Teleco Mikro Digital CI (01-2003) User manual

MIKRO DIGITAL 1000 CI

Digital Satellite Receiver

Common Interface

User Manual

GB

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Content

1. Pictures 3

1.1. Remote Control 3

1.2. Front view 4

1.3. Rear view 4

2. Important Information 5

3. Connections 7

3.1. (Sat-)Antenna connection 7

3.2. Connecting the receiver to the TV 7

3.3. Power Supply 7

4. Operating 8

4.1. Turning the receiver on/off 8

4.2. Switching Channels 8

4.3. Using the channel list 8

4.4. Volume regulation 8

4.5. Infobox 9

4.6. Choosing language in multilingual channels 9

4.7. TV / Radio mode 10

4.8. Switching between the last two channels (ZAP-key) 10

5. Electronic program guide (EPG) 11

5.1. Entering the EPG 11

5.2. Using the EPG 11

6. Configuration of the receiver (setup menu) 13

6.1. OSD settings

14

6.2. DiSEqC- Configuration

16

6.3. Channel Search

17

6.3.1. Automatic Channel Search 17

6.3.1. Scanning a single channel

18

6.4. Program Information 20

6.5. Managing channel lists 21

6.6. Parental Control

23

6.7. Automatic softwareupdate

24

6.8. CAM menu 25

7. Technical Details 26

8. Error analysis / troubleshooting 27

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1 Pictures

1.1 Remote Control

On / Off (1)

Mute (2)

Number keys (3-12)

Enter channel directly

Right key (15)

•Volume up

•alter options

Left key (14)

•volume down

•alter options

Up key (13)

•channel up

•back to last menu option/

change setting

OK key (17)

•Channel list

•Confirm setting

Down key (16)

•channel down

•next menu / change setting

Zap key (18)

•switch between the last two

channels

•switch between TV-and

radiolist

•zapping to the submenus

ESC key (19)

leaving menus

EPG key (20)

displays EPG

Info key (21)

displays short-EPG

Language key (22)

choose language in

multilingual channels

Setup key (24)

opens setup menu

TV/Radio key (26)

switch between TV or radio

programs

M key (27)

displays CAM-menu

VT key (23)

deletes program entries

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1.2. Front View

1.3. Rear View

IR- Empfänger/

LED-Lightning

Aerial in

Power Supply 12V

SCART- Connector

S/PDIF Out

CI- Slot

USB- Connector

RECYCLING: with a view to reducing disposal of waste

electrical and electronic equipment as much as possible,

do not throw out this end of life cycle appliance together

with other unsorted municipal waste, but make use of a

recycling centre.

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2. Important Informationen

→ Before you turn on the receiver for the first time, please check the completeness of all included

components. The standard accessory is:

- 1 Receiver

- 1 Manual

- 1 Remote Control

- 2 batteries for remote control

- 1 Power Supply Unit

- 1 Warranty certificate

→ Insert batteries into remote control. Check polarity!

→ Read safety instructions carefully!

→ Connect the receiver as described in Chapter 3!

→ Read Chapter 4 to know how to operate the receiver correctly!

→ Read Chapter 5 to know how to handle the Electronic-Program-Guide (EPG)!

→ Software updates and advanced configuration is covered in Chapter 6.

→

The technical details of the receiver are described in Chapter 7.

→ Chapter 8 contains error analysis.

Safety instructions:

Longer absence / thunderstorms

Disconnect the receiver from the power supply if you leave the receiver unattended for a

longer time or during a thunderstorm. Also turn off the devices which are connected with

the receiver.

Power Cord

Make sure that the power cord is not damaged. Never use damaged cables. Only use the supplied

cable and power supply unit for operating the receiver.

Cleaning

Always pull the plug before cleaning the receiver. Only use a dry cloth for cleaning. Clean only the

cover.

Never open the device! Touching the receiver inside can cause an electric shock!

Make sure that children do not stick anything into the receiver’s air vents, because of the risk of an

electric shock.

Service

Repairs and settings should only be carried out from qualified personnel. Opening of the receiver

causes a warranty loss. The manufacturer is not liable for accidents, happened with an open device.

Incorrect wiring may cause malfunctions and defects of the device.

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Important notice for placing the device

Placing

Every electrical device is warming up. The warming of the receiver is in a harmless area but still can

cause a discolouring of sensitive furniture during time. Also the receiver’s feet could discolour the

surface of furniture. Please avoid this by placing a pad underneath the receiver.

Ventilation

The emerging heat of the receiver is led away sufficiently. Never place the box inside a cabinet or a

shelf with insufficient ventilation. Never obstruct the air vents of the receiver. Do not place anything on

top of the receiver and keep at least 40 cm space above it. Always make sure that air can ventilate

from the device.

Wetness, Sunlight, Heat

Protect the receiver of wetness, splashed and dripped water. Never place the device next to a heater

or into direct sunlight.

Power Supply

Use the receiver only with the included power supply unit at 230V / 50 Hz. Connect the receiver at first

with the antenna, then with the TV, and only then with the power supply.

Grounding

The parabolic antenna has to be grounded.

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3. Connections

Make sure that the receiver is cut off the power supply, when you are connecting the receiver,

otherwise it may cause damage!

3.1. Antenna connection

Only connect the antenna with a (not supplied) coax cable to the aerial input (2) at the receiver. First

connect the cable to the antenna and then to your receiver.

3.2. Connecting the receiver to the TV

Connect the receiver with the supplied SCART cable to the SCART input at your TV set. Plug the

cable into the receiver (4) and to the Video-In connector on your TV or Video recorder (3). Make sure

that you don’t use the decoder connector on the TV set, consult your TV’s manual for that.

3.3. Power Supply

Connect the receiver with the power supply after the antenna and the SCART cable has been

connected. Only operate the device at 230V / 50 Hz. Connect the included power supply unit with a

230V / 50 Hz plug and the cable with the power supply (1) at the receiver.

Aerial in (2)

Power Supply (1)

SCART-

Connector (4)

SCART-

Connector (3)

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4. Operating

4.1. Turning the receiver on/off

Turn on the receiver by pressing the [ON/OFF] (1) – key on your remote control. Wait until you see

the info line on the bottom of your screen.

4.2. Switching channels

Use the [UP] (13) [DOWN] (16) – keys on your remote control to switch between channels.

4.3. Using the channel list

Press the

[OK] button while watching TV to display the channel list. By using the [UP] (13) and

[DOWN] (16) keys you can scroll upwards and downwards. By using the [LEFT] (14) and

[RIGHT] (15) keys you can scroll up and down an entire page.

Press the

[OK] (17) key as soon as the select bar is on the station you are looking for.

To change into the radio mode press the

[TV/RADIO] (19) key.

Press the

[ESC] (19) key to leave the channel list.

4.4. Volume settings

It is possible to change the volume with the remote

control of your receiver. This makes the handling

easier because you don’t need your TV’s remote

control to change the volume.

To change volume simply use the

[LEFT] (14) and

[RIGHT] (15) keys on the receivers remote control.

While changing the volume a status bar is displayed,

showing the current volume.

To mute the volume press the

[MUTE] (2) key.

After changing the volume the status bar will slowly

fade out.

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4.5. Infobox

After switching channels and at the

beginning of every new show the

infobox at the bottom of the screen will

be displayed. It contains the channel

number, the channel name, time, start

and ending time of the show and the

name of the show currently running.

The infobox will fade out after a few

seconds.

By pressing the [ I ] (21) key on time

the infobox will be also displayed.

If you need more detailed information

about the currently running show

please read the instructions about the

EPG in Chapter 5.

By pressing the [ I ] (21) key again

you will get a second window

containing a shor description about

the show currently running.

4.6. Choosing language in multilingual channels

If a program is available in more than one language like EuroSport or EuroNews, you can choose

between the different languages. To change the language press the

[L] (22) key on your remote

control. Inside the menu you can now choose your language by using the

[UP] (13) and [DOWN]

(16) keys. Select the language by pressing the

[OK] (17) key. The menu will disappear now. You can

leave the menu always by pressing the

[ESC] (19) key.

Channel Number Channel Name Time

Starttime Endtime Name of the current

show

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4.7. TV / Radio mode

When the receiver is in the TV mode only TV channels will be displayed in the channel list and can be

chosen. To activate radio channels you have to switch into the radio mode by pressing the

[TV/RADIO] (26) key. When the receiver is in the radio mode the channel list will display radio

channels. By pressing the

[TV/RADIO] (26) key again you can switch back to TV mode.

4.8. Switching between the last two channels

By pressing the [ZAP] (18) key you can switch between the last viewed channel and the current one.

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5. Electronic Program Guide (EPG)

5.1. Entering the EPG

The EPG enables you to get detailed information about currently running and upcoming shows for the

entire days and makes a program guide almost unnecessary.

Open up the EPG by pressing the

[EPG] (20) key.

5.2. Using the EPG

The EPG menu consists of two windows, the list of all shows for the current day (1), the detailed

description about the running show (2).

Use the

[LEFT] (14) [RIGHT] (15) – keys and press the [OK] (17) – key to obtain a detailed

description.

(1) List of all shows for the current day and so

far broadcasted for the next few days.

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Channel name

Channel

Number

Time

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Please notice that not all TV stations broadcast a complete EPG. Most of the TV-stations broadcast

the TV-preview of the current day, with detail descriptions, some TV stations broadcast the TV-

preview without detail descriptions and some TV-stations don’t broadcast a TV-preview.

With the industry’s constant evolution there will be more and more TV stations which will use the

whole EPG functionality.

(2) Detail description for

the chosen show

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6. Configuration of the receiver (setup-menu)

If you press the [ I ] (21) key in the whole setup menu, you will get a “help function”, which provides

you with information how to handle the particular menus.

To configurate the receiver up to your individual needs you have to make some additional

configurations. Enter the configuration menu by pressing the

[SETUP] (24) key on your remote

control.

Using the menus:

You can see on the left side in the setup menu symbols which you need to get to the submenus.

Choose an option from the left side by using the

[UP] (13) and [DOWN] (16) keys or the [ZAP]

(18) key. Select the submenu by pressing the

[OK] (17) key or the [RIGHT] (15) key.

Use the

[UP] (13) and [DOWN] (16) keys to choose the option you want to alter. By using the

[LEFT] (14) and [RIGHT] (15) keys or the [ZAP] (18) key you can alter the settings for the option

you chose before. To return to the main menu simply use the

[ESC] (19) key.

Settings

Channel

search

DiSEqC-

Configuration

Managing

Channel lists

Softwareupdat

Program

Information

Parental

control

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6.1. OSD settings

Select the option you want to alter by pressing the [UP] (13) and [DOWN] (16) keys inside the OSD

menu. The active option is recognizable by an additional frame.

By using the (14) and

[RIGHT] (15) keys you can alter the menu options.

Use the

[ESC] (19) to leave the OSD configuration and return to the main menu.

Language: This option enables you to change the language for the whole OSD.

Time zone: Set the time zone to ensure that the built-in clock works correctly.

DST: Check this box if you want to set the built-in clock to daylight saving

(daylight saving time) time or winter time. If the box is filled out, the daylight saving time is activated.

Program info: Here you can set the duration after which the infobox (see chapter 4.5) will

fade out. You can turn the infobox on and off or you can set the duration from

1 to 20 seconds.

OSD- Settings

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Video out: This option enables you to alter the video output on your receiver.

The following options are possible: FBAS + RGB, FBAS + S-VIDEO or

S-VIDEO.

The ideal setting here depends on the faculties of your TV or video set.

Please refer to your TV or video manual for the options that are supported by

your TV or video set and will provide you with the best quality.

Manufacturer recommendation:

The highest quality is ensured with the setting S-VIDEO if your TV-set doesn’t

support this setting you have to use the next better setting FBAS + RGB. If

this setting is also not supported by your TV-set, please use the setting FBAS

+ S-VIDEO.

Change the settings in this menu option, if you have problems with the colour

quality.

Screen format: This menu option allows the setting of the screen format displayed on your

TV set. If your TV set supports 16:9 format you can set this here. Otherwise

you have to use the 4:3 format.

Manufacturer

settings: If you want to reset the manufacturer settings please press the [OK] (17)

key. Now the receiver reboots automatically. Otherwise you have to switch off

the receiver by pressing the

[ON/OFF] (1) key and switch it on again.

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6.2. DiSEqC- Configuration

DiSEqC enables you to use multiple satellites through multi-switch a turnable satellite dish.

If you only have one satellite dish is pointing to then you do not need DiSEqC. Please deactivate the

field in this case.

If you want to enable DiSEqC choose “DiSEqC 1.0” or ToneBurst” from the DiSEqC-Options. The

correct setting depends on your DiSEqC installation. Please consult the manual for correct settings.

Additionally you might have to change the settings for DiSEqC-Positions in A, B, C and D. Therefore

simply change the satellites in “Position A”, “Position B” a.s.o.

To access the position use the

[UP] (13) and [DOWN] (16) keys on your remote control.

You can choose a satellite with the

[LEFT] (14) and [RIGHT] (15) keys.

Press the

[OK] (17) if you want to set the selected satellite to this position.

Activate DiSEqC here

Configurate the satellites

that you can receive in

these fields

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6.3. Channel Search

6.3.1. Automatic Channel Search

From time to time it is possible that the stations submitted from your provider can change or that

existing stations will be broadcasted on another frequencies or with different parameters. In this case

an update of the channel list is necessary. This is done by an automatic channel search where all

frequencies were scanned. New found stations or changes of existing stations will automatically be

inserted or updated into the channel list.

To carry out a channel scan select the satellite you want to scan, inside the field by using the

[RIGHT] (15) [LEFT] (14) keys and press the [OK] (17) key to start the scan.

Progress Bar: Shows the current progress of the scanning.

Channel: Shows information about the scanned transponder in the following

order: “Frequency/Symbol rate/Polarisation”

Programs: The TV and Radio stations found so far are displayed in here.

Signal: Shows the signal strength (1) as a green and the signal quality (2) as

a green bar.

Choose satellite

Choose

transponder to

be scanned

Found

programs

Signal

Progress

bar

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6.3.2. Scanning a single channel

This is a major advantage if you only want to add one single channel. This menu enables you to add a

single program to your channel list, so it is not necessary to scan all channels.

Switching between the different windows is done by using the

[UP] (13) and [DOWN] (16) keys. To

change an option please use the

[RIGHT] (15) or [LEFT] (14) keys. Confirm every change by

pressing the

[OK] (17) key.

To leave the menu please press the

[ESC] (19) key.

Satellite: In this field you can choose the satellite with the station that you want to add.

Please confirm your setting with the

[OK] (17) key.

Transponder: Choose the transponder and confirm it by pressing the [OK] (17) key. The

chosen transponder will be scanned and the found programs will be inserted

to the channel list.

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Choose satellite to

be scanned

Choose

transponder to be

scanned

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Programs: This window contains the stations found on the transponder. Use the

[RIGHT] (15) and [LEFT] keys to scroll up and down the list. Press [OK]

(17) to tune to the program.

To save the new found programs, please use the

[ZAP] (18) key and put the

blue frame on the “Store” button press the

[OK] (17) key. After about 5

seconds a information window appears „ New programs are saved!” please

confirm this window with the

[OK] (17) key.

To leave the menu please press the

[ESC] (19) key.

List of found

programs

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6.4. Program Information

There are many services provided on a digital terrestrial broadcast at the same time, like TV or Radio

stations as well as data-services. Every service has its own ID inside the transport stream. That

makes it possible to filter only that part of the transport stream, which contains the data for the

designated service.

In addition there is further other information contained inside the transport stream.

The information menu displays the technical transmission parameters as well as other information of

the DVB transmission at the current station.

Inside the window you can switch channels by pressing the

[UP] (13) or [DOWN] (16) keys. The

displayed information will automatically be updated after switching a channel.

Program: Shows the channel number and station name transferred in the transport

stream of the current selected program or data service.

Satellite: Name of the satellite on which the program is broadcasted.

Transponder: Information about the transponder which is broadcasting the currently chosen

program.

Provider: Contains the station provider name.

Service ID: Contains the identification number for the part of the transport stream that

contains the information of the current selected station.

Teletext PID: Address (PID) of the part in the data stream under which the teletext is

transported.

Audio PID: Address (PID) of the audio stream for the current selected program inside the

data stream.

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