4.4 Satellite channels
Introduction
As well as the DVB-T and DVB-C reception, this TV has a built-
in satellite
DVB-S receiver
. With a satellite dish antenna
connected, you can receive
digital satellite channels
. You do not
need an external satellite receiver.
LNB
An LNB (Low Noise Block-downconverter) captures the signals
from a satellite and is mounted at the end of the pole on the
dish antenna. The TV can receive signals from 4 different LNBs.
Installation
With a properly set-up and connected satellite dish antenna, you
can install satellite channels on the TV.
You can install channels from 4 different satellites (4 LNBs).
1 Install
To search for satellites and install satellite channels, press
h
>
Setup
>
Search for satellite
and press
OK
. If you have already
installed satellites, select
Reinstall channels
and press
OK
.
2 Connection type
Before you start searching for satellites, you must set the
connection type. The connection type will determine the number
of LNBs you can install (the number of different satellites). For
ease of installation, select the correct type for the number of
satellites you want to install.
To set up the connection type, select
Settings
and press
OK
.
Select
Connection type
and select
One LNB
if you have only
one LNB, select
DiSEqC Mini
for 2 LNBs or select
DiSEqC 1.0
to install 3 or 4 LNBs. Select
Done
to close the settings.
3 Search for satellites
To start the search, select
Start
and press
OK
. The TV searches
for all available satellites. This can take several minutes. If no
satellites are found, check the antenna connections and the
position of the dish antenna.
The signal quality shown is not always representative of the signal
quality of all channels on that satellite.
To repeat the search for satellites, select
Restart
and press
OK
.
If you are satisfied with the satellites found, you can install all
their channels.
4 Install channels
To install all channels for the satellites you found, press
Install
.
The installation can take several minutes per satellite.
When the installation is finished, you can find all channels in the
satellite Channel list.
More settings
For most satellites, you do not need to change the LNB settings
but, if you are searching for a specific satellite on C-band for
instance, you need to set the LNB you use for this satellite to
Single
. Or, if you are an expert user, you might need a
Custom
setting for the LNBs you use.
Reset
You might have lost track of the settings you set up.
To reset the satellite installation settings to factory settings, select
Reset
in Settings and press
OK
.
Signal reception test
The automatic channel install might have missed a specific channel
or channels from a transponder. You can add a transponder with
Signal reception test. Read
Help
>
Setup
>
Satellite channels
>
Signal reception test
.
Dish antenna connection
Read more about the antenna connection for satellite in
Help
>
Connections
>
First connections
>
Satellite antenna
.
Find the list of preset satellites on this TV in
Help
>
Specifications
>
Power and reception
.
Add or remove
If satellite channels are already installed, you can add an extra
satellite to the installation. You can install channels from 4
different satellites - 4 LNBs.
1 Connection type
Check the Connection type setting before you add a satellite.
The setting
One LNB
receives only one LNB, the setting
DiSEqC
Mini
receives only 2 LNBs and the setting
DiSEqC 1.0
can
receive 3 or 4 LNBs.
To check the Connection type first, press
h
>
Setup
>
Search
for satellite
and press
OK
. Select
Reinstall channels
and select
Settings
and press
OK
. Select
Connection type
and select the
setting you need for the number of satellites you want to install.
Select
Done
to close the settings. Press
È
to close Reinstall
channels.
2 Add a satellite
To add a satellite, press
h
>
Setup
>
Search for satellite
and
press
OK
. Select
Add satellite
and press
OK
. The TV searches
for a satellite on the first free LNB. This can take several minutes.
If no satellites are found, check the antenna connections and the
position of the dish antenna. Select
Restart
or
Next LNB
.
If there are no free LNBs, you can remove a satellite first. Read
Remove satellites
on the following page.
3 Install channels
If you are satisfied with the added satellite, you can install the
channels.
To install all channels, press
Install
. The installation can take
several minutes. When installation is complete, you can find the
added channels in the satellite Channel list.
You can remove a satellite from your satellite installation.
To remove a satellite, press
h
>
Setup
>
Search for satellite
.
Select
Remove satellite
and press
OK
. Select the satellite you
want to remove and press
OK
. To confirm, select
Yes
and press
OK
. The satellite and its channels are removed from the
installation.
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