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General information Summary Precautions......................................................................................................................................2 Welcome to digital satellite TV! ...........................................................................................3 Your remote control ...................................................................................................................4 Inserting the batteries..................................................
General information Precautions Never open your set yourself. It could be dangerous and you risk electric shock or damaging the set. The opening of the box is protected by a warranty sticker on the rear panel. Any noticed dammage will invalidate the warranty conditions of your equipment. Installation - Ensure that the voltage from the mains in your room complies with that indicated on the back of your set (identification label, screen marking, etc.).
General information Welcome to digital satellite TV! Thank you for choosing the STRONG set-top box. Please follow the instructions in this User Guide carefully to enjoy all the advantages of digital satelliteTV. We advise following the user instructions and recommendations supplied with your set-top box, especially for first-time use. Your set-top box fully complies with international DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) standards.
Your remote control Your remote control Inserting the batteries Before you can use your remote control, you must insert the two supplied AAA batteries as follows: 1. Remove the cover. 2. Insert the batteries according to this drawing. Observe the polarity (+/-). 3. Replace the cover. 1 2 3 • Don't leave flat batteries in your remote control. • Replace both batteries at the same time. • Dispose of flat batteries in an environmentally-friendly way.
Your remote control Remote control buttons: quick reference B To put your set-top box into or out of standby. SAT/DVD/TV Select the device you want to control. PR +/To change channel up or down. To turn the sound on or off. a +/To change the volume up or down. EXIT To remove a menu or on screen display and redisplay digital TV or Radio. OPEN•CLOSE To open access option window. LIST Access to TV list. AV Switch between TV and SAT programs.
Your set-up box Your set-up box Front panel B button To switch your set-top box on or on standby. Yellow light Lights up when your set-top box is on standby. Green light Lights up when your set-top box is on. V, W To change channel up or down. Smart card slot To insert your smart card Rear panel connectors overview Full details about connecting up and installing your set-top box begin on page 7. To connect the lead from your satellite dish. To connect your receiver to your TV using an RCA cable.
Installation Installation To install your set-top box, follow the instructions from this page up to page 17. Before you begin The supplied equipment If you have not already done so, remove all the packaging. You should have the following items: • Set-top box (see page 6) • Remote control and batteries (see page 4) • User guide • DC pack (12 V) • SCART lead • Telephone lead - RJ11 to RJ11 • Telephone line (RJ11 ) adapter suitable for your location (see page 10).
Installation What else do I need? Smart card If you wish to view premium services, you will need a smart card. This is available from your service provider, Viasat. Satellite dish You will also need a correctly-installed satellite dish, pointing at the correct satellite(s). • If you are already a Viasat customer, and are using your satellite dish to tune toViasat analogue channels, you should not need to make any adjustment to your dish, just go straight to page 9 to continue the installation.
Installation Connecting to other equipment Before you start, make sure that your TV, VCR and set-top box will be placed in a location that is conveniently located: • near an easily-accessible mains wall socket; • within reach of your TV-antenna and satellite-dish leads, • within 10 metres of a telephone point. (If not, you will need an extension telephone lead.) WARNING Before you connect your set-top box to any other equipment, you must disconnect ALL the equipment from the mains supply.
Installation Connection method 2: To TV only If you wish to connect your set-top box to a TV only, connect up as described below. 1. Use the supplied SCART lead to connect your set-top box to your TV. 2. Connect the lead from your satelitte dish to the satellite input connector on your set-top box. Connecting to the telephone line Supplied with your set-top box are telephone line adapters suitable for your region: Adapter for Sweden, adapter for Denmark, adapter for Norway, Finland and Estonia.
Installation Inserting your smart card 1. Take your smart card from its packaging (if you have not already done so) and hold it so that the picture is facing upwards, with the arrow pointing towards your settop box, and the 'smart' patch is facing downwards and at the end away from you. 2. Insert the smart card into the smart card slot of the front panel of your set-top box. Insert it as far as it will go, without forcing it.
Installation Switching on for the first time When you connect your set-top box to the mains, all the lights on the front panel will light up. After around 5 seconds, only the standby light remains light. Press SAT key (decoder key) on your remote control to control your set-top box, then press B key to switch it on. The light turns green. • Make sure your TV is switched on. If the Language selection screen below displays, your TV is ready for digital satellite channels.
Installation Checking the installation screens For most intallations, this is easy to do, if you follow these instructions. However, for some installations you may need to make additionnal settings - see the “Other settings” section starting on page 24. Note: At any time during the first time installation process, you can return to previous screen by pressing BACK button.
Installation Antenna configuration menu The Antenna configuration menu is displayed and Antenna Configuration field is selected. Depending on your antenna configuration, select: - One LNB: if you have only one antenna. - DiSEqC: if you have 2, 3 or 4 antennas connected to the set-top box through a DiSEqC switch. - SMATV: if you are using a local network. LNB feed - Select Yes if your antenna configuration is One LNB.
Installation Low and High frequencies (These fields are only displayed if you have selected Customized at the LNB type field). With digit keys, enter Low and Hight bands oscillator frequencies. Satellite (This field is not displayed if you have selected SMATV at the Antenna Configuration field or None at the LNB type field). Select the satellite on which one your antenna is pointed. Checking the signal Once antenna settings are set, the signal check screen is displayed.
Installation Once you have confirmed the satellite signal strength, the Channels Search menu is displayed. Channels Search menu The default parameters allow you to install all the Viasat Channels. If you want to do a specific installation, use a specialized satellite magazine to get the correct figures for following settings. (frequency (MHz), Polarization, Symbol rate and FEC fields are not available if you select Fast scanning or Manual scanning at Installation Type field).
Installation FEC According to the selected transponder, select correct FEC. Bouquet number (This field is only available if you have selected Bouquet at Installation Type field). With digit buttons, enter the number of the desired bouquet. If you have selected Manual scanning at Installation Type field, a new menu is displayed on which you can search for at least 6 Symbol rate on a satellite. Select successively each field and enter the desired Symbol rate number.
Day to day use Day to day use Decoder switch ON / Standby Press B button on the remote control unit or on the front panel to switch ON / Standby your decoder. Volume setting Volume: You can set the volume level with a +/- buttons. Sound mute: Press button to mute the sound. Press it again to restore the sound. TV channels access TV Zapping: • Press PR- button to access previous TV channel. • Press PR+ button to access next TV channel.
Day to day use Zapping Banner / Extended Information banner You can get two levels of information related to the current played event. • TV banner basic channel information, • Extended event description. The Basic channel information is displayed through a Zapping Banner that is either shortly displayed after each Zapping or by pressing the INFO key. EN ! You can adjust the display duration of the Zapping Banner in the Preferences Menu.
Day to day use Access option: Following icons may be displayed at the bottom line of the information banner. Availability of another audio language. Availability of another Subtitle language. Name of the current channels list. If one of these icons is displayed, a option icon at the bottom of the information banner inform you that you can access the option screen. Press OPTIONS button on the remote control, the Option screen is displayed.
Day to day use TV Miniguide The TV Miniguide allows you to display at the same time: - the TV channel list, - the corresponding TV channel information (if available), - the corresponding live video in a small window. Direct access from any TV channel: Press GUIDE key more than 2 seconds. From the menu: Press MENU button on the remote control unit to access to the Main menu. Select Channels, press OK and with V/W keys select TV Channels. Press OK to confirm.
Day to day use TV Channel list Direct access from any TV channel: Press the GUIDE key once to display the TV Channel list. !Pressing the GUIDE key for more than 2 seconds gives access to the TV Miniguide. Press V/W keys to select the previous / next TV channel in the list. The C and B buttons allow you to navigate through previous / next pages. Press OK on the remote control unit to display the selected channel on TV screen. Press EXIT or BACK on the remote control unit to exit the TV Channel list.
Extra information Extra information Recording a digital satellite program If you have aVCR you can use it to record satellite programs from your set-top box. To record a satellite program: 1. Make sure your set-top box is switched on and tuned to the channel you wish to record. 2. Set your VCR correctly to record at the appropriate time, making sure your VCR is set to record its appropriate AV channel. For further information about your VCR, refer to your VCR's User Guide.
Other settings Other settings Displaying the Main Menu You need to display the Main Menu in order to perform other settings.You can also use the Main Menu to display the TV and Radio channel lists (see page 18). To display the Main Menu: 1. Press MENU. 2. Press V or W to highlight the item you want, then press OK. 3. To remove the Main Menu, press EXIT. Channels Select Channels field and press OK. Channels menu is displayed and TV Channels is highlighted. Press OK to access the TV Miniguide.
Other settings Conditional Access Select Conditional Access field in the Main menu and press OK. Conditional Access menu is displayed and Viasat is highlighted. EN If the line Viasat is not selected, select it with V / W keys and press OK. You can now navigate the menu which is provided by the embedded Viasat CAS module. (Subscription, User Limits, …). Press BACK to return to Conditional Access menu or press EXIT to exit the menu.
Other settings Preferences Select Preferences field and press OK. Preferences menu is displayed and Languages field is highlighted. Languages While Languages field is highlighted press OK, Languages menu is displayed. This screen allows you to select the desired language for menus as well as for audio and subtitles if available. Select a line with V / W keys and select a language with C / B keys. Press EXIT to confirm your choice and exit the menu or press BACK to return to Preferences menu.
Other settings Favorite Lists Select Favorite Lists field in the Preferences menu and press OK. Favorite Lists menu is displayed. (This menu allows you to create a favorite list or to modify an existing one). New list: With V / W keys select the list you want to define and press OK. List Definition screen is displayed. - Press C / B keys to select a character field. - Press V / W keys to modify the character. Once the name of the list has been defined, press C or B key until Type field is highlighted.
Other settings Once the fourth digit is entered, Parental Control menu is displayed and Decoder Lock field is selected. Tick the box with OK key if you want to lock the decoder. To unlock the decoder, untick the box. This function enables you to watch all the channels even if they had been locked previously as long as the decoder is awake, it will be automatically relock at standby.
Other settings Configuration This menu allows you to perform subsequent Channels Installation, to set TV /VCR settings to your personal preferences, to set your Local time zone, and to set your Modem configuration. Select Configuration in the Main menu and press OK. Configuration menu is displayed and Channels Installation field is highlighted. EN Press OK to access Channels Installation menu. To access this menu, Receiver PIN code may be requested.
Other settings Antenna Configuration menu is displayed. Refer to chapter First installation, page 14, for more information on this menu. Channels search: select Channels Search field and press OK. Channels Search menu is displayed. Refer to chapter First installation, page 16, for more information on this menu. Channels erase: select Channels erase field and press OK. Channels Erase screen is displayed. Press OK if you want to erase the entire services list.
Other settings TV/VCR Configuration This menu allows you to set TV /VCR settings to your personal preferences. Select TV/VCR Configuration field in the Configuration menu and press OK, TV/VCR Configuration menu is displayed and TV Format field is selected. EN - TV Format: With C / B button set your TV format to 4/3 Letterbox, 16:9 or 4/3 Pan and Scan. - TV Output signal: With C / B button set your TV mode to RGB, S-Video or CVBS. - VCR Output signal: With C / B button set your TV mode to S-Video or CVBS.
Other settings Modem Configuration This menu allows you to define the modem prefix (numbers to be automatically dialed before a phone number to access the public phone network). Select Modem Configuration field in the Configuration menu and press OK, Modem Configuration screen is displayed. External line prefix: Select from 1 digit to 10 digits if a dialing prefix is needed, select Not required otherwise. Prefix Value: With remote control digits buttons enter the prefix number needed.
Other settings Default Configuration Restoration This menu allows you to return to factory preset parameters. To access this menu, Receiver PIN code is requested. Select Default Configuration Restoration field in the Configuration menu and press OK, Default Configuration Restoration screen is displayed. !Be cautious, if you press OK, ALL YOUR SETTINGS will be erased. Press OK to return all parameters to default settings and return to Configuration menu.
Solving problems Solving problems * Before you check connections between your equipment, make sure you disconnect all your equipment from the mains supply. When you have finished checking and making connections, safely reconnect all the equipment to the mains supply (see page 11). Problem Possible cause Suggested solution Your set-top box doesn't seem to be working, and there are no lights on the front panel. Your set-top box is not receiving power.
Specification Problem Possible cause You've forgotten your PIN. The menus and banners are in a language you don't understand. Suggested solution Call customer support for advice. The menu language has been changed to a language you don't understand. Your decoder doesn’t Your RCU might be react when you press configurated for a key of the RCU DVD, VCR or TV (the Red devices. led on the front panel doesn’t blink). You can change the menu language as follows: 1.
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