Basic Setting-up

DiSEqC-Signal (Digital Satellite Equipment Control)

Different control signals are required when selecting satellite signals.

Up until now the14/18V LNB supply-voltage and the 22 kHz. signal (which is over- ridden by the LNB feed-voltage) was sufficient for the majority of application-traps to select the signals.

With these 4 control-criterions you can switch between the horizontally and verti- cally polarised signals as well as between 2 satellites (multi-feed reception).

With the expansion of the frequency ranges into the 12 GHz band (high-band range 11.70 - 12.75 GHz) or for the reception of more than two satellites additional control-criterions are required for the LNB-drive and signal selection.

Eutelsat together with Philips have developed the ”DiSEqC”-control-signal.

The ”DiSEqC” control-signal applies a special modulation (pulse-widening modula- tion) to the existing 22 kHz. signals.

You must distinguish between:

DiSEqC Tone Burst

(described as Simple DiSEqC or Easy DiSEqC)

DiSEqC 1.0

DiSEqC 2.0

The UFD 346 receiver uses both Tone Burst Signal and DiSEqC 1.0. Which one is required depends upon the components in your reception-system.

DiSEqC Menu Settings

Call-up the basic setting-up menu (see section, ”Calling-up the Basic Setting-up menus”).

Use these buttons to select the menu option ”DiSEqC menu . . .”.

Use these buttons to select the sub-menu ”DiSEqC menu . . .”.

The following menu is then displayed ( default settings):

DiSEqC SETTINGS

>22KHz signal:

Pos A/B

Tone Burst:

OFF

DiSEqC:

OFF

DiSEqC repeat:

OFF

Remote freq.:

1000 MHz

0-9 VOL A/B STOR STBY

The status line at the bottom of the menu shows the buttons that you must use to change the settings.

22 KHz Signal

This menu-option determines whether the 22 KHz signal can be switched between a satellites upper and lower frequency bands (High/Low) or between 2 satellites (Pos. A/B).

22 KHz

 

 

or

High/Low

Freq. Range

22 KHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low

Off

 

 

High

On

 

 

 

 

 

22 KHz

 

 

Pos. A/B

Orbital Pos.

22 KHz

 

 

 

 

1 and 3

Off

 

2 and 4

On

 

 

 

(Default settings)

See Video settings menu, menu-option: Polarity and Orbital Position

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Kathrein UFD 346 operating instructions DiSEqC-Signal Digital Satellite Equipment Control, KHz Signal, DiSEqC Menu Settings

UFD 346 specifications

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