SMART M1 Plus User Manual

DIGITAL SATELLITE RECEIVER

User's Guide

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
Installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions. May cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. IF this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encourage
to try to correct the interference by one or the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected

- Consult the dealer or an experience radio TV technician for help

Change or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for Compliance could void
the user’s aut hority to operate the equipment

CONTENTS

FOR YOUR SAFETY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2

BEFORE GETTING STARTED ----------------------------------------------------------- 3

CONTROLS AND FUNCTION ------------------------------------------------------------ 4

Front Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
Rear Panel -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Remote Control Unit ------------------------------------------------------ 6- 8

CONNECTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Connecting to the TV,VCR and Satellite Antenna --------------- 9
Connecting to the TV, HiFi system and 0/12V switch ---------- 10

Connecting DiSEqC switch---------------------------------------------- 11

SETTINGS AND OPERATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------- 12

Basic Setting ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12

LNB Power -------------------------------------------------- 12
DiSEqC 1.2 Limit Setting ------------------------------- 13
TP Configuration ------------------------------------------ 14-16
Viewing TV (or Radio) ------------------------------------ 16-17
Other Function --------------------------------------------- 17
LOCK ---------------------------------------------------------- 18
Edit Channel Name --------------------------------------- 18

Parental Control ------------------------------------------- 19
System settings ------------------------------------------------------------- 19-22
Application ------------------------------------------------------------------- 23

TROUBLESHOOTING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 24

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FOR YOUR SAFETY

GERNERAL INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY
To avoid the risk of fire, shock or other hazards,

● The receiver shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing
and that no objects filled with liquids,such as vases,shall be
placed on the receiver.

● The minimum distances around the receiver for sufficient
ventilation should be 10cm.

● The ventilation should not be impeded by covering the
ventilation openings with items, such as newspapers, table
cloths, curtains, etc.

● No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be
placed on the receiver.

To reduce the risk of electric shock,

● The top cover of the receiver shall not be removed. Please
refer to a qualified technician.

● Do not connect, disconnect or modify cables when the
receiver is connected to the mains power supply.

● Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the receiver and remove dust.

● It is recommended that a responsible person is always

present when young children are viewing programs through this
receiver.

Do not treat it as a toy.

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BEFORE GETTING STARTED

MAIN FEATURES

?MULTI LANGUAGE EPG INCLUDING ARABIC
?ENGLISH / ARABIC WRITING FUNCTION ?SUBTITLE DISPLAY FUNCTION
?AUTO AUDIO LANGUAGE DETECTION
? CHANNEL VOLUME SAVING FUNCTION
?FULL PARENTAL CONTROL ON ALL MENUS INCLUDING RECEIVER LOCK
?OSD & INFOBAR CHANGING COLOR, TIMER & TRANSPERANCY
? COPY FUNCTIONS (SET TO SET, SET TO PC, PC TO SET) INCLUDING

(SOFTWARE AND CHANNELS)
?LNB SWITCHING LOGIC (22 KHz, DiSEqC 1.0, DiSEqC 1.2 and AUTO DiSEqC

DETECTION)
?ADVANCED SEARCH OPTIONS (CHANNEL, TRANSPONDER, NETWORK,
BLIND, MULTI SATELLITE & FREE TO AIR ONLY)

? USALS AUTO POSITIONING FUNCTION
?PROVIDER NAME DISPLAY
?EDIT CHANNEL MENU (LOCK, MOVE, RENAME, SKIP (HIDE), DELETE, ADD, &

FAVORITE)
?ADVANCED CHANNEL SORTING OPTIONS BY (NAME, FREQUANCY, FREE

TO AIR, PROVIDER)
?EDIT SATELLITE MENU (LOCK, MOVE, RENAME, SKIP (HIDE), DELETE, &

FAVORITE)
?FIVE FAVORITE PROGRAM TIMERS, SLEEP TIMER, 5 VIDEO TIMERS &

FRONT LED STANDBY CLOCK

?PHONE BOOK FOR 100 NAMES ?CALCULATER
?MULTI SCREEN FORMATS (4:3, 16:9) ?PAL-NTSC CONVERSION
? CALENDER ?5 GAMES

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CONTROLS AND FUNCTION

Front Panel

The 4-digit displays channel information.
In stand by mode, 7-segment displays local time & red LED indicator.
The green LED is the antenna signal indicator.

POWER

Turn the power on/off.

CH ▼ ▲

Change channel,move menu, or input frequency value.

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Rear Panel

VIDEO

It provides composite video output. Connect the Video on TV to VIDEO with RCA cable.

Audio(R,L)

It provides stereo audio output. Connect the audio on TV to AUDIO with RCA cable.

0/12V

It provides LNB selection for the different satellite.

TV

It provides stereo audio,RGB video & composite video output.
Connect the receiver to TV with SCART cable.

TV OUT

It provides a modulated audio and video from the receiver. Connect the TV/VCR on TV
to TV/VCR with the RF cable.

ANT.IN

The signal supplied to this connector from a TV antenna will be sent to TV antenna
output. Connect a TV antenna to TV ANT.IN.

LOOP

It sends signal to the another receiver.

LNB

It receivers signals from the LNB in the range of 950 ~ 2150MHz. Connect a satellite
dish to DIGITAL.

RS 232

It receivers data by connecting to PC for software upgrading. Connect with RS 232
cable a PC and receiver.

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Remote Control Unit

Open the controller cover on the back and insert two
batteries(AAA-1.5V).

STAND BY MUTE

Turn the power on/off Deactivate current sound.

Numeric(0~9)

Move menu, change channel or input

TV

Change to TV mode from radio channel.

RADIO

It is for fast change to radio mode from TV channel.
Shows the current Radio program list.

TXT

Change to Teletext mode.

AUDIO

Select Stereo, Main or Sub from multi language channels
available.

FAV.

Add TV or Radio channel to the favorite list on Edit
TV(Radio) Channels, or watch favorite channel from your
favorite list.

LANG

Select the audio language from 2 or more audio language
channels available.

Page UP/DOWN

Move to previous/next page on TV(Radio),Favorite
Channels or Edit TV(Radio) Channels.

Volume ◀ ▶

Control volume, change item on menu or input frequency
value.

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Channel ▼ ▲

Change channel, move menu, or input frequency value.

OK

Select menu or value on menu item.

MENU

Shows the menu application.

EXIT

Exit from the menu.

SAT LIST

Shows the current captured satellite list

SIZE

Select between standard 4 : 3 and wide 16 : 9 screen sizes.

RECALL

It is to move to previous channel.

PAUSE

Shows the freeze video display.

DEL

Delete input data (Searched Channel & TP list, Phone Book Data etc.)

ZOOM + -

Zoon in & out for the freeze and live picture.

SLEEP

Sleep timer setting.

REN

Change the Satellite & Channel name.

LOCK

Lock the channel and satellite in order to prevent to watching children.

MOVE

After the channel searching, changing the channel order.

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SKIP

In the channel edit menu, you can skip specific channel. Skipped channel will not
display in the channel list.

SL/ RP

Press one for the slow display for the live picture. Press one more for the repeat the
live picture for certain time.

INFO

Shows the information of current channel. Click the INFO button twice, TELETEXT
mode will be displayed.

GUIDE

Shows the broadcasting information.(Video - Audio - LNB)

SIGNAL

Front LED will shows you the signal strength.

P

Power for the DiSEqC control box.

STORE

Save the satellite position.

EAST/WEST

The function of EAST/WEST button is to move the Position Actuator
westward/eastward.

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Connections

Connecting to the TV,VCR and Satellite Antenna

It is not necessary to adjust power, as the product is of free-voltage(100-240V)

1.Connect the RF cable from the TV OUTPUT on the satellite recei ver to a TV and
connect the RF modulate on the VCR and the TV ANT.IN.

2. Connect an antenna to the LNB socket on the VCR or other receiver and cable of

the satellite dish to the DIGITAL on the satellite receiver.

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Connecting to the TV, HiFi system and 0/12V switch

1.Connect the RCA cable from the VIDEO INPUT on the TV to the VIDEO on the
satellite receiver.

2. To use 0/12V switch, connect one cable of the 0/12V switch to the 0/12V on the

satellite switch and connect another cable to the DIGITAL on the satellite receiver.

3. Connect a RCA stereo cable from the AUDIO RL on the satellite receiver to the

AUDIO R/L on the HiFi system.

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Connecting DiSEqC switch

If you have one antenna equipped with many LNBs or two antennas with one LNB on
each, you need a DiSEqC switch.

1. Connect the LNBs to a DiSEqC switch at first.

2. Connect the antenna cable to the OUT connector on the DiSEqC switch and

connect the end of the cable to the DIGITAL on the satellite receiver.

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Settings and Operations

Basic Setting

If it is first time using a receiver, you
should set parameters for system
configuration.

Refer to the following section.

1. Turn on your TV and Satellite receiver.

2. Press the MENU button, main menu
screen will appear as shown below.

<LNB Power>

1. Select Installation on the Main Menu.

2. Select LNB Power.

3. If LNB Power is independently
supplied from outside source, set the
LNB Power OFF. Otherwise set it ON.

4. After completion of LNB Power setting,
go back to Installation menu by pressing
MENU.

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<DiSEqC 1.2 Limit Setting>

If you have a DiSEqC 1.2 motorized system to control your satellite antenna you have
to make the following setting. First, you must select ON on DiSEqC 1.2 of LNB Setting
in the TP Configuration.<♣ Please refer to the TP Configuration section>

1. Select DiSEqC 1.2 Limit Setting of the installation.

2. You should set the East Limit and West Limit of your satellite antenna. If you use
the satellite receiver at first. Press OK button on the Change Limit item, set the
EAST/WEST Limit.

3. Select satellite you want and DiSEqC 1.2 Positioner will be set automatically.

Satellite

The Satellite shows current
name of satellite.

Go to Center

If you press OK button dish
position is moved to center
position.

ReCalculate Pos.

You can change the input data
(Satellite Position) in the
DiSEqC box.

Clear E/W Limits

Set dish position's East or
West limit, clear the limit value.

Movement

In User mode this is used to
tune the position of the motor.
In Installer mode this is used to
search for the position of a
satellite manually.

Set East/West Limit

Set dish position's East or
West limit, disable limit value.

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<TP Configuration>

You have to know valid value for
your LNB at first.

1. Select TP Configuration of the
installation.

2. Select correct name of Satellite.
If there is no proper satellite name
in the item, select one from any of
USER1 ~ USER8.

3. To change value of LNB from
each satellite, press OK button
from LNB.

4. For universal type of LNB, select
Universal from LNB Type item and
input the LNB frequency value on
L.O Freq. Low by using
VOL ◀ ▶ or numeric key. For
standard type of LNB, select
Standard from LNB Type and input
correct value on L.O. Freq..

5. While only 1 antenna is in use,
set the 0/12V switch and DiSEqC
mode to Disable. In case of
STANDARD, select OFF from
22KHz. If more then 1 antenna is in
use, select 0V or 12V from 0/12V
switch, or select a proper position
from Mini A, Mini B, DiSEqC 1~
DiSEqC4 by different DiSEqC type
as you are using DiSEqC switch.

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6. USALS
If you want to set USALS (Universal
Satellite Automatic Location System),
you must enter your longitude value
and you must set USALS menu
to "ON" and enter position value at
LNB menu in the TP configuration.
The DiSEqC code value will be
automatically sended to Motor. If you
also set DiSEqC 1.2 to "ON", the
USALS function will not work.

7. Select Search Channels on the TP
Configuration press OK, all the
available TP will be searched
automatically.

8. Move to desired TP with Channel

▼ ▲

on the RCU. If there are no
transponder data which you want,
move to Add New Transponder and
press OK button.

9. Select the desired satellite. And
input correct values of Frequency,
Polarization and Symbol Rate. Select
the Polarization value as Hor or Ver.
If you did not know accurate
polarization value select Auto.

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10. After all the values are input, select
Search Channels and wait until the
automatic search is completed. If FTA
only is selected as Yes,only free channels
will be searched without scrambled pay
channels. Otherwise all channel with
scrambled pay channels will be searched.
Scrambled pay channels is marked as
$ at the beginning of the channel name.

After successful completion of channel searching, move to TV Cha nnels or Radio
Channels on MAIN MENU to select currently received channels. Then you should select
the TV channel or Radio channel which you want. After then you can watch the TV
program or listen to radio.

To find not only TP information but also all the channels from current satellite, select
Network Search.

11. In case of searching a certain satellite which can not be searched by TP Search,
add channels by PID. Select Add Channel and input proper Channel name and input the
values of Video PID, Audio PID, Audio PID and PCR PID. Then, press OK button from
the Add item.

Viewing TV(or Radio)

1. Press the TV(or Radio) button.

2. If you want see all TV channel list,click
the OK button and then select the TV
Channels(or Radio Channels). TV
Channels(or Radio Channels) window will
appear.

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Viewing Favorite Channel

1. Press FAV key.

2. Select a CH

▼ ▲

. To move to next or previous page, press PAGE

UP/DOWN(Double Arrow) buttons on Favorite TV(or Radio) List.

3. Press FAV key more will bring you to another Favorite TV (or Radio) List.

Other Function

Edit TV Channels/Edit Radio Channels

From these menus you can create and
channel list. Press OK button from Edit TV
Channels and similar screen will be shown
as below.

Arrange channel

To change the channel orders from TV
List,press OK button from your desired
channel. Then you should move to desired
number by pressing CH

▼ ▲

, after then

press OK button. Its orders will be changed.

Delete channel

To delete a certain channel from current TV
List,press DEL button on the channel to be
deleted. To confirm the deletion, press DEL
button once more. This function will delete
the channel completely and you have to
search channel again for the reactivate
channel. Use SKIP button and the skipped
channel will not display in the channel list.

Create favorite channel

You can create favorite channel
list,containing the channel which you want to
watch frequently.
Press FAV button channel you want, and
then selected channel will be moved to
Favorite List box. To delete the desired
channel from from the Favorite List, press
DEL button.

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Help function

You can see the functions of each button in Edit TV List. Select the HELP button.

Sort

If you want to sort channels in order,select the SORT button in Edit channels.
You can select the order you want.

LOCK

Lock Channels

From here you can lock channels in
any of the lists in order to prevent
your children from watching.

Satellite Lock

When you want to lock all the
channels in the satellite, go to the
Edit Satellite List. You can select the
specific satellite in the Satellite
Favorite List, press LOCK button.

Edit Channel Name

1. Press REN button on Edit TV or
Edit Radio list. Cursor will be moved
by using VOL

◀ ▶

,CH

▼ ▲

.

2. Press OK button on desired
alphabet. To delete pre-selected
alphabet, press DEL button.

3. To change character
set(upper,lower,number),press REN
button. By using MENU button, it will
be automatically stored and moved
to previous menu.

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Parental Control

If you use this function you have to
enter the password every time you
start this satellite receiver.

1. Select Parental Control on the
Main Menu.

2. To secure program setting and
installation, select Change Password.

3. Input 4 digit New Password. And
input password Confirm Password
once more. After all the password
function is set, the unit will ask you to
input password to get into the menus
of Installation, System Settings,
Application, CA information, Parental
& receiver Lock. Input correct
password which was already stored.
If the password is forgotten, contact
your service provider.

<System settings>

Please make sure to press OK buttons always, after the changing items of System
settings.

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Time & Date Adjustment

To set the GMT(Greenwich Mean Time) for
EPG(Electronic Program Guide) by using
VOL ◀ ▶. If EPG in England is needed to
set, adjust as 00:00. In case of Beijing, adjust
as 08:00.

Set Time and Date for the receiver LED
display and Calendar.

Language

You can select the language for menu and
writing, Phone Book, etc... select desired
language from Language of System Setting.

Audio

Set the current available languages for you
up to 3 languages. Then press OK button for
its confirmation. Select desired audio mode

among Stereo, Mono left & right. For
general selection, Stereo is recommended.
Also for the memorized volume for each
channel, please set OK for Volume Saving.

TV Aspect Ratio

Select 4:3 for normal TV or 16:9 for wide
TV. Then press OK button for its
confirmation. If 4:3 ratio is selected on
normal TV for wide channel, both left and
right side of thescreen will be a bit
trimmed. If 16:9 ratio is selected on
normal TV for wide channels the screen
trim symptom will not occur. However
the screen will be in narrow view. Wide
screen will be properly viewed, only when
wide channel is broadcasting.

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TV Standard

Except for few, most countries are using
PAL system for TV signal, accordingly set
TV Standard as PAL. To be more flexible
for NTSC or PAL signal from different
satellites, select MULTI for automatic signal
conversion. Then press OK button for its
confirmation.

RF mode

If the satellite receiver is connected to the
TV with a RF cable, you have to set the RF
mode, which is dependent on the country
where the satellite is being used.

1. Select the Channel No(Select a channel
of RF output of TV set that you are using).

2. Select the accurate RF mode of country
the satellite receiver is used.

3. Select RF pattern with on and off. It will
help you correct video quality with adjusting
TV frequency.

Subtitle

Set the Subtitle language and mode.

OSD & Info Bar

The color mode for OSD display menu
screen is available from 4 different Color
Set. By changing the Color set, the
changes in color can be easily noticed with
your choice. Also you cab set the OSD and
Info Bar appearance time and transparency.

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Software

Press OK button from Software menu in System Setting. You can select
available option at there. If you want initialization, select OK button at CLEAR
DATA. Receiver will ask you the password and select the item you want to
initialize. If you press OK button, after 1~2 seconds to initialize all the values to
factory setting mode. After initialization, TV screen will show you at the Main
Menu.

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<Application>

Check the various kind of functions for your
convenience and fun.

Favorite Program

You can save 5 favorite channels and the
receiver will show you automatically at that
time even you are watching other channels
in different satellite. You can set up date
and time of the favorite programs and will
be notice you by daily, weekly, monthly as
your selection.

Video Timer

When you were out of home and want to
record some channel and programs from
specific satellite at certain time, please set
up your video timer. It will on and off
automatically and as your set up. You have
to set up your video recorder also for the
recording.

Phone Book

Save frequently used telephone numbers. It
will be available up to 99 numbers.

Calculator

Simple calculation function for your
convenience.

Sleep timer

Select sleep timer up to 120 minutes.

Calendar

Check current date.

Games

Now available 5 games and it will be
updated with new games time to time.

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Troubleshooting

1

. Check the connection with TV

2. Check the connection

of receiver of Antenna

a

nd receiver cable

1

. Check between sound output connector and TV

1

V p-p into 75 Ω

L

NB control

L

NB tone switch

E

xternal LNB switch

D

uSEqC1.0/1.2

, USALS

2

2KH±2KHz(0.6Vp-p)

0

/12V(

4

0mA)

3

2/44.1/48KHz

(

100-240V

~

,50/60Hz)

M

ax.30W(Standby 15W)

0℃~ 50℃

265(W) X

190

(D) X

4

5(H)mm

1.5Kg

Operation temp

Supply

v

oltage

A

udio

M

PEG-II layer I&II

d

ead

Troubleshooting

SYMPTOM SOLUTION

No picture display and no LCD chennel

display

No picture display with normal LCD

channel display

Chenk the power connection

2. Check the connection between TV outside input

No sateillite channel with MAIN MENU

screen on

1. Check the LNB, Frequency, Polarization and
Wymbol Rate from Installation menu.

angle.

No sound with normal screen display

2. Check if it is not not in MUTE condition

Remote control control unit does not work

Check if the batteries in remote control unit are

Specification

LNB/Tuner

MPEG
VIDEO

RF input frequency
RF input level

LNB power

Video MPEG-II Main Profile@Main Level
Resolution

950 to2,150Mhz

-65 to -25dBm

13V/18V(Max.40 0mA)

720 × 576

Video output level

4:3, 16:9
20Hz to 20KHz

Audio

Aspect ratio
Frequency range
Sampling frequency
Frequency response
Audio output level

20Hz to 20KHz Hi-Fi Quality Digital stereo
2V rms into 600 Ω

General data

Power consumption
Stroage temp

Dimensions
Weight

-40℃ ~ 65℃

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