VBrick Systems EtherneTV MPEG-1, Admin Manual

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STB operation like navigation, selecting streams, etc. It has all of the handheld IR controls
(see above) as well as a full QWERTY keyboard with a mouse pad on the right and mouse
buttons on the left. The wireless keyboard is available from VBrick. When using a
standard
keyboard, it also helps to connect a standard (USB or PS/2) mouse to the STB. Once
attached, go to
General > Hardware > Mouse Type
to configure the STB for the mouse you
are using. Note that the STB has one PS/2 port and two USB ports.
Accessing the Web
The WWW feature requires a keyboard and operates in MCS and Local mode only. Attach a
standard (USB or PS/2) keyboard or use the wireless keyboard available from VBrick
Systems. (When using a standard keyboard, it also helps to connect a mouse. To configure a
mouse, go to
General > Hardware > Mouse Type
.) The
WWW
feature must be enabled in STB
configuration. To check, go to
Configuration > General>Security>Enable Browsing
. If
browsing is enabled, select the
WWW
button on the keyboard or on the IR remote to launch
an Internet browser.
When you select
WWW
, a browser address bar is displayed at the top left of the window with
navigation buttons on the right. Enter a web location (either an IP address or URL) in the
box provided. Use the IR remote control or wireless keyboard mouse to position the cursor at
the beginning or end of the text string and enter a location with the keyboard. Use
Delete
or
Backspace
to erase. The browser navigation buttons are described below from left to right.
Icon Description
Back Move back one page.
Forward Move forward one page.
Stop Stops the current operation, for example a page download.
Refresh reloads the current page.
Search Launches a search window, for example Google.