Page 2 - Contents
GB 3 MEDIAMASTER 9820 T Contents GENERAL OPERATION OF THEMEDIAMASTER 4 FOR YOUR SAFETY 4 REMOTE CONTROL 5 Rear Panel 6 Front Panel 6 ABOUT THE SMARTCARD 7 Subscription TV Services with a Smartcard(Viaccess) 7 I NSTALLATION OF THE MEDIAMASTER 8 Preparing the Remote Control 8 Connecting to the TV aeri...
Page 3 - GENERAL OPERATION OF THE MEDIAMASTER; Allow clear space around the Media-; FOR YOUR SAFETY
GB 4 GENERAL OPERATION OF THE MEDIAMASTER Throughout this manual you will notice that the everyday opera-tion of your Mediamaster is based on a series of user friendly on-screen displays and menus. These menus will help you get themost from your Mediamaster, guiding you through installation,channel ...
Page 4 - REMOTE CONTROL
GB 5 To switch the Mediamaster in and out of standby mode. EXIT TV To return to the viewing mode from a menu without s t o r -ing settings (in menu mode). To turn the sound off/on (mute). - + To adjust the volume of digital programmes.The Mediamaster’s maximum level is controlled by the TV’spresent ...
Page 6 - ABOUT THE SMARTCARD AND CA MODULE; u n d e r s i d e
GB 7 Subscription TV Services with a Smartcard(Viaccess) Only for subscription TV services coded with the Viaccess CAsystem. • Insert your Smartcard fully into the left slot behind the lid of the front panel of the Mediamaster. The gold chip should face downwards and inwards . ABOUT THE SMARTCARD AN...
Page 7 - INSTALLATION OF THE MEDIAMASTER; About the SCART sockets; Preparing the Remote Control; Standard outdoor antenna
GB 8 The box for your Mediamaster should contain thefollowing items: • the Mediamaster • a remote control with 2 AAA batteries • a SCART lead (fully featured 1,0 metre) • an aerial/RF lead (double screened 1,5 metres) • a telephone modem cable (10 metres with a splitter) • an Owner’s Manual • a Soft...
Page 8 - About antennas
GB 9 • Certain outdoor antennas are pointed at an analogue slave transmitter. The roof antenna should be pointed at a digital TVtransmitter. • It is not always advisable to position the antenna as high as possible. If problems arise, experiment with different antennaheights. The same applies to anal...
Page 9 - Connecting the Mediamaster to the TV; your dealer or Service Provider; Connecting the Mediamaster; If your TV and VCR have two SCART-sockets
GB 10 Connecting the Mediamaster to the TV • Connect a SCART lead between the main SCART socket on the TV and the TV SCART socket on the Mediamaster. • Connect an RF lead from the TV/VCR output on the Mediamaster to the RF input socket on the TV. • Connect the TV aerial to the TV AERIAL input socket...
Page 10 - must; Connecting to the telephone wall socket
GB 11 Connecting an Analogue Satellite Receiver and VCR Connecting a HiFi system • Connect an RCA/Cinch stereo cable from the AUDIO L R sockets on the Mediamaster to the LINE, AUX, SPARE orEXTRA input sockets on your HiFi system. • If available you can connect an RCA/Cinch single cable from the DIGI...
Page 11 - Tuning Procedure when RF Connections are Used
GB 12 This procedure is necessary only if your Mediamaster is con- nected to the TV with an RF lead and no SCART leads areused To tune your TV to the RF signal you might also need your TVmanual in addition to this manual. The steps below explain whatto do if you have been unable to use SCART leads i...
Page 12 - FIRST TIME INSTALLATION; The Welcome Menu; OK
GB 13 Language Select the desired menu language.This will also be the main language for audio and subtitling. General Information Once you have correctly connected the Mediamaster, you alsohave to perform a “First Time Installation.”During this procedure, helpful information is displayed at the bot-...
Page 13 - Channel Search
GB 14 FIRST TIME INSTALLATION Channel Search The Channel Search procedure can be performed in two differ-ent ways. • “Automatic Search” or “Manual Search.” Manual Search When you perform a Manual Search you first need to enter someparameters for the channel search to work. The information you need t...
Page 14 - VIEWING MODE; General Information; Please note; BACK; EXIT; Programme Information
GB 15 VIEWING MODE General Information The following describes the basic functions of your Mediamasterwhile watching terrestrial digital TV . Some of the functions described here are dependent on theService Provider and can only be used if they are included inthe transmitted programme information. P...
Page 15 - Guide; GUIDE
GB 16 VIEWING MODE The “i” (Information) Button The Mediamaster has the ability to display information about pro-grammes currently being broadcast as well as those being broad-cast next. By pressing the “ i ” button while watching TV you will get a spe- cial Programme Information Banner. Select chan...
Page 16 - List of TV Channels
GB 17 List of TV Channels At the channel search procedure, a Channel lists named “Chan-nels” containing all channels are created. In the “Channels” list scrambled channels are marked with a pic-ture of a Smartcard (if this information is transmitted in the sig-nal) and locked channels are marked wit...
Page 17 - Video Recording
GB 18 VIEWING MODE TV Release (0) With the 0 button you can toggle between: digital terrestrial TVanalogue terrestrial TVvideo (the video must be on) (This is only valid if the units are connected via SCART cables, andnot by a RF connection.) Video Recording Please note, that during the recording of...
Page 18 - MAIN MENU; Channels; Edit Channels; Important when editing channels!
GB 19 MAIN MENU General Information Many of the functions of the Mediamaster are available from theMain Menu. • Press MENU to open it. Channels Please refer to “List of TV channels” on page 17. Edit Channels From these menus you can create and edit channel lists. You can,among other things, create f...
Page 22 - System Configuration; Manual Search
GB 23 MAIN MENU System Configuration You will be asked to enter your access code before you can openthis menu. The code is preset to 1234 from the factory.(The code can be changed from the Parental Control menu. Re-fer to page 26.) If you want to customize the system to suit you better, you canspeci...
Page 23 - TV Settings
GB 24 MAIN MENU TV Settings From here you can adjust settings concerning your TV. TV screen format Select your TV screen format. The 4:3 format is the standard format for most TV screens.Select 16:9 for a wide screen TV. TV signal If the teletext function does not work when watching channelsfrom an ...
Page 24 - Receiver Upgrade; Reinstall; only; all; User Preferences; Menu Language
GB 25 MAIN MENU Receiver Upgrade In order to keep the Mediamaster up-to-date, it will be possibleto download new versions of the system software via satelliteand from the Internet. New software may include new or im-proved features for existing menus. Enter this menu to check for new software. If ne...
Page 25 - Appearance Preferences; Parental Control
GB 26 MAIN MENU Appearance Preferences Banner time-out When you switch channels, an information banner will be shownfor a few seconds. You can select for how long the banner willbe shown. Volume bar Select whether or not you want the volume bar to appear on thescreen when you change the volume. Volu...
Page 26 - System Information; Diagnostics
GB 27 MAIN MENU System Information If you have to contact your service provider or a service center,they might ask for information available from this menu. There-fore, it is important that you first check the information in thefollowing menus. Diagnostics To find out the condition of certain parts ...
Page 27 - Subscription information
GB 28 Conditional Access This menu will only be activated if you have inserted a validSmartcard/CA module in the slot behind the front lid. If more than one CA system is activated, select the one fromwhich you want information. The Viaccess Conditional Access (CA) System is embedded in theMediamaste...
Page 28 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS
GB 29 GLOSSARY OF TERMS Access Authorisation to use the coding system to purchase /order TV programmes. Audio system With digital satellite reception, the sound is transmittedin packages and is selected either in a special audio modeor pre-selected by using the installation set-up. Thismakes it poss...
Page 29 - PROBLEM SOLVING
GB 30 PROBLEM SOLVING Problem The display on the front panel doesnot light up/is not lit. No sound or picture, but the frontpanel shows the time or - - : - -. Bad picture/blocking error. The front panel shows a channelnumber, but you can’t see anythingfrom digital TV. When the Mediamaster tries to f...
Page 31 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
GB 32 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Transmission Standards DVB, MPEG 2 RF input (OFDM)/Modulator outputLoop through output Input/output connector IEC female / IEC maleRF input frequency 470 to 862 MHz RF input power level -77 dBmRF impedance 75 Ω Frequency range Loop through 47 to 864MHz Frequency range ...
Page 32 - Main Menu; MENUS SCREEN STRUCTURE; First time installation
GB 33 Main Menu 1 Channels 2 Edit Channels 3 Guide 4 System Configuration 5 User Preferences 6 System Information 7 Viaccess Embedded System Configuration 1 Channel Search 2 TV Settings 3 Modem Configuration 4 Receiver Upgrade 5 Reinstall Parental Control 1 Receiver Lock Off 2 Age rating Control On ...