table of Contents Notices Introduction Product overview Connecting the MultiBox Switching on your MultiBox device Configuration Firmaware update over the USB port Factory reset 38 Client devices Technical specifications...
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magni- tude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. IMportant SaFety InStrUCtIonS: This device was manufactured according to the specifications of international safety standards. For your own protection, you should read the safety instructions carefully before using your new device. The manufacturer as- sumes no liability for damages caused by improper handling or by ignoring the safety precautions. • This device is designed to receive Satellite TV signals and distribute them to client devices over your IP home network. Any other use is expressly prohibited.
Introduction The Multibox SAT>IP Server allows free Satellite Live TV programs to be received and distributed to smart phones, tablet PCs and notebooks/PCs and other Client devices over your LAN/WLAN home network. The Multibox is equipped with four satellite tuners, so up to four users can watch their favourite channels on their mobile devices. The Multibox device, therefore must be connected to the same WLAN/LAN network the Client devices are con- nected to. Main features: •...
product overview baCK panel vIeW 1. Sat input 1 - Horizontal High / Universal LNB port 1 / Unicable 2. Sat input 2 - Vertical High / Universal LNB port 2 3. Sat input 3 – Horizontal Low / Universal LNB port 3 4. Sat input 4 – Vertical Low / Universal LNB port 4 5. Reset button 6. USB host interface 7. LAN port (1GbE) 8. Power supply input connector 9. Power switch (ON/OFF) Front panel vIeW 10. Power on LED indicator 11. LAN connection activity LED indicator 12. Connected users LED indicators...
Connecting the Multibox Remove all protective films from the housing. ConneCtIng the MUltIbox to SatellIte SIgnalS The Multibox can be connected to any of the following satellite reception equipment: Quad / Octo LNBs or Universal multiswitches Connect the outputs of the LNB/multiswitch to the inputs 1 … 4 of the Multibox via suitable SAT antenna cables. Note: If you intend to use less than 4 client devices, you require correspondingly less inputs (connect from input 1 and up).
Switching on your Multibox device Switch On the Multibox using the power switch 9, which is located at the rear side. The Multibox connects to the network and obtains network IP settings from the DHCP server (LAN connection LED blinks). Once the connection is established, the LAN connection indicator LED lights permanently. Configuration The Multibox can be configured using a PC that is connected within the same network. The configuration is done through a web interface and requires to login the device first. The default name of your Multibox device is ‘myMultibox-xxxxxx’ where xxxxxx are the 6 right-most characters of the unit’s MAC address and this is how it will be displayed on the network. You can change the device name later on in the configuration menu The MAC address of the unit appears on the sticker at the bottom side of the unit. You can access the login page and the configuration menus using any PC connected in the same network as follows: aCCeSS vIa “My CoMpUter”...
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® Windows XP • Open “My Computer”. • Select “Network environment”. • Double click on the myMultibox-xxxxxx icon. If the Multibox is not displayed, select “Show symbols for network UPnP devices” in window “My Network Places”, section “Network tasks”. DIreCt aCCeSS vIa Web broWSer Your Multibox device supports the Apple’s Bonjour* protocol. If you are using an Apple computer or if Apple’s Bonjour software is installed on your Window PC, then simply type the following address in the address bar of the browser: myMultibox-xxxxxx.local Where the “xxxxxx”...
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* Bonjour, also known as zero-configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks using industry standard IP protocols. It is a key component of Apple applications e.g., iTunes, iPhoto and others. If your PC does not have Apple’s Bonjour software installed, type the IP address, which was assigned to your Mul- tibox device by the local DHCP server, and, separated by a “:”, port 8080 e.g. 192.168.0.166:8080. Subsequently press “Enter”. This IP address was assigned from the network router and can be found in the configuration menu of the router (the DHCP protocol must be activated in the router). logIn WInDoW The default password is “admin”. Enter the Password and click on button “Login”(Anmelden). The status page is displayed.
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antenna ConFIgUratIon Select the “Antenna” menu. Select the type of LNB that is connected to Satellite input of your Multibox based on your satellite installation: 1.“Quad” (default factory setting) – Select ‘Quad’ when a Quad LNB, Octo LNB or Universal multiswitch is connected to your Multibox. 2. “Quattro” (Quattro LNB) – Select ‘Quattro’ when a Quattro LNB is connected to your Multibox directly. 3. “Unicable” (Unicable LNB or Unicable multiswitch) – Select ‘Unicable’ when a Unicable LNB or Unicable switch is connected to your Multibox. 4. Click on “Save” (Speichern). If “Unicable” is selected, there will be 4 input boxes displayed for you to set the Unicable 4 User Band frequencies.
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Herein enter the frequencies of the 4 Unicable User Bands over which the satellite signals are then transmitted to the 4 tuners. Store the frequencies using button “Save” (Speichern).
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Dlna ConFIgUratIon Your Multibox device is also a DLNA-compatible server and therefore can stream Live Satellite TV to DLNA Media Player Client devices and/or software applications (DLNA Clients) that are not standard SAT>IP Clients. It is im- portant to understand that using DLNA for Live TV streaming is limited to audio and video only and other informa- tion such as EPG, teletext or subtitling cannot be accessible by the DLNA Clients. If you would like to use DLNA Clients, you have to enable the DLNA Server option as follows: 1. Select the “DLNA” menu 2. Check the “DLNA aktiv” check box and confirm by clicking on “Save” (Speichern). Unlike SAT>IP Clients that holds and manages the TV/Radio channel list, the DLNA Clients are relying on channel lists provided by the DLNA Server. Your Multibox device stores a default channel list (Main TV List) of German ASTRA 19.2° TV channels. The channel list is stored as a text file that can be edited manually if needed. Under the “DLNA Main TV List” section you can upload an updated channel list (Main TV List) which you first need to download from www.inverto.tv/multibox.
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You can create and manage your own favourite channel list under section “Favorit List(s)”. Using the respective buttons, you can create (“New”), export to file (“Export”, for backup), if necessary re-import from file (“Import”), modify (“Edit”) or delete (“Delete”) a favourite list. • Click on button “New”. • Click on the new list and select “Edit”. • Select a channel from the main list (“Main TV List”) and move it (drag& drop) to your favourite list using the mouse. • To remove a channel from the favourite list, select the channel you want to delete and move it (drag & drop) to the trash •...
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the SySteM MenU Using the “System” menu, you can perform a firmware update, change the configuration login password, change the default device name, set a manual IP address to the device as well as perform a system reboot. onlIne FIrMWare UpDate Click on button “Search”, in order to search for a newer firmware online. If a new firmware is available it will be downloaded automatically. Clicking on the button “Update” (Aktualisieren) will start the process of installing the new firmware onto the Multibox device. At the end of the installation process, the Multibox will restart automatically. Note: The Multibox device must be connected to the internet in order to search and access new firmware updates. If your network has no active DHCP server, you will need to manually enter DNS and Gateway IP addresses in the Network menu. loCal FIrMWare UpDate vIa ConneCteD pC 1. Click on button “Choose File” and select the file containing a new firmware (e.g. idl4k.bin). 2. Clicking on the button “Update” (Aktualisieren) will start the process of installing the new firmware onto the Multibox device. At the end of the installation process, the Multibox will restart automatically. ChangIng the paSSWorD 1. Enter the new password into both text input boxes and click on the button “Apply” (Aendern). The Multibox shall be restarted in order to set the new password. 2. Click on button “Restart” (Neustart).
Firmware update over the USb port Note: This firmware update option does not require a PC. 1. Switch off your Multibox device. 2. Copy the new firmware file to an USB stick at the root directory. The stick must be formatted with the “FAT32” file system. 3. Insert the USB stick into the upper USB socket at the back panel of your Multibox device. 4. Switch on your Multibox device. The firmware will be updated automatically. You will see a “running light” on the front panel LEDs 12. At the end of the firmware update all front panel LEDs will switch on and then off. Then the device will start normally. Factory reset The ‘Factory Reset’ function will reset the device to the original factory settings. This means that if you have cre- ated a favourite list, it will be deleted during the ‘Factory Reset’ process. If you want to keep your favourite list for future use, you will have to Export the favourite list to a file first and store it on your PC. After the ‘Factory Reset’ ended, you can import the favourite list file from your PC or create a new one. Similarly, updates of the main TV list (Main TV List) must be loaded again. To perform ‘Factory Reset’: Switch off your Multibox device 9, press and hold the reset button 5 on the rear panel of your Multibox while you power on the device and keep it pressed for 10 seconds . Client Devices iOS Smart phones/Tablets 1. Install the “Elgato Sat>IP” App on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. 2. Start the App. The Elgato SAT>IP Application allows you to receive all unscrambled (FTA) SD programmes which are present at the Sat inputs after a satellite scan is done. With Microsoft Windows® operating system: Using the programme “DVBViewer” you can get access to your Multibox. Herein also Teletext and EPG is avail- able. DLNA Clients As DLNA is an open standard, hardware as well as several software (Apps) which supports DLNA are available. If the DLNA Server option of your Multibox is activated, you can receive the channels of the “main TV list” (“Main TV...
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Example using the VLC player: Select “Media” -> “Open Network Stream” and type the network URL. The URL must look as follows (values in square brackets are place holders): rtsp://[Multibox IP address]/?src=[DiSEqC command]&fe=[tuner]&freq=[satellite frequency]&sr=[ symbol rate]&pol =[polarization]&msys=[demodulation standard]&pids=[PAT,V-PID.A-PID.PMT] An example should look like this: rtsp://192.168.0.166/?src=1&freq=10744&sr=22000&pol=h&msys=dvbs&pids=0,400,401,402 In this example the Multibox device with an IP address 192.168.0.166 will tune to DiSEqC Position A (src=1), fre- quency 10744MHz (freq=10744), symbol rate 22MSym/s (sr=22000), polarization horizontal (pol=h), DVB-S mod- ulation (msys=dvbs), and the necessary PIDs – PAT pid, PMT-pid, Video-pid and Audio-pid - (pids=0,400,401,402). As there is no frontend selected (fe=[Tuner]), this will be handled automatically by the Multibox device which will assign a free front end (if available) for executing the command. You can find the values necessary for satellite reception in the internet (e.g. at www.kingofsat.net).
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