Metronic Zapbox Twin Instruction Manual
MET531
2-in-1 Digital Receiver
3500 channels
Parental lock
2 scarts
Wide screen ready
DiSEqC 1.0
Sound volume equalizer
SATELLITE + FREEVIEW
Your receiver has ventilation slots. These slots must not be obstructed, even partially, in
order to ensure proper ventilation. The lifetime of your device depends on these factors. The
device may not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no object filled with liquid, such as
vases, must be put on the device. Installation in premises which are confined or subject to
temperature or dampness changes (sheds, attics, cellars, tiny rooms, dry risers etc.) may
cause an overheating of the device or a premature ageing resulting in failures that are not
covered by the guarantee.
Never open the receiver even when it is not connected, because it contains electrical
components, which can be dangerous for you. In general, electrical appliances are not
earthed, so you can get electrical discharges (which are not risky), while implementing the
connections. Our advice is to connect the equipment after all the sockets connections have
been made.
To clean the receiver or its remote control, do not use any solvent or detergent. Use only a
dry cloth for dust or slightly dampened with water for the front panel. Always carry out this
operation after having disconnected the receiver from the mains.
For your own safety:
Never open the device. It contains no item that can be serviced by the user. If you open it,
make some changes on circuits or connections of non-compliant equipment it will cancel the
guarantee. If necessary, please return the receiver, for service, only to the point of sale.
In order to reduce the risks of fire, electrocution or damage caused to another equipment
or someone, do not expose the device to dampness, bad weather, dust, sand, sun, cold or
high temperature. You must use the device between 0°C to 40°C; 32°F to 104°F. Place your
receiver in a dry place, safe from dust. It is not designed for outdoor use.
The remote control needs two AAA 1.5V batteries. Check the polarity before fitting them into
the remote control. Do not throw your used battery in the bin, take them to your local store
where special containers are provided to recycle them.
The installation and the use of the receiver are based on pre-programmed channels. In
the event of problem on a channel, get a specialised magazine to find out if this channel is
still broadcasting in Free To Air. For your information, the operators frequently change the
channel’s characteristics without notice.
Your receiver is compatible with DiSEqC* 1.0 standard. As a consequence, you can drive up
to 4 dishes, each fitted with one single universal head (LNB ). It can also handle monoblocs
(dual head with integrated switch). Since it is not compatible with DiSEqC* 1.2 standard, you
can’t drive a motor.
The device doesn’t allow to watch a channel while recording another one.
Some channels, even broadcast in free to air (FTA), are reserved for adult audience. To
prevent children from viewing these channels, we strongly recommend you to lock them and
install a secret code.
* DiSEqC is a trademark registred by Eutelsat.
CAUTION
The first time you switch your AccessBOX on, your are prompted
to enter the desired language for On Screen Dislplay. Just press
3
and EXIT to select English. This language selection window is also
shown after resetting the unit (factory settings).
Altering the settings of the receiver requires to go through the
menus. For an easy reading of this User Guide we have shortened
the operations as: MENU / menu / sub-menu. For example, when
you read:
• Go to MENU / INSTALLATION
/ Program Satellites,
You will have to:
- Press on MENU key to go to the main menu.
- Press on
4 key to highlight the Installation menu.
- Press on OK to select this menu.
- Press on
6 key to highlight the sub-menu / Program Satellites.
- Press OK to select.
You will notice that the words in bold letters in this user manual are
those which appear on the screen of your television.
1 Installation advice page 06
2 Installation of a fixed dish on a satellite page 10
3 Installation on several satellites page 11
4 Connection on an already installed dish page 13
5 Connection on a dual-head system Astra + Hotbird already aligned page 14
6 Terrestrial installation page 15
7 Remote control description page 17
8 Receiver description page 18
9 Day to day operation page 19
10 Accessing a channel page 20
11
Adding channels page 20
12 Channels management page 24
13 Favorites channels management page 25
14 Locating a channel in a list page 26
15 Miscellaneous settings page 26
A- Language selection page 26
B- TV output settings page 27
C- Clock / Timer page 27
D- Parental lock page 29
E- Digital audio output page 29
16 Resetting the receiver page 30
17 Using the receiver with a VCR page 30
18 Adjusting the volume page 30
19 Troubleshooting page 31
Glossary page 32
Assistance and advice
page 33
Channel guide
page 35
Installation shotcut:
Purchase of the receiver alone
(your satellite dish is already aligned) page 13
Purchase of the receiver + satellite dish:
TABLE OF CONTENT
Installation advice
page 06
Satellite dish
1 head page 10
Installation on several
satellites page 11
A - Choice of the location and satellite dish assembling
Whatever your choice of installation, your fixing must be stable and vertical.
In the event of an obstacle, respect the rule of distances explained below.
Eg : if the dish is 3 meters above the ground, and a 7m high tree might hide the satellite, the
tree must be at least 6m far from the dish (7-3=4, 4x1,5=6).
For the satellite dish assembly, look at the assembly sheet provided with the satellite dish.
CAUTION: Please handle the satellite dish with caution because its fringes may be
sharp.
1 - Installation advice
Foreword
Your Zapbox twin terminal allows you to receive satellite digital channels, as well as
Freeview (terrestrial) channels. In the case of satellite channels, these can be pre-programmed.
Your Zapbox twin receiver therefore includes satellite channels which you can start viewing
immediately, if a satellite dish has already been installed. Please be aware that the frequency
of terrestrial channels varies from one region to another. You will therefore need to search for
these channels.
To make this manual easier to read, the installation procedure has been divided in two
parts. First, you will start by installing the receiver and the satellite dish only. The terrestrial
installation is carried out in the second part (page 15).
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B - Necessary elements:
13 mm
11 mm
12 mm
10 mm
This scheme doesn’t mention terrestrial connections.
1 Satellite dish
2 Screw and fixing
3 Offset arm
4 Universal LNB
5 Mast or stand off arm
Recommended diameter minimum: 40 mm
(1,6’’)
6 Satellite receiver
7 TV set PAL for digital reception and PAL/
SECAM for analogue (to be able to watch it in
colour)
8 Scart lead male/male 21 pin
9 «F» plug
10 Cable special for satellite,
(regular TV cable may not work)
D1
C - Assembly and insulation of the «F» plug
• The plug must be screwed on the strip iron aluminium.
Take care that there is not a strand of the braid in contact
with the central heart of the coaxial cable
• When your installation is finished, do not forget to protect
the LNB with appropriate water-proof material. (see picture below).
LNB’s badly insulated or not insulated at all are not covered
by the guarantee.
D - Mounting of the LNB
• It must be vertically positioned. As shown on figure D2, the cable runs out vertically.
Attention : Never pull off the protection horn of the LNB.
5 mm
8 mm
E - Pre-programmed channels and satellites
Your receiver is delivered pre-programmed on the main satellites available in Europe. Some
satellites require a one-meter satellite dish, you will not be able to receive them with a lower
size satellite dish, even if this satellite appears in your pre-programmed channels list. You
will use these channels to point your satellite dish towards the satellite you want. The Table 1
gives you the satellite dish necessary size, in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland,
for each satellite, as well as references channel that will be useful for you to align with a
satellite.
Important notes:
• Table 1 does not mention the satellites which do not broadcast (or with a very low signal) on
Digital Free to Air. The reference channels were validated at the time of the drafting of this
user manual, we cannot guaranty they will still be there. In the event of problem at the time
of searching for a satellite, get specialised magazine (like What satellite and Digital TV) to
check that the reference channel is still a Free to Air channel.
For the alignment, you must imperatively know which satellite you wish to receive. If you
have any doubt, check the pre-programmed channels at the end of this user manual.
F - Language selection
When you first switch on your receiver, you will need to select the language required with
the 34 keys. Confirm your choice by pressing EXIT. If this option is not available, we strongly
advise you to reset the receiver (see page 30). This selection will also be required after a
factory reset.
Tableau 1 : chaînes de référence
(*) The channel numbers apply to the TV list at output of the factory.
If you modify the organisation of the channels, these numbers are not valid any more.
2 - Installation of a xed dish on a satellite
Read the installation advices, and particulary the paragraph E (page 9).
A - Connections
The receiver must be disconnected from the mains, connect directly the LNB to the LNB
input of the receiver. Connect the television to the receiver scart socket output. Switch on
the television and connect the receiver to the mains. The green LED lights on. The red
LED is ON. Press the power key (
) of the remote control, the greenLED lights on. If
the television does not display a black screen with a message «BAD OR NO SIGNAL»,
check the scart leads connections and/or force the A/V or EXT mode of your television
(see your TV user manual).
B - Alignment / Satellite dish orientation
Find in Table 1 (page 9) channel number of the
reference channel of the satellite that you wish to
receive (example: 1381 = BBC ONE for Astra 28°).
Type on the remote control the channel number.
Press on the remote control INFO key to show the
reception level. This indicator shows normally 0%;
the alignment will consist in directing the satellite
dish toward the satellite, leading to a maximum
level and quality.
Beware, it may be useful to search for the south with
a compass. However, never use a compass to find the supposed location of a satellite. For instance,
you may guess that Astra 28° is located 28° left from south. It’s false! Just sweep the dish as explained,
this method works better.
Put the satellite dish in a vertical position (the graduations on the back show 20-25°) and roughly direct
it towards the south. Make a slow sweeping (about 20 seconds) of a quarter of a spin on the left then a
quarter of a spin on the right while checking on the television. The indicator should not show anything
at this stage.
Incline the satellite dish of 2 degrees (a little less than 1 inch at the top of the dish) towards the top and
then start again the sweeping.
Proceed by 2 degrees steps until the indicator goes up and that the channel appears. Tighten all the
screws definitively, except those which fixing the LNB in its holder. If the indicator increases, but no images
appear on the screen, it means you are on another satellite, it is necessary to continue sweeping.
C - Adjustment of the polarisation
Rotate the LNB clockwise in its holder for a few degrees to further increase the quality of signal. If the signal
decreases, rotate it in the opposite direction.
Once you obtain the best signal, tighten definitively all the screws. Your installation is finished. Press on EXIT
to hide the information banner. You can now watch all the satellite channels from the satellite you just aligned
your satellite dish on.
A - Installation of a bi-head satellite dish Astra / HotBird
This paragraph explains how to install a separated switch or a monobloc (dual LNB with integrated
switch)
In both cases, you must first declare the switch input for each satellite, and then align the dish(es)
Swich declaration
• Go in MENU / Installation / LNB Setup.
• On the Satellite line, select Hotbird with 34 arrows.
• On the DiSEqC switch line, select Tone A with 34 arrows.
• On the Store line, press OK to save this setting.
• On the Satellite line, select Astra1 with 34 arrows.
• On the DiSEqC switch line, select Tone B with 34 arrows.
• On the Store line, press OK to save this setting
• Press EXIT to quit the menus.
3 - Installation on several satellites
Alignment of the dish
• Install the monobloc on the dish arm as
depicted on the figure
• Align the dish on HotBird as explained in the
previous paragraph
• Check that you receive channels from both
Astra and HotBird
• If not, adjust the alignment to receive perfectly
both satellites.
Attention, some models of
monobloc may have a reverse
setting. In that case, you must
change the programming of the
receiver (Astra on input port 1 and
HotBird on input port 2).
B - Installation of a DiSEqC 1.0 switch
If you install 2 or more dishes, or 2 LNB on the same dish, you must connect all the LNB to
a switch, featured with one single output, allowing to run one cable between the dish and the
receiver. For the installation, align each dish / each LNB just as if it was alone, connecting
directly this LNB to the receiver with one cable, without any switch. Once all the dishes are
aligned, install the switch and alter the settings of the receiver to properly drive the switch.
Example for 2 dishes on Astra and Hotbird, Astra beeing connected to the input 2 (or
B) of the switch, and Hotbird beeing connected to 1 (or A):
Programmation
• Go in MENU / Installation / LNB Setup.
• On the Satellite line, select Hotbird with 34 arrows.
• On the DiSEqC switch line, select Tone A with 34 arrows.
• On the Store line, press OK to save this setting.
• On the Satellite line, select Astra1 with 34 arrows.
• On the DiSEqC switch line, select Tone B with 34 arrows.
• On the Store line, press OK to save this setting
• Press EXIT to quit the menus.
@ You can now watch channels
from both Astra (19) abd Hotbird
(see «Day to day operation»
page 19).
The receiver being disconnected from the mains, connect directly the LNB to the LNB receiver
input. Connect a scart lead from the television to the receiver TV output scart socket. Switch on
the television, connect the receiver on the power supply, the red LED is ON. Press the power
key
( )
of the remote control, the green LED lights on. Check in the list of the pre programmed
channels at the end of the user manual. You can select and watch the channel of this satellite.
4 -
Connection to an already installed dish
5 -
Connection on a dual-head system Astra 19,2° + Hotbird already aligned
Connect the cables and the leads as indicated on the figure below (figure n°4). It is useful to
know on which inputs of the switch the heads Astra and Hotbird are connected. If you do not
know it and the installation is difficult to reach, test the 2 possible combinations:
Astra on A and HotBird on B or Astra on B and HotBird on A.
To program your receiver, go to page 11, installation of a Bi-head satellite dish Astra 19,2° + Hot
Bird.
Caution: you should not alter the satellite dish adjustments or the switch, it is
only necessary to program your digital receiver.
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