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Manhattan 1000

Updated Aug 11, 2004

FTA Satellite Receiver Programming

This guide will assist in programming your receiver to enable reception of the Hope Channel, Esperanza TV, LifeTalk Radio, Radio 74, LLBN, 3ABN Television, 3ABN Latino, 3ABN Radio and many other Free To Air channels.

Before attempting to program new channels it may be necessary to make adjustments to the dish and/or LNB to obtain a strong signal that reflects good signal and quality levels. Poor signal quality will affect the ability to program and properly receive additional channels.

Method 1: Adding New Transponder Information
On Satellite AMC-4 (GE-4)
1. Using the remote control, press the MENU key, then press the right VOL key, the INSTALL box will highlight.

2. Press the down CH key once, and highlight 2. CHANNEL SEARCH. Now press the OK key, and the CHANNEL SEARCH window will open.

3. Press the down CH key 4 times until TP DATA is highlighted, then press the OK key. A TRANSPONDER DATA window will appear, on the right, with TP1:(xxxxxx) at the top in yellow.

4. Press the right VOL key until TP(x): USER DEFINED appears in yellow.

5. Press the down CH key once, and highlight FREQ. Enter the frequency (i.e. 11983 for Hope Channel/ LifeTalk) in the box.

6. Press the down CH key twice, and highlight Symbol Rate (S/R). Type the Symbol rate (i.e. 05900 for Hope Channel/ LifeTalk).

7. Skip to step 8 if the Polarization is correct ( Horizontal for all of the Adventist channels). If it is not correct, press the Down CH key to highlight POLARIZATION and change.

8. It will take up to 15 seconds for the SIGNAL and QUALITY bars to turn green. Press the down CH key several times until STORE is highlighted in yellow. Press the OK key once and the TRANSPONDER DATA window will disappear.

9. Press the down CH key twice and highlight START. Press the OK key once and the receiver will automatically store the new channel(s), power off and repower.

Repeat these steps for each transponder that is to be programmed.

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Method 2: Deleting and then Programming Transponder Information
Caution: If any channels ( Hope Channel, LLBN, 3ABN, RADIO 74, etc. ) are programmed into your receiver this method WILL ERASE all programming and then all the information must be reprogrammed!

1. Using the remote control, press the MENU key, then press the down CH key four times, the MASTER RESET box will highlight .

2. Press the OK key twice and wait until the receiver is done resetting. The receiver will now be on the OSD SETUP menu.

4. Press the ESC key four times, until the CHANNEL SEARCHwindow opens.

5. Press the down CH key four times until TP DATA is highlighted, then press the OK key. A TRANSPONDER DATA window will appear, on the right, with TP1:(xxxxxx) at the top in yellow.

6. Press the right VOL key until TP(x): USER DEFINED appears in yellow.

7. Press the down CH key once, and highlight FREQ. Enter the frequency (i.e. 11983 for Hope Channel (ATN) / LifeTalk) in the box.

8. Press the down CH key twice, and highlight Symbol Rate (S/R). Type the Symbol rate (i.e. 05900 for Hope Channel (ATN) / LifeTalk).

9. Skip to step 10 if the Polarization is correct ( Horizontal for all of the Adventist channels). If it is not correct, press the Down CH key to highlight POLARIZATION and change.

10. It will take up to 15 seconds for the SIGNAL and QUALITY bars to turn green. Press the down CH key several times until STORE is highlighted in yellow. Press the OK key once and the TRANSPONDER DATA window will disappear.

11. Press the down CH key twice and highlight START. Press the OK key once and the receiver will automatically store the new channel(s), power off and repower.

To add additional channels follow the guide at the top of this page for Adding New Transponder Information.