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Old 12-07-2007, 08:28 PM
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Default Ariza Ultra 400/500= Cyclone Pro= Bb Ultra 400

SPECS
Brilliant On Screen Graphics.
MPEG-2 Digital & Fully DVB Compliant.
2000 Channels TV & Radio Programmable.
DiSEqC 1.0 & 1.2 Control Compatible.
Easy-to-use OSD with friendly icons like in PC's Operating System.
TV Screen format selection (16:9 / 4:3 ).
Auto-Searching function for many popular default satellites.
Satellite by satellite Channel list.
Support to Store 500 Transponders.
Support Languages Option.(English, German, French, Spanish, Italian).
Product Height 2-3/4".
Product Width 7.5 ".
Product Length 5.5".
100% Digital Video and Audio.
On-Screen Guide Certain Satellites.
RCA-Type Video Outputs.
RCA-Type Audio Outputs.
Infrared Remote Control.




There are 3 sections to this guide.
1. Unit setup.
2. Dish setup.
3. Channel locating and editing.


UNIT SETUP.

1. Remove unit from box and check for damage.

2. Install latest flash software on computer.

3. If your computer cable can reach your TV or you have a laptop,
you can hook the unit up to your TV. If your cable is not long
enough you will have to do this step near your computer.

4. The unit ONLY accepts a flash when it is first turned on or
when it is plugged in to power.
These are just a guideline but you should get the idea.
A. Turn UNIT OFF, or unplug it.

B. Connect NULL modem cable.

C. Run COMPUTER software.

D. Turn UNIT ON, or plug it in.

E. You should see the status bar start moving.
If your TV is on you can watch it on-screen also.

F. Watch the numbers on the UNIT, if they stop for more
than 60 seconds it has probably locked up. If so you
will need to UNPLUG it and restart from C above.

G. Once the unit TURNS ITSELF OFF, close the computer program.

H. The unit should turn back on automatically, if not then turn it back on.

I. Follow the steps on the screen, you should be taken to channel search.
If not, select INSTALL from the menu and you will be in channel search.

J. If you are taken to the channel search menu press EXIT then MENU and select
SYSTEM SETUP. Move down to FACTORY RESET and do a reset of the unit. This
will clear the unit and prepare it with the new data.

K. The unit should turn back on automatically, if not then turn it back on.

L. In CHANNEL SEARCH or INSTALL section move the pointer up and down until
you find Echostar 6/8 or 7. If you can see these, the flash took as there
are no U.S. satellites listed until the flash is completed.
If you do NOT see the Echostar satellites you will need to reflash. Start
at A above. Sometimes it can take up to 3 times to take the flash but most
take the first time.

M. In this example we will use an Echostar setup.

1. Move down to Echo 6/8 and highlight the LNB on the right. Press OK and
move up or down to the bottom selection a 00000 or whatever has the little
keyboard next to it. Enter 11250 for LNB frequency and press ok.

2. If you have a properly tuned antenna already you should see two bars at
the bottom showing Signal Strength and Signal Quality. The should read
at least 60/60 but most times will be higher in the 70/100 range.
IF YOU DO NOT SEE SIGNAL STRENGTH GO ALIGN YOUR DISH BEFORE CONTINUING.

N. Once you have a good signal strength. Press the RED button for SCAN. Just
keep pressing OK and let it scan for anything it can find. New channels will
show up a bright white and are preceded by the letters PR.
Rescanned channels will be a dull gray.
While this is happening you might copy a couple channels down and go to
DISH Network on EchoStar 8/10 at 110.0°W - LyngSat
check your PR#s against the SID#s at the site and when you find enough of them
that match you are probably on that satellite.
If the SID#s show you on the wrong satellite press MENU and stop. DO NOT SAVE.
Move your unit to the proper satellite and rescan again. Theres more about this
in the FAQ section here.

O. When all the channels are properly scanned onto the right satellite follow the steps
and save them. Select MENU and move to the SYSTEM SETUP Menu again. Find where it
says CHANNEL LOCK and turn CHANNEL LOCK OFF.

P. EXIT the menu and you should have TV Channels to watch.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISH SETUP.

This information is general in nature. Due to different locations,
specific numbers are not included.

The easiest way to get your dish pointed is have someone else do it!
If this is not an option there are a couple ways to accomplish this.

1. Setup using an old DTV or Dishnet dish using the setup guide
included in the DTV or Dishnet receiver. This is by far the
simplest method as the dishes are designed to be used by these
units.

2. Use a satellite pointing program. Using this method is a little
harder than above and you will need to have a receiver that you
can use to tune in with.

3. Blind trial and error or using a compass. This is the hardest
method but the one most people end up doing. Again you will need
to have a receiver that you can use to tune in with.
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Old 12-07-2007, 08:28 PM
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Essentially setting up a dish comes down to:

Mount the dish, run the coax.

Get a helper and some radios or some way to communicate with each other.

Move the dish slowly about 1/16th of an inch at a time and wait about 5 seconds
for a signal report.

My steps are usually.
1. Move left/right for maximum.
2. Elevate/Lower for maximum.
3. Tilt Left/Right for maximum.
4. Repeat as needed.

No matter what you do make sure you wait at least 5 seconds for the
tuner to react before you move it again.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHANNEL LOCATING AND EDITING.

Unless you sit and watch each channel trying to figure out what it is you will
need to use a Channel editor to save alot of time and "force" new channels.
By "forcing" new channels I refer to typing in all their information and then
uploading it to the Ultra. This skips the SCAN step on the ultra and is not
recommended for hundreds of channels. Better to let the Ultra find them first.

First you should have a working channel list scanned and present in the Ultra.
The channel numbers are all preceeded by PR and the number will actually match
up to Dishnet channel numbers. However they will NOT show up in the proper places,
ie. PR 132 may show up as channel 50, 95, 500 etc.

There are many places to get channel information. One of the best, because of all
the extra information, is located at LyngSat - Lyngemark Satellite. There you can compare your
PR#s to the SID#s and you can figure out what channels you have and what they are.
See FAQ section for more information.

Think hard about how you want to organize the channels as there are so many you need
to come up with some sort of system.
Here is mine for example purposes only.

I usually always sort by A-Z so when so once I have all the channel names typed in

I organize them by A-Z in the unit. Any channels I can't figure out, I place a small
"z" before the PR# so PR 844 becomes zPR 844 and it moves to the bottom of the list
where I can check it out later to figure out what it is.

Local type channels like ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC etc, I organize by placing the letter L then
the STATE, CITY and NETWORK. Example: Kansas City ABC becomes L KS City ABC. The L keeps
all these type stations in one area and the state abbreviation with city name keeps all
the related city stations next to each other when sorted. With famous or long name cities
you can skip the state or work out something.

Pay Per View Channels. If you are a tester and get PPV channels a good way to organize
them is to keep the number in the name. So PR 500 becomes PPV 500. If you are into
sports you could do something like PPV 630 NFL, PPV 450 Sprts etc. Doing this keeps
all the PPVs together in numbered sequence and type.

Foreign countries. Try and keep the NAME of the country first so all KOREA, CHINA and such
are located next to each other. Using station names can make them jump all over the place.

To move programs to where I want them near the front I usually put something in front of the
name to move it closer to channel one.
Examples: Put 3 spaces in front of the TV Guide channel and it will move to channel 1.
Put 2 spaces in front of your L (locals) and they will be channel 2 and up.
Put 1 space in front of your favorites and they'll be right after your locals.
Put a ' before all the movie channels and they'll be next.
Put a , before all the childrens channels and they'll group together.

Theres no set rules so you'll have to work out what works for you. Personally I like the
ability to organize my way and not how someone else sets them up.

NEW CHANNEL LOCATING.

This can be done at least 2 ways.
1. Add the new channel information into your channel editor and upload it.

2. Scan for new channels with the unit.

I prefer #2 but the Ultra has a quirk and that is if you scan and find new
channels and then save those new channels, it will wipe out all of your edited
channel info. My method is to always have an up to date PC backup of what is
in the Ultra BEFORE I scan. After scanning I just write down the new channel
information. ie. Number, Satellite, Frequency, TransPonder, Audio and Video.
You can find all this by pressing the YELLOW remote button while on any channel
you want information about.
Once I have this information I simply APPEND it into the Channel editor program
and re-upload it to the unit.
Mostly the changes are PPV channels but sometimes new stuff shows up. I try to
scan at least 2 times a week. Usually Wednesday and Friday but any day is ok if
you have it backed up.


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I hope that this helps some.

If u r loading new fix over previous . After loading new fix, do NOT do a factory reset.
Please try below sequence to load new patch file without losing previous channel info.

Press on remote control:

Green
Red
Red
Menu
Blue (load default)
OK
EXIT
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