LOADING INSTRUCTIONS: Optus B3 Pay TV with Aurora and Mediasat using a UEC 642 IRD:
(This assumes the IRD has been setup to work with Aurora, is attached to a dual polarity LNB, with adequate signal from the pay-TV transponders for normal reception.)

1) Set to Aurora TV channel 1, leave on that channel for at least 3 minutes
2) Press the "MENU" button
3) Selected "Advanced Options"
4) Press the"OK"button
5) Press the "OK" button a second time
6) Enter the PIN code 9949
7) Select "Change Manual Tuning Parameters"
8) Press the"OK" button
9) Enter the following settings:
    Frequency: 12.438
    Symbol rate: 29.473
    FEC: 3/4
10) Press the "OK" button
11) Select "Tune & Rescan"
12) Press the "OK" button
The IRD should now begin to load the pay TV channels. When the TV screen changes from the blue-bordered 'scanning' display, watch the LED display on the IRD. It should first indicate "1" and after a few seconds it will change to "2." When this occurs, the pay TV channels are loaded.
13) Watch the screen again, press the"TV" button repeatedly until "5 of 5 Public Bouquet" appears ay the top of the screen
14) QUICKLY press the "OK" button
15) Press the "menu" buton
16) Select "Advanced Options"
17) Press the "OK" button
18) Select "Signal detection"
19) Press the "OK" button
20) Press the "OK" button a second time
21) Select "Change dish installation"
22) Press the "OK" button
23) Enter the pin code: 9949
24) Select "Change manual tuning parameters"
25) Press the "OK" button
26) Enter the following:
    Frequency: 12.407
    Symbol rate: 30.000
    FEC: 2/3
27) Press the "OK" button
28) Press the "Menu" button. AURORA should now start to load. When the scanning is complete, the IRD should indicate "1."
29) Check that there are 69 TV and 66 radio channels loaded. Sometimes radio channel "ABC RR SE" will not load. If all of the channels do not load, there are two possible ways to correct this:
    One - Return to step 1 again, or,
    Two - Return to Factory Defaults, then begin at Step 1 again

    To reset to factory default at this point:
    a) Press "Menu"
    b) Select "Advanced options"
    c) Press "OK"
    d) Press "OK" a second time
    e) Enter pin code: 9949
    f) Select "Reset to factory defaults"
    g) Press "OK"
    h) Press "OK" a second time.
    The IRD should now load the factory default settings into memory; then load Aurora.
30) Set to Aurora Channel 1
31) Press "Menu"
32) Select "advanced options"
33) Press "OK"
34) Select "Signal detection"
35) Press "OK"
36) Press "OK" a second time
37) Select "Change dish installation"
38) Press "OK"
39) Enter the pin code: 9949
40) Select "Change manual tuning parameters"
41) Press "OK"
42) Change the frequency setting to 12.336
43) Press "OK"
44) Press "Menu" and Mediasat will now load
45) Check that there are now 74 TV channels and 70 radio channels; if there are not:
    a) Start at step 1 again, or,
    b) See A through H under 29 - 2

Trouble shooting:
1) Audio stops. If at some stage in this procedure the audio stops, IMMEDIATELY stop and wait three (3) minutes after the last step when audio disappeared; now disconnect from the (power) mains. On repowering, the audio should be OK.
2) Non-volatile memory. For any settings including current channel and volume to be stored in non-volatile memory, the remote control should not be touched for approximately 3 minutes. That is - if the IRD is powered down at the mains a few seconds after the loading procedure is complete, all the new settings will be lost.

What you get:
You now have a "Bouquet Selection Menu." There are five different bouquets loaded as follows:
1) DTH
2) Optus
3) Austar
4) Foxtel
5) Public Bouquet

To access the Aurora channels:
1) Insert the Aurora card
2) Press the "TV" button repeatedly until "5 of 5 Public Bouquet" appears at the top of the screen
3) QUICKLY press the "OK" button
4) Select the TV or radio channel in the usual manner (all channel numbers should appear as they did originally)

To access Mediasat channels:
1) If starting from an Aurora channel select the channels as you would Aurora - they will appear after the Aurora channels on the list.
2) If on a pay-TV channel:
a) Press the "TV" button repeatedly until "5 of 5 Public Bouquet" appears on the screen
b) QUICKLY press the "OK" button
c) Select the Mediasat channel in the usual manner

To access the Foxtel/TVSN FTA channel:
1) If coming from Aurora or Mediasat:
a) Press the "TV" button repeatedly until "1 of 5 DTH" appears on the top of the screen
b) QUICKLY press the "OK" button
c) Select channel 29 (this only needs to be done one time - channel 29 will then be stored in the memory for "DTH").

To access Austar:
1) Press the "TV" button repeatedly until "3 of 5 Austar" appears
2) QUICKLY press the "OK" button
3) Insert the Austar card
4) Select the TV or radio channel desired (the channel numbers are the same as on a Pace DGT400).

ERRATA:
If the IRD is used on a channel for about 3 minutes or longer prior to changing services, it is stored in memory so that when you return to that Bouquet service, you will return to that channel.
Without the correct pay TV card, some channels can only be selected by directly keying in the channel number. On these channels (such as C7S when operating), "E43 Not allowed in this country" will appear on the screen until the correct smartcard is inserted.
The UEC 642 places ">>" next to the service which is currently selected. By repeatedly pressing the "TV" button you can check which service is selected.
(Credit: N.S., South Australia)

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