Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VA-FOX Humax
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Contents Saf ety ................................................................... GB1 Cop yright ............................................................. GB2 Glossar y .............................................................. GB3 Ref erence .
Safety GB1 This STB has been manuf actured to satisfy the international safety standards. Please read the f ollowing saf ety precautions carefully . MAINS SUPPL Y : 90 - 250V A C 50/60Hz O VERLO ADING : Do not ov er load a wall outlet, e xtension cord or adapter as this ma y result in fire electric shock.
Copyright • VIA CCESS TM is a trademark of France T elecom. • CryptoW orks(TM) is a trademark of Philips Electronics N.V . • Irdeto is a trademark of Mindport BV . • Nagravision is a registered trademark of K udelski S.A. • Conax is a trademark of T elenor Conax AS.
Glossary GB3 • Antenna A de vice that collects and radiates electromagnetic wa ves. Includes a satellite dish and abroadband antenna. • Forward Err or Correction(FEC) A system of error control f or data transmission. • Frequency The number of cycles or e vents per one second, which is expressed in the unit of Hertz(Hz).
All our receivers are designed to be DiSEqC 1.0 compatib le. This allows multiple antennas to be connected to the STB simultaneously . If you ha ve two or more fix ed antennas or LNBs, y ou can use a DiSEqC 1.0 s witch. 1. Connect the coaxial cable from the first LNB to the LNB 1 or LNB A input connector of the DiSEqC s witch.
Reference GB5 HUMAX digital set-top bo x is a highly sophisticated product - incor porating one of the best software applications . Whene ver a prob lem is found with this software or , in f act, e xtra functions or enhanced applications are added, the software in the equipment has to be upgr aded.
F1-FO X Free-T o-Air V A-FO X 1 Smart card CR-FO X 1 Smart card Front P anel GB6 STB Connections English (HSMM30GB) 10/30/02 10:06 AM Page 9.
STB Connections GB7 • , Press to change ser vices down and up . • SMART CARD SLO T Inser t a smar t card in the slot with the gold chip facing up . Otherwise, it will not operate properly . • ERROR LED(AMBER) Indicates that the STB has an error .
F1-FO X V A-FO X, CR-FO X, NA-FO X Rear P anel • LNB IN Use to connect an antenna. • LNB OUT Use it when connecting to another STB. • RS-232C Use it when connecting to your PC . • TV SCART F or the audio/video input of the TV . • VCR SCART F or the VCR.
STB Connections 1. Connect one end of a 21-pin SCART cab le to the TV SCART connector on the STB and the other end to a SCAR T sock et on your TV . 2. Connect the coaxial cable from the LNB to the LNB IN soc ket on the STB .
TV with VCR and Motorised System(DiSEqC 1.2) 1. Connect one end of a 21-pin SCART cab le to the TV SCART connector on the STB and the other end to a SCAR T sock et on your TV . 2. Connect one end of a 21-pin SCART cab le to the VCR SCART connector on the STB and the other end to a SCAR T sock et on your VCR.
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NUMERIC BUTT ONS Press to select a service, enter your PIN code or Numerics on the menu. INFORMA TION(RED) Press to display the prog ramme inf ormation box on the screen. This button functions same as the RED button on the menus . SOUNDTRA CK(GREEN) Press to display the soundtr ack list f or the current service.
Guide of Functions The details of ser vice par t and ev ent par t are automatically displa yed on the I-Plate when pressing the i b utton( ) or changing ser vices.
To c hange ser vices, do in the follo wing sequence: 1. Press the NUMERIC b uttons(0~9) on the remote control unit. 2. Press the buttons or buttons . Or press the RECALL ( ), Ser vice-list( OK ), EPG ( )mode b utton. T o switch between TV and Radio services, press the TV/Radio ( )button.
Guide of Functions Use your TV remote control unit to control the T eletext ser vice. The telete xt button doesn’t e xist on the STB remote control unit. When the ser vice suppor ts T elete xt, the T elete xt icon( ) is displa yed on the I-plate . The Ser vice List consists of Service All and Ser vice Fa vourite.
Guide of Main Menu Y our STB has an Electronic Programme Guide(EPG) to help y ou navigate through all the possib le viewing options. The TV Guide supplies information such as programme listings and star t and end times for all a vailable services.
Guide of Main Menu Y ou can watch a prog ramme being shown and reserve it in the TV Guide mode. To enter the TV Guide mode Press the EPG ( )button on the remote control unit or select the TV Guide on the Main Menu. To select the TV/Radio Guide Press the TV/Radio( )button on the remote control unit and TV Guide will be s witched to the Radio Guide.
Shows the inf or mation of programmes that will be pla yed f or a week. Select a da y you w ant using the buttons . To w atch and reser ve a progr amme you w ant, do the same steps with the Now/Ne xt mode. Shows the progr amme lists that you ha ve already reser ved on the TV Guide or Inf or mation Bo x.
Guide of Main Menu Y ou can set a parental guidance rating to each progr amme in this mode. 1. When the OK b utton is pressed after selecting the highlighted parental control on the initial menu screen, a displa y window f or entering the PIN code will appear on the centre of screen.
Select the language f or menu, audio or subtitle. 1. Select the highlighted language setting using the buttons in the system setting mode and then press the OK b utton. 2. Select the highlighted Menu(or A udio , Subtitle) Language and press the buttons and the language list will be displa yed.
Guide of Main Menu Y ou can set the Current Time and W akeup Time in this mode. Fur ther more, the Service Number in the W akeup Time mode and Sleep Time(standby mode) can be set. When a VCR is connected, recording can be automatically done according to Wak eup/Sleep Time Setting.
Set the video mode f or the TV SCART output. Set the audio mode which is output from the TV SCART and RCA/Cinch Jac k.(Stereo/Mono) Select the aspect ratio of TV which is connected to STB (4:3 or 16:9). Select the f or mat which the video is to be displa yed on screen.
Guide of Main Menu Select the OSD T ransparency and Inf or mation Box Displa y Time . Select the OSD T ransparent type . It affects Inf or mation box, Soundtrac k, Subtitle, Service list, Time and Quick mode of TV Guide. Use the buttons to toggle transparent and opaque.
3-2. Ser vice Organising This menu giv es users access to options that allow them to organise their Networks, TV Ser vices and Radio Ser vices. ** The default PIN code is . This mode allows users to Delete , Mov e, Loc k, Skip and Rename TV Ser vices.
Guide of Main Menu • Rename 1. Press the WHITE ( )button to change the service name. Then, the ke yboard image will be displayed on the screen. 2. K ey in the ne w ser vice name.
The Organise Radio Ser vices functions same as TV Ser vices e xcept that it uses Radio Ser vices. Y ou can delete or mov e Radio Ser vices and change the attr ibutes of them. The Organise All Ser vices lets the user Delete, Mo ve , Look, Skip or Rename Radio Ser vices on the All Radio Services list.
Guide of Main Menu 3-3. Ser vice Searc hing Enter the PIN code to access the Ser vice Searching menu as y ou access the P arental Control or Ser vice Organising menu. Press the OK b utton to start Ser vice Search after setting the parameters. ** The default PIN code is .
1. Select the L.O . F requency that is set to antenna. 2. Use the buttons to select the LNB frequency(Univ ersal, 5150, 9750, 10600, 10750, 11475MHz or 0, 1, ......., 9). 3. If the required LNB F requency is not availab le, then select “0” and enter the frequency manually using the NUMERIC b uttons (0~9).
Guide of Main Menu • Service Search OSD 1. If you press the EXIT b utton dur ing the search, then Ser vice Search stops and the searching menu will appear again. 2. When you find all the ser vices, the f ollowing picture appears. 3. Bef ore saving it, y ou can select the ser vices you w ant to delete.
GB30 Set the search parameters(F requency , Symbol Rate, etc.) to manually find the services that you hav e selected in the transponder . The bar on bottom of the submenu shows the signal le vel and signal quality(BER) of the entered parameters. Select the target antenna f or Manual Search.
Guide of Main Menu • Y ou can select Y es or No . When you select “Y es”, you can find more transponders using the home network. • As it ref ers to NIT during searching, if there is the frequency inf or mation of other transponder , it searches the other transponders besides the transponder that the user inputs .
GB32 A utomatic Search When you enter the Satellite Name that is set in Antenna Setting menu, search all of the selected satellite without inputting the e xtra frequency .
Guide of Main Menu 3. Press the RED ( )button f or confir mation, and you will successfully e xit from input mode. If press the OK b utton at symbol r ate value input mode , the value will be confirmed, and if you mo ves left or right column use the buttons , you can diff er values of symbol rate to input.
GB34 3-4. Status Displa ys the information of H/W V ersion, S/W V ersion, Loader V ersion and so on. Shows the Signal Le vel(A GC le vel) and Signal Quality(BER) of the current ser vice and is help to the initial antenna setting.
Guide of Main Menu 3-5. Conditional Access This menu allows the user to vie w the information on the Smar t Card and Viaccess conditional access system such as general Smar t Card Information, Ser vice List, Change Maturity Rating, Change PIN code. Y ou can see the Unique Address, so user Address , Current Maturity Rating of the Smar t Card.
GB36 This menu allows the user to vie w and change information on the Smar t Cards such as av ailable entitlements , Maturity Rating and PIN Code. Besides, you can vie w the mails from programme providers . Card label will be displa yed as issuer’ s name on the TV screen.
Guide of Main Menu In this menu y ou can make PIN Code enab led, disabled or changed. • Enable PIN Code Y ou can enable the PIN Code . • Disable PIN Code Y ou can disable the PIN Code . • Modify PIN Code Y ou can change the PIN Code by using the NUMERIC b uttons(0~9) on the RCU .
GB38 3-6. Default setting When you press the OK b utton at the screen, the data of system setting will be changed into the def ault values and some F ree-T o-Air ser vices of ASTRA1 will be stored in replacement of all services f ound. If you press the EXIT b utton, the function will be cancelled and return the Installation menu.
Guide of Main Menu GB39 DiSEqC 1.2 User Instructions If you ha ve a DiSEqC 1.2 motorised system, then y ou can use the DiSEqC 1.2 functions av ailable . The follo wing instr uction describes how to use the DiSEqC 1.2 functions to store the positions of the satellites and to search for the services(ST AB Rotor Sat motor recommended).
GB40 3. Initial Satellite P osition Search This is required when you first set y our receiver up to use DiSEqC 1.2 and sets the positions of all pre-programmed satellites . 1. Make sure your motor is installed correctly with the calibr ations adjusted for the region y ou are situated.
Motorised System GB41 6. To set the East Limit: a) Select Mov ement and use the buttons to mo ve y our motor East or W est until the motor is at the position you wish to use as your East Limit. Use the buttons to stop the motor at the correct position.
GB42 Once you ha ve stored the positions of the satellites y ou want(see left below) you can no w search for the services transmitted from them. Before y ou can do this, you must mo ve the motor to the position of the satellite you wish to search. T o do this, you m ust access the Satellite Settings menu.
Motorised System GB43 It is possible to use automatic search using the DiSEqC 1.2 motorised system. 1. Ensure that the positions for the satellite y ou want to search is correct.(see Section 3 and 5 abov e) 2. In the Main Menu, select the option channel searching and press the OK b utton.
Tr oubleshooting Guide GB44 English (HSMM30GB) 10/30/02 10:06 AM Page 47.
Menu Map MAIN MENU NTSC Mode Menu Mode Delete Satellite GB45 English (HSMM30GB) 10/30/02 10:06 AM Page 48.
Note 1 Note 1 : Ref er to the instructions on the appropriate menu. Note 2 : F1-FO X models are not applicable. Note 2 GB46 English (HSMM30GB) 10/30/02 10:06 AM Page 49.
Specification T uner & Channel MPEG T ransport Stream A/V Decoding Memory Input Connector F requency Range Input Impedance Signal Le vel IF IF Band width LNB P ower & P olar isation 22 KHz T o.
A/V & Data In/Out TV SCAR T VCR SCAR T A UDIO R/L RS-232C Video Output(CVBS, RGB , S-Video) A udio Output (Resolution : 20 bits DA C, Max. 2 Vr ms) Video Output(CVBS) Video Input(CVBS, RGB , S-Video) A udio Output(Resolution : 20 bits DA C, Max. 2 Vr ms(fixed)) RCA/Cinch V olume and Mute Control (Resolution : 20 bits DA C, Max.
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