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The document provides a review of the TechnoTrend Scart TV S100 miniature satellite receiver. It is a very small receiver measuring 55 x 22 x 100 mm that can be plugged directly into the scart port of a TV and receives signals from satellites. It has an integrated digital satellite receiver and supports common encryption systems. The receiver is easy to use with a simple installation process and includes features like an electronic program guide. While small in size, it packs in full digital satellite receiver functionality in a compact design suitable for invisible installation behind a TV.
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- 1. TEST REPORT Miniature Satellite Receiver TechnoTrend Scart TV S100 Small, smaller, TechnoTrend Scart TV! What a sensation: The first invisible satellite receiver has arrived. How can it be invisible? Because the TechnoTrend Scart TV100 can be plugged into the scart euroconnector on the back of the TV and thus is completely out of view in the living room. Even though, the little box (55 x 22 x 100 mm) is stuffed with all the features we expect from a modern digital satellite receiver. The receiver comes in two We have come used to Tech- different varieties, one being noTrend offering well-built and a FTA receiver and the other solid products, and this mini- TECHN 12 -01 OTREN / 2008 one featuring an integrated ature receiver is no exception. D SCA Extrem RT TV ely sm S100 with im all rece card reader which is compat- pressiv iver e featu Everyday use ible with either Nagravision res being used by German pay TV provider Premiere, or Crypto- Before turning on the Tech- works, the encryption system noTrend Scart TV for the first adopted by Austrian public time it’s wise to find a suit- broadcaster ORF. In addition, able position for the external the version with built in card IR receiver to make sure the reader comes with an optical box can actually receive all the audio output, which is missing commands sent by the remote in the FTA version. The unit we control. The IR receiver is also tested was the Scart TV S100, equipped with two LEDs indi- which is the FTA model. cating the operating status of the Scart TV S100 and con- When looking at the receiver firming commands sent by the for the first time it’s really hard remote control. to believe that TechnoTrend was actually able to squeeze Next, all you have to do is all the hardware components plug the box into any avail- into such a tiny box. While the able scart socket, connect the golden scart euroconnector is antenna cable and the power the striking characteristic on cord and turn it on. If there is one side, the back side sports limited room for the box next the socket for the external to the scart socket you may as power pack and IR receiver, well use the included extension while the satellite IF input cable and find another spot. is located on the side of the receiver. The version with inte- Once the box is switched on grated card reader also has the for the first time the TV will card slot as well as an optical display the installation wizard audio output. which starts with asking for the desired language for the on- The system comes complete screen menu. Next to German, with a remote control which is English and French you can unusually flat, yet sits well in choose Italian, Spanish, Por- your hand and allows control- tuguese, Swedish, Finnish, ling the receiver quite comfort- Danish, Turkish, Polish, Czech, ably. Russian and Greek. The printed user manual Next, the current location is available in English and (which is important for setting German and explains all instal- the correct time), the aspect lation steps in a comprehensive ratio of the TV screen (4:3 way, complemented by numer- or 16:9) as well as the video ous illustrations. output type (RGB, CVBS or S- 32 TELE-satellite & Broadband — 12-01/2008 — www.TELE-satellite.com
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The Turkish Türkçe www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/tur/technotrend.pdf last step of the installation Thanks to AFD the Scart TV wizard is the automatic chan- S100 detects aspect ratios that nels search, which can either differ from the pre-defined Video) have to be determined tions of DiSEqC commands can be a full search or a search of screen ratio, which can be before the Scart TV S100 be activated which is a great individual satellites or for FTA reformatted automatically to inserts the menu for the LNB help for avoiding switches not or encrypted channels. fit your screen. settings. being performed properly. Once all initial settings New channels can be added in Unfortunately the receiver The pre-stored satellite list are completed the receiver a breeze with a manual search, only supports DiSEqC 1.0 or comprises the most important switches to the first channel but unfortunately there is no toneburst, so if you own a rotat- European DTH satellites (17 of the list and also displays a way to enter a PID manually, a ing dish which needs to be con- positions in total). Consider- comprehensive and easy-to- feature needed by the enthu- trolled using DiSEqC 1.2 or 1.3 ing the missing DiSEqC 1.1, 1.2 read info bar which includes siasts and DXers. Altogether (USALS) or a multifeed antenna and 1.3 protocols this number information on the current and the channel memory can hold with more than four LNBs you’ll of satellites is sufficient. next program events. Pressing up to 4.000 channels, which be out of luck with this cute little the EPG button will display a is more than enough for a FTA box. What we liked, however, is LOF frequencies can individ- very convenient and perfectly receiver. the fact that up to three repeti- ually edited for each satellite, working EPG and with the touch of a button a timer entry Another convenient feature can be created for switching on deserving special praise is the the receiver for a specific pro- child lock with a PIN for chan- gram event. nels that are unsuitable for children. In addition, the whole The full channel list is receiver or the main menu can accessed with the OK button. be locked with a PIN as well. However, there is no option to sort the channels alphabeti- The Scart TV S100 switches cally or according to service channels reasonably fast, providers – this can only be taking approximately one done in the main menu. On the second. The time it takes for bright side, though, a specific a channel search is also about submenu can be used to con- average with slightly over ten veniently customise the full minutes for an 80-transponder channel list. satellite. In order to make this proce- The tuner has a low thresh- dure even easier the Scart TV old and was able to detect and S100 has a very smart func- tune into weaker signals as tion for filtering the channel well, for example on ARABSAT lists. Several categories such 26° East, NILESAT 7° West or as CAS/FTA, provider or satel- LMI1 75° East. lite are available so that only those channels are displayed Even though this box has not that you’d like to edit or move been designed with techno- to a favourites list. For com- addicts and DXers in mind it plex lists consisting of sev- did a good job in our symbol eral hundred channels this is a rate test and was able to lock Godsend. into our narrowband test trans- ponder with a symbol rate of 2 The main menu allows some MS/s flawlessly. Below this rate SCPC Reception of TURKSAT 42° east Main Menu Manual Channel Search 34 TELE-satellite & Broadband — 12-01/2008 — www.TELE-satellite.com
- 3. level, however, no signals came S100 is rounded off by an auto- in. matic software upgrade via satellite, which will keep the The remarkably good over- receiver up-to-date and fit for all impression of the Scart TV the future. Expert Opinion + The TechnoTrend Scart TV S100 is a tiny digital receiver which works just as well as its larger sib- lings. The manufacturer has proven that size does not matter as much as core values. The receiver is Thomas Haring TELE-satellite easy to use and should please all family members Test Center Austria no matter what their age. - Unfortunately, the Scart TV S100 is not compatible with the DiSEqC 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 (USALS) protocols. We would also like a more comprehensive satellite list and the possibility to add satel- lites manually. TECHNIC DATA Distributor DVB-Shop, Germany Tel +49-34954/31960 Fax +49-34954/49233 Website www.dvbshop.net E-Mail webmaster@dvbshop.net Model TechnoTrend Scart TV S100 Function Digital satellite receiver at miniature size Symbolrates 2-45 Ms/sec. SCPC compatible yes (2 Ms/s and higher in our test) USALS no DiSEqC 1.0 EPG yes C/Ku-Band compatible yes Software Update via Satellite yes Audio out yes (for models S102 and S106) Power supply 230V AC/50 Hz Power consumption <20W Power consumption in standby <6W Info Bar EPG