Freesat Settings - Freesat from the BBC and ITV

Freesat Settings

Under this section you can configure TV Setup, language, time, parental control, Information display time, OSD transparency, power saving, automatic standby and STB Mode.

TV Setup

Under TV setup you can configure your audio and video settings.

TV & Video Scart

Here you can configure your your Scart outputs to CVBS, S-Video and RGB.

CVBS

CVBS stands for "Colour, Video, Blank and Sync", also known as Composite Video.
It is one of the most t familiar video cables, the yellow RCA cable that often comes with the red and white or black RCA cables used to connect video and audio components.
Yellow - Video
Red - Right audio channel
White or black - Left audio channel

S-Video

S-Video (Separate video), also known as Y/C is an analogue video signal that carries the video data as two separate signals, luma (brightness) and chroma (colour), unlike composite video (CVBS), which carries (lower-quality) picture information as a single signal, or component video, which carries (higher-quality) picture information as three separate signals, typically luma and two chroma components. S-Video, as most commonly implemented, carries 480i or 576i resolution video, i.e. standard definition (SD) video, it does not carry audio on the same cable.
NOTE: The S-Video connection is not available on all Freesat receivers.

RGB

RGB is a video signal that is split into the three primary colours; Red, Green and Blue (RGB). The entire colour spectrum can be represented by varying intensities of these three colours.

Audio

Select Stereo or Mono sound.

Dolby Digital

Select Dolby Digital sound. When this option is selected, your receiver wil automatically use Dolby when available.

Lip-Sync

Here you can adjust the sound and video difference, up to 40ms.

Picture Format

Select the desired picture format, Widescreen, Auto, 16:9 Letterbox, 14:9 Letterbox and Centre Cut Out.
The picture format can also be selected directly via your remote, press WIDE.

HDCP Default

High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of digital copy protection developed by Intel Corporation to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels across the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).
HDMI, unlike component, supports HDCP
Some BBC HD programmes carry the preventative flag, blocking recording through the HDMI connection.

Analogue HD Output

Enable and disable the analogue HD output.

Language

Prefered Language

Allows you to choose between English, Welsh and Gaelic.

Subtitle Display

Allows you to display subtitles automatically when available. Subtitles can also be viewed via your remote by pressing SUB. pressing SUB will also give you the option of turning off subtitles or viewing them via Teletext (available on BBC channels page 888).

Subtitle Font

This can be set to either variable or fixed. There does not seem to be any option for choosing font type or size.

Audio Description

Like a narrator telling a story, audio description is an additional commentary describing body language, expressions and movements. Audio Description gives you information about the things you might not be able to see, meaning that you can keep up with the action.
Audio Description on TV is available on digital television via Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and certain Freeview devices.
More information about Audio description is available from the Royal National Institute of Blind People, www.rnib.org.uk.

Time

This function allows you to set the time you want to turn the receiver on and off, choose disable to turn this function off.

Select Power On and then enter the desired time for the receiver to turn on.

Select Power On Channel and then press the OK button to select the desired channel.

.Select Power Off and type in the desired time you wish the reeceiver to turn off.

Parental Control

Parental Control is a feature that allows parents to "Lock" programmes that they consider unsuitable for children. A "Locked" channel or programme can only be "unlocked" with the special parental access code.
NOTE: The default password is 0000, his can be changed under Change Password.

Age Limit

Age Limit enables you to place restrictions on viewers by setting age limits. Select the age limit required.
Note: You must enter your password to watch programmes covered by an age limit.

Change Password

Change Password allows you to change the current password.
1. Select Change Password and press the OK button.
2. Enter the password in New Password using the NUMERIC(0-9) buttons.
3. Enter the password again in Verify Password to confirm.
NOTE: The default password is 0000.

Installation Lock

Installation Lock allows you to block access to the installation menu settings you have previously made.
1. Select Installation Lock.
2. Select Enable or Disable using the OK or arrow buttons.

Other

You can configure other settings such as info display time, OSD transparency, power saving in standby and automatic standby.

Information Display Time

You can set the automatic display time of the information box when the channel is switched.
1. Select Info Display Time and press the OK button.
2. Select a value between Disable, 1~20 seconds and press the OK button. Disable will display a fully opaque screen, the larger the number, the more transparent the screen.
NOTE: When set to Disable, the i-plate will not be displayed when you switch the channel.

Power Saving in Standby

You can select whether the Freesat receiver switches to power saving mode in standby.
1. Select Power Saving in Standby.
2. Select On or Off using the OK or arrow keys.

Automatic Standby

The receiver automatically switches to the standby mode after the specified period of inactivity to help reduce the amount of electricity it uses when Automatic Standby is set as Enable.
1. Select Automatic Standby.
2. Select Enable or Disable using the OK or arrow buttons.

STB Mode (Set Top Box)

This allows you to switch between Freesat mode, showing only channels listed on the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) and non Freesat mode, which allows you to see all available Free-To-Air (FTA) channels.
NOTE: You must first make a Manual Scan for this function to be activated. You must also switch to non Freesat mode to watch channels from other satellite than those used by Freesat.