User manual METRONIC TOUCHBOX 3

[. . . ] Digital Satellite Receiver Ref : 441327-3 2500 channels Parental lock 2 scarts Wide screen ready DiSEqC 1. 2 MET624 CAUTION Your receiver has ventilation slots. These slots must not be obstructed, even partially, in order to ensure proper ventilation. The device may not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no object filled with liquid, such as vases, must be put on the device. Installation in premises which are confined or subject to temperature or dampness changes (sheds, attics, cellars, tiny rooms, dry risers etc. ) may cause an overheating of the device or a premature ageing resulting in failures that are not covered by the guarantee. [. . . ] 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(1) channel. · Go into the DiSEqC 1. 2 (2) menu and give a number (6) to Astra 19°E (03 if you hesitate). (5) · By a continuous rotation (4) and then a step by step rotation obtain the maximum level and quality. · Store (7) , make the motor turn to the position founded. · Check that you receive the Astra channel. If not, it means that you stored the position of another satellite, which broadcasts 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 M below. Your installation is finished. @Note : The Hispasat or Turksat reception with a motorised installation is very difficult and needs a perfect alignment. For the reception of this satellite, we advise a fixed installation, with a particular look at the adjusting of the counter-polarization. Reminder : Atlantic Bird 3 = ex Télécom 2C Astra 19 Eutelsat W2 Atlantic Bird 3 Hotbird Eutelsat W1 Eutelsat W3 M Astra 28 Turksat Weak satellites Medium satellites Strong satellites (1)(2)(4)(5)(6)(7) see related paragraph page 13 22 (Astra 2) Arabsat Hispasat (Astra 1) N - Adjustment of the electronic limits Adjustment of the East limit · Press the black key to access the Motor Setup menu · Go to the line Move, press and hold the 3 arrow key to drive the motor East and get ready to press the key OK when the border of the dish reaches the obstacle. · Go to the line Set Limit, and select East Limit with 3 arrow key · Press OK to set the East limit and confirm with OK. Adjustment of the West limit · Press the black key to access the Motor Setup menu · Go to the line Move, press and hold the 4 arrow key to drive the motor West and get ready to press the key OK when the border of the dish reaches the obstacle. · Go to the line Set Limit, and select West Limit with3 arrow key · Press OK to set the East limit and confirm with OK. 5 - Connection to an already installed dish The receiver being disconnected from the mains, connect directly the LNB to the LNB receiver input. Connect a scart lead from the television to the receiver TV output scart socket. Switch on the television, connect the receiver on the power supply, the red LED is ON. Press the power key ( ) of the remote control, the green LED lights on. Check in the list of the pre programmed channels at the end of the user manual. You can select and watch the channel of this satellite. 23 6 - Connection on a dual-head system Astra + Hotbird already aligned Connect the cables and the leads as indicated on the figure below (figure n°4). It is useful to know on which inputs of the switch the heads Astra and Hotbird are connected. If you do not know it and the installation is difficult to reach, test the 2 possible combinations: Astra on A and HotBird on B or Astra on B and HotBird on A. To program your receiver, go to page 11, installation of a Bi-head satellite dish Astra 19, 2° + Hot Bird. Caution: you should not alter the satellite dish adjustments or the switch, it is only necessary to program your digital receiver. DiSEqC 1. 0 or Tone Burst switch Rear TouchBOX 3 Coaxial cable Scart cable 24 7 - Connection on a motorised DiSEqC 1. 2 unit already aligned Connect the cables and the leads as indicated on the figure below (figure #5). When 2 satellite receivers control the same motor, it is important that each one of them give the same number to a given satellite. For an easier installation of your new digital receiver, locate the classification of the satellites used by your previous receiver. OR Rear TouchBOX 3 Rear Analog Rear TouchBOX 3 Rear Analog Coaxial cable Scart cable figure 5 Coaxial cable Scart cable For each satellite you want to receive in digital, it is necessary to proceed as follows: Example on HotBird · Go on the reference channel (see table #1 page 9) satellite by typing the channel number then OK. · Go to MENU / Installation / Antenna Setup · On the DiSEqC Mode field, select DiSEqC 1. 2 with 34 arrow keys · Press the the red key to save. [. . . ] For your information, an operator can broadcast a scrambled channel with information that lets believe the receiver that the channel is free. Beware: A channel can be free for a certain period in the day, and pay-TV in other periods. · The terminal asks me a PIN code to watch a channel. If you input a PIN code, but you forgot it, contact the hotline. 37 ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE Y ou will find in the following pages, the channel parameters which we programmed in the receiver. This programming was established according to information's, which are at our disposal to date, and according to programs which are broadcast to date. [. . . ]