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Summary of Contents for Miraclebox Premium Twin HD
- Page 1 U s e r Ma n u a l Mi r a c l e b o x P r e mi u m T w i n H D...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
3. Product Description ..........................6 4. Remote Control ..........................8 5. Conditional Access ..........................9 6. Main Features ..........................10 2. Connecting your Miraclebox ................11 1. Connecting the Signal cable………………………………………………………………………………………………………11 2. Connecting to TV ..........................12 3. Connecting to a Surround System ....................13 4. - Page 3 7. Software Management ......................... 46 8. Installation Wizard ......................... 47 9. Factory Reset ..........................47 6. Miraclebox Remote Control ................48 1. User Guide of the Remote Control Unit ..................48 2. TV Code List........................... 49 7. Upgrade your Miraclebox ................50 8.
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Page 4: Before Installation
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual 1. Before installation 1. Safety Precautions This product has been manufactured to act in accordance with the international safety standards. Please read through the safety instructions carefully before using this product as the manufacturer takes no responsibility for any damages due to the consumer’s misuse of the product. - Page 5 • Before connecting or disconnecting the coaxial cable to the product, make sure that the product is unplugged. Failure to do so may cause damage to the Miraclebox. • The LNB cable must be earthed to the system earth for the satellite dish.
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Page 6: Packaging Contents
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual 2. Packaging Contents Please check all package contents before using your product. • Miraclebox Premium Twin • Universal Remote Control • Batteries (2 x AAA) • HDMI cable • WiFi adapter 300Mbps • Power cable •... -
Page 7: Product Description
User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD 3. Product Description Front Panel 1) Smartcard reader slot: Insert your smart card operator cards. (Two slots) 2) CI module slot: Insert your CI-module. (Two slots) 3) USB 2.0: Connection used for upgrading receiver, external HDD, WiFi etc. - Page 8 Power switch: Power ON/OFF switch. RS-232 port: RS232 port for data transfer. Ethernet: Connect your Miraclebox to your Network/LAN. USB: Two USB2.0 connections are available for external storage or WiFi-adapter. HDMI: HDMI-connection for best picture and sound. Up 1080 in resolution.
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Page 9: Remote Control
User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD 4. Remote Control Please check page 50 for how to setup the TV mode. TV/STB Puts the Remote in TV or STB mode. Press to go into Standby / Standby options. Used for entering channel number and text. -
Page 10: Conditional Access
User Manual 5. Conditional Access Amongst the channels that are scanned via Miraclebox, some channels can be properly tuned in only with the corresponding Smartcard and/or CAM (Conditional Access Module). Miraclebox Premium provides two Smartcard Reader slots and two Conditional Interface slots and users need to purchase those Smartcards and CAMs that are required for viewing such subscription based services. -
Page 11: Main Features
User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD 6. Main Features • Fast Dual Core MIPS Processor • Twin Changeable Tuners (DVB-S2/C/T2) • Linux Operating System • HbbTV / Webbrowser support • 2 x Smartcard Readers • 2 x CI slots • Picture in Picture (Dual Hardware decoding) •... -
Page 12: Connecting Your Miraclebox
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual 2. Connecting your Miraclebox 1. Connecting the Signal cable A. Connecting to Satellite (2 x DVB-S2) B. Connection to Antenna/Cable (2 x DVB-C/T2) NOTE: Loop-through connection Instead of using two separate signal cables (Satellite needs two separate cables), it is also possible to connect cables in loop-through mode. -
Page 13: Connecting To Tv
User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD 2. Connecting to TV A. Via HDMI For the best picture and sound quality HDMI connection is recommended. B. Via Composite (RCA) and/or Component (YPbPr) Composite: Video (Yellow) and two Audio (White/Red). Component: (Blue/Red/Green). -
Page 14: Connecting To A Surround System
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual 3. Connecting to a Surround System A. Via S/PDIF (Digital) Use an S/PDIF cable (optical) for the best possible sound experience. This is the option if you want a digital Dolby Digital sound. B. Via RCA (Analogue) If you do not have an S/PDIF input in your Surround System you can always use the two RCA Audio output connections (Red/White). -
Page 15: Connecting Power
It takes longer to boot the system by this method. • Standby Mode Turn ON/OFF the Miraclebox with the POWER button on the remote control or the front panel. If you press the POWER button it instantly puts your Miraclebox into Standby mode. -
Page 16: First Time Installation (Installation Wizard)
User Manual 3. First Time Installation (Installation Wizard) When you turn on your Miraclebox Premium for the first time you will see a unique easy Installation Wizard (with Autoconfiguration) to get started as fast as possible. Just follow the steps on your screen and you will be ready to go within a couple of minutes! 1. -
Page 17: Network Configuration
“Exit network wizard” to go to the next step. A. Wired connection (LAN) If there is a network cable connected to the Miraclebox you should choose this method. You will get two options: • Use interface Choose YES to either use DHCP or enter an IP-address manually. - Page 18 Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual B. Wireless connection (WLAN) If the included 300 Mbps Miracle WiFi adapter is connected you can use to connect wirelessly to your Network. 1. Select “Scan available networks” to scan for available wireless networks.
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Page 19: Service Searching
C. Check for updates* *This step will only appear if there is a working Internet connection established. If you want to check for available online updates for your Miraclebox please choose proceed. The receiver will then check for updates. If there are updates available you can choose to upgrade the Miraclebox before you continue to the next step in the Installation Wizard. - Page 20 Press OK when you are ready to proceed to configure the second tuner installed. NOTE: If you have chosen to automatically scan your DiSEqC settings, Miraclebox will first scan and then display the found DiSEqC ports. If correct proceed with OK.
- Page 21 User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD B. Configuring Tuner (DVB-C/T2) Miraclebox Hybrid tuners (DVB-C/T2) can be used with either Cable or Terrestrial networks. Choose which one with the LEFT/RIGHT buttons on Tuner type. Cable (DVB-C) • Network ID: Enter the Network ID if needed.
- Page 22 No, scan later manually: If you have chosen to install a Channel list in Step C you probably already have the latest channels installed in your Miraclebox. In that case you can skip this step and start watching your favorite channels.
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Page 23: Basic Operations
Goes to the Media Player. Please refer to Media Player section (4.13). ② Plugins Opens the Plugin browser of your Miraclebox. Using this browser you can browse and manage your installed Plug-ins and also install new ones from our dedicated server. ③ Setup Configure all of the system settings in the Miraclebox. -
Page 24: Volume Control
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual • CHANNEL ( If you press the CHANNEL + / – button it will show the Channel Selection menu. • Channel Number ( 0-9 ) Enter a channel number to instantly go to the channel. -
Page 25: Teletext
User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD 6. Teletext You can view the Teletext information of the current channel by pressing the TEXT button. (It will take some time to load all the information the first time.) Navigate through the Teletext pages with... -
Page 26: Program Information (Infobar)
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual 7. Program Information (Infobar) Whenever you change the channel the Infobar is always displayed for 5 seconds (default setting). The Infobar is designed to provide you comprehensive information of the channel that you are currently watching. -
Page 27: Channel Lists
User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD 8. Channel Lists Press the UP/DOWN button to activate the Channel Selection. There are four types of the channel lists available to help you manage your channel selection. • All (RED) - Displays a list on all available channels. -
Page 28: Electronic Program Guide
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual 9. Electronic Program Guide The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) shows the program information of each channel in list. If you have Picons added they will be displayed as in the example. A. EPG View (Electronic Program Guide) Press EPG button on your remote to enter the EPG. - Page 29 User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD • Add Timer (GREEN) If you want to add a Timer for the program selected in EPG mode press the GREEN button. See Recordings (Section 4.11) for more information. B. EPG Menu In the EPG Menu you have several EPG functions that might be interesting for you. Press and hold the EPG button till the below menu appear.
- Page 30 Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual • MultiEPG: A nice feature that displays EPG information for all channels in one list. Choose between NOW (Current program), NEXT (Next program) and MORE. • Show EPG for current channel: Please refer to next section Channel EPG.
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Page 31: Timeshift
NOTE: You must have a storage device connected and mounted to able to make a recording. You can use an internal HDD, external USB storage or a network drive. Miraclebox Premium Twin supports multiple recordings up to 8 recording simultaneously. ①... - Page 32 Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual • Add recording (enter recording duration) This option is used when you want to manually set the length of a recording by entering a certain number. • Add recording (enter recording end time) This option is used when you want to define a certain time when the recording shall stop.
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Page 33: Play/Manage Recordings
After event This option allows you to choose what your Miraclebox should do after the timer event is done. Select Auto, Do nothing, Go to standby, and Go to deep standby. -
Page 34: Media Player
Search EPG: Searches EPG for selected file. 13. Media Player Miraclebox Premium is a multimedia receiver capable of playing media contents. Using the Media Player you can enjoy high resolution Videos, Music and photos stored on your HDD, USB, NAS or even DLNA-unit. -
Page 35: Plug-Ins / Addons
The Plug-ins and Addons are small applications that use the base of your Miraclebox Premium code to run user interface tweaks or additional functions as an example. It is these features that give your Miraclebox Premium a lot of its flexibility. New Plug-ins are Miraclebox Multimedia AB... - Page 36 User Manual constantly released and developed and you are therefor recommended to connect your Miraclebox to a Network with a working Internet connection. Then you can very smoothly download and install Plug-ins and Addons (Extensions) directly from our server. A. Plugins 1.
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Page 37: Web Interface
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD 15. Web Interface With the Web Interface you manage you Miraclebox Premium as if you had it in front of you from any computer. Stream live TV, Manage settings, Timer recording, watch EPG and much more. In this section we will guide you through on how to get started and use it. -
Page 38: System Information
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual 16. System Information You can easily display different type of information windows of your Miraclebox in the Information Menu. Go to Main Menu > Information to call up this menu. ① About Shows general information about the Miraclebox. Information about hardware, software version, last upgrade and general contact information will appear. -
Page 39: Standby / Restart
② Standby Choose this option to turn off your Miraclebox go into Standby mode. This Standby mode is the fastest one to boot up from but at the same time the system is not fully shutdown. You can also go into Standby mode by pressing the POWER button. -
Page 40: System Setup
User Manual 5. System Setup Miraclebox Premium is one of the most feature rich digital receivers on the market. In the System Setup you can easily customize the system to be you own. This section will guide you through on how apply and customize most of the settings. -
Page 41: Network Setup
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD D. Network Setup To access many of the features of your Miraclebox Premium you are recommended to have a working Network and Internet connection. You can choose between a Wired (LAN) or a Wireless (WLAN) connection (the latter if the WiFi adapter is plugged in). -
Page 42: Recording Settings
Timeshift option (Possibility to save the running Timeshift as a normal Recording). G. Skin Setup Since Miraclebox is a Linux based set top box there are a lot of Skins to choose from. Using this menu, you can use a different Skin other than the default one. -
Page 43: Service Searching
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD 2. Service Searching In this menu you can set up the tuners of the Miraclebox and make a manual or automatic Channel searching. You have also the possibility to install a default channel list from our dedicated server. -
Page 44: Manual Scan
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual Channel searching progress. If you want to scan service manually please proceed to next section. D. Manual Scan If you know well enough to configure each exact setting required for manual channel search you can do that in this menu. There are many parameter values that you need to decide as below. -
Page 45: Epg Settings
In this menu you can easily setup your EPG settings according to your needs. Setup the EPG layout and information but also from where your Miraclebox should get the EPG data from. Setup EPG carefully to get the best possible performance and experience. -
Page 46: Storage Manager
4. Storage Manager In the Storage Manager you can format and setup any device that is connected to the Miraclebox. It can be an internal Hard Drive, external USB memory or even a Network Mount – all is handled from here. -
Page 47: Parental Control
Here you can add the services that you want to lock with a PIN code. Services will be arranged in an alphabetical order. Next time when you want to change to one of these channels the Miraclebox will be asking you for a PIN code to show the channel. -
Page 48: Installation Wizard
C. Upgrade Wizard If you want to Backup and then upgrade your Miraclebox you can run this Wizard. D. Backup System Settings Backups your current System Settings and Service List (Channels). Select the preferred Backup location in Advanced Options >... -
Page 49: Miraclebox Remote Control
1. User Guide of the Remote Control Unit A. TV setup – TV Code There are two modes to setup your TV brand for Miraclebox. If you do not find your TV brand in the list it might be online on Miraclebox.se. Let’s setup the remote. -
Page 50: Tv Code List
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual 2. TV Code List Here is a list of the most popular TV brands on the market. Visit Miraclebox.se > Support > Manuals for a full list of supported TV brands. BRAND CODES Andersson... -
Page 51: Upgrade Your Miraclebox
Main Menu > Setup > Software Management > Software Update (See 5.7 for more information). If you want to flash the Miraclebox with a new software please follow the below steps. 1. Start by downloading the latest software from www.miraclebox.se... -
Page 52: Troubleshooting
• Check if there are any available tuners for recording. 7. Noise • Miraclebox has an integrated FAN. This may create a noise but is inevitable to make sure the safety and the lifetime of your Miraclebox. • While the HDD is running you may also hear a noise. -
Page 53: Technical Data
User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD 9. Technical data Miraclebox Premium Twin HD Technical Specifications Display VFD 11 Characters Smart Card / CI Slot 2 / 2 Front Panel USB 2.0 1 (For update) Buttons (Touch) POWER / OK / RIGHT / LEFT / UP / DOWN... -
Page 54: Copyright - Gnu Gpl
Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual 10. 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 55 User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee. 2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the...
- Page 56 Miraclebox Premium Twin HD User Manual modifying the Program or works based on it. 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions.
- Page 57 User Manual Miraclebox Premium Twin HD Contact information: Miraclebox Multimedia AB, Sweden info@miraclebox.se www.miraclebox.se Miraclebox Multimedia AB...