English dropdown-ico

Sony MF68-00258A manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Sony MF68-00258A, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Sony MF68-00258A one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Sony MF68-00258A. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Sony MF68-00258A should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Sony MF68-00258A
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Sony MF68-00258A item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Sony MF68-00258A item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Sony MF68-00258A alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Sony MF68-00258A, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Sony service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Sony MF68-00258A.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Sony MF68-00258A item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    DIGIT AL SA TELLITE RECEIVER MF68-00258A DSR 9500/9510 2.28 3/5/03 3:33 PM Page b[...]

  • Page 2

    DIGIT AL SA TELLITE RECEIVER DSR 9500AX / 9500A Y / 9500AZ DSR 9510X / 9510Y / 9510Z I nstr uctions for use REV . 1.4 DSR 9500/9510 2.28 3/5/03 3:33 PM Page c[...]

  • Page 3

    GB-1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This STB has been manufactured to satisfy international safety standards. Please read the following r ecommended safety precautions car efully . MAINS SUPPL Y : AC 100-240V ~, 50/60Hz OVERLOADING : Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords or adapters as this can result in fir e or electrical shock. LIQUIDS : Keep liqui[...]

  • Page 4

    GB-2 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT CONTENT Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Connecting Y our STB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Description . . . . . . . . . . [...]

  • Page 5

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-3 GENERAL FEA TURES 1. USER SECTION 4000 PROGRAMMABLE CHANNELS SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD VIA SA TELLITE & PC(Secured) ADV ANCED ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE MUL TI LANGUAGE SUPPORTED FOR OSD SUBTITLE & TELETEXT(OSD & VBI)SUPPORTED WITH MUL TI LANGUAGE DiSEqC 1.2 SUPPORTED FULL FUNCTION INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 7 SEGMENT LED [...]

  • Page 6

    GB-4 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT CONNECTING YOUR "STB" 1. LOCA TION OF THE RECEIVER Y our STB should be placed under proper ventilation. Don’t put in completely enclosed cabinet that will r estrict the flow of air , resulting in overheating. The location should be safeguarded fr om direct sunlight, excess moistur e, rough handling or household p[...]

  • Page 7

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-5 7. CONNECTING DIGIT AL AUDIO SYSTEM Connect a fiber optic cable between Optical SPDIF on the receiver and Optical SPDIF on the Digital Audio System. 8. INSERTING SMAR TCARDS FOR CAS SER VICES In order to view a scrambled service, you need to have the appr opriate CAM (Conditional Access Module) and a valid smartcard. N N o o t[...]

  • Page 8

    GB-6 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT DESCRIPTION Fr ont Panel 1. This key is for turning the receiver on and Standby . 2. , These keys are for changing the channels. 3. , These keys are for incr easing and decreasing the volume level manually . 4. 7 Segment Display This LED display will show the current channel number . While the receiver is in Standby mode, th[...]

  • Page 9

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-7 1. AC MAINS This is to plug in the AC mains power cord. The input AC voltage range is 100V to 240V , 50Hz/60Hz supply . 2. LNB This port is to connect the coaxial cable from LNB of your dish. The IF input is provided thr ough this port and the input frequency range is 950-2150 MHz. Also the voltage switching 13V and 18V is pas[...]

  • Page 10

    GB-8 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT Remote Contr ol Unit N N o o t t e e : When inserting batteries, make sure that the polarity(+/-) is corr ect. POWER TV/RADIO MUTE FAV EPG LAST EXIT MENU CH+ timer 1 2 3 9 4 5 6 7 8 12 11 14 10 13 18 15 16 17 1. POWER( ) This is for switching the receiver ON/ST ANDBY mode. 2. 0-9 Numerical keys ( ~ ) These keys are to enter [...]

  • Page 11

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-9 6. F A V Use the key to switch between favorite lists. 7. EPG Electronic Pr ogram Guide button displays the TV/Radio Program guide. 8. LAST This key is for calling up directly whatever channel you wer e watching from the list. 9. TEXT(GREEN) This key is for selecting the subtitle mode. () This button functions same as the GREE[...]

  • Page 12

    GB-10 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT BASIC FUNCTIONS 1. Display Screen Before you can view the television pr ogram, you must perform the installation. Therefor e you will see only menu images at first. After the television channels have been programmed, you will see the following pictur e(banner) each time you switch channels: ● Press the RED ( ) key in view[...]

  • Page 13

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-11 3. Select Soundtrack ● Press YELLOW ( ) key to see the soundtrack list. ● Press / and key to select one. 4. Select Videotrack ● Press YELLOW ( ) key twice to see the videotrack list. ● Press / and key to select one. 5. Service List ● Press key to while you are viewing a program. ● Select list by pressing TV/RADIO [...]

  • Page 14

    GB-12 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT 5.1 Service Favorites ● Press the GREEN ( ) key on the control unit to select the Favorites list. ● Press the GREEN ( ) key to switch between favorite list and channel list. ● Use the / , / keys to select a favorite group that you want. 5.2 Service Alphabetical ● Press the YELLOW ( ) key on the remote contr ol unit [...]

  • Page 15

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-13 6. Program Information EPG-Electronic Pr ogram Guide The electronic pr ogram guide gives you imformation for the channels. N N o o t t e e : 1. This service depends on service provider . 2. After receiver r ecognized the GMT -time from the signal which takes few seconds, it can display correct EPG information. ● Press EPG k[...]

  • Page 16

    GB-14 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT 8. T eletext OSD When the current br oadcasting program pr ovides T eletext OSD, press the GREEN ( ) key twice to see the current T eletext OSD list. To change the T eletext OSD: ● Use the / keys to select a T eletext OSD you want. ● Press the key and then the T eletext OSD you want is displayed on the screen. 9. T elet[...]

  • Page 17

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-15 OPERA TING THE RECEIVER Main Menu After installing your antenna system and STB with appropriate connectors. ● Plug in the AC main power and switch on the receiver . ● Press MENU key to bring up the main menu. The LED display will show " MENU ". The following on screen display will appear: The sub menu topics wil[...]

  • Page 18

    GB-16 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT 1.1 LNB Setting Y ou can select the satellite and LNB setting conditions to execute channel search and you can alter the settings for 22KHz tone. The parameters set in this menu are needed for pr ogramming the channels for the " Auto scanning " and " Manual scanning ". The necessary information can be fo[...]

  • Page 19

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-17 1.2.1 User Mode ● Select Driving Mode: Y ou have an option to choose the positioner’ s movement type: Continuous, Step or Time. ● Position the antenna with north, south, east and west and use the / , / key to drive motor . key drives to west, key drives to east, key drives to north and key drives to south. ● If you fi[...]

  • Page 20

    GB-18 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT 1.3 Solarsat Setting This menu is only for the Solarsat antenna. When you press this menu, you will get this message, “ This menu is only for the Solarsat antenna. If you have one-press OK, otherwise-pr ess EXIT .” Y ou can set the value according to your location. ● To set the V alue of Date and T ime, use the / keys[...]

  • Page 21

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-19 1.5 Manual Scanning To tune-in new channels and weak signals, the STB has been provided with the option " Manual Scanning " wher e the channel data can be entered by the user . After selecting the " 5. Manual Scanning " from the Installation Menu, the following screen will be displayed: ● Select the targ[...]

  • Page 22

    GB-20 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT 1.6 SMA TV Scanning In case that several generations use Antenna and LNB in common, search the service the fr om 950 to 2150MHz. ● Select Searching T ype “ Automatic ”o r “ Manual ”. ● Select Scan Mode “ All ” or “ Only Free ”. ● Y ou can input alternative symbol rate from 1 to 4 N N o o t t e e : 1. W[...]

  • Page 23

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-21 2. Channel Organising The " Channel Organising " menu has seven functions: This menu is for removing some channels fr om channel list which are r elated wth designated Satellite or T ransponder . And it provides making favorite list and moving channel position as you want. ● Enter the PIN Code . If you have not en[...]

  • Page 24

    GB-22 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT 2.4 Delete All Channel At the request window , press key to delete all channels and press MENU / EXIT to exit. 2.5 Delete Scrambled Channels At the request window , press key to delete scrambled channels and press MENU / EXIT to exit. 2.6 Favorite Channel Y ou can immediately register the pr esent channel to the desired Fav[...]

  • Page 25

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-23 2.7 Move & Edit Channel ● Select the TV/RADIO list with / keys. ● Select the TV/RADIO list with / or PG- / PG+ keys. ● Select channel by pressing the RED ( ) key . ● Press the / or PG- / PG+ keys to change the position of the channel you want, and press the key for confirmation. ● If you want to return the chann[...]

  • Page 26

    GB-24 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT 3. Parental Lock This " Parental Lock " featur e sets viewing restrictions and prevents unauthorized access to your STB thr ough the PIN (Personal Identification Number), which is a 4 digit number . (The factory preset PIN Code : 0000 ) On selecting this menu, you will have two options: to set lock for any desired[...]

  • Page 27

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-25 OPERA TING THE RECEIVER 3.2. Change PIN Code To change the PIN Code, select the second option " Change PIN Code" . This will take you to the following menu: In this option, you need to enter the current PIN Code at the first cursor , and at the second cursor enter the desired PIN Code. To confirm, you need to enter [...]

  • Page 28

    GB-26 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT 4.2 OSD Setting Y ou can set the OSD transparency and the display time. ● Select OSD T ransparency level. The OSD T ransparency level fr om 0 to 100%. Setting is made with the numeric keys, / keys or PG- / PG+ keys. / keys : Setting in increment of 1%. PG- / PG+ keys : Setting in increment of 10%. ● Set the display dura[...]

  • Page 29

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-27 4.4 Modem Setting N N o o t t e e : DSR 9510X, DSR 9510Y and DSR 9510Z are supported Internal modem & Exter nal modem at all. DSR 9500AX, DSR 9500A Y and DSR 9500AZ are supported only External modem. ● Modem T ype: If I internal Modem is installed in DSR 9510X, DSR 9510Y and DSR 9510Z, " Internal " will be dis[...]

  • Page 30

    GB-28 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT 4.5 System Information If you have to contact your service provider or a service center they might ask for information available from this menu. Place the cursor on this sub menu and press key . The following will be the on-screen display . 4.6 Software Upgrade Y ou can download and upgrade the software of this STB thr ough[...]

  • Page 31

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-29 5. Common Interface This STB is equipped with two PCMCIA slots, which enable the use of two CI-CAMS. When a Common Interface CAM is inserted inside the PCMCIA slot, the system detects the type of the CAM automatically and display in the main menu. On choosing this menu, you will be able to access the differ ent options availa[...]

  • Page 32

    GB-30 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible cause Solution of the problem No display LED on Power cord Power cord plug in corr ectly the front panel; not plugged in correctly No power supply No pictures on the scr een Receiver in Standby mode; Set receiver to "On"; Scart not connected tightly Check connection and correct; to[...]

  • Page 33

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-31 1. User section 4000 programmable channels, software download via satellite & PC(Secured), advanced Electr onic Program Guide, multi-language supported for OSD, DiSEqC 1.2 supported full function infrared r emote control unit, 7 segment LED display , auto and manual scan facility , channel organizing (programmable), SCART[...]

  • Page 34

    GB-32 DIGIT AL SA TELLIT TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS V ideo decoder System decoding: MPEG 2 ISO/TEC 13818 (transport stream) Profile and level: MPEG 2 MP@ML (4:2:2) Data rate: 1~ 15 Mb/s V ideo formats: 4:3 (normal) & 16:9 (widescreen) Picture r esolution: 720(H) x 576(V) x 50 fields/sec Audio Decoder System decoding: MPEG 1 ISO/TEC 11172~3 layer[...]

  • Page 35

    TELLITE RECEIVER GB-33 Serial data interface Standard: RS232C, Max. 115.2 kB Connector type: 9 pin D-type female Internal modem ( For models DSR 9510X, DSR 9510Y , DSR 9510Z) External Modem Port: RS232C Connector T ype: RJ-11 modular jack Data Rate: V .22 2400bps This connector is for future purposes only . Embedded descrambler 2 slots, embedded CA[...]