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"World of Satellites II" Ver. 3.00Copyright © 2002 SatcoDX
Inc.All Rights Reserved

Welcome to the SatcoDX World of Satellites!
Note:  For best results, maximize the viewing window

---------------------------Table of
Contents---------------------------
1.  Introduction2.  System
Requirements3.  Start-Up for
Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, NT44.  Getting
Acquainted5.  SatcoDX World of
Satellites II Full Version - v3.00
5.1  Installation5.2  Language
Selection5.3  Updating the
Database5.4  New Channel
Updates5.5  Satellite
Details5.6  Channel Heading
Description5.7  Data
Sorting5.8  DishTrak
II5.9  Filtering the
Data5.10  Saving and
Printing the Data5.11  SatcoDX
Wizard5.12  Receiver
Programming Wizard5.13  Profile
Mode
6.  SatcoDX World of
Satellites II CD Version - v3.00
6.1  Start-Up
----------------------1.
Introduction----------------------
This CD was created to help you organize and keep track of all that satellite
television has to offer. No matter where you live in the world, with just a
simple mouse click you can quickly and easily find the satellites that are in
your area. A click on any satellite will show the channels available on that
satellite. Various filtering options allow you to configure the program to your
specifications. There's also an online update function so that you can download
the latest changes. You can also display just the updates for a particular group
of satellites. There are even Satellite receiver software updates included for a
select list of receivers.
-------------------------------------2. System
Requirements-------------------------------------
This CD will work with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP and
Windows NT4.
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Start-Up for Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP,
NT4--------------------------------------------------------------------
With the PC already turned on, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. The
Autorun feature of the CD will automatically launch the application. If the
application does not start automatically, you can manually launch the program by
clicking on "Start", "Run", then type in "D:/autorun" and click "OK".

Note:
The drive letter for your CD-ROM drive may be
different than "D". Make sure you use the correct drive letter for your
CD-ROM drive.
--------------------------------4. Getting
Acquainted--------------------------------

Fig. 1  Start-Up
Menu
The first screen to appear will be the "Start-Up Menu" screen as shown in Fig. 1. From here you can
choose which application you want to run. A brief description of each
application is displayed when the mouse cursor is placed above the appropriate
button. The choices are:

SatcoDX World of Satellites II Full Version (installs the software to your
hard drive)
SatcoDX World of Satellites CD Version (runs the software directly from
the CD-ROM)
A more detailed explanation of the SatcoDX World of Satellites II Full
Version is given below.
--------------------------------------------------------------5.
World of Satellites II Full Version -
v3.00--------------------------------------------------------------
The full version of "World of Satellites II" provides a wealth of satellite
information including frequencies, coverage zones and technical parameters of
ALL satellites around the world. This information is presented in table format
and can be filtered, sorted and printed. A "Search" function enables you to
quickly find a particular satellite or satellite program. You can enter a
location anywhere in the world and display a list of all satellites that are
theoretically visible (satellites visible from your location) and practically
visible (satellites that are receivable based on your dish size). A powerful
"Filter" function lets you choose to display only those programs that match your
selection criteria. These filtered programs can then be uploaded into SatcoDX
compatible satellite receivers. With a connection to the Internet, daily
satellite updates can be downloaded.
5.1. Installation*****************
To start the full version, follow the simple steps below:

From the "Start-up Menu" screen (see Fig. 1), click on
"SatcoDX World of Satellites II Full Version". An install wizard will be
launched that will install the program onto your PC's hard drive.

A "Welcome" screen (Fig. 2) will appear. We
recommend that you close all open programs and then click "Next" to
continue.

Fig. 2  Welcome
Screen

A "Software License Agreement" screen will appear (Fig. 2A). Read the
license agreement and click "Next" to continue.

Fig. 2A  License
Agreement

On the next screen (see Fig. 3) you have the
option of installing into the default directory or choosing a different
directory. Click "Next" to install into the default directory or click
"Browse" to choose a different directory.

Note:
If you specify a directory that does not
exist, it will be created for you.

Fig. 3  Choose Destination
Location

Next you must select the Program Folder name and then click "Next". The
default name is "World of Satellites". You can use this name or enter in a
different name.

Click "Next" on the confirmation screen to start the installation.

After all the necessary files have been loaded, the installation is
complete. Click "Finish" to complete the setup. If you want "SatcoDX World of
satellites" to start when you click "Finish", place a check mark in the box as
shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 4  The Installation is
Complete
When you start the application for the first time, the "Main Mode" window
will appear, as shown in the Fig. 4A.

Fig. 4A  "Main Mode"
window
There is also the "Profile Mode" that is shown on the Fig. 4B. You can switch
to the "Profile Mode" by clicking the "P" icon on the
left side of the toolbar, and return to the "Main Mode" by clicking "M" icon on the toolbar. You will notice that the icon for the
mode you're currently in is disabled. Read more about the "Profile Mode" in the
section 5.13.

Fig. 4B  "Profile Mode"
window
5.2. Language Selection****************************
The text in this CD can be viewed in a number of different languages. Click
on the drop-down box (Fig.
5) on the toolbar in the "Main Mode" to display the available languages.
Click on the desired language to view content in that language.

Fig. 5  Selecting your language from the
"Main Mode"
Click on the "Show All Channels in This Language" button to display a list of
all the channels that transmit in the selected language from all of the
satellites.
5.3. Updating the
Database********************************
After the "Full Version" has been installed, we recommend that you update
your database to make sure you have the latest satellite information. You can
download the latest satellite information from our server as often as you wish
until the license expires. The license expiry date can be seen in the heading of
the "Main Mode" and of the "Profile Mode", as well as in the "About World of
Satellites II" screen that can be accessed from the "Help" menu.

Click on the icon in
the "Main Mode" or the "Profile Mode" toolbar to access the "Database Update"
screen.

You can update any one of the control centers by clicking on the
appropriate control center number (1 to 9) on the map on the right side of the
screen (refer to Fig.
6).

Fig. 6  Database Update Screen

If you prefer, you can update the entire database at one time by clicking
on the "Update Complete Chart" button.

A license check is performed before the chart download starts. If the
license check is valid (i.e. your license hasn't expired), the download will
start.

The progress of the update is shown under the "SatcoDX Main Server" and
"SatcoDX Backup Server" columns.

You can stop the current download at any time by clicking the "Abort"
button.

Click on the map to update another control center, or click on the "Exit to
Main Menu" button to exit the "Database Update" screen.
5.4. New Channel
Updates*******************************
If you only want to see a list of new channels or changes to existing
channels, without having to sort through channels that are already there, then
simply click on one of the nine “Online Update of News” buttons (see Fig. 7) in the upper left
hand corner of the “Main Mode” screen. Only new programs and changes to existing
programs will be displayed on the screen.

Fig. 7  Select one of the nine Control
Centers to display new or updated channels
When you click on one of the nine control centers, an update dialog box will
appear (Fig. 8)
showing you the progress of the update. If you prefer, you can display the new
channels in all nine control centers at the same time by clicking on "1-9"

Fig. 8  Update Dialog Box showing the
progress of an update
5.5. Satellite Details***********************
From the "Main Mode", the details of any satellite around the world can be
viewed. The satellites are grouped into nine different control centers numbered
1 to 9. Access to the control centers is via the map at the top left side of the
"Main Mode" (Fig. 9).
When you click on one of the map sections, the satellites corresponding to that
part of the world are displayed in the satellite selection box just to the right
of the map. You can also view all satellites in a control center by clicking one
of the red bars with the label "SatcoDX Control Center 1-9" that is located on
the right side of the "Main Mode".
To display all the satellites from around the world, click on the
symbol located next to Control Center 9.

Fig. 9  Select a region by clicking on one of
the Control Centers numbered 1 to 9
To view the channels of a particular satellite in a control center, place a
check mark in the box next to a desired satellite and then click the "Show
Selected Satellites" button (see Fig. 10). This will
display all the available channels for that satellite along with frequency
information and technical parameters for each channel. Links to coverage maps
are also provided. If you want to view the channels from more than one satellite
at the same time, simply place a check mark in the box next to any satellite you
would like to see.
To unselect all the selected satellites, click on the "Clear Selection"
button. You'll notice that the check mark next to the names of all selected
satellites will disappear.
To unselect only one satellite, uncheck the box next to the satellite.
Click on the TELE-satellite logo to jump to the TELE-satellite home page on
the Internet.

Fig. 10  Selecting Satellites to
View
5.6. Channel Heading
Description***************************************
The satellite information is displayed in columns. A description of each
column is given below:

Position Code and Satellite:  satellite name and its orbital
slot
Type:  type of transmission

TV-DIG - digital television signal
TV-ANA - analog TV signal
PACKAGE
R-DIG - digital radio signal
R-ANA - analog radio signal
Ch No:  Channel number assigned by the satellite operator
Frequency:  Downlink Frequency
Pol:  Type of Polarization

H - horizontal
V - vertical
L - left circular
R - right circular
Channel Name:  Name of Program
Coverage:  Link to map showing coverage of that particular
channel
Mode:  Transmission Mode
Crypt:  Type of Encryption
Audio/TT:  Audio Subcarrier Frequency (analog transmissions
only)
SR:  Symbol Rate, in mega-symbols per second
FEC:  Forward Error Correction
V-PID:  Video Program Identification
A-PID:  Audio Program Identification
PCR 4DTV:  Proprietary Channel Indicator
SID:  Service Identification
TID:  Transponder Identification
NID:  Network Identification
Main Language:  Primary language used in the transmission
Country
Language Code
Original Name
Programming Type
Time Stamp
Contributor:  Who first told us about this channel and the date
it was reported
Comments:  Additional information, such as transmission times,
transmission content, etc.
Transmission Number
5.7. Data Sorting********************
The displayed data can be sorted alphabetically or numerically by clicking on
one of the column headings at the top of the data table. For example, if you
click on the "Channel Name" heading, all the data in the table will be sorted
alphabetically based on that column. If you click on the "Channel Name" heading
again, the data will be sorted alphabetically in reverse order. Click on another
column heading to sort the displayed data by that column.
5.8. DishTrak II*****************
A unique feature included in this CD is DishTrak II. With DishTrak II, you
can quickly identify all the satellites that are visible from your location. The
DishTrak feature is a very useful tool and will work from anywhere in the world.

From the "Main Mode" click on the "D" icon in the
toolbar to access the "DishTrak" screen (Fig. 11).

Fig. 11  Dish Trak Screen

Alternately, you can access the DishTrak screen by clicking on "Utilities"
in the toolbar and then clicking on "DishTrak II".

Click on your location on the world map or enter your coordinates in the
"Your Coordinates" section on the right side of the display. They can be typed
in manually or you can use the slide bar to set your coordinates.

Once your coordinates are entered, a red box will mark your location on the
map.

When you click on the "Receivable" button, all the satellites that are
actually receivable from your location will be displayed (see Fig. 12) along with
the approximate dish size needed to be able to receive each satellite. Azimuth
and elevation information is also provided for each satellite.

Fig. 12  Receivable
Satellites

Clicking "All" will display all satellites that are above the horizon from
your location whether or not they are actually receivable.

By pressing the "Display Channels" button, the available channels for every
satellite with a check mark can be displayed. To prevent the channels from a
specific satellite from being displayed, click on the check box next to the
undesired satellite to remove its check mark before pressing the "Display
Channels" button.

Click on "Proceed to Channel Locator" to transfer the displayed satellite
list along with coverage information to the "Channel Locator" screen for
further filtering of the data (see section 5.9).
5.9. Filtering the Data*************************
The Channel Locator function (Fig. 13) allows you to
display only the data that you want to see. For example, you can set the filters
so that only the channels that transmit TV signals in digital format are
displayed. Or you can display only channels with a specific FEC value. By
selecting one of the available filtering options, you can easily customize the
display to show only what you need.

Fig. 13  Use this screen to filter out any
undesired channels

From the "Main Mode", click on the "C" icon in the
toolbar to access the "Channel Locator" screen.

Alternately, you can also click the "Channel Locator" item in the
"Utilities" menu to access this screen.

From this screen, select the satellites you want to filter by clicking on
one of the satellite control centers (1 to 9 in Fig. 14) in the
"Available Satellites" box at the top of the window. The selected group of
satellites will be listed underneath that control center in the "Available
Satellites" box.

Fig. 14  Select the Desired
Satellites

Double click on a satellite from the list to add it to the "Satellites
Selected" box. Or click on a satellite once to highlight it and then select
one of the following options:

Add -

Control Center:
adds all the satellites from
the highlighted control center
to the "Satellites Selected" box

All:
adds the satellites from all
the control centers to the
"Satellites Selected" box

Remove -

Control Center:
removes all the satellites from
the highlighted control center
from the "Satellites Selected" box

All:
removes the satellites from all
the control centers from the
"Satellites Selected" box

Once the satellites have been selected, you can use one or more of the
following filtering options (Fig. 15):

Fig. 15  Choose from a wide variety of
filtering options

Type -

display only channels with a specific type of transmission; TV or
radio, digital or analog, etc.


Polarization -

display only channels with the specified polarization


Coverage -

show only those channels that are directed towards a specific coverage
area


Mode -

show only channels with a specific transmission mode; NTSC, PAL, MPG2,
etc.


Crypt -

display channels with a specific form of encryption


FEC -

display channels that only have the specified FEC (forward error
correction)


Main Language -

display channels that only broadcast in a specified
language

Double-click on a filtering option to add it to the "Selected Filtering
Options" box.

You can also customize your filtering options by searching for specific
text in specific columns (refer to Fig. 16).

Fig. 16  Enter specific text to further
refine your search

Enter the text you want to search for and then select the column you want
to search in from the drop-down menu. Click on "Add a Filtering Option" to
place the selected search criteria in the "Selected Filtering Options"
box.

Clicking the check box will return only exact matches.

Once your filtering criteria has been set up, click on the "Perform
Selected Operation" button to display only those channels that match your
filtering criteria.

Click "Cancel" to return to the "Main Mode" screen.
5.10. Saving and Printing the
Data****************************************
Once the data has been properly sorted and filtered, it can be saved for easy
recall at a later time. It can be saved as a text file, as three types of HTML
File, as Microsoft Excel (.xls) File, as Comma Separated Values (CSV) File, as
SatcoDX Industry Standard Protocol, as SatcoDX Industry Standard Protocol
Professional, as DVB '98 Settings Editor File and as a Report. In addition, the
satellite table can also be printed.

From the "Main Mode" or the "Profile Mode", click on "File" on the
toolbar

Place the cursor over "Save As..." to display the available options

Click on "Microsoft Excel File" to save the data to an Excel (*.xls)
file

Click on "SatcoDX Tabulator Delimited Text File" to save the data to a text
file (*.txt) with the tabulator delimited columns

Click on "SatcoDX Comma Separated Text File" to save the data to a .csv
file

Click on "HTML (SatcoDX style)" to save to a HTML file

Click on "HTML list (With Coverage Images)" to save to a HTML file in the
form of list with embedded satellite coverage images

Click on "HTML list (Without Coverage Images)" to save to a HTML file in
the form of list without the satellite coverage images

Click on "SatcoDX Industry Standard Protocol to save to a .sdx file

Click on "SatcoDX Industry Standard Protocol Professional to save to a .sdp
file

Click on "DVB '98 Settings Editor Text File" to save to a file readable by
DVB '98 Settings Editor

Click on "Report" to save as a .rpt file

Click on the printer icon to start
the SatcoDX Print wizard. On the print wizard screen (Fig. 17) you have the
choice to print a text report or to prepare an HTML list with or without
coverage maps

Fig. 17  SatcoDX Print Wizard Screen

5.11. SatcoDX Wizard**************************
The SatcoDX Wizard is a useful tool to help you quickly identify which
satellites are truly receivable from your location. It will guide you through
all the steps needed to set up your specific parameters.

Click on the "lightning bolt" icon in the
toolbar to start the SatcoDX wizard.

Alternatively, you can click on "Utilities" in the toolbar and then click
on "SatcoDX Wizard".

The first screen to appear is the "Select Your Coordinates" screen (Fig. 18). Simply click
on your location on the map to enter in your coordinates. Then click the
"Next" button.

Fig. 18  The SatcoDX Wizard will take you
through the process step-by-step

You should now be on the "Select Technical Parameters" screen (Fig. 19). Here you
select your dish size, the type of LNB you are using, and the type of receiver
you are using.

Fig. 19  Select your dish size, LNB type and
receiver type

After making the appropriate selections, press the "Next" button to move on
to the "Select Channel Parameters" screen.

Here (refer to Fig.
20) you can further customize your selection criteria by choosing the
language you are interested in and also choosing the type of channel (TV,
radio or package) you wish to receive.

Fig. 20  Use this screen to select specific
channel parameters

Click "Next" to display all the practically receivable satellites based on
your specific parameters (Fig. 21).

Fig. 21  This screen displays all receivable
satellites based on your specific parameters

Any satellites you don't need can be unselected by un-checking the
appropriate box to the left of that satellite.

Click "Next" to display all the available channels from the remaining
satellites.
5.12. Receiver Programming
Wizard******************************************
For those receivers that are SatcoDX compatible, this CD now provides a tool
that allows you to quickly and easily program your receiver with only those
channels that you want. By connecting a serial interface cable between your
receiver and the RS-232 output on your PC, this receiver programming wizard will
do in a few seconds what it would take you a few hours to do manually. Make sure
that you have first selected the channels you want to upload by using the
"Filtering Function" (see section 5.9).

From the "Main Mode" or the "Profile Mode" click on the icon in
the toolbar to start the receiver programming wizard.

You can also click on "File" on the toolbar and click on "Receiver
Programming" to start the wizard.

A dialog box will appear (see Fig. 22). Select the
file format, proper serial port to use and also the Baud Rate of the
transfer.

Fig. 22  Receiver Programming
Wizard

Click on "Program Receiver" to start the programming process.

To abort the programming process at any time, click on "Abort
Programming".

Click on "Cancel" to return to the "Main Mode" or the "Profile
Mode".
5.13. Profile Mode*********************
In the "Profile Mode" channels are displayed according to the profiles. There
are preset profiles, and user created profiles.
The preset profiles are:

All Analogue FTA Channels
All C-band Channels
All Digital FTA Channels
Personal Profile 1 (empty - left for user to customize it)
Personal Profile 2 (empty - left for user to customize it)
Personal Profile 3 (empty - left for user to customize it)
[All Satellite Channels]
All the available profiles are located in the drop down box on the right side
of the toolbar, and when you click on one of them, all the channels that fit
that profile are displayed in the "Profile Mode" window.
You can modify the existing profiles (except the [All Satellite Channels]
profile which is read-only and displays all the channels from all the
satellites) and make new ones in the "Profile Editor" (Fig. 23). You can open
the "Profile Editor" by clicking the icon on
the right side of the toolbar.

Fig. 23  Profile
Editor
You can create as many profiles as you wish. If you wish that "Profile
Editor" calculates what satellites are receivable from your position and with
your dish, you can enter your position (either by clicking on the world map, or
using the sliders in the upper right corner of the window) and dish size with
the slider. All the receivable satellites will be shown after you click the
"Display Satellites" button (Fig. 24).

Fig. 24  The sliders and the "Display
Satellites" button
When the satellites are displayed, you can deselect some of them that you
don't wish to be displayed by unchecking the box next to their name.
If you wish to select only several satellites, you can do it directly by
clicking one of the red bars with the label "SatcoDX Control Center 1-9" to view
all the satellites in a Control Center, and then by checking the box next to the
name of the desired satellite.
When you have selected all the desired satellites, you can choose the
filtering criteria on the "User System Settings" (Fig. 25) and
"Transmission Settings" (Fig. 26) tab.

Fig. 25  User System Settings




Fig. 26  Transmission
Settings
On the User System Settings tab you can select LNB Bands, Receiver Type and
Encryption Modes. On the Transmission Settings tab you can select what type of
channels do you wish to be listed (TV, Radio, Data) and the desired languages.

When you determine all the criteria, you can save the newly created or
modified profile by clicking the "Save Profile" button and entering the name of
the profile. You can delete the profiles you don't need using the "Delete
Profile" button.
And in the end, in order to see the list of the channels according to the
profile, click the "Display Channels According to Selected Profile" button.
If you don't wish the channels to be displayed, click the "Cancel" button to
return to the "Profile Mode".
From the "Profile Mode" you can save and print the data in the way described
in the section 5.10.

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SatcoDX World of Satellites II CD Version -
v3.00----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The "CD Version" version of "World of Satellites II" can be run directly from
the CD and does not need to be installed on your PC. Some of the "Full Version"
features are not available in the "CD Version". For example, you won't be able
to save any profiles you create.
6.1. Start Up***************
With the PC already turned on, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. The
Autorun feature of the CD will automatically display the "Start-Up Menu" screen
(see Fig. 1).
If the application does not start automatically, you can manually launch the
program by clicking on "Start", "Run", then type in "D:/autorun" and click "OK".

Note:
The drive letter for your CD-ROM drive may be
different than "D". Make sure you use the correct drive letter for your
CD-ROM drive.
From the "Start-Up Menu" screen, click on "SatcoDX World of Satellites II CD
Version". Updating the database is possible (read about that in section 5.3), but the new
data will be lost when you exit the program, because you haven't installed it on
your hard drive. Because of that, it is recommended that you update the database
every time you run the software. You also won't be able to save any profile you
create using the "Profile Editor".
Refer to the "SatcoDX World of Satellites II Full Version" section 5 for instructions on
how to use the features in the "CD Version", because they are the same for both
versions.

how i becime cd,and can i use im
for xtreme sateliet tranciever
for,irdeto,or some lockeed channels
making open,i want to see,scandische
channels, on 1degrees west{thor]
so tell me,so how i can see them
in holland

please send me world of satellites 2 v3.06 serial number.
thanks

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