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DiSEqC 1.2 Quick Start Manual TechniCorder ISIO STC Digital Multituner HD Receiver with Internet Access With CONAX cardreader and an interface for recording from two CI/CI+ modules and a DVR recording function via the optional internal hard drive, the USB interface or the home network. For reception of free-to-air and encrypted (e.g. VIACCESS, CONA[...]
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2 Dear Customer , Congratulations on your decision to purchase the TechniCorder ISIO STC. The operating manual supplied is intended to help you to utilise the comprehensive functions of your new digital receiver to the fullest extent. We have kept the operating instructions as brief as possible and have used terminology that everybody can understan[...]
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3 TechniSat hereby declares that the TechniCorder ISIO STC device complies with the funda - mental requirements and any other relevant stipulations of Directive 1999/5/EC. The decla - ration of conformity can be viewed online at: http://www.technisat.de/konformitaet/ technicorderisiostc.pdf The unit also bears the CE mark. This unit is designed for[...]
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4 1 Illustrations Remote control code On/Stand-by Sound on/off Numeric keypad keys Recording EPG Page up Back TV/Radio mode Rewind Info Fast forward Channel +/- Volume +/- Menu Zoom/Format Function keys Stop / DVR Arrow keys Pause / playback Options selection Function selection Page down WWW OK Sleep Timer Audio channel PiP/PaP HDMI Teletext Freeze[...]
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5 F r ont of unit R ear of unit LNB 1 input LNB 2 input Loop out RF in Audio outputs analogue/digital Tuner slot Mains power connection USB ports HDMI output SCART socket Network port S/PDIF out Hard drive drawer OK Arrow keys On/Stand-by Display USB port SD/MMC card reader Smartcard card reader socket CI modules Einlegen der CONAX Smartcard: > [...]
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6 2 Please read this first Before connecting and using the device, first check that everything has been supplied and familiarise yourself with the safety instructions. The delivery includes: 1 digital receiver , 1 Quick Start Manual, 1 CD-ROM, 1 remote control , 1 mains cable, batteries (2 x 1.5V microcells) 2.1 Safety advice For your own protectio[...]
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7 - Nev er open the r eceiv er housing under any circumstances!! Y ou risk receiving an electric shock. Any necessary repairs to the receiver should only be carried out by qualified service personnel. In the following circumstances you should disconnect the device from the mains power and consult an expert: > the power cable or mains plug is dam[...]
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8 2.4 Important information on data security Before handing your receiver over to your supplier for maintenance purposes, we recom - mend that you remove all storage media or data carriers. Restoring data is not part of maintenance or repair work. TechniSat accepts no responsibility for the loss of, or damage to, data during repair work. 2.5 Remote[...]
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9 3 Optional Hardware Your DVB receiver can also be equipped with optional hardware, such as various tuner modules and an internal 2.5” hard drive. 3.1 Installing the optional internal hard drive Your DVB receiver can also be equipped with an internal 2.5” hard drive or SSD for DVR recording functionality: a. Disconnect the unit from the mains [...]
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10 f. After successfully installin g the tuner module, continue with section 3.2 (Using an optional tuner module) or section 4 (Connecting the DVB receiver). 3.2 Inserting the optional tuner module Your DVB receiver can also be equipped with an additional tuner module: a. Disconnect the unit from the mains power supply. Please also note section 2.2[...]
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11 3.3 Optional IsiZapper remote control IsiZapper (item no. 0000/3773) is an optional remote control device which is specially designed for operation of Isi mode (see section 15). On/Stand-by Numeric keypad keys Teletext Sound on/off Channel +/- Volume +/- Arrow keys OK Function selection[...]
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12 4 Connecting the DVB receiver a Network connection b LNB 1 connection to LNB Input 1 on the DVB receiver . (Please note: the LNB must be connected with to LNB Input 1 when operating using an antenna signal.) c LNB 2 connection to the LNB Input 2 on the DVB receiver . d HDMI connection from the DVB receiver to the TV . e Audio output connection t[...]
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13 When using an optional DVB-S tuner module for operation with four antenna signals: h Additional connection for LNB 3 to the LNB Input 3 on the DVB receiver. i Additional connection for LNB 4 to the LNB Input 4 on the DVB receiver. When using an optional DVB-S tuner module for operation with one antenna signal: h Connection for LNB 1 to the LNB I[...]
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14 4.1 Mains power connection The digital receiver should only be connected to the mains power supply once you have fin - ished making all the connections to the various other components. This will prevent damage to the digital receiver or other components. a Once you have made all the other connections in accordance with the following sec - tions,[...]
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15 Also see section 8.6 (DVB-S antenna setting) in your operating manual . It is not possible to receive analogue TV via the cable or antenna! 4.2.3.1 Simultaneous operation with DVB-C/T antenna signals Use the TechniSat DVB C/T switch to receive DVB-T signals, DVB-C and DVB-C cable channels simultaneously (item no. 0000/3263). This switch automati[...]
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16 4 .5 USB port The USB port is used for updating the operating software and to transfer data. You can also use the film, music and image playback functions (sections 9.18, 9.19 and 9.20 of your operating manual) to access MPEG, MP3 and JPG files on the USB storage medium. Your unit is equipped with an internal WLAN which enables wireless integrat[...]
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17 5 Basic operation Dear Customer The following section starts by covering basic operation as well as recurrent operating steps for the TV. This should make it easier to read the instruction manual, since it avoids repeat - ed description of identical steps at each individual stage. If a function or setting for the device has to be different from [...]
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18 5.2 Calling up the main menu and navigating through the menus /functions The following example will illustrate how you reach the main menu and call up a submenu. The objective of the example is to call up the Picture settings menu. > Press the Menu button. The main menu appears on the screen. > Select the Settings menu item by moving the h[...]
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19 > Use the up/down arr ow k eys to highlight the Picture settingsitem . > Then press the OK button to open the Picture settings menu. You can also highlight the individual menu items in the same way as you highlight an item on a submenu to open it and alter the respective settings. The menu items in some menus have to be highlighted by movi[...]
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20 5.3 Accepting settings / Exiting menus and functions In some menus and functions the changes made must be accepted manually in order to save them permanently. If this does not happen, the function or the values that existed before the change was made will be reset automatically on exiting the menu. If an Accept field or the green function key wi[...]
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21 5.4.1 Arrow selection method > If is shown on the left and on the right next to the set value, you can alter this using the left/right arr ow k eys . 5.4.2 Selection list If is shown on the right next to the set value, the value can be changed using the selection list. > Press the OK button to open the selection list. > Highlight the se[...]
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22 5.4.3 Entering numbers > Use the numeric k ey pad to enter the new setting which you require if a question mark or a numeric value is displayed. 5.4.4 Virtual keyboard If is displayed on the right next to the set value, the value is altered using the virtual key - board. You have three different keyboard options when using this data entry met[...]
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23 The SMS keyboard is operated using the numeric keys on both the alphabetical and the QWERTY keyboard and can be used at any time. The coloured buttons thus incorporate the functions described above. > Press one of the numeric pad k eys 0 - 9 and select the various letters, numbers, characters and symbols. After first pressing a numeric k ey p[...]
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24 > Every additional press of the Options button moves the highlight down one line each time. Some options are selected directly in this window. Other options for a number of sub - ordinate selection options are located in the option groups. Highlighting one of these option groups automatically opens a further window on the left. > Y ou can [...]
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25 6 Initial installation After you have read the safety instructions and connected the receiver as described in sec - tion 4, you can then switch it on as described in section 5. On initial installation of the receiver, the AutoInstall installation wizard is launched auto - matically. The installation wizard allows you to make the most important s[...]
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26 Menu language > When the installation wizard is launched, the selection window for the operating language opens first. > Use the ar row k eys to highlight the desired operating (menu) language. The preferred audio language will be set automatically according to this selection. You can change this setting at any time as described in section[...]
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27 The picture format on the TV will be automatically adjusted according to your selec - tion. > Press the OK button to accept the selection. Selecting reception signals At this point in the installation wizard, you can select the number of antenna cables which are connected to the receiver and which reception types you would like to use. > U[...]
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28 > Use the right/left ar row k eys to select whether you have connected 1 , 2 , 3 or 4 DVB-S antenna signals. > Press the OK button to accept the selection. The setting options are dependent on your tuner configuration. Also see section 3.2 (Using an optional tuner module). Antenna configuration (DVB-S) In this step of the installation you [...]
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29 During this step, a channel spectrum is displayed with the channel signal levels. Using this spectrum, you can align your DVB-T antenna to achieve optimum reception. If the DVB-T source has been disabled, as described in the step “ Selecting recep - tion signals ”, the next available page of the installation wizard will appear instead of thi[...]
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30 > Use the up/down arr ows to select whether you want to configure a LAN or WLAN network and press the OK button. > Now perform the network settings as described in section 8.5 of your operating man - ual. > Then press the Info button to accept the settings. The network configuration check will now start again. Channel search / ISIPRO Yo[...]
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31 ar row k eys to highlight the All channels or All unencr ypted channels and then start the channel search process by pressing the OK button. In this search, all selected satellites in the antenna configuration are automatically scanned for channels. This procedure may take several minutes. Please note all messages displayed on screen. After a ch[...]
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32 Software updates The digital receiver will now check whether a new version of the software is available for the receiver. If a new software version is available, you can carry out an automatic software update. > If you do not want to wait for a search for new software or a software download, you can skip this step if you wish by pressing the [...]
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33 > If you do not want to wait for the current ISIO internet list to be downloaded, you can skip this process by pressing the Info button. watchmi In this step you can activate the watchmi service and select the desired channels to be saved in the TV list and the EPG overview . The watchmi service is an online service operated by FUNKE Digital [...]
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34 > Use the up/down arr ow k eys to move through the general terms and conditions page by page. > Use the right/left ar row k eys to make a selection from the following options: > Cancel: The general terms and conditions are closed and you can now decide whether you wish to activate or deactivate watchmi.The pre-selection is set to On . &[...]
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35 > Use the up/down arr ow k eys to move the selection bar over the channels and select the highlighted channels with the OK button . The selected channels appear with a check mark next to them. > Highlight a selected channel again and press the OK button to remo v e this channel. A brief description of the highlighted channel appears on the[...]
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36 If the EPG update has been skipped, your unit will download the EPG data automati - cally at the time set as per section 15.2 in your operating manual as long as the automatic EPG update function (section 15.1 in your operating manual) remains acti - vated and the unit is also in standby mode at this point. Y ou can also start the update manuall[...]
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37 7 Operating the unit 7.1 Switching on > Switch the digital receiver on by pressing the On/Standby button on the receiver or on the remote control. 7.3 Switching off > Press the On/Standby button either on the receiver panel or on the remote control to switch the receiver off again. > The receiver is now in ready mode (stand-by) and (if [...]
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38 > Y ou can view additional data about the current programme by pressing the INFO button. 7.4.3.1 Selecting the channel > Y ou can now highlight the channel you want using the up/down ar row k eys , the page up/down keys and the numeric k eypad . > Press the OK button to select the highlighted channel. 7.4.3.2 Selecting a list To make it[...]
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39 7.4.6 Returning to last channel selected > Press the Back button on the remote control to return to the last channel selected. > Press the button again to return to the channel you were previously watching. 7.4.7 Switching between TV/radio > Use the TV/Radio button to switch between TV and radio mode. The unit switches to the last radio[...]
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40 7.5 Receiving encrypted channels > Insert the CONAX Smartcard into the card slot in the integrated card reader . (gold-coloured chip facing down, and in the direction of insertion) or > Insert a CI / CI+ module into the slot. > Insert the smartcard into the CI / CI+ module card slot. Ensure that the gold-coloured chip on the smartcard i[...]
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41 After a few seconds the box appears at the lower right of the screen indicating the availability of HbbTV content. > Launch the HbbTV application by pressing the red function key . Depending on the speed of the Internet connection, there may be slow response times or short interruptions. 7.1 1 Subtitles When switching on a transmission which [...]
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42 4: The current date and the current time. 5: Broadcasts of the displayed programme. > Use the right/left ar row k eys to adjust the display time either backwards or for - wards. The progress bar will also be moved backwards or forwards along the time bar according to the display time. > Use the yello w function key to switch directly to th[...]
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43 10 Function Selection > Press the Naviga tor/Function Selection button to open the Navigation menu ( NA V menu ) in order to select the desired function. > Use the up/down arr ow buttons to highlight the function you want to access. T V: TV mode: playing TV programmes. Radio: Radio mode: playing radio programmes. Inter net: Internet mode: [...]
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44 1 1 Using the Internet list to call up websites > In normal mode, press the WWW button twice or > If a website has already been opened, press the WWW once . The Internet List Navigator now appears. The web link last called up is highlighted. > Y ou can now highlight the internet link you want using the up/down ar row k eys , the pa ge u[...]
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45 > T o continue playing back the programme from this point, press the Play / Pause but - ton again . You are now watching the programme with a time delay to the live broadcast (Timeshift), while the programme continues to be recorded in the background. 12.2 Timeshift function The Timeshift function allows you to record and play back at the sam[...]
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46 13 DVR playback You can access DVR recordings via the DVR Navigator. 13.1 Calling up the DVR Navigator / Starting DVR playback The DVR Navigator can be called up in the following ways. Dependent upon whether you are currently in TV or radio mode, a list will appear of the existing TV or radio recordings stored on the internal hard drive, a conne[...]
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47 13.5 Pause / Freeze frame > T o pause playback of a recording (freeze frame), press the Pause / Play button during playback. > Press the Pause / Play button again to resume playback from the same location. 13.6 Fast forward / Rewind Your DVR has fast forward/rewind functions so you can get to a specific place in a recording. > Press the[...]
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48 14 Encryption system From this menu item you can access the submenus for the connected Smartcards and the CI-/CI+ modules. > Call up Main Menu > Encr yption System . > Select one of the inserted CI-/CI+ modules in order to access its sub-menu, where you can perform the settings. Please note that the submenu now displayed is provided by [...]
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49 15 ISI mode A wide range of functions and added value options make television with TechniSat an amazing and complex experience with unlimited possibilities. ISI mode reduces this diver - sity of available options and is therefore ideal for children or older people who feel unsure about using the many different possible settings when operating th[...]
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50 1 for channel slot 1 1 , then 4 for channel slot 14 2 , then 3 , then 4 for channel slot 234 1 , then 5 , then 6 then 7 for channel slot 1567 When entering channel numbers with multiple digits, you have approx. three seconds after pressing a key to complete the entry. If you wish to enter a number consisting of only one, two or three digits, you[...]
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51 > Press the OK button to confirm the selection and switch to selected operating mode. The unit switches to the last radio channel set. 15.4 V olume control (ISI mode) You have the option of adjusting the volume on your digital receiver. This facilitates opera - tion of the receiver, as it means you can access all the major functions on a sing[...]
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52 As the T eletext pages cannot all be transferred by the broadcaster at the same time, it may take a few seconds before the page is displayed. This is the case when the requested page, e.g. using the video text search, cannot be instantly read into the memory immediately after the channel is changed 15.5.3 T eletext subpages If teletext subpages [...]
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53 16 Software updates via USB interface In addition to the automatic software updates via the internet and DVB sources, you also have the option of updating the receiver software via the USB interface or via the SD/MMC card reader. To be able to run the software update via the USB interface or the SD/MMC card reader, you first need to download the[...]
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54 17 T roubleshooting guide Fault Possible cause Solution Remote control does not work Incorrect remote control code has been set Set the correct remote con - trol cod e (see section 8.2.5) Batteries are spent Replace the batteries (see section 3.5) Various Channels not shown in channel list Incorrect channel list selected Select a different chann[...]
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55 Fault Possible cause Solution Cannot receive channels that were previously recei - ved Antenna defective or not correctly adjusted Check antenna Channel transferred to a dif - ferent tra nsponder Run a search (see section 17) Channel no longer being broadcast None Intermittent appearance of square blocks in the picture. Device switches to freeze[...]
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56 Fault Possible cause Solution Receiver cannot be operated, switched on or off Defective data stream --> receiver blocked Hold down the On/Stand-by button on the receiver or the remote control for approx. 5 seconds. Pull the mains plug out of the power supply for approx. 5 seconds and then switch the deviceback on Perform a Flash reset: Warnin[...]
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57 Fault Possiblecause Solution PC cannot connect to recei - ver; Receiver cannot connect to network Incorrect network settings Check network settings (see section 8.5) Incorrect network cable connected Check network connection No longer possible to record DVR Selected storage medium is full Delete existing recording(s) Attach and configure other s[...]
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58 Your TV bears the CE symbol and complies with all requisite EU standards. Subject to change for amendments and printing errors Version 10/14 Duplication and reproduction only with the publisher's approval TechniSat and TechniCorder ISIO STC are registered trademarks of TechniSat Digital GmbH PO Box 560 54541 Daun www.technisat.de Technical [...]
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61 41 41 1. R egister your products within four weeks of purchase - either by sending in your completed registration card (see reverse) or online at www.t echnisat.com. 2. If , contrary to expectations, your equipment should develop a problem, in the first instance please contact your dealer or our technical hotline on +49 (0) 3925 9220 1800 (norma[...]
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62 42 42 T echniSat Gu ara nt ee ce r tificate Warranty Dear Customer , Y ou have purchased a high quality T echniSat product that has been put through multiple quality tests and a stringent goods outwards check at every stage. Should you still encounter a problem with your equipment, contrary to expectations, you can always take advantage of a two[...]
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63 43 43 The warranty can only be invok ed if: 1. the fully complet ed registration card has been received by us no lat er than 4 weeks after purchase, or you have register ed the product online during this period. 2. you have first a ttempted to resolve the issue by c ontacting your dealer or our technical hotline on +49 (0) 3925 9220 1800 (normal[...]
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64 44 Ser vice Repo r t in the event of a cla im u nder wa rrant y If, c ontrary to expectations, you encounter a problem with your equipment, despite the ultra-modern manufacturing and constant quality checking, we would ask you to first contact our technical hotline on +49 (0) 3925 9220 1800 (normal charges will apply for overseas calls). If we c[...]