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EchoStar DSB-890 2Ci, User Manual

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TABLE OF CON TENTS

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AFETY

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UIDELINES

1 INTENDED USE

 1-III

2 NOTATIONAL CONVENTIONS

 1-III

3 GENERAL SAFETY

 1-III

4 ELECTRICAL SAFETY

 1-IV

5 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

 1-IV

6 LOGOS

 1-IV

7 CLEANING

 1-IV

8 END OF LIFE DISPOSAL

 1-IV

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CONTENTS

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EFERENCE

 G

UIDE

1 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

 0-1

2 TO INSTALL THE RECEIVER

 0-2

3 FIRST TIME INSTALLATION

 0-2

4 OPERATION

 0-3

G

ETTING

 S

TARTED

1 UNPACKING

 1-1

2 INSTALL YOUR RECEIVER

 1-1

3 MENU STRUCTURE

 1-4

D

ESCRIPTION

 

AND

 O

PERATION

1 CHANNEL LISTS

 2-1

2 EPG MENU - PROGRAM INFORMATION

 2-2

3 TELETEXT

 2-3

4 TIMERS

  2-4

5 ORGANIZE THE LISTS

 2-5

6 CREATE A FAVORITE LIST

 2-6

7 LOCK CHANNEL - LIST ACCESS

 2-7

8 EDIT - ADD/EDIT SATELLITE, TRANSPONDER, CHANNEL (PID)  2-8
9 SOFTWARE UPGRADE - FACTORY RESET

 2-9

10 MENU STRUCTURE

 2-10

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ROUBLESHOOTING

1 GENERAL

 3-1

2 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (RCU) RELATED

 3-1

3 LIST RELATED

 3-1

4 EPG RELATED

 3-2

5 TIMER RELATED

 3-2

6 TV AND RADIO RELATED

 3-3

7 INSTALLATION RELATED

 3-4

8 MOTORIZED INSTALLATION RELATED

 3-5

9 SMARTCARD RELATED

 3-5

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LOSSARY

1 ABBREVIATIONS

 4-1

2 TERMINOLOGY

 4-1

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PROGRAMMED

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ETTINGS

1 PRE-PROGRAMMED INSTALLATIONS

 A-1

2 PRE-PROGRAMMED LNB(F)

 A-2

3 USER-PROGRAMMED LNB(F)

 A-2

4 PRE-PROGRAMMED LIST

 A-3

5 THE SEARCH MODES

 A-4

Summary of Contents for DSB-890 2Ci

Page 1: ...User Guide EchoStar Digital Satellite Receiver with User Interface ...

Page 2: ...If your receiver has conditional access capabilities For pay services please only use Common Interface CI modules and the related Smartcard which are approved by the service provider of the encrypted program you want to receive Only this will enable the receiver to work properly Anomalies can occur when an unapproved CI module and or Smartcard is used EchoStar can not and will not accept any respo...

Page 3: ... or equipment Disconnect the receiver from the mains before you start any maintenance or installation procedures Do not use alcohol or ammonia based liquids to clean the receiver If required clean with a soft lint free cloth slightly made damp with a mild soap solution Consult an authorized service technician if the receiver does not operate normally when the instructions in this user guide are st...

Page 4: ...ective 73 23 EEC and 93 68 EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to low voltage and electrical safety The double insulation logo tells you that the receiver is electrically safe within the normal use of the receiver as stated in the safety chapter The risk of electrical shock do not open logo tells you that you are not allowed to open the receiver Only authorized servi...

Page 5: ...TION AND OPERATION 1 CHANNEL LISTS 2 1 2 EPG MENU PROGRAM INFORMATION 2 2 3 TELETEXT 2 3 4 TIMERS 2 4 5 ORGANIZE THE LISTS 2 5 6 CREATE A FAVORITE LIST 2 6 7 LOCK CHANNEL LIST ACCESS 2 7 8 EDIT ADD EDIT SATELLITE TRANSPONDER CHANNEL PID 2 8 9 SOFTWARE UPGRADE FACTORY RESET 2 9 10 MENU STRUCTURE 2 10 TROUBLESHOOTING 1 GENERAL 3 1 2 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RCU RELATED 3 1 3 LIST RELATED 3 1 4 EPG RELATE...

Page 6: ... box Pan Scan Widescreen Manual PID Entry and Editing Volume Control with Offset per Channel Audio Mute Parental Control Installation and Edit Lock Receiver Lock Channel Preview Feature Thumbnail MPEG 2 DVB Compliant TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TUNER DEMODULATOR Receiving Frequency 950 2 150MHz IF Connector F Type 1 Input 1 Output Loop through LNB Control 13 18V 0 22kHz DiSEqCTM 1 2 USALS Demodulator...

Page 7: ...e volume CH to go one channel up OK to go to the favorites lists to make a menu selection to access a numerical data entry menu CAUTION Insert the batteries correctly make sure the polarity matches the instruction in the battery compartment to go left up right or down VOL to increase the volume CH to go one channel down Freeze to hold still the TV image Page to go up one page Page to go down one p...

Page 8: ...r White AUDIO L RCA to connect to the left audio input of a stereo set Red AUDIO R RCA to connect to the right audio input of a stereo set Black S PDIF RCA to connect to a Dolby Digital AC 3 compatible audio equipment TV SCART to connect to a TV with a fully featured SCART cable VCR SCART to connect to a VCR with a fully featured SCART cable SVHS DIN to connect to a S Video input of SVHS compatibl...

Page 9: ...ND RADIO CHANNELS 1 Press the TV RAD key 2 Select the channel WHEN YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO ANOTHER AUDIO ON THE SAME CHANNEL 1 Press the alternative audio key 2 Press the CH keys 3 Press the OK key WHEN YOU WANT TO VIEW ANOTHER VIDEO ON THE SAME CHANNEL 1 Press the alternative audio key 2 Select the header 3 Press the keys and select Video 4 Press the CH keys 5 Press the OK key 4 3 GROUP AND SORT Yo...

Page 10: ...on means a list is selected grouped and or sorted 4 6 THE SIGNAL INDICATOR In some menus the signal indicator is shown to help you to find a satellite and fine tune for the best signal level and quality The top bar shows the signal level to indicate that you receive a signal The bottom bar shows the quality of the signal signal to noise ratio to indicate that you have a lock onto the selected tran...

Page 11: ... THE PLASTIC PACKAGING MAY CLING TO NOSE AND MOUTH AND PREVENT BREATHING 2 INSTALL YOUR RECEIVER 2 1 PROGRAM THE RECEIVER This section assumes that the dish installation is completed and operational and your receiver is connected to your TV and other equipment with suitable cables PRE PROGRAMMED CHANNEL LIST 1 Switch the receiver to ON and wait for the Languages menu to appear 2 When in the Pre pr...

Page 12: ...earch channels to complete IF YOU HAVE A DISEQC1 2 INSTALLATION 1 Switch the receiver to ON and wait for the Languages menu to appear 2 For Pre programmed Lists select Off 3 Make the required language selections 4 Select Continue and press the OK key 5 Make the required TV system selections 6 Select Continue and press the OK key 7 Make the required User profile selections 8 Select Continue and pre...

Page 13: ...ess the OK key 12 Set the East EL and West WL limits 13 Select My longitude 14 Press the OK key and set the longitude of the installation site dish 15 Select My latitude 16 Press the OK key and set the latitude of the installation site dish 17 Select Continue and press the OK key 18 Select your first satellite and make the required selections 19 Allow the dish some time to move towards the selecte...

Page 14: ...t To delete all personal settings and return to the factory defaults 7 About EchoStar To review the receiver and manufacturer information 8 Set limits To define the software East and West limits and the Latitude and Longitude Motorized only 3 Conditional access 1 Common interface To review the common interface and smartcard information Slot 1 only for 2Ci models 2 Common interface To review the co...

Page 15: ... the name The key gives access to the contents of a group The sign indicates that a group has hidden channels collapsed and a sign shows that the channels are visible Once a channel is selected the key returns you to the header and the key goes to the next header The Blue key gives depending on the selected mode the possibility to sort the complete list in None default from A to Z and Z to A or sh...

Page 16: ... Timer list to review or delete the timers The Blue key gives you the possibility to zoom in or out on the program information fields You can set the zoom factor to 5 15 30 minutes 1 or 2 hours The key gives if available from the service provider access to the detailed program information of the current selected program Sometimes the information is not directly available if necessary allow the rec...

Page 17: ... 2 Press the key to go to the next previous page or 3 Press one of color keys to go to the indicated page 4 Sub pages 1 2 2 2 are automatically advanced USE THE TELETEXT SUPPORTED SUBTITLES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED 1 If the subtitles are transmitted select the applicable Teletext page 2 Allow the receiver to collect the subtitles 3 Note that the subtitles are show on top of the video 4 At any time...

Page 18: ...al into Once Daily Weekly Weekends or Monthly 9 Save settings 10 Note that a clock shows in the EPG event IF YOU WANT TO SET A TIMER WHEN THERE IS NO EPG 1 Press the EPG key 2 Press the Yellow key 3 If you want to record a program onto the VCR select the VCR timer 4 If you only want to wake up the receiver select the Reminder 5 If required change the Date 6 Change the time a Press the keys to sele...

Page 19: ...ss the Green key 2 Make the selection Current SAT or 3 Press the Blue key 4 Make the selection Character Word Scrambled FTA Free To Air or Locked IF YOU WANT TO MOVE A SELECTION 1 Press the Yellow Blue key 2 Select Group and Sort None 3 Press the White key 4 Select Edit Move 5 Make a selection and press the OK key Note that a red bullet shows behind the selection 6 Move the channel either with the...

Page 20: ... 2 Press the White key 3 Select Edit Delete 4 If you select the group name header it is possible to delete a whole group 5 Make a selection and press the OK key Note that a red bullet shows behind the selection 6 Use the keys to make the next selection 7 Press the White key to exit the Delete option IF YOU WANT TO ADD DELETE RENAME A FAVORITE LIST 1 Press the Red key 2 Select Mode Lists 3 Press th...

Page 21: ...The Installation lock is activated to limit access to the Lock option IF YOU WANT TO TEMPORARY UNLOCK ALL SELECTIONS 1 Press the MENU key and select User preferences Parental control 2 Select Master channel lock Off 3 Press the EXIT key to exit the Master channel lock option 4 All locked selections are now free to access 5 Re activate all locks either set the receiver to standby or Select Master c...

Page 22: ...rm 10 For fixed installations Select System setup 11 Allocate the SAT to a Port 12 Press the MENU key 13 Select Program SAT 14 Select the required Search mode 15 Select confirm and press the OK key 16 Select Search channels and press the OK key IF YOU WANT TO ADD A TRANSPONDER 1 Press the key 2 Select the required SAT 3 Press the MENU key 4 Select Installation setup Edit 5 Select Frequency and pre...

Page 23: ...r 2 Look up the current a EchoNAV version b Internet site 3 On your PC with Internet access visit our Internet site 4 Go to the Product support area and find the software for your receiver 5 Download the latest software as applicable for your receiver 6 Find the utilities link and download the EchoNAV loader 7 Follow the instructions as given in the zip file 8 Note that on our Internet site a new ...

Page 24: ...er time out When you change to another channel the InfoBanner shows momentarily With this option you can set the view time for the InfoBanner 3 Extended info The InfoBanner shows as available the detailed program information and standard channel data Off or the detailed program information and extended channel data On 4 Dolby Digital To tell the receiver that it is connected to a Dolby Digital amp...

Page 25: ... for the 1st selected language if not available for the 2nd If a selected language is not transmitted the information is shown in the native language of that channel 8 2nd EPG 9 Teletext To set the language you want to use for the Teletext For multi lingual Teletext if available Teletext is shown in the selected language If a selected language is not transmitted Teletext is shown in the native lan...

Page 26: ...r To set the current time Hour 6 Minute To set the current time Minute Red To save the current local time User preferences TV system Factory default UHF channel 38 607 25MHz 1 UHF channel To set the TV channel to which the receiver is connected If the channel number on the TV and receiver are not the same you will have a distorted or no image at all For more information please refer to the user ma...

Page 27: ...ode To define the required search mode for a full update or limited search Search channels Search channels does a channel search on the defined SAT Wait until the signal indicator shows a reading before you press the OK key to continue Installation setup Edit 1 SAT To define the satellite you want to edit Red to add a satellite that is not listed Green to edit the selected satellite 2 Longitude To...

Page 28: ... Confirm To save the settings and return to the sub menu banner Installation setup System setup NOTE In a DiSEqC1 2 or USALS installation it is possible to add one or more fixed dishes with the help of an external switch 1 System Shows the selected installation type you use as defined during the initial installation The System can only be changed during the initial installation which becomes activ...

Page 29: ...ottom for the defined SAT 2 SAT To select the user defined SAT to take a Software upgrade from 3 Frequency Shows the Frequency For OTA setting User to select a Frequency 4 Polarity Shows the Polarity For OTA setting User to select a Polarity 5 Symbol rate Shows the Symbol rate For OTA setting User to select a Symbol rate 6 FEC Shows the FEC For OTA setting User to select a FEC Start Starts the Sof...

Page 30: ...NAV Xpress information Installation setup Set limits motorized only CAUTION On a motorized dish set the physical East and West limit switches first Failing to do so might cause damage to your motorized dish installation or other properties 1 EL Set the software controlled maximum dish position East limit Green to delete the current El and WL 2 WL Set the software controlled maximum dish position W...

Page 31: ...nd smartcards that you use EchoStar has no control over the information as provided by the service provider therefore no specific information is given Conditional access Common interface Module 1 To access the Module 1 information pages to set and view the options for the inserted Module and Smartcard Conditional access Common interface Module 2 To access the Module 2 information pages to set and ...

Page 32: ...Description and Operation Page 2 18 EchoStar International Corporation 2004 EchoStar International Corporation All rights reserved ...

Page 33: ...m sufficiently at the receiver Aim at the receiver display Install a RCU extender Batteries are almost empty Insert new batteries 3 LIST RELATED Problem Possible cause What to do 1 The list is empty You have selected an empty favorite list Press the White key select the Add option to add the channels Press the Green key select the All channels list The list is sorted Press the Blue key select the ...

Page 34: ...ttle balloons without text The time scale of the EPG is to big Use the zoom function Blue key to reduce the time scale until the information can be read Select the balloon and on the RCU press the i key to view and read the information Problem Possible cause What to do 5 TIMER RELATED Problem Possible cause What to do 1 I cannot set a timer because I have no EPG The selected program supports no EP...

Page 35: ...o the TV Radio user guide 3 The TV shows a No Signal message Bad reception of the signal Make sure the channel selected transmits Make sure the correct dish or LNB is selected Make sure the dish and LNB are clean and correctly adjusted 4 There is no Dolby Digital AC 3 sound to my other equipment The equipment is connected to the receiver with a RCA or SCART cable only Connect the S PDIF connector ...

Page 36: ...r instructions On the receiver In the TV system menu select the correct UHF channel and PAL setting Use another method to connect the receiver 3 My television does not receive any signal from the receiver You did not select the correct A V channel on your TV Select the correct A V channel on your TV You did not use a correct SCART cable Use only a full featured SCART cable that is correctly shield...

Page 37: ...d The cable is incorrectly finished or not sufficiently shielded Use sufficiently shielded and correctly finished cables 3 The motor runs at different speeds The speed depends on the receiver output voltage 13V runs slow 18V runs faster Select a transponder that has horizontal polarity 18V 9 SMARTCARD RELATED Problem Possible cause What to do 1 I cannot view or listen to a scrambled channel The CI...

Page 38: ...Troubleshooting Page 3 6 EchoStar International Corporation 2004 EchoStar International Corporation All rights reserved ...

Page 39: ...h it is possible to let a DiSEqC compatible receiver send a signal over the RF cable to a switching device to switch between different LNBs or dishes DiSEqC uses the 0 22kHz signal to control the switching device EPG A electronic program guide that comes with a broadcast Note that every station fills the EPG differently or not so differences in the EPG are not necessarily receiver errors FEC Is an...

Page 40: ... ways to fit as much as possible programs into one Frequency band RGB RGB is used to transfer a TV signal in DVD quality The quality is superior to SVHS and CVBS RS 232 connection A RS 232 connection allows you to connect equipment to the receiver which supports the RS 232 protocol SCART cable A SCART cable is also known as Peritel cable and is commonly used in Europe to connect the audio and vide...

Page 41: ...2 1 2 2 conditional access card details 1 4 2 17 safety III D daylight saving time 3 2 delete channel 2 6 group 2 6 network 2 6 transponder 2 6 diseqc diseqc1 2 A 1 explanation 4 1 port 2 14 usals 2 16 A 1 user lnb 2 14 disposal IV dolby digital 2 10 E edit satellite 2 8 transponder 2 8 epg access 2 2 color keys 1 4 zoom 3 2 F factory reset 2 9 favorite list add channel 2 6 delete channel 2 6 rena...

Page 42: ...eminder 3 2 4 remote control unit 1 rename channel 2 6 favorite list 2 6 S safety III satellite add 2 8 edit 2 8 select channel 3 sign 2 5 2 5 signal indicator 4 software upgrade by ota 2 9 by pc 2 9 factory reset 2 9 sort list 2 5 subtitle alternative language 4 hearing impaired 2 3 teletext supported 2 3 summertime 3 2 T technical specifications VI teletext access 2 3 latest news flash 2 3 subti...

Page 43: ...ird LNB Universal LNBF Switch ToneBurst Search mode All 1 2 FIXED THREE SATELLITES Satellite Astra1 Hotbird Turk 1C LNB Universal LNBF Switch DiSEqC 1 4 Search mode All FIXED FOUR SATELLITES Satellite Astra1 Hotbird Turk 1C Nilesat LNB Universal LNBF Switch DiSEqC 1 4 Search mode All 3 4 MOTORIZED DISEQC 1 2 Satellite DiSEqC1 2 controlled LNB Universal LNBF Switch None Search mode All MOTORIZED US...

Page 44: ... disabled 18 18 0 0 Telecom 11 475 18V 18 18 0 0 C Band 5 150 disabled 18 18 0 0 LNBF Standard 10 000 disabled 18 13 0 0 Enhanced 9 750 disabled 18 13 0 0 Universal 9 750 0 kHz 18 13 0 0 10 600 22 kHz 18 13 22 22 Quattro 9 750 0 kHz 18 13 0 0 10 750 22 kHz 18 13 22 22 DBS 10 750 disabled 18 13 0 0 DBS2 10 700 disabled 18 13 0 0 C Band 5 150 disabled 18 13 0 0 C SS 5 150 13V 18 13 0 0 5 750 18V 18 ...

Page 45: ...irst channels of the all channel list If you use a single dish only the Astra1 signals can be received 4 4 FRENCH This selection sets all primary language selections to French The known French channels Hotbird Astra1 that were available at production are loaded as the first channels of the all channel list if you use a single dish only the Hotbird signals can be received 4 5 ITALIAN This selection...

Page 46: ...e erroneous code Network the built in database or information from the received stream is used to search for the transponders that are included with the currently received network The digital channels that belong to this network are searched for and added to the end of the All channels list TP the built in database or information from the received stream is used to search for or scan in the select...

Page 47: ...Notes www echostar int com Page A 5 2004 EchoStar International Corporation All rights reserved ...

Page 48: ...Notes Page A 6 EchoStar International Corporation 2004 EchoStar International Corporation All rights reserved ...

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