Philips 42PFL7108, 42PFL7008 Unicable setup, Add a satellite, Remove a satellite, Settings

Unicable setup

The Unicable system

You can use a Unicable system to connect the antenna dish to the TV.

A Unicable system uses one cable to connect the satellite dish to all satellite receivers in its system. Unicable is typically used in apartment buildings. If you use a Unicable system, the TV will ask you to assign a user band number and corresponding frequency during the installation. You can install 1 or 2 satellites with Unicable on this TV.

If you notice some missing channels after a Unicable installation, another installation might have been done at the same moment on the Unicable system. Do the installation again to install the missing channels.

The additional satellite should be seen as an extra, it is not your main satellite subscription or not the main satellite of which you use its channel package. Typically, you would add a 4th satellite when you have 3 satellites already installed. If you have 4 satellites installed, you might consider removing one first to be able to add a new satellite.

Settings

If you currently have only 1 or 2 satellites installed, the current installation settings might not allow adding an extra satellite. If you need to change the installation settings, you must redo the complete satellite installation. You cannot use Add satellite if a change of settings is needed.

To add a satellite . . .

1 - Press h, select S Setup and press OK.

2 - Select Search for satellite and press OK.

3 - Select Add satellite and press OK. The current satellites are shown.

4 - Select Add and press OK. The TV will search for new satellites.

5 - If the TV has found one or more satellites, select Install and press OK. The TV installs the channels of the found satellites.

6 - To store the channels and radio stations, select Finish and press OK.

User band number

In a Unicable system, each connected satellite receiver must be numbered (e.g. 0, 1, 2 or 3 etc.). You can find the available user bands and their number on the Unicable switchbox. User band is sometimes shortened as UB. There are Unicable switchboxes that offer 4 or 8 user bands. If you select Unicable in the settings, the TV will ask you to assign the unique user band number for its built-in satellite receiver. A satellite receiver cannot have the same user band number as another satellite receiver in the Unicable system.

User band frequency

Next to the unique user band number, the built-in satellite receiver needs the frequency of the selected user band number. These frequencies are mostly shown next to the user band number on a Unicable switchbox.

Add a satellite

You can add an additional satellite to your current satellite installation. The installed satellites and their channels stay untouched. However, some satellite operators do not allow adding a satellite.

Remove a satellite

You can remove one or more satellites from your current satellite installation. You remove the satellite and its channels. However, some satellite operators do not allow removing a satellite.

To remove satellites . . .

1 - Press h, select S Setup and press OK.

2 - Select Search for satellite and press OK.

3 - Select Remove satellite and press OK. The current satellites are shown.

4 - Use the arrows keys to select the satellite you want to remove.

5 - Press OK to mark a satellite to remove. Press OK again to unmark.

6 - Select Remove, press OK and confirm. The satellites are removed.

7 - Select Exit and press OK to close Remove satellite.

Reorder and rename channels

You can reorder and rename satellite channels.

Reorder

You can only reorder channels in the Favourites list. For more information on Reordering satellite channels, press *LIST and look up Satellite, reorder channels.

Rename channels

You can rename channels in the channel list.

1 - Select the channel you want to rename in one of the channel lists - All, Favourites, Radio or New.