Sonicview SV-360 Elite PVR - TELE
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1. 50 60Hz and can therefore be used anywhere in the world just make sure you have the right adapter plug and you ll be good to go A modulator output is not available and since this particular box is meant for the North American market Scart connectors are also not provided Unlike the receiver the uni versal remote control is mostly silver in color except for a small black portion in the center The remote sits nicely in your hand and contrary to the buttons on the receiver these but tons are not recessed and can easily be pushed by fingers of any size The ring buttons and the buttons for the numeri cal keypad glow in the dark so that you can easily see them if you re watching TV without any lights on This feature could even help you find the remote in a completely dark room The remote can also be used to control your other electronic equipment such as your TV DVD player or VCR All in all it is a very versatile remote control Everyday Use Now that we had a chance to look at this box from the out side let s see what it can do when we turn it on The very first thing we noticed was the Sonicview logo on the left side of the front panel when the receiver was plugged in main power switch on this logo was illuminated from behind The soft blue color of the logo gives the receiver an elegant look to it When the receiver is powered up for the first time the SV 360 Elite PVR asks what on screen la2. satellite com TELE satellite 0811 eng sonicview pdf www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 esp sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 far sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 fra sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 hel sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 hrv sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 ita sonicview pdf www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 mag sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 man sonicview pdf www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 ned sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 pol sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 por sonicview pdf www 1ELE satellite com TELE satellite 08 11 rom sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 rus sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 sve sonicview pdf www 1TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 tur sonicview pdf Available online starting from 26 September 2008 46 TELE satellite amp Broadband l0 I1 2008 wwwTeL satellite com outputs Y Pb and Pr To go along with that is an optical S PDIF digital audio output for Superb audio quality Round ing it all out is an RS 232 serial interface two USB 2 0 ports and a main power switch The power cord is hard wired into the receiver and comes with a North American plug The receiver s power supply is rated at 95 250VAC
3. TEST REPORT Satellite PVR Sonicview SV 360 Elite PVR Easy To Use PVR Receiver PVR boxes are becoming more and more popular every day And with the large variety of channels available via satellite and so much to choose from it s easy to see why Your favorite pro gram could be playing on the night you have to attend a wedding Or maybe it s that championship boxing match you simply don t want to miss Thanks to PVR boxes any channel can be recorded for playback at a time convenient to you Because of this increasing popularity more and more manufacturers are producing PVR boxes than ever before Sonicview has also joined this group with their new twin tuner SV 360 Elite PVR sat ellite receiver Naturally we wanted to see what this box was made of so when the package arrived a few days ago from Sonicview we knew that we had the opportunity to do just that When we opened the pack age we found a sleek look ing satellite receiver that was completely black in color except for a thin chrome colored stripe that ran hori zontally through the center of the front panel This stripe also wraps around two small buttons on off and menu and a set of ring buttons left right up down arrows and OK on the front panel as well as one of the receiver s three TELE satellite World USB 2 0 ports These buttons let you completely operate the receiver should the remote control go missing They are somewh
4. at recessed into the front panel and because of their small size someone with larger fingers might have some minor difficulties pushing the buttons sufficiently especially the ring buttons The USB port is protected from dust by a rubber flap that easily pops off to reveal the connection The rear panel is also very nicely equipped Since it is a twin tuner box you ll find a pair of satellite IF inputs as well as a pair of looped through IF outputs on the left side Then of course there are the typical set of RCA jacks that provide video and stereo analog audio outputs But for improved video quality there s an S Video output and better yet another set of RCA jacks that give you component video ae a o Download this report in other languages from the Internet Arabic n Indonesian Indonesia Bulgarian Bbnrapckn Czech Cesky German Deutsch English English Spanish Espanol Farsi suyjl French Fran ais Greek EAAnvika Croatian Hrvatski Italian Italiano Hungarian Magyar Mandarin Hy Dutch Nederlands Polish Polski Portuguese Portugu s Romanian Rom nesc Russian Pyccknn Swedish Svenska Turkish T rk e www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 ara sonicview pdf www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 bid sonicview pdf www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 bul sonicview pdf www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 ces sonicview pdf www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0811 deu sonicview pdf www TELE
5. d remote control Simply refer to the bottom of the on screen display to find out what func tion is assigned to each colored button As we just mentioned the transponder data for all the satellites is mostly up to date A 2 System Settings W Main Menu If you happen to find an error while looking through the transponder list for a satel lite itis a simple matter to edit the data But if you can t be bothered with doing that work manually the Sonicview s Blind Scan function will do the work of updating the transponder list for you automatically Simply push the blue function button on the remote while in the Dish Setting screen to get started You can select a single satellite scan or a multi satellite scan For this test we opted for a single satellite scan We also chose to scan both polariza tions vertical and horizontal although one or the other could have been chosen We next selected the Fast scan instead of a Detailed scan Pushing the OK button started the Blind Scan It zipped through both polarizations and completed l0 I1 2008 www TeL satellite com Thy a X y x i h pe A the task in a mere 4 min 38 sec There was no need to fumble around looking for a stop watch the total scan time was conveniently displayed on the screen But a good por tion of this time was used to scan from 12 2 to 12 9 GHz the extra time spent scan ning this segment was not nec
6. erl rence After Stand By the receiver is switched on at 10 18 The slight spike from 14 7W to 15 3W occured when the memory stick was inserted At 11 05 the receiver went into Stand By with the harddrive still active The Sonicview SV 360 Elite PVR is one of the easiest to use receivers on the market today All of the menus are for the most part self explana tory although a detailed user manual English only is also included should any questions arise Many of the more critical software functions can be accessed from only one location no need to hunt through all the different menu screens to find what you need It is definitely a family friendly receiver that comes with a multitude of features that would make any user happy Ron Roessel TELE satellite Test Center USA The receiver does not have a modulator output but since most modern TVs today have more than one type of input this really isn t that much of a problem It is also not possible to set up fre quency limits for a Blind Scan ENERGY DIAGRAM I s Apparent Power i e j eiie Active Power Apparent Active Factor Www TELE satellite com 0 2008 TELE satellie amp Broadband 51
7. essary for INTEL SAT AMERICAS 5 and there was no way to limit the frequency range during the Blind 1 set up The abil frequency limits N 1 a little scan ning Naturally we a vanted to check out the detailed Blind Scan It turns out that the detailed Blind Scan completed its task in roughly the same SAM 10 3b ei d sh Setting Channel Edit Factory Reset Version Information time as the fast scan and man aged to find the same number of channels So now we have all these new channels in the channel list Pushing the OK button Main Menu poe while watching one of those channels will display the chan nel list As you look through the channel list you will undoubtedly notice that some organization of the list will be necessary For example the list may include both FTA and encrypted channels If you don t care about the encrypted channels the now infamous colored function buttons on the remote control come into play once again With the chan nel list displayed a push of the red function button displays only the FTA channels Push it again to display only the encrypted channels and then Once again to bring back the Original list Sorting the chan nel list is also just as easy with the channel list displayed pushing the yellow function button displays the available sorting criteria alphabetically by channel number by satel lite or default From the channel list you can also easi
8. h a green line rep resenting the signal strength and a red line the signal qual ity These two levels are also shown in numerical format Underneath the graphical dis play is a bar graph representa tion of the signal strength and quality levels as well SATELLITE amp BROADBAND lO I 72008 SONICVIEW SV 360 ELITE PVR A family friendly receiver and easiest to use with a multitude of features a3 Scie a g Ay Cc ie y 4 2 i ni N 4 i Ear Before you begin make a mental note of which antenna input on the rear panel you will be using If you re using both inputs make sure to remem ber which antenna input goes to what satellite antenna Naturally the first step is to select the satellite or satel lites that you want to receive and there is quite an extensive list to choose from the SV 360 Elite PVR comes to you with a pre programmed list of 195 satellites And you can even add five more This list is fairly up to date although there are some satellites in the list that no longer exist or have recently changed names a few of the newer satellites are also miss ing Thankfully the colored function buttons on the remote control make it easy to add edit or delete satellites The Sonicview is DiSEqC l0 Il 2008 TELE s tellite amp Broadband 47 1 0 1 1 1 2 USALS compat ible allowing you to connect its two tuner inputs to almost any possible anten
9. ly switch between tuner inputs by pushing the green function button The SV 360 Elite PVR also comes with a multi picture mode that displays the still images of 4 9 or 16 different channels all on one screen so that you can get a quick overview of what is currently on TV You can use the arrow keys to move around from one image to another and press the OK button when you find something interesting to watch The receiver will then switch to that selected chan nel Switching between chan nels on the same transponder required almost one second Going from one channel to another on different trans Jaw 10 97 User Settings Menu Language Audio Language Monu Transparency Information Timeout Channel Change Mode Previous Channel Radio Screen Saver Auto Dolby Select Channel Number Menu 4 Advanced Settings ea User Settings English English 19 2 Fade vOut ponders needed roughly 1 5 seconds before the picture appeared These times are something you can live with but it does take some of the fun out of channel surfing Of course there may also be channels that you ll never watch or need to be renamed In that case you simply go to the Channel Edit screen the second sub category of the Installation menu Once in the Channel Edit screen the video of the current chan nel can be seen in a small window on the right side of the screen with the channel list on the left side Even the signal stre
10. n also be used as an MP3 player and a JPEG viewer so you can show off all those pictures you recently snapped on your last vacation to your rela tives and friends Bridges TY i Pink Eria ra HSC Romai Niv Haya Manufacturer TECHNIC DATA Sonicview USA Inc San Diego California USA Tel 1 760 842 8931 E mail sales sonicviewusa com Model SV 360 Elite PVR Function Digital Satellite PVR Receiver with two tuners Channel Memory 6000 Satellites 195 plus 5 user settable Symbolrate 1 45 Ms sec SCPC Compatible yes USALS yes Audio Video Outputs yes Component Outputs yes Y Pb Pr S VHS Output S PDIF Output yes yes USB 2 0 Interface yes three F ELECTRIC SHOCK Power Supply OCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN OC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada 95 250VAC 50 60Hz JADE IN KOREA RECEIVER SV 360 Elite PVR H2 60H7 Max 30W ACTURED BOTTOM SIDE DIGITAL SATE M ils No Model meat ieee a ST ee a i en iE SERIAL NO amp Me SEE THE LABELS C This device part 15 ofthe sv 360 Operations subject uw Elite PYR the condition that his device does not cause harmful int
11. na configu ration from a single antenna to a motorized system The most popular free to air FTA sat ellite in North America would have to be INTELSAT AMERI CAS 5 at 97 west So naturally we wanted to start our testing by setting up the receiver for this bird Since the coax cable was connected to the IF A input on the receiver we selected the Tuner 1 input in the Dish Setting screen The LNB type frequency was set to single and 10750 MHz Of course if the LNB you re using utilizes a dif ferent local oscillator frequency LOF you will most likely find the correct LOF already stored in the list If the LOF you need is not in the list simply enter it using the numerical keypad on the remote control Next we chose a transponder from the preprogrammed list for this satellite The left right arrow keys on the remote can be used to select an active transponder or you can press the OK button to view a list of all the transponders stored for the selected satellite For INTELSAT AMERICAS 5 the transponder list was mostly up to date As it turns out the Same can be said for he stored transponders of all the satel lites With the transponder list displayed you can select the desired transponder by high lighting it and then pressing the OK button or if necessary you can add edit or delete transponders right from this screen by once again using the colored function buttons on the 48 TEL satellite amp Broadban
12. ngth and qual ity bar graphs are included here While in the Channel Edit screen you can switch channels by scrolling to another channel and simply pressing the OK button on the remote Once again the colored function buttons on the remote control make it easy to delete rename or lock out channels You can even sort channels from this screen as well Software ver sion information and a fac tory reset function can also be accessed via the Installa tion menu The System Setting screen is broken up into four sub categories and lets you set up the receiver to your personal tastes For exam ple from the User Settings screen you can change the menu language adjust the menu transparency change how long the Info bar is dis played plus much more From the A V Settings screen you can switch between NTSC and PAL change the aspect ratio 4 3 or 16 9 or select the display mode letterbox pan amp scan or full screen The Time Setting screen lets you adjust all of the clock settings The time can be set manually or automati cally daylight savings time can be turned on or off etc And then of course there are those channels that you don t want your kids to see The Parental Control screen lets you block out any inap propriate programming This screen also allows you to put restrictions on receiver access menu access and encrypted channel access Personal Video Recorder Yes this is a PVR box but if yo
13. nguage should be used You can choose between English French German Spanish Italian Russian Turkish Dutch Czech and Polish Don t take too long to make your choice if you don t select a language quick enough the Sonicview auto matically opts for the default language in this case English If this happens it s not a prob lem at all to go into the menu and change it to a more suit able language mode Since there are no chan nels as yet saved in memory there was nothing to view This simply means that we have to go and find the channels we want to watch You can do this by pressing the Menu button on the remote to access the Main Menu in the receiver The Main Menu is divided up into four categories Installation System Settings PVR and Advanced Settings and each of these is further divided up into additional sub catego ries All of these sub catego ries can be seen to the right of the highlighted Main Menu category Of course the logi cal first step would be to go into the Installation menu so that you can tell the receiver what you have attached tot With the Installation menu highlighted on the screen a click of the OK button let s you choose from one of the fou sub categories In the Dish Setting screen you can set up All of the antenna settings are on the left side of the Dish Setting screen On the right side is a graphical display of the signal strength and qual ity levels wit
14. on will give you the option to stop recording one of the channels or both chan nels m Ter 117 E Sort D Maii Pitture AM 107 74 intelsat AMS 97 07 To see a list of all the recordings that have been stored thus far go into the receiver s PVR menu You can use the arrow keys to scroll through the list and then push the Play button on the remote control to m play back the desired selec tion The remote comes with control buttons that let you pause the playback rewind and fast forward at various speeds and play back in slow motion hikat AMS VTS AGGI V 12 Sann SAT E Scan TP E Scan ad I Bind Sean Favonte SAT Dish Setting USB Drives AM 107 7 Him Sire Duration _ 1900 01 00 4 E Soleiras OD TATAE KE ODATAB E hovia 000 ere KE 0100 00 ft Presst 000 SEL298 KE 007403 i angot 000 IT Aaa KE 001359 ef AlLinoonEnghsh O00 PH7 578K G0 1075 There s also an eight event timer so you can set the receiver to record your UA OISH OOS VHO VIDEO favorite programs while MEMORY STICK Lexar JO Secura As 7 FATS Froo 420 HE Tota 3 873 ME you re out of the house Diro monu E Fama m Scan Disk I Salo Remora There s even a time shift FE Mowe O Functions function to save the day if someone comes knocking at your door while you re watch ing that four star movie PVR List The receiver also comes with a number of other useful features such as picture in picture PIP It ca
15. u re the observant type you might have noticed something where s the hard drive You do need a hard drive to record programming don t you Well as it turns out the SV 360 Elite PVR does not come with a built in hard drive Instead you need to connect an external storage device This could be an external hard drive but it could also be some other external storage device such aS a memory stick And that s where the three USB 2 0 ports come into play For our tests we decided to use a 4 GB memory stick we had lying around The memory stick can be plugged in to any of the three USB ports We used the front panel USB port for conven ience Recording a program is as simple as pressing the red Record button on the remote control When the Record button is pushed the receiver instantly starts 10 1 7 2008 www TeLl satellite com recording the program on the current channel Simply push the stop button to end the recording If you want to record a second chan Intolsat AMS 427 CH owo f ksn o PHDR 1 0170 Knowedge Chanmol E IE onra Roca prot INI E AM 10 Fi nel while the first is still Ct a PP recording simply switch Tr Ce ae ONE RIN 0176 RSCA Romania 41a REGA Romania 5 intotsat AMS 12050 22000 V 34 VID 1201 AUD 1311 PECR 1301 to the channel you want to record and repeat the proc ess mentioned above Both channels will be recorded at the same time Pushing the stop butt
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