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Page

 

4

 

 

Advanced

 

setup

 

The

 

Digital

 

TV

 

Recorder

 

also

 

gives

 

you

 

the

 

option

 

to

 

set

 

up

 

the

 

internet

 

connection

 

manually.

 

We

 

recommend

 

that

 

you

 

do

 

NOT

 

use

 

the

 

Advanced

 

Setup

 

features

 

unless

 

you

 

are

 

very

 

familiar

 

with

 

internet

 

setup

 

and

 

have

 

special

 

requirements

 

for

 

your

 

digital

 

TV

 

Recorder

 

to

 

operate

 

on

 

your

 

network.

 

To

 

use

 

this

 

feature

 

select

 

Network

 

settings

 

(in

 

Network

 

Settings,

 

from

 

the

 

Settings

 

Menu)

 

and

 

select

 

Manual

 

Network

 

Setup.

 

In

 

this

 

function

 

you

 

are

 

able

 

to

 

select

 

wired

 

or

 

wireless

 

connection,

 

WiFi

 

encryption,

 

manual

 

setup

 

of

 

SSID

 

and

 

WiFi

 

Key

 

as

 

well

 

as

 

scanning

 

for

 

available

 

Wifi

 

signals.

 

By

 

pressing

 

[YELLOW]

 

you

 

are

 

able

 

to

 

configure

 

your

 

network

 

setup

 

manually.

 

If

 

Automatic

 

is

 

selected

 

the

 

IP

 

and

 

other

 

addresses

 

are

 

obtained

 

via

 

DHCP,

 

and

 

the

 

MAC

 

address

 

of

 

the

 

Digital

 

TV

 

Recorder

 

(or

 

Wifi

 

adaptor)

 

is

 

displayed.

 

If

 

Manual

 

is

 

selected

 

then

 

you

 

are

 

able

 

to

 

navigate

 

and

 

change

 

the

 

IP

 

and

 

other

 

addresses

 

yourself

 

(this

 

is

 

not

 

recommended

 

for

 

non

advanced

 

users)

 

to

 

save

 

press

 

[GREEN]

 

and

 

[GREEN]

 

again

 

to

 

apply

 

the

 

settings

 

and

 

test

 

the

 

network

 

connection.

 

You

 

are

 

able

 

to

 

test

 

the

 

network

 

connection

 

at

 

any

 

time

 

using

 

the

 

Network

 

test

 

option

 

in

 

the

 

Network

 

Settings

 

Menu.

 

Software

 

Upgrade

 

It

 

is

 

now

 

possible

 

to

 

update

 

the

 

software

 

on

 

your

 

Digital

 

TV

 

Recorder

 

using

 

the

 

internet

 

(

connection

 

required

 

as

 

detailed

 

above

).

 

This

 

new

 

feature

 

ensures

 

that

 

you

 

keep

 

up

 

to

 

date

 

with

 

all

 

the

 

latest

 

improvements

 

and

 

features

 

as

 

soon

 

as

 

they

 

are

 

available

 

with

 

out

 

the

 

need

 

to

 

use

 

your

 

PC.

  

Once

 

the

 

new

 

software

 

is

 

installed

 

your

 

Digital

 

TV

 

Recorder

 

will

 

periodically

 

check

 

for

 

new

 

updates

 

and

 

install

 

them.

 

If

 

you

 

prefer

 

not

 

to

 

install

 

new

 

software

 

automatically

 

then

 

you

 

are

 

able

 

to

 

change

 

this

 

within

 

the

 

General

 

settings

 

menu:

 

1.

 

Press

 

[MENU]

 

then

 

press

 

the

 

[DOWN]

 

arrows

 

to

 

select

 

“Settings”,

 

press

 

[OK].

 

2.

 

Select

 

“General

 

Settings”,

 

press

 

[OK].

 

3.

 

Use

 

the

 

[UP/DOWN]

 

arrows

 

to

 

select

 

“Update

 

Software”

  

4.

 

Use

 

the

 

[LEFT/RIGHT]

 

arrows

 

to

 

change

 

the

 

setting

 

from

 

automatically

 

to

 

“Prompt”

 

or

 

“Off”

 

press

 

[BACK]

 

or

 

[MENU]

 

to

 

exit.

 

If

 

“Prompt”

 

is

 

selected

 

then

 

if

 

new

 

software

 

is

 

found

 

you

 

will

 

see

 

a

 

banner

 

to

 

ask

 

if

 

you

 

would

 

like

 

to

 

update

 

or

 

not,

 

and

 

if

 

“Off”

 

is

 

selected

 

the

 

Digital

 

TV

 

Recorder

 

will

 

never

 

search

 

for

 

new

 

updates.

  

We

 

Recomend

 

that

 

you

 

leave

 

this

 

setting

 

on

 

Automatically

 

to

 

make

 

sure

 

you

 

get

 

the

 

latest

 

features

 

If

 

you

 

wish

 

to

 

search

 

for

 

updates

 

yourself

 

then:

 

1.

 

Press

 

[MENU]

 

then

 

press

 

the

 

[UP/DOWN]

 

arrows

 

to

 

select

 

“Service”,

 

press

 

[OK].

 

2.

 

Use

 

the

 

[UP/DOWN]

 

arrows

 

to

 

select

 

“Internet

 

Software

 

Upgrade”,

 

press

 

[OK].

 

The

 

Digital

 

TV

 

Recorder

 

will

 

now

 

search

 

for

 

a

 

newer

 

update

 

to

 

your

 

curently

 

installed

 

version.

 

The

 

new

 

version

 

number

 

will

 

be

 

shown

 

and

 

you

 

can

 

choose

 

to

 

update

 

the

 

Digital

 

TV

 

Recorder.

 

The

 

new

 

version

 

will

 

then

 

be

 

installed,

 

the

 

Digital

 

TV

 

Recorder

 

will

 

reset

 

and

 

inform

 

you

 

that

 

the

 

update

 

was

 

sucessful.

  

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