Operation Manual

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For your safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Welcome to digital satellite TV! . . . . . . . 3

Updates to your set-top box . . . . . . . . . . 3

Inserting the batteries in your remote

control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Your remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Remote control buttons: quick reference 4

Making the most of your remote control 5

Your set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Rear panel connectors overview . . . . . . . 7

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The supplied equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Where to place your set-top box . . . . . . 8

What else do I need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Smart card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

LNB positions table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting to the telephone line . . . . . 13

Inserting your smart card . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Taking care of your smart card . . . . . 14

Connecting a ‘magic eye’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting to the mains supply . . . . . . . 15

Switching on for the ﬁrst time . . . . . . . . 16

RF Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Making the installation settings . . . . . . . . 18

Choosing your country . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Checking the signal and searching for

channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Activating your subscription . . . . . . . 22

Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Contents

Surfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

What is the Surfer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Changing channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Unlocking a locked channel . . . . . . . . . . .23

Displaying the channel banner . . . . . . . . .24

Displaying extra programme

information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Using the TV and radio channel lists . . . .26

Changing the audio language . . . . . . . . . .27

Changing the subtitle language . . . . . . . .27

Interactive features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Extra information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Recording a digital satellite programme .28

Switching between digital satellite TV and

terrestrial TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Displaying the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Using the Setup menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Using the Control Settings menu . . . . . .31

Changing your PIN code . . . . . . . . . .31

Setting the age lock level . . . . . . . . . .32

Setting the purchase threshold . . . . .33

Viewing entitlements . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Changing the language settings . . . . . . . .34

Changing the TV settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Using the Signal Settings menu . . . . . . . .37

Changing the antenna conﬁguration .38

Checking the signal quality . . . . . . . . .39

Searching for channels . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Adding extra channels . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Viewing set-top box information . . . . . . .41

Restoring the factory settings . . . . . . . . .42

Solving problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Speciﬁcation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

End User Licence Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Summary of content (46 pages)

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Contents For your safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome to digital satellite TV! . . . . . . . 3 Updates to your set-top box . . . . . . . . . . 3 Inserting the batteries in your remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Your remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Remote control buttons: quick reference 4 Making the most of your remote control 5 Your set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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For your safety Your set-top box has been manufactured to meet international safety standards, but you must take care if you want to obtain the best results and operate it safely. It is important that you read this booklet completely, especially the safety instructions below. If you have any doubts about the installation, operation or safety of your set-top box, please consult your dealer. WARNING! Remember that contact with 230 V AC mains can be lethal or can cause a severe electric shock.
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Welcome to digital satellite TV! Thank you for choosing the Pace set-top box for Viasat. Please follow the instructions in this User Guide carefully to enjoy all the advantages of digital satellite TV. We advise following the user instructions and recommendations supplied with your set-top box, especially for firsttime use. Your set-top box fully complies with international DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) standards. ❖ Updates to your set-top box From time to time, your set-top box may be updated.
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Your remote control ❖ Remote control buttons: quick reference S To put your set-top box into or out of standby c To turn the sound on or off number buttons (0-9) To change channel and enter numbers guide To display the portal, to use interactive services epg To display the Viasat epg epg guide colour buttons (red, green, yellow, blue) To perform various functions, depending on what is showing on your TV screen OK To confirm a choice or make a selection U, D, L and R To move the highlight around the sc
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Your remote control ❖ Making the most of your remote control Changing channel Using menus and on-screen displays number buttons (0-9) To change channel number buttons (0-9) To enter on-screen numbers such as your PIN code ch + and – To change channel up or down colour buttons To perform various functions, depending on what is showing on your TV screen tv/radio To change between digital TV and digital radio channels red colour button To switch between digital satellite TV and terrestrial TV epg guide
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Your set-top box ❖ Front panel remote control sensor Window that receives the signal from your remote control (do not block) epg button To display the Viasat epg (electronic programme guide) menu button To display the main menu menu menu back button To remove a menu and go back up to the previous screen epg epg OK OK back back smart card slot To insert your smart card signal signal standby standby message message online online smartcard smartcard Digital Satellite Receiver Digital Satellite Rec
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Your set-top box ❖ Rear panel connectors overview Full details about connecting up and installing your set-top box begin on page 8. ANT IN To connect the lead from your TV antenna SAT IN To connect the lead from your satellite dish TO TV To connect an RF lead to your TV (or VCR) 230V 50Hz mains in Do not connect the mains plug to the wall socket until you have made ALL the other connections telephone line in To connect the telephone lead ENGLISH SPDIF (optional connector) 3.
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Installation To install your Viasat set-top box, follow the instructions from this page up to page 22. ❖ The supplied equipment If you have not already done so, remove all the packaging.
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Installation ❖ What else do I need? Smart card If you wish to view premium services, you will need a smart card. This is available from your service provider, Viasat. Satellite dish You will need a correctly-installed satellite dish, pointing at the correct satellite(s). ◆ If you have a satellite dish but it is not pointing at the correct satellite(s), you will need to make adjustments. Please see the information supplied with your dish/LNB for details on how to do this, or seek professional advice.
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Installation Connection method 1: To TV and VCR (with RF loopthrough) If you wish to connect your set-top box to a TV (with or without a SCART connector) and a VCR (without SCART connectors), connect up as shown in the diagram below. RF lead (not supplied) TV VCR ANTENNA IN TV OUT ANTENNA IN IN Lead from your satellite dish Supplied SCART lead Supplied RF lead Lead from your TV antenna 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Installation Connection method 2: To TV and VCR If you have a VCR with a SCART connector and a TV with a SCART connector, you can connect up as shown in the diagram below. Supplied RF lead Lead from your TV antenna TV VCR IN TV OUT IN ANTENNA IN SCART lead (not supplied) ENGLISH Supplied SCART lead ANTENNA IN Lead from your satellite dish 1. Use the supplied SCART lead to connect your set-top box to your TV. 2. Use a SCART lead (not supplied) to connect your set-top box to your VCR. 3.
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Installation Connection method 3: To TV only If you wish to connect your set-top box to a TV only, connect up as described in 3A or 3B below. (The diagram below shows methods 3A and 3B combined.) TV IN Lead from your satellite dish ANTENNA IN Supplied SCART lead Supplied RF lead Lead from your TV antenna 3A: If your TV has a SCART connector 1. Use the supplied SCART lead to connect your set-top box to your TV. 2.
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Installation ❖ Connecting to the telephone line Supplied telephone adapter Telephone socket 3 Telephone line wall-socket 1 2 Supplied telephone lead Note Adapter for Sweden RJ11 socket If your telephone wall socket is an RJ11 socket, you may need a splitter (not supplied) so that you can plug in both your set-top box and your telephone. 1. 2. 3.
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Installation ❖ Inserting your smart card 1. 2. Take your smart card from its packaging (if you have not already done so) and hold it so that the picture is facing upwards, with the arrow pointing towards your set-top box, and the ‘smart’ patch is facing downwards and at the end away from you. Insert the smart card into the smart card slot of the front panel of your set-top box. Insert it as far as it will go, without forcing it.
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Installation ❖ Connecting to the mains supply Once you have safely made all the other connections, you can connect your set-top box to the mains supply. 1. Using the supplied mains lead, insert the set-top box mains connector into the mains input (marked 230V 50Hz) on your set-top box, as shown in the diagram below. 2. Connect the mains plug to the mains wall socket as shown in the diagram below. 3. If there is a switch by the mains wall socket, switch it on. 4.
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Installation ❖ Switching on for the first time When you connect your set-top box to the mains, your set-top box’s front panel lights go through a start-up sequence. After about 20 seconds, your set-top box is switched on and out of standby, and the standby light is green. ◆ Make sure your TV is switched on. If the Countries screen below displays, your TV is ready for digital satellite channels.
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Installation ❖ RF Tuning If you have connected up your equipment via RF leads, you may need to perform RF tuning before you can watch digital satellite TV. Note If you have previously had an analogue satellite receiver connected to your TV (and/or VCR), you may find that your ‘channel for satellite TV’ still works for your new digital channels. Try it to see - if it works you do not need to perform RF tuning. ENGLISH RF tuning your TV (and VCR) to your set-top box 1.
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Installation ❖ Making the installation settings Choosing your country If you have completed the installation instructions up to this point, the Countries screen is displayed on your TV screen. (See page 16 for a picture of the Countries screen.) 1. Take your remote control. If you have not already inserted the batteries, do so now (see page 3). 2. Press U or D until the country you want is highlighted, then press OK. A Welcome screen now displays.
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Installation Setting the antenna configuration and choosing a satellite When you select ‘Manual’, the Antenna Configuration screen displays. 1. 3. 4. 5. ENGLISH 2. Press L or R to select the number of LNBs you have in your set-up. Press D to highlight the ‘LNB Index’ line, then press L or R to select LNB Index 1. Press D to highlight the ‘Satellite’ line, then: ◆ If you are using a single fixed LNB, press L or R to select the satellite that your LNB is set-up for.
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Installation Checking the signal and searching for channels The Signal Quality screen is now displayed. You use this screen to confirm that your set-top box is receiving a satellite signal. The details on the screen show the name of the satellite, together with bars showing the strength and quality of the signal being received from this satellite. Your set-top box must receive both a signal strength and a signal quality of about 60% in order to successfully find channels.
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Installation A progress screen displays to confirm that the search is taking place. When the search is complete, a screen displays to tell you the number of TV and radio channels that your set-top box has found. 5. To confirm these channels and display the next screen, press OK. Then see ‘Activating your subscription’ on page 22. Manual set-up 1. Press L or R to change which LNB index details are displayed. 2.
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Installation 8. Press OK to confirm the details and start the search. A progress screen displays to confirm that the search is taking place. When the search is complete, a screen displays to tell you the number of TV and radio channels that your set-top box has found. 9. To confirm these channels and display the next screen, press OK. Then see ‘Activating your subscription’ below.
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Surfer ❖ What is the Surfer? The Surfer is an on-screen guide that helps you get the most out of digital satellite TV. You use it to: ◆ change channel; ◆ find out what is showing on other channels, both now and later on; ◆ find out more about a programme you are interested in; ◆ change the audio or subtitle language; ◆ use interactive features.
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Surfer ❖ Displaying the channel banner You can display a banner to show information about the current channel, and the programmes showing on it ‘now’ and ‘next’. ◆ To display the banner, press info. Shows that subtitles are available (see page 27). Shows that other audio languages are available (see page 27). ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Shows the start and finish times of the programme, and how much of the programme has already been shown. To display information about the programme on next, press R.
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Surfer ❖ Displaying extra programme information While the channel banner is displayed, you can display extra information about the programme listed in the banner. ◆ While the channel banner is displayed, to display extra programme information, press info. ◆ ◆ ENGLISH ◆ You can press L and R to change between information about the programme on now, and information about the programme on next.
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Surfer ❖ Using the TV and radio channel lists You can use the TV and radio channel lists to find out what is showing on all channels. ◆ To display the channel list, press the yellow button. The list of channels displays. The current channel is highlighted by the channel banner (see page 24). ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 26 To change which channel is highlighted by the channel banner, press U or D. (The banner stays in the same place but the list moves.
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Surfer ❖ Changing the audio language You can change the language of programmes which are broadcast with more than one audio soundtrack. To change the audio language: 1. Press options. The language options banner displays. 2. 3. 4. If the audio track button is not highlighted, press L to highlight it. Press U or D to look through the available languages, until the language you want is displayed. Press OK, or, to remove the banner without making any changes, press back.
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Extra information ❖ Recording a digital satellite programme If you have a VCR you can use it to record satellite programmes from your set-top box. To record a satellite programme: 1. Make sure your set-top box is switched on and tuned to the channel you wish to record. 2.
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Extra information ❖ Switching between digital satellite TV and terrestrial TV If your TV automatically shows digital satellite TV whenever your settop box is switched on, you can use your remote control to switch between digital satellite TV and terrestrial TV. This is also useful if you are using your VCR, for example to record a digital channel, but you want to watch a terrestrial channel. ◆ To switch between digital satellite TV and terrestrial TV, press the red colour button on your remote control.
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Setup ❖ Displaying the Main Menu You need to display the Main Menu in order to use the Setup menus. You can also use the Main Menu to display the TV and Radio channel lists (see page 26). To display the Main Menu: 1. Press menu. 2. Press D or U to highlight the item you want, then press OK. 3. To remove the Main Menu, press exit.
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Setup ❖ Using the Control Settings menu You use the Control Settings menus to: ◆ set an age lock level to control who can watch certain digital satellite programmes; ◆ set a purchase threshold to control how much other people are allowed to spend on purchase TV; ◆ change the PIN code; ◆ view your entitlements. When you use the Control Settings menu, you need to enter your PIN code. Note If you do not have a smart card inserted in your set-top box, you cannot use the Control Settings menu.
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Setup 5. If you change your mind and do not wish to change the PIN code, press back to cancel your changes. If you want to save the new PIN code, press OK. Setting the age lock level The age lock level lets you set an age limit, so that people who do not know the PIN code (for example young children) cannot watch programmes that have an age category rating that is older than the age lock level you have set.
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Setup Setting the purchase threshold The purchase threshold lets you specify how much a programme can cost before your PIN code is required to purchase it. For example if you set the limit at 5€, you can purchase a programme which costs 5€ or less, without entering your PIN code, but to purchase a programme costing 5.01€ or more, you would need to enter your PIN code. To set the purchase threshold: 1. On the Control Settings menu, highlight ‘Parental Control’ then press OK. 2.
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Setup ❖ Changing the language settings You use the User Settings menu to change the following language settings: ◆ Menu/banner language - the language used in all the menus and on-screen displays; ◆ Audio default language - your first choice of language for programmes which are broadcast with more than one audio soundtrack; ◆ Subtitle default language - your first choice of language for subtitles, when programmes are broadcast with subtitles in more than one language.
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Setup ❖ Changing the TV settings You use the TV Settings menu to change the following settings, to control how your set-top box works with your other equipment: ◆ TV format; ◆ TV output signal; ◆ RF output channel; ◆ Magic eye support. To change the TV settings: 1. On the Setup menu, highlight ‘TV Settings’, then press OK. The TV Settings menu displays. ENGLISH 2. 3. 4. Press U or D to highlight the setting you want to change (for more information on the settings, see page 36).
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Setup TV format This is the type of TV you have connected to your set-top box, and how widescreen broadcast programmes display.
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Setup ❖ Using the Signal Settings menu You use the Signal Settings menus to: ◆ select the antenna and LNB configuration that you have connected to your set-top box; ◆ check that your set-top box is receiving satellite signals, and check the strength and quality of the signal; ◆ carry out a search for new channels. To display the Signal Settings menu: 1. On the Setup menu, highlight ‘Signal Settings’, then press OK. ENGLISH 2. 3. Press D or U to highlight the item you want, and press OK.
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Setup Changing the antenna configuration This is the number of LNBs available in your dish installation. If you change your satellite dish installation, you may need to change this setting so that your set-top box can tune to all the satellites available. To change the Antenna Configuration: 1. On the Signal Settings menu, highlight ‘Antenna Configuration’, then press OK. The Antenna Configuration menu displays. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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Setup Checking the signal quality You use this screen to confirm that your set-top box is receiving a satellite signal on all the LNBs/LNB positions available to it. To check the signal: 1. On the Signal Settings menu, highlight ‘Signal Quality’, then press OK. The Signal Quality screen displays: ENGLISH The details on the screen show the name of the satellite, together with bars showing the strength and quality of the signal being received from this satellite.
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Setup Searching for channels Once you have confirmed the satellite signal strength, if you have changed your Antenna Configuration, you need to search for channels. To search for channels: 1. On the Signal Settings menu, highlight ‘VIASAT channels’, then press OK. The Auto Search screen displays: 2. To start the automatic channel search, press OK. A progress screen displays to confirm that the search is taking place.
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Setup Adding extra channels You can search for extra channels that may be available on the satellite that your set-top box is tuned to. To add extra channels: 1. On the Signal Settings menu, highlight ‘Manual Search’, then press OK. The Manual Search screen displays. 3. 4. 5. ENGLISH 2. Highlight the ‘Satellite’ line, then press L or R to select the satellite that you want to search.
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Setup ❖ Restoring the factory settings If you wish, you can restore all your set-top box’s factory-preset settings. Note If you restore your set-top box’s factory settings, you will need to redo the country selection and search for channels - see page 18. The items that are restored, and what they will be restored to, are shown below.
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Solving problems Before you check connections between your equipment, make sure you disconnect all your equipment from the mains supply. When you have finished checking and making connections, safely reconnect all the equipment to the mains supply (see page 15). Possible cause Suggested solution Your set-top box doesn’t seem to be working, and there are no lights on the front panel. Your set-top box is not receiving power.
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Solving problems Problem Possible cause Suggested solution You can see onscreen interference Your TV or VCR is not correctly tuned. Check that your TV and video recorder are correctly tuned to your set-top box. For further information, refer to your TV and VCR instruction books. In some cases your set-top box may need RF tuning. See page 36 or call customer support for further advice. Your remote control isn’t working. Something is between the remote control and your set-top box.
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Specification Due to continued product improvement, this specification may change without notice. General Operating voltage: Power consumption: Weight: Dimensions (W x H x D): UHF modulator: Operating temperature range: Storage temperature range: 230V AC ± 15%; 50Hz 16.5W (max.) 1.
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End User Licence Terms The Product to which this documentation relates (the “Product”) incorporates software which is owned by Pace Micro Technology plc (or its licensors). Before using the Product please read the End-User Licence Conditions detailed below. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of the End-User Licence please do not proceed to use the Product – repack the Product unused and return it to your supplier who will refund the amount you paid for it to you. 1.