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0. GENERAL INFORMATION Thank you for purchasing the PVR (Personal Video Recorder). This PVR is the world 1st Twin Tuner PVR based on LINUX O/S. This product is fully compliant with the DVB standards and transmits digital broadcasting service directly to your TV through the various satellites and record those programs and enjoying trick play. You can notice that every operation of the PVR is based on a dynamic and user-friendly user interface and menus.
Symbol Explanation 1. MENU (Capital & Bold) Represents Main Menu category. 1.1. Menu(Bold) Represents a sub-category of the main menu 1.1.1. Menu Indicates a selectable option in a sub-category. Please do not open or change any part or option of this menu without full understanding or skillful installer's guidance. Press the MENU key on the RCU (Remote Control Unit) to make the main menu appeared. In some menus, you are asked to put the PIN (Personal Identification Number) code as a password.
CONTENTS 0. GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................ 1 1. SAFETY INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................ 1 2.HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ........................................................................................................................ 1 2.1 How to move the cursor .........................
9. BEFORE SETTING ...................................................................................................................................... 17 9.1 Menu Information...................................................................................................................................... 17 9.2 Basic Key Control ..................................................................................................................................... 17 10. GET STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME ....
11.9 Audio Setting ........................................................................................................................................... 36 12. PVR OPERATION ...................................................................................................................................... 36 12.1. Recording ............................................................................................................................................... 37 12.2. Recorded file open.......
13.5.2. File transfer ....................................................................................................................................... 45 13.6. HDD Management .................................................................................................................................. 46 14. SYSTEM SETUP ........................................................................................................................................ 47 14.1 TV Output.........................
3. BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3.1 Advanced Features ■ Application and Expansion. LINUX O/S enables ultimate applications and expansions to fulfill the customer’s need. ■ Max. Two Channels Recording and One Prerecorded File Playback. Simultaneous Double Descrambling with Viaccess CAM. ■ Watching 1 Viaccess channel while recording another Viaccess channel with only 1 Viaccess CAM. Playback on prerecorded programs without Viaccess CAM.
4. THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX Please make sure that the following items are included in the Package. ■ PVR main unit ■ Remote Control Unit ■ 2 Batteries (size AAA) ■ Operation Manual 5.
Navigation-Buttons enable to make channel Up & Down on the live channels and move the cursor Up & Down in the OSD-menu. Also to make volume increased & decreased on the channels watching mode and move the cursor left & right in the OSD-Menu. To exit from the OSD-menu or to go back to previous menu. To make Bookmarks on the File progressing time bar (find on the channel Information banner) To display program information Bar To select options /To bring up the Channel List.
5.1. Programming the remote control for your TV set. This Universal type remote control works for both TV and PVR. There are two ways to program the remote control; Automatic Code Search and Direct Entry. 5.1.1 Using automatic code search 1. Turn on the component (TV) you want to control. 2. Press and hold the TV button until the LED (TV button) turns on red, then release the key. 3.
the LED blinks three times. 5.1.2. Using direct entry method 1. Turn on the component (TV) you want to control. 2. Locate the Code List (refer to code list on the page 59). Find your TV brand that you want to control. 3. Press and hold the TV button until the LED on the remote control turns on red, then release the key. 4. Enter 3-digit code from the code list, then the LED blinks three times. 5.
■Two slots for the smart cards ■Two slots for CAM ■VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display) with door type front panel ■Displays channel number, error messages, current time and status and remote control commands ■Power On/ Stand by ■Push the button to eject CAM ■Manu Button ■EPG Button ■FILE Button ■OK ■Volume Up ■Volume Down ■Channel Up ■Channel Down 7.
①TV Aerial RF IN ②TV antenna RF OUT ③VCR Scart ④TV Scart ⑤Tuner 1(LNB IN) ⑥Tuner 2(LNB IN) ⑦Video RCA Video output ⑧Audio L/R RCA Audio outputs ⑨Digital Audio ⑩Serial RS232C ⑪USB To read and load the A/V data ⑫ Ethernet ⑬IF OUT ⑭IF OUT 8. INSTALLATION Most effective and common setting methods are suggested below. Please follow the instructions carefully.
8.1 Connection to TV, VCR and Hi-Fi 8.1.1 Connection to TV with SCART cable Connect the TV to the PVR with a SCART cable. One end of SCART cable goes into the TV SCART socket and the other end goes into to the SCART socket on the PVR. 8.1.2 Connection to VCR with RCA and SCART cable A. Connect the VCR with a SCART CABLE After connecting the PVR to TV with a SCART cable, connect VCR to the PVR same way that the TV and the PVR connected with SCART cable. B.
8.2 Dish Connection Most effective and common setting methods are suggested below. Please choose one of these ways to connect the dish-antennas and follow the instructions. Please carefully review the instructions before you install. 8.2.1 Installing the PVR with two separated antennas. In the LNB Setting menu, the connection type should be set to “separated.” Two Satellite antennas are installed separately with a single universal LNB each.
able to scan the channels. A Satellite antenna is installed with one single LNB. When the tuner is reserved for a recording, only the channels from same Polarity group can be watched. Caution) To descramble two channels simultaneously, 2 CI Modules are required 8.2.3 Installing the PVR with twin LNB Antenna In the LNB Setting menu, the connection type should be set to “separated” A Satellite Antenna is installed with twin/dual universal LNB.
recorded. Caution) To descramble two channels simultaneously, 2 CI Modules are required. 9. BEFORE SETTING 9.1 Menu Information Selectable lines are generally activated (highlighted). No-activated lines are not selectable. Most of OSD- menus show short information at the bottom of the screen. 9.2 Basic Key Control With the UP/DOWN direction button you can move the cursor upwards and downwards in the OSD (On Screen Display)- menu. In most of menus, you can search channels with these buttons.
The HDD Preparing time is depends on HDD data size. If the power goes off unexpectedly, it may requires certain amounts of time to read HDD depends on the existing prerecorded program size on HDD. 10.1 Switch your TV and PVR On. The Local Time setting menu will appear automatically. 10.2. Adjusting the local time. Press LEFT/RIGHT buttons to find your area on Time Zone and select Daylight-saving (summer time) ON or OFF.
10.3. LNB setting. The LNB Setting menu will appear automatically right after adjusting Local Time. You can select Tuner 1 to set up by pressing LEFT/RIGHT button or RED and GREEN button. Select the right connection type of LNBs between Separated and Loop Thru as the tuner connected. Choose the Number of LNBs, then press OK button to setup each LNB. 10.3.1. Set each LNB parameter.
You can setup Tuner 2 if Connection is separated. To copy the values of LNB 1 to LNB 2, just press BLUE button. Press YELLOW button to move to Channel Search menu. 10.4. Scanning the satellites. 10.4.1. Automatic This is to scan all channels in the satellites you setup in LNB Setting menu. Set Satellite Name, Network Search option and Search Method option by pressing LEFT/RIGHT button and press OK on SEARCH to start scanning.
10.4.2. Manual. This is to scan channels on specific TP. Set Satellite Name, Frequency, Symbol Rate, Polarity values. You can press OK to check the values on Frequency and Symbol Rate menu or press NUMERIC buttons to input values directly. Press OK on Manual Search to start scanning. If you input new TP data on this menu, the new data will be saved on the satellite automatically. Once channel search is done, searched channel shows up automatically. 11.
While watching TV or listening to Radio, you can get the ‘TV or Radio a Channel List by pressing OK button on the remote controller. Use the navigation-buttons to move the cursor up/down and left /right. When you reach a channel that you want to check, press OK button for a view. To move to a channel that you have chosen, press MENU button. There are 3 sorting options: First, ‘Mode’ Second, ‘Channel’ Third, ‘Sort’ to search desired channel quickly. 11.1.1 Mode Sort the channels by TV or Radio. 11.1.
11.1.3. Sort It allows you to sort the channels by Default, A to Z, Z to A, FTA to CAS, CAS to FTA and Satellite. 11.1.4. Sort Move Highlight jumps accordingly as sorted (Mode, Channel, Sort), press up/down buttons on the RCU. 11.2. Edit in the Channel List To Switch into Channel Edit mode, press i at the bottom of the channel list. To move back to the channel list, press i again.
11.2.1. To Favorite Move to Favorite by using the navigation-buttons and press OK button to bring the favorite add list. The highlighted channel will be added to the one of categories on favorite group where you wish to save. Switch to TV or Radio list Change favorite Group category backward order (such as Sport, Drama, News, Movie and Music) Change favorite Group category forward order (such as Sport, Drama, News, Movie and Music) You can create a new favorite category (make Fav.
11.2.2. Hide Select the channel that you wish to hide by moving high-lights and press OK button. You will be asked to a password, by putting correct password the channel will be hidden. If you wish to bring the hidden channel back, Move to Main menu and select Lock control under User’s option and Switch Hide Channels OFF by entering PIN number. After switching into Hide Channels OFF mode, move back to Channel list, then you can see the channel which was hidden before with “H” beside channel name.
11.2.4. Rename Change the selected channel name using virtual key board. Move to Rename option and press OK button then the virtual keyboard will appear. In the virtual keyboard the Capital letter and the small letter can be alternatively appear by pressing lock image key(Next to DEL key). When renaming is done, to save the changed name select ENTER KEY in the virtual key board. To exit from virtual keyboard without saving settings, press OK button. 11.2.5.
11.3. Favorite Channel Lists While watching TV or listening to Radio, the favorite channel list is available anytime by pressing the FAV button on the remote controller. The default favorite groups are Sports, Drama, News, Movie and Music. 11.3.1. Make Fav. List Move to Make Fav. List and OK button to bring virtual key board and create new favorite group by using virtual keyboard. To save created favorite group, select the enter key on the virtual keyboard. 11.3.2.
11.3.3. Rename To rename a channel or favorite group, move to Rename and press OK button to bring virtual keyboard and rename the selected channel & fav group, then select ENTER to save changed name and exit from virtual keyboard. 11.3.4. Add Channels To add channels to a favorite group, move to Add Channels and press OK button, then all channel list appears. The high-lighted channel will be added by Pressing OK button, then you can see check-sign image next to channel added. 11.3.5. Reorder FAV.
11.4. Electronic Program Guide Press the EPG button on the remote control, the TV electronic program guide (EPG) will appear. Search channels schedules by using the navigation-buttons up/down and left/right to move the highlights. To get more detailed EPG on specific channel, move high-lights to the channel then press OK button.
11.4.1. Mode Press the Red button, to switch into TV or Radio channel mode. 11.4.2. Channel Press the Green button at the button on the RCU, and select one of options from All, Favorite and SAT. It displays EPG information on your selection. 11.4.3. Search To search channel’s EPG under specific category/genre that you like, press yellow button at the bottom of the RCU. EPG data will show up depends on EPG availability of providers by satellite. Category: Select genre of a programs.
Sub Category: Select sub-category of programs (Adult movie / Romance / Comedy etc) Program name: Put in a specific program name by using virtual key board. Rating: Select Age limits on the programs. 11.4.4. Zoom Press The Blue button at the bottom of the RCU, select the time-grid of EPG display by 30 Min, 1 hour, 2 hours and date, or specific date is selectable up to maximum 7days. To reserve a specific channel for recording, press REC bottom on RCU then the channel name will be high-lighted in yellow.
If more than two channels are scheduled to be recorded at a time, a warning message will pop up. Readjust recording plan by canceling one to avoid conflicts on the reservation of recordings. 11.4.5. Recording reservation The PVR automatically turns on one minute before the recording starts, if you leave the PVR standby mode. After one minute lapse, Pop-up appears to confirm whether you want to continue the recording or not. Select Cancel to stop the recording.
If you don’t touch RCU for a minute when recording starts, it recognizes as there are no one in presence. It starts to record itself and after done recording, it turns off automatically. However if you touch or press any button on the RCU during recording, it recognize that there are someone in presence and it does not goes off automatically. 11.5. File list management Press FILE button to move to File List Management. Yellow Button: Record Plan shows the reserved recordings’ status.
Detailed Recording plan information is available by pressing OK button. To move highlights, use the navigation- button. Recording option editing is also available in this OSD-Menu. To exit from FILE Management press EXIT button. 11.6. Channel Information Info bar appears by pressing the button. If you press twice, channel details are also available. The infobar shows all necessary information about selected channel.
Sat and details TP Favorite Channel Channel name Age Limit Dolby Digital Start Time Subtitle Channel Number Recording Progress Bar Teletext Multi Audio 11.7 RCL To move back to the previous live channel, press this button. By pressing RCL button from a recorded channel, it will be switch into the live channel that you were watching previously. 11.
11.9 Audio Setting Press the AUDIO button on the remote controller; to select an audio language and sound mode. Mix / Mono Left / Mono Right, Audio languages are selectable by pressing Left/Right direction button. Press AUDIO or EXIT key to exit. While recording or Trick play, audio options are not selectable. It has to be set before recording or trick play. 12. PVR OPERATION Maximum 2 channel recording and 1 recorded channel playback.
12.1. Recording To record a live channel, press button to record a channel that you are currently watching. In the channel list, a channel in yellow indicates the currently recording channel. Press button to stop recording. Select a channel name that you want to stop the recording then press OK button to confirm.
The default recording time is two hours, recording time can be set up to maximum 23h 59min. FILE-> Record plan->New-> Duration. The recording notice will pop-up two minutes before a recording starts. If the power is turned off, the PVR automatically goes on and performs /starts recordings when the scheduled recording time is 2 minutes left away. When the PVR finishes recordings, the power also goes off automatically. During the recordings if you touch RCU, then the power stays on.
12.3. Record plan Press Left/Right direction button and move to RESERVATION and select options 1. New New recording plan can be made in this section by selecting various selecting options. (Start times, Duration, Period, and Parental Lock are available options) 2. Edit Set options are editable in this section. 3. Delete Delete Recording Plans from the list. 12.4. Play back Press FILE button, move to recorded file you want to watch then press OK button to playback. 12.5. Trick play on live channels.
12.6 Book mark Press the button, to make a book mark on the time bar where you want. If you want to move next book mark, press PLAY button to jump to next book mark button again. To remove book mark on the time bar, press the 12.7. Play On the Display time bar and press the button under the book mark to jump to the next book mark, then the playback start from the marked point. 12.8.
If there are not any marked points, the whole section can be repeated instead of two points. To exit from the repeat function, press Repeat button one more time. 12.9. Stop Stop the watching prerecorded file and back to a live channel. 12.10. Pause Pause the watching files and live channels. To go back to normal play mode, press Play button. 12.11.
12.14. Slow motion and Frame by Frame Press the button 1~2secs then it will show slow motion. As you push the button, it shows speed such as x1/16, x1/8, x1/4, x1/2. Press the button less than 1sec, it shows still screen at first. As you press the button, it will show frame by frame. Press PLAY button to move back to normal play mode. 13. USER’S OPTION 13.
13.1.1. Banner Time Out Select the time-out length for information banner from 2 to 10seconds. 13.1.2. Subtitle Select subtitle display ON/ OFF. 13.1.3. Switch Smart EPG/CAM Update All searched channels’ EPG will be saved automatically in side receiver when the power goes off. When you need update the CAM, You have to switch from Smart EPG into CAM Update mode. 13.2. Lock Control 13.2.1. Maturity Control Select the age limit form OFF, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15 to 18 for programs.
13.2.2. System Lock Switch System Lock ON or OFF. If you select ON, a password input box will appear. The default password is 0000. 13.2.3. Channel Lock Switch Channel Lock ON or OFF. Each channel can be locked on the channel list under channel edit mode. Refer to Channel List to lock specific channels. 13.2.4. Hide Channels Switch Hide Channels ON or OFF. The hidden channels will be excluded from the Channel List. Refer to Channel List to hide specific channels. 13.3. Language 13.3.1.
13.4. Local Time Select or change your Time Zone, Year, Month, Date, Hour, Minute and Daylight-saving time. To save changed settings, press EXIT button. 13.5. USB Mode 13.5.1. PC editor Use PC editor to edit searched channel data on your PC. To download existing channel data or edited data from PC to the PVR, the PVR has to be connected to PC by USB cable and the PVR has to be ready for PC editor mode. MenuÆ User’s OptionÆUSB ModeÆPC editorÆ”OK” Button 13.5.2.
13.6. HDD Management Select HDD Format or HDD Exchange as you want. When you select Format, the system will be restarted and current HDD will be formatted. When you select exchange, current setting data and recorded files are saved for next use.
☞ NOTICE We strongly recommend you to use A/V or CE HDD only. If you use the HDD made for PC use, we do not guarantee the best performance on the PVR. When you select Exchange, current setting data and recorded files are saved for next use. 14. SYSTEM SETUP 14.1 TV Output 14.1.1. CH type Select a proper TV broadcasting system among the PAL B/G, PAL I and PAL D/K. 14.1.2. Channel Select a UHF TV channel for the TV connected to RF modulator output. The default channel is 38.
14.1.3. Aspect Ratio Select 4:3 PS (Pan & Scan) or 4:3 LB (Letter Box) for Standard TV or 16:9 for wide screen TV. 14.2. LNB Setting Tuner 1, Tuner 2 Select Tuner 1 or Tuner 2 first. Make sure your tuner Connection is Separated or Loop Thru. In case of Loop through connection, tuner 2 is selectable for set up. In case that the receiver is connected both tuner 1 and tuner 2, select tuner 1 for the set up first, then consecutively select tuner 2 for the set up.
Hot Keys : To bring up Tuner 1 : To bring upTuner 2 : Copy LNB settings of Tuner 1 to Tuner 2 14.2.1. Connection In case the 2 tuners are connected to separately to Satellites, select separated. If the Tuners are connected by Loop through, select Loop Thru. 14.2.2. Switch Type Select your right LNB switch type. 14.2.3. Number of LNBs Select the number of LNBs you have installed. 14.2.4. LNB set up Move the high-lights to each LNB, press OK button on the RCU.
Once your setup is complete, press EXIT button to save and exit. 14.2.5. The Signal Indicator It displays Signal Strength(Green) and Signal Quality(Yellow) on top of this menu. When you see the Green and yellow bar on top, it means LNB Settings are correctly set. Yellow button: To go to Search channels Once LNB setting is completed, select Go to Search to move to Channel Search menu. 14.3. Channel search Auto search and Manual search are available.
14.3.2. Manual Select specific Satellite Name, Frequency, and Symbol Rate, and Polarity and press Manual button to start searching the particular channels. 14.3.3. Advanced Search Video PID: Enter the correct VIDEO PID value by using numeric buttons on the RCU. Audio PID: Enter the correct AUDIO PID value by using numeric buttons. PCR PID: Enter the correct PCR PID value using numeric Buttons.
14.4. DiSEqC 1.2 positioner If you have a DiSEqC1.2 motorized system, then you can use the DiSEqC function. Select the satellite name first, and switch the DiSEqC Enable and put other required options. Select the right TP to catch the strong Signal Strength. 14.5 USALS setting USALS is very convenient motorized DiSEqC system that support DiSEqC 1.3 command and also can get the satellite position automatically if you know your geographical location.
14.6. IP setup 14.6.1. Manual For the static IP address users. Use the Navigation-Buttons and numeric buttons to set the Values then press SUBMIT button. IP: Enter your IP address to specify the host IP address. Subnet mask: Enter the subnet mask here to find Host IP address in its Subnet. Gateway: Enter the gateway values. 14.6.2. AUTO (DHCP) For the VDSL or ICS client users.
It detects values automatically. No need to enter any values here. After selecting Auto(DHCP), press submit button to have all settings show up automatically. If LAN cable is not properly connected, all settings might appear as “0.0.0.0.” In this case, check the cable connection and retry it. 14.6.3. AUTO (PPPoE) For the ADSL users ID and Password (which acquired from internet service provider) are required here; enter the values by using virtual Keyboard. Press OK button to bring the Virtual Key board.
14.7. Restore Factory Setting It removes Channel List, FAV List, LNB Settings and it restores original factory settings, but the files you recorded on the HDD will be remained in HDD. To restore factory settings, press ok. All settings will be deleted. 15. CI MODULE This menu shows the status of CI Modules. 16. ABOUT 16.1. System Info It displays Micom Version, Boot Version, Linux Version, Program Version, size of HDD and first date of operation.
17. SOFT WARE UPGRADE Make sure that Hardware Driver and Flash Tools are completely installed on your PC. 17.1. Driver installation. For the first time, follow the instructions from 1 to 10.This procedure is required for initial use for once. 1. Download the Flash tools on your PC 2. Connect PC and AB IPBox 400S by USB Cable 3. If relook is standby mode when it is connected by USB, skip the # 4, follow the # 5 to enter USB mode. 3-1.
Important) The order of this procedure is very important; please do follow the instruction step by step. When Driver is installed successfully, it is ready to download the latest image to relook (USB download instructions) 17.2. S/W Updating. 1. Relook and PC have to be connected by USB cable. 2. Relook has to be “USB “upgrade mode (‘USB” on the display of relook) 3. Run the Flash Tools 4. Click on USBÆ check the “USB connected” message at the bottom 5.
18. GLOSSARY OF TERMS CA Conditional Access. A system to control subscriber access to services/ programs. RF Radio frequency (known as HF in some countries). Common Interface DVB standard hardware and software architecture for Conditional Access systems. SCART A 21-pin connector used for connection of the relook, VCR and TV. Also known as Euro connector DVB The Digital Video Broadcast group was created to establish a technical framework for the introduction of digital video broadcasting systems.
19. TROUBLE SHOOTING Problem No display appeared on front Possible Causes Power cord is not plugged in. What ToDo Check that power cord No Sound/ Picture Wrong Audio/ Video output connection between the receiver and TV set. Mute Audio Check Audio/ Video output connection between the receiver and TV set. Press Mute button to recover. Turn TV on Check the cable connections, LNB and other equipment connected between the LNB and the receiver, or adjust the dish.
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