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TROUBLESHOOTING
1.
G
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2.
R
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C
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(RCU)
RELATED
Problem
Possible cause
What to do?
1. Nothing appears on
the receiver front
panel.
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Main power supply is
damaged or not
connected.
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Check the main
power supply and
insert it in the wall
socket.
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General domestic
power failure
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Check the domestic
power supply and
insert a new fuse.
2. You have forgotten
the personal
PIN-code.
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Contact your dealer.
Problem
Possible cause
What to do?
1. Receiver does not
respond to the
RCU.
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Batteries are empty.
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Insert new batteries.
2. Receiver does
sometimes not
respond to the
RCU.
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Direct sun light from
behind the receiver.
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Close the sun blinds
or get closer to the
receiver.
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You do not aim
sufficiently at the
receiver.
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Aim at the receiver
display.
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install a RCU
extender.
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Batteries are almost
empty.
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Insert new batteries.
3.
G
UIDE
RELATED
4.
S
MARTCARD
RELATED
Problem
Possible cause
What to do?
1. The Guide is empty.
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The selected
program supports no
Guide.
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There is no solution
for this, the data is
supplied by the
service provider and
beyond our control.
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The local time is not
correct.
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Press the menu key.
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Select Installation -
System setup - Time
setting, to set the
correct time.
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The daylight saving
time is not correct.
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Press the menu key.
■
Select Installation -
System setup - Time
setting, to set the
correct time.
Problem
Possible cause
What to do?
1. I cannot view or
listen to a
scrambled channel.
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The CI-module/
smartcard is not valid
for the service.
■
Insert a valid
CI-module/smartcard
correctly.
■
Contact your service
provider.
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The CI-module/
smartcard is not
correctly inserted.
■
Insert a valid
CI-module/smartcard
correctly,.
■
The subscription is
not valid anymore.
■
Contact the service
provider for help.
■
You initialised the
smartdcard in
another receiver
■
The smartcard and
receiver are paired.
■
Contact the service
provider for help.