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Operating Instructions

 

 

Dual Streams Network TV Box 

Model: PTA-8960A5
Date: 18Mar 2013 

Summary of Contents for PTA-8960A5

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Dual Streams Network TV Box Model PTA 8960A5 Date 18Mar 2013...

Page 2: ...Package Contents 9 Specifications 10 Guide to Parts and Control 12 Viewing the Remote Control 15 Hardware Installation 18 Local Operations 25 Using Rule 25 On Screen Menu 27 Watch Live TV 39 Picture...

Page 3: ...asy Setup 81 Channel Scan 90 Favorite Channel Settings 92 Instant Recording 94 Timer Recording 95 USB Schedule Recording 96 Download Recorded Files 98 Play Recorded Files 99 IR Learning 100 Time Shift...

Page 4: ...s dual stream and can enable two users watch different programs at the same time Local user operate by the remote control and can also use local functions such as real time recording recorded files pl...

Page 5: ...andwidth 3 net TV mobile2 for popular mobile device net TV mobile2 is an application dedicated to smart phone and tablet users You can use this application to connect net TV Box to enjoy programs net...

Page 6: ...ou can watch when you want to watch them 8 Record and Pause Live TV Remote App can record the playing program at any time for watching later Time Shift function allows you to pay for the pizza and com...

Page 7: ...ows XP Vista 7 Mac OS 10 6 x or above Hard disk with 100 MB available Internet download speed of at least 256 Kbps Mobile Player net TV mobile2 for Mobile Devices Internet download speed of at least 1...

Page 8: ...tibility highly recommended Cable TV source External connected video device such as DVD DVR or STB 256 Kbps upstream network speed higher upstream network speeds yield higher quality video USB storage...

Page 9: ...9 Package Contents The product package includes the following items and accessories x One ID number is supplied on the sticker of Box for remote application login...

Page 10: ...e 1 x Antenna OUT 75 F type AN IN 1 x composite VIDEO IN RCA Yellow 1 x L R Stereo AUDIO IN RCA White Red The AV IN signals above input by the supplied 3 in 1 AV cable AV OUT 1 x VIDEO OUT RCA Yellow...

Page 11: ...MP4 Recordable Media USB External HDD or USB Flash drive File System FAT32 Recording Quality D1 about 1 5Mbps Half D1 about 1Mbps CIF about 512kbps General Power Requirement 5 5VDC 2A Power Consumpti...

Page 12: ...ly supports Ralink s 2571 chip IR Blaster Port Connected with a supplied IR blaster cable via the learning function of remote control the box can emit IR signals to control STB remotely Remote Sensor...

Page 13: ...t of TV by the supplied 3 in 1 AV cable RESET Press it with pen point for three seconds the box will reset to the default setting AV IN Connect to external A V devices such as STB by the supplied 3 in...

Page 14: ...he factory defaults Light off Both the WAN and LAN connection are not ready or have failed Red static LAN functionality is enabled Red flashing The box is sending or receiving data over LAN Green stat...

Page 15: ...temporary sound switch off CH CHv VOL VOL ENTER Generally CH v keys are used for channel selection and VOL keys for volume control When in the menu page The direction keys and ENTER key are used to se...

Page 16: ...ns when playback Functions when watching programs Last file Set schedule recording Play or pause Open the play list Next file Function reservation for other products Fast rewind Swap between main pict...

Page 17: ...and store them in a cool dry place if you won t be using the remote control for a long time The remote control can be used up to about 5 meters from the box If the remote control doesn t work check t...

Page 18: ...18 Hardware Installation Front Panel...

Page 19: ...on your PC you could do the IR learning by switching to the video source of the external connected video device While learning you must aim your physical remote control of the video source at the fron...

Page 20: ...et schedule recording or play the recorded files you should plug the USB storage device in the DISK port at the front panel of the net TV Box x The external USB device must be FAT32 format x The Box d...

Page 21: ...opens type this C is the place you extracted the exe file to CD C Press enter and then type this You need to replace f with the drive letter you are trying to format fat32format f You should see this...

Page 22: ...22 Rear Panel...

Page 23: ...V s Antenna IN and reconnect it to the Antenna IN of net TV Box Then use the supplied RF cable to connect the Antenna OUT of net TV Box to the RF Antenna IN of TV If your TV signal type is PAL IEC con...

Page 24: ...ct TV to Antenna OUT directly Then the local end will not occupy AV output stream and it will support two remote users online when watching local TV Connect to your network Connect the net TV Box s ET...

Page 25: ...ox x User who login first has high priority x Only schedule recording can be canceled or stopped When there are two services going on and one of them is schedule recording then the third user try to c...

Page 26: ...s in use such as TV it will automatically distribute the other source AV them for requester 3 When both the video sources are in use user can t switch source If user switches source it will remind tha...

Page 27: ...as shown on the right Picture Adjust brightness contrast hue and saturation Channel Scan channel Setup Set the display language clock view system information and update firmware Network Set the netwo...

Page 28: ...re page You can adjust brightness contrast hue and saturation in this page You can also set the default value by press the Default button Use the S T keys to select the item enter the value directly w...

Page 29: ...r X to enter in the Channel page Country Region Select the Country or Region where you have installed the Box Scan Type Select the scan type as Frequency scan or Channel scan Signal Source Select the...

Page 30: ...te firmware here Display Language You can set the OSD display language in this page Use the S T keys to select the desired language press ENTER key to save the setting Clock Settings You can set time...

Page 31: ...31 System Information You can view the information such as IP Address ID Number MAC Address Firmware Version and Connection Type in the page...

Page 32: ...automatically display the firmware update file in the USB storage Move the cursor to select the update file and then press ENTER to update It will display the transfer progress bar as right when updat...

Page 33: ...the router to configure these connection ports If you don t know how to set select Enable to enable the remote assistance service and let the professional personnel help to set it Enter the Assistanc...

Page 34: ...is option to obtain an IP Address automatically from your ISP Applicable to most Cable MODEM or router users PPPoE Select this option when you want to connect the Receiver Box to DSL ADSL modem direct...

Page 35: ...sk Default Gateway and DNS WiFi_DHCP Select the option when you want to obtain an IP Address automatically from WiFi network Select a WiFi network from the WiFi list if it has password protection you...

Page 36: ...se static IP to connect the WiFi network Select a WiFi network from the WiFi list if it has password protection you should enter the correct password later Then it will enter the WiFi static setting p...

Page 37: ...Auto The default UPnP setting is Auto If there is more than one net TV Box connected to a router it will adjust communication port automatically Custom If the effect of automatic port isn t satisfying...

Page 38: ...UPnP and change to DMZ or Virtual Server If the router supports UPnP please don t select the item If you select the item only available under LAN you have to enter the corresponding ports in the field...

Page 39: ...number channels so for user switch channel quickly we define that user can press two digits to switch the desired channel directly If the channel number is only one digit number as 7 user can click 0...

Page 40: ...sources between main picture and sub picture Change Position Sub picture is at the top left corner on TV as default Pressing Position can switch sub picture position in a clockwise direction as right...

Page 41: ...can press the button again to stop recording 3 When meet the undesired video you can also press to pause then press again to continue For a USB recording task it will create a recorded file every hal...

Page 42: ...l information of the selected task on the right You can use S T to select New Schedule or a task then press ENTER to move the cursor to the edit area on the right and begin to add or modify a schedule...

Page 43: ...ng task in the list start recording time is 01 21 Mon 16 00 repeat mode is Once that is record only for one time Item Description 01 Serial number 01 21 Mon The date of schedule recording task 16 00 T...

Page 44: ...em display different according to the recording mode When selecting Once you can select the recording date as right It will record that date only once Start The start time of schedule recording task S...

Page 45: ...the recording days from Sunday to Saturday as right And it will record at the selected days every week When the repeat mode is Weekly you can select the recording day from Sunday to Saturday as right...

Page 46: ...n Then press Playlist on the remote control to enter the Play List page It will list all the recorded files in the USB storage device 2 Move the cursor to select the recorded file which you want to pl...

Page 47: ...47 If you don t know how to switch the playback mode press to enter into to the Playback Options page This page shows the loop mode switch method...

Page 48: ...ork TV player designed for smart phone and tablet PC users to connect net TV Box to enjoy programs It is available for various mobile platforms such as Android iOS and Windows Phone based devices Note...

Page 49: ...the application list Play Store App Store Marketplace 2 Enter the keywords net TV mobile2 then press the search button 3 Press the searched application to install 4 When install finished it will appe...

Page 50: ...corded files saved in the USB storage These two functions only take effect when there is an USB flash drive connected to the Box Display the ID list It will remember the ID and password when you login...

Page 51: ...unction and connect the Box according to the specific IP and RTSP port directly to shorten the connection time The ID in this page is fixed to current selected ID so different ID will have different c...

Page 52: ...ia streaming protocol is RTSP if your video can t be displayed normally you can try to switch it to HTTP Live Streaming Note The function is only available for Android devices running Android OS 4 0 o...

Page 53: ...53 Interface instructions The interface after login is as following...

Page 54: ...channel number is a three digit number press the key and then press the last two digits can switch channel quickly Channel return press it to return to the last channel Open the channel list Next chan...

Page 55: ...rol panels for AV you can press to switch among them The application doesn t support the IR learning function it will auto download the IR learning table from net TV Box when switch to AV source So pl...

Page 56: ...ote control panel x As following when the remote control panel is hidden you can adjust the screen volume and brightness by dragging up down on the video display area and long touch can switch the vid...

Page 57: ...the quality status and use the same quality when login next time The resolution and video audio bit rate of each quality is as following ECO CIF H D1 D1 Resolution 352x240 352x240 480x352 720x480 Vide...

Page 58: ...nnel or uncheck a channel to delete it from the favorite channel as right After finished setting click on the video area or press the return button on your mobile to exit the favorite channel setting...

Page 59: ...and password in the login panel then press button and select schedule recording The schedule recording main panel is as following Return to the previous panel Add button Press it to add a new schedule...

Page 60: ...to the repeat mode Start time of the recording task Duration of the recording task Recording video source Recording channel number Recording quality D1 1 5Mbps H D1 1Mbps CIF 512kbps Select the disk t...

Page 61: ...You can delete the schedule recording task in the Schedule List Press the button on the top of Schedule List panel to enter into the schedule delete page as right Then press the button to delete the c...

Page 62: ...ure there is an USB storage connected to the net TV Box before Enter the Box s ID and password in the login panel then press and select Play recorded files The playback main panel is as right It will...

Page 63: ...es playing page is as right Locking key Open playlist Return to playback main panel Last file Play or pause Next file When press the button it will pop the playlist as right and you can press the file...

Page 64: ...e installing the net TV 2012 on Windows PC please make sure that your PC meets the minimum system requirement and is equipped with a HDD with at least 100MB free space Follow the following steps to co...

Page 65: ...e and then click Next to install The defaults location is C Program Files net TV net TV 2012 4 Click Finish to exit the installation wizard After finishing the installation it will come up a net TV 20...

Page 66: ...012 Uninstall net TV 2012 to remove the software 2 It will pop up a dialog asked Are you sure you want to uninstall this product Click Yes to uninstall the program 3 When the program is completed you...

Page 67: ...ny place via network User can enter the ID and Password and click the button to build up connection Before login you can click in the main panel to hide or show the login panel And after login you can...

Page 68: ...68 Operation Interface The operation interface of net TV 2012 includes 4 parts 1 Main panel including video display area 2 On screen remote control panel 3 Right click menu 4 Function setting pages...

Page 69: ...plication Playback Pause Open the Playlist Recorded files list Instant recording Pause 4 Function setting key Video source switch 5 Current status display 6 Playback and Time Shifting control slide ba...

Page 70: ...e control panel as shown on the right Switch to the channel list panel Switch to the favorite channel list panel Display the current channel number 0 9 number keys and channel return key When you want...

Page 71: ...71 Channel list panel Favorite channel list panel...

Page 72: ...learning key Back Exit Channel Up Down The definition of the buttons on this panel is just the general meaning of them you can also customize them yourself And they are not usable before experiencing...

Page 73: ...Enable or disable channel OSD X Exit G Switch the display language Home Record H Download recorded files End Stop recording J Play recorded files Channel up L Return to last channel Channel down M Mu...

Page 74: ...ting the mouse wheel On a screen rotating the mouse wheel away from you volume up and rotating it towards you volume down Scroll wheel click Mute Right click Right clicking anywhere inside the window...

Page 75: ...tures Download the recorded files from Box to your PC Play the recorded files saved in the USB storage connected to box Enable or disable channel number display function Place the window on top as alw...

Page 76: ...ther Specify a Static IP to Connect If the Box connects network by static IP you can enable this function and connect the Box according to the specific IP and RTSP port directly to shorten the connect...

Page 77: ...on Select the Country or Region where you have installed the Box Signal Select the TV signal reception mode including Cable TV Air TV and Frequency Scan Load Load the channel table you have saved befo...

Page 78: ...m NTSC PAL Auto Adjust bit rate and frame rate When you select the item it will auto adjust the Bit Rate and Frame Rate Video Adjustment You can adjust the Brightness Contrast Hue and Saturation Drag...

Page 79: ...nd it will adjust communication ports automatically And if the effect of automatic port isn t satisfying you can uncheck the item and set the RTSP COMMAND AV ports for yourself Modify Password You can...

Page 80: ...ecording Add The button only takes effect when there is an USB flash drive connected to the Box Press the Add button to add a new recording schedule Edit Edit the selected schedule Delete Delete the s...

Page 81: ...rnet and you can login the net TV Box and skip the instruction of EasySetup If the NET led is off or red please follow the below method for setting It will not affect the LAN connection if the NET led...

Page 82: ...page of the Router to Enable the PnP function If the Router doesn t support UPnP or the UPnP is enabled but not useable you could set the DMZ or Virtual Server to take the same effect but there is ne...

Page 83: ...e directly you must change the factory connection status of the net TV Box so you should use the Ethernet Cable to connect your net TV Box and computer Please follow the above process to start the Eas...

Page 84: ...Then double click the device to login or click Next directly to forward to the setting page If PC can t search any net TV Box please follow the instruction to do RESET then search again If PC still ca...

Page 85: ...k Dynamic IP Choose this option to obtain the dynamic IP address automatically from your ISP Static IP If the applied network type is Static IP please select the Static IP option and enter the related...

Page 86: ...one of them to connect if it has password protection you should input its password later Then you can set your WiFi network type as Dynamic IP or Static IP The default is Dynamic IP and it will obtai...

Page 87: ...of the two steps Connect Ethernet Cable first then plug on the power Then the PWR led of the net TV Box will turn constant on you should notice whether the NET led is on afterwards If so congratulate...

Page 88: ...ess to the web just the IPTV Box can t go online via internet the NET light doesn t turn green This situation may be because that the router can t transmit the connection ports that the IPTV Box neede...

Page 89: ...n enter the Assistance service key Router s login account and Router s login password and your phone number The Assistance service key is nettvk3q3q you can also find it in the Quick Start Guide Click...

Page 90: ...s to scan channel If you have not scanned channel at first or want to scan channel later you can set as following steps 1 Choose Country or region where the Box has been installed 2 Select the corresp...

Page 91: ...nd then click the last two digits 1 9 to switch directly when the channel number is between 100 109 as 109 you can also click the button and then click the last digit 9 to switch 3 seconds delay Click...

Page 92: ...V program on net TV 2012 you can set the current channel as favorite channel and delete the current channel from the favorite channel list 1 Switch the source to the TV source and click the button at...

Page 93: ...rite channel panel you will find the channel has been added to the favorite channel list You can also click delete button to delete the current channel from the favorite channel 3 Click the switch at...

Page 94: ...ing While recording it will display the recording sign on the video display area The time means the recorded duration 2 The recording button will become stop recording button while recording Pressing...

Page 95: ...recording It will pop up the timer recording setting dialog 2 Enter the recording duration and click OK button it will start to record for the specific time You can check the Auto logout when complet...

Page 96: ...x on the pull down menu of Time Zone If time isn t adjusted to the corresponding Time Zone please manually adjust the Box s time to the current local time then click Update to update the Box s time 3...

Page 97: ...edule Recording Items instructions 5 Click Add to complete your settings The newly added task will show up on the following scheduled task list You could click Add Edit Delete or Delete All to add a t...

Page 98: ...ect the wanted file and click ADD to add the file to the Download list You could remove the files from Download list Select a to be removed file on Download list and click the Remove button 4 Click OK...

Page 99: ...as following 03 35 and you can drag the slide bar on the blue bar to play from any time When playing it will display the recorded file s quality and current download speed from Box in the status disp...

Page 100: ...learning table to save the corresponding buttons of your physic remote control 1 Click the source switch button at the bottom of playing window to switch to AV video source 2 Click the remote control...

Page 101: ...101 4 Select Create option in the pop up IR table page then click Next to create a new IR learning table 5 Then click the Learn button to begin to learn...

Page 102: ...r instance until it become the standby status as following Then aim your physical remote control at the remote sensor of net TV Box and press 1 button After the box receive and remember the IR learnin...

Page 103: ...n learned are shown in white and those which have not been learned are shown in gray x While learning keep the distance between the remote control and net TV Box within 5cm and you are recommended to...

Page 104: ...IR table to other Box 1 Select Upload to box in the IR table main page then click Next 2 Select the IR learning table rpl that you want to upload in the pop up dialog Generally the IR learning table i...

Page 105: ...of the IR table at other path you can download the IR table with the Download from box function 1 Select Download from box in the IR table main page then click Next 2 Select the folder where you want...

Page 106: ...the Time Shifting function It can also disable the Time Shifting function 2 Then the Box will begin to record the programs The blue bar means the recording duration and you can drag the slide bar to w...

Page 107: ...l lose current configuration settings so make sure you backup the net TV Box settings before you upgrade its firmware 1 Download the latest firmware upgrade file from the manufacturer website 2 Login...

Page 108: ...108 3 Click the Update button on the pop up window 4 View the folders and select the downloaded file...

Page 109: ...f the product itself or stop the activity otherwise the product may be out of order 6 After the completion of the firmware update the window as right will pop up 7 It takes about 1 minute for the prod...

Page 110: ...Download the installation folder from http net TVBox dyndns tv then run the net TV 2012 pkg 2 This is the first screen you will see Click the Continue button to begin the installation and then follow...

Page 111: ...111 4 Click the Install button to install 5 After install successfully click Close to exit the installation wizard Note net TV 2012 for Mac OS doesn t support some latest functions...

Page 112: ...Login Click the icon to start the application Enter the ID and Password in the login panel and click the login button to build up connection It will remember the ID and password when you login success...

Page 113: ...113 Main Panel Instructions The main panel after login is as following...

Page 114: ...elect key When the desired channel number is a three digit number press the key and then press the last two digits can switch channel quickly Channel return press it to return to the last channel Func...

Page 115: ...ntrol panels for AV you can click to switch among them The application doesn t support the IR learning function it will auto download the IR learning table from net TV Box when switch to AV source So...

Page 116: ...video quality in this page according to your network condition in the Quality page The quality has three items CIF H D1 and D1 user can select according to the displayed bit rate the default is D1 The...

Page 117: ...n add a new schedule recording task Click the Delete button can delete the selected recording task And you can double click the selected recording task to edit it With the Schedule function in the Set...

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