Tricolor TV is a popular satellite television provider, so their dishes are often purchased by customers. But since they are not cheap, you don’t want to pay for installation, so many people will prefer to install the antenna themselves.
- How to set up a Tricolor TV dish to satellite yourself
- How to connect a TV to a receiver: detailed instructions
- Antenna tuning using a special device
- How to set up Tricolor TV without a device
- Answers on questions
Support
If this does not help, then you need to call the contact center and find out why the broadcast disappeared. You can write to chat, make a call or contact social networks.
- Technical support phone: 8 800-500-01-23.
- Company address: St. Petersburg, 197022, post office box 170.
Employees provide the following assistance:
- Equipment and its connection.
- Data logging.
- Tariff change.
- Technical issues.
- Payment for services and balance information.
These and many other questions can be asked to technical support.
We looked at whether it is necessary to transfer and configure equipment when switching to digital. All issues related to the transition to digital broadcasting should not bother subscribers. The provider will take care of everything. Also, users don't have to think about how to do it. According to Russian legislation, all operators must abandon analogue broadcasting. The only thing subscribers will need to do is purchase a TV that will receive a digital signal.
Antenna tuning using a special device
To make it easier for you to set up the dish, you can do it using the SatFinder device. The device is configured as follows:
- You need to cut about 20cm from the television cable and attach connectors to its ends.
- From the antenna you need to disconnect the cable that goes to the TV set-top box. It is connected to the device connector in the “TO REC” hole.
- The first end of the cut cable is connected to the indicator, and the second to the convector.
- Set the arrow to “5”, turn on the tuner, when booted, start rotating the antenna. In this case, the device is sensitive to any signal, so you need to rotate the antenna slowly. When the device beeps, you need to look at the TV screen.
- When the signal is caught, fine tuning begins on the TV receiver, the signal strength and its levels are checked.
- If there is no signal, then the arrow is again set to “5” and the procedure is repeated until the signal is caught and the arrow freezes.
- After these steps, the device is disconnected and the cables are returned to their place.
How to set up Tricolor TV without a device
It is not necessary to use a special device; you can do without it when setting up. To do this, first the entire system starts, boots, and then:
- A menu opens on the TV. There you need the “Signal quality” item, where “search for channels automatically” is selected. During the search, the antenna should be rotated to expand the broadcast range. It will be easier if two people do this - one rotates, the other monitors the signal.
- After some time, the search for channels will be completed; changes must be saved (otherwise they will be reset). If the attempt is unsuccessful, you should repeat the steps described above.
How to connect a TV to a receiver: detailed instructions
After the dish has been installed and the cables have been laid, all that remains is to connect the TV itself to the cable. The instructions for connecting the TV to the receiver are as follows:
- The receiver has a rear panel where there are LNB IN connectors (for connecting to a convector), LNB OUT (a high-frequency antenna cable is connected), and a USB output for updating the tuner software. There are also connectors for the power supply, and SCART, HDMI or a tulip connector, depending on the tuner model. The receiver models offered by Tricolor are varied and can contain all of the listed connectors, or just one (the latter is the most common).
- It is also worth paying attention to the fact that different receivers have different firmware. Thanks to some, the image can be transmitted to all outputs, while other firmwares require the selection of one specific output. There are several ways to connect a tuner to a TV, depending on its technical capabilities.
- First you need to connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN output, without taking into account which cable will connect the receiver and TV in the future.
- If a cable for high frequencies is used, the connection is made through the LNB OUT jack and the TV antenna connector.
- The TV and receiver turn on. If “boot” appears on the display, then the receiver is working properly. After a while, a channel number will appear, then the channels on the TV are searched until the message “no signal” appears. The connection is complete.
- Connection via AV, HDMI, tulip, etc. connectors. produced in a similar way. The TV connection type is selected using the “Source” button on the remote control (in older TVs this is the TV/AV button). Next, you also need to wait for the message “no signal”, and the connection will be completed.
- If the cable is selected incorrectly, the connection will not be made, even if the cable is tightly inserted into the connector.
Who needs to switch to digital in 2021 and how to do it if you have a satellite TV dish?
Digital television broadcasts in exactly the same way as analogue television - using repeater towers.
And when all towers start broadcasting digitally, users will have the opportunity to watch federal channels in digital quality. The transition to digital television is being carried out gradually. The process is divided into several main stages. The first analogue broadcast blackout began on December 3, 2018. Residents of the Tver region have completely switched to digital. The remaining stages were held on February 11, April 15 and June 3. There are the last regions left that will switch to digital television on October 14, 2021.
- Astrakhan region;
- Belgorod region;
- Volgograd region;
- Vologda Region;
- Saint Petersburg;
- Transbaikal region;
- Kaluga region;
- Leningrad region;
- Murmansk region;
- Orenburg region;
- Pskov region;
- Altai Republic;
- Republic of Bashkortostan;
- The Republic of Dagestan;
- The Republic of Ingushetia;
- Republic of Crimea;
- Republic of Karelia;
- Saratov region;
- Sevastopol;
- Chelyabinsk region.
About the Tricolor company
The Tricolor TV company is perhaps the most popular satellite television provider. The number of subscribers of this operator is growing every day. Why are the services of this particular company actively used by citizens of the Russian Federation? The popularity of the provider is determined by the following factors:
- Wide selection of TV channels;
- Many packages available for connection;
- Users can independently create a package from all available channels;
- Profitable promotions and special offers to save money;
- Reliable signal reception is guaranteed;
- Provides a large coverage area;
- Excellent broadcast quality;
- There are no difficulties in setting up and connecting.
To become subscribers of this satellite operator, all you need to do is:
- Buy the necessary equipment.
- Set up the connection yourself or call a specialist.
- Issue a smart card to assign you a personal account.
- Subscribe to a specific tariff.
- Set up channels and enjoy watching.
Nothing complicated. However, clients are interested in where is the best place to purchase equipment? To save money, should you contact an official dealer or an operator? Let's figure it out now.
What to do if the broadcast goes down?
Users don't have to think about how to convert TV to digital. If the receivers suddenly stop receiving a signal, you must first identify the cause:
- Lack of money in the account.
- There was a malfunction in the operation of the set-top box.
- There is no activation for the smart card.
- Preventative work is being carried out.
- Outdated receiver software.
Even with an imperceptible transition from analogue broadcasting to digital television, Tricolor subscribers experience various malfunctions (for example, channels disappear). If this ailment was noticeable, then you need to configure the channel list. This procedure does not take much time.
The steps are as follows:
- Using the remote control, go to the receiver menu.
- Find the “settings” section and go there.
- Then you need to select the search type: manual or automatic. Manual tuning is better. With its help you can find all channels.
- After all television channels have been found, you need to save them. If this is not done, the list will be lost.
- The whole procedure takes a little time. During setup, the receiver must not be disconnected from the network.
