XtendLan XL-ITB-101 User Manual

Xtendlan xl-itb-101 ip set-top box

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  • Page 1 XL-ITB-101 IP Set-top Box User Manual...
  • Page 2 NOTICE This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright, and this Manual and all the accompanying hardware, software, and documentation are copyrighted. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced by mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Content 1. Overview......................4 1.1 Features ....................4 1.2 Accessories ....................5 1.3 Environment ..................... 5 2. Physical Interface..................... 6 2.1 Front Panel ....................6 2.2 Rear Panel....................6 2.3 LED Status ....................6 2.4 Remote Controller ..................7 3. Minimum Configuration ..................9 3.1 System Diagram ..................
  • Page 4: Overview

    1. Overview With an Ethernet input and flexible video and audio output, XL-ITB-101 introduces high performance solution by advanced video decoder H.264/AVC engines. This provides our customers, ISPs or Telecoms, a cost effective way to deliver sophisticated interactive digital television service including multicast streaming, video on demand, Internet access, etc.
  • Page 5: Accessories

     Conditional Access smartcard-less - OTP for storage of secure information and special customer configurations.  Macrovision 7.1 (Option) 1.2 Accessories • Infra Remote Controller • Universal DC Adapter • User Manual 1.3 Environment 1.3.1 Temperature • High (40° C) / 72 hours; Low (0° C) / 72 hours; Cycle (Normal: 4 hours / High: 4 hours / Low: 4 hours): 10 times (Interval time : 2 hours) 1.3.2Humidity •...
  • Page 6: Physical Interface

    2. Physical Interface 2.1 Front Panel 2.2 Rear Panel 2.3 LED Status Name Description Color Mode Status POWER Power O.K. Green Power failure or disconnected Standby mode LINK ETH link Green WAN port is connected WAN port is disconnected IR receiver indication Green Blinking Received a correct signal from...
  • Page 7: Remote Controller

    2.4 Remote Controller...
  • Page 8 Item Description Normal/Standby Cancel the voice MUTE Toggle to Video Playlist GUIDE Fast forward(VOD mode) Play(VOD mode) Increase one channel(multicasting mode) Enter Increase volume Toggle the info panel on the full-screen TV screen Exit the current screen to full-screen TV screen Quit play(VOD mode) Video on demand Toggle the main menu...
  • Page 9: Minimum Configuration

    3. Minimum Configuration This part describes a brief instruction about how to make XL-ITB-101 work. It uses a minimum requirement to simulate real environment. 3.1 System Diagram 3.2 Software Environment Using Microsoft Window 98/2000/XP operation system Step 1: First go to My Network Places in your OS. Step 2: Select Properties of Local Area Connection.
  • Page 10: Set Static Ip

    Using the DC adaptor Many countries have different power cord configurations. Your set-top box should be supplied with the correct one for your area. Step 1: Plug the DC adapter into the power connector on the rear side of the set-top box. Step 2: Connect the power cord to the DC adapter and then to a power outlet.
  • Page 11: Required Server Software

    Step3: Save and Exit(Press Esc, input :wq). 3.5 Required Server Software It can use Windows or Linux to structure; Linux is our preferred and suggested. Fedora Core Windows Server 2003 DHCP Server Dhcp Windows Built-in Multicast Server VLC Media Player VLC Media Player HTTP Server Httpd...
  • Page 12 RTSP server application. At our configuration, it plays for RTSP VOD Server. Channel Table The default TV channel table of XL-ITB-101 is as below. It is pre-stored at XL-ITB-101 and it’s read-only. It want change to different channel, please refer chapter VII.
  • Page 13 4. There are two kinds of output protocol that XL-ITB-101 can support, UDP and HTTP. And two stream type: Multicast and Unicast. UDP Multicast and Unicast Enable “UDP” and input value of multicast channel IP and port such as channel Address: 224.1.1.10, Port:1234...
  • Page 14 5. Click “OK” to close window and start multicasting.
  • Page 15 This situation is much better at Linux OS. There is some jitter when repeat at both OS, that caused by VLC. It is normal. Now can connect Ethernet, output interface cable and power on XL-ITB-101.
  • Page 16: Epg Page

    After loading procedure, you can watch TV. The background of menu page is multicast stream from 224.1.1.10. Execute other VLC by click desktop icon and repeat above steps to set other UDP LIVE555 Media Server 1. The server is a console application (there is currently no GUI version). To run the server, simply type "live555MediaServer".
  • Page 17: Menu

    The default type of XL-ITB-101 is type 1. 4.2 Menu This is default portal page of XL-ITB-101. When press “MENU” key at remote, it jump to this page. Please use cursor key left and right to select function and press “OK” for connection.
  • Page 18 Press the "Info" button again to toggle the panel off. Press the "Menu" button and you'll go to the XL-ITB-101 home page. Press the arrow buttons to move to the TV window and press the "OK" button to go...
  • Page 19: Video

    Available Key: 0-9 -- Select channel by digital, only works at the channel already defined at channel table. It can automatically change when only input one digital. For example, press 7, the channel number means “CH 7-“ and change to channel 7 after waiting timeout.
  • Page 20 Select program and click “OK” to start play. Below key is only available at Video playing screen. Available Key: STOP -- Stop VOD and return to VOD menu page. PLAY/PAUSE -- Control VOD play and pause. When trick playing, stop playing and resume to normal speed.
  • Page 21: Audio

    4.5 Audio This Music page is used for play local disk mp3 files. Connect USB disk before enter this page, it shows disk partition when page loaded. If connect after enter, please click “Refresh MP3’s ” button from Admin page for check again. The part below is file browser, it can be used for find the audio file that want to play.
  • Page 22: Admin

    The view page of photo just like above, it can switch to previous or next photo using navigation keys. You can also use F.F and F.R key to switch to previous or next photo. Use OK key again to quit full screen mode. You can also use play key to play slide show.
  • Page 23 2. Refresh Streams The function of this item is refreshing streams in your USB storage. If you don’t, XL-ITB-101 may not find the content of your USB storage device. 3. Refresh MP3’s The function of this item is refreshing MP3 files in your storage. If you don’t, XL-ITB- 101 may not find the content of your USB storage device.
  • Page 24 You can add UDP channels for multicast as below. You can also add or edit RTSP channel for VOD as below. Rtsp is Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), developed by the IETF and created in 1998 as RFC 2326, is a protocol for use in streaming media systems, which allows a client to remotely control a streaming media server, issuing VCR-like commands such as "play"...
  • Page 25: Information

    is as follows: Rtsp://the IP address of server/file name. 4.8 Information...
  • Page 26 You can control your display settings from the Info panel. Press the INFO button on the remote. Navigate to the “Display” button. Then arrow over to the control panel. The controls which you see reflect the options available for the current video format.
  • Page 27: Q&A

    Q&A <Q> How to tell if the box is alive and working? <A> There are two ways to determine if STB is alive and working: 1. By pinging to the STB 2. By telnet/SSH to the STB with following password=root <Q>...
  • Page 28 <Q> Which processor, graphics, and decoder chips are used in your solutions? <A> SoC: Broadcom BCM7401 <Q> My H.264 TS stream multicast only has audio but no video? <A> The encoded video must be Leve 4.1 instead of Level 5.1 <Q>...

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