TM HD Digital Satellite Receiver SIGNAL MENU STAND BY HD Digital Receiver User Manual MODEL NUMBER HDR-8130USB Please read this Manual thoroughly before using your Receiver and then retain for future reference.
Contents 1. Important Safety Instructions 1.1 Safety Information 1.2 General Information 2. In the Box 3. Controls and Functions 3.1 Front Panel 3.2 Rear Panel 3.3 Remote Control 3.4 Remote Control Functions 4. Installation 4.1 Satellite Dish Installation (REFER TO SEPARATE INSTRUCTIONS) 4.2 Receiver Installation 4.2.1 Connecting your Receiver 4.2.2 Preparing your Remote Control 4.2.3 TV Format Set-Up 4.2.
1.0 Important Safety Instructions 1.1 Safety Information • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Read these Instructions carefully and retain for future reference. If you sell, or give this Receiver away be sure to pass on the Instructions. There are no user serviceable parts inside this unit. DO NOT remove the cover there are dangerous voltages inside. Electric shock hazard. This unit operates from a 170~240V 50Hz Supply. Consumption is ~25W. During use, this device may become warm, this is normal.
1.2 General Information • Thank you for choosing a Ross Digital Satellite TV Receiver. Treated with care and used in accordance with the contents of this manual it will provide many years of reliable service. • This symbol indicates that, at the end of its useful life, this product must not be disposed of with normal domestic waste. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please recycle it responsibly.
3.0 Controls & Functions: 3.1 Front Panel E HD Digital Satellite Receiver SIGNAL MENU A B STAND BY C D G F A - Standby Button E - Channel Up Button B - Menu Button F - Channel Down Button C - USB Port G - Volume Up Button D - Volume Down Button 3.2 Rear Panel A B C D E F G A - LNB IN: To connect the input cable from the satellite dish. B - LNB OUT: To connect to another satellite receiver if required.
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3.4 Remote Control Functions Button Function 1 POWER: Turns on the power or switches the unit to standby mode 2 TIMER: To select up to 8 timer sequences of your choice. 3 EPI: Shows Now and Next EPG for the programme being viewed. 4 NUMERIC BUTTONS: Enter a number to select a channel directly or to select the menu options. 5 16:9: Adjusts screen format between 16:9 and 4:3 or AUTO. 6 LANG: Press to select OSD language preference.
Button Function 23 SUBTL: Sets broadcast dependent subtitles for the current TV programme. Choose between TTX and DVB formats. 24 RECALL: Press to switch to previously watched channel. 25 FAV: Select favourite channel list or current channel list in the view mode. 26 TIMESHIFT: Press RECORD first then when you want to watch the elapsed portion of your programme press TIMESHIFT and then rewind to the start using the FR function.
4.0 Installation: Introduction This manual will help you learn the basic features and operation of your receiver such as installation, channel selection and many other functions of the set top box. 4.1 Satellite Dish Installation Please refer to the separate documentation “Satellite Dish Installation Guide” to install your dish. You will need to assemble, erect and roughly align your dish to your chosen satellite before connecting up and turning on your Receiver.
4.2.4 Check Satellite Signal Reception • Press the Menu Button on the Remote Control and the installation menu will be displayed. • Press OK to enter the >Installation menu, then Select Antenna Setting and press OK. • Please note that ASTRA 2A/B/D and Eurobird 1 satellites are labelled 4.ASTRA/EURO1. • Your Receiver has a large number of the available Satellites already programmed into it to make setting up easier for you.
5.0 Menu System: 5.1 Installation Menu In this part of the manual only the basic installation is covered. If you wish to set up your receiver to work with a motorised dish then please refer to SECTION 6, “Advanced Installation”. The MENU provides access to many features and functions which will help to improve your enjoyment of your new product. Press MENU to enter the INSTALLATION Menu, then use the CH-, CH+ keys to select the item you wish to adjust and the VOL-, VOL+ keys to select the new setting.
5.1.3 Scanning Finally Press the OK Button to commence scanning. The third bar down indicates progress of the scan and TV and Radio channels will show as they are found. A full scan could take over 10 minutes to complete. Once scan is completed, press the OK button to save the channels. 5.2 Channel Manager Menu This section describes how you can manage your programmes, carrying out EDITING, a Channel MOVE or setting FAVOURITES.
• Parental Lock - To prevent the viewing of channels that are not suitable for Children. Select the channel to Lock, then press the RED “Lock Channel” function, a “ ” symbol will appear next to your choice. Press EXIT and then the OK button. This will lock the selected channel from unauthorised viewing. Pressing the “OK” button one more time before saving, will unlock the channel.
5.3 System Menu The features in this section enable you to set up options within AV SETTING to match your TV, adjust PRIVATE SETTINGS, set the LOCAL TIME, configure and setup the timers for timed recordings in TIMER and check SYSTEM INFORMATION. Press MENU and then scroll down to the SYSTEM menu using the CH- button and then press OK.
5.3.2 Private Setting This feature allows control of various items such as STANDBY MODE, AUTO PMT OPEN, AUTO STANDBY and STANDBY DISPLAY. • • • • Standby Mode: Two Standby modes are available NORMAL and LOW CONSUME. The LOW CONSUME option offers a Standby Power consumption of less than 1W but takes longer to power up out of Standby than the NORMAL setting. Using the VOL+buttons select your preference. You will be prompted to save your new settings on exiting.
5.3.4 Timer NOTE: You can press TIMER button to enter directly into the TIMER menu from the remote control. The TIMER Menu provides access to 8 Programmable Timers for you to set to record a programme whilst you are away or to switch on or off on a specific day and at a particular time. Using the VOL+- and CH+-, buttons to set the preferred configuration, press the OK button to set the timer, you can also set the preferred Power On mode for TV or Radio.
5.3.5 System Information • System Information: Press OK to view. Provides details of the Software and Hardware versions installed in your Receiver. 5.4 User Settings This section allows the setting of OSD settings, PRIVATE SETTINGS, PARENTAL CONTROL preferences and finally FACTORY DEFAULT (resets the whole receiver back to how it left the factory).
5.4.2 Parental Control To prevent unauthorised access of a range of features on your set top box or to selected channels. Areas you can restrict access to are – INSTALLATION LOCK, CHANNEL MANAGER LOCK, CHANNEL LOCK, MENU LOCK, RECEIVER LOCK and SYSTEM SETTING LOCK. You can also change the Parental Control Password to your Receiver (The Factory Default Password is: 0000). Before you can access any of these features you will be prompted to enter the Password.
5.4.3 Factory Default • • This enables the User to return the receiver to the settings that were made in the Factory. It is useful if some changes that you have made have stopped your Receiver from working properly. There are two options in this menu - DEFAULT ALL and DELETE ALL CHANNELS. Press OK to access these two choices. Default All: This provides the full FACTORY DEFAULT reset.
5.5.1 Multimedia NOTE: You can access this feature directly by pressing the MEDIA button on the remote Control. This feature enables you to playback a variety of music and video files for your enjoyment.
• • • • Photo: Use the VOL+- buttons to select PHOTO. Press OK. A list of compatible image files will be shown. If you wish to see all the images as a slide show then press the PLAY / PAUSE button to start the show (to alter the transition time see SETUP below) If you wish to view the images one by one then use the CH+- buttons to select the file you wish to play and press OK to view full screen. Press the NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons to move backwards and forwards through the available images.
5.5.4 Database Update When you have created a Database Backup file then this feature can be used to update your Channel Information with your backup data. Press CH+- to select DATABASE UPDATE then press OK. You will see the top level Directory highlighted. Press OK, you will now see the folder DATABASE highlighted, press OK. Now, using the CH+- buttons select the most recent back up file that you created, the format of the file will be “Dbase_20xxxxxxxxxx.bin where the “x” represents the date of the file.
6.0 Advanced Installation: This section is aimed at the more experienced Satellite Receiver (Set Top Box) user. Specifically, it describes how to add additional Satellites that are not present in the Factory pre-loaded list and how to set up your unit to work with a Motorised Dish. Press MENU to enter the INSTALLATION Menu then use the CH+- keys to select the item you wish to adjust and the VOL+- to select the new setting. Then press EXIT and OK to store. 6.
• • • • • • • • ALL: To Search for all the Free Channels + Scrambled Channels available with the selected Satellite orTransponders. Scrambled: To Search for all the Scrambled Channels available with the selected Satellite. This option will only be of benefit if your Receiver has a CAM unit fitted. (Not an Option on this version) Network Open: This setting when set to ON enables the receiver during a scan to search for all transponders available on the Satellite from the Network Providers.
• • BLUE Button – Delete: Use the CH+- keys to select the Satellite you wish to delete the press the BLUE button and OK to confirm. WARNING,USE WITH CAUTION – The Satellite will be permanently deleted. SUBTL Button - Scan Option: Refer to section 6.1 for SCAN OPTION settings. • TXT Button - Blind Scan: Press the TXT button to initiate a BLIND SCAN on the selected Satellite. This will find and store all available transponders and Programmes available.
6.4 Motor Setup (DiSEqC) NOTE: In order to make adjustments in the SETUP MOTOR section of the menu the DiSEqC setting in the ANTENNA SETTING menu corresponding to the relevant Satellite needs to be set to match the version of DiSEqC that your system is using. Using the CH+- buttons scroll down to the SETUP MOTOR menu and press OK.
7.0 Software Update: NOTE: This function MUST be used with EXTREME CAUTION. ONLY Software provided by the Ross Service Centre or downloaded from the Ross.co.uk Website can be used. Use of other Software may damage your device and invalidate your warranty. During the UPDATE process DO NOT press any buttons or switch the unit off. Watch out for regular software updates at Ross.co.uk. • Procedure: 1. Load the new software into an empty USB Memory stick. It must be the extracted file, i.e., xxxxxxx.bin 2.
8.0 Trouble Shooting: If you have problems with the set top box, please consult the table below because it may be a simple problem that can be solved at home. Power turned on, but no display on screen or lights on the set top box. Plug not inserted correctly. There is no sound present Audio option may need on an HD TV Channel re-setting Remove plug and reinsert into the socket. Press the "AUDIO" button and check if it is set to the AC3 option.
9.0 Specification 1.Tuner & Modulator Input Frequency: Input Impendence: Input Level: Input socked: LNB Power & Polarization: Current: (short circuit protection) Waveform: Symbol rate: Outer decoder: Code rate: 950MHz to 2150MHz 75 ohms -65dBm to-25dBm F type connector Horizontal:+18V; Vertical: +13V; Max 500mA; QPSK S2 2~45MS/s RS(204,188,8) 1/2,2/3,3/4,5/6,7/8 2.
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