Page 2 - FOREWORD/IMPORTANT INFORMATION; IMPORTANT INFORMATION
2 FOREWORD/IMPORTANT INFORMATION 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 conci...
Page 3 - DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS
3 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Electronic equipment is not domestic waste - in accordance with directive 2002/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL dated 27th January 2003 concerning used electrical and electronic appliances, it must be disposed of properly.At the end of its service life, take t...
Page 4 - CONTENTS
4 CONTENTS Foreword/important information ............................................................................................... 2 Important Information ............................................................................................................... 3 Contents ..................
Page 6 - RECEIVER FEATURES AND PRODUCT PACKAGE; SWITCHING OFF THE RECEIVER AND UPDATING THE EPG
6 The UFS 790si and UFS 790sw receivers enable digital satellite and digital terrestrial TV and radio channels to be received. The decoding system for Conax is already integrated. In addition one Common Interface for a CA module is provided for decoding additional satellite Pay-TV channels. The HDMI...
Page 7 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Page 8 - CONNECTION AND SETUP; CONNECTING THE RECEIVER; RECEPTION REQUIREMENTS
8 CONNECTION AND SETUP The following section is intended specifi cally for specialist dealers. You need not refer to this section unless you are carrying out the installation yourself. The “Connection Example” section provides a sample confi guration. Do not connect the receiver to the mains until a...
Page 9 - Screw together
9 TV CONNECTION Connect the satellite receiver (TV Scart socket) to the TV set with a Scart cable. If your TV is stereo, you can receive the sound in stereo via the Scart connection. Connect the satellite receiver to the video/DVD recorder with a Scart cable. INSERTING BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTRO...
Page 10 - CONTROLS, DISPLAYS AND CONNECTIONS; Front panel controls and displays; VIEW OF REAR PANEL
10 CONTROLS, DISPLAYS AND CONNECTIONS This section provides a brief description of all the controls, displays and connections. Front panel controls and displays 1. On/Off switch 2. Display (cover folded down)3. Smartcard reader* ) (Conax embedded) 4. Common Interface for fi tting a CA module * ) 5. ...
Page 11 - REMOTE CONTROL; REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTION BUTTONS
11 REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTION BUTTONS (Red) Open favourite list, open timer list in the EPG (cursor buttons) Switch the channel and/or navigate the menus Mute on/off " (Yellow) Open options menu ... To enter channel numbers or menu parameters Open teletext Off mode (Stand-by) Open ma...
Page 12 - FIRST INSTALLATION
12 FIRST INSTALLATION Before using your unit for the fi rst time, read the “Safety Instructions” and “Connection and Setup” sections. The “Connection Example” section provides a sample confi guration. Do not connect the receiver to the power supply until all installation work has been properly carri...
Page 18 - AUTOMATIC
18 FIRST INSTALLATION: Single-cable system (Automatic) AUTOMATIC Secure channel with PIN: Press the button to switch to the “Secure channel with PIN” line. Here it is possible to protect the transmission frequency used by entering a PIN. No other receiver can then use that transmission frequency unl...
Page 19 - MANUAL
19 MANUAL Connected equipment: Select the single-cable components used in your system using the buttons. Available options: Kathrein 2 subscribers (EXR 552), Kathrein 4 subscribers (EXR 501, EXR 551), Kathrein 8 subscribers (EXR 1581, EXR 2581, EXU 908) or User defi ned (UAS 481). We have selected t...
Page 21 - NO LNB POWER
21 FIRST INSTALLATION (NO LNB POWER) Press the buttons to switch to the “Position A”. Press the button to open the sub-menu. You can select a satellite and make the related settings here. Press the ! (green) button. If you change the default setting (in this example “ASTRA 19.2°E”), a prompt “Save L...
Page 22 - NO DISEQC
22 NO DISEQC FIRST INSTALLATION (NO DISEQC) Press the buttons to switch to the “Position A”. Press the button to open the sub-menu. You can select a satellite and make the related settings here. Press the ! (green) button. If you change the default setting (in this example “ASTRA 19.2°E”), a prompt ...
Page 23 - TONEBURST
23 FIRST INSTALLATION (TONEBURST) TONEBURST Press the buttons to switch to the “Position A”. Press the button to open the sub-menu. You can select a satellite and make the related settings here. Press the ! (green) button. If you change the default setting (in this example “ASTRA 19.2°E”), a prompt ...
Page 29 - USING THE REMOTE CONTROL; OPERATION
29 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL Press the button to confi rm settings in the menus or to open sub-menus. Change the settings line by line and press the button to save your changes. Press the button to quit the menu or to switch from a sub-menu to the next higher menu level. Use the buttons to navigate t...
Page 30 - CHANNEL SELECTION FROM THE CHANNEL LIST
30 CHANNEL SELECTION FROM THE CHANNEL LIST Open the currently selected channel list/favourite list by pressing the button. The following display appears (example): A channel newly found by a search is marked with an “N” after the channel name (see example below). OPERATION Channel list currently sel...
Page 31 - BANNER
31 Select the required channel using the buttons and press the button. OPERATION BANNER When you switch channels the following information is displayed on-screen: Channel location and name Teletext available Audio channel currently selected (“Stereo” in the example) Only indicates the screen format ...
Page 32 - TELETEXT
32 OPERATION When using teletext via the receiver remote control: You can open the required teletext page using the number pad. Using the buttons you can page back and forwards by one page. If you press the button again, the teletext is displayed transparent. To leave the teletext, press again the b...
Page 33 - OPENING THE EPG
33 OPENING 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 exited the EPG. The following display appears (example): Channel number from the overall list, cha...
Page 34 - “CURRENT” VIEW
34 Selection options: - (red) button Open the timer list (display of all pre-programmed recordings) - button Jump forwards in the “Current” view by 15 minutes. Press the button (rewind) to jump back in 15 minute steps to the current time. - " (yellow) button Open a preview of the currently highl...
Page 36 - CATEGORIES OVERVIEW
36 CATEGORIES OVERVIEW EPG (ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE) In the “Categories” view you can see all programs sorted by category and starting time.The following categories are available for selection: Movies, Series, Sport, Children’s programs, Chat shows, News, Magazines/Reportage, Art/Culture, Science/E...
Page 37 - SEARCH FUNCTION
37 SEARCH FUNCTION EPG (ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE) Using the (red dot) button you can load the selected program into the recording settings (see “Recording” section). The search function allows you to search for programs based on their additional information or their name. Use the number pad to enter...
Page 41 - RECORDING WEEKLY; RECORDING MONDAY TO FRIDAY
41 RECORDING WEEKLY Remember that the day of the week for the desired program 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 program on the day of the week that in future you will wish to make the weekl...
Page 43 - TIMER LIST VIEW
43 TIMER LIST VIEW EPG (ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE) The & buttons allows you to skip backwards and forwards through the future timer lists, a day at a time. The timer list view shows you all the recordings that are scheduled. The buttons allow the recordings to be sorted into “Once” or “Repeated” ...
Page 44 - COMMON INTERFACE; INSERTING THE SMARTCARD AND THE CA MODULE; INSERTING THE CA MODULE INTO THE CI
44 COMMON INTERFACE Always follow the operating instructions from your Pay-TV provider and the instructions supplied with the Smartcard and the CA module! Smartcards and CA modules are not included with this product! The cards and modules are issued by the respective Pay TV providers, and contain th...
Page 45 - MAIN MENU
45 MAIN MENU Press the button to open the main menu. The following display appears: Six sub-menus are available. These are explained below: 1) Edit Channel List Sort and delete channels in the channel list or favourite list, copy channels from the channel list to the favourite lists 2) Search for Ch...
Page 46 - EDITING CHANNEL LIST; SORTING CHANNELS IN CHANNEL LIST (LEFT COLUMN)
46 EDITING CHANNEL LIST Use the # (blue) button to switch between the TV and radio channels. The change is made in the same way for TV and radio channels. SORTING CHANNELS IN CHANNEL LIST (LEFT COLUMN) Use the buttons to select the channel you want to move, then press the button. The channel name is...
Page 47 - ADDING A CHANNEL TO FAVOURITE LIST
47 Filter settings selected EDITING CHANNEL LIST ADDING A CHANNEL TO FAVOURITE LIST Once all the settings have been made, switch to the “OK” line and press the button to apply your settings. The following display appears (example): Before you start to assign channels to favourites lists you can fi l...
Page 48 - DELETING A CHANNEL FROM FAVOURITE LIST; SORTING CHANNELS IN FAVOURITE LIST
48 Selection of the favourite list: First select using the (red) button, to which of the four favourite lists you want to copy a channel. Selection of the channel location in the favourite list: A channel newly added to the favourite list is always inserted after the channel currently marked with a ...
Page 49 - SEARCH FOR CHANNELS
49 SEARCH FOR CHANNELS Use the buttons to select the operation mode for which you want to start a search. The options are DVB-S (sat) and DVB-T (terrestrial). Confi rm your selection with the button. You can now select whether you want to start an automatic search or a manual search. Automatic Searc...
Page 56 - SECURITY
56 SECURITY Press the button to open the main menu. Select the “Security” menu using the buttons and press the button. Enter the receiver PIN (factory setting “0000”) and confi rm it by pressing the button. The following display appears (see example below): Use the buttons to select the lines to be ...
Page 57 - BOX SETTINGS
57 BOX SETTINGS Press the buttons to select the desired menu. Open the menu using the button. 1) Video Settings Defi nition of the video settings 2 ) Menu Settings Defi nition of various menu settings 3) Miscellaneous Settings Defi nition of time zone and audio output formats 4) Conditional Access A...
Page 58 - VIDEO AND AUDIO SETTINGS
58 BOX SETTINGS VIDEO AND AUDIO SETTINGS Also note the bars at the bottom of the on-screen display! These provide information on what to do next. Use the buttons to select the line you want to change. Use the buttons to make the changes. Screen Format:Select your TV's format here. Either 4:3 or 16:9...
Page 59 - MENU SETTINGS
59 BOX SETTINGS MENU SETTINGS TV Output Format:Select the type of video signal that is to be at the Scart socket here. Select the signal that your TV set can process. Refer to the operating instructions for your television set! You can choose between the following settings: RGB (Red/Green/Blue signa...
Page 60 - GENERAL
60 BOX SETTINGS GENERAL Time Zone Adjustment:Here you can set whether the time zone is set automatically or manually. Time Zone (GMT):Here you can set the time zone manually. Summer Time/DST:You can switch summer time on and off using this menu item. Audio Format:Select the audio output format here....
Page 61 - CONAX CA - SMARTCARD READER
61 Press the button to open the main menu. Select the “Conditional Access” menu using the buttons and press the button. The following display appears: Access to the Smartcard in theSmartcard reader Access to the CA module with aSmartcard in the CI slot Common Interface expert settings Only users fam...
Page 62 - CHANGING MATURITY RATING
62 CHANGING MATURITY RATING Use the buttons to select the “Smart card management” menu, and press the button to open it. If required, enter the Smartcard PIN code. Use the buttons to select the “Modify maturity rating” menu, and press the button to open it. Use the buttons to select the desired matu...
Page 64 - LNB SETTINGS
64 BOX SETTINGS See “First Installation” section page 14ff. LNB SETTINGS ANTENNA SETTINGS (DVB-T) Press the button to exit the menu. Using the buttons, select whether the DVB-T antenna is to be supplied with power from the receiver (select “On”) or whether the DVB-T antenna has a dedicated power sup...
Page 65 - SERVICE MENU
65 SERVICE MENU Press the buttons to select the desired menu. Open the menu using the button. 1) Sat Finder Check the satellite signal strength and reception quality, which can also be used for the coarse alignment of a satellite reception system 2 ) Channel Information Display information on the ch...
Page 66 - SAT FINDER; CHANNEL INFORMATION
66 SERVICE MENU SAT FINDER If you do not have a meter for adjusting your refl ector, you can use the sat fi nder as an alignment aid. You can select the different lines using the buttons. Make changes in the lines using the buttons (e. g. Transponder). Once you have a good reception signal (see exam...
Page 67 - SYSTEM INFORMATION; UPDATING SOFTWARE
67 SYSTEM INFORMATION SERVICE MENU In the “System Information” menu, the receiver displays information regarding its hardware and software versions. UPDATING SOFTWARE As soon as the receiver is switched into stand-by mode, it automatically checks whether new software/a new servicelist is available f...
Page 68 - UPDATE SOFTWARE NOW
68 SERVICE MENU UPDATE SOFTWARE NOW The following displays appear: If as well as the new software a new servicelist for the receiver is also offered, you have the following selection options (use the buttons to make the selection): - “Start update software”- “Start update servicelist”- “Start update...
Page 71 - RESTORING FACTORY SETTINGS
71 RESTORING FACTORY SETTINGS Here you can reset all the settings to the pre-programmed factory settings. All your personal preferences (favourites lists, channel sorting, etc.) will be deleted! Select “Yes” using the buttons and confi rm the reset by pressing the button. SERVICE MENU
Page 72 - LANGUAGE
72 LANGUAGE Use the buttons to select the line you want to change. Use the buttons to make the changes. Menu Language:Select the required menu language.Available options: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Dutch and Turkish. First and second audio language:Select here the required aud...
Page 73 - TECHNICAL APPENDIX; TECHNICAL FEATURES
73 TECHNICAL APPENDIX TECHNICAL FEATURES ¹ ) CA module not included with this product ² ) Only displayed if this information is broadcast by the channel provider Reception of digital satellite and digital terrestrial TV and radio channels 4,000 channel memory positions 16-character alphanumeric disp...
Page 75 - SCART SOCKET ASSIGNMENT
75 TECHNICAL APPENDIX Signal Pin no. TV VCR/AUX Audio right output 1 X X Audio right input 2 X Audio left 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 Green earth 9 X X Data signal 10 Green signal 11 X X Data signal 12 Red earth 13 X ...
Page 76 - CONNECTION EXAMPLE
76 TECHNICAL APPENDIX CONNECTION EXAMPLE DVB-T antenna Dolby digital system Hi-fi system
Page 77 - EXAMPLES of single-cable systems; Single-cable switching matrices; Sat IF
77 TECHNICAL APPENDIX EXAMPLES of single-cable systems EXR 501/551/552 Single-cable switching matrices * ) The receiver must be programmed for single-cable commands ** ) Overvoltage protection KAZ 11/KAZ 12 Sat IF 4 x single – or 2 x twin receivers
Page 78 - Single-cable feed system
78 TECHNICAL APPENDIX UAS 481 Single-cable feed system * ) The receiver must be programmed for single-cable commands ** ) Overvoltage protection KAZ 11/KAZ 12
Page 79 - Single cable matrix
79 TECHNICAL APPENDIX EXU 908 Single cable matrix * ) The receiver must be programmed for single-cable commands ** ) Overvoltage protection KAZ 11/KAZ 12 Sat IF 2 x Quatro LNBUAS 484/584
Page 80 - Single-cable matrices
Internet: http://www.kathrein.de KATHREIN-Werke KG • Anton-Kathrein-Straße 1 - 3 P.O. Box 100 444 • 83004 Rosenheim GERMANY 936.3266/B/0209/ZWT - T echnical data subject to change. TECHNICAL APPENDIX EXR 1581/2581 Single-cable matrices * ) The receiver must be programmed for single-cable commands **...
