If you have a Solid 6165/6156/6147 Manual or Solid HDS2-6156 / HDS2-6147 / HDS2-6165 Free-To-Air Full HD Set-top box and want to troubleshoot yourself, then this manual will be helpful for you. The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to “dangerous voltage” and to prevent the risk of electric shock.
To reduce the risk of electric shock, don’t open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to important operating and maintenance (servicing). Note: Moisture may be formed on the lens In the following conditions: Ø when the unit is suddenly moved from a cold environment or an air-conditioned room to a warm place. Ø immediately after a heater has been turned on. Ø in a steamy or very humid room. If moisture forms inside the unit, it may not operate properly. To correct this problem, turn on the power and wait about two hours for the moisture to evaporate. Parts Replacement: When the unit parts need to be replaced, the user should make sure the service technician uses the replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. The unauthorized replacement may put the unit At the risk of fire, electric shock, or other hazards. Safety Check: After all the maintenance and repairs are done, the user is required to request the service technician to conduct the overall safety check to ensure the machine is In the proper condition.
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Solid 6165/6156/6147 Remote control
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RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE KEYS: Multi-function keys in the menu
PREV: To change to the previous
NEXT: To change to the next
PLAY/PAUSE: to pause and play the file when you press play/pause
STOP: To stop the current play or to stop the current record.
USB: The shortcut key to the USB menu.
FIND: Enter into a menu to search the channel you
TXT: To open the text page on the channel, this has information of
ZOOM: To magnify a certain area on the images
RECORD: To make a record of
MENU: Display the main menu or return to the previous
INFO: The shortcut key to the information menu.
OK: To carry out the selection and enter into chosen
CH Up/Down: To turn the next or previous channel and to move the highlight bar for selecting options upward or downward on the menu.
VOL Left/Right: To adjust the sound volume up or down and to move the highlight bar for selecting options to right or left on the
FAV: The shortcut key to the favorite menu.
EXIT: To exit from the menu or pop-up window or cancel the present running
VOL +/-: To adjust the sound volume up or down
PAGE +/-: To move up the cursor to the next or previous page in the menu or channel list.
EPG: The shortcut key to the EPG menu.
AUDIO: To elect the audio mode among Left / Right / Stereo /
NUMBER KEYPAD: To select the TV/Radio channel and enter to programming parameters with the numeric keys and input the character by the alphabetical keys.
TV/RADIO: To switch between TV and
RECALL: To return to the previously viewed channel.
1. Solid 6165 Basic Operations
1.1 Turn on STB
First, press the Power to turn on the unit. When the STB is first used, there will play the first channel from the default Channel List. If the STB is not first used, STB will play the same channel as last time before turning off.
1.2 Power
Press the [Power] Key can enter the Standby state
In the Standby state, press the [Power] Key again can call back the unit and go on play the previous channel
User can also disconnect the device’s main power to end the Standby
1.3 Channel Up/Channel Down
In full screen, press [CH Up/Dn] to change the channel.
1.4 Volume Up/Volume Down-
In full screen, press [Vol +/-] to adjust the volume.
1.5 Number
In full screen, use the number key and press [OK] on the Remote Control Unit to change the channel.
1.6 Mute
Press the [MUTE] key to mute the sound and the screen will show up as mute
Press the [MUTE] key again to restore
1.7 Pause
By pressing the [Pause] key once, the picture and sound will be paused, and then, by pressing the [PAUSE] key again, you can continue to watch.
1.8 Recall
Press the [RECALL] key will directly switch to the previous channel that you played before the current channel.
1.9 Favorite
In full screen, press the [FAV] key, and it will display a window of “Favorite Group” on the left of the
In the window of “Favorite”, you can move the highlight by pressing the [Ch Up/Dn] key and pressing the [OK] key to select favorite
You also can press the [VOL +/-] keys to select different “Favorite Group”.
Press the [Exit] key to exit the current
1.10 Audio
In full screen, press the [AUDIO] key to open the “Audio” window on the
You can modify the audio track by pressing the [Ch Up/Dn] key and modify the audio mode by pressing the [VOL +/-] key among Left / Right / Stereo.
1.11 Information
In full screen, pressing the [INFO] key can open the information screen, in the window shows the parameters of the current channel.
1.12
EPG
Press the [Ch Up/Dn] key to channel change.
The STB has an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) to help you navigate channels through all the possible viewing The EPG supplies information such as channel listings and starting and ending times for all available channels.
Press the [EPG] key to display the EPG
Press the [OK] key in each item can see more detailed information and press the [Exit] key to cancel
Press [Vol +/-] to select “back/current time/last program or last day/next day”.
Press the [Green] key in the EPG menu can open the timer You can save a timer as you want.
In the EPG menu, press [Exit] to close EPG
1.13 TV/RADIO
In TV mode, pressing the [TV/RADIO] key can switch to Radio mode. In Radio mode, press the [TV/RADIO] key to switch to TV mode.
1.14 Channel List
In full screen, press the [OK] key or [CH.LIST] can enter “Channel List”.
Press [Vol +/-] key to change
Press the [Ch Up/Dn] key to move the highlight and press the [OK] key to play the highlighted channel.
Press the [Page +/-] key to page up and page
Press the [Exit] key to exit the channel
1.15 Page Up/Page Down
In the Channel list, press the [Page +/-] key to move up the cursor to the next or previous page in the menu or channel list.
1.16 Teletext
Press the [TTX] key in full screen, and you can open the Teletext page on the channel which has Teletext
If the channel has no Teletext information, it will show “No Teletext Data” on the
1.17 Subtitle
Press the [SUB] key in full screen, and you can switch subtitles on or off.
1.18 Find
Pressing the [FIND] key in full screen can open the “Find” window. Press the [Vol +/-] [Ch Up/Dn] keys to move the highlight and press the [OK] key to input the selected symbol or letter into the dialogue. The search result displayed on the right
You can press the [Red] key to delete the char, press the [Blue] key to confirm, press the [Green] key to
Pressing the [EXIT] key can close “Find”
1.19 Zoom
The [ZOOM] key allows you to magnify a certain area on the images
Press the [ZOOM] key again, and the image will enlarge and rotate as x2, x4, x6
In the “x2 ~ x6” image, use the [Up/ Down/ Up/ Down] keys to move the image center area you want to
In zoom mode, press [Exit] to close “Zoom”
1.20 Menu
Press the [MENU] key can open the menu, exit the current menu to the last menu or close the window.
1.21 Exit
Press the [EXIT] key can exit the current menu to the last menu or close the window.
1.22 OK
Pressing the [OK] key in full screen can open the “OK LIST” window Press the RED Button to display different SORT Groups, you can list up the channels by 4 kinds of sorting ways. Press the Green Button to display the fast-find channel menu Press the Yellow Button to display the previous list with all channel Press the Blue Button to display the Satellite list with all channel
2. Main Menu
When pressing the [MENU] on the RCU, the 16 icons will appear on your TV screen where you can configure all your settings: Main Menu, Upgrade, Storage Manage, EPG, CAS, Network Setting, Radio, Photo, Music, Movie, PVR, Weather, Youtube, Game, Tool. When the focus is on the main menu, pressing the ok key will display four items like below Channel： Radio channel editor, TV channel editor Installation： Satellite Find, Automatic SAT Scan, Manual Scan, SAT/TP Manager, Satellite Find System Setting： Factory Setting, Upgrade and backup, Parental control, TV setup, Time, OSD setting, Language Tool： Device Removed
2.1.1 Channel
By selecting the “Channel” menu, – You can move highlight by pressing the [Ch Up/Dn] key to select Radio channel editor、TV channel editor NAME [Red Key]: To edit the channel name LOCK [Green Key]: To lock the channels which you want to lock. – It will display a dialogue to ask you to input a password. The default password is “0000”. If you input the correct password you can see a “lock mark” on the right side of the highlighted channel. – After the save and exit menu, STB will request you to input the password while you want to watch the locked channel. DEL [Yellow Key]: To delete the channel SKIP [BULE Key]: By pressing the Red key, To select the channels you want to skip. FAV [FAV Key]: To select the channel which you want to add to the Favorite List Satellite [F1 Key]: Press the F1 key to switch the channel list with a different satellite MOVE [F2 Key]: To move the channel to the position you want to place. SORT [F3 Key]: By pressing the F3 key, you can list up the channels by 4 kinds of sorting ways.
Alphabet (A-Z): To list up
Transponder: To list up by transponder
Fay-Free: To sort channels through free and scramble
Default: To sort channels by default channel list from the Satellite list
2.1.2 Solid 6165/6156/6147 Installation
By pressing [Menu] and press [Vol+/-] to move the highlight on the Installation When highlighting the satellite setting, press the OK key to the satellite setting menu When the focus is on the satellite list, you can press the OK key to set which satellite will be selected with LNB You can press the RED key to set SAT/tp Manager Press the Green key to start the channel search Press the blue key to update the transponder from the network 1 Satellite: In this item, press the [Volume Up/ Volume Down] key can switch Satellites, and press the [OK] key can enter the satellite list for you to select directly.
LNB Freq: In this item, press the [Volume Up/ Volume Down] key can select the parameter. The option is 5150/5750/5950/9750/10600/10700/10750/11300/5150-5750/Universal(9750-10600)
/Universal(9750-107500)/and MDU
0/1.1: You can use the [Volume Up/ Volume Down] key to switch options. There are several options for your selection: Disable / LNB1 / LNB2 / LNB3 / LNB4
22K: You can use the [Volume Up/ Volume Down] key to switch “ON / Off”. When this item is switched to “ON”, the receiver will receive a TV and radio input signal from the 22K port. If the item is switched to “Off”, the receiver will receive all signals from 0K port.
! Notice When you choose LNB type “Universal”, you can not modify 22K.
Polarity: In the “Polarity” item, [Volume Up/ Volume Down] key to switch “Auto/ H / V”
Motor： You can use the [Volume Up/ Volume Down] key to set the Antenna type by Motor
Unicable： You can use the [Volume Up/ Volume Down] key to set unable to enable or none
Motor Antenna
Motor Type: 2/USALS
Motor Setting:
If you select “DiSEqC1.2”, “Local Longitude / Local Latitude” is not available. It will show the screen like below: When highlighting the mode item， You can use the [Volume Up/ Volume Down] key to set the Motor function
Solid 6165/6156/6147 Automatic SAT Scan
you can find sub-menus for Satellite, Transponder, Polarity, NIT, program, Scan mode， Scan Select， Signal Quality Bar, etc. Press the GREEN key to start the channel search 1、 Satellite: Select the satellite that you want to search the channel 2. Transponder: Select the desired TP (transponder). 3、 NIT： scan by nit search mode 4. Program： scan by all/free only 5、 Scan mode：default、one TP、blind scan 6、 Scan select：single sat、all sat 7、 Signal Intensive / Quality Bar: They show the strength and quality of the signal from LNB.
Solid 6165/6156/6147 Manual Scan
Program： scan by all/free only
You can find sub-menus for Satellite, Transponder, Polarity, NIT, program, Signal Quality Bar and etc., and press a Green key to start a channel search by current parameters
Satellite: Select the satellite that you want to search the channel
Transponder: Select the desired TP (transponder).
Polarity: You can choose the polarity of the satellite signal among Auto / H (horizontal) / V (vertical).
NIT： scan by nit search mode
Signal Intensive / Quality Bar: They show the strength and quality of the signal from LNB.
SAT/TP Manager
You can select the satellite(s) that you want to search the channel. If you select the satellite(s), the selected satellite(s) on the list is marked.
Satellite Find
You can you the color keys for the following purpose.
[Red] key: To edit satellite name and
[Green] key: To start channel search by this satellite
[Yellow] key: To add satellite
[Blue] key: To delete the satellite which you don’t
By selecting the “satellite find” menu
You can use [Vol +/-] key to switch Satellite and Transponder
You can set the Beep tone ON or OFF
2.1.3 System Setup
By pressing [Menu] selecting the “system” item, and moving the UP/Down key to select Language, OSD setting, time, TV setup, Parental Lock, Update & Backup Factory setting.
Language
When you enter to “Language” menu, you can select OSD Language, Audio Language, Subtitle Language
OSD Language: To select menu languages, the selections of languages include: English, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, Spanish, Polish, Italian and
Audio Language: Some channels have more than one audio language to choose from; by this function, you can set the first audio for this channel. If the playing channel has the same audio as the “First Audio” you set, the system will play this audio language as default. If the channel doesn’t the suited audio language, then the system will compare automatically with the second audio language.
Subtitle Language: You can set the subtitle language
OSD Setting
When you enter to OSD style Menu, you can set OSD Transparency/ Banner OSD Transparency: There are 8 levels of transparency Banner display timer: support always、1s~3s~5s~10s~30s and always
Time
When you enter to Timer Menu, you can see: sleep time、Time Zone, and GMT usage can set a sleep timer. When you set a sleep timer and the time arrives, the system will enter to standby automatically. it will switch the mode between Sleep Timer Off /15/30/45/60/90/120 minutes. GMT Usage: Select On or Off. – If you select GMT Off you can adjust the current Date/Hour/Minute. – If you select GMT On, you can adjust the following The “GMT Offset”: To switch the “GMT Offset” value and the range are “-12:00 ~ +12:00” increase each half hour progressively.
TV setup
When you enter to “TV System” menu, you can set TV saturation, TV contrast, TV brightness, Auto switch off, Power on, digital audio output, TV Resolution, TV Mode, TV Format TV Format: You can switch the screen aspect ratio mode. Now we provide below options: 4:3 PS / 4:3 LB / 16:9 LB/16:9 FIT TV Mode: you can switch the TV output mode by NTSC、PAL and auto Video Output: To set video output mode RCA (CVBS)/SCART (CVBS)/SCART (RGB)/YCbCr (YUV) TV resolution: You can switch video resolution circularly by the sequence 576P <-> 720P <-> 1080i. This effect is equal to pressing V. Format Key under Full Screen and their last setting saving will be efficient for each other. Digital audio output: To set both SPDIF and HDMI’s digital audio output mode. It has options LPCM Out and BS Out, – LPCM Out means the system will decode no matter whether AC3 or PCM audio track data to be LPCM, digital audio decoder or HDMI TV will get LPCM digital audio data. BS Out means the system won’t do AC3 decode just output AC3 RAW data to SPDIF and HDMI. Power on at： Auto switch off： You can set whether Automatic standby or not. If “On”, it will enter into standby mode automatically if no operation for 3/4/5 hours TV Brightness： Press the right/left KEY to set TV brightness TV Contrast： Press right/left KEY to set TV contrast TV Saturation： Press right/left KEY to set TV saturation Parental control
Change Password: To change password. You can input the new password in this item by using the number keys directly. After you fill in 4 digital numbers, the highlight will auto-skip to confirm the Password and ask you to input the new password
The default password is “0000”.
Channel Lock: To enter the locked channels, you should input the password. The locked channels mark will show a popup message on the screen and ask for the
Menu Lock: To enter the menu, you should input
Update & Backup
By pressing [Menu] selecting the “System” setting, and pressing the OK key enter the update & backup menu when the highlight on the upgrade & backup item Upgrade by network： You can download new software to this receiver by network Image upgrade： you can download new software to this receiver by external USB memory device（the upgrade file format supports “*ssu”） Image backup： Store the software backup to a USB memory device (support backup by user date/database and total flash) When you want to backup software, you can make sure the USB memory device is connected and build the new file first. The software will be backed up to this new file without saving.
Solid 6165/6156/6147 Manual Factory setting
2.1.4 USB
When you press the [OK] key in the “Factory Setting” item:
It will show a warning message to inquire you “The operation will load default and erase all the channels that the user added, continue?”.
If you select the “Yes” option, all revised parameters of the receiver will reset to the default value. Please carefully use this
In steps 1 and step 2, select “No” or press the [Exit] key can draw back from this item
When you enter to USB menu, you can select the Device Remove Choose the Device Removed option, press the OK button to unmount the file system, and take out USB equipment safely.
3. Upgrade
Press to enter the USB upgrading menu when the USB is connected. When the cursor is on the Image upgrade， press the OK key to set the image upgrade Move the cursor on the Upgrade Menu， the upgrade file will display on the left menu， you must select the correct file(the format like *SSU)， when the cursor is on the upgrade file， press an OK key to start the USB upgrade
4. Storage Manage
The “storage manage” menu shows all related information about the USB memory device (like HDD and Memory Stick), including Volume, Total Size, Free Size, and used Size, When the cursor shows on the format item, press an OK key to make the format operation.
5. EPG
By selecting the “EPG” menu, you will see EPG information
6. Network setting
7. Adv Timer
When you enter the “Network Local Setting” menu, You can select a wired network or wireless network mode, when the cursor on the network interface and press the Vol +/- key to switch When the network status display is connected, you can select DHCP or input the IP address manually. The default setting for the network is DHCP and it will be able to automatically obtain network settings. If you select DHCP off, you can input IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, DNS Preferred, DNS Alternate, and Mac Address. Select Apply to save the changed figures. Select the “Timer Setting” item and select a timer(s), then press the [OK] key to open the timer menu.
Current time information will be displayed on the first
Timer Mode: There are several modes for Timer to set, including Off, Once, Daily
Wakeup Channel: To select a channel that you want to
Wakeup Date: To input your wakeup date.
Wakeup Weekday: To input your wakeup day.
On-Time: To input your wakeup Once the time’s up, no matter whether the system is in standby mode or in playing mode, the system will automatically switch to the channel you want and start to play.
Duration: After you set a time for the “Duration” item, once the time’s up, the system will automatically switch to standby mode. If you do want not to work this function, set the duration is 00:00.
Move the highlight to the “Save” button and press the [OK] key to save the timer. Select “Cancel” or press the [Exit] key to cancel.
8. Radio
The operation of “Radio Channel List” is the same as “TV Channel List”, but there is one point difference: In “Radio Channel List” mode, there is no video information.
9. Photo
If you want to view Photo files that are stored in your USB device, select the Photo icon in the main menu. The screen shows up the supported photo files stored in your USB deviceNote: If no USB Memory Device (like HDD or USB Memory Stick) is inserted into the receiver this menu is not available.
10. Music
By pressing [Menu] and selecting the “Music” icon, you can enter the “Music” menu. In the “Music” menu, you can choose the Music file (MP3 file) and enjoy the music. Press the RED button to display the option menu, you can set up the play mode Press the GREEN button to set the file list display with folder mode Press the YELLOW button to set the file list display with a different screen ratio When the current on the music file is, press the ok key to start playing this file
11. Movie
If you want to enjoy watching Movie content, which is stored in your USB device, select each item in the Multimedia menu. The screen shows up the supported Movie files stored in your USB deviceNote: If no USB Memory Device (like HDD or USB Memory Stick) is inserted into the receiver this menu is not available. Press the RED key to select the Video play option, support Random、Repeat play mode, and support text Press the Green key to set display mode by folder and thumbnail Press the Yellow key to set the display ratio. the file when you press the Play / Pause key.
STOP key: To stop the playing
UP key: To move to the previous
Down key: To move to the next
Move the highlight on the movie file, press an OK key to start play You can do fast forward, fast backward, and seek with trick keys on a remote controller.
FB (fast backward) and FF (fast forward) keys support x2, x4, x8, x16, x32
PLAY / PAUSE keys: to pause and play
12. SOLID TV Box App
When you enter the Solid TV Box App, please make sure the network is connected. Now you can access live Internet TV channels, movies and shows online.
When you select the weather menu
Press the Left/Right key to switch city Press the YELLOW key to set the city information
13. Youtube & YouTube Kids
When the current on the YOUTUBE and YouTube kids icon, presses the OK key entry to the YOUTUBE menu, please make sure the network is connected Press the Blue key to switch the video file and Group list Press the Yellow key to display the option menu.
14. Solid 6165/6156/6147 Manual Game
When you enter the “Game” menu, you will see several games including Tetris and Othello. On the Game menu, you will see several games, including Gobang, boxman, and Tetris.
When entry to the tool menu, it will display like below, it has a Calculator and Calendar
16. Solid 6165/6156/6147 Specifications
Solid 6165/6156/6147 Manual Hardware
Chipset
Solid Sun Plus 6147 / Solid 6156 Sun+ 2507 / SOLID 6165 Sun+2527
RAM
DDR 500MB/1GB/2GB
Flash
Flash 8MB
Tuner DVB-S2
Tuner
DVB-S2 /DVB S2 HEVC 8 Bits/ DVB-S2X HEVC 10 Bits
Demodulator Mode
QPSK,8PSK,16APSK,32APSK
Frequency Range
950~2150MHz
RF Input Connector
F-Female
Video
Video Decoding
Two video decoding,1HD +1SD H.264/H.265/H.265 10bits MP and HP@L4.1 Optional:VC-1 SP, MP, and AP MPEG-2 MP@ML and MP@HL MPEG-4 P2 ASP H.263 P3 Motion JPEG baseline Optional: AVS-P2 Jizhun
Video Output
CVBS(video format @ 576i or 480p) HDMI 1.3(video format default @ Auto), Support HDCP
Instant Record and Timer Record EPG Timer Record Descrambled and Scrambled Programs Record Support Total TS Stream Record including EPG, Subtitle, Teletext
Timeshift
Support Timeshift on/off setting in Menu
PVR Operation
Play/Pause/Stop/Step Fast Forward/Fast Backward 2/4/8/16/32 Support Goto Function Jump Step by Step and Length of Step(30secs/1min/5min/10min/30min)
