DSR - 101 ACE User Guide INFORMATION TO THE USER INFORMATION TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. WARNING Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, or translated to another language for any purpose. FOR YOUR SAFETY Be sure to read the user manual before starting the operation of the receiver. Do not open the housing. The receiver contains high-voltage components and parts. Do not expose to rain or moisture. Do not make objects or fluid enter the housing through the ventilation slot. If any spilt liquid went into to the housing, unplug the power cord and call your local service provider. Do not place close to any heat source. Do not press with hard or heavy object. To protect possible malfunction by lighting, we recommend you to use power surge unit. Call your local dealer for advise. I For Your Safety 1. Before Getting Started 1.1 Main Features 1.2 Accessories 2. Controls and Functions 2.1 Front Pannel 2.2 Rear Pannel 2.3 Remote Control Unit 3. Connections 3.1 Connecting to the TV, VCR and Satellite Antenna 3.2 Connecting to the TV, HiFi system and 0/12V switch 3.3 Connecting DiSEqC switch 4. Settings and Operations 4.1 Basic Settings 4.2 Viewing TV(or Radio) 4.3 Other functions 4.4 System Settings 5. Appendix 5.1 Troubleshooting 5.2 Specification 5.3 Glossary C O N T E N T S 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 7 7 8 8 9 9 14 18 20 23 23 23 24 II USER GUIDE 1.1 Main Features Easy Menu Function TV Guide Function RF Output Function Electronic Program Guide(EPG) for On Screen Channel Information Software Upgrading Function Through RS-232C Cable by PC Perfect DiSEqC 1.2 and 0/12V Support for Various Antenna System or 2-LNB on 1 Antenna System Supports of Ku/C band, SCPC and MCPC Additional Audio Output Function for Connection to Hi-Fi Audio System Other Functions of Remote Controller, Receiving Level Selection, Channel Editing, Menu Language Selection and Audio Selection Digital free-to-air Satellite Receiver NTSC & PAL Output Function Regardless of the TV type, NTSC and PAL channels can be viewed by selection When PAL channel is viewed on NTSC TV, small deletion on up & down sides of the screen may occur and it is normal, as its conversion is managed by software. And darker color on the bottom side of the screen may occur, when NTSC channel is viewed on PAL TV. 500 Transponders and 2000 Channel Memory Function Teletext Supported Multi Language Function(Menu, Audio) 1 USER GUIDE 1.2 Accessories User Manual Battery Remote Control Unit RCA cable 2 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 2.1 Front pannel STANDBY ON Turn the power on/off. MENU Shows the menu application. Channel Change channel, move menu, or input frequency value. Volume Control volume, change item on menu or input frequency value. OK Select menu or value on menu item. CI Slot Insert CI module into CI slot.(It is needed for only model contained Common Interface function) 3 2.2 Rear pannel Real pannel DIGITAL It receives signals from the LNB in the range of 950 ~ 2150MHz. Connect a satellite dish to DIGITAL. OUT It sends signal to the another receiver. RS-232C It receives data by connecting to PC for software upgrading. Connect with RS-232C cable a PC and receiver. AUDIO It provides stereo audio output. Connect the audio on TV to AUDIO with RCA cable. VIDEO It provides composite video output. Connect the Video on TV to VIDEO with RCA cable. 0/12 VOLT It provides 0 or 12V output for external LNB switch. TV ANT IN The signal supplied to this connector from a TV antenna will be sent to TV antenna output. Connect a TV antenna to TV ANT IN. TV output It provides a modulated audio and video from the receiver. Connect the TV/VCR on TV to TV/VCR with the RF cable. ON/OFF The switch is to turn on or off the main power of the receiver mechanically. 4 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 2.3 Remote Control Unit Open the controller cover on the back and insert two batteries (AA - 1.5V). POWER Turn the power on/off. TV/SAT Select between TV Channels and Satellite channels for RF output. Numeric(0~9) Move menu, change channel or input frequency value. CLEAR Clear wrong number input or delete channel from TV (Radio) list or favorite channel list. MUTE Deactivate current sound. MENU Shows the menu application. EXIT Exit from the menu. Page UP/DOWN Move to previous/next page on TV(Radio), Favorite Channels or Edit TV(Radio) Channels. Volume Control volume, change item on menu or input frequency value. Channel Change channel, move menu, or input frequency value. OK Select menu or value on menu item. 5 USER GUIDE PROGRAM GUIDE Shows the broadcasting information.(Video - Audio - LNB) INFORMATION Shows the information of current channel. Click the INFO button twice, TELETEXT mode will be displayed. FAVORITE Add TV or Radio channel to the favorite list on Edit TV(Radio) Channels, or watch favorite channel from your favorite list. TV Change to TV mode from radio channel. RADIO It is for fast change to radio mode from TV channel. Shows the current Radio program list. FLASH BACK It is to move to previous channel. MULTI LANGUAGE Select the audio language from 2 or more audio language channels available. MULTI AUDIO Select Stereo, Main or Sub from multi language channels available. SCREEN SIZE Select between standard 4:3 and wide 16:9 screen sizes.
*ANA/DIGI Change between analog mode and digital mode.
*OSD When analog satellite signal is received, it is to turn OSD on or off. TEXT Change to Teletext mode.
**WEST/EAST The function of EAST/WEST button is to move the Position Actuator westward/eastward. Note Buttons marked with * operate only in model contained analog function. Buttons marked with ** operate only in model contained positioner function. 6 USER GUIDE 3.1 Connecting to the TV, VCR and Satellite Antenna It is not necessary to adjust power, as the product is of free - voltage (100 ~ 240V ) 1. Connect the RF cable from the TV OUTPUT on the satellite receiver to a TV and connect the RF modulate on the VCR and the TV ANT.IN. 3. Connect an antenna to the LNB socket on the VCR or other receiver and cable of the satellite dish to the DIGITAL on the satellite receiver. 7 USER GUIDE 3.2 Connecting to the TV, HiFi system and 0/12V switch 1. Connect the RCA cable from the VIDEO INPUT on the TV to the VIDEO on the satellite receiver. 2. To use 0/12V switch, connect one cable of the 0/12V switch to the 0/12V on the satellite switch and connect another cable to the DIGITAL on the satellite receiver. 3. Connect a RF stereo cable from the AUDIO RL on the satellite receiver to the AUDIO RL on the HiFi system. 3.3 Connecting DiSEqC switch If you have one antenna equipped with many LNBs or two antennas with one LNB on each, you need a DiSEqC switch. 1. Connect the LNBs to a DiSEqC switch at first. 2. Connect the antenna cable to the OUT connector on the DiSEqC switch and connect the end of the cable to the DIGITAL on the satellite receiver. DiSEqC switch 8 Basic Settings 4.1 Basic Settings If it is the first time using a receiver, you should set parameters for system configuration. Refer to the following section. 1. Turn on your TV and Satellite receiver. 2. Press the MENU button, main menu screen will appear as shown below.
<LNB Power>
1. Select Installation on the Main Menu. 2. Select LNB Power. 3. If LNB Power is independently supplied from outside source, set the LNB Power OFF. Otherwise set it ON. 4. After completion of LNB Power setting, go back to Installation menu by pressing MENU. 15 Settings and Operations
<DiSEqC 1.2 Limit Settings>
If you have a DiSEqC 1.2 motoried system to control your satellite antenna you have to make the following setting. First, you must select ON on DiSEqC 1.2 of LNB Setting in the TP Configuration. <
1. Select DiSEqC 1.2 Limit Settings of the installation. 2. You should set the East Limit and West Limit of your satellite antenna If you use the satellite receiver at first. Press OK button on the Change Limit item, set the East/West Limit. Please refer to the TP Configuration section >
3. Select satellite you want and DiSEqC1.2 Pos. will be set automatically. Satellite / DiSEqC1.2 Pos. The Satellite shows current name of satellite, and DiSEqC1.2 Pos. shows positioner value of the current satellite. DiSEqC1.2 Command DiSEqC1.2 Command changes the current mode between Installer and User. Movement In User mode this is used to tune the position of the motor. In Installer mode this is used to search for the position of a satellite manually. Store Stores the current position of the motor for the selected satellite name. Goto Moves the motor to the stored position of the selected satellite name. 9 DiSEqC1.2 Limit Settings
<TP Configuration>
You have to know valid value for your LNB at first. 1. Select TP Configuration of the installation. 2. Select correct name of Satellite. If there is no proper satellite name listed in the item, select one from any of USER1 ~ USER 19. 3. To change value of LNB from each satellite, press OK button from LNB.
< Standard >
< Universal >
or numeric key. 4. For universal type of LNB, select Universal from LNB Type item and input the LNB frequency value on L.O.Freq. and L.O.Freq.Low by using VOL For standard type of LNB, select Standard from LNB Type and input correct value on L.O.Freq.. 5. While only 1 antenna is in use, set the 0/12V switch and DiSEqC mode to Disable. In case of STANDARD, select OFF from 22KHz. If more then 1 antenna is in use, select 0V or 12V from 0/12V switch, or select a proper position from Mini A, Mini B, DiSEqC 1 ~
DiSEqC 4 by different DiSEqC type as you are using DiSEqC switch. 6. Select Search Channels on the TP Configuration press OK, all the available TP will be searched automatically. 10 Settings and Operations 7. Move to desired TP with CH you want, move to Add and press OK button. on the RCU. If there are no transponder data which 8. Select the desired satellite. And input correct values of Frequency, Polarization and Symbol Rate. Select the Polarization value as Hor or Ver. If you did not know accurate polarization value select Auto. Note You should find the correct data from satellite magazine or internet(http://www.SATCODX.com). 9. After all the values are input, select Search Channels and wait until the automatic search is completed. If FTA only is selected as YES, only free channels will be searched without scrambled pay channels. Otherwise all channel with scrambled pay channels will be searched. Scrambled pay channels is marked as $ at the beginning of the channel name. After successful completion of channel searching, move to TV Channels or Radio Channels on MAIN MENU to select currently received channels. Then you should select the TV channel or Radio channel which you want. After then you can watch the TV program or listen to the radio. To find not only TP information but also all the channels from current satellite, select Network Search. Note Depending on certain TP or satellite, the Network Search function may not work. 11 TP Configuration 12. In case of searching a certain satellite which can not be searched by TP Search, add channels by PID. Select Add Channel and input proper Channel name and input the values of Video PID, Audio PID and PCR PID. Then, press OK button from the Add item. 12 Viewing TV 4.2 Viewing TV(or Radio) 1. Press the Power button. 2. Press the TV(or Radio) button. 3. If you want to see all TV channel list, click the MENU button and then select the TV Channels(or Radio Channels). TV Channels(or Radio Channels) window will appear. Click the , you will see current Satellite name box. Select any satellite in the satellite name box, only the TV list of selected satellite will be displayed. VOL Viewing Favorite Channel 1. Press FAV key. 2. Select a CH
. To move to next or previous page, press PAGE UP/DOWN buttons on Favorite TV(or Radio) List. 13 Settings and Operations Edit TV Channels / Edit Radio Channels From these menus you can creat and edit channel list. Press OK button from Edit TV Channels and similar screen will be shown as below. Arrange channel To change the channel orders from TV List, press OK button from your desired channel. Then you should move to desired number by pressing CH
, after then press OK button. Its orders will be changed. Delete channel To delete a certain channel from current TV List, press CLEAR button on the channel to be deleted. To confirm the deletion, press CLEAR button once more. To cancel the deletion procedure, press FAV button. Creat favorite channel You can creat favorite channel list, containing the channel which you want to watch frequently. Press FAV button channel you want, and then selected channel will be moved to Favorite List box. To delete the disired channel from the Favorite List, press CLEAR button. Help function You can see the functions of each button in Edit TV List. Select the HELP button. 14 Lock Channels Sort If you want to sort channels in order, select the SORT button in Edit channels. You can select the order you want. Lock Channels From here you can lock channels in any of the lists in order to prevent your children from watching. If you have the password already and want to lock a certain channel, press F.BK button at the desired channel. Everytime you watch the channel, the unit will ask you to input password. Edit Channel Name 1. Press INFO button on Edit TV or Edit Radio list. Cursor will be moved by using VOL
, CH
. 2. Press OK button on desired alphabet. To delete pre-selected alphabet, press CLEAR button. 3. To change character set(upper, lower, number), press INFO button. By using MENU button, it will be automatically stored and moved to previous menu. 15 Settings and Operations Parental Control If you use this funciton you have to enter the password everytime you start this satellite receiver. 1. Select Parental Control on the installation. 2. To secure program setting and installation, select Change Password. 3. Input 4 digits New Password. And input password Confirm New once more. After all the password function is set, the unit will ask you to input password to get into the menus of Installation and System Settings. Input correct password which was already stored. If the password is forgotten, contact your service provider. 16 Other Functions 4.3 Other functions Audio Selection If broadcasting channel is supporting multi language, different language can be selected from Audio Selection. 1. To select different language on current channel, select Audio Selection on the Main Menu. 2. Press OK button on your favorite language. According to different audio data on each channel, up to 4 different audio language types can be selected. TV Guide Press GUIDE button of RCU for channel information. This function works in digital mode only. Teletext function Pressing the TEXT button will open a Teletext page. Select teletext pages with the numeric buttons on the RCU. 17 Settings and Operations From Teletext Screen CLEAR Overlay background screen and teletext mode according to the following order(transparency - Teletext only - Opacity) INFO Hold of current Teletext page PAGE UP/DOWN Move previous and next page in one CH UP/DOWN Move previous and next page in one FAV/TV/RADIO/F.BK/LANG/AUDIO 100/200/300/400/500/600 page level 0 ~ 9 Select Teletext page EXIT Exit teletext mode Clock Function
- From the Front Pannel Menu button The clock shows 12:00 oclock on the front panel when the power is off. If user press MAIN button, the 12:00 oclock is on and off continually and then user can set up the time using the VOL, CH, OK buttons. If user press MENU button again, the setting is finished and the time works regularly. Channel button This CH allows user to set up the time. Volume button This VOL allows user to set up the minute. OK button This OK button allows user to finish the setup of time. If user press OK button after setting up time, the on and off is gone on the front panel and the time works regularly. 18 System Settings 4.4 System Settings Please make sure to press OK button always, after the changing items of System Settings. Audio language Only if a current channel contains 2 or more audio language information, set the Audio Language as English or other favorite language. Then press OK button for its confirmation. Menu Language For menu language selection, select desired language from Menu Language of system Settings. Audio mode Select desired audio mode among Stereo, Main or Sub. For general selection, Stereo is r e c o m m e n d e d . Time Adjustment To set the receiver time for EPG(Electronic Program Guide), set the time according to GMT(Greenwich Mean Time) by using CH
. If EPG in England is needed to set, adjust as 00:00. In the case of Beijing, adjust as 08:00. TV Aspect Ratio Select 4:3 for normal TV or 16:9 for wide TV. Then press OK button for its confirmation. If 4:3 ratio is selected on normal TV for wide channel, both left and right side of the screen will be a bit trimmed. If 16:9 ratio is selected on normal TV for wide channels the screen trim symptom will not occur. However the screen will be in narrow view. Wide screen will be properly viewed, only when wide channel is broadcasting. 19 Settings and Operations TV Standard Except for a few, most countires are using PAL system for TV signal, accordingly set TV Standard as PAL. To be more flexible for NTSC or PAL signal from different satellites, select MULTI for automatic signal conversion. Then press OK button for its confirmation. RF mode If the satellite receiver is connected to the TV with a RF cable, you have to set the RF mode, which is dependent on the country where the satellite is being used. 1. Select the accurate RF System type of country the satellite receiver is used. 2. Select the Channel No(Select a channel of RF output of TV set that you are using). 3. Select TV or SAT on the RF out. Color 1. The color change from OSD display menu screen is available from 1 to 4 on Color Set. By changing the Color set numbers, the changes in color can be easily noticed from total different color sets. 2. To make partial changes in each section, change th Color ID and input different values to Red, Green, and Blue. Color ID 1 ~ 7 is the color of ICON and the COlor ID 8 ~ 15 is the colors of menu and background. 20 System Settings S/W Version Show software version. Select S/W Version. Initialization Press OK button from Initialization. If you want initialization, select OK button, otherwise, select any button of remote controller. The receiver will be turned off and on automatically after 1~2 seconds to initialize all the values to factory setting mode. As this procedure will clear and set to factory default values, end users are not recommended to operate this function. 21 A p p e n d i x 5.1 Troubleshooting SYMPTOM SOLUTION No picture display and no LCD channel display No picture display with normal LCD channel display No satellite channel with MAIN MENU screen on No sound with normal screen display Remote control unit does not work Check the power connection 1. Check the connection with TV 2. Check the connection between TV outside input and receiver cable 1. Check the LNB, Frequency, Polarization and Symbol Rate from Installation menu 2. Check the connection of receiver or Antenna angle 1. Check between sound output connector and TV 2. Check if it is not in MUTE condition Check if the batteries in remote control unit are dead 5.2 Specification LNB/Tuner RF input frequency 950 to 2,150MHz RF input level LNB control LNB power LNB tone switch External LNB switch
-65 to -25dBm DiSEqC1.0/1.2 13V/18V(Max.400mA) 22KH 2KHz(0.6Vp-p) 0/12V(100mA) MPEG VIdeo Audio VIDEO Resolution Video output level Aspect ratio Audio Frequency range Sampling frequency MPEG-II Main Profile@Main Level MPEG-II layer I&II 720 576 1Vp-p into 75 4:3, 16:9 20Hz to 20KHz 32/44.1/48KHz Frequency response 20Hz to 20KHz Hi-Fi Quality Digital stereo Audio output level General Data Supply voltage 2V rms into 600
(100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60Hz) Power consumption Max.100W(Standby 15W) Operating temp. Storage temp. Dimensions Weight 22
~65
~ 50 0
-40 340(W) 3.0Kg 247(D) 67.5(H)mm G l o s s a r y 5.3 Glossary LNB Low Noise Block converter. The LNB is an electronic unit mounted on satellite dish to receive signals reflected by the dish and convert to signals. L.O. frequency Local Oscillator frequency as a part of LNB. It converts the satellite frequency to usable signals for the receiver. Polarization Polarization allows several programs to be fitted into same frequency band. Symbol Rate Size of the digital package transmission Parental Control The function is to allow parents to lock channels for unsuitable viewers. A locked program can only be unlocked with the password. DVB Digital Video Broadcast. International standard for digital TV broadcasting MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group, A system for compression of digital data RF Radio Frequency EPG Electronic Programming Guide. Program information is displayed on the TV screen, depending upon the satellite condition. MHz Abbreviation for MegaHertz. The prefix mega means million, and Hertz means cycles per second. DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control 23 A p p e n d i x NTSC National Television Standards Committee PAL Phase Alternate Line Ku band 11~18GHz Frequency C band 3~4GHz Frequency SCPC Single Channel Per Carrier MCPC Multi Channel Per Carrier PID Packet Identifier. TP TransPonder SCART, RCA A connector for connection of Satellite receiver, VCR and TV sets. VCR Video Cassette Recorder. 24