MAX S212USB
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to “dangerous voltage” and to prevent from a risk of electric shock. Warning: To reduce the risk of electric shock, don’t open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to important operating and maintenance (servicing). Please read the manual carefully before installing the receiver.
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE FOLLOW NEXT STEPS FOR THE CORRECT INSTALLATION OF THIS RECEIVER. STEP 1: CONNECTIONS Example 1 – Basic System rev 1.0 Example 2 – DISEqC switches Example 3 – Combined with terrestrial PAG. 3 Example 4 – Motorized system ENGLISH The coaxial cable, with satellite signal, must be connected to the “IF IN” connector. The “TV SCART” connector must be connector to the TV set. The receiver also includes an UHF modulator, allowing connecting a TV set or VCR.
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE STEP 2: BASIC CONFIGURATION OF THE RECEIVER Language: press [ ] to select languages. The selection of languages include: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Polish, Russian, Danish, Greek, Hungarian, Arabic, Farsi. First Audio: Some channels offer more than one audio language. This function allows you to set the preferred audio language for those channels using [ ].
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE recommend you to contact your installer or to refer to the user manual of this system to get the correct information. Single search: You can edit the following items (Image 2): IMAGE 3 PAG. 5 ENGLISH rev 1.0 IMAGE 2 1. Satellite: Press [ ] to switch Satellites or press [OK] to enter satellite list to select directly. 2. LNB Configuration: Selecting this option and pressing [OK], the LNB Configuration menu will be displayed.
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE ENGLISH IMAGE 4 Multi search: You can edit the following items (Image 4): 1. On “Satellite” item press [OK] to open the satellite list. Then press [ ] to move the highlight and press [OK] to mark/unmark and [EXIT] to finish the selection. You can select several satellites in this menu. At the bottom of the screen you can see the selected satellites. The system will use DiSEqC1.0/1.1, DiSEqC1.2 and USALS functions to search the marked satellites and scan channels. 2.
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE date. Before these values can be modified, the automatic control of GMT has to be turned off. STEP 4: MODULATOR OUTPUT CHANNEL CONFIGURATION IMAGE 6 It is recommended to setup the modulator output channel before starting to enjoy the receiver, especially if you are using this output for getting the picture on the TV and mixing it with an existing antenna signals. The receiver includes an UHF modulator, allowing connecting a TV set or VCR without SCART connector.
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE TV Channel List: This option shows the list of TV stored channels. Radio Channel List: This option shows the list of Radio stored channels. Channel Setup: This option allows setting the receiver to start in a predefined channel. Delete All: This option deletes all TV and Radio stored channels. Restore channel list and settings: This option loads the user TV and Radio channel list, saved previously.
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE Language: This option allows choosing the language of the menus. TV System: This option allows choosing the video Standard and other parameters of the screen. Time & Timer Setting: Timer setting menu. Parental Lock: In this option, user can lock the access to the menu and change the password of the receiver. Power setting: Turns on or off the LNB power or enable / disable Low Power Consumption mode. RCU position Switch: To chose the RCU position of the remote control.
INDEX Safety Precaution Caution…..…………………...............................………………………………………………12 2. Basic Operations 2.0. Switch on STB……………………….....................................………………………………...14 2.1. Standby ……………………..............................................…………………………………...15 2.2. TTX …………..................................................……………………………………..15 2.3. Mute……………............................................………………………………………..15 2.4. Channel Number…………...........................
INDEX 3.3 Channel Setup…………..................................………………………………......22 3.3.1. Start-up Channel……………................................……………………………......22 3.3.2. Channel Play Type………........................…………………………………......22 3.4. Favourite Channel List Name……..........……………………………………......22 3.5. Delete All……...............……………………………………………….22 3.6. Restore channel list and settings………………..........…………………………………….23 3.7. Save channel list and settings………………..........…………………………………….23 5.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to “dangerous voltage” and to prevent from a risk of electric shock. Warning: To reduce the risk of electric shock, don’t open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to important operating and maintenance (servicing). Please read the manual carefully before installing the receiver.
PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 1. PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 1.1. FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 2 3 4 5 6 1. POWER: Switches the receiver on, or enters standby mode. To completely switch off the receiver, you have to use the switch on the back of the receiver. 2. LOCK LED: Indicates a sufficient signal level at the IF IN input. 3. DISPLAY: 4 Digits to display the program numbers. 4. IR-SENSOR: Reception sensor for the IR remote control signals. 5.
PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 9 ENGLISH 7 10 11 12 13 15 14 16 17 1.- Power 2.- Text 3.- Mute 4.- Numbers 5.- “0” 6.- CH+/CH7.- TV/R 8.- VOL+/VOL9.- Exit 10.- Menú 11.- Back 12.- OK 13.- EPG 14.- List 15.- Fav 16.- Audio 17.- Info 18.- Fav+/Fav19.- Pup/Pdw 20.- Zoom 21.- Sub 20 21 19 18 2. BASIC OPERATIONS 2.0.
BASIC OPERATIONS 2.1. STANDBY 1. Press [Power] button to switch from TV mode to Standby mode. 2. In Standby mode press [Power] button again to switch back to TV mode. The last active channel will be showed. 3. To switch off the STB complete press the main power button (placed at the rear panel of the receiver). 2.2. TTX OSD 1 2.3. MUTE 1. Press the [Mute] button to mute the sound. On the screen an icon will be displayed to indicate the muted sound (OSD 2). 2.
BASIC OPERATIONS 2.8. VOL+/VOLIn TV mode, press [Vol+/Vol-] to adjust volume. 2.9. EXIT Press [Exit] button to exit the current menu. 2.10. MENU 2.11. RECALL Pressing the [Back] button allows you to toggle between the actual and the last selected channel. OSD 4 2.12. CHANNEL LIST OSD 5 OSD 6 In TV mode press [OK] button to open the Channel List window. Reduced Channel List (OSD 4): You can use [ ] keys to navigate this list. 1. Press [Yellow] button to open the SAT list.
BASIC OPERATIONS 2.13. EPG OSD 8 2.14. LIST In TV mode, press [List] button to access directly to the “TV Channel List” menu or to the “Radio Channel List” menu. 2.15. FAVOURITES OSD 9 1. In TV mode press the [Favourite] button to display the Favourite Group window on the screen as the picture beside shows (OSD 10). 2. In the Favourite Group window you can select the desired favourite channel with [ ] and confirm it with [OK] to switch to it. In bigger groups you can navigate with [Pup/Pdw]. 3.
BASIC OPERATIONS 2.17. INFORMATION In TV mode, press [INFO] button can open information screen (OSD 12), in the window shows the parameters of current channel. 2.18. FAV +/- ENGLISH OSD 12 1. In TV mode press the [FAV+/FAV-] buttons to switch between the favourites channels in the current Favourite Group directly. 2. The sequence of the favourite channels is following the sequence in the related Favourite Group list. 2.19. ZOOM 1. Press [Zoom] button in TV mode to zoom the image.
CHANNEL 3. CHANNEL OSD 15 3.1. TV CHANNEL LIST OSD 16 OSD 17 If you enter the Channel List menu a window like the one besides will open (OSD 17). 1. You can move the highlighted channel with [ ] and press [OK] to preview the highlighted program in the preview window. 2. You can enter directly the number of the desired channel with the remote control. The selection will select that channel, but it will not be previewed until you confirm with [OK] button. 3.
CHANNEL 3.1.2. MOVE OSD 19 1. To move/change channels: Pushing the [Red] button, you will see a picture like OSD 19. You will be able to move or change the position of the channels: - Push again the [Red] button to move the channel. - Push the [Green] button to change the position of the channel. 2. Move the channel to the desired position with [ ]. Press [OK] to confirm the position. ENGLISH 3.1.3. SORT OSD 20 1. Press [Green] to open the Sort window (OSD 20).
CHANNEL this menu. OSD 24 3.1.4.3 LOCK In Channel Edit menu, press [Yellow] button to place a Lock icon behind the name of the highlighted channel. Marked channels (OSD 24) will be locked and displayed only after password has been entered if you confirm to save the changes when you leave this menu. 3.1.4.4 EDIT OSD 26 OSD 27 rev 1.0 3.1.5. FIND 1. Press [Blue] button to open the “Find” window like showed besides (OSD 28).
CHANNEL 3.2. RADIO CHANNEL LIST Basically the operation of “Radio Channel List” is same as “TV Channel List”, except that in the small channel window the Fte Logo will be displayed (OSD 29). 3.3. CHANNEL SETUP OSD 29 When you enter the “Channel Setup” menu you will see a screen like beside (OSD 30): ENGLISH 3.3.1. START-UP CHANNEL OSD 30 Press [OK] to enter “Start-up Channel” menu to see the screen like showed beside (OSD 31): 1.
CHANNEL 2. After entering the password correct a safety question will show up where you have to confirm first (OSD 35). 3. Select “Yes” to delete all channels or “No” to cancel and confirm with [OK]. 4. In step 2 and step 3, pressing [Exit] will exit the function directly without saving. OSD 34 3.6. RESTORE CHANNEL LIST AND SETTINGS OSD 35 Using this option, the receiver will load the channels saved as previously as a backup of the user channels list (see point 3.7.).
INSTALLATION 4. INSTALLATION ENGLISH OSD 38 Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu (OSD 38). ] to select the Installation item. 1. Press [ 2. Press [OK] to enter the selected item. In the Installation menu (OSD 39): 3. Press [ ] to select the wanted menu item. 4. Press [OK] to enter the selected item among. - Single Search - Multi Search - TP Scan - Satellite List - Satellite Guide OSD 39 OSD 40 After selecting Antenna Setup another window will be opened (OSD 40).
INSTALLATION OSD 42 4.2. MULTI SEARCH OSD 43 rev 1.0 OSD 44 When you enter the “Multi Search” menu a window like the one beside will open (OSD 43). 1. On “Satellite” item press [OK] to open the satellite list (OSD 44). Then press [ ] to move the highlight and press [OK] to mark/unmark and [EXIT] to finish the selection. You can select several satellites in this menu. At the bottom of the screen you can see the selected satellites (OSD 45). The system will use DiSEqC1.0/1.1, DiSEqC1.
INSTALLATION ENGLISH OSD 46 OSD 47 OSD 48 OSD 49 When you enter “TP Scan” menu a window like the one beside will be displayed (OSD 46): ] to select the satellite 1. On “Satellite” item, press [ you want to scan or press [OK] to open the satellite list for selection. 2. On “TP Index” item use [ ] to select the desired transponder. If any of the TP of the list have tuned and stored channels into the receiver, the following two options “Frequency” and “Symbol Rate” will not be able to be edited.
INSTALLATION will search the selected TP. In case you select “On”, the NIT (Network Identification) will be identified and the receiver will automatically search all the TP of this network. 6. Press [OK] to start scanning. 7. On the “TP Scan” item, press [Exit] to cancel the scanning and saving the found channels. 4.4. SATELLITE LIST OSD 50 OSD 52 rev 1.0 OSD 53 4.5. SATELLITE GUIDE When you enter “Satellite Guide” menu, you will see the screen like beside (OSD 53).
SYSTEM SETUP 5. SYSTEM SETUP ENGLISH OSD 55 Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu (OSD 55). ] to select the System Setup item. 1. Press [ 2. Press [OK] to enter the selected item. In the System Setup menu (OSD 56): 3. Press [ ] to select the wanted menu item. 4. Press [OK] to enter the selected item among. - Language - TV System - Time & Timer Setting - OSD Setting - Parental Lock - Power setting - RCU Position Switch 5.1. LANGUAGE OSD 57 5.2.
SYSTEM SETUP 5.3. TIME & TIMER SETTING rev 1.0 When you enter “Time” “Local Time Setting” or “Sleep Timer” a menu with three items will be opened (OSD 59). Use [ ] to select between the three options and confirm with [OK]. OSD 59 5.3.1. TIMER OSD 60 Select “Timer” item and press [OK] to enter the “Timer list” menu (OSD 60). The current time will be displayed in the first column. If the current time is incorrect, please modify it with the [Number] buttons at the “Time” menu. 1.
SYSTEM SETUP ENGLISH OSD 61 OSD 62 4. When you select “Channel” (timer setting for channel change and Wakeup/Sleep) then you have further options you need to set (OSD 61): - Wakeup Channel: press [OK] to enter the channel list and select the channel you want to see. - Wakeup Date: use number buttons to input your wakeup date. - On Time: use number buttons to input your wakeup time.
SYSTEM SETUP OSD 64 you have to input the date and time information manually. The most channels support the time signal. 5. Show time: Use [ ] to switch on/off this option. When the option is enabled, the time will be displayed at the TV in a frame in the top right margin.(OSD 64) 6. Press [Exit] to exit the menu. 5.3.3. SLEEP TIMER 5.4. OSD SETTING OSD 65 rev 1.0 OSD 66 OSD 67 When you select “OSD Setting” you will see a screen like beside (OSD 66): ] to select “On” or “Off”. If the 1.
SYSTEM SETUP ENGLISH marked as locked channels in the Channel menu. If it is set to “No” then even those channels can be selected without entering the password first. 4. New Password: Here you can change the existing password. You should do this after you set up the receiver the first time and every time when you think that your password is known by unauthorized persons. To change the password, enter the new password in the “New Password” item and repeat the same one in the “Confirm Password” item.
TOOLS 6. TOOLS OSD 71 6.1. INFORMATION OSD 72 1. When you select the “Information” menu you will see a screen like beside (OSD 73). The screen displays data about the current channel. This function is the same as the function [Info] in the full screen TV mode. 2. Press [Exit] button to leave the information display. 6.2. QUICK SETUP rev 1.0 OSD 73 The receiver includes an installation assistant that will help you to setup the different parameters as you can see at OSD 74. 1.
TOOLS 6.3. GAME When you enter “Game” menu, you will see three Games include Tetris, Snake and Othello (OSD 75). 6.3.1. TETRIS ENGLISH OSD 75 1. Mark “Setup” and press [ ] to select the level (speed). 2. Mark “Start” and press [OK] to start the game. 3. Mark “Cancel” and press [OK] to leave the game. 4.
TOOLS 6.5. SOFTWARE UPGRADE To upgrade the receiver through the RS-232 port is possible, also though Satellite (OTA), or through the USB connector (with a USB 2.0 memory device), as you can see in the OSD 77. Note: The “Upgrade through USB” option will only be enabled in case one USB 2.0 device is connected to the USB connector and it has been successfully detected by the receiver. OSD 77 1. This function allows you to upgrade the software of the receiver.
TOOLS 6.5.3. UPGRADING THOUGH USB ENGLISH OSD 80 OSD 81 This option allows updating the software of the receiver with the received data from a USB 2.0 memory device. To do it, connect a USB 2.0 memory device to the receiver and accede to this menu option (OSD 80). The last software version to be loaded must be placed at the root path of your USB device. 1. Upgrade mode: Select with [ ], the mode of upgrading. 2. Update file: Select with [ ], the name of the file to be loaded. 3.
TOOLS 6.7. SMART CARD In this option, you can find information about the conditional access system. If there is no card or it is placed incorrectly, information about “No card” o “Unknown” will be showed on the screen. With a FELEC-CAS card, information about the card will be showed (OSD 84). OSD 84 Note: Card must be inserted with chip in upper side. rev 1.0 ENGLISH PAG.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION VIDEO Decoding Bit rate Output Aspect ratio Active pixel Output connector MPEG-2 & MEPG-1 compatible Max 15Mbps PAL/NTSC 4:3, 16:9, Auto 720x480 @ 30fps; 720x576 @25fps Scart AUDIO Decoding Mode Bit rate Output connector MPEG-2/MPEG-1 layer I & II Mono, Dual, Stereo, Joint stereo Max 384Kbps Scart / SPDIF RF MODULATOR Input Output Band TV Standard Output Channel IEC 169-24 Male x 1 IEC 169-24 Female x 1 UHF PAL BG/I/DK, NTSC M 21~69(PAL), 14~83(NTSC) DEMODULATOR Demodulation S
CONFORMITY DECLARATION “WE , FTE MAXIMAL, DECLARE THAT THE PRODUCTS MAX S212USB LVD 73/23/EEC EMC 89/336/EEC rev 1.0 AS LAST AMENDED BY 93/68/EEC” PAG.