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Section 3

 

Recommended Equipment and Software 

 
Equipment:    

1.

 

Null modem cable (make your own if you want). 

 

              

 

 

 

2.

 

SCART adapter if you are in North America and you want 
S-Video or Composite Video since our TVs don't come with 
SCART connectors.  The DM500 does have standard RCA 
plugs out. 

Summary of Contents for DreamBox 500

Page 1: ...DreamBox 500 for Newbies 5 5 By Randandy With Sections by Craniel Maxgen Philmakrakin and Manxx Guide for the Correct Setup of the DreamBox 500 S Powered by www DBNation tv...

Page 2: ...IFS Drives and Recording To Your PC Section 13 NFS Drives and Recording To Your PC Section 14 EMUs and Encryption Section 15 Installing Addons including the EMUs For the Pi Image Section 16 Scanning S...

Page 3: ...heft of satellite signals Section 1 Quick Start Guide For DBNA Images for those of you who don t like to read directions 1 Use DreamUp to flash your image Connect your DM500 to the null modem cable bu...

Page 4: ...If you plan to test other channels which we don t encourage or condone your doing then you need to apply keys The key files are SoftCam Key and AutoRoll Key for Radegast and Autoupdate camd_cfg Keyli...

Page 5: ...a tv de Bereiche Produkte downloadscenter php and boot up before flashing with a private image but not everyone does 2 Configure your connection settings in Communications in the Expert Settings secti...

Page 6: ...st images come with camd_cfg already present Do not overwrite this file 7 Load the keys for Evocamd or Newcamd with DCC 8 Install the Emu from the Extras menu Most people recommend Evocamd or Newcamd...

Page 7: ...correct your setup of satellites in Satellite Configuation FTP a new Service Channel list to the DreamBox replace your switches or check your wiring If the screen is black without messages then you ha...

Page 8: ...oftware Equipment 1 Null modem cable make your own if you want 2 SCART adapter if you are in North America and you want S Video or Composite Video since our TVs don t come with SCART connectors The DM...

Page 9: ...DreamBox Control Center DCC 2 3 is the current release 4 dreamUp DM500 http www dm500 de 5 Most current DBNA Service Channel list from the Channel List section of this forum 6 Private image of your c...

Page 10: ...C and the DreamBox A plain serial cable WILL NOT work 3 Start the dreamUp DM500 program on your PC and you will see the following screen 4 Uncheck the Use Network box 5 Click Connect 6 When it says to...

Page 11: ...Erase Always erase before installing a new image 9 Click Flash 10 Browse to the image of your choice We recommend the latest DBNA or Pi image for the DM500 11 As the process continues you will see thi...

Page 12: ...al Set Up After turning on your DreamBox for the first time the TV will be flipping and you will need to change from PAL to NTSC 1 Use your remote to change from the default which is PAL to NTSC The s...

Page 13: ...on and go to Setup Now press the Menu button on your remote and find Setup then System Settings and finally AV Settings and choose the correct configuration for your TV i e RGB SVideo The incorrect ch...

Page 14: ...nnecting the PC to your Router and your DreamBox to the Router You can use a wireless LAN Bridge in place of the hard wired system if you prefer A crossover cable also works for those too cheap or laz...

Page 15: ...the PC you are on Subnet mask you will use later Default Gateway you will also use later This should be your router IP also 2 Press the Menu button to bring up the toolbar at the bottom of the screen...

Page 16: ...our DreamBox Assign it as described above Usually 192 168 0 24 Netmask Just about always 255 255 255 0 Type LAN Nameserver Is usually the IP of your Router Usually 192 168 0 1 Gateway Is usually the I...

Page 17: ...en double click on keys to open var keys 6 Highlight one of these four files and click the leftward pointing arrow between the DreamBox and the PC pane to send the file to the DreamBox 7 Repeat with t...

Page 18: ...13 Make sure the capitalization is correct it does matter Procedure for images with Newcamd 1 Use DCC as described above and transfer the keylist rsakeylist mappings nagraepr10 nagraram10 nagrarom10...

Page 19: ...ast 1 Download SoftCam Key and AutoRoll Key 2 Start DCC 3 Click FTP tab at left 4 Browse through the right side pane until you find the two key files 5 Double click on var on left side and then double...

Page 20: ...will not be able to select the North American satellites until you have replaced that file This file is part of the Service List The Service List or Channel List as most people refer to it contains al...

Page 21: ...ake changes to your service or channel list manually as well as allowing you to use a stock list from our forum This program allows you to make lists of favorites called Bouquets You will backup your...

Page 22: ...eambox You will now be able to select North American satellites and proceed to the next step Anytime you change your satellite configuration settings as we will explain in the next section you will ne...

Page 23: ...oxfornewbies org Aiming a Toroidal Dish T90 and T55 pdf for help with aiming the T90 Or a rotor which will turn a dish with a circular and linear LNB to tune every satellite within its arc A Fixed Dis...

Page 24: ...rectly and that you have LNBs aimed at these 4 satellites connected by RG6 cables to a 4x1 switch 1 Connect 82 to Input 1 2 Connect 91 to Input 2 3 Connect 110 to Input 3 4 Connect 119 to Input 4 5 Co...

Page 25: ...oose non standard user defined configuration from the top drop down menu 3 Choose your desired satellite 82 in this example 4 Select LNB0 and press the OK button Do not make any other changes to this...

Page 26: ...5 At this new screen change the LOF H value to 11250 All other items should stay at their default values 6 Press the Blue button to take you to the next page...

Page 27: ...procedure to add all 4 satellites with the following settings Satellite LOF H Toneburst DiSEqC Mode DiSEqC Parameter 82 11250 None 1 0 A A 91 11250 None 1 0 A B 110 11250 None 1 0 B A 119 11250 None...

Page 28: ...1 1 B B 1 4 None 1 1 A A 2 5 None 1 1 A B 2 6 None 1 1 B A 2 7 None 1 1 B B 2 Tips LOF H is 11250 for circular LNBs like we use for DISH DirecTV and Bell ExpressVu No the DreamBox cannot receive Dire...

Page 29: ...ll 3 Rotor We recommend the Stab HH series Some of the others lose position memory Procedure 1 Mount the dish and make sure everything is level and plumb 2 Install the linear LNB in the center of the...

Page 30: ...to Settings then Service Searching then Satellite Configuration 2 Choose many satellites via DiSEqC Rotor from the top drop down menu 3 Let s make the circular polarized LNB LNB0 and the linear LNB LN...

Page 31: ...6 At this new screen change the LOF H value to 11250 All other items should stay at their default values 7 Press the Blue button to take you to the next page...

Page 32: ...satellite and repeat this procedure to add all of the satellites requiring circular LNBs R or L polarization with the following settings Satellite 22kHz LOF H Toneburst DiSEqC Mode DiSEqC Parameter 6...

Page 33: ...97 On 10750 None 1 2 A A 105 On 10750 None 1 2 A A 121 On 10750 None 1 2 A A 14 Press the Green button or the down arrow button to the Save box and save the changes you have just made 15 Use the remot...

Page 34: ...rowse down to Number in Motor and enter 1 20 Browse down to Orbital Position and enter 1190 for the 119W satellite 21 Browse down to Direction and select West from the drop down menu 22 Press Blue but...

Page 35: ...t or right arrow button on the remote to move the dish one step to the East or West Tip If you hold the button down too long the dish will turn to the furthest position to the east or west You need to...

Page 36: ...prev page box 34 Browse down to Number in Motor and enter 2 35 Browse down to Orbital Position and enter 910 for 91W satellite 36 Browse down to Direction and select West from the drop down menu 37 Pr...

Page 37: ...Box and edit files with vi Editor 4 Easily install Multiboots to switch between images 5 Now can configure your DreamBox for NFS drive usage This is the simplest technique for getting your DreamBox up...

Page 38: ...Backing up your image and settings 1 Start FlashWizard 2 Click Install a firmware into FLASH memory 3 Click Flash Image Backup 4 Create a name for your backup 5 Click Save...

Page 39: ...Folder icon 4 Click on the file you wish to restore 5 Click Open 6 When it asks Sure to restore the backupped image click on Yes Section 11 Adding Services Manually Procedure 1 Start DreamBoxEdit and...

Page 40: ...2 Choose the satellite of interest from the satellites drop down menu 3 Choose tv from the types drop down menu to make things easier to keep track of Select Radio if you want to add radio stations...

Page 41: ...4 Go to http www lyngsat com to find the services information we need to tune a service These pages contain packages or information about the services offered on each transponder of each satellite...

Page 42: ...5 We are adding services from 110W so select Packages America and click on 110 0 W EchoStar 6 8...

Page 43: ...6 You will now see this screen...

Page 44: ...7 Now you click on any of the P s for programs offered This will bring up a list on the 110W DISH Network for all services offered...

Page 45: ...ransmitted all over North America and Spot beams are transmitted over the geographical location noted Think of a spot as a beam from a flashlight it just shines over a small area where you point it 9...

Page 46: ...on Number g NID Network Identification Number 11 Lets add KGET TV in Bakersfield a NBC station as our service a Station name is NBC KGET TV BAKERSFIELD b The TID we need is NOT the one on the left han...

Page 47: ...s in this list to the type of encryption This SID is 7302 h The NID is 4102 for satellite 110W The TID for Spot Beams is found on the page prior to the page that shows Station Names Look at Frequency...

Page 48: ...12 Start DreamBoxEdit 13 Point your mouse on any service listed on the left hand side and right click 14 A drop down menu will come up 15 Select Add a new service and you will see this screen...

Page 49: ...all the other data e Frequency is 12239 so enter 12239000 f Symbolrate is 20000 so enter 20000000 g Choose Horizontal for the Polarization Tip The LNBs that we use for DISH Network Bell ExpressVu and...

Page 50: ...Dolby sound 16 Click Save 17 Now send this new list to your DreamBox by using DreamBoxEdit as described in Section 7 Click FTP and then Send Files to DreamBox and then Reload Adding Additional Servic...

Page 51: ...our PC An NFS Drive will allow you to record movies on any drive that you configure on your network There is no need to install a hard drive in your DreamBox if you use this technique Software needed...

Page 52: ...Extract the TrueGrid NFS server files to the folder you created called nfs Example 5 Create a folder in your Systemroot directory called etc Your Systemroot directory is where you have installed your...

Page 53: ...s commands to make this new folder 6 Start NFSDream by double clicking on the NFSDream icon and you will see this screen 7 Select Create then Win NT XP 2K then Portmap Add and then Create again then W...

Page 54: ...lish a share called dreambox which is actually pointing to the folder you selected You will also notice there is a new folder within the location you chose called movie This is where all recordings wi...

Page 55: ...reamBox 1 Press MENU on the remote and go to Settings then down to Expert Setup and then to Communication Setup Press the Blue button on the remote to select mounts 2 Enter the following information a...

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Page 57: ...he Yellow button to save the mount Recording You will have to use your web browser or the browser in DCC to access the record function DCC has your IP address already present Enter your DreamBox IP as...

Page 58: ...nd going through MENU to the FILES section Section 14 EMUs and Encryption The emu plugins allow the decryption of encrypted channels such as DISH Network and Bell ExpressVu These two use Nagra 1 and N...

Page 59: ...iles in the var tuxbox scce folder not var scce and none in the var keys folder You can include all 13 nagra files and the other 3 key files if you would like You must select the Emu while in the TV m...

Page 60: ...n button to activate it You may remember different Emus per channel or bouquet Section 15 Installing Addons including the EMUs For the Pi Image The DBF image contains an automatic installer of Addons...

Page 61: ...Select the Addon of your choice including emus Alternative You can install these emus manually with the Install Addons manually section above by downloading...

Page 62: ...x scce with new keys or Newcamd will not work Section 16 Scanning Satellites You will need to scan any satellite of interest that is not listing in the DB Nation Service List Any information about a s...

Page 63: ...reen button or the OK button scan another Press the Red button or the right arrow button to the No box to end scanning Section 17 Primer On Skins Skins are templates that control the look of your Drea...

Page 64: ...h will find many skins for you These two links have a large assortment of skins with which you can play http dreambox skins de vu There should be a read me file in your downloads to help you place the...

Page 65: ...Select OSD Settings Go to the Change skin box and press OK Select SimpleSpace skin and press OK...

Page 66: ...ras Section 18 DreamNetCast Internet Radio 1 Download the plugin The Pi2 image already contains it 2 This ZIP file contains the actual DreamNetCast 1 0 plugin for your DreamBox and the DNC Helper appl...

Page 67: ...3 Start DCC and ftp the DreamNetCast plugin files from the dreamnetcast folder on your PC to your DreamBox s var tuxbox plugins folder 4 Now launch the DNCHelper exe file on your PC...

Page 68: ...5 Verify and correct the settings to match those on your DreamBox IP Username and Password 6 Save settings and hit the Download list from shoutcast button...

Page 69: ...7 Select which stations you like and hit the Convert to stations xml button...

Page 70: ...here may be a stations xml symbolic link located in the above folder if that s the case please delete it before uploading the stations xml file 9 Now hit the Yellow button on your DreamBox remote cont...

Page 71: ...amNetCast plugin just hold the AUDIO button on your remot control Use only the DNC Helper App to modifiy the stations list Section 19 JukeBox 1 Download the plugin You can install from the Addon menu...

Page 72: ...emote control and select the Jukebox plugin from the list 4 Navigate to your MP3 folder stored on either a Hard Drive or on a NFS share and hit the OK or Play button you may also use the color buttons...

Page 73: ...am whatever is playing on your DreamBox to your PC This program is not freeware and I recommend that you try it then buy it I personally want to support those who write great programs for us 1 Downloa...

Page 74: ...ng from your DreamBox Section 21 Links Excellent links for downloads 1 http www dbnation tv 2 http www dreamboxfornewbies org 3 http www digsat net 4 http www olmi cz dreambox 5 http dreambox sjerom c...

Page 75: ...2 http www digsat net 3 http sat industry net Official Dream Multimedia Website http www dream multimedia tv de...

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