Reference: Using the STB’s Zoning Features
This section describes the TV Zoning and Wi-Fi Zoning features available with the STB-2000. These features are primarily intended for use when the STB is configured for FTG Mode via CPU operation; however, Wi-Fi Zoning, along with selected elements of TV Zoning (Installer Menu and TV [STB] Setup Menu profile Zone assignments), may also be used with STB cloning processes using a USB memory device / TLX file. Refer to the appropriate section(s) below for further information on the Zoning features and how to set the TV Zone # or Wi-Fi Zone # in an STB that is currently in Pass-through Mode.
TV Zoning Feature
The TV Zoning feature enables you to create localized configurations for STBs/displays in selected locations, or “Zones,” within the installation environment, for example, a hotel lobby, fitness center, restaurant, etc.
Using the TV Zoning Feature with FTG Mode Configuration
The FTG File Manager may be used to create an FTG Configuration (.tlx) file that contains multiple Installer Menu and TV Setup Menu profiles, each with its own Zone assignment. Up to nine unique Zones can be designated for STB-2000 FTG Installer Menu and/or TV Setup Menu profiles. Zone restrictions can also be placed on individual channels in the FTG Channel Map. Thus, for example, you may create an FTG Installer Menu and/or TV Setup Menu profile to specifically configure an STB/display in the hotel lobby and also restrict the channels that are available to be tuned on that STB/display.
The TV Zone # must be set appropriately on each STB in order for the STBs to be configured correctly. See “Set the TV Zone # and/or Wi-Fi Zone # in the STB” on page 71, and set the TV Zone # in all the STBs in a select area, so that the STBs/displays are configured with corresponding FTG Installer Menu and/or TV Setup Menu settings and/or can omit channels that have been restricted in the FTG Channel Map. TV Zone 0 is the default TV Zone #.
The following subsections briefly describe how to assign Zone designations in the FTG File Manager. Refer to the Free-To-Guest (FTG) File Manager User Guide for further information.
FTG Installer Menu Profile Zone Assignments
The FTG File Manager main screen enables you to change the Zone assignment (default = Zone 0) for each Installer Menu profile to be included in an FTG Configuration (.tlx) file. For example, you may wish to create one STB-2000 Installer Menu profile for the hotel lobby and another STB-2000 Installer Menu profile for the fitness center, both of which are different from the Installer Menu profile used for standard guest rooms. The TV Zoning feature enables you to save multiple STB-2000 FTG Installer Menu profiles, each with its own Zone assignment, in one FTG Configuration file. If each STB in the aforementioned locations (Zones) has had its TV Zone # set appropriately, as described in the procedure on page 71 or via the EZ-Manager Wizard, the STB(s) will only be configured by the Installer Menu profile that matches its(their) Zone setting.
In the FTG File Manager main screen, you can also edit the Zone assignment for each Installer Menu profile and/or TV Setup Menu profile already present in the FTG Configuration List and TV Setup Menu List windows.
Note: See also the FTG File Manager main screen overview on page 52. In addition, note that TV Setup Menu profiles cannot be created in the FTG File Manager; they must be “Learned” from a TV/STB.
FTG Channel Map Zone Restrictions
The FTG Channel Map Editor in the FTG File Manager’s FTG Channel Map Configuration Utility enables you to place Zone restrictions on individual channels that may be prohibited or deemed unsuitable for certain locations. In the FTG Channel Map Editor, one or more Zone restrictions (1–8) may be placed on each channel that is to be restricted. For example, if you wish to restrict a channel from Zones 2 and 4, select both “Zone 2” and “Zone 4” in the Zone Restriction section of the FTG Channel Map Editor screen when defining or editing that channel.
