III. Basic Operations
- Switching Channel
- UP/DOWN key
- LEFT/RIGHT key
- CHANNEL +/- key
- Channel Number
- Volume Control
- Selecting Audio Track
- Subtitle
- Teletext
- MUTE (
) key
- VOLUME + key
- VOLUME - key
- Program Information (Infobar)
- Press OK key to call up infobar.
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 () : Encrypted program.
7) Teletext () : 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 :
14) Tuner A : The tuner being used for the current channel. - Channel List (Channel Selection Menu)
- RED displays the list of all scanned channels.
- GREEN displays the list of all scanned satellites. Per each satellite, channels are arranged according to Services, Provider, and New.
- YELLOW displays the list of providers.
- BLUE displays the list of your favorite channels.
- Electronic Program Guide (Event View)
- RED (Similar)
- GREEN (Add Timer)
- Select Zap for channel tuning reservation.
- Select Record for recording reservation.
- Select Once for one time of zapping or recording reservation.
- Select Repeated for repeated zapping or recording reservation.
- 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. - YELLOW (Single EPG)
- BLUE (Multi EPG)
- Timeshift
- Recording
- 1) Instant Recording
- 2) Recording by Timer
- Recording Play
- Managing Recording Files
- Media Player
- Plug-ins
- Sleep Timer
[: Press Navigation
/
, CHANNEL
/
key / Press
/
to move to the next channels]
Vu+ offers various channel zapping methods. You can switch the current channel by pressing
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.
If you press LEFT or RIGHT key, the previous or subsequent channel of the current channel is tuned in.
If you press CHANNEL + or - key, this will call up the Channel Selection menu.
Enter a channel number, and it will instantly tune into the channel.
[ : Press VOLUME
/
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 icon is on when the audio is muted.
[ : Press AUDIO
key]
You can check what audio tracks are available to choose by pressing AUDIO key.
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.
[ : Press SUBTITLE
or Press MENU
key > Subtitle]
You can view the subtitle of the current program if the program provides the subtitle. Press SUBTITLE
()key and Subtitle selection menu appears as below.
Available subtitles, if any, will display. By using UP/DOWN key navigate the list to select a subtitle that you
want to play and press OK key to activate it.
[ : Press TELETEXT
key]
You can call up Teletext information by pressing TELETEXT () key. It will take some time to load all the
information.
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.
Once you activated Teletext, you can toggle between the live mode and the Teletext page by pressing
MUTE () key instantly. In this case, loading of the Teletext page takes place instantly.
If you want to enlarge the page, press VOLUME + key.
If you want to reduce the page size, press VOLUME - key.
[ : Press OK
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.
[ : Press
/
, CHANNEL
/
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.
In order for you to add certain channels to this Favourites list,
- Call up the Channel Selection list by pressing UP or DOWN key.
- Go to the All list by pressing RED key.
- Select the channel that you want to add to the Favourites list.
- Press MENU key on the selected channel and the following menu appears.
- Choose "add service to favourites" and press OK key.
- Go to the Favourites list by pressing BLUE key to confirm that the selected channel is correctly included in the list.
[ : Press EPG
key]
The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) displays the program information of each channel, if provided, in timeand date order. You can view the detailed program information by pressing EPG key and the following
menu, Eventview appears.
Detailed information of the current channel will be displayed on EPG. On this menu, three options are provided.
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.
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.
- Name
Displays the name of the selected program.
- Description
Displays a short description of the selected program.
- Timer Type
- Repeat Type
- 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 key.
- 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.
Press YELLOW key while Eventview menu is on, to call up the program event schedules of the selected channel.
In this state, you can sort the list according to A-Z order or Time by pressing YELLOW key.
NOTE : To add a timer for recording or zapping, press GREEN key.
Press BLUE key to activate EPG Selection Multi window.
- You can move the previous or next program within the same channel by using YELLOWkey (Previous)/
BLUE key (Next).
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.
[ : Press PLAY
or PAUSE
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.
elapsed time information.
In this state, Timeshifted recording is running until you press either PLAY or PAUSE key 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.
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.
Vu+ ZERO 4K supports multiple recordings up to 16 at the same time.
[ : Press REC
key]
Press REC () key to start the recording of the current program.
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:
- 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.
- 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.
[ : Press MENU
key > Select Timer]
You can manage recording process using Timer List menu. Press MENU key and select Timer on the menu.
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.
- YELLOW (Disable)
This option is used to disable the timer and X mark will appear.
NOTE : if you want to enable the disabled timer, press YELLOW key again.
- BLUE (Cleanup)
This option is used to remove those finished timers from the Timer List .
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 [ : Press REC
key > Select "Stop Recording"]
If you want to stop recording, press REC () key again while recording is running. Select Stop Recording .
[ : Press Recording List
key]
You can view recorded files on the Recorded files menu. Press Recording List () key to activate this menu .
Select the file that you want to play. It will instantly replay the file and display the recording infobar.
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
[ : Press Recording List
key > Press
key]
If you want to delete a recording file, press MENU key while Recorded files menu is on.
Select "delete" and confirm OK to delete.
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.
[ : MENU
> 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.
1) Go into any directory of the HDD or plugged USB.
2) Select a file in the File List to play and press OK key. 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 Play List
- Press CH- key to go into Play List
- Press CH+ key to go into File List
5) To call up Media Player window
- Press Play (),or Pause (
) or Stop (
) key.
6) To play
- Select a file in the Play List and press OK key.
[ : MENU
> Plugins]
Vu+ is integrated with 10/100Mbps Ethernet with RJ 45 connector. You are recommended to use this network
capability of Vu+ to fully enjoy the system. If your Vu+'s network connection is established, you can directly
download plug-ins from a designated website of Vu+.
1) Press MENU key 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.
[ : MENU
> Idle Server Mode/ 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.


