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Sky2PC v4.2

DVB Satellite Receiver

User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for Sky2PC v4.2

Page 1: ...d reliable at the time of printing but B2C2 Inc assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document B2C2 reserves the right without notice to make changes in product design or specifications Information is subject to change without notice Sky2PC v4 2 DVB Satellite Receiver User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...pment generates uses and can radiate radio fre quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation However if this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning ...

Page 3: ...5 Windows 2000 1 6 Windows Me 1 8 Windows NT 4 0 PCI only 1 11 Windows XP 1 15 Installing Software Applications 1 18 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 1 Overview 2 1 Verifying Signal Reception 2 1 Confirming Antenna LNB and DiSEqC Settings 2 1 Pointing the Antenna 2 5 Setting Up Data Service 2 6 Configuring the Uplink 2 6 Receiving Internet and Data 2 7 Using Multiple Data Transponders 2 7 Modifying Dat...

Page 4: ...t 3 3 Using Teletext 3 3 Help 3 3 Chapter 4 Setup4PC 4 1 Overview 4 1 Satellite Settings 4 2 Satellite List 4 2 Designating an Antenna for the Satellite 4 3 Deleting Satellites 4 4 Transponder Management 4 4 Adding New Channels 4 6 Adding an Individual Channel 4 6 Editing a Channel 4 7 Deleting a Channel 4 7 Search and Scan Feature 4 7 Program Management 4 9 Program Category Icons 4 10 Deleting Pr...

Page 5: ...4 17 Chapter 5 Advanced Procedures 5 1 Overview 5 1 Modifying Data Service 5 1 Configuring the Proxy Server 5 1 Configuring Proxy Dialup Settings 5 1 Configuring Proxy Auto authentication 5 4 Adding New Data Service 5 5 Configuring Unicast 5 7 Configuring Multicast 5 8 Adding Data Channels 5 8 Modifying TV 5 10 Monitoring and Performance 5 10 Appendix A Glossary 6 1 ...

Page 6: ... Chapters 1 and 2 of this User s Guide is all that is needed to establish fully functional digital TV Internet and data service System Requirements Data service Celeron 366 MHz or Pentium II 300 MHz or higher with modem ISDN or LAN uplink previousy installed Digital TV viewing Pentium III 500 MHz or higher PCI Microsoft Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 6 recommende...

Page 7: ...onents Touch an anti static or grounded surface such as a large metal object to discharge static from your body before you remove the electronic components from their packaging and before touch ing system components Handle system components only at the corners Never touch any of the metal parts of the electronic components such as the golden pins that plug into the slot The digital receiver card f...

Page 8: ...en the installation screw on the PCI card 5 Replace the side panel of your computer USB Box Installation 1 With the USB box off and the PC on connect the power adapter cord from the USB box to the wall outlet ON OFF Coaxial Cable Connection USB Port Power Adapter Cord Connection ON OFF Switch ...

Page 9: ...indows operating system Windows 98 PCI only When you insert your installation CD and start your computer for the first time after installing the Sky2PC card Windows 98 displays a dialog that says it has detected a PCI Network Controller This is how the operating system identifies the digital receiver card 1 Click Next and follow all remaining prompts accepting defaults until the dialog asks for th...

Page 10: ...SE displays a dialog that says it has detected a PCI Network Controller This is how the operating system identifies the digital receiver card USB When you insert your installation CD connect the USB box to the PC and turn on the USB box for the first time Windows 98SE displays the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog This dialog appears whenever unfamiliar hardware is detected 1 Click Next 2 When the di...

Page 11: ...ge 1 18 Windows 2000 PCI When you insert your installation CD and start your computer for the first time after installing the Sky2PC card Windows 2000 displays a dialog that says it has detected a PCI Network Controller This is how the operating system identifies the digital receiver card USB When you insert your installation CD connect the USB box to the PC and turn on the USB box for the first t...

Page 12: ... 1 7 2 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device Click Next 3 Select CD ROM drive if it is not selected already 4 PCI If a dialog box appears with a list of inf files select the file SkyNet inf and click OK ...

Page 13: ...I When you insert your installation CD and start your computer for the first time after installing the Sky2PC card Windows Me displays a dialog that says it has detected a PCI Network Controller This is how the operating system identifies the digital receiver card Click Next and follow all prompts until the dialog asks for the location of the driver USB When you insert your installation CD connect...

Page 14: ...ocation of the driver select Specify the location of the driver Click Next 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device Select Removable Media 3 Click Next and follow all remaining prompts to complete the installation Click Finish when prompted ...

Page 15: ...ow click Yes 5 After the computer restarts open the Windows Me Control Panel Start Settings Control Panel 6 Double click the Network icon to launch the Network control panel 7 At the Configuration tab highlight TCP IP B2C2 Broadband Receiver USB Adapter Click Properties ...

Page 16: ...talling Software Applications on page 1 18 Windows NT 4 0 PCI only When you insert your installation CD and start your computer for the first time after installing the Sky2PC card Windows NT displays a dialog that says it has detected a PCI Network Controller This is how the operating system identifies the Sky2PC digital receiver card 1 Open the Windows NT Control Panel and double click the Networ...

Page 17: ...he Adapters tab in the Network control panel 3 Click Add Click Have Disk 4 When the Insert Disk dialog appears enter the name of the drive or directory containing the installation CD This may differ from the example shown Click OK ...

Page 18: ...User s Guide 1 13 5 When the Select OEM Option dialog appears select B2C2 Broadband Receiver PCI Adapter and click OK 6 When the Network dialog appears click the Bindings tab ...

Page 19: ...User s Guide 1 14 7 When the Bindings tab is displayed click Protocols 8 At the Protocols tab select TCP IP Protocol and click Properties ...

Page 20: ... 1 18 Windows XP PCI When you insert your installation CD and start your computer for the first time after installing the Sky2PC card Windows XP displays a dialog that says it has detected a PCI Network Controller This is how the operating system identifies the digital receiver card Click Next and follow all prompts until the dialog asks What do you want the wizard to do USB When you insert your i...

Page 21: ...User s Guide 1 16 1 When the dialog asks What do you want the wizard to do select Install from a list or specific location Click Next ...

Page 22: ...User s Guide 1 17 2 Select Search for the best driver in these locations Select Search removable media Click Next 3 Click Next and follow all remaining prompts until the following warning appears ...

Page 23: ...lation CD and follow all prompts If you are upgrading from a previous version setup will automatically remove your previous installation while upgrading the driver When the installation is complete confirm that both software applications have been installed 1 Launch Setup4PC Start Programs Broadband4PC In the Start menu Broadband4PC directory you should see shortcut icons for two software applica ...

Page 24: ... after completion of this chapter your dig ital TV and Internet data service will be fully functional Verifying Signal Reception Confirming Antenna LNB and DiSEqC Settings 1 Connect the satellite dish antenna s coaxial cable to the female connector on the Sky2PC 2 Launch Setup4PC Start Programs Broadband4PC Setup4PC ...

Page 25: ... antenna equipment Con sult your satellite equipment provider for more information Change LNB Settings if necessary Example You purchase a new dish antenna Engraved on the side of the LNB are the words Universal LNB L O 9 57 10 6 GHz i e 9750 10600 MHz LNB Settings Action LOF1 L O local oscillator is 9 75 GHz 9750 MHz so enter 9750 in the LOF1 textbox Table 2 1 LNB Settings Example ...

Page 26: ...p to four LNBs or dish antennas can be supported For each LNB Satellite Name select a DiS EqC designation from the pull down list LOF2 L O local oscillator is 10 6 GHz 10600 MHz so enter 10600 in the LOF2 textbox Switch 11 700 Switch frequency is typically 11 700 MHz for Univer sal LNBs so enter 11700 at Switch Note When you enter the Switch setting the 22 kHz Band checkbox will disappear the 22 k...

Page 27: ...sult your satellite equip ment provider 5 Click OK to return to the Satellite Settings tab You are ready to point your antenna and check for signal reception 3 PosB OptA 4 PosB OptB Satellite DiSEqC Level 1 0 Setting Table 2 2 Example DiSEqC Settings for Multiple Satellite Reception ...

Page 28: ...dish antenna at the satellite using your service provider s and dish manufacturer s instruc tions for satellite position 1 Click Transponder Management on Setup4PC s Satellite Settings tab 2 Select a transponder on the Transponder list and click Edit ...

Page 29: ...te service provider s instructions 5 When you obtain the maximum percentage Signal Quality fix the position of the antenna and click OK Exit Setup4PC You are ready to establish TV and data services Setting Up Data Service Configuring the Uplink The path by which your computer requests digital information from the Internet is called the uplink Your uplink to the Internet may be via dialup modem ISD...

Page 30: ... is necessary See Configuring the Proxy Server on page 5 1 Receiving Internet and Data Once data service has been configured close digital TV and launch Internet Explorer to use high speed satellite Internet or data services Using Multiple Data Transponders If your data service uses multiple data transponders you can manually select which data transponder to receive data from To switch data transp...

Page 31: ...nch Setup4PC click Transponder Management on the Satellite Settings tab and perform a Search and Scan See Search and Scan Feature on page 4 7 4 If TV4PC functions satisfactorily you do not need to use Setup4PC again 5 If TV4PC functions but the picture quality is degraded open Setup4PC s Options tab and try modifying graphic card settings See Options Settings on page 4 16 If TV doesn t function at...

Page 32: ...s are accessed with Internet Explorer a separate aplication is used for viewing digital television TV4PC is the TV viewer included with the installation software suite it is also receives digital radio and teletext To launch TV4PC Start Programs Broadband4PC TV4PC ...

Page 33: ...tings To scroll through the program list click the Up or Down arrows 5 The programs are listed alphabeti cally Use the alphabetic drop down menu 6 to jump to programs beginning with that letter Playing a Program To watch a program click its name The name of the currently playing program appears beneath the viewer screen 7 with a program guide 8 The first listing in the guide is the currently broad...

Page 34: ...click the folder icon again To view a list of all favorites click the Favorites button in the menu bar below the Program List Using Teletext A program with teletext will include a T in its icon 3 To view teletext for a program that s playing click the Teletext button 13 The teletext will replace the Program List Click the Guide button 13 to see the Program List again Help Click the Help button 14 ...

Page 35: ...suite To launch Setup4PC Start Programs Broadband4PC Setup4PC Satellite List Selects the current satellite All management and services dialogs on Setup4PC pertain to the current satellite Transponder Management Lists and manages the current satellite s channels Channels can be tuned added edited or deleted Channels can also be scanned to add new programs or update the existing program list ...

Page 36: ...ive a channel from a new data or television transponder make sure the satellite is selected in the Satellite list If the satellite for the new service is not listed add it To view the Satellite list 1 Launch Setup4PC Program Management Lists and manages the current satellite s programs Undesired programs can be permanently deleted Data Services Manages data services such as Internet or multicast E...

Page 37: ...oadband4PC Setup4PC Designating an Antenna for the Satellite To configure an antenna for the satellite add the satellite to the Satellite list if the satellite is not listed or edit the satellite list if the satellite is already listed ...

Page 38: ... you have selected Click the button at Satellite Color to launch the color choice panel Select the desired color and click OK 4 Click OK to exit the Add Satellite dialog Deleting Satellites To delete a satellite from the database open the Satellite Settings tab on Setup4PC Select the unwanted satellite from the Satellite list and click Delete Transponder Management Use the Transponder Management d...

Page 39: ... Start Programs Broadband4PC Setup4PC 2 Select the desired satellite from the Satellite list on the Satellite Settings tab If the satellite is not listed add it See Designating an Antenna for the Satellite on page 4 3 ...

Page 40: ...ee Search and Scan Feature on page 4 7 The Search and Scan procedure will simultaneously update all channels listed in Setup4PC s Transponder list and all programs listed in TV4PC s program listing for the current satel lite Adding an Individual Channel 1 To add an individual channel first obtain its signal parameters from the service provider 2 Open Setup4PC Click Transponder Management ...

Page 41: ...Management dialog Editing a Channel To edit a channel in the Transponder list select it and click Edit The Edit Transponder dialog is identi cal to the Add Transponder dialog Follow the instructions for adding an individual channel Deleting a Channel To delete a channel select it in the Transponder list and click the Delete button The channel will disap pear from the list You are ready to delete t...

Page 42: ... listed add it using the proce dures in Designating an Antenna for the Satellite on page 4 3 2 Click Transponder Management to open the Transponder Management dialog 3 Select the Auto Detect Symbol Rate checkbox If the Auto Detect Symbol Rate checkbox is unavailable depends on Sky2PC version enter the symbol rates manually ...

Page 43: ...eral hours depending upon the number of frequen cies you are scanning As the scan progresses messages will appear in the Scanning Status log which appears after clicking Search and Scan 7 After the Search and Scan the names of all new channels will appear in Setup4PC s Transponder list and the titles of new or updated digital TV programs will appear in TV4PC Program Management Use the Program Mana...

Page 44: ...c musical note Category icons for encrypted programs are red Deleting Programs To delete a program select it in the program list and click Delete The program will disappear from the Program list and from TV4PC Click the Close to return to the Satellite Settings tab Adding or Editing Programs 1 To add a program click the Add button To edit a program select it in the list and click the Edit button F...

Page 45: ...ually add or edit the Program information and PIDs consult your service provider for more information If you want to designate an alias by which to title the program in TV4PC enter it in the Program Name field 5 Click OK 6 Click Close to close the Program Management dialog Data Services Use the Data Services dialog to configure high speed Internet or multicast from a service provider To set up Dat...

Page 46: ...User s Guide 4 12 Start Programs Broadband4PC Setup4PC 2 In the Satellite list select the satellite ...

Page 47: ...t MAC Filter Configures addressing for unicast conventional Internet service PID List Configures program identification filters for unicast and multicast data streams Transponder Adds deletes or edits unicast or multicast data channels Transponder List Displays or adds edits the data channels available from the selected provider Proxy Auto Authentication Participating service providers only Automa...

Page 48: ...User s Guide 4 14 1 Launch Setup4PC Start Programs Broadband4PC Setup4PC 2 Click Status ...

Page 49: ...ab you can view active PIDs and a list of the PIDs and MAC addresses of all broadcast BC multicast MC and unicast UC data streams with their byte count and respective data rates Current Settings Displays the current status of the tuner Manual Settings Manually controls the tuner Satellite Name Tests signal reception for the selected satellite SNR Signal to noise ratio in decibels Mathematically 10...

Page 50: ...phics card properly supports Video Hardware Acceleration some graphics cards don t support video hardware acceleration because they use a coprocessor instead of a graphics accelerator you can enable graphics acceleration manually by selecting the Enable Video Hardware Acceleration checkbox Overlay Mixer Upon installation Hardware Overlay is enabled for Television playback Since 1998 practically al...

Page 51: ...eselect the Enable Overlay Mixer checkbox Restoring Satellite Database Settings Click Restore to restore antenna settings and channel settings for the current satellite to installation defaults This will erase any modification you have made to the database Note that any changes made for Antenna Settings Program Listings and Data Services after initial installation will be lost ...

Page 52: ...ng Started on page 2 1 However if your data service uses the proxy server additional configuration is required Modifying Data Service discusses configuring data services beyond Getting Started Configuring the proxy server Adding completely new data service Configuring the Proxy Server If your data service uses the Sky2PC proxy configure Sky2PC proxy dialup settings If your service sup ports auto a...

Page 53: ...User s Guide 5 2 Tools Internet Options Connections ...

Page 54: ... the Use a proxy server checkbox Enter 127 0 0 1 in the Address text field Enter 2020 in the Port text field Select Bypass proxy server for local addresses 3 Click OK to exit the LAN Settings dialog 4 Click OK to exit the Internet Options dialog ...

Page 55: ...y Auto authentication If your data service uses proxy auto authentication automate the service login by permanently entering your User Name and Password in the Data Services dialog 1 Launch Setup4PC Start Programs Broadband4PC Setup4PC ...

Page 56: ...net and data services when data service set tings have not been pre installed by the data service provider Configure unicast multicast and add data channels as needed Important If the new service uses the proxy server be sure to configure the Sky2PC proxy after adding the data service To add new data service 1 If the data service is on a new satellite first perform a Search and Scan of the new sat...

Page 57: ...User s Guide 5 6 Start Programs Broadband4PC Setup4PC ...

Page 58: ...be specified At the Data Services dialog con figure the service provider s particular MAC addressing scheme 1 On the Data Services dialog under Unicast MAC Filter select your data service provider s MAC addressing scheme from the MAC Source drop down list Dial up IP Select this option if your Internet data service access is through a dialup connection If this option is selected Sky2PC calculates t...

Page 59: ...st channel s to the Transponder list See Adding Data Channels on page 5 8 6 Click OK Configuring Multicast 1 If your service uses automatic multicast PID setting On the Data Services dialog under PID List select the Auto Set Multicast PIDs checkbox 2 If your service does not use automatic multicast PID setting On the Data Services dialog deselect the Auto Set Multicast PIDs checkbox 3 Under PID Li...

Page 60: ...hannel to be your default Internet data channel select the Initial Locking Tran sponder checkbox 4 If you will be using the proxy server enter the Proxy IP Address and Proxy Port Number of the transponder s proxy 5 Click OK Repeat this procedure for each data channel offered by the service 6 Once all of the data channels have been added click OK from the Data Services dialog to exit Data Services ...

Page 61: ... you troubleshoot To observe or manually control the tuner click Status at the bottom of Setup4PC See Monitor ing the Tuner and Performance Statistics on page 4 13 To observe Internet data stream statistics such as data rate and packet count click the Statistics tab See Viewing Data Reception Statistics on page 4 15 To observe error packet statistics such as signal noise ratio and the count of unc...

Page 62: ...ified to represent broadcast information for trans fer across distances See Modulation and Demodulation Converter Also called the LNB Low Noise Block converter The device in the dish antenna which amplifies the radiation the Ku band signal from the satellite and converts it to an intermediate frequency from 950 to 2 150 MHz before the signal reaches the digital receiver A Universal converter can r...

Page 63: ...r radio EPG Electronic Program Guide An on screen listing that lets digital television watchers see information such as time channel and content for current and upcoming programs FEC Forward Error Correction Bits added to transmitted data to check transmission errors and allow their correction at the receiver side It is written as a fraction the lower the value e g 2 3 instead of 5 6 the higher th...

Page 64: ...re typically altered in phase or other characteristics MPEG 2 Digital data compression format which uses powerful algorithms to greatly reduce the size of final data Developed by an international research group the Motion Picture Expert Group MPEG it is the system used to compress the digital data for the DVB signals MPEG 2 transport stream See DVB MPEG Transport Stream Multicast Communication bet...

Page 65: ...llite and cable TV respectively See Modulation and Demodulation Receiver A machine that tunes and demodulates incoming signal and filters it for desired informa tion Sampling Conversion of analog signal to numeric data that can be represented digitally measur ing an electric signal at a predefined pace Satellite chart Any free public source of information about each orbiting satellite its channels...

Page 66: ... must be configured to recognize Universal LNB A converter equipped with two local oscillators The frequency of the first oscillator LOF1 is at 9 750 MHz the frequency of the second oscillator LOF2 is at 10 600 MHz This is sometimes represented as L O 9 75 10 6 GHz Uplink Signal path from the Earth to the satellite transponder Typically it includes the path from Sky2PC to the satellite transponder...

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