R/Evolution 500Plus User manual

USER'S MANUAL

WITH SMART CARD READER

USB2.0 INTERFACE

UNIVERSAL SERIALBUS

Digital Satellite PVR Receiver

500 Plus500 Plus500 Plus

500 Pl us

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Table of contents

1. General Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2

1.1 Important Safety Instructions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2

1.2 Markings on the Rear Panel --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2

2. Control and Functions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3

2.1 Remote Control Unit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3

2.2 Front Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4

2.3 Rear Panel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4

2.4 Installation of receiver ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5

3. Installation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6

3.1 Antenna Setting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6

3.2 Automatic Search ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6

3.3 Manual Search -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6

3.4 Blind Search -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7

3.5 Motor Setting ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7

3.6 Factory Default -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7

4. Channel Manager ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8

4.1 Channel Manager ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8

4.2 Set Favourites --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8

5. Preference --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

5.1 System Options -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

5.2 AV Setting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

5.3 Video Adjust -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

5.4 Time Settings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

5.5 Timer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

5.6 Parental Control ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

5.7 About Receiver ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

6. Game -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

7. General Viewing Function ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

7.1 Program Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

7.2 Channel List ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

7.3 EPG (Electronic Program Guide) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

7.4 Satellite List ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

7.5 Favourite List --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

7.6 Multi Video Type ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

7.7 Zoom Function ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

7.8 Audio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

7.9 TV/Radio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

7.10 TV/SAT mode(Optional) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

7.11 Recall ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

8. USB Function --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

9. Technical Specification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13

10. Trouble Shooting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13

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1. General Information 2. Control and Functions

1.1 Important Safety Instructions

!Read this user manual before starting your operation.

!Never open the cover.

!If you don't use this unit for long time, please pull the power plug out form the outlet. Do not use a

damaged power cord.

!Do not touch the power with wet hands.

!Install the dish with correct direction and angle.

!Install the unit in place with:

Good Ventilation

Suitable Temperature

No Direct Sunrays

Low Humidity

!Do not put heavy objects on the unit.

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1.2 Marks on the Rear Panel

General:

The marks appear on the rear panel of the receiver.

Part 1

CAUTION:

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the rear

panel. Equipment service and maintenance should be

undertaken only by trained technician.

Part 2

This symbol indicates that electric shock may happen due to improper operation.

The symbol indicates that serious danger may happen due to improper operation.

CAUTION

RISK OF E LEC TRIC BHOCK

DO NOT OP EN

SHOCK HAZARO: D O NOT OPEN

RISQUE DE CHOC: NE PAS ENLEVER

2.1 Remote Control Unit

Turn on/off the STB

Switch among TV/AV VCR mode

Show the main menu or exit back to previous menu

Enable or disable the audio output

Select channels or enter programming

Escape from present menu and save the settings

Confirm the selected item or show the channel list

Channel change or move cursor up or down

Volume Control or move cursor left or right

Display the searched satellite list

Display the TV/Radio Program Guide

Display the favourite list

To set the output direction for speaker and change the Audio Language

Switch between TV and Radio mode

To display channel status or various program information for

current channel

Switch to the previous viewed channel

Display position bar on the screen to adjust the antenna or for

manual search

PAL/NTSC selection

Multi-picture function

Zoom in the selected picture

Switch to teletext mode

Switch to subtitle mode

Pause the ongoing video and audio

To record current channel

Play or resume

Stop Play

Fast forward

Fast backward

Time shift

Increase or Decrease the volume

Page up or page down

POWER

TV/SAT

MUTE

0-9

EXIT

CH+/CH-( )( )

VOL+/VOL-( )( )

SAT

EPG

FAV

AUDIO

TV/RADIO

INFO

RECALL

POS

P/N

ZOOM

TTX

SUB.T

PAUSE

REC

T/S

VOL

PAGE

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2.2 Front Panel 2.4 Installation of receiver

2.3 Rear Panel

KEY

CH+/CH-

VOL+/VOL-

FUNCTION

Turn on/off receiver

Shows the main menu or back to previous menu

Confirm the selection, or jump back to last menu

Channel change(Up/Down)

Volume Control(Up/Down)

FUNCTION

Connect to satellite antenna cable

Connect to another receiver( IF loop through output

from digital tuner)

Connect to PC for software upgrade

Connect to TV’s video port

Connect to TV’S audio port

Connect the Ethernet port

UHF RF output to TV

Connect to digital audio amplifier

Power On/Off

CONNECTOR

LNB IN

LOOP OUT

RS232

VIDEO

AUDIO R/L

ETHERNET

RF OUT

COAXIAL

POWER ON/OFF

Please refer to the right way for installation as following picture.

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3. Installation

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! This menu consists of sub-menus as shown below:

Antenna Setting

Automatic Search

Manual Search

Blind Scan

Motor Setting

Factory Default

3.1 Antenna Setting

! Under the Antenna Setting menu, you can edit satellite data and

LNB information.

! Press Red key to enter Automatic Search menu.

! Press Green key to enter Manual Search menu.

! Satellite Name: Select the satellite needs to search.

! Transponder: To show or edit transponder information under current

satellite.

! LNB Type: Select the type of your LNB. If you have universal LNB,

select universal.

! LNB Freq (Low/High Freq): Enter the proper LNB frequency via

RCU or use the keypad displayed by pressing OK key.

! Switches (22k, DiSEqC Switch Setting): To configure the antenna.

! LNB Power: Select the LNB Power to Auto, Off, 14V or 18V.

3.2 Automatic Search

Automatic Search function is a convenient tool to search all preset

satellites at the same time.

! Press Up/Down key to choose desired satellite then press OK key to

confirm, a tickle will appear to indicate the selected satellite.

! Add TP: Press Green key to add TP into default TP list, which is

shown in the right of screen.

! Rename: Press Yellow key to rename the satellite.

! Scan: After selecting the desired satellite, press Blue key to start

channel search through various search modes.

3.3 Manual Search

! Satellite Name: Select the satellite needs to search.

! Transponder: Press Left/Right key to select your desired

transponder. Press OK key to activate TP list.

! Frequency& Symbol Rate: Press Left/Right key to select the

appropriate item or use the numeric key of RCU to input the required

value.

! Polarization: Press Left/Right keys to select the polarization of

transponder between HOR and VER.

! Search Type: FTA means only free to air channels can be searched. CAS means only scrambled

channels can be searched. Select All to search all channels.

! NIT Search: Please Left/Right key to select On or Off.

! Delete TP: Press Green key to delete the current transponder.

! Set PID: Press Yellow key to set the PID and input the Video PID, Audio PID and PCR PID to

search.

3.4 Blind Search

! Satellite Name: Select the satellite needs to be search.

! Start Frequency: Edit the start frequency.

! End Frequency: Edit the end frequency.

! Start Symbol: Edit the start symbol rate.

! End Symbol: Edit the end symbol rate.

! Polarization: Select the polarization type as HOR, VER or ALL.

! NIT Search: Select NIT search as On or Off.

3.5 Motor Setting

If you connect a DiSEqC1.2 motor, select the Motor Setup type to

DiSEqC1.2.

! Satellite Name: Select the satellite that needs to move.

! Motor Setup: Press Left/Right key to select DiSEqC1.2.

! Transponder: Select the transponder to check the signal level.

! Move: Select this item and then keep pressing Left/Right keys to

move your antenna east or west. Use the signal strength and signal

quality bars at the bottom of the screen to judge the best position of the antenna.

! Store Position: Press OK key to save the current position.

! Recalculate All Position: Press OK key to recalculate all satellite position.

! Goto Reference: Press OK key to move the motor to the reference position.

! Limit Setting: Press OK key to set West or East limit.

If you connect a USALS positioner, first get to know your local longitude and latitude, then select the

Motor Setup type as USALS.

! Satellite Name: Select the satellite that needs to move.

! Motor Setup: Press Left/Right key to select USALS.

! Transponder: Select the transponder to check its signal level.

! Local Longitude: Input the local longitude through numeric keys.

! Local latitude: Input the local latitude through numeric keys.

3.6 Factory Default

! Factory default allows user to restore the factory-reset values.

! When you press OK key, the Warning window will appear, if you

select Yes, the system setup will be reset to the default values.

Warning: All previously set data and information will be lost after factory

default.

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4.1 Channel Manager

This menu allows you delete channels, lock channels, move channels,

rename channels, and sort channels etc.

! Delete: Move up or down and press OK key to select desired

channels to delete. Press the color keys to delete all, delete TP and

delete SAT channels.

Note: The deleted channel cannot be watched unless re-searched.

! Lock: Move up or down and press OK key to select desired channels

to lock. Password is needed to see locked channels.

! Move: Move up or down and press OK key to select desired

channels to move. Press RED and Up/Down keys or input numeric

keys to move the selected channel for new location.

! Sort: Press OK key to enter sort type menu. Select the sort order

through Up/Down key and press OK key to confirm.

Alphabet: All the channels will be sorted in alphabetical order.

Satellite: All the channels will be sorted in satellite order.

FTA->CAS: FTA channels will be listed ahead of the scrambled

channels.

CAS->FTA: Scrambled channels will be listed ahead of the FTA

channels.

FAV: Favourite channels will be listed ahead of the others.

! Rename: First select the channel needs to rename, then select Rename icon and press OK key to

confirm. A keypad dialog consisting of a title bar, an alphabet and function keys will appear on the

screen. Use the direction key of RCU to select the required character and press OK key to confirm.

Then the selected character will be shown in the title bar. After finishing the input, use direction key

of RCU to select OK.

4.2 Set Favourites

! This menu allows user to set channel through 8 favourite types.

! Press Up/Down key to select your favourite channel, and press OK

Key to confirm.

! Press OK key again to remove desired channel from favorite list.

! Press Red key to modify name of the favorite group.

4. Channel Manager 5. Preference

! This menu consists of sub-menus as follows:

System Options

AV Setting

Video Adjust

Time Settings

Timer

Parental Control

About Receiver

5.1 System Options

! OSD Language: Press Left/Right key to select your desired

language.

! OSD Transparence: Press Left/Right key to select the transparency

level of the MENU window.

! OSD Timeout: Set the delay time for information banner to

disappeare.

! Audio Language: Select the first language to listen if this language is

supported by current program. This depends on the TV content

provider.

5.2 AV Setting

! Screen Ratio: Select the TV Screen format 4:3 or 16:9.

! Screen Mode: Select the Screen Mode letter Box or Pan Scan.

! Black Freeze: Select the back freeze No or Yes.

! Monitor Type: Select the TV mode AUTO, PAL, NTSC or SECAM.

5.3 Video Adjust

! This function allows user to adjust the screen brightness, contrast,

saturation and hue.

5.4 Time Settings

! Set user's local time.

! Select GMT of users' local area, and set the current date and time.

! The unitwill get time information automatically from the satellite.

! Summer Time: Select whether to use daylight saving for Local time.

5.5 Timer

! 10 timers could be set with various statues such as Off, Once, Daily

and Weekly.

! Use the numeric of RCU to input the Hour and Duration Time.

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5.6 Parental Control

! Default password is “0000”

! Parental Lock: Parental Lock menu is controlled by a password.

! Install Lock: Installation menu in main menu is controlled.

! To change the password as following steps:

1. Select Parental Lock.

2. Select the Current Password and input “0000”

3. Select the New Password and input a new PIN.

4. Select the Confirm Password and input the same new PIN.

Note: Do not forget the password. For further assistance, call your

local distributor.

5.7 About Receiver

! This menu displays Software Version, Hardware Version and Date

information.

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6. Game

! This menu consists of Teris, Gobang, Canvas and Boxman games.

! Press OK key to enter the corresponding sub-menu. User can play

the game via remote control.

7.1 Program Information

! Press Info key to check program information included in the current channel program.

Note: Progam information is not always sent with the channel

program.

7.2 Channel List

! In full screen play mode, press OK key to display the channel list.

! Press Up/Down and OK key to enter the desired channel.

! Press RED key to enter the advanced channel list.

! In advanced channel list, user can check all channels in different sort

type such as Alphabet/Satelite/FAV/CAS.

7. General Viewing Function

7.3 EPG (Electronic Program Guide)

! Press EPG key to show Program Guide menu.

! Naviagte EVENT: Press Red or Green key to navigate the information

in 7 days.

! Detail Info: Press Blue key to display the detail information.

! Timer: Press OK key to set the Timer.

7.4 Satellite List

! Press SAT key to display satellite list, and press Up/Down and OK keys to enter channel list under

the selected satellite.

7.5 Favourite List

! Press FAV key to enter favourite channel list, press FAV key again to choose favourite type.

7.6 Multi Video Type

! Press MP key to enter Multi Video Type menu for 9, 12 or 16 options.

7.7 Zoom Function

! Pess Zoom key then press OK key, the selected picture within the frame will be enlarged.

7.8 Audio

Volume

! Press Left/Right key to adjust the volume.

! Press Mute key to mute volume and press Mute key again to resume the volume.

! Press Left/Right key also to resume the mute function.

Audio Control

! Press Audio and Left/Right keys to choose audio channel(Left, Right and Stereo).

! Press Audio and Up/Down keys to choose audio language.

7.9 TV/Radio

While watching a TV channel, press TV/Radio key to switch between TV and Radio mode.

7.10 TV/SAT mode (Optional)

The TV/SAT key lets user change the mode from satellite to TV or VCR.

Press once to move to TV mode.

Press twice to move to VCR mode

Press three times to change back to satellite mode.

7.11 Recall

Press Recall key to switch to the previous channel.

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8. USB Function

The unit with built-in USB port supports the following devices:

! USB portabe hard disc

! USB memory

USB function as listed below:

- PVR(Personal Video Record)

- Timeshift record

- Audio/Video file display

- Photo display

- Software Upgrade

- Format disk

- Delete/Rename disk file

- Device Info display

USB Browser

There are two parts under this menu:disk partition list and file list. User can switch between two lists with

left /Right keys. While the cursor in partition list, press OK key to choose disk partition. While the cursor in

file list, press OK key to enter directory or start to play current file.

Green key to play the current file. Blue key to stop playing. Yellow key to enter volume adjust menu. Red

key to ener USB functions list and detailed direction as follows:

Delete -- Delete current file

Rename -- Change the current file name

Show MP3 -- Switch to the mode which only display MP3 file.

Show PVR -- Switch to the mode which only display PVR record file.

Show Jpeg -- Switch to the mode which only display JPEG file.

Show BIN -- Switch to the mode which only display .bin file.

Show All Files -- Switch to the mode which display all supported files.

Format Disk -- Formatting the disk

Show Disk Information -- Display current disk partition informaitn, such as: Capacity, File system type,

Used space and Free space.

Set Record Path -- Place all recorded files into a folder by set record file path.

Switch to Order(Random) Play -- Set order or random play.

Switch to Auto(Manual) Play -- Set auto or manual play.

PVR Function

User can record any audio and video data to hard disk and watch these programs afterwards. There are

two record modes which is manually recorded or recorded by timer. For the manual record, you can record

another program under the current TP while watching the current program. Under the mode of manual

record, there will appear the channel list for

recording as the right picture for user to

choose what to record.

Record and Play menu:

Time shown in the left tells the timer duration

of playing and right time tells the total

recorded time.

2XF Type(1 Input/1 Loop Through)

950 to 2150 MHz

- 65 to 25 dBm

22KHz

13.0 +0.5V/16V +0.7V, Max 500Ma

QPSK/FRC Coding(DVB prETS 300 421)

2<Rs<45 Mband(SCPC/MCPC)

MPEG-1 layer I and II / Musicamr

Stereo Channel/Dual Mono/Joint Stereo/ Mono

MPEG-2 Main Profile @ Main Levels With Lette

64 Mbits of SDRAM is provided

Up to 15Mbits/s (Max. burst rate: 228 Mbits/s)

PAL-25 frame @720 x 576; NTSC-30 frame @720x480

4:3, 16:9

100 - 240V AC @ 50Hz/60Hz±5%

Max. 30W

1 RF Input / 1 RF Loop through output

RF OUT / RF IN

2 x Audio L/R (RCA)

1 x Video Signal (RCA)

1 x RS-232 (9-pin D-sub male)

1 x Y/Pb/Pr Video Signal (3RCA)

1 x ETHERNET

TRANSMISSION STANDARDS

DVB-S, MPEG-2

SATELLITE INPUT/DEMODULATION

Connector Type

Input Frequency

Signal Input Level

Band Switch Control

LNB Supply

Demodulation Type

Symbol Rate

AUDIO/VIDEO PROCESSING

Audio Decompression

Audio Outputs

Video Decompression

Video Buffer

Data Rate

Video Output

Video Format

POWER SUPPLY

Main input voltage

Power consumption

REAL PANEL

Connections

Problem

No display light up on front panel

No sound or picture, but the front

panel red light is ON.

No sound or picture

Bad picture/Blocking Error

No picture(Video)

There is interference on your

digital satellite channel.

The RCU is not working.

What To Do

Check whether power cord has been plugged

properly into power socket.

Press the standby button.

Adjust the dish. Check the Signal Level in the

Antenna Setup Menu

Check the cable connections. LNB and other

equipment connected between the LNB and the

receiver and adjust the dish.

Adjust the dish.

Connect a signal attenuator to the LNB input

Change to a larger dish

Change to an LNB with lower noise factor

Change the LNB

Check the UHF channel fixed in your system and

tune the UHF properly.

Change the receiver output channel to a more

suitable channel or connect the system using

SCART cable.

Change the battery

Aim the RCU at the unit, and make sure no blocks

between the front panel and RCU

Possible Causes

Power Cord is not well plugged

The unit is in standby mode

The satellite dish is not pointing at the satellite.

No signal or weak signal

The satellite dish in not pointing at the satellite

Signal is too strong

Satellite dish is too small

LNB noise factor too high.

The LNB is faulty.

The system is connected by SCART cable and

TV is not in AV/EXT mode.

The system is connected using RF cable and the

output channel of the receiver interferes with an

existing terrestrial channel or Video Signal.

Out of battery

RCU is aimed at wrong direction

9. Technical Specification

10. Trouble Shooting

Note: If you still cannot resolve the problem with above reference. Please contact the local dealer or their after-sales service center.

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