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Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 BEFORE INITIAL OPERATION ON THE RECEIVER ....................................................................... 5 1.1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 PACKAGING CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 VIEWS ....................................................
5.2 6 MULTI-EPG ......................................................................................................................................... 31 EDIT THE CHANNEL LIST ................................................................................................................... 33 7 6.1 ADDING A BOUQUET ............................................................................................................................ 34 6.2 ADD A SERVICE TO FAVORITES .........................
11.2 DVB-T TUNER CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................... 81 11.3 AUTOMATIC SCAN ................................................................................................................................ 82 11.4 MANUAL SCAN ..................................................................................................................................... 83 12 FIRMWARE UPDATE. ......................................
1 Before initial operation on the receiver 1.1 Safety instructions 1.1.1 General instructions Please read the safety instructions completely and carefully, before using the QBox. The Manufacturer takes no responsibility for damages as a result of incorrect handling of the QBox. - The safety marking is located on the exterior of the bottom of the apparatus. - The mains plug shall be installed near the equipment and shall remain readily operable.
1.1.2 Shut down - In case your QBox is not in use for a long period of time disconnect the power plug from the power outlet. - During thunder storm the unit should also be physically disconnected from the power outlet. 1.1.3 - Additional safety instructions: (Dis-)Connecting to a LNB: Turn the QBox off before you connect or disconnect a cable coming from or going to a LNB - Connecting to a TV: Before connecting or disconnecting your QBox to/from a TV please turn it off.
1.1.4 Disposal instructions The packaging of the QBox only consists of reusable materials. Please recycle if possible. This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
1.2 Packaging contents Please check the completeness of the box’s contents. What’s included on the package: 1 x QBox High Definition Please check the Tuner configuration from the carton box 1 x Remote Controller 1 x Battery Pack (2x AAA) 1 x User Manual Optional not included on the standard configuration: Wi-Fi 802.1n module for WLAN connection Inc.
1.3 Views 1.3.1 Font View Remote Control TFT Display 2,2” Touch Pad Smarcard Readers Common Interface Slot Sensor 65536 Colors Cap Sense Technology Top (Slot 1) Bottom (Slot2) Top (Slot 1) Bottom (Slot2) 1.3.
1.4 Explanation Front Panel Common Interface Slot Plug in here any Common Interface Module of your choice. Smartcard Readers Insert your Conax, Dreamcrypt or DGCrypt Smartcard with the golden chip facing down and forward into one of the two Smartcard reader slots. Remote control sensor The remote control sensor receives the infrared signals of the Remote Control. Channel up/down Using the channel-up and –down buttons you can switch the channels directly on your QBox.
1.5 Explanation Rear Panel Power Switch The main power switch completely cuts power from your QBox. Power Cord Plug the power cable into the main power socket. You must not connect the power plug to anything other than a socket that supplies 110V/60Hz or 230V/50Hz. E-SATA Connector This is the connector to connect an external Hard Disk E-SATA. E-SATA HardDisk needs to be externally powered.
Connect your QBox with a HDMI cable (non included) to your TV HDMI input. HDMI is the highest performance signal (video and audio) transmission output for your QBox High Definition. Please read carefully point 3.1 when you first startup your QBox. RS232 You can connect your QBox The Serial Port is used to update the operating system. Please connect a serial null modem cable here. LAN Connection (Ethernet 10/100Mbit, RJ45) The Communication Port is an Ethernet port.
Wi-Fi Antenna (optional) QBox is capable to support WLAN connection with using the WLAN module optionally available (please check your sales configuration on the carton box if available). Three Wi-Fi antennas are needed to get the maximum performance for the WLAN module which operates following the 802.11n Standard. The WLAN operates in a totally transparent way like LAN connection (see above) including all its functionalities (see chapter 10.
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Important notes about operation All functions of the QBox can be controlled via OSD-Menu (On-Screen-Display). This makes the handling of the QBox very easy for you. All options are indicated by four colored dots or beams (red, green, yellow, blue) in the OSD-Menu and can be started with the Option Buttons on the Remote Control. Depending on the chosen Menu, these options do vary. The Options Buttons of your remote control have multiple functions.
The Power-Button switches your QBox on and off. POWER Button MUTE Button Numeric KeyBoard EXIT Button VOLUME Buttons INFO Button NAVIGATION Buttons AUDIO Button Pressing the MUTE-Button mutes the Volume. A crossed speaker symbol will appear on the TV screen. Pressing it again or pressing one of the Volume +/- Buttons brings back the audio. The Mute-Button deletes a character during text input. Enter a service number to directly access the option by using the Numeric Keypad.
2 Installation 2.1 Check for updates. When the Set Top Box is received it is possible that many new features are already been implemented in the meanwhile. A firmware update is important to be made. Before starting the receiver please check on the official web site www.qboxhd.com or www.duolabs.com if there is any firmware update that may have fixed some previous problems. Check on the update section 12 of this manual how to perform the update on your receiver.
2.2 Before turning the QBox HD on. Please remove the protection plastic from all the box and clean the front and rear panel carefully before turning the receiver on. IMPORTANT NOTE! To clean the front panel plastic after removing the protection film please use small quantity of water mixed with glass cleaning products. DO NOT USE: • Acetone • Any Chemical solvent. • Alcohol based products. • Trichloroethylene is a chlorinated hydrocarbon known as TCE, Trike, Tricky and Tri...
2.3 Turning the device on - Place the batteries inside the battery compartment of the remote control keeping in mind the right polarity. - Before using the QBox, please read the safety instructions (See chapter 1.1 Safety instructions) - Connect the LNB or antenna with a coaxial cable to LNB in or Antenna in at your QBox. See chapter 1.3.2 Explanation rear panel. - Connect the QBox to your TV using a HDMI or Scart-cable. Please mind carefully chapter 3.
3 Start wizard The start wizard helps you with the basic setup of your QBox. 3.1 Video output selection READ CAREFULLY! At the first usage of your QBox you have to set up the video/audio output for your receiver. There are two possible options: 1. Connection using the HDMI. a. First of all turn on your TV Set and go to HDMI input. Some TV Set will allow the user to select the HDMI input right after the detection of the receiver’s HDMI signal. b.
3.2 Language selection Select your desired and language with the Navigation-Buttons up and down. Press the OK-Button to activate. The start wizard takes you through the basic setup of your QBox. Press the OK-Button on your remote control to get to the next step. You will be asked if you want to set the basic settings for your QBox now or if you want to quit the start wizard. Using the Navigation-Buttons up and down select your desired option and press the OKButton to activate your selection.
3.3 Tuner setup Detailed information about the tuner setup can be found in chapter 11.1 DVB-S Tuner configuration 3.4 Service scan Detailed information about the service scan can be found in chapter 11.
3.5 Parental Control Refer to section 6.
4 Basic operation 4.1 Turning your QBox on and off Use the Power-Button to turn your QBox on and off. To put your QBox into Standby-Mode either press the Power-Button on your remote control or directly on your QBox. The current time will be shown in the QBox’s LCD-Display. Pressing the Power-Button for three seconds saves all settings and prepares your QBox for disconnection from power. Please wait for a note on the screen telling you that you can now disconnect your QBox from power.
4.2 Service selection Pressing the Left/Right-Buttons on your QBox remote control will take you to the previous or next service. Pressing the 0 on the Numeric-Keypad will enable you to skip back and forth between the two most recently watched services. This feature is quite useful during commercial breaks since it enables you to watch another channel and quickly check if your movies is back on. Using the Navigation-Buttons left/right you can switch to the 20 last viewed services. 4.
4.5 Changing the audio track Pressing the AUDIO-Button in TV or Radio Mode will reveal the “Audio” menu of the selected service. Use the Navigation-Buttons up and down to move to desired audio track. Press the OK-Button to select. The contents of this menu will vary from service to service. 4.6 Sub Services The green dot in the Infobar appears if the selected station transmits sub services. Pressing the green Options-Button in TV or Radio mode will reveal the sub services menu.
4.9 Subtitles Press the Menu-Button to enter the main menu. Select “Subtitles” and press the OK-Button. A list with the available subtitles will show up. Use the Navigation-Buttons up and down to select a desired subtitle and press the OK-Button to activate. The screenshot on the left shows you an example of how a subtitle looks. To deactivate subtitles process as described previously, just select deactivate subtitles instead of a subtitle page. Note: Keep in mind that not every station offers subtitles.
4.10 Infobar The Infobar appears and disappears by pressing the OK-Button once, if no OSD menu is shown on your screen or when you change channels. The Infobar shows all necessary Information about the selected service. Active Tuner Signal Level/-Strength Progress Bar Next Show Channel Name Current Show Current Time Remaining Time Is highlighted yellow as soon as a show is broadcasted Encrypted. Is highlighted yellow as soon as a show is broadcasted in Dolby Digital.
5 Electronic Program Guide EPG By pressing the INFO-Button in TV-Mode you are supplied with detailed information about the current show and by pressing the RightButton afterwards about the next show. Pressing the yellow Options-Button activates the “Channel-EPG” (See chapter 5.1) and pressing the blue Options-Button activates the “Multi-EPG“ (See chapter 5.2). The QBox automatically searches for similar broadcasts in the background.
5.1 Single-EPG In this view you are supplied with detailed information about the currently selected channel’s programming. By pressing the yellow Options-Button your can ether sort the “Single-EPG” alphabetically or by time. You can also access this view by pressing 1. the Info-Button for about 2 seconds 2. the Navigation-Buttons up/down to open the services list and then pressing the InfoButton. This way you can very quickly and easily access the Single-EPG of every service.
5.2 Multi-EPG Use the blue and yellow Options-Buttons to switch between the now, next and more views. Pressing the green Options-Button will give you the possibility to automatically copy the start and end time of the selected show into a recording timer. If you have set the “Multi bouquets” option to “yes” (see chapter 10.2) a selection of you bouquets will appear. Select the bouquet for which you want the Multi-EPG view. This view shows the currently airing shows on the services listed in the left column.
5.2.1 Time/Date Input Press the Menu-Button in the Multi-EPG view. A window will appear where you can enter a time and date. After you have entered the desired time and date press the OK-Button to activate you selection. The Multi-EPG will be displayed according to your set time and date. As a example we have selected 20:15. All shows starting at / which are already running 20:15 are displayed. Note: The set time will be saved and used next time when you sort by time and date.
6 Edit the channel list What is a bouquet? A bouquet can be thought of something like a folder. Every channel equals a page in this folder and the pages are sorted into categories. This way you can create a bouquet called “Kids”, for example, under which you “file” all children’s stations. Another example would be to create a bouquet called “Sports“ where you put all sports channels. This way you can create several topic related bouquets.
6.1 Adding a bouquet To be able to add a bouquet you have to set the “Allow multiple bouquets” option to yes. Pressing the Up/Down-Buttons on your remote control activates the service list. Press the blue Options-Button to switch to the bouquet view. By pressing the Menu-Button the "Channellist menu" will open up. Navigate to the option "add bouquet". Use the Numeric-Keypad on your remote control to enter the name for the new bouquet. The according letters are printed on button.
6.2 Add a service to favorites If you want to add a service to your Favorites-view you can choose from services in the All-, Satellites-and Provider-views. You can switch views by pressing the red, green, yellow and blue Options-Buttons. At this point we only describe the process from the All-Bouquet since it is the same for the others. Pressing the Up/Down-Buttons on your remote control activates the service list. Press the red Options-Button to change to the All view.
6.3 Adding multiple services to a bouquet You can select multiple services from the All-view to be added to the currently selected bouquet. Pressing the Up/Down-Buttons on your remote control activates the service list. Use the Bouquet +/- Buttons to switch to the desired bouquet. As an alternative you can press the blue Options-Button and select the desired bouquet. After that select a service and switch to it by pressing the OK-Button. By pressing the Menu-Button the "Channellist menu" will open up.
6.4 Remove a service from favorites Pressing the Up/Down-Buttons on your remote control activates the service list. Use the Navigation-Buttons up/down to select the desired service and press the MENU-Button to open the “Channellist menu”. Navigate to the option “remove service”. The selected service will be deleted from your favorites list.
6.5 Moving a service to favorites Pressing the Up/Down-Buttons on your remote control activates the service list. Use the Navigation-Buttons up/down to select the desired service and press the MENU-Button to open the “Channellist menu”. Navigate to the option “enable move mode” and press the OK-Button. Use the Navigation-Buttons up/down to select the service that you want to move and press the OKButton. The service will be highlighted red.
6.6 Adding a marker to favorites You have the option to add makers within the favorites bouquets. Pressing the Up/Down-Buttons on your remote control activates the service list. Use the Bouquet +/- Buttons to switch to the desired bouquet. As an alternative you can press the blue Options-Button and select the desired bouquet. Select a service. The marker will be added above the selected service. By pressing the Menu-Button the "Channellist menu" will open up. Navigate to the option "add marker".
6.7 Parental control Parental control makes it possible to lock selected channels. If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. Navigate to the “Parental lock“ option and press the OK-Button. Set the “Enable parental control” option to yes. Under the “Parental control type” option you can choose between a blacklist and a whitelist.
You will see this notice that the pincode has been changed. Press the OK-Button to get back into the Parental control menu. If the entered pincode was false you will see this notice. Press the OK-Button to get back into the “Change service pin” menu and to enter the correct new pincode twice. Now select the “Edit services list” option and press the OK-Button. Use the Navigation-Buttons up/down to select the first letter of the channel that you want to lock or allow and press the OK-Button.
6.8 Protecting the parental lock setup Additionally you have the option to protect the parental control menu using a pin code. Setting the “Protect setup” option to yes you will only be able to change parental control setting after you have intered the correct pincode. Once you entered the wrong pincode three times in a row you have to wait 15 minutes before you can try again. Note: You can use two different pincodes to protect the setup and the service list.
7 Hard disk operation 7.1 How to mount the external E-SATA Hard Disk An E-SATA Hard Disk can be connected externally in the dedicated port on the back of the receiver: External E-SATA Hard Disk needs to be powered with its external power supply. Note! Before you can use the hard disk you have to initialize it first. See section 7.2.1 to learn how to do.
7.2 Management If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button The “System” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Hard disk…” and press the OK-Button 3. Navigate to the “Hard Disk setup” option and press the OK-Button You now can set the duration of time after which the hard disk will be put into standby-mode.
7.2.1 Initialization If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 4. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button The “System” menu will open up. 5. Navigate to the option “Hard disk…” and press the OK-Button Navigate to the “Initialization” option and press the OK-Button.
7.3 Recording 7.3.1 Instant Recording Press the red Options-Button. You have five available options: - Add recording (indefinitely) - Add recording (stop after current event) - Add recording (enter recording duration) - Add recording (enter recording endtime) - Don't record Use the up/down-Buttons to navigate to you desired selection and press the OK-Button to select. A ongoing recording is indicated by a flashing symbol in the Infobar (see chapter 4.10).
7.3.2 Stop recording Switch to the service which recording you want to stop. Press the red Options-Button, select the "Stop recording" option and press the OK-Button to select. The recording will be stopped immediately. 7.3.3 Recording by timer You see the “Timer Editor“ menu. Pressing the red Options-Button will delete a timer.
7.3.4 Manual programming Press the green Options-Button to add a new timer. You can choose between two different timer types. "Record" to record the desired show or "Zap" to automatically switch to the service.
7.3.5 Timeshift Once you started an instant recording you can fast-forward and rewind while recording as long as you have already recorded at least 1 minute long. Press the yellow Options-Button to pause the screen (video and audio will pause). The recording will continue in the background. Press the yellow Options-Button again to resume watching. This way you won’t have to miss anything ever again if you quickly have to catch a phone call. The Timeshift-Mode can be exited by pressing the TV-Button.
7.4 Watch a Recording Press the Video-Button to get to the selection of recordings. Use the Navigation-Buttons up and down to select a recording. Press the OK-Button to start playing it. During replay you can see the control symbols in the Infobar. Press the Navigation-Buttons up and down or the Video-Button to get back to the list of recordings. If you have previously watched the movie you will be asked to continue where you left off when you start watching it the next time.
The PVR-Mode can be exited by pressing the TVButton. You will be asked if you want to stop the replay of the recording. If you choose “Yes” you will be taken back to the last channel you were watching. Skipping in a recording Button Time Button Time 1 10 sec back 3 10 sec. forward 4 1 min. back 6 1 min. forward 7 5 min. back 9 5 min.
7.5 Setting a marker (Bookmarks) Fast forward to the point where you want to add a marker and press the 0 on the Numeric-Keypad. This will set a marker at the desired point. The red dashes in the timeline correlate to a marker. Skip to a marker You can directly skip to a previously set marker during playback. Press the Arrow-Left-Button to jump to the previous marker or the Arrow-Right-Button to jump to the next marker.
7.6 Delete a Recording Press the Video-Button to get to the selection of recordings. Use the Navigation-Buttons up and down to select a recording. Press the Menu-Button. Use the Navigation-Buttons up and down to select “Delete” and press the OK-Button. You will be asked if you want to delete the recording. As a control feature the name of the recording is displayed as well. Choose “Yes” and you will be taken back to the selection of recordings.
7.7 Movielist options To access the Movielist menu press the Video-Button and then the Menu-Button. Sorting options You have the choice between two different sorting options: 1. Alphabetic sort 2.
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8 Teletext You are in the TV or Radio mode. Press the Text-Button to enter the Teletext. Keep in mind that not every station transmits Teletext! Teletext - regular navigation: If you are viewing any Teletext page you can enter the interactive mode by pressing the OK-Button. Use the Navigation-Buttons to select a text page number and press the OK-Button to call this page. You don’t need to type in a text page number in this mode, but it is still possible. Press the EXIT-Button to exit.
Teletext configuration menu: If the Teletext page 100 is shown you can press the MENU-Button to enter the Teletext configuration menu. You have the following options: Teletext - Selection: Select the "Search" option and press the OK-Button to start searching for Teletext information on other services without having to leave the service that you currently are watching.
Here you can adjust the transparency value of your Teletext. Press the Navigation-Buttons left or right to adjust the alpha value. National character set: automatic recognition = on/off The national codepage detection is used to display the teletext pages with the right letterset for your location. Press the OK-Button to enable or disable this option. The default setting is enabled. If disabled, use the Navigation-Buttons left or right, to choose your codepage. For further information see www.tuxtxt.
9 Sleep timer Using the sleep timer you can put your QBox into standby or turn it off after a predetermined amount of time. Press the blue Options-Button and select the option “Sleep Timer” Shutdown QBox after: Set the number of minutes after you wish the predetermined shutdown action to be executed. Timer status: Set this option to “enabled” to activate a set sleep timer or to “disabled” to deactivate a set sleep timer. Press the red Options-Button to change the status.
10 Preferences 10.1 Language If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button. The “System” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Language…” and press the OK-Button. The “Language” menu will open up. Select your desired and language with the Navigation-Buttons up and down. Press the OKButton to activate.
10.2 Customize If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button. The “System” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Customize…” and press the OK-Button. Setup modes: There are three different user modes: Simple, Intermediate and Expert. This gives you the possibility to set the level of options to your needs.
Intermediate mode: These settings supplement the settings in simple mode. Recordings always have priority: If this option is set to “Yes” your QBox will automatically switch to the service which is supposed to be recorded in case there is a conflict with an existing timer. If you set this option to “No” you will be asked if you want to switch to the service which is supposed to be recorded.
10.3 Setting the time zone If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button. The “System” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Timezone…” and press the OK-Button. The “Time zone” menu will open up. Use the left/right-Buttons to select the desired time zone.
Video output: This option selects to which output the video signal will be sent to. HDMI If you have connected your TV to the HDMI output of your QBox set the “Output type” option to HDMI Scart If you have connected your TV to the Scart output of your QBox set the “Output type” option to Scart. Mode: Use the Navigation-Buttons left/right to select the desired screen resolution. This option is only available for the output type HDMI.
These options are only available if the output type is set to “Scart”: Mode: Scart Select the standard supported by your TV screen. This is usually either PAL or NTSC. If you own a TV screen which supports both modes you can also select the Multi option. You TV screen will automatically switch depending on the input signal. These options are only available if the output type is set to “Scart”. Aspect ratio: Automatic (Standard) 4:3 shows will be shown as 4:3 and 16:9 shows will be shown as 16:9.
10.5 LC-Display If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button. The “System” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Display setup…” and press the OK-Button. Using the Navigation-Buttons left and right you can set the brightness of the LC-Display. “Standby” set the brightness value for standby.
10.6 Front Panel LED color and Intensity It is possible to customize the Front Panel LED’s color and brightness. If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button. The “System” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “SenseWheel Setup…” and press the OK-Button.
10.7 Network If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button. The “System” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Network…” and press the OK-Button. 3. Navigate to the option “Device setup…” and press the OK-Button. 4. Navigate to the option “Integrated Ethernet” and press the OK-Button.
Use the Navigation-Buttons and the Numeric-Keypad to change the values. Use DHCP: If enabled your QBox will get its IP from a DHCP server. If you are using a router to access the internet you usually have a DHCP server. Disable this option to set a static IP address. IP Address: Enter the IP address here. Netmask: Enter the subnet mask (Usually 255.255.255.0). Gateway: Enter the router’s IP address here, if the QBox is connected to the Internet over a router.
10.8 Wi-Fi Configuration If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button. 2. The “System” menu will open up. 3. Navigate to the option “Network…” and press the OK-Button. This screen will appear if the Wi-Fi Module is correctly installed (see Appendix “A” chapter 14). If the standard Network Screen will appear (see Appendix “A” chapter 10.
Set “Use Interface” to “yes” to enable the Wi-Fi. This screen will appear. Refer to the network settings chapter 10.7 for standard network settings. Encryption is coming on next slide For Wi-Fi encryption set the option “Encryption” to “on”. Encryption supported are: WEP, WPA and WPA2 Scan Wireless Networks: This will scan for the network Access Points or Routers connected in the area. Press Green-button to connect to the Access Point.
10.9 Skin Selecting another skin will change the looks of your OSD(On-Screen-Display). If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button. The “System” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Skin” and press the OK-Button. The “Skin” menu will open up. Navigate to your desired skin and press the OK-Button.
10.10 Factory reset If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button. The “System” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Factory reset” and press the OK-Button. The “Factory reset” menu will open up. You will be asked if you really want to reset all your settings to the factory defaults.
11 Service searching 11.1 DVB-S Tuner configuration If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “Service searching” and press the OK-Button. The “Service searching” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Tuner configuration” and press the OK-Button. The “Choose tuner“ menu will open up. 3.
11.1.1 Single satellite – direct connection (DVB-S) Use this type of configuration if you want to receive a single satellite with a Single Universal LNB. The coax cable is directly connected from you QBox to the LNB. Please read the section 11.1 DVB-S configuration to learn how to get into this menu. The “Satconfig” menu will open up. Use the up/down-Buttons to navigate to the “DiSEqC-Mode” option and use the left/rightButtons to select “Single”. Navigate to the option “Satellite”.
11.1.2 Two satellites via Toneburst A/B (DVB-S) Use this type of configuration if you want to receive two satellites from one LNB each. It does not matter if you use one or two dishes to achieve this. Connect the two coax cables form the two LNBs to a so-called Toneburst switch and connect the coax cable from the Toneburst switch to your QBox. Please read the section 11.1 DVB-S configuration to learn how to get into this menu. The “Satconfig” menu will open up.
11.1.3 Two satellites via DiSEqC A/B (DVB-S) Use this type of configuration if you want to receive two satellites from one Twin Universal or Quad Universal LNB. It does not matter if you use one or two dishes to achieve this. In this case the LNBs are connected to a so-called Multiswitch from which the signal is via coax cabled to the satellite receivers (QBoxes) in your household. Please read the section 11.1 DVB-S configuration to learn how to get into this menu. The “Satconfig” menu will open up.
11.1.4 Four satellites via DiSEqC A/B/C/D (DVB-S) Use this type of configuration if you want to receive four satellites from one Single Universal or Twin Universal LNB for four or eight parties. It does not matter if you use one or two dishes to achieve this. In this case the LNBs are connected to a so-called Multiswitch from which the signal is via coax cabled to the satellite receivers (QBoxes) in your household. Please read the section 11.1 DVB-S configuration to learn how to get into this menu.
11.1.5 Stab Positioner using USALS (DVB-S) Use this type of configuration if you want to receive many satellites with a Stab positioned from a Single Universal LNB. The coax cable is directly connected from you QBox to the LNB. Please read the section 11.1 DVB-S configuration to learn how to get into this menu. The “Satconfig” menu will open up. Use the up/down-Buttons to navigate to the “DiSEqC-Mode” option and use the left/rightButtons to select “Positioner”. This menu is meant for a Stab positioner.
11.1.6 Stab Positioner without USALS (DVB-S) Use this type of configuration if you want to receive many satellites without a Stab positioned from a Single Universal LNB. The coax cable is directly connected from you QBox to the LNB. Please read the section 11.1 DVB-S configuration to learn how to get into this menu. The “Satconfig” menu will open up. Using the Navigations-Buttons left/right to select the “advanced” configuration. Navigate to the option “Satellite”.
11.2 DVB-T Tuner configuration If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “Service searching” and press the OK-Button. The “Service searching” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Tuner configuration” and press the OK-Button. The “Choose tuner“ menu will open up. The DVB-T tuner’s name may be different from the one shown in the picture! 3.
11.3 Automatic scan If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “Service searching” and press the OK-Button. The “Service searching” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Automatic scan” and press the OK-Button. The “Automatic scan” menu will open up. Set the “Clear before scan” option to “Yes” if you want to delete all services before the scan starts.
11.4 Manual scan If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select. 1. Navigate to the option “Service searching” and press the OK-Button. The “Service searching” menu will open up. 2. Navigate to the option “Manual scan” and press the OK-Button. The “Service scan” menu will open up. Use the Navigation-Buttons left/right to select the tuner on which you want to run the manual service scan.
12 Firmware Update. Important note! ALL UPDATE PROCEDURES MAY CHANGE ACCORDINGLY WITH DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMEMTS. MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE LATEST UPDATED USER GUIDE FROM THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE IN ORDER TO GET THE LAST CHANGES. QBox updating firmware may be needed to fix some bugs or implement new functions. Some bugs that user may discover can be already fixed with an updated firmware. Please use only official firmware downloaded from the official web sites: www.qboxhd.com or www.duolabs.
12.2 What to update There are two parts of Box that can be updated. 1. Boot Update. Boot Update will update the NOR memory inside the QBox which contains Kernel, UBoot and other basic function of the QBox. Boot Update files have the extension .qhu Boot Update is a hard update and needs to turn OFF and then ON the QBox. 2. File System Update. File System is the update of the internal USB Pen of your QBox.
12.3 Updating QBox via LAN (Ethernet) To proceed with QBox update via LAN (Ethernet) follow the next steps: 1. Download the latest updating software version can be downloaded from the official web site www.qboxhd.com or www.duolabs.com and install it on your PC. 2. Connect the QBox to your network using cross or direct LAN cable. It is recommended to connect the QBox to a LAN Switch, HUB or Router to prevent data loss or timeout on some Windows OS. 3.
12.3.1 Boot Update Boot Update. Boot Update will update the NOR memory inside the QBox which contains Kernel, UBoot and other basic function of the QBox. Boot Update files have the extension .qhu Boot Update is a hard update and needs to turn OFF and then ON the QBox. To start Boot Update press the “Update Button”. Choose the .QHU file. Turn OFF and ON the QBox and the upload will start automatically.
12.3.2 Filesystem Update File System is the update of the internal USB Pen of your QBox. Standard sales configuration of the QBox contains a 1GB USB Pen for storage of small contents or setting or third party applications. File System update files have the extension .tar.gz File System update is a soft update and needs the Enigma 2 Middleware to be running (the receiver must be in normal operation mode). To start File System Update press the “Update Button”. Choose the .tar.gz or .tbz file.
12.4 Updating QBox via USB Pen It is possible to update the QBox via USB Pen in stand-alone mode. This update can be a partial update or either a Full Recevory depending on the file that is downloaded from official web site. 1. USB Pen with the update file can be formatted in FAT32 mode. 2. Download the latest QBox update file and make sure the file you are using has the correct extension tar.gz or .tbz 3. Uncompress the .tar.gz or .tbz file into a blank USB Pen (FAT 32 formatted).
13 System Information 13.1 Service If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Information” and press the OK-Button to select. The “Information” menu will open up. Navigate to the option “Service” and press the OK-Button. This window shows detailed technical information about the current service.
13.2 About (Hard- and Firmware) If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD menu. Navigate to the option “Information” and press the OK-Button to select. The “Information” menu will open up. Navigate to the option “About…” and press the OK-Button. This window shows all relevant information about the Hard- and Firmware of your QBox. Press the OK-Button to close this menu.
14 APPENDIX A Wi-Fi Module Mounting. QBox can host a Wi-Fi Module with technology IEEE 802.11n as plug in for WLAN connection to a home network through the router and is 100% transparent as the Ethernet connection. Please remember to keep the cable Ethernet connection enabled (ON) otherwise Wi-Fi Module will not be activated! The Wi-Fi Module must be installed inside the QBox and it is not an invasive installation that requires special skills.
3. Move the metal cover very slowly to the back like in the following picture: 4.
5. Locate the Wi-Fi Module slot: Board version 0.3 Board version 0.4 6. Insert the Wi-Fi Module like here: Board version 0.4 Board version 0.3 7. Carefully pull down the module like here: Board version 0.3 QBox High Definition Board version 0.
8. Connect the antenna connectors properly: 9.
10. Fix the ring: 11. Fix the Wi-Fi Antenna 12. Repeat this operation for each of the 3 antennas included in the Wi-Fi module Kit. 13. Close the receiver doing all the procedures on the way around.
15 Technical Specifications System and Chipsets: • Chipset STi7101 (ST40 with SH4 Core) at 266Mhz • 8MByte of NOR ROM for secure bootloader storage • 128 MB of system RAM. • FPGA Chipset at 100 Mhz as co-processor with soft 32-bit MCU16MB D-RAM Video Decoding and Resolution H.264 (MPEG-4 part 10) and MPEG-2. HD display multi format capable (1080I, 720P, 480P/576P, 480I/576I) Audio Output WMA-9, WMA-9 Pro, MPEG-1 layer I/II, MPEG-2 layer II, MPEG-2 AAC, MPEG-4 AAC LC 2channel/5.
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