TV Star S3000 User Manual

INDEX

Overview & Install of the TV Star S3000 Satellite Receiver
How to Find Satellite Channels with Autoscan
How To Manually Tune in a Satellite Channel
How to Sort & Delete Channels
How to 'Flash Programme' the S3000 with a USB Drive
Pause & Record Live TV
Schedule Future TV Recordings
Viewing & Managing Recorded Programmes
Using the Media Player
EPG & Info Buttons
Subtitles
How to Format a USB Drive
Remove USB Drive Safely
How to Perform a Factory Reset

Overview & Install of the TV Star S3000 Satellite Receiver

This is a complete users guide for the TV Star S3000 Free To Air Satellite Receiver. It comprises of both written and video instructions on a range of topics & covers all the main features of the receiver

Unpack the box
- TV Star S3000 Standard Definition Satellite Receiver
- Remote Control & Batteries (2 x AAA)
- User's Manual in English
Screw the lead from the satellite dish into the 'LNB IN' connection
Connect a scart lead from the television to the scart connection on box
Plug in the power lead
After a few moments, the box will come on and should automatically switch TV to correct AV channel

How to Find Satellite Channels with Autoscan

Press the menu button
Go to installation
Arrow over the installation sub menu
Select Astra2A @ 28.2E
Press red button for single scan
- Scan mode: Free
- Program type: TV & Radio
- Scan type: Auto
Arrow to search and press OK
Takes around 5-10 minutes
All free to air Uk satellite channels will be scanned in

How To Manually Tune in a Satellite Channel

Press the menu button
Go to installation
Arrow over the installation sub menu
Pres yellow button for TP edit
To add a TP, press the green button
Add in necessary settings, example below
- Freq: 11260
- Symbol rate: 27500
- Polarity: V (Vertical)
If TP already exists, it will let you know
If not, just press exit and it will add it to TP list
Press red button to scan individual TP
Scan mode: Free
Program type: TV Channel
Scan type: AutoPress OK to search
Very quick process
New channels added to end of channel list
You can sort and delete new channels at that point

How to Sort & Delete Channels

TO MOVE A CHANNEL

Press the menu button
Select channel menu
Arrow over to TV channel manager
Press yellow button to enter edit mode
Pin number is 0000 (4x zeros)
White button marks channel for moving
Once marked, use arrow buttons to move
Press OK when in desired location
Can only move one channel at a time
Press exit and say yes to save changes

TO DELETE A CHANNEL

Press the menu button
Select channel menu
Arrow over to TV channel manager
Press yellow button to enter edit mode
Pin number is 0000 (4x zeros)
Red button marks channel for deletion
Can do multiple channels at a time
Press exit and say yes to save changes

How to Programme a Box with a USB Drive

The videos below show how you can backup your channel list to a USB drive and also how to program the box using a channel list file

TO SAVE CHANNELS TO USB DRIVE

With a blank USB drive plugged into receiver
Press the menu button
Select tools menu
Select backup to USB
Arrow down to backup to USB and press OK
Very quick process
Tells you when backup complete

TO LOAD CHANNELS FROM USB DRIVE

Press the menu button
Select tools menu
Select upgrade by USB
Upgrade file: xxxxx.abs
Upgrade mode: All code
Arrow to start and press OK
Takes around a minute
Box will reboot when finished
Box will will now have a programmed channel list

Pause & Record Live TV

The video above shows how with the addition of a USB drive, you can pause and record live TV on the TV Star S3000

Schedule Future TV Recordings

The video above shows how you can schedule a future recording using the timer menu on the TV Star S3000

Viewing & Managing Recorded Programmes

The video above shows how you can play back your TV recordings and in addition how you can delete them when finished watching them

How to Use the Media Player

The TV Star S3000 has a media player that can play films, music and photos
It does have a limited range of codecs it supports
The video above shows how you can utilise the media player features

EPG & Info Buttons

Both the info and EPG buttons give access to now and next programme info
Pressing the info button twice gives access to additional info including signal strength

Subtitles

Press the subtitles button on the remote control
Select ENG or OFF depending on your needs

How to Format USB Drive

If you are going to be using a USB drive with the TV Star S3000, it is always a good idea to format it first using the receiver itself. The video above will show you how

How to Remove USB Drive Safely

You should always follow this procedure for removing your USB drive from the S3000. As with all boxes, you risk corruption of your date if you fail to do so