Amiko Alien 2 - Extreme-SAT
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3. LIGA HD AXN HD TAQUILLA HD 4 gt Switch frame D ET F RPS er def r s t BM aig a A Change Item FA Switch Keyboard TSI Favourites 0001 C COMEDIA HD 0002 C LIGA HD Right next to those is the Ethernet socket and the USB 2 0 connection which can also be used for USB hubs thereby multiplying the number of USB devices that can be hooked up to the Amiko Alien 2 This is followed by an HDMI out put for digital video and audio and a scart eurocon nector as well as three RCA jacks for analog stereo and video even though its comes with easy to under stand labelling Yet looks are not eve rything and thankfully the remote scores highly with its touch and feel factor as well Its buttons while easy to press offer just the right amount of feed back and after a short while this remote stands a good chance of becoming your best friend The overall level of work 1 The Amiko Alien 2 installation wizard first wants to know your preferred OSD language 2 Setting the time 3 Network configuration 4 Resolution of the video output 1080p is also available 5 Various customisation options of the Spark software 6 Whenever new software is available a message is shown in a text ticker on the bottom of the screen 7 Main menu of the Amiko Alien 2 8 Pre stored satellite list 9 Each satellite can be configured individually for each tuner 10 DiSEqC protocols 1 2 and 1 3 for motoris
4. by content providers with the limit set by you and can automatically PIN lock events out of that range In addition you may restrict the operating time of the menu Navigation 41 The Amiko Alien 2 will happily play back HD videos downloaded from the Internet 42 Various settings for the Spark App Store 43 Spark portal with apps for eBay Twitter etc 44 ARD Mediathek as presented with one of the Spark apps 45 Start page of the integrated Opera browser with links to some popular Internet sites 56 TELE sa ellite International The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Magazine 06 07 08 20l2 www TELE salellite com receiver to a certain times lot such as 5 pm to 7 pm for example Watching TV after 7 pm in those cases requires the correct PIN in order to unblock the set top box Well then we ve looked long and hard at all basic settings and options of the Amiko Alien 2 and now it s finally time to find out all about its TV and radio re ception capabilities As always we give the OK button on the remote a go to call up the channel list which consists of three el ements In the left column you can find the selectors for All Favourite Satellite A Z Provider CAS HD and Broadcaster which can be used to restrict the channel list and to help you find the channel youre looking for faster The second column lists the options for the selection you have made and in the third column you can
5. their own apps and are web server that comes with are currently not active by and our thanks go out to lessly thanks to top quality It all goes to show that available for download from the Amiko Alien 2 Once default eager users compiling and hardware on the one hand so much attention to de the Spark portal which in completed it will allow re Right at the beginning of updating those lists in their and the sophisticated and tail pays off in the end and ae AMI Eu cidentally can be launched mote access and control of this review we mentioned leisure time proven Spark software from leaves an everlasting smile with a dedicated button on the receiver from any web that the Amiko Alien 2 does We obtained one list for Fulan on the other hand on the face of happy users meena te es the remote control browser not care which transmission testing purposes which in Model Alien 2 It s quite striking that the No matter where in the mode is used to feed it with cluded an impressive va ARE REM DBEA DVBIII DV3I4 Triple Tuner PVR Receiver Spark App Store currently world you are you ll be able TV and radio content riety of different genres PAW GF wees features a large number to fully control the receiver Apart from the two DVB ranging from wrestling and GA i i of German language apps with the range of options S2 tuners and the DVB T C music channels all the way f put oguere y DN konk A wa O but we expect the number covering everything from tuner it can ev
6. 100 mini compatible and naturally we gave it a go The two turned out to be a perfect match Writ ing mails or chatting with friends is sheer pleasure and you ll find that your PC or smartphone will stay put where they are while youre browsing away on the TV The Amiko Alien 2 supports the NFS protocol and therefore allows storing recordings right on a net work drive You ll appreciate that possibility if you like to create DVDs with your re DEF MNO WXYZ TV RADK e RECALL A AB m rem Ml Switch Keyboard EXIT Exit OK Confirm forecast service The Opera browser comes with a jazzed up home screen with links to fre quently used pages such as eBay Bing Google or Ama Faizsiz 9 ayad k kredit il lt All gt 00 00 No Info _ TurkSat 2A 3A 12577 2590 H 00 00 No Info zon as well as social media networks Facebook Twit ter Google etc If it turns out you use the Amiko Alien 2 for Internet access more frequently than expected getting the Amiko WLK 100 mini wireless key board might turn out to be 58 TELE satellite International The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Magazine 06 07 08 20l2 www TELE salellite com SIEMENS PALTARYUYAN MA INLARI iL F RS T DOLU BAHAR G LD cordings since it does not involve any additional file copying Let s go back to the Spark portal once again because it is something which in our SIEMENS opinion des
7. Sporti motorsportto 3 1 tal com kicker nuna tv or iConcerts Even platforms like eBay and Twitter have Page 1 2 0001 Legend Hip Hop Music X Music Virgin1 RMC1 TOP40 Live2 TNV1200 MusicBox Shansontv ItalyTV KISS TV Spain Deluxe Music New Hip Hop Full screen Load default data Load xml file 46 HbbTV is supported as well 47 HbbTV portal of French German channel ARTE 48 The OSD keyboard comes with two layouts classic or telephone 49 SCPC reception from TURKSAT 42 East 50 When doing a blind scan the receiver first looks for all active transponders of a satellite and only then performs a detailed signal scan 51 DVB C reception www TEL satellite com 06 07 08 20l2 TELE satellite International RATBRANAT MRS NebServer a te ae i SO Py Few p 36G Q Cpu Mem Performance Information Information E Analysis Debug 4 System System Information 4 Restart Shutdown 52 Web TV with numerous channels covering various different genres 53 With the help of the built in web server the Amiko Alien 2 can be controlled remotely with a web browser 54 Language settings made through the Amiko Alien 2 web server 55 Status information can be called up through the web server and it is possible to shut down or restart the receiver 59 MIKG MIKG
8. in progress and therefore As the web server will xml file Thankfully a quick than you would ever expect T not yet fully implemented only be released some time search o the Internet re What s more each feature ae big D a A a we d like to mention the in the future its features veals a number of such lists we tapped into worked flaw i 3 a R 15 minutes of deep standby Feature packed receiver made up of top notch hardware and excellent software Despite its enormous range of features it remains easy to use and can be recommended to satellite enthusiasts and beginners alike Thanks to its three tuners it is possible to receive DVB S2 nA DVB T DVB C and Internet TV which means Test Center a single box can deal with all available trans Adak mission modes V g FOLDER z 7 AN p Vv Unfortunately DVB T2 is not supported jo 0 00000000000000202 Be 6 bes 6 61s 6 010 va 8 02 0 5 0 00 8 0 9 RES OWSA PT PE Se NAT LNB IN 13 18V 500mA MAX eeeeveeeeeeneweee o 17 100 240V 50 60Hz a O Power Consumption Operation mode 20W Standby mode lt 0 5W A CE El CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN eoeeeeeeweneeeneeeeee 2
9. network connection of the Amiko Alien 2 The PVR features of the receiver are complemented of course to the Internet as well The manufacturer placed great emphasis on this aspect which is reflect ed in the enormous range of functions and options for network integration You may either use any existing cabling for hooking up the receiver to your LAN or you can go wireless and access the Internet without any Ethernet cable at all Even if you don t have Internet at your place the Amiko Alien 2 offers a smart solution Simply get the Huawei K3526 E1550 E1750 or any other com patible USB modem to use Internet via a 3G mobile phone network And if that is not offered where you DIENSTAG 20 03 2012 LIVES ERLEBEN SIE LIVE UND KOSTENLOS DAS BESTE VON DEN BOHNEN RTE SENDUNGEN 7 TAGE LANG Al KOSTENFREI SEHEN by an MP3 music player and an image viewer for JPEG and BMP files It will also play back videos download ed from the Internet pro vided they come in standard live either you may always use the built in modem and connect it to your landline either way the world wide web will soon be at your fin gertips ARTE 7 ARTE LIVE WEB 16 M rz 2012 02 10 19 Das Philharmonie Orchester von Radio France im Dienste der Unicef Tag I l Genre file formats such as MPEG TS AVI DivX VOB etc All this turns the Amiko Alien 2 into a genuine multimedia centre in your living room On
10. see all channels that meet your criteria By the way the Broad caster menu item should be selected to change between the DVB T C tuner and the DVB S2 tuners The manufacturer has put the colour coded function keys on the remote control to very practical use for the channel list The yellow but ton for example activates a range of editing options delete move rename add to favourites on the fly while the blue button calls up sorting functions chan nel number A Z Free CAS transponder Finally the green button displays ex tended EPG information on the current event of the se lected channel If you re looking for tech nical parameters such as frequency polarisation or PID you only need to press the INFO button There is even a search button on the remote which in combination with the OSD keyboard lets you search by name for a certain channel Every time a new channel appears on screen or the s 0 lt gt G LJ http amikostb com srv onl amikoonline i 09000a00 ANIKO ONLINE INFO button is pressed the receiver displays a nicely laid out info bar that is also pleasing to the eye Apart from the title of the current and next events it Shows a range of icons in dicating the availability of alternative soundtracks subtitles EPG teletext en cryption or HDTV In addi tion two bars keep you in formed about the strength and quality of the incoming Signal We know we ve been praising the
11. with Flash Lite Wireless Keyboard Mouse support USB WiFi and 36 Internet Modem Support internet Streaming TV Support Electronic Program Guide EPG Software and Channel List upgrade via internet Online User s Manual and FAQ Videos Extendable Features through Piug n Support Fuil HD 1080p Output vie HOMI Dolby Digitel Bit Stream Out wa S PDIF HOM mp tend By Mode lt 05W Power Consumption n Stand By a ou om USER S ANUAL Compact Headend 8 16 x DVB S 2 into QAM BluBox 8 and BluBox 16 8 16 x DVB S 2 QPSK 8PSk into DVB C QAM For the reception of 60 120 TV programs SD HD and 30 60 Radio programs Compact dimensions and high energy efficiency LNB control with 14 18 V 22 kHz or DiSEqC Configuration via LAN IP Complete processing of the transport streams possible All 8 16 output channels can be placed individually in the spectrum Two individual input ports SAT HD ANALYZER SPAROS SAT HD e High quality and bright display 4 3 inch e MPEG4 display and measuring e SCR single cable switching commands according to EN 50494 e DiSEqC control e Spectrum analysis e Robust impact resistant housing e Splash resistant keypad Optical Transmitter SOTx 1310607 NF e Frequency range of 47 2200 MHz e Laser output power 6 dBm e Quattro and QUAD LNB support Optical Receiver SORx 1310607 NF and SORx 1310607 1 NF e 4 way 1 way receiver in a compact housing e Remote powerable through one coa
12. Amiko Alien 2 to the skies so far but not without reason and here s one more The electronic program guide EPG of this box is simply exemplary It offers two different views Showing either nine chan nels at a time or a complete listing covering up to seven days for a single channel For the sake of consist ency the same selectors as for the channel list All Fa vourites Satellite A Z Pro vider CAS HD and Broad caster are available here as well and speed up navi gation within the EPG The Amiko Alien 2 comes with full PVR functionality and so it is only logical that you can create timer entries right from an EPG listing In case your favourite show is broadcast daily weekly on weekdays or on weekends only all corresponding tim er options are available at the touch of a button Use this smart feature and you ll never miss a sporting event adevaruLro Evenitnentiil or your favourite sitcom again As you know we never treat products we review with too much respect but rather try to push them to their limits What can we say this time the Amiko Al ien 2 always got the upper hand or in other words it performed flawlessly Its user interface sports a well thought out design and makes for a very pleas ant user experience even though it offer all functions we expect from a state of the art receiver such as changing between various soundtracks DVB subtitles and teletext In addition it
13. IP details manually as well if need be In case you want to do away with all cables for In ternet access you simply need to attach a USB WiFi stick such as the TP Link TL WN321G and can then use your wireless network at home To wrap up the initial configuration you re asked whether you want to create an individual four digit PIN and you can deal with same basic settings of the Spark software such as automat ic message reception new software alert and the like Now that all the basics are taken care of the instal lation wizard says goodbye and leaves us with an empty channel list So what next Well you can either start a channel search or use one of the pre defined chan nel lists that can easily be downloaded from the Inter net in the main menu As far as DVB S2 recep tion is concerned the Amiko Alien 2 comes with 64 pre stored European and Asian satellite positions all of which boast up to date transponder details No matter whether it s a single LNB antenna you have a multi feed dish with two or more LNBs or even a motorised antenna the 17 It is possible to set a specific timeslot during which children may use the receiver 18 Network and Internet settings 19 The Amiko Alien 2 also supports Internet access via an external UMTS modem 20 Recordings can be saved onto network drives thanks to the NFS protocol 50 TECE Satellite International The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Maga
14. Since were dealing with a top notch receiver here there is a blind scan option available and any search can be restricted to TV ra dio FTA TV and FTA radio Network scan can be acti vated to make Sure all tran sponders belonging to the same provider are found more easily Once again DXers will give high marks for manual PID entry in the transpond ers search menu All of these functions are presented clearly and in a self explanatory way cre ating a very pleasing us er experience overall Not once did we have to consult the user manual and we re Sure even less technology Savvy users will instantly get along with the Amiko Alien 2 What s more the per formance of the various search modes left us just as impressed The standard search on HOTBIRD 13 East only took four minutes and resulted in 1490 TV channels and 410 radio stations while a blind scan on the same position yielded 1745 TV channels and 477 radio station after six minutes If you need to add addi tional transponders and edit or delete existing entries you ll appreciate the built in transponder editor while 23 Go to Networking for access to YouTube Shoutcast Picasa or RSS feeds among others 24 YouTube access with the Amiko Alien 2 25 A number of interesting applications for the Amiko Alien 2 are available from the Spark App Store 26 Recording settings 27 The receiver s database can be saved onto an external storage
15. andby until all systems are running but if youre the impatient kind you may also select the Fake Stand by mode in the main menu which will make sure the re ceiver is up and running al most instantly at the touch of button Of course this doesnt come without a drawback of its own which in this case is much higher en ergy consumption than in deep standby see energy diagram As far as the re mote control is concerned we should mention the fact that it comes with dedicated buttons for accessing the MIG Spark portal more about that later in the network Internet section of this re view safely removing a USB storage medium and changing the video resolu tion on the fly The Amiko Alien 2 can easily be turned into a fully featured PVR receiver sim ply by attaching an exter nal USB hard disk memory card or USB stick Thanks to its three built in tuners it is possible to re cord two different events at the same time while watch ing a third channel live The receiver will automatically switch between the two sat ellite receivers and on the channel list all those chan nels that cannot be watched live while two other chan nels are recorded are shown with grey background It doesnt make a differ ence whether you make one DVB T C and one DVB S2 recording or two DVB S2 recordings the selection is entirely up to you If you manually request a recording the receiver asks you if it should shut down after
16. completion of the re cording with the start and end times obtained from the EPG While this may sound like a minor feature it is further proof of the Spark software s attention to detail and focus on ease of use Thanks to the integrated time shift viewing func tion the live program can be paused at any time and continued at a later time without missing single sec ond This means you may happily answer the phone or have a chat with your neighbour and still wont miss a thing provided you press PAUSE that is It goes without saying for a high end product like the Amiko Alien 2 that you can add any length of lag time for your recordings and you can individually determine a storage location for each recording During playback of an existing recording it is possible to fast forward or rewind with 2 4 8 16 32 www TEL satellite com 06 07 08 20l2 TELE satellite International IRRZTEBANKSEWNIEK 57 AMIK G or 64 fold speed so that you don t have to search long for your favourite scene We did like that it is pos sible to save the entire con figuration of the receiver onto an external storage medium so that you always have a working channel list plus all individual settings available if worse comes to worst Obviously you can also choose to update the re ceiver s software with the help of a USB storage me dium even though most will probably prefer a di rect download thanks to the
17. e of the major bonus features of the Amiko Alien 2 is its network connectivity to your home network and 15 Dezember 2011 002158 Cascadeur in Belfort 09 Februar 2012 01 57 22 Born In Flames beim festival Sons d Hiver Lx S Pa 22 Februar 2012 01 0237 28 Januar 2012 03 11 13 Melos beim Festival Au Weltfestival des Zirkus Fil des Voix von Morgen Once a connection to the Internet is established the Spark software has a few aces up its sleeve For ex ample a text ticker informs users whenever a new soft ware version is available for download and the manufac turer can even use this mes saging system to provide in formation on new products or important news By default the Network ing item of the main menu has a number of applica tions in store for access to the YouTube video portal Shoutcast Internet radio service Picasa image ser vice RSS feeds Kartina IPTV or to web TV content at large For simply surfing the web the Amiko Alien 2 offers the Opera browser which together with the OSD keyboard creates a very pleasing user experi ence The basic network features are rounded off with an FTP client for ac cess to any FTP server for file transfer and a weather Keyword Intelsat 14 LJ ABCA GHI PQRS amp R TUVU a worthwhile investment It will further enhance your browsing experience since aside from the keyboard it also sports a track pad The receiver is fully Amiko WLK
18. ed antennas are supported as well 11 Transponder editor 12 Automatic channel search on ASTRA 19 2 East 13 DVB T frequency list 14 Individual names can be given to favourites lists 15 Adding channels to favourites lists www TEL satellite com O6 07 08 20le2 MIAG Language Setting HDD Setting Time Setting Net Setting Parental Control A V Output Factory Default Miscellaneous Setting Conditional Access Contact System Information Change Item Parental Lock OFF Censorship Classification View all Time Control ON Change password Change Item Basic Setting IP config R HDD Setting FTP Password Network hard disk 3G Network Modem Web Server Change Item Number User Name Password Mode 3G Preferred Status OFF Change Item Network hard disk name z Service type NFS Share folder folders Status Inactive Change Item manship and build quality of the new Amiko Alien 2 is outstanding If we had to define the perfect receiver this one could be it Enough said about looks and specs now Let s pro ceed with connecting our TV panel Dolby Digital home theatre system and of course all available an tennas to the receiver and finally press the magic ON button After a short moment the Spark software installation wizard says hello and starts to guide us through the ini tial setup routine This con sists of six steps starting with OSD audio offe
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20. en receive TV toa 3D and HD channel plus sa Symbol rates DE 2 45 Ms s of languages and regions to video resolution to PVR set via Internet whichis hidden a number of radio stations EPG yes increase rapidly in future tings It is also possible to in the Web TV menu item Stay tuned for a compre je ZRT YE Agor e7 FORE HOSOI AONE If you re interested in a look at status information Generally speaking thisis hensive review of the Spark ae aa ma specific language only you orto initiate a re start a selection of TV and radio software s web TV functions 20 PiSEAE AR RANE may use the correspond Before you ll be able to content that is freely avail in one of the upcoming is r a RS232 yes ing filter in the Spark App use remote access you have able on the Internet with all sues of TELE satellite Mode Apparent E Factor Apparent Power Emennet Store which can restrict the to define a user name and links saved in a dedicated From the sheer length of 5 Fake StandBy 23 W SE offering to English German password in the receiver xml file this report and from our en o SR Hungarian Polish Dutch or menu which then has to be If you want to use the web thusiasm you can tell that _ Adik gt Arabic entered in order to gain ac TV function this means you the Amiko Alien 2 is filled to ee yoy pe An Card Reader yes Conax Even though it is a work cess to the receiver absolutely need such an the brim with more features s c HDTV
21. erang PR 30105 RADIOS ESP al R YY MM DD 2000 01 01 Z g s Channel Install System CA x Ime UU U 0125 History 0126 sportdigital in the dark Amiko has opted If you are in awe of this for a perfectly readable VFD comprehensive list of con 0124 Biography Channel GMT Offset GMT 00 00 Summer Time OFF a ar Networking 01 Astra 2A 2B 2D 28 2E i 02 Badr 4 5 6 26 0E 03 Astra 3A B 23 5E 44 Astra 19 2E 19 2E n Result a se 10936 22000 V Repeat 11 10 184 Lock 5 Timeleft 14min L 8 amp 9 SS Q 85 Num f rre an VV th y 177500 7 MHz VHF 2 184500 7 MHz VHF display next to a small LED which lights up red when the unit is in standby mode Turning around the re ceiver to have a look at the rear panel it becomes evi dent yet again that we are dealing with a top notch device here that is a far cry from your average satellite set top box On the left there are a nection options then you may get an impression of how we felt when our eyes began to wander across the rear panel If we had to find a missing feature it would be a 0 12V supply output but don t get us wrong We don t want to sound like were complaining to high heaven The remote control is just 191500 7 MHz VHF 198500 7 MHz VHF 205500 7 MHz VHF 212500 7 MHz VHF 219500 7 MHz VHF 22KHz Auto 226500 7 MHz VHF 04 Astra 19 2E 19 2E 05 EutelSat W2 16 0E 06 Hot Bird 13 0E LNB U
22. erves special praise It offers a range of Small applications for vari ous kinds of use Some of these apps are in house developments others come from third party and pri vate software developers who are able to use a dedi AMIKE e http 10 0 1 7 setting htm 4 e Spark Webserver lt a G m Hot Bird 13 0E Current Scan Freq 1424MHz Scan for tp list Step 1 Total 4 Polarization H High Band cated software interface for creating their own compat ible software Time Setting Parental Control Factory z7 Miscellaneous Network Hard Default Setting disk System Record Contact O Information ga Setting ass Youtube Record EZ Ip Config FIE wi Settin g Paz Password Back Users can find those apps 54 in the so called Spark App SR Store which offers TV li s lt braries from a number of channels ARD ZDF ARTE 0001 EinsExtra 0002 Einsfestival 0003 EjinsPlus 0004 arte Save Modify 0005 PHOENIX 0006 Test R 498MHz 6875 64QAM 1 1 UnLock 100 Timeleft Os L 62 Repeat 0 lt Q72 etc as well as informa Menu Language English Audio Language English Audio Priority Language EDV Language English Teletext Language English Subtitle Language English Subtitle Display Auto Online Language English x Back tion services such as kino l 7 iS ttp 10 0 1 7 system htm de
23. is fully HbbTV compat ible and will provide all ad ditional features offered by content providers Short for hybrid broadcast broad band TV this technology can offer everything from a web TV portal and current news to additional content information or a multimedia program guide We ll deal with the vast range of PVR and network features this receiver has in store in a moment but first comes our verdict on the hardware components used by the manufacturer In ourtest all built in tun ers delivered excellent re sults and were happy to process weak signals as well We gave the Alien 2 a genuinely hard time with a signal from TURKSAT 42 East whose symbol rate never exceeds 3 Ms s but we were astonished the tun ers could not care less and performed smoothly The video quality via HDMI is impeccable with saturat ed colours a top notch con trast level and just the right dose of sharpness The same is true for digi tal audio which we sent to our Dolby Digital receiver using the optical audio out put We could not fault that either To all couch potatoes out there we can send the reas Suring message that chan nel switching with the Amiko Alien 2 could become your new pastime It only takes about two seconds until crisp video and synced au dio are available no matter whether you switching be tween SD or HD channels Speaking of availability you should give the receiv er some 30 seconds from st
24. istory n Download amp Download Videos Spark App Store Hot 1 10 Hot ARD tag You KING ae 3137 users Video Qpr ie tu BRB kicker 52 TELE satellite International The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Magazine 06 07 08 20l2 www TELE sa ellite com Record Setting Duration O00Hour30Minutes Extend Record Time OOMinutes OK Enter Change Item Basic Setting pgrade I B PVR HDD Setting Backup system to HDD Net Setting Database Transformer K Enter Change Item 2461 3SAT 2462 ORF SPORT Satellite 2463 ServusTV A Z 2464 ORF Ill Provider 2465 SchauTV CAS HD Broadcaster TurkSat 2A 3A 11042 6400 V EPG Now Astra 19 2E CSB TV r TurkSat 2A 3A HBO COMEDY A Z PLANETE Provider HBO2 CAS MINIMINI HD CANAL GOL Broadcaster RODIN TV DTV CABLE PL Hot Bird 10719 27500 V Chi ir 4 b Switch frame ige Item Senin gibi birine hay r diyeceklerini zannetmiyorum CANAL WEEKE a LS SS a SS a ANIK 0 20 Mar Sal 1 T l NOM TUR ZM SEYAHAT 440 S per Loto On Numara tans Topu Say sal Loto TIi K Verileri Seferberlik calemieri Uuua Bilgileri ANIXE HD 00 00 02 0011 C LIGAHD EJ 0012 ANIXE HD Satellite 0013 QVC HD A Z 0014 HSE24 HD Provider CAS 0016 N24HD Broadcaster 0018 C DCINE HD 0019 C ACCI N HD Astra 19 2E 9020 EUROSPORT A 10773 22000 H a u AO EEEE EEEE EPG No
25. medium 28 Channel list 29 Sorting the channel list according to satellites 30 This menu can be used to activate teletext different soundtracks and subtitles 31 Integrated teletext decoder 32 A maximum of two simultaneous recordings SD or HD are possible 33 Channel list with all HD channels 34 Info bar with titles of current and next events 35 EPG overview covering several channels Welcome to the STB online service system Upgrade Software Weather Forecast FAQ User Manual E book Config OKEnter switch Item EXITExit Weather Forecast Vienna Vienna Update 1970 01 01 00 00 00 0000 Sun Mon a a Clear Mostly Sunny Partly Sunny Temp 19 C y h y Humidity 28 High 19 C High 13 C Wind SE at 10 mph Low 8 C Low 4 C Update Add City Del City Units 4 gt Switch Date Change City Shoutcast Picasa RSS Opera FTP Client Kartina TV YouPorn OK Enter Change Item You Tube Featured i Worldwide DARK SHADOWS Are you in https my barackobama com roadt raveledfullvid Remember how far we ve come From Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim The Road We ve Traveled This film gives an inside look at some of the tough calls President Obama mace to get our country back on track Featuring interviews from President Bill Clinton Mayor Rahm Emanuel Elizabeth Warren David Axelrod Austan Goolsbee and Featured Option Group Top Fa Related Videos OK Play Play Mode H
26. nder content without adding the channels to the channel list While most of our readers are deeply interested in the technical aspects of receiv ers we review the average user out there simply wants to watch TV without any fuss It is precisely for them that Amiko has implement ed Auto DiSEqC detection which means the receiver finds out all by itself which DiSEqC port has to be used for the currently selected satellite We truly love how this manufacturer achieves a balancing act between of fering special treats to pros and DXers and pleasing your average Joe Talking about user friend liness wed like to go back to blind scan once again First all active transpond ers on both polarisations or on one only if requested are looked for While at work searching the receiver displays an oscillator diagram even though this turned out to be eye candy without much actual use The second step involves analysing all found active transponders and reading all channels and feeds on those transponders On the one hand this reduces the duration for the blind scan to an absolute minimum while on the other hand it makes sure all available transponders are found re liably Let s turn to DVB T C now which also creates an excel lent first impression It too features either an automat ic Or manual channel search and in automatic mode our test receiver required four minutes for a search across the entire frequenc
27. ni 9750 10600 07 EutelSat W1 10 0E 12V ON DNS Preferred A 08 Eurobird 9 0E total of three tuner inputs as impressive It sits in your together with correspond hand brilliantly sports a re ing loop through outputs markably clear layout and f oO o O92 00 oO og DNS Alternate TV Standard Screen ratio Conversion Message Auto Play Software Upgrade Notify Resource Transfer Mode 4 1080 I Auto IGNORE Enable Enable HTTP 09 EutelSat W3A 7 0E 10 Astra 4A 4 8E Scan Change Item a fa Satellite Longitude Tuner Select nectior ype TP LNB 22KHz 12V DISEgC1 0 DISEQqC1 1 Power Scan SChange Item a m R Satellite Motor TP My Longitude My Latitude Move Goto Reference Store 12V DISEat Scan SChange Item DISEqC Motor Astra 19 2E 19 2E Tuner 1 10729 22000 V Uni 9750 10600 ON A OFF 13 18 L 88 Rename Motor EXIT Exit Astra 19 2E 19 2E USALS 10729 22000 V 16 0E 48 0N OK OK OK Auto L 86 Set USALS to all SAT EXIT Exit 06 07 08 20le www IELE saltellile com OFF OFF ao Auto DISEqC T l PRJ a sco p Q85 Auto DISEqC Scan Change Item Keyword TSI Favourites Confirm EXIT Exit w lt All gt 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 0010 C DEP 2 HD C LIGA HD CANAL 3D C DEP 2 HD AXN HD C COMEDIA HD C COMEDIA HD C
28. ow what comes on TV and if you have children you 36 Timer entries can be created right from the EPG 37 Various repeat recording options can be used in order not to miss an interesting broadcast 38 MP3 playback 39 Playing back a previously stored recording 40 Image viewer 54 TeLe satellite international The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Magazine O6 07 08 20l2 www TELE seiellite com MIKG Nz 1 WAIN TIN Xe ETE RTTN 00 00 29 00 04 04 4 4 om Il Pi Zi App Store Setting App Language English German Hungarian Arabic m Dutch Parents Control Allow adult apps OK RZA Spark Portal ARD Mediathek 20 03 2012 07 18 Tipps der Redaktion Sendungen A Z Spur der Wolfe Die a R ckkehr der E Wolfe werden in Deutschland me wieder heimisch Exakt Die R Story geht der Frage nach SA wo die M aus Exakt die Story ARD lt artour a W Auf kleiner Spur R Ni A NU Auf gute Nachbarschaft U KU NN p E MDR Fernsehen Auf schmaler Spur Ab za va a AU f UW MIU U W sa vt A ra z z lt gt nos w sara i c oo From b era ah e ae zaa ea pati ma ea SEE should spare a moment to think about protecting them from inappropriate content The Amiko Alien 2 pro vides valuable assistance even in that area It match es the rating transmitted
29. ring a vast range of languages for virtually all corners of the globe Next the receiver needs to find out the correct local time You may select for the box to use the time signal transmitted with the DVB data stream or you may also set the internal clock manually If you use the automatic option you need to define your local time zone i e the time difference between your location and GMT An extra field is available for standard daylight saving time This is followed by video resolution In order to make sure your TV panel is pro vided with the best possible video quality you need to enter the maximum resolu tion supported by your pan el The following options are available 480i 576i 720p 1080i and 1080p Thanks to 1080p output the Amiko Alien 2 is a perfect match for maximum resolution TV panels as well as for future 1080p transmissions The aspect ratio can be set in a number of ways and while several different options are offered for the 16 Basic settings presentation of 4 3 events on 16 9 screens this feature loses importance all the time since most channels broadcast in 16 9 anyway At this stage we would have expected to continue with a channel search but the Amiko Alien 2 instead wanted to find out some specifics of our local net work It goes without say ing that the receiver sup ports DHCP for automated communication between cli ent and router even though you may elect to enter all
30. w Properity T Sort Switch frame gt Change Item 0005 MBC4 CIR HSOD Een lt Badr 4 5 6 gt 07 00 THE TALK L 89 Badr 4 5 6 11919 27500 H 07 40 THE DOCTORS Q74 lt Badr 4 5 6 gt Badr 4 5 6 11919 27500 H AL Arabiya No Info MBC1 AL HOB LA YAKFI AHYANAN MBC2 LAST HOLIDAY MBC3 64 ZOO LANE MBC Action TERMINATOR THE SERIES TEST PROVOKED MBC MAX WAITRESS Wanasah No Info Group Option Switch Date Change Item www TELE salellite com 06 07 08 20l2 TELE satellite International RZYTEBANWNANFEMNES 53 ag 07 10 2012 Mar 20 lt Badr 4 5 6 gt Tue 20 Mar 2012 Over View 1E TALK Change Service WTHORNE ROCK 1E OFFICE 07 00 07 40 THE TALK 08 25 09 10 DR OZ 09 10 09 50 DAYS OF OUR LIVES Group Option Timer Service Switch Date Change Iten Exit 2012 Mar 20 Number Event Name THE DOCTORS Start date Tue 2012 03 20 Start Time 07 40 End date Tue 2012 03 20 Stop Time 08 25 Repeat 1X Timer Mode HDD Record Rename Enter Change Item Group lt Music gt storage c Music MPa File System FAT32 F M A rcm 02 Mille Lune Mille Onde mp3 Available 3 904 GB Used 3 567 GB 7 Used 48 Name 01 Melodramma mp3 Type mp3 Size 5 833 MB Delete Change Item Bu 2012 03 20 07 13 0 00 40 00 01 29 MR one of the many smart fea tures of the receiver is that you can press the INFO but ton on the remote to call up a listing of the entire tran spo
31. xial output AMIA4G English Portuguese Deutsch Turkish EMANVIK Polski Pycckn Finland Espa ol Sweden italiano ns French esky Slovesky Danish Ukraine Persian No Service New Software v1 2 41 is available on Spark Online Introducing the new WebTV Function for viewing Internet Streaming ch 9 on aot WH Scan Change Item C 3843 Vv 20204 3 4 0 Freq 10600 12750 10712 H V Sym FEC Mode Vv 4167 5 6 DVB S 0 ne 4 Exit Cancel Aut WSEqC OF Motor 0121 Cartoon Network S PR 30107 gin with the outward ap pearance of the new Amiko Alien2 The front panel consists of seven buttons which al low operating the receiver without a remote control as well as two Conax card readers and a USB 2 0 con nection hidden behind a Slap door The more features are packed into a receiver the more important a perfect user machine interface be comes and to make sure Alien 2 users are never left MI4G hard to imagine somebody using an outdated analog TV set in combination with this high end digital mira cle box Your HiFi system can be fed with digital audio via an optical and a coax output depending on your hard ware or preference Moving further to the right there is an RS232 in terface All this is comple mented by a mechanical power switch which can be used to fully disconnect the receiver from the mains 0122 Eurosport 2 Deutschla PR 30106 0123 Boom
32. y band If you opt for the man ual mode you can define the frequency that is to be scanned based on a pre stored list for the VHF and UHF ranges Unfortunately the Amiko Alien 2 does not allow stor ing DVB T and DVB C chan nels in a single channel list As soon as the recep tion mode is changed in the basic settings the existing channel list is deleted and the receiver shuts down and re starts again We tested both DVB T and DVB C reception and are happy to report that both worked absolutely flawless ly with the Alien 2 Now that DVB S and DVB T C channel searches have filled our channel list with hundreds of offerings we can finally move from theo ry to practice But wait a minute we d better bring some order into our channel list first which vastly enhances our viewing pleasure later The Amiko sports a dedi cated menu item for chan nel list management which allows deleting moving renaming or PIN locking one or several channels at a time In addition a total of 32 favourites lists can be set up and filled Once again this menu item creates a very pleas ant user experience which takes a lot of pain out of channel list editing A tidy house a tidy mind we couldn t agree more One last thought before we finally start with the practical section of our re view In the old days we had a handful of channels and we almost knew their daily offering by heart These days it is impossible to kn
33. zine 06 07 08 20l2 www TELE salellite com MIKG Amiko Alien 2 will be happy to work with any of these setups and make the most of all received signals But dont just take our word for here s a look at the specifications It sup ports DiSEgC 1 0 for up to four LNBs 1 1 for a total of 16 LNBs as well as 1 2 and 1 3 for motorised anten nas A number of frequently used oscillatory frequencies are already pre stored yet if you need a more out of the ordinary setting you can always enter it manu ally as well DXers and owners of old er reception systems will appreciate the fact that this receiver can either give out 13V 18V for switching between polarisations or provide 13V or 18V per manently if required Both voltages can be increased by 0 5V which is particu larly helpful for high length cabling The Amiko Alien is a receiver with two fully fledged DVB S2_ tuners which means that all set tings can be adjusted indi vidually for each tuner In case you want or have to use this box with only a sin gle line it is possible to hand over the signal from tuner 1 to tuner 2 this is neatly implemented in the operat ing software When you re ready to ini tiate a channel search you can either go for a fully au tomatic mode across one or several transponders or 21 Spark online portal 22 Weather forecast you may of course just as well define a manual search on one or more transpond ers
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