SatcoDX World of Satellites

This program 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 for 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. You can even save your personal settings automatically so that you don't have to reenter it every time you restart the program!

The "World of Satellites" program is available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is issued every six months and is only available together with a subscription to TELE-satellite International magazine. This version comes with a six-month update license allowing you unlimited chart updates throughout the license period.

The program can also be downloaded from the Internet. The downloaded version is fully functional but only comes with a two-month chart update license. This version also requires an activation code that can be found on page 3 of the current issue of TELE-satellite magazine. Without the correct activation code, the chart update feature will not work.

To install either version, follow the simple steps as described below.

Disclaimer: This program and the information contained therein is a copyrighted product of SatcoDX and is for private non-commercial use only. It is non-transferable and may not be redistributed, resold or copied in any form whatsoever. Failure to comply is a violation of applicable laws.

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2. System Requirements

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This program is compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP and

Windows NT4.

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3. Start-Up for Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, NT4

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3.1. CD-ROM Version

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With the PC already turned on, insert the CD into the PC's CD-Rom drive. The Autorun feature of the CD will automatically launch the installation program. If the installation program does not start automatically, you can manually launch the program by clicking on "Start", "Run", then type in "D:/II/setup.exe" and click "OK".

Note: The drive letter for your CD-Rom drive may be

different. Make sure you use the correct drive

letter for your CD-Rom drive

3.2. Internet Version

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To download the Internet version first be sure that your PC is connected to the Internet and then start your web browser. In the address line of your browser, type in the link printed on page 3 of current issue of TELE-satellite International magazine.

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4. Getting Acquainted

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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 channels that match your selection criteria. These filtered channels can then be uploaded into SatcoDX Approved satellite receivers. With a connection to the Internet, daily satellite updates can be downloaded.

A more detailed explanation of the SatcoDX World of Satellites II program appears below.

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5. World of Satellites II - v3.06

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5.1. Installation

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To start the installation procedure, follow the simple steps below:

- Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC as described in Step 3.1 above.

- If you are installing the downloaded version, go to the location on your PC's

hard drive where the setup program is stored and double-click on the programs

file name.

- A "Welcome" screen (Fig. 1) will appear. We recommend that you close all open

'Windows' programs and then click "Next" to continue.

Fig. 1 Welcome Screen

- A "Software License Agreement" screen will appear (Fig 2). Read the license agreement

and click "Next" to continue.

Fig. 2 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.

- If you are installing the downloaded version of the "World of Satellites" program,

you will be asked to enter in the program's activation code. This code can be

found on page 3 of the current issue of TELE-satellite International magazine and

should be entered on the appropriate line as shown in Fig.3A below. Be sure to

enter in the code correctly or you will get the error message "The key you entered

is not valid".

Fig.3A Activation Code Entry Screen

- If you do not have an activation code, simply leave the field blank and click on

"Next" to continue with the installation. The chart update feature will be disabled.

You can enter in the activation code at a later time.

- 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

5.2. Starting World of Satellites

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Once the World of Satellites program has been successfully installed, it can be started by double-clicking on the corresponding desktop icon. The first screen to appear will be the Main Menu screen as shown in Fig. 5:

Fig.5 Main Menu Screen

5.3. Language Selection

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The text in this CD can be viewed in a number of different languages. Click on the drop-down box (Fig. 6) on the tool bar to display the available languages. Click on the desired language to view content in that language.

Fig.6 Selecting your language

Click on the "Show All Channels in This Language" button to display a list of all the channels that transmit in the selected language on every satellite.

5.4. Updating the Database

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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.

- Click on the "Update" button from the main screen to access

the "Database Update" screen.

- You can update any one of the control centers by clicking on the appropriate

box on the left side of the screen and then clicking on the "Update Single Chart"

button in the lower left corner (refer to Fig.7 below).

Fig.7 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, 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.

- Coverage Images for individual control centers can be updated by clicking on

the "Update Coverage Images" button. All images for every control center can

be updated at one time by clicking on the "Update All Coverage Images" button

on the lower right side of the screen. The progress of the image update can be

seen in the Coverage box as shown in Fig.8

Fig.8 Progress of an Image Update

- Make another selection to update another control center, or click on the "Exit

to Main Menu" button to exit the "Database Update" screen and return to the

Main Menu screen.

5.5. New Channel Updates

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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 (9) “Online Update of News” buttons (see Fig.9) in the upper left hand corner of the “Main” screen. Only new programs and recent changes to existing programs will be displayed on the screen.

Fig.9 Select one of the nine Control Centers to

display new or updated channels

When you click on one of the nine (9) control centers, an update dialog box will appear (Fig.10, below) 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.10 Update Dialog Box showing the progress of an update

5.6. Profile Mode

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World of Satellites now includes a Profile Mode that allows you to display channels based on the specific profile that you choose. In this mode you can enter in not only your location, but also the size of your antenna, the type of receiver and LNB you are using, all on one screen. You can even specify what type of encrypted channels you can receive. The information entered can be saved in any number of user-defined profiles. In this way you will not have to reenter this information every time you start 'World of Satellites'. The stored information can be changed at any time simply by going back to the Profile Editor and overwriting the existing data.

- To enter the Profile Mode, click on the P icon in the tool

bar at the top of the main screen.

- The very first time you enter the Profile Mode, the system

will use the default profile setting to display a list of channels

as shown in Fig.11 below:

Fig 11 Profile Mode Screen

- Once the channel list is displayed, you can select another

pre-defined or user-created profile by selecting one from

the drop-down box as shown in Fig.12:

Fig 12 Profile Selection

- Selecting a new profile will display a channel list based on

that profile. The number of channels in a profile is displayed

at the bottom of the screen.

- To change the parameters of an existing profile or to create a

new profile, click on the icon in the tool bar at the top of the

screen. This will take you to the Profile Editor screen (Fig.13).

Fig 13 Profile Editor Screen

- Once in the Profile Editor screen, the first step would be to

select your location. This can be done either by clicking on

your location on the map in the upper left of the screen or by

using the slide bar to select the latitude and longitude coordinates

of your location (see Fig.14). Be sure to select the correct direction

(north, south, east or west) for each position.

- Use the slide bar to select the size of your satellite dish antenna.

- To view a list of satellites that you can receive based on the

selected profile, click on the "Display Satellites" button. The

list will appear underneath the map on the System Settings screen.

- The "Clear" button will remove all the satellites from this list.

- At this point you can further customize the satellite list by unselecting any satellite

in the list that you are not interested in.

Fig 14 Selecting Your Location and Dish Size

- Next select the type of LNB (Ku-band, C-band or S-band) you are

using by selecting the "User System Settings" Tab and then

clicking on all that apply (Fig.15).

- You can also specify the type of receiver in use by clicking the

appropriate boxes.

Fig 15 Selecting Your Satellite Equipment

- You can specify the types of channels you are interested in by

clicking on the "Transmission Settings" tab. Various channel

and language settings will appear as shown in Fig.16 below.

- Simply place a check mark in the box next to the type of

channel you want.

- Next you can select the particular languages that you are

interested in. The default setting is All Languages. Any number

of languages can be selected.

- The "Clear" button will remove all of the languages from the user

selected list.

Fig 16 Transmission Settings

- Once all the settings have been adjusted to your personal

preferences, simply go to the "Your Profile" section (see Fig. 17)

in the lower right side of Profile Editor screen to save the selections

into any one of the pre-named profile settings. You can also create

your own profile name.

Fig 17 Your Profile

- To save your settings, click on the "Save Profile" button.

A box will appear (as in Fig.18) from which the available

profiles can be viewed from the drop-down box.

- You can either save to an existing profile name or create

a new name simply by typing it in.

Fig 18 Saving a Profile

- To delete an existing profile, select it from the drop-down list and then

click on the "Delete Profile" button.

- Clicking on the "Display Channels According to Selected Profile" button

will show all the channels that can be received with your system

based on all the criteria in the current profile.

- Clicking on "Cancel" will take you out of the "Profile Editor" screen.

5.7. Favorites List

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The "World of Satellites" program gives you the ability to store a list of favorite channels. From the Profile Mode screen (see Fig.11) click on the F icon to access the Favorites list. The list of channels that were displayed in the Profile screen will once again be visible on the left side of the Favorites screen as shown in Fig.18A below:

Fig. 18A Creating a Favorites list

To add a channel to the Favorites list, simply double-click on the line containing the channel you want to save on the left side of the screen. This will transfer that channel to the Favorites list on the right side. You can add as many channels to the Favorites list as you want.

To remove a channel from the Favorites list simply double-click on the channel that you want to remove from the list on the right side.

The Favorites list can be saved for easy recall at a later time by clicking on the "Save Favorite List" button at the top right side of the screen. This will display the "Save" box as shown in Fig.18B. Type in the name of the list that you want and click on "OK" to save the list under that name.

The "Save" box can also be used to change the name of an existing list. Simply select the name of the list from the drop-down box and then edit the name as you wish. To save the list with the new name, click on "OK".

Fig. 18B Saving your Favorites list

5.8. Satellite Details

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From the "Main Screen", the details of any satellite around the world can be viewed. The satellites are grouped into nine (9) different control centers numbered 1 to 9. Access to the control centers is via the map at the top left side of the "Main Screen" (Fig. 19). 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.

To display all the satellites from around the world, click on the symbol located next to Control Center 9.

Fig. 19 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.20). 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 the satellites with check marks, click on the "Clear Selection" button.

Click on the TELE-satellite logo to jump to the TELE-satellite home page on the Internet.

Fig.20 Selecting Satellites to View

5.9. Channel Heading Description

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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-DIG-CRYPT - encrypted digital television signal

TV-HD - digital high definition television signal

TV-HD-CRYPT - encrypted digital high definition television signal

TV-ANA - analog TV signal

TV-ANA-CRYPT - encrypted analog television signal

PACKAGE

DATA - data signal

R-DIG - digital radio signal

R-DIG-CRYPT - encrypted digital radio signal

R-ANA - analog radio signal

R-ANA-CRYPT - encrypted 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 footprint of the satellite

carrying that 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

- Original Name

- Programming Type

- Time Stamp: Shows when this channel was added to the database

- Contributor: Who first told us about this channel

- Confirmation: Who confirmed the channels existence

- Comments: Additional information, such as

transmission times, transmission content, etc.

- Transmission Number: A unique ID number assigned to

that particular channel

5.10. Data Sorting

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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 by that column.

5.11. DishTrak II

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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 Screen" click on the "D" icon in the toolbar to

access the "DishTrak" screen (Fig.21).

Fig.21 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.22)

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.22 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 for 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 5.12 below).

5.12. Filtering the Data

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The channel locator function (Fig.23) 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. You can even filter channels according to the dates when they first appeared in the database. By selecting an option from one of the available filtering options, you can easily customize the display to show only what you need.

Fig.23 Use this screen to filter out any undesired channels

- From the Main Screen, click on the "C" icon in the tool bar to access the

"Channel Locator" screen.

- Alternately, you can also click on "Utilities" in the toolbar and then "Channel

Locator" 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.24) 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.24 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.25):

Fig.25 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.

- Channels can also be displayed based on the date they were

added or changed (see Fig.26).

- Activate this function by placing a check mark in the box to the left.

- Select a range of dates by clicking on the drop-down arrow to reveal

a calendar. Select the desired month by clicking on the left/right

arrows at the top of the calendar. Then click on the appropriate

date on the calendar.

Fig.26 Selecting a range of dates

- You can also customize your filtering options by searching for specific

text in specific columns (refer to Fig.27).

Fig.27 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.</