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EchoStar DSB-1200 Viaccess User Manual

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Summary of DSB-1200 Viaccess

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    User manual dsb-1200 viaccess © digital satellite receiver printed on recycled paper.

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    Issue: dsb-1200-b-3a © 2001 echostar international corporation - the netherlands we encourage you to express your thoughts on this user manual. Please send your comments to: echostar international corporation technical publications department schuilenburghlaan 5a 7604 bj almelo the netherlands.

  • Page 3: Dear Customer

    Preface digital satellite receiver page i © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved preface 1. Dear customer thank you for purchasing an echostar satellite receiver. This receiver is of the latest generation for which it is possible to upgrade the software to kee...

  • Page 4: Copyright And Trademarks

    Preface page ii echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 5. Copyright and trademarks © 2001 echostar international corporation. All rights reserved worldwide. This user manual has been provided pursuant to an agreement containing restri...

  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface digital satellite receiver page iii © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved t able of c ontents preface 1 dear customer 1-i 2 intended use 1-i 3 warranty 1-i 4 disclaimer 1-i 5 copyright and trademarks 1-ii safety information 1 general safety 1-1 2 elec...

  • Page 6: Appendix 1

    Preface page iv echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved appendix 1 1 lnb configuration matrix a-1 2 lnbf configuration matrix a-1 3 user defined lnb(f) matrix a-1.

  • Page 7: General Safety

    Safety information section 1 digital satellite receiver page 1 - 1 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 1 safety information 1. General safety read this manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions given. For your safety, know what the reac...

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    Section 1 safety information page 1 - 2 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 3. Notational conventions used in this manual 3.1. Warnings, cautions and notes throughout this user manual, there may be blocks of text indicated by symbo...

  • Page 9: Storage And Transport

    Preparation section 2 digital satellite receiver page 2 - 1 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 2 preparation 1. Storage and transport the receiver and it’s accessories are delivered in a protective packaging. This packaging is designed to protect against e...

  • Page 10: To Setup The Receiver

    Section 2 preparation page 2 - 2 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 5. To setup your peripheral equipment please refer to the user manuals of your terrestrial antenna, dish, tv, video recorder and/or audio equipment to make sure t...

  • Page 11: Connect Your Equipment

    Installation section 3 digital satellite receiver page 3 - 1 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 3 installation 1. Connect your equipment it is possible to connect the different equipment with the use of uhf coaxial cables, scart cables, and/or so called au...

  • Page 12: Connect A Dish

    Section 3 installation page 3 - 2 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 2. Connect a dish it is possible to connect the different dish configurations with the use of rf coaxial cables. Only the most common configurations are discusse...

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    Installation section 3 digital satellite receiver page 3 - 3 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 3 3. To setup your receiver for the first time this procedures will guide you step-by-step through the initial setup of the receiver. After you have finished th...

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    Section 3 installation page 3 - 4 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved f or f ixed and d i se q c 1-4 switch installations note the receiver needs the correct local time to collect and show the epg (electronic program guide). An inc...

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    Installation section 3 digital satellite receiver page 3 - 5 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 3 f or moveable dish installations (d i se q c 1.2) 31. Wait for the search to complete: a. The receiver display shows a moving dot; b. The search completed pop...

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    Section 3 installation page 3 - 6 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved f or smatv installations 22. Make the required selections. After the initial installation it is possible to add more symbol rates. Refer to section maintenance f...

  • Page 17: The Receiver

    Familiarization section 4 digital satellite receiver page 4 - 1 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 4 familiariza tion 1. The receiver the digital satellite receiver has an embedded viaccess smart card reader. The front panel gives you the control over the ...

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    Section 4 familiarization page 4 - 2 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 1.2. The receiver rear panel the rear panel gives you various connections to connect the audio and video equipment as well as a terrestrial and dish antennas....

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    Familiarization section 4 digital satellite receiver page 4 - 3 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 4 1.3. The remote control unit (rcu) the echostar remote control unit (rcu) is used to control the receiver. The rcu requires two aa/r6 alkaline batteries to...

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    Section 4 familiarization page 4 - 4 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved the echonav user interface has various ways to navigate through the menus and functions. Some of the keys on the remote control unit give direct access to fun...

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    Familiarization section 4 digital satellite receiver page 4 - 5 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 4 2.1. The user preferences menu ■ the button, that gives you access to the user profile page; ■ the button, that gives you access to the languages page; ■ t...

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    Section 4 familiarization page 4 - 6 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 2.1.3. Parental lock page the parental lock menu is initial accessible with the factory default pin code 0000. For future use, you are requested to change the...

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    Familiarization section 4 digital satellite receiver page 4 - 7 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 4 2.1.5. Tv system page this menu page allows you to customize the tv settings used for the receiver, you can customize: 2.2. The installation setup menu the...

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    Section 4 familiarization page 4 - 8 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 2.2.1. System setup menu this sub-menu allows you to customize the system setup to match your installation. Note that the menu page is dynamic which means tha...

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    Familiarization section 4 digital satellite receiver page 4 - 9 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 4 2.2.3. Program satellites this sub-menu allows you to customize the system setup to add an additional satellite into your receiver. Note that the menu page...

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    Section 4 familiarization page 4 - 10 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 2.2.5. About echostar the about echostar menu gives all the where-to-contact-information about echostar and the status information about the receiver. You ca...

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    Familiarization section 4 digital satellite receiver page 4 - 11 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 4 2.2.7. Factory reset the factory reset menu gives you the possibility to reset the receiver to the initial factory settings. The memory erase option resto...

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    Section 4 familiarization page 4 - 12 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved c onditional access information 3. The echonav mode and selection menus 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Mode the mode bar gives access to the different receiver modes...

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    Familiarization section 4 digital satellite receiver page 4 - 13 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 4 3.3. List the lists are available in the all modes. Some of the lists are factory defined and other lists (favorite lists) are user defined. Favorite list...

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    Section 4 familiarization page 4 - 14 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 3.5. Group the group options are available in the all modes. The group option allows you to group the lists in different ways. The availability of the group ...

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    Familiarization section 4 digital satellite receiver page 4 - 15 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 4 4. The electronic program guide (epg) ■ mode, to select the tv or radio mode to show; ■ list, to select the list in all channels, current satellite or per...

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    Section 4 familiarization page 4 - 16 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 5. The infobanner and pop-up menus 5.1. The tv infobanner the tv infobanner shows the information related to the actual channel. The information shown is (so...

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    Familiarization section 4 digital satellite receiver page 4 - 17 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 4 5.1.2. Pop-up menus there are two types of pop-up menus. Some pop-up menus are used to show that the receiver is busy to execute a task. Other pop- up men...

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    Section 4 familiarization page 4 - 18 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved.

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    Operation section 5 digital satellite receiver page 5 - 1 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 5 operation 1. To navigate through the menus 1.1. To select a mode 1.2. To select a channel note unless otherwise specified; this note explains the way you can nav...

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    Section 5 operation page 5 - 2 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 1.3. To select a list 1.4. To group a list 1.5. To sort a list 1. On the rcu, press the ok key. 2. Select the required mode. 3. On the rcu press the green key. 4. R...

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    Operation section 5 digital satellite receiver page 5 - 3 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 5 1.6. To edit a list 1.6.1. To move a channel 1. On the rcu, press the ok key. 2. Select the required list. 3. On the rcu press the white key. 4. Read the availab...

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    Section 5 operation page 5 - 4 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 1.6.2. To lock a channel caution you can only lock a channel or favorite if you have set the parental lock and the pin code correctly. We recommend, in the parental...

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    Operation section 5 digital satellite receiver page 5 - 5 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 5 1.6.3. To delete a channel 1.6.4. To set the channel volume offset 1.6.5. To rename a channel 1. In the edit menu, select the delete option. 2. Read the availabl...

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    Section 5 operation page 5 - 6 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 1.6.6. To hide a channel 5. When the keyboard appears: a. Use the arrow keys to navigate; b. Press ok to accept the character; c. Select the button to get lower cas...

  • Page 41: Use The Favorite Lists

    Operation section 5 digital satellite receiver page 5 - 7 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 5 2. Use the favorite lists navigation and use of the favorite lists are the same as for the all channels and current satellite list as described before. The main ...

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    Section 5 operation page 5 - 8 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 2.1. Add a channel to a favorite list 2.2. Add a group of channels to a favorite list 1. On the rcu, press the ok key. 2. Select the required mode. 3. Read the avai...

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    Operation section 5 digital satellite receiver page 5 - 9 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 5 2.3. Rename a favorite list 12. Press the white key to end the session. 13. If only the network bar is show, press the i-key to expand the selection. 14. Select ...

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    Section 5 operation page 5 - 10 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 3. To use the electronic program guide (epg) 9. Either: a. Press the white key to end the session, or b. Select the next favorite list you want to rename. Note the...

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    Operation section 5 digital satellite receiver page 5 - 11 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 5 3.1. To set a timer caution note that the vcr timer does not start or program your video recorder (vcr). You have to set the timer of your vcr also to the same ...

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    Section 5 operation page 5 - 12 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 3.2. Delete a timer 10. Change the stop time: a. Use the key, to go to the stop time; b. Read the available help text for information; c. Press the keys to set the...

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    Operation section 5 digital satellite receiver page 5 - 13 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 5 3.3. Use the infobanner related functions 3.4. To select the alternate audio 3.5. To select the subtitle language 1. On the rcu, press the i-key. 2. If availabl...

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    Section 5 operation page 5 - 14 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 4. To set the user preferences 4.1. To change the user profile 4.2. To change the language 1. On the rcu, press: a. The menu key; b. The key to select the menu; c....

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    Operation section 5 digital satellite receiver page 5 - 15 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 5 4.3. To set the parental lock 4.4. To change the pin code note this procedure does not lock a specific channel. After you made the parental con- trol settings, ...

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    Section 5 operation page 5 - 16 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 4.5. To set the local date and time 4.6. To set the tv system note make sure the local time is set correctly otherwise you cannot view and use the epg information ...

  • Page 51: Hardware Maintenance

    Maintenance section 6 digital satellite receiver page 6 - 1 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 6 maintenance 1. Hardware maintenance 1. Switch the receiver to stand-by and on the display make sure the clock shows. 2. Remove the mains plug from the power su...

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    Section 6 maintenance page 6 - 2 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 2.2. To change the user lnb settings 2.3. About echostar - receiver information 6. Wait for the check signal page to appear. 7. In the check signal menu make the ...

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    Maintenance section 6 digital satellite receiver page 6 - 3 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 6 2.4. To do a software update from the satellite 2.5. To do a factory reset 1. On the rcu, press: a. The menu key; b. The key to select the menu; c. The ok key,...

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    Section 6 maintenance page 6 - 4 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 2.6. To get conditional access information 2.7. To add a satellite 1. On the rcu, press: a. The menu key; b. The key to select the menu; c. The ok key, to select ...

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    Maintenance section 6 digital satellite receiver page 6 - 5 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 6 2.8. To add a transponder 8. Enter the required settings. 9. Read the available help text for information. 10. Go to the continue field. 11. On the rcu, press ...

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    Section 6 maintenance page 6 - 6 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 2.9. To add a pid 4. On the rcu, press the ok key again to advance. 5. Enter the required settings. 6. Read the available help text for information. 7. Monitor th...

  • Page 57: End Of Life Disposal

    Maintenance section 6 digital satellite receiver page 6 - 7 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 6 3. End of life disposal your receiver and related accessories contain materials which can be recycled and reused. Specialized companies can recycle your equipm...

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    Se ct io n 6 m a in te na nc e pag e 6 - 8 ec h o star dsb-120 0 v ia c c e s s © 2001 echostar international corporation all rights reserved.

  • Page 59: To Solve A Problem

    Troubleshooting section 7 digital satellite receiver page 7 - 1 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 7 troubleshootin g 1. To solve a problem 1.1. General 1.2. Epg related 1.3. Tv and radio related problem possible cause what to do? 1. Nothing appears on the...

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    Section 7 troubleshooting page 7 - 2 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 1.4. Remote control unit (rcu) related 2. Bad picture or noisy sound in the tv or radio mode. ■ bad reception of the signal. ■ make sure the dish and lnb are ...

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    Glossary section 8 digital satellite receiver page 8 - 1 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 8 glossary 1. List of used abbreviations a/v a udio/ v ideo mcpc m ultiple c hannel p er c arrier ac a lternating c urrent mhz m ega h ertz ant ant enna (terrestial...

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    Section 8 glossary page 8 - 2 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved 2. Explanation of used terminology aspect ratio with respect to the receiver, the aspect ratio is used to tell the receiver what kind of tv is connected. For informa...

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    Glossary section 8 digital satellite receiver page 8 - 3 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 8 lnb a device behind the feedhorn which processes the signal into a format which is understood by the receiver for further processing lnbf a lnb with an integrated...

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    Section 8 glossary page 8 - 4 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved receiver unit which takes signals from a dish and converts them so they can appear on radio and tv. Rs232 connection a rs232 connection allows you to connect equipme...

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    Index section 9 digital satellite receiver page 9 - 1 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved 9 index a about echostar page .................................... 6-2 add a channel to a favorite list ..................... 5-8 add pid ................................

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    Section 9 index page 9 - 2 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved r rcu ............................................................... 8-1 receiver information ..................................... 6-2 red bullet .......................

  • Page 67: Lnb Configuration Matrix

    Lnb(f) configuration matrix appendix 1 digital satellite receiver page a1 - 1 © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll ri g hts re s erved a1 appendix 1 1. Lnb configuration matrix in the installation menu, the different lnbs are already pre-programmed to save you a lot of configur...

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    Appendix 1 lnb(f) configuration matrix page a1 - 2 echostar dsb-1200 viaccess © 2 001 e c hos tar inte rnati o nal c o rp orat io n a ll rig hts re s erved.