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UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 1 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 CONGRATULATIONS! This Receiver is a new generation of Sagem Communications SAS (here after referred to as Sagem Communications) receiver dedicated to Digital Satellite Television. Once you have connected your receiver and performed the initial installation, you will be able to watch and enjoy freesat HD and SD channels. You can update your receiver if new functions or services become available.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page I Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 CONTENTS 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................1 1-1. FRONT PANEL OF THE RECEIVER ......................................................................................... 1 1-2. REAR PANEL OF THE RECEIVER ............................................................................................ 2 1-3. REMOTE CONTROL ......................
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page II Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 8. EVERYDAY USE.................................................................................................................22 8-1. SELECTING A CHANNEL ........................................................................................................ 22 8-2. ADJUSTING THE AUDIO VOLUME ......................................................................................... 23 8-3. CHANGING THE FAVOURITES LIST .....
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 1 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Your Receiver is a digital receiver that lets you watch freesat HD and SD channels. YOUR NEW EQUIPMENT INCLUDES: - 1 remote control with 2 batteries (AAA) - 1 power supply unit (power adapter and power cord) - 1 HDMI lead for connection to the HD TV set - 1 installation guide - 1 freesat presentation leaflet - this user manual 1-1 FRONT PANEL OF THE RECEIVER 1. USB port (for future use) 4.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 2 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 1-2 REAR PANEL OF THE RECEIVER 6. Satellite dish input 10. Scart connector (to VCR or DVD recorder) 7. Ethernet port (for future use) 11. Digital audio connector 8. HDMI Digital video audio connector 12. Analogue audio connectors (to hi-fi unit) 9. Scart connector (to TV) 13.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 3 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 1-3 REMOTE CONTROL Key Functions 1 Put the receiver in standby mode/Wake up the receiver from standby mode.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 4 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 2. SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS Use of the receiver is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment. 2-1 WHERE TO PUT YOUR RECEIVER? In order to guarantee the correct operation of your receiver, you must: • • • • • • place it indoors to protect it from lightning, rain, and sun rays, place it in a dry and well ventilated area, keep it away from heat sources such as radiators, candles, lamps, etc.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 5 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 • • The receiver must be disconnected from mains supply (from the power outlet or rear panel) before any modification of connection between TV, VCR or dish. In the event of a storm, it is advisable to unplug the dish. Even if the receiver and the television set are disconnected from the power supply, lightning can still damage them. Only a personnel approved by the manufacturer can repair the receiver.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 6 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 3. ENVIRONMENT Preservation of the environment is an essential concern of the manufacturer. The desire of the manufacturer is to operate systems observing the environment and consequently it has decided to integrate environmental performances in the life cycle of its products, from manufacturing to commissioning, use and elimination.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 7 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 3-3 EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE ON WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) In the context of sustainable development, the reduction of wastes to be eliminated by reusing, recycling, composting and energy recovery is strongly advised.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 8 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 4. CONNECTIONS Before installing your receiver, please check that the delivery is complete (see “Product Overview”, page 1). Please ensure that the appliances to be connected together (receiver, TV, VCR…) are unplugged before making any connections. 4-1 CONNECTION TO THE SATELLITE DISH To get all the freesat HD and SD channels, make sure that your satellite dish is oriented towards ASTRA 2, facing 28.2° East.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 9 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 4-2 CONNECTION TO THE TV SET 4-2-1 Connection to a High-Definition television 1. To take advantage of HD high-quality definition, you must connect the HDMI connector of your digital receiver to the HDMI connector on your television set. 2. To connect other devices to the receiver (VCR, home cinema...), refer to the following pages. 3. Connect the power adapter to the power cable.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 10 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 4-3 CONNECTION TO THE VCR/DVD RECORDER • See the diagram below to connect your receiver to a VCR/DVD recorder. Note: If your VCR/DVD recorder has more than one Scart connector, choose the TV or EXT1 socket. 4-4 CONNECTION TO A HOME CINEMA AMPLIFIER Some digital channels are shown in DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL quality sound.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 11 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 4-5 CONNECTION TO A HI-FI UNIT To make the most of the digital quality sound and listen to radio channels with the TV turned off, just connect the right and left audio outputs of the receiver to the auxiliary input of your hi-fi system (cable not supplied).
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 12 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 5. FIRST INSTALLATION Once the receiver is physically connected, you need to go through the setup procedure to get your freesat HD and SD channels. 1. Switch on your TV. 2. Switch on your receiver by pressing the On/Off button. 3. The first installation screen should appear. Freesat Settings 4. Press to start the installation. The receiver searches for the freesat satellite signal.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 13 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 Main Settings 7. Select the settings better suited to your needs. Use the up and down keys to highlight a setting, use the left and right arrows to select a value. Preferred Audio: programmes will be broadcast in the selected audio language provided it is available. TV Screen Size: 16:9 (widescreen) or 4:3 (standard TV). HDMI Resolution: 1080i, 720p or 576p, depending on your HD TV Set.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 14 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 6. INSTALLATION MENUS To move around the screens and change various settings, just use the keys to highlight your selections, press to confirm, and , , and to leave a screen. 6-1 ICONS Timer Receiver settings Information User settings Channels 6-2 USER SETTINGS To access the user settings screen, press . Once you are in the main menu, select USER SETTINGS.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 15 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 6-2-2 Hiding Adult channels In USER SETTINGS, select ADULT GENRE. This feature lets you hide adult genre channels. If you activate this function, all adult genre channels will be hidden : you will not be able to switch to an adult genre channel, or browse this category in the electronic programme guide. Use this feature to protect your children from this type of exposure.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 16 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 6-3 MANAGING CHANNELS AND FAVOURITE LISTS To access the channels settings screen, press . Once you are in the main menu, select CHANNELS. 6-3-1 Managing Channels In CHANNELS, select MANAGE CHANNELS. By default, all TV channels and radio stations found during the receiver installation are saved and available. You can however hide the unwanted channels, or lock access to specific channels.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 17 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 6-4 RECEIVER SETTINGS To access the receiver settings screen, press SETTINGS. . Once in the main menu, select RECEIVER If the installation lock is activated, enter your parental code (to change your parental code, see “Changing your Parental code”, page 15). 6-4-1 Searching for channels In RECEIVER SETTINGS, select CHANNEL SEARCH. Enter your full postcode (without space) and press .
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 18 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 6-4-2 Picture settings In RECEIVER SETTINGS, select PICTURE. - TV Screen Size: select the display mode for your TV: 16:9 (widescreen TV) or 4:3 (Traditional TV). - Resizing on 4:3 TV: if your display mode is 4:3, select the desired resizing mode: Centre Cut Out or 16:9 Letterbox. - OSD Display Time: select how long you want the information banner to stay onscreen. 6-4-3 Lip Sync In RECEIVER SETTINGS, select LIP SYNC.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 19 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 6-4-5 Receiver upgrade The receiver automatically checks if new software is available for download. You can however manually launch this operation and download updated software if available. In RECEIVER SETTINGS, select RECEIVER UPGRADE. The receiver searches for new software. For more information on this feature, refer to “Software Update”, page 28.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 20 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 6-4-7 Adding Non freesat channels You can manually add non freesat channels by entering the transponder parameters (frequency, symbol rate, etc.). In RECEIVER SETTINGS, select ADD NON FREESAT CHANNEL. Enter the required transponder parameters, then press the red key to launch the scanning. To save the scanning results, press .
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 21 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 7. INFORMATION MENU The information contained in this menu may be requested if you contact your supplier or another technical service. You will find here important information about the receiver, and the embedded software. To access the receiver technical information, press 7-1 SIGNAL INFORMATION In INFORMATION, select SIGNAL. This menu lets you find out the signal level and quality of your satellite installation.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 22 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 8. EVERYDAY USE 8-1 SELECTING A CHANNEL The operations described in this section apply to television channels and radio stations. 8-1-1 Using the keys and , or keys 0-9 Press or on your remote control to change channel or enter its number on the numeric keypad to switch to the channel you want. 8-1-2 Using the channel list Press to display the channel list, select your channel then press again to confirm.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 23 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 8-1-4 Detailed programme information If you want more information on the current and following programme, press programme to display the extended information banner. Press / twice while watching a to view information on the next/ current programme. Use and to see information on the current/next programme on other channels. To switch to the selected channel, press Press again or information banner. .
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 24 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 8-4 TEMPORARILY SELECTING AUDIO LANGUAGES AND SUBTITLES All modifications take place immediately. However, temporary adjustments are not retained when you change channel. Press or to display the audio tracks, subtitles or audio description selection screen. Use , , settings then press or to select your to confirm. To temporarily activate the audio description feature, select Audio description and set it to Yes.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 25 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 Press to access the electronic programme guide. Select the channel genre you are interested in with the navigation keys and press . You can PIN-lock access to adult genre using the parental control feature (see “Hiding Adult channels”, page 15). The electronic guide shows programme information for the selected genre on all available channels.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 26 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 9. RECORDING PROGRAMMES TO VCR/DVD To record a programme to VCR or DVD recorder, make sure that : • • • your recorder is connected to the receiver as shown on page 10, your recorder is set to record at the same time than the receiver, your receiver is not switched off at the time of the scheduled recording. Instead, place the receiver in standby mode (using the remote control).
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 27 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 9-1 RECORDING PROGRAMMES FROM THE ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE The advantage of recording from the electronic programme guide is that you can record specific programmes instead of choosing channel time slots. You can only do this if the programme information is provided by the channel broadcaster. Press to access the electronic programme guide. 1. Select the channel and programme you want to record. 2.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 28 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 10. SOFTWARE UPDATE Your receiver automatically checks if new software is available for download and will ask you if you want to accept, postpone until the next wake up or refuse the download. You can also manually request that the receiver searches for new software upgrade in the RECEIVER SETTINGS > RECEIVER UPGRADE menu.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 29 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 11. TROUBLESHOOTING The remote control is not working. ☞ Point the remote control at the receiver. ☞ Check the battery life and check the batteries are inserted properly. The receiver display shows no information ☞ Switch the receiver on by pressing the On/Off button. (no time, no channel number, etc.). ☞ Check all the connections (see “Connections”, page 8).
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 30 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 12. SPECIFICATIONS TRANSMISSION STANDARDS DVB-S, DVB-S2, MPEG-2/MPEG-4 SATELLITE FRONT END Satellite RF input Input frequency range: 950 to 2150 MHz RF input level: -60 to -25 dBm Input impedance: 75 Ohms unbalanced IF bandwith: 36 MHz Electrostatic Overload protection: 15 KV VIDEO DECODING MPEG2 Standard MPEG-2 MP@HL for 50 Hz Input rates (max): 15 Mbit/s MPEG-4 Part 10 / H.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 31 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 DATA PORT Ethernet 10/100BT Fully integrated IEEE 802.3/802.3u 10/100 base T-Physical layer Auto-negotiation 10/100 Full/Half Duplex Adaptive equaliser Baseline wander correction Host USB 2.0 High speed (480 Mbits/s) FRONT PANEL 4 x 7-segment amber display 1 x IR sensor: 38 kHz 1 x Bicolor LED 3 x Buttons (P+,P-,ON/OFF) 1 x Smart Card reader 1 x USB 2.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 32 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 13. CUSTOMER SUPPORT At Sagem Communications we believe that a high quality product should come with the highest quality customer service. In the design of this product we have taken great care to ensure the maximum quality possible and are sure that you will be delighted with your purchase.
UG 253253861-A DSI86 HD Freesat UK.book Page 33 Mercredi, 22. juillet 2009 1:44 13 14. GUARANTEE TERMS ATTENTION In order to apply the guarantee, you should contact your retailer or Sagem Communications SAS helpdesk at 0871 07 50 710*. Proof of purchase will be required. Should any malfunctioning arise, the retailer or Sagem Communications SAS helpdesk will advise you what to do.
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253253861-A Sagem Communications SAS Digital STB & TV Business Unit Headquarters: Le Ponant de Paris 27, rue Leblanc - 75015 Paris - FRANCE www.sagem-communications.com All rights reserved. The information and specifications included are subject to change without prior notice. Sagem Communications tries to ensure that all information in this document is correct, but does not accept liability for error or omission. Non contractual document. All trademarks are registered by their respective owners.
