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VBrick Systems, Inc.

Telephone: 1-203-265-0044

12 Beaumont Road

Toll Free (USA Only): 1-866-VBrick-1

Wallingford, Connecticut 06492

www.VBrick.com

VBrick EtherneTV Set Top Box
Users Guide
Version 3.6.9

November 10, 2003
4410-0099-0000

Summary of Contents for EtherneTV MPEG-1

Page 1: ...k Systems Inc Telephone 1 203 265 0044 12 Beaumont Road Toll Free USA Only 1 866 VBrick 1 Wallingford Connecticut 06492 www VBrick com VBrick EtherneTV Set Top Box Users Guide Version 3 6 9 November 10 2003 4410 0099 0000 ...

Page 2: ...ny guides or related documents are believed to be reliable but accuracy and completeness thereof are not guaranteed or warranted and they are not intended to be nor should they be understood to be representations or warrants concerning the products described VBrick reserves the right to make changes in the specifications of the product without notice and without obligation to notify any person of ...

Page 3: ...rk 10 Network Ethernet 10 Video 11 Video Setup 11 Display 11 General 12 General Security 12 General System Update 12 STANDARD ADMINISTRATIVE SETTINGS 13 Network Static IP Address 13 Local Mode Settings 13 Media Control Server MCS Settings 14 Network 14 Change Boot Mode 15 Enter MCS Location 16 Apply Changes i 16 3 ETHERNETV SET TOP BOX OPERATION AND USE 17 HOME PAGE 17 Local Mode 17 MCS Control 17...

Page 4: ...B O X U S E R S G U I D E V E R S I O N 3 6 9 Video 0n Demand 26 Folders c 26 Files d 26 Navigation 27 Message Displays 28 Menu 28 Scheduled Programs 29 INDEX 30 C O P Y R I G H T V B R I C K S Y S T E M S P A G E 4 N O V E M B E R 1 0 2 0 0 3 ...

Page 5: ...work reaches C O P Y R I G H T V B R I C K S Y S T E M S P A G E 5 N O V E M B E R 1 0 2 0 0 3 When the installation of set top boxes includes an EtherneTV MCS or Media Control Server the set top box is directed to the Media Control Server for user control the graphics and user interface reside on the EtherneTV MCS In instances where the set top box is deployed independent of the MCS it comes equi...

Page 6: ...ay of both live streams and stored content Quality Video EtherneTV Set Top Boxes provide TV quality video and high quality audio for MPEG 4 streams and DVD quality for MPEG 2 streams Program Control Provides a user interface similar to cable TV including program selection through an on screen program guide Live Streams o Decodes live or multicast MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 streams decoded from VBric...

Page 7: ...o the network using the LEFT Ethernet port e The set top box comes configured to assign an IP address using DHCP To find the IP address it is necessary to attach a keyboard using the PS2 port connection f NOTE A wireless keyboard is available from VBrick Systems Connect the power cord g If desired connect a VGA monitor h IP Address The VBrick EtherneTV Set Top Box is configured for DHCP Dynamic Ho...

Page 8: ...key 10 Select IP address using the down arrow and the enter key Enter the IP address using the keyboard and the enter key NOTE To change entries indicated with a use the down arrow to move to the correct entry and use the spacebar to select 11 When prompted for a User name and Password lower case and case sensitive User name root Password admin Select enter key to reach OK and enter key NOTE The f...

Page 9: ...n to the Home page Set Top Box Settings Changing Default Settings Enter the IP Address Once the IP address is obtained through the Command Line Interface please refer to the previous section to find the IP address access the set top box by typing the IP address into the Address line of a PC browser c and select the enter key 2 1 Select Log in d Login Enter User name and Password 3 Default User nam...

Page 10: ...rough DHCP If the from the DHCP ld come set through DHCP enter it here Gateway Set when using a static IP address Used when not config Domain Nameserver 2 3 Network Ethernet Network Ethernet These settings e are used to enable or change these changes These settings e are used to enable or change these changes DHCP Enable To change to Static uncheck the box DNS via DHCP When using DHCP DNS settings...

Page 11: ... Box tuned to one channel this selecton should be set NOTE If Local Fullscreen mode is selected a Receive Address must also be entered MCS Location If the set top box is part of an installation that includes an MCS enter the IP address of the MCS server here Main Volume Change the volume level if desired Line 1 Volume Change the volume level if desired Receive Address The receive address or URL of...

Page 12: ...e menu Please refer to the EtherneTV Set Top Box Release Notes Use the General System Update settings to enter the location and change settings when using the FTP for updates FTP Server Enter the location folder name of the FTP server to be used for updates Relative Directory Path Path to the FTP server FTP User User name to be used in accessing the FTP server FTP Password Password to be used in a...

Page 13: ...ceive address or URL of the desired video There are six options for stream type NOTE It is possible to use a hostname or numeric IP address wherever an ipaddr is called for only if the hostname is in the DNS server Multicast MPEG 1 RTSP MULTICAST_MPEG1 group port Multicast MPEG 2 RTSP MULTICAST_MPEG2_TRANSPORT group port Multicast MPEG 4 a Please refer to the release notes for information on how t...

Page 14: ...work c and the enter key Select Network Select Network again from the left menu d Select Default Nameserver from the left menu e Enter the Default Nameserver IP address es f 5 4 3 NOTE Only necessary if Network Ethernet DNS via DHCP box is not checked or a static IP is configured Enter Apply f After making the required entries select Apply to apply the changes Changes are not active until they are...

Page 15: ... by default in Local Mode meaning that the graphics and control are internal The Boot Mode must be changed in order to direct the set top box to the MCS Select Configuration c 2 Select Video d Select Setup e 3 Select Boot Mode f Enter the mode MCS 4 4 C O P Y R I G H T V B R I C K S Y S T E M S P A G E 1 5 N O V E M B E R 1 0 2 0 0 3 ...

Page 16: ...er the MCS Location g Enter the IP Address of the MCS h Apply Changes i After making all the required entries select Apply to apply the changes Changes are not active until they are applied NOTE Use the arrows above menu on left side of the screen to move backwards or up through screen levels and enter to select C O P Y R I G H T V B R I C K S Y S T E M S P A G E 1 6 N O V E M B E R 1 0 2 0 0 3 ...

Page 17: ...he home page resides on the set top box If the set top box has been configured to work with MCS the Home page resides on the MCS Local Mode If the set top box is set up in local mode internal control launches this screen for access The choices are Watch Television WWW Select Video MCS Control If the set top box is configured to work with the MCS control originates from the MCS and the initial scre...

Page 18: ...sing the middle two buttons Fast Forward and Fast Rewind do not work in this release but the center two buttons are active NOTE Fast forward and Rewind do not currently work with MPEG 4 content 3 Left IR remote button Corresponds to left button on a mouse 4 IR remote control cursor button Depress and move for control Corresponds to mouse movement 5 Right IR remote button Not operational 6 If WWW i...

Page 19: ...Window d Use the button with the outward facing arrows below the window e to select Stop or Full Screen mode or use the IR remote control unit to position the cursor over the button and use the Left IR remote control button to select 5 Use the IR remote control unit to position the cursor over top portion of the screen until the control bar appears g Position the cursor using the IR remote control...

Page 20: ...TAB key on the keyboard to select the box in order to enter text Default password admin c select enter from the keyboard Enter Video Source Information 3 2 Stream Type d Choose from the drop down menu using the IR remote control unit or use the TAB and arrow keys RTSP URL or Multicast Location e Enter the URL or location in the format provided in the following table NOTE The format of the text is ...

Page 21: ...se an FTP client to place the SDP file on the set top box A sample FTP session to use an set top box with the IP address of 172 22 117 70 would be NOTE Prompts are in bold Multicast MPEG 1 group port Multicast MPEG 2 group port Multicast MPEG 4 a See following section for information on how to FTP the SDP file to the SET TOP BOX wfs path to file RTSP MPEG 1 for Video on Demand EtherneTV VOD ipaddr...

Page 22: ... the window c Toolbar selections for Selecting Video include from left to right Rewind Fast Forward Play Pause Stop and Full Screen 1 To exit Full Screen mode use the IR remote control unit to maneuver the cursor over the top portion of the screen until the control bar appears d Use the button with the inward facing arrows to return from full screen mode or the square to stop the video 2 NOTE In o...

Page 23: ...2 1 Use the IR remote control unit to position the cursor at the beginning or end of the text string and enter a location using a keyboard Use the delete key or backspace to erase Browser buttons are d from left to right Back Forward Stop Refresh Search and Home NOTES While using this feature to access the World Wide Web if there are fields on a page the tab key can be used the same as on a comput...

Page 24: ...he preview window e or use the buttons along the top of the IR remote control unit NOTE Video must be playing before control buttons on the IR remote control unit or on the screen can be used Play Stop Record Full screen Channel Assignments If the entry has been assigned a specific channel assignment it will appear to the left of the text f Channel assignments are made in MCS administration For mo...

Page 25: ... lower portion of the screen until the toolbar h appears Select the oval with the red circle When video is being recorded the oval changes from red to yellow and the oval from the background color to blue To stop the recording position the IR remote control unit cursor over the record button and use the left mouse button to select NOTES o In both cases move the cursor away from the icon to correct...

Page 26: ... hand section of the display screen Folders c When the installation includes Video on Demand this menu presents a list corresponding to the folders located on EtherneTV VOD server This folder file information is obtained from EtherneTV VOD by the Media Control Server or MCS and presented in an HTML page The folders are listed in alphabetical order by default 2 1 NOTE The interface can be modified ...

Page 27: ...the selection using the handheld IR control unit and use the left mouse button to select The selection will play in the Preview Window d Play Control Use the buttons on the bottom of the preview window e or those along the top of the IR remote control to Stop Start Pause Fast Forward or Rewind the video or use the IR remote control unit to maneuver the cursor over the lower portion of the screen u...

Page 28: ... about a selection such as details about the channel a general message or a security camera display containing date and time Please refer to Chapter 3 of the MCS Users Guide Menu Viewers may select from the menu at the bottom of the screen i to switch between selections using the left mouse button 7 Home Watch TV Video on Demand Scheduled Programs In Local mode Home returns the viewer to the Local...

Page 29: ... the Menu to access the content When connected to an MCS the set top box allows a viewer to view scheduled content directly from this page If there are scheduled programs information is displayed indicating the time of schedule NOTE When a program is playing it will be displayed in the Live Video selection Scheduled programs can be played directly from this location the same as they would be from ...

Page 30: ...ocation 22 Manually selecting the video 20 MCS 5 MCS Control 17 MCS Location 11 16 MCS mode 5 MCS Mode 23 MDS 5 Media Control Server 5 Media Control Server MCS Settings 14 Media Distribution System 5 Message Board 24 27 MPEG 1 5 6 18 20 MPEG 2 5 6 18 20 MPEG 4 5 6 18 20 26 Multicast Location 20 Navigation 26 Network 10 numeric IP address 13 21 Password 20 Play Control 23 26 Receive Address 11 rece...

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