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Organising Photo Files

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Installation Menu

First Installation

Antenna Setup

Tuner 1 Setup

Tuner 2 Setup

Channel Search

Motorised Antenna

Edit Satellite Data

Edit Transponders

On Air Download

Connecting up the Video/PVR

Software and Programme List Update

PVR Manager (USB Tool)

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Standard Installation

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Start PVR Manager

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Recordings

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MP3

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Photos

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Games

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Upgrade Receiver Firmware

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Channel List

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Using the Front Panel

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Receiver to Receiver Data Transfer

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Technical Appendix

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Technical Features

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Accessories

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Scart Socket Assignment

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Connection Example

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Short Technical Guide

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Glossary

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Troubleshooting

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Service

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Contents

Summary of Contents for UFS 821SI

Page 1: ...Operating Manual Twin PVR Satellite Receiver UFS 821sw 821si with hard disk ...

Page 2: ...ceiver Your KATHREIN Team Important Information Thechannelsavailableonthesatellitesandtranspondersare subject to continual change In such cases it is necessary to reset the channels as the factory preset programming corresponds to the situation on the date of manufacture The information for this reset can be found on the Internet or in relevant magazines Your receiver is factory ﬁtted with the lat...

Page 3: ...nel List 25 Common Interface 27 System Setup 30 TV Settings 31 AV Audio Video Settings 31 OSD Position Setup 32 TV Standard 32 Time Setup 32 Common Interface 34 STB Receiver Management 35 System Information 35 Factory Default 35 Change Receiver Name 36 Hard Disk Management 36 Format Recording List 37 Format MP3 Archive 37 Format Photo Archive 37 USB Devices 37 User Preference 38 Language Setup 39 ...

Page 4: ... Time Shift time delayed playback 52 One Touch Recording 52 Time Shift 53 Time Shift time delayed playback 53 TVTV EPG and Timer 54 Accessing the TVTV EPG for the First Time 54 Accessing the TVTV EPG 55 Current View 55 Programme List 56 Highlights 57 Programmes Sorted by Category 57 Search Function 58 Details 58 Programming a Recording 60 Timer List 63 Important Additional Information 64 Key to Sy...

Page 5: ... Edit Transponders 97 On Air Download 97 Connecting up the Video PVR 98 Software and Programme List Update 99 PVR Manager USB Tool 103 Standard Installation 103 Start PVR Manager 106 Recordings 106 MP3 109 Photos 110 Games 111 Upgrade Receiver Firmware 111 Channel List 112 Using the Front Panel 118 Receiver to Receiver Data Transfer 119 Technical Appendix 120 Technical Features 120 Accessories 122...

Page 6: ...6 Safety Instructions Important Notes ...

Page 7: ... disk with a recording capacity of 160 GB This 160 GB hard disk enables over 100 hours of TV and radio programmes to be recorded and replayed either simultaneously or time shifted without quality loss The tvtv EPG which is professionally edited provides free information on some 60 channels without the need to change programme even up to a week in advance However the really special attraction of th...

Page 8: ... 5 Play button to start playback manually 6 Stop Exit button to stop playback recording manually or exit the menu 7 Multifunction control Rear Panel Controls and Displays 1 On Off switch with mains disconnect 2 Mains power cable 3 RS 232 port for Service only 4 S Video output 5 Video output composite colour 6 Audio outputs L R cinch sockets 7 Scart socket for TV connection 8 Scart socket for VCR A...

Page 9: ...es until they are securely ﬁtted When ﬁtting the connector make sure that no wires from the braiding are touching the inner conductor so no short circuit can occur The quality of the reception signal depends on the connection Reception Requirements Make sure that your own satellite antenna system is equipped at least with a universal LNB for digital reception in the high band range Reception Syste...

Page 10: ...nal from the antenna system Sat outlet The receiver tuner inputs are factory preset on the installation menu to work with two separate Sat antenna connections If you only have one antenna connection available we recommend you interconnect the output of tuner 1 and the input of tuner 2 by a coaxial cable with F connectors For this in First Installation for tuner input 2 select Loop through mode see...

Page 11: ... Audio Connection If you want to play the sound on your hi ﬁ system connect the audio cinch sockets to the input sockets on the hi ﬁ system with an appropriate cable see Connection Example Optical Digital Output The ﬁbre optic output is intended for the connection of a Dolby Digital system see Connection Example Inserting Batteries in the Remote Control Remove the cover on the rear of the remote c...

Page 12: ...ture Fast rewind Playback Hard disk contents Pause freeze frame Time shift One touch recording Standby Videotext Teletext Access channel options Sound subtitles selection Switch between TV radio Access channel notiﬁcation Programme info AV mode Channel selection up down Conﬁrm input Access channel list Cursor buttons Access TVTV EPG Electronic Programme Guide Fast forward Stop recording playback ...

Page 13: ...eceiver off again at the power switch and do the same for the other units for second receiver for third receiver and for 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...

Page 14: ...ver has been properly connected as per the Safety Instructions and Connection and Setup sections First switch your TV set on and select the AV programme position 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 Turkish Italian Spanish Polish Dutch and French Press t...

Page 15: ...oped through to tuner 2 input Refer also to the section headed Operation on one Antenna Connection Signal conﬁguration for tuner 2 only in Separated connection mode Same with tuner 1 Both tuners are connected to the same signal source same cable from LNB Different to tuner 1 The two tuners are connected to different signal sources separate cables from LNB Press to move to the next menu The notes o...

Page 16: ...llite list on the right If you have unintentionally transferred a satellite into the list on the right you can press the button to switch lists and then press to remove the satellite concerned When you have selected all the satellites you want press Select here the satellites you want tuner 2 to receive signals from as you did for tuner 1 When you have selected all the satellites you want press Si...

Page 17: ...mpatible Disable If your reception system is not DiSEqC compatible and only one satellite per tuner is selected Press the and buttons here to select the satellite conﬁguration for each satellite you previously selected LNB Type Press to open the LNB Settings menu Use the buttons to make your selection To conﬁrm your selection use the buttons to select OK and press Single LNB Low frequency 9750 MHz...

Page 18: ...gh the transponders of the satellite highlighted in yellow at the top of the display At the right you will see the signal strength of the transponder on the two tuners enabling you to check that the satellite conﬁguration you just set up is OK When you have ﬁnished conﬁguring the satellite press If in the preceding Select Satellite menu you selected more than one satellite you will now see the con...

Page 19: ... the network search to On the transponder network enables additional transponders that have not yet been stored to be located They are then stored and scanned for new channels in the same way as the existing transponders Press to start the channel search or if you set the channel search to Off you are guided straight to the next item in the ﬁrst installation process If the search is successful you...

Page 20: ...the current time here The position at which the number needs to be entered is automatically underlined First Installation Manual time setting Auto time setting Use the buttons to make the settings Set Local Time time zone difference Press to set the variance from UMTC Universal Mean Time Coordinate formerly Greenwich Mean Time and Winter Summer time At the bottom of the screen you see a listing of...

Page 21: ...e hints on what to do next Press the button to access the main menu and use the buttons to select the sub menus Press 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 number pad You can exit the main menu and sub menus and the various options step by step by pressing the button the set...

Page 22: ...Management Common Interface Time Setup Hard Disk Management USB Devices Installation First Installation Motorised Antenna Channel Search Antenna Setup Edit Satellite Data Edit Transponders On Air Download User Preference Language Setup Appearance Setup Parental Control Sleep Timer PVR Setup EPG Grabbing Setup Recording List Multimedia Games MP3 Player Applications Games Photo Album ...

Page 23: ... to return directly to the TV picture Alphanumeric Inputs To enter the names of channels favourites and satellites use the on screen keypad shown here at the left using the cursor keys and to input characters You can switch between capitals and small letters and between numbers and special characters key Then place the cursor on the character you want to input Press to apply the character Press to...

Page 24: ... channel has the same layout Signal strength Channel name Selected channel list Selected satellite Channel number from master list Number of audio tracks button Videotext Teletext available FTA Free to air unencoded programme Encoded programme Day of week with time Start time of current and next programmes Press twice to view information on the current programme if transmitted by the programme pro...

Page 25: ... the example screenshot at the bottom of the next page Selection options Press the red button to switch between your own Favourite lists and the list containing all the channels Press the green button to view only the channels from a speciﬁc satellite e g ASTRA or from all the satellites being received corresponding to the All channels list No signal indicates that an error has occurred in the rec...

Page 26: ... Use the cursor buttons to select from the menus and conﬁrm your selection by pressing Press to view the following items of information on a channel see example screenshot at left Transmitting satellite Frequency MHz Symbol rate Polarisation Audio and video PID Packet Identiﬁcation Number used to assign the data of a channel on the transponder ID Identiﬁcation Number of the channel on the transpon...

Page 27: ...ticular decoding technology is inserted into the CA module Store your card and PIN code securely when not in use Important Information The Common Interface CI on the UFS 821 is suitable for the use of two CA Conditional Access modules These two CI slots are located at the bottom left on the front The CA module receives Smartcard chip contacts pointing upwards and towards socket board and is then i...

Page 28: ...and which Smartcard is in which CA module from the main menu under System Setup Common Interface and conﬁrm with The screenshots below depend on the speciﬁc module and card and so are only intended as examples Press the button to access the menu generated by the CA module Common Interface ...

Page 29: ... provider If your Pay TV card is then still not enabled we recommend you brieﬂy withdraw the CA module with the card out of the slot with the receiver switched on and then re insert it This information has nothing to do with the properties of the unit it is merely intended to assist you From this menu your card and your PIN code allow you to access various programmes from your Pay TV provider Alph...

Page 30: ...enus are self explanatory to a great extent Pay attention to the bar at the bottom of the on screen display They provide hints on what to do next Use the buttons to select the further items If there is another sub menu layer press to open it If there are no more sub menus make the settings using the or number pad Press to save your settings and return to the previous menu Press to return directly ...

Page 31: ...on set Composite baseband signal RGB Red Green Blue signal or Y C S Video signal luminance chrominance YPbPr Component signal Video Output Select the type of audio signal at the Scart socket here Stereo Left and right side audio channel Mono left Left side audio channel only or Mono right Right side audio channel only You will need to select further audio settings for the speciﬁc channel such as D...

Page 32: ...here selection Off or whether you want to set the volume for each channel separately selection On Separate Channel Volume System Setup OSD Position Setup You can use the cursor buttons to select and arrange the position where the menus are displayed on the TV screen The receiver displays are then positioned on screen as you speciﬁed TV Standard Time Setup Press to access the Time Setting menu Depe...

Page 33: ...Local Time Choose between Summer and Winter time In the above example Summer time is selected Summer Time Winter Time Select the current date here Press to display a calendar Select the day using the cursor buttons If the right month and year are not displayed you can select as follows Previous month button Next month button Previous year button Next year button Press to conﬁrm your selection Day ...

Page 34: ...mple Summer time is selected Summer Time Winter Time If you have selected automatic time recording set the channel here from which you want the receiver to get the time Press to call up a channel list from which you can select the channel you want using the buttons Press to conﬁrm your selection Time Setup Channel Conﬁrm with the button to update the time immediately Setup Time Now ...

Page 35: ...the buttons to select OK and start the reset by pressing All your personal settings are deleted Favourite lists channel sort etc Factory Default Transfer the ﬁrmware from one UFS 821 to another UFS 821 Not available in this software version Download Firmware Transfer the channel list from one UFS 821 to another UFS 821 See Receiver to Receiver Data Transfer section Transfer Channel Data Download s...

Page 36: ...ntiﬁcation in case of theft The alphanumeric input procedure is as described in the Alphanumeric Inputs section In the example shown here the ID UFS 821 has been assigned Change Receiver Name Hard Disk Management Press to access the Disk Management menu The following display appears ...

Page 37: ...ll MP3 ﬁles Use the buttons to select OK and start the reset by pressing All the MP3 ﬁles on the hard disk are irrevocably deleted Format MP3 Archive When you press the button you are asked whether you want to delete all photos Use the buttons to select OK and start the reset by pressing All the photos on the hard disk are irrevocably deleted Format Photo Archive USB Devices Press to access the US...

Page 38: ...the main menu and Use the buttons to select the further items If there is another sub menu layer press to open it If there are no more sub menus make the settings using the or number pad Press to save your settings and return to the previous menu Press to return directly to the TV picture ...

Page 39: ...21 to automatically switch off Standby The minimum time you can set is 15 minutes and the maximum 360 minute Each press of the buttons increases or reduces the power off time by 15 minutes The calculated time at which the receiver will switch off is shown in the grey box underneath Sleep Timer This menu is password protected and can only be accessed by entering the password The factory default pas...

Page 40: ...iewed by entering the PIN This lock is only effective if the necessary locking signals are transmitted Age Rating Control Use the buttons On Off to select whether settings changes on the STB Management menu a sub menu of the System Setup menu may be made without entering the PIN or not STB Receiver Management Lock Press to replace the old PIN with a new one Enter the new four digit PIN On the scre...

Page 41: ...hich you want the on screen channel notiﬁcation display to be automatically cancelled You can choose between 5 8 10 12 and 15 seconds or Hide InfoBox Duration Use the buttons to select the time after which you want the on screen playback information display to be automatically cancelled You can choose between 5 8 10 12 and 15 seconds or Hide Play Indicator Duration Use the buttons On Off to specif...

Page 42: ...ime Shift Use the buttons here to select the size of the background buffer the receiver makes available for time shift recording You can choose between 1 and 8 GB in 1 GB increments The receiver indicates in brackets after the GB ﬁgure how long this will enable it to background record for Time Shift Buffer Size Use the buttons to select whether hard disk management is controlled by the receiver Au...

Page 43: ...ies out the update automatically later when recording is ﬁnished EPG Grabbing Setup On this menu you can use the button to delete the stored tvtv data You can then have the UFS 821 update the tvtv data at the selected time or press to switch your receiver to Standby The receiver automatically starts updating the tvtv data The progress of the tvtv data update is indicated on screen After updating t...

Page 44: ...yed in the top left hand corner and the permanent time and date display is shown at the top right When the search is ﬁnished the Videotext Teletext being broadcast by the relevant programme provider appears You have several options for calling up the desired pages Input with number pad Page through using the buttons Select one of the links on the current page at the top of the screen e g pages 133...

Page 45: ...changed on this menu You can organise and sort your preferred TV and radio channels such as all English language channels or those that broadcast with no commercial breaks Use the buttons to select the further items If there is another sub menu layer press to open it Press to save your settings and return to the previous menu Press to return directly to the TV picture Also pay attention to the bar...

Page 46: ...criteria by satellite button by Favourite list button alphabetically or numerically button Select the sort order you want to apply using the buttons and conﬁrm with Lock Channels Select the channel you want to rename using the cursor buttons and press to activate the on screen keypad You can now rename the channel as you want applying the method described in the Alphanumeric Inputs section You can...

Page 47: ...splayed in grey Press again to cancel the skip You can also sort the channels ﬁrst according to the following criteria by satellite button by Favourite list button alphabetically or numerically button Select the sort order you want to apply using the buttons and conﬁrm with Skip Channels Go to the channel you want to delete using the cursor buttons and press to select it The channel name is underl...

Page 48: ...he buttons and conﬁrm with You can also press to select all channels at once or cancel the global selection Radio Channel List Press to access the Edit Radio Channels menu The following display appears The functions on the Edit Radio Channels menu are controlled in the same way as those on the Edit TV Channels menu Organise Channels ...

Page 49: ... menu Select the Favourite list you want to rename using the buttons and conﬁrm with You can now use the on screen keypad operated as described under Alphanumeric Inputs to name or rename the Favourite list Rename Favourite List Press to access the menu Select the Favourite list you want to delete using the buttons and conﬁrm its deletion with Use the buttons to select OK and conﬁrm again by press...

Page 50: ...current selected Favourite list in the same way You can also sort the channels ﬁrst according to the following criteria by satellite button alphabetically or numerically button Select the sort order you want to apply using the buttons and conﬁrm with Remove Press to switch to the right hand list listing of channels in Favourite list Use the one channel up down or sideways buttons to select the cha...

Page 51: ...t having to leave the programme you are currently watching When you press the green button the ﬁrst time a window opens up in the top right hand corner The channel is indicated underneath the picture You can then change channel in the main picture with the channel buttons The channel displayed in the PIP window can be changed with the buttons Press to swap the channels being received switch betwee...

Page 52: ...this function One Touch Recording One touch recording is described in the Recording section Twin Functions If the programme is currently being recorded the PIP is framed in red A previously recorded PIP is framed in yellow The picture caption is preﬁxed by an H for hard disk and the serial number Press the green button again or the button to exit the PIP function ...

Page 53: ... in front of the channel number and name To start time shifted playback press the or button You can control the recorder fast forward to the point the broadcast has currently reached rewind to the point at which you started recording the programme pause and playback functions by the corresponding buttons When you press the button the TV picture freezes but the recording continues in the background...

Page 54: ... run on theASTRAsatellite in multifeed reception mode for All satellites In this operation the necessary signal identiﬁers for the EPG are downloaded SID TSID and OID Press to cancel the display Exit the EPG by pressing the button You now have two options for updating the data To get the data immediately switch the receiver off by the button The receiver ﬁrst displays the message Receiving tvtv th...

Page 55: ... and a progress bar at the right In the top right hand corner of the picture you see the current day date and time The box at the right indicates the day date and duration of the programme the programme category in the example above News the programme s country of origin and the year it was made The bottom section of the display contains the EPG options selectable from any EPG view Press red to vi...

Page 56: ...by pressing either or or press twice Programme List Press the yellow button to access the schedule for the channel to which you are currently tuned in the EPG The following display appears example You can scroll line by line or page by page through the programme list of the selected channel using the arrow buttons Press the buttons to switch channels and then view the new channel s programme list ...

Page 57: ...p to a week ahead Programmes Sorted by Category You can use the buttons to view the following programmes on the Highlights menu by category e g Series Sport News Magazine Reportage Kids Within each category you can scroll line by line or page by page as usual using the arrow buttons Press the red button to place your selected programme in the Record menu see Record ...

Page 58: ...pace or to delete the last letter entered Press to start the search The results found are displayed at the left in the main display box If the programmes found do not ﬁt on one page you can scroll page by page as well as line by line as usual using the arrow buttons Press to start a new search This function is useful if you are looking for programmes about the country you are going to visit on hol...

Page 59: ...G and Timer When you press the following display appears example Use the buttons to switch pages in the programme details The third page displays the upcoming episodes such as of a series see example on next page ...

Page 60: ... UFS 821 in loop through mode you cannot simultaneously record one programme on the ARD channel and one on the ProSieben channel because the two channels are not transmitted on the same transponder Use the arrow buttons to select the programme you want and press the red button The following display appears example If there are no EPG data available for the channel you selected Select the channel f...

Page 61: ...e and deactivate them You can also change the data and settings of timer recordings you have programmed from the timer list by pressing the button Edit data by the same method used to input them Press to save the selected recording data If the timer recording you are programming overlaps with one or more recordings already programmed you will see the following message example Note When recording t...

Page 62: ... in the updated schedules and automatically programmes recording of them A change in the time the series is broadcast is no problem for the EPG as its programming is based on the series title This does however mean that the schedule change needs to have been notiﬁed prior to the last update of the EPG Note If you nevertheless want to programme the recording shown in white you can edit or delete th...

Page 63: ...n If it is a recurring series recording you are additionally asked whether you want to delete all the programmed recordings of this series in the example below Record every episode no more or merely the speciﬁc recording selected No recording on this day only Press to conﬁrm or press to cancel Timer List The timer list recording schedule is accessed by pressing the red button The timer list shows ...

Page 64: ...igital compatible single cable solutions such as Technisat DisiCon 4 LNB do not permit transmission of the EPG data because the necessary transponder 12 603 75 MHz symbol rate 22 MSymb s horizontal is not transmitted in that system This transponder must not be deleted as the EPG data is transmitted on it Key to Symbols Symbol Explanation Widescreen format Programme broadcast in black and white Dol...

Page 65: ...Ger ORF 1 TW 1 BR Alpha ORF 2 VIVA BR3 Phoenix VIVA Plus CNN Internat l Premiere Start VOX DSF ProSieben WDR Television Eins Plus QVC GERMANY XXP TV Eins Extra RBB Television ZDF Eins Festival RNF PLUS ZDF documentary channel Eins Muxx RTL 2 ZDF info channel Euronews DE RTL shop ZDF theatre channel Eurosport Germany RTL Television hr television RTP Internac l HSE24 SAT 1 Kabel 1 SF1 Kika SF2 To re...

Page 66: ...nd make the desired setting using the buttons Press the yellow button again to exit the menu Possible audio settings include Audio Track 1st option Auto oriented to menu setting 2nd option Audio tracks 1 X of the tracks transmitted by the channel Audio Channel Choose between menu setting Stereo Mono left and Mono right Subtitle Enable disable AC 3 The receiver has an optical audio output for AC3 f...

Page 67: ...e up as this depends on the volume of data content transmitted You can work on a basis of about 1 5 GB for one hour s recording The UFS 821 offers you a special feature in this context As soon as you switch to a channel the receiver automatically starts recording the programme you are viewing to the hard disk in the background When you change channel again the stored data is deleted and background...

Page 68: ...e Duration ﬁeld Otherwise the end time is based on the default duration you set on the User Preference menu under PVR Setup If your programmed recording overlaps with another scheduled recording the end time of the current recording is matched to the start time of the one already scheduled To change the recording duration use the buttons to move to the Duration ﬁeld and use the buttons to select t...

Page 69: ...ording overlaps with another scheduled recording the end time of the current recording is matched to the start time of the one already scheduled To change the recording duration use the buttons to move to the Duration ﬁeld and use the buttons to select the time after which you want recording to stop automatically Press to shorten the recording by 10 minutes and to extend it by 10 minutes When you ...

Page 70: ...g Back a Recording Use the buttons to select a recording and press to start playing it The recorded programme is played in full screen mode Press to choose between TV and radio recordings in the recording list Press to sort the recordings in the recording list according to the following criteria You can also cancel a recording at any time by pressing the button ...

Page 71: ...n the CA module with the Smartcard is not inserted However to view what you have recorded the CA module with Smartcard must be inserted in the Common Inter face on the receiver You can also decode a recording after having recorded it so as to be able to view it in future without the CA module Smartcard combination For this the CA module with Smartcard must be inserted in the Common Interface on th...

Page 72: ... editing options Each time you press the button the selection switches between the various available editing options Delete Rename Copy Cut Merge Deletion Block Lock Press to quit these editing levels and return to the recording list Recording List Display of editing options The selected editing function is shown in yellow Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on screen display They ...

Page 73: ... described under Alphanumeric Inputs Use the buttons to select the recording you want to delete and press The recording being deleted is underlined in red and the cursor jumps automatically to the next programme You can then prepare other recordings for deleting in the same way As long as you have not quit this menu by pressing the button you can deselect a recording you previously selected for de...

Page 74: ...imes for the start and end markers of the copy range as quickly as possible you can use various buttons as aids Press to stop playback and freeze the frame Use the buttons to rewind or fast forward at up to 24 times playback speed you can only fast forward recordings which have not yet decoded at 4 times playback speed and rewind them at 2 times playback speed Use the buttons to jump forward or ba...

Page 75: ...ess Then press to set the start point marker of the range to be copied Then move on to the end of the copy range Press again and to set the end marker Copy the range marked End as follows Move to the start of the range you want to copy and press Then press to set the start point marker of the range to be copied Then press to automatically mark the full range to the end of the recording Copy the co...

Page 76: ...forward or back in 30 second blocks Cut the range marked Start as follows Move to the end of the range you want to cut and press Then press to set the start point marker of the range to be cut The receiver automatically marks the full range back to the start of recording Then press to set the end marker at the end of the recording range you want to cut Cut the range marked Middle as follows Move t...

Page 77: ...ave selected all the recordings you want to merge press The receiver shows the following display example Recording List Use the buttons to select OK and press to start merging the recordings The receiver merges the two recordings The newly created single recording is assigned the name of the ﬁrst recording you selected for merging The merged recording adopts the name of the ﬁrst recording selected...

Page 78: ...gainst being deleted Press again to cancel the deletion block The disappears Deletion Block Recording List You can use this function to lock recordings The recording can only be played back by entering the PIN Make sure you have also selected Lock with the button This editing function is PIN protected When you select the lock function you must enter the PIN factory default 0000 Use the buttons to ...

Page 79: ... access the chapter menu Here you can see the starting images of the book marks you have set Select the required bookmark using the buttons Press the button to start playback from the selected bookmark Press the button to skip to the next bookmark during playback Deleting bookmarks Use the buttons to select the bookmark you wish to delete in the chapter menu Then press the button Use the buttons t...

Page 80: ...Games menu using the menu button the buttons on the main menu and The following display appears example Select the desired function using the buttons and conﬁrm with The following displays appear examples only Multimedia Games ...

Page 81: ... memory stick You can also access an external hard disk via the USB port on the UFS 821 and open ﬁles on it without having to save them to the UFS 821 The following display appears example Use the buttons to select the ﬁle to play or select multiple ﬁles using the button Press to open the MP3 player The following display appears on the TV screen example Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom...

Page 82: ... Press to pause playback and press to resume Press to cancel playback Press to access additional play settings and select them using the buttons Repeat On everything is repeated Current song Off Shufﬂe On Off Close Press to quit the settings Use the buttons to adjust the volume Press to return to the MP3 selection list MP3 Files You can organise the ﬁles on the MP3 Files menu Press the button The ...

Page 83: ... input the name using the on screen keypad see Alphanumeric Inputs Press to copy the selected ﬁle folder such as from the hard disk to an external storage device or vice versa The receiver automatically jumps to the drive selection listings selected using the button Press to start the copy operation or press to cancel Photo Album Use the buttons to select the desired directory and press to open th...

Page 84: ...rovide hints on what to do next Multimedia Games The slide show starts automatically with the ﬁrst selected photo You now have the following options Press to show the slide show help bar see screenshot above at bottom Press to stop the slide show and then use the buttons to scroll back and forth through the individual photos Press to resume the slide show Press to open a PIP Picture in Picture win...

Page 85: ...trol box at the top right of the picture is to be shown or hidden Press to return to the photo selection list JPEG Files You can organise the ﬁles on the JPEG Files menu Press the button The following display appears example Organising Photo Files Select the folder or ﬁle you want by pressing the button Your selection is marked by a sign at the end You now have the following options Press to delet...

Page 86: ...copy the selected ﬁle folder such as from the hard disk to an external storage device or vice versa The receiver automatically jumps to the drive selection listings selected using the button Press to start the copy operation or press to cancel Games Not yet available in the current software version Applications Not yet available in the current software version ...

Page 87: ...buttons on the main menu and Use the buttons to select the further items If there is another sub menu layer press to open it If there are no more sub menus make the settings using the or number pad Press or to save your settings and return to the previous menu or the TV picture ...

Page 88: ...nal or the signal from tuner 1 is looped through to tuner 2 a SAT IF signal must be connected to both tuners First Installation See First Installation section Only make changes to this menu when settings or circumstances on relating to your reception system have changed You made the settings for the antenna during ﬁrst installation The settings should be made by a specialist engineer ...

Page 89: ...buttons to select the LNB frequency applicable to your reception system or press to view the same listing as on ﬁrst installation containing the most common variants as follows Single LNB Low frequency 9750 MHz Dual LNB Low frequency 9750 MHz LNB High frequency 10600 MHz Universal LNB Low frequency 9750 MHz LNB High frequency 10600 MHz Limit frequency 11700 MHz Use the buttons to make your selecti...

Page 90: ...m is not DiSEqC compatible and only one satellite per tuner is selected Transponder Use the buttons to scroll through transponders on the selected satellite At the bottom right you will see the signal strength of the transponder on the two tuners enabling you to check that the satellite conﬁguration you just set up is OK Save Once you have made all the settings use the buttons to select Save and p...

Page 91: ...earch to On the transponder network enables additional transponders that have not yet been stored to be located They are then stored and scanned for new channels in the same way as the existing transponders Ifyousetthenetworksearchto Off onlythecurrentstoredtransponders of the satellites you previously selected will be scanned for new as yet unlisted channels FTA CA Select Use the buttons to selec...

Page 92: ... number pad on your remote control to key in the frequency of the new transponder here Transponder Polarisation input ﬁeld only active if Enter New Transponders selected Use the buttons to select the polarisation of the new transponder here Symbol Rate input ﬁeld only active if Enter New Transponders selected Use the number pad on your remote control to key in the symbol rate of the new transponde...

Page 93: ... transponder network enables additional transponders that have not yet been stored to be located They are then stored and scanned for new channels in the same way as the existing transponders If you set the network search to Off only the factory stored transponders of the satellites you previously selected will be scanned for new as yet unlisted channels FTA CA Select Use the buttons to select whe...

Page 94: ...D Use the number pad on your remote control to key in the PCR PID Programme Clock Reference Packet Identiﬁcation Number of the new channel here It is normally identical to the video PID Start Search When you have made your selection use the buttons to select Start Search and press to start searching Installation Menu If the search is successful you see the following message example Motorised Anten...

Page 95: ... antenna here You can choose between Stop Save Set East Limit Start rotation eastwards with button step by step eastwards with Set West Limit Start rotation westwards with button step by step westwards with Limits Off Reset Action Press or choose OK to activate the Stop Save Limits Off and Reset actions You can also press the button here to stop ongoing rotations and save the current position The ...

Page 96: ...Inputs You can now edit the Satellite Longitude setting for this satellite Delete Satellite Press to delete the current selected satellite Use the buttons to select OK on the on screen prompt and press to conﬁrm deletion of the satellite with all its transponders and channels Only make changes to this menu when settings or circumstances relating to the satellites have changed The settings should b...

Page 97: ...gs use the buttons to select OK and press to add the new transponder The new transponder is inserted into the list of available transponders on the satellite Delete Transponder Press to delete the current selected transponder Use the buttons to select OK on the on screen prompt and press to conﬁrm deletion of the transponder and its channels Only make changes to this menu when settings or circumst...

Page 98: ...layback Play the UFS 821 must be set to Standby so that the signal path is switched through from the VCR or PVR AUX Scart socket to the TV Scart socket You must ﬁrst set the Scart socket of the UFS 821 to AUX with the button while the receiver is in operation in order for your TV set to automatically play back the picture from the external recorder In this setting the picture from the external rec...

Page 99: ...that your satellite reception system is aligned with ASTRA 19 2 East Press to access the main menu use the buttons to select the Installation sub menu and conﬁrm with Then move the cursor bar to the On Air Download menu item and select it by pressing Your receiver automatically searches for the ASTRA transponder which broadcasts the current software and programme list The following display appears...

Page 100: ...whether you want to download the latest information text The information text is displayed during the software download providing details of the new features offered by the software update Download channel data Use the buttons to select whether you want to download the latest channel list Download Firmware The software currently available on the transponder is displayed here Compare the version wi...

Page 101: ...n the next screen you see the following The number of modules being downloaded The elapsed time The current operation The information text if previously selected When the software has been successfully downloaded the receiver asks you whether you want to upgrade the ﬁrmware ...

Page 102: ... is complete the receiver is re initialised and starts operation again Never turn off the receiver during the update process as otherwise you could lose the entire software If this happened the receiver would have to be re installed at a workshop or using a PC and USB cable On the STB Management System Information menu you can see whether the new software has been installed Use the buttons to sele...

Page 103: ...Requirements Your PC must be running Windows 2000 or Windows XP as its operating system The USB port must be USB 2 0 compatible Your receiver must be a UFS 821sw or UFS 821si Required Software PVR Manager USB application and USB driver can be downloaded from http www kathrein de esc kathrein download receiv_soft htm USB Cable To connect your PC to the receiver you will need a USB cable with type A...

Page 104: ...104 3 Click Next to conﬁrm the default directory selected by your PC PVR Manager USB Tool 4 Click the Install button The software is installed on your PC ...

Page 105: ...n installed on your PC you will need to restart it Click Finish to restart Connect the receiver by the USB cable mentioned on page 2 to your PC and then switch on the receiver operating mode The operating system detects the receiver as new hardware Note ...

Page 106: ... around 10 minutes Using USB 1 1 to transfer 1 GB would take about 60 minutes 1 Connect the UFS 821 and the PC s USB port by the USB cable mentioned at the beginning of this section 2 Switch on the receiver at its power switch and press to start it up 3 Start the PVR Manager by clicking the desktop icon or choosing Start Programmes PVR Manager PVR Manager The following display appears Start PVR Ma...

Page 107: ...it was recorded the channel and title 3 You can now start the transfer as follows Click on the ﬁle you want to transfer and hold the mouse button down You can now drag the ﬁle from the box at the bottom right to the one at the top right The transfer to your PC begins OR Click Upload to transfer the selected recording to the directory you previously selected on your PC The following display appears...

Page 108: ...ad and hold the mouse button down You can now drag the ﬁle from the box at the top right to the one at the bottom right The download to your PC begins OR Click Download to download the selected recording to the receiver As soon as the transfer is complete the progress bar disappears and you additionally see the transferred recording in the bottom pane of the window PVR Manager USB Tool Video Downl...

Page 109: ...ver or PC First click to select the drive and where appropriate the subfolder level then click New Folder A new folder appears on the drive you selected Use the keypad to enter a name for the folder Folder back Click Folder back to move from the selected subfolder to the next highest level Back Click or to move up or down one level within the selected drive Delete Works in the same way as deleting...

Page 110: ... where appropriate the subfolder level then click New Folder A new folder appears on the drive you selected Use the keypad to enter a name for the folder Folder back Click Folder back to move from the selected subfolder to the next highest level Back Click or to move up or down one level within the selected drive Delete Works in the same way as deleting recordings The only difference is that folde...

Page 111: ...esc kathrein download receiv_soft htm The advantage of this is that transferring the software from the PC to the UFS 821 is faster than over the satellite Click on the Upgrade button The following display appears Click the option to select the software to download When you have selected the software click Start The receiver receives the new software Be sure to follow the download instructions for ...

Page 112: ...v_soft htm You can edit it as you want and then transfer it to the UFS 821 as under Send to PVR The advantage of this is that transferring the software from the PC to the UFS 821 is faster than over the satellite Open You can use these functions to save a channel list edited according to your needs for example to your PC or laptop You can then open the channel list at any time edit it and download...

Page 113: ...he Load from PVR button The on screen progress barer indicates the current status of the transfer As soon as the progress bar disappears the transfer is complete The following display appears example Load from PVR Click the Radio button to switch between the radio and TV channels You now have the following editing options accessible by reverse clicking on a channel see screenshot and explanations ...

Page 114: ...oDX PVR Manager USB Tool Start Numbering The channels can be renumbered manually as from a desired position click Move to Enter the position channel number where you want the channel to move to Renumber The channels are renumbered in their current sort order Add to new TV Favourite A new TV Favourite list is created and the previously selected channel is included in it Add to all Favourites The ch...

Page 115: ... certain channels You can sort by further criteria e g Radio TV etc in the small grey box at the top right which by default shows Display ALL Once you have completed your sort select the channels which you later want to add to an existing channel list or insert into a new one To do so click on the empty box in front of the channel to select a single channel or click Select All to select all the ch...

Page 116: ...tes folder To do this in the channel list currently used on the UFS 821 you must ﬁrst upload it Load from PVR from the receiver to the Edit Channel screen To do this in a channel list stored on hard disk you must ﬁrst choose Open to download it from the hard disk to the Edit Channel screen First click TV or Radio Favourites to select whether you want to create a new Favourite list for radio or TV ...

Page 117: ...onto the Favourite list to which you want to add it You can also select multiple channels to add by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting see example screenshot Add to Favourite You can use this function to renumber the channels in their current sort order Renumber You can use this function to delete selected data channels Favourite lists etc Delete You can use this function to switch between ...

Page 118: ...of the control to make your settings Press the Stop Exit button to exit the menu without recording the current programme Play button Press the Play button to access the recording list Select the programme you want to view by rotating the control and start playback by pressing the middle of the control Press the Stop Exit button to exit the menu without starting playback Stop Exit button Used to ca...

Page 119: ... System Setup STB Management Transfer Channel Data Press the button Use the buttons to select OK and start the download by pressing The master searches for the slave and once it has found it automatically begins downloading the channel list The following display appears Channel data being transmitted Slave The following display appears Receiving data Once all the data has been received ﬁrst remove...

Page 120: ...uitable for software updating ﬁrmware and programme list separately via satellite and PC Picture in picture PIP function controllable through all channels Transmission of MPEG data stream to PC or laptop via USB 2 0 port 1 Import and playback of MP3 ﬁles JPEG viewer for viewing slide show and storing images 16 character alphanumeric display for channel names radio data MP3 ﬁle names etc Multifunct...

Page 121: ...4 20 Output voltage mVss 770 S N dB 65 Memory Flash RAM MB 4 SDRAM MB 32 Processor pulse frequency MHz 166 Hard disk recorder Capacity GB 160 Recording time hrs 100 depending on data rate and refresh rate Power supply Power supply voltage V Hz 100 240 50 60 Power consumption power standby W 35 10 LNB supply horiz vert V mA 14 18 max 500 Control signal kHz 22 tone burst DiSEqC 1 2 Connections Sat I...

Page 122: ...ignal 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 Composite colour video signal Y 19 X X Video input 20 X Connector shield 21 X X VHS S VHS Switching The Scart sockets are switchable between VHS and S VHS The switch is made by selecting System Setup TV Settings AV Settin...

Page 123: ...123 Technical Appendix Connection Example PC oder Laptop Cinch Hi ﬁ Digital audio AC 3 optical Dolby Digital system PC or laptop DVR VCR ...

Page 124: ...s the standard for compression of digital TV signals MPEG 2 works up to a data rate of 100 MB s EB NO ratio The EB NO ratio is a measure of the signal to noise ratio of a digital signal The value is not identical to the C N value familiar from analogue reception technology At EB NO values below 5 dB no reception is normally possible FEC FEC is the abbreviation for Forward Error Correction The FEC ...

Page 125: ...ency Digital transponders simultaneously transmit several TV channels and several radio channels at a transmission frequency If a programme provider is broadcasting several TV channels via a digital transponder we refer to the provider s programme package The terms digital transponder and programme package have the same meaning Video bit rate The video bit rate describes the quantity of data from ...

Page 126: ...able on subscription e g PREMIERE PCMCIA Standard for internal decoder interface for pay TV PID See Short Technical Guide PIN Personal Identiﬁcation Number PIP See Short Technical Guide 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 fr...

Page 127: ...ry Connect tuner input LNB2 IN with second cable connect coaxial cable with F connection of SAT socket OR On Installation menu change LNB conﬁguration tuner input to 1 if only one satellite being received Remote control 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 c...

Page 128: ... please contact your specialist dealer The Kathrein Customer Hotline is also at your disposal Phone 0900 1122240 0 89 EUR per minute on land lines of Deutsche Telekom AG Internet www kathrein de KATHREIN Werke KG phone 49 8031 184 0 Fax 49 8031 184 306 Anton Kathrein Straße1 3 P O Box100444 83004RosenheimGERMANY 936 2858 A 1205 ZWT Technical data subject to change ...

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