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2. Important safety instructions This symbol indicates dangerous voltage inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury. This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product. Please read this manual carefully before using this product. Before connecting the AC power cord to the outlet, make sure the voltage designation of the digital receiver corresponds to the local electrical supply.
3. General Information Skyter 3D HD receiver enables receiving television and radio programs in satellite DVB-S/S2 and terrestrial DVB-T standards. The device can be used together with an analogue or digital TV-set, audio amplifiers, home network routers and other home devices. Skyter 3D HD is able to receive “DVCrypt” system encoded channels. 4. Delivery contents - DVB-S/S2 and DVB-T digital receiver Skyter 3D HD - Remote control - HDMI cable - User’s setup Guide 5.
9. Power button 10. Power cable 5.3. 1. 2. 5.4. 1. 2. Card reader A card reader is integrated into the receiver and enables to decode the channels encoded by the “DWCrypt” system. The channel cards are to be inserted into the card reader with the contact chip placed down. CI interface CI interface slot is integrated into the receiver and enables to decode the channels using external CI module. The CI module is to be inserted into CI slot.
5.5. Remote control 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Fig. 3 Remote control 22. 23. 24. 25. 5 MUTE Press to turn the volume off STANDBY Press to switch the receiver on / off (standby mode) . 0-9 Number buttons. Press to select TV channels, radio channels or menu options Freeze/Pause Press to stop / play the picture in time shift mode. ASPECT RATIO Press to change aspect ratio for 4:3 video. Guide Press to show electronic program guide.
6. Installation (Getting started) Please read this manual before installing the receiver Place the receiver close to a TV-set or any other home devices to connect them together using the cables available in the set. The following important rules must be followed: - Do not place the receiver close to heat sources. - Do not place the receiver close to radio waves emitting devices (e.g.
Fig. 5 Satellite LNB configuration During satellite dish LNB and cables installation you can easily check the signal and the list of the channels available on the selected frequency by entering test transponder parameters into the Test transponder section in the Satellite LNB configuration window. Then move the cursor on the “check signal” line and the STB starts tuning on the test transponder parameters. Fig.
Fig. 7 Satellite LNB configuration, programs quick scan 6.1.2. Satellite setup Before start the program search, add you dish system installation satellite, you plan to search programs on. MENU>Settings>System setting>Antenna setup>Satellite setup. Press green button to select a satellite from the list. Then insert the satellite dish installation parameters (LNB frequency type, Diseq port or none, frequency control).
Fig. 9 Adding a new satellite 6.1.3. Terrestrial antenna setup Terrestrial antenna is connected to RF IN input. If your antenna is equipped with an amplifier (active antenna), Skyter 3D HD can supply voltage to power it. It is selected by MENU>Settings>System setting>Antenna Setup>Terrestrial antenna setup>Antenna power. The supply voltage is 5volt and 100mAmp current.
Fig. 12 Connecting to a TV-set and Multichannel Audio System If a user does any changes in MENU>Settings>System setting>TV out settings>HDMI video, he needs to press APPLY button to get the immediate effect. If AUTO EDID option is selected ON, a resolution and a frame rate selected are used by the receiver as the initial setting mode only. If AUTO EDID option is selected OFF, a resolution and a frame rate selected are used by receiver permanently.
You can also select the type of audio signal to HDMI and S/PDIF output. PASS THROUGH means that the receiver delivers selected audio track in compressed mode on the selected output. Decoded stereo PCM means that the receiver delivers selected audio track in decoded stereo mode on selected output. Due to limited number of audio codecs integrated, not all audio signals have audio signal in Decoded stereo PCM mode.
Fig. 15 Network list If a LAN cable is plugged into the network, you can see actual link speed. By selecting a corresponded network connection, you can connect to the selected WLAN Access Point (AP). Press OK to see or adjust network setting. The receiver requests AP for connection. If it is a password protected network, the screen keyboard opens for password input. The receiver remembers the passwords for the few last successfully connected AP and next time connects to it automatically.
7. Receiver setting up 7.1. Switching on Plug the receiver into a power outlet. After the advertising screensaver, the installation guide is displayed on the TV screen. Select menu, language, time zone and the receiver starts terrestrial channels auto scanning. You can press EXIT button to stop this dialog. All selections saved during the dialog can be changed later in the main menu. 7.2. Main menu The main menu includes a lot of settings for the receiver configuration.
Fig. 18 Satellite transponder MENU>Settings>Channel search>Satellite auto search you can select a satellite from the list of previously added ones and scan channels either on the selected transponder only or on all transponders available. Press blue button to check the list of channels available on the selected transponder. (no information is saved). You can also select network scan ON. In this case, when channels search is finished on the selected transponder, the receiver checks NIT table.
Fig. 20 Manual search For Terrestrial channels search the Terrestrial antenna is needed to be plugged in first. By Terrestrial search menu MENU>Settings>Chanel search>Terrestrial search you can select the programs manually (by channel frequency) or automatically (by all terrestrial band) search. Fig. 21 Terrestrial search As soon as channels search is finished, the list of the programs is displayed in the programs extract window. See Fig 22.
Fig. 22 Channels search When search is finished, press red button to save search results or changes, or press EXIT button to exit from the search window without saving search results or changes. In the latter case, pop up window “Waiting…” is displayed on the TV screen. Please wait for a few seconds for the system to save the search result into the channel database. Fig. 23 IPTV provider setup For IPTV setup a new IPTV provider is needed to be added.
buttons to move from one channel to another and back. Press / buttons to jump every twelve channels. Press EXIT button to exit from the channel manager window. As soon as the programs search is finished, the channels are displayed in the sequence they are transmitted by a broadcaster. Press red button Sort on the remote control to sort the channels according to the offered criteria. The sorting criteria query will be displayed on the screen. Press / buttons to select the desired option.
Fig. 25 Favorite editor Favorite editor window shows the channel list and colored buttons duplicating the functions on the remote control. The background image is the channel played at the moment To select the desired channel, press buttons 0...9 on the remote control or press / buttons to move from one channel to another and back or press / buttons to jump every twelve channels and press OK. E.g. You‘d like to add ProSiben HD and SAT.1 HD channels to the News list.
Fig. 26 Electronic program guide The background image of the channel watched at the moment and the channel list is displayed in the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) window. Programs schedule Information on the current channel is displayed on the right of the window, the channel list is on the left of the window. Press / buttons on the remote control to select the desired channel. Press > / < buttons to switch to right/left part of the window. Press / buttons to navigate inside the programs schedule.
7.7. Media player You can access the internal HDD or external USB storage using media player menu MENU>MEDIA PLAYER. Select this menu to display the list of the connected devices and the available UPNP/DLNA network servers. You can press INFO button and see the disc information. Select the one you need using the cursor, press OK and you can browse files on this device. Press OK button to play the files with the supported content. During the playback you can use button to search inside the played file.
Fig. 29 Recordings schedule. 7.8.2. Records This menu allows to operate with the records done by the receiver. Press MENU>RECORDINGS>Records and press OK. Records window is open. The list includes all new records (scheduled and immediate). Program/title channel name and program name of a recorded content criteria. Date/time- record start time and date criteria. Duration – record duration criteria. Status: “recorded” means - recorded but not viewed.
Fig. 31 Recordings, records, info 7.9. System settings This main menu window allows you to change the receiver system settings by customizing it. To select sub menu in the System setting window, select the requested sub menu and press right button to enter it. Fig. 32 System settings 7.9.1. Language MENU>System settings>Language This function selects user’s menu language and provides adequate sound, title and text languages. All languages can be selected separately.
Fig. 33 Language 7.9.2. Record options MENU>System settings>Record option you can change options for record functionality. Continuous time shift function – “yes” means the system starts to record video stream 5 seconds later after channel is on. Press left button to search recorded video. Press right button to return to real time. Time shift max file size – you can select the max size of video stream data recorded in time shift mode.
program classified above this age by a broadcaster is restricted, and to lock the menu. To change the parent menu settings, enter the password. Default password is 0000. Change the default password when you enter the parent menu for the first time. Enter a new password consisting of 4 numbers, enter it again to confirm and press “apply”. Do not forget your password. Otherwise, to unlock the menu, you need to apply to the service companies for receiver software rewriting. Fig.
In case the Internet is selected, the system boots and searches ntp server. If the server is inaccessible, the system synchronizes the date and the time from the first selected DVB channel. The system continues checking ntp server every 10 sec, and as soon as the server is accessed the system synchronizes the date and the time from the internet again.
button, the last active channel is displayed, and if it is turned on by pressing one of 1...9 buttons, the selected channel is displayed. 8.1. Channel switching To turn on the desired channel enter the number of the channel assigned in the channel list pressing 0...9 buttons, or press / buttons to switch the channels or use channel keys on front panel. while switching the channels, the infobar appears on the TV screen. Fig. 37 Infobar It contains the following information: 1.
Press INFO to call the info bar, and double press EXIT button to close it. Double press INFO to see the detailed information on the program broadcasted. This information requires comprehensive description and is necessary for a broadcaster, when the problems of video or audio quality occur. That’s why this manual doesn’t include its detailed description. 8.2. Volume control Use - / + buttons to control channel volume. The indicator shows the volume set level and appears on the TV screen.
Fig. 39 Channel list optional view Right part of the window shows and follows the selected program information available. Press Info button and a popup window appears showing the extended program guide information. Press / keys or blue button to select active favorite channel list instead of all channels. New favorite list is selected as current after channel change is switched. Press yellow button to select the channels of a selected broadcaster. Use green button to filter by Transmitters.
Current channel is marked bold. Select it by cursor and press OK to open GUIDE pop up window to view current channel info. Press Guide to open Guide pop up window to view other channels info. Press OK to close pop up window. Fig. 41 Channel list, GUIDE pop up with archive Channel with archive (IPTV or hybrid source) are marked red. To start archived program playback, select it by cursor and press OK. Press STOP to stop archive and go back to real time mode. Use / keys to search within archived videos.
Color buttons in playback window have the same functions as in channel list window. Red button opens sleep timer pop up window. Fig. 42 Playback window, pop up TV/R TV/R button opens IP / DVB easy switch pop up window. Press OPT button to open system set up window. Aspect Ratio button only functions if you play 4:3 video. You can adjust aspect conversion. This set up is stored for currently viewed channel. .
9. Technical Specifications Tuner & Demodulator DVB-T: - Frequency Range: 51 MHz - 858 MHz - Input Signal Level 45 dBμV – 75 dBμV - Demodulation 16/32/64/128/256 QAM DUAL Tuner & Demodulator DVB-S/S2: - Frequency Range: 950 MHz - 2150 MHz - Demodulation QPSK, 8PSK - DiSEQ control and 22Khz Video Decoding: - MPEG-2 MP@ML ISO/IEC 13818-2 - High Profile level 4.1 H.