Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:43 Page 1 User guide DIGITAL SATELLITE RECEIVER 4000 channels / Parental Control 2 Scarts / DiSEqC 1.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:43 Page 2 CAUTION Your AccessBox has ventilation slots. These slots must not be obstructed, even partially, in order to ensure proper ventilation. The lifetime and normal functioning of your device depends on these factors. The device may not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no object filled with liquid, such as vases, must be put on the device.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:43 Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 General installation advice Installation of a fixed dish on a satellite Installation of a dual-head satellite dish Astra 19,2° + Hot Bird Connection with a fixed satellite dish already aligned on a satellite Connection on a dual-head system Astra 19,2° + Hot Bird already aligned Connection on a motorised DiSEqC 1.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 4 1 GENERAL INSTALLATION ADVICE A Choice of the location and satellite dish assembling Whatever your choice of installation, your fixing nust be stable and vertical. • In the event of an obstacle, respect the rule of distances explained below. H UT SO • For the satellite dish assembly, look at the assembly sheet provided with the satellite. CAUTION: Please handle the satellite dish with caution because its fringes may be sharp.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 5 C Assembly and insulation of the «F» plug • The plug must be screwed on the strip iron aluminium. Take care that there is not a strand of the braid in contact with the central heart of the coaxial cable • When your installation is finished, do not forget to protect the LNB with appropriate waterproof material. (see picture below). LNB's badly insulated or not insulated at all are not covered by the guarantee.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 6 2 INSTALLATION OF A FIXED DISH ON A SATELLITE Read the installations advices, and particulary the paragraph E (page 5). A Connections The receiver must be disconnected from the mains, connect directly the LNB to the LNB input of the receiver. Connect the television to the receiver scart socket output. Switch on the television and connect the receiver to the mains. The green LED light is on, then the flickers with the red LED, then only the red LED remains on.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 7 3 INSTALLATION OF A DUAL-HEAD SATELLITE DISH ASTRA 19.2 + HOT BIRD Install the dual-head support in such a way that, when you look at the satellite dish, the shifted head is on the left. Initially, proceed in the same way as for a mono-head satellite dish (see preceding page), by directly connecting the receiver to the central LNB with only one cable and by aligning your satellite dish on Hot Bird. A Installation with a Tone Burst or DiSEqC 1.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 8 4 CONNECTION WITH A FIXED SATELLITE DISH ALREADY ALIGNED ON A SATELLITE The receiver being disconnected from the mains, connect directly the LNB to the LNB receiver input. Connect a scart lead from the television to the receiver TV output scart socket. Switch on the television, connect the receiver on the power supply, the green LED switches on, then flickers with the red LED, then only the red LED remains lit. Press the Standby button.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 9 6 CONNECTION ON A MOTORISED DISEQC 1.2 UNIT ALREADY ALIGNED Connect the cables and the leads as indicated on the figure below (figure #5). When 2 satellite receivers control the same motor, it is important that each one of them give the same number to a given satellite. For an easiest installation of your new digital receiver, locate the classification of the satellites used by your analogue demodulator.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 10 7 8 REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 1 Digital keys. In viewing mode, press these keys to 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 change channel by pressing the number of the channel you want to watch. In the programming mode, these keys are used to enter the digital values. Touch ON / OFF. Allows switching on or switching off and putting the terminal in standby MENU Key. Press this key to enter in the main menu or to leave the main menu.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 11 8 RECEIVER DESCRIPTION A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P 9 ON / OFF Key CH Key allow you to change channels upwards and downwards. Infrared receiver (detects the remote control infra-red signal). Signal Indicator. Switched on if the reception is good. Radio mode Indicator (switched off if you watch the television) Standby Indicator. Red when the receiver is standby. Switched off if the receiver works. TV/Radio Key. Equivalent to the remote control one.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 12 11 ADDING CHANNELS You can either add a particular channel if you know its parameters (frequency, polarity, SR), or you add a new unknown channel (update). A B Add channels from a transponder A channel is transmitted by what we call a transponder. It is a relay satellite of which should known the 4 following parameters: • Its frequency (e.g. 12551 MHz). • Its debit of symbol SR (e.g. 22000) • Its polarity (e.g.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 13 D E 12 Particular channel shearch (PID) In some cases (rare) a manual or automatic search doesn't find a channel that actually exists however. You should then add it with its "PID" which you will find in the specialised magazines or websites. • Go into, in MENU / INSTALLATION / CHANNEL SEARCH • On the line SATELLITE, press OK to display the satellites list. • With the CH keys, select the satellite, which emits the channel to be added, then press OK.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 14 13 A 1 SYSTEM SETUP Choice of language To choose the language of the menus, press MENU and then 3 times on the CH key, then twice on OK. Choose with the CH keys the language you wish then press OK. When several languages for the same channel are being broadcast by an operator (e.g. Euronews on HotBird), you can choose the language you wish by pressing on the AUDIO key. Make your choice with the CH keys then validate by OK.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 15 14 RESETTING THE RECEIVER This operation resets the memory, including all settings, as well as the channel list. Beware, all the modifications you carried out will be lost. To reset the receiver, do the followings: • Go into MENU / INSTALLATION / FACTORY DEFAULT • Press OK, confirm with YES and wait for a few seconds. The receiver will reset and ask for the desired language.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 16 17 TROUBLESHOOTING • The screen displays " BAD OR NO SIGNAL". Two causes : 1. The channel you wish to watch has disappeared from the transponder. Get a specialised magazine to know if the parameters of these channels have changed or if it has disappeared. 2. The motor is moving, wait until it has reached its final position. • On one or more channels, the screen is black. The channel you want to watch is probably scrambled.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 17 QUALITY FORM Digital receiver AccessBox Your Name: ............................. Address: .............................................. Postal Code: ............................ City: ..................................................... Date of purchase: Place of purchase: Store’s name: Region: .................................... Tel.:.......................................................
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 18 • Did you isolate the LNBs (heads)? yes no METRONIC insulating material Other METRONIC waterlocks Silicone Adhesive tape Other.............. • Do you think this user manual is clear enough to install a dish by yourself, without asking an installer? yes no Which modifications would you wish to see brought to this manual? ..................................................................................................................................................
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 19 ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE Y ou will find in the following pages, the channel parameters which we programmed in the receiver. This programming was established according to information’s, which are at our disposal to date, and according to programs which are broadcast to date.
Ntc Accessbox-GB 3/11/03 8:44 Page 20 CHANNEL GUIDE No. Astra 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Name 28.
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