Montage VT6000 based dvb-s2 receiver

[rrob311]

I received one of these receivers today after waiting a couple weeks. It is a dual function dvb-s2 and dvb-t receiver. It does not do ac3 audio however I have not checked the coaxial audio output to see if it will pass the signal along. I picked up a soundbar with proper inputs to test it out later.

The receiver boots to PAL mode so I used an RCA cable to navigate the menu on my Panasonic plasma to change it. The blind scan is not the fastest. I haven't timed it yet but it seems comparable to the Openbox S10 receiver. I checked the blindscan on my bandstacked Lnb and it works properly. The diseqc 1.0 switching works well. So far I have been running the receiver for a few hours off probably 150' of coax or so with multiple splitters/couplers and its not dropping out or rebooting. The USALS is easy to setup and drives the dish well.

Features:
Hardware Specifications:
CPU: Montage VT6000 (128 pin) MIPS 34Kf@600MHz
Memory: 32X16Mbit DDR2 Frequency1066
Flash: 32M bytes
Demodulator Type: Montage DM6000 Chip Set.
S2+TUNER: MaxLinear MXL 608
DVB-T2 Demodulation:
Terrisal Receiver StandardDVB-T2/T(EN_302755 V1.3.1/EN 300744).
Input RF Frequency 48~866MHZ.
Bandwidth6MHz, 7MHz,8MHz.
Constellation QPSK 16-QAM 64-QAM and 256-QAM.
FEC 1 / 2, 3 / 5, 2 / 3, 3 / 4,4 / 5,5 / 6.
Guard Interval 1 / 128, 1 / 32, 1 / 16, 19 / 256, 1 / 8. 19 / 128, 1 / 4.
FFT Mode 2K / 8K / 32K.
Supports Single and multiple PLPS.
Input level -83~ -5dBm.
DVB-S2 Channel Decoder:
Frequency Range: 950MHz-2150MHz.
Sensitivity Level: - 10~ - 81dBm.
Mode IFFT: 2k, 8k
FEC Mode: 1 / 4, 1 / 3, 2 / 5, 1 / 2, 3 / 5, 2 /3, 3 / 4, 4 / 5, 5 / 6, 8 / 9, 9 / 10.
Guard intervals: 1 / 4, 1 / 8, 1 / 16, 1 /32.
Constellation: QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK.
Neighboring: According to ETSI TR 101 190 V1.2.1.
Active Ant Power: 13/18V DC @ 500mA MAX, Overload Protection.
Main features:
Fully comply with DVB-T / T2 and H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 Standard.
Fully comply with DVB-S / S2, MPEG-2 / 4 H.264 Standard.
Supports BISS KEY.
Supports single / multiple or blind search satellite search.
DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / USALS / Unicable.
The maximum speed of the traffic flow of at least 50 Mbit / sec.
Supports 3D interface.
Supports Sleep Timer.
Supports teletext / subtitle / muti-language.
Powerful and highly effective 7-day EPG function.
AUTO, 16:9 Pillar Box, 16:9 Pan G Scan, 4:3 Letter Box, 4:3 Pan G Scan, 4:3 Full, 16:9 Wide Screen.
USB 2.0 for PVR,TIMESHIFT,software upgrade and media files playback.
Video output resolution: 480i / 576i / 480p / 576p / 720p / 1080i / 1080P.
Video Decoder:
Compliant with: MPEG-4 part10/MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818
MPEG-4 Simple / Main / Advanced Profile@LEVEL3(10Mbps)
MPEG-2 Main Profile # Main Level(15Mbps)
H.264 MP # L3 (10Mbps). H.264 HP L4.1(25Mbps)
Not support AC-3 (Dolby Digital)Audio Decoder .

MediaCodec: avi. mpg, .dat, .vob, .div, .mov, .mkv, .jpeg, .ts etc.
Audio Codec: WMA,MP3,AAC (.wma,.mp3,m4a)
Photo Codec: JPEG, BMP, PNG.
License: Optional DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, RM/RMVB, Divx License.

Specifications:
Model: DVB-T2+S2 COMBO
Front Panel: One Embedded USB 2.0 Host; 4-digit LED display on front panel; Red LED: Standby and Green LED: Lock; Panel Keys (POWER, CH+ ,CH-, etc)
Rear Panel: 1 * S2 LNB IN input connector (IEC60169-2); 1 * T2 ANT input connector (IEC-162-2, IEC Female); 1 * HDMI 1.3 port; 1 * RCA (CVBS AL AR) Connector; 1 * Ypbpr RCA Connector; 1 * Coaxial; 1 * Power (AC100~250V 50Hz/60Hz).
Color: Black
Machine size: 22.0 * 14.0 * 4.0cm / 8.66 * 5.51 * 1.57in
Machine weight: 520g / 18.20oz
Packaged size:24.0 * 21.5 * 5.0cm / 9.44 * 8.46 * 1.96in
Packaged weight: 724g / 25.55

[rrob311]

There isn't a sat button. In order to select a different sat while in the list, you have to press OK to get to the main list. From there you press goto(Group) then toggle the right and left arrow in order to switch satellites.

[rrob311]

Here is a screenshot of the installation screen. Overall it is a decent receiver so far but no ac3 audio.

[rrob311]

After using this receiver for awhile it is shutting off when trying to move the USALS motor. Similar to the Openbox S10 I have that Pixl provided a fix for. Hopefully it is a similar easy fix.

[rrob311]

Here is a pic of the EPG

[rrob311]

Here are some more pictures.

[rrob311]

The transponder in the picture above is said to be 16apsk. I have had the box running on it all morning and there are no glitches. It is supposed to be aac audio and it plays that fine. Another bonus is this box is running cool. Ive had it on for the last 6 hours and it feels barely warm. Some boxes run hot.

[rrob311]

I am trying to get ac3 audio from the receiver to my soundbar through the coaxial output but nothing so far. I am not sure how this is supposed to work. Has anyone had luck with getting ac3 audio this way with any receiver?

[chifut]

Мy soundbar is connected thru the optical tiny cable with TV .

[rrob311]

I picked up a Kenwood surround sound receiver to test the coaxial output of this receiver. I plugged everything in and switched inputs on the Kenwood, it had sound on the normal channels but when I switched to an ac-3 channel, there was nothing. After a hesitation and a click, the Kenwood decoded the ac-3 and now I get audio on those channels!