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Re: NTSC/PAL 60Hz video with d-box (Nokia/hackware sw) or Mediamaster
From Martin Wienecke I received the following information and would like to
pass it on to my readers. Thanks to Martin for the reprint-permission:
>Receiving NTSC/PAL 60Hz video with a modified d-box (Nokia/hackware
>software) or Nokia Mediamaster by Martin Wienecke (C) 1997
>
>You can check if this procedure works with your box by testing the following
>behaviour:
>If the front panel displays a tv channel name after pressing radio > up
>(button below double arrow up) > radio you can use my procedure.
>
>The functionality of this procedure depends on the video resultion and
>encoder equipment used e.g. no problems at all with S-A Powervu equipment.
>You need to make several steps to set the box to NTSC/PAL 60Hz video, so You
>should use this procedure only if You found something worth watching.
>
>S-A or 'easy' NTSC equipment/video res.
>
>(1) switch the box on
>(2) press: 'radio' 'up' 'radio' '9' '9' 'radio' 'menu' (or 'mark' if You use
>a dbox remote with Nokia software)
>(3) enter the channel tuning data in submenu 8 (freq.;sr,fec); press left
>for main menu
>(4) enter the pids in submenu 1 (if not already loaded automatically)
>(5) if video/audio are ok > go to submenu 4 and press right > now enter the
>following:
>71 ok b3 ok (radio key = b)
>6e ok 40 ok (volume down = e)
>61 ok 01 ok (or 61 ok 03 ok for 60Hz PAL)
>(6) now turn the signal off e.g. change the polarity with your existing
>anlogue receiver, use a positioner to move the dish until the signal is lost
>or simply pull the LNC cable. When signal is lost freezed video with the osd
>line 'encoder register number 61 val:01' is displayed. Now press:
>tv
>radio
>tv
>(7) turn the signal on again > enjoy!!
>
>Notes: Once You applied these settings for one channel you should set your
>receiver to stand-by before changing channels again.
>
>'Complicated' DVB NTSC equipment/video res. (try the following procedure only
>if the 'easy' procedure results in a crash > green or grey screen)
>
>(1) switch the box on
>(2) press: 'radio' 'ch. up' 'radio' '9' '9' 'radio' 'menu' (or 'mark' if You
>use a dbox remote with Nokia software)
>(3) enter the channel tuning data in submenu 8 (freq.;sr,fec); press left
>for main menu
>(4) enter the pids in submenu 1 (if not already loaded automatically)
>(5) if video/audio are ok > go to submenu 4 and press right > now enter the
>following:
>71 ok b3 ok (radio key = b)
>6e ok 40 ok (volume down = e)
>6b ok 32 ok
>(6) press 'left' twice to return to the main menu > press 1 to enter the
>submenu 1 (demux) > press 'right' > now enter
>38 ok 003f ok
>(7) press 'left' twice and press 4 to enter the submenu 4 > press 'right' and
>enter
>61 ok 01 ok (or 61 ok 03 ok for 60Hz PAL)
>(8) now turn the signal off e.g. change the polarity with your existing
>anlogue receiver, use a positioner to move the dish until the signal is lost
>or simply pull the LNC cable. When signal is lost freezed video with the osd
>line 'encoder register number 61 val:01' is displayed. Now press:
>tv
>radio
>tv
>(9) turn the signal on again > enjoy!!
>
>Note: I only found two signals in the whole European sky which require the
>second 'complicated' procedure (Orion test card on 11,560H and NBC Wash).
>Once You applied these settings for one channel you should set your receiver
>to stand-by before changing channels again.
>
>
>COPYRIGHT Martin Wienecke (C) 1997
>* For the permisson of commercial utilization send e-mail to MWienec@aol.com
>* The encoder register values mentioned are only examples to illustrate the
>procedure > there are many more useable values (the above mentioned values
>seem to work best).
>* Use this procedure on Your own risk.
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