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FMA-LG101 Description
The FMA-LG101 facilitates the delivery of the channel lineup and Installer Menu settings
to guest room TVs via the RF distribution system, such that the channel lineup or Installer
Menu settings can be updated without individual room visits. Every LG TV capable of
receiving the Channel Map broadcast from the FMA-LG101 will be configured with the
same channel lineup. Installer Menu settings are dependent on chassis model IDs; only
the model(s) whose Installer Menu settings are being broadcast will be affected. The
FMA-LG101 can broadcast multiple Installer Menu profiles to support the different chassis
models connected to the RF distribution system.
FTG Management Appliance (FMA) Configuration File
An FMA Configuration (.fma) file is required to update the FMA-LG101’s broadcast data. The file must
contain data from one FTG Channel Map and may also contain FTG Installer Menu profile data from one
or more TV/STB models. Users can create an FMA Configuration file at any time on any PC on which the
FTG Device Configuration Application v5.0.0 or higher is installed (see next page). The FMA Configuration
Utility also enables you to set the FMA’s date and time and broadcast rate.
FMA-LG101 Date and Time
• When the FMA-LG101 has been powered for at least 30 minutes, its current date and time will be
maintained during power loss for a minimum of nine hours.
• If the DST (US Daylight Saving Time) option is enabled during conguration, the FMA-LG101 will
automatically set the clock forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday in March and set the
clock back one hour at 2:00 AM on the rst Sunday in November. These dates were established by
Congress in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
FMA-LG101 Broadcast
Note: The RF distribution system must support 50.5 MHz RF transmission (downstream)
from the head end to the FTG device(s).
The FMA-LG101 will broadcast the date & time, the FTG Channel Map, and any FTG Installer Menu
proles every ve minutes (300 seconds) by default. The broadcast rate is adjustable, as described later
in this document. If an FTG device or TV is replaced in a room, the replacement, when connected to the
RF distribution system, will automatically be congured by the current data being broadcast and will not
require additional conguration. *
* Replacement TV only: For the FTG Installer Menu to be configured, the replacement TV must be either the same
model or a model whose Installer Menu profile is already included in the broadcast.