FTG Mode via CPU

Creating an FTG Configuration File using the FTG File Manager

This section describes how to create an FTG Configuration (.tlx) file that can be saved to a USB memory device. In order to enable Pro:Idiom decryption, it is recommended that you create an FTG Configuration file using the FTG File Manager.

Before you begin, note the following:

•FTG File Manager software is available online at: www.LGsolutions.com/ftgsoftware.

•There is also an option to save (Learn) an FTG Configuration file from a TV, which may be desirable or required in either of the following situations:

−−If you want to save customized TV setup menu settings to the FTG Configuration file (in addition to the FTG Channel Map and FTG Installer Menu settings).

−−If you do not know the RF channels at the site.

See “Learning FTG Configuration from a TV” on page 48 for further information. However, if you use this option to save an FTG Configuration file, it is still highly recommended that you open the saved FTG Configuration file in the FTG File Manager to verify the file contents/settings and to enable Pro:Idiom decryption by marking Encrypted channels using the FTG Channel Map Editor.

The procedure below provides an overview of the steps required to create an FTG Configuration (.tlx) file. Refer to the Free-To-Guest (FTG) File Manager User Guide for further information. See also FTG File Manager sample screens on pages 50 to 53.

1.Install (if necessary) and launch the FTG File Manager (v1.1.0 or higher) on the PC that will be used to create the FTG Configuration (.tlx) file.

2.You have a number of options:

•To view and/or base a new FTG Configuration file on an existing FTG Configuration (.tlx) file, click the Open button in the TLX File command section of the FTG File Manager main screen, and select the desired (.tlx) file.

A list of the file’s contents will be displayed in the TLX File Contents window. Either double-click on an individual item to copy it or click the Copy All button directly above the TLX File Contents window to automatically copy all the contents of the opened .tlx file to the FTG Configuration List and, if applicable, TV Setup Menu List. Note, though, that while TV setup menu settings can be included in the new FTG Configuration file, the TV setup menu settings are not available for editing.

Edit the configuration of the items in the FTG Configuration List as well as the FTG Configuration List itself and/or the TV Setup Menu List, as necessary, to create a new file. Then, proceed to step 3 when you are ready to continue.

•To open an existing FTG Configuration (.rml) file created in the FTG Device Configuration Application to use its FTG Channel Map and/or FTG Installer Menu settings, click File and then Open from the FTG File Manager menu bar, and select/double-click on the desired “.rml” file.

Edit the channels and/or settings as necessary, and then proceed to step 3 when you are ready to continue.

•Create a new FTG Channel Map using the FTG Channel Map Editor in the FTG Channel Map Configuration Utility. Up to 600 logical channels can be defined in the FTG Channel Map.

When you are ready to continue, click Configure and then FTG File Manager from the FTG File Manager menu bar to return to the FTG File Manager main screen, and then proceed to step 3.

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