Sommet SHDNZ3 User manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................1
1.0 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................1
1.1 Safety Instructions ...........................................................................................1
1.2 Storage ............................................................................................................2
1.3 Equipment Set-up ............................................................................................2
1.4 Features & Accessories ...................................................................................3
2.0 YOUR RECEIVER.........................................................................................4
2.1 Front Panel ......................................................................................................4
2.2 Rear Panel.......................................................................................................5
2.3 Remote Control Unit ........................................................................................6
3.0 CONNECTIONS............................................................................................8
3.1 Connecting to Terrestrial Antenna....................................................................8
3.2 Connecting to TV .............................................................................................8
3.3 Connecting to Digital Audio Amplifier ...............................................................8
4.0 MAIN MENU..................................................................................................9
4.1 Favorites ..........................................................................................................9
4.2 HD TV Settings ................................................................................................9
4.3 Parental Control.............................................................................................10
4.4 Installation...................................................................................................... 11
4.5 System Setting...............................................................................................12
A.1 TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................................................................14
A.2 SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................15
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Safety Instructions
DO NOT INSTALL YOUR RECEIVER:
•In a closed or poorly ventilated cabinet;
•Directly on top of or under any another equipment;
•On a surface which might obstruct the ventilation slots.
DO NOT EXPOSE THE RECEIVER OR ITS ACCESSORIES:
•To direct sunlight or near any other equipment that generates heat;
•To rain or intense moisture;
•To any shock which may cause permanent damage to your receiver;
•To any magnetic objects, such as loudspeakers, transformers, etc.;
•To intense vibration;
•Never open the cover. It is dangerous to touch the inside of the receiver due to high voltage
currents and possible electrical hazards. Your warranty will be void if the receiver has been
opened.
•When the receiver is not used for a long period of time, you should unplug the power cord
from the wall socket.
•Do not use a damaged power cord. It may cause a fire or an electrical shock.
•Do not touch a power cord with wet hands. It may cause an electric shock.
•Place the receiver in a well-ventilated environment.
•When you are connecting the cables, be sure that the receiver is disconnected from the mains
supply voltage.
•Do not use your receiver in a humid environment.
Make sure you read this user manual before installing your receiver.

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1.2 Storage
Your receiver and its accessories are stored and delivered in a packaging designed to protect
against electric shocks and moisture. When unpacking it, make sure that all the parts are
included and keep the packaging away from children. When transporting the receiver from one
place to another or if you are returning it under warranty make sure to repack the receiver in its
original packaging with its accessories. Failing to comply with such packaging procedures could
void your warranty.
1.3 Equipment Set-up
We recommend you consult a professional installer to set up your equipment. Otherwise, please
follow the instructions below:
• Refer to the user manual of your TV and your antenna.
• Make sure that the SCART cable and outdoor components are in a good condition and
the SCART connections are well shielded
This manual provides complete instructions for installing and using this receiver. The following
symbols will serve as follows:
WARNING: Indicates warning information.
TIPS Indicates any other additional important or helpful information.
MENU Represents a button on the remote control or the receiver (Bold Character)
Move to Represents a menu item within a window. (Italic Character)
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1.4 Features & Accessories
Features
•Use ST HDTV chip;
•MPEG-2 HD & H.264 HD Support;
•DVB-T standard HDTV Receiver;
•Receive standard DVB-T signal which modulate by COFDM;
•Fully compatible with Australian Frequency Standard
•Multiple display mode: 1080i/ 720p/ 576p/ 576i;
•Output High Definition Digital Video by HDMI;
•Output HD Video by YPbPr;
•Output SD Video by CVBS ;
•Audio output Dolby AC3 by S/PDIF(Coaxial & Optical);
•Output Stereo by RCA;
•1000 Memory Channels;
•Simple & easy on screen set up;
•Multiple OSD Language;
•Support Parental Control (Channel Lock);
•Support LCN(Logic Channel Number);
•Favorite program setting;
•Games;
•Upgrade software through USB port
•Display EPG/TTX/Subtitle etc.;
•Low power consumption
•Wider bound input power:90 ~ 250V 50/60HZ;
Accessories:
■ 1 x User’s Manual
■ 1 x Remote control unit
■ 1 x AV cable
■ 2 x Batteries (AAA type)
Note: The batteries should not be recharged, disassembled, electrically short-circuited or be
mixed or used with other types of batteries.

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2.0 YOUR RECEIVER
2.1 Front Panel
Figure 1
1. POWER Button
Turn the receiver on or standby.
2. MENU Button
Show the main menu or return to previous menu.
3. CH-/CH+ Button
Moves the cursor up/down in Menu state. Change the current program to the previous/next
program in No-menu state.
4. VOL-/VOL+ Button
Increases/decreases the volume levels in No-Menu state. Change the setting values in specific
Menu item.
5. OK Button
Executes the selected item in the menu screen, or confirm the input value.
6. Power indicator.
7. Lock indicator.
8. Display (4-digi 7-segment)
4-digi displays channel information. In Standby mode the 7-segment displays local time.
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2.2 Rear Panel
Figure 2
1. ANT IN
RF Modulator (female part). If you have an additional antenna (cable or terrestrial) as well,
and you do not use a scart cable to connect the receiver to the TV, then your additional
antenna has to be connected here.
If you do use a scart cable to connect the receiver to your TV, the additional antenna can
be put directly into your TV.
2. TO TV
Connect the receiver to your TV, using a coax cable.
3. USB
USB2.0 slot.
4. S-VIDEO
This jack connects to a TV or VCR that accepts S-Video input.
5. HDMI
HDMI output.
6. CVBS
AV Output.
7. OPTICAL
Use this optical output to connect your receiver to the input of your digital audio amplifier.
8. Y, Pb, Pr
Y/Pb/Pr output.
9. AUDIO Right and Left
These connectors give you the possibility to connect the audio signal to an external
amplifier, or the audio input of your TV.
10. COAXIAL
Connect with Dolby Digital decoder audio-visual equipment.
11. External DC power outlets.

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2.3 Remote Control Unit
All features of the set-top box can be controlled with the remote controller.
A.
Turn the receiver On/Standby.
B.
Mute audio output of the receiver.
C. NUMERIC KEY (0-9)
Controls the numerical operation and especially changes program
directly.
D. List
Enter the TV Channel list.
E. BACK
Turn back to the last channel.
F. MENU
Show the main menu or turn back to previous menu.
G. EPG
Show the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) (during no-menu state
only).
H. INFO
Show information on the current channel.
I. EXIT
Exits from the menu or sub-menu and cancels the progressing
function if applicable.
J. ◄►
Increase/decrease the volume level in No-menu state. Enter the
next sub-menu or back to previous menu.
K. ▲▼
Change the current program to the previous/next program in NO-menu state. Move the cursor to
upward/downward in Menu state.
L. OK
Activate the highlighted menu item. Display channel list according to TV/Radio Mode in No-menu
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state.
M. V +/V-
Increases or decreases the receiver volume level.
N. P /P
Page up and down in menu list.
O. CH+/CH-
Changes the current program to the previous/next program in NO-menu state
P. TEXT
Show the list of Teletext languages the current channel supports.
Q. SUB
Shows the list of subtitled languages the current channel supports.
R. TTX
Used for MHEG5 in future.
S. LANG
Display Subtitle.
T. TV/R
Select TV or RADIO mode.
U. FAV
Enter the Favourites menu.
V. FORMAT
Display the video format.
W. FREEZE
Freeze the program.

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3.0 CONNECTIONS
3.1 Connecting to Terrestrial Antenna
To receive the broadcast signal, the terrestrial antenna cable should be connected to the ANT IN
Connector at the back of the receiver.
3.2 Connecting to TV
1. Connect the YPbPr connector at the back of the receiver to the YPbPr input connector on
your TV set
2. Connect the Audio Left and Right RCA connectors at the back of the receiver to the Audio
Left and Right input connectors on your TV set or audio amplifier.
3. Connect the HDMI connector at the back of the receiver to the HDMI input connector on your
TV set.
4. Connect the receiver‘s S-VIDEO output connectors to the TV’s S-VIDEO input connectors,
and the receiver’s Audio L/R output connectors to the Audio L/R input connectors of the TV.
3.3 Connecting to Digital Audio Amplifier
Connect S/PDIF connector at the back of your receiver to appropriated input of your Digital Audio
Amplifier.
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4.0 MAIN MENU
Press the MENU button, the MAIN MENU screen will
appear.
All the important settings and features of your
receiver can be operated in Main Menu. The Main
Menu consists of four sub-menus: “Favorites”, “HD
TV Settings”, “Parental Control”, “Installation” and
“System Setting”.
4.1 Favorites
In MAIN MENU screen, press buttons to select Favorites, which consists of the
sub-menus “Edit TV lists”, “Edit Radio Lists”, “Favorite TV Lists” and “Favorite Radio Lists”.
4.1.1 Edit TV Lists
In this menu, you can add the channels to the
different favorite groups and rename the favorite
groups.
The operation of “Edit Radio Lists” is the same as
“Edit TV Lists”.
4.2 HD TV Settings
In MAIN MENU screen, press buttons to select
HD TV Settings and press or OK key to enter,
which consists of the sub-menus “Resolution”, “TV
Screen Format”, “Display Format”, “TV Audio Mode”
and “Digital Audio”.
In this menu, you can set resolution, TV screen
format, display format, TV audio mode and digital
audio by pressing and buttons.

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4.3 Parental Control
In MAIN MENU screen, press buttons to select
Parental Control and input the password, then press
or OK key to enter, which consists of the
sub-menus “PIN Code”, “Parental Control”,
“Parental Rating”, “Lock TV Channels” and “Lock
Radio Channels”.
4.3.1 PIN Code
Select PIN Code, and press key to enter Modify
PIN menu, in this menu, you can input the new PIN
and confirm the new PIN, select Accept
Modification, then press OK button to modify the
PIN.
4.3.2 Parental Control
Select Parental Control, and press key to enter,
in this menu, you can select the parental control
mode.
4.3.3 Parental Rating
Select Parental Rating, and press key to enter, in
this menu, you can select the parental ratings.
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4.3.4 Lock TV Channels
Select Lock TV Channels, and press key to enter
the TV channel list, select the channel and press OK
button to lock it.
The operation of “Lock Radio Channels” is the
same as “Lock TV Channels”.
4.4 Installation
In MAIN MENU screen, press buttons to select
Installation and press or OK key to enter, which
consists of the sub-menus “Antenna Power”,
“Manual Search”, “Auto Search” and “Channel
Settings”.
4.4.1 Antenna Power
You can set antenna power on or off.
4.4.2 Manual Search
You can select the RF channel and press OK button
to search channels.

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4.4.3 Auto Search
Select Auto Search, and press key to start auto
searching.
4.4.4 Channel Settings
In this menu, you can select the channels and press
RED button to rename the channels.
4.5 System Setting
In MAIN MENU screen, press buttons to select
System Setting and press or OK key to enter. It
consists of the sub-menus “Language”, “Time”,
“Banner”, “Product Info” and “Factory Reset”.
4.5.1 Language
Select Language and press button to enter
Language menu, in this menu, you can select menu
language, audio language, subtitles language and
subtitle mode.
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4.5.2 Time
Select Time and press button to enter Time menu,
in this menu, you can set the time offset, the time
format, the power off time and power on time.
4.5.3 Banner
You can set the banner display duration time and set
the transparency on or off.
4.5.4 Product Info
In this menu, you can view the product information
and upgrade the software.
4.5.5 Factory Reset
Select Factory Reset, and input the password, then
press button to reset the factory settings.
After the resetting complete, the machine will restart,
the welcome menu displays on the screen, you can
set up language, country, resolution, antenna power,
automatic set-up and manual set-up.

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A.1 TROUBLESHOOTING
There may be various reasons for the abnormal operation of the receiver. Check the receiver
according to the procedures shown below. If the receiver does not work properly after checking it,
please contact the dealer. Don’t open the receiver cover. This may cause a dangerous situation.
Symptom Cause Remedy
The LED display
on front panel
does not light up.
The power cord is not
plugged in.
Check that the power cord is plugged
in to the wall outlet.
No picture or
sound
Wrong connection of the
Audio/ Video output of the
receiver to TV. Audio muting.
TV power off.
Connect the Audio/ Video output of
the receiver to TV correctly. Press
the MUTE button Turn TV on.
No picture The receiver can’t receive the
signal Incorrect values of
some tuner parameters
Wrong direction of the
antenna.
Check the antenna cable, replace
the cable, or connect the cable to the
receiver tightly. Set the values of the
tuner parameters correctly in the
installation menu. Check the antenna
connect.
The remote
control does not
work
The batteries of the remote
control are not inserted or
exhausted
Check whether the batteries are
inserted correctly in your remote
control. Check the batteries, and if
exhausted replace the batteries in
the remote control.
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A.2 SPECIFICATIONS
1. Tuner & Channel
Input Connector IEC169-2
Input Singal Frequency
174MHz ~858MHz
VHF-High : 174MHz to 468MHz
UHF : 468MHz to 858MHz
Input impedance 75 Ohms
Input Signal Level -90 dBm~-20 dBm
IF Bandwidth 7 MHz
Channel Distributing
A
ustralian Channel Standard
Modulation COFDM
2. Capacity
Main Chip STi7100 ( 266MHz )
EEPROM 8K Bytes ( 1000 Memory Channels )
Flash memory 8M Bytes NOR FLASH
SDRAM 128M Bytes DDR
3. MPEG
Profile Level CD ISO/IEC 13818-2, MPEG-2 MP@HL,
A
spect ratio 4:3 / 16:9 / Pan scan / Letterbox
4. Digital audio
Transport Stream ISO/IEC 11172-3
A
udio Decoding MPEG-1/2 Layers II
DOLBY AC3
Output Type STEREO, S/PDIF
Volume control 20 Levels adjustment And Mute Function
5. Connector
RF Input 1 × IEC169-2, Female
RF Output 1 × IEC169-2, Male
Digital Output 1 × HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
A
udio output 2 × RCA ( STEREO )
1 × CONXIAL,1 × OPTICAL ( S/PDIF )
Video output 1 × RCA ( CVBS )
3 × RCA ( YPbPr )
USB 1× USB 2.0
6. Software
OS OS21
Middleware NZ Freeview MHEG-5
A
pplication YES
Fonts English(American) (Default)
7. Module
Channel Manager YES
Favorite Program YES

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Database YES
EPG YES
Game YES
TTX /SUBTITLE YES
8.Front Panel
Functions
Basic controls by the keys
Power, lock and stand-by display
Program No. display, etc.
Power on/off
Infrared Remote Control
A
ll operations
9. Environmental conditions
Input Voltage 90~250V
Power consumption Max. 15W
Stand-by Power 1W
Operating temperature 0~45 C
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