TechniSat GigaSwitch 9/8 manual

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    GigaSwitch 9/8 Installation instructions[...]

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    1 Uses The multi-switches of the GigaSwitch 9/8 series serve to provide satellite IF signals as well as terrestrial signals for up to 16 parties. Distribution examples include the following: > the full bandwidths of two satellites (analogue and digital programmes of the Astra 19,2° and Eutelsat 13° East satellites) or > eight freely selecta[...]

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    Basic unit (for a maximum of 8 parties) Art. No. 0000/3245 Cascade matrix (for a maximum of 8 parties) Art. No. 0000/3246 Mains pow er ada pter Art. No. 0000/3222 3[...]

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    4 2 Safety notes For your own protection, you should read the safety notes carefully before installing the equipment. The manufacturer accepts no liability for damage caused by inappropriate hand- ling, or by ignoring the safety instructions. > Components should be mounted in a dry room, on a horizontal plane, consisting or flame-resistant mater[...]

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    Insulation should be stripped from the cable as follows: 3.4 Antenna sockets The participants should be connected to the system via antenna sockets (SV 500 or SVT 500). This ensures that terrestrial programmes can be received without the need for an additional socket, and equipment connected in this way is protected from extraneous interfe- rence. [...]

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    Distribution of ter r estrial prog rammes: > Ensure that the terrestrial signals fed into the system are of approximately equal strength. >A terrestrial pre-amplifer is not required. 5 T roubleshooting guide 6 Problem Possible causes Solution No reception on any pola- risation plane. Antenna position not cor- rect Check the position of your a[...]

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    7 1) Relative to broad-band cable signal in BBC grid (36 TV signals, 24 FM programmes), CTB (72dB) / CSO (69dB), in case of terrestrial reception individual stations are often larger , but this is acceptable as long as they remain smaller than 90dBµV 2) in accordance with EN 50083-3: IMA3 35dB 3) In case of split cascading please also consider cab[...]

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    8 Y our equipment is in accordance with CE, and complies with all relevant EU standards! Subject to change, not responsible for printing errors. Correct as at 02/04 T echniSat and GigaSwitch are registered trademarks of T echniSat Digital GmbH P .O.Box 560 D- 54541 Daun, Germany www .technisat.de 190204[...]