ViaSat Pace 460 - User Manual

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For your safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Welcome to digital satellite TV! . . . . . . . . . . .3
Updates to your box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Inserting the batteries in your remote control . . . 3
Your remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Your Viasat Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rear panel connectors overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
The supplied equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to place your box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What else do I need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Smart card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Satellite dish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Optional audio connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Connecting to the telephone line . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting a ‘magic eye’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Connecting to the mains supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Switching on for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RF Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Making the installation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Using the Viasat Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Changing channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Unlocking a locked channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Changing the volume on your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the channel banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Displaying the channel banner . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Watching a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Instantly recording a programme . . . . . . . . .19
Setting a reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Displaying extra programme information . .19
Symbols in the channel banner and extra
information screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using Live Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Using Instant Rewind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
On-screen symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Viasat EPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Finding a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Choosing a programme to watch or
set a reminder for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Choosing a programme to record . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Viasat Ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Purchasing a Ticket programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Your box’s disk space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Schedule changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using Series Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Deleting a programme from your Planner . . . . .32
Contents
Watching a programme when you
see the reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Reminder clashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Recording Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Recording programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using your box while you are recording a
programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Recording clashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Disk space warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Watching Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Watching recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Playback symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
During playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Watching recordings of restricted programmes
or locked channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Interactive TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Playing games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the Setup menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the Parental Control menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Locking Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Setting viewing restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting purchase restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing your PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing your Planner settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing your PVR recording settings . . . . . . . . 46
Using the System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing the Picture settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Changing the Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Changing the Language & Subtitles settings .50
Viewing the box information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Viewing the Signal Test screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Installation Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing the LNB Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Setting the Default Transponder . . . . . . . . . 53
Changing the Modem Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Setting the RF output channel . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Setting up your remote control for your TV . . . .55
Extra Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recording a digital satellite programme . . . . . . . 57
Switching between digital satellite TV
and terrestrial TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
End User Licence Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Summary

For your safety

Welcome to digital satellite TV!

Updates to your box

Information on how the box receives software updates.

Inserting the batteries in your remote control

Step-by-step guide on how to insert batteries into the remote control.

Your remote control

Your Viasat Box

Front panel

Describes the buttons and indicators on the front of the Viasat box.

Rear panel connectors overview

Details the various input and output connectors on the rear of the Viasat box.

Installation

Where to place your box

Guidance on selecting a suitable location for the Viasat box.

Inserting your smart card

Step-by-step instructions for inserting the smart card into the box.

Satellite dish

Information about the necessity and setup of a correctly aligned satellite dish.

Connecting to the mains supply

Steps for connecting the box to the electrical mains supply.

Checking the signal

How to use the Signal Test screen to verify satellite signal strength and quality.

Getting Started

Changing channel

Methods for changing TV channels using the remote control.

Using Live Pause

How to pause live TV and record the programme.

Using Instant Rewind

How to rewind live TV to catch missed content.

Viasat EPG

Finding a programme

Methods for searching and locating programmes within the EPG.

Searching by All Channels

How to browse all available TV channels and their listings.

Searching by Time

How to view programmes listed by their start time.

Viasat Ticket

Choosing a programme to record

How to select a programme for recording.

Ticket

How to order movies, sports, and events using the Ticket service.

Planner

Planner

Overview of the Planner's functions for managing recordings and reminders.

Your boxs disk space

Information on how to check and understand the available disk space on your box.

Using Series Link

How to set up Series Link to automatically record future episodes.

Recording Programmes

Recording programmes

Basic instructions on how to record programmes.

Disk space warning

What happens when there is insufficient disk space for a recording.

Manual recording

How to record programmes that do not have EPG listings.

Watching Recordings

Watching recordings

How to select and play back recorded programmes from your Planner.

Pausing and stopping

How to pause, stop, and resume playback of recorded programmes.

Fast forward and rewind

How to use fast forward and rewind functions during playback.

Setup

Using the Parental Control menu

How to use the Parental Control menu for channel and purchase restrictions.

Changing your PVR recording settings

How to adjust various settings for recording programmes.

Installation Setup

Accessing the menu for installation-related configurations.

Setting up your remote control for your TV

How to program the remote to control the TV.

Extra Information

Error messages

Information on common error messages and their meanings.

Solving problems

On-screen messages

Guide to interpreting and resolving on-screen error messages.

General Problems

Specification

End User Licence Terms

ViaSat Pace 460 Specifications

General

Manufacturer	ViaSat
Model	Pace 460
Category	Set-top box
Type	Satellite receiver
Connectivity	Ethernet
Video Output	HDMI
Audio Output	HDMI, RCA
Remote Control	Included