INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL TYPES OF ILLUSION AND CRISTOR

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL TYPES OF ILLUSION AND
CRISTOR SATELLITE AND COMBO SET TOP BOXES
(The numbers in brackets refer to the buttons on the remote detailed on the last page)
HOW THE PROGRAMS ARE ACCESSED
All the channels that are available on the satellite you have
selected and this menu will appear
Press OK and the current channel list will appear. Pressing the
favorite button (2) will take you through the lists, the first list is
ALL TV and the second list is ALL RADIO. There follows 8 favorite
lists that can be renamed.
Only on ALL RADIO and ALL TV lists there is a red button named
SATELLITES at the bottom left of the screen. Pressing the red
button on your remote (3) will give you a choice of selecting all
the channels on each satellite
To select your channel scroll up and down the list with the up and
down buttons and press ok
TO CREATE A FAVORITE LIST FROM THE ALL TV LIST
Press Ok (1) and this menu will appear on your screen
The options at the bottom of the screen from left to right are red,
green, yellow and blue. The use of these buttons is as follows
RED BUTTON
This button only appears on the first two lists (ALL RADIO and
ALL TV) and pressing the red button (3) on your remote control
will select all the channels pertaining to the satellite you chose.
GREEN BUTTON
Repeatedly pressing the FAVORITE BUTTONS (2) takes you
through all the lists. Keep pressing the right or left FAV button
and you will arrive at the first list “ALL RADIO” and the next list is
“ALL TV”. Only on ALL RADIO and ALL TV lists there is a red
button named SATELLITES at the bottom left of the screen. To
access the channel list of each satellite press the red button (3) on
your remote control and this menu will appear
This button appears on all lists, this button is used for sorting the
lists in alphabetical and numerical order WARNING sorting the
lists on ALL TV and ALL RADIO in alphabetical order after
creating favorite lists can result in the channels disappearing
from the favorite lists.
BLUE BUTTON
This button appears on all lists .To organize your lists (copy, move
and delete channels) the channels have to be first highlighted in
blue by selecting the channel using the up/down button (4) and
then pressing the blue button (5)
YELLOW BUTTON
This button appears on all lists. Pressing the yellow button (6)
brings up a menu where you can organize your list with several
commands including copy, move, delete and list rename.
Using the up and down keys (1) select the satellite you want and
press ok (1) and the you will get
NOTE the commands “COPY TO”, “MOVE TO”, “INSERT BEFORE”
and “REMOVE FROM LIST” only work after you have marked
(highlighted) the channels using the blue button (7)
Scroll up or down the favorite list and mark the channels that you
want to edit by pressing the blue button (7)
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alphabetical order after creating favorite lists can result
in the channels disappearing from the favorite lists.
Press the yellow button (6) and this menu will appear
BLUE BUTTON
This button appears on all lists .To organize your lists (copy,
move and delete channels) the channels has to be first
marked in blue by selecting the channel using the up/down
button (4) and then pressing the blue button (5)
YELLOW BUTTON
Scroll up down the menu with the up/down buttons (4)
highlight copy and then press the right volume key (13). By
pressing the volume key repeatedly you change the name or
the number of the favorite lists where the channels that you
have marked will be copied too.
Finally, press the ok button (1) and the receiver will execute
the command. To complete the operation press exit or move
to another list by pressing the favorite buttons.
HOW TO MANAGE AND EDIT YOUR FAVORITE
LISTS
This button appears on all lists. Pressing the yellow button
(6) brings up a menu where you can organize your list with
several commands including copy, move, delete and list
rename NOTE the commands “COPY TO”, “MOVE TO”,
“INSERT BEFORE” and “REMOVE FROM LIST” only work
after you have marked (highlighted) the channels using the
blue button (7)
Scroll up or down the favorite list and mark the channels
that you want to edit by pressing the blue button (7)
Press the yellow button (6) and this menu will appear
Press Ok (1) and this menu will appear on your screen
Repeatedly pressing the FAVORITE BUTTONS (2) takes you
through all the lists numbered 1 to 8 or named category.
The buttons at the bottom of the screen from left to right are
red, green, yellow and blue. The use of these buttons is as
follows
RED BUTTON
This button only appears on the first two lists (ALL RADIO
and ALL TV) and pressing the red button (3) on your remote
control will select all the channels pertaining to the satellite
you chose.
GREEN BUTTON
This button appears on all lists, this button is used for
sorting the lists in alphabetical and numerical order
WARNING sorting the lists on ALL TV and ALL RADIO in
Scroll up down the menu with the up/down buttons (4)
highlight copy or move and then press the right volume key
(13) .By pressing the volume key repeatedly you change the
name or the number of the favorite lists where the channels
that you have marked will be moved or copied too.
Finally, press the ok button (1) and the receiver will execute
the command. To complete the operation press exit or move
to another list by pressing the favorite buttons.
List rename is used for renaming the favorite lists. Until
renamed, the lists are numbered one to eight. You can only
rename a list after you have placed at least one channel in
the list. Once there is one channel in the list go to the list
using the FAV buttons (2) and press the yellow button (6)
and then go to the list rename with the up/down button (4)
and press ok and a keyboard will appear on the screen
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HOW TO CHANGE THE MENU LANGUAGE
Press the menu button (8)
Press CONFUGURACION
Enter the code 1111 and you will get this screen
Scroll down the list to Nilesat and click ok, Nilesat will now
be in yellow. Press the yellow button and you will get this
menu
With IDIOMA highlighted use the volume button (13) to
change it to ENG and you get this screen
On the right-hand side of the screen move the cursor down
to Diseqc 1.0 and you will get this screen
Press the red button to save
HOW TO RESET THE DISEQC SETTINGS
The two or more satellites installed are joined together with
a switch called a diseqc. We generally install Astra on diseqc
A and Nilesat on diseqc B.
Press the menu button (8) press installation Enter the code
1111 and you will get this screen
With the volume button (13) change it to B and press the red
button to save and the press the blue button to exit. You will
now be back to the list of satellites. Scroll up the list to Astra
2abcd and press ok and repeat the procedure putting the
diseqc on A and press red to save
HOW TO RESCAN THE SATELLITES AND ADD NEW
CHANNELS
Press the menu button (8)
Press the menu button (8)
Select Installation
Enter the code 1111 (press 1 four times)
Scroll down the list of satellites with up and down key (4)
When you reach the satellite you want to scan press ok (1)
and it will be highlighted in yellow. Note you can only scan
the satellites that have been installed.
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At the bottom of the screen are 4 options i.e. red to scan and
green yellow and blue. Don’t enter the menus of the green
and yellow buttons as this will cause problems if the settings
are changed.
Press the red button (3) on your remote and you will get this
menu.
To rescan your Combo box for TDT channels
Press the menu button (8)
Select Installation
Enter the code 1111 (press 1 four times)
Scroll down the list of satellites with up and down key (4)
until you reach the last item DVBT .and click on this and you
will get this screen
Use the up and down key (4) and go to FTA and press ok
and it will go red and then go to ADD and press ok and then
go to blind and press ok ( FTA, ADD and BLIND will now be
marked in red)
Press the red button (3) on your remote to start the scan.
You will get this screen
Press the red button to scan and you will get this screen
At first the receiver will find nothing, this is because the
receiver is doing a blind scan. Finally the receiver will
display a list of TV and radio channels found
When it has finished scanning you will get this screen
Use the up and down key (4) and go to FTA and press ok
and it will go red and then go to NEW and press ok and then
press the red button to start scanning. At first the receiver
will find nothing, this is because the receiver is going
through the list of frequencies and most of the frequencies
have no channels. Generally the box will start finding
channels from 40% onwards.
Finally the receiver will display a list of Spanish terrestrial
TV and radio channels found
When it has finished scanning you will get this screen
Press ok and the receiver will save the channels found. Press
the blue button (7) on your remote and then press exit (12)
and you will return to the normal screen.
HOW TO RESCAN THE DIGITAL TERRESTIAL
CHANNELS (This only applies to the Combo Boxes)
Note a Combo box receives TDT (Television Digital
Terrestre) and Satellite television. Without having a Combo
box it is impossible to receive TDT with your illusion box.
We can add a TDT module to your box to convert it to a
Combo box
Press ok and the receiver will save the channels found. Press
the blue button (7) on your remote and then press exit (12)
and you will return to the normal screen.
Note on transponders and Frequencies
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These terms for the purpose of these instructions are basically the
same item. A transponder on telecommunication satellites is a
device that receives and transmits signals. On satellites
transmitting television each transponder has one frequency.
These frequencies are either horizontal or vertical and have a FEC
value and a symbol rate. When you add a new frequency to the
box it stores it as a new transponder. Therefore if you want to
investigate the frequencies stored you will find them under
transponders.
How to Add New Channels Using the Transponder List
To do this you need to know the frequency of the channel you
want to add including whether the signal is H or V (horizontal or
vertical), the symbol rate and the FEC. You can get this
information from a list attached to these instructions or going to
the internet and accessing Lyngsat
Press the menu button (8)
Select Installation
Enter the code 1111 (press 1 four times)
Scroll down the list of satellites with up and down key (4)
When you reach the satellite you want to find the channel press
ok (1) and it will be highlighted in yellow.
Press the green button for the transponder list and you will get
this screen
You will note all the channels are marked with a X. This indicates
that on saving, all these channels will be saved on your “all
television list”. In fact you don’t need all these channels as some of
these are encrypted channels and some will be duplicates of the
channels you already have on your “all television list” To remove
the channels you don’t want, mark each channel that you don’t
want with the blue button and you will note that the X disappears
from the channels you don’t want. Finally you will have one or
more channels that you want marked with X.
Press the red button to save these channels.
Exit from the menu and go to the all satellite list and you will find
the channels you have added.
How to Add To Add Frequencies (Transponders)
Press the menu button (8)
Select Installation
Enter the code 1111 (press 1 four times)
Scroll down the list of satellites with up and down key (4)
When you reach the satellite you want to add the
frequency/transponders press ok (1) and it will be highlighted in
yellow.
Press the green button for the transponder list and you will get
this screen
Scroll through the transponder list to the frequency you want. If
the frequency you want is not on the list you have to add it to the
list. Please go to the next chapter on How to Add To Add
Frequencies (Transponders).
Assuming the frequency is on the list with the correct parameters
(H/V, symbol rate and FEC) and the screen shows that there is
signal strength and signal quality, press the red button to scan-
After scanning it will show a list of channels available on this
frequency/transponder and you will get this screen.
Press the yellow button to add the frequency.
Key in the new frequency and press the red button to save the
frequency. Note you cannot add or change the other parameters
until you have saved the frequency.
The frequency you have added will now appear in the
transponder list in its numerical order. Scroll through the
transponder list until you find the frequency you have added. You
will note that the frequency is correct but the other parameters
are either missing or incorrect.
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Press the green button to edit and with the volume button go to
the blank space and key in the symbol rate and press the red
button to save.
red on/off power button flashes. Changing the power supply
solves the problem
Press the green button again to edit and with the volume button
go to the H/V and if necessary change it to the correct value using
the up/down button and press the red button to save.
Press the green button again to edit and with the volume button
go to the FEC and if necessary put in the correct value using the
up / down button and press the red button to save. Note don’t use
the AUTO option.
You will now have added the new frequency with all the correct
parameters and there should be a signal strength and quality
showing on the screen. If there is no signal you have probably
made an error with the parameters and there is no point scanning
for channels
If the box has an internal power supply and the light on the
front of the box doesn’t turn green. It means that the internal
power supply has failed and has to be repaired
Menu Language Has Changed To Spanish
This means that the box has gone back to the original factory
settings due to a power drop. It will also result in lost
channels. To solve this, first change the menu language to
English and secondly change the diseqc settings. You will
find a chapter on how to do this in these instructions.
PROBLEM SOLVING
The first step is turn off the power by pulling the plug out of
the socket waiting 1 minute before returning power to the
system.
Picture Problem
Channels Disappear From favorite List(s)
This usually means that the “sort program menu” has been
altered. To fix this go to the channel list with missing
channels, press the green button (14) to sort and select 123
and press ok.
Check that the scart cable is properly plugged in
Resetting the Box to Original settings
Signal Problem
Check that the antenna cable from the dish is connected
properly at the back of the box or it is screwed into the
correct connector. This will be marked IF in and or it will be
marked with a satellite icon
Picture on Screen Jumbled
If the picture on the screen is jumbled it is usually caused by
two devices using the same AV connection. For example a
sky digi box and the illusion box both on at the same time
If having tried to solve your problem and there is still no
solution and the box is working albeit problematically. The
last resort is to set the box to the original settings. You will
be advised to contact Chris before taking this step. Please
note:•
This will not likely fix the sound, power supply and
picture problems.
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This will wipe the box clean of all the settings and
channels.
To reset the box to factory settings go to menu (8) and press
configuration and you will get this screen
Sound Problem
If there is no sound check the following:•
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The mute buttons on both the TV and the illusion
box are possibly activated
Increase the volume on the TV remote and the
illusion box to maximum
Check the scart cable
Press the button B (9) on the remote
BUZZING SOUND
If the TV is buzzing it means the volume is too high on either
the illusion receiver and or the TV. Adjusting the volume
controls will solve the problem.
Power Supply
If the illusion receiver is the type illustrated below it has an
external power supply. When, these power supplies fail the
Scroll down the list to Factory settings and follow
instructions. After the box has been reset do the following
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Pull the power on the box wait 10 seconds and
power it up
Change the language to English
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Set the Diseqc to A for Astra 2abd and B for
Nilesat
Rescan the satellites and add them to the list
Rescan TDT if you have a combo box
Add the channels you like to the favorite lists
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If none of the above solves the problem call Chris on 680
357 586. Calls late at night and at weekends are not
always answered. He could be in the bar or weeding his
tomatoes
DON’T FORGET TO FIRST UNPLUG YOUR
BOX TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM
NILESAT FREQUENCIES
CHANNELS
FREQUENCY
SYMBOL
RATE
FEC
MOVIES4MEN 2 +1
11260 V
27500
2/3
ZONE REALITY UK +1
ZONE HORROR
TRAVEL CHANNEL UK
11261 H
27500
2/3
NTA
11307 H
27500
2/3
ZONE ROMANTICA
CHANNEL M
11343 V
27500
2/3
WEDDING TV
11343 H
27500
2/3
BLOOMBERG
11426 V
27500
2/3
THOMAS COOK
11527 V
27500
2/3
RUSSIA TODAY
11623 H
27500
2/3
TRUE MOVIES
TRUE MOVIES 2
POP
TINY POP + 1
POP GIRL
POP GIRL + 1
11642 V
27500
2/3
CCTV 9
FRANCE 24
11662 H
27500
2/3
BBC NEWS
BBC PARLIAMENT
11954 H
27500
2/3
QVC TV
12032 H
27500
2/3
SKY NEWS
12207 V
27500
2/3
WELSH
12422 H
27500
2/3
CNN
12051 V
27500
2/3
CREATE & CRAFT
12129 V
27500
2/3
BBC STREAMS
12441 V
27500
2/3
BBC WORLD NEWS
FOX MOVIES
11766 H
27500
5/6
SKY NEWS
12207 V
27500
2/3
CITY 7
11977 V
27500
3/4
CHANNEL 4 LONDON
TT ON 4
12480 V
27500
2/3
MBC 2,3 &4
MBC ACTION
MBC MAX
11938 V
27500
3/4
MOVIES4MEN + 1
12523 H
27500
2/3
12560 V
27500
2/3
AL JAZEERA NEWS
12015 V
27500
3/4
HORSE & COUNTRY
ZONE THRILLER
EURO NEWS
KUWAIT CH 2
11900 V
27500
5/6
DUBAI ONE
DUBAI RACING
11785 V
27500
3/4
MTV ARABIA
11977 V
27500
5/6
ASTRA 2A, 2B AND EUROBIRD
HORROR CHANNEL 1
11222 H
27500
2/3
MOVIES4MEN
MOVIES4MEN 2
11224 V
27500
2/3
BADR
MBC CHANNELS
11919 H
27500
3/4
BBC WORLD
12073 H
27500
3/4
DUBAI RACING
DUBAI SPORTS 2
12111 H
27500
3/4
DUBAI ONE
DUBAI SPORTS
12130 V
27500
3/4
Kuwait CH 2
12523 H
12073 H
27500
27500
3/4
3/4
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Please Note These Frequencies And
Channels Are Subject To Change. Please Go
to www.lyngsat.com For An Update
NOTES ON THE REMOTE
EPG
Pressing this button (10) when on channels with EPG (MBC and Fox) three times provides the program guide for the following
three days
AUDIO
Pressing this button (11) changes the language on some channels
EXIT
Pressing this button (12) goes back to the previous screen
VOLUME
This button adjust the volume on your TV
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GREEN
BUTTON
Pressing this button (14) goes back to the last channel
TV/R
Pressing this button (15) switches between radio and TV. NOTE, if one of the favorite channels has the radio channels this is
not necessary
Written by Chris Hallamore
www.mangolink.com
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