Kathrein UFD 420 - Manual

Safety instructions 5 Sicherheitshinweise The following section contains important information relating to operation, place ofinstallation and connecting-up of the receiver. Read these notes carefully before putting the unit into operation. Important notes regarding operation Extended absence / Thun...

Safety instructions 6 Important notes for siting and installation Place of installation Every electronic device generates some heat. The rise in temperature, however,lies within safe limits. Nevertheless, this does not rule out the possibility of slightcolour changes to sensitive furniture surfaces ...

Connecting up and putting into operation 7 Anschluß und Inbetriebnahme The following section is intended specifically for the specialist dealer. If you are notcarrying out the installation yourself, there is no need to pay any attention to thissection. A sample configuration is to be found in sectio...

Connecting up and putting into operation 8 UHF connection If your TV set does not have a Scart socket, the connection to the TV set is madevia a coaxial cable. • In this case, pull out the coaxial cable from the antenna input of the video re- corder and connect it to the satellite receiver‘s terrest...

Connecting up and putting into operation 9 Tuning UHF channel / Checking operation • Switch on the satellite receiver via the on/off switch on the front of the unit. The LED display on the unit shows the last programme slot that was selected. • Turn on your TV set. • On the TV set tune in channel 38...

Receiver operation 10 Bedienung des Receivers In this chapter, you learn how to select both TV and radio programmes using yourreceiver, how to adjust the volume, programme the timer and set up the other func-tions. Twin-receiver fundamentals With its two tuners, the twin receiver allows you to opera...

Receiver operation 11 Selecting a programme • Use the numeric keys ... to select the desired programme directly. Example for a three-digit entry (“free” entry – see initial setting):): Selection of programme slot 147 • 1 is entered, programme slot 1 appears • 4 is entered, programme slot 14 appears ...

Receiver operation 12 “Pseudo-Stereo" can be used to simulate a “stereo-like“ effect with mono pro-grammes, and should thus only be activated with mono reception.If Pseudo-Stereo has been turned “On“, the stereo width can no longer be altered. Muting the sound The unit is in normal mode (TV or r...

Receiver operation 13 The following screen display appears: In this menu you can set the date and time and also turn on a continuous time dis-play on the screen.The bottom menu line shows keys you can use to make the settings. Making the settings • Select the menu line using the keys. The active men...

Receiver operation 14 Meaning of the columns Date Switch-on date. Start Start-time for automatic switch-on. Stop Switch-off time. No. Number of programme slot. Making settings After calling up the timer menu the cursor is positioned at the input line. The activemenu entry is shown by means of a flas...

Receiver operation 15 If the programmed recording time has ended the following message appears: Press the “0”, key if you want the receiver to return to normal operation, otherwisethe unit switches off after 5 minutes. The programme number in the timer menu is set to “00“. Attention If the timer is ...

Receiver operation 16 Programme sorting (inserting), swapping and copying With the function: “Programme sorting (inserting), swapping and copying“ you canadapt the programme order in TV- and radio mode to suit your individual require-ments. Example You want to put the programme from programme slot “...

Receiver operation 17 Functional sequence: Press keys VCR display TV display P 010 P.003 P.010 P 003 P 010 r.001 P.010 r 001 r 005 r.001 r.005 r 001 etc. Displaying programme overview The unit is in normal mode (TV or radio mode). • Press the key. The programme overview appears on the screen. The cu...

Programming TV programmes 18 Programmieren von TV-Programmen The satellite receiver has already been factory pre-programmed for satellite re-ceiving systems with feed systems (receiving system) which have an oscillator fre-quency of 9.75 GHz. All of the programmes set up are listed in the table encl...

Programming TV programmes 19 • Select the desired menu line using the keys . • For direct numeric input use the keys ... or • Alter the values step-by-step using the keys. • Press the key twice in order to save your settings. • Exit from the menu using the key. The settings are applicable for the TV...

Programming TV programmes 20 Orbit Position In the “Orbit Position“ menu entry, division of the satellites into orbit positions 1 to 4is carried out. This dividing up is necessary for the signal selection with the 22 kHz, tone-burst orDiSEqC switching signal on reception from two (or more) satellite...

Programming TV programmes 21 Programme name In the “Programme name“ line (in the video menu) you can enter a 5-character sta-tion identifier of your choice. • Using the key select the menu entry: “Programme name“. • Using the keys select the first character. • With the key move on to the next charac...

Programming TV programmes 22 Input of the audio carrier frequency via the numeric keys ... is in 3-digit form in the range 5.00 to 8.80 MHz. In stereo mode, the frequency is to be entered for theleft sound channel. The frequency for the right sound channel then automaticallylies 180 kHz above the le...

Programming radio programmes 23 Programmieren von Radio-Programmen Programme providers also broadcast radio programmes via the satellites. The“Radio“ menu allows you to store new programmes. The settings for radio programmes in “Radio“ mode are carried out in the sameway as for the “TV“ mode. Tuning...

Initial settings 24 Grundeinstellungen In the initial setup menu, matching of the satellite receiver to the satellite receivingsystem is carried out. Important The receiver has already been factory pre-programmed for standard satellite re- ceiving systems.Alterations to the initial setting are there...

Initial settings 25 When making the setting, it should be ensured that there is at least one blankchannel above and below the output channel in order to avoid interference. Modulator TV / VCR Here you can assign the UHF modulator to either the TV- or the VCR Scart socket. Factory presetting: assignm...

Initial settings 26 displayed continuously, or whether they are to be removed again approximatelythree seconds after programme changeover..This setting can be made differently in TV mode and radio mode. Default: TV mode “Off“. Radio mode “On“. To call the initial setup menu for radio, the receiver m...

Initial settings 27 As a result, you can easily install the UFD 420 on other receiving systems withoutneeding to reprogramme every single programme slot. You only need to set up the particular oscillator frequencies that your receivingsystem uses. On delivery the oscillator frequencies set up are th...

Initial settings 28 The UFD 420 receiver is equipped with: • DiSEqC tone-burst control signal (also termed Simple DiSEqC or DiSEqC) • DiSEqC 1.1 control signal. The necessary setting is dependent on the components of your receiving system.. Setting options in the DiSEqC menu • Call the initial setup...

Initial settings 29 Tone burst In the “Tone burst“ menu entry the following settings of the 22 kHz signal are pos-sible: Switching states on setting: Switching states on setting: Switching states on setting: 22 kHz signal —> High/Low and Tone burst —> Pos. A/B: 22 kHz signal —> Pos. A/B and...

Initial settings 30 UFO micro The setting in this menu entry is also designed for operation of the receiver on apre-processing system. Here control and communication between the receiver and the Kathrein “UFO mi-cro" system is effected via the return path of the coaxial cable. If the UFD 420 rec...

Features 31 The UFD 420 receiver is equipped with the following features: • 2 tuners for simultaneous operation of the TV set and video recorder with differ- ent programmes • 250 programme channel memory • Satellite input frequency range from 920 MHz to 2150 MHz • Freely selectable oscillator freque...

Specifications 32 Technische Daten UHF characteristics Sat IF frequency range 2 x 920 to 2150 MHz Input level range 48 to 78 dBµV IF frequency 479.5 MHz IF bandwidth 27 MHz FM threshold 7 dB max. Video Frequency range 20 Hz to 5 MHz Output voltage 1 Vss / 75 Ω Video deviation 16 / 25 MHz De-emphasis...

Specifications 33 General Unit dimensions (B/H/D) 310 / 71 / 165 mm Weight Approx. 1.4 kg Temperature range Ambient temperature +5 °C ... 40 °C Accessories Infrared remote control 2 x 1.5 V batteries, type: LR 03, size: AAA (micro) Scart socket designations Signal Pin No. TV VCR Decoder Right audio ...

Connection example 34 Anschlußbeispiel / Servicehinweis Connection of a Sat receiver to a TV set and video recorder with Scart cablesalong with a hi-fi system for reception of Sat radio programmes anda decoder for Pay-TV programmes (e.g. Premiere). Note:Dear customer,In the unlikely event that you s...