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AB IPBox 9000HD User Manual

Linux based digital hdtv receiver dvb-s2/dvb-s/dvb-c/dvb-t as second tuner
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  • Page 2: Safety Information

    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 correct operational manual. 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 3 Factory default password is '0000'. 2.1 How to move the cursor Use the Navigation Buttons UP and Down Direction button: Navigate the cursor Upwards and Downwards. Left and Right Direction button: Navigate the cursor Left and Right 2.2 How to select an option OSD(On Screen Display)- menus support to navigate the functions or options with these buttons.

  • Page 4: Before You Begin

    3. BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3.1 Advanced Features DVB compliant DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-C supported Smart tuner supported(Plug & Play) MPEG-2 MP@HL Video Decoder MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HP@L4 Video Decoder DIVX supported MP3 decoder Dolby AC3 DownMix decoder HDMI v.1.2A with HDCP supported Multi-format Audio Decoder High Definition and Standard Definition DVB Common Interface (2 slots) supported...

  • Page 5: Remote Control Unit (Universal Type)

    5. REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (UNIVERSAL TYPE) Audio mute Switch On / RCU respond to TV RCU respond to STB Sub picture position Swap Picture in PIP mode channel PIP on/off list in PIP Recall Volume +,- Page up/down Info banner Program up/down Electronic Program...
  • Page 6 5.1. Programming the remote control for your TV set. This Universal type remote control works for both TV and PVR. There are two ways to program the remote control; Automatic Code Search and Direct Entry. 5.1.1 Using automatic code search 1.

  • Page 7: Front Panel Control

    6. FRONT PANEL CONTROL Two slots for the smart cards Two slots for CAM MVFD (Matrix Vacuum Fluorescent Display) – displays channel name, error messages, current time and status and remote control commands Power button On/Off Menu Button EPG Button FILE Button OK button Right direction button (Vol +)

  • Page 8: Rear Panel Connections

    Stand by mode TV channel Radio channel Actual channel is satellite Actual channel is terrestrial * If none of these symbols is highlighted then actual program is cable (DVB-C) A file record from HDD is being playied Recording Normal watching, timeshift or file playback Timeshif activated on live program Scheduled Timer event in Standby mode.
  • Page 9 ANTENNA IN for Cable or Terrestrial antenna Serial port RS Telephone MODEM CVBS S-vid Audio L, R on/off USB 1.1 HDMI power client SCART Ethern Tuner USB Host 2.0 Component Video YPbPr Optical Digital Audio for Digital LNB IN for Satellite Rear panel with built-in two tuners:...

  • Page 10: Installation

    8. INSTALLATION Most effective and common setting methods are suggested below. Please follow the instructions carefully. 8.1 Connection with Satellite dish Analog Video : TV SCART(CVBS, YUV, RGB), RCA(CVBS), Components(Y Pb Pr), S-video(Y/C) Analog Audio : TV SCART(L,R), RCA(L,R) Digital Video : HDMI Digital Audio : HDMI, S/PDIF...
  • Page 11 8.2 Connection with Terrestrial Antenna or Cable network Analog Video : TV SCART(CVBS, YUV, RGB), RCA(CVBS), Components(Y Pb Pr), S-video(Y/C) Analog Audio : TV SCART(L,R), RCA(L,R) Digital Video : HDMI Digital Audio : HDMI, S/PDIF...
  • Page 12 Connection of HD (High Definition) signal: If you dispose of TV or other type of displey that supports High Definition resolution (marked as “HD ready” or “Full HD”) connect your STB with this display via HDMI connector. Using such a connection the video and audio signal is transferred digitally in best.
  • Page 13 8.3. Tuner module and HDD bracket connection into the main board The receiver supports 3,5” S-ATA HDD with no size limitation. The receiver supports any combination of two Plug and Play tuners: DVB S, DVB S2, DVB T, DVB C. Warning: Always reconnect power cord before unmounting the cover.
  • Page 14 8. Connect SATA cable 7. Connect HDD power cable of SMPS 10. Bend SATA cable as picture 9. Bend SATA cable as picuture 11. Screw in to fix the top cover...

  • Page 15: Before Setting

    9. BEFORE SETTING 9.1 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. 9.2 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 16 Press EXIT to enter antenna configuration menu. Select your configuration and start scanning or press EXIT to enter Main menu. 10.3. Menu tree. Service Searching System **Satellite Configuration Settings **DiSEqC 1.2 Local Time Settings **USALS A/V Settings TP& Channel Edit OSD Settings Channel Scan Language Settings...
  • Page 17 10.4. DVB-S/S2 Satellite Configuration The Satellite Configuration menu will appear automatically right after adjusting the Local Time. Press OK button. Empty list of satellites appears. Press Yellow function button (Add satellite) to enter Satellite Configuration menu. 10.4.1 Setting of LNB parameters Set each LNB parameter: SAT Name, Tuner ID, LNB Type, Local Freq, TP Freq, LNB Power, 22 KHz, Toneburst, DiSEqC Parameter, Uncomitted, DiSEqC Repeats, Swap Commands and Sequence Repeat by pressing LEFT/ RIGHT button or OK button as your LNB and dish aimed.
  • Page 18 10.4.3. Manual Scanning the satellite Select Manual field to scan channels on specific TP. Set Tuner ID, Satellite Name, Frequency, Modulation, Symbol Rate, Polarity values and Network searching. You can press OK to check the values on Frequency and Symbol Rate menu or press NUMERIC buttons to input values directly.
  • Page 19 10.5. DVB-C Scanning the Cable 10.5.1. Reference frequency table for cable – DVB-C (Western European Standard) Frequency Range Hyperband - Frequency Range UHF IV/V - PAL-G PAL-G Channel Center Frequency Channel Center Frequency 113±4 MHz 474±4 MHz 121±4 MHz 482±4 MHz 128,50±3,50 MHz 490±4 MHz 135,50±3,50 MHz...
  • Page 20 842±4 MHz 850±4 MHz 858±4 MHz Western European Standard for QAM Boxes: QAM Linear Channel Scan: Start Frequency: 306 MHz (center freq. channel S21) Stop Frequency: 858 MHz (center freq. channel K69) Symbol Rate: 6900, 6875, 6111 kS/s (Auto/Manual, Default=Auto) Modulation Scheme: 64/128/256 QAM (Auto/Manual, Default=Auto) Outer FEC scheme: RS(204/188), None...
  • Page 21 10.5.3. Manual Scanning the Cable This is to scan channels on specific channel. Set Tuner ID, Region, Modulation, Frequency and Symbol Rate. You can press OK to check the values on Frequency and Symbol Rate on menu or press NUMERIC buttons to input values directly.
  • Page 22 212,500 218,750 10(13) 212,500 219,500 11(14) 219,500 226,500 12(15) 226,500 474,000 474,000 482,000 482,000 490,000 490,000 498,000 498,000 506,000 506,000 514,000 514,000 522,000 522,000 522,500 530,000 530,000 529,500 538,000 538,000 536,500(625) 546,000 546,000 543,500 554,000 554,000 550,500 562,000 562,000 557,500 570,000 570,000 564,500...
  • Page 23 10.6.2. Automatic Scanning the Terrestrial 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. If you use active antenna (with built-in amplifier) set Active Antenna parameter (On). 10.6.3.

  • Page 24: Hot Buttons

    11. 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. 11.1 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 25 11.1.3. Jump Move The cursor moves by a sorting condition like numerically or alphabetically. 11.2. 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 11.3.
  • Page 26 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. 11.3.2. Delete To remove the marked ( ) channel in the favorite group, move the cursor to right, choose “Delete”...
  • Page 27 11.4. Electronic Program Guide Press the EPG button on the remote control, and TV electronic program guide (EPG) appears. the navigation-buttons up/down and left/right to move the highlights. If you press once, List type of EPG appears. If you press once more, Grid type of EPG appears. Use Blue function button to move to the next day schedule and Red function button to move to the previous day schedule.
  • Page 28 11.4.3. 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 29 11.5. Channel Information Info banner appears by pressing button. If you press twice, channel details are also available. The info bar shows all necessary information about the selected channel. Any highlighted icon in yellow on the info banner indicates the availability of the services. Channel name Channel Number Start Time...
  • Page 30 11.6 RCL To move back to the previous channel, press button. 11.7 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. 11.8 Alternate audio Press on the remote controller to select an audio language and sound mode:...
  • Page 31 11.9 Multifeed function for Premiere channel When you move to ‘main feed’ and press button of remote controller then Multifeed List (sub-channels) will appear. Use Up/Down buttons to select desired sub-channel and press OK. 11.10. OSD teletext. OSD teletext is available if served. If the teletext icon on Info Banner is appeared the icon, press this button to see the teletext information.
  • Page 32 11.11. PIP(Picture in Picture) and PAP(Picture and Picture). Subchannel list Close or Subscreen : you can see two channels on the screen, one main channel, the other sub-channel (it can be two channels from different satellites or TP if you use two tuners). If press this button once more, PAP on the screen : you can change the location of the sub-channel.
  • Page 33 11.12. Music list. Audio files like MP3 can be downloaded and played at this place of the HDD. 11.13. Photo list Pictures can be downloaded at this place of the HDD and enjoy the photo album, and you can change the picture names.
  • Page 34 12. Select your TV system (1080i, 720p, PAL) Caution: When the TV SYSTEM (your TV type) does not match to the STB setting, TV screen and/or audio may not show properly. In that case, you need to switch off the STB, and press Power button -> then press and hold Menu button ->...
  • Page 35 Example for direct connection: Receiver (1) : IP Adress 192.168.1.20 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.1.135 Receiver (2) or PC : IP Adress 192.168.1.21 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.1.135 13.2. 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 36: Restore Factory Setting

    14. Restore Factory Setting It requires PIN code to access the Factory reset (Default PIN code: 0000). It removes Channel List, FAV List and it restores original factory settings. To restore factory settings, press ok. All settings will be deleted. 15.

  • Page 37: Pvr Operation

    16. PVR OPERATION Receiver enables simultaneous recording of two channels and 1 recorded file playback. If the STB is equipped just with one tuner then both recorded programs must be from one TP, If the STB is equipped with two tuners the recorded programs can be from different TP or satellites.
  • Page 38 Condition 2 Time Shift – ON & Include Time Shift On Record – NO in HDD Setting menu With the above setting, when you press record button, it records from the current live point and timeshift buffer disappears automatically. Condition 3 Time Shift –...
  • Page 39 If the STB is in standby mode, the scheduled records automatically begin 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time. If you press the power button on RCU while recording, a message box appears for your confirmation if you want to stop recording. Press OK button to save the recorded file on HDD. Reservation recording on the EPG menu: Select desired program on EPG content and press .
  • Page 40 16.3. 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, Frame by frame play.
  • Page 41 16.5. Play Press the button under the book mark ( ) on the display time bar to jump to the next book mark, and it starts playback from the marked point. 16.6. Repeat Press the button to repeat the portion of the recorded file between any two neighboring bookmarks. Press the button and hold over 2 seconds to repeat the whole file.

  • Page 42: Software Upgrade

    18. Information 18.1. System Information It displays information about software and hardware configuration of the receiver: Version/model of receiver Micom Version Boot Version Image (firmware) Version DB Version (database) PCB Version (motherboard) Product ID First time activation date 18.2.Network Information. It displays network info such as IP address, Subnet mask, Gateway etc.
  • Page 43 (This is to make Cold Off mode) 3. Connect between your PC and STB with USB Cable 4. AC Power On. 5. Press and keep holding the Power button and press + right direction button on the front panel, and you see “USB UPGRADE”...
  • Page 44 complete <Network Update> Latest firmware (images) and welcome pictures can be updated via Ethernet port using network update system.
  • Page 45 A new functions for your receiver are available if you have installed uboot version 1.3.1 (190508 ) or newer one: 1. Software upgrade from USB memory stick (host): - backup important data from memory stick before try to update. Remove all data from it. - copy usb update image to memory stick and rename it: usb_update.img - run "remove h/w(memory stick)"...
  • Page 46 Universal Remote Controller for operation with other AB IPBox models It is possible to adjust AB IPBox AB IPBox 9000HD remote controller for operation with other AB IPBox models. Press and hold OK button together with corresponding number button (see lower list) for approximately 10 seconds –...
  • Page 47 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 48 Select „addons“ flag and confirm installation by pressing „INSTALL“ button. Addon will be installed automatically and receiver will restart.

  • Page 49: Glossary Of Terms

    20. GLOSSARY OF TERMS Conditional Access. A system to control Radio frequency (known as HF in some subscriber access to services/ programs. countries). Polarization SCART Enables simultaneous transmission of several A 21-pin connector used for connection of channels on the same frequency. the STB, VCR and TV.

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    21. TROUBLE SHOOTING Problem Possible Causes What To Do No display appeared on Power cord is not plugged 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 51 Err 79 Mismatched DB version Download proper db.img or all-noboot.img Err 1 CRC error check the image Err 2 CRC error check the image Err 3 Vendor ID mismatch check the image Err 4 Product ID mismatch check the image Err 5 Mismatched model...

  • Page 52: Product Specifition

    22. 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 Tuner(DVB-S) QPSK(C/KU band compatible) Waveform Frequency...
  • Page 53 QAM mode 16, 32, 64,128,256QAM Symbol rate 0.87Mbaud~7Mbaud Max. ISO/IEC 13818-2 Specification and VC1 Microsoft video format main/advanced profiles@HL(WMV-9)-optional, H.264 Input Stream profiles@ MPEG-2 MP@ML, MP@HL, MPEG4 AP@HL/H.264 level 4.1, VC1(WMV9)-optional Profile & Level 138Mbit/S max. Input TS Data Rate MPEG Transport Stream &...
  • Page 54 NOTICE Contents of this manual and features/ Specifications of the STB are subjected to change without notice. HDMI , the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. HDCP : licensed with HDCP Dolby Digital : Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories...

  • Page 55: Tv Brand Code List

    23. TV BRAND CODE LIST.
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