TechniSat EC 4004 manual

Operating instructions Satellite receiver EC 4004 T echniSat Satellitenf er nsehpr odukte GmbH · P ostf ach 560 · 54541 Daun 7.13/95 T echniSat T echniSat T echniSat T echniSat T echniSat EC 4004 A/B TV VT EC AUDIO COLOR VOL SA T DEEM MEM DEL 1 2 4 5 7 8 MAC 0 N/F 3 6 9 MIX CHANNEL T echniSat EC 4004 STOP ST ANDBY LNB M/ST SIZE ? SKEW TUN MUTE HO[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 2 A/B TV VT EC A UDIO COLOR VOL SA T DEEM MEM DEL 1 2 4 5 7 8 MAC 0 N/F 3 6 9 MIX CHANNEL T echniSat EC 4004 STOP ST ANDBY LNB M/ST SIZE ? SKEW TUN MUTE HOLINE TMIX PA G E Sound ON/OFF ON/OFF (p. 7) Mix sound signals (MA C) (p. 9) Headline (VT) (p. 10) Colour itensity (MA C) (p. 9) V olume (p. 8) Ske w setting (p. 21) Video freq[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 3 Back panel LNB input audio signal INT/EXT Scart inputs antenna input ferrite polarizer connector test signal/ video signal selector RGB(FBAS selector) decoder signal selection decoder output (Cinch) Video output (Cinch) audio outputs (Cinch) TV output channel adjustment screw TV output right left 95 B Z T K G 687 605 D Edition [...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 4 Contents Page 1 Illustrations 2 Safety instructions 3 Connection 3.1 Outdoor unit and television set 3.2 Hif i amplif ier 3.3 Video cassette recorder (VCR) 3.4 External decoder 4 Operation 4.1 General 4.1.1 Switching on and of f 4.1.2 Channel selection 4.1.3 V olume 4.1.4 Mono/stereo 4.2 D/D2 MA C reception 4.2.1 Colour intens[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 5 2. Safety instr uctions For y our o wn protection carefully read the saf ety precautions bef o- re starting to use your ne w de vice. The manuf acturer is not lia ble to dam age caused by impr oper handling or by disreg arding the saf ety precautions. T ake care that empty remote contr ol batteries are not put into the househol[...]

3. Connection 3.1 Outdoor unit and tele vision set a) Connect the receiver with the LNB of the outdoor equipment using a special coax cable (T echniSat Coax- Sat 2050). b) If av ailable, connect the f err ite polarizer to the polar izer ter minal clips. T o f asten the cables you m ay w ant to remo ve the polarizer plug from the receiv er . c) Conn[...]

e) If y our television set does not hav e an A V input, you can also connect the receiv er's antenna output to the antenna input of the television set using an antenna cable. Plug the ca ble coming fr om the antenna into the antenna input. Y our television set has to be adjusted to the transmission channel of the receiv er . > switch to &qu[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 8 4. Operation 4.1 General 4.1.1 Switching on and of f After being turned on, the receiver reselects the channel which was set bef ore the device has been switched of f . Y et, if in the meantime the power supply has been interrupted, the device selects channel 1 upon po wering up. ST ANDBY > switch on and of f with or or >[...]

The colour intensity can only be modif ied when receiving D-MA C or D2 MA C channels. When the receiver has been disconnected from the po w er supply , the standard value is reset. > with intensity higher COLOUR COLOUR > with intensity low er 4.2.2 Sound channels MA C channels hav e 8 (D2 MA C) or 16 (D MA C) sound channels which the channel [...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 10 T eletext br oadcasts can only be receiv ed on D or D2 MA C channels. The ke y functions described in the f ollowing section are only ef fective in teletext oper ation. > select MA C channel with teletext ser vice. > press The television picture disappears and the teletext ov er view (p.100) is display ed, in case it ex[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 11 4.4 Eurocr ypt reception EUROCRYPT is an encoding method f or MA C channels . For the reception y ou need the deco- der installed in the EC 4004 and a v alid sm ar t card which y ou can obtain in special stores or directly from the channel issuer . > select the Eurocrypt encoded MAC channel The message "insert the card[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 12 4.4.2 Subtitles Y ou can enter a preference list with up to three languages. If subtitles are broadcasted in one of these languages they will be display ed on screen autom atically . > call the menu "language" (see 4.4.1 menu language) > m ar k the f irst language with and press "1" > m ar k the s[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 13 4.4.3 Subscr iption Open the C ASS menus ("C ASS" = "Conditional Access SubSystem", see 4.4.4. access contr ol) to view y our subscr iption details . In Eurocrypt S the card deter mines the a ppearance of the C ASS menus; theref ore, the y ma y dif fer fr om the menus described below . C ASS menu 1 is v ali[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 14 Subscription: Y ou can subscr ibe certain kinds of progr ammes f or a certain per iod of time. What y ou hav e to pay is independent of what you actually w atch. In the submenu y ou f ind a table that tells you which categories you hav e subscribed f or which period of time and at w hich lev el. Extensive lists that do not f [...]

T echniSat EC 4004 15 4.4.4 Access contr ol Mark the line "CASS menu" in the m ain menu and press Mark the line "Access control" in the C ASS menu and press With the help of this menu y ou can impose and remo v e access restr ictions. The restr ictions are only ef fectiv e if y ou enter a secret number other than zer o. New acce[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 16 Childproof contr ol feature: When y ou select this line, the f ollo wing submenu is displayed: After the selection of an age-group, only progr ammes with an adequate identif ication are decoded. 4.4.5 Automatic on screen display If y ou receiv e a EUROCRYPT ser vice, troubleshooting notes or other inf ormation m ay be dis- pl[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 17 5 Pr ogrammation 5.1 Preprogrammed channel tables The receiver is prepr ogr ammed f or the reception of 396 television and r adio channels . The channels are listed on 4 tables w hich can be f ound in chapter 6.2. T a ble 1: channels fr om ASTRA 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D: Unysat LNB LOF 9.75 GHz T a ble 2: channels fr om ASTRA 1A, 1B,[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 18 MEM > Press • and enter "02". MEM > press • f or a second time or wait appro x. 4 seconds , and ARD is memorized on channel 2. > As long as the memor y display is on screen you can interrupt the process b y > pressing other ke ys, f or example the channel selection ke ys. MEM W ar ning: If y ou do no[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 19 5.2.3 Channel settings New channels which are not part of the preprogr ammation can be readily added. As soon as y ou modify the channel settings, the table identification changes fr om "F" to "H". MEM Only when you hav e memorized the modif ications by pressing • , "F" is re-displayed. Importan[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 20 > set the second audio frequenc y and > then switch to stereo oper ation pressing M/ST . The display responds to improper entries with "Err .". When holding the ke ys depressed, the frequency changes continuously , star ting at 10 kHz steps f ollo w ed by 50 kHz increments, after 10 changes . Y ou can set the [...]

T echniSat EC 4004 21 Press the ke ys to toggle the polarizer current between "-60" (-60 mA) and "+60" (+60mA). The v alue changes b y 2 units per ke y depression. Hold the k ey depressed to change the v alue continuously . 5.2.3.5 Example The f ollo wing example is a short explanation of the most impor tant settings . Please ob[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 22 6. Prepr ogrammation 6.1 Satellite types Audio frequenc y "SA T 1" (Prototype: ASTRA) Deemphasis: 50 (s up to 6.89 MHz adaptive fr om 6.90 MHz Bandwidth: 200 kHz up to 6.89 MHz 130 kHz from 6.90 MHz Video amplif ication: high "SA T 2" (Prototype: EUTELSA T) Deemphasis: 50 (s up to 6.89 MHz adaptive fr om 6[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 23 6.2.2 Preprogrammed channels T a ble 1: UnySat V/H LNB f or ASTRA LOF: 9.75 GHz in the range of 10.7 ... 11.699 GHz V/H LNB f or TV Sat LOF: 10.750 GHz in the range of 11.7 ... 12.499 GHz polarization switching voltage: 14/18 v olts Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight s[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 24 Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight stereo zation v oltage GHz volt Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, television Astra 1D, 19.2° east, tele vision TV Sat 2, 19.0° west, D2 MA C, television Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, radio *EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Seite 24[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 25 Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight stereo zation voltage GHz volt Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, radio *EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Seite 25[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 26 Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight stereo zation v oltage GHz volt Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, television Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, television T able 2: V/H LNB LOF: 10 GHz in the range of 10.950 ... 11.699 GHz LOF: 10.750 GHz in the range of 11.7 ... 12.499 GHz p[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 27 Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight stereo zation voltage GHz volt TV Sat 2, 19.0° west, D2 MA C, television Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, radio Astra 1A+1B+1C, 19.2° east, radio *EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 9:59 Uhr Seite 27[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 28 Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight stereo zation v oltage GHz volt T elecom 2B, 5.0° w est, tele vision T elecom 2A, 8.0° w est, tele vision T elecom 2B, 5.0° w est, radio T able 3: CombySat LNB frequency r ange LOF LNB voltage 10.7 ... 11.699 GHz 9.75 GHz 14 V 11.[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 29 Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight stereo zation voltage GHz volt T elecom 2A, 8.00 w est, radio T ele X, 5.00 east, tele vision T ele X, 5.00 east, radio Thor (DMA C), 1.0°w est, television Intelsat V A F12, 1.0°w est, television Intelsat 515, 18.5°west, tele visio[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 30 Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight stereo zation v oltage GHz volt T able 4: T r ipleband LNB frequency r ange LOF LNB voltage 10.95 ... 11.699 GHz 10.00 GHz 14 V 11.70 ... 12.499 GHz 10.75 GHz 18 V 12.50 ... 12.750 GHz 10.75 GHz 18 V related ske w v alues: polarizati[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 31 Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight stereo zation v oltage GHz volt Intelsat VI F1, 27.5°west, television Intelsat VI F1, 27.5°west, radio Eutelsat II F3, 16.0°east, television Eutelsat II F1, 13.0°east, television Eutelsat II F1, 13.0°east, television *EC 4004 EN[...]

T echniSa t EC 4004 32 Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight stereo zation v oltage GHz volt T elecom 2A, 8.00 w est, radio T ele X, 5.00 east, tele vision T ele X, 5.00 east, radio Thor (DMA C), 1.00 w est, television Intelsat V A F12, 1.00 w est, televisio Intelsat 515, 18.50 west, tele visi[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 33 Channel T ransponder 1. IF Sound IF mono Polari- LNB SA T programme frequency MHz left r ight stereo zation voltage GHz volt Intelsat VI F1, 27.50 west, radio Eutelsat II F3, 16.00 east, television Eutelsat II F1, 13.00 east, television Eutelsat II F1, 13.00 east, television *EC 4004 ENGL. 14.12.1999 10:01 Uhr Seite 33[...]

Error P ossible cause Measures No picture, no sound, display is of f no supply v oltage check m ains cable and connector No picture, no sound, display is on cable connection is brok en or check all cable connections missing (see 3 „connection“) television set is set to the wr ong set channel 39 on the channel television set (see oper ating inst[...]

T echniSat EC 4004 35 8. T echnical data T uner input frequency: 950-2050 MHz input resistance: 75 ohms input lev el: 44-78 dBV input connection: F connector bandwidth: 27 MHz tuning: PLL frequency synthesis Outdoor unit supply LNB supply v oltage: 14 V / 18 V switcha ble at a m axim um of 400 mA modulation with 22.2 kHz, Vp-p = 500 mV can be switc[...]