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    DSR 300/00 DSR 310/00 U B M P K Doc_DSR300.qxd 29/11/04 13:18 Page 1[...]

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    Safety instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be r ead and understood before operating the receiv er . F or best results: - Position y our receiv er a wa y fr om radiators or other heat sources. - Lea ve a space of at least 3 cm ar ound the receiv er for v entilation, making sure that the v entilation holes are not obstructed[...]

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    Quick installation guide Connecting to a TV and a VCR/D VD pla y er using SCAR T Suppor t Note: for best D VD/VCR viewing, connect the D VD/VCR SC AR T EXT 1 directly to a SC AR T of the TV set. Connecting to a Digital Amplifier/Home Theatre/HiFi set English QUICK INST ALLA TION GUIDE 3 AB to AC outlet LR AUDIO Digital input Analogue input Audio eq[...]

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    4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS English Safety instructions 2 For best r esults 2 Mains connection 2 Meaning of symbols 2 Quick installation guide 3 Connecting to a TV and a VCR/D VD pla yer using SC AR T Support 3 Connecting to a Digital Amplifier/Home Theatr e/HiFi set 3 1 Intr oduction 6 2 Pr oduct description 7 2.1 Unpacking the pr oduct 7 2.2 Front panel[...]

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    6.7.3 T o delete a running timer while watching digital TV or listening to digital radio 21 6.7.4 T o delete a running timer set while the receiv er was in standby 21 7 Menu 22 7.1 General information 22 7.1.1 Basics about menu na vigation 22 7.1.2 Cancel/Stor e changes 22 7.2 Guide (Electr onic Programme Guide) 22 7.3 Channel Manager 23 7.3.1 Chan[...]

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    1 Intr oduction Thank you f or buying this product fr om Philips and congratulations! The Philips Digital Satellite Receiver allo ws you to view a wide variety of fr ee-to-air satellite channels with the best digital picture and sound quality . With this product y ou can enjoy advanced functions and features including: - Digital picture and sound q[...]

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    2 Pr oduct description 2.1 Unpacking the pr oduct Unpack the receiv er and check to mak e sure that all of the follo wing items are included in the package: - 1 x Remote Control Unit - 1 x User Man ual - 2 x AA batteries - 1 x SCAR T Cable - 1 x Po wer Cor d. - 1 x W arranty booklet Plastic bags can be dangerous. K eep the bag a wa y from babies an[...]

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    1 ST ANDBY button: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch the receiv er OFF . 2 Red LED indicator : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displa y receiv er status (see status indicator table). 3 Gr een LED indicator : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displa y r eceiv er status (see status indicator table). 4 Remo[...]

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    English PR ODUCT DESCRIPTION 9 2.3 Rear panel 1 LNB IN (*): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connect the coaxial cable from the satellite dish antenna. Refer to chapter 5 f or recommended connection diagrams. 2 RF OUT (*): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RF output used to connect y our receiv er to a[...]

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    10 REMO TE CONTR OL English 3 Remote contr ol Mute - Audio mute Standby - Standby TV / RADIO - T oggle between TV / Radio mode P+ / P- - Select next / pre vious channel 0-9 - Channel selection in digital TV mode TV / STB - T oggle between Digital and Analogue TV/VCR/D VD . RED , GREEN, YELLO W , BLUE (blue) resp . V (white) Scrolls one Page Up or o[...]

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    English REMO TE CONTR OL 11 Do not dispose of the batteries with your household waste. The Philips batteries supplied with your r eceiver’ s remote do not contain hea vy metals such as Mercury or Lead Cadmium. Nev er theless, in many countries, exhausted batteries cannot be disposed of with your household waste. Please enquire about the local r e[...]

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    12 CONNECTING Y OUR RECEIVER English 4 Connecting y our receiv er There ar e sev eral wa ys you can connect and incorporate y our digital receiv er into your existing audio/video equipment set-up . W arning! Bef or e star ting to connect: - Unplug all equipment (TV set as w ell as the VCR and/or D VD if requir ed) from the mains. - Do not connect y[...]

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    4.2 Connecting to a TV and a VCR/D VD pla yer using the SCAR T Support Note: f or best D VD/VCR vie wing, connect the D VD/VCR SC AR T EXT 1 directly to the TV SC AR T . English CONNECTING Y OUR RECEIVER 13 TV set VCR/DVD Satellite Receiver Cable or Off-air Antenna IN FROM ANT to AC outlet OUT TO ANT EXT 1 EXT 2 SCART Satellite Dish Antenna Doc_DSR[...]

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    4.3 Connecting to a Digital Amplifier/Home Theatre/HiFi system Analo gue connection (A) Connect the L/R audio output sock ets to the relevant L/R audio input sock ets of your audio equipment using a double CINCH cable (not supplied). Consult the user manual of y our audio equipment to choose the proper analogue audio inputs. Digital connection (B) [...]

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    Requirements f or fast and successful star t-up are as f ollows: - you alr eady ha ve a satellite antenna installed; - your antenna is cor rectly pointed at the a pplicable satellite transponders (Astra, Hotbird, Eutelsat, …); - your r eceiver is connected to the antenna, TV set and other equipment according to the diagrams in chapter 4. Switch O[...]

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    5.2 Channel scanning During the scanning process, the following information is reported on screen: - the number of TV and Radio channels detected, - the scanning progr ess, indicated as a percentage, - the strength of the signal and the quality of r eception. Note: if you press <OK> dur ing the scanning process , you interr upt the scanning a[...]

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    5.3.1 Antenna Setting - T o continue , press <OK>. The Antenna Setting scr een appears to help y ou with the installation process and to adjust your settings if needed. - Choose a satellite for the applicable port and enter the LNB type (universal b y default) and LNB frequencies. Y ou can test the signal by pr essing the <Green> k ey o[...]

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    18 GENERAL VIEWING FUNCTION This section describes the basic functions a vailable while watching satellite TV or listening to satellite Radio. For general menu na vigation information, see Basics about menu na vigation. 6.1 Receiv er wak e up Y our receiv er is in standby .T o wake it up , press an y of the following on the r emote control: - numer[...]

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    6.3.2 Using the channel list - For a complete o verview of the a vailable channels while watching satellite TV or listening to satellite radio, press <OK> on the remote contr ol. A channel list is displa yed on the left-hand side of the screen. Note: if you press <B ACK>, the channel list disappear s . - T o select a channel, scroll up [...]

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    6.6.2 Audio Control - T o access audio settings, select the Setup menu from the main menu, then select System Setting. The System Setting screen a ppears. - Select Audio Output. Default Audio Output setting is Ster eo. - Select the desired value (Left, Right, Mono, or Stereo) and press <OK> to sa ve your changes and exit the scr een. 6.6.3 Au[...]

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    - Press the <Red> colour k ey to set a recor ding timer on the selected programme. Alternatively , press the <Green> colour k ey to set a reminder on the pr ogramme . - Enter your PIN code if necessary , and then set the timer type as appr opriate. By default, other settings correspond to the selected programme. - Press <OK> to co[...]

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    22 MENU 7.1 General information The Menu giv es access to all the functions of your r eceiver: o Guide o Channel Manager o Parental Contr ol o Timer Manager o Set-up Menu o Installation. 7.1.1 Basics about menu na vigation While watching TV or listening to the radio: - Pr ess <MENU> to displa y the Menu screen. - Pr ess t or y to scr oll up o[...]

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    T o view EPG data: - Press <GUIDE> on y our remote control when watching a channel, or select the Guide item from the Men u and press <OK>. - Highlight the name of the pr ogramme for which you want more detailed inf ormation. - Press the <INFO> k ey of the remote contr ol once to get extended information (pr ogramme description) a[...]

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    24 MENU 7.3.1 Channel P ool Select Channel POOL and press <OK> to access the Channel Pool scr een. In this screen, you can: o delete channels from the channel list, o mov e channels to a different position in the list, o lock channels, o sort channels. 7.3.1.1 T o delete channels from the Channel P ool The Delete featur e is used to permanent[...]

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    - Select the channel you want to lock b y pressing <OK>. The selected channel is mark ed with this . Press <OK> again to cancel selection. Y ou are prompted to confirm the changes when you exit the scr een. Note: you can only use this function once you have set up your Pin Code in the P arental Control part of the Setup Menu. 7.3.1.4 T [...]

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    26 MENU 7.4 P arental Contr ol Parental Contr ol is used to: - Block access to your r eceiver and its Men u; - Specify a parental rate to pr otect access to programmes using a PIN code in case the parental rate transmitted with such programmes is higher than the rate y ou set; - Enable channel lock using a Pin Code in order to pr ev ent children fr[...]

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    T o be able to recor d a digital channel using a VCR or D VD recorder , y ou must set both your r ecorder and receiv er : - Y ou must set a timer on your r eceiver . - Y ou must also enable recor ding on the VCR or D VD recor der (refer to the VCR or D VD recorder user manual). 7.5.1 Recording timer Select the Record Timer item from the Timer sub-m[...]

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    28 MENU 7.5.2 Reminder When you set a r eminder for a particular programme, the receiv er sends a warning at the start of that programme and switches automatically to the right channel if y ou accept the reminder message. Select the Reminder item from the Timer sub-menu to access the Reminder screen. T o activate a reminder: - Set the values of the[...]

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    which the selected value is valid are displa yed at the bottom of the screen. - Press <OK> to stor e the selected value and go back to the pre vious screen or <BA CK> to cancel and the screen. In case the information supplied by the satellite is not corr ect, the Time Setting scr een is used to set the actual date and time using the arr[...]

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    30 MENU T o change the setting of your r eceiver: - Press <MENU> to displa y the menu screen. - Press y to scr oll down to System Setting, and then press <OK> to displa y the System Setting menu scr een. - Press y to scr oll down to Remote Control Setting and press <OK>. The Remote Contr ol Setting screen appears, indicating the c[...]

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    7.7 Installation The Installation sub-menu includes the follo wing items: o Antenna Setting o Add Ser vice o Signal T est o Product Identifier o Factor y Default o Software Update. 7.7.1 Antenna Setting This featur e is used to set the antenna settings. - Select Antenna Setting from the Installation men u to access the Antenna Setting screen. Note:[...]

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    32 MENU 7.7.2 Add Service This featur e is used to search for ne w channels. - Select Add Service from the Installation menu to access the Add Service screen. - Select values for the follo wing: • P ort: up to 4 por ts Note: this item is used to configure the DiSEqC option for multiple LNBs. • Satellite: select the appr opriate satellite using [...]

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    English MENU 33 • LNB Fr eq. 2: set automatically according to the satellite and LNB T ype selected. • Fr equency: frequency value corr esponding to the selected transponder or entered man ually using numerical k eys. • Symbol Rate: symbol rate value corr esponding to the selected transponder or entered man ually using numerical k eys. • P [...]

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    34 MENU TREE English 8 Menu tr ee Guide Channel Manager Parental contr ol (Pin Code requir ed) Timer Manager Setup men u Installation Channel POOL Fa vourites Parental contr ol ON/OFF Menu lock ON/OFF Parental Rate New Pin Code Confirm Pin Code Record Timer Reminder Sleep Time Setting System Setting Remote Contr ol Setting Antenna Setting Add Servi[...]

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    English 36 TR OUBLESHOO TING 9 T r oubleshooting Please be a ware that new softwar e may change the functionality of your r eceiver . Should you experience an y difficulties with the operation of the receiv er , please consult the rele vant section of this manual, including this T r oubleshooting section. If the pr oblem cannot be solved, call your[...]

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    English TROUBLESHOO TING 37 Symptom Cause Remedy Intermittent reception. The picture is not sharp and on- scr een text is difficult to r ead. Y ou cannot find all the channels y ou think should be a vailable . The picture on some channels seems to ha ve been str etched or squashed. Even if y ou use the number buttons, you cannot access a particular[...]

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