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Manhattan
Model: Plaza HD•S2
LET’S GET
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YOUR USER GUIDE
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WELCOME TO FREESAT We are so pleased you bought this Manhattan The Plaza HD•S2 is packed with amazing Plaza HD•S2 Freesat receiver. features. Some of the highlights are: Now you can enjoy: • Create your own personal Programme Guide using up to 8 favourites lists (see p22) • Quality state-of-the-art satellite TV receiver • One-touch reminders (p20) • Over 180 of your favourite channels • Timer, Auto Turn On & Auto Turn Off functionality (p29) • Picture perfect High Definition (selected channe
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CONTENTS In The Box 5 Advanced Use 22 Your receiver 6 Using the favourites lists 22 1 4 Remote control 8 Display mode 24 TV/DTV 24 Changing the channel list 24 Preparation 10 The lock PIN 24 The satellite dish 10 Using the setup menus 25 2 Connecting your receiver 10 General menu section 25 Switching on 11 - Subtitles 26 Tuning in 12 - Subtitle language 26 - Information 26 Picture menu section 26 Everyday Use 15 - Screen type 27 Turning on the receiver 15
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CONTENTS On Demand TV 32 Advanced Use (continued) 29 Setting up for on demand TV 32 1 Time menu section 29 4 5 Watching on demand TV 33 - Auto stanby 29 - Sleep timer 29 - Auto turn on 29 - Auto turn off 29 Non-Freesat Channels 35 - Time zone 30 Tuning in non-Freesat channels 35 6 System menu section 30 Watching non-Freesat channels 36 - Freesat installation 30 - Add non-Freesat channels 30 - Network configuration 30 Appendix A Safety 38 - Parental guidance
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In The Box In your Plaza HD•S2 Freesat receiver pack you should fi nd the following items: 1 HDMI cable to connect to Batteries for the Quick Start Guide Main User Guide an HD-ready TV remote control Remote control Plaza HD•S2 receiver 5
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YOUR RECEIVER Manhattan Plaza HD•S2 Front POWER INDICATOR LIGHT (red for standby, blue for on) CHANNEL CHANGE UP/DOWN The up/down arrows on the front are for changing channel STANDBY Switch the receiver on and off 6
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Manhattan Plaza HD•S2 Rear LNB IN POWER CABLE ETHERNET Input for connection to For connection to a mains Network socket for satellite dish plug socket connection to the Internet USB Socket for upgrading the receiver’s software HDMI Output for connection to a HD-ready television OPTICAL S/PDIF TV SCART Optical audio output for Output for connection to a connection to a digital audio non-HD television system 7
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REMOTE CONTROL Standby - switches the receiver on and off. Mute - silences the receiver’s sound. 0, 1 … 9 - buttons to directly select channels, enter numeric value in the set-up menus and to enter your postcode. Switches back to the last channel watched. Displays your favourites lists and adds channels to them in the channel list. Displays the main menu screen. Displays channel and programme information. 8
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Up, down, left, right - move the highlight bar in menus Turns the volume up and down. and in the programme guide, and allow you to browse the channels and programmes. Switches to the next or previous channel. Moves one page up or down in the channel list. Selects the option in a menu. Displays the available audio menu to choose between Displays the channel list. normal sound and audio description. Displays the programme guide. Switches between available screen display modes.
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Preparation CONNECTING YOUR RECEIVER Place your Plaza HD•S2 receiver on a firm, level surface close to the This section explains how to set up your Plaza HD•S2 television, a mains electricity socket, and the cable from the dish. to receive Freesat channels. 2 (See Appendix A – Safety.) THE SATELLITE DISH To receive Freesat, you must connect your Plaza HD•S2 receiver to an appropriate satellite dish, fixed in position and accurately pointed at the 28.2° East satellite position. Connect the
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To watch On Demand TV services including BBC iPlayer and ITV Player, HINT: The “F-connector” used for the satellite dish cable the Plaza HD•S2 must be connected to your internet router or hub connection has a central wire that is inserted into the hole using an ethernet cable (not supplied). Plug one end of the ethernet in the LNB IN socket while the collar is screwed onto the cable into the ETHERNET socket at the back of the Plaza HD•S2, and socket. When screwing on the collar, make sure
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SWITCHING ON (continued) After a few seconds, the receiver’s first Freesat installation screen Turn on your TV set and choose the HDMI input (see your shown below will appear on the television screen: television’s manual for guidance). HINT: If you do not see this screen on your television, see ‘Troubleshooting’ on page 40. TUNING IN When the first installation screen is displayed, use the or Switch on the mains socket the Plaza HD•S2 is connected to. buttons to select the screen format of
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HINT: You should set the HDMI resolution to the highest that your television can display (see your television’s manual). If in doubt, set the resolution to 720p. Enter your postcode using the number buttons on the remote control, or press the red button to use the on-screen soft keyboard. You do not need to enter a space. Once you have entered your postcode, press the button and then press to proceed. HINT: Enter your postcode with the number buttons by The signal check screen shows t
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TUNING IN (continued) and buttons, then pressing . The red button deletes the last letter entered and the green button confirms the whole postcode. The setup completion screen confirms the lock PIN you have set. Press the button and your Plaza HD•S2 receiver is now ready for you to watch Freesat digital TV. Your Plaza HD•S2 receiver will take a couple of minutes to find and store the available Freesat channels. The number of Freesat HINT: When new Freesat channels are introduced, yo
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CHANGING CHANNELS Everyday Use Step through the channels by pressing the or buttons on This section describes the day-to-day use of your Plaza the remote control or the and buttons on the front of the HD•S2 receiver – how to select the channels that you Plaza HD•S2 receiver. 3 want to watch, view the programme schedules, and control the basic features. If you know the channel’s number, you can switch directly to the channel you want by using the number buttons on the remote control.
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CHANGING CHANNELS (continued) It shows: There are other ways to change channel: • the name and number of the channel • Use the browsing bar at the bottom of the screen (see below) • the name of the programme you are watching • Use the on-screen channel list (see page 18) • the start and fi nish time of the programme • Use the programme guide (see page 19) • the progress through the programme • the date and time CHANGING THE VOLUME You can increase or decrease the volume by using the and
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While the bar is displayed, press the button to see details of the If you want to turn on subtitles, fi rst display the subtitles menu by pressing the button and then use the and buttons next programme, and the button to go back again. To see what to highlight “English” (or “English Teletext” for larger subtitles), is on another channel, press the or buttons. To change to and press . To turn off subtitles, select “Off” from the subtitles this channel, press while the bar is
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USING THE CHANNEL LIST Display the on-screen channel list by pressing the button on HINT: Move a page at a time through the channel list by the remote control. This lists the channels on the left-hand side of using the and buttons. the screen, in number order, and displays a preview window of the currently selected channel on the right-hand side of the screen. You can return to watching TV at any time by pressing the TV and radio channels are stored in separate lists. Switch between bu
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The Plaza HD•S2 programme guide displays details of all programmes showing on Freesat channels for the next week ahead. To access the guide, press the button on the remote control. Choose the section of the guide you want to look at – either all channels or a specific channel genre – by pressing the , , or buttons to highlight the section, and then to select it. Choose the region that you want from the list by moving the and then highlight bar through the list with the and buttons
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USING THE PROGRAMME GUIDE (continued) HINT: Programmes in standard defi nition that are also Information on the highlighted programme is shown above the available on another channel in HD are labelled in the table and you can read a full summary by pressing the button. schedules with an symbol. You can see the time and Press again to remove the summary box. channel that the HD version is broadcast by highlighting the programme and pressing . The current date and time is displayed at
