INDEX

• Overview
• How to install a Xoro HRS 8520 HD Satellite Receiver
• How to change language settings to English
• How to Find Satellite Channels with Autoscan
• How to delete all the channels from the Xoro HD Satellite Receiver
• How to sort Channels
• How to program box with USB
• How To Manually Tune in a Satellite Channel
• How to Install an external Hard Drive on the Xoro HD Satellite Receiver
• How to use PVR function to record on the Xoro HD Satellite Receiver
• How to Record programmes using the EPG
• Information button

Overview

Complete users guide for the Xoro HD Satellite Receiver

PVR Ready HD Satellite TV Receiver

This Receiver takes its feed from a Satellite dish

How to install a Xoro HD Receiver

• Unpack the box
• Xoro HD Satellite box
• Remote control
• Screw the lead from the satellite dish into the 'LNB in' connection
• Connect the scart lead from TV to 'TV' 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

How to Find Satellite Channels with Autoscan

• Press the 'Menu' button
• Select the 'Channel Search' menu
• Scroll to the 'Satellite setup' option
• Select 'Satellite Search' -> 'Astra 28.2 E'
• Press 'Blue Button' to start the scan
  • Crypted 'FTA Channels'
  • Press 'Blue Button' again to continue scan
• The box checks for free channels on transponders - takes 5 minutes
• COMPLETE - all the free channels will appear on your channel list

How to do a Factory Reset

• Press the 'Menu' button
• Scroll to the 'System' Sub-menu
• Select 'Restore Factory Default'
• Password '000000'
• Press the 'OK' button
• It will delete all channels and bring you to Installation menu
  • will need to reset language back to English from German

How to Sort & Delete Channels

• Press the 'Menu' button
• Scroll over to the 'Program' Sub-menu
• Scroll to 'program edit'
• Password '000000'
• To Delete
  • Highlight a channel
  • press the Blue button
  • Press 'Ok' button to delete
• To Move
  • Highlight a channel
  • press the Red button
  • Move to new location
  • Press 'Ok' button to move

How to Program Box with USB

Upload Channel data on to USB stick.

• Press the Menu Button
• Scroll over and select 'Channel Search' Meuu
• Scroll to 'DB Management'
• Select 'Backup to USB' & press ok
• Default name generated for file: e.g. Mas_02_2011.ext.
  • takes 3-4 seconds

Download Data from USB stick

• Press the Menu Button
• Scroll over and select 'Channel Search' Meuu
• Scroll to 'DB Management'
• Select 'Load from USB'
• Select the latest channel list
• Press 'ok'
• Wait 5-10 seconds and download will complete
  • Box will reboot
• BOX IS FULLY REPROGRAMMED

How to Format an external Hard Drive on the Xoro

AIM: Format an external Hard drive on the Xoro HD Satellite TV Receiver to utilise it's PVR features

Equipment:

• Xoro HRS 8520 Satellite Receiver
• External Hard Drive with USB cable

Steps

• Having adde the external hard drive to the receiver
• Press the menu button
• Scroll to the USB menu
• Scroll to the 'PVR Configure' menu
• Select the 'Format Option
• Wait as it reads hard drive and then select FAT32
• Wait about 20 seconds and it will format the hard drive

How to Use the PVR recording Facilities

There is some really great PVR Facilities on this digital terrestrial TV receiver.

The first step is to add either a USB key or a Hard drive (it can handle either FAT32 or NTFS).

The main features outlined in the video below is:

• How to mark a future TV programme for recording using the EPG function
• How to record the current programme using the record button
• How to Pause, rewind and forward Live TV
• How to playback what you have recorded

How to Use the Media Player on the DTT Receiver

This is probably the best single feature on this already pretty deadly DTT receiver

due to its ease of use and the sheer range of files it can handle.

To access the media player - press the button under the 'USB' writing on the remote control

PHOTOS

• All the normal photo and image file types are handled
• allows you view as a slide show & rotate pictures.

MUSIC

• Listen to MP3 & .wma files
• allows you select song from a screen

MOVIES

• Supports both SD & High Definition Films & TV programmes
• Supports both FAT32 & NTFS

TV RECORDINGS

• Play back recordings made on the Digital Terrestrial Receiver

HOW TO INSTALL A POLISH SATELLITE SYSTEM

Key Information

* Angles valid for the centre of Ireland. Angle and Direction may vary by 1-2 degrees across the country.

LIST OF FREE POLISH CHANNELS

Note: Above are listed the main Free Polish channels. There is in the region of 500 free channels being broadcast from Hotbird covering a huge range of languages such as German, French, Italian etc.

A. How the HD Polish Satellite Kit works

The kit is essentially made up of 3 Parts

1. The satellite dish - which is mounted on south facing wall or chimney and picks up a signal from the Hot Bird 6/8/9 satellite at 13° East
2. The Installation Kit - which consists of 20m of satellite cable, bolts and connectors which is use in both mounting the dish and running a cable from the satellite dish to the satellite receiver
3. HD Satellite Receiver - which is a pre-programmed (see channel list tab) with all the main Polish channels and uses a scart output to connect to the TV

B. But I Already have a satellite Dish

B. But I Already have a satellite Dish

Often customers customers considering buying this system will already have some of the equipment in place so a few guidelines would be if you alrady have:

1. An 80cm satellite dish - you can drop the
   • Satellilte Dish & LNB
   • Satellite Installation Kit 
2. Your have an 80cm satellite dish but you would like to add this to another room, drop the
   • Satellilte Dish & LNB
     • Add in a universal Quad LNB
3. In General a sky 60cm satellite dish is not really large enough

C. 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 have a card to receive those channels. For Example Viva Polish is free music channel with the very best of lovely Polish music.

D. But I want More Channels

If you want to get more than the basic free channels you have must subscribe to a pay per view service. You have 2 options

• Cyfra +  - this system consists of a special Cyfra receiver which comes with a card reading slot and a Cyfra viewing card. Monthly subscription costs from 15 to 40 euro. It is possible to get sports and Movies channels with this service.
• Cyfrowy Polsat - this system consists of a special Polsat Receiver which come with a viewing card. Monthly subscription costs from 15-30 euro. It is possible to get sports and Movie channels on this service but the range of sport is not as good as with Cyfra +.

TVTrade.ie do not stock either of these services.