VBOX XTI 3442, User Manual

Page 1: ...VBox Home TV Gateway XTi Product Family User Manual Product Version 2 57 Release Date April 2017 Document Revision 2 02 ...

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Page 3: ...d Equipment 10 3 3 Installing the XTi VBox TV Gateway Device 10 3 4 Configure the XTi VBox TV Gateway using Tablet iPad 10 4 Configuring your Router and PC to Use the UPnP Protocol 11 4 1 Accessing XTi VBox TV Gateway on PC using My Network Places 11 4 2 Accessing XTi VBox TV Gateway from Mac OS X 13 5 Setting up XTi VBox TV Gateway using the Web Interface 14 5 1 Step 1 System Setup 14 5 2 Step 2 ...

Page 4: ...s 44 6 9 System Logger 45 7 Streaming option 46 7 1 Streaming Status 46 7 2 Manage Channels 47 7 2 1 Sorting Channels 48 7 2 2 Changing Channel Logo 48 7 3 Program Guide 51 7 3 1 Live Signal 51 7 3 2 Live Signal with Channel Pairing 52 7 3 3 External XMLTV beta 53 7 4 Add Channels 54 7 5 Language Settings 54 7 6 UPnP Support 55 7 7 IPTV Support 55 8 Tuners 57 9 Quick Setup 58 10 Network Status 59 ...

Page 5: ...a Windows based computer 82 Figures Figure 1 XTi 33XX Front Panel 4 Figure 1 XTi 34XX Front Panel 5 Figure 2 XTi 3332 Dual Tuner Model Dual Tuner Satellite Rear Panel 5 Figure 3 XTi 3342 52 3340 50 CI Rear Panel 7 Figure 4 XTi 3342CI Dual Tuner Terrestrial or Cable Rear Panel 8 Figure 4 XTi 3442 Dual Tuner Terrestrial or Cable Rear Panel 9 Figure 5 Windows XP My Network Places showing VBox TV Gate...

Page 6: ... Quick Setup Wizard Step 3 Scan Scan Status and Results page XTi 3332 models 24 Figure 16 Quick Setup Wizard Step 3 Scan Scan Settings Review page XTi 3340 25 Figure 17 Quick Setup Wizard Step 3 Scan Scan Status and Results page XTi 3332 models 26 Figure 18 Quick Setup Wizard Step 4 Channels Setup page 28 Figure 19 XTi VBox TV Gateway Interface Example System Status page 30 ...

Page 7: ...lite FTA Terrestrial CI FTA Pay TV Terrestrial DVB T Satellite DVB S S2 4 2x DVB S S2 1x DVB T XTi 3452 Dual Tuner Cable FTA Cable DVB C 2 1 XTi 3352 CI Dual Tuner Cable Pay TV Cable DVB C 2 1 XTi 3350 Combi Satellite Cable FTA Cable DVB C Satellite DVB S S2 4 2x DVB S S2 1x DVB C XTi 3350 CI Combi Satellite FTA Cable CI FTA Pay TV Terrestrial DVB C Satellite DVB S S2 4 2x DVB S S2 1x DVB C Model ...

Page 8: ...2 or DVB C Tuners 4 Connecting XTi VBox TV Gateway to your Home Network page 9 describes your package contents lists the system requirements and explains how to physically connect the device to your network 5 Configuring your Router and PC to Use the UPnP Protocol page11 explains how to enable UPnP in order to access your connected device through Windows Network Places 6 Setting up XTi VBox TV Gat...

Page 9: ...n applies to all products in the XTi VBox TV Gateway line In this case the guide refers to the product line in general using the abbreviation XTi Some information is exclusive to a particular product or model In this case the guide explicitly specifies the product name or model name as listed in Table 1 XTi VBox TV Gateway Product List and Specifications on page 1 NOTE Make sure you follow the ins...

Page 10: ...e front panel illustrated in Figure 1 Figure 1 XTi 33XX Front Panel Table 2 XTi Front Panel Item Description 1 Power LED indicates whether the system is ready Orange indicates the system is connected to electricity but is still in the process of being started Green indicates the XTi device is ready for use 2 5 Tuner LEDs indicate the traffic status in tuners 1 4 Steady green light indicates a lock...

Page 11: ...tors one for each satellite tuners Figure 3 Figure 3 XTi 3332 Dual Tuner Model Dual Tuner Satellite Rear Panel Item Description 1 Shutdown Button Shutting down the VBox software by pressing the shutdown button for 5 seconds The XTi will continue to receive power To launch the XTi software again please turn the XTi power off and then turn the power on using the Power Switch found at the back of the...

Page 12: ...One for Each Satellite Tuner Item Description 1 RF1 Connector for Tuner 1 DVB S S2 2 RF2 Connector for Tuner 2 DVB S S2 3 5V power adapter connector 4 ON OFF Power button 5 LAN RJ45 100 Mb Ethernet cable connector 6 USB USB Connector See diagram2 bellow RF2 Connector Tuner 2 DVB S2 RF1 Connector Tuner 1 DVB S2 3 4 5 6 1 2 ...

Page 13: ...e 4 XTi 3342 52 3340 50 CI Rear Panel Diagram 2 XT1 XTi 3342 52 3340 50 CI Connectors and Tuners Item Description 1 CAM CI Optional CI slot for DVB T C RF 3 only 2 RF1 Connector for Tuner 1 DVB S2 3 RF2 Connector for Tuner 2 DVB S 4 RF 3 Connector for Tuner 3 DVB T C and tuner 4 DVB T C 5 5V DC power adapter connector 6 ON OFF Power button 7 LAN RJ45 100 Mb Ethernet cable connector 8 USB USB Conne...

Page 14: ...See How to switch between DVB T T2 and DVB C Configuration Paragraph 14 1 Figure 5 XTi 3342CI Dual Tuner Terrestrial or Cable Rear Panel Diagram 3 XT1 3342 Dual Tuner 2T 2C Single Connector for Two DVB T T2 or DVB C Tuners Item Description 1 RF3 Connector for 2 Tuner DVB T C See diagram 3 below 2 5V power adapter connector 3 ON OFF Power button 4 LAN RJ45 100 Mb Ethernet cable connector 5 USB USB ...

Page 15: ... C tuners Figure 5 See How to switch between DVB T T2 and DVB C Configuration Paragraph 14 1 Figure 6 XTi 3442 Dual Tuner Terrestrial or Cable Rear Panel Diagram 4 XT1 3442 Dual Tuner 2T 2C Single Connector for Two DVB T T2 or DVB C Tuners Item Description 1 RF3 Connector for 2 Tuner DVB T C See diagram 3 below 2 12V power adapter connector 3 ON OFF Power button 4 LAN RJ45 100 Mb Ethernet cable co...

Page 16: ...or free from Apple Apps Store or Android Play or any UPnP app Network router Wireless broadband router N or higher 3 3 Installing the XTi VBox TV Gateway Device To install your device take the following steps 1 Connect the Ethernet cable to the network router and to the XTi device s LAN connector 2 Connect the coaxial cable running from the satellite dish to the XTi device s satellite RF In connec...

Page 17: ...and up UPnP is enabled by default Enable or disable network discovery Once UPnP is enabled you can access your XTi device using My Network Places as explained in the following section 4 1 Accessing XTi VBox TV Gateway on PC using My Network Places 1 Make sure your PC is connected to a router 2 Connect the router to the XTi device using an Ethernet cable 3 Turn on the XTi device by pressing the ON ...

Page 18: ...evice webpage from the context menu Figure 8 Windows 7 Network Media Devices showing VBox TV Gateway NOTE The XTi device s default name is VBox TV Gateway vbox_xxxx where xxxx is the product s number This name appears on devices that are connected to your network and have the UPnP Protocol enabled When Setting up XTi VBox TV Gateway using the Web Interface as explained in the next section you have...

Page 19: ...ghtlies videolan org build macosx intel 2 To configure the TV Gateway Open Safari and type your TV Gateway s IP address for example http 192 168 0 100 2 To view Live TV Open Safari and type your TV Gateway s IP address liveTV for example http 192 168 0 100 liveTV 3 Save the page in your bookmark The XTi VBox TV Gateway Web interface is displayed showing its Welcome page Figure 9 Figure 9 VBox TV G...

Page 20: ...d clicking Manage The Quick Setup Wizard is displayed guiding you through the steps listed on the left panel Figure 10 In this section Step 1 System Setup page 14 Step 2 Tuners Setup page 17 Step 3 Scan page 23 Step 4 Channels Setup page 28 5 1 Step 1 System Setup Step 1 System Setup requires that you first select your Device Configuration Figure 10 Figure 10 Quick Setup Wizard Step 1 System Setup...

Page 21: ...e from the list System Name The name of your XTi VBox TV Gateway device This name appears on devices that are connected to your network and have the UPnP Protocol enabled for example your PC s Network Places see Figure 7on page 11 and Figure 8 on page 12 Use the default name or override it by entering a new name Local Time Settings Determine your device s date and time settings Time Zone Select yo...

Page 22: ...ee languagesin the order of preference Your device will perform the search in the specified order and provide the audio in the first requested language that is available in the stream If you do not set these preferences or if these languages are not available the device will provide the stream s default audio language Preferred Prioritized Guide Subtitles Languages Select the language in which you...

Page 23: ...etup 17 5 2 Step 2 Tuners Setup NOTE Step 2 Tuners Setup includes different options depending on your XTi VBox TV Gateway product Make sure you follow the instructions pertaining to your product and model In this section Step 2 Tuners Setup for XTi 3332 Dual Tuner page 18 Step 2 Tuners Setup for XTi 3340 page 21 ...

Page 24: ... the Web Interface 5 2 Step 2 Tuners Setup 18 5 2 1 Step 2 Tuners Setup for XTi 3332 Dual Tuner 1 Click Next The Step 2 Tuners Setup Tuner 1 page for XTi 3332 Dual Tuner is displayed Figure 13 Figure 13 Quick Setup Wizard Step 2 Tuners Setup Tuner 1 page XTi 3332 Dual Tuner ...

Page 25: ... Ku Band Universal LNB with the options shown in Figure 13 Low Enter the low band reception XTi is set to the default value of your LNB type High Enter the high band reception XTi is set to the default value of your LNB type Satellite Selection Select a satellite and transponders whose broadcasting you wish to receive Select satellite Select a satellite from the drop down list Apply the same satel...

Page 26: ... the satellite and transponder settings of another tuner in this case Tuner 1 have been applied to Tuner 2 Current Tuner RF feed shared with Tuner Shows the name of the tuner whose satellite settings have been applied to Tuner 2 Remove satellite and transponder settings Select this option remove the satellite and transponder settings and to configure them manually for Tuner 2 see Table 6 Quick Set...

Page 27: ...1 and 2 are intended for satellite broadcasting DVB S Tuners 3 and 4 intended for either terrestrial broadcasting DVB T or cable broadcasting DVB C Set up the four tuners as follows 1 Set up Tuner 1 and Tuner 2 as explained in Step 2 Tuners Setup for XTi 3332 Dual Tuner page 18 2 Click Next The Step 2 Tuners Setup Tuner 3 4 page is displayed Figure 15 Figure 15 Quick Setup Wizard Step 2 Tuners Set...

Page 28: ...TE When you disable these tuners all tuner settings are hidden and a warning is displayed clarifying that these tuners will not be used Country Selection Select your country in order to filter the channels list by your location NOTE Since the channels list may be very long the Back Start Over and Next buttons appear both above and below the list Channels Table Displays all channels available for t...

Page 29: ...ngs Review page XTi 3332 model 1 Review your scan settings and then perform the scan as explained in Table 9 Table 9 Quick Setup Wizard Step 3 Scan Scan Settings Review page XTi 3332 Dual Tuner Option Description Scan Settings Review Summarizes your current scan settings DVBS2 Tuners Tuner Numbers Share the same feed Lists the names of the tuners that share the same feed from the selected satellit...

Page 30: ... and Scan Results Figure 17 Figure 17 Quick Setup Wizard Step 3 Scan Scan Status and Results page XTi 3332 models The Scan Status informs you how many transponders have been scanned for the chosen satellite The Scan Results specifies which of the scanned transponders are available 2 Choose one of the following To repeat the scan for example if you wish to choose different transponders click Rescan...

Page 31: ...ranpsonders you chose in the previous step will be scanned for this satellite To return to the Tuners Setup pages of Tuner 1 and Tuner 2 and change your settings click Modify DVBT Tuner 3 4 shows the selected Country for Tuner 3 and Tuner 4 The channels you chose in the previous step will be scanned for this country To return to the Tuners Setup page of Tuner 3 4 and change your settings click Mod...

Page 32: ...p XTi VBox TV Gateway using the Web Interface 5 3 Step 3 Scan 26 Once the scan is completed the page is updated to summarize the scan status and results Figure 19 Figure 19 Quick Setup Wizard Step 3 Scan Scan Status and Results page XTi 3332 models ...

Page 33: ...VBT Tuner 3 4 shows the Country that was scanned for Tuner 3 and Tuner 4 and specifies the number and percentage of channels that were scanned for this country Rescan Repeats the scan operation Scan Results Provide details on each transponder and satellite that was scanned Tuner 1 2 reports the scan Status of each transponder you selected Available or Unavailable Tuner 3 4 reports the scan Status ...

Page 34: ...VBox TV Gateway using the Web Interface 5 4 Step 4 Channels Setup 28 5 4 Step 4 Channels Setup Step 4 Channels Setup allows you to select the channels whose broadcasts you wish to receive Figure 20 Figure 20 Quick Setup Wizard Step 4 Channels Setup page ...

Page 35: ...annel shows the channel name You can override this name with your own text Language A Audio S Subtitles set the Audio language list A and Subtitles language list S to your preferred languages Display only Selected Channels Narrows down the Channels list by showing only selected channels Multiple Selection Check the types of channels you wish to scan Free to Air FTA Video channels Encrypted Video c...

Page 36: ...VBox V Home TV Gateway User Manual 5 Setting up XTi VBox TV Gateway using the Web Interface 5 4 Step 4 Channels Setup 30 Figure 21 XTi VBox TV Gateway Interface Example System Status page ...

Page 37: ...ystem Device and Software Status To check the updated system and software data access the SYSTEM STATUS OPTION Figure 23 System Device and Software Information The information under the Software Versions heading indicates the software type and version installed as well as the type of unit in use ...

Page 38: ...m Select System Manage option The following screen displays Figure 24 Manage On this page you can see the name of your XTi VBox TV Gatway device and select the language of this Web interface Under the System Time heading you can determine the device s date and time settings ...

Page 39: ...stem Services Select System Services option The following screen displays Figure 25 Services Network services must be started at the system prior to being actually put to work Use the HTML interface and follow these steps to ensure that the required services are running on the XTi ...

Page 40: ... figure 27 screen displays 2 Check the Enable the Web Manage Protection checkbox and press Enable The default user name is admin The default password is admin It is recommended that you change the system password regularly to prevent security issues This feature is available from Home TV Gateway version 2 48 and up Figure 27 Change Password admin ...

Page 41: ... Gateway is now locked using the default user name and password 4 Enter the default user name and password and press log in 5 Change the default password to protect your TV Gateway 6 To disable the password protection simply uncheck the Enable Web Manage Protection checkbox and press Update ...

Page 42: ...VBox V Home TV Gateway User Manual 6 System Manage 6 4 WEB Manage Protection 36 ...

Page 43: ...ice s memory and it will be erased when resetting the VBox to factory default therefore it is recommended to copy this backup and save it outside of the VBox memory Creating a backup You can create additional backups by choosing the backup target and pressing the backup button 6 5 2 Restore Choose the location of the backup file this can be either A Network path USB Recording path USB storage atta...

Page 44: ...clear all its settings databases and configuration files This will bring the VBox to the default factory settings once the reset is completed you will be prompt to run quick setup again in order to configure the VBox If you wish to use a restore file to configure the VBox instead of running quick setup please cancel the Quick Setup window and go to Backup and Restore ...

Page 45: ...nect the Home TV Gateway to the Internet Your Home TV Gateway stream the full channel s broadcast quality and therefore requires fast internet upload speeds and fast internet bandwidth all the way to your outdoor device Note VBox cannot guarantee the quality of the stream outside of your home network and quality of stream may vary between different TV channels due to differences in bit rate broadc...

Page 46: ...eaming port Optional HTTPS port Enable this port to access and configure your network storage remotely LiveTV for PC Copy this link to your web browser to watch live TV LiveTV for mobile Enter this IP address and port on the VBox TV app Manage web interface Copy this link to your web browser to access the admin web interface 1 Please make sure that all your ports pass the automatic port test and r...

Page 47: ...ersion this proccess should take up to 1 min depending on your internet connection Please note that if you are behind a firewall or a proxy server you may not be able to update your VBox over the internet please contact the VBox support to receive the latest software version 6 7 2 Update from a file 1 Ensure the new software file extension ub is accessible on a USB Flash Drive or on your local com...

Page 48: ...date Software 3 To upload a new file from your computer to the XTI click the Choose File button to search for the file on your computer and click the UPLOAD button The following screen displays 4 Figure 29 Update Software File 5 Click Update Software button The following screen displays ...

Page 49: ...E Status screen Contact your vendor with any questions Accept If you agree with the license agreement select the I Accept radio button and then click the PROCEED WITH UPDATE button The following screen displays 7 Click the Proceed with Updare button A message displays on screen informing that the update is in process Upon successful completion of the process the following screen displays Figure 31...

Page 50: ...stored on the XTi select System Manage Files option The following screen shows all the filenames Figure 26 Manage files To upload a new file from your computer to the XTi input the filename in the corresponding form field or click the BROWSE button to search for the file on your computer and click the UPLOAD button ...

Page 51: ... Manual 6 System Manage 6 9 System Logger 45 6 9 System Logger 1 Select the SYSTEM Logging Settings option The following screen displays Figure 32 System Logger You can set here the Log Level Prints if necessary Debug operations ...

Page 52: ...g option 7 1 Streaming Status 46 7 Streaming option 7 1 Streaming Status Select Streaming Status option The following screen displays Figure 34 Streaming Status A screen displaying the selected parameters and the current streaming status displays ...

Page 53: ...eway User Manual 7 Streaming option 7 2 Manage Channels 47 7 2 Manage Channels Select Streaming Manage Channels option The following screen displays Figure 35 Manage Channels Manage the channels as explained in Table 13 ...

Page 54: ...TV first This will sort all channels according to their LCN number and will place all the TV channels at first and Radio channels at the end of the list 2 Manual channel sorting You can change the channel number and press one of the auto scan options Use the up and down arrows to move channel order Use the icon and select the location of the channel from the drop down list 7 2 2 Changing Channel L...

Page 55: ...le and point to the logo file and press the Update button The page will refresh and the channel logo will be replaced with the new one 7 2 2 2 Local Copy You can manually copy all the channel logos to the VBox s icon folder Open the VBox s recording storage path o On attached USB storage remove the storage device from the VBox and connect it to your PC Mac o On network NAS or folder open the recor...

Page 56: ...ot if you do not see the folder you can create a new folder and name it icons o Open the icons folder and copy all the channel logos into it o If you are using USB storage once all the logos are copied connect the storage device back to the VBox Open the Manage channel page and press on the channel icons of the channel you would like to change the logo ...

Page 57: ...nel logos for all the logos you have copied 7 3 Program Guide Program guide is collected by the VBox TV Gateway and shared between the different player devices there are two main program guide sources 2 External source the VBox can receive guide from a standard XMLTV source located on the network or internet 7 3 1 Live Signal The VBox collects the guide transmitted over the air by the broadcaster ...

Page 58: ...he same scheduling are provided with limited program guide on one of the channels 7 3 2 1 Pairing channels Once selecting Live Signal with Channel pairing option two tables listing all the channels will be presented at the bottom of the page You can press the Auto Match channel this will attempt to link similar channels If Auto match is not available or you would like to match additional channels ...

Page 59: ...Locate the XMLTV file source 2 Set the sync time Set the VBox sync time to after the XMLTV file is updated 3 Match XMLTV source with TV channel Auto match will try to match channel name found on the XMLTV file with actual channel name as received from the broadcaster after automatic maching is completed you can manually set additional channel matching 4 Channel matching is identicle with the match...

Page 60: ...tuner from the drop down list Check the boxes of the transponders to be used to scan this satellite To select all transponders on the list check the top box To add your own transponder to the list enter its definitions into the bottom row 7 5 Language Settings Select Streaming Language Settings option The Figure 11 screen displays Configure your language settings as explained in Table 5 ...

Page 61: ...single channel streaming per UPnP client The XTi VBox TV Gateway is configured by default to stream one TV channel per client If you wish to stream multiple TV channels to a single client deselect the checkbox Note When streaming multiple channels to the same client when changing channel some applications may not close the previous channel correctly or on a timely manner which will result in not f...

Page 62: ...imple add on For application configuration instructions please go to http vboxcomm com players html DVB EIT support some applications such as VLC TVheadend can receive the program guide raw stream If you are using such an application and would like to stream the raw EPG data select this option Note Streaming EIT requires more CPU and uses higher network bandwidth for every stream ...

Page 63: ...signal being received as a relative percentage of the total range of the XTi receiver The background color is green if the signal strength is within the acceptable range of 22 to 88 and yellow if it is outside of this range When the XTi S is locked onto the satellite transponder at the current frequency the signal lock bar is green and states Lock Otherwise the bar displayed is yellow with the tex...

Page 64: ...uick Setup 7 7 IPTV Support 58 9 Quick Setup Select Quick Setup option The following screen displays Figure 39 Quick Setup Click Start Wizard button The Quick Setup Wizard is displayed guiding you through the steps listed on the left panel ...

Page 65: ...rk Status Network Manage Select Network Manage option The following screen displays Figure 41 Network Manage If your local network administrator instructs you to use DHCP select the DHCP radio button If you have been assigned a confeger DHCP or static IP address select the Static or DHCP radio button and input the IP address subnet mask and Default Gateway optional ...

Page 66: ...he System 7 7 IPTV Support 60 11 Shutting Down and Restarting the System To shut down or restart the system select the SYSTEM SHUTDOWN The following screen displays Figure 43 System Restart and Shutdown Click the RESTART SYSTEM button The system shuts down and restarts ...

Page 67: ...te application 12 2 1 PC and Mac VLC Support Live and Recorded TV Kodi Support Live Recorded TV and VBox TV Remote control The VBox TV Gateway automatically generates a M3U playlist of your selected channels allowing you to easily switch between channels The playlist URL is available on the on Streaming IPTV as discribed in section 7 7 The playlist is located at the following address http XXX XXX ...

Page 68: ...ser Manual 12 Players 12 2 3rd Party Applications UPnP 62 12 2 2 Tablet and Smartphone Press the link for a list of V Home supports 3rd party UPnP application for iOS Android and Windows Mobile https www quixey com search upnp ...

Page 69: ...rted devices via the VBox TV free applications or 3rd party supported UPnP applications 13 1 Hardware installation 13 1 1 Attached Storage default 1 The V Home records TV shows on to a removable USB storage 2 You can connect Hi Speed USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 USB Flash Drive or Removable Hard Drive Make sure that your USB storage is fast enough to support your recording needs For full HD recording 25MB s...

Page 70: ...ents 1 V Home TV Gateway software version 2 40 and above 2 Supported storage a Shared Folder A PC running Windows 7 and above with shared folder b Network Storage NAS With Samba SMB Windows network file system support Network storage should be connected to the same router as the V Home TV Gateway Recommended Use a network storage connected with a network cable to the router WiFi network storage 80...

Page 71: ...gning will be running and connected to the network during recording 2 Make sure that you have enough free space a minimum of 1GB is recommended 13 1 2 4 Setting up the recording folder 3 Create a new folder or choose an existing folder 4 Right click the folder and choose properties 5 Choose the Share tab and press the Share button 6 Write Everyone and press Add 7 Alternatively choose a user from t...

Page 72: ...k and Internet 2 Choose Network and Sharing Center and press Change advanced sharing settings 3 Make sure that Password protected sharing is turned off 13 1 3 Network Storage NAS Shared folder 1 Make sure that you have sufficient free space for recording 2 Make sure that your NAS is Samba SMB Windows network file system compatible 3 Create a new folder in your NAS 4 Grant both Read and Write permi...

Page 73: ...the V Home TV Gateway USB port found on the back of the device b Network Locate the network folder where you want to store the recordings 13 2 1 Manage recording page 1 Recording path Set your recording device 2 External recording media information See the status of your storage device 3 Additional recording time Set a recording buffer before and after your set time to compensate for last minute p...

Page 74: ...g up V Home TV Gateway Storage Preferences 68 13 2 2 Setting up network storage 1 Choose Network 2 You can use secure HTTPS or HTTP if you are using HTTP continue to 5 3 Read and accept the note 4 Press Proceed anyway on the site s security certificate warning ...

Page 75: ...V Home TV Gateway User Manual 13 Recording 13 2 Setting up V Home TV Gateway Storage Preferences 69 5 Choose the domain or workgroup where your PC or NAS is located 6 Locate the PC or NAS in the Server list ...

Page 76: ...ing 13 2 Setting up V Home TV Gateway Storage Preferences 70 7 The VBox TV Gateway will attempt to access the PC or NAS 8 If you require a user name and password to login to the PC or NAS you will be prompt to provide both user name and password ...

Page 77: ...VBox V Home TV Gateway User Manual 13 Recording 13 2 Setting up V Home TV Gateway Storage Preferences 71 9 Select the folder you have prepared in advance 10 Press Set to select the target folder ...

Page 78: ... up V Home TV Gateway Storage Preferences 72 11 A confirmation message will appear confirming that the recording path was successfully set 12 Your new network path will appear under Network you can change the network path at any time by pressing the Edit button ...

Page 79: ...avigation buttons 2 Press the recording button 3 To make sure that the recording is in progress go back to the more info menu or click one of the navigation buttons to see the channel info On recorded channels a red circle will is shown next to the channel number indicating that the channel is being recorded 4 You can switch to a different channel while recording a channel as long as you have suff...

Page 80: ...recording on the Program Information page There are 3 options to record a series TV show Automatic EPG and Manual Advanced When pressing the Series Rec button the TV Gateway will automatically determine which option to use based on the available program Information provided by the broadcaster 13 4 1 Automatic Series Recording Automatic Series Recording is enabled when a special CRID tag is availab...

Page 81: ...t to record the news and instead a football game was on it will record the football game and program name will be taken from the EPG at the time To stop EPG series recording cancel the series recording Note The TV Gateway will record based on day start and stop time and will record even if the program is not airing 13 4 3 Manual Series Recording When no program information is available you will be...

Page 82: ...ication or VBox TV free application 2 To access recorded program from 3rd party application aces the VBox box and go to the media folder 3 To access manage and view recorded programs from the free VBox TV app go to My Zone 4 In the My Zone area you can a Press the watch button to play the TV program b Press the Trash icon to delete the TV program permanently c View list of scheduled future recordi...

Page 83: ...How to switch between DVB T and DVB C Configuration 5 Access the XTi device using My Network Places Windows XP go to My Network Places display the network devices list and click VBox TV Gateway vbox_xxxx 6 The XTi VBox TV Gateway Web interface is displayed showing its Welcome page 7 Choose the Manage option The Status option screen is displayed showing System Device and Software Information ...

Page 84: ...roubleshooting 14 1 How to switch between DVB T and DVB C Configuration 78 8 Select Advanced option The Advanced Settings page is displayed 9 Click Advanced Settings button When prompted for the login and password input webadmin for both The following screen displays ...

Page 85: ...VBox V Home TV Gateway User Manual 14 Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting 14 1 How to switch between DVB T and DVB C Configuration 79 ...

Page 86: ...VB T and DVB C Configuration 80 10 Select TUNER MANAGE Update option The following screen displays 11 Select DVBC option radio button and click Update button The system is getting rebooted 12 Upon Reboot the SYSTEM MANAGE Status option is displayed Select Exit Advanced option The following screen is displayed ...

Page 87: ...ently Asked Questions Troubleshooting 0 81 13 Click to Go to Manage Application button When prompted to Start Quick Setup Wizard click OK button 14 The Quick Setup Wizard is displayed guiding you through the DVBS C steps listed on the left panel ...

Page 88: ...y certain programs to automatically open ports for communication Linksys routers have UPnP feature enabled by default To learn how to check the UPnP setting on a Linksys router click To check the UPnP setting on a router see your router documentation or contact your router manufacturer Follow the steps below to learn how to enable UPnP on your computer Windows Vista Windows 7 Step 1 Click Start an...

Page 89: ...quently Asked Questions Troubleshooting 14 2 Enabling UPnP Universal Plug and Play in a Windows based computer 83 Step 3 Select Change advanced sharing settings Step 4 Select Turn on Network Discovery and then click at the bottom of the screen ...

Page 90: ...g 14 2 Enabling UPnP Universal Plug and Play in a Windows based computer 84 Windows XP Step 1 Click on then click on Control Panel Step 2 On the Control Panel window click on Add or Remove Programs Step 3 On the Add or Remove Programs window click on Add Remove Windows Components ...

Page 91: ...in a Windows based computer 85 Step 4 The Windows Components Wizard window should open scroll down the list and click on Networking Services then click on the Details button Step 5 On the Networking Services window check the boxes for Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client and UPnP User Interface then click OK ...

Page 92: ...Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting 14 2 Enabling UPnP Universal Plug and Play in a Windows based computer 86 Step 6 Click Next When the Windows Components Wizard is completed click Finish UPnP should now be enabled on your computer ...