VBox V@Home TV Gateway User Manual
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Introduction to
XTi–VBox TV Gateway
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. XTi-VBox TV Gateway family Product Line
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Introduction to XTi–VBox TV Gateway
XTi-VBox TV Gateway is a TV router that gives you the freedom to consume all types of television broadcasts -
satellite (DVB-S/S2), cables (DVB-C) and terrestrial (DVB-T/T2) - through a single media gateway.
XTi-VBox TV Gateway eliminates the constraints to physical cables, by using an IP infrastructure.
You can receive different types of media from various sources, and share them with any computer, laptop,
tablet, Smartphone, Android Box or IP-STB device connected to your Local Area Network (LAN).
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XTi-VBox TV Gateway family
Product Line
XTi-VBox TV Gateway includes several products: Satellite XTi-333X, Terrestrial XTi-3X4X and Cable XTi-3X5X. Each
product is available in one or more models. Table 1 lists the products and their models and summarizes their
specifications.
Table 1: XTi-VBox TV Gateway Product List and Specifications
Product Name
33XX family
Model Name
Supported
Broadcasts
Simultaneous
Users Served
RF
Connectors
CI
XTi-3332
Dual Tuner Satellite – FTA
Satellite – DVB-S/S2
2
2
-
XTi-3442
Dual Tuner Terrestrial – FTA
Terrestrial – DVB-T/T2
2
1
-
XTi-3342 CI
Dual Tuner Terrestrial – Pay TV
Terrestrial – DVB-T/T2
2
1
+
XTi-3340
Combi Satellite & Terrestrial
– FTA
Terrestrial DVB-T2 &
Satellite DVB-S/S2
4
2x DVB-S/S2
1x DVB-T
-
XTi-3340 CI
Combi Satellite 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 Name
–indicates the model’s specifications:
Dual Tuner
– receives either satellite, terrestrial or cable, live TV broadcasting from single or two coaxial cables, and
distributes this content through two tuners.
Combi
– receives two different TV sources in a single VBox device
FTA -
support Free-To-Air television broadcasting
Pay TV
– includes a Common Interface (CI) that supports Conditional Access Modules (CAM), used for Pay TV content.
Supported Broadcasts
– the number and types of different broadcasts that this device can receive simultaneously
2 Satellite–can receive two simultaneous broadcasts from a satellite (DVB-S/S2)
2 DVB-T– can receive two simultaneous broadcasts that are terrestrial (DVB-T/T2)
2 DVB-C– can receive two simultaneous broadcasts that are cables (DVB-C)
Tuners
–the number of available tuners: two for Dual Tuner models or four for Combi models
RF Connectors
–the number of available RF connectors:
One connector for models that receive Cable or Terrestrial broadcasts
Two connectors for models that receive Dual Tuner satellite broadcasts
Three connectors for Combi models that support both satellite broadcasts and terrestrial or cable broadcasts
CI
–Pay TV - whether or not CI is supported.