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AerialBox t2100 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide T2100...
  • Page 3 Welcome Thank you for choosing the Dish TV aerialBox T2100 FreeviewPlus™ Set Top Box. You will be able to receive all Freeview High Definition and Standard Definition digital channels, as well as FreeviewPlus™ bringing the most popular shows from On Demand and Live TV together all free from subscriptions.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents About your Set Top Box..................Main Features ....................What’s in the Box?................... Product Overview....................Front and Back View..................Remote Control....................Connecting Up.....................9 Getting Started....................10 Main Features....................... Changing the Channel .................. Information Banner................... Service and Carrier Details................Quick Select....................TV / Radio Mode.................... Apps........................
  • Page 5 a whole new way to enjoy TV...

  • Page 6: About Your Set Top Box

    Enhanced TV Guide - 8-days forward and back in time • Record* while watching On Demand** • View iManual On Screen What’s in the box? • 1x T2100 Unit with Power Pack • 1x Remote Control • 2x AAA Batteries • AV Lead •...

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    Product Overview Front View Power Button USB Input Port Switches on/off the receiver Plug in a USB drive for recording. Back View Cable In Audio L and R AV Video Out Input from aerial. Cable Out Yellow connection to non HD TV. Output to another device.

  • Page 8: Remote Control

    Remote Control Power Mute Mute Library Back / Return Volume + / - Channel + / - Apps Portal EPG / Guide Arrow Keys Select Exit Main Menu Interactive Buttons Rewind, Fast Forward Stop Play / Pause Record Skip Back / Forward Network Stats Info Button Settings...

  • Page 9: Connecting Up

    Connecting Up Connecting to the Aerial Connect the cable from your aerial to the CABLE IN socket in the back of your receiver. Connecting to your TV Connecting using a HDMI Cable HD Ready TV Connect one end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI socket on the back of the receiver, then connect the other end to the...

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting Started Step Install batteries in the remote control Open the battery cover of the remote control and put two AAA size batteries so the ‘+’ and ‘-’ marks on the batteries match the ‘+’ and ‘-’ marks inside the remote control.
  • Page 11 Installation Setup Choose your Internet connection type by selecting either Wired (if you have a Ethernet cable connected) or Wireless (if you have a wireless router). If you have no access to the Internet, simply press the blue button to skip and begin scanning for Freeview channels.

  • Page 12: Main Features

    Main Features Your Set Top Box comes packed full of great features which you can use right away, this section will tell you the basic functions of the receiver so that you can get used to it. Changing the channel Use your remote to quickly change the channel, you can use either the numeric pad on the top half of the...

  • Page 13: Quick Select

    Quick Select Allows you to see the full list of channels available to watch and quickly switch. The HD icon on the right of some channels let's you know that the channel is broadcast in High Definition. Press OK on your remote. Use the ▼▲...

  • Page 14: Apps

    Apps Your online entertainment can be found in the apps portal, here you can access catch up services, games and more*. Simply press the Apps button on the remote and choose your service. Some apps may require you to login to an account to view content, in most cases the services will be free unless specified.

  • Page 15: Subtitles

    Subtitles This feature is for those who are Hearing Impaired. 1. Press the Settings key on the remote. A menu will appear, select Subtitle Selection. 2. Toggle so that ENG is selected, press OK to confirm and the Subtitles will appear shortly after.
  • Page 16 Weekly EPG Another way to get the guide is the built in EPG, which does the same as the Freeview EPG but displays data differently. Launching the Built-in EPG Press the Menu > EPG Wait for the guide to load. You will have the EPG viewed with the current channel listings.
  • Page 17 A better way to TV! With FreeviewPlus™ The smartest way to enjoy TV bringing the most popular shows from On Demand and Live TV together. • Switch easily between Live TV & On Demand • 8-days forward & 8-days catch up TV Guide •...
  • Page 18 Mini Guide The mini guide enables you to browse through listings for the next 8 days while watching the current channel uninterrupted. To open the mini guide press the red button at any time when watching any channel on Freeview. What's On Now Next Day Catchup Guide...
  • Page 19 Full Guide The full guide enables you browse through more channel listings for the next 8 days, to view the full guide, open up the Mini Guide by pressing the Green button, press the Green button again to open the full TV guide. Selected show synopsis Live TV preview Scroll through the...
  • Page 20 Set a Reminder Press OK on a show within the FreeviewPlus™ guide that you would like to set a reminder*. Highlight and select then confirm when you will be notified before the show starts. You will then have to set whether you would like to be reminded for the entire series or just the single episode.
  • Page 21 Catchup Guide With FreeviewPlus you can catchup on the past 8 days on the channel and watch any missed content. Meaning if you forgot something last week, you will be able to catch up via the On Demand apps. To launch the catch-up guide, open up either the Mini or Full Guide, Select a channel you would like to catchup on and press the ◀...
  • Page 22 Access Favourites In the menu, press Favourites to access the list of favourites shows you compiled from the guides. Here you can see a list of what's on and whether you can catchup on demand. Catchup View the list of apps you can catchup on, the broadcasters offer free video streaming so you can watch TV Shows and Movies when you want.

  • Page 23: Freeviewplus

    FreeviewPlus Settings Adjust some for the settings for FreeviewPlus such as Reminders, Postcode, User Data cache, Parental Lock Controls and the mini guide timeout. You may also find out more information about how to use FreeviewPlus by going back to the menu and selecting Help, here you can view a range of videos that can help you get familiar with FreeviewPlus.

  • Page 24: Main Menu

    Main Menu To access the T2100 Main Menu, simply press the Menu button on your remote, the menu has been designed so you can still see what’s happening on screen. Use the ◀ ▶ keys to choose a Menu category then ▼▲ to select a sub menu item.

  • Page 25: Installation

    Installation Auto Scan Scan for new channels on the Freeview broadcast by completing an Auto Scan. Please note that an Auto Scan will wipe all channels including booked shows, you will need to relink shows via the EPG after the scan. This will not erase already recorded shows on the USB drive.

  • Page 26: Channel Organiser

    Installation / Channel Organiser Enter in the Frequency number. Choose the correct bandwidth/ Frequency. Select your scan mode, you can choose wither FTA or Scrambled or both. Press the OK button to begin the manual scan. Channel Organiser Personalise your channels to your preference, you can move, delete, favorite, lock and skip channels.

  • Page 27: Settings

    Settings User Preference Adjust basic functions to your preference such as Brightness, Contrast and more. • Brightness Fine tune the screen brightness to the conditions of the room or TV set. • Contrast Fine tune the screen contrast to the conditions of the room or TV set.

  • Page 28: System Settings

    Settings System Settings Adjust some internal settings for the T2100 so that it works the way it should be or depending on your set up. • HD Resolution (HDMI mode only) Change the HD output suitable to your TV, the default is 1080i 50 which will work on most HD Ready TVs.

  • Page 29: Network Setup

    Settings Network Setup Connect to the internet to use FreeviewPlus, Apps and update the T2100 Automatically. • Connecting using Ethernet (Wired) Simply plug in the Ethernet Cable from the Router or Power line adapter and plug it into the Ethernet Port at the back of the T2100.

  • Page 30: Time Settings

    Settings Time Settings Time Region allows the T2100 STB to retrieve the time from various sources, by default this is set to the Freeview broadcast to ensure the EPG is always correct however you can alter this yourself. You can also change the Region / State...

  • Page 31: Pvr

    Media Info View details about your USB Hard Drive such as space, reservation data. Plug in your USB Hard Drive and wait a few seconds for it's details to appear on screen. The Drive Type will determine if the drive is ready for using PVR features. If it's not ready it will say "Not Active".

  • Page 32: Media Library

    Media Library Your recorded shows will appear here, you can access the library at any time by pressing the LIB button on the remote. • Playback Shows To play a show or radio item simply select your show, then press the OK button.

  • Page 33: Booked List

    • Other Options You can sort recordings by pressing the Blue Button. The Green Button brings up editing options such as bookmarks, record edits, rename. Booked List (Schedule) View upcoming scheduled recordings and adjust them according to your preference, • Delete booked items Press the RED button to delete the scheduled recording.

  • Page 34: Booking Shows From The Epg

    Booking Shows to Record Record the shows you love with the T2100 Book Play Recording via the Weekly EPG You can book programs via the Weekly EPG. 1. Press the Menu button on the remote 2. Go to Weekly EPG 3.

  • Page 35: Manual Timer

    Manual Timer You can set a service to be recorded at a specific time. Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode, it will start recording at a specified time. When the recording comes to the end the unit will stay awake until you press the standby button.

  • Page 36: Admin

    You will need a PC or Mac and a USB to confirm the upgrade. Pen Drive to upgrade via USB . Do not turn off the T2100 at any stage of the upgrade process as Download firmware from dishtv. this will damage the software inside co.nz ensure you download the...

  • Page 37: Software Update

    System Info is handy to keep track of what's on your T2100 unit such as software versions, and network statistics. iManual The iManual is most up to date User Manual which is built into the T2100 for you to access at any time.

  • Page 38: Frequently Asked Questions

    Internet Service Provider on how to do this or to find out more information. Turn off your router and T2100 receiver and wait for 1 minute then switch them back on before trying to connect again.
  • Page 39 Q. FreeviewPlus Notification not showing? • Make sure you are connected to the Internet, the quickest way to check this is by pressing the Status button on your remote and check to see if you have an IP Address. You will be notified is there is no internet connection. •...
  • Page 40 Where should I place my unit? Over long periods of use, the aerialBox T2100 will be warm, to keep the unit running as smooth as possible and to avoid damaging the unit from heat we recommend you take in the following: •...

  • Page 41: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Item Specification Tuner Frequency Range 174MHz to 858MHz Signal Input Level -90 ~ -20dBm IF Bandwidth 7, 8 MHz Interface HDMI Output RCA Composite (CVBS) video/audio output S/PDIF audio via RCA Coaxial RJ-45 Ethernet 10/100Mbps 2x USB 2.0 Connectors 1x front 1x rear 12v DC jack input 5.5mm x 2.1mm Wi-Fi 802.11N Memory...

  • Page 42: Quick Troubleshooting

    / working Batteries are flat Replace batteries with new ones. The Infrared receiver on the T2100 Check that there is a clear receiver is obstructed (Front panel line of sight between the blocked by objects) front panel and your remote control, move objects if necessary.
  • Page 43 Sign Up and discuss with us. Office Hours are 9:00am - 5pm Mon - Fri. * Whirlpool free registration required, please be as descriptive as possible when posting and make sure you include Dish TV or aerialBox in the post title.
  • Page 45 1300 789 603 support@aerialbox.com.au a whole new way to enjoy TV Version 1.5 February 16, 2016 6:10 PM...

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