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timmydel · 26-02-10, 12:23 PM

Hi,Sorry If I am asking very simple questions but I am very new to satellite receiving. I came across a Manhattan Starlight MX in car boot sale and have managed to set it up with a spare Sky dish pointing at Hotbird - with help from information on this site ! Thanks . However some of the terms used on the site have me a bit confused.What is U-CAS embedded? The manual for this receiver says it has this.What does this do?Can I put a Viaccess or Irdeto smartcard in the card slot or do I need a CAM ?Do I need different CAMs to view the various encrypted channels or can I get one CAM to do several encryption standards? Again sorry for the probably simple questions but any help would be appreciated.

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timmydel Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Beginner-Starlight MX Question and other questions. Hi,Sorry If I am asking very simple questions but I am very new to satellite receiving. I came across a Manhattan Starlight MX in car boot sale and have managed to set it up with a spare Sky dish pointing at Hotbird - with help from information on this site ! Thanks . However some of the terms used on the site have me a bit confused.What is U-CAS embedded? The manual for this receiver says it has this.What does this do?Can I put a Viaccess or Irdeto smartcard in the card slot or do I need a CAM ?Do I need different CAMs to view the various encrypted channels or can I get one CAM to do several encryption standards? Again sorry for the probably simple questions but any help would be appreciated.