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V E R S I O N   3 . 6 . 9  

C O P Y R I G H T   V B R I C K   S Y S T E M S  

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N O V E M B E R   1 0 ,   2 0 0 3  

Full Screen 

To set the video to full screen, 
start the video.  Use the icon with 
the outward facing arrows on 
toolbar below 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 order to leave one 

stream selection and choose 
another, it is necessary to stop 
the video first.   

Summary of Contents for MPEG - 1

Page 1: ...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...

Page 2: ...y 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 repr...

Page 3: ...k 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...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...ork 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 i...

Page 6: ...y 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 Pr...

Page 7: ...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 connectio...

Page 8: ...ey 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 corre...

Page 9: ...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 th...

Page 10: ...ough 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 sett...

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 in...

Page 12: ...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 locat...

Page 13: ...eive 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 t...

Page 14: ...ork 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 i...

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 S...

Page 16: ...r 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 th...

Page 17: ...e 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 l...

Page 18: ...ing 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...

Page 19: ...indow 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...

Page 20: ...AB 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...

Page 21: ...e 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 M...

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...

Page 23: ...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...

Page 24: ...e 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...

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 b...

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 info...

Page 27: ...he 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...

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 fro...

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 indic...

Page 30: ...cation 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 M...

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