Operating manual - englisch - DVB-T Receiver UFT 671si
PREFACE Dear customer, this Operating Manual is intended to help you make the fullest use of the extensive range of functions offered by your new DVB-T receiver. We have tried to make the operating instructions as easy as possible to understand, and to keep them as concise as possible.
CONTENTS Preface ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Important Information ................................................................................................................ 2 Contents .................................................................................................................................. 3 Safety Instructions ............................................................
CONTENTS Timers .................................................................................................................................... Manual Timer Setting .............................................................................................................. Automatic Timer Setting .......................................................................................................... Deleting a Timer Event .............................................................................
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5
RECEIVER FEATURES The UFT 671si receiver is suitable for the reception of FTA digital terrestrial TV and radio programmes. In addition to the high video and audio quality, the receiver also impresses with its modern housing design. It is equipped with an optical audio output for connection to a Dolby digital system that you can use to bring cinema sound to your living room. It powers an active DVB-T antenna without any additional power supply unit needed. The UFT 671si receiver is available in silver.
CONNECTION AND SET-UP This section is intended specifically for specialist dealers. You only need to refer to it if you are carrying out the installation yourself. The “Connection Diagram” section provides a sample configuration. Do not connect the unit to the mains until all installation work has been properly carried out. Refer to the information in the “Safety Instructions” section.
CONNECTION AND SET-UP INSERTING BATTERIES INTO THE REMOTE CONTROL Remove the cover on the rear of the remote control. Insert the two supplied batteries into the remote control. Ensure correct polarity of the batteries; the + and – markings are indicated inside the battery compartment. Slide the cover back into the housing until it locks in place.
VIEWS AND CONNECTIONS FRONTAL VIEW Power/Standby button Channel select buttons Channel display REAR VIEW VHF-/UHF input socket Scart connection for TV set Scart connection for external recorder (DVR/VCR) Mains power cable SIDE VIEW RJ 11 interface for connection of infra-red receiver and null modem cable Optical S/PDIF connection for Dolby Digital system 9
REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTION BUTTONS The button symbols presented here can also be found in the description of the operating steps. Mute on/off Off mode (Stand-by) ...
FIRST INSTALLATION Before using your unit for the first time, read the “Safety Instructions” and “Connection and Setup” sections. The “Connection Diagram” section provides a sample configuration. Do not connect the unit to the mains until all installation work has been properly carried out. The guidance given in the “First Installation” section assumes that the receiver has been properly connected, as per the “Safety Instructions” and “Connection and Set-Up” sections.
FIRST INSTALLATION Select your country using the buttons. Then select “Time Zone Selection” using the buttons, select your time zone (“0” = UMTC (formerly Greenwich buttons. Using the Mean Time GMT), “+1” = Central European winter time, “+2” = Central European summer time). If the “Automatic” setting is used, the receiver selects the time zone based on the data transmitted. Select “Next” using the buttons and confirm your selection by pressing the the next menu.
FIRST INSTALLATION Press the button to start the channel search. The following display appears: After completion of the search, you will see the following message: Complete the first installation by pressing the the first channel saved. button twice.
OPERATION USING THE REMOTE CONTROL button to confirm menu settings or to access lower menu levels. Change the settings line by line and confirm your entry by pressing the button. Press the button to quit the menu or to switch from a submenu to the next highest menu level. Press the buttons to edit the individual Use the buttons to navigate through the menus. Use the fields. You can also key in settings in the fields using the number pad.
OPERATION Select the required channel using the Note: buttons and press the button. button, you To be able to open a different channel list or favourite channel list using the must select the required list on the “Channel Lists” menu (see “Channel Lists” section).
OPERATION ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE (EPG) Press the button to open the electronic programme guide.
OPERATION Pay attention to the bar at the bottom of the on-screen display! This provides hints on what to do next. buttons (if there is more than one page). You can copy the selected programme to the timer by pressing the button (red dot) and quit the additional information by pressing the button or the button. You can page through the additional information using the PROGRAMME PREVIEW " Press the button (yellow) to see the programme preview for the currently selected channel.
OPERATION TIMER PROGRAMMING FROM EPG With this receiver you can copy a programme directly from the EPG, the programme preview, or the additional information, to the timer by pressing the The following display appears (example): button (red dot). The receiver copies the data available from the EPG directly to the information for programming the timer. You can still change these settings using the buttons and the number pad (e.g. start recording five minutes earlier).
MAIN MENU OPENING THE MAIN MENU (MENU BUTTON) button to open the main menu. Select the required sub-menu using the buttons and press the button. Press the You can open sub-menus directly using the related button on the number pad.
CHANNEL LISTS On this menu you can define which channel list you want to be able to open directly on the TV screen by pressing the button. Pay attention to the bar at the bottom of the on-screen display! This provides hints on what to do next. You can display all available channel lists and favourite lists by pressing the The following display appears (example): button (red). You can limit the list to the active channel lists (channel lists with channels assigned) by pressing the the button (red).
CHANNEL LISTS MANAGEMENT On this menu you can delete channels from the “All TV” and “All Radio” lists or change the sorting of the channels in the related list to suit your requirements. Open the list to be edited by pressing the # button (blue). DELETING A CHANNEL Select the channel to be deleted using the number pad. Press the the Pay attention to the bar at the bottom of the on-screen display! This provides hints on what to do next.
FAVOURITE LISTS On this menu you can allocate channels from the “TV Channels”, “Radio Channels” lists to the six favourite channel lists and also delete channels added. Change between the “TV Channels” and “Radio Channels” lists by pressing the ! You can select/page through the six favourite channel lists available by pressing the Change between the left and right column using the button (green). # button (blue). buttons. Select a channel using the buttons.
FAVOURITE LISTS MOVING/SORTING A CHANNEL # button (blue). Change between the left and right column using the buttons. Select the channel to be moved using the or & buttons, or the number pad. Press the button (“>” appears between channel position and channel name, see picture below) to mark the channel to be moved. With the aid of Open the list to be edited by pressing the Pay attention to the bar at the bottom of the on-screen display! This provides hints on what to do next.
TIMERS button to open the main menu. Select the “Timers” menu using the buttons and press the button. The following display appears (see example below): Press the Note: As in the majority of cases, VPS data are not transmitted in the digital satellite signal, you must programme your external recorder identically to the receiver. If timer recording is started in stand-by mode, the unit switches back to stand-by when recording is finished.
TIMERS AUTOMATIC TIMER SETTING You can copy the data for the timer directly from the EPG (see “Operation” section, “Timer Programming From EPG”). DELETING A TIMER EVENT To delete a timer event, select the timer line to be deleted using the the buttons and then press button (red).
INSTALLATION MENU Press the the button to open the main menu. Select the Installation & Settings menu using buttons and press the button.
INSTALLATION MENU USER PREFERENCES Select the line you want to change using the buttons. Make the changes using the buttons.
INSTALLATION MENU OUTPUT SETTINGS Select the line you want to change using the buttons. buttons. Make the changes using the Video Format: Select the type of video signal at the Scart socket here. Select the signal that your TV set can process. Refer to the operating instructions for your television set! You can choose between the following settings: RGB (Red/Green/Blue signal), S-Video (luminance/ chrominance) and CVBS (Colour Video Baseband Signal) Aspect Mode: Select your TV’s format here.
INSTALLATION MENU VCR Output: Select the type of signal that is to be output on the VCR Scart socket. Either S-Video (luminance/chrominance) or CVBS (Colour Video Baseband Signal) For system reasons you can only change this setting if the video format is not RGB! In this case CVBS is automatically output on the VCR Scart socket. Refer to the operating instructions for your external recorder! To quit the menu and save the changes, press the button.
INSTALLATION MENU LANGUAGE SETTINGS Select the line you want to change using the buttons. Make the changes using the buttons. Menu Language: Select the required language for the menus. Subtitling Language 1: Select here the language required for the subtitles. Subtitling Language 2: Select here the language required for the second language if subtitles are broadcast in several languages. Audio Language 1: Select here the required audio language.
INSTALLATION MENU ACCESS CONTROL Select the required sub-menu using the appears: buttons and press the button. The following display CHANNEL LOCK ! button (green) or the button channel to be locked using the buttons. Now press the button. An “X” of the channel. The channel is now locked and can only be viewed by entering First select the required list with the channels to be locked using the (red). Select the appears in front the four-digit PIN (factory setting: “0000”).
INSTALLATION MENU CHANGE PIN Enter the old PIN using the number pad (factory setting: “0000”). The receiver automatically jumps to the “New PIN” field. Enter the new PIN (four digits) using the number pad and confirm the new PIN in the “Confirm PIN” field. The following display appears: Keep your PIN (password) in a safe place, so that you always have access to your channels should you ever forget it. It is imperative you make a note of the password.
INSTALLATION MENU MENU LOCK On this menu you can lock the “Installation & Settings menu” against unauthorised access. Select the required setting (On/Off) using the buttons. It is then only possible to access the Installation & Settings menu by entering the PIN. To quit the menu and save the changes, press the button. SET PARENTAL LOCK On this menu you can set an age lock. However, this lock function is only effective if the related lock signals are provided by the channel provider.
INSTALLATION MENU TV RECEPTION & CHANNEL SEARCH Select the required sub-menu using the appears: buttons and press the button. The following display SIGNAL RECEPTION On this menu you can see the signal strength and signal quality of the channel currently selected. On this menu you can also switch on and off the active power supply for your DVB-T antenna (5-V power supply). Select the line to be changed using the buttons. Make the changes using the buttons.
INSTALLATION MENU ANTENNA POWER On this menu you can switch on and off the active power supply for your DVB-T antenna (5-V power supply) and in “Power for active antenna in standby” select whether the active power supply for the antenna is also to be maintained in standby mode (if the DVB-T signal is looped through to a second receiver). buttons. Make the changes using the buttons. To quit the menu and save the changes, press the button.
INSTALLATION MENU CHANNEL SEARCH After you have selected the “Complete Channel Search” submenu and pressed the the search of all the channels starts: After completion of the search, you will see the following display: The channels are saved by pressing the button and the normal TV image is displayed.
INSTALLATION MENU Make the settings for the manual channel search here. Select the line you want to change using the buttons. Make the changes using the buttons or the number pad. Frequency or Channel: Select here the required channel or enter the required frequency using the number pad. Update of Channel List: Using the buttons enter the type of update required (“Add channels”, “Replace channels” and “Erase channel list”).
INSTALLATION MENU FACTORY SETTINGS Here you can reset all the settings to the pre-programmed factory settings. All your personal settings are deleted (favourite lists, channel sort, etc.)! Select “Yes” using the 38 buttons and confirm the reset by pressing the button.
SYSTEM INFORMATION button to open the main menu. Select “System Information” using the buttons and press the button. The following display appears: Press the Here, among other aspects, you can see the current version of the software in the receiver under “Software Version”. These data are fixed and for information only, for this reason you cannot change them.
SOFTWARE UPDATE SOFTWARE UPDATE VIA INTERNET CAUTION: Updating requires a PC and a software cable (RJ 11 to Sub-D 9-pin)! If there is a new software release for your DVB-T receiver you can download it from: http://www.kathrein.de (Service → Software und Download → Receiver) The website also provides information and tips on software updating via the receiver’s RJ 11 data interface.
FUNCTIONS AND TECHNICAL DATA Q Reception of FTA digital terrestrial TV and radio programmes Q Tuner with loop-through output Q 1000 channel memory positions Q Menu-guided first installation Q Electronic programme guide (EPG) with short programme descriptions ¹) Q 8 timers; can also be programmed with the EPG Q Software download via PC (RS 232/RJ 11) Q 6 favourite channel lists Q Automatic date and time generation via DVB data stream Q On-screen display (OSD) in 9 languages (D, GB, F, I, E
FUNCTIONS AND TECHNICAL DATA TECHNICAL DATA Type UFT 671si Order no.
CONNECTION DIAGRAM 43
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