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UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 1 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 CONGRATULATIONS! This Recorder is a new generation of Sagem Communications SAS (here after referred to as Sagem Communications) recorder dedicated to Digital Satellite Television and equipped with a hard disk. With this technological advantage, you can make digital audio/video recordings.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page I Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 CONTENTS 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................1 1-1. FRONT PANEL OF THE RECORDER ....................................................................................... 1 1-2. REAR PANEL OF THE RECORDER ......................................................................................... 2 1-3. REMOTE CONTROL ...........................
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UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 1 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Your Recorder is a digital recorder that lets you watch and record 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 RECORDER 1.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 2 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 1-2 REAR PANEL OF THE RECORDER 6. Satellite dish input 2 11. Analog component video (Y Pb Pr) 7. Satellite dish input 1 12. Digital audio connector (S/PDIF) 8. Ethernet port (for future use) 13. Scart connector (to VCR or DVD recorder) 9. HDMI Digital video audio connector 14. Scart connector (to TV) 10. Analogue audio connectors (to hi-fi unit) 15.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 3 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 1-3 REMOTE CONTROL Key Functions 1 Put the recorder in standby mode/Wake up the recorder from standby mode.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 4 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 2. SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS Use of the recorder is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment. 2-1 WHERE TO PUT YOUR RECORDER? In order to guarantee the correct operation of your recorder, 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 5 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 • • The recorder 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 recorder and the television set are disconnected from the power supply, lightning can still damage them. Only personnel approved by the manufacturer can repair the recorder.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 6 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 7 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 8 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 4. CONNECTIONS Before installing your recorder, please check that the delivery is complete (see “Product Overview”, page 1). Please ensure that the appliances to be connected together (recorder, 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 9 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 4-2 CONNECTION TO THE TV SET 4-2-1 Connection to a High-Definition television using a HDMI lead 1. To take advantage of HD high-quality definition, you must connect the HDMI connector of your digital recorder to the HDMI connector on your television set. 2. To connect other devices to the recorder (VCR, home cinema...), refer to the following pages. 3. Connect the power adapter to the power cable.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 10 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 4-2-2 Connection to a High-Definition television using the component video link (Y Pb Pr) 1. Connect the YPbPr connectors (red, blue and green) of your recorder to the YPbPr connectors on your television set, respecting the connectors colour (cable not supplied). 2. Connect the right and left audio outputs of your recorder to the audio inputs on your television set or your Hi-Fi system (cable not supplied).
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 11 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 4-2-3 Connection to a Standard-Definition television 1. You must connect the television set to your recorder using a Scart connector (not supplied). For optimal quality, preferably connect the Scart lead to the TV Scart socket with 3 dots (RGB). 2. To connect other devices to the recorder (VCR, home cinema...), refer to the following sections. 3. Connect the power adapter to the power cable.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 12 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 4-4 CONNECTION TO A HOME CINEMA AMPLIFIER Some digital channels are shown in DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL quality sound. To fully enjoy this sound quality, it is best to connect your recorder to a home cinema with a coaxial input. Use a coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the DIGITAL audio output on the recorder to the input of your home cinema amplifier.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 13 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 5. FIRST INSTALLATION Once the recorder 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. Press the Standby button on your remote control to wake the recorder up from standby mode. 3. The first installation screen should appear. Freesat Settings 4. Press to start the installation. The recorder searches for the freesat satellite signal.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 14 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 15 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 Library Guide User settings Recorder settings Information Channels Timer 6-2 USER SETTINGS To access the user settings screen, press . Once you are in the main menu, select USER SETTINGS.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 16 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 17 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 6-2-5 Recording preferences In USER SETTINGS, select RECORDINGS. This menu lets you set general recording preferences. Timers margin for EPG: You can programme recording margins which will be automatically added to the recordings carried out via the electronic programme guide. You can thus set the recorder so that it starts to record a programme before its announced start time, and stops after its announced end time.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 18 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 6-3-2 Creating Favourite lists In CHANNELS, select FAVOURITE LISTS. To create a favourite list, press the yellow key to select an empty list (list A to D). Highlight a channel in the Main channels list and press the green key to add it into your favourite list. To remove a channel from the favourite list, use the red key. To save your favourite list, press .
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 19 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 Once the search is complete, press channel list. to save the The Channel search function installs all available freesat HD and SD channels. If you want to install non freesat channels, please refer to “Adding Non freesat channels”, page 22. 6-4-2 Picture settings In RECORDER SETTINGS, select PICTURE. - TV Screen Size: select the display mode for your TV: 16:9 (widescreen TV) or 4:3 (Traditional TV).
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 20 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 6-4-4 Audio and Video Output settings In RECORDER SETTINGS, select A/V OUTPUT. Check the manuals of your video equipment to know what settings you need. - HDMI RESOLUTION: select the output resolution for your HD TV set (1080i, 720p or 576p). If you have a standard TV, leave the setting at 576p. - TV SCART: select the video standard (RGB, PAL) for the TV output.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 21 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 A warning message appears. To cancel the operation, press or To confirm the formatting, press . . 6-4-7 Resetting the recorder If you reset the default settings, you lose the channels and settings you made. This operation does not erase the recordings saved in the library. In RECORDER SETTINGS, select FACTORY RESET. Enter your parental code and press . Select FACTORY RESET and press . A warning message appears.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 22 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 6-4-8 Adding Non freesat channels You can manually add non freesat channels by entering the transponder parameters (frequency, symbol rate, etc.). In RECORDER 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 23 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 recorder, the hard disk and the embedded software. To access the recorder technical information, press 7-1 SIGNAL INFORMATION In INFORMATION, select SIGNAL.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 24 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 25 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 26 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 27 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 16). The electronic guide shows programme information for the selected genre on all available channels. To help you navigate in the electronic programme guide, a vertical line shows the current time.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 28 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 8-7 LIVE MODE/DEFERRED MODE The recorder automatically saves the previous minutes of the channel that is watched (last 60 to 120 minutes depending on the signal characteristics). This sliding recording mode makes it possible to stop live mode, rewind and review the programme that was recorded moments before. Press , , shift recording.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 29 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 9. VIDEO RECORDINGS The recording capacity of your recorder depends on the capacity of the hard disk and the selected programme. On average, one hour of recording requires from 1 GB (SD programme) to 2.5 GB (HD programme) of hard disk space.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 30 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 9-2 RECORDING PROGRAMMES FROM THE MENU Press the key to access the main menu. Once you are in the main menu, select TIMER . The event timer screen shows the list of your scheduled recordings.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 31 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 9-3 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. By default, the recorder records a programme based on its announced time.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 32 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 9-4 RECORDING LIBRARY Press the LIBRARY. key to access the recording library. You can also access it by pressing and selecting You will be able to create folders to organise your recordings, and control the disk space available. The left panel displays the existing folders, and the programmes you recorded. Highlight a recording using the navigation arrows, then press to play it.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 33 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 9-5 MANAGING THE RECORDING LIST The coloured keys let you manage the recording list and offer you the following actions: • • • red: select an operation green: select the highlighted recording blue: sort the recordings by date or name 9-5-1 Selecting recorded programmes You can work with several recordings at the same time. To handle several files simultaneously, it is preferable to select them beforehand.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 34 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 - Press to confirm the creation. 9-5-4 Erasing recordings - Select the recording(s) or folder(s) you want to erase with the green key. - Press the red key. - Select the action "Delete" and press . A warning message appears for each item to erase. - Press to confirm. 9-5-5 Moving recordings - Select with the green key the recording(s) you want to move. - Press the red key.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 35 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 10. SOFTWARE UPDATE Your recorder 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 recorder searches for new software upgrade in the RECORDER SETTINGS > RECORDER UPGRADE menu.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 36 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 11. TROUBLESHOOTING The remote control is not working. ☞ Point the remote control at the recorder. ☞ Check the battery life and check the batteries are inserted properly. The recorder display shows no information ☞ Switch the recorder on by pressing the On/Off button. (no time, no channel number, etc.). ☞ Check all the connections (see “Connections”, page 8).
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 37 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 A black screen (no video) appears at the end of a ☞ Some channels stop their broadcast with a fixed image or no recording. video. When a recording ends on such programmes, the video recording stops but the time counter continues until the end of the scheduled recording time. Make sure that you set your manual recordings with the correct end time. For any other problem.
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UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 39 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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) ACCESSORIES 1 x External AC/DC adapter (1.2 m) 1 x Power cord 1 x Remote control (range: 7 m) 2 x Saline 1.5 V batteries (AAA type) 1 x HDMI cord (1.
UG 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 40 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 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 253271393-B DTR94 HD Freesat UK.book Page 41 Vendredi, 16. octobre 2009 3:19 15 14. GUARANTEE TERMS ATTENTION In order to apply the guarantee, you should contact your retailer or Sagem Communications SAS helpdesk at 08450 900 316*. 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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