User manual HUMAX F1-VA

[. . . ] Locate the STB indoor place properly to prevent lightening, raining and direct sunlight. LOCATION : WARNING RISK ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates "dangerous voltage" inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury. This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product. 1 STB Connection Introduction There are several ways of connecting the STB to your existing TV/Audio system. Some of the methods enable you to listen to music in stereo sound of CD like quality. Consult your local supplier for assistance in setting up an Video/Audio configuration best suited to your unique requirements. [. . . ] ( Not supplied on the STB's RCU ) because the teletext service is controlled by the television. 12 : 00 Soundtrack Some broadcasters supply multiple language Soundtracks. Use the UP/DOWN keys to select the required language and press OK key to select it. In addition, you are able to choose either only the left sound or right sound of Dual/Mono of soundtrack using the LEFT or RIGHT key. Channel List While you are viewing a channel, press OK key and you can view the channel List. Select the required channel using UP/DOWN or PgDn/PgUp keys and press OK key to select the required channel. 5 To download new software The software upgrade function allows the STB to be upgraded when new functions become available. Embedded Viaccess Module and 2 x Smart Card You can enjoy not only scrambled channels for Viaccess but also free channels by this STB. And you can watch the scrambled channels without Common Interface Module beacuse this STB includes functions of Common Interface Module by oneself. Your required Smart Card is supported by service provider or distributor. 6 Guide of Main Menu This section introduces the Main Menu structure of STB. Using Menus By pressing the ARROW key on the RCU you can select menus. This is a valid in all menus. Parameters Language Setting Use to select the Menu and Audio language. Menu Language You are able to select the language for the menu and OSD( On-Screen Display ). Main Audio Language Some channel providers broadcast with one or more alternative language soundtracks. You can select your preferred Audio language in this submenu. Time Setting Time Adjustment If your time zone is different from that of the service provider, you can adjust to your local time. Turn On Time (Automatic switch on time) To set a wake up time, you can enter the 4 digits of hours and minutes using the 0 ~ 9 number keys. If DISABLE is selected, the STB will not automatically turn on. 7 Turn Off Time (Automatic switch off time) To set a sleep time, you can enter the 4 digits of hours and minutes. If DISABLE is selected, the STB will not automatically turn off. System Setting This menu is used to configure the Audio/Video output parameters, including setting the type of A/V output on the SCART, RF and RCA connector. The Video output can be set for RGB, Composite video (CVBS) or S-VHS depending on the function of TV when you have connected to the SCART. If you have a widescreen TV, the aspect ratio setting in screen mode should be adjusted to 16:9 to allow the STB to automatically switch to widescreen format for a widescreen programme. Box display time setting The brightness and display duration of the information box is set here. If you enter 5 seconds, information box is displayed for 5 seconds after a channel change. Box from being displayed when changing channel or pressing i key. UHF Tuning This menu is used to configure the UHF TV output setting. The required UHF channel, the PAL sound mode and channel offset adjustment are set here. The UHF tuning on the TV may need to be altered after changing the UHF output channel on the STB. 8 Organizing Channels The Organizing Channel menu allows the user to re-arrange or delete channels that the STB has registered during a channel search. Note : To restore the deleted channels, you must try the channel searching again. Organizing Bouquets All Bouquets found are listed in the left hand column of the screen. A Bouquet is a group of channels organized together by the broadcaster. [. . . ] The undesired and scrambled channels can be deleted by using the Organizing Channel menu. Note : It channels do not describe on the screen, should be check the antenna alignment or LNB frequency again. 14 Specification IRD Specification Items Power Input frequency CPU RAM Flash Memory EEPROM Data service SCART RCA LNB power Modulation/FEC type DiSEqC Bus Tone Switching RF Modulator Specification Video compression Aspect ratio On-screen display EPG LNB Selector (Control output) MCPC/SCPC 950 ~ 2150 MHz L64108 (MIPS R3000) 2Mbyte 2Mbyte 16Kbyte 1 RS-232C, 19KBPS, 9P DSUB 2 SCART ; 1 VCR, 1 TV 2 left and right Audio/Video Switchable 13. 5/18V (400mA max) QPSK/Multiple convolutional coding (DVB compliant) DiSEqC Ver 1. 0 Supported 22KHz UHF ch21 ~ 69 with PAL I/B/G MPEG-2/DVB Compliant SI MP@ML in MPEG-2 4:3 and 16:9 with pan vector 16 colours supported 0/12V supported Specification 190 ~ 250V AC 50/60Hz 15 Channel Processing Items Input Frequency Range Tuning System Tuning Step Size Modulation Inner FEC Outer FEC Input Signal Data Rate IF Bandwidth Connector Type 950 ~ 2150 MHz PLL Digital Synthesis channels 125KHz max QPSK (DVB Specification) Rates is 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6 or 7/8 (DVB Specification) Reed Solomon coding RS (204, 188, t=8) DVB compliant 2 ~ 31Ms/s 36MHz F-Type (IEC 169 - 24 female) Specification Video Specification Items Specification TV system Video Decoding PAL I, G or B ISO/IEC 13818-2, MP@ML 704 pixels x 576lines x 25 frames per second Multiple video resolutions 544 pixels x 576lines x 25 frames per second 480 pixels x 576lines x 25 frames per second 352 pixels x 576lines x 25 frames per second Specification Meets ETR 154 amended in ALM-95-021 MPEG Audio Items Operation Modes Sampling rates Resolution Specification Mono, dual, stereo and joint stereo audio 32, 44. 1 and 48KHz 18 bit digital to analogue converters RF Modulator Items Features Connector Channel Range Preset Channel Specification Input and lossless RF bypass supported IEC coaxial female 9. 5 mm. (IEC 169-2) CCIR UHF E21-E69 adjustable channel 38 (or TBD) 16 Trouble Shooting Guide Symptoms Check Points About STB Does not display any message on the front panel or STB does not work. Picture does not appear Check the main power cable and main power switch on the rear panel. [. . . ]