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Initial use

devolo dLAN TV Sat PC

Initial use

This chapter covers the hardware and software features, as well as its installa-
tion and initial use.

3.1

Package contents

Please ensure that the contents of the package are complete before proceeding
with the installation of your adapter: The following items should be present:

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dLAN TV Sat PC, dLAN TV Sat Tuner (with mains adapter)

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Installation material for dLAN TV Sat Tuner

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Remote control with batteries and USB receiver (Windows only)

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Antenna cable (coax)

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dLAN 200 AVeasy with Ethernet cable (starter kit only)

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Hard copy of installation guide

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CD containing software and online documentation

Summary of Contents for dLAN TV Sat PC

Page 1: ...dLAN TV Sat PC...

Page 2: ...gistered trademarks of Linus Torvalds Mac and Mac OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp CyberLink is a registered trade...

Page 3: ...ction to the network 17 3 4 2 Connection to the satellite antenna 18 3 4 3 Connection to the power grid 19 3 5 Connecting the remote control in Windows 20 3 6 Software installation 20 3 6 1 Windows 20...

Page 4: ...5 2 5 Selecting programs 52 5 2 6 The Program Guide EPG 54 5 2 7 Calling up teletext 55 5 2 8 Taking a snapshot 56 5 3 Recording and playing back programs 56 5 3 1 Spontaneous recording 57 5 3 2 Sched...

Page 5: ...utstanding quality of our products And if you are satisfied with this device be sure to have a closer look at our other products which are also designed to make your connected lifestyle easier and sim...

Page 6: ...have any further ideas or suggestions related to our products we would be delighted to hear from you at support devolo com devolo on the Internet You can also rely on devolo for service and support a...

Page 7: ...the installation also compares favourably to traditional methods dLAN technology now attains speeds you would expect from other LAN technologies and installing it is a breeze With dLAN adapters not o...

Page 8: ...nsfer rates of up to 200 Mbps in the HomePlug AV standard Additional Quality of Service QoS methods guarantee automatic prioritisation of the image and sound signals and thus interference free transmi...

Page 9: ...avoid the bother of having to route new wiring it also allows you to locate your media centre anywhere in your home where there is a power out let Ensure that the components of the dLAN TV Sat PC are...

Page 10: ...Introduction devolo dLAN TV Sat PC 10...

Page 11: ...antenna at a suitable location so that the LNB is pointed to the Astra satellite 19 2 East Connect the satellite antenna to the antenna input Antenna of the dLAN TV Sat Tuner using a coaxial cable wi...

Page 12: ...urround sound setup Select your country from the list as the location Confirm the folder for recorded programs on your hard drive Click the Scan channels button Select 1 as the number of satellites us...

Page 13: ...ge are complete before proceeding with the installation of your adapter The following items should be present dLAN TV Sat PC dLAN TV Sat Tuner with mains adapter Installation material for dLAN TV Sat...

Page 14: ...untu 8 04 8 10 3 3 Indicators and connections 3 3 1 Control lamps LEDs On the tuner The current status of the adapter is indicated by control lamps LEDs on the rear side of the housing Operation ON gr...

Page 15: ...the power supply is in standby mode dLAN flashes when data is being transmitted Green the network connection is suitable for HD video streaming Orange the network connection is suitable for SD video...

Page 16: ...nsmission of data via the dLAN at the touch of a button Note that the power supply of the dLAN TV Sat Tuner switches to Standby after approx 20 minutes if the network cable is not connected to the tun...

Page 17: ...the adapter into a power strip This may impair the trans mission of the dLAN signals A free wall outlet is preferable For additional infor mation about bandwidth optimisation in the dLAN refer to the...

Page 18: ...t LED on the dLAN TV Sat Tuner is illuminated 3 4 2 Connection to the satellite antenna The LNB or multiswitch of a satellite antenna is connected to the antenna con nection of the dLAN TV Sat Tuner u...

Page 19: ...been started TV and radio stations are found during a channel search 3 4 3 Connection to the power grid To connect the dLAN TV Sat PC to the power grid plug the power supply into an available power ou...

Page 20: ...ge of the remote control How to tell when you have done it correctly If the infrared receiver has been plugged into an available USB port of the computer and receives key signals from the remote contr...

Page 21: ...ng all software components Standard installation or only some of them Cus tomer installation We recommend a full installation of all applications If you want to use two devolo dLAN TV Sat PC units in...

Page 22: ...formation and CD key found on the CD packaging and if desired modify the destination and name of the program group CyberLink TV Enhance is now installed Once the installation is complete a link to the...

Page 23: ...ownload section of our website at www devolo com Applications that can be used for DVB S in Ubuntu include Kaffeine VDR and Myth TV 3 7 Troubleshooting Reliability and ease of use are important aspect...

Page 24: ...twork via dLAN Ensure that both the dLAN TV Sat Tuner and the dLAN adapter connected to it are using the same dLAN password The dLAN LED power supply is not illuminated No dLAN connection exists If th...

Page 25: ...e and quality the weather e g drizzle can have a negative effect on reception Reception of HD stations DVB S2 stutters though all other stations are received properly The dLAN LED on the power supply...

Page 26: ...in the remote control in the cor rect position according to the mark in the battery compartment and that they have sufficient capacity Check whether when you press a key on the remote control both the...

Page 27: ...rs Using another utility program devolo Informer you can gain an overview of all the reachable dLAN adapters in your own network 4 2 The devolo Informer The devolo Informer can detect all available dL...

Page 28: ...ng View Options multiple instances of devolo Informer installed in your network can be set to exchange information about found dLAN adapters You may also specify whether information on the performance...

Page 29: ...the overview window shows the entry Streaming video to this computer or Streaming video to 172 25 11 220 depending on whether the dLAN TV Sat PC is connected locally or remotely in the network 4 3 Se...

Page 30: ...e configured while in Standby mode The following section contains exact instructions on the basis of possible net work scenarios Encrypting a new dLAN 200 AV network with two dLAN 200 AV adapt ers Onc...

Page 31: ...to set up encrypted data transmission After successfully installing the devolo software you can launch the dLAN Con figuration Wizard in the Start All Programs devolo program group or via the Device...

Page 32: ...highly secure password assigned using the Random password button Pressing the Default password key resets the password of the dLAN adapter to the factory setting Normally the display of the password i...

Page 33: ...Ds entered in previous sessions if you have encrypted them with a personal network password or the default password In this case you do not need to enter the devices again However if the random passwo...

Page 34: ...ital satellite programs Display format Here select your monitor s aspect ratio 4 3 Normal or 16 9 Widescreen Speakers Using a drop down menu you can select the kind of audio play back you want Select...

Page 35: ...f the setup screen you can search the currently configured satellites for channels During the search process each channel found is shown briefly An indicator below the display window provides informat...

Page 36: ...o be set up accordingly Even within the same country a satellite may not be able to be received in all areas For example the Astra satellite at 23 5 East covers only the extreme western part of German...

Page 37: ...fered program You can ena ble or disable this function using the corresponding Timeshifting option Using TimeShifting you can rewind a maximum of one hour in the current pro gram This assumes that Cyb...

Page 38: ...s shown as the default Using the corresponding options TV and Radio in the button menu on the left edge of the screen you can switch between the two types of stations You can navigate through the list...

Page 39: ...nformation If necessary first step up the desired satellite in CyberLink TV Enhance using Menu Menu Settings Signal Settings before adding a channel trans mitted by this satellite Satellite From the u...

Page 40: ...g programs with CyberLink TV Enhance Recording Quality When the devolo dLAN TV Sat PC is selected all programs are always recorded in the optimal recording quality Therefore this setting cannot be cha...

Page 41: ...Type When the dLAN TV Sat PC is selected as the satellite receiver the only signal type available is DVB S This information is important when using the DVB SI signal as the EPG source EPG Source The...

Page 42: ...formation are sometimes incomplete precisely for German speaking channels From the provider tvtv Commercial service provider tvtv provides its own detailed program information via the Internet Your dL...

Page 43: ...n pro vides about the format is kept No adjustment is made by CyberLink TV Enhance Thus a program in 16 9 is rendered in full screen on 16 9 moni tors while a 4 3 program appears with black bars to th...

Page 44: ...offered by the current channel under Audio channel expander you can define which type of sound playback CyberLink TV Enhance is to use Most stations have at least a stereo and a Dolby Surround signal...

Page 45: ...lication makes available some additional functions A timeshift function for watching television and listening to the radio after the broadcast A digital program guide A digital video recorder for reco...

Page 46: ...the bottom edge of the screen constitute the so called quick menu More on this in section 5 2 All buttons fade out automatically after awhile so that they do not cover the picture As soon as the mouse...

Page 47: ...button of the same name on devolo remote control calls up the menu screen Using buttons on the left side of the screen you can reach the other functions of CyberLink TV Enhance such as the digital vid...

Page 48: ...n figuration options refer to Chapter 4 5 2 Watching television listening to the radio 5 2 1 TV or radio mode In contrast to terrestrial reception where different devices are needed to receive TV or r...

Page 49: ...between the TV and radio program at any time It always shows the symbol of the inactive operating mode a satellite antenna for radio in TV mode and a TV for the corresponding mode in radio mode Alter...

Page 50: ...n part subtitles of some stations are offered only via teletext Call up the table of contents for teletext e g starting with page 101 in teletext to learn the number of the corresponding table 5 2 3 A...

Page 51: ...ithin the time shifted playback is indicated both by the light blue bar and by the timestamp under the bar Radio broadcasts can also be buffered paused fast forwarded or rewound using Timeshift You ca...

Page 52: ...or on the devolo remote control always take you to the preceding or following chan nel Switching between channels can take a moment since data from the new sta tion first needs to be buffered in orde...

Page 53: ...ogram you want by clicking the successively refining cat egories or by selecting them via the remote control Finally the application shows you a list with broadcasts that meet your selection criteria...

Page 54: ...dio stations In the program guide CyberLink TV Enhance displays the various stations in a column and the programs for each in rows The width of the respective shows indicates their length You can use...

Page 55: ...ate either by directly entering the index number of a page or by the four coloured buttons red green blue yellow that are given dynamic functions by the teletext service e g forwards backwards To call...

Page 56: ...laces the text on top of the running TV picture so that you can watch TV and browse through teletext simul taneously Pressing the button once more switches off the teletext again 5 2 8 Taking a snapsh...

Page 57: ...VPS or Showview as is the case with terrestrial transmission methods the recording of DVB S 2 programs can be controlled exclusively by the time of day Recording via the program guide You can search...

Page 58: ...ou can use drop down menus to set when the recording is to begin and end Confirm your entries with the Apply button Now the recording appears in the schedule overview and is carried out automatically...

Page 59: ...nue viewing from the last point of time Resume or delete the recording Delete When watching a recording you can use the Stop Play and Pause buttons to control playback You can use the navigation butto...

Page 60: ...CyberLink TV Enhance devolo dLAN TV Sat PC 60...

Page 61: ...them Never set up the device near a heater or radiator The device should be located only where sufficient ventilation can be ensured Disconnect the device from the power supply grid before cleaning U...

Page 62: ...ble sources of interference in the dLAN Avoid extension strips This may impair the transmission of the dLAN TV Sat PC signal Free wall outlets are preferable Also position the adapter away from your c...

Page 63: ...Full screen Record TV radio programs Stop playback of TV radio stations and Exit timeshift Pause during playback and Start timeshift Rewind Play and play back the recorded data during timeshifting Fas...

Page 64: ...3u Auto MDI X HomePlug AV DVB S2 Range 200m over the power grid Security 128 bit AES encryption over the power grid enabled at the touch of a button Transmission speed 200 Mbps Transmission method asy...

Page 65: ...05 dLAN 200 AVeasy Standards Ethernet specifications IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3x IEEE 802 3u Auto MDI X HomePlug AV Protocols CSMA CA Transmission speed 200 Mbps Transmission method asynchronous Modulation...

Page 66: ...d out the address and hours of the nearest collection point 6 5 2 Batteries In Germany the German Battery Ordinance prohibits batteries and rechargeable batteries from being disposed of with household...

Page 67: ...icht den grundlegenden Anforderungen und Bestimmungen der folgenden Normen und Methoden The product complies with the essential requirements and provisions of following standards and methods Sicherhei...

Page 68: ...tspricht den grundlegenden Anforderungen und Bestimmungen der folgenden Normen und Methoden The product complies with the essential requirements and provisions of following standards and methods Immun...

Page 69: ...t entspricht den grundlegenden Anforderungen und Bestimmungen der folgenden Normen und Methoden The product complies with the essential requirements and provisions of following standards and methods I...

Page 70: ...Normen und Methoden The product complies with the essential requirements and provisions of following standards and methods Sicherheitsanforderungen EN 60950 1 2006 Safety requirements Immunit tsanfor...

Page 71: ...rungen und Bestimmungen der folgenden Normen und Methoden The product complies with the essential requirements and provisions of following standards and methods Sicherheitsanforderungen EN 60950 1 200...

Page 72: ...iate a new warranty period The warranty period for installed replacement parts ends with the warranty period of the device as a whole 3 Warranty procedure a If defects appear during the warranty perio...

Page 73: ...etriments are excluded d devolo is not liable for lost data or retrieval of lost data in cases of slight and ordinary negli gence e In the case that the intentional or culpable negligence of devolo em...

Page 74: ...Elgato EyeTV lite 22 F Factory default settings 32 I Informer 27 Initial use 13 Installation 13 IP address 28 L Linux Ubuntu 23 M Mac OS X 22 N Net mask 28 Network 14 Network password 27 31 O Operatio...

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