of programme types cate gories that may be selected Use the up down as well as left right arrow keys to mark the programme type required Press the OK key to confirm the selected category for the column Programme Type Now press the blue function key to start the EPG search After a few seconds the screen will display a summary of the programmes ...

Page 28: ...u will be displayed Press the yellow function key again to display the menu for programming the timer The timer can be programmed as follows Date Use the arrow keys to mark the Date column Use the numeric key pad to enter the date on which you wish to record a program me Start Use the right arrow key to mark the Start column Use the numeric key pad to enter the starting time for the timer Stop Rep...

Page 29: ...ly or in Standby mode When your receiver is in Standby mode the timer activation will be indicated by blin king of the two dots colon in the time display 2 Preselected When the selected time is reached your receiver will switch on and select the preselected channel In contrast to the VCR setting the remote control functions are not disabled and the receiver will not switch off when the programme h...

Page 30: ... not satisfied with the preprogrammed settings of your receiver you can alter the list of channels according to your own preferences This function is also required in order to sort the programmes identified in a Search run You should note the following Your receiver features two programme channel lists the User List and the Total List The User List includes those channels you can select by means o...

Page 31: ...play a red cross inclusion in user list If a single channel is added the menu background will turn transparent and the video image of that channel displayed in the background 7 1 2 Deleting items from the User List If the red cross is removed the marked channel will be deleted from the User List However it will be retained in the Total List and can be reinstated in the User List at any time 7 1 3 ...

Page 32: ...n to normal operation 7 3 Blocking Channels You have the facility to block specific channels parental lock A blocked programme will only be shown on the TV screen if you enter your personal PIN after selecting the channel This number need to be entered only once during an operating session i e the blocking will only become operative again the next time the receiver is switched on standby In order ...

Page 33: ...u 7 5 Programming the Electronic Programme Guide In this chapter we describe how you can add programmes channels to the Electronic Pro gramme Guide or delete them You thus have the facility to customise the Electronic Pro gramme Guide according to your personal preferences giving you a better view of the pro grammes available Please Note The more channels and programmes are added to the Electronic...

Page 34: ... at a time When you have completed programming the EPG in this manner press the Back key to return to the previous menus Or Press the Menu key to resume normal operation Once you have customized the Electronic Programme Guide to your personal preferences the process of data acquisition by the EPG can be started manually as follows Use the On Standby key to switch the receiver off standby Press the...

Page 35: ...f a specific satellite You can search for all or selected programmes of a particular transponder 4 Programme channel This option is intended specifically for cases where the desired channel could not be found by any of the other options Please note that to utilise this search method you will have to enter the specific Service ID Number of the channel which you can obtain from the broadca ster or f...

Page 36: ...s to select the Satellite option Confirm with the OK key The legend Start search will appear on the display Before proceeding further you will still have to select the satellite to be scanned Press the OK key A selection window will appear with the four available satellite positions Use the up down arrow keys to select the satellite Confirm with the OK key Use the up down arrow keys to mark the en...

Page 37: ...indicates the volume of data transmitted per second An example might be 27500 indicating transmission of 27500 symbols per second Use the up down arrow keys to mark the entry Symbol rate Use the numeric key pad to enter the correct symbol rate Once you have entered all the information start the search by using the up down arrow keys to mark the entry Start search Confirm with the OK key Please not...

Page 38: ... you to view all data relating to the specific receiver Use the up down arrow keys to mark this entry in the sub menu Settings Confirm with the OK key Use the Back or Menu keys to exit this function 7 10 Activate factory settings Delete programme memory You may at any stage revert to the original factory settings for the LNB You may also wish to delete the programme list which may be outdated comp...

Page 39: ...d satellite data signal Press the OK key to display the sub menu EPG Should the parameters of the data chan nel used for loading the EPG list have changed they can be changed in this menu as descri bed under points 7 7 3 and 7 7 4 search for transponders and programmes Current trans ponder information can be obtained from your retailer or from our homepage in the Internet see page 44 Under normal ...

Page 40: ...iver transmits the signals received and transmits power supply to the LNBs Data compression MPEG1 MPEG2 The transmission of an image in accordance with current TV standards 625 lines with a pic ture frequency of 50 Hz results in a digital data volume of 216 Mbit s This would require bandwidths not available in terrestrial or satellite systems The data volume is thus subjected to a process of data ...

Page 41: ... received Modulation at 22 KHz Apart from the 14 28 Volt switching mode this also serves to switch between 2 LNBs In uni versal LNBs it is used to switch into the High range Modulator Switch in a satellite receiver or a video recorder that is used to connect the TV set by means of an antenna cable Multyfeed External unit consisting of a parabolic dish antenna as well as several LNBs suitable for r...

Page 42: ...MHz VIACCESS Form of digital encryption scrambling 9 Technical Data DBS Tuner Input frequency range 950 2150 MHz Input level range 65 dBm 25dBm Noise max 12 dB DBS tuner input F connector Input impedance 75 Ohm Output for 1 IF 950 2150 MHz loop through Output impedance 75 Ohm Tuner IF bandwidth 36 MHz AFC capture range 3 MHz Demodulation Shaped QPSK Symbol rate 4 30 Mbauds SCPC compatible FEC Vite...

Page 43: ... 75 Ohm Input level GREEN 0 7 Vpp 0 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm Input level BLUE 0 7 Vpp 0 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm Teletext filtering in accordance with standard ETS 300 472 Entry teletext data FBAS corresp to ITU R BT 653 2 lines 6 22 and 320 335 VCR SCART Input FBAS with RGB or S VHS Output FBAS or S VHS AUX SCART Input FBAS and RGB Output FBAS Serial Interface RS 232 Type RS 232 bi directional Bitrate Max 115 ...

Page 44: ...atic channel programme search on each satellite position EPG Data EPG preview Maximum 7 days in advance Memory capacity 300 kBytes Programmable for 999 programmes recommended 50 days Timer Events Maximum 128 events one year in advance Remote Control System RC 5 Sub system address 8 SAT 2 Modulation frequency 36 kHz Infrared wavelength 950 nm Power supply Mains switch Power usage 35 W in operation ...

Page 45: ...ation Obstruction between dish and satellite e g tree Radio mode selected SCART connector not properly inserted Dish faulty or position changed Channel moved to another transponder Channel no longer broadcast Batteries spent Time not entered Solution Check power plug and cable Check status of power switch on back panel Switch receiver off repair short switch receiver on again Check all cable conne...

Page 46: ...nel number with only one or two digits we recommend you press the OK key after entering the digit s in order to speed up the process Using the programme channel list Press the key List A list of programmes will be displayed When operating in TV mode a list of TV programmes only will be displayed when operating in Radio mode a list of radio programmes only will be displayed The programme channel cu...