SKYBOX S9 HD PVR
SKYBOX S9 HD PVR receiver



General Specifications:
1) 300 MHz MIPS Processor - Linux Operating System
2) Fully compliant MPEG-4 H.264/AVC Main Profile Level 3 & High Profile Level 4.1;
3) Fully compliant MPEG-2 MP@HL & MP@ML;
4) Fully compliant MPEG-1 Layer I & II & III, Dolby Digital Audio(AC3);
5) SCPC & MCPC receivable from C/Ku band satellites;
6) multiple LNB-Switching control (supports DiSEqC1.0/1.1/unicable/1.2/1.3(USALS) supported)
7) NIT search supported;
Support MHEG-5;
9) Support HDMI 1.3;
10) Support PVR(store in USB disk);
11) Multimedia files playback(by USB);
12) Support Electronic Program Guide(EPG) for 7 days;
13) Teletext and subtitle out through OSD;
14) Support multi-lingual DVB subtitle and teletext;
15) Automatic and manual channel scan options;
16) automatic service scan
17) channel-change time < 1 second
18) OSD in many languages and skin-support
19) Multilingual support on screen menu (OSD): English, French, Deutsch, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Greece, Portuguese, Finland, Holland, Turkish, Czech, selectable;
20) LED Display
21) Multiple display mode: 1080i/720p/570p/576i/480p;
22) MPEG-2 / H.264 Hardware decoding
23) Videotext Decoder
24) Analog audio output: stereo(L+R);
25) Digital audio output: S/PDIF by coaxial and optical;
26) S/PDIF Interface for digital bit stream out (AC-3)
27) YCbCr available;
28) 2 x Scart (RGB, FBAS or S-Video)
29) Screen format:auto, 4:3, and 16:9;
30) Upgrade software through USB2.0 port;
31) Powerful program management function, parent lock;
32) CA 1x slot and CI 1xslot
33) 10/100Mbit Ethernet Interface
34) directly bouquet-lists

Packing:
Gift box:32.5*31.5*8.5CM
1x User Manual
1X Skybox S9 HD PVR satellite receiver
1X Remote Control



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DVB-S2
Input Frequency:950~2150MHz
Loop Out Frequency:950~2150MHz
Input Level:-65~-25dBm
Input Impedance:75¦¸
LNB Power: Auto/14v/18v/OFF, Imax = 500mA
Video decoder
Video Compression MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 compatible, H.246
Video Formats 4:3 / 16:9
Letterbox for 4:3 TV-Device
Audio decoder
Audio Compression MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer I and II, MP3
Audio Mode Dual (main/sub), Stereo
Frequency: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz
Output digital
Output Level 0,5 Vss on 75 Ohm
Sampled Data Filtering 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
S/PDIF-Output optical, Toslink
Video parameter
Input Level FBAS 1 Vss +/- 0.3 dB on 75 Ohm
Teletext filter in conformity with ETS 300 472 Standard
TV-Scart
Output: FBAS, RGB, S-Video
Serielle Interface RS 232
Typ RS232 bidirectional
Bit rate 115,2 kBit/s max.
Plug Connector SUB-D-9
Function: Update of Firmware
Ethernet
10/100 MBit compatible interface
Function: Update of Firmware
USB
1 x USB 2.0 Host ,PVR
LNB power and polarisation per tuner
LNB Current 500mA max.; short-circuit-protected
LNB Voltage vertical < 14V no load, > 11,5V at 400mA
LNB Voltage horizontal < 20V no load, > 17,3V at 400mA
Count of active satellite position
DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/unicable/1.2 SAT POSITION / SAT OPTION
DiSEqC - Rotor Control
External PSU
Input:110-240V AC / 50-60Hz / 0,6A
Output: 12V = / 3,0A
Physical specification
Ambient Temperature +15 °C...+35 °C
Humidity < 80%
Size (W x D x H): 300 mm x 220 mm x 56 mm
Weight: 1,8 kg without HDD
Power
AC input range:100-240VAC 50/60Hz
PowerConsumption (Standby): Max. 10W (<1 W)



Latest firmware 8th Aug 2010

Get a usb pen drive format it fat32

load the HDS2_DUMP.abs onto it, place in the box at the back via the usb port.

Go into the menu and update the firmware via usb. This will give you the latest firmware

Channels are sorted into favourites and removed the tiresome channels that can cause us a bit of problem.

Iif you use your own channels some sky sports channels cause a reboot loop. The quickest way to fix is pull the sat wire out, reboot, change channel, then remove it from your fav's. PIck another sky sports channels as there are normally doubles of every sky sports channels.

Hi guys I need your help please!!

Im currently in discussion with the manufacturers of this Skybox S9/Openbox S9 they want me to send them videos of the issues we are facing with these STB's.

Need video for the reboot issue
Need video for aspect ratio on some channels not setting to 16:9
Audio glitches

Any thing else pls let me know so i can forward to them. Pls keep the file sizes as small as possible but clear video of issue.

pm me i will provide you with my email so you can send.

Thanx in advance

July is the latest firmware there is no Aug firmware as of yet. I have checked and double checked with the manufacturers. They want feedback with the current issues with the July firmware.

Any thing else pls let me know so i can forward to them.

The two most important issues to fix for those in North America:

1. In 480i NTSC mode the color is tinted green in the composite output. Many people are using these receivers on old SD tube televisions in North America and this has been a major issue since the June firmware.
2. Need a way to select individual polarity (H, V, Both) when blindscanning. Many people are slaving these units to analog C-Band systems that control the polarity selection and use the Skybox/Solomend/Openbox to blindscan one polarity at a time.

One more problem I've observed with the latest firmware (though a fix is not urgently needed):

Lower symbol rate DVB-S2, 8PSK channels (below 8000 MSPS) with weak signals now have choppy audio and no picture, where before, they were mostly solid, with good picture. [This was previously a problem with higher symbol rate DVB-S2, 8PSK channels (above 8000 MSPS), but that has been fixed with the July firmware.]

just got one to try it out

no problems as such so far

but an updated epg would be nice,,, eg 2010 not 1980's  pleaseeeeeeee

Hi Guys my first post, found this site while searching about skybox. I have just received one (thanks for the dumps above). The box does what I want it to do but is there any easy way of editing the channels ? Something on the style of dreambox edit or azbox edit. Good receiver for the price .... so far happy with my purchase.

Working on it now thanks a025