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    Operating manual - Englisch - DVB cable receiver UFC 762si/sw[...]

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    2 PREF ACE Dear customer , This Operating Manual is intended to help you make the fullest use of the extensive range of functions offered by your new cable receiver . We have tried to make the operating instructions as easy as possible to understand, and to keep them as concise as possible. If you will not be using your receiver for an extended per[...]

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    3 The channels available are subject to continual change in the cable network. Accordingly it is necessary to update the channel presets when changes are made. The information for this reset can be found on the Internet or in relevant magazines. Y our receiver is factory fi tted with the latest software version. We are, however , constantly workin[...]

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    4 CONTENTS PREF ACE .............................................................................................................................. ... 2 IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION ...................................................................................................... 3 CONTENTS ...........................................................[...]

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    5 CONTENTS SORT CHANNELS ................................................................................................................... 35 TECHNICAL INFORMA TION .................................................................................................... 38 CHANNEL INFORMA TION ..........................................................[...]

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    6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS[...]

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    7 CONNECTION AND SET -UP The following section is intended speci fi cally for specialist dealers. Y ou need not refer to this section unless you are carrying out the installation yourself. The “Connection Example” section provides a sample con fi guration. Do not connect the receiver to the mains until all installation work has been properly [...]

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    8 CONTROLS, DISPLA YS AND CONNECTIONS This section provides a brief description of all the controls, displays and connections. Front panel controls and displays 1. On/Off switch 2. Display (cover folded down) 3. Common Interface and Smartcard reader for accepting a CA module and for Pay-TV cards * ) 4. Ejection button for the CA module In addition [...]

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    9 REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTION BUTT ONS (Red) Select a channel list in channel lists management  (cursor buttons) Switch the channel and/or navigate the menus  Mute on/off " (Y ellow) Open options menu  ...  For entering channel numbers or menu parameters  Select T eletext  OFF mode (Stand-by)  Select ma[...]

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    10 FIRST INST ALLA TION First switch your TV set on and select the A V channel slot. Connect your receiver to the mains and switch it on using the power switch on the front of the receiver . The following display appears: Press the  button to start the fi rst installation. The following display appears: Before using your receiver for the fi rs[...]

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    11 FIRST INST ALLA TION Press the  buttons to select the desired country . Press the  buttons to access the “Screen Format” line. Use the  buttons to set the screen format for your TV set. Refer to the user guide / operating instructions for your TV set. Press the  buttons in the “TV Output Format” line. Use the ?[...]

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    12 If you do not know the frequencies used by your cable network operator , use the  button to select the lowest frequency permitted by the receiver for starting the search (keep the  button pressed until the  button is no longer shown in the start frequency line). Press the  buttons to access the next line. Press the  button to s[...]

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    13 Press the  buttons to access the next line. If necessary you can add another symbol rate for the search for channels in addition to the usual one (shown in grey). Y ou can use the numeric pad on the remote control to do this. Press the  buttons to access the next line. If necessary you can use the  buttons to change the network[...]

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    14 FIRST INST ALLA TION After completion of the search, you will see the following message (example): If it happens that not all the channels available on the cable network are found, you can set the  buttons to “Y es” and start searching again by pressing the  button. Normally however this will not fi nd any further channels. At the [...]

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    15 FIRST INST ALLA TION Press the  button to con fi rm. The fi rst installation is now complete and your settings will be saved. The receiver will automatically return to the TV picture.[...]

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    16 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL Press the  button to con fi rm settings in the menus or to open sub-menus. Change the settings line by line and press the  button to save your changes. Press the  button to quit the menu or to switch from a sub-menu to the next higher menu level. Use the  buttons to navigate through the menus. Use the [...]

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    17 OPERA TION BANNER Channel selected from ... (e.g. 1 = fi rst favourite list) Channel position Channel name Current time When switching to a different channel or at the start of a new program the following information is displayed on the screen: Press the  button to obtain additional information about the next programme. Press the  button [...]

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    18 OPERA TION VIDEOTEXT (TELETEXT) Press the  button to open T eletext. When T eletext is called up for the fi rst time you will be asked whether you wish in future to call up T eletext using the receiver remote control or as previously using the TV set remote control (see screen shot below). Use the  buttons to select the desired variant[...]

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    19 OPERA TION ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE (EPG) Press the  button to open the electronic programme guide. The following display appears (example): Weekdays Pressing the ( # button, blue) sets up the timer for the selected programme Current date and time Shows, if available, additional information on the selected programme (  button) List of[...]

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    20 OPERA TION Press the  buttons to page through the additional information (if there is more than one page). Use the  buttons to obtain additional information on the next programmes and press the  button to exit the additional information again. The receiver offers you the facility to use the # (blue) button to load a programme dire[...]

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    21 Further information an creating and editing (changing/deleting) timers can be found in the “T imer” chapter . OPERA TION Press the " (yellow) button to display the audio and subtitle information (TV or radio) transmitted with the programme being received. Select the desired option using the  buttons and load it by pressing the [...]

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    22 COMMON INTERF ACE Always follow the operating instructions from your Pay-TV provider and the instructions supplied with the Smartcard and the CA module! Smartcards and CA modules are not included with this product! The cards and modules are issued by the respective Pay-TV providers, and contain the subscriber data and details of the channels for[...]

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    23 MAIN MENU Press the  button to open the main menu. The following display appears: Seven sub-menus are available, as detailed below: 1) Box Settings V arious facilities are available for setting the picture, the language, the menu and for resetting to the factory settings 2) Search for Channels Automatic, Extended and Manual Searches 3) Sort C[...]

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    24 BOX SETTINGS Five submenus are available, as detailed below: 1) Video Settings Specifying the video settings 2) Language Settings Setting the menu, subtitle and audio language 3) Menu Settings Specifying various menu settings 4) Miscellaneous Settings T ime Zone Adjustment, the audio output format, the automatic output of Dolby Digital, the audi[...]

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    25 BOX SETTINGS VIDEO AND AUDIO SETTINGS Screen Format: Select your TV's format here. Either 4:3 (letterbox 14:9), 4:3 (letterbox 16:9), 4:3 (Pan & Scan/CCO) or 16:9/wide-screen TV Picture Scaling: Here select how the receiver should display a picture which does not match its pre-set format. For screen format 4:3: Either “Letterbox 14:9?[...]

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    26 BOX SETTINGS LANGUAGE SETTINGS Use the  buttons to select the line you want to change. Use the  buttons to make the changes. Menu Language: Select the required menu language. Available options: German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, T urkish, Polish, Czech and Russian. (First) audio language and second audio language:[...]

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    27 BOX SETTINGS MENU SETTINGS Use the  buttons to select the line you want to change. Use the  buttons to make the changes. Info Banner Duration: Here you can set the following banner display times: “Permanent”, “None” and then in 1-second steps up to 15 seconds. Info Banner Automatic: Here you can set whether the info banner is[...]

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    28 BOX SETTINGS MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS Use the  buttons to select the line you want to change. Use the  buttons to make the changes. T ime Zone Adjustment: Here you can set whether the time zone is set automatically or manually . T ime Zone (GMT): Here you can manually set the time zone (available only if “T ime Zone Adjustment” is [...]

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    29 BOX SETTINGS RESTORE F ACT OR Y SETTINGS Here you can restore all the settings to the pre-programmed factory settings. All your personal preferences (favourites lists, channel sorting, etc.) will be deleted! Use the  buttons to change to “Y es” and con fi rm the restore by pressing the  button.[...]

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    30 SEARCH FOR CHANNELS Select the search you want using the  buttons and call up the desired sub-menu by pressing the  button. Y ou can choose between: Automatic Search: Here you can initiate a search over the preset broadcasting frequencies for the receiver or over the range of frequencies that you select. Extended Channel Search: Here yo[...]

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    31 AUTOMA TIC SEARCH SEARCH FOR CHANNELS The frequencies and symbol rates, and the channels available, may be different for different cable network operators. So as to keep the search time as short as possible, you can ask your cable network provider in advance for information on which programmes are transmitted on which frequencies and channels an[...]

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    32 After completion of the search, you will see the following message (example): SEARCH FOR CHANNELS If it happens that not all the channels available on the cable network are found, you can set the  buttons to “Y es” and start searching again by pressing the  button. Normally however this will not fi nd any further channels. At the s[...]

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    33 EXTENDED CHANNEL SEARCH SEARCH FOR CHANNELS The pre-setting in this search is automatically set to the lowest start frequency and the highest end frequency available in the receiver . This ensures that all frequencies that the receiver is capable of receiving are searched for available channels. Y ou can however use the  buttons at any tim[...]

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    34 MANUAL SEARCH SEARCH FOR CHANNELS Use the  buttons to select the transmission channel (with transmission frequencies) that is to be searched. Press the  buttons to access the next line. If the displayed transmission frequency does not match your data, you can use the numeric pad to enter it here manually . Press the  buttons to[...]

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    35 SORT CHANNELS Pressing the # (blue) button toggles between the TV and radio favourites lists. Changes are executed in the same way in both sets of lists. Use the  buttons and the  button to call up the desired favourites list to which you wish to add channels or from which you wish to delete channels. Before you start to assign channels[...]

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    36 SORT CHANNELS Use the  buttons here to select the lines to be edited and use the  buttons to perform the settings. Y ou have the following selection options: Channels: “All”, “Only free to air” or “Only encrypted” Filter by: “No other fi lters”, “Network” (e.g. cable, Germany) or “Providers” (e.g. ARD) Networ[...]

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    37 Use the  buttons to identify the desired channel in the channel list that you wish to load into the favourites list. Press the  button and the channel will be added to the favourites list. A channel that is included in any of the four favourites lists is marked in the channel list with a “*”. SORT CHANNELS Use the  buttons to [...]

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    38 TECHNICAL INFORMA TION Use the  buttons and the  button to select the desired menu. Channel Information: Here you can view the following channel information: frequency , parameters, network, provider , service ID, T eletext PID, audio and video PID, signal strength and signal quality . System Information: Here the following information [...]

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    39 Press the  button to con fi rm the start of a search for new available software or press the  button to cancel the session. The following display appears: TECHNICAL INFORMA TION In the following information window , use the  buttons to select “Y es” and start the update by pressing the  button. The receiver will now automatic[...]

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    40 MANUAL TIMER SETTING TIMER Press the  button to open the main menu. Use the  buttons to select the “T imer” menu and press the  button (calls up the time menu directly by means of the  (red dot) button on the TV screen). The following display appears (example): Note: Y ou must program your external recorder identically to the [...]

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    41 TIMER Use the  buttons to select the line you want to change. Make the changes using the  buttons and the numeric pad. Station: Set here the channel on which the program to be recorded will be broadcast. Pressing the  button brings up a display of the channel list. Use the  buttons and the  button to select the desired ch[...]

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    42 SECURITY Press the  button to open the main menu. Select the “Security” menu using the  buttons and press the  button. Enter the receiver PIN (factory setting “0000”) and con fi rm it by pressing the  button. The following display appears (see example below): Use the  buttons to select the lines to be changed and us[...]

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    43 CONDITIONAL ACCESS Press the  button to open the main menu. Select the “Conditional Access” menu using the  buttons and press the  button. The following display appears: Access to the Smartcard in the Smartcard reader Access to the CA module with a Smartcard in the CI slot Common Interface expert settings Only users familiar with[...]

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    44 Press the  button to call up the menu. The following display appears: CR YPTOWORKS CA - SMARTCARD IN THE SMARTCARD READER Use the  buttons to select the desired menu, and press the  button to open it. The menus depend on the Smartcard that is used. Please follow the instructions and information displayed by the receiver . CONDITIONAL[...]

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    45 CONDITIONAL ACCESS CHANGE MA TURITY RA TING Use the  buttons to select the “Smartcard management” menu, and press the  button to open it. If requested, enter the Smartcard PIN and con fi rm by pressing the  button. Enter the new Smartcard PIN and con fi rm by pressing the  button. For security you must enter the new Smartcar[...]

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    46 CONDITIONAL ACCESS This menu informs you which CA module is fi tted to your receiver and which Smartcard is present in the CI slot. Select the “CryptoWorks - Common” menu using the  buttons and press the  button to open it. Y ou will then see the menu generated by the CA module. The screenshots below depend on the speci fi c modul[...]

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    47 CONDITIONAL ACCESS CHANGE MA TURITY RA TING The screenshots below depend on the speci fi c module and card, and so are only intended as examples. Many CAM modules request you to set up the maturity rating when you insert the Smartcard. If you do not set up any maturity rating, you will see this notice again when next you select an encrypted cha[...]

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    48 SOFTW ARE UPDA TE VIA INTERNET/SERVICE SOFTW ARE UPDA TE VIA INTERNET If there is a new software release for your DVB-C receiver you can download it from: http://www .kathrein.de under “Service/Software and Download/Receiver” The website also provides information and tips on software updating via the receiver's RJ 1 1 data interface. Th[...]

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    49 TECHNICAL APPENDIX TECHNICAL FEA TURES Q Reception of digital cable TV and radio channels Q 2,000 channel memory positions Q 16-character alphanumeric display with status icons for indication of channel names and transmission information Q Conax and Cryptoworks decoding system embedded Q Common Interface for one CA module ¹ ) Q Integrated Smart[...]

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    50 TECHNICAL APPENDIX T ype UFC 762si UFC 762sw Order no./colour 20210101/silver 20210102/black RF properties Input frequency range MHz 47-862 Input level range dBµV Demodulation: QAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 TV system, video Modulation, FEC, demultiplexer DVB-C standard Video resolution CCIR 601 (720 x 576) Input data rate MSymb/s 1.7-7, 15 Decoding [...]

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    51 TECHNICAL APPENDIX Signal Pin no. TV VCR/AUX Right audio output 1 X X Right audio input 2 X Left audio output 3 X X Audio earth 4 X X Blue earth 5 X X Audio left input 6 X Blue signal 7 X X Switching voltage 8 X X Green earth 9 X X Data signal 10 Green signal 1 1 X X Data signal 12 Red earth 13 X X Data earth 14 Red signal (C) 15 X X Blanking si[...]

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    TECHNICAL APPENDIX CONNECTION EXAMPLE Internet: http://www .kathrein.de KA THREIN-Werke KG • phone +49 8031 184-0 • Fax +49 8031 184-306 Anton-Kathrein-Straße 1 - 3 • P .O. Box 100 444 • 83004 Rosenheim GERMANY 936.3235/-/0807/ZWT - T echnical data subject to change. Dolby Digital system Digital audio AC optical/electrical Hi- fi system[...]