Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product UFS 640si Kathrein
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Operating manual DVB Satellite Receiver UFS 640si.
2 PREF ACE Dear customer , This operating manual is intended to help you make the fullest use of the extensive range of functions offered by your new satellite receiver . We have tried to make the operating instructions as easy as possible to understand, and to keep them as concise as possible.
3 The channels available on the satellites and transponders are subject to continual change. If changes do occur , the new channels have to be set in the receiver because the factory preset programming corresponds to the status on the date of manufacture.
4 CONTENTS PREF ACE .............................................................................................................................. ... 2 IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION ..........................................................................
5 CONTENTS EDIT F A VOURITES LISTS ...................................................................................................... 48 REMOVE FROM THE F A VOURITES LIST ............................................................................
6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - IMPORT ANT NOTES.
7 RECEIVER FEA TURES / DELIVER Y SCOPE The UFS 640 is suitable for the reception of digital satellite TV and radio programmes. The HDMI interface allows one to connect the receiver to the HDMI interface on a suitable fl at-screen TV for optimal viewing comfort.
8 CONTROLS, DISPLA YS AND CONNECTIONS This section provides a brief description of all the controls, displays and connections. Front Panel Controls and Displays 1. On/Off switch (with mains disconnect) 2. Channel select buttons - ( ▼▲ ) 3. Display Rear Panel Controls and Displays 1.
9 CONNECTION AND SET -UP The following section is intended speci fi cally for specialist dealers. Y ou need not refer to this section unless you are carrying out the installation yourself. The “Connection examples” section provides a sample con fi guration.
10 CONNECTION AND SET -UP If you want to play the sound on your hi- fi system, connect the audio cinch sockets to the input sockets on the hi- fi system, using an appropriate cable (see “Connection Example”). The electric digital output is intended for the connection of a Dolby Digital system (see “Connection Example”).
11 Fix both mounting brackets to your receiver as illustrated in the illustrations 1-3. The fol- lowing is to be observed: 1. Left(L) and right (R) markings (see ar- rows illustration 2) 2.
12 REMOTE CONTROL " Sound on/off ... Numeric input for channels, timers etc. Open the main menu, leave the menu and return to the TV picture # F A V (red) Open favourites selection $ .
13 FIRST INST ALLA TION: General Before using your receiver for the fi rst time, read the “Safety Instructions” and “Connection and Setup” sections. The “Connection examples” section provides a sample con fi guration. Do not connect the receiver to the power supply until all installation work has been properly carried out.
14 FIRST INST ALLA TION: General Use the buttons here to select whether you wish to use the pre-programmed channel list (select “no”) or generate a new channel list by searching (select “yes” - you will be asked later in the fi rst installation to compile this list).
15 FIRST INST ALLA TION: General Use the buttons here to select the setting to match your reception system. Y ou have the following options: - DiSEqC™1.0 - Simple LNB or - Single-cable system Now continue with the fi rst installation chapter that applies to your reception system.
16 Use the buttons here to switch to the “Number of Satellites” selection Number of Satellites Press the button to select the number of satellites to be received.
17 FIRST INST ALLA TION: DiSEqC™1.0 The following display appears (example): Satellite and Position Use the buttons to set the desired satellite (selection from 17 pre-programmed options). LNB settings Use the buttons here to select the LNB type used in your system.
18 Satellite and position Use the buttons to select the desired satellite whose signal is to be received by the tuner . When you have selected your desired satellite, use the buttons to switch to the selection of the “LNB T ype”.
19 FIRST INST ALLA TION: One Cable The various options for a single-cable system with Kathrein components are summarised at the end of this manual in the “T echnical Appendix” section under “Examples of Single-Cable Systems”.
20 Universal: No further input is required, since all necessary frequency ranges are covered by a universal LNB. Wideband: No further input is necessary , since all frequency ranges are set by the Wideband LNB. Single: If you are not using a Universal or a Wideband system, you must set the frequencies here.
21 FIRST INST ALLA TION: Single-cable system (automatic) The receiver searches for the transmission channels on your single-cable system and shows in the next display the available transmission channels. Use the buttons to select the transmission channel you want and con fi rm the selection with the button.
22 FIRST INST ALLA TION: single-cable system (manual) If one or more receivers are already present on the system and an additional receiver is to be connected, you must assign the new receiver a transmission frequency that is not already in use (otherwise the receivers will interfere with each other).
23 FIRST INST ALLA TION: single-cable system (manual) Con fi rm this display with the button. Then press the button. Y ou will be asked whether you wish to save the changes. Use the buttons to select “Y es, save changes” and con fi rm by pressing the button.
24 FIRST INST ALLA TION: single-cable system (manual) When the UAS 481 single-cable feed system is being used, it is essential that the LNB is set to “Wideband”! When the EXR 551 single-cable switching matrix is being used, it is essential that the LNB is set to “Universal”! Con fi rm this display with the button.
25 FIRST INST ALLA TION: single-cable system (manual) If no connection to the single-cable system could be established, the following display appears: Check your settings and if necessary call for expert help.
26 FIRST INST ALLA TION: single-cable system (manual) Con fi rm this display with the button. Then press the button. Y ou will be asked whether you wish to save the changes. Use the buttons to select “Y es, save changes” and con fi rm by pressing the button.
27 Perform a Channel search Use the buttons to select (yes or no) whether you wish to start a channel search. It is not essential to start a channel search; instead you can use the factory pre-programmed channels. However the channels do change from time to time (e.
28 Local time offset Use the buttons to set the time zone variation from UTC (formerly GMT) (e.g. for Germany +1 hour). Use the buttons to switch to the “Automatic clock change” fi eld. Use the buttons to select whether the receiver should automatically change over to and from summer and winter time.
29 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS The structure of the menu concept is based on logical operating sequences. The programme showing on the current selected channel always appears in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Y ou will fi nd detailed descriptions of the selected menu items in the relevant sections of the operating manual.
30 MENU TREE OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Main Menu Open the menu by pressing the button.
31 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS The language for the on-screen display is set as follows: → → Language setting → → → English → Available options: German, English, Italian, French, Dutch, Spanish, Czech and Turkish. After you have performed the settings, press the or button to exit the main menu.
32 ON-SCREEN DISPLA YS (OSD) Channel information is shown for a few seconds each time the channel is changed (this can be changed under “Settings”, “Customize screen menu”) or displayed continuously by pressing the ! button. The information for the current radio channel has the same layout.
33 Press the % (yellow) button once (twice for portal channels) to view further audio selection options, if these are transmitted by the channel provider . Use the buttons to scroll through the available selection options. Press the % (yellow) button again, or press the button to exit this display again.
34 ON-SCREEN DISPLA YS (OSD) Underneath you can see the channel list with the sort order you selected. The channel list can display channels sorted by various selection and sorting criteria. Selection and sorting options: - Press the # (red) button to open the favourites list selection.
35 EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE CALLING UP THE EPG The EPG is opened by pressing the button. Each time the EPG is opened, you will automatically be shown the “Current” view , irrespective of which view you were shown the last time you left the EPG.
36 EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE Selection options: - # (red) button Open the timer list (display of all pre-programmed recordings) - % (yellow) button Open the “EPG” view - $ (green) button Op.
37 “PREVIEW” VIEW (PROGRAMME LISTINGS) EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on- screen display! These provide information on what to do next. Pressing the button displays the next programme (“Next” view); pressing the button returns you to the “Current” view .
38 EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION (i BUTTON) The additional information available for a programme is displayed in its own window . By pressing the button, if available, you can open further additional information on the selected programme.
39 RECORDING (TIMER) EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE Remember to pro- gramme your external recorder in accor- dance with the timer list programmed in the receiver .
40 EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE RECORD ONCE Use the buttons to select the recording mode “once” (see screenshot “Recording (timer)” section). Use the buttons to switch to the selection fi eld “Date” and use the buttons to select the desired recording day .
41 RECORD WEEKL Y Remember that the day of the week for the desired programme is loaded in the recording list and you can make no further manual corrections to it! Therefore before pressing the (red dot) button, select the programme on the day of the week that in future you will wish to make the weekly recording.
42 EPG - ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE PLAN RECORDING The timer list view shows you all the recordings that are scheduled. The buttons allow the recordings to be sorted into “once” or “repeated” recordings. The cursor buttons ( The cursor buttons ( @ ) allow you to select a recording.
43 VIDEOTEXT (TELETEXT) This symbol in the channel noti fi cation shows you whether Videotext/T eletext is available for the selected channel. When you press the button, the receiver processes the videotext/T eletext service data for your TV set to display , even when the signal is encrypted.
44 EDIT CHANNEL LIST Select the “Edit channel list” menu using the button, the buttons on the main menu and . Press the button to close the information display for editing channels and channel lists.
45 EDITING LISTS / CHANNELS When you have selected the channel or channel list to be edited, press the (red dot) button to open the edit menu. Y ou have the following edit options: - Move: Channel.
46 DELETE CHANNELS EDIT CHANNEL LIST SKIP CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the channel to be skipped from the current channel list. Press the button to open the edit menu and use the buttons to select the “Skip” function. Con fi rm the command by pressing the button.
47 LOCK CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the channel to be locked on the channel list you have selected. Press the button to open the edit menu and use the buttons to select the “Lock” function. Con fi rm the command by pressing the button.
48 EDIT CHANNEL LIST EDIT F A VOURITES LISTS When you have selected the favourites list to be edited (called up using the # (red) button and selected using the buttons), press the (red dot) button to open the edit menu.
49 LOCK CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the channel to be blocked in the favourites list you have selected. Press the button to open the edit menu and use the buttons to select the “Lock” function. Con fi rm the command by pressing the button.
50 SEARCH CHANNELS (CHANNEL SEARCH) Select the “Channel search” menu using the button, the buttons in the main menu and . Y ou have three options for a channel search.
51 Satellite Using the buttons, select the satellite to be scanned. Make sure your reception system is aligned to the selected satellite. Y ou can search only one satellite at a time. If you have connected a multi-feed reception system (e.g. reception of ASTRA 19.
52 Newly found channels are identi fi ed with the designation “New” after the channel name. After completion of the search, you will see the following message (example): Press the button Y ou will be asked whether you wish to save the changes or not.
53 SEARCH CHANNELS (CHANNEL SEARCH) The buttons allow you to select different sets of parameters for the scan. Satellite Use the buttons to select the satellite on which the transponder you wish to scan is located. Make sure your reception system is aligned to the selected satellite.
54 Press the button Y ou will be asked whether you wish to save the changes or not. Use the buttons to make the selection and con fi rm the selection with the button. If you select “Y es, save changes”, the newly found channels will be added to the end of the channel list.
55 SEARCH CHANNELS (CHANNEL SEARCH) Press the button Y ou will be asked whether you wish to save the changes or not. Use the buttons to make the selection and con fi rm the selection with the button. If you select “Y es, save changes”, the newly found channels will be added to the end of the channel list.
56 P ARENT AL CONTROL Select the parameters to be changed using the buttons. LOCKING MAIN MENU Use the buttons (On/Off) to select whether the main menu should be blocked. If the menu is locked, changes can be made only by entering the four-digit PIN code.
57 Press to replace the old PIN with a new one. Enter the new (four digit) PIN. For security you must repeat the new PIN code once again. Con fi rm the change of PIN code by pressing the button.
58 SETTINGS The selected menus, sub-menus and positions, as well as the parameters to be set, are each highlighted in colour . The menus are largely self-explanatory . Pay attention to the bar at the bottom of the on-screen display . These provide information on what to do next.
59 Here you can use the buttons to select the type of video signal at the TV Scart socket. Select the signal that your TV set can process. When doing this, refer to the operating instructions f.
60 SETTINGS CUSTOMIZE SCREEN MENU Here you can con fi gure the functional scope of your receiver. Y ou can choose between “Complete”, “Simple” and “Medium”. The following table shows which functions are available at each con fi guration step.
61 SETTINGS DA TE AND TIME COMMON INTERF ACE See “Common Interface” section ANTENNA CONFIGURA TION See “First Installation” section, pages 15ff Local time offset Use the buttons to set the time zone variation from UTC (formerly GMT) (e.
62 SER VICE MENU Select the “Service” menu using the button, the buttons in the main menu and . The following display appears: Current software version Last update run UPDA TING SOFTW ARE Y ou can also check manually whether new software is available.
63 SER VICE MENU Also pay attention to the bars at the bottom of the on-screen display! These provide information on what to do next. Updating software If new software is available (but only then), use the buttons (No/Y es) to select whether you wish to load the new software that is available.
64 RESTORE F ACTOR Y SETTINGS Select the “Service” menu using the button, the buttons in the main menu and . Use the buttons to switch to “Restore factory settings” and to call them up press the button. The following display appears: Press the button to load the factory settings.
65 CONNECTING UP THE VIDEO/DVR For details of how to connect your external recorder to the receiver refer to the connection diagram provided at the end of this manual and the instructions for the external recorder .
66 USING THE FRONT P ANEL/SER VICE If you have misplaced your remote control, or if the batteries are fl at, you can still operate your receiver from the front panel. BACKUP OPERA TION There are two buttons on the front of the receiver . ▼ button: The channel down button switches to the next channel down in the currently selected channel list.
67 TECHNICAL APPENDIX FEA TURES ¹ ) Only displayed if this information is broadcast by the channel provider Reception of digital satellite TV and radio programmes HDMI output enables connecti.
68 T ype UFS 640si Order no./color 20210138/silver RF characteristics Input frequency range MHz 950-2,150 Input level range dBµV 44-83 Reception threshold (EB/NO) dB < 4.
69 Signal Pin no. TV VCR/AUX Right audio output 1 X X Right audio input 2 X Left audio output 3 X X Audio earth 4 X X Blue earth 5 X X Audio left input 6 X Blue signal 7 X X Switching voltage 8 X X Gr.
70 Scart Scart Digitalton AC 3 elektrisch Infrarot-Empfänger (optional) CONNECTION EXAMPLE TECHNICAL APPENDIX Hi- fi system Infra-red receiver (optional) Digital audio AC 3 electrical Dolby digital .
71 EXAMPLES OF single-cable systems Sat-ZF 950-2150 MHz UAS 484 T erres trische Antenne **) ESU 33 Single RTL Television 712 ESU 33 Single RTL Television 712 ESU 33 Single RTL Television 712 ESU 33 Single RTL Television 712 terr.
72 UAS 481 Single-cable feed system ERA 14 ERA 14 ERA 14 TECHNICAL APPENDIX.
73 EBC 10 Zum oder über EN 5 2 x Quatro-LNB UAS 484 EXU 908 Made in Germany 230V~ / 32W KLASSE CLASS 20510016 Receiver 1 ... 8 Receiver (No.): Frequency (MHz): SCR-Adress: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1284 1400 1516 1632 1748 1864 1980 2096 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Error Power T err.
74 SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE DISEQC™ DiSEqC™ (Digital Satellite Equipment Control) is a communication system between a satellite receiver (master) and the peripheral satellite components (slaves), such as LNBs, multi-switches, rotating antenna systems.
75 SYMBOL RA TE The symbol rate describes the quantity of data that is transmitted per second. The symbol rate is measured in MSymbols/s and is equal to the number of symbols received per second. VIDEO-BIT -RA TE The video bit rate describes the quantity of data from the digitised video signal that is transmitted per second.
76 SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE AC 3 Output for Dolby Digital signal Audio output Sound output on the receiver A V programme pos. Preferred programme position on TV set for Scart input CA Conditional Access .
77 TROUBLESHOOTING In the event of a malfunction, fi rst check all the cable connections and operating states: 1. Receiver and TV set power plugs are connected to wall socket 2. Antenna cables on receiver input 3. Receiver and TV set correctly connected by a Scart or cinch cable 4.
78 FOR YOUR NOTES.
79 FOR YOUR NOTES.
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