Amiko HD 8140 Video User Manual

INDEX

Overview of the Amiko HD 8140 Receiver
How to Tune in Saorview Channels
How to Sort & Delete Channels
Info & EPG Functionality
Using the Subtitles
How to Format a USB Drive
How to Safely Remove USB Drive
Pause & Record Facilities
Play Back TV Recordings
Using the Media Player
How to Perform a Factory Reset

Overview of the Amiko HD8140 Receiver

Complete users guide for the Amiko HD 8140 Receiver. This manual contains detailed instructions and video guides on the receiver's installation & it's various features

How to Tune in Saorview Channels

Unpack the box
- Amiko HD 8140 Receiver
- Remote control & Batteries
- User manual (in English)
Push the lead from the UHF aerial into the 'Aerial IN' plug
Connect to TV using a HDMI cable
Plug in IR eye to back of box
Plug in the power lead
The box will come on and will display 'no channels'
Press menu button
Go to Installation -> Terrestrial Installation
Select country as Germany from menu (they use the same frequency range we do in Ireland
Turn off 5v tune power option
Press white button to scan
Select 8Mhz from options
Scan for channels takes several minutes
Channels will be saved automatically after scan finished

How to Sort & Delete Channels

Press the menu button
Go to services
Next go over to organising services
Use the arrow & OK buttons to select/move/delete channels
You can move or delete channels individually or in blocks
Press Exit button to save changes

Info & EPG Functionality

EPG Button

The Amiko HD 8140 Receiver comes with a full 7 Day EPG
Press the 'EPG' button on the remote control
Press the green button to expand the EPG out to full 7 day EPG

Info Button

Press the Info button once
- Get the programme name and runing time
Press the Info button twice
- Get the programme synopsis
Works for now and next programmes

Using the Subtitles

Subtitles are turned on by default on the Amiko HD 8140 Receiver
You can turn the subtitles off universally from the main menu
You can also turn subtitles off on individual channels

How to Format a USB Drive

Connect a USB drive to the receiver
Press the Menu button
Select the USB Menu
Select the 'Storage Information' option
Press the yellow button to enter formatting mode
Press 'OK' and it takes about 30 seconds to format the drive
The receiver will inform you when the formatting is complete

How to Safely Remove USB Drive

Pause & Record Facilities

There are some good PVR Facilities on the Amiko HD 8140 Receiver
The first step is to add either a USB key or a hard drive (it can handle either FAT32 or NTFS)
The main features outlined in the video below are as follows...
- How to mark a future TV programme for recording using the EPG
- How to record the current programme using the record button
- How to pause live TV

Play Back Recorded TV Shows

The video above shows how you can play back TV shows that you may have recorded
It also shows how you can delete shows that you may already have watched

Using the Media Player

This is probably one of the best features on this already impressive box
Due to it's ease of use and the sheer range of files it can handle
To access the media player
- Press the menu button
- Arrow down to USB
- Arrow over to 'File List' and press OK

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