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Searching 

(Menu – Setup – Service Searching) 
 

 

 

Tuner configuration  

(Menu – Setup – Service Searching

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Tuner configuration) 

 

 

 

Choose Tuner 

 

 

Select „Service Searching“ and press OK to display 
„Tuner configuration“ menu. 

If you use also Tuner 2 in your AB IPBox it must be 
configurated separatelly. 
Example shows DVB-T tuner as Tuner 2. 

Type and configuration of installed 
tuners is displayed in this menu. 
 
Select the tuner to be configured and 
press OK.  
 

Summary of Contents for AB IPBox 55HD

Page 1: ...1 Digital HDTV receiver with Linux operating system AB IPBox 9900HD AB IPBox 9900HD plus AB IPBox 99HD AB IPBox 55HD User Manual www abipbox com ...

Page 2: ... you an access to large amount of digital radio stations Internet radios and other services Thanks to AB Enigma2 HD operating system you can adjust your receiver to suit your personal needs and install new functions and modules The receiver also enables playback of different multimedia files from built in HDD other connected devices or via network We wish you many pleasant experiences while using ...

Page 3: ... 25 Program information bar of the channel infobar 26 Channels Searching 29 Tuner configuration 29 Automatic Scan 34 Manual scan 34 Adding channels into Favorite lists bouquets 36 System setup 39 Allinone Panel 48 Recording 54 Timeshift 55 PIP Picture In Picture 55 Media Player 56 Timer 57 EPG Electronic Program Guide 58 Standby Restart 62 Conclusion 63 Installation of a new firmware 63 Copyright ...

Page 4: ...pliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers or other appliances that produces heat Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and ensure reliable operation of the appliance and to protect it from overheating These openings should never be blocked or covered The appliance should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on th...

Page 5: ...l parameters of AB IPBox HD receivers All AB IPBox 9900HD 99HD and 55HD receivers are equipped with AB Enigma 2HD operating system The AB IPBox 9900HD Plus receiver is standardly equipped with two DVB S tuners that enables simultaneous watching and recording of 2 channels from different transponders satellites Technical parameters of the AB IPBox 9900HD Plus and AB IPBox 9900HD are the same The on...

Page 6: ...Amplitude 0 6 0 2V Symbol Rate QPSK up to 45MS s DVB S2 QPSK up to 36MS S 8PSK up to 30MS s DiSEqC Control Version 1 0 1 1 1 2 USALS Compatible MPEG Transport Stream A V Decoding Input Stream ISO IEC 13818 2 Specification and H 264 Profile Level MPEG 2 MP ML MP HL MPEG4 AP HL H 264 level 4 1 Input TS Data Rate 138Mbit S max Aspect Ratio 4 3 16 9 with pan scan vector Video Resolution 720 x 576 PAL ...

Page 7: ...e USB A Type Female USB 2 0 X 2 ports RS232C 9 Pin D Sub Network Ethernet RJ 45 10 100BT Conditional Access Common Interface 2 PCMCIA Slots Smartcard Interface 2 Slots Front Display VFD Vacuum Fluorescent Display as Alpha numeric style 14 dot matrix Power Supply Input Voltage AC100 240V 50 60Hz Type SMPS Power Consumption 30W Standby 3W Protection Separate Internal Fuse and Chassis Physical Specif...

Page 8: ...6MS S 8PSK up to 30MS s DiSEqC Control Version 1 0 1 1 1 2 USALS Compatible Terrestrial OFDM Tuner Input Connector IEC169 2 female Loop through Connector IEC169 2 male Frequency Range 50MHz to 870MHz Loop through Out Impedance 75 ohms nominal Band Width 7 8 MHz Carrier Mode 2k 8k hierachical non hierachical mode Constellation Auto QPSK 16 64 QAM Mode Rate Auto 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 Guard Interva...

Page 9: ...e Digital interface for HDTV HDMI 1 1 with HDCP SCART I F TV VCR 2 Ports CVBS Audio R L Out RCA 3 Ports Component Out YPbPr RCA 3 Ports RF Modulator In Out 0 12V Out Chinch Digital Audio S PDIF via Optical Data In Out USB Host Interface USB A Type Female USB 2 0 X 2 ports RS232C 9 Pin D Sub Network Ethernet RJ 45 10 100BT Conditional Access Common Interface 2 PCMCIA Slots Smartcard Interface 2 Slo...

Page 10: ...6MS S 8PSK up to 30MS s DiSEqC Control Version 1 0 1 1 1 2 USALS Compatible MPEG Transport Stream A V Decoding Input Stream ISO IEC 13818 2 Specification and H 264 Profile Level MPEG 2 MP ML MP HL MPEG4 AP HL H 264 level 4 1 Input TS Data Rate 138Mbit S max Aspect Ratio 4 3 16 9 with pan scan vector Video Resolution 720 x 576 PAL 720 x 480 NTSC 1080i 720P 480i 480P Audio Decoding MPEG 1 Audio Laye...

Page 11: ...5HD are equipped wit one built in DVB S2 tuner the 99HD model is moreover equipped with a bracket for internal 2 5 HDD SATA AB IPBox 99HD and AB IPBox 55HD models in comparison wit AB IPBox 9900HD model are not equipped with Common Interface RF modulator 0 12V output YpBPr and composite A V output e SATA connector for external HDD AB IPBox 55HD is also not equipped with RS232 serial connector and ...

Page 12: ...mpatible MPEG Transport Stream A V Decoding Input Stream ISO IEC 13818 2 Specification and H 264 Profile Level MPEG 2 MP ML MP HL MPEG4 AP HL H 264 level 4 1 Input TS Data Rate 138Mbit S max Aspect Ratio 4 3 16 9 with pan scan vector Video Resolution 720 x 576 PAL 720 x 480 NTSC 1080i 720P 480i 480P Audio Decoding MPEG 1 Audio Layer 1 2 Musicam Audio Mode Stereo Dual Channel Joint Stereo Mono Samp...

Page 13: ...ut Voltage AC100 240V 50 60Hz Type SMPS Power Consumption 30W Standby 3W Protection Separate Internal Fuse and Chassis Physical Specification Size W x H x D 340mm x 65mm x 250 mm Weight 3 4Kg Environment Operating Temperature 0 45C Storage Temperature 40C 65C ...

Page 14: ... is facing down MENU OK EXIT Left Right Up Down Common Interface CA LNB IN Loop Through IEC connectors Tuner B input DVB T output Ethernet Connector for connection of external e SATA HDD SCART VCR SCART TV Fan Power cord Power switch RS232 port USB 2 0 Výstup HDMI Optical audio S PDIF output RCA outputs YPbPr component video output Y Video CVBS B Audio L R Audio R RF Modulator TV output Antenna in...

Page 15: ...fference is behind the doors on the right side of front panel the AB IPBox 99HD is equipped with just one card reader and USB port Rear panel Rear panel consists of from left side to the right Input and Loop output of DVB S2 tuner RS232 port Ethernet port HDMI output S PDIF output SCART TV output Fan Power cord and Power switch ...

Page 16: ...PBox 99HD receiver The difference is in using 4 digits LED display and absence of USB port behind the door Real panel Rear panel consists of from left side to the right Input and Loop output of DVB S2 tuner Ethernet port USB 2 0 port S PDIF output HDMI output SCART TV output Power cord and Power switch ...

Page 17: ...o LNB IN 2 input terrestrial antenna if it is DVB T tuner or satellite antenna if it is DVB S2 tuner Connect your TV to the receiver via HDMI cable some older type of HD ready TVs may not contain HDMI connector in such a case use YPbPr connector Connect your home cinema A V receiver via digital optical S PDIF output Connect Ethernet output to your home network if possible to the router You can con...

Page 18: ...restrial antenna if it is DVB T tuner or satellite antenna if it is DVB S2 tuner Connect your TV to the receiver via SCART cable or 3x cinch Connect your home cinema A V receiver via digital optical S PDIF output or Cinch outputs AUDIO L R only stereo audio Connect Ethernet output to your home network if possible to the router You can connect memory USB device with multimedia content to USB port Y...

Page 19: ... more to select 720p Scart output is disconnected picture is transmitted on component and HDMI outputs in 720p resolution Press the button for the third time to set 1080i again STANDBY TV channels Radio channels Teletext MENU PAge Up Down MUTE Files list EPG EXIT Cursors left right up down Browser if installed OK Recording PLAY Not used Stop REW Pause Timeshift FW Not used Color function buttons V...

Page 20: ...r automatically switches over all outputs Press the OK button when you see corresponding output on the display Outputs are continuously switched over in following order Component SCART HDMI Select SCART SD PAL 50Hz if you use SCART SCART connection Select 1080i if you use Component connection Select 1080i if you use HDMI connection The refresh frequency menu appears after selection of HDMI Set 50 ...

Page 21: ...lect no to skip the menu or yes to adjust level of Brightness Language selection Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You can also return to this menu anytime later Press OK to confirm your setting menu for adjusting of Contrast appears Adjust the level of Contrast and press OK Select desired language and press OK ...

Page 22: ...eset for the most common type of LNB Universal You can change configuration of tuners later on in the menu of the receiver If your receiver is equipped with two tuners second tuner is in the menu marked as tuner B Second tuner can be also installed into your receiver additionally type according to your requests DVB S2 satellite DVB T terrestrial DVB C cable The main advantages of using two tuners ...

Page 23: ...nto first line and write down the same code into second line to confirm Press Green function button to save new PIN code You can block selected channels in the list by using PIN code Press OK to continue the wizard Network configuration Use interface set up yes Use DHCP set up yes if your receiver is connected a router that supports Auto DHCP function In such a case the network will be automatical...

Page 24: ...ries Command Line write down ipconfig all and press enter Network configuration of your PC should be displayed Inserted IP Address must be unique no other device connected to your network can use the same IP address Press OK to finish the setup Window asking the question if you want to activate the network will be displayed Select yes and press OK Two information windows about activation of the ne...

Page 25: ...Select desired Favourite group e g Sport and use cursor buttons to select desired channel Press the OK button selected channel will be displayed if it is FTA channel or you have the authorization for wathing the channel You can swith over the channels also without the menu by direct inserting corresponding number of the channel ...

Page 26: ...satellite Channel Number Bar indicator of elapsed time of the program Name of the channel Actual date Indicator of recording Services symbols EPG Encrypted Subchannels Teletext HD broadcasting Multi language audio Audio AC3 Widescreen 16 9 Video resolution Active tuner DVB S A SNR Signal Noise Ratio AGC Automatic Gain Control BER Bit Error Rate ideal value is zero Higher value means squered pictur...

Page 27: ... of channels Press Green function button Satellites to display list of available satellites Use cursor buttons to select desired satellite and channel and press OK Channels can be sorted into three subgroups Services All channels from selected satellite in alphabetical order Providers Displays list of providers Select a provider and press OK Channels of selected provider will be displayed New Only...

Page 28: ...o display list of available providers Use cursor buttons to select desired group e g Skylink and press OK Names of providers and groups of channels are created automatically during searching accordingto NIT parameters from satellite and can not be changed Example of channels by ARD TV provider from Astra 19 2E satellite ...

Page 29: ...oose Tuner Select Service Searching and press OK to display Tuner configuration menu If you use also Tuner 2 in your AB IPBox it must be configurated separatelly Example shows DVB T tuner as Tuner 2 Type and configuration of installed tuners is displayed in this menu Select the tuner to be configured and press OK ...

Page 30: ...to USALS motor are preset in the table and if you use Universal type of LNB it is not needed to change them Set up your geographical position accuracy 0 100 In example Longitude 14 800 East Lattitude 52 000 North Press OK to save the settings Configuration of Tuner B Example of configuration of DVB T tuner Configuration Mode enabled Terrestrial provider 21 69k Remain item Enable 5V for active ante...

Page 31: ...for HotBird 13E 2E is connected to input 2 B AB of DiSEqC switch DiSEqC mode 1 0 Commited DiSEqC comm AB Configuration for third satellite Selected satellite 23 5E ASTRA3 LNB LNB 3 LNB convertor for ASTRA3 23 is connected to input 3 C BA AB of DiSEqC switch DiSEqC mode 1 0 Commited DiSEqC comm BA Configuration for fourth satellite Selected satellite 0 8W THOR LNB LNB 4 LNB convertor for Thor 0 8W ...

Page 32: ... Download Plugins Wait until downloading catalogue of plugins from the Internet Select Settings item and press OK Tuner is set for DiSEqC 1 2 USALS is turned off and satellites to be aimed with motor are selected Tune press Red function button to display menu for entering satellite and TP to be searched Press OK for return to setup menu You have to set up corresponding transponder for every satell...

Page 33: ...33 You can also use DreamboxEdit software in your PC to install and edit the setting Select desired setting and press OK Use the same way to install other plugins ...

Page 34: ... the tuner if you use a motor it can last several tens of minutes Tuner A or B Type of scan Single satellite select one sigle satellite to be searched on and press OK for starting the searching Single transponder insert parameters for one particular transponder and press OK System DVB S or DVB S2 Satellite name of satellite Frequency frequency of TP Symbol rate Polarity FEC set the right value or ...

Page 35: ... Bit Error Rate To achieve the best quality reception try to reach maximum SNR value and zero BER Tune Manual transponder use cursor and numerical buttons on RC to set up parameters manualy Satellite select corresponding satellite System Frekvency Symbol rate Polarity and FEC set up manualy according to parameters of transponder on witch you are going to check quality of the signal or Tune Preset ...

Page 36: ...elect add service to bouquet and press OK Select bouquet menu is displayed Use cursor buttons to select desired bouquet group you want to add selected channel in and press OK The channel will be added at the end of the bouquet list Press EXIT to finish adding channels to bouquet list New searched channels are automatically added to All list corresponding Satellites and Provider lists Press OK to o...

Page 37: ...Press MENU button Select Channellist menu and press OK Select enable move mode and press OK By pressing OK you return to the bouquet list moving of channels in the list is enabled Select the channel and press OK the channel in the list is highlighted Use Up Down cursor buttons to move highlighted channel Select desired position in the list and press OK You can move channels in the list until the e...

Page 38: ...possible to use only the number shown on infobar for direct selection Creating a new bouquet Use Channellist menu menu to create a new bouquet OK Blue Blue MENU Select add bouquet and press OK Please enter name for the new bouquet windows appears on the screen Writing the name of new bouquet Use alphanumeric buttons on RC to write down a name of new bouquet into Input window Pg Up removes letter i...

Page 39: ...ts system properly Use Down cursor button to list in next page of system menu Press OK after finishing the writting New bouquet will be added on the end of the list To change its position in the list activate move mode in service menu Select the bouquet to be moved and press OK Use cursor buttons to find a new position and press OK ...

Page 40: ...art Mode 1080i 576p 720p Refresh Rate 50 Hz for Europe 60 Hz for USA Display 4 3 contend as Pillarbox Full screen Wide Zoom Pan Scan Display 16 9 contend as Letterbox Full screen Pan Scan Color Format Video RGB 4 2 2 YUV Audio Source PCM analogue SPDIF digital optical output AC3 default permanently preset multichannel digital audio source Options yes no Recommended no AC3 downmix audio downmix on ...

Page 41: ...ly sure Use Up Down cursor buttons to select desired language Press OK to confirm your selection Customize menu Page 1 Setup mode Simple Intermediate Expert Default setting of the item is Intermediate Use Left Right buttons to set up the level of setting up your receiver Change the Setup Mode back to Intermediate and press Green button and OK It enables direct access to PLUGINS download from the m...

Page 42: ...ezone is essential for correct function of automatic setting of time EPG and recording timer Setting up parameters for modulator Set up on to enable RF modulator Set up number of UHF channel for modulator in the line Channel Use Left Right buttons to adjust frequency Finetune It is possible to use modulator for picture transmission only with mono sound and when SD PAL 576 video resolution is used ...

Page 43: ...he disk to create essential file system Filesystem Check launches check of your HDD We recommend conducting the check at leas once in two months It can last several minutes depending on the size of your HDD Opens menu with following options Adapter settings setting up parameters of network adapter Nameserver setting setting up DNS Network test conduct the test after setting up the parameters and c...

Page 44: ... from the group used in your network Netmask the same address as in other devices connected to the network Use a gateway yes Gateway IP address of gateway Press OK to confirm your setting Press BLUE function button to open DNS nameserver setup menu Use Left Right cursor buttons to select keybord type of your IP box Press Green function button to save the setting Menu for setting up the path locati...

Page 45: ...okmark to remove active path location Press OK to confirm and return to the Location menu Select desired valid memory device and press Blue function button Add Bookmarks Select a folder for storage recordings Press GREEN function button to confirm your setting and return to Recording paths menu Press GREEN button once more to save the setting Follow instructions on the screen of your TV to adjust ...

Page 46: ...r skin is shown on the right side of the screen Select Activate permanent clock and press OK to activate permanent display of time clock on the screen of your TV Select Change permanent clock position and press OK to change position of the clock on the screen Use cursor buttons to adjust the position Select desired skin and press OK to activate it Additional skins can be installed as Plugins ...

Page 47: ...ngs Crashlog system failure extract notes setting can be done in this menu There is no purpose for common user to deal with it First line activate or deactivate Cleanup Wizard warning when free space of internal memory is below the value set in the second line yes no We do not recommend to lower the value ...

Page 48: ...own of your receiver after elapsing a set time Skin Selector press Blue function button to display list of all available installed skins Use cursor buttons to select desired one Displays list of all available installed skins Use cursor buttons to select desired one You can see small overview on the right side of the screen Use numeric buttons to set up Shutdown Ipbox after time in minutes Press Re...

Page 49: ...n disadvantage is that in that case HDD is permanent turned on running You can add some other standardly not installed functions to your receiver by installing so called scripts short created programs saved in var sbin folder List of all available scripts is displayed on this menu Use cursor buttons to select one and press Red function button Execute to run it Common Interface is interface for ins...

Page 50: ...pment Network Setup opens menu for setting up Ethernet Software Manager opens menu for management backup and installation of software Install extensions opens menu Extensions management for downloading list of plugins from the Internet from preset servers Software update opens menu for updating installed firmware from the Internet Software restore opens menu Image upgrade wizard ...

Page 51: ...mple on the picture also USB USB Mass Storage autofs sdb3 Press OK to run backup saving After successful action an information window appears Press OK to continue the upgrade Note It is good to use USB memory flash when you want to set up the same way several receivers In such a case setting up can be conducted simply by Backup restore function Take care of consumption of used USB flash memory for...

Page 52: ...d OK button or numeric buttons for direct selection to display corresponding information window Image Info firmware information Free RAM memory Free HDD memory Free USB memory Free Flash memory Top info about running files and its locations Process List info about running processes Mount info about mounted accessories LAN setting info Ethernet setting Press Red function button Back to leave the me...

Page 53: ...ction to display corresponding information window DvbSnoop Infos not active prepared for future development CPU processor information MemInfo memory information Modules Graphics Mode Mtd from mtd0 to mtd4 Partitions Swap size type and priority Uptime Kernel Linux version author release date Activates deactivates whether to display the option in the menu or not ...

Page 54: ...channel different from just watched one The IPBox enables watching a program on a channel while recording different program on different channel Capability of this function depends on tuners configuration in your receiver If your receiver is equipped with only one tuner it is possible to record and watch different channel but only from the same transponder If your receiver is equipped with two tun...

Page 55: ...freeze but background recording will persist After coming back to your TV just press PAUSE button to continue playback from the stopped point with corresponding time shift against real broadcasting Pressing STOP button will terminate the timeshift playback realtime playback will start PIP Picture In Picture This function is available only during watching standard resolution program Press BLUE func...

Page 56: ... formatted in linux ext3 system Short direct selections BLUE button and then 1 opens Sleep Timer BLUE button and then 2 opens Netcaster internet radio plugin BLUE button and then 3 opens Software management Media Player The Media Player enables playback of media files stored on connected USB devices or devices connected through the network List of connected available media devices are displayed in...

Page 57: ...a new timer Use alphanumeric buttons to enter Name of the timer Use Left Right buttons to set up Timer Type timer action record or switch over Use Left Right buttons to set up Repeat Type once daily weekly or user defined Use alphanumeric buttons to set up Date Start Time and End Time of the timer Set up Channel Location After event options and press GREEN function button to save the timer setting...

Page 58: ...m Guide Press Yellow function button to display EPG of actually watched channel if the channel provides EPG information Press BLUE function button to open Multi EPG bouquet list is displayed Select desired bouquet and press OK ...

Page 59: ... EPG menu is displayed EPG information of actual running program of all channels in the bouquet if the channel provides EPG is shown Use BLUE function button Next to display following programs use YELLOW function button Prev to show previous programs Use cursor buttons to select a channel program and press GREEN function button Add Timer to set up the timer Program is in the list marked by a clock...

Page 60: ... to add a new timer Choose whether you want to install selected Default setting or not yes no and press OK Installation of the default setting will start immediately Actual installed setting in your Ipbox will be erased and replaced by the default one Select whether to conduct Factory reset or not yes no and press OK When selected yes all your configuration data including bouquets services plugins...

Page 61: ... up the video output Press EXIT to exit Service information about actual received service About hardware and firmware information Press RED function button to display information about actual running service channel Press GREEN function button to display PID information Press YELLOW function button to display information about the transponder of actual service Press BLUE function button to display...

Page 62: ...menu Select desired type of action and press OK Sleep Timer opens Sleep Timer menu for setting up a time period After elapsing the time your receiver will be automatically shut down Standby select this option to turn off your receiver into Standby mode Restart select this option to restart the system of your Ipbox After restart the receiver will come back to the same mode as it was before the rest...

Page 63: ...main root folder of your USB flash disk FAT32 or linux ext3 format 2 Connect the USB disk with the files to USB connector on front or rear panel of your receiver 3 Turn off the power by using power switch on the rear panel of the receiver 4 Wait approximately 3 secs and turn on the power back Watch the display When message loader appears on the display immediately press and hold Standby button on ...

Page 64: ...ations and features of the appliance Software and hardware used in the appliance is under permanent development Specifications and features are subject to change without notice Therefore the manufacturer or the seller is not responsible for potential inaccuracies or mistakes in this manual Warning AB COM s r o is not responsible for any damages or harms caused by installation and operation of ille...

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