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The gateway for Smart Linux TV
(A) Safety Instructions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3
(B) Packing Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5
(C) Product Descriptions ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
(D) Conditional Access ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
(E) Remote Control .................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
(F) Main Features ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
(G) Technical Data ................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
I. Installation of ET6500 ................................................................................................................................................................... 13
1. Connecting Satellite Cables ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
2. Connecting the TV ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3. Connecting Power ......................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4. Power ON/OFF................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
II. First Time Installation (using Wizard) ................................................................................................................................. 18
Step 1. Language Selection .............................................................................................................................................................. 18
Step 2. Configuring Satellite Connection ................................................................................................................................. 18
Step 3. Configuring Tuner A ............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Step 4. Parental Control Option ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
III. Basic Operations ........................................................................................................................................................................... 22
1. Switching Channel ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22
2. Volume Control ............................................................................................................................................................................... 22
3. Selecting Audio Track ................................................................................................................................................................. 23
4. Subtitle ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
5. Teletext ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
6. Program Information (Infobar) ............................................................................................................................................... 25
7. Channel List (Channel Selection Menu) ............................................................................................................................ 26
8. Electronic Program Guide (Eventview) ............................................................................................................................... 28
9. Timeshift .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    (D) Conditional Access .................................... 8 (E) Remote Control ....................................9 (F) Main Features ....................................11 (G) Technical Data ....................................12 I. Installation of ET6500 ................................... 13 1. Connecting Satellite Cables ..............................13 2. Connecting the TV ..................................14 3. Connecting Power ..................................16 4.
  • Page 2 ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 10. Media Player ....................................31 11. Sleep Timer ..................................... 32 IV. System Configuration ................................33 Main Menu ....................................... 33 System Setup ....................................34 2-1. Service Searching ..............................34 A. Tuner module Configuration ........................34 B.

  • Page 3: (A) Safety Instructions

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual (A) Safety Instructions ET6500 has been designed and manufactured in compliance with EU consumer safety requirements (CE). Please read the following safety precautions carefully. 1. Connecting Power This product operates only in the range of AC 100V~250V and 50Hz/60Hz. Please check first your power ●...
  • Page 4 ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV Do not place the product near any heat appliances as a radiator. ● Ensure that there is more than 10 cm distance from any electrical devices & wall. ● 8. Lightening, Storm or Not In Use Unplug the product and disconnect the antenna cable during a thunderstorm or lightening, especially when ●...

  • Page 5: (B) Packing Contents

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual (B) Packing Contents Please check all Packing Contents before using your product. Xtrend-ET6500 ● Remote Control ● Batteries ● HDMI cable ● AC/DC Adapter ● User Manual ●...

  • Page 6: (C) Product Descriptions

    ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV (C) Product Descriptions Front Panel ① ① ① ① Buttons : Standby / VOL▼ / VOL▲ /CH▼ / CH▲ ② ② ② ② Display : Displays the current menu information. (7 Digit Alphanumeric VFD) ③...
  • Page 7 The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual Rear Panel ① ① ① ① RF IN: One satellite cable can be connected. ② ② ② ② RF OUT: Other satellite signal receiving devices can be connected through this interface.

  • Page 8: (D) Conditional Access

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV (D) Conditional Access Amongst the channels that are scanned via ET6500, some channels can be properly tuned in only with the corresponding Smartcard. ET6500 provides two Smartcard Reader slots and users need to purchase those Smartcards that are required for viewing such subscription based services.

  • Page 9: (E) Remote Control

    ○ Radio : Displays the Radio channel list. ○ Help : Displays major important operation methods of ET6500. This provides users with a quick guide of using ET6500 ○ Numeric Keys : Enters a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options.
  • Page 10 ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV ○ Portal: Display the ET Portal menu. ○ Info : Displays the service information box. It is also used to display more information about a program. ○ EPG : Displays the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information if provided.

  • Page 11: (F) Main Features

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual (F) Main Feature 400 MHz MIPS Processor ● Linux Operating System ● Media Player ● Downloadable Plug-ins supported ● 2 x Smartcard Readers ● MPEG2/H.264 Hardware Decoding ● Detachable Tuner :Basic (DVB-S/S2), Option (DVB-C,DVB-T) ●...

  • Page 12: (G) Technical Data

    ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV (G) Technical Data ET6500 Technical Specifications Standby / VOL▼ / VOL▲ /CH▼ / CH▲) Buttons Display 7 Digit Alphanumeric VFD Front Panel 1 x USB 2.0 Smartcard reader slot Power Switch...

  • Page 13: Installation Of Et6500

    1. Connecting Satellite Cables ET6500 is integrated with one satellite tuner, and one of the first steps is to connect satellite cable to ET6500 in order to gain optimal signal quality. A. Connecting Satellite Cable Connect satellite cable to RF IN.

  • Page 14: Connecting The Tv

    HDTVs have HDMI connectors to ensure the highest picture quality. In the rear panel of ET6500 one HDMI connector is available for this purpose. Connect your TV to ET6500 using a HDMI cable as follows. B. Connecting TV via Component Cable The secondly recommend TV connection for digital TV is via component cable (YPbPr).
  • Page 15 C. Connecting TV via RCA (Video) Cable ET6500 provides Composite video connection as well. Composite cable has normally three connectors at the both end; one Video (Yellow) and two Audio (White/Red). Connect your TV to ET6500 as follows: D. Connecting TV SCART Cable In case your TV is analogue TV, SCART cable is the most common method.

  • Page 16: Connecting Power

    ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 3. Connecting Power An A/C Adapter and a power cord are provided as the basic accessories of ET6500. Connect the A/C Adapter to DC IN at the rear panel of ET6500. ●...

  • Page 17: Power On/Off

    Press → Standby / Restart. → Deep Standby Deep Standby is used to reduce the standby power consumption. ET6500 is designed to be energy efficient and to guarantee the power consumption to be under 1W in the deep standby mode.

  • Page 18: First Time Installation (Using Wizard)

    II. First Time Installation (using Wizard) When you turn on ET6500 for the first time after purchase, an installation wizard will begin step by step. NOTE: ‘OK’ key is used for confirmation and turns to the next step. Pressing ‘EXIT’ key to return to the previous page.

  • Page 19: Step 3. Configuring Tuner A

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual Step 3. Configuring Tuner A Using LEFT/RIGHT key, you can choose one of the following Configuration Modes: Not configured. ● Simple ● Advanced: for an advanced user configuration. ● If you choose Simple configuration mode, the following picture will appear.
  • Page 20 ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV The five modes are available for the satellite cable connection between LNB and your ET6500 as below: Single ● This option is used to receive a single satellite with a single LNB. The cable from LNB is directly connected to ET6500.

  • Page 21: Step 4. Parental Control Option

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual DiSEqC A/B/C/D ● This option allows you to configure four satellites in Port A, Port B, Port C and Port D. Positioner ● This option is used when you have a motorized satellite antenna.

  • Page 22: Basic Operations

    : Press CHANNEL or Press Press to move to the next channels] ET6500 offers various channel zapping methods. You can switch the current channel by pressing UP/DOWN key ● If you press UP or DOWN key, Channel Selection menu appears.

  • Page 23: Selecting Audio Track

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual 3. Selecting Audio Track : Press You can check what audio tracks are available to choose by pressing AUDIO key. By using UP/DOWN key and Color key, you can select a different audio language or Stereo sound.

  • Page 24: Teletext

    ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 5. Teletext : Press You can call up Teletext information by pressing TEXT key. It will take some time to load all the information. You can navigate through the Teletext page by using UP/DOWN key to select a text page. Also, just simply enter the page number that you want to read.

  • Page 25: Program Information (Infobar)

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual VOLUME - Key ● If you want to reduce the page size, press VOLUME - key. 6. Program Information (Infobar) : Press Whenever you change the channel, infobar is always displayed for 5 seconds (default setting). Infobar is designed to provide you comprehensive information of the channel that you are currently watching.

  • Page 26: Channel List (Channel Selection Menu)

    ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV ⑧ REC : Highlighted in red when recording is in progress. ⑨ CAS : Encrypted program ⑩ Text : Highlighted when the program provides Teletext. ⑪ 16:9 : Screen ratio ⑫...
  • Page 27 The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual YELLOW ● displays the list of providers. BLUE ● displays the list of your favorite channels. In order for you to add certain channels to this Favourites list, ① Call up the Channel Selection list by Pressing UP or DOWN key.

  • Page 28: Electronic Program Guide (Eventview)

    ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 8. Electronic Program Guide (Eventview) : Press The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) displays the program information of each channel, if provided, in time and date order. You can view the detailed program information by pressing GUIDE key and the menu, Eventview appears.
  • Page 29 The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual YELLOW (Single EPG) ● Press YELLOW while Eventview menu is on, to call up the program event schedules of the selected channel. In this state, you can sort the list according to A-Z order or Time by pressing YELLOW.

  • Page 30: Timeshift

    ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 9. Timeshift : Press YELLOW For your information, Timeshift is an instant recording of the current program that you are watching. Press YELLOW or PAUSE key, it will instantly pause the audio and video of the program, and a small window displaying elapsing time information will appear on the left upper side of the screen as below.

  • Page 31: Media Player

    ET6500 is truly a multimedia receiver capable of playing media contents. Using Media Player, you can enjoy Music, Photo and Video contents stored on the internal HDD and/or a USB memory stick plugged into ET6500 . If you play Media Player, the following player will appear.

  • Page 32: Sleep Timer

    : Press ‘Standby/Restart’ ‘Sleep Timer’] You can set a specific time when your ET6500 goes into Standby mode or Deep Standby mode, using this menu. Three color keys are used to setup this sleep timer. ① ① ① ① RED This option is used to enable or disable Sleep Timer.

  • Page 33: System Configuration

    ET6500 is a very sophisticated device designed to allow users a variety of system setting options as detailed as possible. You can fine-tune your ET6500 to be your OWN system to fit your taste. This chapter will guide you through the entire menu of system configuration.

  • Page 34: System Setup

    ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ Factory reset ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ Software management 2-1. Service Searching : Press ‘Setup’ ‘Service Searching’] Here you setup the tuners of your ET6500 and run channel scanning automatically or manually. A. Tuner Configuration : Press ‘Setup’ ‘Service Searching’ ‘Tuner Configuration’] If you run the First Time Installation process (refer to the page 17~20), the Tuner A is already configured.

  • Page 35: Automatic Scan Of Services

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual B. Automatic Scan of Services : Press ‘Setup’ ‘Service Searching’ ‘Automatic Scan’] The easiest way to scan services is to use Automatic Scan. In the Automatic Scan menu, there are two options to choose from as below.

  • Page 36: Manual Scan Of Services

    Here you have two options for YES and NO. NO is used to scan the transponder (TP) based on the data that your ET6500 currently has. YES is used to scan the TP not just based on the existing TP data but also using new TP data, if there is TP data newly transported from the TP.
  • Page 37 The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual Press OK to activate the manual scan. This will take some minutes. As the scan proceeds, you will see the progressive bar and the newly found services underneath.

  • Page 38: System Configuration

    2-2. System Configuration : Press ‘Setup’ ‘System’] Here you can find most of the necessary settings that you might need to optimize your ET6500 in the way you like it. Please read the followings carefully. A. A/V Settings : Press ‘Setup’...
  • Page 39 Amongst the parameters given in this menu, the following ones are generally what you need to decide for the audio and video. ① ① ① ① Video output Here you need to decide which video output you want to use between your TV and ET6500. The available options are as below. • CVBS •...

  • Page 40: Language Selection

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV B. Language Selection : Press ‘Setup’ ‘System’ ‘Language’] A variety of languages are available for the OSD of ET6500. C. Customization : Press ‘Setup’ ‘System’ ‘Customize’] In this menu you will find various customization options and this menu can be displayed in three different formats:...
  • Page 41 The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual NOTE: RED is for cancel and GREEN is OK. OK key of RCU is not working in this mode. Amongst the options given in this menu, the following ones are generally what you may need to know.

  • Page 42: Selecting Time Zone

    You can set your time zone in this menu. Using LEFT/RIGHT key, you can find a time zone that you want to use for your ET6500 .After selecting a time zone, press GREEN to confirm and save the changed setting.

  • Page 43: Hard Disk Setup

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual Hard Disk Setup : Press ‘Setup’ ‘System’ ‘Harddisk setup’] You can set the duration of time after which HDD is to be put into standby mode. Here, you can choose from No standby ●...

  • Page 44: Network Setup

    ‘Network’] ET6500 is integrated with standard 10/100Mbps Ethernet with RJ 45 connector standard. You are recommended to use this network capability of ET6500 to fully enjoy the system. You can setup the network settings through this Network Configuration menu. In the Network Configuration menu, you will see five sub menus as follows: ①...
  • Page 45 When you are not sure whether the network configuration has been done correctly or not, you can run this test. ④ ④ ④ ④ Restart Network This option is used when you want to reboot the Ethernet of your ET6500.

  • Page 46: Skin

    ‘System’ ‘Skin’] ET6500 is a Linux based set top box and there are a lot of Skins available for Linux set top box. Using this menu, you can use a different Skin other than the default one. NOTE: It takes some minutes since the change of Skin requires a complete system shutdown. Please wait patiently until the system reboots with a newly selected Skin.
  • Page 47 The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual ② Set the parental control option at YES using LEFT/RIGHT key. The menu will change as below. Protect setup ● If you set this option at YES, you will be asked to enter PIN code when you enter this Parental setup menu.
  • Page 48 ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV Change setup pin ● If you want to change the existing PIN code for Parental setup, you can do so using this menu. You need to enter a new PIN code twice.
  • Page 49 The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual Edit service list ● Here you can add services that you want to lock with PIN code. Services will be arranged in the alphabetical order and you can select an alphabet to enter into the list where you can find the channel that you want to lock.

  • Page 50: Factory Reset

    If you want to erase all installed service list as well as all configurations, run the Factory Reset process. Select YES in the below menu to run the factory reset. Upon the completion of factory reset process, your ET6500 will reboot automatically and start the First Time Installation process.

  • Page 51: Checking H/W & S/W Information

    : Press ‘Information’] If you want to check the H/W or S/W system of your ET6500, this is the menu that you need to use. Also, here you can check very detailed information of a specific service. A. Service Information : Press ‘Information’...

  • Page 52: System Information

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV B. System Information : Press ‘Information’ ‘About’] This menu is for you to check the current system of your ET6500.You can see the following information: ① S/W version ② Detected NIMs for Tuner A...

  • Page 53: Copyright - Gnu Gpl

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual V. Copyright - GNU GPL GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
  • Page 54 ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV and/or translated into another language.(Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in the term ‘modification’.) Each licensee is addressed as ‘you’. Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope.
  • Page 55 The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange;...
  • Page 56 ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV cannot impose that choice. This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License. 8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted...

  • Page 57: Menu Structure

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual VI. Menu Structure Main Menu level level level level level Subtitle selection Subtitles Window Media player Media Player Timer Timer List Service Service info Information About About Plug-ins Plug-in browser Tuner Configuration...

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    1. No Video on TV Check first if the product is powered on and in operation mode. ● Check if the video cable is properly connected between TV and ET6500. ● Check if the satellite cable is properly connected to ET6500.

  • Page 59: Service

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual VIII. Service Service address of this receiver: COMAG Handels AG Zillenhardtstr. 41 73037 Göppingen Germany Service-Hotline: +49 (0) 7161 5030666 Email: technik@comag-ag.de Dear customer, as experience has shown, a lot of complaints can be solved easily by calling the service-hotline.

  • Page 60: Glossary

    ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV IX. Glossary 8-PSK is usually the highest order PSK constellation deployed. With more than 8 phases, the error-rate becomes too high and there are better, though more 8PSK complex, modulations available such as quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM).
  • Page 61 The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual * DD (an abbreviation for Dolby Digital, often combined with channel count; for instance, DD 2.0, DD 5.1) * AC-3 (Audio Codec 3, Advanced Codec 3, Acoustic Coder 3. Electronic Program Guide is a digital guide to scheduled broadcast television or radio programs, typically displayed on-screen with functions allowing a viewer to navigate, select, and discover content by time, title, channel, genre, etc.
  • Page 62 ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV theater receiver that supports Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound. Another common use is to carry uncompressed digital audio from a CD player to a receiver. This specification also allows for the coupling of personal computer digital sound (if equipped) via optical or coax to Dolby or DTS capable receivers.

  • Page 63: How To Replace Tuner Module

    The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual X. How to replace the tuner module...
  • Page 64 ET6500 User Manual The gateway for Smart Linux TV 1. Remove power of the STB. 2. Removing screws of the top cover BHTT 3 * 6 (5EA): Remove the screws by turning them counterclockwise (Figure 1). 3. Remove the top cover by sliding backwards (Figure 2).
  • Page 65 The gateway for Smart Linux TV ET6500 User Manual...

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