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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing your RADIX E P S I L O N  1 FTA digital satellite receiver. In
doing so you have chosen an appliance built for the future, allowing you to take advan-
tage of numerous programmes and additional services such as electronic programme
guides which will eventually replace conventional analogue transmissions.

All RADIX products are manufactured to the highest standards at our ISO 9002
accredted manufacturing plants.

In the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties with your receiver, please note the
following:

If it is necessary to return your receiver, please send it together with all its accessories
and in its original packaging to your local dealer, from which you bought it and include a
copy of your invoice or receipt as well as a detailed description of the problem. Please
ensure you affix adequate postage to the package.

We hope you enjoy using RADIX digital satellite receiver!

Publisher’s statement:

EPSILON 1 FTA Instruction Manual

RADIX Electronic Vertriebs-GmbH • D-61381 Friedrichsdorf • F.R. Germany

© RADIX  Electronic Vertriebs-GmbH, 1999

Subject to change without notice
Issue 07/99, Version 1.0
Printed in Korea

Technical Documentation: Bartha Docuteam • D-64625 Bensheim

Introduction

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Страница 1: ...ad these instructions carefully before using this appliance Retain for future reference RADIX shall not be liable for damages resulting from improper use of this appliance RADIX Electronic Vertriebs GmbH D 61381 Friedrichsdorf F R Germany ...

Страница 2: ...lties with your receiver please note the following If it is necessary to return your receiver please send it together with all its accessories and in its original packaging to your local dealer from which you bought it and include a copy of your invoice or receipt as well as a detailed description of the problem Please ensure you affix adequate postage to the package We hope you enjoy using RADIX ...

Страница 3: ...tic Channel Search 15 6 6 The Main Menu Manual Search Manually Installing TV Channels 16 6 6 1 Entering TV Channels Frequencies 16 6 6 2 Entering the Symbol Rate 17 6 6 3 Selecting the Polarization 18 6 6 4 Setting Video PID Codes 18 6 6 5 Setting Audio PID Codes 19 6 6 6 Conducting a Search 19 6 6 7 Checking Signal Strength 20 6 7 Editing Transponder Data 20 6 7 1 Procedures for Editing Transpond...

Страница 4: ... from moisture risk of electric shock DANGER Do not place any objects into slots or ventilation holes risk of electric shock WARNING Do not cover ventilation holes risk of fire through overheating WARNING Only use original spare parts or professionally recommended spare parts Failure to do so may result in damage or injury and will cancel the guarantee CAUTION Switch the appliance off during elect...

Страница 5: ... and signs on the batteries to the signs on the inside of the remote control Your Receiver and its Functions Number Keys Channel Channel Exit Audio Mode Channel Allocation Mute Volume Selector forward Menu Programme List Programme Information Programme Guide Last Programme TV Radio Volume Selector backward Power ...

Страница 6: ...WARNUNG AVERTISSEMENT AVERTISSEMENT CAUTION CAUTION RF INPUT 13V 18V 400mA MAX RF OUTPUT RS 232 DIGITAL TV VCR IF Input for Coaxial Antenna Cable for Digital Signal Mains Conection 95 V 265 V IF Output for Analogue Receiver RS 232 for Connection to PC Audio Jacks for HI FI System analogue SCART Socket for VCR SCART Socket for TV Auxiliary Video Output Rear of Receiver Your Receiver and its Functio...

Страница 7: ...the manufacturers instructions All of the information needed for programming the receiver will be automatically called up your time zone deviation from GMT see appendix summer time yes no picture format for your TV The appropriate LNB oscillator frequency referred to in the LNB Local Frequency menu Programme frequencies and polarities for manual programming available in satellite magazines special...

Страница 8: ...MAX RF OUTPUT RS 232 DIGITAL TV VCR Antenna F Type Connector F Type Connector TV Hi Fi System Video Recorder External Receiver analogue analogue Auxiliary Video Output Use double shielded coaxial cable to connect the LNB to the receiver CAUTION When assembling the F type connector make sure that no part of the inner wire mesh sheath touches the inner core see diagram below Failure to do so can cau...

Страница 9: ... the Menu key to confirm your choice 6 2 The Main Menu Selecting a Language The Main Menu appears on your TV screen MENU EXIT Setup Value Language Main Menu Time Setting Installation Decoder Status Language English Time Offset GMT 00 00 S This menu allows you to programme your receiver You will only need to do this when you set up your receiver for the first time or when adding new channels Progra...

Страница 10: ...ain menu and confirm your choice by pressing the MENU key MENU EXIT Time Setting Language Main Menu 1 2 Time Setting Installation Decoder Status Offset GMT Summer OFF Use the CH key or CH key to set your local time zone the departure of your local time zone from Greenwich Mean Time GMT in 30 minute incre ments If necessary use the table of time zones appearing in the addendum to determine your loc...

Страница 11: ...e by pressing the MENU key 6 4 2 Changing the DiSEqC Setting NOTE Your satellite system must be equipped with a DiSEqC switch if you intend to work with digital satellite equipment control DiSEqC For detailed information on DiSEqC refer to Section 6 5 3 below Use the key to highlight the DiSEqC Change field and confirm your choice by pressing the MENU key MENU EXIT Setup Value TV Aspect Ratio Deco...

Страница 12: ...U EXIT Use the numerical keys to enter the password which is 9 8 1 5 Press the MENU key to confirm that all data stored in the receiver s memory should be deleted 6 4 4 Information on Decoder Status System Information This menu item provides information on the status of your receiver s software Highlight the System Information field and confirm your choice by pressing the MENU key MENU EXIT Setup ...

Страница 13: ... follows 6 5 1 Selecting a Satellite Use the key or key to highlight the Installation field and confirm your choice by pressing the MENU key MENU EXIT Setup Value Satellite Installation 1 3 Signal Strength DiSEqC 22KHz Auto Search LNB Lokal Freq Manual Search Satellite ASTRA DiSEqC A LNB Lokal UNIVERSAL AUTO Use the key or key to highlight the Satellite field and confirm your choice by pressing th...

Страница 14: ...on needed for making this setting i e upper lower frequency band horizontal verti cal polarization and the type of satellite system involved Impostazioni DiSEqC Tono DiSEqC Opzione Polarizzazione orizzontale verticale Banda LNB 9 75 GHz 10 6 GHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SAT A SAT B SAT C SAT D 15 16 14 V 14 V 18 V 18 V 14 V 14 V 18 V 18 V 14 V 14 V 18 V 18 V 14 V 14 V 18V 18 V 9 75 10 6 9 ...

Страница 15: ...matic channel search over those downlink frequency bands that have been set Use the and keys to highlight the Auto Search field EXIT Setup Value Satellite Installation 1 3 5 Signal Strength DiSEqC 22KHz Auto Search DF 3734 SR 5 832 3 26 New 5 LNB Lokal Freq Manual Search Search complete Press the MENU key to start the search While the search is in progress a clock will appear at the lower right ha...

Страница 16: ...le in the Installation menu use the key or key to highlight the Manual Search field and confirm your choice by pressing the MENU key Use the key or key to highlight the Video Frequency field and confirm your choice by pressing the MENU key MENU EXIT Setup Value Down Frequency Manual Search 1 3 6 Symbol Rate LNB Lokal 10600MHz DiSEqC 4 Video Freq 11837MHz LNB Polar Horizontal Symbol Rate 27 500MHz ...

Страница 17: ... 3 6 2 Symbol Rate LNB Polarity 28 100 MHz Video PID auto auto Audio PID Start Search Use the numerical keys to enter the desired symbol rate SR refer to satellite television magazines for lists of symbol rates Pressing the EXIT key will delete the entire entry Pressing the key will delete the rightmost digit of the entry Once the entry is correct press the MENU key to confirm it Programming Your ...

Страница 18: ...zines Press the MENU key to confirm your entry 6 6 4 Setting Video PID Codes Many channels will remain undetected by either an automatic or a manual channel search due to their poor identification in which case you may manually enter their proportional integral differential codes PID codes which appear listed in satellite television magazines which will allow you to receive them Use the key or key...

Страница 19: ...ncy bands involved Use the key or key to highlight the Start Search field Press the MENU key to start the search EXIT Setup Value Down Frequency Manual Search 1 3 6 6 Symbol Rate DF 4000 SR 28 125 New 18 LNB Polarity SETUP VALUE auto Start Search Video PID auto Audio PID While the search is in progress a clock will be inserted at the lower right hand corner of the screen and a blue bar will indica...

Страница 20: ...q Manual Search SNR STATUS The legend STATUS will appear onscreen for a few seconds when it will be replaced by LOCK accompanied by a triangular figure If the latter has only yellow and red segments then the received signal strength is weak Cautiously realign the antenna until the triangular figure reaches maximum size You will then have the best possible reception of the broadcast signal If the l...

Страница 21: ... UNIVERSAL AUTO Press the Info key on your remote control unit and then enter the password 9 8 1 5 using the numerical keys Confirm your entry by pressing the MENU key MENU EXIT Transponderdate Edit 01 ASTRA 02 EUTELSAT 03 ASIASAT2 04 PANAMSAT2 05 PANAMSAT4 06 INTEL602 07 INTEL604 08 INTEL703 TP H V SR You may now edit the transponder data shown Programming Your Receiver INFO ...

Страница 22: ...pressing the MENU key Use the key to highlight the field in the TP column and then use the numerical keys to enter the transponder s frequency Press the key to transit to the next field and then use the key or key to set the transponder s polarity H V Use the key to highlight the field in the SR column and then enter the transponder s symbol rate using the numerical keys Confirm your entries by pr...

Страница 23: ...y using the key or key to highlight the position involved and then using the key or key to select the letter required or the numerical keys to enter the numeral involved Confirm your entry by pressing the MENU key which will automatically acti vate the revised table Enter all of the necessary data following the procedures stated under Section 6 7 2 above 6 7 4 Editing Transponder Data NOTE You may...

Страница 24: ... 51 12260 H 22 000 52 12222 V 27 500 53 Confirm your selection by pressing the MENU key Either delete the highlighted data by pressing the key or press the EXIT key to abort the deletion 7 Using your Receiver Once you have finished all of the basic settings described above you can begin using your receiver NOTE Digital communications involve the transfer and processing of large amounts of data sim...

Страница 25: ...e channel is on a different frequency the message Tuning HF Signal appears The new channel takes slightly longer to appear The information displayed by the receiver remains on your screen for approxi mately three seconds or until you press the Exit key 7 3 Volume Control Mute Sound Use the or keys to adjust the volume VOLUME 15 Use the Mute key to mute the sound MUTE To restore the sound press the...

Страница 26: ...and right Mono1 L L left only Mono2 R R right only Swap R L alternating Press the Audio key again to return to TV mode 8 Programme Lists and Information Digital television offers you hundreds of channels and it s easy to lose track of your favourites To help you find your favourite programmes quickly and easily you can create programme lists Favorite Menu 8 1 Displaying a Programme List 8 1 1 Full...

Страница 27: ...e Press the INFO key to see programme information Press the Menu key to store your programme list Use the number keys to select a programme directly 8 1 2 Compact View Mode Press the FAV and INFO keys while viewing a programme Favorite Video Information P001 GDTV P002 Hunan SRTV P003 DW tv TV PIG P004 MCM P005 RAI internation FAV RADIO INFO MENU EXIT Networkname Frequency Symbol Rate The same func...

Страница 28: ... Rate Select Move and press the Menu key to confirm Either use the key or key to highlight the channel you want to move or enter its channel number using the numerical keys Press the Menu key to confirm Using the channel volume or number keys or select the location where you want to move the programme to Press the Menu key to confirm Repeat this procedure to move other programmes To close the menu...

Страница 29: ... signal Unfortunately this capability is not utilised by all TV broadcasters While viewing a programme press the GUIDE key to open the following overview screen Press EXIT to stop search Program Guide Video Video Audio EBU data Data 22 6 1999 End time 10 30 Content Rating Story In addition to the programme overview the following information is also available Video Content 4 3 Feature Film Drama 16...

Страница 30: ... and leads on screen menus in correctly installed adjust satellite antenna appear Faulty LNB Check LNB High levels of signal loss Replace cables or use a signal through cables booster Faulty LNB Replace LNB Faulty connection Repair connection Water corrosion damage No stereo sound Incorrect cable connecting Check SCART cable TV and receiver Remote control not Batteries exhausted Replace batteries ...

Страница 31: ...tternacht 23h 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 GMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 11 10 10 8 8 8 9 30 3 30 4 30 5 30 3 30 6 30 9 7 7 5 6 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 Zeitzonen Zeitzonen Gebiete mit Sommerzeit Landeszeit Ortszeit der jeweiligen Zeitzone bezogen auf 12h GMT Zeitunterschied gegenüber GMT in Stunden 17h 7 ...

Страница 32: ... 05 24 32 44 1 48 kHz MICROPROCESSOR AND MAIN MEMORIES Microprocessor type MC 68340 16 MHz Processing rate 4 7 MIPS Flash ROM for program memory 512 Mbytes 256 K x 16 DRAM 2 Mbytes 1 M x 16 Flash ROM for data memory 128 Kbytes 64 K x 16 DATA SERVICE PORT Connector 9 Pin D Female Type Protocol RS 232 Asynch Data rate max 19200 bps GENERAL DATA Input power voltage AC 190 260 V 50 Hz Power consumptio...

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