Digital satellite receiver-dreambox dm500

Dreambox DM500S
Powerful receiver for digital TV and Radio programs.
available at present:
DM500 / DM500+ S for satellite receiving
DM500 T for terrestrial receiving
DM500 C for your cable connection
Main features are a 250 MHz PowerPC (350 Mips)
Linux OP, the Dreambox DM500 supports the Standard Linux API (DirectFB, Linux-FB, LIRC, .. )
- 250 MHz PowerPC Processor (350 Mips)
- Linux Operating System
- 1 x Smartcard-Reader
- MPEG2 Hardware decoding
- available tuner DM500: DVB-S, DVB-C, DVB-T
- available tuner DM500+: DVB-S
- V.24/RS232 Interface
- 10/100Mbit compatible Ethernet Interface
- 2 LED status
- unlimited channel lists for TV/Radio
- channel-change time < 1 second
- full automatic service scan
- supports directly bouquet-lists
- supports EPG (electronic program guide)
- supports own videotext
- supports multiple LNB-Switching control (DiSEqC)
- fully adaptable OSD in many languages and skin-support
- S/PDIF Interface for digital bit stream out (AC-3)
- 1 x Scart-interfaces
only DM500+ :
- 32 MByte Flash
- 96 MByte RAM
DreamBox DM500 / DM500 + technical data
DBS-Tuner:
Frequency Range 950 . 2150 MHz
Signal Level - 65 dBm . - 25 dBm
Signal-to-Noise Level 12 dB max.
DBS-Tuner Input Connector F-Type female
Input Impedance 75 Ohm
AFC +/- 3 MHz
Demodulation Shaped QPSK
FEC Viterbi and Reed-Solomon
Viterbirate 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
Roll-off Factor 35 %
Demultiplexing according ISO 13818-1
Video decoder:
Video Compression MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 compatible
Video Standard PAL G/ 25 Hz
Video Formats 4:3 / 16:9
Letterbox for 4:3 TV-Device
Audio decoder:
Audiokompression MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer I and II
Audio Mode Dual (main/sub), Stereo
Frequency: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz
Output analog:
Output Level L/R 0,5 Vss on 600 Ohm
THD > 60 dB (1 kHz)
Crosstalk < -65 dB
Output digital:
Output Level 0,5 Vss on 75 Ohm
Sampled Data Filtering 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
S/PDIF-Output optical (AC3)
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
Bitrate 115,2 kBit/s max.
Plug Connector SUB-D-9
Function: Update of Firmware
Ethernet:
10/100 MBit compatible interface
Function: Update of Firmware
LNB Power and polarisation:
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
LNB shut-off at Standby-Mode
Count of active satellite position:
DiSEqC 1.0/1.2 SAT POSITION / SAT OPTION
DiSEqC - Rotor Control
Power consumption:
< 10W / 12V
Input voltage:
DC12V +/- 15%
Extern power supply:
Input: 110-240V AC / 50-60Hz / 0,6A
Output: 12V = / 1A or 2A
Physical specification:
Ambient Temperature +15