The Vantage VT-X111SCX is a new digital satellite receiver with an elegant design. It has a nicely equipped front panel and rear connections. It supports 121 satellites and has a channel memory of 4000. The menus are well organized and navigation is easy. However, it is missing support for DiSEqC 1.1 and the user manual could be improved. Overall, it is an easy to use receiver for the family.

1. TEST REPORT Satellite Receiver
Vantage VT-X111SCX
Elegant Design,
Conax Embedded and Much More…
The digital satellite receiver market is currently sleek and elegant box that should have no trouble menus, although the receiver has
booming and so it should come as no surprise that fitting in with any living room environment. The no trouble handling PAL and NTSC
one new receiver after the other is finding its way front panel is very nicely equipped: in addition to signals. Before you can actually
into our test labs. The VT-X111SCX is the newest the obligatory buttons for operation of this box with start to enjoy watching TV, you
entry into this market from the German manufac- a missing remote control, there is also a four-digit still need to configure the desired
turer Vantage. Just taking the receiver out of the display as well as a card reader and a set of CI slots satellites in the Installation menu
package gives you the immediate impression of a hidden behind a flap. and then perform a channel scan.
113 European and Asian C-band
This receiver is available in three cally arranged and easy to read. Additional basic settings are han- and Ku-band satellites are prepro-
different versions: as a simple FTA Overall, the workmanship of the dled in the System Configuration grammed in this box; eight addi-
receiver, as a CI box and also as receiver and remote control left us menu. The receiver can be set tional satellites can be manually
one with embedded Conax. The with a very good impression. to acquire the current time auto- set up. This number of satellites
rear panel is also very pleasing to
the eye. You have the IF input with Everyday Use matically from the provider and
can therefore offer the possibility
makes the VT-X111SCX one of the
top receivers in terms of prepro-
looped-through output, the two After turning on the receiver to automatically switch between grammed satellites. If only the
Scart connectors, three RCA jacks for the first time, the VT-X111SCX standard time and daylight sav- satellite and transponder list were
for video and stereo audio outputs, displays the main menu so that ings time. The video signal can more up-to-date, it could have
a coaxial digital audio output, an the proud owner can immediately be supplied in CVBS and RGB and been ranked #1.
RS-232 serial interface to link this take care of the initial settings also in 4:3 and 16:9 formats. YUV
box to a PC, a UHF modulator and such as language selection and or S-Video outputs for connection In order to use as many sat-
a main power switch. What more satellite configuration. The user to projection TV’s or flat-screen ellites as possible, the Vantage
do you want? The included remote can select from German, English, monitors were unfortunately not supports the DiSEqC 1.0, 1.2 and
control sits nicely in your hand French, Italian, Spanish, Hungar- available. 1.3 protocols. So, if it’s a DiSEqC
with buttons that are very logi- ian, Arabic, Persian and Greek. motor you want to control, you can
The desired color system do this very easily with the USALS
cannot be manually selected in the protocol. Unfortunately, owners of
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2. multifeed antennas with multiple
LNB’s might not have much luck
since this box does not support
DiSEqC 1.1 nor does it come with a
programmable 0/12-volt output.
A sufficient array of prepro-
grammed local oscillator frequen-
cies (LOF) are available for the
C-band and Ku-band and should
you need an unusual value such
as for the S-band, these can be
entered manually. The channel available, expanded programming test on NSS7 at 22° west with a used to upload new software and
scan of an 80-transponder satellite information is also displayed. 1028 Ks/s signal did not work out channel lists and will have the
was competed very quickly; just too well. Only signals starting at future ability to upload up-to-
about four minutes was needed As with most other receivers, 2.0 Ms/s could be properly han- date SatcoDX data as well. The
for the VT-X111SCX to process the channel list can be called up dled and this is what the manu- included user manual is written in
every transponder. The manu- by pushing the OK button. This facturer specifies anyway in their Russian and German – the manu-
facturer also plans to include the also provides access to a vari- datasheets. facturer should consider making
SatcoDX protocol at some point ety of sorting possibilities as well the user manual somewhat more
in the future so that up-to-date as the ability to restrict access The RS-232 interface can be international.
transponder and channel data can to only specific satellites. The
be comfortably downloaded from a Favorites button in the lower right TECHNIC Manufacturer Vantage Digital, Amalienbadstr.
36, 76227 Karlsruhe, Germany
PC. It can’t get much easier and corner of the remote control gives DATA
faster than this. you single-button access to all of Tel +49-721-961417-0
In addition to the automatic your favorite programs. The time Fax +49-721-961417-9
channel scan, it is also possible to switch between channels is E-Mail info@vantage-digital.com
to perform a manual transponder fair; an average of one second is
Model VT-X111SCX
scan. Transponders can also be needed for picture and audio to be
Function Digital Satellite Receiver with
added, deleted or edited. The correctly presented.
embedded Conax
experts will be especially happy
Channel Memory 4000
with the manual PID entry fea- If the TV in use doesn’t have its
ture. own teletext decoder, the decoder Satellites 121
in the VT-X111SCX can help save Symbol Rate 2-45 Ms/sec.
Once all of the initial settings the day. And so that you won’t SCPC Compatible Yes ( over 2Ms/s)
have been taken care of and a miss any of your favorite TV series USALS Yes
channel scan has been com- on those days when you might DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.2 / 1.3
pleted, the main menu can finally not be at home, the receiver also
Scart Connectors 2
be closed and the Vantage VT- comes with an eight-event timer.
Audio/Video Outputs 3 x RCA
X111SCX will switch over to the
first channel that it found. An The model that we tested UHF Output Yes
Info bar appears showing data on came with an integrated card 0/12 Volt Output no
the current channel (if teletext is reader for the Conax encryp- Digital Audio Output Yes
available, language selection, etc.) tion system. While this system EPG Yes
and also displays the EPG informa- was previously used primarily in C/Ku-Band Compatible Yes
tion for the current and upcoming the Scandinavian countries, you
EPG Yes
program. can find it being used more and
Power Supply 90-250 VAC, 50/60 Hz
more now in central and western
The Info button can be used to Europe. A test with a Conax card SatcoDX Compatible Yes
access expanded programming functioned perfectly – as soon as
information. With the EPG button the card was inserted the channel
all available EPG data of the chan- became visible. The tuner from
nel can be viewed. The presenta- the manufacturer is very sensi-
tion of all the data is very clearly tive: even weak signals with high
organized and optically pleasing FEC’s did not present any prob-
to the eye. As long as it’s made lems for this receiver. Our SCPC
Expert conclusion
+ EPG Info Bar
The VT-X111SCX is an easy-to-use family-friendly
digital receiver. The menus are very nicely organized
and legible. Through its CI slot and integrated card
reader this receiver also has no problems handling
PayTV signals. Thomas Haring
TELE-satellite
- Test Center
Austria
The receiver is missing the DiSEqC 1.1 protocol
for multifeed antennas and the user manual could stand for some
improvement.
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