Duolabs Spa QBox HD, User Manual

Page 1: ...QBox High Definition User Guide Page 1 of 99 Online version rev 02 ...

Page 2: ...E QBOX HD ON 18 2 3 TURNING THE DEVICE ON 19 3 START WIZARD 20 3 1 VIDEO OUTPUT SELECTION 20 3 2 LANGUAGE SELECTION 21 3 3 TUNER SETUP 22 3 4 SERVICE SCAN 22 3 5 PARENTAL CONTROL 23 4 BASIC OPERATION 24 4 1 TURNING YOUR QBOX ON AND OFF 24 4 2 SERVICE SELECTION 25 4 3 CHANGING CHANNEL USING THE SERVICE LIST 25 4 4 CONTROLLING THE VOLUME 25 4 5 CHANGING THE AUDIO TRACK 26 4 6 SUB SERVICES 26 4 7 TV ...

Page 3: ...ETUP 42 7 HARD DISK OPERATION 43 7 1 HOW TO MOUNT THE EXTERNAL E SATA HARD DISK 43 7 2 MANAGEMENT 44 7 3 RECORDING 46 7 4 WATCH A RECORDING 50 7 5 SETTING A MARKER BOOKMARKS 52 7 6 DELETE A RECORDING 53 7 7 MOVIELIST OPTIONS 54 8 TELETEXT 56 9 SLEEP TIMER 59 10 PREFERENCES 60 10 1 LANGUAGE 60 10 2 CUSTOMIZE 61 10 3 SETTING THE TIME ZONE 63 10 4 A V SETTINGS 63 10 5 LC DISPLAY 66 10 6 FRONT PANEL L...

Page 4: ...DED TO UPDATE YOUR QBOX 84 12 2 WHAT TO UPDATE 85 12 3 UPDATING QBOX VIA LAN ETHERNET 86 12 4 UPDATING QBOX VIA USB PEN 89 12 5 USB PEN FEATURES 89 13 SYSTEM INFORMATION 90 13 1 SERVICE 90 13 2 ABOUT HARD AND FIRMWARE 91 14 APPENDIX A WI FI MODULE MOUNTING 92 14 1 WI FI MODULE INSTALLATION 92 15 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 97 16 CONTACTS 98 17 COPYRIGHT NOTES 99 ...

Page 5: ...l times to allow sufficient heat transfer from inside the device Never put vases or any other liquid filled containers on top of the device Do not expose the device to dripping or splashing liquids Do not place open flame sources such as lit candles on top of the device The device may only be operated in moderate climate Do not remove the cover Risk of electric shock If it is necessary to open the...

Page 6: ...d or power plug immediately disconnect the device from the power outlet In case the device was exposed to humidity immediately disconnect the device from the power outlet In case you notice any serious damage to the outer shell of the device immediately disconnect the device from the power outlet Do not expose the QBox to direct sunlight lightning or rain Grounding The LNB cable must be grounded T...

Page 7: ... please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Please note that empty batteries and electric waste is not to be put into the regular garbage 1 1 5 CE Certification Duolabs S p A declares that this equipment complies to essential requisites and other relevant provisions of Directives 2006 95 CE low voltage e 89 336 CE electro...

Page 8: ... 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 Wi Fi antennas Please check the configuration from the carton box if included for mounting instructions please follow APPENDIX A ...

Page 9: ...gy Smarcard Readers Top Slot 1 Bottom Slot2 Common Interface Slot Top Slot 1 Bottom Slot2 Tuners Slots Please check your configuration LAN Connection HDMI Output SCART Output Digital Audio Output Power Cord 220 Volts Input USB Input HUB RS232 RGB Output Composit Output Power Switch Wi Fi Antenna connector E SATA External HDD Connector Removable FileSystem USB Stick ...

Page 10: ...ouch PAD SenseWheel Please see 10 6 Touch PAD is using the cap sense technology thus is activating its functions by simply getting closer to it Functions are the same as the Remote Controller central PAD but may be changed without prior communication The illuminated backlights colors can be changed from the OSD Position s are illuminated by the colored dots ON OFF Button Stand By Mode By holding t...

Page 11: ...is also available at this port in case the selected channel transmits Dolby Digital signals Scart Output TV and VCR Connect your TV projector or beamer to your QBox using a Scart cable TV Connect your VCR or DVD player to your QBox using a Scart cable on VCR Remember the VCR Scart is not designed to record a video signal from the VCR or DVD player Please read carefully point 3 1 when you first sta...

Page 12: ...t support the USB 2 0 The amount of supported USB devices depends on the installed image Software and is still under development USB Port can be used for P V R Personal Video Recording functions by connecting a USB Pens or USB Drives USB Port can be used for receiver update see chapter 12 Removable Filesystem USB Pen The FileSsstem is hosted in an external USB Pen of 1GB slim format which can be e...

Page 13: ...ionally 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 8 ...

Page 14: ...tton Numeric KeyBoard MENU Buttons INFO Button NAVIGATION Buttons PVR STOP Button AUDIO Button BOUQUET Button Option Buttons MEDIA Button TEXT Button RADIO Button TV Button VIDEO Button PVR REC Button PVR Mode Buttons OK Button HELP Button MULTIFUNCTION Button EXIT Button VOLUME Button ...

Page 15: ...sen Menu these options do vary The Options Buttons of your remote control have multiple functions You will notice control symbols below the four colored Options Buttons the TV and the RADIO Button In PVR Mode these buttons are used to control the digital recording according to their symbols Pressing the VIDEO Button on your remote control will activate the PVR Mode The Info bar will also indicate ...

Page 16: ...ing Check chapter 7 3 2 Pressing the PVR START Button the PVR will start immediately recording in Add recording indefinitely mode Check chapter 7 3 1 Pressing the Bouquet Buttons will jump back and forth between the bouquets If you are in TV or RADIO Mode pressing this button will bring up the OSD main menu You can switch to the needed option by pressing the Navigation Buttons up or down If you ar...

Page 17: ...s 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 ...

Page 18: ...ANT 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 The usage of the above products may cause opacity effects on the front panel plastic NO WARRANTY WILL COVER S...

Page 19: ... the QBox to your TV using a HDMI or Scart cable Plug in the power cable into the QBox and then into a 110V 60Hz or 230V 50Hz power socket Please mind carefully chapter 3 1 before connecting HDMI or SCART at the first use of QBox If you are using a switchable power socket please shutdown your QBox into deep standby before switching off the power socket See chapter 4 1 Turning your QBox on and off ...

Page 20: ...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 During the startup the receiver will negotiate with the TV Set the video output preferences and will set itself at the maximum possible resolution 2 Connection using other outputs different than HDMI If there is not HDMI...

Page 21: ...up 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 set tings 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 OK Button to activate your selection If you choose User wizard to setup basic fea tures you will be taken to the menu fo...

Page 22: ... Page 22 of 99 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 Automatic scan ...

Page 23: ...QBox High Definition User Guide Page 23 of 99 3 5 Parental Control Refer to section 6 7 Parental Control for further information about this feature Entering the pin code Finalizing the basic setup ...

Page 24: ...een telling you that you can now disconnect your QBox from power Another way to achieve the same thing is to access the main OSD menu and selecting the Standby Restart option After that select the Deep Standby option and press the OK Button Alternatively you can press the Power Button on your QBox front panel for 5 seconds You have to make sure that no OSD menu is visible on the screen before you ...

Page 25: ...quickly check if your movies is back on Using the Navigation Buttons left right you can switch to the 20 last viewed services 4 3 Changing channel using the service list 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 OK Button to change to the selected service 4 4 Controlling the volume T...

Page 26: ...ot 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 Use the Navigation Buttons up and down to move to one of the sub services Press the OK Button to select You can now use the Arrow Left Arrow Right Buttons to toggle the subservices 4 7 TV Radio switching Pressing the RADIO Button activates...

Page 27: ...avigation Buttons up and down to select a desired subtitle and press the OK Button to activate The screenshot on the left shows you an exam ple of how a subtitle looks To deactivate subtitles process as described pre viously just select deactivate subtitles instead of a subtitle page Note Keep in mind that not every station offers subtitles If no subtitles are available the subtitle list will stay...

Page 28: ...cted service Is highlighted yellow as soon as a show is broadcasted Encrypted Is highlighted yellow as soon as a show is broadcasted in Dolby Digital Is highlighted yellow as soon as a show is broadcasted in 16 9 aspect ra tio Is highlighted yellow as soon as a station transmits Teletext information Lights up during the recording process Active Tuner Signal Level Strength Channel Name Current Time...

Page 29: ...el 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 If one or more similar broadcasts are found the label Similar will appear in the red window Pressing the red Options Button opens a listing of similar broadcasts By pressing the green Options Button you can set a timer for this...

Page 30: ...gramming 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 Info Button This way you can very quickly and easily access the Single EPG of every service ...

Page 31: ...ou quets 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 A progress bar showing the progress of the cur rently airing show is placed next to the service s name Using the Navigation Buttons up and down you can select a service just like in the service list and change to the selected service by ...

Page 32: ...e 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 ...

Page 33: ...e a bouquet called Sports where you put all sports channels This way you can create several topic related bouquets You cannot delete the channels in the All view The use of the All view is to keep an internal list of all available stations If you start a new channel search the result would be saved to the All view for example You favorites bouquet will stay untouched This way you can easily add ne...

Page 34: ...ons 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 The Mute Button and the Arrow Left Arrow Right Button deletes a character Press the OK Button to add the new bouquet to your favorites...

Page 35: ...ns on your remote control activates the service list Press the red Options Button to change to the All view 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 add service to bouquet If you are using more than one bouquet this option is named add service to bouquet instead and you will get a list of your bou...

Page 36: ...nu will open up Navigate to the option enable bouquet edit The Allview will open up All services that are in the selected bouquet are highlighted red Use the Up Down Buttons to navigate to a desired service and press the OK Button to select The service will be highlighted red Using this method you can select additional services that you want to add to the bouquet Once you have selected all service...

Page 37: ...g 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 ...

Page 38: ...ress 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 Use the Navigation Buttons up and down to move the service to the desired position Press the OKButton to release the service and thus placing it at it s new position You can move services as long as the move mode is activated To disable the mo...

Page 39: ...ll be added above the selected service By pressing the Menu Button the Channellist menu will open up Navigate to the option add marker Use the Numeric Keypad on your remote control to enter the name for the new bouquet The according letters are printed on button The Mute Button and the Arrow Left Arrow Right Button deletes a character Press the OK Button to add the marker to your favorites list Yo...

Page 40: ...he Enable parental control option to yes Under the Parental control type option you can choose between a blacklist and a whitelist Whitelist means that all channels NOT in the parental control list will be locked Backlist means that all the channels in the parental control list will be locked If you want to change the Pincode select the Change service pin option and press the OKButton You now will...

Page 41: ...the first letter of the channel that you want to lock or allow and press the OK Button In this example we decided to lock the service called sportdigital tv Accordingly we selected the S as the first letter The Parental control services Editor will open up All services beginning with the letter S are shown Select sportdigital tv and press the OK Button A symbolized padlock will appear in front of ...

Page 42: ...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 ...

Page 43: ... 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 ...

Page 44: ...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 You can select from No standby 10 or 30 seconds 1 2 5 10 20 or 30 minutes 1 2 or 4 hours Once you have selected the desired time press the OK Butto...

Page 45: ...nd 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 If you have installed another hard disk this option will differ from the one depicted By pressing the red Options Button you will initialize format the hard disk After you confirm the safety question the initialization process ...

Page 46: ... on the number of services residing on a transponder1 It is possible to make up to four simultaneous SDTV or two HDTV recordings Pressing the Up Down Buttons on your remote control activates the service list The recording continues in the background Once a recording is started no matter if manually or by timer see chapter 7 3 3 it will be signaled by a note on the screen 1 Every services resides o...

Page 47: ... a timer the yellow Options Button toggles active on and off only possible in waiting status and the blue Options Button removes finished timers from the list To edit an existing time select it and press the OK Button The status of a timer is shown on the right side waiting means still coming up recording means recording right now done means recording finished the red X indicates that a timer was ...

Page 48: ...wing options Daily Weekly with choice of weekday Monday through Friday User defined For all four options you can set a date for the first execution of the timer You can decide what should happen after the recording finishes by selecting the After event option You can choose between do nothing to keep you QBox in the same state as before the recording or Go to deep standby to shutdown your QBox onc...

Page 49: ... 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 You will be asked if you want to quit the Timeshift Mode Use the Navigation Buttons up and down ...

Page 50: ...f 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 If you do not make a selection within 10 seconds the window will disappear and the movie starts from the beginning In PVR Mode the Options Buttons are mapped as described below Keep in mind that you have to be in the PVR Mode to use these options You can c...

Page 51: ...st 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 forward Spooling in a recording The following speeds for spooling in a recording are available Forward blue Options Button 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x 48x 64x 128x Back red Options Button 8x 16x 32x 48x 64x 128x Every press on the button increases the s...

Page 52: ...is 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 To delete a marker skip to it as described above and press the 0 on the Numeric Keypad ...

Page 53: ...igation 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 ...

Page 54: ...on and then the Menu Button Sorting options You have the choice between two different sorting options 1 Alphabetic sort 2 Sort by date List styles You have the choice between different list styles List style default List style compact with description List style compact List style single line Show extended description ...

Page 55: ...QBox High Definition User Guide Page 55 of 99 List styles List style default List style default with extended description List style single line List style compact List style compact with description ...

Page 56: ...possible Press the EXIT Button to exit Press the Mute Button a couple of times to toggle between transparent mode invisible mode and full mode The alpha mode shows the picture from the running program through the text pages The invisible mode shows the complete picture from the running program without exiting the Teletext The full mode brings back the text page Press the Volume up Button to toggle...

Page 57: ...ice on the current satellite transponder actually transmits Teletext information If this is not the case you cannot make a selection Screen format Standard mode 16 9 on off Enabling this shows the TuxText in 16 9 Aspect Ratio Press the OK Button to enable or disable this option The default setting is disabled Text TV mode 16 9 on off Enabling this switches the TV to 16 9 Aspect Ratio if the PIG Mo...

Page 58: ...lue 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 net ...

Page 59: ...d to deactivate a set sleep timer Press the red Options Button to change the status Sleep timer action Select Deep Standby to completely turn off you QBox or Standby to put it into standby mode Press the green Options Button to toggle the sleep timer action Ask before shutdown If this option is set to Yes a safety window will appear once the sleep timer is executed asking you if you really want to...

Page 60: ...te 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 OK Button to activate The Exit Button will quit this menu ...

Page 61: ...ediate and Expert This gives you the possibility to set the level of options to your needs Intermediate is the default setting We will not explain the expert mode in detail in this manual Simple mode Margin before record minutes Set the desired forerun in minutes for a recording Margin after record Set the desired lag in minutes for a recording Show blinking clock in display during recording Selec...

Page 62: ...h a positioner you can see a flashing symbol of a satellite dish on your screen if you set this option to yes Enable multi bouquets Set this option to Yes if you want to use multiple bouquets Change bouquets in quickzap If this option is set to Yes you will automatically be taken to the next bouquet while changing channels once you have reached the end of one bouquet Alternative radio mode Set thi...

Page 63: ...n Timezone and press the OK Button The Time zone menu will open up Use the left right Buttons to select the desired time zone Press the green Options Button to save the setting or the red Options Button to discard them 10 4 A V Settings 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 ...

Page 64: ...sides Pan Scan 4 3 shows will be shown in full width on a 16 9 screen and a bit will be cut off on the top and bottom Just Scale 4 3 shows will be shown in full height on a 16 9 screen and are stretched to fit the width of your screen Nonlinear Only the outer parts of the picture are stretched to prevent the center from being distorted You will still have a full screen picture AC3 default If a pro...

Page 65: ...t top and bottom Pan Scan 16 9 programs will be zoomed to full height on 4 3 TV s parts of the picture on the left and right side will cut off Just Scale 4 3 shows will be shown in full height on a 16 9 screen and are stretched to fit the width of your screen 16 9 and 16 10 Display 4 3 content as Please see previous page Color format CVBS FBAS RGB Red Green Blue separated SVideo Color and Brightne...

Page 66: ...ption 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 All changes will take effect immediately Press the green Options Button to save the setting or the red Options Button to discard them You...

Page 67: ...on SenseWheel Setup and press the OK Button SenseWheel Using the Navigation Buttons left and right you can set the values of the SenseWheel Touch Pad in the front panel Enable option of the SenseWheel is default With Disable the SenseWheel will be disabled to prevent accidental mistyping Leds Front Panel leds can be tuned ON or OFF and Hue Saturation and Brightness can be changed using the progres...

Page 68: ... 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 Note If you are using a DHCP server in your LAN configure the DHCP server so it does not assign the IP address used by the QBox Otherwise an IP address collision is possible Refer to...

Page 69: ...ernet over a router enter the router s IP address here Activate the network Press the OK Button to save the setting and activate the network Nameserver Setup 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 Nav...

Page 70: ...dard Network Screen will appear see Appendix A chapter 10 7 it means that the Wi Fi module has not been installed correctly Please check the installation again Press on Wireless tag to enter the next menu Please note that the red cross X beside Wireless will become a green V right after the first successful wireless configuration Adapter Settings Explained afterward Nameserver settings DNS server ...

Page 71: ...etwork 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 Press Yellow button to refresh re scan the list of Access Points in the area ...

Page 72: ...ate 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 To fully activate the skin the system needs to be restarted Use the Navigation Buttons up down to select your desired opti...

Page 73: ...utton 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 If you select yes all your settings and bou quets will be lost Afterwards your QBox will be restarted automatica...

Page 74: ...etup 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 Use the Navigation Buttons up and down to select the Socket A and press the OK Button The DVB S2 tuner s name may be different from the one shown in...

Page 75: ...ed 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 right Buttons to select Single Navigate to the option Satellite Use to the Navigation Buttons left and right to select the desired satellite and press the OK Button You are take...

Page 76: ...e 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 right Buttons to select Toneburst A B For Port A and Port B select the desired satellites just as described in the Single satellite direct connection section Make sure you know which satellite is connected to w...

Page 77: ...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 Use the up down Buttons to navigate to the DiSEqC Mode option and use the left right Buttons to select DiSEqC A B For Port A and Port B select the desired satellites just as described in the Single satellite direct connection section Make sure you know which satellite ...

Page 78: ...vers 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 Use the up down Buttons to navigate to the DiSEqC Mode option and use the left right Buttons to select DiSEqC A B C D For Ports A B C and D select the desired satellites just as described in the Single satellite direct connection section Make sure you kn...

Page 79: ...the up down Buttons to navigate to the DiSEqC Mode option and use the left right Buttons to select Positioner This menu is meant for a Stab positioner You only have to enter the geographical details of your residence At http www heavens above com you can find the coordinates of your residence The rest is done automatically by your QBox with build in USALS USALS is a model for calculating the posit...

Page 80: ...configuration Navigate to the option Satellite Use to the Navigation Buttons left and right to select the desired satellite and Navigate to the option Satellite and press the Navigation Button right Use the up down Buttons to navigate to the DiSEqC Mode option and use the left right Buttons to select 1 2 Navigate to the option Use Usals for this sat and change the setting to no using the Navigatio...

Page 81: ... 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 Use the Navigation Buttons up and down to select the DVB T Tuner and press the OK Button The Reception settings menu will open up Choose your region by pressing the Navigation Buttons left right If you have connected an active antenna an...

Page 82: ...ou want to delete all services before the scan starts Otherwise leave the setting to No which results in only new services being added to the channel list To find the new services press the Navigation Buttons up down and afterwards the green Options Button to access the Satellites view You will find them under New Use the Navigation Buttons up down to select a tuner and the Navigation Buttons left...

Page 83: ...ing 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 All other options can be changed by using the Navigation Buttons left right and depend on the type of tuner that you want to run ...

Page 84: ... perform the update or 1x USB Pen min 1GB USB Pen is needed to perform the update in stand alone mode without using a PC 3 1x LAN Switch HUB or Router This is needed to maintain a stable the connection with the QBox On some PC running Windows Vista OS it is strongly recommended to put a LAN Switch HUB or Router while it may not be needed on Windows XP The Software needed to update your QBox is the...

Page 85: ...ting or third party applications File System update files have the extension tar gz or tbz File System update is a soft update and needs the Enigma 2 Middleware to be running the receiver must be in normal operation mode 3 Full Recovery When a fatal error occurs in the Filesystem and USB gets corrupted or it is needed to do a full update of the entire Filesystem the action to perform is a full rec...

Page 86: ...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 Launch the QBox HD Updater software The first time QBox HD Updater is launched it will ask for the IP address To discover the IP address of your QBox please check the LAN configuration See chapters 10 7 and 10 8 Standard parameters are Login root ...

Page 87: ... 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 When finished a message will appear ...

Page 88: ...mall 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 Make sure Enigma 2 The Middleware OSD of the receiver is running When finished a mes...

Page 89: ... root of the USB Pen and the files and contained in the qboxhd_update directory and not in a subdirectory 4 Plug the USB Pen in one of USB ports 5 Turn the QBox OFF 6 Turn the QBox ON Make sure the USB Pen is connected 7 Wait until the QBox is booting up 12 5 USB Pen features Any USB Pen can be used to do the update but it is recommended to use high quality USB pens as the Filesystem is a critical...

Page 90: ...tion 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 informa tion about the current service Press one of the four Options Buttons to get the following information red Serviceinfo green PIDs yellow Transponder blue Tuner status Press the OK Button to close this menu ...

Page 91: ...s 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 ...

Page 92: ...he Wi Fi Module must be installed inside the QBox and it is not an invasive installation that requires special skills If you are a novice please rely on somebody who can mount it for you 14 1 Wi Fi Module installation Please follow step by step 1 IMPORTANT Please disconnect the QBox from the Power Connection Do not open the QBox if the power cord is still connected to the power connector 2 Please ...

Page 93: ...QBox High Definition User Guide Page 93 of 99 3 Move the metal cover very slowly to the back like in the following picture 4 When you come close to the end please pull carefully the metal cover on the ...

Page 94: ... Page 94 of 99 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 3 Board version 0 4 7 Carefully pull down the module like here Board version 0 3 Board version 0 4 ...

Page 95: ...QBox High Definition User Guide Page 95 of 99 8 Connect the antenna connectors properly 9 Connect the other side of the antenna connector to the back metal panel ...

Page 96: ...ion User Guide Page 96 of 99 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 ...

Page 97: ... channel 5 1 channel Dolby Digital EX Pro Logic II MLP and DTS Potential Audio output Not all formats are implemented at present Operating System Linux Operating System kernel release 2 6 23 16 or higher DVB API version 3 and version 5 DVB S2 Input Output 3 x Tuner Input 3 x USB 2 0 input one used for Filesystem purposes 2 x ISO 7816 Smartcard Readers 2 x Common Interface Slots 1 x RS 232 Interfac...

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Page 99: ...09 All rights reserved This product contains files that are distributed under different licenses especially a Open Source License the GNU General Public License You can find details about this License on the next three pages Additional notes about the source code and patches under ...