AB IPBox 9I HD User Manual

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  • Page 2 Setting of video output: In first switch on of the reciever push and hold MENU button on the front panel, then the default video output is shown. Choose "1080/50" for HDMI, or "SD-PAL" for SCART and push OK. Umschalten der Videoausgabe (Scart / HDMI): Als erstes schalten Sie bitte den Receiver am Netzschalter aus.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    0. INTRODUCTION Welcome to the world of new High Definition Digital Receiver that will make your life richer and closer to your dream. Before using your new receiver, we recommend you to read this manual carefully for your own safety and appropriate operation. This product is fully compliant with the DVB standards and transmits digital broadcasting service directly to your TV The STB is easy to use and adaptable for future upgrade.
  • Page 4: How To Move The Cursor

    Press the MENU key on the RCU (Remote Control Unit) to enter into the main menu. In some menus, you are asked to put the PIN (Personal Identification Number) code as a password. '0000' Factory default password is 2.1 How to move the cursor Use the Navigation Buttons UP and Down Direction button: Navigate the cursor Upwards and Downwards.
  • Page 5: Before You Begin

    3. BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3.1 Advanced Features LINUX open source(some parts under the terms of GPL, accordingly expandable) DVB compliant MPEG-2 MP@HL Video Decoder MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HP@L4 Video Decoder Format resolution: 1080i, 720p, 576i DivX supported MP3 decoder Dolby Digital decoder HDMI with HDCP supported Multi-format Audio Decoder High Definition and Standard Definition...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    5. TABLE OF CONTENTS 0. INTRODUCTION ........................... 2 1. SAFETY INFORMATION ......................2 2. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ...................... 2 2.1 How to move the cursor ..........................3 2.2 How to select an option ..........................3 2.3 How to use the virtual keyboard ........................3 3.
  • Page 7 13.4.2. Zoom ................................ 23 13.5. Channel Information ......................... 23 13.6................................24 13.7. Subtitle ..............................24 13.8. Alternate audio ........................... 24 13.9. Multifeed function for Premiere channel ..................24 13.10. OSD teletext............................ 25 14. Multimedia ..........................25 14.1. Recorded files .............................. 25 14.2.
  • Page 8 18. Mount Manager ........................34 19. PVR OPERATION ........................35 19.1. Instant Recording ............................35 19.2. Scheduled Record by EPG or timer event ....................36 19.3. Timeshifting on live channels........................38 19.4 Book mark ............................. 38 19.5. Play ..............................39 19.6.
  • Page 9: Remote Control Unit

    6. REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Switch On / Off Audio Mute TV or Radio option Info banner Subtitle Teletext Electronic Program Guide Favorite OSD Menu or To exit from Previous menu OSD MENU Recall / prev. channel Navigation buttons, Channel, Volume +/- TV/Radio list Channel Volume +/-...
  • Page 10: Menu Tree

    7. MENU TREE Service Searching System Settings **Satellite Configuration **DiSEqC 1.2 Local Time Settings **USALS A/V Settings TP& Channel Edit OSD Settings Channel Scan Language Settings Fast Scan Sleep & Wake up time STB Power Control ** Only satellite system use Main Menu Service Searching System Settings...
  • Page 11: Front Panel Control

    8. FRONT PANEL CONTROL One Smart card reader LED Display, displays channel number, error messages, current time and status and remote control commands. Power button Menu button OK button > button(Vol +) < button(Vol -) ^ button(CH +) V button(CH -) Note: Cold-off (Shutdown): completely power off state.
  • Page 12: Rear Panel Connections

    9. REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS LNB IN for Satellite ANT IN for terrestrial Cooling Fan AC power code HDMI Ethern TV SCART IF out for satellite Optical Digital Audio for Digital external TV out for terrestrial 10. INSTALLATION Most effective and common setting methods are suggested below. Please follow the instructions carefully. 10.1 Connection with Satellite dish Analog Video : TV SCART(CVBS) Analog Audio : TV SCART(L,R)
  • Page 13: Connection With Terrestrial Antenna

    10.2 Connection with Terrestrial Antenna Analog Video : TV SCART(CVBS) Analog Audio : TV SCART(L,R) Digital Video : HDMI Digital Audio : HDMI, S/PDIF 10.3. External USB connection Power consumption of USB host: 5Vdc, 500mA Max.
  • Page 14: Before Setting

    11. BEFORE SETTING 11.1 Menu Information Selectable lines are generally activated (highlighted). No-activated lines are not selectable. Most of OSD- menu show short information at the bottom of the screen. 11.2 Basic Key Control With the UP/DOWN direction button you can move the cursor upwards and downwards in the OSD (On Screen Display) menu.
  • Page 15: Dvb-S/S2 Satellite Configuration (Dvb-S2 Tuner Option Only)

    12.3. DVB-S/S2 Satellite Configuration (DVB-S2 tuner option only) The Satellite Configuration menu will appear automatically right after adjusting the Local Time when first installation. 12.3.1 Set each LNB parameter. SAT Name, Tuner ID, LNB Type, Local Freq, DiSEqC, 22 KHz, and TP Freq by pressing LEFT/ RIGHT button or OK button as your LNB and dish aimed.
  • Page 16: Manual Scan Of A Satellite

    12.3.3. Manual Scan of a satellite This is to scan channels on specific TP. Set Satellite Name, Frequency, Symbol Rate, Polarity values. You can press OK to check the values on Frequency and Symbol Rate menu or press NUMERIC buttons to input values directly.
  • Page 17: Dvb-T Scanning The Terrestrial Channels (Dvb-T Tuner Option Only)

    12.5. DVB-T Scanning the Terrestrial Channels (DVB-T tuner option only) 12.5.1. Reference frequency table for terrestrial Channels There are three kinds of region selecting method according to frequency bandwidth. 1. Germany. 2. Australia. 3. Other countries as Western EU(U.K, Italy, France, Spain, China, Finland, Sweden). DVB-T/H Channel Frequency U.K, Italy, France, Spain Germany...
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  • Page 19: Automatic Scan Of The Terrestrial Channels

    12.5.2. Automatic Scan of the Terrestrial Channels This is to scan all the channels of the terrestrial. Select tuner ID, Area, Network Search option and Search Method option by pressing LEFT/RIGHT button and press OK on SEARCH to start scanning. 12.5.3.
  • Page 20: Hot Buttons

    13. HOT BUTTONS This section explains various hot button’s function while watching TV or listening to Radio. These buttons enable to reach the desired function or menu directly by pressing them. 13.1 TV or Radio Channel List While watching TV or listening to Radio, you can get the ‘TV or Radio a Channel List by pressing OK button on the remote controller.
  • Page 21: Jump

    13.1.2. Jump The cursor moves according to the sorting condition like numerically or alphabetically. 13.2. Edit in the Channel List Press button on the RCU in channel list menu (OK button for channel list) for Channel Edit mode. It supports Delete, Hide, Lock, Rename, Volume level, Move channel or channels 13.3.
  • Page 22: New Group

    13.3.1. New Group To create a new group, move the cursor to right, choose Add Group and press OK button to bring virtual key board and create new favorite group with the virtual keyboard. To save the new group, Press ENTER on the virtual keyboard. 13.3.2.
  • Page 23: Electronic Program Guide

    13.4. Electronic Program Guide Press the EPG button on the remote control, and TV electronic program guide (EPG) appears. If you press once, List type of EPG appears. If you press once more, Grid type of EPG appears. buttons up/down and left/right to move the highlights. To get more detailed EPG on specific channel, move high-lights to the channel and the content then press button.
  • Page 24: Search

    13.4.1. Search To search channel’s EPG under specific category/genre that you like, press button EPG data show dependent on EPG availability of broadcasting media providers. Category: Select genre of programs. (Movie/News/ Sports etc) Sub Category: Select sub-category of programs (Adult movie / Romance / Comedy etc) Program name: Put a specific program name in it by using virtual key board.
  • Page 25: Subtitle

    13.6. To move back to the previous channel, press this button. 13.7. Subtitle If a channel is available for the subtitle service, press the subtitle icon button. If it services more than two languages, it is selectable in the language settings menu. 13.8.
  • Page 26: Osd Teletext

    13.10. OSD teletext. OSD Teletext is available if served by the broadcaster. If this icon on info banner on the right bottom of the screen appears, press this button to see Teletext information. 14. Multimedia To run Recorded Files, Photo Album, Music Files, Video Player and to set Recording Schedule. 14.1.
  • Page 27: Photo Album

    14.2. Photo Album Main Menu ( Multimedia Photo Album to see the Photos after downloading to the HDD from a Server PC through Network after connection to the Server PC using Mount Manager (refer to Chapter 18), 14.2.1. Storage To move back to the Media List to see the menu of HDD, USB, Network.
  • Page 28: Options

    14.2.3. Options To set the Photo Album options of Slide show, its Interval time and Repeat. 14.2.4. Edit To edit the image files, Copy the files into HDD, Rename to change the file names and Delete the files mark with button on the files to edit, and press the color button for Copy, Rename or Delete.
  • Page 29: Music Files

    14.3. Music Files. Main Menu( Multimedia Music Files to play MP3 audio files after downloading to the HDD from a Server PC through Network after connection to the Server PC using Mount Manager (refer to Chapter 18), but Photo image files are not displayed on this Music Files 14.3.1.
  • Page 30: New Folder

    14.3.2. New folder To create a new folder group in the Music Files of HDD or USB 14.3.3. Options To set the music play options of Shuffle and Repeat of the music files and the Background.
  • Page 31: Edit

    14.3.4. Edit To edit the Music Files, Copy the Music files into HDD, Rename to change the file names and Delete the files Mark with button on the files to edit, and press the color button for Copy, Rename or Delete. Caution: The “Network”...
  • Page 32: Video Player

    14.4. Video Player Main Menu ( Multimedia Video Player to play the video files. ** Supporting video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, Xvid, DivX3,4, avi, vob, etc. 14.4.1. Options To move back to the Media List to see the menu of HDD, USB, Network. : To read the files at HDD, USB or via NETWORK : Create new folders : Copy, Rename, Delete...
  • Page 33: Play Wizard

    Move the cursor on the title to play and press “ ” button. Press “ ” button once more to close the Video Player window. If press “ ” or “ ” button again, Video Player window appears. “ ”: to move to the Multimedia Menu. “...
  • Page 34: Ip Setup

    16. IP setup 14.1. Static IP Use the Navigation Buttons and directly enter numeric values, and then press SUBMIT. 16.2. AUTO (DHCP) For the VDSL or ICS client users. It detects values automatically. No need to enter any values here. After selecting Auto(DHCP), press submit button to have all settings show up automatically.
  • Page 35: Factory Reset

    17. Factory Reset Main Menu ( Advanced Setup Factory Reset to initialize the STB, it requires PIN code, and press “0000” on the Remote Control (Default PIN code: 0000). It removes Channel List, FAV List and it restores original factory settings. 18.
  • Page 36: Pvr Operation

    19. PVR OPERATION - USB HDD: 1 channel recording and 1 another channel watching in the same TP or a recorded file playback. 19.1. Instant Recording * Commercial Skip with bookmark In a live channel or instant recording channel, you can insert one or more bookmark on the locations you want to skip (such as commercials on beginning point and the end point), and apply skip function between the specific bookmark and the neighbor bookmark, and then, the recorded file contains the bookmarks and...
  • Page 37: Scheduled Record By Epg Or Timer Event

    19.2. Scheduled Record by EPG or timer event To see currently recording files and reserved recording list on the Menu.
  • Page 38 In case of Scheduled EPG recording, you can set the extra recording time by setting the Record Start Offset and Record End Offset as the above pictures to save the full channel data. If there are other continuous Scheduled EPG recording lists in the same channel, the Record Start Offset and Record End Offset must be set “0 Minutes”...
  • Page 39: Timeshifting On Live Channels

    19.3. Timeshifting on live channels. Timeshifting on a live channel is available when set Time Shift – ON in HDD setting menu . When a channel is zapped to others, the recorded file will disappear automatically, then it starts to record the current live channel. On live channel, all kinds of the PVR functions are available such as Pause, Jump back, Jump forward, Rewind, Fast forward, Slow motion,...
  • Page 40: Play

    19.5. Play Press button after placing the cursor on one point to jump to next point, and it starts playback from the point. 19.6. Stop To stop playing the file and back to a live channel. 19.7. Pause To pause file playing, press this button once. To resume playback, press this button once more. To go back to normal play mode, press button.
  • Page 41: Software Upgrade

    21. SOFTWARE UPGRADE 21.1. Network Update> Latest S/W can be updated via Ethernet port using network update system. Caution : AB images doesn´t supported network update ! 21.2. USB memory stick Update USB (host) memory stick download mode : Change the s/w image file name into “usb_update.img” Put the “usb_update.img”...
  • Page 42: Useful Direct Buttons On Uboot 1.3.2. Version

    Change the s/w image file name into “usb_update.img”. Put the “usb_update.img” file into a usb memory stick Connect the usb memory stick into the AB IPBox 91HD On Shutdown mode, press and hold power( ) button on the front panel, and press button at the same time.
  • Page 43 23. Installation of addons (AB image) If you use AB image you can install several types of addons (additional modules). Webinterface of your receiver is designated to install addons. Find out IP address of your receiver in menu before starting an installation of addons. Use a ftp software to connect to your receiver.
  • Page 44 Run a web browser in your computer and insert IP address of your receiver into the address line. name: root password: ipbox Initial web interface page of your receiver should be displayed. Select „addons“ flag confirm installation pressing „INSTALL“ button. Addon will be installed automatically and receiver will restart.
  • Page 45: Glossary Of Terms

    23. GLOSSARY OF TERMS Conditional Access. A system to control Radio frequency (known as HF in some subscriber access to services/ programs. countries). SCART To Transport stream. A 21-pin connector used for connection of the STB, VCR and TV. Also known as Euro connector S/PDIF The Digital Video Broadcast group was...
  • Page 46: Trouble Shooting

    24. TROUBLE SHOOTING Problem Possible Causes What To Do No display appeared on Power cord is not plugged in. Check that power cord front No Sound/ Picture Wrong Audio/ Video output Check Audio/ Video output connection between the connection between the Receiver and TV set.
  • Page 47 Err 8 Erasing fail Contact to A/S center Err 9 Flashing fail Contact to A/S center Err 10 Incorrect or missing install file check the image Displays “ERR 84” on front download fail for DVBS-2 tuner Contact to A/S center panel microcode...
  • Page 48: Product Specifition

    25. PRODUCT SPECIFITION Part Type Specifications 266MHz ST40-202 32bit RISC CPU Type 32KB/16KB Data/Instruction Cache IEC 169-24 Female(F-type) Input Connector -65 to -25dBm Input Signal Level 950MHz to 2150MHz Frequency Range Vertical 13V(400mA Max) LNB Control Horizontal 18V(400mA Max) Satellite QPSK QPSK(C/KU band compatible) Tuner(DVB-S) Waveform...
  • Page 49 1080i, 720P, 576i Video Resolution MPEG-1 Audio Layer 1,2, Musicam Audio Decoding Stereo, Dual Channel, Joint Stereo, Mono Audio Mode 32, 44.1, and 48KHz Sample Rate 32MB Flash Memory Memory 192MB (64MB+128MB) DDR SDRAM SATA(1.5Gbps) 160/200GB and over (User Selectable) HDMI with HDCP Digital interface for HDTV SCART I/F...
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