The document provides a review of the Nanoxx 9500HD satellite receiver. It has a small enclosure that allows it to fit in small spaces. It has a fast channel search and can connect to an external hard drive. The receiver has a high-quality picture in multiple HDTV formats. It also has many features like a full program guide, recording capabilities, and network connectivity that allow it to be used as a personal video recorder. The review concludes that the Nanoxx 9500HD is a fully functional HDTV PVR receiver that is easy to use and offers excellent video and audio quality.

1. TEST REPORT HDTV Satellite Receiver
Nanoxx 9500HD
Small Box, Great Picture
04-05/2008
NANOXX 9500HD
Small enclosure, superbly crisp picture,
extremely fast channel search,
and connection for HDD
After having put to the test the Nanoxx 9600IP in previous issue
TELE-satellite and after the high marks that receiver was able to
score we were of course more than happy to accept the manufac-
turer’s offer of having a thorough look at the brand new Nanoxx
9500 HD for this issue. This time the surprises began even before
we switched on the box for the fist time, because when unpacking
9500 HD the whole team was astonished by its small dimensions of
only 37.5 x 6 x 23 cm. So to all readers with little space in their living
rooms we can say that finally there is a HDTV receiver you too will
be able to squeeze in.
Nonetheless, the range of fea- which boasts seven buttons
tures is much bigger than the for operating receiver without
sheer size suggests: on the back remote control and sports an
panel there is the usual IF input alphanumeric VFD display which Clearly arranged info bar
plus looped-through output, as is extremely easy to read.
well as two scart euroconnec- essary to use the features of the list for ASTRA 19.2° East and
tors, a total of six RCA jacks for A small flap on the right side receiver. HOTBIRD 13° East. If this option
YUV, stereo audio and compos- of front panel hides two CI slots is not used, the receiver will pro-
ite video, an S-Video output, an for all standard modules as well
optical and coax digital audio as a card reader for Conax, X- Everyday use ceed to the channel scan.
The Nanoxx 9500HD first We think users in other mar-
greets its users with an installa- kets would just as much appre-
tion wizard, just like most other ciate this feature and Nanoxx
boxes as well these days. This should perhaps look at that pos-
feature is intended to take the sibility.
fear out of setting up a digital
satellite receiver for the first Once you’ve reached the
time. antenna settings you need to
tell the box which positions can
The first step is to ask for the
desired language for on-screen
display, with following options
being available: German, Eng-
lish, French, Turkish, Russian,
Italian, Portuguese, Spanish,
HDTV reception
Danish, Dutch, Polish, Czech,
output, an RS232 interface, an Crypt, DG-Crypt, Firecrypt and Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish,
RJ network socket and even a Crypton. Serbian, Greek, Hungarian, Cro-
USB 2.0 interface for connect- atian, Albanian and Farsi. This
ing an external hard disk or USB The included remote control makes the Nanoxx HD receiver
stick. sits nicely in your hand and all the box with the widest range of
buttons are cleverly arranged so languages by far and we applaud
As we’re talking about HDTV they can easily be reached. the manufacturer for this effort!
here the manufacturer has of
course also thought about digital The labelling is exemplary, Provided the box is used in one
HDMI 1.2 socket which is able to an assessment which also holds of the German speaking coun-
provide digital audio and video in true for the user’s manual which tries and the user has selected
576p 720p and 1080i. comes in German and English. German as his language of choice
It has a clearly arranged layout there is the option to load a very
Let’s turn to the front panel, and provides all information nec- up-to-date pre-stored channel
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2. be received with the exist- option the scan is performed in FAT32. Otherwise, the receiver
ing equipment and how the steps of 3 or 4 MHz covering will not recognise it.
receiver should switch between the full frequency range. Up to
available positions. four symbol rates can be pre- Unfortunately the receiver
defined for each scan, or you itself does not offer the possi-
The Nanoxx 9500HD fea- can leave it to the receiver to bility to create a partition on a
tures a current list of 153 detect the respective symbol harddisk and format that parti-
pre-stored European and rates automatically. tion in FAT32. You will need to
Asian satellite positions and a first connect the disk to a PC
number of selection options for In our test the box did a very for formatting using software
SCPC reception with the Nanoxx 9500HD
Channel list with various sorting options
each single entry. For example, thorough job, which – however such as ‘Partition Magic’, as
DiSEqC 1.0 and 1.1 are sup- – took its time depending on more than 32 GB cannot be
ported for multi-feed installa- the selected frequency range. formatted under MS Windows
tions while protocols 1.2 and It can take up to 60 minutes (Microsoft prefers NTFS for
1.3 (USALS) are available for per satellite, but if you limit the this purpose – mainly due to
rotating dishes. scan to, say, only one polari- tactical considerations).
sation you can cut that time in
A number of pre-configured half. Thanks to the integrated
LNB type settings can be called network interface any PC wired
up and even if you insist on If you need to customise the to a home network can access
connecting your new S-band receiver according to your per- the receiver. The IP address
antenna to the 9500HD you’ll sonal preferences the system required for that can either EPG (multi-channel display)
be happy to know that LOFs settings menu is the place to be assigned manually or the
can be entered manually as go. Language options include box uses DHCP to obtain IP
well. a range of settings for audio, address from router.
EPG, teletext and subtitles,
All initial settings are fin- while media settings can be The integrated FTP explorer
ished? Well then, let’s move up changed to adjust the video is another very nice feature
another step to scan for chan- output. Setting the internal which allows downloading and
nels. Three modes are avail- clock and managing timer installing software updates
able to fill the 10,000-channel entries is also child’s play in directly from the Internet using
memory, namely automatic, this menu. any available server.
manual and blind scan. We Main menu
were absolutely impressed Use the multimedia menu The next menu item reveals
with the speed with which the to set up the Nanoxx 9500HD status information about the
Nanoxx 9500HD performed for use with an external hard- two CI slots, which we suc-
this task. After just over three disk, USB stick or an existing cessfully tested with Irdeto,
minutes it had completed a full network you may have up and Cryptoworks, Alphacrypt and
scan of our 90-transponder working at home. Viacess modules. Information
test satellite. about the built-in smartcard
In theory, any harddisk in reader can be also retrieved
The integrated blind scan an external USB 2.0 case may here.
feature is a very special extra of be connected to the receiver,
the Nanoxx 9500HD. Using this as long as it is formatted using Once all parameters are set BlindScan
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as encryption, HDTV, locking allows for quickly adjusting the Russian Русский www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0805/rus/nanoxx.pdf
Swedish Svenska www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0805/sve/nanoxx.pdf
status, teletext, subtitles and output signal and the supported Turkish Türkçe www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0805/tur/nanoxx.pdf
audio options. Signal strength 576p, 720p or 1080i formats
and quality indicators round off can be chosen at the touch of a
the perfect overall impression. button.
Pressing INFO button of Apart from HDTV recep-
remote for another time calls up tion the main focus of this box
extended information on cur- clearly is the possibility to con-
rently shown event, and if you’re nect an external USB harddisk.
still not fully satisfied try the This is what it takes to make
same button yet once again and the 9500HD a fully-fledged PVR
you’ll be delighted to find a huge with all features we have come
range of channel parameters to expect and appreciate. We
showing up on the screen. were pleasantly surprised that
recordings started totally unno-
If you find the electronic pro- ticed, while several PVRs of
gram guides of many receivers other manufactures sometimes Mosaic function
less than convincing then the create short video or audio inter-
Nanoxx 9500HD might be the ruptions every time a recording Expert opinion
box for you at last. Its EPG either starts. Only one tuner is built
shows program details for one into this receiver, which in turn +
channel over several days, or for means you can make only one The Nanoxx 9500HD is a perfectly functional
six channels at a time. And this recording at a time. However, it
new-generation HDTV PVR receiver which will fit
information is not only available, is still possible to watch another
but available in an easy-to-use channel on the same transpon- into any rack thanks to its small size.
and cleverly arranged layout. der while making a recording. It is exceptionally easy to operate and offers
Thomas Haring
Timer entries for recordings can brilliant video and audio. TELE-satellite
Test Center
be set directly in the EPG, so Playing back recorded events With its network and USB 2.0 connectivity it is Austria
what more could you possibly or content that is transferred to
suitable for a wide range of different uses.
ask for? receiver via a network (XVid,
If you want to change chan-
AVI, JPG and MP3 files are sup-
ported) is very easy. Nanoxx has
-
Customised channel lists should be offered for additional
nels you need to press the OK really put some brainwork into
languages.
button which prompts a list of this and now all you have to do
all available channels to appear is press the MEDIA button on
on screen. If you’re looking for the remote control to start play-
a particular channel you cannot back.
TECHNIC
DATA
only have channels listed alpha-
Manufacturer Nanoxx
betically, but also sorted by pro- Various search, fast forward
vider, frequency or signal type and rewind modes are also Website www.nanoxx.info
(SDTV or HDTV). included and the only feature Model 9500 HD
we somewhat missed is setting Function Digital HDTV PVR Receiver
The Nanoxx 9500HD is one of markings in order to jump to that
Channel Memory 10000
those boxes that leave channel particular point of the recording
Satellites 153
list on screen after a new chan- at a later stage with the touch of
nel has been selected. To make a button. Symbolrate DVB-S 2~45 Ms/s
it disappear again you need to Symbolrate DVB-S2 10~30 Ms/s
press OK once more. No test is complete without SCPC compatible yes (2.5 Ms/s and above in our test)
going to the limits of the tuner,
USALS yes
Channel switching is good and and that’s what we did with
takes about 1.5 seconds. For the Nanoxx 9500HD as well. DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3
channels that are transmitted on Extremely weak signals like hori- Scart euroconnectors 2
same transponder the switching zontal transponders on NILESAT Audio/Video outputs 3 x RCA + 3x RCA for YUV
time is even less. By the way, 7° West in Vienna or ASTRA2D YUV output yes
it does not make a difference 28.2° East in Munich were dealt
UHF Modulator no
whether zapping takes place with remarkably well and signals
between SDTV and HDTV chan- with a C/N of 4.5 dB or above 0/12 Volt Output no
nels or vice versa. delivered faultless video. SCPC Digital Audio Output yes (optical, coax)
reception was no problem either EPG yes
Are you one of those viewers and our test transponder with a
C/Ku-Band compatible yes
who cannot resist zapping up symbol rate of just 2.5 Ms/s was
Power Supply 100~250 VAC, 50/60 Hz
and down the channel list during locked and processed without
commercial breaks? Why not flaw. Power Consumption 50W max. (Standby <3W)
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