NC NetStation Technical manual
NetStation
Quick Start Card
Setting up your NetStation
Follow these basic steps to use your NetStation with a standard tv.
In addition to your NetStation kit, you will need:
•a tv with a scart socket,
•a nearby phone socket,
•a spare mains electricity socket,
If your tv does not have a scart socket or you wish to connect other
devices as well, refer to Appendix A of the NetStation Guide.
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Yellow
White
Red
TV SCART Socket
Your NetStation kit includes a 9 metre phone cable, plus a two-way adapter plug
that allows you to keep your phone connected to the same line.
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Switch on your NetStation and the TV.
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Switch to the AV channel (sometimes marked TV/AV, TV/VIDEO or ). You will see
the NC logo when the TV is receiving the NetStation signal correctly. Refer to your
TV manual for further details.
Insert your Smart Card into your NetStation. Ensure that the gold contacts are facing
down and that they enter the slot first.
Now follow the instructions supplied by your Internet Service Provider.
Quick Troubleshooting
No lights showing on the NetStation front panel
•Is the power adapter plugged into a nearby mains socket?
•Is the mains socket switched on?
•Is the power adapter plugged fully into the socket on the back panel?
•Remove the power adapter plug from its socket & replace it after a few seconds.
Continuous red light showing on NetStation front panel
•Press the Standby button on the NetStation front panel.
Continuous green light showing on NetStation but no image on the TV screen
•Are the Red, White and Yellow phono plugs attached to the appropriate sockets?
•Is the SCART plug connected to the SCART socket on your TV?
•Is the AV channel selected on your TV?
•If there are two SCART sockets on your TV, is the appropriate AV channel
selected for the NetStation connection?
Further Trouble shooting tips are given
in Appendix D of the NetStation Guide
Displays a box for you to enter a URL.
Stops loading the current page.
Returns to your ISP's Home Page.
Selects alternate characters when used in
conjunction with keys in the numeric section.
Alpha character keys.
Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
Moves to the next page in a
sequence that you have
previously viewed.
Moves up/down the current screen
by one page length.
Moves up/down the current
screen by one line.
Numeric keys plus special characters.
Press Shift then a key to enter the character
shown above and to the
left
of the key.
Press Ctrl then a key to enter the character
shown above and to the
right
of the key.
Switches the NetStation on/into standby.
These confirm a choice or selection. These
buttons have the most important function on
the IR Handset.
Displays on-screen help.
Reveals an on-screen menu
of options
Moves to the previously
displayed page.
Selects alternate characters
when used in conjunction
with keys in the numeric
section.
Enters a space at the cursor
position.
The IR Handset
■INSERTING BATTERIES
Before you can use your IR Handset
you need to insert three AAA batteries.
To insert batteries:
1. On the underside of the IR Hand-
set, open the battery cover as
shown here.
3. Replace the battery cover.
2. Install three AAA batteries into the
compartment, ensuring that you
observe the correct polarity
positions.
Displays/hides the on-screen toolbar.
Indicates programming mode selected.
Arrow buttons: move the
highlight box around the
various links; move the
cursor within text boxes;
and move across large web
pages. The centre button
performs the Select function.
