Stingray
2 User’s Guide, v6.0, Issue 01
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Product Overview
The Stingray
2 Set Top Box (STB) is a compact InStream
enabled IP video appliance that
delivers high definition content to flat panel displays for Furnace IP video systems. The
Stingray
2 may be used for both user and administrator controlled environments. Stingray
2
STBs can be centrally managed, are easy to provision, and never require manual updating.
Figure
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Front Panel View
Easy Installation, No Updating
The Stingray
2 is a dedicated hardware platform that supports Furnace’s InStream “zero
footprint” player. Upon power up, the Stingray
2 communicates directly with the Furnace
Portal Manager server to obtain the latest available InStream client. During operation, the
Stingray
2 maintains constant communication with the Portal Manager assuring that 1) the
video available is in line with any Conditional Access rights assigned, 2) the guide data is
updated regularly, 3) any video access is logged into the VF Reports system, and 4) the
administrator can have complete control over the Stingray
2 using Furnace’s VF Command
& Control module.
Harmonized with InStream
The InStream client for the Stingray
2 is almost identical in look and feel to those available
on desktop systems. Extended control is available by using the hand-held IR (infrared)
remote control provided. Channel guides, electronic programming guides, and VoD
content is updated constantly. The Video-on-Demand experience is also identical to that
available on the desktop, with full fast forward and rewind available at any speed and
searchable HotMarks
allowing users to access content directly without visual searches.
