MAX S400 HD EN V1.1 - FTE Maximal

MAX S400 HD

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The lightning fl ash with arrowhead 

symbol, within an equilateral triangle, 

is intended to alert the user to 

“dangerous voltage” and to prevent 

from a risk of electric shock. 

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WARNING: To reduce the risk of 

electric shock, don’t open the cabinet. 

Refer servicing to qualifi ed personnel 

only. 

Warning: 

-The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects fi lled with liquids, such as vases, 

shall be placed on the apparatus. 

- Do not place naked fl ame sources, such as lighted candles on the apparatus; otherwise, there is the danger of 

fi re. 

- The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as 

marked on the unit. If you are not sure of the type of power supply (for example: 120 or 230V) to your home, consult 

your local dealer or local power company. 

- Do not open the cabinet or touch any parts in the inner mechanism. Consult your local dealer for technical service 

if the opening is required. 

- The mains plug is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable. 

- Take attention to the environmental aspects of battery disposal. The battery of remote control should not be 

exposed excessive heat such as sunshine, fi re or the like. 

- Maintenance man must use the appointed screw in the rear plate. 

- Ensure a minimum distance of 5 cm around the apparatus for suffi cient ventilation. 

- Ensure that the ventilation is not impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items such as newspapers, 

table-cloths, curtains, etc. 

- Use the apparatus only in moderate climates (not in tropical climates). 

- Do not open the cabinet to avoid the unit direct exposure to radiation. 

Unit Cleaning: After the unit power is turned off, you can clean the cabinet, panel and remote control with a soft 

cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. 

Attachments: Never add any attachments and/or equipment without the manufacturer consent; as such additions 

may result in the risk of fi re, electric shock or other personal injury. 

Locating: Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to protect it from overheating. Do not block 

these openings or allow them to be blocked by placing the STB on a bed, sofa or other similar surface, nor should it 

be placed over a radiator or heat register. 

Power-Cord Protection: Place the power-supply cord out of the way, where it will not be walked on. Please take 

special attentions to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the unit. 

Object and Liquid Entry: Never put objects of any kind into this STB through openings, as they may touch 

dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fi re or electric shock. Never spill any liquid on the 

STB. 

Note: Moisture may be formed inside the unit in the following conditions: 

When the unit is suddenly moved from a cold environment or an air-condition room to a warm place. 

Immediately after a heater has been turned on. 

In a steamy or very humid room. 

If the moisture forms inside the unit, it may not operate properly. To correct this problem, turn on the power and wait 

about two hours for the moisture to evaporate. 

Parts Replacement: When the unit parts need to be replaced, user should make sure the service technician use the 

replacement parts specifi ed by the manufacturer or having the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized 

replacement may put the unit in the risk of fi re, electric shock or other hazards. 

Safety Check: After all the maintenances and repairs are done, user is required to request the service technician to 

conduct the overall safety check to ensure the machine is in the proper condition. 

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equilateral triangle is intended 

to alert the user to important 

operating and maintenance 

(servicing). 

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. 

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Example 1 – Basic System 


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Follow next steps for the correct installation of this receiver. 

STEP 1: OUTPUT VIDEO CONFIGURATION 

In order to correctly visualise the reception signal on TV, you must confi gure the mode of the video 

output. 

By pressing the [V-FORMAT] key you can confi gure the output format. Options: (480i / 480p / 576i / 

576p / 720p_50 / 720p_60 / 1080i_25 / 1080i_30/1080p_50/1080p_60). 

STEP 2: CONNECTIONS 

The coaxial cable, with satellite signal, must be connected to the “IF IN” connector. The “TV 

SCART” or “HDMI” connectors must be connector to the TV set. 

Depending on the type of installation, the receiver should be connected and confi gured following 

next examples. 

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Example 3 – Combined with terrestrial Example 4 – Motorized system 

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STEP 3: BASIC CONFIGURATION OF THE 

RECEIVER 

The receiver includes an installation assistant (Quick Setup) 

that will help you to setup the different parameters. 

When the receiver is turned on at fi rst time (using the button 

at the rear panel of the receiver), the next menu is shown on 

the TV (Image 1): 

The receiver is programmed with all the channels of Astra 

(at position 1 of the DISEqC), Hotbird (at position 2 of 

the DISEqC), Hispasat (at position 3 of the DISEqC) and 

Turksat (at position 4 of the DISEqC). If your installation 

is different to this case, please follow installation steps to 

search the channels. 

In order to move through the different options of this menu, 

please use the keys [ ] of your remote control. If a 

“Short circuit on the LNB” message is shown on the TV, 

please check the connections before continuing the 

installation. 

Language: press [ ] to select languages. The selection 

of languages include: English, German, French, Spanish, 

Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Polish, Russian, Arabic. 

First Audio: Some channels offer more than one audio 

language. This function allows you to set the preferred audio 

language for those channels using [ ]. If a channel 

offers the same audio language as the “First Audio” you 

set the system will play this audio language as default. If 

the channel does not offer this audio language then the 

system will compare the offered languages with the second 

audio language. The selections of audio languages include: 

English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, 

Turkish, Polish, Russian, Arabic. 

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Second Audio: If the channel has no audio language that 

corresponds with “First Audio” but with “Second Audio” the 

system will play the second audio language as default. If no 

audio language corresponds with the “Second Audio” then 

the default language of the current channel will be played 

instead. The selections of audio languages include: English, 

German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, 

Polish, Russian, Arabic. 

Teletext: Some channels offer more than one language. This 

function allows you to set the preferred language for those 

channels using [ ]. The selections of languages include: 

English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, 

Turkish, Polish, Russian, Arabic. 

Region: select your country using keys. 

LNB Power: Here you can set the power output to the 

LNB. If your receiver is connected to the LNB directly then 

you need to set the LNB Power to “On”. If your receiver 

is connected to a multi switch (SMATV signal distribution 

system) then it may be that you don’t need to provide the 

power to the LNB. But since this is depending on the kind of 

installed distribution system we recommend you to contact 

your installer or to refer to the user manual of this system to 

get the correct information. 

Satellite List: This option shows all the stored satellites. This 

list can be modifi ed. 

Press [OK] to open the satellite list. Then press [ 

] to move the highlight and press [OK] to mark/unmark 

and [EXIT] to fi nish the selection. You can select several 

satellites in this menu. 

Single search: You can edit the following items (Image 2): 

1. Satellite: Press [ ] to switch Satellites or press [OK] 

to enter satellite list to select directly. 

2. In the “FTA Only” item, press [ to select to scan 

only free channels or even scrambled channels. If you select 

“Yes” it will scan free channels only. 

3. In “Scan Channel” item, press [ ] to select to scan 

TV + Radio Channels, or just TV channels or just Radio 

channels. 

4. In “Scan Mode” item you can select “Auto Scan” to blind 

scan or “Preset Scan” to scan all preset transponders. 

5. Move the highlight to “Search” and press [OK] button 

to start scanning. Bars are showing the progress of the 

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channel scanning in the lower part of the window and the 

found channels are listed. 

You can stop the scan with [Exit] and save the so far found 

channels. 

Press [Exit] to exit this menu. A window to confi rm the 

changes will appear. 

Multi search: You can edit the following items (Image 3): 

1. On “Satellite” item press [OK] to open the satellite 

list. At the bottom of the screen you can see the selected 

satellites. The system will use DiSEqC1.0/1.1, DiSEqC1.2 

and USALS functions to search the marked satellites and 

scan channels. 

2. On “FTA Only” item, press [ ] to select scanning of 

all channels or just scanning of free channels. If you select 

“Yes” it will scan free channels only. 

3. On “Scan Channel” item, press [ ] to select the 

scanning range from TV + Radio Channels, only TV channels 

or only Radio channels. 

4. On “Scan Mode” item, you can select “Auto Scan” 

to make a blind scan or “Preset Scan” to scan all preset 

transponders of the selected satellites. 

5. Select “Search” and press [OK] to start scanning. In the 

lower part of the window the progress of scanning and the 

found channels are displayed. 

6. Press [Exit] to cancel or fi nish the scanning and saving 

the found channels. 

Main Menu: Selecting this option, the main menu will appear 

on the TV. 

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STEP 4: TIME CONFIGURATION 

It is recommended to setup the clock before starting to 

enjoy the receiver, because correct time maybe is required 

by some applications. Please complete following options: 

Press the [Menu] key of the remote control for appearing the 

main menu. Select the “System Setup” option and confi rm 

pressing [OK]. 

Once in the “System Setup” option, please select “Local 

Time setting” option and press [OK]. Select “Time” option 

and press [OK]. Image 4 is watched on the TV. For setting 

up the time, please complete: 

1. Region: select your country using keys. 

2. GMT Usage: this option will allow you to select if the date 

and time will be introduced manually (GMT Usage: Off) or 

if you wish to introduce the offset respect GMT manually 

(GMT Usage: On). 

3. GMT Offset: If GMT Usage is On, the offset respect GMT 

has to be confi gured depending on your region or country. 

Use the [ ] keys to choose the offset. Remember that 

the offset values are between -12:00 and +12:00 

4. Summer: this option is only available when “USE GMT” 

is enabled. Use [ ] to switch on/off the summer 

timetable. 

5. Date / Time: In order to introduce manually the time and 

date. Before these values can be modifi ed, the automatic 

control of GMT has to be turned off. 

NOTE: If the current channel provides the correct time 

information, you will see the current time after you entered 

“Time” menu. If the channel doesn’t provide time information, 

you have to input the date and time information manually. 

The most channels support the time signal. 

6. Press [Exit] to exit the menu. 

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TV Channel List: This option shows the list of TV stored channels. 

Radio Channel List: This option shows the list of Radio stored channels. 

Delete All: This option deletes all TV and Radio stored channels. 

System Setup 

Language: This option allows choosing the language of the menus. 

TV System: This option allows choosing the video Standard and other parameters 

of the screen. 

Display setting 

Time Setting: Time setting menu. 

Timer Setting: Timer setting menu. 

Parental Lock: In this option, user can lock the access to the menu and change the 

password of the receiver. 

OSD Setting: This option allows confi guring the subtitles of the channel 

information. 

Favourite Channel List Name: It allows changing the name of the favourite groups. 

Other: Turns on or off the LNB power or enable / disable Low Power Consumption 

mode. 

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Othello 

Sudoku 

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Satellite List: This option shows all the stored satellites. This list can be 

modifi ed. 

Antenna setup 

Single Search: Once the antenna is confi gured, this option allows search for the 

channels of one satellite. 

Multi Search: Once the antenna is confi gured, this option allows search for the 

channels of various satellites. 

TP List: This option shows all the stored TP. This list can be modifi ed. 

Tools 

Information: Shows all the technical information for the selected channel. 

Factory Default: This option resets the receiver and loads the factory default 

values. 

Software upgrade: For updating your receiver through RS232, USB or satellite 

(OTA). 

REC 

Media Player 

HDD Information: You can see the capacity of the hard disk. 

PVR Setting: It allows selecting the disk partition and formatting it. * 

Remove USB device safely: Allows remove USB device of safety way. 

* This function will only be available in models with PVR ready functionability 

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INDEX 

1. Panel & Remote Control Description 

1.1. Front panel description…….......................................…………………………12 

1.2. Rear panel description…...............................................…………………………..12 

1.3. Remote Control Description…...............................................…………………………..13 

2. Basic Operations 

2.1. Standby ……………………..............................................…………………………………...14 

2.2. PR + / PR -…...............................................…………………….…………………………..14 

2.3. Vol+/Vol-…......................................……………………………………………………….14 

2.4. Channel Number…………...........................……………………………………………………14 

2.5. TV/RADIO…………........................…………………………………………………….14 

2.6. Channel List…………………….........................…………………………………...14 

2.7. Audio Track / Mode…...........................……………………………………………….14 

2.8. EPG…………………...............................…………………………………………...14 

2.9. SAT…………………...............................…………………………………………...15 

2.10. Subtitles…………………...............................…………………………………………...15 

2.11. Exit….................................……………………………………………………..15 

2.12. Menu……………………...................................…………………………………..15 

2.13. Mute……………............................................………………………………………..15 

2.14. Back…..............................................………………………………………...15 

2.15. Information……..................................…………………………………………...15 

2.16. TTX …………..................................................……………………………………..16 

2.17. Favourites………....................................………………………………………………...16 

2.18. Fast recordings……............................……………………………………………………………16 

2.19. Timeshift………....................................………………………………………………...16 

2.20. Find………………................................…………………………………………………17 

2.21. Video Format...........……………………………………………………………………...17 

2.22. Sleep.............……………………………………………………………………...17 

3. Edit Channel 

3.1. TV Channel List…………....................……………………………………………..18 

3.1.1. Favourite………...............................………………………………….……………18 

3.1.2. Move.……………..............................………… …………………………….…………18 

3.1.3. Edit Channel.........................…………………………………………….19 

3.1.3.1 Sort...............…........................................…………….…...19 

3.1.3.2 Delete….......................…………………………………..…………..19 

3.1.3.3 Edit..….................................………………………… …….……….19 

3.1.4 Skip............................................…………………...………………………...19 

3.1.5. Lock......................................………………………… …………………….………..19 

3.2. Radio Channel List……..................................……………………………………......20 

3.3 Delete All…....................…...............……………………………………………….20 

4. Installation 

4.1. Antenna Connection……......................……………………..…………………..21 

4.2. Satellite List………….............................………………………...………………...21 

4.3. Antenna Setup.........……......................……………………..…………………..22 

4.4. Single Search………........…......................……………………..…………………..23 

4.5. Multi Search………...........................…………...………..…………………….23 

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4.6. TP List……………..........................………………………..………………...24 

5. System Setup 

5.1. Language………………….............………………………...…………………...25 

5.2. TV System……………..............…………………………..…………………...25 

5.3. Display setting………....................………………………...………………26 

5.4. Local Time Setting ………....................………………………...………………26 

5.5. Timer Setting....................................................................................27 

5.6. Parental Lock……………………............................…………………………….27 

5.7. OSD Setting………………………..............................……………………………..28 

5.8. Favorite..........………………………………….....................……………………..28 

5.9. Other................………………………………….....................……………………..29 

5.9.1. LNB Power..........................................................................................29 

5.9.2. Channel Play Type...................................................................................29 

5.9.3. Channel Change.........................................................................................29 

5.9.4.AutoStandby.................................................................................................29 

5.9.5.Clock in Standby...........................................................................................29 

6. Tools 

6.1. Information…………………………...................................………………………….30 

6.2. Load factory default………………………………………..………………..............................30 

6.3. Software upgrade by USB…………………......................……………………...30 

7. Game 

7.1. Othello...................................................................................................................32 

7.2. Sudoku..................................................................................................................32 

8. Rec & Media 

8.1. Media Player…………………………...................................………………………….33 

8.1.1. Adding a new file to the list.................................................................................34 

8.1.2. Sort file....................................................................................34 

8.1.3. Edit....................................................................................34 

8.1.3.1. Rename files.............................................................................34 

8.1.3.2. Copy files.............................................................................34 

8.1.3.3. Delete files.............................................................................35 

8.1.3.4. New foders.......................................................................35 

8.1.4. Audio player............................................................................................35 

8.1.5. Picture viewer................................................................................35 

8.1.5.1. Configure the Slide show............................................................35 

8.1.5.2. Multiview..................................................................35 

8.1.6. Video player................................................................................36 

8.1.7.How to reproduce a recording...............................................................36 

8.1.7.1. How to rename a recording..................................................................36 

8.1.7.2. How to block a recording................................................................36 

8.1.7.3. How to delete a recording.................................................................36 

8.2. HDD information...................................................................................................................36 

8.3. PVR setting..................................................................................................................36 

8.4.Safely remove storage device…..................................................………………………….36 

9. Technical Features...............................................................................................................38 

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PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 

This user’s guide is adapted to the version v.11B7 dated 28/11/2011. For future software 

updates, you can download the user’s guide from the following website: 

http://www.ftemaximal.com 

1. PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 

1.1. FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 

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1. IR-SENSOR: Reception sensor for the IR remote control signals. 

2. DISPLAY: 4 Digits to display the program numbers. 

3. STAND BY LED: Shows the state of the receiver. 

4. LOCK LED: Indicates a suffi cient signal level at the ANT IN input. 

5. BUTTONS: These buttons allow controlling some functions of the receiver. 

6. USB: USB Connector 2.0 

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1.2. REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 

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1. IF OUT: Satellite output for cascading to other devices. 

Note: The operation of another receiver at the same time is only possible with limited channel 

selection. 

2. IF IN: Satellite input. 

3. RS-232 

4. S/PDIF: Coaxial output for digital audio (AC3). 

5. POWER ON/OFF: Allows to completely switching off the receiver. 

6. AUDIO: Audio output for home audio systems. 

7. TV SCART: Output SCART for the connection to a TV set. 

8. HDMI: HDMI output for connecting to a TV 

9. POWER ON/OFF: Allows to completely switching off the receiver. 

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1. Standby: Switches receiver ON or in stand-by-mode. 

2. TV/AV: It activates/deactivates the visualization of the 

receiver in the Scart output. 

3. (Mute): Switches audio on and off. 

4. Info: Shows channel information with signal bar. 

5. Sleep: It opens the Sleep Timer menu 

6. Numeric keys: For direct typing values and names. 

7. EPG: Shows the EPG information. 

8. Pause: If you press it once, you will stop the image, and 

it will come back to normal mode when you press it again. 

9. PAGE+/PAGE-: Moves cursor in block steps or pages. 

10. TV/Radio: Switches between TV and Radio channels. 

11. PR (Back): Watch the last viewed channel. 

12. PR+/-: Changes channel up and down. 

13. (Vol+/Vol-): Adjusts audio volume up and 

down. 

14. OK/LIST: Confi rms selections or opens channel list. 

15. Menu: Opens the main menu. 

16. Exit: Exit menus or stop operations. 

17. Record: Quick start for recording. * 

18. SHIFT: TimeShift function. * 

19. Colour Keys: Controls menu options. 

20. Find: To fi nd channel by their names. 

21. V-Format: It changes the video output mode in Tv 

mode. 

22. TXT: Opens and closes teletext and subtitles. 

23. (Audio): Opens audio menu. 

24. (FAST): Backward / Forward fast buttons for 

recording and TimeShift. * 

25. (SLOW): Backward / Forward slow buttons for 

recording and TimeShift. * 

26. (Play): Start button for recording and TimeShift. * 

27. (Stop): Stop button for recording and TimeShift. * 

28. SAT: Satellite List 

29. FAV: Opens favourite channel list. 

* This function will only be available in models with 

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OSD 1 

OSD 2 

OSD 3 

BASIC OPERATIONS 

2. HOTKEY 

2.1 STANDBY 

1.Press [Power] button to switch from TV mode to Standby 

mode. 

2.In Standby mode press [Power] button again to switch back 

to TV mode. The last active channel will be showed. 

3.To switch off the STB complete press the main power 

button. 

2.2 PR+/PR- 

In TV mode press [Channel Up/Channel Down] to change 

channel. 

2.3 VOL+/VOL- 

In TV mode, press [Volume Up/Volume Down] to adjust volume. 

2.4 NUMBER 

In TV mode you can enter the channel number directly with 

your remote control unit and confi rm the number with the OK 

button to change to the desired channel. 

2.5 TV/RADIO 

In TV mode, press [TV/RADIO] to switch to Radio mode. In 

Radio mode press [TV/RADIO] again to switch back to TV 

mode. 

2.6 CHANNEL LIST 

1. In full screen, press [OK/List] key can enter “Channel 

List”, please refer to TV Channel List for detail information 

(OSD 1). 

2.7 AUDIO 

1.In TV mode, press the [Audio] button to open the Audio 

Mode window. (OSD 2) 

2.8 EPG 

1.The STB has an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) to help 

you navigate channels through all the possible viewing 

options. The EPG supplies information such as channel listings 

and starting and ending times for all available channels. 

Press [EPG] key to display EPG screen. (OSD 3) 

2.Press [EXIT] key can play the current channel in full 

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3.Press number key [OK] can display the current channel 

detail information. The window is like below. 

4.We should press green button if we wish to program a 

timing of the selected event. The timing window will be opened 

automatically and this way we will be able to confi rm 

the programming of the event. We should press Exit if we 

wish to come back to channel list (OSD 4). 

5.With the key [Red], you will get new options that will allow 

you to move through the EPG on the most comfortable way, 

moving event by event, by sites or by days. 

6.To close the EPG menu press [Exit]. 

2.9 SAT 

Press [SAT] button to open the SAT list. After selecting a 

satellite the channel list will be reduced to the channels of this 

satellite. (OSD 5) 

2.10 SUBTITLES 

In TV mode, press [TXT] button for activating/deactivating 

the channel subtitles,depending on the provider information 

(OSD6) 

2.11 EXIT 

[Exit] key can exit current menu. 

2.12 MENU 

[Menu] key can enter the menu or exit current menu. 

2.13 MUTE 

1.Press the [Mute] button to mute the sound. On the screen 

an icon will be displayed to indicate the muted sound. 

2.Press the [Mute] button again to restore the sound. 

2.14 BACK 

Pressing the [BACK] button allows you to toggle between the 

actual and the last selected channel. 

2.15 INFORMATION 

In TV mode, press [INFO] button can open information 

screen. 

1.Press number key [INFO]] can display the current channel 

detail information. The window is like below. 

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OSD 8 

OSD 9 

OSD 10 

OSD 11 


2.We should press [Yellow] button if we wish to program a 

timing of the selected event. The timing window will be opened 

automatically and this way we will be able to confi rm 

the programming of the event. We should press Exit if we 

wish to come back to channel list. (OSD 7) 

2.16 TELETEXT 

1.Press [TXT] button in TV mode to open the teletext page. 

This service is depending on the support of the channel 

provider. 

2.If the channel does not support teletext information, it will 

show “No Teletext Data” on the screen (OSD 8). 

2.17 FAVOURITES 

1. In TV mode press the [Favourite] button to display the 

Favourite Group window on the screen as the picture beside 

shows (OSD 9). 

2. In the Favourite Group window you can select the desired 

favourite channel with [ ] and confi rm it with [OK] to 

switch to it. In bigger groups you can navigate with [ ]. 

3. With [ ] you can select different Favourite Group. 

4. Press [Exit] to close the Favourite Group window. 

2.18. FAST RECORDING * 

To start the recording (OSD 10). 

1. If you would like to record a programme immediately, press 

the Key [Record]. In order to stop a recording before the 

ending of the programmed length, press the [Stop]-Key. 

2. Press the key [Record] during the recording in order to set 

the duration. 

3.Press the key [Stop] again to end the recording manually. 

2.19. TIMESHIFT * 

In order to activate this Timeshif option, please access to PVR 

confi guration menu.From the moment the user access to the 

channel, the receiver keeps all the channel information in a 

buffer (OSD 11).All the information is on the hard disk, for this 

reason it is possible to play, pause, fast forward and reward. 

1. Pressing the button [] several times, you can 

settle the speed of forward. Options: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x or 24x. 

2. By pressing the key [>] or [< ] several times you can adjust 

the forward or return speed to move very slowly. Options: 

1/2x, 1/4x and 1/8x. 

3. Using the key [Shift] you can see the time difference 

between your reproduction and the real time. If you press the 

key [Shift] again you will see the list of the recordings that 

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4. In order to leave the Time Shift option, press the key [stop] 

to equal the difference between the reproduction time with the 

real one. 

2.20. FIND 

1. Press [FIND] key can open the “Find” window. 

2. After input each character, the program list on the left 

will search the channel according your input, and list the 

matched channel. 

3. Press [Blue] key can close “Find” window. 

2.21. VIDEO FORMAT 

In Tv mode, press [RES] key in order to confi gure the output 

format of your receiver. 

2.22. SLEEP 

In TV mode, press [SLEEP] button if you want shut down the 

receiver automatically, you can choose here the time for the 

sleep timer. 

Selection: 10, 30, 60, 90, 120 or Off 

Please change it with the [SLEEP] button. 

* This function will only be available in models with PVR 

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3. EDIT CHANNEL 

Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu (OSD 

12). 

1. Press [ ] to select the Edit Channel item. 

2. Press [OK] to enter the selected item. 

3. Press [ ] to select the wanted menu item. 

4. Press [OK] to enter the selected item among. 

- TV Channel List 

- Radio Channel List 

- Delete All 

3.1. TV CHANNEL LIST 

If you enter the Channel List menu a window like the one 

besides will open (OSD 13). 

1. You can move the highlighted channel with [ ] and 

press [OK] to preview the highlighted program in the preview 

window. 

2. You can enter directly the number of the desired channel with 

the remote control. The selection will select that channel, but it 

will not be previewed until you confi rm with [OK] button. 

3. Press [ ] on the RCU to jump between the channels 

by pages. 

4. Press [ ] to switch the Program Group. 

5. The colour buttons offer further functions to manage the 

channel list. 

3.1.1. FAVOURITE 

1. Press [FAV] and [OK] to open the Favourite window (OSD 14). 

2. You can select between 8 favourites groups with [ ]. 

Press [OK] to assign the channel to a Favourite group. 

3. Press [OK] again in order to assign channel to Favourites. 

4. Press [Exit] button to return to the TV Channel List. The 

channels of Favourites Groups are indicated with a favourite 

icon behind the name. 

3.1.2. MOVE 

1. To move/change channels: Pushing the [Yellow] button and 

then [OK] button, you will see a picture like OSD 15. You will be 

able to move or change the position of the channels: 

2. Move the channel to the desired position with [ ]. 

3. Press [OK] to confi rm the position. 

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CHANNEL 

3.1.3. EDIT CHANNEL 

1. Press [Blue] button to open the “Edit” window. 

2. You can Delete, Sort, and Edit the channel (OSD 16). 

3. Press [Exit] to leave the Channel Editing. The system will ask 

you to confi rm the saving of the changes you made. 

3.1.3.1. SORT 

1. Press [Red] to open the Sort window (OSD 17). Press [ 

] to select and [OK] to confi rm your choice. 

2. The ways of sorting are: 

- Name (A-Z): Sorting in Alphabetical Order, ignoring “$” symbol. 

- Name (Z-A): Sorting in Alphabetical Order, ignoring “$” symbol. 

- FTA: Sort channel by free and scrambled sequence. Free 

channels will be listed fi rst and scrambled channels behind 

in the channel list. 

- Lock: Unlocked channels are listed fi rst end locked channels 

at the end. 

3.1.3.2 DELETE 

In Channel Edit menu press [Blue] button to mark a channel 

for deleting. 

Marked channels (OSD 18) will be deleted after you confi rm to 

save the changes when you leave this menu. 

3.1.3.3 EDIT 

In “Channel Edit” menu, press [Green] button and [OK] key to 

enter edit box like OSD 19: 

After modifi cation, pressing [Yelloy] button can save the modifi 

ed value and exit “Edit” mode. 

3.1.4. SKIP 

In TV Channel List menu, press [Green] button and press [OK] 

key to place a Skip icon behind the name of the highlighted 

channel. Marked channels (OSD 20) will be skipped when you 

change channels in TV mode after you confi rm to save the 

changes when you leave this menu. 

3.1.5. LOCK 

In TV Channel List menu, press [Red] button and then [OK] to 

place a Lock icon behind the name of the highlighted channel. 

Marked channels (OSD 21) will be locked and displayed only 

after password has been entered if you confi rm to save the 

changes when you leave this menu. 

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OSD 23 

CHANNEL 

3.2. RADIO CHANNEL LIST 

Basically the operation of “Radio Channel List” is same as “TV 

Channel List”, except that in the small channel window a static 

background will be displayed (OSD 22). 

3.3. DELETE ALL 

A safety question will show up where you have to confi rm fi rst. 

Select “Yes” to delete all channels or “No” to cancel and confi rm 

with [OK] (OSD 23). 

Pressing [Exit] will exit the function directly without saving. 

? FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION 

Q: IF I incautiously delete all channels, what should I do? 

A: There are two ways to restore: 

- To re-search all channels at the “Installation” menu. 

- Use “Factory Default” function to restore all channels in the 

“Tools” menu. The receiver will load the factory channels. 

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4. INSTALLATION 

Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu (OSD 

24). 

1. Press [ ] to select the Installation item. 




- Antenna Connection 

- Satellite List 

- Antenna Setup 

- Single Satellite Search 

- Multi Satellite Search 

- TP List 

4.1. ANTENNA CONNECTION 

When you enter the “Antenna connection” menu you can see a 

window like the one beside (OSD 25). 

LNB: Press the arrows [ ] on the remote to select the 

“Motorized Antenna” option in case you have an installation 

with an engine. If you do not have an engine, choose “Fixed 

Antenna”. 

4.2. SATELLITE LIST 

When you enter the “Satellite List” menu you can see a window 

like the one beside (OSD 26): 

1. Move through the satellite list using [ ] and mark/ 

unmark the satellites that you want pressing [OK] 

2. Press [Red] button to enter edit satellite menu (OSD 27). 

You can edit the satellite’s name and its longitude. Once you 

have edited the satellite, select “Save” option and confi rm with 

[Yellow] button. If you prefer to exit without saving the changes 

press [Blue] button. 

3. Press [Green] button to open the “Add satellite” window. 

You can edit the satellite’s name and its longitude. Once you 

have edited the satellite, select “Save” option and confi rm with 

[Yellow] button. If you prefer to exit without saving the changes 

press [Blue] button. 

4. After pressing [Blue] button you will be asked “Are you sure 

to delete?”. Select “Yes” to delete the marked satellite. Select 

“No” to cancel the operation. 

5. Press [Exit] to save the changes and go to the previous 

window. 



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OSD 30 

INSTALLATION 

4.3. ANTENNA SETUP 

Depending on how the “Antenna Connexion” section is 

confi gured, it will allow confi guring different parameters: 

• (Fixed Antenna) (OSD 28): 

- Satellite: Press [ ] to switch Satellites or press [OK] to 

enter satellite list to select directly. 

- LNB frequency: Use [ ] in order to change among 

“Universal”, a specifi c “Polarity and Band”, “Unicable” or a 

specifi c frequency of the local oscillator. 

Note: If you have an Unicable installation that allows you to 

distribute a satellite signal through a unique cable up to 8 

receivers as maximum, in this menu option you can confi gure 

the receiver. If you select “Unicable”, press the [green] button 

to select a center frequency to the receiver and press the [red 

button to choose the frequency of a channel. 

- On “Transponder” item use [ ] to select the desired 

transponder. 

- DiSEqC1.0: Use [ ] to switch the options of DiSEqC 

switches. 

- DiSEqC1.1: Use [ ] to switch the options of DiSEqC1.1 

switches. 

- 22K: Use [ ] to switch “ON” and “Off”. The 22 kHz signal 

is used in KU Universal LNBs to change between low 

band and high band. After choosing LNB type “Universal” 

you cannot modify 22K. 

- Toneburst (0/12V): Press [ ] to switch this function 

“On” or “Off”. 

- Polarity: Press [ ] to switch between “Auto / H / V”. 

• (Motorized Antenna) (OSD 29): 

- LNB type: Use [ ] in order to change among “Universal” 

, “Unicable” or a specifi c frequency of the local oscillator. 

Note: If you have an Unicable installation that allows you to 

distribute a satellite signal through a unique cable up to 8 

receivers as maximum, in this menu option you can confi gure 

the receiver. If you select “Unicable”, press the [green] button 

to select a center frequency to the receiver and press the [red 

button to choose the frequency of a channel. 

- Motor Type: Press [ ] to select between DiSEqC1.2 and 

USALS”. 

- Local Longitude: Geographic length of your position 

(USALS). 

- Local Latitude: Geographic latitude of your position 

(USALS). 

- Delete all: Deletes all the satellite positions saved. 

- Motor Setting: It allows confi guring all the engine positions. 

- Limit Setup: It allows confi guring the East and West position 

of the engine. 

Press [Exit] to save the changes. 

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OSD 34 

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4.4. SINGLE SEARCH 

When you enter the “Single Satellite Search” menu you can see 

a window like OSD 30: 

You can edit the following items: 

1. Satellite: Press [ ] to switch Satellites or press [OK] to 

enter satellite list to select directly. 

2. In the “FTA Only” item, press [ to select to scan only 

free channels or even scrambled channels. If you select “Yes” it 

will scan free channels only. 

3. In “Scan Channel” item, press [ ] to select to scan TV 

+ Radio Channels, just TV channels or just Radio channels. 

4. Network Search: If you select this option as “No”, the receiver 

will search the selected Satellite. In case you select “Yes”, the 

NIT (Network Identifi cation) will be identifi ed and the receiver 

will automatically search all the TP of this network. 



6. Move the highlight to “Search” and press [OK] button to 

start scanning. Bars are showing the progress of the channel 

scanning in the lower part of the window and the found channels 

are listed. You can stop the scan with [Exit] and save the so far 

found channels (OSD 31). 

4.5. MULTI SEARCH 

Entering in this menu, you can make a search in all the 

satellites of the list confi gured in the “Satellites list” option. The 

confi guration options are the same as in the individual search 

section. 

After selecting Antenna Setup another window will be opened 

(OSD 32). 

You can edit the following items: 

1. Satellite: Press [OK] to enter satellite list. 

2. In the “FTA Only” item, press [ to select to scan only 

free channels or even scrambled channels. If you select “Yes” it 


3. In “Scan Channel” item, press [ ] to select to scan TV 

+ Radio Channels, just TV channels or just Radio channels. 

4. Network Search: If you select this option as “No”, the receiver 

will search the selected Satellite. In case you select “Yes”, the 

NIT (Network Identifi cation) will be identifi ed and the receiver 

will automatically search all the TP of this network. 



6. Move the highlight to “Search” and press [OK] button to 

start scanning. Bars are showing the progress of the channel 

scanning in the lower part of the window and the found channels 

are listed. You can stop the scan with [Exit] and save the so far 

found channels (OSD 33). 

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OSD 36 

OSD 37 

OSD 38 

INSTALLATION 

4.6. TP LIST 

When you open the “TP List” menu you will see a window like 

the one beside (OSD 34). 

1. Press [ ] to change the marked satellite. Press [ 

] to change the marked TP. 

2. Press [Red] button to open the “Edit TP” menu (OSD 36). Here 

you can edit the Transponder’s data like frequency, polarity and 

Symbol Rate. In this window, the search of the channels of the TP 

can be done selecting the “Search” option and pressing [OK]. 

3. Press [Green] button to open the “Add TP” menu (OSD 

35). Here you can add a new TP and setup its parameters like 

frequency, polarity and Symbol Rate. 

4. Press [Yellow] button will open a dialog box asking you to 

confi rm the deletion of the current TP (OSD 37). If you select 

“Yes” all the related channels will be deleted. If you select “No” 

the operation will be cancelled. 

5. Press the key [Blue] to make a searching of the selected TP. 

When selecting this option a new window will appear, here you 

will be able to confi gure the following parameters (OSD 38): 

- On “FTA Only” item, press [ ] to select scanning of all 

channels or just scanning of free channels. If you select “Yes” it 


- On “Scan Channel” item, press [ ] to select the scanning 

range from TV + Radio Channels, only TV channels or only 

Radio channels. 

- Network Search: If you select this option as “No”, the receiver 

will search the selected TP. In case you select “Yes”, the NIT 

(Network Identifi cation) will be identifi ed and the receiver will 

automatically search all the TP of this network. 

6. Press [OK] to start scanning. 

7. On the “TP Scan” item, press [Exit] to cancel the scanning 

and saving the found channels. 

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5. SYSTEM SETUP 

Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu . 

1. Press [ ] to select the System Setup item. 


In the System Setup menu (OSD 39): 



- OSD Language 

- TV System 

- Display Setting 

- Local Time Setting 

- Timer Setting 

- Parental Lock 

- OSD setting 

- Favorite 

- Other 

5.1. OSD LANGUAGE 

When you enter to “Language” menu, you will see the screen 

like below (OSD 40): 

1.OSD Language: press [ ] key to select languages, the 

selections of languages include: English, French, German, 

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Turkish and 

Arabic. 

2. First Audio: Some channels offer more than one audio 

language. This function allows you to set the preferred audio 

language for those channels using [ ]. If a channel offers 

the same audio language as the “First Audio” you set the 

system will play this audio language as default. If the channel 

does not offer this audio language then the system will compare 

the offered languages with the second audio language. 

3. Second Audio: If the channel has no audio language that 

corresponds with “First Audio” but with “Second Audio” the 

system will play the second audio language as default. If no 

audio language corresponds with the “Second Audio” then 

the default language of the current channel will be played 

instead. 

4. Teletext: You can choose the predetermined language of 

the teletex using the keys [ ]. 

5. Press [Exit] to return back from “Language” menu. 

5.2. TV SYSTEM 

When you enter to “TV System” menu, you will see the screen 


1. Display Mode is used to switch the display mode. You can 



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OSD 43 

SYSTEM SETUP 

select from 480i / 480p / 576i / 576p / 720p_50 / 720p_ 

60 / 1080i_25 / 1080i_30 / 1080p_50 / 1080p_60 in 

YUV mode and 480i / 576i in RGB mode. Press [ ] to 

select the desired mode. 

2. Aspect Mode is used for switching the screen aspect ratio 

mode. Now we provide below options: 4:3 PS / 4:3 LB / 

16:9 / AUTO. You can press [ ] key to select each mode 

circularly. 

3. In video output you can choose, by the means of [ ] 

keys, the video output mode: RGB / YUV. We recommend 

selecting YUV mode when the connection is made 

by HDMI, if on the contrary it is made by scart cable, we 

recommend selecting RGB mode. 

4. Digital Audio Out: It will allow you to select the type of 

audio digital output. Options: LPCM Out / BitStream Out. 

If you connect this output to a device with Dolby digital, 

select BitStream Out option. 

5. Press [Exit] key to draw back from “TV System” menu. 

5.3. DISPLAY SETTING 

When you enter to “Display Setting” menu, you will see 

window like below (OSD 32): 

This menu will allow you to set the features of the image. 

Options: 

1.Brightness: 0-100% 

2.Contrast: 0-100% 

3.Saturation: 0-100% 

4.Hue: 0-100% 

5.Sharpness: 0-9 

5.4. LOCAL TIME SETTINGS 

When you enter to “Local Time Setting” menu, you will see 

window like below (OSD 43): 

1. Region is used for selecting the country which you are in. 

You can press [ ] key to select each mode circularly. 

2. GMT Usage: This item is use for open the usage of GMT. 

You can press [ t] keys to switch “Off / On”. If, on the 

contrary, you want it to be automatic according to the time 

you get from the signal (GMT: Region / Set by user). 

3. The “GMT Offset” item is valid only when the setting of 

“GMT Usage” is “Off”. You can press [ ] keys to switch 

“GMT Offset” value, and the range is “-12:00 ~ +12:00”, 

increase each half hour progressively. 

4. Summer Time: this option is only available when “GMT 

Usage” is enabled. Use [ ] to switch On/Off the summer 

timetable. 

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5. “Date” and “Time” items are valid only when the setting of 

“GMT Usage” is “Off”. You can press [ ] keys to moving 

highlight and use number keys to input directly. 

6. Press [Exit] key to return back from ”TV System” menu. 

5.5. TIMER SETTING 

When you enter “Timer Setting”, you will see the window like 

OSD 44. You can press [ ] keys to set Timer number, 

and there are 8 timers in total. When you press [OK] key you 

will see a screen like beside (OSD 45): 

1. Current time information will display on the fi rst column; if 

the current time is incorrect, please modify the time information 

in “Time” item. 

2. Timer Mode: There are several modes for Timer to setting, 

include Off, Once, Daily. 

3. Timer Type: You can choose between “DVR Recorder” * 

/“Radio Recorder” * (so you can program a recording of a 

TV or a Radio channel), “Reproduce Channel” / “Reproduce 

Radio” (that way, you will assign the alarm function to a concrete 

TV or Radio channel) 

4. Wake up Channel: press [OK] key to enter channel list and 

select channel that you want to setting. 

5. Wake up Date: use number keys to input your wakeup 

date. 

6. Wake up Time: use number keys to input your wakeup 

time. Once the time’s up, no matter what the system is in 

standby mode or in playing mode, the system will automatically 

switch to the channel you want and start to play. 

7. Duration: Please introduce the duration of the timing. 

8. PS Record: In this option you can select betwenn PS or 

ts format. 

9. Press [Exit] can exit the current menu. 



5.6. PARENTAL LOCK 

You can set a password for anyone who wishes to operate in 

the “Installation” menu. And you can also set the password 

for the lock channels. (How to set the lock channel please 

refer to LOCK) Here will show you how to setting and how to 

revising the password. 

In “Parental Lock” function, press [OK] key, there will pop an 

dialogue for you to input the password. The default password 

is “0000”. When you input the correct password, you will see 

a screen like below(OSD 46): 

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OSD 48 

SYSTEM SETUP 

1. Menu Lock determining that when user wish to enter 

“Installation” menu, whether have to input Password or not. 

If the setting of “Menu Lock” is “Yes” which means user 

have to key in password, set “No” means unlock. 

2. Channel Lock determining that when user wish to play the 

lock channels, whether have to input the password or not. 

If the setting is “Yes”, play the channels with lock mark will 

show up a dialogue on the screen and ask for the password. 

If the setting of “Channel Lock ”is “No”, the Lock 

function will invalid. 

3. New Password is used for revising password; you can input 

the new password in this item by using number keys directly. 

After you fi lled in 4 digital numbers, the highlight will auto 

skip to Confi rm Password and ask you to input the new 

password again. If the password is correct, the screen will 

show up a message of “Change password successfully”. 

After fi nish saving and draw back to “System Setup” menu, 

the revising is complete. 

4.Press [Exit] key to draw back from the “Parental Lock” 

menu. 

5.7. OSD SETTING 

When you input to “OSD Setting” menu, you will see a screen 


1. Subtitle display: Select this option for activating / 

desactivating the channel subtitles. 

2. OSD Timeout: If you confi gure this option you will be able 

to change OSD time of information of the channel that is 

tuned in every moment. 

3. OSD Transparency: Besides the setting of “OSD Menu 

Style”, you also can set the transparency of OSD. You can 

press [Left/Right] key to select the values. There are 5 levels 

of transparency, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% and “NO” 

(means no transparency function). 

4. Press [Exit] key to draw back from the “OSD Setting” 

menu. 

5.8. FAVORITE 

In this menu, user is able to change the name of the Favourite 

Groups. Press [OK] to enter this menu and you will see a 

screen like beside (OSD 48). 

To change the name of the Favourites Groups: 

1. Press [ ] and select a Favorite Group. 

2. Press [Ok] button to edit the name of the Group. 

3. Once the name is correct, confi rm pressing [Blue] button. 

4. Select “Exit” to leave this menu. 

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5.9. OTHER 

When you select “Other” you will see a screen like OSD 49: 

5.9.1. LNB POWER 

Here you can set the power output to the LNB. If your receiver 

is connected to the LNB directly then you need to set the 

LNB Power to “On”. If your receiver is connected to a multi 

switch (SMATV signal distribution system) then it may be that 

you don’t need to provide the power to the LNB. But since 

this is depending on the kind of installed distribution system we 

recommend you to contact your installer or to refer to the user 

manual of this system to get the correct information. 

You also just can change this setting and check if you still can 

receive the channels. If the LNB Power is off and you still can 

see all channels then we recommend this setting. 

5.9.2. CHANNEL PLAY TYPE 

In this option you will be able to choose which type of channels 

the receiver shown every time it starts. Press [ ] in order 

to select among All, Free or Scrambled. 

5.9.3. CHANNEL CHANGE 

From this option you will be able to select the effect that will 

be shown in the screen every time you change the channel. 

Press [ ] in order to select between “Black screen” or 

“Freeze” (it will show the frozen image of the cannel you were 

watching). 

5.9.5. AUTO STANDBY 

This option will allow you to activate or deactivate the automatic 

Standby option. Options: On, Off. 

-On: The receiver will be in standby mode automatically after 

3 hours, as long as during this time no commands have been 

sent to the receiver through the remote control or buttons of 

the front panel, and no programmed timers are run. 

-Off: Auto standby function gets deactivated. 

Use [ ] in order to turn this option on/off. 

5.9.6. CLOCK IN STANDBY 

If you wish to see the current time in the display while the 

receiver is in standby mode, you should confi gure this option 

“On”. 

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OSD 51 

OSD 52 

OSD 53 

TOOLS 

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6.TOOLS 

Press [Menu] in the TV mode to enter the main menu. 

1. Press [ ] to select the Tools item. 


In the Tools menu (OSD 50): 



- Information 

- Load Factory Default 

- Software Upgrade by USB 

6.1 INFORMATION 

1. When you enter to “Information” menu, you will see a screen 

like above (OSD 51). The screen displays some parameters 

of information of current channel, and this function 

same as the function [Information] in the full screen play 

mode. 

2. Press [Exit] key to draw back from “Tools” menu. 

6.2 LOAD FACTORY DEFAULT 

When you press [OK] on the “Factory Setting” item: 

1. A warning message will be displayed like the one beside 

(OSD 52). 

2. If you select “Yes” then all changes you made will be reset 

to default values. Make sure you really want to do this! 

3. Press [Exit] in both steps will close the window without 

resetting the receiver. 

6.3 SOFTWARE UPGRADE BY USB 

This option allows updating the software of the receiver with 

the received data from a USB 2.0 memory device. To do 

it, connect a USB 2.0 memory device to the receiver and 

accede to this menu option (OSD 53). 

The last software version to be loaded must be placed at the 

root path of your USB device. 

1. Upgrade mode: Select with [ ] , the mode of upgrading. 

2. Update fi le: Select with [ ] the name of the fi le to be 

loaded. 

3. Select “Start” and press [OK]. An alert message appears 

indicating not to take out the memory device during the 

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4. Once the fi le has been loaded, it requires the conformity 

to end the upgrading process, writing into the receiver 

the upgrading. Select “Yes” and press [OK] to upgrade the 

receiver. In case during the reading of the fi le, it is corrupted 

or it would be a not appropriated for this model of receiver, 

an alert messagewould appear “Error reading the USB 

disk”. 

5. After pressing [OK] the receiver will write into the Flash 

memory, and it will reboot to end the upgrading process. 

For further information about the upgrading of the receivers, 

please visit http://www.ftemaximal.com, in the chapter about 

upgrading receivers. 

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OSD 55 

OSD 56 

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7.GAMES 

When you enter “Game” menu (OSD 54), you will see two 

games including Othello and Sudoku. 

7.1 OTHELLO 

1. Moving highlight to “Setup” and press [Left/Right] keys to 

select the game level (degree of diffi culty) (OSD 55). 

2. Moving highlight to “Start” and press [OK] key to start the 

game. 

3. Moving highlight to [Exit] keys and press [OK] key to draw 

back from the game. 

4. Start on the game: 

• [ /[ ] use these arrow keys to guide chessman. 

• [OK] — set chessman. 

• [Exit] — Quit game and draw back to “Game” menu. 

7.2 SUDOKU 

1. Moving highlight to “Setup” and press [Left/Right] keys to 

select the game level (degree of diffi culty) (OSD 56). 

2. Moving highlight to “Start” and press [OK] key to start the 

game. 

3. Select the option “Replay” and press [OK] in order to start 

again the same game. 

4. Select the option “Solve” and press [OK] in order to see the 

solution of the game. 

5. Moving highlight to [Exit] keys and press [OK] key to draw 

back from the game. 

6. Use the keys , , to guide the pointer. 

7. Use the numeric keypad in order to add a number in every 

square. 

8. [Exit] — Quit game and draw back to “Game” menu. 

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8. REC & MEDIA 

Press the key [Menu] on the remote control to go to the main 

menu (OSD 57). 

1. Press the arrows on the remote control [ ] to select 

the option REC 

2. Press [Ok] to enter the submenu REC 

3. Press the keys on the remote control[ ] to move to 

the different options on the menu. 

4. Press [Ok] to go to the selected option on the submenu. 

- Media Player 

- HDD Information * 

- PVR Setting * 

8.1. MEDIA PLAYER 

In this menu option you can accede and manage the contents 

of the HDD previously copied from your computer. 

You also can create playlists of music or pictures (OSD 58). 

You can move through the different type of fi les (Image, 

video, recordings * and music) by pressing the key [0] of your 

remote. 

Press [Menu] button to Exit. 



OSD 58 

Preview window of 

the selected fi le 

Information about 

the selected fi le. 

- PLAYLIST 

These lists are created adding the fi les you want to the previous 

lists. You can create 2 lists: 

- Picture List 

- Music List 



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REC 

In order to open the Play list, you have to go the Music or Image 

menu. Press [Red button] in order to open the Play list. 

In order to open the play list, please press [OK] and select 

which fi le you wish to open (OSD 59). 

1. Press [Red button] in any fi le from a list in order to move it to 

the position you wish. 

2. Press [Green button] on any fi le from one list to delete the 

fi le. 

3. Press [Yellow button] on any fi le from one list to delete all 

the fi les contained. 

4. Press the keys [ ] to move along the fi les and press 

[OK] to enter and exit of the folders or open a fi le or playlist. 

8.1.1.ADDING A NEW FILE TO THE LIST 

1. Go over the fi le you want to add to your customized playlist 

and press the [Green] button. 

2. In order to add all the fi les to the Play list, press [Yellow 

button]. 

8.1.2.SORT FILE 

1. Press the [red] key to open the Sort window (OSD 60). 

Press [ ] to select and [OK] to confi rm your choice. 

2. The ways of sorting are: 

- Default: Sorting by scanning result. 

- Name (A-Z): Sorting in Alphabetical Order, ignoring “$” symbol. 

- Schedule: It organizes the fi les, placing the most recent ones 

fi rst. 

- Size: It organizes the fi les, placing the smallest ones fi rst. 

- Favourites: It organizes the fi les, placing the favourites fi rst. 

8.1.3. EDIT 

Select the option “Edit” by pressing the key [Blue], When 

you get to this option in the menu you will be able to rename,copy, 

delete and create new folders. 

8.1.3.1. RENAME FILES 

1. Press the key [Red] to rename a fi le (OSD 61). 

2. Press OK [Yellow] to go out and modify the name. 

3. Press the [Exit] key to leave. A window will ask for confi rmation 

to save the changes. 

8.1.3.2. COPY FILES 

1. Press the key [Green] over the fi le you wish to copy in order 

to get to the “Copy” menu 

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2. Select the route where you wish to copy the fi le and press 

the key [Green] in order to do so. 

3. Press the key [Exit] to exit. 

8.1.3.3. DELETE FILES 

1. In order to delete one or more fi les, press the key [Yellow] 

over the fi le you wish to delete (if you want to delete several 

fi les, select them one by one). 

2. A mark will appear after the name of the fi le 

3. The marked fi les will be deleted after you get out from this 

menu 

8.1.3.4. NEW FOLDERS 

1. Press the key [Blue] in the route you wish to create a new 

folder (OSD 63). 

2. Once you have assigned a name to the folder, press option 

“OK” [Yellow] to go out of the menu. 

8.1.4.AUDIO PLAYER 

1. Press [OK] over the.MP3 fi le or list of .MP3 fi les you want 

to play. 

2. A Player will be opened as it is shown in the picture. 

-[2]: It changes among the different ways of replay: random, 

list or single. 

8.1.5.PICTURE VIEWER 

1. Press [OK] over the fi le .JPG that you want to show. 

2. The selected image will be shown in the screen and the 

reproduction of the images will start in slide show way. 

3. You can rotate the picture with the buttons [ ]. (OSD 64) 

8.1.5.1. CONFIGURE THE SLIDE SHOW 

*Only available for the picture playlist (OSD 65). 

This function allows you to confi gure the “slide show”, therefore, 

1. Select setup option, press [2]. 

2. A new window will appear where you should confi gure some 

parameters: 

- Time of viewing each picture on the screen. 

- Repeat: When the playlist fi nishes, it starts again. 

8.1.5.2. MULTIVIEW 

This function allows visualizing 9 images at the same time. 

1. Select multiview mode, press [3] (OSD 66). 

Press [OK] over the image fi le you want to see in full screen. 

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8.1.6. VIDEO PLAYER 

1.Press the button [OK] over a video fi le (OSD 67). 

2. The fi le will be played on the screen. 

3. Press the key [Exit] to exit. 

8.1.7. HOW TO REPRODUCE A RECORDING * 

If you want to reproduce a recording, you only have to select it 

and press the key [OK]. 

8.1.7.1. HOW TO RENAME A RECORDING * 

1. Press the key [Red] to rename a recording. 

2. A window will appear where you can change the name of 

the record (OSD 68). Press OK [Yellow] to go out and modify 

the name. 

3. Press the [Exit] key to leave. A window will ask for confi rmation 

to save the changes. 

8.1.7.2. HOW TO BLOCK A RECORDING * 

With this function it is possible to block a recording so it is necessary 

to introduce a password to watch it. 

1. If you want to block a recording, select it and press the 

[Green] key. 

2. A window appears and asks for the password. If it has not 

been modifi ed, it is by default the code “0000”. 

3. The blocked channel is marked with an icon (OSD 69). 

4. In order that the blockade of channels work, it is necessary 

that the blocking option is activated in the menu of “Blockade 

with password”. 

5. Press the key [Exit] to leave. 

8.1.7.3. HOW TO DELETE A RECORDING * 

1. To delete one or more recordings, press the [Blue] key on 

the recording you want to delete (if you want to delete several 

recordings, select them one by one). 

2. A mark will appear on the name of the channel (OSD 70). 

3. The marked recordings will be deleted once you exit the 

menu. 

8.2. HDD INFORMATION 

In the HDD information submenu you can see the capacity 

of the hard disk. You also see the free space available (OSD 

71).1. Press the key [Yellow] and a new window will appear, 

where you will have to choose the kind of format that you want 

to assign to the partition. Options: FAT or NTFS . Press [OK] 

over one of the options (OSD 72). The hard disk will be formatted 

and it will lose all the recordings in the memory. 

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NOTE: There is no turning back for this process. After the 

selection of one of these options, the data will be deleted. 

2. Press the key [Blue] to assign space in the disk according to 

the action you wish to do (OSD 73). Options: 

- REC & TMS: It assigns half of the free space in the disk to 

making timeshift and the other half for making recordings. 

- REC: It assigns the whole free space for recordings. 

- TMS: It assigns the whole free space for timeshift. 

8.3. PVR SETTING * 

In this menu you will be able to confi gure the Timeshift activation 

and the recording format (OSD 74). 

1. You can confi gure the Timeshift in two ways: 

On: From the moment the user access to the channel, the 

receiver keeps all the channel information in a buffer. 

Off: the receiver will no store any channel information. If the 

users makes a Pause the image will stop, but when he wants 

to continue watching the program it will be running in the current 

moment. 

2. With this option you can settle the jump marks forward and 

reward. 

On a current reproduction, press the keys [||] to 

make a jump of a certain period of time on the reproduction. 

This period is confi gurable and the jumps can be: 30s, 1, 5, 

10 and 30 minutes. 

If they are confi gured every 10 minutes, each time that you 

press this key, it will jump automatically 10 minutes forward/ 

reward on the reproduction. 

3. In the “Timeshift recording” option we can select between 

two options: 

-On: It allows the running of the Timeshift while recording a 

channel. 

- Off: The Timeshift option gets disabled while recording. 

8.4. SAFELY REMOVE STORAGE DEVICE 

In “Tools” menu, select “Safely Remove Storage Device”, 

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Video 

Decoding 

Bit rate 

Output 

Aspect ratio 

Active pixel (Scart) 

Active pixel (HDMI) 

Output connectors 

Audio 

Decoding 

Mode 

Bit rate 

Output connectors 

Demodulator 

Demodulation 

Bit rate 

Outer code 

Inner code 

Energy dispersion 

Input Signal 

Frequency 

Input Level 

Band Width 

Input connector 

LNB control 

LNB supply 

Polarized control 

DiSEqC control 

Miscellanous 

USB Connector 

Media Formats (With a hard disk connected 

to USB 2.0 port.) 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

MPEG-2 SD&HD, MPEG4 AVC SD&HD/H.264 

Máx. 20 Mbps 

PAL 

4:3 PS, 4:3 LB, 16:9, Auto 

480i / 576i 

480i / 480p / 576i / 576p / 720p_50 / 720p_60 / 

1080i_25 / 1080i_30 / 1080p_50 / 1080p_60 

HDMI / Scart 

MPEG-2/MPEG-1 layer I, II, III / AAC / Dolby Digital 

Mono, Dual, Stereo, Joint stereo 

Max. 384kbps 

HDMI / Scart / RCA / Coaxial SPDIF 

QPSK, 8PSK 

SCPC / MCPC 

RS ( 204, 188, 8 ) 

ALL DVB rates 

DVB-S & DVB-S2 recommendation 

950 - 2150MHz 

-65dBm - 25dBm 

36 MHz 

F-Type connector 

13/18V (400mA max.) with short circuit protection 

13/18V (vertical/horizontal) Polarization 

DiSEqC1.0, DiSEqC1.1 and DiSEqC 1.2 

2.0 

Image: .JPG / .BMP// Audio: .MP3 / .OGG / .WAV 

Record * : .TS / .PS 

Vídeo: .AVI (MPEG1/ MPEG2 /H.264/ Xvid / DviX ) 

.MKV (MPEG1/ MPEG2 /H.264/ Xvid / DviX) 

.MP4 (H.264) // .MOV (H.264) 

Supply voltage 

175~250 VAC 50~60 Hz 

Powe consumption 

Max. 30 Watt 

Standby consumption (LPC Mode)

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PART OF THE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY CE 

“WE , FTE MAXIMAL, DECLARE THAT THE PRODUCT 

MAX S400 HD 

IS IN CONFORMITY WITH FOLLOWING DIRECTIVES 

LOW VOLTAGE DIRECTIVE 2006/95/EC 

EMC DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC” 

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