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MPEG - 1, 2 & 4 VBrick Systems, Inc. Telephone: 1 - 203 - 265 - 0044 12 Beaumont Road Toll Free (USA Only): 1 - 866 - VBrick - 1 Wallingford, Connecticut 06492 www.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Cop yright VBrick Systems, Inc. copyrights this manual wi th all ri ghts reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of VBrick Systems, Inc.
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VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 CHAPTER one 1: VBrick EtherneTV Set Top Box Intr oduction V V Brick’s EtherneTV Media Distribution S y stem includes the EtherneTV Set Top Box as part of a total Video on Demand System.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Stand Alone A pplica tions The VBrick EtherneTV Set Top Box contains so ftware that enables it to work as a stand- alone device. When used in stand -alone applicat ions, the set top box features and options are similar to but are controlled indepen dent from an EtherneTV Media Control Server.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 CHAPTER two 2: EtherneTV Set Top Box Set Up The VBrick EtherneTV Set Top Box is shipped with: Audio/Video, S-Video and power cables Handheld IR remote control unit NOTE: An optional wireless keyboard is available from VBrick.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 IP Addr ess To determine the IP address of the set top box when configure d using DHCP: 1. Connect a keyboard and TV monitor to the set top box and apply power, or use the (optional) wireless keyboard.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 15. Use the up arrow to reach <. . . > and select using the Enter key on each screen. Answer Yes when prompted to apply chang es and Exit to return to the user prompt level.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Configur a tion Settings Configuration settings c for the set top box are: 1 Video Network Display et by Def t .
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Vi deo Video: Setup These settings enable or change these and othe r selections: Boot Mode – There are three supported modes: 1 MCS – If the installation includes the EtherneTV Media Control Server, this selection sho uld be set.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 General Use the Configuration: General settings to set the following: General: Security Root password – Changes the root pa ssword. User password – Changes the u ser password. Enable WWW – Enable or disable web access from the set top box.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Standar d Administrativ e Settings It is necessary to login before making changes. Networ k Sta tic IP Addr ess 1 The EtherneTV Set Top Box comes configure d for DHCP and set in Local Mode. To change to a static IP address, Use the Network: Ethernet settings.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Media Contr ol Ser ver (MCS) Settings The EtherneTV Set Top Box comes configure d for Local Mode. The administrator should make the following changes if the confi guration involves an MCS. 2 1 Network Select Netwo rk c and the enter key.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Change Boot Mode 1 The set top box is shipped by default in Local Mode, meaning that the graphics and control are internal.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Enter MCS Location To configure the set top box to an MCS address: 7 5 6 Under Configuration, Video, Setup: Enter the MCS Location g Enter the IP Address of the MCS h Apply Changes i After making all the required entries, sel ect Apply to apply the changes.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 CHAPTER three 3: EtherneTV Set Top Box Operation and Use Home P a ge When turned on for the first time, the VBrick EtherneTV Set Top Box displays a Home Pa ge. If the set top box has not been configured to wo rk with the Media Access Server (MCS), the home page resides on the set top box.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 IR R emote Contr o l Unit Only the indicated buttons are enabled in this release: 6 2 1 5 3 4 1.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Local Mode Wa tc h T ele vision The administrator can set a default channel to be viewed when the unit is powered on through the web browser interface in Configuration Options. This is done by setting the receive address or URL in the Video Setup Configurations.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Select Vi deo Manually selecting the video to view using loca l mode of the set top box requi res the use of a keyboard. Attach a keyboard using the dire ctions in Chapter one, or use the wireless keyboard available from VBrick System s.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Str eam T ype Entries Enter a corresponding address in the form: NOTE: It is possible to use a hostname or num eric IP address wherever an <ip addr> is called for (only if the hostname is in the DNS serve r).
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 22 NOVEMBER 10, 2003 Full Scr een To set the video to full screen, start the video.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 WWW - W or ld W ide We b Access The WWW or World Wide Web feature of the se t top box requi res the use of a keyboard. Attach a keyboard using the directions in Cha pter one, or use the wireless keyboard available from VBrick Systems.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 MCS Mode Wa tc h T ele vision 3 1 2 The Watch Television menu displays a list of multicast streams. Unless there is a channel a ssigned (see next section), the list is in alphabetical order and co ntains brief information about the program.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Record – Once the stream is playing it can be record ed. The location of the recorded files is entered through the administrative area of MCS. For more information, please refer to the MCS Users Guide.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Menu 7 Viewers may sele ct from the menu at the bottom of the screen i to switch between selections using the left mouse button.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 File selections can either be indicated by an Icon or by a Thumbnail image from the video. Thumbnail images are crea ted in the Administrati ve Section of the MCS. Please refer to the MCS Users Guide for information on how to create a Thumbnail.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Message Displays Title Display c – If a title message is entered in the server administration MCS configuration options, the text entered will be displayed in this position. Please refer to Chapter 3 of the MCS Users Guide.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE 29 NOVEMBER 10, 2003 Scheduled Prog rams Select Scheduled Programs from the Menu to access the content. When connected to an MCS, the set top box allows a viewer to view scheduled content directly from this page.
VBRICK ETHE RNETV SET TOP BOX U SERS GUIDE VERSION 3.6.9 Inde x address, 21 Apply, 3, 13, 14, 16 Boot Mode, 15 Browser Control, 6 cables, 7 Change Boot Mode, 15 Channel, 23 Channel Assignments, 23 com.
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