Alba Quick 2 View STB8 User manual

Alba
Brand
Alba
Model
Quick 2 View STB8
Category
TV set-top boxes
Type
User manual
2
Connections
RF IN
R F OU T SCART OUT RS-232C RESET
AC IN
100-240V
50/60Hz
TO AERIAL INPUT
SOCKET ON TV SET
TO SCART INPUT
CONNECTOR ON TV SET
EXTERNAL AERIAL
SET TOP BOX
RF CABLE
SUPPLIED
SCART-SCART LEAD
NOT SUPPLIED
Contents
3
Contents
Connections ................................................... 2
Contents ......................................................... 3
Important information about searching for
new channels ................................................. 4
What is Freeview? ....................................... 4
How do I search for new channels? ............ 5
Safety information ......................................... 7
Cleaning ....................................................... 7
Ventilation .................................................... 7
Servicing ...................................................... 8
Getting rid of batteries ................................. 8
Electrical safety ............................................. 9
What’s in the box? ...................................... 11
Parts ............................................................. 12
Main unit .................................................... 12
Remote control .......................................... 13
Putting batteries in the remote control ....... 14
Using the remote control ............................ 15
How to use the remote control ................... 15
How do I connect the set-top box to my TV
set? ............................................................... 16
How do I turn the set-top box on and off? .. 17
How do I tune-in TV stations? .................... 19
Basic operation ........................................... 21
How to select a TV channel ....................... 21
How to adjust the volume .......................... 23
How to use subtitles ................................... 24
How to set the viewing format .................... 25
How to use Teletext ................................... 27
How to see the time ................................... 29
How to go back to the last channel you were
watching .................................................... 30
Information banner ..................................... 31
Channel List ............................................... 32
How to display the electronic programme
guide .......................................................... 43
Now and Next format ................................. 44
How to set the programme reminder ......... 46
7-Day format .............................................. 49
Main menu ................................................... 54
Installation ................................................. 55
Configuration ............................................. 58
Language ................................................... 64
Glossary ....................................................... 65
Specification ................................................ 68
Guarantee .................................................... 70
Help and advice ........................................... 71
Frequently asked questions ....................... 73
Important information about searching for new channels
4
Important information about searching for new channels
As new channels and features become available, you will need to set your set-top box to search for
new channel listings.
If you do not do this, you will not be able to watch any of the new channels.
Note Using the 'Reset' button on the back of the set-top box will not search for new
channels and update the channel listing.
Follow the instructions on page 5 to search for new channels through your set-top box.
What is Freeview?
Freeview is the free digital service that currently provides over 40 digital channels, over 20 digital radio
stations and interactive services (see below). It is broadcast from a transmitter and you receive it
through your aerial.
Freeview works like traditional TV, but because the signals are digital you need a set-top box or digital
TV to watch them through your TV. This means you can get more channels with extra features such as
interactive TV and wide screen pictures.
Note Interactive services are where you can respond to events or questions on your TV
for the programme you are watching, using the coloured buttons on the remote
control.
How do I search for new channels?
5
How do I search for new channels?
1 Press the 'MENU' button on your remote control.
Your TV will display the 'main menu' (shown right).
2 Select 'Installation' from the 'Main Menu' using the
‘up’, ‘down’, ‘left’, ‘right’ buttons.
3 Select 'First Time Installation' and press the
'SELECT' button
4 Select 'Yes' to delete all the channels.
5 Your set-top box will turn off and then back on
again. This is normal.
6 Your TV will display the 'First Time Installation'
screen (shown right) after a short delay.
7 Use the 'right' button to step through the TV type
options: 'NORMAL 4:3' or 'WIDESCREEN 16:9' until
it displays the format of the TV you have connected
to the set-top box.
8 Press the 'SELECT' button.
9 Your TV will show the display shown right.
10 Press the 'SELECT' button to start the search for the
new channels (or use the 'right' button to select
'No').
Main Menu
Channel List
Installation
Configuration
Language
FIRST TIME INSTALLATION
P leas e choose T V Type us ing keys
P res s t o start ins tallation
NOR MAL 4:3
Do you want to start automatic search?
No
Yes
How do I search for new channels?
6
Your TV will show the 'Automatic Search' page
(shown left). The set-top box will search through
channels 21 to 69 and list the TV channels it finds on
the TV screen. The set-top box will store the
channels in its memory in number order.
A progress bar will be displayed at the bottom of the
TV screen to show the channels the set-top box has
found.
When the set-top box has finished searching, the
search page will close and the set-top box will tune
the TV to the first station in the list and display it.
11 Your set-top box has now finished searching for new
channels, and you can use your new channel list.
Channels:
Cancel Search
Automatic Search
Searching UHF Channel: 31 Please wait. This will take a
few minutes
0%
100%
MENU
Channel 4
BBC ONE
BBC TWO
Safety information
7
Safety information
• Place cables where you won’t walk on them and don’t put anything on or against
them.
• Do not use the set-top box in humid or damp conditions.
• Do not allow the set-top box to get wet.
• Do not drip or splash anything on the set-top box.
• Do not put anything with water in it (such as a vase) on top of the set-top box.
• Do not put naked flames (such as candles) on top of the set-top box.
Cleaning
• Always unplug the set-top box before you clean it.
• Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.
• You should clean the set-top box with a soft, cloth that is barely damp.
Ventilation
• The slots and openings on the set-top box are for ventilation (allowing air into the box
to keep it cool). Do not cover or block them as this could cause the set-top box to
overheat.
• Never let children push anything into the slots or openings in the case.
Safety information
8
Servicing
• There are no parts in the set-top box which you can repair yourself.
• If your set-top box doesn’t work or has a fault, always take it to a qualified engineer.
• Always talk to staff in the shop where you bought the set-top box if you have any
questions about installing it or how it works, or for safety instructions.
Getting rid of batteries
• Always make sure you get rid of batteries safely. Check with your local authority for
how you should get rid of batteries.
• Never put batteries on a fire, or in the bin with household waste.
Electrical safety
9
Electrical safety
Warning Read the electrical-safety pages of this
guide carefully, before you connect the
set-top box to the mains supply.
Make sure the voltage of your electricity supply is the same as
the voltage printed on the label on the underside of the main unit
of your set-top box.
The set-top box needs a 230 volt 50 Hz mains supply. Do not
use any other supply.
The set-top box may be fitted with a moulded plug which cannot
by re-wired. If you need to change the fuse in a moulded plug,
you must refit the fuse cover. If you lose or damage the fuse
cover, you must not use the plug until you have a replacement
plug cover or plug.
If you have to change the plug because it is not suitable for your
socket, or it is damaged, you should remove it and fit an
appropriate plug following the wiring diagram shown on the next
page. You must get rid of the plug safely, because you could get
an electric shock if you use it again.
Electrical safety
10
The colours of the wires in the mains lead of the set-top box may
not match the coloured markings on the terminals in your plug,
so you should follow these instructions.
• You must connect the blue wire to the terminal
marked with the letter ‘N’ or coloured black.
• You must connect the brown wire to the terminal
marked with the letter ‘L’ or coloured red.
• You should not connect anything to the earth
terminal of the plug marked with the letter ‘E’ or
coloured green.
If you use a 13-amp (BS1363/A) plug, you must fit a 3-amp fuse
(BS1362), or if you use any other type of plug you must use a
3-amp fuse in the plug, adaptor or in the plug connected to the
mains extension cable.
BLUE
(neutral)
BROWN
(live)
No connection
(earth)
N
E
L
Cable grip
The plug should be approved to
British Standards (BS1363/A).
Fit a 3 amp fuse
Ensure the outer sheath of the mains cable
is securely held by the cable grip
Mains cable
What’s in the box?
11
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_
+
+
What’s in the box?
You will find the following items.
• STB8 set-top box
•A remote control
•A RF cable
• Two AAA batteries
• A user guide
If any of these items are damaged or missing, please contact
our customer services department.
Website: www.quick2view.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 08712 301777
STB8 Main Unit
RF Cable
Remote
Control
AAA Batteries
User Guide
Parts
12
Parts
Main unit
RF IN
R F OU T SCART OUT RS-232C RESET
AC IN
100-240V
50/60Hz
Front panel
Rear panel
Remote control sensor
RF OUT.
and status indicator window
RF IN. Connects to your aerial
SCART OUT
System reset switch
13A mains plug
Mains cable
(This connects the
set-top box to your TV)
Service connector (for the manufacturer
and anyone who repairs the set-top box)
(to reset the set-top box)
(This connects the set-top
box to your TV or
video recorder)
Parts
13
Remote control
Ref Button Name What does it do?
1 ‘POWER’ This button switches the set-top box to
standby mode.
2 0 - 9 These buttons select channel numbers and
you can also use them to enter numbers in
menus.
3 ‘TEXT’ This button opens digital text or interactive
services (see the note on the next page).
4 ‘MENU’ This button displays the main menu.
5 ‘up’ ‘down’
‘left’ ‘right’
These buttons move between items in a
menu.
6 ‘SELECT’ This button selects an item in a menu.
7 ‘WIDE’ This button selects the screen format (for
example, normal or wide).
8 ‘VOL+’, ‘VOL-
’
These buttons adjust the volume up (VOL +)
or down (VOL -).
9 ‘Colour
buttons’
These buttons select functions in digital text
mode.(Blue, Yellow, Green, Red)
10 ‘MUTE’ This button turns off the volume.
11 ‘RECALL’ This button switches between the last two
channels you were watching.
12 ‘EXIT’ This button exits from the main menu.
INFO
PROG+
PROG-
3
9
RECALL
EXIT
6
10
11
15
17
12
13
14
16
9
WIDE
GUIDE
TIME
SUBTITLE
POWER
MUTE
12
78
0
VOL-
VOL+
TEXT
MENU
SELECT
5
4
1
4
5
8
9
3
6
7
2
Green
Red
Yellow
Blue
Sensor
Parts
14
Note. Interactive services are where you can respond to events or
questions on your TV for the programme you are watching, using
the coloured buttons on the remote control.
Putting batteries in the remote control
1 Remove the battery cover from the remote control.
2 Look at the polarity diagram (‘+’ and ‘-‘ symbols)
printed in the battery compartment (this tells you
which way round to put the batteries in the
compartment).
3 Put the two batteries in the compartment as shown in
the polarity diagram and in line with the markings on
the batteries (+ goes next to +, – goes next to – ).
4 Replace the cover.
13 ‘INFO’ This button displays information about the
channel you are watching.
14 ‘GUIDE’ This button opens the 7-day electronic
programme guide.
15 ‘PROG+’,
‘PROG-’
These buttons change channels up
(PROG+) and down (PROG -).
16 ‘TIME’ This button displays the date and time.
17 ‘SUBTITLE’ This button turns subtitles on and off.
Ref Button Name What does it do?
Parts
15
Using the remote control
The remote control communicates with the main unit using an
infrared link between the sensor on the remote control and the
sensor on the front of the main unit.
The remote control can be used up to seven metres away at an
angle of 30 degrees to the main unit front panel, (see right). The
remote control will not work if there is something in the way of
the remote control and the main unit. Sunlight or very bright light
may mean the remote control does not work as well as usual.
How to use the remote control
1 Point the sensor end of the remote control (labelled
'Sensor' on the diagram on page 13) towards the
sensor in the centre of the panel on the front of the
main unit
2 Press the button for the channel you want.
3 The sensor on the front panel will flash red as it
receives your instruction from the remote control.
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30
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set-top box
(viewed from above)
sensor window
30
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7 metres maximum
How do I connect the set-top box to my TV set?
16
How do I connect the set-top box to my
TV set?
1 Put your set-top box on a firm, level surface with at
least a 10 centimetre gap around all the sides and
close to the TV you are going to connect it to.
2 Turn off the mains socket your TV is plugged into or
pull the plug out of the socket.
3 Take the aerial lead out of the TV and connect it to
the RF IN connector on the back panel of the set-top
box.
4 Connect the RF cable (we have provided) between
the RF OUT socket on the set-top box and the aerial
socket on the TV. This cable will allow you to watch
TV programmes as you did before but with the set top
box connected.
5 Connect a cable terminated with a scart connector at
each end (we have not provided this) between the
‘SCART OUT’ socket on the back panel of the set-top
box and the ‘Scart’ socket on your TV. If there is more
than one ‘Scart’ connector on the TV, look in your TV
instruction manual to check which one you should
use.
RF IN
R F OUT SCART OUT RS-232C RESET
AC IN
100-240V
50/60Hz
TO AERIAL INPUT
SOCKET ON TV SET
TO SCART INPUT
CONNECTOR ON TV SET
EXTERNAL AERIAL
SET TOP BOX
RF CABLE
SUPPLIED
SCART-SCART LEAD
NOT SUPPLIED
How do I connect the set-top box to my TV set?
17
Note The set-top box will not work if you do not have
the scart-to-scart cable connected.
6 Plug the mains lead into the mains socket.
7 Plug the TV back into the mains socket.
How do I turn the set-top box on and off?
When you have connected your set-top box to the TV (as
described in the previous section), you are ready to use it.
1 Switch on the TV.
2 Set it to the input channel you have connected the
set-top box to (AV1, for example).
3 Switch mains to the set-top box.
4 The front panel window will flash yellow, then red
and will then stay green.
5 Usually the first channel in the channel list will be
displayed (normally BBC One). But, if this is the first
time you have connected the set-top box, your TV
will display the ‘FIRST-TIME INSTALLATION’ screen
(as shown right). See page 19 for details of how to
install the set-top box at this stage.
INFO
PROG+
PROG-
3
9
RECALL
EXIT
6
WIDE
GUIDE
TIME
SUBTITLE
POWER
MUTE
12
78
0
VOL-
VOL+
TEXT
MENU
SELECT
5
4
FIRST TIME INSTALLATION
P leas e choose T V Type us ing keys
P res s t o start ins tallation
NOR MAL 4:3
How do I connect the set-top box to my TV set?
18
You can put the set-top box on ‘standby’ as follows.
1 Press the button labelled ‘POWER’ (coloured red).
2 The front panel window will light up red.
3 This will turn off the set-top box scart output.
4 The TV picture will turn off.
To turn the set-top box back on from standby.
1 Press the button labelled ‘POWER’.
2 The front panel window will flash yellow, then red and
then stay green.
3 The TV picture will turn on.
INFO
PROG+
PROG-
3
9
RECALL
EXIT
6
WIDE
GUIDE
TIME
SUBTITLE
POWER
MUTE
12
78
0
VOL-
VOL+
TEXT
MENU
SELECT
5
4
How do I tune-in TV stations?
19
How do I tune-in TV stations?
In the following description 'remote control' and 'main unit', may
replace 'set-top box'.
All buttons we refer to are on the remote control. However, there
is a factory ‘reset’ button on the back panel of the main unit.
1 Connect the set-top box as we have explained on
pages 16 and 17.
2 Switch it on at the mains socket.
3 The front panel window will flash yellow, then red
and will then stay green.
4 Turn on the TV.
5 Switch the TV to the input that the set-top box is
connected to (such as AV1 or AV2).
6 If it is the first time you have switched the set-top
box on, after a short delay your TV will show the
'FIRST-TIME INSTALLATION' screen (shown right).
7 Use the right button to go through the TV type
options: ‘NORMAL 4:3’ or ‘WIDESCREEN 16:9’ until
it displays the type of screen on the TV you have
connected the set-top box to.
8 Press the ‘SELECT’ button.
FIRST TIME INSTALLATION
P leas e choose T V Type us ing keys
P res s t o start ins tallation
NOR MAL 4:3
FIRST TIME INSTALLATION
P leas e choose T V Type us ing keys
P res s t o start ins tallation
NOR MAL 4:3
How do I tune-in TV stations?
20
9 Your TV will display the picture as shown left .
10 Press the ‘SELECT’ button to start your TV searching
for the channels (or use the ‘right’ button to select
‘No’) and then press ‘SELECT’.
Your TV will display the ‘Automatic Search’ page (shown left).
The set-top box will search through channels 21 to 69 and the
TV stations it finds will be listed on the page as it finds them. The
set-top box will store these stations in its memory in the order of
the channel numbers.
A progress bar will be displayed at the bottom of the TV screen
to show the channels the set-top box has found
When the set-top box has finished searching, the search page
will close and the set-top box will tune the TV to the first station
in the list and display it.
11 If the set-top box couldn’t find any channels, your
TV screen will display the picture shown left. If your
TV displays this message when you have tried to
search for channels again, please turn to the help
and advice on page 71.
12 If this is not the first time you have switched the
set-top box on, it will turn on and tune into the last
channel being watched when it was last used
Do you want to start automatic search?
No
Yes
Channels:
Cancel Search
Automatic Search
Searching UHF Channel: 31 Please wait. This will take a
few minutes
0%
100%
MENU
Channel 4
BBC ONE
BBC TWO
No channels found, please check TV aerial . . .
Press SELECT to re-start scan
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Alba Quick 2 View STB8 User manual

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Model
Quick 2 View STB8
Category
TV set-top boxes
Type
User manual
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