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HD Digital Box
GFSAT200HD/A
Instruction Manual
Welcome to your new freesat+ HD digital TV recorder
Now you can pause, rewind and record both HD
and SD television, and so much more
Goodmans GFSAT200HD-A_IB_Rev2_120710.indd 1 12/07/2010 14:11:18
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Welcome Thank you for choosing this Goodmans freesat HD Digital Box. Not only can it receive over 140 subscription free channels, but if you have a broadband service with a minimum speed of 1Mb you can access IP TV services, which you can watch back at a time to suit you. It’s really simple to use; it’s all done using the clear, easy to understand on screen menus which are operated from the remote control. It even has a reminder function so that you won’t miss your favourite programmes. For
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What’s in the box? Remote control Your HD digital box TV / AV TV / AV TV / AV 2 x AAA batteries HDMI cable Quick start guide HD Digital Box GFSAT200HD/A Quick Start Guide Mains adapter CH CH CH INFO INFO INFO WIDE AUDIO WIDE AUDIO WIDE AUDIO LIST LIST LIST AD TEXT SUB SWAP AD TEXT SUB SWAP AD TEXT SUB SWAP Welcome to your new freesat+ HD digital TV recorder Now you can pause, rewind and record both HD and SD television, and so much more Contents 01 09 Your HD digital box.............. 4 System
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01 Your HD digital box Front view NAVIGATION Move up, down, left, and right. STANDBY Power On / Standby. Rear view LNB IN Signal In from USB Factory TV and VCR Standard LNB on satellite upgrade definition SCART outputs connection (for connection to a non HD TV or recording device) GFSAT200HD/A USB SPDIF Digital audio HDMI High ETHERNET Connection to a out (connection to definition network with broadband a surround sound output. access (for IP TV Services system). such as BBC iPlayer). 4
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Your remote control 02 TV/AV Switches between freesat and normal TV. (Scart connection only). STANDBY Power On/Standby. TV / AV TV / AV TV / AV MUTE Turns the volume On and Off. NUMBER PAD Enter values and select the channel number directly by entering its number. MENU Opens the main menu. GUIDE Opens the genre list and the guide. FAST REWIND Navigate left in FAST FORWARD Navigate right in the top menu bar. the top menu bar. BACK Takes you back to the EXIT Closes menu. previous menu. O
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03 Connecting up Getting connected Connecting to a HD Ready TV HD READY TV RG6 coaxial GFSAT200HD/A USB Cable with ‘F’ type connector HDMI Cable Connect a RG6 co-axial cable fitted with ‘F’ a type connector from your satellite dish to the ‘LNB IN’ socket on the back panel of your digital box. Connect the HDMI cable that came with your digital box between the ‘HDMI’ socket on the back panel of your digital box and a HDMI socket on your TV. Other connections USB used for *Scart connection t
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4 5 6 Getting started 04 1 Put batteries in the remote control Open the battery cover of the remote control and put two AAA size batteries so that the ‘+’ and ‘-’ marks on the + batteries match the ‘+’ and ‘-’ marks inside the remote control. Replace the battery cover. + Plug in and switch on 2 5 Insert the mains lead into the ‘12V DC IN’ on the back of the digital box. The standby light on the front of the digital box will come on. Switch your TV On and select HDMI. The first time instal
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05 Daily use We have divided this book into separate Changing the channel sections, so that you can find the information You can also select the channel you want to your looking for easier. This section covers the watch by using the [P+] and [P-] buttons on the day to day functions that you will use most remote control. Alternatively you can use the often. number buttons to key in the channel number. When you change the channel the information Choosing a programme screen will be displayed
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Daily use 05 Changing the volume Subtitles You can change the volume using the [VOL+] Press the [SUB] button to toggle the subtitles and [VOL-] buttons on the remote control. You on and off. can turn off the volume pressing the [MUTE] button. To turn it back on press the [MUTE] DON’T FORGET! Not all programmes have button again. subtitles. You can use the information bar to see if the blue ‘SUB’ icon is shown. Audio description Audio description is an additional narration that describes al
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06 The guide window Programme Guide Thu 24 Jun 7:22pm All Channels Entertainment News and Sport Movies Lifestyle Music 7:00pm - 10:00pm MOTD Live: Denmark v Japan Gary Lineker introduces live coverage of the potentially decisive Group E match in Rustenburg, with Denmark and Japan hoping to secure a place in the Knockout stage. Also in HD. [S] . [SPORT] SUB Thu 24 Jun 8:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm HD 101 BBC 1 East (E) MOTD Live: Denmark v Japan 102 BBC 2 England Wimbledon 2010 Today at Wimbledon 103 I
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The guide window 06 Setting a reminder Reminder clash You can use the reminder function to let you If you try to set a reminder for more than two know when a programme is going to start. programmes at the same time, you will see a warning screen with a list of options for you to choose. An example screen is shown below; Programme Guide Thu 24 Jun 7:22pm All Channels Entertainment News and Sport Movies Lifestyle Music 8:30pm - 9:00pm Coronation Street Will Graeme cope when David tries to sp
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07 The channel List Channel List Tue 29 Jun 10:53am All Channels Favourite List Manual Channels 101 BBC 1 East (E) 102 BBC 2 England 103 ITV1 Anglia S 104 Channel 4 105 Five 106 BBC THREE 107 BBC FOUR 108 BBC HD 110 BBC ALBA 113 ITV2 114 ITV2+1 GUIDE OK EXIT Guide Hide Add Fav Delete Regions Watch Exit Menu You can open the channel list window by Channel list icons pressing the [CH LIST] button on the remo
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The channel List 07 Hiding a channel Deleting a channel Use the [ p] and [ q] buttons to select the Use the [ p] and [ q] buttons to select a channel that you want to hide. Press the [RED] channel that you want to delete. Press the button to hide it. [YELLOW] button to delete it. Channel List Tue 29 Jun 10:53am All Channels Favourite List Manual Channels DON’T FORGET! It is not possible to un- 101 BBC 1 East (E) 102 BBC 2 England delete a channel. You will have to do a First
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08 The settings menu Display and audio To open the settings menu press the [MENU] button on the remote control and then select Settings Tue 29 Jun 10:53am Display & Audio Network Language Parental Other ‘Settings’. HDMI Output . 1080i Press the [OK] button to confirm. HDMI Audio Screen Size Menu Transparency Settings Main Menu Tue 29 Jun 10:53am . Channel List Weds 8 Oct 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm R OK EXIT Select Exit Menu Settings HDMI Output - You can change this setting to System Information b
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The settings menu 08 Network MAC Address - The MAC address is a unique number that is embedded into your freesat Settings Tue 29 Jun 10:53am Display & Audio Network Language Parental Other digital box that allows you to connect to online DHCP . Auto services. It is not possible to change your MAC IP Address 000 . 000 . 000 . 000 Subnet Mask 000 . 000 . 000 . 000 address number. Router Address 000 . 000 . 000 . 000 DNS Address 000 . 000 . 000 . 000 MAC Address 00 : 06 : F4 : 0F : 03 : 5D Reve
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08 The settings menu Change System PIN - This setting allows you to Parental change the system PIN. Settings Weds 8 Oct 8:22pm Display & Audio Language Parental Freesat + Other ! WARNING . Parental Settings PIN Settings Tue 29 Jun 10:53am This menu is PIN protected. Display & Audio Network Language Parental Other i Allow First Time Installation INFORMATION .. Enabled PIN Change Allow Parental Settings Changes Please enter your PIN to view _ _ _ _ Change Parental PIN and change the setting
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The settings menu 08 Other Settings Tue 29 Jun 10:53am Display & Audio Network Language Parental Other Show Non Freesat Channels . No Auto Standby Power Save in Standby Mode Upgrade Software Add Non Freesat Channels First Time Installation R OK Select EXIT Exit Menu Show Non Freesat Channels - This setting allows you to see the manually added free to air channels in the channel list. DON’T FORGET! The default setting is not to show manually added free to air channels. Free to air channels ar
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09 System information To open the system information window press the [MENU] button on the remote control and then select ‘System Information’. Main Menu Tue 29 Jun 10:53am . Channel List Weds 8 Oct 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm Settings System Information EXIT OK Select Exit Menu Press the [OK] button to confirm. DON’T FORGET! It is useful to have access to the system information screen when contacting the call centre Information Tue 29 Jun 10:53am System Network USB Manufacturer Go .odmans Postcod
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Non-freesat channels 10 You can manually tune in any free to air channels To view the non-freesat channels press the [CH LIST] button, and press the [ tt] or on your digital box, if you have the frequency in MHz, the symbol rate and the LNB polarisation. [ uu] buttons to highlight Manual Channels. DON’T FORGET! Adding free to air channels Channel List Tue 29 Jun 10:53am All Channels Favourite List Manual Channels will not affect the stored freesat channels. 3001 Sky News 3002
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11 Help and advice 13 Frequently asked questions What you can do In which direction should my satellite dish be Your satellite dish should be fitted on a south facing positioned? wall in the direction of 28.2 ° east of south. Can I connect more than one digital box to Yes you can. You will need an LNB (the box on my satellite dish? your satellite dish) fitted that has more than one connection. Can I connect this digital box to my normal No. This box must be connected to a satellite dish for
