MXL020/HD & MXL020/SD HD/SD - FREE TO AIR SATELLITE RECEIVER OPERATING MANUAL - UK Important Please read the safety instructions featured in this manual before installing or operating this receiver. Keep these instructions for future reference. Energy saving This receiver features an On/Off switch. Please turn off at the switch located on the front of the receiver when not in use. This will reduce any unnecessary drain on your vehicle battery. MXL020HD INSTRUCTIONS REVISION.
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System Setup (symbol: gearwheel) Language 28 TV system 28 Local time setting 29 Timer setting 30 Parent lock 30 OSD setting 31 Favourite/Other 31 Tools (symbol: tools) Information 32 Factory setting 32 Software updates 33 USB function 34-35 Game (symbol: game pieces) 36 REC/PVR (symbol: film reel) 36 Record Manager 37 Keys with special functions 38-39 EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) 40 V-FMT - TIMER - INFO - SUBT - AUDIO - FIND 41 Keys wit
Safety instructions. Please read the safety instructions carefully before operating the receiver. Electrical connection: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Do not expose the receiver to rain as well as any kind of humidity to avoid risk of fire and electric shock. Never open the casing. Otherwise, there is a risk of electric shock. Connect the receiver only to the power source installed by an expert.
Suitable location: Cautions! Information on separation from power source. The Standby key of this device will not separate the device completely from the power source. In addition, the device will draw current. To separate the device completely from the power source, the mains plug must be pulled out of the socket. • • • • • • • • • Place the receiver on a stable and even base. Use the receiver only with adequate climatic conditions. Avoid proximity to: heat sources, e.g. heaters, naked flames, e.g.
Appropriate usage The receiver receives un-encrypted digital channels (free-to-air) in a covered area. It is exclusively meant for this purpose and should only be used for the same. This also includes paying attention to all information in this operating manual especially that of safety instructions. Any other usage is considered to be improper and may lead to material damages and even personal injuries. Moreover, it will result in the immediate loss of warranty.
Connecting receiver The receiver is connected with your satellite antenna with a coaxial cable. If necessary, you have to prepare a coaxial cable before connecting the receiver. CAUTION! Connect the receiver to the mains supply only after you have connected it to all equipment and the antenna properly. Otherwise, the receiver can suffer damages and there is a risk of electric shock that can be a threat to life or physical condition.
CAUTION! The wire netting must not protrude from the back of the connector end. > Cut the inner core with a cable cutter in such a manner that it projects maximum 1mm from the connector. LNB cable installation diagram Page 8 MXL020HD INSTRUCTIONS REVISION.
Connection with a HDMI cable Insert the HDMI cable in the HDMI socket HDMI in the receiver. Connect the HDMI cable to the TV set. Follow the operating manual of the TV set. IR eye Page 9 MXL020HD INSTRUCTIONS REVISION.
Connection with a Scart cable Insert the Scart cable in the Scart socket of the receiver. Connect the Scart cable to the TV set. Follow the operating manual of the TV set. IR eye Please note that the Scart and the HDMI cable are not included in this pack It is impossible to operate the receiver simultaneously via the Scart and the HDMI connection. You will have a signal either at the Scart or the HDMI output.
Connection with Phono Cable Connect the phono connectors of the audio cable to the AUDIO R and AUDIO L sockets of the receiver if you want to connect a stereo system. CAUTION! Strictly follow the instructions for connecting the audio cable given in the operating manual of your stereo system. The phono cable is not included in this pack. Connection with IR Eye If you want the receiver to be hidden from view, for example in a cupboard, connect the IR extension cable.
Getting started Remote Control For the remote control two Micro type batteries: LR 03/AAA/1,5 V are required. > Open the battery compartment > Insert two batteries according to the polarities mentioned into the battery compartment. > Push the cover of the battery compartment carefully – until the cover is locked. > Replace discharging batteries on time. Otherwise, the sending capacity of the remote control will be too low. > Always replace both batteries simultaneously and use batteries of the same type.
Remote control functions 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 11 10 13 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 20 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 1. Volume/Mute 2. Switches On /Standby 3. Numerical Input (A-Z), 0: Sleeptimer 4/5. With active channel list: switches between the channel lists 6. Switches between TV and Radio Mode 7. Information 8. Subtitles 9. Switches between TV and Satellite Mode 10. Decreases & Increases volume 11. Shows Menu lists 12. Shows favourite lists 13.
Receiver CAUTION! Check that connections of all equipment and the antenna are proper before connecting the receiver to the mains. > Insert the mains plugs of the connected equipment in the mains socket and switch it on. > Switch on the AV channel of the TV set. If the TV set recognizes the switching voltage emitted by the receiver, it will switch automatically to the AV mode (with Scart).
Operation Screen display messages when switching channels When a channel is switched, an information bar appears on the screen for 5 seconds. In this information bar, you will find the following indications: Channel name. Received satellite. Current date. Current time (according to the pre-setting in the menu item “Time“). Storage location. TXT symbol This symbol is displayed if the selected broadcasting station offers Teletext.
User interface on the TV screen You can do individual settings of your receiver using the menus in the user interface. For this purpose, both the receiver and the TV set need to be switched on and connected by a cable (e.g. SCART or HDMI). Press the MENU key. The main menu will be displayed. By pressing the EXIT key or the MENU key again, you can exit this menu.
Menu Structure Main menu Sub-menu Edit Channel List (symbol: TV) TV Channel List Radio Channel List Delete All Installation (symbol: satellite antenna) Antenna Connection Satellite List Antenna Setup Single Satellite Search Multi Satellite Search TP List System Setup (symbol: gearwheel) Display Setting Language TV system Local Time Setting Timer Setting Parental Lock OSD Setting Favourite Other Tools (symbol: tools) Information Factory Setting Software Update USB Remove USB device safely Games (sy
Menu navigation Use the keys to navigate within the menus. The selected menu items are marked. Confirm your selection with the OK key. By pressing the EXIT key you can exit the menu again. Changes must be confirmed additionally. Sometimes they will require a confirmation prompt. Example: Setting the receiver to summer time Press the MENU key, select System settings, press the OK key, then go to Time & timer setting, press the OK key, enter Local time and press the OK key again.
TV Channel List Select the channel to be changed with the and keys. It will then be marked with a yellow bar. The current programme of the channel can be seen in the small window on the right. The editing options can be enabled by pressing the following 5 keys: 1. FAV: Press the FAV key of the remote control. The FAV box will be highlighted and enabled. Select the desired channel to be assigned to a favourites list and confirm by pressing the OK key.
3. SKIP: Press the green function key of the remote control. The Skip box will be highlighted and enabled. Select the desired channel to be skipped. After having pressed the OK key it will be marked with an arrow. Now, you can select further channels and mark them for being skipped by pressing the OK key. Press the green function key to disable this function. When exiting the menu by pressing the EXIT key and confirming the prompt, the channels to be skipped will be saved.
“Sort“ box: Press the red function key. Now, the sorting filters of the channel list can be selected. “Edit” box: Press the green function key. Now, the name of the current channel can be changed. “Delete” box: Select the channels to be deleted and press the OK key. The channels to be deleted will be marked with X. When exiting the menu by pressing the EXIT key and confirming the prompt, the changes made in these 3 boxes will be saved. You will return to the previous menu.
Installation (symbol: satellite antenna) Antenna connection Here, you can define if you have your receiver connected to a fixed antenna or motorised antenna dish. Satellite list The list of all saved satellites will be displayed. Now, you can enable or disable the desired satellites by pressing the OK key. They will be check marked. > Edit (red function key): Editing of the satellite name and position. Important if you have a rotating antenna > Add (green function key): Manual addition of a satellite.
Antenna Setup Instruction for the presetting “fixed antenna” > Satellite: Satellite selection. Here, all satellites enabled in the submenu “Satellite list” are listed. Select the satellite to be edited. > LNB Frequency: Set the corresponding LNB frequency for the selected satellite. The default setting is universal. If you connect your receiver to a single cable system, you must set the selection one cable. The detailed explanation for connection to a cable system can be found below.
Instructions for the presetting “motor antenna” (antenna with rotating motor) > LNB type: Set the corresponding LNB frequency for the selected satellite. The default setting is universal. > Motor type: Setting of the motor type. > Local longitude: Only for option “USALS” in the menu item motor type. > Local latidue: Only for option “USALS” in the menu item motor type. > Delete all: You can delete all satellite positions previously saved. Not available for option “USALS” in the menu item motor type.
TP list In this submenu, you can edit the transponders of the satellites enabled in the submenu item satellite list. > Edit (red function key): Editing of the parameters of the marked transponder. Please note that this change will have an influence on the channels of the edited transponder! > Add (green function key): Here, a new transponder not being saved yet can be created. Use this function to scan for a channel if you know the required details.
The newly created transponder will now be added to the end of the transponder list of the satellite ASTRA 28° and appears correspondingly in the transponder list. > Press the blue function key of your remote control. The TP search box appears. > Set the scan filters already described. > Start the scan by confirming the OK box with the OK key. Page 26 MXL020HD INSTRUCTIONS REVISION.
The found channels are added at the end of the general satellite list. The procedure is finished. Page 27 MXL020HD INSTRUCTIONS REVISION.
System Setup (symbol: gear wheel) Language > Language: Options of the OSD menu language > First Audio: Preselection of the audio language (if offered by the broadcasting station) > Second Audio: Preselection of the audio language (if offered by the broadcasting station) > Teletext: Letter options for Teletext TV system Video Resolution: Selection of the maximum video resolution (default setting: 1080i_25) HDTV quality of HD channels: from 720p Used color scheme in the item “Video signal”:YUV Used connectio
> Aspect Mode: 4:3 LB, 4:3 PS, 16:9, Auto (default setting: Auto) > Video Output: Setting of the colour scheme. Here, YUV must be set to get the HDTV quality of HD channels. > Display settings: Personalisation of the image (brightness, contrast, saturation (= colour intensity) > Digital Audio Out: Default setting: Digital Stereo - If you use a digital audio amplifier, please change this setting to BS Out to enable the coaxial digital audio output of the receiver.
Timer setting With the function timer, you can program the receiver to initiate a procedure, e.g. recording, at a defined time. 8 timer default programmes are available. Sub-menu Description Timer number Selection of timer number 1 – 8. Timer mode Type of repetition (once, daily, off). With the setting “off”, the timer will be disabled.
OSD setting OSD Timeout: Menu display time > EPG preview: Off/on Favourite Here, you can rename the favourites groups individually. Other > LNB Power: Enabling and disabling LNB power. ON is preset. If you have your receiver connected to an antenna or 1 cable system without current supply for the LNB. > Automatic shutdown: disabled 240 minutes/180 minutes /120 minutes /60 minutes.
Tools (symbol: hammer) Information Technical details. Please have these data at hand when contacting our service hotline. Factory Setting requires input of password (PIN, factory password: 0000) Resetting receiver to the default settings. All changes made are cancelled. In the condition as supplied to the customer, the receiver starts in normal mode. Hint: The default values are restored if you keep the standby key at the front side of your receiver pressed for more than 10 seconds.
Software Update (requires password input) Upgrade by USB: Software update via USB interface. The quickest and safest method is a software update via the USB interface. Should you wish to do a software update, the method via the USB interface is preferable. > S/W Upgrade by OTA (via satellite): The required data are preset. The procedure will be initiated if you confirm the “Start” box by pressing the OK key. The software update via satellite has nothing to do with the storage of new TV channels.
> Save channel list Saving the current channel list to a connected USB storage medium. You can edit this list on a PC by using the channel-list editor. The edited list can be re-transferred to the receiver via the following menu item. > Load channel list Re-transfering an edited list via USB storage medium. USB (only enabled with a readable USB storage medium) Saving the current channel list to a connected USB storage medium. You can edit this list on a PC by using the channel-list editor.
Readable picture data (jpeg) Individual images displayed in the preview can be displayed individually by pressing the OK key. File and folder information is displayed below the preview box. Individuals that are shown in the preview can be shown in full screen by pressing the OK key. With the V and V + buttons you can rotate the screen 90 degrees left or right. To exit full screen mode, press the EXIT button. If you wan tot see several images consecutively, you can create a slide show.
Game (symbol: game pieces) The listed games are available on this receiver. REC (External memory, symbol: film) For using this main menu item, a USB storage medium must be correctly inserted. Page 36 MXL020HD INSTRUCTIONS REVISION.
Recorder Manager (optional) Here, recorded programmes can be: > Renamed by pressing the red function key > locked by pressing the green function key (requires password input). > deleted by pressing the blue function key The functions Lock and Delete will only become active after confirming the prompt when exiting the submenu item. The marked programme will be reproduced by pressing the OK key.
Storage Information Information on the USB storage medium used. DVR configuration (requires password input) Formatting of the USB storage medium used. Please note that when formatting, all data stored on the USB storage medium will get lost! Jump (optional) > Timeshift With the time-shift function, you can stop a started programme and watch it later. The receiver records the programme on the USB storage medium. The displayed image will be frozen so that you can continue later at this point.
Switch between TV and SAT With the TV/SAT key you can switch between TV and satellite functions. (This function has to be provided by your TV set). Press the TV/SAT key until you have set the desired function. CH- / CH+ Scrolling channels up and down VOL+ / VOLIncrease / decrease volume MENU Invoking a menu RECALL By pressing the “recall” key, you will change over to the previously selected channel. P+ / PNormal mode: without function. With active channel list: switches between the channel lists.
EPG (Electronic Program Guide) The EPG provides programme information in table form, if provided by the broadcasting station. It shows information on broadcasting times and programmes. With the keys you can move the marking in the EPG table. You will get additional information on an event/programme by marking it and confirming with the OK key. An information window opens. With the green function key “Timer”, you can take over the marked event directly to the timer.
V-FMT - Direct format switching of the video output signal. TIMER - Direct access to the timer function. INFO - acoustic signal for directing the satellite antenna For use, no external USB storage medium must be connected. Press the INFO key. Current programme information is displayed. If you press the INFO key again while the programme information is on the screen, you will get the current reception parameters. Among others, the signal strength and quality will be displayed.
Editing of recorded programmes (optional) Press the INFO key during the reproduction of a recorded programme. A bar appears as shown in the following figure. The bar provides specific information on the current reproduction. After approx. 5 seconds, the bar will disappear if the receiver does not receive any command. By pressing the green function key of your remote control, you can bookmark the current point of the reproduction. The bookmarks are indicated by red triangles in the progress bar.
Easy Find LNB connection (optional) An Easy Find LNB enables the orientation of a satellite antenna without the help of a second person or direct view on the TV set. Also, this LNB replaces orientation aids such as Sat-Finder or other expensive measuring instruments. An Easy Find LNB is not included, available separately Connection and rough direction of the antenna You must connect the antenna cable to the LNB before adjusting the antenna.
Depending on which satellite you wish to receive, there must be free sight without any obstacles at this angle. After having made all relevant connections you can now start with the setup of the antenna. Please check again that the receiver is connected with the Easy Find LNB at the antenna and the receiver with your TV set. As soon as these cable connections have been made correctly, you can switch on the devices. Step 1 Switch on your TV set.
Step 4 Now, begin with the direction of your antenna. Please proceed as follows: Stand behind the antenna and move the antenna completely into vertical position (see picture B). Make sure that the Easy Find LNB is directed towards the south (see picture A). South a) Now, turn your antenna slowly to the East (left) or to the West (right) while observing the still flashing LED of your Easy Find LNB, depending on where your selected satellite is located.
In case of digital satellite reception, the receiver receives the transmission signal with a time lag. Therefore, turn the antenna very slowly and step by step. Step 5 As soon as you have found the selected satellite, you will see the programme list of the set satellite on the screen and also the sound will be transmitted. The installation via the Easy Find LNB is completed. The current channel will be displayed. The Easy Find function is deselected by pressing the red function key.
Glossary AC Alternating Current Connection for alternating current. DC Direct Current. Coaxial Coaxial connector for connecting TV set or stereo system. DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control Digital system, with which the receiver can control different components of the external unit. It is especially used for selecting from multiple satellite positions (for example Astra and Eutelsat). EPG Electronic Programme Guide. F connector Connector for LNB antenna cable.
Troubleshooting Problem How to solve Satellite cannot be found, or no signal. Example: Astra2 28°1 key “INFO“ key. Signal and quality are both at 0%. Direct vertical reflector to the south. Turn some millimetres to the left, wait approx. 3 seconds and repeat, until signal AND quality are displayed. With a signal of approx. 60%, the black background disappears and the TV image will be displayed.
Problem How to solve System crash (receiver cannot be operated anymore) Should it come to the improbable case of a system crash, separate the receiver from the mains supply. Connect it again after 10 seconds. With this, the problem can be solved usually. Please note: a software crash is not a malfunction and no guarantee will apply. For technical equipment (e.g. also PC, radio network, etc.) a software crash can be solved simply and quickly by following this procedure.
Specifications Receiver Dimensions in mm Weight in grammes Range of input frequency IF band width LNB power supply LNB control DiSEqC control Symbol rate Input speed Error correction (FEC) Aspect ratio Video resolution Audio mode Fuse type W:210 × D:140 × H:45 490g receiver 950 MHz~2150 MHz 55 MHz/8 MHz (unders 5MS/s) 13/18 V GS, 0,30 A max. Overload protection 22 KHz ± 2 KHz, 0,6 V pp ± 0,2 V Version 1.0, Version 1.2 1~45 MS/s Max.
Cleaning !CAUTION! The receiver must not become wet. Never clean it with a wet cloth. Do not use any cleaning agent containing solvents like petrol or thinners for cleaning. These agents may damage the surface of the casing. > Clean the casing of the receiver with a dry cloth. > Clean the display of the receiver with a slightly wet cloth. Disposal European Community Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Never throw the receiver into normal household waste.
www.maxview.co.uk Customer Support - Contact us If you are experiencing any problems with this receiver or have any questions please contact Maxview’s Customer Helpine on 01553 811000. Alternatively email us on support@maxview.co.uk or write to us... Maxview Ltd, Common Lane, Setchey, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0AT. MXL020SDHD INS Iss 1 MXL020HD INSTRUCTIONS REVISION.
