GS B520 Receiver Applications and Features Overview
We have already shown you this receiver in our photo and video reviews, we checked it from all sides, looked at what it has inside. And after one of our videos, which we made and posted on the network, a proposal appeared - it would be nice to see the menu and all applications in the GS B 520 receiver in more detail. Today in this overview we will collect all our videos on the GS B 520 receiver applications and show you them. We will talk in more detail about almost every application. The main thing is not to forget that this receiver is recommended for viewing the operator's TV channels (NJSC "NSC" - non-public joint-stock company "National Satellite Company" legal entity, brand owner ")
Let's start the GS B520 overview of the applications and functions of the receiver with an overview video in which we go through the entire menu of the GS B 520 receiver.
GS B520 overview of applications and functions of the new exchange receiver.
To do this, we connected our receiver to a TV set and began filming everything with a camera, now you can watch everything yourself and draw certain conclusions for yourself.
GS B520 an overview of the applications and functions of the receiver, in this first application overview you can see all the applications that are available on the GS B 520 receiver, then we will talk about each application in more detail.
Let's start the GS B520 review of applications by checking the operation of the receiver with an external drive, for this we need a USB flash drive on which we have prepared various files and folders in which there are videos and pictures in different formats.
We need this in order to check and see what the GS B 520 receiver can work with and what not.
Next, we will see in more detail how the GS B 520 with the recording function works, for this we need a USB flash drive or an external hard drive.
We will be using a USB stick. Let's check how the recording on TV channels goes, see what messages the receiver shows when recording starts and when we need to stop recording. At the same time, it will be clearly seen what happens when the recording is prohibited by the operator (NJSC NSC - non-public joint-stock company National Satellite Company, legal entity, brand owner).
In this video we will see how the TV channel editor application works, it is possible that it will be useful to some of the users of this receiver.
This video shows the operation of the application that will help you change the receiver menu, with this application you can remove or add one or more applications from the main page.
We could not pass by one important application. In which you can see what kind of subscription you have. What is your personal receiver number and what software do you have.
This application is a personal account. Let's try to briefly describe its importance and functionality.
After looking at the information from your personal account, we go to another application. Which shows us what films are being shown now and what will be on the screens of a group of TV channels in the near future - a cinema hall. As you can see, there is nothing complicated here. The controls are simple and straightforward.
We also wanted to turn our attention to the application - manual search for TV channels…. It is possible that someone does not need it…. But of course, many people need this application. There was a time when this application was removed at the request of the operator. But after a time, when there were a lot of bad reviews and subscribers - they demanded to return it. GS (y) had no choice but to return it. Now you can see it in the receiver menu as new (for example GS B520). So also those that have been sold for a long time (for example, GS B210, GS U510). Several new TV channels can be added with this application. Of course, there is also a technical point - is your satellite dish capable of catching them.
* The operator's logo is present on the screen of the tested TVs during the functional check. (NJSC "NSK" - non-public joint-stock company "National satellite company" legal entity, brand owner ")
GS B 520, new operator receiver, receiver box.
Today, let's take a closer look and talk about the new product for the operator. Not about some kind of advertising magazine copy, but a real serial sample.
Which can already be purchased in the vastness of our country in the public domain.
We could post a photo from a photo of a magazine or presentation ... .. But many. Who is not one day with us. You know. That we try to post detailed reviews and, depending on the interest in the topic of viewers, readers, subscribers or friends, we post continuation of materials about a particular product.
Today the turn came to the receiver, which replaced several models at once. This is a GS B520 receiver.
GS B 520, operator receiver, receiver description.
Let's start as usual in our similar reviews with packaging.
That is to say - a candy wrapper, but will this candy be tasty?
We'll find out at the very end. As we can see, the packaging design hasn't changed much. Although for such a time it would be possible to try and make small innovations in the packaging concept. Of course, there are reasons for this. But of course it's too early to say how weighty they are. Perhaps, somehow we will touch upon this topic in more detail.
GS B 520, new, number and date of issue.
Only the production date can be noted. Judging by the information from the sticker, this receiver, with which we are dealing today, is still "warm". Since its production date suggests that it is not even a month old yet. Which of course can be attributed to the pluses. Because in this case, the logistics of this product from the moment of production to the moment it is received by the end customer is at its best, let's see if this fact is the only plus or not.
GS B 520, new receiver, new card sticker.
Here, of course, you can answer one more detail, now they began to glue a sticker on the packaging of the receiver for which part of the country they are intended.
In this case, we see that the European part of the country is painted over.
Opening the package, you can notice a very tight arrangement, this receiver is located with a minimum gap in it. But you can see about it in our video. We will not post these photos here.
GS B 520, new receiver overview, general view.
Let's look at the receiver. We see that this case is made of plastic, on the front panel we see a connector for external connection and one button that turns on this receiver.
GS B 520, receiver for, information on the body.
Now you can see several stickers on the case, one of them is the receiver number, the second is the identification number in the operator's system and the third is the region for which this receiver is intended.
GS B 520, new operator receiver, connectors for external connections.
Now let's see the connectors. Everything is standard here, dwell on each and write what this connector is for. This one does not seem to make sense for this, the only thing is that an additional connector can be noted for connecting an RJ45 or network or eight connector and it will run out or ethernet - whoever it is more convenient to call it. We will talk about how he fit into this receiver later, when we disassemble this receiver.
GS B 520, new receiver, new slot.
And one more thing we would like to note within the framework of this review is an additional slot on the side wall, what it is for and what its functional load we will also definitely check, but this will be a little later.
In the meantime, you can watch the video about the receiver.
Happy viewing!
We watched the video, now you can continue.
GS B 520, receiver, remote control.
As you can see the remote control already in this receiver is new, small.
GS B 520, receiver, connector information in user manual.
Anyone who has forgotten which button means what can be remembered by looking at the corresponding page. Here's an example:
1. On / Off button - using this button you can switch the operating mode of the receiver from the working mode to the standby mode and, accordingly, vice versa.
2. Button "Big TV" - using it you can call the application "Popular TV channels"
4. "Radio" button - switch between viewing TV and listening to the radio.
6. Button "OK" - Confirmation of the selection in the modes where necessary. Using it, you can call up a list of TV channels on the screen.
9. The "Subtitles" button, it has a yellow color and with this button you can call up an info banner or use the application prompts to enter additional functions.
GS B 520, receiver for the operator, information on the remote control buttons.
11. Stop button - stop playback in various applications.
18. "Menu" button - with its help you can call information on the TV screen from the main menu of the receiver
Here the description is on two sheets and we will not describe all the buttons.
GS B 520, receiver, power supply for receiver.
And just look at the external power supply for this receiver, it also changed a little visually, while the connection connector and input and output characteristics remained the same as on many other receivers from GS Group.
When you turn on the GS B522 and GS B520 receiver for the first time, a welcome window appears on the screen. The time and date can be adjusted here if necessary. But usually this is not required since the receiver receives the date and time from the satellite.
Press the OK button on the receiver's remote control and go to the Tricolor TV Search page.
In this menu, using the "right" "left" buttons, select the operator. For the European part of the operator "Tricolor TV" for Siberia "Tricolor-Siberia". If the dish is set correctly when the operator is selected, the Strength and Quality scales will fill.
Using the "down" button, select the "continue" item and press OK.
After that, the item for selecting a region appears. Select the region with the up and down buttons and press the OK button. For the European part of the country, the region is "Main". When choosing the "Ural" region, in addition to the channels of the main region, federal channels with broadcasting +2 hours will be added.
After that, an automatic channel search takes place. Upon completion of the search, you just need to click the "OK" button by selecting the "Save" item.
To re-search for channels on the tuned receiver:
Press "Menu" and in Select the item "Search for Tricolor channels", nClick "Start Search" with the "OK" button
Organization and sorting of channels on receivers GS B522 and GS B520.
At the moment, there are more than 200 different TV channels in Tricolor TV, and of course, you have those that you love more than others. It is much more convenient if all your favorite channels are in one, separate, list and you will not need to search for them among other channels.
To create such a list you need:
Press the "Menu" button on the receiver's remote control and go to the section "Applications", and in it inSelect the "Channel Editor" application.
Going into the channel editor, you will see two columns: the right one displays the channel lists, the left one shows the channels included in this list.
To create a new list press the red button on the receiver's remote control.
The onscreen keyboard appears on the screen. Using the "up" "down" "right" "left" and "OK" buttons, you can title a new list, and then save the name by pressing the blue button.
Now, to add your channels to the new list, select it with the "up" "down" buttons and press the "right"
Press the green button on the remote to display the channel list.
After selecting the channel you want to add to the list, press OK. A green check mark will appear to the right of the channel, indicating that the channel has been added to the list.
After you have selected all the channels just click "exit". On the right side of the window, the channels you have selected are now shown in the desired order.
Now, when displaying the list of channels, you have a new group, by selecting it you will see your added channels.
Unlike the earlier models of the receiver, the channels when added to the favorite list in these models change the numbering of the channels and correspond to the order in which they are added to the list. For example, if you add channel 185 to the list first, it becomes 1. And when switching channels, the list numbering is now used, and not the channel number that was assigned to it during the initial setup.
Your Tricolor TV GS B520 receiver is set up and ready to go. Happy viewing.
The GS B520 set-top box is specifically designed to exchange SD receivers for HDTV-enabled devices at a discounted price. When purchasing equipment under the trade-in program, the current subscription to satellite television services is retained. The GS B520 single-tuner set-top box supports viewing broadcasts from a TV screen and “mirroring” streaming - duplicating video content to mobile devices to implement the TV to Go concept. The service is available from tablets and smartphones based on iOS or Android through the "Play.Tricolor" application. Streaming video content requires connecting the set-top box to a Wi-Fi router on your home network.
At the heart of the GS B520 set-top box is a new MStar K5 central processor and a proprietary coprocessor developed by the GS Group holding. The technological solution ensures high speed of data processing and content security. GS B520 is equipped with connectors necessary for comfortable work: RCA-3, USB, HDMI, Ethernet, S / PDIF digital audio output. For the convenience of connecting external media, the USB interface is located on the front panel of the TV set-top box. It is also possible to connect an external infrared sensor to control a hidden attachment from the remote control.
GS B520 based on the interactive software platform Stingray TV supports content recording (PVR) and deferred viewing (TimeShift). The ability to use smart functions is determined by the content copyright holder. The following services are available to users: Tricolor TV Cinemas, teletext, subtitles, electronic TV guide (EPG), timers, games.
Technical characteristics of the GS B520 receiver:
E501 - General characteristics of equipment:
- High speed of work;
- Convenient and user-friendly graphical interface;
- Playing media content from external media;
- A set of built-in applications: Cinema halls "Tricolor TV", "TV Guide", "Reminders", "Games", etc .;
- A full range of necessary digital TV services (subtitles, teletext, EPG, etc.)
- The ability to install additional applications that expand functionality;
- Connectors: RCA-3, USB connector, HDMI connector, Ethernet connector;
- Reception of radio and TV channels "Tricolor TV" standard (SD) and high definition (HD) in DVB-S: QPSK, DVB-S2: QPSK, 8PSK formats with support for video compression standards MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (H.264 ) and HEVC (H.265);
- Broadcasting the content of the operator "Tricolor TV" to IP-devices, including smartphones and tablets.
User manual and other documents for GS B520 receiver
Firmware and software of the GS B520 receiver
Changes from the previous version of the software:
- The "Cinemas" application has been redesigned, including the ability to pay for films from a personal account through the application or using a QR code has been added.
- Changed the "Settings Wizard" application: added the "Satellite only" mode of use.
- An indication of the recording mode has been added to the "Infopanel" application.
- The function of permanent display of the clock on the screen has been returned.
- The force / quality scales of B531M / B532M / B533M / B534M have been calibrated.
- Added indication of receiving remote control commands on the front panel of the receiver.
- To simplify access to service management, the authorization mechanism in the "Personal Account" has been changed.
- Added date and time display for Featured on TV app.
Attention!
It will be impossible to return the previous version of the software!
Before updating, read the instructions in the archive.
Changing the sequence of steps for updating the software specified in the instructions is prohibited!
Video about prefix GS B520
GS B520 see what's inside it, an overview of the new receiver.
Today we continue our acquaintance with a new receiver for the operator. (NJSC "NSK" - non-public joint-stock company "National satellite company" legal entity, brand owner "). Which is mainly created by the GS manufacturer as a receiver, which will be used to exchange the old fleet of operator's receivers (NSC "NSC" - non-public joint stock company "National Satellite Company" legal entity, brand owner ") for a new one. This promotion has long been going on in retail specialized stores, it takes place in different variations and in different price ranges, but we will not talk about the exchange today, our task is to add the missing information about the GS B520 receiver and collect feedback and comments on this product.
In the last review, we already told you about the receiver body, and in this review we will no longer pay additional attention to this detail.
GS B520 receiver overview.
We can only note the following detail - the main board is slightly smaller in size than the tray on which it is located, and here we can mark this fact as an event at the manufacturer's. Finally, they began to conserve resources and the case is commensurate with the size of the main board.
GS B520 main receiver motherboard.
When removing the top cover, several elements catch the eye, which we will talk about and look at them in more detail a little later. Now we specially show both color and black and white photos of the main board in general view, for initial acquaintance with the product.
GS B520 complete disassembly of the new receiver.
As you can immediately notice, this receiver is fundamentally different from receivers…. That have been offered until today. And here it is already becoming interesting, why did they change everything so radically? Now let's take a closer look, we hope that in the final part of the review we will fully answer this question as well.
GS B520 main board, factory markings.
First, let's look at the markings…. Which is present on the board. Here we see that there are marks.
GS B520 disassemble the receiver and see what is inside it.
But there is information about that…. What kind of board it is and for what model range it is intended. Our copy is labeled B520_r.0.04 released in 2015. Everything is clearly visible and everything is well read.
GS B520 Main Operator Receiver Board
Here it is worth noting a moment that is very clearly visible in the photo. On the edge of the printed circuit board, villi are clearly visible, it is strange that the edges of the printed circuit board are still not processed, if you recall the first DRE 4000 that sailed to the country from far away, then this was not there. Okay, we hope that this fact will not affect the performance and durability of the device as a whole.
GS B520 considering the main board.
Now let's take a look at the central processing unit of this digital satellite TV receiver. Here we see that there is a cooling radiator on it for heat dissipation, the dimensions of the radiator are impressive and by its size we can judge how much heat will be generated.
GS B520 central processing unit.
But immediately we will immediately look at the density of the arrangement of the elements and here everything is very clearly visible how they decided to do it in order to minimize losses as much as possible. Let's take off the radiator and see what is under it, advertising is one thing.
GS B520 CPU heatsink.
But what is worth it is completely different. The radiator can be removed without much difficulty and we put it aside.
GS B520 heatsink for receiver main processor.
Of course, there are methods for accurately calculating radiators, and here the developers take into account the required power dissipation in their methods.
For this, many parameters are important, for example, you need to clearly understand the ambient temperature in which the device will be used, what configuration is used in the device, of course, you need to look at the materials from which both the radiator and the case are made. We do not need this, there are developers and they receive a salary, it is important for us that the power of this radiator is sufficient so that our processor does not overheat in different modes and shows maximum performance at the same time.
GS B520 processor MSD 7C77-R00-NAO
We see the marking of the MSD 7C77-R00-NAO processor, but today we do not know anything about this product, even the manufacturer from Taiwan does not have anything about this processor. Isn't it very interesting, and there are two options, either this processor was specially prepared for the GS receiver, or it is so bad that no one else uses it in their equipment. And if so, then we will wait and see what happens next. In general, it is certainly very strange that there is no information about this product.
GS B520 coprocessor GSDDSGS1A000B
Now let's see the development from GS Nanotech, coprocessor GSDDSGS1A000B. So there is nothing for him either, and GS Nanotech are silent about him, here we can assume that they themselves do not know anything about him. Here, of course, it is also very interesting and it is possible that soon we will find out something about him in detail.
GS B520 processor and memory bundle on the main board.
And so it turns out a very interesting bundle in this product and the decision to stick in such a large heatsink becomes completely understandable from the point of view of theory, because we do not know the real indicators of what this processor can do.
Memory 25Q032
Of course, indirectly, we can judge the processor by the 25Q032 read-only memory, this product is already well known.
But the fact that it is used is not very encouraging, in the sense that it does not differ in a product that would show us that the processor is operating at some new speeds.
RAM H5TQ4G63CFR
Right next to it we see that there is SKhynix H5TQ4G63CFR RAM, which is not so bad, for such a receiver it is a good solution today.
demodulator MSB1310
Here I would like to note the use of the MSB1310 demodulator, where it is not only used now, this microcircuit is probably now on almost all receivers that are sold in our market, both among satellite and terrestrial ones.
tuner EARDATEK 11670RE
Let's immediately see what kind of tuner there is, and here we see - the EARDATEK tuner and this immediately explains the peculiarity of the receiver with a visually low signal level on the transponders. Input NIM-modules (Network Interface Module) from the Chinese company EARDATEK are not the first time used by GS, and here they are not only intended to work in digital satellite receivers of many manufacturers, but the fact that they have shown themselves on the good side during operation as in the DVB S digital satellite television standard, and in the DVB S2 digital satellite television standard. In theory, here this tuner is capable of showing high sensitivity and the ability to work under conditions from -65dBm ~ -25dBm
chip RA523
Of course, it's time to wrap up in this review. But let's take a look at a couple more places within the framework of this review ... And we'll look at the rest another time.
I would like to note that the same TPD13S523 RA523 microcircuit is used as protection against thunderstorms or short circuits from HDMI. Explosion or damage saved by the processor. But it shows…. That the owner of the receiver did not follow the rules. As prescribed by the manufacturer. Therefore, it is better for the owners to follow the rules.
SIM card slot for GS B520 receiver
Let's finish for today with a SIM card slot. Which is not yet used for its intended purpose and will be in demand. If everything works out soon.
Here you go. Today we can say that the plan that was originally implemented. There are still moments about which I would like to tell…. But it won't be today. Anyway ... As you can see, this receiver has a lot to see.
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