Synaps CSD-300-M User manual

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SAFETY PRECAUTION
CAUTION:
The lightning flash with
arrowhead symbol, within
an equilateral triangle, is
intended to alert the user
to "dangerous voltage"
and to prevent from a risk
of electric shock.
Warning:
To reduce the risk of
electric shock, don't open
the cabinet. Refer
servicing to qualified
personnel only.
The exclamation point
within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert
the user to important
operating and
maintenance (servicing).
WARNING: Do not use this STB where contact with or immersion in water is a possibility. Do
not use near flower vase, washbowls, kitchen sinks, laundry tubs, swimming pools, etc.
WARNING: Do not put the candle or lamp stand on the cabinet; otherwise, there is the danger
of fire.
WARNING
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The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the
operating instructions or as marked on the unit. If you are not sure of the type of power supply (for
example, 120 or 230 V) to your home, consult your local dealer or local power company.
WARNING: This product install diodes. Do not open the cabinet or touch any parts in the inner
mechanism. Consult your local dealer for technical service if the opening is required.
Note: To ensure proper use of this product, please read this User manual carefully and
retain for further reference.
Note: This product install diodes. Do not open the cabinet to avoid the unit direct exposure to
radiation.
Unit Cleaning: After the unit power is turned off, you can clean the cabinet, panel and remote
control with a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution.
Attachments: Never add any attachments and/or equipment without the manufacturer
consent; as such additions may result in the risk of fire, electric shock, or other personal injury.
Locating: Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to protect it from
overheating. Do not block these openings or allow them to be blocked by placing the STB on a
bed, sofa, or other similar surface, nor should it be placed over a radiator or heat register.
Power-Cord Protection: Place the power-supply cord out of the way, where it will not be
walked on. Please take special attentions to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the
point where they exit from the unit.
Object and Liquid Entry: Never put objects of any kind into this STB through openings, as
they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric
shock. Never spill any liquid on the STB.

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Note:
Moisture may be formed on the lens In the following conditions:
when the unit is suddenly moved from a cold environment or an air-condition room to a
warm place.
immediately after a heater has been turned on.
in a steamy or very humid room.
If the moisture forms inside the unit, it may not operate properly. To correct this problem, turn
on the power and wait about two hours for the moisture to evaporate.
Parts Replacement: When the unit parts need to be replaced, user should make sure the
service technician use the replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or having the same
characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized replacement may put the unit In the risk of fire,
electric shock or other hazards.
Safety Check: After all the maintenances and repairs are done, user is required to request the
service technician to conduct the overall safety check to ensure the machine is In the proper
condition.

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CONTENTS
1. REMOTE CONTROL.......................................................................................................5
2. FRONT PANEL.................................................................................................................6
3.REAR PANEL....................................................................................................................6
4.CONNECTING YOUR SYSTEM ........................................................................................6
5.BASIC OPERATIONS........................................................................................................8
5.1 T URN ON STB ................................................................................................................................8
5.2 P OWER ............................................................................................................................................8
5.3 C HANNEL U P /C HANNEL D OWN .....................................................................................................8
5.4 V OLUME U P /V OLUME D OWN -.......................................................................................................8
5.5 N UMBER .........................................................................................................................................8
5.6 M UTE ..............................................................................................................................................8
5.7 P AUSE .............................................................................................................................................8
5.8 R ECALL ..........................................................................................................................................8
5.9 F AVORITE .......................................................................................................................................9
5.10 A UDIO ............................................................................................................................................9
5.11 I NFORMATION ................................................................................................................................9
5.12 EPG................................................................................................................................................9
5.13 TV/RADIO ..................................................................................................................................10
5.14 C HANNEL L IST .............................................................................................................................10
5.15 S LEEP ........................................................................................................................................... 11
5.16 P AGE U P /P AGE D OWN .................................................................................................................11
5.17 TEXT...........................................................................................................................................11
5.18 S UBTITLE ...................................................................................................................................... 11
5.19 M ENU ...........................................................................................................................................12
5.20 E XIT ..............................................................................................................................................12
6.EDIT CHANNEL...............................................................................................................13
6.1 TV C HANNEL M ANAGER ............................................................................................................. 13
6.1.1 Group .........................................................................................................................................................................13
6.1.2 Skip.............................................................................................................................................................................14
6.1.3 Edit.............................................................................................................................................................................14
6.1.4 Sort.............................................................................................................................................................................15
6.1.5 Favorite......................................................................................................................................................................16
6.1.6 Find............................................................................................................................................................................16
6.2 R ADIO C HANNEL L IST ..................................................................................................................16
6.3 D ELETE A LL .................................................................................................................................16
7 INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................18
7.1 A UTO S EARCH ..............................................................................................................................18
7.2 Q UICK S EARCH ............................................................................................................................18
8.1 L ANGUAGE ...................................................................................................................................20
8.2 TV S YSTEM ..................................................................................................................................20
8.3 L OCAL T IME S ETTING ..................................................................................................................21
8.4 T IMER ...........................................................................................................................................22
8.5 S TARTUP C HANNEL ...................................................................................................................... 23
8.6 C HANNEL P LAY TYPE ................................................................................................................... 23
8.7 OSD S ETTING ............................................................................................................................... 23
8.8 P ARENTAL L OCK ..........................................................................................................................24
9 TOOLS..........................................................................................................................25
9.1 I NFORMATION ..............................................................................................................................25
9.2 F ACTORY S ETTING .......................................................................................................................25

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9.3 S OFTWARE U PGRADE ...................................................................................................................26
9.3.1 Upgrade by RS232: ....................................................................................................................................................26
9.3.2 OTA ............................................................................................................................................................................26
9.3.3 Mailbox.......................................................................................................................................................................26
9.4 T ETRIS ..........................................................................................................................................27
9.5 S NAKE ..........................................................................................................................................27
9.6 O THELLO ......................................................................................................................................27
10 TROUBLE SHOOTING .................................................................................................28
11 SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................................29
11.1 G ENERAL ......................................................................................................................................29
11.2 A/V M ODE ...................................................................................................................................29
11.3 M ICROPROCESSOR & M EMORIES .................................................................................................29
11.4 P OWER & E NVIRONMENT C ONDITION .........................................................................................29
11.5 P HYSICAL S PECIFICATION ............................................................................................................29
11.6 C ONNECTION ................................................................................................................................29

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1. Remote Control
You can power on/off the receiver, operate on screen
menu, and use a variety of hot key function.
POWER
To switch your receiver on from standby or standby to on.
MUTE
Used to enable or disable the audio
NUMERIC KEYS
Used to select channels or enter programming parameters
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( TV / RADIO)
Receiver switches between TV and Radio mode.
(ZOOM)
Press key select zoom times, from X1 to X16.
(PREVIOUS )
Return to the previous menu or status.
TV/SAT
Receiver switches between TV and Satellite receive mode.
(INFORMATION)
To display channel status or various program information of current
service.
EPG(Electronic Program Guide)
Display the Programs guide on screen when available.
MENU
Displays the Main Menu on the screen, or return to the previous
menu or status.
EXIT
Cancel the user selection and return to the viewing mode from a
menu.
OK
To select menu option, or to updated on entry.
<,> KEY
To adjust volume level, or to move cursor left or right in the menu.
^,v KEY
To change channels, or to move cursor up or down in the menu.
P+/P-
To move up the cursor to the next or previous page
in the menu or channel list.
(AUDIO) (RED KEY)
Audio channels setup, to select audio mode; Left, Right , Stereo,
Mono.
Teletext(BLUE KEY)
Shows teletext information of the current channel supports.
Subtitle(WHITE KEY)
Subtitle Display.
(GREEN KEY)
Multi channels display. You can choice the desire channel use <,>
^,v and press ok confirm.
UHF
In case your TV is connected through RF Modulator (UHF), select
output channel number between CH21 and CH69 with up and
down key.
(FIND)
Use to prompt find channels sort by character.
TIMER
Press timer key you can setup up the Standby time.
P/N
Press P/N button to switch the display mode among "AUTO",
"PAL", "PAL-M", "PAL-N", "NTSC", "HDMI 576i50", "HDMI 480i60",
"HDMI 576p50" and "HDMI 480p60".
SAT
Display satellite list.
FAV(FAVORITE)
To set receiver to the favorite server mode,
display the favorite channel.

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2. Front panel
STANDBY/ON: To switch the receiver power on/stand by
MENUKEY

To enter into the main menu.
VOL<,> KEY: To adjust volume level, or to move cursor left or right in the menu.
CH+,- or^, v KEY : To change channels, or to move cursor up or down in the menu
OK KEY: To see TV/Radio channel list, or to confirm in the menu.
Remote Sensor: Detects infrared signal from remote control unit
Display(4-Digit/7-Segment): Indicates operating status of receiver(optional)
Signal Led: When receiving signal is strong, the signal led is lighted.
3.Rear Panel
Please refer to the diagram above for all possible connections of your receiver
Do not connect the unit to the mains socket until all other connections have been made and checked.
POWER ON/OFF SWITCH: To switch ON/OFF the receiver power supply.
RF OUT: This enables the connection of another receiver.
RF IN: This port is to connect the coaxial cable from Antenua Socket.
ANT IN: Connect to Analog TV antenna.
TV OUT : This is used to connect your TV through RF cable.
TV : This is used to connect your TV through SCART cable.
VIDEO : This RCA connector is used to connect any external video.
0/12V 50mA:This is used to Connect 12V to an external 0V/12V switch.
AUDIO R/L : These RCA connectors are used to connect any external audio amp or system.
RS 232C SERIAL PORT: This is used to connect your receiver to a computer through a serial cable.
USB: Connect to USB disk, you can view *.JPG pictures or upgrade software via this port.
4.Connecting Your System
There are three ways to connect the receiver to your existing TV system. We recommend using one
of the following cases for the best result:
1. Connect one end of SCART cable to the TV (SCART) jack on the back of the receiver and the other
end to a SCART jack on your TV.
2. Connect one end of RCA cable to the RCA jack on the back of the receiver and the other end to a
RCA jack on your TV.
3. If your TV doesn't have a RCA jack, connect one end of RF cable to the TV on the back of the
receiver and the other end to a RF input jack on your TV.

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Finally connect the coaxial cable from the LNB to the LNB IN jack on the receiver.
_ With External Audio / Hi-Fi System
To connect any external Audio Hi-Fi system, the receiver has been provided with two RCA connectors
at the back of the receiver marked with Audio L and R.
Connect an RCA stereo cable from the AUDIO L, R jacks on the back of the receiver to the LINE,
AUX, SPARE OR EXTRA input jacks on your Hi-Fi System.

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5.Basic Operations
5.1 Turn on STB
First, press the [Device’s Main Power] to turn on the unit.
When the STB is first used, there will play the first
channel from the default Channel List. If the STB is not
first used, STB will play the same channel as last time
before turning off.
? Frequently Asked Question
Q: The power of my STB has been turned on and not
in Standby mode, but the TV screen showed
nothing:
A: Make sure the TV set has been set to the correct
video input (not the TV channels). For example, if you
have connected the unit with the Video1 input of the TV
set, the TV set has to be switched to Video1.
Q: The power of my STB has been turn on and not in
Standby mode, but the TV screen showed
nothing except “one ball with No Signal image”.
A: That means the channel, which you select, is no
signal. It could be several causes:
1 The channel which you select is not in your
allocate satellite. The simply solution is to change
channel.
2 The signal of current TV channel is too weak. You
can try to change channel to other strong signal
channels. If the problems still exist, please consult
your local dealer or other professionals for
technical service.
3 You use the Dual LNB, and you need Modify LNB
Type
5.2 Power
1 Press [Power] Key can enter the Standby state
2 In Standby state, press [Power] Key again can call
back the unit and go on play the previous channel
3 User can also disconnect the device’s main power
to end the Standby state.
5.3 Channel Up/Channel Down
In full screen, press [CH+/CH-] to change channel.
5.4 Volume Up/Volume Down-
In full screen, press [VOL+/VOL-] to adjust volume.
5.5 Number
In full screen, use number key and press [OK] on the
Remote Control Unit to change channel.
5.6 Mute
1 Press [MUTE] key to mute the sound and the
screen will show up mute OSD.
2 Press [MUTE] key again to restore sound.
5.7 Pause
1 In playing mode, press [Pause] key, the picture will
be paused, but the sound of the channel will still
continues.
2 Press [PAUSE] key again, the screen’s picture will
skip over to the current playing picture, and the
sound of the channel will corresponding playing.
5.8 Recall
Press [RETURN] key will directly switch to the previous
channel that you played before current channel.

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5.9 Favorite
1 In full screen, press [FAV] key, it will display a
window of “Favorite Group” on the left of the
screen, which you can watch like below.
2 You can press [Volume Up/Volume Down] keys to
select different “Favorite Group”.
Pressing [Page Up/Page Down] keys can implement
the “Page up/Page down” function
3 Press [Exit] key to exit the current window.
? Frequently Asked Question
Q: Why the screen displays “No Favorite Channel”,
after pressing [Favorite] key?
A: It is because that you haven’t set any channels as
“favorite channel”. Please refer to Favorite
.
5.10 Audio
1 In full screen, press [AUDIO] key can open the
“Audio” window on the screen.
2 You can modify the audio track by press [Channel
Up / Channel Down] key and modify the audio
mode by press [Volume Up / Volume Down] key.
3 Mode: Left/Right/Stereo/Mono
5.11 Information
In full screen, press [INFO] key can open information
screen, in the window shows the parameters of current
channel.
5.12 EPG
1 The STB has an Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
to help you navigate channels through all the
possible viewing options. The EPG supplies
information such as channel listings and starting
and ending times for all available channels.
Press [EPG] key to display Program Guide.

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2 Press [GREEN] key in each item can see more
detail information.
3 Press [Red] key in EPG menu can display
“Schedule” Menu. In this menu, you can press
Left/Right] to select “back/current time/last
program or –0:30/next program or
+0:30/-2:00/+2:00/current day/next day”. Press
[Up/Down] key to select “current event/next
event ”.
[GREEN] key to display the details information.
4 Press [Green] key in Schedule menu can open
timer menu. User can save a timer as he want.
5 In EPG menu, press [Exit] to close EPG screen.
5.13 TV/RADIO
In TV mode, pressing [TV/RADIO] key can switch to
Radio mode. In Radio mode, press [TV/RADIO] key to
switch to TV mode.
5.14 Channel List
1 In full screen, press [OK] key or [CH.LIST] can
enter “Channel List”.

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2 Press [Left/Right] key to change satellite group.
3 Press [Up/Down] key to move highlight and press
[OK] key to play the highlighted channel.
4 Press [Page Up/Down] key to page up and page
down.
5 Press [Exit] key to exit the channel list.
5.15 Sleep
1 This function can set sleep timer. When you set a
sleep timer and the time arrive, the system will
enter to standby automatically.
2 Pressing [SLEEP] key, it will switch the mode
between Sleep Timer Off /10/30/60/90/120
minutes.
5.16 Page Up/Page Down
1 In Channel list, press [Page+/Page-] key can page
up and page down the channel list.
5.17 TEXT
1 Press [TEXT] key in full screen, you can open
teletext page on the channel which has teletext
information.
2 If the channel has no teletext information, it will
show “No Teletext Data” on the screen.
5.18 Subtitle
1 Press [SUBTITLE] key in full screen, you can
switch subtitle on or off.

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5.19 Menu
1 Press [MENU] key can open the menu, exit the
current menu to last menu or close the window.
5.20 Exit
1 Press [EXIT] key can exit the current menu to last
menu or close the window.

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6.Edit Channel
When you press[Menu]key to enter menu, there
will display the picture like below:
1 Press[Left/Right]key to select menu pages
among Edit Channel, Installation, System
Setup, Tools and Game.
2 Press[OK]key to enter the selected item.
In “Edit Channel” menu:
1 Press[Channel Up/Channel Down]key to
select menu items among TV Channel List,
Radio Channel List and Delete All.
2 Press[OK]key to enter the selected item.
6.1 TV Channel Manager
When you enter to “TV Channel Manager”
menu, there will display the screen like below.
1 You can move highlight by press[Channel
Up/Channel Down]key to preview the current
highlighted program in the right side preview
window.
2 You can press[Page Up/Page Down]key to
implement the Page Up/Page Down function.
3 You can use [Volume Up/Volume Down]key to
switch “Program Group”.
4 You can press[Menu]or[Exit]keys to enter full
screen playing mode.
5 Press color key can implement the
corresponding function in “Channel Manager”.
6.1.1Group
1 Press [Red] key can open the “Group” window
like above
2 You can press [Up/Dwon] key to move
highlight and press [OK] key to select group.

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Press [Menu] key to close “Group” list.
6.1.2Skip
1 In “TV Channel Manager” menu, press
[Green] key can make a “skip mark” in the
right side of the highlighted channel.
2 After save and exit “TV Channel Manager”
menu, the channel will be skip while user
change channel in the full screen.
6.1.3Edit
Press [Yellow] key, it will show input password
dialog. If the password is correct, it will open the
window like below. The default password is 0000.
6.1.3.1 Delete
1 In this menu, press [Red] key can make a
delete mark in the right side of the highlighted
channel.
2 Press [Red] key again can cancel the deleted
mark on the current channel.
3 When exit the menu, it will ask you whether to
save the change. Select “Yes” to save the
change.
6.1.3.2 Create
If you press[Green] key, it will display create
window like below:
1
In “TP Index” item, you can press[Volume
Up/Volume Down]key can switch TP
number, and the next three items will show
up corresponding parameters.
2 In “Name” item, press[OK]key can display
the keypad, and you can edit new name
here for selected channel.
3 In “Video PID”, “Audio PID” and “PCR PID”
items, you can use the number key directly
to modify corresponding parameters of the
items.
4 After modification, move highlight to “Save”
item and press[OK]key, can save
parameter and exit “Edit” mode. Otherwise,
move highlight to [Exit]item and
press[OK]key can exit “Edit” mode and
won’t save any modification.
6.1.3.3 Edit
If you press[Yellow] key, it will show the window
like below:

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1 On the “Name” item, press[OK]key can
display keypad to edit the name of selected
channel.
2 On the “Video PID”, “Audio PID” and “PCR
PID” items, you can input numerals to
modify the according item’s value.
3 After modification, move highlight to “Save”
item and press[OK]key can save the
modified value and exit “Edit” mode.
Otherwise, move highlight to [Exit]item and
press[OK]key can exit “Edit” mode and won’t
save any modification.
6.1.3.4 Lock
Press [Blue] key can make a “lock mark” in
the right side of the highlighted channel.
After save and exit the menu, STB will
request you to input the password while you
want to watch the locked channel.
6.1.3.5 Move
1 In this menu, press [White] key can make a
moving mark in the right side of the
highlighted channel.
2 Press [Up/Down] or input numerals key to
move the channel
3 Press [OK] key to put the channel to the
target place.
4 When exit the menu, it will ask you whether
to save the change. Select “Yes” to save the
change.
6.1.4Sort
1
Press [Blue] key can open the “Sort”
window like above. There are five kinds of
sorting ways. You can press[Channel
Up/Channel Down]key to move highlight and
press[OK]key to confirm you selection
2 The five kinds of sorting way are:
Default: Sorting by scanning result.
Name (A-Z): Sorting in Alphabetical
Order, ignore “$” symbol.
Name (Z-A): Sorting in Alphabetical
Order, ignore “$” symbol.
FTA: Sort channel by free and scramble
sequence. Free channel will at front of
channel list and scramble channel will at
reat of channel list
Lock: Accumulated all locked channels
and list in the last of TV Channel List.

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6.1.5Favorite
1 Press [White]key can open the “Favorite”
window like above
2 You can move highlight between 8 favorite
groups by press[Channel Up/Channel
Down]key and press[OK]key to make a
favorite mark in the right side of the
selected Favorite group.
3 Press[OK]key on the marked Favorite
group can cancel the exist favorite mark.
4 After marking, press[Exit]key can back to
“TV Channel List” , there will show a
favorite mark beside the marked channel.
6.1.6Find
1
Press[Find] key can open the “Find”
window like above. You can press[Channel
Up/Channel Down/Volume Up/Volume
Down]key to move highlight and
press[OK]key to input the selected symbol
or letter into the dialogue.
2 After input each character, the program list
on the left will search the channel
according your input, and list the matched
channel.
3 Move highlight to “OK” and press [OK] key
can close “Find” window and you can select
channel from the channels list directly.
6.2 Radio Channel List
Basically, the operation of “Radio Channel
Manager” is same as “TV Channel Manager”,
but there is one point different: In “Radio
Channel Manager” mode, there is no video
information, so it will always display Radio’s
logo in the right side preview window.
6.3 Delete All
When you press [OK] key in the “Delete All
Channel” item, it will pop a dialogue ask you
whether confirm to delete all channel. If you
select “OK”, all the channel will be deleted.

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?Frequently Asked Question
Q: IF I incautiously delete all channels,
what should I do?
A: there are two ways to restore:
To re-search all channels in
“Installation” function.
 Use “Default Value” function to restore
all channels in “Tools” function.

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7 Installation
When you enter to “Installation” menu, there will
display the screen like below:
7.1 Auto Search
Press OK button to enter the Auto scan menu,
there will display the screen like below:
1, Press [Up/Down] key to move highlight.
2, Press Numeric key of the RCU to input the
First Frequency, Second Frequency and Symbol
Rate.
3, Press [Left/Right] key to select Scan Mode.
4, Move highlight to [Search] button and press
[OK] key to begin to auto scan.
7.2 Quick Search
In this menu, you can Search channels manually
by input some parameters.
7.3 Conax CA Setting
We provide one CA slot for user to use.
Receiver has build in smart card module with
CONAX system. By using cards in this system
provided by operators, it is possible to watch
many scrambled channels coded in this system.
This menu shows detailed information about
cord inserted into cord reader module. It allows
inserted according to help messages visible on
the bottom of the screen.

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Note:
All information showed in this menu and
submenu are coming from inserted card. In case
if anything is wrong, it could be card problem.
After inserting the card correctly at any time, a
message-box will show on the screen with
message about detecting the card, in "card info"
menu all available information will be displayed.

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8. System Setup
When you enter to “System Setup” menu, you
will see the screen like below:
In “System Setup” menu:
1 Press[Channel Up/Channel Down]key to
select menu items among Language, TV
System, Local Time setting, Timer Setting,
Channel Play Type, Startup Channel OSD
Setting, Parental Lock.
2 Press[OK]key to enter the selected item.
8.1 Language
When you enter to “Language” menu, you will
see the screen like below:
1
Language: press [Volume Up/ Volume
Down] key to select languages, the
selections of languages include: English,
French, German, Portuguese, Turkish,
Spanish, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Ukraine,
Persian, Romanian, Hungarian, Kurdish
and Italian.
2 First Audio: Some channels have more than
one audio language for choosing; by this
function you can set the first audio for this
channel. If the playing channel has the same
audio as the “First Audio” you set, system will
play this audio language as default. If the
channel hasn’t the suited audio language,
then the system will compare automatically
with second audio language. The selections of
audio languages include: English, French,
German, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese,
Turkish, Spanish, Polish and Italian.
3 Second Audio: If the channel has no
correspond audio with “First Audio” but have
corresponded audio with “Second Audio”,
system will play the second audio language as
default. If no audio language corresponds with
the “Second Audio”, then the default language
of current channel will be played
automatically. The selections of audio
languages include: English, French, German,
Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish,
Spanish, Polish and Italian.
4 EPG: Press [Left/Right] key can select EPG
language.
5 Subtitle Language: Press [Left/Right] key can
select subtitle language.
6 Press [Exit]key to draw back from “Language”
menu.
8.2 TV System
When you enter to “TV System” menu, you will
see the screen like below: