Sagem DSI86 User Manual

Manual is about: FREESAT HD DIGITAL SATELLITE TV RECEIVER

Summary of DSI86

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    U ser manual english freesat hd digital satellite tv receiver dsi86 hd freesat ug 253253861-a dsi86 hd freesat uk.Book page 1 mercredi, 22. Juillet 2009 1:44 13.

  • Page 2: Congratulations!

    Congratulations! This receiver is a new generation of sagem communications sas (here after referred to as sagem communications) receiver dedicated to digital satellite television. Once you have connected your receiver and performed the initial installation, you will be able to watch and enjoy freesa...

  • Page 3: Contents

    - i - contents 1. Product overview.........................................................................................................1 1-1. Front panel of the receiver ......................................................................................... 1 1-2. Rear panel of the receiver .....

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    - ii - 8. Everyday use.................................................................................................................22 8-1. Selecting a channel ........................................................................................................ 22 8-2. Adjusting the audio volu...

  • Page 5: 1. Product Overview

    - 1 - 1. Product overview your receiver is a digital receiver that lets you watch freesat hd and sd channels. Your new equipment includes: - 1 remote control with 2 batteries (aaa) - 1 power supply unit (power adapter and power cord) - 1 hdmi lead for connection to the hd tv set - 1 installation gui...

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    - 2 - 1-2 rear panel of the receiver 6. Satellite dish input 10. Scart connector (to vcr or dvd recorder) 7. Ethernet port (for future use) 11. Digital audio connector 8. Hdmi digital video audio connector 12. Analogue audio connectors (to hi-fi unit) 9. Scart connector (to tv) 13. Power supply unit...

  • Page 7: 1-3 Remote Control

    - 3 - 1-3 remote control batteries : the remote control needs two batteries (aaa) to operate. The drawing in the battery compartment indicates how to install them. The batteries provided are not rechargeable. Key functions 1 put the receiver in standby mode/wake up the receiver from standby mode. 2 ...

  • Page 8: 2. Safety Recommendations

    - 4 - 2. Safety recommendations use of the receiver is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment. 2-1 where to put your receiver? In order to guarantee the correct operation of your receiver, you must: • place it indoors to protect it from lightning, rain, and sun ra...

  • Page 9: 2-3 Batteries

    - 5 - • the receiver must be disconnected from mains supply (from the power outlet or rear panel) before any modification of connection between tv, vcr or dish. • in the event of a storm, it is advisable to unplug the dish. Even if the receiver and the television set are disconnected from the power ...

  • Page 10: 3. Environment

    - 6 - 3. Environment preservation of the environment is an essential concern of the manufacturer. The desire of the manufacturer is to operate systems observing the environment and consequently it has decided to integrate environmental performances in the life cycle of its products, from manufacturi...

  • Page 11: Equipment (Weee)

    - 7 - 3-3 european directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (weee) in the context of sustainable development, the reduction of wastes to be eliminated by reusing, recycling, composting and energy recovery is strongly advised. In order to comply with this directive which is applicable t...

  • Page 12: 4. Connections

    - 8 - 4. Connections before installing your receiver, please check that the delivery is complete (see “product overview”, page 1). Please ensure that the appliances to be connected together (receiver, tv, vcr…) are unplugged before making any connections. 4-1 connection to the satellite dish to get ...

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    - 9 - 4-2 connection to the tv set 4-2-1 connection to a high-definition television 1. To take advantage of hd high-quality definition, you must connect the hdmi connector of your digital receiver to the hdmi connector on your television set. 2. To connect other devices to the receiver (vcr, home ci...

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    - 10 - 4-3 connection to the vcr/dvd recorder • see the diagram below to connect your receiver to a vcr/dvd recorder. Note: if your vcr/dvd recorder has more than one scart connector, choose the tv or ext1 socket. 4-4 connection to a home cinema amplifier some digital channels are shown in dts or do...

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    - 11 - 4-5 connection to a hi-fi unit to make the most of the digital quality sound and listen to radio channels with the tv turned off, just connect the right and left audio outputs of the receiver to the auxiliary input of your hi-fi system (cable not supplied). Ug 253253861-a dsi86 hd freesat uk....

  • Page 16: 5. First Installation

    - 12 - 5. First installation once the receiver is physically connected, you need to go through the setup procedure to get your freesat hd and sd channels. 1. Switch on your tv. 2. Switch on your receiver by pressing the on/off button. 3. The first installation screen should appear. Freesat settings ...

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    - 13 - main settings 7. Select the settings better suited to your needs. Use the up and down keys to highlight a setting, use the left and right arrows to select a value. Preferred audio: programmes will be broadcast in the selected audio language provided it is available. Tv screen size: 16:9 (wide...

  • Page 18: 6. Installation Menus

    - 14 - 6. Installation menus to move around the screens and change various settings, just use the keys , , and to highlight your selections, press to confirm, and to leave a screen. 6-1 icons 6-2 user settings to access the user settings screen, press . Once you are in the main menu, select user set...

  • Page 19: 6-2-2 Hiding Adult Channels

    - 15 - 6-2-2 hiding adult channels in user settings, select adult genre. This feature lets you hide adult genre channels. If you activate this function, all adult genre channels will be hidden : you will not be able to switch to an adult genre channel, or browse this category in the electronic progr...

  • Page 20: 6-3-1 Managing Channels

    - 16 - 6-3 managing channels and favourite lists to access the channels settings screen, press . Once you are in the main menu, select channels. 6-3-1 managing channels in channels, select manage channels. By default, all tv channels and radio stations found during the receiver installation are save...

  • Page 21: 6-4 Receiver Settings

    - 17 - 6-4 receiver settings to access the receiver settings screen, press . Once in the main menu, select receiver settings. If the installation lock is activated, enter your parental code (to change your parental code, see “changing your parental code”, page 15). 6-4-1 searching for channels in re...

  • Page 22: 6-4-2 Picture Settings

    - 18 - 6-4-2 picture settings in receiver settings, select picture. - tv screen size: select the display mode for your tv: 16:9 (widescreen tv) or 4:3 (traditional tv). - resizing on 4:3 tv: if your display mode is 4:3, select the desired resizing mode: centre cut out or 16:9 letterbox. - osd displa...

  • Page 23: 6-4-5 Receiver Upgrade

    - 19 - 6-4-5 receiver upgrade the receiver automatically checks if new software is available for download. You can however manually launch this operation and download updated software if available. In receiver settings, select receiver upgrade. The receiver searches for new software. For more inform...

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    - 20 - 6-4-7 adding non freesat channels you can manually add non freesat channels by entering the transponder parameters (frequency, symbol rate, etc.). In receiver settings, select add non freesat channel. Enter the required transponder parameters, then press the red key to launch the scanning. To...

  • Page 25: 7. Information Menu

    - 21 - 7. Information menu the information contained in this menu may be requested if you contact your supplier or another technical service. You will find here important information about the receiver, and the embedded software. To access the receiver technical information, press . In the main menu...

  • Page 26: 8. Everyday Use

    - 22 - 8. Everyday use 8-1 selecting a channel 8-1-1 using the keys and , or keys 0-9 press or on your remote control to change channel or enter its number on the numeric keypad to switch to the channel you want. 8-1-2 using the channel list press to display the channel list, select your channel the...

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    - 23 - 8-1-4 detailed programme information if you want more information on the current and following programme, press twice while watching a programme to display the extended information banner. Press / to view information on the next/ current programme. Use and to see information on the current/ne...

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    - 24 - 8-4 temporarily selecting audio languages and subtitles press or to display the audio tracks, subtitles or audio description selection screen. Use , , or to select your settings then press to confirm. To temporarily activate the audio description feature, select audio description and set it t...

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    - 25 - press to access the electronic programme guide. Select the channel genre you are interested in with the navigation keys and press . You can pin-lock access to adult genre using the parental control feature (see “hiding adult channels”, page 15). The electronic guide shows programme informatio...

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    - 26 - 9. Recording programmes to vcr/dvd to record a programme to vcr or dvd recorder, make sure that : • your recorder is connected to the receiver as shown on page 10, • your recorder is set to record at the same time than the receiver, • your receiver is not switched off at the time of the sched...

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    - 27 - 9-1 recording programmes from the electronic programme guide the advantage of recording from the electronic programme guide is that you can record specific programmes instead of choosing channel time slots. You can only do this if the programme information is provided by the channel broadcast...

  • Page 32: 10. Software Update

    - 28 - 10. Software update your receiver automatically checks if new software is available for download and will ask you if you want to accept, postpone until the next wake up or refuse the download. You can also manually request that the receiver searches for new software upgrade in the receiver se...

  • Page 33: 11. Troubleshooting

    - 29 - 11. Troubleshooting the remote control is not working. ☞ point the remote control at the receiver. ☞ check the battery life and check the batteries are inserted properly. The receiver display shows no information (no time, no channel number, etc.). ☞ switch the receiver on by pressing the on/...

  • Page 34: 12. Specifications

    - 30 - 12. Specifications transmission standards dvb-s, dvb-s2, mpeg-2/mpeg-4 satellite front end satellite rf input input frequency range: 950 to 2150 mhz rf input level: -60 to -25 dbm input impedance: 75 ohms unbalanced if bandwith: 36 mhz electrostatic overload protection: 15 kv lnb supply verti...

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    - 31 - data port ethernet 10/100bt fully integrated ieee 802.3/802.3u 10/100 base t-physical layer auto-negotiation 10/100 full/half duplex adaptive equaliser baseline wander correction host usb 2.0 high speed (480 mbits/s) front panel 4 x 7-segment amber display 1 x ir sensor: 38 khz 1 x bicolor le...

  • Page 36: 13. Customer Support

    - 32 - 13. Customer support at sagem communications we believe that a high quality product should come with the highest quality customer service. In the design of this product we have taken great care to ensure the maximum quality possible and are sure that you will be delighted with your purchase. ...

  • Page 37: 14. Guarantee Terms

    - 33 - 14. Guarantee terms attention in order to apply the guarantee, you should contact your retailer or sagem communications sas helpdesk at 0871 07 50 710*. Proof of purchase will be required. Should any malfunctioning arise, the retailer or sagem communications sas helpdesk will advise you what ...

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    - 34 - • damage due to insufficient or bad packaging of equipment when returned to sagem communi- cations sas, •supply of new versions of software, •work on any equipment or software modified or added without the prior written consent of sagem communications sas, •malfunctions not resulting from the...

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    Sagem communications sas digital stb & tv business unit headquarters: le ponant de paris 27, rue leblanc - 75015 paris - france www.Sagem-communications.Com a ll rights reserved. The information and specifications included are subject to change without prior notice. Sagem communication s tries to en...