Sonicview HD8000 DVR,Multimedia, menu/features guide

[arboristman]

Sonicview HD8000 menu/features guide by arboristman.

last updated: feb 6,2009

welcome to your new Sonicview HD8000 ASTC/PVR/HD/Multimedia Player/FTA receiver.



MENU GUIDE:



INSTALL


Install>Dish Setting

here you have all your antenna settings nicely laid out with signal,quality,and the bird your hitting on the upper right hand side.
a great tip here is to utilize the favorite sat list feature.you do this simply by pressing ok on top sat.select the bird by pressing the blue key.
along with other options also:
red key= add sat
green key= delete sat
yellow key= rename sat
blue key= set favorite
^/v= move
ok= select
</>= sort
(use channel master,or someones template to remove birds you know you will never use is easier.like all the E(east birds for example)but with a sat favorites lists its already very convenient as is.

when desired bird is selected and setup and made sure the reading matches on the upper right hand side,you can scan.
(remember the best method for scanning nimiq & echo birds is sat scan.blind scan is primarily for fta wild feeds and such)
red key= scan sat
green key= scan tp
yellow key= scan all
blue key= blind scan
fav key= fav sat



Install>DTV Scan:

scan your locals here with hd terrestrial antenna hooked up.



Install>Channel Edit:

(before entering this section,press fav on remote and select echo/nimiq/all sats,or the bird you wish to edit for ease of use.)

red key= FTA/CAS
green key= delete
yellow key= rename
blue key= lock
fav= favorite
ok= select
info= move
</>= sort

straight forward,setup all your tags here,pressing fav each time to select 1-8 fav lists.
when in fav lists you can press the yellow button to rename that fav group also.(once complete toggle back to the right hand side where the channels are,this will make the fav renamed to enter.then add your channels.
once finished here,press exit.be sure to enter yes to save your progress.
also next you will want to save your list to usb.(please scroll down for instructions)


Install>Eternal Module

external module
select tuner

Install>Factory Reset
(enter password to confirm)

yes/no to confirm
(be sure you have your sat list saved before continuing)

Install>Code

enter 7890 to view this section.
key editing options here.


SETTINGS



Settings>User Settings

Menu Language
Audio Language
Menu Transparency= 1-20
Information Timeout= 1-5
Channel Change Mode= freeze/fade in-out/blackout
Previous Channel= direct/multi
Radio Screen Saver- on/off
Auto Dolby Select= on/off
Channel Number Menu= on/off
Front LED Brightness= 1-7


Settings>A/V Settings

TV Type= NTSC/PAL/AUTO
(leave this as NTSC)
TV Aspect Ratio= 16:9/4:3
Display Mode= full screen/letterbox/pan&scan/
HDMI Video= 1080i/720p
Closed Caption= on/off
OSD= HD OSD/SD OSD

Settings>Time Settings

Time Mode= auto/manual
Time Offset
Current Time
Date
Summer Time= on/off


Settings>Parental Control
(enter password)

Receiver Lock= on/off
Menu Lock= on/off
Scrambl Lock= on/off
Adult Channel Lock= on/off
Ratings Lock= not used/PG/PG-13/R/NC-17/NR-AO
Change PIN Code


Settings>User Options

Auto Roll= on/off
Auto TP Update= on/off
Channel Number By SID= on/off
Sort By SID= on/off
Sort By SID After Scan= on/off
Closed Caption= on/off
Stand-by Mode EPG= on/off
Auto Full Name= on/off (long channel name template loaded required to turn on and work)
Local Channel Number= on/off
State
City


USB

USB>USB File List

red key= upload channel list
green key= functions
^/v= move
OK= change folder/copy/download

functions sub menu
none
new folder
delete
rename
move

USB device info size etc displayed here also.


USB>Remove Device Safely

press ok,wait for message confirming it is safe to remove usb device before unplugging.

USB>Scan USB Storage

press ok for a USB device systems check if having problems.

USB>Format USB Storage

select format type and select format start to have the receiver format your usb device.

USB>PVR Settings

time shift= enable/disable
Interval for Slide Show= 2-60 seconds.
Screen Saver in MP3&JPEG= Enable/Disable

MISC.


MISC.>Version Information

Product
Boot Loader
Main Software
Front Software

MISC.>Data Transfer(RS232C)


MISC.>Event Timers

Record
Tuner ID
Satellite
Channel
Mode
Date
On time
Off time
Duration
Lock
File Name
OK

red key= event list
green key= channel list
yellow key= description
blue key= keep & edit

live channel display along with time,sig,quality and detailed sat info on right hand side.


MISC.>Remind Timers

No.
Tuner ID
Satellite
Channel
Mode
Date
Start Time
Apply

red key= remind list
green key= channel list
yellow key= description
blue key= keep & edit

live channel display along with time,sig,quality and detailed sat info on right hand side.










FEATURES GUIDE:



EPG

epg population

to populate the epg,you can simply turn on epg load in stand-by in settings above.this means when you turn the receiver off via remote or front panel button,the receiver will download and populate the epg and be ready for next use.
to force the epg,simply sit on a channel that also has this eepg (extended electronic program guide).
if your not sure of the channel,please ask in the forum.be sure to include where your dish is pointed.


basic electronic program guide with time displayed at upper right corner,along with channel event description.
date,start/end times of events with a great color scheme.


advanced epg features

record button= sets a scheduled recording on the fly


red key= previous day
green key= next day
yellow key= schedule
blue key= one channel
info= description
fav= category/rating
>l<= preview (brings up larger epg window display in background)
zoom=scan dtv epg
play= toggle between 3 hr(default) to 1 & 1/2 hr event display per page.
Record button sets record timer (red indication mark) in the epg for on the fly record timer setting.

yellow key= schedule sub menu

1.toggle reminder= sets a small yellow icon in the epg,at which time the receiver will switch to channel at time of start.
2.toggle event recoding= sets a small red icon in the epg,at which time the receiver will switch to channel at time of start and begin recording for duration of event,then stop.
3.view reminder list= red key= select/green key= delete/yellow key= delete all/^/v= move/ok=select.
4.view event recoding list red key= select/green key= delete/yellow key= delete all/^/v= move/ok=select.


blue key= one channel sub menu.

same functions with keys,but shows more event description on right hand side.

info=description.

this will be used often,to bring up complete channel event description


fav= category/rating (category function) sub menu

1.filter by category

1.all channel
2.movie
3.sports
4.news/business
5.family/children
6.education
7.series/special
8.music/art
9.religious
10.science
11.adult

2.filter by ratings

1.all ratings
2.TV-Y
3.TV-Y7
4.G-TV-G
5.PG-TV-PG
6.PG13-TV-14
7.R-
8.NC_17-TVMA

3.search keyword (keyword list)

a.from current time
b.from current duration
red key= new keyword
green key= all channels

simply enter an event name in the keypad,select search and receiver will scan epg for program.
also saving a list of last 6 key word searches for your convenience.


info bar display while in full screen mode

tv/radio pic,time,channel info with name,sat/tp info,quality bar on bottom.
video source hd or standard on bottom right.along with icons lit or off when they apply to the channel.
important to note,the info bar is essentially a dual info bar with two tabs.the first tab applies to favorite or provider packs or set sat.note to select from a favorite to a a provider pack for example,you must first unselect your favorite by pressing fav/1.all channels first.
the second tab applies to which method is selected by ok/select button while in full mode.to keep this secondary advanced tab off,press ok in full channel mode,press the red button to select all channels,press ok to select one,and now the secondary tab no long conflicts with the first tab.
as you set the secondary tab,you will learn how it narrows down your channel selection to help you find what your looking for.just remember to have all channels selected here when your done,so you have no conflicts.


searching via OK/select button in full screen mode and advanced functions.

basic use

this controls the secondary tab mentioned above.
red key= fta/scrambled/hd(dn)
green key= sort
recall= previous channel list.(as if you had previous channel set to multi in user settings.)
to use non advanced mode,simply scroll though channels here and select one.leaving all channels selected.

for advanced use/setting the secondary tab in the info bar in tv mode

red key= toggle the button for all/fta/scrambled/hd(dn) so you can narrow down channels by selecting one of these groups.this will lock you from other channels when you go back to the info bar display/epg mode.whatever this is set to,is indicated in the secondary tab.to set this tab back to normal,press ok and toggle back to all channels with the red key again.
for example of utilizing both tabs,select a favorite,then press ok,toggle until you see hd(dn),in this example you would be narrowed down to that particular favorite group,and only high definition channels in that group.experiment with different combo's.this may help you setup certain favorite groups.

green key= sort
1.alphabetical
2.satellite
3.default
4.sort by sid
(if option 4 becomes grayed out on you,go back to menu-user settings to turn sid back on)



shortcut keys and advanced searching features



Page Up/Down buttons while in full mode jumps 10 channels at a time.


Channel Number Menu

with this off in user settings,the number keys will take you to the channel.
with this option on,a pop up box will appear with a selection of channels as you enter the number keys,including your local renumbered channels,but only if you first set your local city of course.options to set both of these are above in the menu guide.


Previous Channel

when set as direct in user settings,this button with directly take you back to previously viewed channel.
when set to multi in user settings,this button will bring up a menu box with up to 8 last viewed channels.
red key=delete (clears whole list,and fills back up as you surf new channels)


Hybrid Previous Channel Mode

if you prefer to use recall button primarily as direct,but find yourself sometimes wishing you had set it to multi,then there is a solution.
press the ok button while in full channel mode.then press the recall button.this will bring up the Previous Channel menu regardless of user settings.this way,the user setting set as direct will work they way you want most,but one extra step to go out of your way to bring up the menu if not used often.


red key is to enable/disable timeshift

to use timesift,you must have an external usb storage device with at least 1 gigabyte free space.to use,simply press pause while viewing.


green key is shortcut to category menu

category menu

while in full screen mode select the green button.
here you can scroll left/right for the theme options completely filled in with results.and select info button for full event description

1.all channel
2.movie
3.sports
4.news/business
5.family/children
6.education
7.series/special
8.music/art
9.religious
10.science
11.adult

red key= search guide
green key= exit
</>= change category
ok= select channel
info= description

red key= search guide sub menu
a basic search by title keypad for finding an event.not as advanced as the one in the epg section,but very handy also.all search results are selectable here also of course.
(press up/down when search is complete to display results-minor glitch)

yellow key= shortcut to A/V Settings

Settings>A/V Settings

TV Type= NTSC/PAL/AUTO
(leave this as NTSC)
TV Aspect Ratio= 16:9/4:3
Display Mode= full screen/letterbox/pan&scan/
HDMI Video= 1080i/720p
Closed Caption= on/off
OSD= HD OSD/SD OSD


blue key is shortcut to AV File List

AV file List

here is where you go to view and playback your recordings.
blue key= functions
^/v= move
ok= playback

clock button is Sleep Timer

Turn Off After- no/30 min./60 min./90 min./120 min.

Signal button

brings up a nice signal display here with nice details.
semi transparent over continued tv full mode.
also motor controls available here.
red key= store position
green key= go to reference
yellow key= exit

FAV button

select your favorites here or also all channels to use provider packages with the sat button.

red key= add channel your currently viewing to a favorite on the fly.


Zoom button

this enters the zoom mode.video & audio continue.
left/right/up/down to move main focus you wish to zoom in on.then press ok to zoom.page up and down buttons let you adjust the main focus size.you can also adjust all these once you have zoomed in also.then another option red key= preview to help you navigate your position.

Find button

find channel

the receivers third and final keypad.
with this key pad you can find a channel by entering it here,with search results as you type.once your channel is displayed in the right column,you can scroll over to it and select it.
complete with a channel move and delete options here as well which is also very convenient.

SAT button

your satellite list sub menu,with the birds you have scanned in and also your provider packages.note,you must select and turn off favorites first by selecting fav button while in tv mode and select option 1.all channels,and select ok on a channel.




Personal Video Recording (PVR)

the pvr function of this high quality receiver,works very smooth,with all the easy to use functions such as record timers on the fly in epg,timeshift and easy to use playback with nice ff/rew options etc.
note,you need an external usb storage device connected to the receivers usb port to utilize the pvr feature.

to record on the fly,simply press the record button.
for more advanced press record button a second time for reconfiguration menu.

Reconfiguration menu

Tuner ID
Satellite
Channel
Start Time
End Time
Duration
Lock
Power off
Recording Time

a secondary upper info bar is displayed when you press info with a timer.
while recording,you can then press the ok button or the epg button to view a list of available channels you can view that are on the same tp.

Playback Recordings

press the blue button to enter AV list as stated above.
press ok on the video file you wish to view.
playback will begin with a info bar,that can be toggled on off via info/exit buttons.
you can play/pause/stop/rew/ff.
press rew button desired times to select speed.(rew1x)(rew2x)
press ff button desired times to select speed.(ff2x)(ff3x)(ff4x)
green key= 5 minute FF
red key= 5 minute REW
page up key= FF % increment of recording size.(roughly 1-3 minutes,the larger the file,the higher the ff increment will be.)
page down key= REW % increment of recording size.(roughly 1-3 minutes,the larger the file,the higher the REW increment will be.)
left/right will seek to desired position very rapidly.
info key= program description and time duration when recorded.

you may also playback a recording by entering via this method(blue button to enter av file list) during a current recording to select and playback a previous recording simultaneously without interrupting the current recording.




Multimedia Player Features


MP3 Player

place your favorite mp3 songs on your usb device(memory stick or hard drive).
navigate to:menu-USB File List,then select a mp3 file you wish to begin playback by simply pressing the ok button.MP3 File List screen will appear and playback will begin.

OK=play
>I< once=repeat one file/twice=repeat all files=three time=back to play
[]=stop
<<=previous
>>=next
I>=select

note,screen saver will resume during playback after 3 minutes,but mp3 playback will resume.simply press any button to stop screen saver mode momentarily again.you can chose to turn screen saver off as instructed in the menu guide above in PVR settings.


Graphic Viewer

place your favorite jpeg or bmp format pictures on your usb device(memory stick or hard drive).navigate to:menu-USB File List,then select a jpeg or bmp file you wish to begin viewing, by simply pressing the ok button.Graphic Viewer will begin.

<>= previous/next
[]= stop&exit
>I<=slide show

again seek the pvr settings for screen saver and slide show durations.
the screen saver will not resume while in slide show mode,so you do not have to disable it for that.the slide show at this point is your screen saver really,while in this mode.screen saver will wisely resume in 3 minutes if left on single picture,so its really best to leave it on to avoid screen burn in for most tv sets.


XVID/DIVX Movie Player

place your favorite compatible movies on your usb device(memory stick or hard drive).
navigate to:menu-USB File List,then select a movie you wish to begin playback by simply pressing the ok button and playback will begin.

important notes:
your movie file must first contain an AC3 or Stereo audio source.if you have a movie file that has an mp3 audio source,you must first re encode it to ac3 or stereo to have sound during playback.please seek the guide that shows you how to convert only the audio stream in the movie,leaving the video unaltered.this is quite fast and easy to do.









Enjoy your new, state of the art, advanced, SonicView HD8000 ASTC/PVR/HD/Multimedia Player/FTA receiver.


-arboristman.

[arboristman]

Home Theater Enjoyment Tip for your Sonicview HD8000 DVR


Find That Movie.



so you have the big screen.you have the comfortable easy chair.you have your coke and popcorn.and of course you have the state of the art sonicview HD8000.you have it all.now to find that movie.
well here are a couple tips for Sonicview HD8000 DVR users.
many of you have found these,or perhaps at least some of them.but perhaps some newer ones to this advance fta receiver haven't yet,or perhaps there's one you haven't tried yet.

Favorites.
quick and easy way,is to make use of a favorite and name it "MOVIES".
simply add all your favorite movies to this fav group.select the fav button and enjoy.

Category Menu.
while in full channel mode,select the green button.
"movies" is the default.
name of the movie,channel,start/end time are conveniently displayed and fully selectable here.to find the movies rating,and full description,simply press the info button.

Search Keyword.
have a certain movie title in mind?
search for it using the advanced in system key pad.
on your remote press epg,fav,scroll down to Search Keyword.
enter the title of the movie your looking for and select search.
if no results are found,you can look to see if it will be on at a latter time.
enter the Search Keypad mode again.notice your search is saved.
notice at the top of this menu,is a duration option.press the right arrow on your remote once to search the total duration of the current epg.
perhaps you use this often and enjoy it,but did you also know you can search for your favorite actor or actress? that's a fun way to find a movie as well.so give it a try!

HIGH DEF movies only.
looking for only HD movies? lets face it,standard definition is so dull once you have experienced the Sonicview HD8000's extra sharp,detailed high definition beauty.
while in full channel mode,
press the OK button.
toggle modes using the RED button.toggle until "HD Channels" are selected.select any channel to lock into this mode.(this is utilizing the advanced secondary tab in the info bar.)
now only the HD channels will be viewed in epg mode.narrow down results even more by using the fav button,to experience the full benefits of utilizing both tabs in the info bar.you will be happy you took the time to experiment with it.

Search via Channel Ratings.
The kids still up? looking for a fun movie to enjoy with the family?
in couldn't be any easier than with the advanced Sonicview HD8000 DVR.
enter the epg mode,press fav,select Filter by Ratings.select a channel rating you feel best fits your family,and select search.
now you have allot of movies all filtered and selectable for a fun family evening!




With the advanced Sonicview Receivers,just working isn't good enough.
its not just tv...............its a Sonicview experience.
enjoy.