BlackGold BGT3540 Tech SpecsDigital satellite tuner specification Standard Definition and High Definition compatible (DVB-S) QPSK and PSK demodulation tuners Input level -70 to -15 dBm at 75R plus 20 dB attenuation Automatic code rate search within 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 Frequency coverage 950MHz to 2175 MHz covering European, American and Asian satellite bands Dual independent LNB control 13V/18V (Vert/Horiz), 2kHz tone, DiSEqC 2.0 encoding Digital terrestrial (DVB-T) hybrid tuner specification Standard Definition and High Definition compatible Advanced RF screening technology Worldwide support 6MHz, 7MHz, 8MHz channel bandwidth 2k and 8k COFDM supported Signal modulation for QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM Frequency coverage 49MHz to 861MHz VHF and UHF support Fully compliant with ETS300 744 and NorDig2 Support for hierarchical modes Analogue TV tuner hybrid specification Worldwide broadcast standards supports: NTSC M/N/NJ, PAL BG/DK/I/M/N, SECAM DK/I/LL Worldwide Stereo: Nicam/A2, BTSC/EIAJ & MTS Bilingual Fulfils Cenelec requirements EN55013 and EN55020 Single IEC tuner input shared with the DVB-T function Rear Panel Connections DVB-S: 2x F type input connectors via IEC adapters DVB-T\Analogue: Single IEC tuner input shared by DVB-T & analogue S-video Input: 1 x 4 pin mini DIN Remote Control Input: For the optional BlackGold Remote control (RC6 protocol support) User Configurable Tuners You choose how to configure the tuners either: 2x Digital satellite tuners and 2x Freeview (DVB-T) tuners or 2x Digital satellite tuners and 2x analogue tuners When used with Vista or XP Windows Media Center the Microsoft approved driver pack limits user tuner selection to 1 dual tuner type: EITHER dual Digital satellite (DVB-S), OR dual Freeview (DVB-T) OR dual analogue operation (requires software encoder) - it is not possible to mix tuner types E.g. 2 x DVB-S and 2 x DVB-T Included in this package BlackGold BGT3540 Quad tuner PCI Express card Power cable connection from PC power supply to BGT3540 Windows BDA compliant driver MCE virtual DVB-S filter (Enables DVB-S operation with MCE) Operating System Support Designed to operate with: 32 and 64 bit Vista Ultimate/Premium/Basic/Business/Enterprise 32 and 64 bit Windows XP Home/Pro/Media Centre Edition DVB-S MCE Driver Vista 32 bit support only Minimum System Requirements System requirements depends on application and OS Minimum spec - 2.0 GHz CPU or Intel Core Duo CPU & 1GB of RAM for Vista, 512MB for XP A non SLi or Crossfire linked PCI Express slot (x1, x4, x8, x16) DirectX9 compatible graphics card HD audio codec motherboard device or sound card Click here to go to the Knowledge Base Notes: Unencrypted, free-to-air TV and radio channels available from digital satellite. If you have an existing Sky dish you can use this, with the BlackGold BGT3540, to watch these Digital satellite channels For more information visit http://www.astra2d.com/digital satellite.htm For a list of the current Digital satellite channels you could receive with an existing Sky dish and the BlackGold BGT3540 visit: http://www.lyngsat.com/astra2d.html http://www.lyngsat.com/eb1.html Please note that it is very likely that more channels, including HD channels, will be added with the official re-launch of Free Sat in Spring 2008 For information on BBC HD visit www.bbc.co.uk/hd BBC HD is broadcast as a free-to-air channel on the Astra satellite located at 28.2 degrees East and can be received with an existing Sky dish. To watch satellite High Definition channels including BBC HD requires a viewing application that supports the H264.1 codec. DVB-S2 support is not required to receive HD broadcasts. For more information on Freesat visit: http://www.freesat.co.uk// To watch, pause or record Freeview (DVB-T) or analogue TV requires a version of Windows that includes Media Centre. Currently these are: Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate editions or Windows XP Media Center Edition. Alternatively TV viewing software like the BlackGold Ultimate PVR TV application can be used on versions of Windows that do not include Media Centre. The BlackGold Ultimate PVR TV application be used on all Vista and XP versions of Windows. To use the BGT3540 with Windows Vista Media Center and to enable switching between digital satellite and Freeview (DVB-T) within Media Center and requires a DVB-S filter to be installed. Digital satellite reception requires a satellite dish that is not supplied with the product. To view free digital satellite channels the BlackGold satellite product must be connected to a satellite dish. Pay to view satellite channels can not be viewed with a BlackGold satellite product. For information on satellite dish installation visit www.cai.org.uk For information on free-to-air channels available via DVB-S visit www.satcodx.com Freeview (DVB-T) reception requires an external antenna (aerial) capable of receiving Freeview (DVB-T) transmissions. An aerial used to receive analogue TV signals may not be adequate for Freeview (DVB-T) reception and may need to be replaced. Freeview (DVB-T) can not be received via a cable TV connection. Digital radio available via Freeview is not the same as DAB digital radio. BlackGold products can not be used to listen to DAB digital radio. Not all areas of the UK are covered by Freeview (DVB-T) to check reception and available channels in your area visit www.freeview.co.uk Analogue TV reception requires a suitable external antenna (aerial)
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