Oakcastle SB100 Manual
SB100 | HD Freeview Recorder
Instruction Guide
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Controls & Funcons �������������������������������������������������������� 3
How to Connect���������������������������������������������������������������� 5
Instrucon Guide��������������������������������������������������������������6
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Basic Operaon ���������������������������������������������������������������� 7
Organising channels and staons ������������������������������������� 9
USB/Mulmedia and recording �������������������������������������� 10
Record ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11
Record - Conguring PVR Parons ��������������������������������12
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) ��������������������������������������13
Scanning/Rescanning for Channels and Staons ������������14
Manual Scanning and Audio language and format ���������15
Audio-Visual (AV sengs) and Opons ���������������������������16
Parent control and Automac Power On ������������������������17
System Maintenance �������������������������������������������������������18
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What’s in the Box?
Box Contents
Oakcastle SB100 HD Freeview Recorder
Remote Control (and 2 x AAA batteries)
Instructions Guide
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EN Controls & Funcons
Remote control buttons
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Controls & Funcons
1. Power on/o
2. PVR button (access PVR
menu)
3. V-Format: change TV
resolution
4. Exit: Exit to top menu
5. Fav: Add favourites
6. Rec: Start recording (Press
Menu to stop)
7. Repeat: Repeat USB le
8. Rewind
9. Fast forward
10. Menu: Display/return to
menu
11. Up navigation
12. Left navigation
13. OK/Select
14. Down navigation
15. Back: Go back
16. Time Shift: pause live TV
(requires USB stick with
sucient storage)
17. Volume +
18. Volume -
19. Media: press to access USB
content
20. Number keypad
21. Recall: Go to previous
channel
22. Mute/Unmute
23. Timer: Schedule recording
24. Aspect: Change aspect ratio
25. Audio: Change audio settings
26. Subt: Subtitles on/o
27. Pause/play
28. Stop
29. Skip: Go to end of lm/music
le or show next photo
30. Skip: Back to previous le/
start of lm or music le
31. Info: show programme info
32. Right navigation
33. EPG: Electronic Program
Guide
34. CH+: Next channel
35. CH-: Previous channel
36. TV/Radio: Switch modes
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Control Buttons
37. USB Port
38. Standby Light
39. CH- (prev. channel)
40. CH+ (next channel)
41. Power on/o
42. RF IN
43. RF LOOP
44. HDMI port
45. Ethernet Port
46. Scart Connection
47. Power Supply
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How to Connect
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Connection
Refer to the diagram above for the connection of your Freeview box to
your aerial and TV using the HDMI slot.
Step 1: Connect your antenna lead to the TV RF IN port (Ref.).
Step 2: Choose an installation method (HDMI (Ref.) or SCART (Ref.))
and follow the steps below.
HDMI - connect an HDMI cable between your TV and the device. HDMI
incprporates both audio and video so there is no requirement to make
separate connections for audio.
SCART - if your TV does not have an HDMI slot, you can connect using
the SCART connection (Ref.).
Rear view of the TV
HDMI Cable
Coaxial Cable
TV aerial
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Steps for getting started with your Freeview Box
1. Turn on your TV.
2. Plug the STB (Set Top Box) device into the mains.
3. Connect the STB to your TV using an HDMI cable or SCART cable
(See page 5 for details).
4. Select the correct source/video or AV input channel for the HDMI
input. This can be done by pressing the TV/AV or VIDEO button
on your TV remote control. (Refer to your TV user’s manual for
instructions).
5. The welcome screen will appear, followed by a message asking if
you would like to automatically search for channels and stations.
6. To automatically search for available channels and stations, press
OK on the remote control (Ref.). The auto search window will
apear and searching begins.
If you want to search for channels and stations yourself, see
‘Manual Searching’ on page 15 for instructions and follow the
steps described.
7. Once the search is complete, the device will automatically begin
playing one of the TV channels found.
Getting Started
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Basic Operation
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Selecting a channel
Follow one of the methods below to switch channels.
1. Press up or down on the navigation controls (Ref./Ref.) to
move to the next or previous channel.
2. If you already know the channel number, enter the number using
the number keypad (Ref.) and then press OK (Ref.) or wait for
2 seconds.
3. Press OK (Ref.) on the remote control. This will display the
channel/radio station list. Press up or down until the channel you
want is highlighted, and then press OK (Ref.).
4. Press the EPG button (Ref.), select the channel you want from
the list, and press EPG (Ref.) again.
• NOTE: Press the RECALL button (Ref.) to return to the last
channel or station played.
Selecting a radio station
1. Press TV/RADIO (Ref.) to enter radio mode, then enter the
number. (For example, 201 is the number for ABC Jazz).
2. Press OK (Ref.) to display the station list. Press up or down until
the channel you want is highlighted, and then press OK (Ref.).
NOTE: The STB uses the Logical Channel Numbering system (LCN) by
default. Secondary channels can be selected by pressing the primary
number followed by another number. (For example, pressing 2 gives
you ABC1, and pressing 22 gives you ABC2).
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Basic Operation
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Adjusting the volume
Press up or down on the remote control (Ref./Ref.) to increase or
decrease the volume.
Press the mute button (Ref.) to mute or un-mute the sound.
Getting channel information
Press the info button (Ref.) to view program information including
the current and next program. The banner will stay displayed for a few
seconds. To hide it, press exit (Ref.) on the remote control.
Subtitles
To switch on subtitles, if they are available for the program you are
watching, press SUBT on the remote control (Ref.), then select the
desired language and press OK (Ref.).
Picture freeze/pause live TV
Press Timeshift (Ref.) to pause live TV. Press again to resume.
Favourites
To add a channel to your favourites list, press Menu on the remote
control (Ref.) to bring up the main menu. From here, select the
‘Program’ section from the main header. Then select ‘Program Edit’ by
pressing down on the remote control (Ref.) and press OK (Ref.).
Insert the password (default password is 000000). Select the channel
you want to save as a favourite, then choose a favourite type to add it to
the list. Press EXIT (Ref.) to exit the menu and save your changes.
To select favourites while watching TV, press FAV (Ref.).
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Channel Manager
The channel manager allows you to organise channels and stations. To
access the channel manager, press Menu (Ref.) on the remote control.
Select ‘Program Edit’ from the menu, and press OK (Ref.). The default
password is 000000.
Move
Channels are automatically stored in numerical order. To move the order
of channels and stations around, under‘Program Edit’ in the menu,
select the channel you want to move. Press the PVR button/red button
(Ref.) to select and drag the channel to your desired position, and
press the red button (Ref.) again to select and save your changes.
Lock
To lock a channel or station, press up or down (Ref./Ref.) until the
channel or station you want to lock is highlighted. Press the Aspect/
yellow button (Ref.) to lock or unlock a station. The default password
is 000000.
Delete
Press up or down until the channel or station you want to delete is
highlighted. Press the Timer/blue button (Ref.). To delete, press OK
(Ref.). To cancel, press EXIT (Ref.).
To re-instate a channel you have deleted, you will need to rescan for
channels. To do this, follow the steps under‘Scanning/Rescanning for
Channels and Stations’on page 14.
Favourites
Please see page 8 for instructions on how to manage your favourites.
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Organising channels and stations
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USB Multimedia and recording
The USB function can be used to record a program, play or view les
from USB. Please see page 22 for details of the types of compatible USB
les.
Multimedia - Music, Photos, and Films from USB
To access the Multimedia menu section, press Menu (Ref.). Press
previous or next (Ref./Ref.) until‘USB’ is highlighted (this is the icon
at the far right of the menu list).
To play music, view photos or watch lms or recordings from USB,
simply select ‘Music’, ‘Photo’, ‘Movie’, or ‘PVR’ in the menu system,
and then navigate to the le(s) you would like to play/view using the
navigation controls (Ref./Ref./Ref./Ref.) on the remote control.
Note: Do not remove your USB device from the STB while it is in use
during any USB multimedia function.
Record a program
To record, please follow one of the methods below. Please note that the
DVR (recording) function requires any attached storage devices to be
formatted as FAT32.
Method 1 - REC button
To record a TV program you are currently viewing press the REC button
(Ref.) to start recording. To stop recording, press STOP (Ref.) on the
remote. The recording will be accessible under‘Multimedia’, ‘PVR’ in the
menu. To record for a set period of time, follow the steps on page 11.
USB/Multimedia and recording
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Method 2 - Blue button
You can set up to eight timers on the device. Setting a timer will set
the device to start and stop recording at specic times. If the device is
switched o when a recording is scheduled, it will switch on to begin
recording. To set the device to switch on and o again at specic times
every day, please follow the steps on page 17.
Press the Blue TIMER button (Ref.) to schedule a recording. Select the
appropriate channel, date and time and press OK to conrm (Ref.).
To edit the recording settings, press the green button (Ref.). To cancel
a scheduled recording, press the yellow/ASPECT button (Ref.) then
press OK to conrm (Ref.). Alternatively, press the EPG button (Ref.)
and press the Blue TIMER button (Ref.) from here.
Note: During recording, only certain operations are functional (for
example SUBT (Ref.), FAV (Ref.), Ch+ and Ch- (Ref./Ref.), Vol+
and Vol- (Ref./Ref.), RECALL (Ref.) will still function). Changing
channels and volume will still function. While one channel is being
recorded, it is still possible to watch a program on a dierent channel.
You can also set the timer to repeat recording Once, Daily or Weekly to
record shows on repeat. To do this, scroll down to‘Repeat’ and use the
arrows (Ref./Ref./Ref./Ref.) to select your chosen option. Press
OK to conrm (Ref.).
Please note that times must be entered using the 24-hour clock format.
For example, 8 o’clock in the morning is entered as 0800, while 8 o’clock
in the evening is entered as 2000.
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Record
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Record - Conguring PVR Partitions
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PVR Congure
When using an HDD (external hard drive) to record programs, in
most cases you can choose from several partitions available to record
onto. The set top box will allow you to choose dierent partitions for
recording purposes.
To navigate to the PVR settings, press the Menu button (Ref.),
then navigate to the USB section using the left and right buttons
(Ref./Ref.). Scroll down to‘Multimedia’and press OK to select
(Ref.). On the Multimedia screen, scroll across to ‘PVR’ and press
OK to conrm (Ref.). Use the up or down arrows (Ref./Ref.) to
choose the partition you want to use, and press OK (Ref.) to save
your choice. Recorded program les will be saved in a folder called
‘OakcastleRecordings’.
Warning - using a USB stick/MP3 player to record programs
It is strongly recommended that you do not attempt to record any TV
program to a USB stick. Due to the wide variety of types of USB sticks
available on the market, there is no guarantee that your USB stick will
not be damaged from attempting to record onto it.
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Some providers broadcast information about their programs. This
information is available on screen via an electronic program guide,
displayed by pressing EPG (Ref.) on the remote control. You can
navigate through the EPG and view information about channels and
programs (explained in the next section) or press EPG (Ref.) or EXIT
(Ref.) to close the guide.
Displaying program information
The information displayed when you press EPG (Ref.) relates to
the channel that is showing at the time. At the right of the screen is
information about the current channel list, and at the left of the screen
is a list of upcoming programs.
To display information about the programs on another channel, press
right or left (Ref./Ref.) until the channel you want information
about is highlighted at the left of the screen.
Selecting a channel to watch from the EPG
With the channel name panel selected, press left or right (Ref./Ref.)
until the channel you want to watch is selected.
Scheduling a recording via EPG
To record a program from the EPG, rst press the EPG button (Ref.).
Then press the blue button (Ref.) to schedule a recording.
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Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
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Scanning/Rescanning for Channels and Stations
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The Channel Search option on the main menu enables you to scan for
and detect digital TV and radio stations available in your area. You will
need to perform a rescan if:
• New channels or stations become available
• If you want to reinstate a channel or station you have deleted, or:
• If you move to a new location.
You can either perform an automatic scan to automatically scan for and
detect new stations, or a manual scan to search for a specic channel or
all channels from a specic broadcaster.
Automatic Search
1. Press MENU (Ref.) on the remote control.
2. Scroll down to‘Auto Search’ and press OK (Ref.). The device
will begin automatic channel search. Please wait a few minutes for
the device to scan for channels. Once the scan is complete, the rst
available channel will begin playing.
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Manual Scanning and Audio language and format
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Manual Searching
Note: Automatic searching (described above) is suitable in most cases.
You might use the manual search option if you have deleted a channel
and now want to access it again. In this case, you would just search for
that particular channel.
1. Press MENU (Ref.) on the remote control.
2. Scroll down to‘Manual Search’and press OK (Ref.). Select the
frequency channel you wish to search for, and the frequency and
bandwidth will be automatically selected. Press OK (Ref.) to begin
scanning. When the search is nished, the channel will begin playing if
it has been found; otherwise the previous channel will reappear.
Multi-language and Dolby Digital broadcasting
If a channel is being broadcast in more than one audio language, you
can choose which language to listen to. Similarly, if a channel is being
broadcast in more than one audio format, you can choose which format
to listen to.
1. Press the AUDIO button (Ref.) on the remote control. The Audio
setting window will appear.
2. If more than one audio language or format is being broadcast,
pressing up or down (Ref./Ref.) will cycle through the languages/
formats. If a channel is being broadcast in Dolby Digital, the language
will be shown with an AC3 sux (e.g. English (AC3)). Non-Dolby
broadcasts will have an MP2 sux (e.g. English (MPEG2)).
3. Press EXIT (Ref.) to close the Audio Language window and return to
normal viewing.
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Audio-Visual (AV settings) and Options
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Press MENU (Ref.) on the remote control. The main menu will appear.
Scroll across to select ‘Picture’ under the main menu using the left and
right buttons (Ref./Ref.).
Under this menu, you can change the following settings:
• Aspect ratio (auto, 4:3 or 16:9)
• Resolution (576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i or 1080p)
• TV Format (PAL, NTSC)
• Video Output (RGB, CVBS)
To change a setting, press up or down (Ref./Ref.) until you have
highlighted the setting you wish to change, then press left or right
(Ref./Ref.) until you have selected your chosen setting. To skip back
a step in the menu, press EXIT (Ref.).
Options
To navigate to the options section, press MENU (Ref.) and scroll
across until‘Options’ is selected. From here you can change the
following settings. Please note that audio, subtitle and audio
description availability is dependent on the channel being broadcast.
• OSD Lang: Menu language
• Subtitle language: Default subtitle language
• Audio language: Default audio language for channel
• Digital audio: Select audio format on SPDIF output
• Audio Description: Select Audio Description settings for the blind
and visually impaired. Availability dependent on channel selected.
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Parent control and Automatic Power On
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The STB is shipped with a default personal identication number (PIN).
The default PIN is 000000. The PIN is required if you have enabled the
parental lock. To enable Parent Control:
1. Press MENU (Ref.) on the remote control. The main menu will
appear.
2. Scroll across until‘System’ is highlighted.
3. Scroll down to‘Parental Guidance’. Select this option, and when
prompted input the password as 000000, unless you have
previously changed the PIN to a dierent number.
4. From here, you can change the age limit for programs. Once you
have selected an age limit, watching any channel which is marked
beyond this will require the PIN.
Automatic Power On/O and Sleep
Follow this procedure to set the STB to switch on and o at specied
times.
1. Press MENU (Ref.) on the remote control. The main menu will
appear.
2. Scroll across to select ‘Time’. Select Power On/O. From here, you
can set the STB to switch on and switch o at specied times. To
do this, select ‘Enable’ or ‘Disable’ for ‘Power On’ and ‘Power O’
according to your preference. Select your preferred Power On and/
or Power O time(s) by highlighting the time and typing in your
selected time using the number keypad (Ref.).
You can also set the STB to sleep after a certain amount of time
(between 1 and 12 hours) by selecting ‘Sleep’under ‘Time’.
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System Maintenance
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You can upgrade the software in your STB as new versions become
available. Information about the current version (and information about
the hardware) is available from the menu to help you determine if you
need to upgrade. This information might also be useful if you need to
obtain technical support.
You can also reset the STB by reinstating the default settings it had
when it left the factory.
System Information
To display system information about your STB, such as the model
number, software version, and hardware version:
1. Press MENU (Ref.) on the remote control. The main menu screen
will appear.
2. If System Settings is not highlighted on the menu, press left or right
(Ref./Ref.) until it is and then press OK (Ref.). The System Settings
window appears. Select ‘Information’to view information relating to the
model, SW version and HW version. Make a note of the information on
this window if you are intending to contact us for technical support.
3. Press EXIT (Ref.) or MENU (Ref.) twice to return to normal viewing.
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