Firmware for Satellite Receivers OpenBox F500, X540.

As with any reservoir firmware, the main thing is that there were no electricity interruptions. Know in self-replacement software (firmware) is lost guarantee for goods. Also, with any failure and exit of the equipment for the repair, you will only pay for the repair.

And now about the main thing. Not everything is so scary, as it seems at first glance.

We need:

1. receiver
2. a computer
3. null modem cable
4. loader F-300_UPDATER_V1.01
5. new version of the firmware
6. straight hands (very important)

So proceed

1. Connect the receiver to the computer zero-modem cableBy connecting com ports. We do this procedure when the 220 V network is turned off. The receiver (can burn a tuner or computer port).

2. Run F-300_UPDATER_V1.01 and select the desired command and firmware in the menu. Next open.

3. Press the record and see the inscription "Connection" on the computer screen.

4. Turn on the tuner to the 220 V network.

5. In the program window, the "Update" will be inscription, and the loading strip will begin at its bottom of it. At the end of the download (100%), there will be an inscription "Wait, do not turn off!" Highly important moment And in no case cannot be turned off the tuner from the socket 220 V.

6. Come on the appearance on the table receiver "8" and the inscriptions in the download program "Update Completed". Here you can turn off the tuner from the outlet of 220 V.

7. If everything suits, then this is the firmware process.
With a cardinal change of the firmware (example, the redistribution of memory), it will also be necessary to go to the "Menu" - "Install" further "Reset Settings", agree with the warning and click code (9200).

If you need to transfer settings from a single tuner to another or use settings from a pre-running version of the firmware - use the program Pobedit.

Openbox satellite receivers have proven to the quality of assembly, constantly developing software. The company has a legal address in Kiev, which confirms the conscientious support and protection of its products. Receivers OpenBox F500, X540replacement Openbox F300, X800, X810, X820. When firmware satellite receivers OpenBox F500, X540 The same programs are used as for OpenBox F300, X800, X810, X820. Differences only in firmware.

Firmware Instructions:

1. Connect the satellite receiver with a computer with a zero-detection cable, the receiver in the electrical outlet does not include. If there is no COM port in the computer, you can use the USB-COM adapter
2. On your computer run the program loader X-800 Updater v1.2.exe
3. In the program, select the port COM number and select the type of firmware.
4. In the program loader click "Record" and turn on the satellite receiver into an electrical outlet
5. Openbox Satellite Tuner OpenBox Firmware

The best firmware for Karsharding: 5.46 and Profixed 5.86, if you are sure that you have an original receiver.

When pouring into a satellite tuner OpenBox F500, X540 Channel List and Keys Use the program pobedit..

The lineup Receivers OpenBox® F-300FTA, X-800/810 / 820CI has already managed to earn great popularity in consumers. The distinctive features of these receivers are the maximum simplicity, convenience, high technical parameters and a reasonable price.

The company "SAT Systems" in 2008 offers a newcomer on the market - OpenBox® F-500 FTA, which, we think will become the leader in the FTA receiver class. For the first time, the model was presented at the exhibition "EEBC" 2007 ", and the start of sales was scheduled for the end of 2007.

The receiver comes in a stylish packaging of dark green. Inside the package is the device itself, the remote control with AAA batteries, 3RCA cord, as well as the user manual in Russian with a warranty card.

Distinctive features of the OpenBox® F-500 receiver:

The indicator of the quality level of the received channel on the front panel of the receiver

• 7m Segment 5 Big Channel Number Indicator
• Expanded permissible channel flow rate from 1000 to 45000
• New SHARP input block with "blind" search mode
• More quick search and switching channels with low stream speed
• Quality Audio / Video Switch from Sony
• New remote remote control Premium class
• Three SCART connectors (TV, VCR, DVD)
• Rich functionality and powerful technical support

The OpenBox® F-500 FTA receiver is made in a new building. The front panel design is designed by our company, and has no analogues. Its black color in combination with a "silver metallic" housing, a stylish Power button with an internal two-color backlit, a moderate-bright 7m segment 5-bit green indicator - all this perfectly fit into the interior of your room.

The main difference of this receiver from all the others, the early supplied by our company to the market is that this model is fully developed by our company - design external view, constructive, schematics, wiring and layout of printed circuit boards, not to mention the software - which has always been a "highlight" of TM® OpenBox receivers !!!

One more distinctive feature The new model is the 10-sigment indicator of the quality level of the received channel (now there is no need for the remote control over the remote control to check the level of signal quality when the picture is raised or the deterioration of weather conditions occurs - everything is said to "evident").

Also, on the front panel there are 7 control buttons for the main modes of the receiver, which almost completely duplicate the main buttons of the remote control, the 5-segment 7-bit 7-bit indicator of the received channel number (with the ability to display the loading modes - unloading receiver data and software, modes indication bootloader works, etc.)

Rear Receiver resembles the preceding models:

• Entrance of the RF Tuner "IF In" and the loop output "if out"
• Login and output modulator "Ant in" and "TV OUT" respectively
• Analog RCA Sound Output "Audio R / L"
• Composite RCA output video "Video"
• RCA Output for the Mernel "0 / 12V"
• 2 x Scart Connector (TV and VCR)
• RS232 port for connecting to a computer
• Optical digital sound output "S / PDIF"

But the presence of three black oblong SCART connectors (TV, VCR, DVD) is from the category of innovations ...

The remote control of the combined silver-black color is made of high-quality "warm" plastics. The design and design of the remote control is also fully developed by our company. Therefore, the location of the buttons, their size and the necessary pressing force are selected almost perfect. Thanks to the protrusion of the batteries, the remote is very convenient lies in the hand and does not slip. The presence of the remote control of this class cannot even boast even some receivers of the highest category of complexity ...

What is hiding behind a silver metal cover ??? The conversion of the receiver is made on 3 printed circuit boards, each of which carries its functional purpose - motherboard, power supply and infopanel printed circuit board.

The power supply (in the photo below) was designed taking into account the many years of experience in repairing and servicing receivers, its reliability and correctness of the circuitry was confirmed by many years of stable operation of OpenBox® F-300FTA receivers, X-800 / 820CI. Electrolytic capacitors in BP are used only from the limit operating temperature of 105 °.

Changes occurred on the main board (green), which is built on the STI5518 processor. The sti5518 chip itself (closed with a square radiator) is difficult to call super new, but this is only a "tool", which in the skillful hands of our programmer can "sound" as a famous violin of Stradivari.

At the top of the main board is a long silver box. This is a new entrance block of the production of Sharp BS2F7VZ7395, which is built on the STV0288 chip manufactured by Stmicroelectronics.

The main feature of the BS2F7VZ7395 input unit is that the STV0288 chip has a "blind" function of the search without a significant deterioration in the level of the received signal !! Those. The sensitivity of the OpenBox® F-500 FTA receiver is not inferior to the old OpenBox® F-300 - x-8xx line. It is about such a receiver that all DX-ry dreams, since the combination of good sensitivity with the blind searching is a very difficult task. Now there is really no need to know the transponder parameters, the OpenBox® F-500 FTA receiver can find the current transponders and save them to the list, you only need to accurately adjust the antenna on any of the satellites taken in your area!

Currently, no one will not surprise the plasma or LCD screens with a solid size of the screen diagonal. These screens allow you to "see more", so require a source with the maximum high quality Signal.

The OpenBox® F-500 FTA receiver is implemented by a solution that is applied by a number of companies in the PVR class receivers - the use of the A / V switch of the company SONY! What gives the application of this videomommutator ??? This is very well known OpenBox® X-810 receiver owners, namely a high-quality and realistic picture on the screen of your TV with the ability to adjust the output level in RGB mode. These qualitative indicators in combination with the ability to reformat video from the standard 4/3 in 16/9 and vice versa, give OpenBox® F-500 FTA a huge advantage when comparing with FTA class receivers ...

It should be noted that the highest quality image can be obtained on the screen only when using the SCART type cable (RGB or PBPRY signals). So if you have recently purchased a TV with a large diagonal, then think about purchasing the corresponding cable.

The use of a Sony CXA2161R switch in a budget level receiver, once again confirms the desire of our company to always offer high-quality products at the best prices that give the maximum opportunities to their owners. In addition, the use of the third DVD SCART connector will significantly expand the switching capabilities of the OpenBox® F-500 FTA receiver (someone, probably remember the old Nokia 9200-9600 receivers with their super-quality picture and three scarties) ...

When you first turn on, the OpenBox® F-500 FTA receiver sets the question of your linguistic addictions. Here you can choose one of the 4 languages \u200b\u200bon which you will continue to communicate with the receiver. It is worth noting the presence of high-quality translation of the menu into Russian, Ukrainian, German and English.

Now we come to the main menu of the receiver, where in the "Installation" section you need to configure an antenna farm and search channels.

Unlike other devices, the options for selecting the necessary satellites, LNB and DiSEQC settings (including rotary systems) are combined here. Due to this, all the necessary actions can be performed as quickly as possible, without the need to go to other menu sections.

OpenBox® F-500 FTA channels search very quickly, it is especially noticeable on transponders with low flow rate. A similar sprint speed receiver is obliged to the new input unit for the production of Sharp on the STV0288 chipset. Those who are familiar with our OpenBox® X-810 receiver in the section "Search channels" will see a familiar blue "blind search" button. But this is one of the most important features of the OpenBox® F-500 FTA receiver, which distinguishes it among competitors.

In the section "Search of channels", among others, a prompt task is quite inconspicable to the blue "Blind Search" button. But this is one of the most important features of the OpenBox® X-810 receiver, which distinguishes it among competitors.

The essence of the "blind search" mode is reduced to the task of the initial and ultimate frequency, within which the receiver will look for a signal from the satellite. Additionally, polarization and minimum flow rate are set.

Unlike other receivers with the "blind search" mode, in OpenBox® F-500 FTA, the step of the frequency is calculated automatically by a special algorithm. Due to this, the minimum required time is spent on the "blind search" operation, in which you can guarantee the absence of missed transponders, and the most correct channel scanning.

It should be noted that when installing lower flow rates in the "blind search" mode, it may be necessary to be much longer. A decrease in the minimum transponder speed for each next value increases the search time by about 2 times. It is also worth considering the fact that in the list of transponder found numbers, figures obtained as a result of measurements of the parameters by the SHARP input block themselves are displayed by the SHA0288 chip. And these data, due to the error, can be insignificantly different from the stated. For example, in our experiment, a transponder 11543H 2935 was found, and in fact it is a transponder 11542n 2935.

The new input unit, built on the STV0288 chip, copes not only with low speeds, and also works great with extremely high (Orion Express package - Express AM2 80.0 ° E - 11043 H 44949 and package 11044 44951-3 / 4 from Express AM22 satellite 53.0 ° E).

It should be noted that when installing lower flow rates in the "blind search" mode, you may need much more time. A decrease in the minimum transponder speed for each next value increases the search time by about 2 times.
It is also worth considering the fact that in the list of transponder found figures are displayed, obtained as a result of measurements of the parameters by the Zarlink chip itself of the Sharp input unit. And these data, due to the error, can be insignificantly different from the stated. For example, a transponder 12246 V 27500 was found in our experiment, and in fact it is a transponder 12245 V 27500.

Also, as in previous models, the OpenBox® F-500 FTA receiver has an enlarged signal indicator, which is initialized by pressing the "Signal" button on the remote control intended for satellite antenna installers.

In the receiver OpenBox® F-500 FTA, such basic functions as a TV guide (EPG) and teletext are perfectly implemented.

Creating and editing Favorite channel lists is made as simple as possible and convenient. By default, favorite sheets have English names, but they can be renamed to Cyrillic. Total provided 12 favorite sheets for TV channels and 12 for radio channels. Each sheet can be up to 500 channels.

The Digital Satellite OpenBox® F-500 FTA receiver continues the line of popular budget level devices. He absorbed all the impact of predecessors and supplemented them with new features, thanks to which it claims to take a worthy place in the market. In OpenBox® F-500 FTA, the sensitivity of the input unit is made at the OpenBox® F-300 FTA receiver level - one of the most best models FTA receiver, thereby refuting the statement about the poor sensitivity of receiver with the "blind search" mode.