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Please, read this manual carefully,

before installing the digital receiver.

It contains important informations

concerning your safety and the correct

installation and use of your new receiver.

Digital Receiver
Series IRD120

Summary of Contents for IRD120 Series

Page 1: ...d this manual carefully before installing the digital receiver It contains important informations concerning your safety and the correct installation and use of your new receiver Digital Receiver Seri...

Page 2: ...imal English Foreword 0 Important notes and informations of interest are labelled with the following icon Menu options in the receiver software as well as keys and connections descriptions are written...

Page 3: ...s 23 Installation Menu 26 Installation Menu Antenna Config 27 Installation Menu TP List 34 Installation Menu Antenna Direction 40 Installation Menu Motorised System 42 System Menu 45 System System Set...

Page 4: ...ceiver always unplug the receiver from the mains voltage Unplug the receiver from the mains in case of long periods without operating the receiver for example during holidays To prevent shock hazard d...

Page 5: ...umbling danger The receiver should be installed near an easily accessible outlet Do not install the receiver in a place where it can be reached by liquid spills Do not put any heavy objects as for exa...

Page 6: ...6 Version 1 6 FTEmaximal English Package Contents 2 Manual Power Supply PACKAGE CONTENTS Do not forget to install the batteries Remote Control Batteries included...

Page 7: ...s voltage is available 3 SIGNAL LED Indicates a sufficient signal level at the IF IN input 4 DISPLAY 4 Digits to display the program numbers 5 IR SENSOR Reception sensor for the IR remote control sign...

Page 8: ...5 SAT PC TV HiFi 1 LNC IN Satellite input 2 LNC OUT Satellite output for cascading to other devices 3 RS 232 Serial Port allowing software upgrades 4 TV SCART Output SCART for the connection to a TV...

Page 9: ...s the picture 9 SAT Opens the satellite program overview 10 PGUP PGDN Moves the cursor in a page by page basis inside the menus Switches picture ratio between 4 3 16 9 or AUTO 11 OK Confirmation of th...

Page 10: ...for example If the F connectors are not mounted into the connecting cables yet please proceed to mount the connector as follows Finally screw the F connector carefully into the cable until the epoxy...

Page 11: ...working with the power cord and please pay attention to the following guidelines never put objects over the power cord never use the power cord over sharp objects be sure that the power outlet is eas...

Page 12: ...choose the desired language and confirm your selection with the OK press button on the remote control Once you select a language country the receiver automatically sets the typical settings for your...

Page 13: ...time zone The displayed delay is referenced to the Greenwich time GMT For Central Europe for example Summer time GMT 02 Winter time GMT 01 With the CH press buttons you can choose your time zone Once...

Page 14: ...satellite and the LNC settings To change a selection press the OK button If you only need one satellite change the others to Deactivated in the DISEqC column Choose NEXT and press OK to go to the next...

Page 15: ...talled programs if you are interested in the programs of ASTRA HOTBIRD HISPASAT and Tuerk Eurasiersat mainly These are already sorted Search or Load Load Saved Program Select with the buttons CH Load...

Page 16: ...RECALL Button With the remote control RECALL button you have the possibility to go back to the previous program Thus you can change between two programs alternately for example during an advertising...

Page 17: ...nstalled satellites will be displayed When you see a checked sign 9 to the left of the satellite name it means that the satellite is currently selected and its programs displayed in the list on the ri...

Page 18: ...s only available when the broadcaster sends it If you switch off the receiver with the Power button putting it in Stand By Mode the EPG information remains stored The program information is thus avail...

Page 19: ...on to leave the picture zooming function PAUSE Press the Pause button on the remote control to freeze the picture on the screen Pressing again will bring back the normal picture status You can combine...

Page 20: ...you can change these with the VOL buttons Audio menu Mode You can choose the audio mode available Audio menu When stereo In this option you can select during a Stereo program if you want only the lef...

Page 21: ...els lists Radio Channel menu This menu has the same functions as TV Channels but is only for Radio programs Installation menu The installation menu has the following items Antenna Config LNB Satellite...

Page 22: ...Load and store from the user settings and program list About IRD Information about the currently loaded software version Parental Control menu Activation of the password protection for menus and prog...

Page 23: ...he selected favourite list are marked with a heart symbol In order to add or remove programs from the list highlight the program using the CH buttons and press the OK button Lock In order to block a p...

Page 24: ...te control Press OK to save changes or EXIT to cancel Caution Usually no changes are necessary here Rename In order to change the name of a program choose it with the CH buttons and press the OK butto...

Page 25: ...H buttons and press OK The program list will be newly built up Caution You can not undo the sorting except if you load the pre installed programs The Sorting Menu is a good possibility after a complet...

Page 26: ...st on DiSEqC position D Select the Installation menu entry in the Main menu which has the following entries Antenna Config LNB Satellite search programs TP List All transponder information stored Ante...

Page 27: ...NB High 10600MHz LNB Here you can enter the oscillator frequency of your LNB With the VOL press buttons you can select from a list of different parameters LNB Power Here you can determine which voltag...

Page 28: ...ttons the DiSEqC 1 2 commands will become active and start to control DiSEqC 1 2 engines If the function Enable is chosen the DiSEqC menu item will fade out Once all preferences defined press the OK p...

Page 29: ...ore only the free programs FTA or every program found Note Your new receiver is a Free to Air receiver It has been designed for the reception of free programs There are some programs which have a comb...

Page 30: ...e display bar shows an indication of the signal quality Please note that the receiver is not a measuring instrument the values displayed just provide some useful indications in case of problems with t...

Page 31: ...asy Tuning with the VOL press buttons The search will then begin please look up the previous chapter Search and all satellites marked by you will be searched Since the search process may last for a wh...

Page 32: ...sage on the screen asking you whether you really want to delete all programs and transponders in the satellite or not Select the Yes option with the VOL buttons and press OK Next time you install a ne...

Page 33: ...ic character with the buttons VOL and CH and press OK With the function Caps Off you can change between upper case and lower case letters and have access to further additional characters With the butt...

Page 34: ...ttons in the Main menu and press OK Then select the TP List option and press OK again First select in the field Satellite and with the CH buttons the satellite from which you want to process the trans...

Page 35: ...n the new transponder entry use the Search option For further information please refer to FTE Maximal site in the web http www ftemaximal com TP With the TP transponder search option programs can be e...

Page 36: ...trument the values displayed just provide some useful indications in case of problems with the reception Strength lower display bar The lower display bar shows an indication of the signal level Please...

Page 37: ...necessary information with the remote control s buttons In the lower half you will see the currently LNB antenna values When you finish press OK and the new data will be stored If you want to cancel...

Page 38: ...ID The PID function gives you the possibility to add directly a program when the receiver cannot find the needed information by itself For that it is important that you know the program information th...

Page 39: ...data to be stored The new entry will be added at the end of the program list with the indication TV CH In order to change the program name please refer to the chapter Rename in the TV Channel menu For...

Page 40: ...ur site specially that concerning the longitude and latitude Example for Barcelona Satellite Name Select with the VOL press buttons the satellite you want to obtain Satellite Angle Once the satellite...

Page 41: ...h the CH press buttons the OK field and press the OK press button You will then receive the data corresponding to your position If you wish to cancel press EXIT The Elevation is the inclination of the...

Page 42: ...s correctly installed and that the reflector can move freely In order to open the Motorised System menu press the MENU button and select the Installation menu entry with the CH press buttons in the Ma...

Page 43: ...have not done it from the Antenna Config Setup option Continuously Move The VOL press buttons will allow you to send commands to the engine for it to turn East or West If it is a command stored in th...

Page 44: ...buttons and select the West Limit option with VOL Then press the OK button in order to store this limit Go to sat This function allows you to make the engine swivel round on purpose from a stored posi...

Page 45: ...TV Screen Format has your TV set Selection 4 3 16 9 and AUTO Change from one to another with the VOL press buttons You can change the format at any time by pressing the PGDW press button RF System In...

Page 46: ...buttons Remote Control Switch In order to avoid interferences among different remote controls you have the possibility to change the code line Change it with the VOL buttons Remember to change the swi...

Page 47: ...s been made press the OK button and that event recording will be stored Press the EXIT button to leave this window If you want to set the recording timer manually or to check the stored events you can...

Page 48: ...select your program using the CH buttons Confirm your selection by pressing OK Start Date Write the start date with the 0 9 buttons Start Time Write the start time with the 0 9 buttons Stop Date Write...

Page 49: ...the CH buttons in the Main menu Choose now the Calendar menu item and press again the OK button The following window will appear With the CH buttons you can change the desired year and with the VOL bu...

Page 50: ...the MENU button and choose the System menu option with the CH buttons Choose now the Factory default option and press OK The following message will be displayed You can still select NO or press EXIT i...

Page 51: ...ption to save the programs data Select the option from the menu and press OK A safety message will follow if you answer Yes all programs data from the programs list will be saved Load Prog Config If y...

Page 52: ...bout IRD with the CH press buttons and press OK The current software version is V5 0 9 of the 1st December 2003 Take note of this information before asking for a new software update in the Internet or...

Page 53: ...ess buttons Now all fields are visible and can be activated by you independently Edit Channel Lock Switch on the password protection for programs If you want a program to be blocked you must mark it i...

Page 54: ...s Confirm password Please enter your password a second time in order to test whether it was correctly entered Employ the number keys on the remote control The factory preset password is 0000 If you ha...

Page 55: ...with the VOL press buttons Menu Colour Choose with the VOL press buttons your favourite colour profile Transparency Indicate here the transparency level of the OSD menu display with the VOL press but...

Page 56: ...mple a radio to the same socket and check it works d Is the power cord damaged Pull the power plug off the socket under the greatest caution Only a specialist may repair this damage There is no pictur...

Page 57: ...e any obstacles between the remote control and your Sat receiver b Have you placed the receiver too far away from you Make sure that the distance between the receiver and its remote control does not e...

Page 58: ...ereo Bit rate Max 384Kbps DEMODULATION Demodulation QPSK Symbol rate SCPC MCPC Outer code RS 204 188 t 8 Inner Coding rate Tous les support s par la norme DVB INPUT SIGNAL Frequency 950MHz a 2150MHz I...

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