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FTG Mode of Operation
This section describes how to create an FTG Configuration (.tlx) file using the FTG File Manager. It also
describes how to locally configure a TV for FTG Mode operation. See also the FTG Mode overview on
pages 10 to 11 for further information on FTG Mode.
Creating an FTG Configuration File
This procedure below describes how to use the FTG File Manager utilities to create an FTG Configuration
(.tlx) file that can be saved to a USB memory device. In order to enable decryption of Pro:Idiom encrypted
channels, it is recommended that you create or view/edit an FTG Configuration file using the FTG File
Manager. FTG File Manager software is available online at: www.LGsolutions.com/ftgsoftware.
Note:
There is also an option to save (Learn) FTG Configuration from an STB, which may be desirable or
required if you want to save customized STB setup menu settings to the FTG Configuration file and/or if you
do not know the RF channels at the site. See “Learning FTG Configuration from an STB” on pages 49 to 50
for further information.
This procedure provides an overview of the steps required to create the FTG Configuration (.tlx) file.
Refer to the
Free-To-Guest (FTG) File Manager User Guide
for further information. See also FTG File
Manager sample screens on pages 52 to 55.
1. Install (if necessary) and launch the FTG File Manager (v1.1.8 or higher) on the PC that will be used
to create the FTG Configuration (.tlx) file.
2. You have a number of options:
• To view and/or base a new FTG Configuration file on an existing FTG Configuration (.tlx) file, click
the
Open
button in the TLX File command section of the FTG File Manager main screen, and select/
double-click on the desired “.tlx” file.
A list of the file’s contents will be displayed in the TLX File Contents window. Either double-click on an
individual item to copy it or click the
Copy All
button directly above the TLX File Contents window to
automatically copy all the contents of the opened file to the FTG Configuration List and, if applicable,
TV Setup Menu List. Note, though, that while setup menu settings can be included in the new FTG
Configuration file, the setup menu settings are not available for editing.
Edit the configuration of the items in the FTG Configuration List as well as the FTG Configuration
List itself and/or the TV Setup Menu List, as necessary, to create a new file. Then, proceed to step 3
when you are ready to continue.
• To open an existing FTG Configuration (.rml) file created in the FTG Device Configuration Application
to use its FTG Channel Map and/or FTG Installer Menu settings, click
File
and then
Open
from the
FTG File Manager menu bar, and select/double-click on the desired “.rml” file.
Edit channels and/or settings as necessary. Then, proceed to step 3 when you are ready to continue.
• Create a new FTG Channel Map using the FTG Channel Map Editor in the FTG Channel Map
Configuration Utility. Up to 600 logical channels (combined total of both RF and IP mapped channels)
can be defined in the FTG Channel Map.
When you are ready to continue, click
Configure
and then
FTG File Manager
from the FTG File
Manager menu bar to return to the FTG File Manager main screen, and then proceed to step 3.
Note:
To remove an individual item from the FTG Configuration List or the TV Setup Menu List, click on/
highlight the item to be removed, and then click the
Remove Item
button directly above the applicable
“List” window. To clear both the current FTG Configuration List and TV Setup Menu List contents, click
the
Clear
button in the List command section of the FTG File Manager main screen.
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