Salora XLE 8901 Owner's Manual

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.SATELLITE RECEIVER

XLE 8901

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• OWNERS MANUAL

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READ THIS FIRST!!

The owner's manual does notcoverthe installation of the parabolicantenna and its alignment with the satellite orbit
orthe satellite; it assumes that this work is complete. The owner's manual describes howto operate the satellite
receiver.

Itisin

two parts:

PART 1: INTRODUCTION - OPERATION - CONTROL FUNCTIONS
PART 2: CONNECTIONS -INSTALLATION - SETIING AND ADJUSTMENT -TROUBLE

SHOOTING GUIDE -GLOSSARY

GUIDANCE

HOW

TO

OPERATEYOUR SATELLITE RECEIVER

XLE

with

antenna

motor

control

(Polar Mount).

1.

Basic adjustment (at the installation site)

pages

24

-26.

2.

Operation: "WATCHING SATELLITE TV" (normal use)

page

8.

3.

Otheroperation (adjustment, satellite radio, parental lock)

pages

9 -

11.

4.

Setting (reprogramming)

pages

27-31.

XLE

without

antenna

motor

control

( fixed antenna

position)

1.

Polarizeradjustments, when polarizerisincluded (at the installation)

page

25.

2.

Operation:" WATCHING SATELLITE TV" (normal use)

page

8.

3.

Otheroperation (adjustment, satellite radio, parental lock) pages9 -

11.

4.

Setting (reprogramming) pages27-

31.

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PART 1

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INTRODUCTION

Satellit TV reception...........

4

Satellit TV equipment............................... 5

Satellite receiver...................................... 6

Remote control unit.................. 7

OPERATION

Watching satellite TV................................

8

Picture adjustment..... 9

Sound adjustment.................................

10

Satellite radio.........................................

11

Parental lock.

11

CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Remote control unit................................

12

Satellite receiver...................................... 13

SATELLITE TV RECEPTION

To

many people, satellite TV reception is something
completely new and, in some ways, strange. Some pe­ople find it complicated, whilst other people consider it
the most exiting event

in

television for many years.

Satellite reception is not complicated, although the

equipment required differs from the set you already

have for the reception of ordinary TV programmes. Pro­bably the most striking feature is the parabolic antenna
or dish, which is quite different from a conventional TV

antenna. Indoors there will

be

an extra unit (two if you

have a powered antenna) alongside the video

and

the

TV

set.

General

High upinspace above the equator there are many

satellites orbiting the earth in what is known as the geo-

stationary orbit: this means that they appear to hover

directly above the equator over a given point. Some of
these satellites retransmit TV signals for reception on

earth. These signals are weak and are transmitted

at

a
very high frequency; they need a special parabolic
antenna to ensure that the transmitted TV signal can
be converted into

an

acceptable picture. The antenna

needs

tobeof a certain size

and

mustbeaccurate-

ly

aligned

on

(aimed at) the satellitetogive a

picture of good quality.
Each TV satellite transmits several programmes on sepa-

rate satellite channels.

To

make optimum use of the

available frequency spectrum without the signals inter-

fering with each other, they are transmitted with verti­calor

horizontal polarization.

To

ensure a good
picture, the LNB (low-noise block converter) of the
satellite dish must

be

turned to suit the polarization

of

the required channel. There are two ways of switching

rapidly from one TV satellite channel to another: the
antenna can be fitted with two LNB's, one for each

polarization, or a single LNB can be

Htted

with a motor-

driven polarization changer known

as

a polarizer.

In

the latter case the polarizer is controlledbythe satellite

receiver to switch automatically to the correct polariza-

tion when asatellite channel is selected.
To receive TV signals from several

TV

satellites, the an-

tenna will need to

be

re-aligned. This can be done by
hand, although it is a troublesome and time-consuming
operation. The preferred method is to use

an

antenna

motor

that tums the dish to aim it exactlyatthe

desired

satellite.

A complete installation package for satellite

TV

recep-

tion consists of the following:
o satellite receiver. This unit picks upthe desired

TV channel from the signal arriving

at

the

LNBinthe

antenna.

The

unit also generates control signals

to

select the correct satellite and polarization.

o antenna power drive

for

antenna

motor
and polarizer. Thisis a separate unit. The anten­na power drive communicates with the satellite

re-

ceivervia acable link.

o antenna

with

motor,

LNB and polarizer (or a

double

LNB,

knownasan ortho mode transduceror

OMT).

About the manual

Parabolic antenna.

The

assembly and alignment

of
the parabolic antenna are describedinseparate in­stallation instructions supplied with the equipment.

The
manual goes to considerable lengths to point out the
importance

of

careful assembly and alignment to en-

sure the best possible picture and minimize snow.

This

adviceisparticularly important for the installationofa

dish antenna with antenna motorand a polar mount.

Installation.

The

installation of a dish antenna

with
motor and polarizer or ortho mode transducer involves
running and connecting several cables between the
antenna and the TV set.

It

is, in fact, a fairly complicated
installation. Study the wiring diagram carefully and
double-check

to

make sure that all the wires

run

to the

correct connections. We

don't

want

to

harp on

the point,

butifan item

of

equipment

is

in-

correctly

connected and receives

too

much

power

It

willbedamaged.

The

section entitled SETTING AND ADJUST-

MENTS describes

in

detail the many steps involved

in

setting up adjusting the satellite receiver. There is

no

need to carry out all these steps when the equipment

is
installed; the main thing is to carry out the basic
operations. The rest of the instructions

in

the chapter

are used when the time comes to reprogram or to load

new programme information into the receiver.

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SATELLIT

TV

EQUIPMENT

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

LNB

(LOW-NOISE BLOCK CONVERTER)

BRACKET

SA

TELLlTE

RECBVER

ANTENNA POWER DRIVE

POLAR

MOUNT

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SATELLITE RECEIVER

We

hope that the XLE satellite receiver will give

you

a

new outlook on television viewing.

You

will have a far
greater choice of TV programmes when you can scan
through a generous range of progranvnes without
stopping until you see something really interesting. It is
a good idea to have a satellite programme guide handy
to help youfind yourway around the satellitechannels.

To make things as easy as possible for you, the installer
and

user, when you receive your XLE satellite receiver,
it is already programmed for several satellite channels.
What you will have to program

is

the alignment of the
antenna on different satellites, whether it is a motor­driven antenna, and the setting of the polarizer, if there
is one.

" the antenna is aligned manually (to fixed

positions) instead of by a motor, all you have to do is

select the

satelUte

(the one on which the antenna is

aligned) and the programme

as

shown in the satellite

programme guide supplied with the satellite receiver.

"

a polarizer is included, it mustbeset correctly first. A
table in the guide shows how the receiver has been
preprogrammed.

In

al"

some 60 satelflte channels (some of which

are

radio channels) distributed via

six

satellites are

preprogrammed in XLE, but the receiver has even

more

memory space: the positions of upto nine satellites

can

be programmed in, and there is a choice of 16

programmes for each satellite position

(9x16

satellite

channels). An explanatory programming model for

XLE

is shownonpage 23.
When the satellite receiver is ready for use,

Le.

when it
is set up in accordance with the SETTING AND
ADJUSTMENTS section in the

ONners Manual, the
simplest way to control it is to use the remote control
unit. Many of the functions on the remote control unit
arealso

availableon the receiver itse" (most of them are
concealed behind the front panel); see the diagrams
below and the detailed description of the receiver on
page 13. The illustration on the next page shows the
lauout of the function keys. There is a detailed
descriptionof the remotecontrol

urit

on page

12.

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KEYS

PICTURE ADJUST-

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CONTROL

SOUNDADJUST·

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WATCHING SATELLITE

TV

What

youdo

11.

Starting I

• Switchonthe

switches

at

the

rearofthe

satellite receiver

and

antenna powerdrive.

• Press

POWERor

On

JOff

to

switchon

the

units.

12.

select satellite I

•

Press

Satellite.

•

Wrthin10seconds, select satellite
number,

(e.g.2=Intelsat5).

The

antenna

turns automatically

to

Intelsat

5.

l3.

select programme I

•

Press

the required key

(e.g.

2)

Checkinthe satelliteprogrammeguide
which

satellitechannelis storedunder

the

relevantprogramme

number.

For

two-oJgit

numbers, first press1-followedbythe

second

digit.

•

You

can also selectprogrammes

by

pressing the steppingkeys.

'4.

Switching

off

I

• Ifthe receiverisswitched offwith the

POWER or

On

JOff

keys,itgoes into

standbymode.

•

To

switchoff

the

satellite receiver

and

antennapowerdrive completely.

use

the

switcheson

the

rearof the units.

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PICTURE ADJUSTMENT

Checkfirst in the satellite programme guide whether the channel is transmitting at the time in question and whether
the channel is scrambled (encrypted).

If

the channel is scrambled and a descrambler is connected, check that the

descrambler is switched

on

and correctly connected. If the picture requires fine adjustment, try the adjustments

describedbelow.

What

you

do

IWest I east adjustmentI

• Brieflypressthe

Antenna

W and E keys.

Atthe

same

time,

check whether the

pictureon the

TV

screenjmprovesand

whether

the

signalstrengthdisplayedon

the

frontpanelofthe

receiverincreases.

• Savethe settings by pressing STORE
and

whithin10seconds, Satellhe,

and

within10seconds

• therelevant

satellite

number

key

(e.g. 2).

IPolarization adjustment I

• Press thePol.

Adj.

-/+ keys

for

optimumTVpicture.

• Savethe settings bypressing STORE
and

within10seconds,

Satellite,

andwithin10seconds

• the relevant

satellite

number

key

(e.g. 2)

IChannel adjustment I

• Press the Fine tune -/+ keysforopti-

mumTVpicture. Note:

The

AFCfunction

isdisabledwhile the

Fine

tuneadjustment

isinuse.

• Savethe settingby pressing STORE

and

within10seconds

• the relevant

satellite

number

key

(e.g. 2).

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SOUND ADJUSTMENT

Volume

and

stereo balance

can

be preset

to

suit your preference

and

the settings

canbesaved.Ifyou

make

a

temporary

change

with the

volumeJbalance

keys,

all

you

havetodoisto

press the Nonnal keytorestore

the

original settings.

Whatyou do

(volume (stereo) I

• Setthe volume with the Volume -/+
keys.

This applies onlyto

$peakers-

and

line outputsfor

stereo.

Note!

mono

and

RF outputs

have

afixed

sound

level.

"the

soundisconnectedtoan

amplifier,

the

volume mayonlybeadjusted

with

the

volume

controlofthe

amplifier. Otherwise,

the

amplifierinputstage can be over-

driven.

IBalance (stereo)I

•

Use

the

Balance

keystoselthe

sound

balance between left

and

rightloud-

speakers.

ISave as normal settings I

•

Press

STORE

andwithin10seconds,

• press Normal.

IDolby

NR

(Noise reduction)I

•

Press

Dolby to selectthe Dolbyfunction.

Press

againtodeselectthe

Dolby

function.

•

Press

Mute10silence

lhe

sound.

Press

again

to restore

the

sound.

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