The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual Contents (A) Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................................... 3 (B) Packaging Contents ................................................................................................................................ 5 (C) Product Descriptions ..................................................................................................................
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 11. Recording Play ..................................................................................................................................... 34 12. Managing Recording Files ................................................................................................................... 35 13. Media Player ........................................................................................................................................
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual (A) Safety Instructions ET5000 has been designed and manufactured in compliance with EU consumer safety requirements (CE). Please read the following safety precautions carefully. 1. Connecting Power ● ● ● This product operates only in the range of AC 100V~250V and 50Hz/60Hz. Please check first your power supply to see if it fits this range.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 8. Lightening, Storm or Not In Use ● Unplug the product and disconnect the antenna cable during a thunderstorm or lightening, especially when left unattended and unused for a long period of time. This will prevent possible damages from power surges or lightening. 9. Replacement of Parts ● ● Unauthorized part replacements, especially by one who is not a qualified technician may result in damage to the product.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual (B) Packaging Contents ※ Optional Please check all package contents before using your product.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV (C) Product Descriptions Front Panel ① Buttons Standby/Up/Down/Left/Right ② Status Indicator Red (standby)/Green (operation)/Yellow (update box or message available, etc.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual Rear Panel ① LNB-IN One satellite cable can be connected. ② IF-OUT Other satellite signal receiving devices can be connected through this interface. ③ RS-232 RS-232 data port is provided. ④ HDMI Connects to TV using a HDMI cable for both audio and video signals. ⑤ Ethernet Connects the PC or another set top box of ET5000. ⑥ USB Connects the USB memory stick or external HDD. ⑦ S/PDIF Connects to a digital audio system using S/PDIF cable.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV (D) Conditional Access Amongst the channels that are scanned via ET5000, some channels can be properly tuned in only with the corresponding Smartcard. ET5000 provides two Smartcard Reader slots and users need to purchase those Smartcards that are required for viewing such subscription based services. Insertion of Smartcard ① Open the door on the right side. ② Insert Smartcard as in the following instruction.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual (E) Remote Control 1 Power : To switch the receiver in and out of stand-by mode. ○ 2 Audio, TV, Radio, Help : ○ • Audio - Displays the audio track option to choose (e.g. AC3, Stereo). • TV - Displays the TV channel list. • Radio - Displays the Radio channel list. • Help - Displays major important operation methods of ET5000. This provides users with a quick guide of using 5000.
ET5000 User Manual 5 ○ 6 ○ > : Navigates right on the menu options. 8 ○ 9 ○ 10 ○ 11 ○ 12 ○ MENU : Displays the main menu. The gateway for Smart Linux TV Color Keys : Each key is assigned a specific function that may be different in each menu. • Red - mainly used for REC, Cancel, etc. • Green - mainly used for OK • Yellow • Blue 7 ○ GUIDE : Displays the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information if provided. Information : Displays the service information box.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual (F) Main Features ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 400 MHz MIPS Processor Linux Operating System Media Player Downloadable Plug-ins supported 2 x Smartcard Readers MPEG2/H.264 Hardware Decoding 1 x DVB-S2 Tuner Status Indicator 128MB NAND Flash/256MB DDR Memory 10/100MB Ethernet Interface 2 x USB 2.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV (G) Technical Data ET5000 Technical Specifications Buttons 5 (Standby/Up/Down/Left/Right) Status Indicator 3 (Red/Green/Yellow) USB 1 x USB 2.0 Smartcard reader slot 2 Power Switch 1 Sat-IF input/output 1 x F-type socket Video output(analogue) 3 x RCA (YPbPr)/1 x RCA (Composite) Video/audio output (digital) 1 x HDMI Audio output (analogue) 2 x RCA Audio output (digital) Standard optical (S/PDIF) USB 2 x USB 2.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual I. Installation of ET5000 This chapter will guide you through the whole installation process of ET5000. Please read each section carefully to make sure that the system runs properly. 1. Connecting Satellite Cables ET5000 is integrated with one satellite tuner, and one of the first steps is to connect satellite cable to ET5000 in order to gain optimal signal quality. A. Connecting Satellite Cable Connect satellite cable to LNB-IN. B.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 2. Connecting the TV ET5000 provides a variety of audio/video connection methods. A. Connecting TV via HDMI Cable For the sake of the best picture quality, especially for digital TV, HDMI connection is recommended. Most HDTVs have HDMI connectors to ensure the highest picture quality. In the rear panel of ET5000 one HDMI connector is available for this purpose. Connect your TV to ET5000 using a HDMI cable as follows. B.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual C. Connecting TV via RCA (Video) Cable ET5000 provides Composite video connection as well. Composite cable has normally three connectors at the both end; one Video (Yellow) and two Audio (White/Red). Connect your TV to ET5000 as follows: 3. Connecting Power An A/C adapter and a power cord are provided as the basic accessories of ET5000. ● ● ● ● Connect the A/C adapter to DC IN at the rear panel of ET5000. Connect the power cord to the A/C adapter.
ET5000 User Manual 4. Power ON/OFF [ : Press or Press The gateway for Smart Linux TV Æ ‘Standby/Reset’] There are several ways to turn your ET5000 ON or OFF ● Complete Power Shutdown There is a Power Switch in the rear panel and once it is ON, you do not need to turn it on or off each time. It takes a longer time to boot the system if you turned it off by this switch. ● Standby Mode POWER key is normally used to turn the power of ET5000 on or off.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual II. First Time Installation (using Wizard) When you turn on ET5000 for the first time after purchase, an installation wizard will begin step by step. NOTE: ‘OK’ key is used for confirmation and turns to the next step. Pressing ‘EXIT’ key to return to the previous page. Step 1. Language Selection ET5000 provides various languages and here you can choose the main language for your ET5000. Use UP/DOWN key to scroll up and down to find the language you want.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV Step 3. Configuring Tuner A Using LEFT/RIGHT key, you can choose one of the following Configuration Modes: ● Not configured. ● Simple ● Advanced: for an advanced user configuration. If you choose Simple configuration mode, the following picture will appear.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual The five modes are available for the satellite cable connection between LNB and your ET5000 as below: ● Single This option is used to receive a single satellite with a single LNB. The cable from LNB is directly connected to ET5000. ● ToneBurst A/B This option is used if you want to receive two satellites using a ToneBurst switch. ● DiSEqC A/B This option allows you to configure two satellites in Port A and Port B.
ET5000 User Manual ● The gateway for Smart Linux TV DiSEqC A/B/C/D This option allows you to configure four satellites in Port A, Port B, Port C and Port D. ● Positioner This option is used when you have a motorized satellite antenna. Step 4. Parental Control Option Here you can choose whether to enable the parental control option. If you press OK, you will be asked to enter PIN number.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual III. Basic Operations 1. Switching Channel [ : Press CHANNEL next channels] / or Press / Æ Press / to move to the ET5000 offers various channel zapping methods. You can switch the current channel by pressing ● UP/DOWN key If you press UP or DOWN key, Channel Selection menu appears. You can move up and down to select the channel that you want to tune into.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 3. Selecting Audio Track [ : Press ] You can check what audio tracks are available to choose by pressing AUDIO key. By using UP/DOWN key and Color key, you can select a different audio language or Stereo sound. NOTE: Available options on this menu will differ depending on the service. 4. Subtitle [ : Press or Press Æ ‘Subtitle’] You can view the subtitle of the current program if the program provides the subtitle.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual 5. Teletext [ : Press ] You can call up Teletext information by pressing TEXT key. It will take some time to load all the information. You can navigate through the Teletext page by using UP/DOWN key to select a text page. Also, just simply enter the page number that you want to read. ● MUTE key Once you activated Teletext, you can toggle between the live mode and the Teletext page by pressing MUTE key instantly.
ET5000 User Manual ● The gateway for Smart Linux TV VOLUME - Key If you want to reduce the page size, press VOLUME - key. 6. Program Information (Infobar) [ : Press ] Whenever you change the channel, infobar is always displayed for 5 seconds (default setting). Infobar is designed to provide you comprehensive information of the channel that you are currently watching. Press OK to call up infobar.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual ⑨ ⑩ CAS : Encrypted program Text : Highlighted when the program provides Teletext. ⑪ ⑫ 16:9 : Screen ratio RED : to activate recording ⑬ GREEN : to call up Subservices, if available ⑭ ⑮ YELLOW : to activate Timeshift Extensions : to call up a menu for Sleep Timer and Graphical Multi EPG 7. Channel List (Channel Selection Menu) [ : Press / ] If press UP/DOWN key, this will activate Channel Selection Menu as below.
ET5000 User Manual ● YELLOW displays the list of providers. ● BLUE displays the list of your favorite channels. The gateway for Smart Linux TV In order for you to add certain channels to this Favourites list, ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ Call up the Channel Selection list by Pressing UP or DOWN key. Go to All list by pressing RED key. Select the channel that you want to add to the Favourites list. Press MENU key on the selected channel and the following menu appears. Choose ‘add service to bouquet’ and press OK.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual 8. Electronic Program Guide (Eventview) [ : Press ] The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) displays the program information of each channel, if provided, in time and date order. You can view the detailed program information by pressing GUIDE key and the menu, Eventview appears. Detailed information of the current channel will be displayed on EPG. On this menu, three options are provided. ● RED (Similar) This option helps you find similar programs.
ET5000 User Manual ● The gateway for Smart Linux TV YELLOW (Single EPG) Press YELLOW while Eventview menu is on, to call up the program event schedules of the selected channel. In this state, you can sort the list according to A-Z order or Time by pressing YELLOW. NOTE: To add a timer for recording or zapping, press GREEN. ● BLUE (Multi EPG) Press BLUE to activate EPG Selection Multi EPG window.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual 9. Timeshift [ : Press YELLOW ] For your information, Timeshift is an instant recording of the current program that you are watching. Press YELLOW or PAUSE key, it will instantly pause the audio and video of the program, and a small window displaying elapsing time information will appear on the left upper side of the screen as below. Elapsing time information In this state, Timeshifted recording is running until you press either PLAY or PAUSE again.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 10. Recording ET5000 is a Personal Video Recorder with two integrated DVB-S2 tuners. You can record multiple programs at the same time. There are two ways to operate and manage recording. ① Instant Recording [ : Press RED or Press ] Press RED or REC key to start the recording of the current program. Five recording options are given.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual - Add recording (enter recording end time) This option is used when you want to define a certain date and time when the recording is to stop. - Add recording (indefinitely) This option is used when you want to keep recording running without a specific end time. Recording will continue unless you stop it. - Don’t record This option is used to exit from this menu without recording.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV In this menu, color keys are assigned for each different function. - RED (Delete) This option is used to delete a timer. - GREEN (Add) This option is used to add a timer. - YELLOW (Disable) This option is used to disable the timer and X mark will appear. NOTE: if you want to enable the disabled timer, press YELLOW again.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV - ET5000 User Manual BLUE (Cleanup) This option is used to remove those finished timers from the Timer List. NOTE: Make sure that the HDD on your ET5000 has enough free space available for recording. If the free space on the HDD is not sufficient, recording might stop before the defined end time. - [ Stop Recording : Press RED or Press Æ ‘Stop Recording’] If you want to stop recording, press RED or REC again while recording is running. Select Stop Recording.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 11. Recording Play [ : Press ] You can view recorded files on the Recorded files menu. Press Filelist to activate this menu. Select the file that you want to play. It will instantly replay the file and display the recording infobar. This infobar gives you the following information of the recording.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual 12. Managing Recording Files [ : Press > Press ] If you want to delete a recording file, press MENU key while Recorded files menu is on. Select ‘Delete’ and confirm OK to delete. Other than ‘delete’, in this menu, you have options in sorting and listing of the recording files. - Sort by date List style default List style compact with description List style compact List style single line Hide extended description.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 13. Media Player [ : Press Æ ‘Media Player’] ET5000 is truly a multimedia receiver capable of playing media contents. Using Media Player, you can enjoy Music, Photo and Video contents stored on the internal HDD and/or a USB memory stick plugged into ET5000 . If you play Media Player, the following player will appear. ① ② Go into any directory of the HDD or plugged USB. Select a file to play and press OK.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual 14. Sleep Timer [ : Press Æ ‘Standby/Restart’ Æ ‘Sleep Timer’] You can set a specific time when your ET5000 goes into Standby mode or Deep Standby mode, using this menu. Three color keys are used to setup this sleep timer. ① RED This option is used to enable or disable Sleep Timer. ② GREEN This option is used to choose between Standby mode and Deep Standby mode.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV IV. System Configuration ET5000 is a very sophisticated device designed to allow users a variety of system setting options as detailed as possible. You can fine-tune your ET5000 to be your OWN system to fit your taste. This chapter will guide you through the entire menu of system configuration. Prior to System Configuration, please take a notice on the menu structure of ET5000 first. 1.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual 2. System Setup [ : Press Æ ‘Setup’] The Setup menu consists of the following sub-menus. ① System ② Service Searching ③ Common Interface ④ Parental Control ⑤ Factory reset ⑥ Software management 2-1. Service Searching [ : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘Service Searching’] Here you setup the tuners of your ET5000 and run channel scanning automatically or manually. A.
ET5000 User Manual B. [ The gateway for Smart Linux TV Automatic Scan of Services : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘Service Searching’ Æ ‘Automatic Scan’] The easiest way to scan services is to use Automatic Scan. In the Automatic Scan menu, there are two options to choose from as below. ● Clear Before Scan YES is used when you want to delete the existing channel list before you start the automatic scan. If you want to keep the existing list, select NO. Press OK to activate the automatic scan.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV C. [ ET5000 User Manual Manual Scan of Services : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘Service Searching’ Æ ‘Manual Scan’] If you know well enough to configure each exact setting required for manual search of services, you can do manual scan as well. There are many parameter values that you need to decide as below. For DVB-S (Standard Definition) For DVB-S2 (High Definition) Amongst other things, the below parameters are what you need to decide prior to performing manual scan.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV Press OK to activate the manual scan. This will take some minutes. As the scan proceeds, you will see the progressive bar and the newly found services underneath.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual 2-2. System Configuration [ : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘System’] Here you can find most of the necessary settings that you might need to optimize your ET5000 in the way you like it. Please read the followings carefully. A. [ A/V Settings : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘System’ Æ ‘A/V Settings] Here you will find options necessary to setup the audio and video configuration of your ET5000. NOTE: RED is for cancel and GREEN is OK.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV Amongst the parameters given in this menu, the following ones are generally what you need to decide for the audio and video. ① Video output Here you need to decide which video output you want to use between your TV and ET5000. The available options are as below. • CVBS • S-Video • RGB ② Mode You need to decide which resolution to use according to the video output above and your TV amongst the following options.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV B. [ ET5000 User Manual Language Selection : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘System’ Æ ‘Language’] A variety of languages are available for the OSD of ET5000. C. [ Customization : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘System’ Æ ‘Customize’] In this menu you will find various customization options and this menu can be displayed in three different formats: Simple, Intermediate, and Expert.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV NOTE: RED is for cancel and GREEN is OK. OK key of RCU is not working in this mode. Amongst the options given in this menu, the following ones are generally what you may need to know. ① Recording always have priority YES option is used to set the recording to have a priority over any existing timer. If there occurs a conflict between a timer and a recording in progress, the recording has a priority over the timer.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual ④ Show Message when Recording starts If you set this option of YES, a message saying that a record has started appears as below. ⑤ Enable multiple bouquets If you set this option at YES, it will enable multiple bouquets. D. [ Selecting Time Zone : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘System’ Æ ‘Timezone’] You can set your time zone in this menu. Using LEFT/RIGHT key, you can find a time zone that you want to use for your ET5000 .
ET5000 User Manual E. [ The gateway for Smart Linux TV Hard Disk Setup : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘System’ Æ ‘Harddisk setup’] You can set the duration of time after which HDD is to be put into standby mode. Here, you can choose from ● No standby ● 10 or 30 seconds ● 1, 2, 5,10, 20, 30 minutes ● 1, 2, 4 hours. Once you set this option, press GREEN key to confirm the change.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV F. [ ET5000 User Manual Network Setup : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘System’ Æ ‘Network’] ET5000 is integrated with standard 10/100Mbps Ethernet with RJ 45 connector standard. You are recommended to use this network capability of ET5000 to fully enjoy the system. You can setup the network settings through this Network Configuration menu.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV ② Nameserver settings This option is required if you selected not to use DHCP. You need to enter the address of the Nameserver. ③ Network test When you are not sure whether the network configuration has been done correctly or not, you can run this test. ④ Restart Network This option is used when you want to reboot the Ethernet of your ET5000.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual G. Skin [ : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘System’ Æ ‘Skin’] ET5000 is a Linux based set top box and there are a lot of Skins available for Linux set top box. Using this menu, you can use a different Skin other than the default one. NOTE: It takes some minutes since the change of Skin requires a complete system shutdown. Please wait patiently until the system reboots with a newly selected Skin. 2-3.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV ② Set the parental control option at YES using LEFT/RIGHT key. The menu will change as below. ● Protect setup If you set this option at YES, you will be asked to enter PIN code when you enter this Parental setup menu.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ● ET5000 User Manual Change setup pin If you want to change the existing PIN code for Parental setup, you can do so using this menu. You need to enter a new PIN code twice. ● Protect services You need to set this option at YES, if you want to lock certain channels with PIN code. ● Parental control type This option will be activated only if you set Protect services at YES.
ET5000 User Manual ● The gateway for Smart Linux TV Edit service list Here you can add services that you want to lock with PIN code. Services will be arranged in the alphabetical order and you can select an alphabet to enter into the list where you can find the channel that you want to lock. Once the selected channel is locked, next time when you or anyone else want to tune into this service, the menu asking for PIN code will appear instantly as below.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual 2-4. Factory Reset [ : Press Æ ‘Setup’ Æ ‘Factory Reset’] If you want to erase all installed service list as well as all configurations, run the Factory Reset process. Select YES in the below menu to run the factory reset. Upon the completion of factory reset process, your ET5000 will reboot automatically and start the First Time Installation process.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 2-5. Checking H/W & S/W Information [ : Press Æ ‘Information’] If you want to check the H/W or S/W system of your ET5000, this is the menu that you need to use. Also, here you can check very detailed information of a specific service. A. [ Service Information : Press Æ ‘Information’ Æ ‘Service’] In this menu, you can see all the parameter data of the current channel.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV B. [ ET5000 User Manual System Information : Press Æ ‘Information’ Æ ‘About’] This menu is for you to check the current system of your ET5000.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV V. Copyright - GNU GPL GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual and/or translated into another language.(Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in the term ‘modification’.) Each licensee is addressed as ‘you’. Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or, c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code.
The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual cannot impose that choice. This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License. 8.
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The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET5000 User Manual VII. Troubleshooting Before you contact your local service center, please read the following tips carefully. NOTE: if the antenna is covered with snow or the RF signal is weakened by heavy rain, the quality of audio and video may become temporarily poor. If you experience poor audio and video quality due to bad weather conditions, please check if your satellite antenna is oriented in the original direction. And see if it is covered by snow.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV VIII. Glossary 8PSK CAM Composite Video Conditional Access System DiSEqC Dolby Digital 8-PSK is usually the highest order PSK constellation deployed. With more than 8 phases, the error-rate becomes too high and there are better, though more complex, modulations available such as quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM).
The gateway for Smart Linux TV EPG FEC HDMI LNB PID Polarization S/PDIF ET5000 User Manual * DD (an abbreviation for Dolby Digital, often combined with channel count; for instance, DD 2.0, DD 5.1) * AC-3 (Audio Codec 3, Advanced Codec 3, Acoustic Coder 3. Electronic Program Guide is a digital guide to scheduled broadcast television or radio programs, typically displayed on-screen with functions allowing a viewer to navigate, select, and discover content by time, title, channel, genre, etc.
ET5000 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV Smartcard Teletext YPbPr theater receiver that supports Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound. Another common use is to carry uncompressed digital audio from a CD player to a receiver. This specification also allows for the coupling of personal computer digital sound (if equipped) via optical or coax to Dolby or DTS capable receivers. A pocket-sized card with embedded Integrated Circuits which can process data.
