TechniSat SkyStar HD 2 manual

DVB-PC TV St ars User  s Guide DVBView er T E This manua l c overs th e fo l lowing products : T e c hniS a t SkyStar HD2 T e c hniSat Cabl eSt ar HD2 Docum ent Release Da te: December 07 Copy right © T ec hniSat Digital Gm bH All Right s Reser v ed[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Table o f co ntents Vers io n 4 .4.1 1 Chapter 1: Intr oduction .............................................................................................. 1 De fi n ing t he Tec hniSat DVB- PC TV Star s ............................................................. 1 De fi n ing Sky[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Table o f co ntents Vers io n 4 .4.1 2 Im port/Export chan nel l i sts w i th DV BView er TE ............................................... 32 Cab l e Star2 PCI ............................................................................ ....................... 34 Ed i t exist i n g c[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 1: Introduc tion Vers i o n 4.4. 1 1 Ch a pter 1: Introduction Defining t he TechniSat D VB-PC TV Stars Defi ni ng SkyStar 2 PCI/USB SkySta r 2 PCI i s a sm a ll b oa r d tha t is plugg ed into a PC I sl ot of your c o mputer. The SkySta r USB is the US B v ersion that is conn[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 1: Introduc tion Vers i o n 4.4. 1 2 User Task Summary Step s t o perform basic user tasks are summa rized b elow . S tep one : Wat ch TV with D VBViewer TE The second chapte r int roduces you to the main f eatures of DVBVi ew e r TE. You w i ll le arn how to w atch TV a nd co[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 3 Ch a pter 2: Watch TV with DVBV iewe r TE Summar y Thi s chapter is d ivi de d in to three parts. In t he first pa rt, t he DVBView e r TE GUI (gra p h ical user interface ) a nd the mai n fun ctionalities are int r oduc ed.[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 4 Con figure COM Por t IR Receiver / WinLIRC If you w a nt to u s e the TechniS at COM-Po rt I R recei ver, you hav e to select the opti on WinLIRC Figure 2.2: Remote C ontrol selection :  Use W inL IRC  Then press the O[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 5 4. You al s o have to choose the config uration fil e, w hich contains the configu rati on fo r you r remote control. Pre ss the  Browse  bu tto n and choose the fi le  technisat.cf  (defaul t lo cation :  C:[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 6 The USB HID IR receive r uses keyboa rd co mmands t o con trol the appli cation. No add ition al conf ig uratio n i s req uired . Device support No device If no compati bl e T echniSa t DVB d evi ce is avail able durin g sta[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 7 Figure 2.9: Op tions me n u  H ardware  If you add or remove one or more T e chni Sat DVB- PC S tars device s yo u h ave to update the devi ce li st man ually. For thi s o perat ion you must sta rt the op ti o ns menu [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 8 · The second i s the di splay are a. Th i s is the w i ndo w , w he re T V p ro g rams are displ ayed. The On-Scr e en displa y and the EPG info w il l also be d is played i n thi s a rea. · The thi rd is the control and t[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 9 If you w a nt to l eave the time shift mode of DVBViewer T E, you mig h t do thi s by sw i tch ing the channel you a re cu rrently w a tchin g, th e ti me shift w ill be cancel ed imme d ia tely. It is also p os si bl e to l[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 10 EPG The E l ectronic Progra m G ui de is a se r vi ce of t h e DVB tec hnology, w h ich offers addit ional in for mation about the runnin g p rog r am to end -user s. DVBVi ew e r TE is capable to re ceive that kin d of inf[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 11 Figure 2.15: Option s m en u  EPG  Her e y ou c an change th e appeara nce s ettings for the EPG di sp l ay . If you c hoose  Do not receive EP G - Data  the EPG di splay w on  t work caused b y the fact, tha[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 12 Wit hi n the configura tion tab of the S ie hF er n Inf o servi ce you c an configu re the tran s p onde r setti ngs requi red fo r the r eceptio n of the service . Y ou s tart t he d ow nload pr ocess of the s ervic e cont[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 13 Figure 2.18: Save as d i alog Ente r th e l oc atio n and the name of the files a nd press the  Save  button. All kno w n EPG data will be combined into a set o f HTM L files, w h ic h can be dis p layed w it h a w eb[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 14 Teletext Usi n g DVBView e r TE you also gain acce ss to the te l etex t servic es of most TV sta tions. Open the t elete xt w in do w by u sing th e Teletext button i n Toolba r or u s i ng the menu  DVBV ie w er TE [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 15 If th e s p ecified subtitle tel etext page is n ot a vai lable, no subti t le w il l be show n in displ ay area. DVB sub titles Figure 2.22: Subtit le di alo g ue fo r DVB subti tles Afte r sele cting the language o f the [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 16 Configure the application Wit hin t h e DVBVie w er TE o ptio ns menu you can c o nfigu re most func tionali tie s of DVBVie w er TE to your needs . F irst the ge n eral a nd enhan ced opti ons are in troduce d.  General[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 17 La ng ua ge He re y o u can sele ct the GUI language . Sele ct the re qui red l anguage and p ress the set butto n. EI A 6 08  Close d c apti on Thi s opt ion configure s t he delay transmi ssion and a ppear ance of clos[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 18 Show DVB-View e r i n  This opti on togg l es the appearance of DVBVie w er TE betw e en the t askbar, the sys tem tray or both. Th e other opt ion w indow s a re descr ibed w ithin t he f o llo w ing chap t ers o f this[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 19 Contr ol the ap plic ation Key board A li s t of assign e d k eyb o ard command s is give n i n Appen dix B . If you w a nt to cha nge the default settings to y o ur needs, y o u m ig ht do thi s using the  Keybo ar d ?[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 20 Mouse Wheel If you w a nt to cha nge the default settings to y o ur needs, y o u m ig ht do thi s using the  M ouse  tab in  Settings  =>  Co ntrol  Fi gure 2.27: Options m enu  Contr ol M ouse Whe e[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapter 2: Watch TV w it h DVBVi ew er TE Vers i o n 4.4. 1 21 TechniSat Remote Co n trol w ith RS232 IR receiv er A li st of ass i gned c omm a nds is given in Appen d i x B f or the curren t Te c h niSat remo te co n tro ls If you w a nt to cha nge the default settings to y o ur need[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 3: Using DVBViewer TE as PVR Vers i o n 4.4. 1 22 Ch a pter 3: Us ing DV BV iewer TE as PVR Summar y Th i s c hapter s how s ho w to us e the bu i l t in PVR funct i o nalities for reco rd ing a nd playbac k of DVBView e r TE an d also how to p l ay recor ded vi deo s with thi[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 3: Using DVBViewer TE as PVR Vers i o n 4.4. 1 23 Record prog r ams manually To start a manual recordi ng, p ress the red button in the to o l bar. You can also u se the keyboar d s h or tcut or the button on your rem ote c ontrol. Figure 3.2: Too l b ar d u ring DV B recepti [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 3: Using DVBViewer TE as PVR Vers i o n 4.4. 1 24 A dd e vents to recorder ma nu a lly Usi n g the reco rder w i ndo w of DVBViewer TE it is pos s ib le to a dd multiple ev e n ts to the reco r di n g schedule r. You  ll find the reco rde r w in do w b y ch oosing  DVBVi[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 3: Using DVBViewer TE as PVR Vers i o n 4.4. 1 25 A dd e vents to recorder usin g the EPG For all channels, w hic h provi d e s EPG dat a , y ou might use the EPG w i ndo w to a dd recordi ng timers to t h e r e corder tim etable Figure 3.5: EP G window To add events u s in g [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 3: Using DVBViewer TE as PVR Vers i o n 4.4. 1 26 Pl ay recorded programs wit h DVBViewer TE P lay files w ith DV BViewe r TE To play recorded file s with DVBVi ew e r TE, op en t h e vid eo using  DVBVi ew e r TE  =>  Open Video  o r u se the  Change TV/Vide[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 27 Ch a pter 4: Mana ging TV/r ad io ch a nnels Summar y This chapt er s how s ho w to ma nage TV/r ad i o ch annels and per form imports and expo rts of the database w it h you r DVB -PC T V card. It is di vided into th re e p[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 28 Edit satellit e parameters (DiSEqC settin gs) If you us e DiSEqC settin gs, w h ich differ to the d efa ult sett ings o f DVBVi ew e r TE, you have to c h ange tho se se ttings for e ach sa tellit e y ou a r e abl e to rec e[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 29 A dd/Remove channels manually If you w a nt t o add or remove c h anne ls manually, you also have to use the edit tab. Figure 4.3:C h annel lis t  Cha nn els  and  Edit  To add a ne w ch annel, you have to e n te[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 30 Figure 4.5: Ch a n nel l is t d elete cha n nel p opup m essag e ...and confi rm the appea ring me ssage. This channel is now re moved f rom the ch annelli st. To c l ear all channels from the channel li st, yo u have to cli[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 31 S can for new c h annels Another w a y of adding new chan nels is the  Ch annel Scan  . Figure 4.7: Channel list  Channel Scan  To st a rt a cha n n el sca n you should sel ect a satellite ro o t f irst, DVBVie w[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 32 Afte r the proced ure has been co mpleted, you w il l find the added channels brow si n g the specifi ed root nam e at the end of the channel lis t. If you up d a t ed an e x i sting root, the channels , w hich do no t lo ng[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 33 Figure 4.9: Im p ort Channel list  Open  window The info rm ation will be added to the e x i sting chan n el list. The fol lo w in g file -ty pes c an b e imported to t he D VBV i ew er TE: TechniSat Program List (*.tx[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 34 CableStar2 PCI Edit existing channels If you w a nt t o edi t a n e x i sting channel in the DVBVie w er TE c hannel li st, you h av e to select thi s channe l in th e channel list and sw i tc h f rom  Ch annels  -tab [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 35 A dd/Remove/U pda te chann els manually If you w a nt to add or remove channels manually, you al so have to use the  Edi t  -tab. Figure 4.12: Channel list  Chann els  and  Edit  To add a ne w ch annel, you[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 36 Figure 4.14: Channel list delete chann el popup message[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 37 ...and confi rm the appea ring me ssage. This channel is now re moved f rom the ch annel l i st. To c l ear all channels from the channel li st, yo u have to click the b u tton  Cl ear All  ... Figure 4.15: Channel lis[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 38 Thi s option shoul d b e us ed to scan for avail able c a bl e TV channels o r to update one roo t of the exi s ti ng channel list. You need to c hoose the modul ation type ( in our example QAM6 4) and to en ter the sta rt a[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 39 Figure 4.18: Im po rt Chann el list  Open  win dow The info rm ation will be added to the e x i sting chan n el list. The fol lo w in g file -ty pes c an b e imported to t he D VBV i ew er TE: TechniSat Program List (*[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 40 AirStar P CI/USB Edit existing channels If you w a nt t o edi t a n e x i sting channel in the DVBVie w er TE c hannel li st, you h av e to select thi s channe l in th e channe l li st and sw i tc h f rom  Ch a n nels [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 41 A dd/Remove/U pda te chann els manually If you w a nt to add or remove channels manually, you al so have to use the  Edi t  -tab. Figure 4.21: Channel list  Chann els  and  Edit  To add a ne w ch annel, you[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 42 Figure 4.23: Channel list delete chann el popup message ...and confirm the appearin g me ssage. This channel is no w re moved f rom cha nnel list. To c l ear all channels from the ch a n n el li st, you have to c li ck the b[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 43 Figure 4.25: Channel list  C hann el & Scan  Thi s opti on s houl d b e used to scan fo r avail able terrestrial TV channel s o r to update one root of the ex is ting channel list. You ne e d to choos e your region[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 44 Figure 4.26: Channe l list  Channels  To impo rt an e xisting channel li s t to the DVB Vi ewer TE, cli ck the bu t ton  Import  in the channel list and choose the file, w hi ch contain s the channel data. Figure[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 45 TechniSat Program List (*.txt) M icrosoft Ac cess Da tabas e (*.m db) SatcoDX Channel s ( *.sdx) Ini F il e (*.ini) To expo rt you r cu rrent channel li st ( e .g. fo r backup), click the  Expo rt  but ton i n channel [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 46 Sortin g ch annels Wit h in t h e DVBVie w er TE it i s p os sible to a lt er the order of the c hann els. O n e me t hod is to rename the fo lde rs, i n which the channels are located. Using this mech a ni sm w il l create [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 47 No w w e s w it ch to th e edit tab and replace the category name named  BSkyB  with  BBC  and press t h e updat e button. Figure 4.30: Channel list  Chann el  a n d  Edit [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 48 Now there i s a new category name d  B BC  a t the t op of t h e c hannel list. Figure 4.31: Channe l list  Channels  No w we can start to m ove the channel s in to t hi s fol der by re nam i ng the ca tegory or [...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 4: Managing T V /radio channels Vers i o n 4.4. 1 49 Figure 4.32: Channel list  C hann els  b efore and after chan nel move[...]

Tec hniSat DVB-PC T V Sta rs - Users Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 5: IP m u ltica st Streaming Vers i o n 4.4. 1 50 Ch a pter 5: IP mul ticast St r eaming Summary Thi s chapter will introdu ce the IP multicast streaming functionali ties, w hic h are pa rt of the DVBView e r TE. Recommended sy stem requ ir ements · Sup po rt ed operati ng syst[...]

Tec hniSat DVB-PC T V Sta rs - Users Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 5: IP m u ltica st Streaming Vers i o n 4.4. 1 51 Streaming o f one TV ch annel trough a network Bu ilding a networ k environ ment for I P streaming The common sy st em requi re m e nts a r e listed belo w: PC 1: · O n e operable DVB-PC TV Stars devic e · O ne con figure d net[...]

Tec hniSat DVB-PC T V Sta rs - Users Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 5: IP m u ltica st Streaming Vers i o n 4.4. 1 52 O n our server, w e open "Settings " => "O p t ions" and c hange to the "Recorder " t ab. Figure 5.2: Opt ions menu  N etw o rk  Here y ou hav e to c onfigur e t he necess ary options for th[...]

Tec hniSat DVB-PC T V Sta rs - Users Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 5: IP m u ltica st Streaming Vers i o n 4.4. 1 53 Figure 5.3: M ain win d o w  V iew  menu with di sable d multicast option To in i t ialis e the mult icas t stream , choose "V iew " => "M ulticast". Now the curr e nt channe l w i ll be sent to the s[...]

Tec hniSat DVB-PC T V Sta rs - Users Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 5: IP m u ltica st Streaming Vers i o n 4.4. 1 54 Figure 5.5: VLC m edi a playe r  File  m enu ... an d then select the option "Open N etwork Stream.. .". Figure 5.6: VLC m edi a player  Open   menu Then y o u ha ve to c hoose "UD P/RTP M ul t icast[...]

Tec hniSat DVB-PC T V Sta rs - Users Guide Part DVBViewer T E Chapte r 5: IP m u ltica st Streaming Vers i o n 4.4. 1 55 Figure 5.7: VLC m edi a player dur ing multicast stream pla yback If you w a nt to sto p t he streaming client pl ayba ck, sim pl y pre ss t he stop butto n. I f you w ant t o st op the s tream ing s erver of DV BView er TE, y ou[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Appendix A: T e chn i Sat remot e control and keybo a rd com mands Vers i o n 4.4. 1 1 Appendix A: T echniS at r emote contr o l and keyboard comm ands TechniSat TS35 Re corder w in dow Aspect ratio Exit Mute Sta rt / stop recording Nu m b er field Show / h i d e men u EPG i nfo Ch ann[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Appendix A: T e chn i Sat remot e control and keybo a rd com mands Vers i o n 4.4. 1 2 TechniSat TT S3 5A I M ute Exit Number fie l d Sta rt / stop recording R ecor d erw ind ow 100% size 2 00% si ze 50% size Desktop TV Channel up/dow n 1 Volum e u p/dow n 1 Pause / res ume F ull s cre[...]

Tec hniSat D VB-PC T V Stars - U se rs Guide Part DVBViewer T E Appendix A: T e chn i Sat remot e control and keybo a rd com mands Vers i o n 4.4. 1 3 Keyboard commands Assign e d sho rt keys (def ault settings): Pause / resume P C han ge TV/ Vid eo F9 Alw ays On Top F1 Show Subtitle F10 Hi de Menu F2 Plus 10 sec. - Show Statusb ar F3 Minus 10 sec [...]