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channels on Astra broadcast HbbTV applications). The
broadcaster marks one application as “autostart” and
this one is started by the platform automatically. The
autostart applications are generally launched with a
small red button icon to notify the user that there is
an HbbTV application on that channel. Press the red
button to open the application page. After the page is
displayed you can go back to the initial red button icon
state by pressing the red button again. You can toggle
between the red button icon mode and full UI mode
of the application via pressing red button. It should
be noted that the red button switching capability is
provided by the application and some application may
behave differently.
If you switch to another channel while an HbbTV
application is active (either in red button icon mode
or full UI mode), the following scenarios can occur.
•
The application can continue running.
•
The application can be terminated.
•
The application can be terminated and another
autostart red button application can be launched.
HbbTV allows the applications to be retrieved both from
broadband or broadcast. The broadcaster may enable
both ways or one of them. If the platform does not have
an operational broadband connection, the platform
can still launch applications transmitted on broadcast.
The autostart red button applications generally provide
links to other applications. The user then can switch
to other applications by using the links provided.
The applications should provide a way to terminate
themselves, usually
Exit
button is used for this.
HbbTV applications use keys on the remote control to
interact with the user. When an HbbTV application is
launched, the control of some keys are owned by the
application. For example, numeric channel selection
may not work on a teletext application where the
numbers indicate teletext pages.
HbbTV requires AV streaming capability for the
platform. There are numerous applications providing
VOD (video on demand) and catch-up TV services.
The user can use play, pause, stop, forward, and
rewind keys on the remote control to interact with the
AV content.
Note:
You can enable or disable this feature from the
More
menu in
Settings>System
menu. Depending on the
model of your TV and the selected country option in the
First Time Installation this feature might be available in the
Settings>System>Privacy Settings
menu instead of the
Settings>System>More
menu.
Smart Center
Smart Center is a mobile application running on iOS
and Android platforms. With your tablet or phone,
you can easily stream your favourite live shows and
programmes from your smart TV. Also; you can launch
your applications, use your tablet as a remote control
for your TV and share media files.
Note:
Being able to use all functions of this application
depends on the features of your TV.
Getting Started
To be able to use internet based features, your modem/
router must be connected to the internet.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure the TV and mobile device
are connected to the same network.
For media sharing feature
Audio Video Sharing
option
should be enabled(if available). Press the
Menu
button
on the remote, select
Settings>System>More
menu
and press
OK
. Highlight
AVS
and change as
Enabled
.
Your TV is ready to connect to your mobile device now.
Install the
Smart Center
application onto your mobile
device.
Start the Smart Center application. If all connections
are configured properly, you will see your TV’s name on
your mobile device. If your TV’s name doesn’t appear
on the list, wait a while and tap on the
Refresh
widget.
Select your TV from the list.
Mobile Device screen
On the main screen you can find tabs to access
various features.
The application retrieves actual channel list from TV
first when it starts.
MY CHANNELS:
The programmes of first four
channels from the channel list retrieved from the TV
are shown. You can change the listed channels. Press
on the channel thumbnail and hold. A list of channels
will be displayed and you can choose your desired
channel to be replaced.
TV:
You can watch content through the TV tab. In
this mode you can navigate through the channel list
retrieved from your TV and click on thumbnails to view
the detail pages.
RECORDINGS:
You can view your active recordings(if
available) and reminders through this tab. To delete
any item, simply press on the delete icon found on
each row.
EPG(
Electronic programme guide
):
You can view
the broadcast schedules of selected channel lists
through this tab. You can also navigate through
channels by pressing on the selected channel on the
EPG grid. Please note that updating / refreshing the
EPG information may take a while depending on your
network and web service quality.
Note:
Internet connection is required for WEB based EPG
information.
SETTINGS:
Configure the application to your liking.
You can change;
Auto-lock (Only in IOS):
The screen of the device
automatically turns off after a certain amount of
time. Default is off, which means the screen will
always stay on.
