TV Receiver User Manual

Technical Appendix

Technical Features

The twin-Sat receiver UFD 580 has two separate reception and signal

processing paths. This allows you to record a programme and

simultaneously zap through other programmes, or to record two

different programmes and at the same time watch one of them (either

live or time-shifted) or another previously recorded programme.

The following functions are also available:

Reception of digital TV and radio programmes

Common Interface for two CA modules for Pay TV (not included)

Suitable for software updating via satellite or RS232 port

PIP (Picture-in-Picture), optional access across all channels

One-touch recording

Time-shift recording

Loop-through Sat IF input

Videotext/Teletext processing internal and via TV set

4000 programme memory slots

Satellite input frequency range from 2 x 950 MHz to 2150 MHz

EPG (Electronic Programme Guide with timer function)

USB 2.0 port for hard disk data download

(PC software available from http://www.kathrein.de/esc-kathrein/

download/ufd/firmware_ufd580.cfm)

Mains switch with mains power isolation

Automatic date and time setting via DVB data stream

On-screen display (OSD) in 8 languages (Dutch, English, French,

German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish)

4-character LED display

DiSEqC™1.2 and tone burst control signal

Operation with UFO

mini and UFO

micro

RS 232 port for data copying

Programme scan and sort functions

Automatic aspect ratio recognition (optional 4:3 or 16:9 picture format)

Volume adjustment and muting

Radio button

Infrared remote control

2 Scart sockets (TV and VCR/AUX connection)

Additional audio outputs via cinch sockets

Electrical and optical output for Dolby Digital data stream output (AC 3)

RF level indicator