Kathrein UFD 540 Operating Manual Download

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Technical Annex

Technical features

The receiver UFD 540 is equipped with the following features:

Reception of all DVB radio and TV programmes (Free to Air Receiver)

Common Interface for two CA modules (not included in delivery)

Software download via satellite and PC

Loop-through Sat IF input

Teletext processing for TV set

4000 programme memory positions

Satellite reception frequency range from 950 MHz to 2150 MHz

Freely selectable oscillator frequencies, therefore suitable for all feed
systems

Timer programmable for 14 events

Timer programming via EPG

Full EPG

Mains switch with mains separation

Automatic settings for date and time via DVB data stream

On-screen display in 8 languages (German, English, French, Italian,
Dutch, Spanish, Turkish, Portuguese)

4-digit LED display

22 kHz programmable control signal

DiSEqC 1.1 and tone burst control signal

Operation with UFO

mini

and UFO

micro

LNB supply voltage, disconnectible

Connection socket for data copying function RS232

Programme assortment function

Programme search

Picture format recognition 4:3 and 16:9 with selectable output format

Mute feature

Volume control

Radio keys

Infrared remote control

1 SCART TV socket

Additional audio outputs via Cinch sockets

Dolby Digital output (AC3)

RF level display

Power supply unit

Summary of Contents for UFD 540

Page 1: ...Operating manual DVB Caravan Receiver UFD 540 Order no 260 515 ...

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Page 3: ...ed We wish you a great reception and much enjoyment with your new satellite receiver Your KATHREIN Team If you have any unexpected problems with your receiver please con tact your specialist supplier With regard to the programme allocation of the satellites and trans ponders changes always occur In such cases it is necessary to carry out new programme settings although factory pre programming is a...

Page 4: ...Presetting of receiving system 14 LNB supply voltage 15 TV and video recorder connection 15 Audio connection 15 Dolby connection 15 Inserting batteries in the remote control 15 First Time Installation 16 The first steps 16 Factory setting of receiver 16 On Screen Displays OSD 17 Important screen displays 17 Help function 17 TV channel identifier 18 Radio channel identifier 18 Error message 18 Chan...

Page 5: ...Setting System Parameters 52 System parameters 53 Parental lock 53 System information 53 Local time Timer 54 TV type 54 Picture format 54 Screen 54 A V mode 54 Installation menu 55 LNB configuration 55 Oscillator frequency L O 55 Changing the oscillator frequency 56 Operation 56 Standby 56 Reception of two satellites 56 DiSEqC setting 57 Antenna settings 58 Antenna rotor Positioner DiSEqC 1 2 58 S...

Page 6: ...ation 70 Transferring channel lists 70 Transferring operating software 70 Technical Annex 71 Technical features 71 Technical data 72 Accessories 73 Scart socket assignments 73 Switch over VHS S VHS 73 Connection example 74 Short Technical Lexicon 75 Glossary 77 ...

Page 7: ...Safety Instructions 7 Safety Instructions ...

Page 8: ...rface for Pay TV cards be hind front flap open by lightly applying pressure on the upper right hand corner _________________________________________ CA module and Pay TV cards are not included in delivery 1 Satellite IF signal input Output of the LNB supply voltage and con trol signals 22 kHz and DiSEqC 1 1 2 DATA socket interface for serial data trans mission Service 3 Satellite IF signal output ...

Page 9: ...connection Radio Off Deletes a channel Volume Menu entries Confirmation of the submenus and main entries Radio On Off Selects mode of channel lists Sound selection menu Language selection Moves channel to an other position Programme info EPG programme guide Locks channels Channel lists Programme info Help Programme selection Selection of submenus and menu entries Mute On Off Numerical input for pr...

Page 10: ...ress and hold the button Enter in 902 with the number buttons To adopt the code press the button to switch receiver 2 to standby and then back into operation Now switch on receiver 1 again Press and hold the button Enter in 903 with the number buttons When carrying out the first two settings the remote control must be di rected at the respective receiver when switched on By pressing the button you...

Page 11: ... the submenus The items in the submenus are selected by pressing the buttons The settings allocated to specific menu items are executed either by pressing the buttons or the number buttons Press the or to exit the main menu submenus and menu items Button functions is a changeover button main channel list or help function with menu function Press to exit the setting is a changeover button Identifie...

Page 12: ...nel list Selec tion of mode of channel list is a function selection button Press button once again to change function Alphanumeric entries Use the number buttons to enter the programme and satellite names These buttons produce numbers and letters in the name fields of the corresponding menus Position the bar cursor on the name field The first position automatically assumes a dark background You ca...

Page 13: ... 3 x 4 x 5x 1 1 2 A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 G H I 4 5 J K L 5 6 M N O 6 7 P R S 7 8 T U V 8 9 W X Y Z 0 SPACE 0 SPACE 0 Language selection OSD To select the language for the on screen menus press menu language English The available languages are German English French Italian Spanish Portuguese Dutch and Turkish ...

Page 14: ...n carefully turn it clockwise until it locks When fitting the connector make sure that no wires of the shield braid make contact with the inner conductor This could otherwise cause a short circuit The quality of the reception signal depends on a good connection Preconditions for receiving signals Make sure that your satellite antenna system is equipped with at least one universal LNB to facilitate...

Page 15: ...by digital data stream output AC3 is for the connection to a Dolby digital system Inserting batteries in the remote control Remove the cover on the battery compartment on the underside of the remote control Insert the two supplied batteries in the remote control Ensure correct polarity of the batteries the and markings are indicated inside the battery compartment Slide the cover back into the casi...

Page 16: ...d radio programmes When the receiver is switched on t he reception status which was last set always reappears Please check the time of day for summer or winter If the message bad or no signal appears on the screen in addition to an on screen display indicating the programme last received you will need to check the system installation and or the receiver settings If this problem only applies to ind...

Page 17: ...imise the risk of mis takes Help function You can call up the help function for each menu and menu function This help function gives you a short illustration of all the important functions of the selected menu item For example access the main menu by pressing The help display for the menu item System parameters appears when you press the button You will find a detailed description of the called up...

Page 18: ...selected the apple symbol appears This is followed by the programme title as well as start time and end time of the running pro gramme provided this data is transmitted Radio channel identifier The identifier for the set radio channel has the same configuration A radio appears in the upper left hand corner indicating a radio channel Programme times and text are displayed only if the corresponding ...

Page 19: ...n The desired programme can be chosen by using the bar cursor or by numerical entry and con firmed by pressing The menu with programme channel settings is found in the lower right hand corner The programme channel settings which were made in the factory can be changed here By pressing FAV you add the displayed channel to your favourite channels LOCK button you lock the displayed channel DEL delete...

Page 20: ...s for a short time During the search the programme page here P100 which is being searched for is displayed in the upper left hand corner and the run ning time is displayed in the upper right hand corner After search has ended the teletext of the respective programme pro vider appears The single pages can only be called up with numerical buttons During the search a white star flashes in the upper r...

Page 21: ...ays look like After switching on the receiver simply press the buttons in order to select other TV programmes in their ascending or descending order in the channel memory Every time you press the button an on screen display shows you the selected programme together with the time the programme start and end times as well as the programme title in the information box pro vided this data is transmitt...

Page 22: ...l rate and the scrambling The left column contains the programme position the programme name the type of receiving signals free to air scrambled as well as the favourite and locked channels With the buttons you jump to the next programme and with the buttons you jump to the neighbouring page Confirm your selection by pressing the button You can also select a desired programme by using the numerica...

Page 23: ...te control to switch to a radio pro gramme The receiver switches over to the programme location of the last set radio programme You can return to the TV programme by pressing the same button or The display corresponding to the received programme as when selecting the TV programmes appears on the screen The LCD display shows a small r together with the pro gramme position number The screen turns da...

Page 24: ...button to exit the channel list and remain in the already set programme Selecting a radio programme by number entry You can select a different radio programme during a running radio programme by entering the programme location number Use the number buttons to for the purpose of entering the programme location number Example You wish to select the radio programme DLR Berlin This pro gramme is store...

Page 25: ...ular encryption technology is inserted into the CA module It is not included in delivery The cards and modules are issued from the respective Pay TV pro vider and contain the subscriber data and data to the respective paid programmes These programmes are always encrypted Contact a Pay TV provider if you are interested in a Pay TV channel You are responsible for inserting the cards Safely store the...

Page 26: ...display appears each according to the CA module and card version The following displays depend on the module and the card and are therefore intended only for example With the button arrive in a menu which is generated from the module When a card is not available a message appears Via this menu you obtain access with your card and PIN code to the different programmes of your Pay TV provider Here fo...

Page 27: ...or after the start of the month During this clearing time the CA module with the card must be lo cated in the slot of the receiver and the receiver must be switched on as well as set to the booked pay TV channel Also observe the in structions of the Pay TV provider The card can be reinitialised with monthly subscription extensions via the CAM menu CAM reinitialising If the clearing of your Pay TV ...

Page 28: ...he selection by pressing Press to exit the timer again Incorrect time settings will be rejected You can select and set the programme type TV radio or software download the programme position with name the start time date month year hour minute the stop time and the timer status inactive once daily weekly and for 14 timers You must enter leading zeros for the time settings Use the or and the number...

Page 29: ...rogrammed a download per timer all following timer settings will be ignored after a successful download VPS signal Make certain that no VPS signal is included in the digital television signal Therefore you will need to programme your video recorder corre sponding to the timer settings ...

Page 30: ...mber indicates the number of transmitted sound channels Press the button to call up the audio menu for sound and lan guage selection You can now make the required settings e g lan guage selection provided the corresponding data is contained in the reception signal sound track Dolby Digital 5 1 CH Select the menu points by pressing the buttons and select the required set ting with the buttons Press...

Page 31: ...me providers broadcast the AC3 format As long as no AC3 signal is received you can only carry out the usual stereo and mono settings or select the transmitted language Switching off sound Press the button on the remote control to mute the sound This symbol appears on the screen Press the button again to restore the sound The standard vol ume display bar is then shown for several seconds You can ch...

Page 32: ...the four programmes you last received The arrows correspond to the cursor buttons The allocated programme can then be selected by pressing these buttons When this function is called up the display shown above appears Favourite programmes You can arrange and sort your favourite TV and radio programmes e g all German language programmes or programmes that have no commercial breaks These programmes a...

Page 33: ...ny time The programmes are protected against unauthorised use with a password entry refer to capital Password The respective selected list is highlighted with a coloured bar The called up programme appears in the upper right hand corner of the screen By pressing the button the highlighted line is now marked with an apple symbol The following programme in the channel list will be called up auto mat...

Page 34: ...ighlighted by a coloured bar Press the button to activate the writing mode The first letter is highlighted You can now enter the desired name of the favourite programme with the numerical buttons see section in the operating manual Alphanumerical entry Using the buttons you can select the other favourite programmes and change their names in the same manner as described above ...

Page 35: ...an info display of the current received programme appears for a few second on the screen In order to call up a favourite programme access the respective de sired favourite list after pressing the and the button First select the line with the apple symbol with the but tons select the desired list in the display example Favourite 1 with the buttons The favourite list appears by pressing ...

Page 36: ...ourite programme appears If you want to delete a marking with the buttons and select the favourite list in which the desired programme is saved and delete the apple symbol by pressing the and button If you would like to return to the channel list representation of all pro grammes of the set satellites first press the and afterwards the button With the buttons first select the Satellite line and wi...

Page 37: ...nitials in a list With this it is possible to quickly find a certain programme from the entire channel list Press to access the channel list By pressing the button you access the menu Channel list mode Select the bar alphabet with the buttons Search for the desired letters using the buttons The letters can be called up from both directions Each letter is displayed in the al ...

Page 38: ...atellites first press and afterwards the button First select the satellite line with the buttons and then with the buttons select the setting all satellites After confirming with you receive the current channel list Sorting programmes You can sort programmes as desired The programmes are sorted by shifting the entries in the channel lists With access the channel list The desired channel list appea...

Page 39: ...creen The moved programme appears on the screen Deleting programmes Basically follow the same procedure for sorting in order to delete a programme Press the main menu button to access the channel list Use the and buttons to select the position of the pro gramme which you would like to delete Now confirm the deletion of the programme with the button The control programme asks Confirm your answer wi...

Page 40: ...ons you can move the bar vertically to the de sired position The setting of the respective position or respective entry is carried out with the buttons and the numerical buttons It is possible to set the respective received satellite the transponder the transponder frequency the polarisation and the symbol rate Only alphanumerical and decimal entries are accepted at the positions Name Video PID Pr...

Page 41: ... PIDs from relevant TV and satellite magazines the internet as well as from SAT 1 teletext Refer to sec tion Operating instructions for information on how to make alphanu meric entries Never change the PIDs without good reason as they affect the identi fication of the receiving signal This function is only necessary for programmes which do not broadcast according to the DVB standard All standardis...

Page 42: ... known The Antenna settings menu entry in the installa tion menu can be used as an aid for aligning the antenna Access the menu item LNB configuration via the main menu and the Installation submenu with the and buttons plus password if activated Select this menu item by pressing and then enter or select a new satellite Remember that your system must be set up accordingly In the next step move with...

Page 43: ... times At the same time the new station data is stored Entering satellite names You can change the satellite name in the LNB configuration menu us ing the number buttons Refer to section Operating instructions for information about the exact procedure Removing satellites To remove a satellite select the LNB configuration menu move the cursor bar with or and confirm by pressing the or but ton You w...

Page 44: ...splay provided that they are broadcast with electronic programme guide EPG for example with ARD and ZDF In the right hand column the programme title is given in abbreviated form In the left hand column the the keys can be used to move the cursor to a programme Switch to this programme by pressing the button With the button receive more information about the current run ning programming ...

Page 45: ...e EPG The length of the channel list depends on each programme provider and can cover several days EPG timer programming Afterwards you can move the coloured bar in the list with the buttons and select a programme for timer programming The timer is selected with the button Here you can select different timer settings with the or buttons for example whether the desired programme should be recorded ...

Page 46: ...Programme Overview 46 Confirm the selection with The confirmation appears for a few seconds The programme will be recorded at the set time Press two times to leave this position without a timer setting ...

Page 47: ...ut various programmes Keep your password in a safe place so that you always have ac cess to your channels should you ever forget it Factory setting The password 0000 is inactively set in the factory Entering a password Call up the main menu using the button In this menu press the buttons to select the position sys tem parameters and confirm by pressing Now press the buttons to select the parental ...

Page 48: ...of the number buttons Confirm password Here you enter your new password once again with the number buttons to serve as a confirmation Personal Here enter the receiver identification which is displayed when the receiver is turned on This is useful for identification in case of theft See section Operating instructions for information on how to use the numerical buttons on the remote control for alph...

Page 49: ... and buttons You can move the bar page by page or line by line with the and buttons The selected programme will be indicated by a coloured bar Confirm the selection with the button and the padlock symbol appears in the bar The display of the following programme in the channel list automati cally appears Press to lock another programme or press the button again and the lock will be removed and the ...

Page 50: ...th the number keys the mes sage This programme is locked appears and the programme can not be seen After pressing and calling up a locked programme over the chan nel list you will be asked to enter in your password in order to watch the locked programme ...

Page 51: ...r from the front panel Backup operation On the front panel there are 3 buttons at your disposal The On Off button as well as two channel buttons The receive is switched on and off with the On Off button The vertical arrow buttons have the same function as the buttons Since there are no numerical buttons no functions protected by the password can be called up ...

Page 52: ...ns to the receiving systems or modifications call for new settings The selected menus submenus entries and parameters are high lighted The menus are mainly self explanatory Press the button to receive information about the respective se lected menu item Press the button again to exit the help pro gramme The main menu consists of the following submenus System parameters Installation Language menu C...

Page 53: ...an call up other positions Parental lock The basic settings that can be implemented here are described under setting parental lock in chapter Password System information Under the System information entry you will find the factory set tings which cannot be altered and are intended solely for service per sonnel With or return to the submenu system parameters ...

Page 54: ...do not switch off the receiver with the mains switch but rather with the remote control otherwise the settings will be lost TV type Use the buttons to specify whether your TV set is a PAL Multi standard or NTSC unit Confirm by pressing two times Picture format Use the buttons to select the type of picture format either 4 3 format or 16 9 format Auto Confirm by pressing two times Screen Use the but...

Page 55: ... saved Select the menu points with the buttons LNB configuration The first submenu is the LNB configuration Press to open this menu Normally you should not make any changes in this submenu Before making any changes however you should make a note of the settings in the form provided at the end of this operating manual Your receiver is set at the factory to the satellites of the ASTRA and HotBird sy...

Page 56: ...m uses Therefore before changing the LO frequency make sure that this is at all necessary The oscillator frequencies listed above are factory settings Changing the oscillator frequency Move over to the right hand side in the LNB configuration menu by pressing and the setting for L O High is highlighted in colour Us ing the number buttons you can now enter a frequency matching your system The same ...

Page 57: ...ave made no changes in the DiSEqC UFO set up refer to the section DiS EqC UFO Set up When you are in the LNB configuration menu see above press the buttons to move the coloured bar to the HotBird position press the or button and press to confirm that you wish to add a satellite The transponder data is now stored and a tick appears after HotBird to confirm the setting You can now set the DiSEqC sig...

Page 58: ...ions relating to the qual ity of the antenna system or of the cable connection can be derived from this signal Antenna rotor Positioner DiSEqC 1 2 For operation with a rotor DiSEqC 1 2 select on in the line Mo tor Goto 0 In the next line Move save you can align the antenna to the west or to the east using the or button Confirm the selection by press ing The optimal alignment can be observed by the...

Page 59: ...t the desired satellite with the or button Afterwards the search starts by pressing If you wish to set your system to a completely new satellite you will need to manually enter at least one known transponder in order to start the search see Section TP set up scan You can obtain the necessary information from the corresponding TV and satellite maga zines or in the internet The signal quality and th...

Page 60: ...arch by pressing the button TP set up search In this menu you can scan through the transponders for specific pro grammes e g when new programmes are offered in the package of a specific broadcaster You can obtain this information from SAT 1 teletext or corresponding TV and satellite magazines as well as from the Internet Press to open the menu ...

Page 61: ...equency with or button the polarisation with or button the symbol rate with the numerical buttons and search mode for free to air or free and encrypted programmes with the or button The bar diagram indicates the relative signal strength and is not an in dication for the quality of the receiving system The search starts after pressing in the position Search ...

Page 62: ...to search for fur ther transponders After an unsuccessful search the following message appears All new programmes are added to the existing channel list Under the menu item Delete TP you can remove the transponder from the programme memory by pressing You will be requested to confirm that you wish to remove the transponder before it is de leted Error ...

Page 63: ...l Press the menu buttons and to open the DiSEqC menu 22 kHz signal In this menu point you can determine whether the 22 kHz signal is to be used to switch over between the low and high frequency range of a satellite or between 2 satellite positions Tone burst and DiSEqC signal A DiSEqC control signal is necessary if more than four control criteria are required in a receiving system The setting opti...

Page 64: ...c essing system The signals from the user controlled processing sys tem are transmitted on this frequency The reception parameters for programme selection are transferred to the receiving system by means of a DiSEqC command and set accordingly The relevant setting which needs to be selected depends on the type of user controlled processing system The setting should be made according to the data pr...

Page 65: ...receiving sys tem You can do this under the UFOmicro menu point by selecting Reset with the buttons and pressing The original factory setting is then allocated to the receiver It must then be reset to ON The receiver will then receive a new address from the new system The pre programming is not deleted with Reset Presetting OFF Factory setting Under this menu point you can reset all the settings t...

Page 66: ...ignment with HDP 170 If the automatic positioner HDP 170 is installed in your mobile home or caravan it can be aligned via the main menu Automatic antenna HDP Also refer to the operating manual of the HDP 170 You can switch the positioner on and off in the main menu ...

Page 67: ...bmenu software download Your satellite receiving system must be aligned to ASTRA 19 2 east Select the submenu Installation with the main menu button the buttons and Now move the cursor bar to the menu item Software download and select it by pressing Your receiver automatically searches for the ASTRA transponder which transmits the current software and channel list If no new versions exist you will...

Page 68: ...ht cursor bar in Software download can be moved to the posi tion which you want to deactivate No using the and or buttons Inactive positions cannot be changed In the case that you only want to update the software but not the channel list deacti vate the field channel list and vice versa You can call up the info text For updating move the cursor bar to Start and confirm it with Afterwards the recei...

Page 69: ...ill be lost If this should occur the receiver must be newly installed at the factory or per PC and zero modem cable Dur ing the download the following message flashes Please wait Observe the on screen displays After a software update you must set the time again The updates are also available in the internet under the address www esc kathrein de download ufd Here you will also find instructions for...

Page 70: ...ul if both receivers show the message Succ Transferring operating software Follow the same procedure as described above for the purpose of transferring operating software Start the transfer of the operating software by simultaneously pressing the button arrow right and SELECT under the front panel of the master While loading the display of the master shows t001 t002 t00n while the slave correspond...

Page 71: ...nts Timer programming via EPG Full EPG Mains switch with mains separation Automatic settings for date and time via DVB data stream On screen display in 8 languages German English French Italian Dutch Spanish Turkish Portuguese 4 digit LED display 22 kHz programmable control signal DiSEqC 1 1 and tone burst control signal Operation with UFOmini and UFOmicro LNB supply voltage disconnectible Connect...

Page 72: ...udio decoding MPEG 1 2 Layers 1 and 2 Bit rate 32 44 1 48 kb s Frequency range 40 Hz to 15 kHz Output voltage typ 770 50 mV an 10 kΩ TV Scart and Cinch S N 65 dB Power supply Power supply unit 230 V 10 50 Hz 12 V Power consumption 35 W Power consumption in standby 9 W LNB voltage supply 0 14 V vert 18 V hor LNB supply current 400 mA max Control signals 22 kHz square wave0 6 Vpp tone burst DiSEqC 1...

Page 73: ...earth 9 X X Data signal 10 Green signal 11 X X Data signal 12 Red earth 13 X X Data earth 14 Red signal C 15 X X Blanking signal 16 X X Video earth 17 X X Blanking signal earth 18 X X Video output FBAS Y 19 X X Video input 20 X Connector shield 21 X X Switch over VHS S VHS The Scart sockets can be switched between VHS and S VHS The switch over is carried out in the menu System parameter A V mode a...

Page 74: ...f digital Sat TV and radio programmes For connection one Scart cable and a Cinch cable are required If your TV set is equipped for stereo stereo sound can also be repro duced via the stereo loudspeakers of your TV set The regional TV programmes can be received with the terrestrial an tenna on the TV set Digital sound Hi fi or Dolby digital system ...

Page 75: ...sion of digital TV signals MPEG 2 operates at a data rate of up to 100 MBit s Eb No ratio The Eb No ratio is a measure for the signal to noise ratio of the digital signal This value is not identical to the C N value as known from ana logue reception technology As a rule reception is no longer possible at Eb No levels below 5 dB FEC FEC is the abbreviation for Forward Error Correction The FEC error...

Page 76: ...it several TV and several radio channels on their transmit frequencies When a channel provider broadcasts several TV channels via a digital transponder this is re ferred to as the channel package of the channel provider The terms digital transponder and channel package therefore have the same meaning Video bit rate The video bit rate describes the quantity of data of the digitised video signal tha...

Page 77: ...ch OSD On screen display PAL Analogue television standard Pay TV Pay TV e g DF1 Premiere PCMCIA Standard of internal decoder interface for pay TV PIN Personal identification number Receiver Receiver RGB Video signals made up of 3 individual colour signals red green blue Satellite IF signal Receiver input signal SCART cable 21 pin connecting cable Standby Standby S VHS Super Video Home System Video...

Page 78: ...2 Satellite 3 Satellite Satellite Satellite LO1 9750 LO1 9750 LO1 9750 LO2 10600 LO1 10600 LO1 10600 Satellite Satellite Satellite DiSEqC menu 22 kHz High low PosA B OFF Tone burst High low PosA B Opt A B OFF DiSEqC ON OFF DiSEqC repeat ON OFF UFOmini ON OFF Remote frequency _____MHz UFOmicro ON OFF Other settings ...

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