VBrick Systems ETV v4.1 manual Set Top Boxes, Learning IR Commands

Learning IR Commands

The Portal Server VBIR also supports the SpitFIRE device internal library. This library is a database in flash memory of several thousand IR command sets accessed by a three-digit code. In the EtherneTV Portal Server Admin Console a three-digit internal library code is specified by selecting a SpitFire source device from the dropdown list during configuration. If none of the codes in the SpitFire internal library represent the IR command set used by a particular source device, the SpitFire VBIR can be set to learn and store IR commands like a universal remote. Once commands are learned on a SpitFire they can be written as an extended (download) command library to a storage file on a PC. The learned commands in the stored file can be uploaded and "cloned" to another SpitFire. For more information, go to www.VBrick.com/documentation and see the application note "EtherneTV: Learning IR Commands on the VBIR."

Set Top Boxes

STBs (Set Top Boxes) must be configured in ETV Portal Server before they can be managed and used for scheduled events. (STB version must also be 3.7.1 or higher.) Once configured, all STBs in the system are shown on the following window. The Select STB panel in the next screen shows STBs that have announced their presence on the network but have not been configured for use in the Portal Server. (Note: to schedule

TTo add an STB configuration:

1.Go to Global Settings > Set Top Boxes.

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