III. Basic Operations

  1. Switching Channel
  2. [ icon_info.eps: Press nav_up.eps / nav_down.eps, CHANNEL +.eps / -.eps key / Press nav_left.eps / nav_right.eps to move to the next channels]

    Vu+ offers various channel zapping methods. You can switch the current channel by pressing

    1. UP/DOWN key

      If you press UP or DOWN key, Channel Selection menu appears.

      You can move up and down to select the channel that you want to tune into.

    2. LEFT/RIGHT key

      If you press LEFT or RIGHT key, the previous or subsequent channel of the current channel is tuned in.

    3. CHANNEL +/- key

      If you press CHANNEL + or

    4. key, this will call up the

      Channel Selection menu.

    5. Channel Number

      Enter a channel number, and it will instantly tune into the channel.

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  3. Volume Control

  4. [ icon_info.eps : Press VOLUME +.eps / -.eps key]

    You can adjust the audio volume by pressing VOLUME +/- key. You can also mute or unmute the audio temporarily by pressing MUTE key ( mute.eps)

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    Mute icon is on when the audio is muted.

  5. Selecting Audio Track

  6. [ icon_info.eps : Press AUDIO audio.eps key]

    You can check what audio tracks are available to choose by pressing AUDIO key.

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    By using UP/DOWN key and Color key, you can select a different audio language or Stereo sound.

    NOTE : Available options on this menu will differ depending on the service.

  7. Subtitle

  8. [ icon_info.eps : Press SUBTITLE subtitle.eps key or Press MENU menu.eps > Subtitle]

    You can view the subtitle of the current program if the program provides the subtitle. Press SUBTITLE ( subtitle.eps) key and Subtitle selection menu appears as below.

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    Available subtitles, if any, will display. By using UP/DOWN navigate the list to select a subtitle that you want to play and press OK to activate it.

  9. Teletext

  10. [ icon_info.eps : Press TELETEXT teletext.eps key]

    You can call up Teletext information by pressing TELETEXT key ( teletext.eps). It will take some time to load all the information.

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    You can navigate through the Teletext page by using UP/DOWN key to select a text page. Also, just simply enter the page number that you want to read.

  11. Program Information (Infobar)

  12. [ icon_info.eps : Press OK OK.eps key]

    Whenever you change the channel, infobar is always displayed for 5 seconds (default setting). Infobar is designed to provide you comprehensive information of the channel that you are currently watching.

    1. Press OK to call up infobar.

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      1. Remaining time of the current program

      2. The name of the current channel

      3. The current program

      4. The next program

      5. REC : Highlighted in red when recording is in progress.

      6. CAS ( icon_cas.eps) : Encrypted program

      7. Teletext ( icon_teletext.eps) : Highlighted when the program provides Teletext.

      8. 16:9 : Screen ratio

      9. SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) : Signal Level

      10. AGC (Automatic Gain Control) : Signal Strength

      11. GREEN : to call up Subservices, if available

      12. Audio : to display available audio tracks.

      13. Extensions : to call up a Picture in Picutre.

      14. A : The tuner being used for the current channel.

  13. Channel List (Channel Selection Menu)

  14. [ icon_info.eps : Press nav_up.eps / nav_down.eps, CHANNEL +.eps / -.eps key]

    If press UP/DOWN key, this will activate Channel Selection Menu as below.

    Four types of the channel lists are available to help you manage your channel selection.

    1. RED displays the list of all scanned channels.

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    2. GREEN displays the list of all scanned satellites.
      Per each satellite, channels are arranged according to Services , Provider , and New .

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    3. YELLOW displays the list of providers.

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    4. BLUE displays the list of your favorite channels.

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    In order for you to add certain channels to this Favourites list,

    1. Call up the Channel Selection list by pressing UP or DOWN key.

    2. Go to the All list by pressing RED .

    3. Select the channel that you want to add to the Favourites list.

    4. Press MENU key on the selected channel and the following menu appears.

    5. Choose " add service to favourites " and press OK .

    6. Go to the Favourites list by pressing BLUE to confirm that the selected channel is correctly included in the list.

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  15. Electronic Program Guide (Event View)

  16. [ icon_info.eps : Press EPG epg.eps key]

    The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) displays the program information of each channel, if provided, in time and date order.
    You can view the detailed program information by pressing EPG key and the following menu, Eventview appears.

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    Detailed information of the current channel will be displayed on EPG. On this menu, three options are provided.

    1. RED (Similar)

      This option helps you find similar programs. If there are one or more programs that are similar to the current program, EPG Selection window displays them as below.

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    2. GREEN (Add Timer)

      If you press GREEN key, Timer entry menu appears as below. This option is used to set up a new timer for recording or zapping.

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      - Name

      Displays the name of the selected program.

      - Description

      Displays a short description of the selected program.

      - Timer Type

    3. Select Zap for channel tuning reservation.

    4. Select Record for recording reservation.

      - Repeat Type

    5. Select Once for one time of zapping or recording reservation.

    6. Select Repeated for repeated zapping or recording reservation.

    7. Repeats - This option is given only when you selected "Repeated" in the Repeat Type.

      You can reserve zapping or recording per Daily / Weekly / Mon-Fri / User-defined.

      - Date

      Displays the current date. This entry is on when you selected Once , in the Repeat Type.

      - Start Time

      You can set the time to begin recording or zapping.

      - End Time

      You can set the time to end recording or zapping

      - Channel

      This entry allows you to change the channel. Press LEFT/RIGHT key to call up Channel Selection menu.

      You can select a different channel from this list using this option. To return to Timer entry menu,

      press EXIT .

      - After event

      This option allows you to choose from auto, do nothing, go to idle server mode, and go to standby

      after the timer event is done.

    8. YELLOW (Single EPG)

      Press YELLOW while Eventview menu is on, to call up the program event schedules of the selected channel.

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      In this state, you can sort the list according to A-Z order or Time by pressing YELLOW .

      NOTE : To add a timer for recording or zapping, press GREEN.

    9. BLUE (Multi EPG)

      Press BLUE to activate EPG Selection Multi window.

      - You can move the previous or next program within the same channel by using YELLOW (Previous)/

      BLUE (Next).

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      NOTE : Not all channels provide EPG information and thus in case of no EPG data, nothing will be displayed except for the channel name.

      - You can switch to another channel by using UP/DOWN key.

      - RED key is used to instantly tune into the selected channel.

      - GREEN key is used to reserve recording or zapping of the selected program.

  17. Timeshift

  18. [ icon_info.eps : Press play.eps or pause.eps key]

    For your information, Timeshift is an instant recording of the current program that you are watching.
    Press PLAY or PAUSE key, it will instantly pause the audio and video of the program, and a small window
    displaying elapsing time information will appear on the left upper side of the screen as below.

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    In this state, Timeshifted recording is running until you press either PLAY or PAUSE again. You can restart viewing of the program.

    If you want to stop Timeshifted recording and to return to the live mode, press STOP key.

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    You will be asked of Yes or No to stop Timeshift.

    NOTE : What is different from normal recording is that Timeshifted recording is not meant to be stored on HDD. If you stop Timeshift, you cannot replay the Timeshifted recording.

  19. Recording

  20. Vu+ Solo4K supports multiple recordings up to 16 at the same time.

    1. Instant Recording
      [ icon_info.eps : Press REC Rec.eps key]

      Press REC key to start the recording of the current program.

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      Five recording options are given.

      - Add recording (stop after current event)

      This option is used when you want to end recording when the current program ends.

      - Add recording (enter recording duration)

      This option is used when you want to manually set the length of recording by entering a certain number as below:

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      - Add recording (enter recording end time)

      This option is used when you want to define a certain date and time when the recording is stopped.

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      - Add recording (indefinitely)

      This option is used when you want to keep recording running without a specific end time. Recording will continue unless you stop it.

      - Don't record

      This option is used to exit from this menu without recording.

    2. Recording by Timer
      [ icon_info.eps : Press MENU menu.eps key > Select Timer]

      You can manage recording process using Timer List menu. Press MENU and select Timer on the menu.

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      In this menu, color keys are assigned for each different function.

      - RED (Delete)

      This option is used to delete a timer.

      - GREEN (Add)

      This option is used to add a timer.

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      - YELLOW (Disable)

      This option is used to disable the timer and X mark will appear.

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      NOTE : if you want to enable the disabled timer, press YELLOW again.

      - BLUE (Cleanup)

      This option is used to remove those finished timers from the Timer List .

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      NOTE : Make sure that the HDD on your Vu+ has enough free space available for recording. If the free space on the HDD is not sufficient, recording might stop before the defined end time.

      - Stop Recording [ icon_info.eps : Press REC Rec.eps key > Select \A1\B0Stop Recording\A1\B1]

      If you want to stop recording, press REC again while recording is running. Select Stop Recording .

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  21. Recording Play

  22. [ icon_info.eps : Press Recording List R.eps key]

    You can view recorded files on the Recorded files menu. Press Recording List ( R.eps) to activate this menu .

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    Select the file that you want to play. It will instantly replay the file and display the recording infobar.

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    This infobar gives you the following information of the recording.

    1. Title of the recording

    2. Total duration of recording

    3. Remaining time

    4. Progressive bar

    5. Elapsed time

  23. Managing Recording Files

  24. [ icon_info.eps : Press Recording List R.eps key > Press MENU key]

    If you want to delete a recording file, press MENU key while Recorded files menu is on.

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    Select " delete " and confirm OK to delete.

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    Other than " delete ", in this menu, you have options in sorting and listing of the recording files.

    - Sort by date

    - List style default

    - List style compact with description

    - List style compact

    - List style single line

    - Hide extended description.

  25. Media Player

  26. [ icon_info.eps : MENU menu.eps > Media Player]

    Vu+ is truly a multimedia receiver capable of playing media contents. Using Media Player, you can enjoy Music, Photo and Video contents stored on the internal HDD and/or an USB memory stick plugged into Vu+.

    If you play Media Player , the following player will appear.

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    1. Go into any directory of the HDD or plugged USB.

    2. Select a file in the File List to play and press OK. The selected file will be displayed in the PlayList .

    * Supported formats are mainly JPG, MP3, AVI, etc.

    3. In the same way, you can play the recording files stored on the HDD.

    4. To move between File List and Paly List

    - Press CH- to go into Play List

    - Press CH+ to go into File List

    5. To call up Media Player window

    - Press Play ( play.eps),or Pause ( pause.eps) or Stop ( stop.eps)

    6. To play

    - Select a file in the Play List and press OK .

  27. Plug-ins

  28. [ icon_info.eps : MENU menu.eps > Plugins]

    Vu+ is integrated with Gigabit Ethernet with RJ 45 connector. You are recommended to use this network capability of Vu+ to fully enjoy the system.
    If your Vu+\A1\AFs network connection is established, you can directly download plug-ins from a designated website of Vu+.

    1. Press MENU and select Plugins menu to active Plugin browser .

    2. Press GREEN key to download a list of plug-ins available.

    3. Once the download is done, a list of plug-ins will be displayed.

    4. Select a plug-in to download.

    5. You can check if the download is done properly on the Plugin browser From this site, you can check available plug-ins to download as below.

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  29. Sleep Timer

  30. [ icon_info.eps : MENU menu.eps > Standby/ Restart > Sleep Timer]

    You can set a specific time when your Vu+ goes into Idle Server Mode or Standby Mode, using this menu. Three color keys are used to set up this sleep timer.

    1. RED

    This option is used to enable or disable Sleep Timer .

    2. GREEN

    This option is used to choose between Idle Server Mode and Standby Mode .

    3. YELLOW

    This option is used to choose whether to be asked of confirmation before system shutdown.

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