SatcoDX - TELE-satellite International Magazine
SatcoDX - TELE-satellite International Magazine
SatcoDX - TELE-satellite International Magazine
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- $ display<br />
- availability of EPG, teletext<br />
and subtitles<br />
- name of the <strong>satellite</strong>, transponder<br />
and frequency<br />
- signal quality bar graph<br />
This Info bar can also be called<br />
up with the Info button.<br />
A second push of the Info<br />
button displays a description of<br />
the currently running program.<br />
This data can also be viewed<br />
along with a thumbnail image<br />
of the current video by pressing<br />
the EPG button.<br />
The EPG can show programming<br />
information for five channels<br />
at the same time for a week<br />
in advance, as long as this data<br />
is available in the first place. A<br />
10-event timer is integrated into<br />
the EPG to make it easy to preprogram<br />
up to ten different programs.<br />
The teletext function is quite<br />
sophisticated: every page is<br />
automatically downloaded by<br />
pressing the yellow Teletext<br />
button. Every page can therefore<br />
be accessed instantly when<br />
needed. The cursor buttons let<br />
you switch pages one at a time<br />
or by the hundreds just as fast.<br />
Not all of the DiSEqC protocols<br />
are available. DiSEqC 1.0<br />
lets you connect up to four fixed<br />
antennas and there’s a helpful<br />
tool included to calculate azimuth<br />
and elevation for every<br />
<strong>satellite</strong> that can be seen from<br />
your location.<br />
For motorized antennas up to<br />
16 <strong>satellite</strong> positions can be set<br />
up manually with DiSEqC 1.2 or<br />
automatically with USALS.<br />
The channel scan can be set to<br />
search by <strong>satellite</strong>, transponder,<br />
DVB-S or DVB-S2, FTA and/or<br />
encrypted channels. The scan<br />
itself is quite fast: HOTBIRD was<br />
completely scanned in roughly<br />
four minutes.<br />
The channel scan must access<br />
a transponder list in order to<br />
work; without a transponder list<br />
a channel scan cannot be performed<br />
since, just like the previous<br />
model that was not an HDTV<br />
box, a Blind Scan function is not<br />
available.<br />
Expert Opinion<br />
+<br />
This receiver provides perfect HDTV video. It<br />
has no problems decoding older DVB-S signals<br />
and also the new DVB-S2 standard. Its various<br />
interfaces and functions are comfortable and<br />
easy to use.<br />
Large 13-character alphanumeric display<br />
Sensitive tuner<br />
DiSEqC 1.2 plus USALS<br />
-<br />
Fully preprogrammed only for ASTRA 19E and HOTBIRD 13E.<br />
A maximum of only 16 programmable <strong>satellite</strong>s.<br />
Heinz Koppitz<br />
<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong><br />
Test Center<br />
Germany<br />
44 <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong> & Broadband — 10-11/2008 — www.<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong>.com<br />
Install menu<br />
System setting<br />
Antenna setup
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