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12 - Add a channel
You can either add a particular channel, of which you know the technical features (manual
search), or add a new unknown channel (automatic search).
A - Manual search
A channel is emitted by what is called a transponder (TP). It is a satellite relay of which you
should known the 4 following parameters:
• Its frequency (e.g. 12551 MHz).
• Its debit of symbol SR (e.g. 22000)
• Its polarity (e.g. Vertical)
• The satellite which emits it (e.g. Astra 19.2).
You will find these parameters in specialized magazines, which propose a monthly update,
or on www.satcodx.com, www.lyngsat.com , etc.)
• Go into MENU / Installation / Channel setup
• On the Satellite line, press on OK to display the satellite list.
• With the 5CH6keys, select the satellite, which emits the channel to be added, then press
on OK.
• Go onto the line Frequency and type OK to display the list of transponders.
• With the 56 keys, select the transponder (TP) which emit the channel to add and type OK.
If the TP does not appear in the list, add it as described in the paragraph 12C page 32.
• Check that the quality indicator is green. If it is not the case, that means the TP parameters
are incorrect, that the LNB properties are false or that the satellite dish is not aligned on the
right satellite.
• On the line SCAN MODE, display FTA only with the key 34.
Note: your receiver can only receive the channel in clear (FTA), but some channels in
clear are sometimes declared as encrypted by the broadcaster. To add these channels,
select all.
• On the line Network search, display off thanks to the keys34. If you select On, the
search will wider to all the frequencies transmitted by the broadcaster.
• Press onto the green key (TP Scan) to launch the search. A confirmation window will
appears: type EXIT.
@Note: the EXIT key adds at the end of the list the new channels from the transponder.
The channels already in memory will not be affected. If you type OK, the channels already
in memory will be deleted, then all the channels from the selected transponder will be put
at the end of the list.
• The window Program Search opens, the list of channel found appears then the receiver
goes back into the Menu Channel Setup. Press 3 times on EXIT to leave all the menus.