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STB v3.7.3b Quick Start Guide

STB Quick Start Guide

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Navigating in MCS Mode

Setup for Local Mode

T

To configure the STB for Local (standalone) Mode:

1. On your PC, open Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the STB in the URL 

address window.

2. Log in as 

root

.

3. Password 

admin

.

4. Click on 

Start

.

5. Click on 

Configuration > Video Setup > Start Mode

.

6. Select 

Local

 from pull down menu.

7. Click on 

Apply

.

8. Click on 

Logout

.

9. Click on 

Exit

. The EtherneTV STB will restart in 

Local

 mode.

Selecting Video in Local Mode

Press the up/down 

Channel

 button on the remote control to highlight the desired selection. 

Once the stream is highlighted, use the (yellow) 

Select

 button to start the selected stream.

Watching TV in Local Mode

The menu displays a list of multicast streams and contains brief information about the 
program.

Navigating in Local Mode

An XML file defines the stream addresses and port numbers when operating in Local mode. 
In most cases this file will need to be modified to reflect your actual network. See Sample 
XML File Entries below for instructions to modify this file. Note that a video must be 
playing before control buttons on the IR remote control unit or on the screen can be used.

Select Channel

Using the handheld IR remote control and press the up/down 
channel button to highlight the desired channel selection. Once the 
stream is highlighted, use the 

Select

 IR remote control button to 

start the selected video in the Preview Window.

Play Control

To 

Stop

Start

 and 

Pause

 the video, use the buttons on the bottom 

of the preview window or use the buttons along the top of the IR 
remote control unit. (Note that the video must be playing before 
control buttons on the IR remote control unit or on the screen can 
be used.)

Channel Assignments If the entry has been assigned a specific channel assignment, it will 

appear to the left of the text. Channel assignments are made in the 
ETV Portal Server configuration. For more information, see the 

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide

.

Full Screen

Press 

Full Screen

 on the IR remote for full screen viewing; press 

again to exit full screen viewing.

Exit Full Screen

To exit full screen, press the 

Full Screen

 (blue) button on the IR 

remote control.

Summary of Contents for EtherneTV-STB

Page 1: ...Set Top Box v3 7 3b Quick Start Guide September 14 2006 4410 0134 0005 EtherneTV STB Set Top Box ...

Page 2: ...ce code is freely available at http www vbrick com opensource About VBrick Systems Founded in 1997 VBrick Systems an ISO 9001 certified vendor is a privately held company that has enjoyed rapid growth by helping our customers successfully introduce mission critical video applications across their enterprise networks Since our founding VBrick has been setting the standard for quality performance an...

Page 3: ...ideo connector 2 Using the provided cables connect the set top box audio out left and right to a monitor left and right monitor 3 Using customer provided cables connect the set top box to the network using the left LAN1 Ethernet port as viewed from the back of the unit 4 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 ...

Page 4: ... control and wireless keyboard Waiting Blinks red during initial start up Transfer Blinks white when accessing flash memory Power Steady green when power is applied On Off On Off push button Power Plug Connects to power cord VGA Port Used to view video on a VGA monitor Serial Port Used for Serial Port Passthrough or to open a Command Prompt PCI Card Slot Not Used S Video Connect to standard TV Vid...

Page 5: ...urity page in IWS 4 At the prompt type ifconfig and press Enter This shows the IP address the network interface configuration and other parameters 5 Reboot by powering the STB on and off using Power push button on front of unit Assigning a Static IP Address T To assign a static IP address using a Command Prompt window 1 Connect a keyboard and TV monitor to the set top box and apply power Use the o...

Page 6: ...n and off using Power push button on front of unit Step 4 Configure the Start Mode Select the application Start Mode This determines how the Set Top Box will behave when started See the STB Admin Guide for more information Setup for MCS Mode T To configure the STB for MCS Mode 1 On your PC open Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the EtherneTV STB in the URL address window 2 Log in as ro...

Page 7: ...tual network See Sample XML File Entries below for instructions to modify this file Note that a video must be playing before control buttons on the IR remote control unit or on the screen can be used Select Channel Using the handheld IR remote control and press the up down channel button to highlight the desired channel selection Once the stream is highlighted use the Select IR remote control butt...

Page 8: ... live stream with SDP file stored locally Stream type SDP ProgramName Sample MPEG4 multicast through SDP file stored locally ProgramName Message SDP file stored locally Message SDP file wfs mpg mySDP sdp SDP Stream this is MPEG2 live stream Select Channel Using the handheld IR remote control press the up down Channel button to highlight the desired selection Once the stream is highlighted use the ...

Page 9: ...file ftp put vbs1d1 sdp ftp bye C Setup for Local Fullscreen Mode T To configure the STB for Local Fullscreen mode 1 On your PC open Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the EtherneTV STB in the URL address window 2 Log in as root 3 Password admin 4 Click on Start 5 Click on Configuration Video Setup Start Mode 6 Select Local Fullscreen from pull down menu 7 Click on Receive Address See t...

Page 10: ...layed at full screen on the monitor You cannot select other videos or navigate to other channels Multicast MPEG 4 remote http ipaddr path to sdp file e g http 172 22 2 2 myPath myStream sdp Unicast MPEG 1 RTSP UNICAST_MPEG1 dataPort port Unicast MPEG 2 RTSP UNICAST_MPEG2_TRANSPORT dataPort port RTSP MPEG 1 EtherneTV NXG RTSP KASENNA_MPEG1 ipaddr program RTSP MPEG 2 EtherneTV NXG RTSP KASENNA_MPEG2...

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