GSS ME 200 Operating

Operating Instruction

ME 200

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Contents

1 Important safety information .....................................................................................3

2 Description ...............................................................................................................4

3 Overview .................................................................................................................5

4 Operation ................................................................................................................7

4.1 Basic Operation ........................................................................................7

4.2 Setup (Setting) ..........................................................................................7

Device Setup ............................................................................................8

Time ........................................................................................................8

System .....................................................................................................8

Option .....................................................................................................9

Picture .....................................................................................................9

4.3 Upgrade / Backup ..................................................................................10

Software Update – USB Upgrade ..............................................................10

Backup and Restore .................................................................................11

Backup.............................................................................................11

Restore .............................................................................................11

4.4 Measuring Instrument...............................................................................12

SATELLITE ...............................................................................................12

SPECTRUM .......................................................................................12

SAT SETUP ........................................................................................13

ANGLE CALCULATION ......................................................................14

COMPASS ........................................................................................14

CONSTELLATION ..............................................................................15

FINDING ...............................................................................................16

4.5 Satellite Receiver .....................................................................................17

Menu Program ........................................................................................17

Channel table ...................................................................................17

EPG - Electronic Program Guide ..........................................................18

Timer ...............................................................................................18

Sort .................................................................................................19

TV operation ..........................................................................................19

Start Direct Recording ........................................................................19

Start Time-shift Recording ....................................................................19

4.6 MULTIMEDIA ..........................................................................................20

USB menu ..............................................................................................20

Photo Configuration ...........................................................................20

Movie Configuration ..........................................................................21

PVR Configuration .............................................................................21

Music ...............................................................................................22

Photo ...............................................................................................22

Film .................................................................................................23

PVR (Personal Video Recorder) ............................................................23

5 Specifications .........................................................................................................24

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1 Impor tant safety InformatIon

• Assembly, installation and servicing must be carried out by an authorised electrician.

• Check the system for short circuits in the coaxial cables before starting up.

• Beware of short circuits!

• No liability is accepted for any damage caused by faulty connections or inappropriate

handling.

• Observe the relevant standards, regulations and guidelines on the installation and op-

eration of antenna systems.

• Do not perform installation and service work during thunderstorms.

• The supplied AC/DC power adapter must be used to power this product. If the pow-

er cord becomes damaged, it must be replaced. Always refer to qualified personnel.

When disconnecting the product don’t pull the cable but the plug to prevent damage of

the cable. The product shall be serviced by qualified experts only.

• For a complete disconnection from the mains, the AC/DC power adapter must be pulled

out of the mains socket. Ensure that the AC/DC power adapter can be pulled out with-

out difficulties.

• This product is for indoor use in moderate climates only.

• In case of the formation of condensation wait until the device is completely dried.

• Never expose the device to liquids or splashing water. Do not place any vessels contain-

ing liquids on the device.

• Do not place anything on the device which could initiate fires (e.g. candles).

• Do not place heavy objects on the unit.

• Do not place the unit near heat sources, in the sun, in strong mechanical vibrations or in

dusty environments.

• Please install the device in a ventilated environment.

• This product contains a Lithium-Ion accumulator pack (UN3481). If the accumulator is

not handled properly there is a risk of fire and burns.

WARNING

There is a risk of explosion if the wrong accumulator is used. To reduce the risk of fire

or burns, do not disassemble, destroy, puncture, short-circuit, expose the battery to

temperatures in excess of 40°C, or throw it in fire or water.

• Replace the accumulator pack only with an original spare part. Observe the polarity.

The charging time should be at least 8 hours for the first time and not more than 12

hours after the first time.

• If stored for a long time, charge the accumulator at least once a month to avoid deep

discharge.

• Use only the original charger.

Recycle or dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations or the instruc-

tions enclosed with your product.

Electronic devices should never be disposed of in the household rubbish. In accordance with

directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and the European Council from Janu-

ary 27, 2003 which addresses old electronic and electrical devices, such devices must be

disposed of at a designated collection facility. At the end of its service life, please take your

device to one of these public collection facilities for proper disposal.

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2 DesCrIptIo n

ME 200 is a simple digital satellite instrument for DVB-S/S2.

- Spectrum analyzer with level measurement (dBµV or dBm).

- Constellation diagram with C/N, BER, FEC, MER and Modulation display.

- Digital compass

- Angle calculation (azimuth and elevation)

- You can search for transponders in the FIND menu.

The picture can be displayed on a TV set via the HDTV output.

This allows it to be used as a satellite receiver/media player.

- TV Playback

- Recording, timer recording and time-shift with USB memory connected.

- Playback of media content stored on USB storage media.

Music, photos, movies and PVR recordings.

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1

Power on/off (hold depressed for 3…4 seconds)

2

Power indicator

3

Charging control

red = charging in progress / green = finished

flashing = accumulator error

4

Indicator LED: LNB voltage 13 V on

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Indicator LED: LNB voltage 13 V on

6

Indicator LED: LNB 22 kHz on

7

Indicator LED: Transponder locked

8

IR receiver

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Function buttons

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Call up menu "Finding"

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Call up menu "Spectrum"

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Call up menu "Angle calculation

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Signal source AV / Antenna

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Indication of Signal quality (%)

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Call up main menu

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Exit menu / Exit overlay / Switch to TV mode from the main menu

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Battery indicator

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Selection buttons / OK = confirm

Use the buttons to navigate through the menus. OK button

selects/confirms input (calling the channel list in TV mode).

19

Number buttons

Hold the "•" button depressed for 3...4 seconds to switch the LCD dis-

play on/off.

20

Call up transponder list (Sat Setup)

21

RF input

22

USB socket for Backup, Upgrade, Multimedia

23

HDTV output

24

AV in-/output

Use only the included AV cable.

Video

in

Video

out

Audio

out

Yellow: Video output

White: Audio output

Red: Video input

25

Reset button

26

Charger connection

—> The charging time should be at least 8 hours for the first time and

not more than 12 hours after the first time.

—> If stored for a long time, charge the accumulator at least once a

month to avoid deep discharge.

—> Use only the original charger.

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Power off

28

Mute

29

Subtitle/teletext/picture zoom/PVR (personal video recorder)

30

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/Sleep timer/

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/Recall channel

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Play/Pause/Stop/Record

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Electronic Program Guide

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Info 1 on > Info 2 on > Info off

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TV / Radio

35

Previous/next title (multimedia)

36

Fast backward / forward (multimedia)

37

Call up menu "Sat Setup"

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Call up favourite list

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Select audio channel (language)

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4 operatIon

4.1 Bas I C op er atIo n

Use buttons

18

to navigate through the menus.

Use button OK

18

to activate menu items respectively confirm inputs.

Press the "EXIT" button

16

to …

… exit a menu or close an overlay

… switch to TV mode from the main menu.

In TV mode, you can use the AV button

13

to switch between the satellite re-

ceiver and AV input, OK calls up the channel table. To return to the main menu,

press the MENU button

15

.

In some menus, the function buttons

, , and

9

are used. The as-

signed functions are displayed at the bottom of the menus.

Hold the "•" button

19

at the device depressed for 3...4 seconds to switch the

LCD display on/off.

The password set at the factory is 000000.

—> If you change the factory default password, make a good note of

the new password! If you forget it, the device must be sent to us to

reset the password.

4.2 set up (se t t In g)

In the SETTING menu you can configure the

device for your applications.

• Activate SETTING in the main menu.

The SETTING menu is used to access the

submenus Device Setup, Time, System,

Option and Picture.

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De vI C e se tu p

Switch on/off the (keyboard) Lighting, the

Loudspeaker, the Keypad Tone, the LED

Display

14

as well as Cable Check.

The Cable Check function checks the cur-

rent of the signal cable to identify/distin-

guish a multiswitch or LNB.

tI m e

Here you can select automatic or manual

time setting.

sys te m

—> The menu items Parental Guidance, Set Password and Restore Fac-

tory Default are password protected.

In the menu item Parental Guidance you

can set the age limit above which the play-

back of a program is password-protected.

In the menu item Set Password you can

change the password 000000 set in the

factory.

—> If you change the factory default password, make a good note of

the new password! If you forget it, the device must be sent to us to

reset the password.

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In the menu item Restore Factory Default you can reset the device to the factory

settings.

Menu item Information shows the current software version.

op tI o n

In the OSD Language menu item, set the

language displayed in the menus.

In the Subtitle Language menu item, select

the preferred language.

You can only use this function if the chan-

nel transmits multilingual subtitles. If the

program transmits subtitles for only one

language, this menu item has no function.

With button SUBT on the remote control, switch the subtitles off (setting Off) or

on (select the appropriate language).

In the menu item Audio language, set the desired language if several audio

carriers are to be transmitted.

In the menu item Unit you set how the level values are to be displayed in the

SPECTRUM menu - dBµV or dBm.

In the Timer Off menu, you set a timer that reminds you to switch off the device.

When the timer expires, a beep sounds.

pIC tu r e

In this menu, you can set the Aspect Ratio,

Resolution, and TV Format for picture out-

put.

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4.3 upg r a De / BaCk up

Software updates as well as backups and

restores are possible via the UPGRADE

menu.

so ft wa re upDat e – usB up gr aD e

• Copy the upgrade file (*.bin) into the

root directory of a USB stick and plug it

into the USB port of the ME200.

• Activate USB Upgrade (OK button).

The root directory is read.

• Select the desired upgrade file and

press the OK button.

The unit switches off.

—> The USB stick must remain plugged in!

• Turn the device on.

The upgrade is performed.

The device switches off.

—> The USB stick can now be removed.

• Turn the device on.

—> You can check the software version in the Setup > System >

Information menu.

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BaCk u p an D re sto re

In the menu Software Update > DB

Management you can backup all settings

as well as restore the settings.

BaCk u p

• Insert a USB stick into the USB socket of

the ME200.

• Select the menu item Backup to USB.

The backup file (*.DBM) is stored in the

root directory of an inserted USB stick.

res tor e

• Insert the USB stick on which the back-

up is stored into the USB socket of the

ME200.

• Select the menu item Load from USB.

Select the desired backup file (*.DBM)

and press the OK button.

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4.4 mea su r In g Ins tru m en t

The SATELLITE and FINDING menus are

available for measurements.

sateLLIte

The SATELLITE menu provides access to the

SPECTRUM, SAT SETUP, COMPASS, ANGLE

CALCULATION and CONSTELLATION sub-

menus.

speCtrum

• Use the buttons to move the cursor

line to the frequency whose level is to be

displayed.

—> Level in dBµV or dBm

(Setup > Option > Unit)

• Use the buttons to move the spectrum vertically.

• Use button to limit the display area from the cursor line on (zoom).

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• Use button to change the sampling frequency.

• Press to pause the measuring process.

• Use button 1 to select a DiSEqC signal (N=off, position 1...4).

• Use button 2 to switch the 22kHz signal on/off.

• Use button 3 to switch the polarity (13V/18V).

• Press the OK key to start a search on the frequency

of the cursor line with a choice between Ku- and

C-band. A new satellite is created in the satellite list

(satellite setup).

sat setup

•

Use buttons to select a satellite.

• Use button

to

activates the LNB setup

for the selected satellite.

• Button GOTO shows the transponder list

of the satellite and switches back to the

satellite list.

• Use button OK to activates a satellite or

transponder - depending on the list.

• Use button

to

add a new satellite.

• Use button

to

edit the settings for a satellite.

• Use button

removes a satellite from the list<.

• Use button

to

start a channel search via the activated satellites/transpond-

ers

(Scan).

—> Scan-Modes: Preset, Blind Scan, Network (NIT).

"All" or "only unscrambled" channels

"All", Digital TV or Radio

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angLe CaLCuLatIon

In the ANGLE CALCULATION menu, you

can calculate the azimuth (degree indica-

tion for alignment with a compass) and

elevation (inclination) depending on your

position for a satellite.

• Enter the correct degrees of longitude

and latitude of your location.

• Buttons select a satellite.

Compass

The compass helps you to align a satellite

antenna. Therefore the device must be op-

erated in a horizontal position.

—> First enter the correct degrees

of longitude and latitude of

your location in the ANGLE

CALCULATION menu.

Then calibrate the compass.

• button starts calibration. Rotate the device as shown on the screen.

• Buttons select a satellite.

—> The red marked compass area indicates the direction to the satellite

in case of deviation.

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ConsteLL atIon

Here you can first select between Analyze

by Frequency (selection via satellite and

transponder) or Analyze by Program (se-

lection of stored channels).

Analyze by Frequency

• Via Analyze by Frequency you can se-

lect the satellite and the transponder

number.

• Use the buttons to switch through/

select the transponders in the Constella-

tion menu.

The constellation diagram, quality and

level in %, as well as C/N, BER, FEC, MER

and the kind of modulation are displayed.

Analyze by Program

• The last channel set is analyzed via

Analyze by Program.

• You can then use the buttons to

switch through/select the channels in the

Constellation menu.

The constellation diagram, quality and

level in %, as well as C/N, BER, FEC, MER

and the kind of modulation are displayed.

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fInDIng

The menu starts with the last used channel.

• You can set any satellite/transponder

with the buttons . Press the

OK button to display selection options in

tabular form.

—> If an unlocked signal is detected, only the signal strength is dis-

played. When the signal is locked, a signal sounds and all values

are displayed. The beep can be muted by pressing the Mute button

on the remote control.

The Compass display shows the direction in which the antenna connection

points when the instrument is horizontal.

• Use the OK button in the "Search" line to

start a channel search for the set trans-

ponder.

Channels found are stored in the chan-

nels table.

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4.5 sate L LIt e re Ce I ve r

me n u pro gr am

The PROGRAM menu contains the settings

for the satellite receiver.

Cha nne L ta BL e

The Program Edit menu item contains a ta-

ble with all channels found in the SAT SETUP

(Scan function) and FINDING (Search func-

tion) menus.

•

Using buttons you can select a channel.

• Using button OK you can activate a channel.

• With button you can sort the order of the channels .

Select a channel > press > enter/select the desired channel position (but-

tons 0-9 /

) and press OK.

• With key you can skip a channel position when selecting a pro-

gramme with keys

.

• With button you can lock a channel position (unlock via password).

• Press button to delete a channel from the

list.

• The RECALL button allows you to rename a

channel using an on-screen keyboard.

• Use the FAV button to assign a channel to a Favourites list.

—> When you exit the menu (EXIT), all changes are

saved automatically.

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epg - eL eC tro n I C pro gr am guI D e

Via the menu item EPG you call up the Electronic Program Guide, which dis-

plays the program contents of the activated channel in a table.

• Use buttons to call up other channels.

• You can search the list line by line with buttons

.

• Use the OK or INFO buttons to open the Timer menu.

tI m er

In the Timer menu you can create new timers, edit existing timers or delete

them.

• Use button to create a new timer (Event).

Here you can make all settings which are necessary for a timer program-

ming. In Line Mode you can set whether you only want to view the channel

(View) or whether a PVR recording should be made (Record).

—> For recording, an external storage device must be plugged into the

USB socket.

PVR: Personal Video Recorder

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• Press the OK button to save the timer.

• Use button to edit an already programmed timer.

• Use the button to delete a timer.

For the timer function, the device must remain switched on.

so rt

In the Sort menu, you can specify the order of the channels according to cer-

tain criteria (Default - channel table, By Encrypt, By Freq, By Service Name).

tv o pe r at Io n

Press the EXIT button to switch to TV mode from the main menu.

Using button OK you call up the channel table.

—> To return to the main menu, press the MENU button.

sta rt DIr eC t re Co rD I ng

While you are watching a channel, you can start a direct recording with but-

ton and stop with button .

To play back recordings, switch to the MULTIMEDIA

menu. All recordings are listed under the menu

item PVR (Personal Video Recorder; page 23).

sta rt tIm e-s h I ft reCo r DI n g

While watching a programme, press button to start a time-shift recording.

Press key to start time-shifted playback.

—> The time offset is displayed.

—> You can set the memory size for time-shift recordings - and thus the

time that can be bridged - in the Configure PVR menu (page 21).

Press button to exit Time-shift.

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4.6 muLtImeDIa

The MULTIMEDIA menu allows you to play

back media content stored on a USB mem-

ory device and connected to the USB port,

as well as TV programs recorded with the

ME200 (PVR = personal video recorder).

When you call up the MULTIMEDIA button

of the MAIN MENU, the USB menu is dis-

played first.

usB m e nu

Here you can call up setting options for photo, film and PVR playback.

The MULTIMEDIA selection takes you to the MULTIMEDIA menu.

phot o Con fI g u r at Io n

Set the slide time, slide mode, and aspect

ratio for slide show playback.

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