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- Page 1 Instruction Manual Instruction Manual Instruction Manual High Definition Personal Video Recorder Digital Satellite Receiver The UNIBOX HD1 digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broad-casting (DVB) standard, and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard.
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Page 3: Safety Precautions
Safety Instructions 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 4 Safety Instructions • Place the product indoors to avoid exposing it to lightening, rain or direct sunlight. • Do not expose any liquids or sources of open flame (such as candle flame) to the product. • Do not place the product near any heat emitting appliances. This may cause impairment in cooling.
- Page 5 Safety Instructions • Do not use the product if any liquids or foreign objects come in contact with it. Turn the product off, disconnect the power cord, and contact your dealer. Do not use the product since this could cause a fire or electric shock. •...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Product Descriptions ....................5 Remote Controller ....................7 Conditional Access ....................8 Technical Specifications ..................10 Installation of UNIBOX HD1 ..................... 12 Connecting Satellite Cable ..................12 Connecting the TV ....................13 Connecting Power ....................14 Power On/Off ......................15 First Time Installation ..................... - Page 7 Contents 2 Selecting Audio Track ..................... 29 Subtitle ........................30 Media Player ......................31 Sleep Timer ......................32 Teletext ........................33 4.10 Electronic Program Guide ..................35 4.11 Timeshift ......................... 37 4.12 Recording ....................... 38 4.13 Recording Play ....................... 42 4.14 Managing Recording Files ..................
- Page 8 Contents Skin ......................56 5.2.2 Service Searching ................... 57 Tuner Configuration ..................57 Automatic Scan of Services ................. 58 Manual Scan of Services ................59 5.2.3 Common Interface - CAM ................61 5.2.4 Parental Control ....................62 5.2.5 Factory Reset ....................65 5.2.6 Cross EPG ......................
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Page 9: Introduction
Chapter1. Introduction The UNIBOX HD1 digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broad- casting (DVB) standard, and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard. For its operation you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately. -
Page 10: Product Descriptions
Introduction 1.2 Product Descriptions Front Panel ① Power : Power On ② Display : Displays the current menu information. ③ VOL▼ : Volume control down ④ VOL▲ : Volume control up ⑤ CH▲ : Switches channel up ⑥ CH▼ : Switches channel down ⑦... - Page 11 Chapter1. Introduction Rear Panel ① TUNER : An satellite cable can be connected. ② S/PDIF : Connects to a digital audio system using S/PDIF cable. ③ SCART : A SCART connector is provided for TV using a SCART cable. ④ RS-232 : RS-232 data port is provided. ⑤...
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Page 12: Remote Controller
Introduction 1.3 Remote Controller Power: To switch the receiver in and out of stand-by mode. Mute : Mutes the audio. Timer : Sets timer Audio: Displays the audio track option to choose (e.g. AC3, Stereo) Subtitle : Displays the subtitle of the current channel if the channel provides subtitle. - Page 13 Chapter1. Introduction Exit: Exits the current menu option into the live mode, or switches one step back of the menu. Volume +/- : Adjusts the audio volume. Channel ▲/▼ : Navigates through the scanned channel list : Previous channel Home: <<...
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Page 14: Conditional Access
Introduction 1.4 Conditional Access Amongst the channels that are scanned via UNIBOX HD1, some channels can be properly tuned in only with the corresponding Smartcard. UNIBOX HD1 provides two Smartcard Reader slots and users need to purchase those Smartcards that are required for viewing such subscription based services. -
Page 15: Technical Specifications
Chapter1. Introduction 1.5 Technical Specifications Front Panel Display: 8-digit Segment VFD display displaying channel names and program information Smartcard Reader Slot: 1 ea Common Interface: 1 ea USB: 1 x USB 2.0 Buttons: 5 (Power, Volume Up/Down, Channel Up/Down) Rear Panel Power Switch: 1 ea Sat-IF input/output:... - Page 16 Introduction Power consumption: 65/35/1 W (Max./typ. operation/stand-by) RF range: 950~2,150 MHz Modulation, FEC, de-multiplexer: DVB-S/DVB-S2 standard Video Video resolution: CCIR601 (720 x 576 lines), 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p@30 Video decoding: MPEG-2, MPEG-4 compatible Input data rate: 2~45 MSymb/s S/N: > 53 dB Audio Decoding: AC3, MPEG-4(AAC-HE), MPEG-1 Layer1, 2 and 3...
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Page 17: Installation Of Unibox Hd1
2.1 Connecting Satellite Cable UNIBOX HD1 is integrated with a satellite tuner, and one of the first steps is to connect satellite cable to UNIBOX HD1 in order to gain optimal signal quality. You can either choose one of the following connection methods depending on the equipment you have. -
Page 18: Connecting The Tv
For the sake of the best picture quality, especially for digital TV, HDMI connection is recommended. Most HDTVs have HDMI connectors to ensure the highest picture quality. In the rear panel of UNIBOX HD1 one HDMI connector is available for this purpose. Connect your TV to UNIBOX HD1 using a HDMI cable as follows. -
Page 19: Connecting Power
Chapter2. Installation 14 2.3 Connecting Power A power code is provided as one of the basic accessories of UNIBOX HD1. ● Connect the power cord to the connector at the rear panel of UNIBOX HD1. ● Connect the power cord to a power outlet. -
Page 20: Power On/Off
● Standby Mode POWER key is normally used to turn the power of UNIBOX HD1 on or off. If you press POWER, it instantly switches your UNIBOX HD1 off or on. In this mode, the system is not completely shut down and thus it takes a shorter time to turn it on and off. -
Page 21: First Time Installation
Chapter3. First Time Installation When you turn on UNIBOX HD1 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. Press ‘EXIT’ key to return to the previous page. - Page 22 First Time Installation Step 2. Video Mode Selection UNIBOX HD1 provides various video modes. You can choose one. Use UP/DOWN key to scroll up and down to find the mode you want. Step 3. Brightness Adjust the backlight level to a value suiting your taste.
- Page 23 Step 5. Language Selection UNIBOX HD1 provides various languages and here you can choose the main language for your UNIBOX HD1. Use UP/DOWN key to scroll up and down to find the language you want. Step 6. Configuring Satellite Connection From now on you need to configure the satellite connection.
- Page 24 Tuner B. ● Advanced: for an advanced user configuration. If you choose Simple configuration mode, the following picture will appear. The five modes are available for the satellite cable connection between LNB and your UNIBOX HD1 as below:...
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Page 25: First Time Installation
Single This option is used to receive a single satellite with a single LNB. The cable from LNB is directly connected to UNIBOX HD1. ToneBurst A/B This option is used if you want to receive two satellites using a ToneBurst switch. - Page 26 First Time Installation 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 27 Chapter3. First Time Installation 22 Step 8. Parental Control Option Here you can choose whether to enable the parental control option. If you press OK, you will be asked to enter PIN number.
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Page 29: Basic Operations
Chapter4. Basic Operations 24 Chapter4. Basic Operations Channel List How to use > Press If press Navigation UP/DOWN key, this will activate Channel Selection Menu. Four types of the channel lists are available to help you manage your channel selection. It displays the list of all scanned channels. - Page 30 Basic Operations GREEN It displays the list of all satellites scanned. Per each satellite, channels are arranged according to Services, Provider, and New. YELLOW It displays the list of providers.
- Page 31 Chapter4. Basic Operations 26 BLUE It displays the list of your favorite channels. In order for you to add certain channels to this favorites list. ① Call up the Channel Selection list by Pressing UP or DOWN key. ② Go to All lists by pressing RED key. ③...
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Page 32: Switching Channel
How to use > Press CHANNEL or press to move to the next channels UNIBOX HD1 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 33: Program Information
Infobar is designed to provide you comprehensive information of the channel that you are currently watching. Press OK to call up infobar. UniBox ① A : The tuner being used for the current channel ② SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) : Signal Level ③... -
Page 34: Volume Control
Basic Operations Volume Control How to use > Press VOLUME or press You can adjust the audio volume by pressing VOLUME +/- key. You can also mute or unmute the audio temporarily by pressing MUTE key Selecting Audio Track How to use > Press You can check what audio tracks are available to choose by pressing AUDIO key. -
Page 35: Subtitle
Chapter4. Basic Operations 30 Subtitle How to use > Press You can view the subtitle of the current program if the program provides the subtitle. Press SUBTITLE key and Subtitle selection menu appears as below. Available subtitles, if any, will display. By using UP/DOWN navigate the list to select a subtitle that you want to play and press OK to activate it. -
Page 36: Media Player
‘Media Player’ How to use > Press UNIBOX HD1 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 UNIBOX HD1. -
Page 37: Sleep Timer
‘Standby/Restart’ ‘Sleep Timer’ How to use > Press You can set a specific time when your UNIBOX HD1 goes into Standby mode or Deep Standby mode, using this menu. Three color keys are used to setup this sleep timer. -
Page 38: Teletext
Basic Operations Teletext How to use > 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 39 Chapter4. Basic Operations 34 VOLUME - Key If you want to reduce the page size, press VOLUME - key.
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Page 40: Electronic Program Guide
Basic Operations 4.10 Electronic Program Guide How to use > Press “INFO” key 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 INFO key and the menu, Eventview appears. - Page 41 Chapter4. Basic Operations 36 Channel Selection menu. You can select a different channel from this list using this option. To return to Timer entry menu, press EXIT. YELLOW (Single EPG) Press YELLOW while Eventview menu is on, to call up the program event schedules of the selected channel.
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Page 42: Timeshift
Basic Operations 4.11 Timeshift How to use > Press PLAY/PAUSE ▶ll For your information, Timeshift is an instant recording of the current program that you are Elapsing time information watching. Press PLAY/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. -
Page 43: Recording
Chapter4. Basic Operations 38 4.12 Recording UNIBOX HD1 is a Personal Video Recorder with an integrated DVB-S2 tuner. You can record multiple programs at the same time. There are two ways to operate and manage recording. ⑤ Instant Recording How to use > Press long RED Press long RED key to start the recording of the current program. - Page 44 Basic Operations Add recording (enter recording end time) This option is used when you want to define a certain date and time when the recording is to stop. Add recording (indefinitely) This option is used when you want to keep recording running without a specific end time. Recording will continue unless you stop it.
- Page 45 Chapter4. Basic Operations 40 In this menu, color keys are assigned for each different function. RED (Delete) This option is used to delete a timer. GREEN (Add) This option is used to add a timer. YELLOW (Disable) This option is used to disable the timer and X mark will appear.
- Page 46 This option is used to remove those finished timers from the Timer list. NOTE: Make sure that the HDD on your UNIBOX HD1 has enough free space available for recording. If the free space on the HDD is not sufficient, recording might stop before the defined end time.
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Page 47: Recording Play
Chapter4. Basic Operations 42 4.13 Recording Play How to use > Press You can view recorded files on the Recorded files menu. Press Filelist to activate this menu. Select the file that you want to play. It will instantly replay the file and display the recording infobar. -
Page 48: Managing Recording Files
Basic Operations 4.14 Managing Recording Files How to use > Press If you want to delete a recording file, press MENU key while Recorded files menu is on. Select ‘Delete’ to delete. Other than ‘delete’, in this menu, you have options in sorting and listing of the recording files. Sort by date List style default List style compact with description... - Page 49 Chapter4. Basic Operations 44 4.15 Interactive Media How to use > Press If you want to play interactive media in Internet, press BLUE key. It shows a popup menu. Select ‘MyTube Player’. It will connect the Media site. Wait a few seconds.
- Page 50 Basic Operations It displays the search menu. You can input text on the search bar by the remote controller. Use Numeric keys to input text. Or press BLUE key. It shows a virtual keyboard. This is a virtual keyboard.
- Page 51 Chapter4. Basic Operations 46 Please wait a few seconds while searching media. It displays a searched list. Select a media from the list. Use Navigation keys and OK key. It plays the media. You can control the player with PLAY, PAUSE, STOP keys...
- Page 52 Basic Operations If you want to stop the media, press STOP key. It shows a popup menu. And select ‘Yes’. It will stop the player. It returns the previous page after stopping the player. If you want to exit the MyTube Player, press EXIT key.
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Page 53: System Configuration
UNIBOX HD1 is a very sophisticated device designed to allow users a variety of system setting options as detailed as possible. You can fine-tune your UNIBOX HD1 to be your OWN system to fit your taste. This chapter will guide you through the entire menu of system configuration. - Page 54 System Configuration The main menu of UNIBOX HD1 consists of the following sub menus. ① Media player: Activate Media player of UNIBOX HD1. For more information, please refer to the “4.7 Media Player”. ② Timer: Set a timer to record a program. For more information, please refer to the “4.12 Recording”.
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Page 55: System Setup
5.2-1. System Configuration How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘System’ Here you can find most of the necessary settings that you might need to optimize your UNIBOX HD1 in the way you like it. Please read the followings carefully. -
Page 56: System Configuration
Amongst the parameters given in this menu, the following ones are generally what you need to decide for the audio and video. ① Video output: Here you need to decide which video output you want to use between your TV and UNIBOX HD1. The available options are as below. • HDMI • SCART ②... -
Page 57: Video Enhancement Settings
‘Setup’ ‘System’ ‘Video enhancement settings’ UNIBOX HD1 provides a variety of Video enhancement settings. Using LEFT/RIGHT key, you can control a value that you want to use for your UNIBOX HD1. After setting, press GREEN to confirm and save the changed setting. -
Page 58: Customization
System Configuration Customization How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘System’ ‘Customize’ In this menu you will find various customization options and this menu can be displayed in three different formats: Simple, Intermediate, and Expert. 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 59: Record
Record How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘System’ ‘Record’ UNIBOX HD1 provides options for Recording function. ① Recording always has priority: YES option is used to set the recording to have a priority over any existing timer. If there occurs a conflict between a timer and a recording in progress, the recording has a priority over the timer. -
Page 60: Subtitle Settings
Using LEFT/RIGHT key, you can set a color, position, etc. After setting, press GREEN to confirm and save the changed setting. Language Selection How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘System’ ‘Language’ A variety of languages are available for the OSD of UNIBOX HD1. -
Page 61: 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 UNIBOX HD1 .After selecting a time zone, press GREEN to confirm and save the changed setting. -
Page 62: Initialize Hard Disk
UNIBOX HD1 is integrated with standard 10/100Mbps Ethernet with RJ 45 connector standard. You are recommended to use this network capability of UNIBOX HD1 to fully enjoy the system. You can setup the network settings through this Network Configuration menu. - Page 63 Chapter5. System Configuration 58 ① Adapter settings: Through this menu, you can set the basic Ethernet configuration. ● User Interface: YES is used to activate the Ethernet. If you set this option at NO, the Ethernet will not work. ● Use DHCP: YES is used to use DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
- Page 64 ③ Network test: When you are not sure whether the network configuration has been done correctly or not, you can run this test. ④ Restart Network: This option is used when you want to reboot the Ethernet of your UNIBOX HD1.
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Page 65: Skin
Skin How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘System’ ‘Skin’ UNIBOX HD1 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. -
Page 66: Service Searching
System Configuration 5.2-2. Service Searching How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘Service Searching’ Here you setup the tuners of your UNIBOX HD1 and run channel scanning automatically or manually. Tuner Configuration How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘Service Searching’ ‘Tuner Configuration’... -
Page 67: Automatic Scan Of Services
Chapter5. System Configuration 62 Automatic Scan of Services How to use > 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 68: Manual Scan Of Services
System Configuration Manual Scan of Services How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘Service Searching’ ‘Manual Scan’ If you know well enough to configure each exact setting required for manual search of services, you can do manual scan as well. There are many parameter values that you need to decide as below. - Page 69 ⑧ Network Scan: Here you have two options for YES and NO. NO is used to scan the transponder (TP) based on the data that your UNIBOX HD1 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 70 To be able to watch CAS channels, you need to have a proper CAM and a Smartcard. UNIBOX HD1 is integrated with two Common Interface slots. If you have two CAM modules and keep them inserted in your UNIBOX HD1, it will reduce the trouble of changing CAM.
- Page 71 Chapter5. System Configuration 66 5.2-4. Parental Control How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘Parental Control’ If you want to prevent certain channels from being accessed by others, you can do so using this menu. ① Go to Parental Control menu by pressing MENU >...
- Page 72 System Configuration ● Protect setup: If you set this option at YES, you will be asked to enter PIN code when you enter this Parental setup menu. ● Change setup pin: If you want to change the existing PIN code for Parental setup, you can do so using this menu.
- Page 73 Chapter5. System Configuration 68 ● Change service pin: Here you can define a PIN code required to change services to be included in the parental control list. NOTE: PIN code here is used for Change service and thus you are recommended to use a PIN code different from that used for Protect services.
- Page 74 Reset process. Select YES in the below menu to run the factory reset. Upon the completion of factory reset process, your UNIBOX HD1 will reboot automatically and start the First Time Installation process. NOTE: If you do this factory reset, all of your configuration data including bouquets, service lists,...
- Page 75 Chapter5. System Configuration 70 5.2-6. Cross EPG How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘Cross EPG’ UNIBOX HD1 provides XML TV providers, Open TV providers, XEPGDB providers, Scripts providers, and MHW2 provides. You can set the configuration.
- Page 76 System Configuration 5.2-7. OSD 3D Setup How to use > Press ‘Setup’ ‘OSD 3D Setup’ UNIBOX HD1 provides OSD 3D modes. Select Auto, Off, Side by Side, or Top and bottom.
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Page 77: Checking H/W & S/W Information
How to use > Press ‘Information’ If you want to check the H/W or S/W system of your UNIBOX HD1, this is the menu that you need to use. Also, here you can check very detailed information of a specific service. - Page 78 System Configuration System Information How to use > Press ‘Information’ ‘About’ This menu is for you to check the current system of your UNIBOX HD1.You can see the following information: ① S/W version ② Detected NIMs for both Tuner A & B ③...
- Page 79 Chapter6. Menu Structure 74 Chpater6. Menu Structure Main Menu level level level level level Media Player File browser Timer Timer Editor Switch to VCR VCR Scart Scart Service Service Informations Information About About Plugins Plugin browser A/V Settings A/V Setup Video Video enhancement...
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Page 80: Common Interface - Cam
Menu Structure filesystem ext3 to ext4 Network Network Configuration Select Input Input Devices Input devices Device Setup Keyboard Setup Recording Paths Recording paths Setup Language Language Selection Timezone Setup HDMI-CEC HDMI-CEC Setup Setup Choose Your Skin Skin Video Fine- Brightness Contrast Tuning Tuner... -
Page 81: Osd 3D Setup
Chapter6. Menu Structure 76 XMLTV providers OpenTV providers XEPGDB providers Scripts providers MHW2 providers Providers start order Update RYTEC providers Update XEPGDB providers Download now Force CSV import now Force EPG.DAT conversion now Force EPG reload Info about database About OSD 3D Setup 3D mode Setup Manage... -
Page 82: Menu Structure
Menu Structure Backup system Command settings Execution Restore system settings Install local extension Advanced Restore restore Choose backup location Advanced Choose backup Backup Options files Packet IPKG upgrade management Choose upgrade Select IPKG source source Sleep Timer Set Timer Standby Standby/Restart Restart Restart GUI... -
Page 83: 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 UNIBOX HD1. ● Check if the satellite cable is properly connected to UNIBOX HD1. - Page 84 Troubleshooting ● Check if the batteries are correctly mounted. ● If your remote control has been used for long, change the batteries. ● Point the remote control directly toward the product. ● Make sure that nothing blocks the front panel display. 4.
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Page 85: Copyright - Gnu Gpl
Chapter8. Copyright 80 Chapter8. 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 86 Copyright if you distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it. For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code.
- Page 87 Chapter8. Copyright 82 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty;...
- Page 88 Copyright you; rather, the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Program. In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License.
- Page 89 Chapter8. Copyright 84 place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code. 4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License.
- Page 90 Copyright the balance of the section is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances. It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system, which is implemented by public license practices.
- Page 91 Chapter8. Copyright 86 NO WARRANTY 11. Because the program is licensed free of charge, there is no warranty for the program, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Except when otherwise stated in writing the copyright holders and/or other parties provide the program ‘AS IS’ without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied.
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