Vu Android TV User Manual This user Manual tell you how to setup your unit and use its key features.
Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • What’s in the box ? Know your Device Making Connections Remote Control use First Time Power-up Home Screen Android Apps Skype Play Store Online Video XBMC Player Games Internet Browser Setting Display CEC Control Google TV Remote Mira-cast More Setting Bluetooth Network Hotspot Product Specifications Troubleshooting/ FAQ Support & Contact 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 31 2
What’s in the Box ? Image below are for reference only. Exact parts in the box may look different.
Know your Device Back Android Ports to connect External USB device & LAN Network USB x 3nos = Use Memory Stick or High Power Devices like Hard Disk LAN x 1no = Ethernet Router Connection Front TV Power LED And IR sensor for TV Remote Control Main AC Power ON/OFF Switch for TV IR sensor for Android Remote Control 4
Making Connections - Peripheral device for TV Following layout will show how to connect different device to Vu Android TV using various option Wifi Router Provides Internet Signal Using Wifi or LAN connection Webcam Connect using USB 32” Android TV Game controller Connect using USB Tablet PC Connect using Miracast 2.4GHz Air Mouse Connect using USB Portable Hard Disk Connect using USB 2.
Remote Control Use Power On/off OK Power Mouse Up /down Left/ Right Direction Play/ Pause Home Power: Android Power on/off Mouse: Switch to mouse mode OK: To Enter the Selected function Direction : Up/Down/Left/Right Return Home: Enter to home menu Volume +/Menu Play/ Pause: Switch video playback and pause Return: Return to previous menu Menu: More features under the current interface VOL +/- : Adjust the Volume 6
First Time Power Up • To Turn Your TV ON connect the TV Main AC Power Plug to Main AC Power Outlet & turn ON the Power. • Switch ON the Main power Switch from your TV, Which is below the TV bezel as indicated in image. • Use TV Remote and press Power Button on it to switch ON the TV from standby mode. Power On/off • Change the TV source to HDMI-1 mode. (By default Vu TV start in HDMI-1 Mode) • Turn ON built in Android using Power Button on Android Smart Remote.
Home Screen After booting Android TV you will find below Home Screen. Home screen divided in to different categories – Top portion will show different application categories and bottom portion will show shortcuts of different favorite Apps Application Categories Favorite Apps Shortcut Home Button on Remote control will always bring you back to Home screen. Your Fun experience start hear. Just use Remote up, down, left & right key to go to icon or widget of interest.
Home Screen Online Videos Easy access to Online Movies & Videos Players from YouTube, Play Movies, Browsers etc. Status Bar Status Bar area is used to show key status information like internet connectivity, USB plug in drives, current date-time, and some of the key actions that are available in applications. My Apps This is where you will find useful Android applications like Email, YouTube, Facebook, Play store, XBMC Player, twitter etc.
Android Apps This Section shows a selection of pre-loaded Android apps as well as any Android apps that you download from the Android store or installed from a USB stick. To install Apps from USB stick- select Local disk on home screen, find your USB and follow on screen instructions. Note: Above is a sample screen. Actual applications loaded on your device may be different.
Skype Say “hello” to friends and family with an instant message, voice or video call on Skype for free. Join the millions of people using Skype today to stay in touch with the people who matter most. There’s so much you can do, right from the palm of your hand. Open the Skype app Go to My Apps and click the icon. Add your user name & password to start Skype. Before switching on the TV, please connect external web camera with built in mic to USB port of TV as shown in below image.
Play Store The Google Play Store app comes installed on Vu Android TV. You can find your favorite Music, Movie, Books, Android Apps & Games using the Google Play Store app. Open the Google Play Store app To find and open the Google Play Store app, go to the App Store and click the search your know app. Play Store icon.
Online Video Vu Android TV with Built in Octa core graphics allow you to enjoy online video streaming with ease of using wifi or ethernet connectivity. You can enjoy online video with preloaded apps like Youtube, Netflix, Hulu etc. If you want more apps to watch online video, you can download from Play store. YouTube Netflix Note : Before playing any online video, please make sure you have connected Vu Android TV to Wifi or Ethernet network. Please refer Page no 25 how to connect Vu TV to network.
Media XBMC is a versatile, Powerful Media player capable of playing most popular Video, Audio & Image formats. Please refer below chart for complete specification of format supported. You can play movies, video or music from Built in storage space or from external USB device like PEN Drive or USB Hard Disk. Using USB Memory stick or Hard Disk You can plug in USB drive in either of available USB 1, 2 or 3 port and play the Movies, Music & Photos. USB port is designed to power USB 2.0 compatible hard drives.
Media Playing Video Open XBMC from Home Page images for reference. > Video > Select Video folder (from inbuilt storage or from External USB) > Click on your video files. See below Video are played on full screen mode, To control the video click any where on the screen, and the video control bar will become visible. You can use remote control Volume + and – key to adjust Volume. Video formats: Please refer page no 28 for supported video formats.
Media Playing Picture Open XBMC from Home Page > Picture > Select Picture folder (from inbuilt storage or from External USB) > Click on your Images files to watch slide show. See below images for reference. While Playing image slide show, you can see blank space if your images is not in HD or FULL HD resolution. There is second Picture application on the device GALLERY that can also be used for enjoying your pictures.
Games You can install many more Android games from the Play store available in the Home screen/ My apps. If you know good games on a USB stick, you can install those also. Installed Games you can see in My Apps. Check out some of the popular games like, Angry birds, Fruit Ninja, Candy Crush etc. Note: Angry Birds Fruit Ninja To play Android games you require additional attachment of Wireless keyboard/Mouse or Motion sensing Mouse (Air Mouse) which RF dongle you can connect to USB port of TV.
Internet Browser This opens up a Web Browser to browse the web. You can use Google search, type the website URL and brows the website just like you would on a PC. Use mouse keys or arrow keys to navigate and the virtual keyboard to type in your search words, email & other text input. New Tab Website Address bar & search bar Extended Functionality Virtual Keyboard You can also connect external wire or wireless USB keyboard & Mouse to USB port of TV. You can also use motion mouse to scroll on browser page.
Setting Under SETTING you can find all the different device and software setting that you might need for selections include. From hear you can manage most of the needed device and internet setting. Sub- categories under this include. Network Setting Please refer Page No – 25 to 27 for more details.
Setting Display Setting HDMI auto Detection - To adjust the display resolution from Auto or manually - 480P, 576P, 720P, 1080P, 4K. Do not change HDMI out put mode setting to 4K otherwise display will goes out of sync. i.e. no display. Hide Status bar – ON/ OFF Display position – In some apps display goes out of display area, to adjust display screen area change display position by pressing up or down arrow on remote control. Screen Saver – Change the screen stand by time as per your convenient.
Setting Advance Setting Miracast- To connect your Mobile phone or Tablet wirelessly to TV. More details on Page no –22 Remote Control – To control Vu android feature from remotely. Google TV Remote – To Control Vu Android TV feature from External Mobile phone. Note you need to download the Google TV Remote app in your mobile phone.
Miracast How to connect your Mobile phone or Tablet to TV. Ensure your Device (mobile/tablet) are with Android OS. (iOS/ Windows/ and other OS devices are not compatible with Vu Android TV) Ensure your device (Mobile/ Tablet) has built in Miracast or Wireless Display or Screen Mirroring facility. Please note: all Android Devices are not compatible with Miracast function. Only those devices have Screen Mirroring or Wireless Display or Miracst function in the device are compatible with Vu android TV.
Setting Hear You can see the details description of Vu Android TV & version. Under System Update you can download new updates. (Note: while doing system Update don’t turn OFF TV set.) Under More setting you will find all the different device and software setting that you might need for selections include. Ex – Wifi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, data Usages, Sound, Display, Storage, Apps, Permissions, Location, Security, Language, Backup, Account, Date Time, Accessibility, Printing, Developer, About device.
Setting How to Use Bluetooth: Steps – Go to Android TV setting Option Other > More setting > Bluetooth > Turn ON the Button at Left Top side of display & Search For device. Same time go to your Mobile setting > Turn ON the Bluetooth and search for device.
Connecting to Internet / USB • Check the Jack for position and type before making any connection. Loose Connection can result in image, malfunctioning of device. Make sure all connections are tight & secure. • Always unplug the power cord when connecting the external equipment. Connect Device with USB Interface This unit has a standard USB interface and can be connected to standard USB 2.0 disks.
Connecting to Internet Scan - Automatically search and display a list of available wireless networks around. Press the [▲/▼] buttons on android remote to select the network (SSID) you wish to connect to. Enter the password to connect. If the selected network is not security-enabled, the TV will attempt a connection right away. If the desired wireless router doesn't appear in the list, please select Add Network from More Setting in Other option.
Connecting to Internet How to do Wi-fi Hotspot Go to Setting Mode on Home Screen > Other Option > More Setting > More > Portable Hotspot, This will show pop up dialogue box for configuration. Now setup wifi hotspot setting like SSID, Security & password. Please make note of that for future reference. Select a password that you can remember, or write down. You will need that password on the other Computer to connect to this wifi hotspot network. Save and closed the dialogue box.
Product Specification Hardware * Amlogic Quad core S802 * ARM Cortex A9, up to 2.0GHz * Octa core ARM Mali-450 GPU, comply with OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 and OpenVG 1.1 * 2GB DDR3 * 8GB Nand flash * Android 4.4.2 KitKat Video Decoding * * * * * * * * * * H.264 MVC up to 1080P@60fps MPEG-4 ASP@L5 up to 1080P@60fps WMV/VC-1 SP/MP/AP up to 1080P@60fps AVS JiZhun Profile up to 1080P@60fps MPEG-2 MP/HL up to 1080P@60fps MPEG-1 MP/HL up to 1080P@60fps RealVideo 8/9/10 up to 1080P@60fps H.
FAQ Network not Working If your wifi not shown in your AP list of Network, than check the following points: 1. Go to Setting > Other Option > More Setting > Wifi > Press “+” button on left side of screen > Add your network setting. Ex – Network SSID, Security, Password > Save 2. Make sure your Home wifi router is with-in the 10-feet distance (*depends on router strength) 3.
Miracast not Working If Miracast is not functioning properly please check following points: iOS/ Windows/Widi/ Airplay/ and other OS devices are not compatible with Miracast function Make sure your device has built in Miracast or Wireless Display or Screen Mirroring function in device setting option. For mirroring option wifi network is must, so make sure you have connected your device & Vu android TV in the same wifi network. Make sure your device & android TV wifi network antenna show full range.
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