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Evolution. Emotion. Passion www .thomsonstb.net THS 812 Di gi tá ln í sa te li tn í př ij ím ač pr o vy so ká ro zl iš en í ob ra zu Návod k obsluze Používateľská príručka User manual[...]
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P1 English T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 Safety Instructions 2 1.2 Storage 3 1.3 Equipment Set-up 3 1.4 Accessories 3 1.5 Usage of external USB devices 3 2.0 Y OUR RECEIVER 4 2.1 Default PIN-code 4 2.2 Master MR PIN-code 4 2.3 Front Panel 4 2.4 Rear Panel 4 2.5 Remote Control 4 2.6 Installing the Batteries 5 2.7 Using the Remote Control[...]
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P2 INTRODUCTION LICENSES ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER OTHER THAN PERSONAL USE THA T COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 ST ANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR P ACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSL Y PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE P A TENTS IN THE MPEG-2 P A TENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AV AILABLE FROM MPEG L A, LLC , 6312 S. Fiddlers G[...]
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INTRODUCTION P3 English Safety P recautions Never open the receiver cover . It is dangerous to touch the inside of the receiver due to high voltage currents and possible electrical hazards and your warranty will be void. Refer all maintenance or servicing to suitably qualified personnel. When you are connecting cables, be sure that[...]
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P4 Y OUR RECEIVER Please ensure that either the USB device is already formatted to F A T32. 2.0 Y OUR RECEIVER 2.1 Default PIN-code Default PIN-code of receiver is “0000”. This one can be modified later on. 2.2 Master MR PIN-code This PIN is used for maturity rating and playback of protected records and is supplied by the operator . 2.[...]
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CONNECTIONS P5 English 10. OK Menu Off: Displays the current channel list. Menu On: Opens the highlighted setting 11. MENU Opens the main menu and from main menu you will get one step back 12. EXIT/SORTIE Exits from the menu, sub-menu or cancels actions 13. GUIDE Shows the EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) in TV mode 14. V+/V - Increases/decreases v[...]
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P6 ST ARTING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME 1. Connect the LNB or Mono block for ASTRA 19.2 /ASTRA 23.5 of your satellite antenna to the SA T IN connector of your receiver using a good quality coaxial cable and suitable ‘F-connector’ plugs. 2. Connect one end of a good quality HDMI cable (V1.3 or higher) to the HDMI connector of your receiver and the ot[...]
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ST ARTING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME P7 English 4.1 Language, Country and Video setup After turning on the power for the first time, the OSD language , Country and Video Setting menus will be shown. First choose your language with tu , then press pq to select your preferred country . As the last step on this screen use pq to select Video Setting . Sele[...]
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P8 ST ARTING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME When all settings have been made, press BLUE Next to continue. T o check or change the settings for the satellite on port 1 press OK to enter the submenu. If port 1 is already correctly adjusted and you have proper signal quality and strength banners you can adjust the port 2 if you have a satellite connected ther[...]
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QUICK GUIDE TO USING Y OUR RECEIVER P9 English 5.0 QUICK GUIDE TO USING Y OUR RECEIVER We at THOMSON understand that you can’t wait to enjoy your new HD receiver . The following quick guide will make you familiar with the basic operation of this device. We do, however , advice you to read the full manual to get the best performance from your THOM[...]
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P1 0 OPERA TION 6.1.3 Using the P+/P - keys P+ or p will switch to a higher channel. P - or q will switch a lower channel. 6.2 Info banner At any time during viewing mode you can press the button to get info about the current channel and programme*. For the current programme information use tu to change between the NOW and NEXT event info. Press tw[...]
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MAIN MENU P1 1 English By pressing the LIST button you can check the set timers and delete a timer by pressing the BLUE button. With YELLOW or EXIT/SOR TIE you can close this menu again. If the highlight is on a channel, you can press OK to directly switch to this channel. NO TE: A vailability of EPG data depends on broadcast and can be displayed f[...]
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P1 2 MAIN MENU 7 .1 Installation This menu allows you to change satellite settings and to search for channels. Further you can adjust important settings for your receiver . It consists of the following sub-menus: Antenna Setup , Channel Search , System Settings , Parental Lock and Factory Reset . Choose a sub menu with pq and press OK to advance. 7[...]
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MAIN MENU P1 3 English Set Limit : Press OK to open this sub menu for setting up the maximum position of you dish. This is needed if your dish will touch a wall and can be damaged. GO T O X set-up In this menu you can set your geographical location if you use a motor and it supports GOTO X. Press OK to open the list of available satellites and chos[...]
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P1 4 MAIN MENU NO TE: When you want to add technical data for a new transponder we recommend verifying it by consulting websites like: www .lyngsat.com or www.kingofsat.net or you can refer to professional journals. 7 .1.3 System Settings Use the System Settings menu to configure settings for language, audio, video, look and feel of your receiver [...]
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MAIN MENU P1 5 English Conversion : Letterbox, Pan&Scan or Combined , to choose the preferred picture format. Video Output : RGB or CVBS , depending on what your TV set supports, but for Scart we recommend RGB . Resolution : Only selectable for HDMI HDCP : ON or OFF , please see the note above. After all settings are adjusted following to your [...]
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P1 6 MAIN MENU setting you will have to enter your PIN code when switching through channels which support EPG or submit EPG based parental rate. Not rated content : Use tu buttons to select Blocked or Unblocked . In order to block or not block the channels with PIN code before decoding, where the EPG based parental rate not broadcasted. New PIN Cod[...]
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MAIN MENU P1 7 English NO TE: Please connect a correctly formatted USB storage device with the correct software file loaded to the root directory and then connect it to your receiver . After the receiver successfully has started the loading process (progress bar will be shown) please remove the USB device! W ARNING: NEVER disconnect the receiver f[...]
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P1 8 MAIN MENU a defined rate for a movie or special event you can use this setting to protect children from watching improper content for their age. These PIN codes are also used to start playback of a recording with protection. The availability and access of this menu depends on if the broadcaster supports/opens this function. Maturity Rating Ma[...]
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MAIN MENU P1 9 English favourite group and press RED to delete this channel. Then press t to change to the left side again if you want to add other channels to favourite groups. NO TE: Removing a channel from a favourite group doesn’t remove this channel from the channel list. Mov e channels Press the YELLO W button to move a channel position in [...]
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P20 MAIN MENU 7 .4.5 HDD Manager (PVR) The HDD Manager menu allows you to select a recording file for Playback , Delete , Lock and Rename . It allows you to select another Partition and/or Format for the connected HDD into F A T32. Make sure you have connected your external HDD to the USB port on the rear panel on which you made recordings before.[...]
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MAIN MENU P21 English SMS method. After you have entered a new name for the selected recording, press OK to store. Sor t Press MENU and select Sort and the way you like to display the record list. Select between Sort by Date if you want to sort by date of events. Select Sort by Alphabet to sort on A ~ Z order . Press OK to confirm. Remov e USB Pre[...]
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P22 TROUBLESHOO TING Duration : Use the 0~9 buttons to digit the duration of the timer . For duration of 45 min, just enter 45 and press OK or for 1h 30min, just enter 130 and press OK . Enable : Choose between Y es or No . Y ou have to choose Y es if you want the timer to start at the desired time. By pressing the YELLO W Summary button you can ch[...]
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SPECIFICA TIONS P23 English Symptom C ause Remedy The remote control does not work The batteries of the remote control are not inserted, wrongly inserted or exhausted. Check whether the batteries are inserted correctly or exhausted, if so replace the batteries in the remote control. The USB storage device is not working properly . Wrong formatted. [...]
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P24 SPECIFICA TIONS Output voltage 12 V DC, 2.0A Power consumption: max. 20 W , typ. 8.00 W Power consumption in stand-by: max. 1.00 W Operating temperature: +0 to +40 °C Storage temperature: -10 to +70 °C Operating humidity range: 25 ~ 75% RH, non-condensing Size (W x D x H) in mm: 261 x 168 x 51 Weight: 0.911 kg[...]