Digital Devices DuoFlex C/T User manual

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Installation Instructions
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Contents:
Page
1.
Safety Considerations
3
2.
Operating Safety
3
3.
Installation
-
Precautions
3
4.
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC/EMI)
3
5.
Cleaning
4
6.
Data Backup
4
7.
Installation of a DuoFlex C/T DVB Card
4
8.
Installation of a Common Interface
(CI)
7
9.
Driver Installation
8
10.
Channel List Creation
9
11.
DVB Cine Config Tool
10
12.
Hard are Setup in Windo s
®
Media Center (MCE)
1
5
13.
DVB
-
C channel/transponder search in Windo s® Media
Center
22
14.
Troubleshooting
2
5
15.
Electromagnetic Measurement
and Declaration of Conformity
2
6
16.
Expa
nsion Options ith Examples
2
7
17.
Technical Dra ings
2
8

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1. Safety Considerations
•Please read the follo ing safety instructions carefully to ensure reliable operation and
long life of your TV card.
•Protect your TV card and the PC from moisture, dust, heat and direct sunlight at all
times to avoid the risk of damage and malfunction.
•Keep this manual ithin reach of your PC for easy access at all times.
•Resellers - please pass these instructions on to your end-customer.
2. Operating Safety
•Follo this advice and the instructions carefully.
•The TV card should be installed by a properly qualified technician or a person ith
relevant kno ledge and expertise.
•Before installing the TV card, disconnect the PC from the mains po er supply. Failure to
do so could lead to serious injury and/or damage.
•This TV card is intended only for use in a PC and to be po ered via PCI Express bus.
•Do not try to ork through slots or other openings in your PC ith tools. Doing so could
cause an electrical short circuit and/or fire.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the internal components of a PC. Any changes to
the system, including enhancements and upgrades, should be carried out at an ESD-
protected orkplace.
If such a orkplace is not available, use an anti-static rist strap or maintain constant
physical contact ith a highly conductive metal body.
No liability ill be accepted for damage caused by ESD as a result of improper handling.
Please contact your supplier if you have any of the follo ing technical problems ith your
TV card:-
•Your TV card has come into contact ith liquid.
•The TV card is not orking properly.
Never let children play unsupervised near electrical equipment.
They are too young to recognize the hazards.
. Installation - Precautions
•Follo ing receipt of your TV card, allo it to arm to room temperature before starting
the installation procedure to avoid the risk of an electrical short circuit. High
temperatures and/or variations in humidity can cause condensation, hich can lead to
an electrical short.
•Site your PC on a flat, stable, vibration-free surface to avoid the risk of accident and
injury.
•Damage from electrical shock can be avoided only if ALL cables to external devices,
telephone net orks and mains po er are disconnected.
Most damage is caused by lightning strikes to telephone net orks and spikes in mains
voltage.
4. Electromagnetic Compatibility
•The guidelines for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) must be observed at all times
hen connecting the TV card.
•A minimum distance of 40 inches should be maintained from TVs, mobile phones,
speaker cabinets, etc. to avoid high frequency and magnetic interference.

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5. Cleaning
•The TV card does not require cleaning under normal operation.
•In the unlikely event that cleaning is required ensure all po er connectors and mains
cables are properly disconnected.
•The TV card has no serviceable parts. Protect it from contamination (see Safety
Considerations above) and do not use solvent, caustic or gaseous cleaning agents.
•If necessary, the external connectors of the TV card can be cleaned ith a soft, dry anti-
static cloth.
6. Data Backup
•Always make a backup copy of your data on a suitable external storage medium (CD,
floppy, Zip etc.) before and after updating.
•Claims for damages in respect of lost data and consequential losses arising from lost
data will not be accepted.
7. Installation of DuoFlex C/T DVB Card
(Please refer to the illustrations on the follo ing pages)
•Read the safety instructions for your PC and those on previous pages.
•Turn off the PC and all peripheral devices.
•Unplug the po er cable and remove all other external cables.
•Unscre and carefully remove the PC cover to gain access to the inside.
•Unscre the blank slot bracket from a free PCIe slot and remove it.
•2 slot brackets (full height & lo profile) are enclosed in the package.
•Carefully scre the appropriate slot bracket for your PC to the TV card.
•Holding the TV card by its edges, position it vertically over a free PCIe slot and insert it
into the slot.
•Scre the slot bracket of the TV card to the PC chassis.
•Plug the 20 pin flat ribbon cable to the connectors of the DuoFlex C/T and a bridge or
Cine TV card. (see illustrations on next page)
•Connect a standard 4 pin floppy po er connector to the connector at the rear of the TV
card
•Replace the PC cover and reconnect all cables.
•Connect the coaxial antenna cable(s) to the corresponding antenna connector(s) of the
TV card.
•The installation of your ne TV card ith its connections is no complete.
•Finally, connect the po er cable to the PC and s itch on the PC.
•Do not try to start the PC unless the PC cover is tightly refitted and secure
Illustration – DuoFlex C/T ith connectors
20
pin extension connectors
to Bridge or Cine DVB cards
IEC
antenna connectors
Full hei
ght bracket
Hole
for mounting the bracket,
lo profile / full height bracket
4 pin floppy
po er connector

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Please note the correct connection of PIN 1 (red data cable) of
the flat ribbon cable.
Connection to Cine C/T
Add:
1 Cine C/T = 4 DVB-C/T Tuners
Connection to Octopus LE Bridge
PIN 1 (red data cable) PIN 1 (red data cable)
Note:
The illustrated ‘K bracket’ for mounting the DuoFlex C/T ith a Cine C/T on a single slot bracket
is not included. This must be ordered separately.
Connector
:
TAB 1
Tuner 1+2
Connector
:
TAB 2
Tuner 3+4
Connector
:
TAB 3
Tuner 5+6
Connector:
TAB 3
Tuner 5+6
(details on next page)