TechniSat VC 3004 S User Manual

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Installation Manual

VC 3004 S

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Mute
Ten key keypad

Channel toggle

Menu-control

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Channel list

Audio higher

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Channel selection

Mono A/Mono B/Stereo

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Call Menu

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Connectors

Switch

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Switch

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Antenna Input

Modulator

Main socket

TV-Output Modulator

Modulator Channel

LNB Input

Audio Outputs

Mains Switch

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1 Diagrams
2 Please read first!
3 Safety notes
4 Connection

4.1 Outdoor unit

4.2 Television

4.3 Hi-fi amplifier

4.4 Video-cassette recorder (VCR)

4.5 Decoder

5 Installation

5.1 Language

5.2 Copy pre-programming

5.3 Standard outdoor unit

5.4 Special outdoor unit

5.4.1 Swapping LNB (low noise block converter)

voltage 14/18 Volt

5.4.2 LOF (local oscillator frequency) setting

5.4.3 Individual satellite combination

5.5 Menu overview

6 Operation

6.1 Keyboard

6.1.1 Switching on and off

6.1.2 Selecting a program

6.1.3 Alternating programs

6.1.4 Volume

6.1.5 Switching between TV and radio

6.1.6 Mono/Stereo

6.1.7 Displaying time,date and program

6.2 On Screen Display (OSD)

6.2.1 Program selection by means of program lists

6.2.2 Setting the timer

6.2.3 Setting the clock

6.2.4 Marking a program

6.2.5 Tone control

6.3 Videocrypt operation

6.3.1 Normal operation

6.3.2 „Pay-per-view“

6.4 Menu overview

7 Altering the basic programming

7.1 Copying a program

7.2 Changing a program name

7.3 New programs

7.4 Automatic frequency control (AFC)

7.5 Menu overview

8 Pre-programming

8.1 Types of outdoor units

8.2 Audio types

8.3 Pre-set programs

9 Technical terms
10 Technical data

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Example:

Cursor

Function keys

The „FUNCTION KEYS“ are displayed in the last line of every menu.

You can use these keys to

- move the cursor,

- activate functions,

- change values,

- store alterations and

- exit the menus.

You can switch the background of the menus with the key.

Set timer
Set time

TONE CONTROL
Program data
Change program name
Copy program
Mark program

Auto.fine tuning: on
F OK TV E

Using the operating instructions

Before connecting the receiver,please read the safety notes in chapter 3.
Chapters 4 and 5 describe the connection procedure and the adapting of

the receiver to the outdoor unit (dish,LNB, ...), to the TV, etc. These settings
only need to be carried out once,and further adjustments only need to be
made if anything on the outdoor unit is changed or if additional units.e.g.
decoders, are connected.

Chapter 6 describes all the functions which are important for everyday use,
e.g. selection of program or adjustment of volume.

Chapter 7 contains information on how to set new programs or how to
change the sequence of programs.

Chapter 8 contains - among other information - the lists of the pre-set pro­grams.

Technical terms which are used in the operating instructions are explained
in chapter 9.

Important notes regarding operation

Thanks to the use of an „On screen display“,the receiver is easier to use and
there are fewer remote control keys.All the functions are displayed on the
screen and can be activated by using only a few keys.
Functions which belong together are combined as a „menu“.
A cursor shows which functions can be activated.

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For your own safety you should read the safety instructions carefully before
putting your new unit into operation.

The manufacturer can accept no r esponsibility f or damage which is caused
by improper operation and by failure to pay attention to the safety pre­cautions.

Please ensure that the flat batteries are not placed in household refuse but
are disposed of correctly (returned to the place of purchase,special refuse
disposal,etc.).

No use has been made of styropor packing because of en vir onmental con­siderations.The packing material can be recycled according to the requi­rements of the new packing regulations.

Never open the unit because of the danger of an electrical shock. Any
repairs should only be carried out by trained personnel.

Stoppages: during storms, or if it will not be used for a longer period of time,
the unit should be disconnected from the mains.

In the following cases you should disconnect the unit from the mains and
consult a qualified maintenance engineer:

- the mains cable and/or the plug are damaged

- the unit was exposed to humidity and/or w ater or other liquids hav e pene­trated it

- more than one malfunction

- considerable external damage.

3 Safety notes 4 Connection

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MADE IN GERMANY

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VIDEO

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LNB

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MAX 0,4A

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KANAL

230-240V

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max. 24 V

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TV

DECODER

4.1 Outdoor unit

a) Using a suita ble coaxial cable, connect the LNB input of the receiver to

the LNB of your reception unit.In the event that the LNB input is overloa­ded after switching on the unit, the message „Sh C“ is shown in the dis­play. If there is a short circuit at the LNB input,the receiver switches off (a
ticking sound can be heard).In either case,switch off the receiv er b y dis­connecting the mains plug and arrange for the cause of the fault to be
dealt with.Note also 5 „Installation“.

4.2 Television

b) Connect the receiver to a 240 V/50 Hz soc k et and switch on at the m ains

switch.

c) Connect the receiver (SCART socket TV) and the TV (SCART sock et) using

a SCART cable. If your television does not automatically switch to AV
(audio/video) operation,you must do this manually.

d) If your TV does not hav e a SCART socket,you can also connect the recei-

ver’s modulator output TV to the television’s antenna input using an
antenna cable.Insert the cable which comes from the antenna into the
modulator input ANT.

Set your TV to the receiver’s send channel. Select a free program on the
television and set it to channel 39.

If channel 39 is already being used to receive a program which you recei­ve via antenna,you can select another send channel between 30 and 46.

> Set a free channel on the TV between 30 and 46 (see operating instruc-

tions for television)
> Set switch on rear of receiver to receive test pattern
> Using a small screwdriver, turn modulator channel (CHANNEL) on the

receiver until a picture appears
> Fine tune television
> Set switch on rear of receiver back to normal operation

If your TV is not equipped to receive a Norm Pal I signal,please switch to Pal
G (see drawing).

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4.3 Amplifier

e) In order to receive the best sound quality,you can connect the receiver

to a hi-fi amplif ier.Connect cinch socket B(R)-A UDIO-(L)A on the r eceiver
to a suitable amplifier input (e.g.CD or AUX.Note: the phono input is not
suitable!).

4.4 Video-cassette recorder (VCR)

f) Connect the video recorder to the SCART socket VCR/DECODER.
When play-back starts, the video recorder sends a switch signal to the

receiver,transmitting audio and video signals to the SC ART sock et TV and to
the modulator output TV, provided the receiver is not switched off at the
mains switch.

If your video recorder does not supply any turn-on voltage, then for play­back it is necessary to set the receiver to „ready“ with .The recei­ver must be set to AV operation when it is connected to the SCART socket.

4.5 Decoder

g) Connect the decoder to the SCART socket DECODER.
In order to adapt different types of decoders, you can switch between 6

decoder signals.

*A: „flat“,tone from receiver

A: „flat“,tone from decoder

*C: Video unclamped,tone from receiver

C: Video unclamped,tone from decoder

*D: Video,tone from receiver

D: Video,tone from decoder

The decoder’s operating instructions will state which signal it needs, and
you should set it according to 7.3.

One program (no.317 in the case of Ger man pre-programming,see 5.1) is
especially designed for connecting the adapter (which is used particularly
in Spain) for use with a Canal-Plus decoder. By copying (see 7.1) it is possi­ble to move this program slot as much as is required.

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Calling up the installation menu

This menu can only be called up by
using the mains switch on the receiver.
This prevents important basic settings
from accidentally being altered.

> Switch off receiver by means of
> Press and hold down on the

remote control
> Switch on receiver by means of

and then release

5.1 Language

You can choose between nine on­screen display languages.

Each language is assigned country­specific pre-programming (see 8.3)
and a specific outdoor unit. This is
described in the table below.
However, it can also be altered indivi­dually (see 5.2 to 5.4).

OSD-language Pre-programming outdoor unit

Number for

German 1 Germany E
English 2 Great Britain E
French 3 France G
Italian 4 Italy I
Spanish 5 Spain J
Dutch 6 Netherlands L
Turkish 7 Turkey K
Polish 2 Great Britain M
Czech 1 Germany M

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Copy Preprogrammation 2
Outdoor unit E
Remote control option 3

F OK TV E

Sprache deutsch
Kopie Vorprogrammier. 1

Ausseneinheit E
Fernbedienoption 3

F TV E

> Call up installation menu (see above)
> Cursor with on „Language“
> Switch by means of
> Automatic storage of the corresponding pre-programming after 3 seconds
> Set to normal operation with

5.2 Copy pre-programming

By means of the following setting you
can restore the receiver at any time
to its original state.In other words,any
adjustments and settings you have
made can be deleted.

The pre-programming (see 8.3) is sto­red and cannot be altered.

> Call up installation menu
> Cursor with on „copy pre-programming.“
> Re-enter with
By selecting an OSD language, country-specific pre-programming is selec-

ted at the same time (see 5.1).However,you can,for example,also combi­ne the English OSD language with the German pre-programming:

> Cursor with to „copy

Preprogrammation“

> Switch with to pre-program-

ming (see table in 5.1)
> Re-enter with
> Return to normal operation with

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5.3 Standard outdoor unit

The outdoor units which are most frequently used (dish or flat antenna +
LNB) are summarized in list 8.1. By selecting the appropriate letter you can
easily and quickly tune the receiver to your outdoor unit.

The outdoor unit E (ASTRA with 9750 MHz LNB and Eutelsat 13° East with
10000 MHz LNB) is factory set.

> Call up installation menu
> Cursor with on „Outdoor unit“
> Switch with to appropriate

letter as shown in list 8.1

> Return to normal operation with

TV/RADIO

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OK

Language english
Copy Preprogrammation 2
Outdoor unit E
Remote control option 3

F OK TV E

Language english
Copy Preprogrammation 1
Outdoor unit E
Remote control option 3

F OK TV E

Language english
Copy Preprogrammation 2
Outdoor unit E
Remote control option 3

F OK TV E

TV/RADIO

TV/RADIO

5.4 Special outdoor unit

5.4.1 Swapping LNB voltage 14/18 Volt

In the case of receiver units with multi-switches,the standard arrangement
of the LNB voltage and the polarisation level (14V=vertical, 18V=horizontal)
may have been swapped. In order to avoid the necessity of changing
every single program,the arrangement can easily be swapped.This swap­ping procedure is separately adjustable for all programs with modulation
and all programs without modulation (see 8.1).

> Call up installation menu
> Cursor with on „Outdoor unit“
> Press
> Swap cursor with

to „14/18 V swapping“
> Switch with
In order to swap the LNB voltage in

the case of programs with modulati­on, select a program with modulation
and repeat the above setting proce­dure.

> Return to normal operation with

5.4.2 LOF setting

In order to set local oscillator frequencies (LOF) which are not provided for
in the pre-programming,or in order to compensate for the LNB’s frequency
deviations,the LOF can be altered as required by using the keys.If
this results in intermediate frequencies („1.IF“) which are outside the recei­ver frequency range of 920 to 2050 MHz,question marks will be displayed
instead of the intermediate frequency. Direct entering of the LOF by means

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of the numerical keyboard only functions if the values are within the recei­ver’s frequency range.

Altering the „LOF“ applies to all programs with the same settings with regard
to the frequency range and 22 kHz modulation as the program indicated.
As a result,it is not necessary to set each program individually.

Example: - Outdoor unit E (ASTRA with 9750 MHz LNB and Eutelsat 13°

East with 10000 MHz LNB (see 8.1) is set

- Program 3, Eurosport from ASTRA is indicated

- Your LNB has an LOF of 9800 MHz

- The receiver’s LOF setting must be changed to 9800 MHz

This means: - Alteration applies to all programs in the 11 GHz frequency

range and with „Modulation 22 kHz: off“
> Call up installation menu
> Cursor with on „Outdoor unit“
> Press
> Cursor with on „LOF“
> Enter using numerical

keyboard

The „1.IF“ (= receiver’s reception fre­quency) changes automatically.

OK

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TV/RADIO

Outdoor unit E
14/18 V swapping: off

LOF: 9750 MHz

1.IF: 1509 MHz
Modulation 22 kHz: off
Eu.sport F 3
F RET TV E

Outdoor unit E
14/18 V swapping: on
LOF: 9750 MHz

1.IF: 1509 MHz
Modulation 22 kHz: off
Eu.sport F 3
F OK RET TV 0-9 E

Outdoor unit E
14/18 V swapping: on
LOF: 9800 MHz

1.IF: 1459 MHz
Modulation 22 kHz: off
Eu.sport F 3
F OK RET TV 0-9 E

> Press

For a period of approx.5 seconds you
will see the set interrelationships bet­ween 22 kHz modulation, frequency
range and LOF.

5.4.3 Individual satellite combination

The receiver offers you the possibility of easily setting any required combi­nation of 2 V/H LNBs or 4 single LNBs.There is a wide range of combination
possibilities, especially in the case of multi-feed units for receiving several
satellites. The settings available in addition to the pre-programmed outdoor
units (see 8.1) are described in the following example:

Previously you have received the ASTRA satellite with a 9750 MHz V/H-LNB.
This was the ex-factory setting (letter E) and did therefore not need to be
changed during initial installation.

In addition you now wish to receiv e the „Arte“ channel on Kopernikus.T o do
this, the outdoor unit is augmented by a 12.5 GHz single LNB and a 22 kHz
change-over switch.

> Call up installation menu
> Cursor with on „Outdoor unit“
> Press
> Cursor with on „Outdoor unit“
> Press
> Cursor with on „Outdoor unit“

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> Switch with to „P“ (individual

outdoor unit,see 8.1)
> Cursor with on „Sat.“
> Switch with to „-23

Kopernikus“

Satellite position 23.5° East is displayed as „-23“.
> Cursor with on „in program

list:“
> Switch with to „ yes“
> Cursor with on „Modulation

22 kHz:“
> Switch with to „ on“
Your receiver is now preset for the

ASTRA, Eutelsat 13° East and
Kopernikus 23.5 East satellites.The pro­grams from these satellites are also shown in the program list (see 6.2.1).

As described above, you can install every satellite in your program list, or
delete it again. Installing additional satellites does, of course, only make
sense if they can also be received by your outdoor unit.

Modulation 22 kHz: off
LOF <11 GHz> 9800 MHz

LOF < DBS > 10750 MHz
LOF <12.5 GHz> 10750 MHz

Modulation 22 kHz: on
LOF <11 GHz> 10000 MHz

LOF < DBS > 10750 MHz
LOF <12.5 GHz> 11475 MHz

OK

Outdoor unit E
Sat. -19 Astra
in program list: yes
Modulation 22 kHz: off

F RET TV E

Outdoor unit P
Sat. -23 Kopernikus
in program list: no
F RET TV E

Outdoor unit P
Sat. -23 Kopernikus
in program list: yes
Modulation 22 kHz: off

F RET TV E