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DVB Satellite Receiver

UFS 712si/712sw

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Page 1: ...Operating manual DVB Satellite Receiver UFS 712si 712sw ...

Page 2: ...specialist terms that cannot be translated we have added a short glossary at the end of the manual The power switch is an environmentally friendly feature If you will not be using your receiver for a longer period you should use the power switch to disconnect it from the power supply and save energy For shorter breaks you can switch the receiver to standby on the remote control which uses only a m...

Page 3: ...PDATING THE EPG By pressing the button you can switch the receiver out of TV mode and into standby mode Pressing any of the numeric buttons returns it from standby mode into operating mode Every night at 03 00 the receiver automatically starts to update the EPG data This updates the EPG data for the first 25 channels of the overall channel list This update happens however only if the receiver is i...

Page 4: ...ORMATION 23 OPTION SELECTION 23 ERROR SIGNALLING 24 CHANNEL LIST TV RADIO 24 EPG ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE 26 CALL UP EPG 26 CURRENT VIEW 27 COMING UP VIEW PROGRAMME LISTINGS 28 CATEGORIES VIEW 29 SCAN FUNCTION 30 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION i BUTTON 31 RECORDING TIMER 32 RECORD ONCE 33 RECORD DAILY 33 RECORD WEEKLY 34 RECORD USER DEFINED 34 SERIES RECORDING 35 VIEW RECORDING SCHEDULE 36 COMMON INTERF...

Page 5: ...CAN 46 MANUAL CHANNEL SCAN 48 CHANNEL SCAN WITH SERVICE ID 50 PARENTAL CONTROL 52 BLOCKING THE MAIN MENU 52 BLOCKING THE RECEIVER 52 SETTING A NEW CODE PIN 53 SETTINGS 54 TV SETTINGS 55 CONFIGURING THE ON SCREEN MENU 56 DATE AND TIME 58 COMMON INTERFACE 58 ANTENNA CONFIGURATION 58 SERVICE MENU 59 UPDATE SOFTWARE 59 FACTORY DEFAULT 61 CONNECTING UP THE VIDEO PVR 62 RECORDING 62 PLAYBACK 62 USING TH...

Page 6: ...6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT NOTES ...

Page 7: ...eries 712 receivers also feature an attractive design in a modern case Despite their small size the receivers have a comprehensive range of features such as electrical and optical audio output for Dolby Digital AC 3 videotext Teletext with memory for 800 pages a 16 character alphanumeric display for channel names radio data and transmitter information UFS 712si silver or UFS 712sw black Remote con...

Page 8: ...een TV and radio mode Channel select buttons Rear panel controls and displays 1 LNB input 2 Optical data stream output SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Format for Dolby Digital AC 3 audio 3 LNB loop through input 4 Audio outputs L R cinch sockets 5 Video output composite colour 6 Electrical data stream output SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Format for Dolby Digital AC 3 audio 7 Scart sock...

Page 9: ...trip the insulation from the cable as shown in the following illustration and carefully twist the F standard connectors on to the ends of the cables until they are securely seated When fitting the connector make sure that no wires from the braid are touching the inner conductor so no short circuit can occur The quality of the reception signal depends on the connection The presets for the control s...

Page 10: ...ing an appropriate cable see Connection Example The fibre optic output and the electrical digital output are intended for the connection of a Dolby Digital system see Connection Example Remove the cover on the rear of the remote control Insert the two supplied batteries into the remote control Ensure correct polarity of the batteries the and markings are indicated inside the battery compartment Sl...

Page 11: ...xt Currently not used red Recording in EPG editing in channel list Stand by Videotext Teletext yellow Call up channel options sound subtitles selection blue Switch between TV radio Call up channel messages channel information AV mode Channel selection up down Input confirmation call up channel list Cursor buttons Call up EPG programme guide Changing channel in the programme guide EPG Stop recordin...

Page 12: ...ower switch and do the same for the other units for the second receiver for the third receiver and for the fourth receiver Make sure only one receiver is on at a time To switch the remote control to an infrared code When you have configured all receivers to their infrared code to switch between units on the remote control do the following For the first receiver s remote address 1 press for the sec...

Page 13: ...sections First switch your TV set on and select the AV channel slot Switch on your receiver at the power switch on the rear of the unit The following display appears Select the menu language you want using the buttons Available options German English French Italian Spanish Czech Dutch and Turkish Press green to move to the next menu The following display appears Also pay attention to the bars at t...

Page 14: ...splay depending on the setting of your TV format TV format 4 3 Pan Scan or Letterbox TV format 16 9 Always 16 9 or automatic TV Scart signal output Select the type of video signal at the TV Scart socket here Select the signal that your TV set can process CVBS Colour Video Baseband Signal RGB Red Green Blue signal or Y C S Video signal luminance chrominance Press green to move to the next menu The ...

Page 15: ...lite to receiving another one If your reception system is DiSEqC capable allow the default setting OFF to remain Press the button to move to the next menu item For ease of understanding the further explanations of the first installation are split into two columns The description on the left refers to installation of a non DiSEqC capable system and on the right to installation of a DiSEqC capable s...

Page 16: ...red Test transponder To check whether the settings that you have made are correct use the buttons to move to the Test transponder field Use the buttons to select the required transponder from the various ones listed If your settings are correct you will see at the top right of the screen the live signal of a channel for the currently selected transponder If you are not receiving a signal check you...

Page 17: ...ansponder To check whether the settings that you have made are correct use the buttons to move to the Test transponder field Use the buttons to select the required transponder from the various ones listed If your settings are correct you will see at the top right of the screen the live signal of a channel for the currently selected transponder If you are not receiving a signal check your settings ...

Page 18: ...rypted channels To view encrypted channels you need the appropriate CA Conditional Access module and a valid smart card together with a valid subscription to a Pay TV provider Press the button to move to the next selection item Network search If you set the network search to Off only the factory stored transponders of the satellites you previously selected will be scanned for new and as yet unlist...

Page 19: ...ge over to and from summer and winter time If On is selected the receiver automatically sets itself to the right time If Off is selected the field for manual selection of summer and winter time is displayed below Use the buttons to perform the setting Press the green button to close first installation and return to the main menu Use the button to move to the next step of the first installation The...

Page 20: ...self explanatory Pay attention to the bar at the bottom of the on screen display This provides hints on what to do next Press the button to access the main menu and use the buttons to select the sub menus Press the button to access the sub menus Use the buttons to select the sub menu options The settings under the various options are made either by pressing the buttons or using the numeric pad You...

Page 21: ...21 MENU TREE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Main menu Call up the menu by pressing the button ...

Page 22: ...e right for entry of favourites names or search terms by selecting numerals for the desired letters digits You can write with upper or lower case letters button Use the numeric pad to select the desired character About two seconds after selection of the character the cursor moves automatically to the next position The button allows you to delete your entry character by character When you have sele...

Page 23: ...ation on the current channel if transmitted by the channel provider Use the buttons to scroll through the pages By pressing the buttons you can obtain information on the next following programmes on the current channel Press the or button to exit the display Press the yellow button once to view further soundtrack selection options if these are transmitted by the channel provider Use the buttons to...

Page 24: ...y you Weak or no signal indicates that an error has occurred in the reception system or in the receiver settings or that the transponder is not sending Check the Sat IF connection and the LNB configuration If you have changed settings compare them against the basic settings provided you had made a note of them as suggested ERROR SIGNALLING CHANNEL LIST TV RADIO ON SCREEN DISPLAYS OSD Also pay atte...

Page 25: ... Press the button to start the search The numeric pad buttons allow you to input the desired search expression for the channel that is sought see also Operating instructions Alphanumeric input Press the button to start the search see screenshot below for an example of a search result Press to view the following items of information on a channel see screenshot on the right as an example Signal stre...

Page 26: ...and time Current picture on the selected channel Day of the week and period of time in which the highlighted programme is showing Date and time of the highlighted programme with category duration and picture format Selected EPG view At this place you will be shown the age limitation of the highlighted programme if this is supplied by the channel provider Note If you had selected a favourites list ...

Page 27: ...ormation on the selected programme Navigation within each view is always performed using the cursor buttons The buttons allow you to select individual channels programmes and the buttons allow you to scroll from page to page of the currently selected list Pressing the or buttons exits the EPG again and returns to the TV picture You see information on the current or next following programmes in the...

Page 28: ...in however in Coming up The button allows you to scroll backwards and forwards a day at a time Using the red dot button you can load the selected programme into the recording settings see item Recording Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on screen display This provides hints on what to do next and if available you can use the button to call up further information on the desired pr...

Page 29: ...ce Education Music Leisure and Adult programmes Programmes can be assigned to the above categories only if the EPG data has been supplied by the channel provider Select the required category using the buttons You can then use the cursor buttons to select the desired category and if available you can use the button within each category to call up further information on the desired programme The but...

Page 30: ... also Operating instructions Alphanumeric input When you have input the desired search expression press the button to start the scan You can then use the cursor buttons to select the desired programme from the search result EPG ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE and if available you can use the button to call up further information on the desired programme Using the red dot button you can load the selecte...

Page 31: ... a programme is displayed in its own window By pressing the button if available you can call up further additional information on the selected programme The buttons enable you to display the additional information for the preceding or following programmes in the order of the previously selected list see header This always assumes that the data has been supplied by the channel provider Using the re...

Page 32: ... will be performed once Daily The recording will be performed daily at a time specified by you Weekly The recording will be performed once a week on the same day and at the same time User defined The recording will be performed on days specified by you at times specified by you Series recording The selected programme will be set up by the EPG for recording every time it is transmitted may even be ...

Page 33: ... settings have been made press the button to save the recording settings You can view the scheduled recording in the recording schedule view of the EPG see item Recording schedule RECORD DAILY Use the buttons to select the recording mode daily see screenshot below Use the buttons to switch to the selection field Start and use the buttons to select the desired recording starting time Use the button...

Page 34: ...hedule and you can make no further manual corrections to it Therefore before pressing the red dot button select the programme on the day of the week that in future you will wish to make the weekly recording RECORD USER DEFINED Use the buttons to select the recording mode user defined see screenshot below Use the buttons to switch to the selection field Day and use the buttons to select the desired...

Page 35: ...me even if transmission times may vary slightly The setting of lead in and run out time is done using the buttons or the keypad When all settings have been made press the button to save the recording settings You can view the scheduled recordings in the recording schedule view of the EPG see item Recording schedule Series recording depends on the EPG data being kept up to date at all times The rec...

Page 36: ...ording The button allows you to switch over the channels on which the recording is scheduled The red dot button allows you to delete a recording that had been scheduled If this is a series recording you will additionally be asked whether you wish to cancel the recording of only one episode or whether you wish to record no further episodes of this series see screenshot Selection is performed using ...

Page 37: ...provider specific to a particular encryption technology is inserted into the CA module Store your card and PIN code securely when not in use The Common Interface CI on the UFS 712 is suitable for the use of two CA Conditional Access modules These two CI slots are on the front right behind the display The CA module receives Smartcard chip contacts pointing upwards and towards socket strip and is th...

Page 38: ...on for Conax SECA Viaccess and CryptoWorks users Note that with monthly activation intervals the channel providers have different procedures for activating Pay TV cards Activation may therefore be a few days before or after the beginning of a new month During this activation period the CA module and card must be in the slot and the receiver must be turned on a set to the booked Pay TV channel Foll...

Page 39: ...e top right When the scan is finished the videotext Teletext being broadcast by the relevant encrypted provider appears You have several options for calling up the desired pages Input with number pad Page by page using the buttons Selection using the options indicated by the coloured buttons red green yellow and blue By pressing the button you can double the size of the displayed text Pressing the...

Page 40: ...utton Switch between radio and TV channels green button Call up satellite channel lists yellow button Call up the channel lists sorted alphabetically button Search for a particular channel input the search expression using the numeric pad on the remote control see also the section Operating instructions Alphanumeric input The channel list chosen is generally that sorted by categories satellites fa...

Page 41: ...ill be skipped when zapping through the channels Lock Channel can be viewed only by inputting a PIN Add to favourites list Channel can be assigned to any favourites list Start block highlighting Several channels can be highlighted at the same time and edited together EDIT CHANNEL LIST As soon as you exit the menu under which you made the edit changes you will be asked if you wish to save the chang...

Page 42: ... section Channel scan The channel you previously selected will be deleted from the favourites lists also MOVE CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the channel to be moved from the current channel list use the green button to switch to the overall list use the yellow button to switch to the alphabetically sorted list Press the button to call up the edit menu and use the buttons to select the Move fun...

Page 43: ...ow field in the channels list The F shows that it is a favourite channel the black dot in the yellow field shows in which of the eight favourites lists the channel can be found See the item Editing favourites lists for information on how to delete a channel from a favourites list START BLOCK HIGHLIGHTING HIGHLIGHTING SEVEREAL CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the channel from which you want to hi...

Page 44: ...ting a PIN Rename Favourites List The Favourites List can be renamed Start block highlighting Several channels can be highlighted at the same time and edited together REMOVE FROM THE FAVOURITES LIST Use the buttons to select the channel to be removed from the Favourites List you have selected Press the button to call up the edit menu and use the buttons to select the Remove from Favourites List fu...

Page 45: ...ll now be displayed with which you can enter the desired name alphanumerically using the numeric pad on the remote control See also the section Operating instructions Alphanumeric input START BLOCK HIGHLIGHTING HIGHLIGHTING SEVEREAL CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the channel from which you want to highlight further channels You can only select channels that are listed in succession in your sel...

Page 46: ... scan only the selected transponder for the satellite you selected will be scanned Channel scan with service ID Search for a specific channel using its service ID Select the scan type you want to rename using the buttons and confirm with AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SCAN The buttons allow you to select different sets of parameters for the scan Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on screen dis...

Page 47: ...ith a valid subscription to the respective Pay TV provider Press the button to move to the next selection item Network scan Use the buttons On Off to select whether a network scan should be performed If you set the network scan to Off only the factory stored transponders of the satellites you previously selected will be scanned for new as yet unlisted channels If you set the network scan to On the...

Page 48: ...anges the newly found channels will be added to the end of the channel list Then press the button to exit the menu The channel list is called up on to the TV screen by pressing the button see also section On screen displays Channel list TV Radio MANUAL CHANNEL SCAN CHANNEL SEARCH CHANNEL SCAN After a scan of whatever type the receiver shows all newly found channels in the channel list under the ru...

Page 49: ...ls you need the appropriate CA Conditional Access module and a valid smart card together with a valid subscription to the respective Pay TV provider Press the button to move to the next selection item Network scan Use the buttons On Off to select whether a network scan should be performed If you set the network scan to Off only the factory stored transponders of the satellites you previously selec...

Page 50: ... press the button to exit the menu The channel list is called up on to the TV screen by pressing the button see also section On screen displays Channel list TV Radio CHANNEL SEARCH CHANNEL SCAN CHANNEL SCAN WITH SERVICE ID The buttons allow you to select different sets of parameters for the scan Satellite Use the buttons to select the satellite that is transmitting the channels to be scanned Make ...

Page 51: ...lect Start Scan and press the button to start scanning You can break off the scan prematurely at any time by pressing the button During the scan you will see a display that shows you the progress of the scan After completion of the scan you will see the following message example Press the button You will be asked whether you wish to save the changes or not Selection is performed using the buttons ...

Page 52: ...U Use the buttons On Off to select whether the main menu should be blocked If the menu is blocked changes can be made only by entering the four digit PIN code BLOCKING THE RECEIVER Use the buttons On Off to select whether the receiver should be blocked If the receiver is blocked it can be operated only by entering the four digit PIN code after it is switched on factory setting 0000 Also pay attent...

Page 53: ...ain Confirm the change of PIN code by pressing the button SETTING A NEW CODE PIN PARENTAL CONTROL Keep your password in a safe place so that you always have access to your channels even if you might have forgotten it If you have forgotten your password you must contact your dealer who will be able to unlock your receiver for you ...

Page 54: ...ings menu using the menu button the buttons on the main menu and Press to access the TV Video and Audio menu The following display appears see next page Use the buttons to select the further options If there is another sub menu layer press the button to open it If there are no more sub menus make the settings using the or number pad Press the button to save your settings and return to the previous...

Page 55: ...icture blanking synchronous signal RGB Red Green Blue signal or Y C S Video signal luminance chrominance TV SCART SIGNAL OUTPUT Here you can use the buttons to select the picture format for your TV Either 4 3 or 16 9 format TV TYPE TV SETTINGS Use the buttons here to select the type of screen display Pan Scan Letterbox Automatic only if the 16 9 TV format was selected Always 16 9 only if the 16 9 ...

Page 56: ...GNAL OUTPUT Here you can use the buttons to specify whether your TV set is a PAL or NTSC set Here you can use the buttons to select whether the receiver should automatically output the Dolby Digital signal if this is transmitted AUTOM DOLBY DIGITAL OUTPUT TELEVISION SYSTEM Here you can use the buttons to set a delay in milliseconds if the sound output from your receiver is out of synch with the TV...

Page 57: ... by mode display of time RECEIVER FRONT DISPLAY IN STANDBY Press the button to align the on screen displays on the TV screen Now you can use the cursor buttons to determine the position of the on screen display When you have achieved the desired position press the button to fix the selected position OSD POSITION ALIGNMENT Here you can configure the functional scope of your receiver You can choose ...

Page 58: ...e the buttons to switch to the Automatic Time Setting field Automatic time setting Use the buttons to select whether the receiver should automatically change over to and from summer and winter time If On is selected the receiver automatically sets itself to the right time If Off is selected the field for manual selection of summer and winter time is displayed below Use the buttons to perform the s...

Page 59: ...are is available Use the buttons to switch to Update software and to call it up press the button The following display appears As soon as the receiver is switched to stand by not only are the current SI data for the channels for the EPG updated but the receiver also checks whether new software is available If new software is ready for downloading to your receiver you will see the appropriate messa...

Page 60: ... to update the channel list by loading the updated channel data or not In the new channel list changes to channel transmission slots are recognised and new channels are added When you have made your settings use the buttons to select Start Update and press the button to start updating The following display appears see example on next page If you load a new channel list your old channel list togeth...

Page 61: ...he buttons in the main menu and Use the buttons to switch to Load factory default settings and to call them up press the button The following display appears Press the button to load the factory default settings The channels and favourites lists remain unchanged SERVICE MENU ...

Page 62: ...FS 712 Scart socket to VCR mode Scart changeover using the button so that the signal path is set up from the VCR or PVR AUX Scart socket to the TV Scart socket In this setting the picture from the external recorder is switched through to the TV set during playback Pressing the button again restores priority to the UFS 712 Scart Sat signal In the setting Scart TV TV mode the internal tuner of the T...

Page 63: ... TV R button switches the receiver from TV mode to radio mode Pressing the TV R button a second time switches the receiver from radio mode back into TV mode button The channel down button switches to the next channel down in the currently selected channel list button The channel up button switches to the next channel up in the currently selected channel list Because there are no number buttons no ...

Page 64: ...programmed Q Language selection for multilingual broadcasts Q Optical and electrical audio output for Dolby Digital data stream AC 3 Q Composite colour Y C and RGB signal output programmable via the Scart socket Q Cinch sockets for AV signal Q Videotext decoder with 800 page memory and videotext generation Q Automatic 4 3 and 16 9 format recognition choice of viewing format Q VPS signal evaluation...

Page 65: ...requency range kHz 0 04 20 Output voltage mVss Type 770 S N dB 65 Memory Flash RAM SDRAM MB 4 32 Processor clock speed MHz 221 Power supply Mains voltage VAC Hz 230 15 50 Power consumption power standby W 26 2 5 LNB supply vert horiz V mA 14 18 Max 350 Control signal kHz 22 DiSEqCTM 1 1 UFO micro DiSEqCTM SCR single cable system Connections Sat IF input output 2 x F socket TV VCR output 2 x Scart ...

Page 66: ...l 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 The Scart sockets are switchable between VHS and S VHS The switch is made by selecting Main menu Settings TV picture and sound VHS RGB The red signal is connected to terminal 15 the composite colour output to terminal 19 For S VHS C Y The Y output is...

Page 67: ...gitalton AC 3 optisch elektrisch Infrarot Empfänger optional LWL CONNECTION EXAMPLE TECHNICAL APPENDIX Dolby digital system Digital audio AV 2 electrical optical Infra red receiver optional Hi fi system LWL Scart Scart ...

Page 68: ...ching criteria are then ignored DVB MPEG 2 DVB is the abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting DVB S refers to the transmission method S satellite MPEG is the abbreviation for Moving Picture Experts Group a working group that formulates internationally applicable standards for the digital compression of video and audio MPEG 2 has established itself as the standard for compression of digital TV ...

Page 69: ...bol rate is measured in MSymbols s and is equal to the number of symbols received per second TRANSPONDER A transponder is a satellite channel which transmits TV and radio signals A satellite has several transponders Analogue transponders transmit only one TV channel and possibly multiple radio channels on the transmission frequency Digital transponders simultaneously transmit several TV and severa...

Page 70: ...ble on subscription e g PREMIERE PCMCIA Standard for internal decoder interface for pay TV PID See Short technical guide PIN Personal Identification Number Receiver Satellite receiver RGB Video signal made up of three individual colour signals red green blue Satellite IF signal Receiver input signal Scart cable 21 pin connecting cable e g receiver TV Smartcard Card from Pay TV provider to decode i...

Page 71: ...ontrol no longer responding Receiver or remote control command set may have been unintentionally changed Set infrared code 1 as described in operating manual under Remote Control RC 660 check batteries Wrong time being displayed Summer Time setting wrong An incorrect time was imported from the reception signal On Settings Date and Time Setup menu check Summer Time Enabled and change as necessary S...

Page 72: ...Internet http www kathrein de KATHREIN Werke KG Anton Kathrein Straße 1 3 P O Box 100 444 83004 Rosenheim GERMANY 936 3009 A 0707 ZWT Technical data subject to change ...

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