Metronic ReplayBox 441550 User manual

Brand: Metronic

Model: ReplayBox 441550

Type: User manual

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(Re)playBox

U s e r m a n u a l

D i g i t a l s a t e l l i t e r e c e i v e r

Reference: 441550

5000 Channels / Parental Control

2 Scarts / DiSEqC 1.2 /

Digital PVR

MET519

CAUTION

The interior of your receiver (Re)playBox contains some components that are

under high tension, never open the appliance, even after unplugging the power supply.

In general, electrical appliances are not connected to earth, you can then get some

electrical discharges (which are not risky) when you touch 2 appliances at the same time

(or an appliance and an aerial cable). Our advice is to connect the equipment

after all the

sockets connections have been made.

To clean the receiver or its remote control, do not use any solvent or detergent. A

dry clothe or slightly dampened with water will be perfect to take off the dust.

Do not install the receiver near other appliances. Choose an aerated place and

never put anything on his ventilation slots. The receiver must not be exposed to dripping

or splashing, and no object filled with liquid, such as vases, shall be put on the appliance.

Never put the appliance on the top of another appliance, the overheating could cause

a premature ageing of the components. In case of a storm, disconnect all your audio-

video appliances from the main supply: they could have damaged not covered by the

guarantee.

The remote control needs 2 AA 1,5V batteries. Check the polarity before fitting

them into the remote control. In the respect of environment and law, do not throw your

used batteries in the bin. Take them to your local store where special boxes are provided

to recycle the used one.

The installation and the use of the receiver are based on pre-programmed

channels. In case of a problem on one channel, get a specialized magazine to find out

if this channel is still broadcasting in Free To Air. For your information, the operators

frequently change the channel’s characteristic without prior notice.

Your (Re)playBOX receiver is compatible with DiSEqC 1.2, it could then direct

all the DiSEqC 1.2 motor. In case of a DiSEqC 1.2 motorised installation, we advise you

to install the motor in an easily accessible location (avoid chimney for example). Motors

may have to be screwed up or lubricated… An installation in a not very accessible place

would be difficult to maintain. For your information the DiSEqC standard is a registered

trademark by Eutelsat.

If you have only one satellite receiver, you will not be able to record a different

satellite channel from the one your are watching. We then advise you to keep your

terrestrial aerial if you got one.

Sommaire

1 - General installation advice......................................................................page 3

2 - Installation of a fixed dish on a satellite.................................................. page 6

3 - Installation of a dual-headsatellite dish Astra 19,2° + Hotbird.................

page 7

4 - Installation of a motorised installation.....................................................page 9

5 - Connection with a fixed dish already aligned on a satellite......................

page 19

6 - Connection on a motorised DiSEqC 1.2 unit already aligned..................

page 19

7 - Remote ontrol description.......................................................................

page 20

8 - (Re)playBOX receiver description..........................................................

page 21

9 - Day to Day use...................................................................................... page 21

10 - Add channels........................................................................................ page 22

11 - Personalize channel list...........................................................................page 24

12 - Advanced options...................................................................................page 26

13 - Radios.................................................................................................... page 28

14 - Electrical stops adjustment.....................................................................page 28

15 - Mechanical stops adjustment................................................................. page 28

16 - Use with a VCR...................................................................................... page 30

17 - Universal remote control........................................................................

page 30

18 - Digital PVR............................................................................................ page 31

19 - Digital services......................................................................................

page 34

20 - Common interface (CI).........................................................................

page 35

21 - Questions and answers...........................................................................page 36

22 - Certificate of guarantee..........................................................................

page 37

23 - Questionnaire.........................................................................................

page 39

Channel guide................................................................................................page 41

Installation shortcut

Your dish is already aligned

You buy the receiver + the dish

Installation advice page 3

Fixed twin dish

Fixed single head

dish

Motorised dish

Page 6 Page 7

Page 9

page 19

Choice of the location and satellite dish assembling

Whatever your choice of installation, your fixing must be stable and vertical.

• In the event of an obstacle, respect the rule of distances explained below. For example,

a building with a height of 10m will not interfere with the reception as soon as it is

situated at more than 15m from the satellite dish. For a motorised installation, only a

patio stand or a wall stand off arm is suitable.

• For the satellite assembly, look at the assembly sheet provided with the satellite dish

screwing kit.

CAUTION : Please handle the satellite dish with caution because its fringes might be

sharp.

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1 - Satellite dish

2 - Screws and fixing

3 - Offset arm

4 - Universal LNB

5 - Pole or wall mounting with a minimum

diameter of 40mm

6 - Digital satellite receiver with remote

control

7 - TV

8 - Scart Lead

9 - «F» plug

10 - Satellite cable, the standard TV cables is

not appropriate.

Necessary parts and tools:

Assembly and insulation of the «F» plug

• The plug must be screwed on the aluminium strip iron. Take care that there is not a

strand of the braid in contact with the central heart of the coaxial cable. If you screw

the F plug very easily, the cable may disconnect itself. Do not worry if the screwing is a

bit hard, that means that the F plug is adapted to the cable.

• When your installation is finished, do not forget to protect the LNB connexion with

appropriate waterproof materials, isolation paste, or in defect silicone (see picture

below).

LNBs badly insulated or not insulated at all are not covered by the guarantee.

LNBs assembly

Your satellite kit can contain various type of LNB

• LNB in metal grey (schema D1): make sure to position the triangular mark (5) upwards.

It is normal that the body of the head is tilted on 45°, the cable leaves tilted at 45°.

• Other LNBs (graduations): must be positioned vertically. See schema D2 (the cable leaves

vertically).

In both cases, never remove the horn protection cap.

Pre-programmed channels and satellites

Your (Re)playBOX receiver is delivered pre-programmed on the main satellites available

in Europe. Some satellites require a one meter satellite dish, you will not be able to

receive them with a lower size satellite dish, even if this satellite appears in your pre-

programmed channel list. You will use these channels to point your satellite dish towards

the satellite you want. The table 1 gives you the satellite dish necessary size, in the United

Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, for each satellite, as well as the reference channel,

which will be useful to align your dish with the satellites.

Importante notes:

• Table 1 does not mention the satellites, which do not broadcast (or very little) in Digital Free To Air.

• The reference channel were validated at the time of drafting of this user manual, we cannot guarantee that

they will still be there. In the event of a problem at the time of searching a satellite, get a specialized maga-

zine to check if the reference channel is still a Free To Air channel (like What Satellite and Digital TV). Use,

if possible a channel with the highest debit (SR) as possible. For example for Hotbird, 76 could replace 72

as a reference channel.

• For the alignment, you must imperatively know which satellite you wish to receive. If you have any doubt

check the pre-programmed channels at the end of this user manual.

D1 D2

Table 1:

Reference

channel

Read the installation advice, and particulary the paragraph E (page 5).

Connections

The receiver must be disconnected from the power supply, connect directly the LNB to the

receiver LNB input. Connect the television to the receiver scart socket output. Switch on

the television and connect the receiver to the power supply. A point appears on the Recei-

ver display. Press on the key. The starting sequence appears on the receiver display,

which is: display of “ON” then switch off, then “ON” appears again, then “SCAN”, then

“ON” then finally 0001. If the television does not display a black screen with a message “

No signal “, checks the scart leads connections and/or force the A/V or EXT mode of your

television (see your TV user manual).

Alignment / Satellite dish orientation

• Find in Table 1 (page 5) the satellite reference channel number that you wish to recei-

ve (example: 072 = ZDF if you would like to receive HotBird). Type on the remote con-

trol the channel number.

• The screen stays black or you can read no signal. Press on the remote control the

INFO key (i) to show the reception gauge level at the bottom of the screen (see pic-

tures underneath). The blue line show the level of signal, and the red line show the

level of quality. On the example underneath, the signal is not enough on the left (black

screen, quality line zero) and the signal is correct on the right (ZDF image on the

screen and quality almost at its maximum).

• Put the satellite dish vertically (the graduations on the back indicate 20-25°) and

roughly direct it towards the south. Make a slow sweeping (about 20 seconds) of a

quarter of spin on the left then a quarter of spin on the right while checking on the

television. The indicator should not show anything at this stage.

• Incline the satellite dish for 2 degrees (about 2cm on the top of the satellite dish)

towards the top and then start again the sweeping.

• Proceed by 2 degrees step until the indicator goes up and that the channel appears.

When the channel appears, adjust the alignment (vertically and horizontally) to get

the maximum of signal. Tighten all the screws definitively, except those, which fix

the LNB in its support.

Note: The size of the level indicator does not really matter. What does matter is the variation when

you move the satellite dish. When the signal is going up a bit, stop the sweeping to see if

the quality line increase.

Installation of a fixed dish on a satellite

Installation of a bi-head satellite dish Astra 19,2 + Hotbird

The easiest way of receiving Astra and Hotbird satellite is to install a LNB called

“Monobloc” on an 80cm satellite dish. A LNB Monobloc contain a DiSEqC 1.0 switch

that you have to declare before aligning the satellite dish.

Switch declaration

• Press on the MENU key

• Press on OK to validate the menu system

• On the DiSEqC line, press on 4 to show 1.0

• Press on the key [Back] to come back in the main menu

• Go down on Channel search and then press OK

• Go down on manual search and then press OK

• On the row satellite, select ASTRA with the keys 34

•

Go down on the

DiSEqC

row and select 2 with the keys

• Go back on the satellite row and select HOTBIRD with the keys 34

• Go down on the DiSEqC row and select 1 with the keys 34

• Leave all the menus by pressing on the key

[Exit]

Adjustment of counter polarization

Spin the LNB clockwise in its support for a few degrees to further increase the level of

signal. If the signal decreases, spin it in the other way.

Once you obtain the best signal, tighten definitively the screws from the LNB. You can

now watch all the satellite channels from the satellite you just aligned your satellite dish

on.

Installation / Alignment

• Install the Monobloc like you see on the schema underneath.

• Do the alignment on Hotbird like indicated in the preceding paragraph (fixed dish on a

satellite)

• When you receive Hotbird, you should automatically receive the Astra channels. Some-

times, it is necessary to adjust the alignment to optimise the reception of the 2 satellites.

Caution: Some monoblocs have an inversed command. It can be then necessary to inverse

1 and 2 in the DiSEqC line.

You can then watch the Free To Air pre-programmed channels on Astra 19.2 and Hotbird

(from 64 to 409)

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Foreword

This user manual will explain to you how to install a motorised installation with a motor ref:

450908. If you have another motor, please see in its user manual. The motor user manual con-

tains as well an installation procedure for your (Re)playBOX receiver. We advise you to follow this

one, which have been updated more recently. In any case you will have to do all these operations:

0 - Switch on the receiver

Connect the receiver to the power supply, a point appears, press on the ( ) remote control key.

The point disappears, then «ON»appears, and then, after a few seconds, the number of the last

channel watches appears (0001 from output of factory). On the television, the screen indicates

«no signal».

1 - Put the receiver on the reference satellite channel

Check into the table 1 page 5 what is the reference satellite channel. Tape the 4 numbers of its

figure on the remote control. For ex: 0072 for Hotbird.

2 - Go into the DiSEqC 1.2 menu

• Press on Menu, go down onto motor adjustment and then validate by OK.

• If the menu is not accessible (in grey), it means that the DiSEqC version (in the menu system)

is on 1.0 instead of 1.2.

3 - Reset the motor

In the menu motor adjustment

• Select place the limit and validate by OK

• Go down on the reference position row and tape OK. The motor is going to its reference

position (mechanical stop East on the Metronic motor, ref: 450908).

4 - Continuing rotation

In the menu motor adjustment, go onto the row movement E/O. A press on the 4 key

spin the motor towards the west. A second press stop the motor. Use the same way the

key to spin towards the East.

Note: The size of the level indicator does not have a real importance as such. What is important it is the

variation when you move the dish. When the level is going up a bit, stop the spinning to check if the

quality level has increased.

5 - Step by step rotation

In the menu motor adjustment, go onto the row adjust E/O. A press on the 4 key make

the motor spin a step towards the west. A press on the

3 key make the motor spin a step

towards the East.

6 - Give a number to a satellite

In the menu motor adjustment, go onto the row satellite number. With the key 34choose the

number you want. Press on OK and then confirm by pressing again on OK. Wait that the motor

stops.

7 - Memorise a satellite position

In the menu motor adjustment, go onto the menu Movement E/O, press on OK. The key

OK switches off briefly on the screen.

8 - Display the signal indicator

Press on the INFO (i) key. The indicator appears as 2 lines. For the alignment, you need to maxi-

mise the level (bottom line) then, when it is going up, optimise the quality (top line). If the level

is too high, but the quality is not going up, that means you are on another satellite, you need to

carry on sweeping.

Installation of a motorized unit

1,5V

AAA

Necessary elements

1 - Satellite dish

2 - Screws and fixing

3 - Offset arms

4 - Universal LNB

5 - Mast or stand off arm

Recommended Ø minimum 40mm (1,6

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6 - (Re)playBOX

7 - TV Pal for digital reception and Pal /

Secam for analogue (to be able to watch

it in colour)

8 - Scart Lead male/male 21 pin

9 - «F» plug

10 - Cable special for satellite (normal TV

cable won’t work)

11- Motor 450908

Assembing the motor (See schema 2)

• Make sure the fixing (tube or stand off arm) is stabilised and strictly vertical. A gap

of more than 1 degree (2cm, 0,78” per meter) from the vertical will prevent the

motor to work correctly. In case, add some block between the wall and the fixing.

Check the verticality with a spirit level or a plumb line.

Warning: When you will screw the screw 2C (which must not be blocked), a too

important tightening might break one of the support clamps.

When the motor is assemble, do not fix it straight away on the mast or the stand off

arm, some operations needs to be done near the receiver.

• Screw on all the screw without blocking it. The screw 2b must be tighten at the

maximum and the cover 2a must be leave up to allow you to read the motor azi-

muth (angle in relation to south)

Warning: the screw 2b must get in by the small hole in the bend mast and the nut

must be tighten on the big hole side, with the rounded nut moulded the curves of the

big hole.

• Adjust the motor elevation (read near 2d) on around 35°.

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Connection

For the installation you will need 2 pie-

ces of cable. The first one, roughly 1,5m

(4,92ft) to go from the LNB to the motor,

the second one as long as it takes to go

from the motor to the receiver.

Prepare the cables and assemble the “F”

plug at the end of the cable.

Respect the dimension indicated on the

schema above; the plug must screw on

the aluminium foil roll up. Make sure that

none of the braid strand is in contact with

the central core of the cable.

Connect the receiver to the television

with a scart lead. Put the motor near

the receiver, on a table or on the floor,

and connect the receiver LNB input to

the Motor DEMO output with the 1,5m

(4,92ft) cable, then switch on the recei-

ver

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• The motor will reinitialise while loo-

king for is reference position (Mechanic

east stop). The motor should stop at 45°

(at the nearest 10°). If it is not the case,

check the mechanical stop as indicated at

the end of this user manual. If the motor

does not spin, connect the motor to the

LNB with the long cable then reset the

motor.

To verify the right position of the mecha-

nic west stop, do a continuous spinning

(4)

towards the west. The motor should stop

at 45° (to within about 10°). If it is not the

case, check the mechanical stop (see insi-

de the motor user manual).

Reset the motor and checking of the stops

The reset of the motor is to reinitialise its position, and not to put him at 0°, which

means face south.

Go into the DiSEqC 1.2

(2)

menu and then reset the motor

(3)

(see pictures on the

opposite)

(0)(2)(3)(4)

See the paragraphs on the

page 9.

Prepare the motor

You will now memorised the Hot Bird position then take back the motor precisely at 0° to

assemble the satellite dish.

1) Put the receiver on the Hotbird reference

channel

(1)

, while typing 0072 on the remote

control.

2) Give a number to the Hotbird satellite

(6)

(in any

doubt put 4), and then wait that the motor stops

spinning.

3) Look into the schema underneath the Hotbird

position (the azimuth) in your region. Ex:

Finistere (29) = 22° East. If you install your

motor outside France, check on the map F1

(ex: Madrid = 25°E).

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4) Go into the DiSEqC 1.2

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menu then, with a

continuing rotation

(4)

, bring the motor roughly on

the Hotbird azimuth in your region. Then bring the

motor precisely to this azimuth with a step by step

rotation

(5)

Example: Department 29 – Azimuth 22:

The person using the remote control must make the

motor spin until you reach the metallic notch used

to read the azimuth at 22°. When we look at the

graduations, the notch should go to 22° towards the

right (in our example) so the satellite dish will be

directed toward the left, so the East.

Table 2 :

azimuths of Hot Bird

(1)(2)(4)(5)(6)

See the paragraphs on the

page 9.

East Hotbird azimuths:

left from the south

5) Memorised the Hotbird position

(7)

6) With the Continuing rotation

(4)

then a step by step rotation

(5)

, bring the motor

precisely at the 0° position.

7) Switch off the receiver, take off the cables and then fix the motor on the top end of the

support.

8) Direct approximately the motor towards the south. In case of an assembling on a wall,

make sure the wall faces south (to within about 20°) and use a 45cm stand off arm at

least (ref: 450359): see schema F2.

9) Connect the receiver and the motor by the long wire prepared at the step D.

Satellite dish assembling

Assemble the different elements from the satellite dish in checking the user manual inclu-

des with it.

• For the METRONIC satellite dish in metal 77-80cm (Four holes), the satellite dish back

support should be adjusted at 54° (check the picture above).

• For the 85cm Transparent Metronic satellite dish, adjusted the elevation at the

maximum (45°)

• For another satellite dish, try 48°, but you might have to try some other value if you

have any problem with the alignment.

(4)(5)(7)

See the paragraphs on the

page 9.

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Assembling the satellite dish on the motor

• Assemble the satellite dish and fix it on the motor’s mast. The satellite dish U-Bolt

must be the highest as possible on the angled arm to avoid the bottom of the dish to

touch the motor. As the motor is at 0°, make sure you perfectly align the dish offset

arm with the motor (schema H1).

• Direct approximately the whole (satellite dish + rotor) towards the south. At this level,

it is not necessary to tighten the nuts too much. Tighten up the lock nut 12a to the

maximum (see schema 12). Tighten the elevation nut 12b to bring the satellite dish

in vertical position. Check again that the satellite dish elevation is at 54° (graduation

12c) and that the satellite is vertical whatever the way (lateral and incline).

• Switch on the receiver, put it on the Hotbird reference channel while pressing 0072 on

the remote control.

• Do a continuing rotation

(4)

until the stop 45° East and 45° West to check if there is no

obstacle. If you get close from an obstacle during the spin, go back to paragraph 15

page 28 to adjust your mechanical stop.

Assembling the LNB head (See § D page 5)

(4)

See the paragraphs on the

page 9.

Aligment / Satellite dish orientation

• At the end of the step K, you will receive the reference channel ZDF on the television

screen. Do not go to step L (adjusting the alignment) if you do not receive it or if you

receive another channel.

1) Put the receiver on the Hotbird reference channel 0072 then display the signal indi-

cator

(8)

2) Launch a slow scan (for 20 seconds) a quarter of the way on the right, then a

quarter of the way on the left while pivoting manually the whole (satellite dish +

rotor) around the mast, while checking the level. If the level is not going up, screw

the nut 12b 1 round to increase the satellite dish incline and do the same manual

scan. Carry on as above by step of 1screw round followed by a scan until the level

increase. When you are on the right satellite, the image will appear in the bac-

kground. Adjust it to obtain the maximum in level and quality (bar the longest as

possible). In some area, it is normal that you will turn up to 20 times your nut, be

patient.

3) Block temporally all the nuts. Warning: the Tighten of the nut is enough to debase

the picture. Block the elevation by tightening the lock nut 12a.

Warning: a too important tightening of the U-bolt 2e (schema 2 page 11), may break one

of the fixing clamp.

Checking

Before going to the final stage (the alignment) check that your installation looks like the

picture below.

(8)

See the paragraphs on the page 9.

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Atlantic Bird 3

OUEST :

à droite du SUD

Table 3 : azimuths of Atlantic Bird 3.

Orientation adjustment

• Put the receiver on the Atlantic Bird 3 reference

(1)

channel.

• Check in diagram the Atlantic Bird 3 angular reading of your geographical area.

• Give

(6)

a satellite number to Atlantic Bird 3 (put 01 in case you hesitate).

• If the motor does not stop at the right value, bring it with a continuing research

(4)

step by step

(5)

• Memorised

(7)

this position for Atlantic Bird 3.

Leave all the menus and check that you correctly receive the Atlantic Bird 3 reference

channel (3). If it is not the case, you have 2 cases:

Primary case: You do not receive anything at all, even when you slightly move the satel-

lite dish alignment. In that case, it means that an error has been made during the instal-

lation (mast not vertical, error between east and West, bad reading of the azimuth…).

Restart the installation from the beginning while checking the details very carefully.

Secondary case: You have a bad reception and you have to adjust slightly the satellite

dish position angle (1 or 2 degrees) to receive correctly Atlantic Bird 3. In that case, the

design curve of the motor is out of line with the real curve. We then advise you to go

back to the step K while putting 2° more for the Hotbird position in your area (ex 24° E).

If the result is not good, try 2° less.

(1)(4)(5)(6)(7)

See the paragraphs on the

page 9.

Atlantic Bird 3

west azimuth: right

from the south

Satellite validation

For each satellite, you have now to memorise the right position in the motor. The

operation is done for Hotbird and Atlantic Bird 3, you have to do it for Astra, etc.

Example for Astra 19°E

• Go onto the Astra reference channel (301 = TV5).

• Go into the DiSEqC 1.2

(2)

menu and give a number

(6)

to Astra 19°E (03 if you

hesitate).

• By a continuing rotation

(4)

and then a step by step rotation

(5)

, make the motor spin to

obtain the maximum level and quality.

• Memorised

(7)

the position founded.

• Check that you receive the Astra channel. If it is not the case, that means that you

memorised another satellite, which emit some channels at the same frequency. Try the

operation above again and make sure that your satellite dish is pointed slightly on the

left from Hotbird like shown on the Diagram 17 underneath. Do the same operations

for the other satellites. For your information, the diagram 17, gives you the satellites

relative position for which some channels are pre-programmed in the metronic

receivers. When you receive all the satellites, screw definitively all the nuts. Your

installation is finished.

Note: The Hispasat reception with a motorised installation is very difficult and need

a perfect alignment. For the perfect reception of this satellite, we advise a fixed

installation, with a particular look at the adjusting of the counter-polarization.

Turksat

Reminder:

Atlantic Bird 3 =

ex Telecom 2C

«F» plug isolation

When your installation is finished, do not forget to protect the LNB connexion with

appropriate waterproof materials, isolation paste, or in defect, silicone (see picture § C

page 4).

(2)(4)(5)(6)(7

)

See the paragraphs on the page

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