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SmartBox User Guide 

 

 

For use with: 

Technika SmartBox 8320HD 

FetchTV SmartBox 8000 

FetchTV SmartBox 7000 

 

 

Summary of Contents for SmartBox 7000

Page 1: ...IP VISION 2010 SmartBox User Guide For use with Technika SmartBox 8320HD FetchTV SmartBox 8000 FetchTV SmartBox 7000...

Page 2: ...IA BUILT IN WIFI 12 5 4 STEP FOUR CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL AUDIO DEVICES 12 5 5 STEP FIVE SWITCHING ON 12 5 6 STEP SIX ON SCREEN SET UP 12 5 6 1 CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE SCREEN 12 5 6 2 CHOOSE APPROPRIA...

Page 3: ...NNELS 23 8 4 THE ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE EPG 24 8 4 1 ACCESSING THE EPG 24 8 4 2 NAVIGATING AROUND THE EPG 24 8 4 3 PROGRAMME INFORMATION 25 8 5 THE INFO BAR 25 8 6 SUBTITLES 26 8 7 PAUSE REWIND LI...

Page 4: ...INGS 35 9 13 DIGITAL RECORDER MANAGEMENT 36 10 MEDIA CENTRE 37 10 1 NETWORK YOUR PC 37 10 2 AUTO DISCOVERY 38 10 2 1 SUPPORTED FILE TYPES WHILE USING WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER THROUGH THE NETWORK 38 10 2 2...

Page 5: ...bines the best of free digital TV and personal video recording with on demand content delivered over broadband and it is also capable of playing high definition content Follow the instructions below a...

Page 6: ...ult time Plasma and Rear Projection televisions are at a higher risk of burn in These televisions are more prone to burn in during the first 200 hours of use LCD screens can also suffer from image per...

Page 7: ...ow a minimum of 5 cm around each side of the SmartBox for cooling away from domestic heating equipment direct sunlight or humidity from the power supply before cleaning it You can use an external surg...

Page 8: ...including the ability to watch BBC iPlayer on your TV you will need to set up your free FetchTV account online Visit www fetchTV co uk and click on Activate Your SmartBox Follow the onscreen instruct...

Page 9: ...ote control 2 x AAA Batteries Ethernet Cable Power Supply SCART Cable SmartBox 7000 10 pin DIN to SCART Cable SmartBox 8000 and SmartBox 8320HD See below for which SmartBox and remote is included in y...

Page 10: ...10 5 INSTALLATION It s important to choose a location that is well ventilated and easily accessible Please see our safety instructions above 8320HD BACK OF BOX CONNECTIONS 8000 BACK OF BOX CONNECTIONS...

Page 11: ...YOUR BROADBAND ROUTER Your SmartBox must be connected to a broadband network to work properly For the best possible download speeds we recommend connecting directly using an Ethernet cable Alternativ...

Page 12: ...he HDMI output from the digital amplifier to your TV for video and audio pass through If your digital amplifier has an optical SPDIF connector you can connect the SmartBox optical audio C via a TOSLIN...

Page 13: ...you make a purchase This is the Parental Control Pin which is used for locking unlocking channels and services restricting selected TV programme and locking unlocking timeshift programmes 5 6 4 FREEVI...

Page 14: ...CTION I To get the most out of your SmartBox Ethernet connection START THE AUTO TUINING IN PROCEDURE automatically find all the channels currently available in your region As the automatic tuning proc...

Page 15: ...d press OK when you have found your home network Navigate the the Key field and input your wireless key using your remote control You might find it easier to plug in a USB keyboard otherwise you can i...

Page 16: ...ote control which is designed to be easy to hold 6 1 1 UNIVERSAL REMOTE SMARTBOX 8320HD RECORD FORWARD CANCEL VOLUME LIVE TV MUTE STAND BY REWIND BACK TEXT TV GUIDE LIST OK NAVIGATION 6 2 1 TWIST 2 RE...

Page 17: ...is extended to 24 months free of charge When you connect to the FetchTV service for the first time you will be asked for your mobile number This is the unique number you used when you created your Fet...

Page 18: ...play the trailer in the centre of the screen Once you ve read the synopsis and made your decision press OK again when you will be asked for your FetchTV Purchase PIN which you registered during the se...

Page 19: ...CATCH UP TV Services like BBC iPlayer and other free web services in the catch up TV section are provided by third parties and are outside of the control of FetchTV If content is not available or is p...

Page 20: ...a free Sky iD Follow the online prompts to select a subscription package which suits you Minimum contract is one month 7 4 2 SKY TV CUSTOMERS If you are already a Sky customer you can use your existin...

Page 21: ...nel to see what s on Please note You CANNOT record content from Sky Player on your SmartBox but you can access many programmes in the on demand section of Sky Player Availability of Sky Player content...

Page 22: ...tton Use the remote control to navigate to select PARENTAL LOCK and press OK Enter the parental PIN code you have selected at installation and press OK you will then be asked what channels require pro...

Page 23: ...sh to watch simply press OK 5 Press the PiP key then OK to return to the last channel Open the guide navigate to the channel you wish to watch and press OK 8 3 FAVOURITE CHANNELS Your SmartBox gives y...

Page 24: ...8 4 2 NAVIGATING AROUND THE EPG Press OK to exit the EPG to view the selected channel Use the and buttons to jump 24 hours Press the blue button to go to the programme currently tuned in Press the yel...

Page 25: ...essing INFO while you are watching TV launches the Info bar and displays programme title channel information and how much of the programme has been broadcast To scroll through programme information fo...

Page 26: ...on will appear in the yellow lozenge at the bottom of the screen Simply press the Yellow button on your remote control with the info bar open to turn subtitles on off 8 7 PAUSE REWIND LIVE TV 8 7 1 PA...

Page 27: ...nctions skip forward 1 minute tap the right arrow Keep the right arrow pressed until you reached the position you wish to start playing at Rewind 1 min tap the left arrow Keep the left arrow pressed u...

Page 28: ...g will continue until you stop it by pressing REC again or until 3 hours have passed If you press the green button the current programme will be recorded from the current point the part of the program...

Page 29: ...ording SETTING A RECORDING Access the EPG by pressing GUIDE on the remote control Using the remote control select the programme you wish to record Press the Red Button to record the programme A red do...

Page 30: ...or the synopsis and the option to set email reminders when the show is on or to Record this on my SmartBox Select Record this on my SmartBox and your SmartBox will be set to record the selected progra...

Page 31: ...change to a double dot 9 5 MODIFYING SCHEDULED RECORDINGS Once you have set a programme to record you can manually change it in one of two ways 9 5 1 MODIFYING A SCHEDULED RECORDING FROM THE EPG Use t...

Page 32: ...EXIT 9 6 DELETING A SCHEDULED RECORDING TIMER Once you have set a programme to record you can manually delete it one of two ways 9 6 1 DELETING A SCHEDULED RECORDING TIMER FROM THE EPG Use the navigat...

Page 33: ...x records the other channels In addition to recording the two shows you are able to download on demand content from FetchTV or playback previously recorded or downloaded content Note the SmartBox 7000...

Page 34: ...dy set unchanged and automatically set the alternate instance to record Please note the SmartBox will only do this for programmes that are rebroadcast in the next 7 days If the third programme you hav...

Page 35: ...most other Digital TV Recorders with FetchTV you can export Freeview recordings from the hard drive of your FetchTV SmartBox to external storage hard drive USB key This means that you need never run...

Page 36: ...AGNOSTICS DIGITAL RECORDER You will see an information screen showing the usage of your hard disk You can delete time shifted files by pressing the green button these are the files stored for rewindin...

Page 37: ...ing The following pop up will appear Check the same options as on the picture and click OK The box will probably be identified as Unknown Device Select it and then click on Allow and press OK Finally...

Page 38: ...a stored on compatible storage devices which are connected to FetchTV SmartBox USB socket can be accessed in the same manner 10 2 AUTO DISCOVERY Your FetchTV SmartBox is smart enough to find other com...

Page 39: ...s Pictures JPEG GIF PNG and TIFF Note These are just some of the most commonly used formats many others may also work with your SmartBox 10 3 USB PORT You can connect supported external storage device...

Page 40: ...how long before the info bar disappears from the screen 11 1 2 FETCHTV SCREENSAVER Screensaver timeout disabled 5 10 15 or 30 mins This is to protect your screen from Burn in 11 1 3 TV GUIDE LAYOUT TV...

Page 41: ...temporarily unavailable please try later There is a problem with the service which will be resolved shortly Rights licence cannot be acquired There is a problem with the service which will be resolve...

Page 42: ...witched on Your TV is not set to the correct AV input Try selecting the appropriate AV input on your TV The SmartBox remote isn t working Something is between the remote and the SmartBox Make sure you...

Page 43: ...to Internet it should say OK connected If it does not please check your connections from your FetchTV SmartBox to your router including any connection devices such as powerline adaptors or Wi Fi brid...

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