Auto-Program the Radix Epsilon 3 CI advanced

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Freeware for the Radix Epsilon 3 CI Advanced

... which is a digital satellite receiver.

Download Updated Programme List

The file user.drc contains a list updated from time to time with most satellites from 5W to 68E degrees (approx. 1500 Free-TV-programmes). If your receiver downloads it, your programmes favourite list will be overwritten. You need TPE3CI transfer software. It's available at www.radix-sat.de

SDX 3CI (Vers 1.05)

is a tool to import costomizable Satco DX programme lists (sdx file format) into the Radix Epsilon 3ci Advanced(!) satellite receiver. SATCO-DX supplies customizable programme lists through the internet in this format. So you won't have to search for all the new channels that come and go anymore. Simply load it up to your receiver with this freeware tool.

How to get a sdx list

First possibility: get a TELE Satellite magazine with the World Of Satellites software. It automizes the process and calculates which programmes you can theoretically receive with your dish size at your position. Unfortunalety the data download licence expires after a couple of months. If you use the software you will have to buy the magazine with the updated software again and again.

Second possibility: download free sdx files from www.satcodx.com and merge them to one file. F.e. write them into one directory and use the MS-DOS command 'COPY *.SDX C:\SATCO.SDX'.

Requirements:

TPE3CI must be installed. This utillity manages programme list uploads and downloads to the 3ci@. It's available at www.radix-sat.de
Your 3ci@ must be connected via a Null-Modem-Cable to a COM-port of your PC.

Limitations:

It only works with the 3ci advanced, not with the 3ci!! The software is pre-set for most European satellites. It works with DiSEqC 1.2, but won't support DiSEqC 1.0 settings. In other regions frequencies will be uploaded, but not the satellite settings.

Features:

New: includement of multi-audio-channels with TV programmes (programmes marked by *)
option: programmes are alphabetically sorted by satellite
feeds and tests appear at the end of the list
option to include C-band
option to include or exclude crypted stations
the programme lists audio.txt and video.txt will be generated which can be printed

Bugs:

the receiver's favourite lists must be rearranged and might possiblby not won't work anymore. They screen once froze when switching to the favourite lists (first aid: electric plug-off, plug-in, and the receiver works again). No guarantee that anything works at all. Use it at your own risk. I'm not responsible for any damage. However, as long as you only use the transponder download and not the reinstallation download (which won't be activated until you choose the receiver's menu option Reinstallation and enter the PIN), I don't really expect trouble. You can always load your backup 3ci.drc back into the 3ci@. This will probably enable the favourite lists usage again.

How to load the lists into the 3ci@

Save your sdx-file as c:\user.sdx
In order to save your backup: run TPE3CI, choose
recommended: delete all the entries in the favourite lists (you might want to store a backup before it)
File-New, Transponder-Upload (will transfer the current settings to the PC)
and save this list as c:\3ci.drc (no other name, necessary!)
Run sdx3ci.exe (user.sdx will be converted into satco.drc)
With TPE3CI, choose File>Open c:\user.drc
Transponder-Download (transfer new list to receiver)

Good luck!

PLI3ci - Programme List This utillity helps to print out the programme lists of the Radix 3ci@. Store your list as c:\user.drc". PLI3CI will produce two text files called "audio.txt" and "video.txt", which you can print out with any word processing software.

All software (c) by Peer-Axel Kroeske. Compiled with FreePascal. Freeware and ready to run at any PC with DOS support.
Questions? Corrections? Ideas? Comments?
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