MAX S300CI
SAFETY PRECAUTION 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. Caution: Never open the device by yourself. Dangerously high voltages are present inside the unit. Refer servicing to qualified staff only.
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE FOLLOW NEXT STEPS FOR THE CORRECT INSTALLATION OF THIS RECEIVER. STEP 1: CONNECTIONS 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. Depending on the type of installation, the receiver should be connected and configured following next examples.
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE In order to move through the different options of this menu, please use the keys [ ] of your remote control. If a “Short circuit on the LNB” message is shown on the TV, please check the connections before continuing the installation. Language: press [ ] to select languages. The selection of languages include: English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Polish, Hungary and Arabic. First Audio: Some channels offer more than one audio language.
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE Multi search: You can edit the following items (Image 4): rev 1.0 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 or only Radio channels. 4. On “Scan Mode” item, you can select “Auto Scan” to make a blind scan or “Preset Scan” to scan all preset transponders of the selected satellites. 5. Select “Search” and press [OK] to start scanning. In the lower part of the window the progress of scanning and the found channels are displayed. 6. Press [Exit] to cancel or finish the scanning and saving the found channels. Main Menu: Selecting this option, the main menu will appear on the TV.
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. Favourite Channel List Name: It allows changing the name of the favourite groups. 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. OSD Setting: This option allows configuring the subtitles of the channel information. LNB Power: Turns on or off the LNB power. RCU position Switch: To chose the RCU position of the remote control. Information: Shows all the technical information for the selected channel.
INDEX Safety Precaution Caution…..…………………...............................………………………………………………11 1. Panel & Remote Control Description 1.1. Front Panel Description…….......................................…………………………12 1.2. Rear Panel Description……................................………….…………………..12 1.3. Remote Control Description…............................................…………………………..13 rev 1.0 3. Channel 3.1. TV Channel List…………....................……………………………………………..18 3.1.1. Favourite………........................
INDEX 3.3 Channel Setup…………..................................………………………………......20 3.3.1. Start-up Channel……………................................……………………………......21 3.3.2. Channel Play Type………........................…………………………………......21 3.4. Favourite Channel List Name……..........……………………………………......21 3.5. Delete All……...............……………………………………………….21 3.6. Restore channel list and settings………………..........…………………………………….22 3.7. Save channel list and settings………………..........…………………………………….22 5.
SAFETY PRECAUTION 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. Caution: Never open the device by yourself. Dangerously high voltages are present inside the unit. Refer servicing to qualified staff only.
PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 1. PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 1.1. FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 23 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. POWER LED: Indicates that the mains voltage (90-230 VAC) is available. 3. LOCK LED: Indicates a sufficient signal level at the IF IN input 4. DISPLAY: 4 Digits to display the program numbers. 5.
PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 9 7 10 13 15 14 16 17 20 21 19 18 2. BASIC OPERATIONS 2.0. SWITCH ON STB rev 1.0 Switch the [Device’s Main Power] switch on. When the STB is first used it will display the quick setup page where the receiver can be configured quickly. For further use the STB will play the same channel as last time when it was switched off.
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+/VOL- In TV mode, press [Vol+/Vol-] to adjust volume. 2.9. EXIT Press [Exit] button to exit the current menu. 2.10. MENU Press [Menu] button to enter or exit the current menu. 2.11. RECALL 2.12. CHANNEL LIST OSD 4 OSD 5 rev 1.0 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 7 ENGLISH OSD 8 1. The STB supports Electronic Program Guides (EPG) to give you information about the actual programs of certain channels like event name, subtitle, description, start and finish time. This feature is depending on the service of the channel provider. Press [EPG] to open the EPG window (OSD 7). 2. The [Red] button opens the detailed schedule of the marked channel (OSD 8). You can select an event with [ ] and display the event’s detailed description with [OK].
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 +/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. 1. In TV mode, press [Pup/Pdw] to switch directly between satellites. 2.20. ZOOM OSD 13 1.
CHANNEL 3. CHANNEL OSD 15 ENGLISH Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu (OSD 15). ] to select the Channel item. 1. Press [ 2. Press [OK] to enter the selected item. In the Channel menu (OSD 16): ] to select the wanted menu item. 3. Press [ 4. Press [OK] to enter the selected item among. - TV Channel List - Radio Channel List - Channel setup - Favourite channel list name - Delete All - Restore channel list and settings - Save channel list and settings 3.1.
CHANNEL 3.1.2. MOVE 1. Press [Red] button to show a moving icon behind the channel name (OSD 19). ]. 2. Move the channel to the desired position with [ Press [OK] to confirm the position. 3.1.3. SORT OSD 19 3.1.4. EDIT 1. After pressing the [Yellow] button a window for entering the password will open. The default password is “0000”. 2. You can Delete, Skip, Lock and Edit the channel (OSD 21). 3. Press [Exit] to leave the Channel Editing.
CHANNEL 3.1.4.4 EDIT OSD 25 ENGLISH OSD 26 OSD 27 Pressing the [Blue] button in the TV Channel List Edit menu will open another window where you can choose between Edit the actual channel or create a new channel (OSD 25). 1. Edit current channel: To edit the channel press the [Red] button (OSD 26). - Name: You can edit the name of the current channel using the keys on the remote control. - On the “Video PID”, “Audio PID” and “PCR PID” items you can input numbers to modify the item’s value.
CHANNEL screen like beside (OSD 30): 3.3.1. START-UP CHANNEL OSD 30 3.3.2. CHANNEL PLAY TYPE Press [OK] to enter “Channel Play Type” menu (OSD 32). 1. Here you can select the “playing channels” as “Free”, “Scrambled” or “All”. 2. If you select “Free” then all scrambled channels will be skipped when you change channels with [CH+/-]. 3. Press [Exit] to leave the “Channel Setup” menu. 3.4. FAVOURITE CHANNEL LIST NAME OSD 32 In this menu, user is able to change the name of the Favourite Groups.
CHANNEL ? FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION Q: IF I incautiously delete all channels, what should I do? A: There are three ways to restore: - To re-search all channels at the “Installation” menu. - Use “Factory Default” function to restore all channels in the “Tools” menu. The receiver will load the factory channels. - Use the “Restore channel list and settings” option as next point shows. OSD 35 3.6. RESTORE CHANNEL LIST AND SETTINGS OSD 36 OSD 37 3.
INSTALLATION 4. INSTALLATION OSD 38 4.1. ANTENNA SETUP OSD 39 OSD 40 rev 1.0 OSD 41 After selecting Antenna Setup another window will be opened (OSD 40). You can edit the following items: 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 (OSD 41).
INSTALLATION OSD 42 ENGLISH switches. 4. On “TP Index” item use [ ] to select the desired transponder. 5. In the “FTA Only” item, press [ ] to select to scan only free channels or even scrambled channels. If you select “Yes” it will scan free channels only. 6. In “Scan Channel” item, press [ ] to select to scan TV + Radio Channels, or just TV channels or just Radio channels. 7. In “Scan Mode” item you can select “Auto Scan” to blind scan or “Preset Scan” to scan all preset transponders. 8.
INSTALLATION OSD 46 4.4. TP SCAN OSD 47 rev 1.0 OSD 48 OSD 49 When you enter “TP Scan” menu a window like the one beside will be displayed (OSD 47). ] 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. In this item you can also add, delete or delete all TP. - Press [Red] button to add a new TP (OSD 48).
INSTALLATION 7. On the “TP Scan” item, press [Exit] to cancel the scanning and saving the found channels. 4.5. SATELLITE LIST OSD 50 4.6. TP LIST OSD 52 OSD 53 When you open the “TP List” menu you will see a window like the one beside (OSD 53). ] to change the marked satellite. Press [ 1. Press [ ] to change the marked TP. 2. Press [Red] button to open the “Edit TP” menu (OSD 54). Here you can edit the Transponder’s data like frequency, polarity and Symbol Rate.
INSTALLATION 4.7. SATELLITE GUIDE OSD 55 OSD 56 OSD 57 rev 1.0 OSD 58 PAG. 27 ENGLISH When you enter “Satellite Guide” menu, you will see the screen like beside (OSD 57). Here you can enter your local longitude and latitude and the satellite’s longitude. The receiver calculates the antenna’s azimuth and elevation to point your antenna to the selected satellite. 1. Use the [Number] buttons to input the values of “Local Longitude”, “Local Latitude” and “Satellite Longitude”. 2.
SYSTEM SETUP 5. SYSTEM SETUP OSD 59 ENGLISH Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu (OSD 59). ] to select the System Setup item. 1. Press [ 2. Press [OK] to enter the selected item. In the System Setup menu (OSD 60): 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 - LNB Power - RCU Position Switch 5.1.
SYSTEM SETUP OSD 63 5.3. TIME & TIMER SETTING When you enter “Time & Timer Setting” a menu with three items ] to select between the will be opened (OSD 63). Use [ three options and confirm with [OK]. OSD 64 OSD 65 5.3.1. TIME When you select “Time” and press [OK] then you will see a window like the one beside (OSD 64): 1. GMT Usage: This item is used to set the time by using the time signal from the satellite. Press [ ] to change the setting. 2.
SYSTEM SETUP OSD 67 ENGLISH OSD 68 current time is incorrect, please modify it with the [Number] buttons at the “Time” menu. 1. Timer Number: You can press [ ] to set the Timer number. There are totally 8 timers. 2. Timer Mode: Select how often the timer is running: Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly. Or switch the timer off. 3. Timer Service: Select between Channel (timer setting for channel change and Wakeup/Sleep) and Message (reminding message). 4.
SYSTEM SETUP OSD 70 5.5. PARENTAL LOCK rev 1.0 OSD 71 You can set a password for anyone who wishes to operate the “Installation” menu. You can also set the password to lock channels. Below you find how to set and change the password. 1. On “Parental Lock”, press [OK] to open a dialogue box and input the password. After you entered the correct password, you will see a screen like beside (OSD 71): 2.
SYSTEM SETUP 5.6. LNB POWER OSD 72 Here you can set the power output to the LNB (OSD 72). If your receiver is connected to the LNB directly then you need to set the LNB Power to “On”. If your receiver is connected to a multi switch (SMATV signal distribution system) then it may be that you don’t need to provide the power to the LNB.
TOOLS 6. TOOLS OSD 75 6.1. INFORMATION OSD 76 1. When you select the “Information” menu you will see a screen like beside (OSD 77). 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 77 The receiver includes an installation assistant that will help you to setup the different parameters as you can see at OSD 78. 1.
TOOLS 6.3. GAME When you enter “Game” menu, you will see three Games include Tetris, Snake and Othello (OSD 79). 6.3.1. TETRIS OSD 79 ENGLISH 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 There are two ways of upgrading the software of the receiver as you can see at OSD 81. 6.5.1. RS232 UPGRADE OSD 81 6.5.2. UPGRADE BY SATELLITE OSD 82 This function can upgrade the software of your receiver through data sent by a satellite. At the moment we offer satellite updates only through ASTRA1 satellite. 1. Select the satellite and TP or input the TP value and download PID. 2. Then mark “Start” and press [Enter] to begin the download of the upgrade (OSD 83).
TOOLS menu and press [OK]. The screen will show the message “OK to Proceed” (OSD 84). 3. Press [OK] again and you will see the message “Ready to Download” (OSD 85). 4. In the PC application set the Baud Rate to 115200 and start the download procedure. ! Caution: The new download channels will delete the original channels list. Please be careful before using it. OSD 84 6.7. CI ENGLISH In this menu option you will find information in referrence with the Conditional Access.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 7. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION VIDEO Decoding Bit rate Output Aspect ratio Active pixel Output connector AUDIO DEMODULATOR Demodulation Symbol rate Outer code Inner code Energy dispersion COMMON INTERFACE Typ.
“WE , FTE MAXIMAL, DECLARE THAT THE PRODUCTS MAX S300CI IS IN CONFORMITY WITH FOLLOWING DIRECTIVES EMC 89/336/EEC AS LAST AMENDED BY 93/68/EEC” rev 1.0 ENGLISH LVD 73/23/EEC PAG.
