TVTRADE.IE COMMENT All potential buyers should review the series of videos on this product that demonstrate the products main features and limits of the product.
OVERVIEW of the Combo Receiver Kit
This Kit contains everything you need to be able to receive all the Free Digital Irish Terrestrial and UK Satellite channels on a single receiver. All you need is a TV set !
The Kit consists of:
Triax St HD 537 Combo Receiver (Pre-programmed)
Sky Satellilte Dish & Single LNB
1m HDMI to HDMI Cable
Satellite Installation Kit
Choice of:
TV Aerial & Wall Mounting Kit (default)
TV Aerial & Chimney Mounting Kit
Possible Add Ons
250GB, 320GB etc External Hard Drive
This will allow you to utilise the PVR functions on the Edision Receiver allow you to pause and record Live TV. Storage of up to 200 hours of TV programming is possible.
USES of the Combo Receiver Kit
The Combo Recevier allows you to receive both
Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) (Irish Channels)
Satellite TV (UK Channels)
Channel list includes:
RTE 1, 2, TV3, 3e, TG4 & RTE News channel
UTV, ITV 2,3,4, ITV HD
Channel 4, E4, More 4
6 News Channels, 7 Childrens, 8 Movie channels. BBC 1,2,3,4, BBC HD, ITV HD, C4 HD etc
PVR Features - how to add recording with an External Hard Drive
Equipment - 250GB, 320GB etc External Hard Drive
Allows user to Pause & Record Live TV
ADVANTAGES of the Combo Receiver Kit
Is comes from a Premium Brand Name Company (Triax)
Kit contains everything you need to get up and running
Does the job of both a HD Satellite Receiver and a HD Digital Terrestrial Receiver in a single unit.
Unit is PVR ready
Supports both Standard and High Definition Transmissions
It is very competitively priced
It future proofs your investment by meeting all the latest HD standards.
It is the Lowest Cost Combo Box with Mheg5, which allows you to receive RTE Digital Aertel Teletext
DISADVANTAGES of the Combo Receiver Kit
More expensive than a standalone Standard Definition Satellite Receiver or a Digital Terrestrial receiver
It does not have an RF out i.e. it is not possible to run the picture to an additional room unless you use either an external Modulator or a TRI-Link (allows you to operate box with a sky eye from another room)
Editing channel list can change order of channels
No 7 day EPG on UK channels
INDEX
Overview
How to install a Triax ST HD 537 Combo Box
The Initial Auto Tune Option on the Triax 537
How access Secret Installer's Menu
How to Find Terrestrial Channels with Autoscan
How to Sort and Delete the channels on the Triax ST HD 537
How to program box with USB
How To Manually Tune in a Satellite Channel
EPG & Information button
How to Record & Playback Programmes on the Triax ST HD 537
Using Digital Teletext on the Triax ST HD 537
Overview
Complete users guide for the Triax ST HD 537 Digital Satellite Combo Box
PVR Ready Satellite and Digital Terrestrial TV Receiver
This Receiver has 2 feeds from:
Satellite dish
Digital Terrestrial TV UHF aerial
How to install a Triax ST HD 537 Satellite Combo Box
Unpack the box
Triax ST HD 537 combo receiver
Remote control & batteries
Push the lead from the Aerial into the 'Aerial in' connection
Screw the lead from the satellite dish into the 'LNB in' connection
Connect the scart lead from TV to 'TV out' connection on box
Plug in the power lead
Turn on the power switch on the back on the box
After 5-6 seconds the box will come on and should automatically switch TV to AV channel
The Initial Auto Tune Option on the Triax 537
We would generally advise not to use this option because:
it takes about 20 minutes to complete the Auto Tune
instead simply go with a the box pre-tuned with the satellite channels on it and add the Irish channels at by doing a Terrestrial retune
How To Access 'Secret Installers Menu' & Upload channel list
The process for access this menu is quite bizzare but here goes:
Press the Red button twice (*2)
Press the menu button
Select Information
Enter '1475'
Select 'Load settings from the USB Device'
takes about 10 seconds to load
If software is also being update this will take 2-3 minutes
How to Find Terrestrial Channels with Autoscan
Press the 'Menu' button
Select the 'Settings' Menu
Select the 'General' menu
Select 'Terrestrial Retune' & click 'OK'
will work through the entire UHF spectrum searching for channels
How to Sort & Delete Channels on the Triax ST HD 537 Satellite Combo Box
Please be aware that doing this, can lead to channel listing changes. Best to just use the pre-programmed list.
Press the 'OK' button
See the list of channels
Scroll to the channel you wish to edit
Press 'Yellow' To delete
confirm you wish to delete it
Press 'Blue' to Edit
Press 'Yellow' to renumber
enter the position you wish to move the channel to
Note pressing 'red' will let you delete a channel (in groups)
How to Program Box with USB
Upload / Download Channel data on to USB stick.
Press the Menu Button
Select Information menu
Enter '1475'
Choose to either
'Load settings from the USB Device'
takes 5 seconds then reboots
'Store settings to a USB Device'
note: save data to a total of 10 separate files (very cumbersome)
takes 3-5 seconds
How To Manually Tune in a Satellite Channel
Press the 'Menu' button
Select the 'Settings' Menu
Select the 'General' menu
Select 'Manual Satellite tune' & click 'OK'
e.g.
Frequency: 10906 MHz
Symbol rate: 22000 ks/s
Polarity: vertical
Comments
It is a slow process - takes 40-50 seconds (instead of 4-5 expected)
Add on extra channels like this can totally change the order of your order channels
very frustrating
EPG & Information button
This is not great - just about ok.
EPG
Press the Guide button to bring up the Electronic Programme Guide Guide
On a Terrestrial channel
gives full 7 day epg
NO SYNOPSIS available
On a Satellite channel
gives current programme ONLY
SYNOPSIS works fine !
INFO
Press the 'INFO' Button on a satellite channel
single press - get name, times etc on current programme (but not next)
double press - synopsis of current programme
Press the 'INFO' Button on a terrestrial channel
single press - get name, times etc on current programme
double press - gives NO SYNOPSIS (very strange)
How to Record & Playback Programmes on the Triax ST HD 537
This feature is a bit quirky and can be a bit glitchy (see video)
Before you do any of the following, there are some points to note.
The Triax 537 works best with drives that are formatted to FAT32.
You should use the Receiver itself to format the Hard Drive
Menu - Settings - Recordings - Format USB - OK - Green Button - Wait - OK
You should use an External Hard Drive for recording rather than a Memory Stick
Memory Sticks although in our tests work a lot of the time, are kind of hit and miss, especially the smaller sized ones
Pause function (See demonstration in video)
With an External Hard Drive connected, hit the pause button on the remote
Press play on remote when ready to watch again
Recording function
You cannot record an Irish channel and watch another Irish channel, some boxes let you do this currently but this will not work on any single tuner box in the future when the extra transmission multiplexes are turned on
You can, however, record an Irish channel and watch a UK satellite channel at the same time
To record a TV show just hit the 'rec' button.
To stop recording, press the library button and then select the show that is currently recording and press the stop button.
TO PLAYBACK
Hit the library button and then select item to playback
Using Digital Teletext on the Triax ST HD 537
Index
1. How to assemble a sky/freesat satellite dish
2. How to mount a sky/freesat satellite dish
3. How to align a sky/freesat satellite dish
4. Running the cables & attaching connectors
5. Installing the receiver
1. How to Assemble a Sky / Freesat Satellite Dish
List of sky dish components
Sky satellite dish
Wall bracket
Wall tube (arm)
Elevation Bracket
Dish Bracket
Fixing Kit
Feed arm
LNB (plastic insert)
Tools needed to assemble sky dish
10mm, 13mm socket and ratchet
Philips screwdriver
Steps to assemble the satellite dish
Open fixing kit and select U-bolts (qty: 2), nuts (qty: 4)
Insert the U bolts through the wall bracket
Thread on the nuts
Insert the arm and tighten the nuts using 10mm socket and ratchet.
The wall bracket & arm assembly is complete
Next insert U-bolts (qty: 2) through the elevation bracket
Loosely tighten nuts
Attach the Elevation bracket to the dish bracket
using bolts and washers (qty: 4) and tighten with 13mm socket and ratchet
Use the bolts and nuts (qty:4) and the philips screw driver to attach the dish bracket to the dish.
Use the long threaded bolt and small nut to attach the Feed arm to the back base of the dish bracket so the arm protrudes in front of the dish
Finally insert the LNB (and plastic insert) into the end of the arm and secure with a tie wrap.
2. How to Mount a Satellite Dish
Equipment needed to mount a satellite dish on a wall
Sky satellite dish, complete with wall bracket and arm
Dish must face South East (141 degrees i.e. direction of sun 11am BST).
Wall must be a solid surface capable of carrying weight of satellite dish
Signal must not be blocked by houses or trees (signal is coming in at 21 degrees to the horizontal)
Place at back or gable end of house to minimise visual intrusion
Place as close at possible to room / wire box to which the satellite cables are to connect so as to minimise cable run
Steps
Place the wall bracket and arm in the correct location
Use the cordless drill and 8mm drill bit to drill 4 guide holes
Use 10mm drill bit to drill holes to a depth of 60mm
Insert the 4 plastic plugs in the holes and mount the wall bracket using the 4 Coach bolts.
Tighten the coach bolts using the 13mm socket and rachet.
Attach the satellite dish to the arm of the wall plate
Use 10mm socket to lightly tighten the dish 'U'-bolts so they are fixed to arm but the dish can still rotated
Follow steps in the How to Align a satellite dish guide above
3. How to Align a Sky / Freesat Satellite Dish
Having already mounted the satellite dish on
Attach your satellite meter to the dish LNB
Align the dish so that it is (1) perfectly vertical, (2) pointing South East (141 degrees).
Rotate the dish slowly over and back.
Repeat adjusting the tilt angle by 1 or 2 degrees to until a signal is found.
Tightend the U-bolts and side bolts using the 10mm & 13mm sockets.
Disconnect the satellite meter
Connect a cable with an 'F-type' connector from the Dish to the satellite box
Check that the signal is working.
4. How to Run the Cabling & Attach Connectors
The next step is to run satellite cable to the satellite receiver.
Tools Needed
Hammer
Snips
Drill
SDS Drill Bit 10X450
Equipment
Satellite Installation Kit
Prior to Begining you must decide
Decide how to run cable
connect into existing cables in the attic
Normally neater but requires additional connectors
May need a multi-meter to be able to identify the correct cable
May result in longer cable runs
Run a cable directly from the satellite dish to the satellite receiver
Fastest and eastiest way to run a cable
Cable runs are normally shorter
Requires the drill of a hole through a wall
STEPS
If the satellite reciever is to be located next to the external wall of a room
use a drill and an SDS Drill Bit 10X450 to drill a hole through the wall
ensuring to drill from the inside out.
To conceal broken plaster use either:
Hole tidy (insert inside and out before the cable is run)
Cable Cover nailed onto the outside wall after the cable has been run
Feed the end of the satellite cable through the wall leaving enough cable to reach the front of the satellite box.
Now start tacking the cable using 7mm clips and a Hammer
Ensuring that the cable runs down from the hole that been drilled in the wall
This will stop water following the cable into the house.
Continue tacking the cable
Run cable vertically or horizontally but NEVER diagonally
If possible hide cable under the plint or behind drain pipes (using 300mm cable ties)
Cut the cable leaving enough lenght to reach the LNB of the dish
Put on an F Connector on the each end of the satellite cable
Screw the F connector on the LNB
Seal the connection using Insulation tape or ideally waterproof Self Amalgamating tape
Secure the cable to the dish feed arm using either 300mm cable ties or Insulation tape
Final Step is to put on an F Connector on the satellite cable next to the satellite receiver
How to put on an F-Connector
5. How to Install your Combo Receiver
Unpack the box
Combo Receiver
Remote Control
Screw the lead from the satellite dish into the LNB IN connection
Plug in the feed from your aerial into the ANT IN connection
Connect scart or HDMI lead from TV to the combo receiver
Plug in the power lead
Turn on the power switch on the back on the box
After 5-6 seconds the box will come on and may automatically switch TV to AV channel
May need to select correct AV channel on TV if not automatically switched
The above map shows the main Saorview Coverage & Transmitters, the colour code of the best UHF Aerial to use and their catchment area.
The table above shows the Channel Range & Polarity of each of the Transmitters in Ireland. The Final column shows the UHF group colour code for the most appropriate aerial for the transmitter. Of course it is possible to use a Wide band UHF (either the high Grid or standard 10 element contract aerial) which will work on all transmitters.
The table above shows the range of UHF TV Aerials available, their frequency range and the colour code associated with each aerial. View Coastal Transmitter Map [Here]
A. How the HD Irish & UK Free TV kit works
The Combo Receiver takes in 2 separate Feeds
Feed from the Satellite dish which picks up the Free Satellite channels such as BBC, ITV etc
reed from a UHF aerial which picks up the Digital Terrestrial Channels e.g. RTE1, 2 etc
B. But I Already have a Satellite Dish or Aerial
Often customers customers considering the this system will already have some of the equipment in place so a few guidelines would be if you alrady have:
A satellite dish - you can drop the
Sky Satellilte Dish & LNB
Satellite Installation Kit
A TV aerial - you can drop
TV Aerial Installation Kit
UHF Aerial and Bracket kit
A Satellite dish & TV aerial you can drop the
Sky Satellilte Dish & LNB
Satellite Installation Kit
UHF Aerial and Bracket kit
TV Aerial Installation Kit
A Satellite dish but would like to add this to another room, drop the
Sky Satellilte Dish & LNB
Add in a sky Quad LNB with a Legacy adaptor
C. How Do I add it to an Extra Room
There are 2 ways to approach this.
View the output of the 1st receiver in the second room
To do this you will need to add either an RF MoDulator (view) or a Trilink (view and remotely change) to the receiver
Totally independent system - add the following:
Another Combo Receiver
a Quad LNB (can drop the single LNB) to run the satellite (BBCs etc) to the 2nd receiver
a tv Splitter to allow you to split the TV Aerial signal (Irish) to the 2nd receiver
D. Why is it Free ?
Lots of TV channels broadcast their signal for free or unencrypted and this means that you don't need a subscription or a card to receive those channels. For Example both Channel 4 and ITV make their money from advertising so the more viewers who see their channels the better.
E. Which TV Transmitter should I point the Aerial towards
look at the Map on the Transmitter below to identify the nearest Digital Transmitter to use. The colour coded aerials shown are best but as the Digital Signal is very strong a standard Black Wide Band aerial will be fine in almosts all locations