The 4DTV receiver allows you to pick up over 500 channels including free analog, videocipher analog, free digital, digicipher channels and dozens of commercial free CD-quality music channels. The 4DTV features 5 programmable times, an interactive program guide, 2 favorite program lists, the ability to parentally lock out an unlimited number of channels and self-updating menus, channel information and satellite lists. It is also C and Ku-Band compatible, dual polarity and LNBF compatible and many other features too numerous too mention.

HOW TO PROGRAM A SATELLITE

1. Go to a satellite that is near to the satellite to be programmed.

2. Select a channel that is active on a satellite that is active on the satellite you are starting from and on the satellite to be programmed.

3. Press OPTIONS and the main menu will be displayed. (See below:)

Figure 1
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Options

1. Open Mail
2. Set Guide and Favorite
3. Set Parental Control
4. Set Timers
5. Adjust Picture
6. Change System Settings

For Videocypher Setup, Press 9

Use Up, Down Then ENTER or
Press 1-6 To Choose Option
Press Go Back To Return
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4. Press 6 for Change System Settings.

5. Press 4 for Change Installation Settings

6. Press 4 for Program Satellite

7. Highlight the satellite to be programmed with the arrow buttons.

Press enter If you choose a satellite that is already programmed it will display "You chose satellite?" Press ENTER on CHANGE SETTINGS if you want to reprogram the satellite, If not press GO BACK to cancel.

8. The program satellite menu should be on the screen now. (See below:)

Figure 2
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Satellite G5-5

1. Move Dish To 9999
2. Dish At 0000
3. Auto Peak Dish
4. Skew H: 45 V: -45
5. Auto Peak Skew

Signal 70

Use Up/Down or Left/Right Arrows
Press Go Back to Save
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9. It will give an estimated location of the satellite on line 1. If you want the receiver to move to it automatically, press 1. After it has moved, press 2 and use left and right arrows to adjust to the best picture.

10. If you want to move manually to the satellite, press the 2 and tap left (east) or right arrows (west) until you come across a picture or black screen. Verify that it is on the correct satellite. If not, continue moving until it is found.

11. When you have found the correct satellite, you can press 3 to autopeak the dish and 5 to autopeak the skew if necessary.

12. Press GO BACK and it will display "Save Settings ?". Highlight the SAVE and press ENTER. Then press VIEW.

13. This should complete the programming process.

HOW TO ADJUST THE SKEW

1. Press OPTIONS and the main menu will be displayed. (See Figure 1)

2. Press 6 for Change System Settings.

3. Press 4 for Change Installation Settings

4. Press 4 for Program Satellite

5. Highlight the satellite to be programmed with arrows.

Press ENTER If you choose a satellite that is already programmed it will display "You chose satellite??" Press ENTER on CHANGE SETTINGS if you want to reprogram the satellite, if not press GO BACK to cancel.

6. The program satellite menu should be on the screen now. (See Figure 2)

7. Press 5 if you want to autopeak the skew. Press 4 to manually change the skew. Use left or right arrows to adjust the skew number.

8. Press GO BACK, then highlight SAVE and press ENTER to store the settings. Press VIEW or GO BACK if you want to cancel the changes.

HOW TO VIDEO FINE TUNE

1. Press up or down arrows to adjust the video fine tune.

2. Press ENTER while the writing is on the screen to save the settings.

HOW TO ERASE A SATELLITE

1. Make sure that you are not on the satellite that you wish to erase. Press OPTIONS and the main menu will be displayed. (See Figure 1)

2. Press 6 for Change System Settings.

3. Press 4 for Change Installation Settings

4. Press 4 for Program Satellite

5. Highlight the satellite to be erased with the arrows.

6. It will prompt you to "Change Settings" or "Remove Settings." Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW to highlight "Remove Settings". Press Enter to erase the satellite. Press view to exit menus.

Troubleshooting Digital Channels

1. In order to receive a clear picture on a digital channel the Quality must be greater than 20. This can be found by pressing Options, 5 or Options, 6, 4, 4.

2. If the screen says "Cannot find Channel" or Please Wait a Moment While We Process Your Request" that means that the quality is low, usually zero.

3. To raise the quality the east/west and/or the skew will need to be adjusted. The east/west can be adjusted by pressing the left arrow or right arrow. See Adjusting Skew to see how to adjust the skew.

4. If the quality is still low after you try adjusting the east/west and the skew then the dish may need to realign the dish, get a lower degree LNB or you may have some terrestrial interference (TI) in your area. To compensate for TI it is suggested to strategically place wire or mesh screens around the dish.