Panasonic Directv Digital Satellite Receiver Tzdbs01 Operating Instructions

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Setup : Monitor
The monitor menu allows you to match your monitor/receiver type. You can choose
between two monitor types: 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio.
The following table shows the icon and messages displayed for each of the monitor
types.
Procedure
rIn SETUP menu, press q button to select Monitor.
rPress u button to highlight Monitor.
rPress ubutton to change monitor aspect ratio.
rPresspq buttons to select 4:3 or 16:9.
rPress ACTION button to save the selection.
Ty p ePicture IconMessage
4:3“Standard TV”
16:9“DTV Wide Screen”
Setup : Monitor Screen
Monitor
System Test
Access Card
uSat Setup
TV Output
Press 
u to set monitor aspect ratio.
u   4:3 Aspect 
Panasonic
Standard TV
Panasonic
Panasonic 
						

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Setup : System Test
The System Test menu allows you to invoke a system test which perform a check of
the following subsystems.
Note:System test is only available for Satellite input.
The following screens show the system test screen and the system test in progress.
Procedure
rIn SETUP menu, press p or q button to highlight System Test.
rPressubutton to highlight Start.
rPress ACTION button to start the System Test.
rPress t button to return to Setup Menu.
ComponentRequirementDisplay Information
Tuning TestThis attempts to tune to an
known frequency.Status: PASSED or FAILED
Signal TestThis tests the signal strength.Status: PASSED or FAILED
Phone TestThis checks the modem
operational status.Status: PASSED or FAILED
Access TestThis checks the Access Card
function.Status: PASSED or FAILED
Card IDCard is installed in TZ-DBS01Serial # xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
System Test Screen
System Test Screen (System Test in progress)
Monitor
System Test
Access Card
uSat Setup
TV Output
Press 
u to start system test.
Card ID 
Access 
Phone 
Signal 
Tuning 
Sta rt 
Status:
Status:
Status:
Status:
Monitor
System Test
Access Card
uSat Setup
TV Output
Press ACTION to start the system test.
Card ID 
Access 
Phone 
Signal 
Tuning 
Star t 
Statu s:
Statu s:
Statu s:
Statu s:
PASSED
PASSED
PASSED
CHECKING
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Setup : Access Card
The Setup screen allows you to setup a new access card. You can transfer existing
access card information to the new access card. This procedure is called “chaining”.
When you press the ACTION button while the Access Card is highlighted, a series of
Conditional Access driven menus will be displayed. This will direct you on what
procedures to perform.
Procedure
rIn SETUP menu, press p or q buttons to highlight Access Card. Follow the directions
displayed on-screen.
rPress ACTION button to setup a new access card.
rPresst button to return to Rollerguide menu.
Note:This procedure can only be used in the case where a new card is provided by
DIRECTV and is different from the card that comes with the unit.
Access Screen (Entry Point)
Monitor
System Test
Access Card
uSat Setup
TV Output
Press ACTION to set up a new access card.
New Card Configuration:
Please insert the old Card
and press the ACTION key.
This will start the Card
duplication procedure. 
						

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TV Output
This menu lets you set the RF output of the Digital Satellite Receiver to either CH 3 or
CH 4. You can connect the Digital Satellite Receiver to your television, even if your TV
does not have video inputs.
Procedure
rIn SETUP menu, press por qbuttons to highlight TV Output. 
rPress uto change the TV output settings.
rPress p or q to select CH 3 or 4.
rPress ACTION button to save the selection.
Note:Prior to adjusting this feature, make sure that your TV is set either CH 3 or 4.
TV output channel that you select in the SETUP menu should be the same as
the television.
Monitor
System Test
Access Card
uSat Setup
TV Output
Press u
 to change TV output settings.
Channel  
u  4
Warning: Television must be
set to the selected channel!
TV Output Screen 
						

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Guide
The Advanced Program Guide™ (APG) is a key feature of the Digital Satellite
Receiver. The Guide enables you to browse through a large number of programs and
provides useful information upon user request, as shown below.
If the user tries to access the Guide while it is acquiring data from the satellite signal,
a message will be displayed showing the graphical countdown clock of when the
Guide will be ready for display.
Tuning to a Program
You can select a program by highlighting the program in the Guide and pressing
ACTION button on the remote control or by directly entering the desired channel
number using the remote control number keys and pressing the ACTION button.
Guide: Full Screen
 Acquiring data...6
80%
Guide : Acquisition Delay window
 Please Wait...100%
100% Acquisition Window 
						

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Guide : Channel List
The guide will display channel(s) that are either in the “ALL CH” or “FAV CH” mode.
The Digital Satellite Receiver default mode is “ALL CH”. The user can switch the
mode through a button in the channel banner area of the guide.
Guide : “ALL CH” mode
“All CH” mode - APG will contain all guide ‘permitted channels’.
Guide : “FAV CH” mode
“FAV CH” - APG will contain all guide defined ‘permitted channels’ except the
channels the user chose to remove. While navigating the guide in the “FAV CH”
mode, entering a number for a hidden channel ( channels that were removed by the
user are referred to as hidden channel) the next highest non-hidden channel is
selected.
Procedure
rPress GUIDE button on the remote control to display the APG.
rPress INFO button on the remote control.
rPress q button to highlight ALL CH or FAV CH.
rPress ACTION button to toggle back and forth.
Picture in Guide 
When in Guide, the Picture in Guide feature will display a video panel of the currently
tuned channel on the top left corner of the screen. When Guide screen is active,
pressing the GUIDE key will cause the guide layout to toggle between the Standard
and Picture in Guide screen. Press the INFO key to display the Category screen. If
you press the INFO or GUIDE button while in Category Search mode, the Category
Search will terminate and the previous Guide screen (Standard or Picture in Guide)
will be displayed. Press EXIT button to exit the Guide screen.
HBPW505
Lake Placid
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMMon 10/30/00 3:47 PM
  
    
    Movie, Horror. (19999) Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, 
Oliver Platt. A New Yorker paleontologist goes to the 
backwoods of Maine and teams up with the local game 
warden (Bill Pullman) to stop a 36-foot killer crocodile.
AC, AL. Spanish. 
						

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Searching the Guide by Categories
The APG is capable of displaying information according to the categories that you
have selected. For example, if you select Movies category, then only those channels
broadcasting movies are displayed in the guide. You can also select sub-categories of
the category you selected.
Procedure
rPress GUIDE button to display the Guide screen.
rPress INFO button to display the Search Screen.
rPress q button to highlight Search.
rPress u button to display categories.
rPress p or q button to highlight the desired category.
rPress ACTION button to start the search. If there are programs available in the category
you selected, they will be listed in the guide.
Following is an example of Guide showing Movie channels only.
t Movies
Action/Adventure
Animation
Current Affairs Biography
Comedy
Press ACTION to search - Press INFO for Grid.
Guide: Search Screen Guide: Search Screen - Sub categories 
						

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Guide : Direct Channel Entry
The APG has the ability to search for a channel based on the channel number. When 
the user presses a numeric key to enter in channel numbers, a channel entry area 
appears in the top left corner of the guide channel banner, as shown below.
Guide : Banner Description Icons
The Guide Banner will contain several icons that are displayed only when the feature
is available and is supported by the Digital Satellite Receiver. The following table and
figure shows the appearance of these icons.
Icon NameIcons DescriptionIcon Appearance
MessagesIndicates unread messages.
LockIndicates that the channel is locked
due to either limits on spending or
by content advisory.
Alternate AudioIndicates that the program has
multiple audio tracks.
Closed CaptioningIndicates that the program has
Closed Captioning.
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Guide: Direct Channel Entry
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Guide (Cont.)
The following figure shows the Banner components.
Guide : Grid
The guide grid shows information on 5 channels within 1.5 hour time span. The
channel name can be highlighted by navigating to the left of the grid. Following is an
example of the Channel Grid Components.
System Clock
Content Advisory RatingBanner IconsMode selection
Guide Banner Components
Channel Number
Guide : Banner Components
Guide : Grid Components
Past continuation
indicator
Time columns
(1.5 hours span)Future continuation
indicator Channel Number 
(5 channel span)and Name 
						

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Lock
This Digital Satellite Receiver incorporates V-Chip technology to block the viewing of
movies and television programs according to the rating category. There are 2 Content
Advisory categories: MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and TV Parental
Guidelines Ratings and are used as guidelines for blocking the programs. 
Lock : Password
Before you can access the LOCK menu settings, you need to enter a 4 digit secret
code.
Procedure
rIn the Roller Guide menu, press the pq buttons to highlight the LOCK icon.
rPress ACTION button to display the LOCK menu.
rPress u button.
rUse the numeric keypad to enter a four-digit secret code. 
(Use a code that is easy to
remember and record it in a safe place).
Once you correctly enters the code, you will have access to the user profile as shown
below.
Once you gain access to the user profile, the user can have access to the following
areas.
SettingsDescription
UnlockLets you unlock and lock the Digital Satellite Receiver
so that you can view the locked channels.
Movie LimitsThis allows the user to set the movie ratings limit,
according to MPAA.
TV LimitsThis allows the user to set TV ratings limit.
Ch Locks
This allows the user to lock all satellite and non-
satellite channels from being displayed or unlock all
channels.
SpendingThis allows the user to set the spending limit.
PasswordThe user can change the current password.
Lock : Password Screen
Lock : Change Password Screen
 Pressu
 to enter password.
PasswordEnter _ _ _ _
Movie Limits
TV Limits
Ch Locks
Spending
 Pressu
 to set or change password and lock the IRD.
Unlock
Password
Change Password
Enter
Confirm- - - -
- - - -
Movie and TV Limits,
Channel Locks and
Spending Limit are active
only when IRD is locked.