Az-Box HD-STB User manual

This is an Az-Box User Guide: Put together with information by numerous
Az-Box users.
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Table of contents:
Page: 3::-------AZ Box Quick Start Instructions
Page: 4::-------Setting up the az-box as a slaved receiver
Page: 5::-------Directions to bring box from PAL to NTSC format
Page: 6-11::--Setting up the Network / Formatting the Application Area
Page: 8-11::--Clock / Time & Internet Settings
Page:12-15:--FTP’ing to the Azbox using az-box editor programs
Page:16::------Deleting unwanted satellites instructions
Page: 17-20::How to North Americanize your Az-Box
Page:21::-----Hard Drives for the Azbox Recordings
Page:22-23::-Timed Recording with Azbox using MazEdit
Page:24::------How to change the Boot Logo on the azbox
Page:25::------Changing the order in how channels are stored
Page:26-30::--Questions & Answers from different users
Page:31-34::--Useful tips on the Az-Box
Page:35-36::--How to- completely clean your Azbox HD & Configuration settings
Page:37::------Western Satellite Chart from 5.0 °W to 85.0 °W
Page:38::------Western Satellite Chart from 87.0 °W to 139.0 °W
Page:39::----- ToolBox AzBox HD 2.0 Program info.
Page:40::------What program are you using for your FTP Client?
Page:41::------To move your screen capture pictures from the Azbox to your pc
Page:42::------Transferring files from the Azbox to your pc
Page:43-48::- Secondary Tuners for the Azbox
Page:49-50::- How to Stream Video from the Azbox
Page:51:: ----- Installing New Firmware update using a USB stick
Page:52-53:: - Links to Azbox Editor Programs and Tools
Page:54:: ----- How to downgrade your Azbox firmware version
Page:55:: ----- You-Tube Update for Older firmware versions
The Azbox is a Linux based receiver: All Linux boxes require the owner to gain basic skills in operating.
This manual will give you those basic operating skills.
All the information contained in this user guide for the Azbox has come from many different people who are
actually using this receiver, It has been put together in one place by Stargaze with the help of Radar who
has given much information about this receiver. This was done since we enjoy this hobby and wanted to
share with others & help them as there is no real manual for this receiver.
January: 2011
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AZ BOX Quick Start Instructions
Here are the basic steps to Scan in Channels.
Press the HOME button and go to Settings. Press OK.
Cursor down to TV Channel and press OK. Right Arrow to DVB-S and
Press OK.
Go to Antenna Setup and Press OK and pick the Satellite Name that you
want to use and Press OK.
Set up your Satellite. LNB Freqency to 5150 for C-Band or to 10750 for
Standard Ku-Band and set your DiSEqC Switch to match your setup.
Press the EXIT Button and cursor down to Sat/TP Edit and Press OK.
Cursor down to the TP Frequency Line and then Press the GREEN Button
on the Remote that says: TEXT, just above the up arrow.
This will allow you to add a TP. You then add the Frequency, Symbol Rate,
Polarity, Modulation, FEC and Pilot Setting. (Pilot Setting / 0 = Off / 1 = On.)
Then Press OK to Save this addition. (Standard DVB-S feeds will not
require you to input the FEC or Pilot Options.)
Then Press EXIT Again and this will take you back to the Setup Menu.
Cursor up 1 line to Advanced TP Scan and Press OK.
Cursor down to the Frequency line and Press OK and then go through the
Frequencies to find the one that you just added and Press OK.
Now see if you have Quality. If you don't, then you might need to change
your FEC or Pilot setting, until you do have a lock and then go to TP Scan
and Press OK.
The Channel will scan in and then ask you to save it and say YES.
Then exit all of the way out of the menu and when the bottom bar comes
up, right arrow to TV and Press OK. Then you can select the TV Channel
and view it.
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The following has been tested on the AZ-ULTRA & AZ-PREMIUM PLUS
receivers.
Setting up the Azbox as a slaved receiver
Items you should have…
1) 2- high frequency splitters with power out only to one side.
(I use Tru-Spec HFS-2/2150 : 900-2150Mhz splitters)
2) 1- 4x1 switch: (I use a quail-tv NDS-7014)
3) 1-HDMI cable
4) extra cable line for the new connections
5) optional**quick connectors for the end of your cable wiring**
Run the C-Band line from the dish that is already in your home to the input of one of
the splitters. The side the line going to the “OUT” on the splitter now connects to
your main dish moving receiver as this controls the dish and polarity settings.
The other side of the splitter without the line towards the “OUT” will go to the 4x1
switch Line 1 for C-band.
Now if you have ku on your dish do the same as you did above but now for ku, and
run it to the 4x1 switch Line 2.
The line marked “Receiver” on the 4x1 switch goes to the Azbox. So you may need
some extra cable wiring to do this setup.
Now mark your Tru-Spec HFS’s (C-for c-band & KU for ku-band)
With this setup you now have one line going to the Azbox for C&ku and are not
changing out the lines whenever you want to view something on the different bands.
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Later you will need to make the following changes in the Azbox
The receiver will make the changes for you in the Settings menu under TV Channel-
Tuner-Antenna setup under the “DiSEqC settings.
LNB 1 for C-Band
LNB 2 for KU
Now that you have the dish connections set up your now ready to turn on the Azbox.
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Let’s assume you have the latest firmware in your Azbox.
This now relieves all the pressure on you for details you may not understand if you are
new to the Azbox.
Hook up a HDMI cable from the Azbox to your monitor/tv set.
Now you can Power on the Azbox.
The Azbox defaults to the PAL format when first booted up unless this setting has
already been changed for you so you need the following instructions:
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Here are the directions for bringing the Azbox from Pal (default format) to NTSC.
If your receiver defaults to pal format
to changed the setting in the Menu from PAL, back to NTSC
You need to do the following steps using the remote keypad.
1) Reboot the receiver by the switch on the back of the unit.
After it powers up and you see the menu rolling, follow these steps:
2) Down Arrow 6 Times
3) Press the OK button
4) Right Arrow 1 Time
5) Down Arrow 1 Time
6) Right Arrow 1 Time
You will now have changed the setting in the Menu from PAL, back to NTSC.
7) The receiver will ask you if you want to save your change and Press YES.
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Now you’re in the NTSC mode and you should have a picture on your TV.
You need to be careful while in these menu screens. If you make a change that you are
not aware of you can change the settings that will take affect after you power off the
receiver and will have to come back in and re-do the settings. Take your time!
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Setting up the Network:
The first items we must contend with are our Network Settings - setup parameters and
addressing. Go to the HOME button on your remote and select the SETTINGS area -
Internet and take a look at what you have set up for IP addressing and all the other items.
If your in this area now write down all your settings as they will all be reset or erased
during this process:
NETWORK: WiFi (Only on the Premium Azbox)
IP SETTING: STATIC IP (recommended when using FTP)
IP ADDRESS: 192.168.1.102 (assigned to your Azbox by you)
SUBNET: 255.255.255.0
GATEWAY: 192.168.1.1 (this is our router's base address)
DNS1: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (fill this in from the information from your provider if you don't
know it.
DNS 2: 0.0.0.0 or just leave blank if you don't know it or if it does not apply.
This is all the information that you should have set up previously to get the WiFi or the
WIRED NETWORK to connect. If nothing is recorded here (all zeros) then you haven't
set up your NETWORK yet and should do so.
After this is set up you need to write down this info in case you need it later on.
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Beginners should skip down now to #20 below =====================
Items 1 thru 19 should be for seasoned users only! Do these at your own risk!!!
Seasoned Users Here, we are simply starting with the basic instructions from loading
a new firmware via the USB, but we need to take a detour somewhere in the midst of the
process. Let's start with the USB instructions that I mentioned earlier, and then I will
branch off when necessary.
1] Download the firmware to your PC (all Azbox’s use the same firmware). Create a
folder for Azbox IMAGE FILES and individual folders within that main folder for each
firmware. This is for archiving purposes, but not entirely necessary. You can save all the
firmware files simply for your own personal reasons.
2] Copy and paste the firmware you wish to update your Azbox with to a USB flash
memory stick and rename the file on that device as "patch". NOTE: You may need to
rename the file as patch.bin, but do not do so unless the Azbox does not recognize the
patch file when named simply "patch". The LINUX operating system is a little picky
about the filename format, so be careful here. No harm will become of anything if you
rename the firmware file incorrectly, it (the file) will simply not be recognized by the
Azbox and nothing will happen - no harm and no foul.
3] Now that the firmware file is copied to the USB drive and renamed "patch", remove
the USB drive from the PC and insert it into the USB port of the Azbox.
4] Press and hold the STB POWER button on the remote for the Azbox until it enters the
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REBOOT mode (4-5 seconds).
5] When the Azbox reboots, somewhere during the process, it will read the USB drive
and should identify the new patch file automatically. If and when it does, the Azbox will
present you with an option menu of what to do next. This menu will contain the
following five options:
1) USB
2) NETWORK
3) OTA
4) Format Application Area
5) Boot without updating
6] This time around, you will select option #4, Format Application Area. Select that
option and press OK.
7] Position the cursor or arrow at option #4 (format the application area) and press OK.
You will be prompted to press OK to confirm this selection, so press OK and the
application area will be formatted.
8] Formatting the application area is fast and it is now complete, next you’re prompted to
press the EXIT button to return to the previous menu. So press EXIT.
9] Now that you are back to the UPGRADE menu, you will see the same five options to
select from, now select option #1, upgrade via USB and continue from step #6.
10] You DO want to upgrade to the "patch" file found on the USB device, so press OK.
11] Your Azbox is now extracting all the features to install.
NOTE: DO NOT turn the power OFF during this process!
If you do, you are on your own!
12] When the process is finished, you will be returned to the option menu. Now select
option #5 (Boot without update).
13] This process (because of the formatting of the application area) will erase all your
user settings, so now you are starting entirely from scratch.
14] The first item you need to contend with is not having any display on the TV. This is
because the system has reverted to factory defaults and unless your TV and entertainment
center matches these defaults, you will have no picture/video to view.
15] First step to recover from this is to reset our resolution settings. Observe the front
panel display of the Azbox Premium Plus. It should say "SETTINGS".
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16] Press the remote button labeled "resolution" once. The FPD (front panel display) on
the Azbox Premium Plus should say COMPOSITE.
17] Press the < or > arrow buttons to navigate between the output video connections that
will be used. Your choices are: COMPOSITE, COMPONENT, SCART and HDMI. Stop
on the option that you are going to use and press OK.
18] Once you have selected the output type in step #17 you will be prompted to select
either PAL or NTSC. The display should default to PAL, but press the < or > buttons on
the remote and you may toggle between these two selections. Select the one that is
appropriate for your setup and press OK.
19] Select NTSC and pressed OK. Now you have new options for your resolution.
Now for the Non-Seasoned user (beginners)
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Pressing “home” on the remote then left arrow 1 time (<) to settings then hit “OK” arrow
down to “display” and then hit “ok” to get to this screen.
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20] 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p. Stop on 1080i if that fits your TV format and press
OK. Now the "settings" menu appears on your TV screen. Select what resolution is
appropriate for your own equipment.
21] Now, you have a bunch of items to reset as all have been reset to factory default
selections. Simply go down the list as it is presented.
22] Language/Time: The language for all parameters default to ENGLISH, so you don't
need to adjust them if you want English, but the time is incorrect.
23] TIME: use the > button to navigate over to the selection area and the up/down arrow
buttons to navigate to the selection you wish to adjust.
24] Highlight the DATE STYLE and change this to "AMERICAN".
25] Highlight the TIME STYLE and change it to "24 hour format". You select which you
like to use best.
26] Scroll down to TIME OFFSET and set it to GMT -6.00 hours (which will be correct
for central time zone). Set this to correctly reflect your time.
27] Scroll down to Daylight Saving Time" and select NO as this is now standard time
here and not DST. Again set this to reflect what is now current for you.
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28] Now, you want to synchronize the time clock with the rest of the world, so scroll
UP to AUTO SYNCHRONIZE option and select INTERNET. When you select OK,
the Azbox will go to a specific URL and update the box's internal clock with the
internet clock from a specific URL. Press the GREEN button on the remote to select
or update/edit that URL if needed.
(If you are a beginner and set the internet up earlier you should be alright so
continue on at #30 below, the following is for other users)
29] Oh! Guess what! This feature failed! Why? You failed to set up your internet
connection after formatting the application area. The connection was reset and you have
to go back and restore it all.
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Let’s try to restore the connection.
1] First you need to go to SETTINGS > INTERNET.
You will see that the system (Azbox) has defaulted to a WIRED NETWORK and
DYNAMIC (DHCP) protocol. You want to use STATIC and WiFi.
2] It is best if you start with a "WIRED" network connection first. Therefore, you are
going to reconnect an Ethernet cable between the router and the Azbox.
3] It is recommended to utilize a STATIC IP ADDRESS if you intend to use FTP and
TELNET
4] Now you are back at the INTERNET SETUP menu within your AZBOX. You are
going to select WIRED NETWORK and STATIC IP. Next, you need to fill in the blanks
once again as they have all defaulted to 0.0.0.0
5] Earlier you were asked to record these addresses and now is when we need them. Enter
the information as necessary for IP address, SUBNET MASK, GATEWAY and DNS1.
You may not require DNS2.
6] Once you have set all these addresses up, highlight SETUP and press OK.
7] It should connect just fine. If not, you will have to take a further discussion about
NETWORKING on later.
8] Let us say that all went without a hitch in step #7 and continue.
9] Now, if you wish to use the WIFI connection for the Azbox Premium, you need to
alter one setup parameter.
10] Simply remove the hard-wired Ethernet cable from the Azbox and in the INTERNET
MENU, change the selection from WIRED to WIFI.
11] The moment you do this, my Azbox begins searching for "wireless connections" that
are available and in range.
12] It finds the wireless router and the Azbox knows that it is an encrypted connection
and displays, "This WIFI requires Security Encryption Key".
13] If you press the > button, it takes you to the identified encryption option.
14] If you press > once again, you will enter the field to type in the required encryption
key.
15] Type in your encryption KEY and press OK. Now the button on the menu display
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"CONNECT" is highlighted. Now press OK to connect.
16] Now you are taken back to the menu screen for the internet setup. You still need to
fully set up this internet connection.
17] Highlight the "SETUP button on the TV screen and press OK. This sometimes
requires a bit of time..... and possibly more than one try, but once connected, it will
inform you that the connection is completed. Once it has connected it will inform you
that it has been successful.
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Starting anew from step #29 we will continue.
30] Ok, let’s once again attempt to sync the clock within the Azbox with the real world.
31] This time it connects and establishes second by second accuracy for the clock.
The next thing you are going to notice is an error message that "CAN'T FIND
CHANNEL LIST". Well, of course it cannot be found. It was deleted when you
formatted the application area; you deleted everything and started from scratch. So now,
you need to restore your channel list.
At the very beginning of all this, it was discussed how to backup certain files. Now is
when you need to restore them.
The first thing you need to do now is access the HOME page of the Azbox and access the
NETWORK service menu. Highlight all the applications in this menu and set them to
ENABLED. The ones you will actually need are SSHD, FTP Server and Telnet server.
File Server and Dynamic DNS require setup entries, but don't worry about them for this
application. They may even remain disabled and you should not need them in most cases.
Open the Filezilla application once again and connect to the Azbox. Locate the files that
we said to backup earlier, in the first post...
Tap each one and send them to the transfer queue and then copy the transfer queue from
the PC to the Azbox.
You are done and all items are completed! You may return to watching TV now.
Formatting the Application area is only necessary when things go really wrong - and
they generally don't. Otherwise, it is not normally required.
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FTP’ing to the Azbox
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#1) Set up the Azbox first:
Using your remote hit “HOME” (<) left arrow to “SETTINGS” Down arrow to
"NETWORK SERVICE":
SSHD: SEE NOTE 1 below
FTP SERVER: ENABLED
FILE SERVER: ENABLED
DYNAMIC DNS: SEE NOTE 2
TELNET SERVER: ENABLED
NOTE 1: This item may be set to either enabled or disabled, you would need to be more
familiar with LINUX systems than I am to be able to utilize it fully and properly.
Excerpt from wikipedia... Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that allows
data to be exchanged using a secure channel between two networked devices.[1] The
two major versions of the protocol are referred to as SSH1 or SSH-1 and SSH2 or
SSH-2. Used primarily on Linux and Unix based systems to access shell accounts,
SSH was designed as a replacement for Telnet and other insecure remote shells,
which send information, notably passwords, in plaintext, rendering them susceptible
to packet analysis.[2] The encryption used by SSH is intended to provide
confidentiality and integrity of data over an unsecured network, such as the
Internet.
NOTE 2: This item in the menu is not necessary for general use. If you select it to be
ENABLED, that is fine, but you don't need to set up the settings unless you are really
savvy with networking devices and servers. This item is not required for the applications
that most of us would normally utilize.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: Dynamic DNS is a method / protocol / network service
that provides the capability for a networked device, such as a router or computer
system using the Internet Protocol Suite, to notify a Domain Name System (DNS)
name server to change, in real time, the active DNS configuration of its configured
hostnames, addresses or other information. A popular application of dynamic DNS
is to provide a residential user's Internet gateway that has a variable, often
changing, IP address with a well known hostname resolvable through standard DNS
queries.
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Personally, I’d set all the options in NETWORK SERVICE menu to ENABLED, whether
you use them or not. You do not have to apply the setup for FILE SERVER and
DYNAMIC DNS to be able to use the FTP or Telnet servers.
Remember the following for your FTP/Telnet Client server:
HOST = "IP address" of the Azbox
USER = root
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Password = azbox
FTP port = 21
TelNet port = 23
Remember these rules for your Azbox SETTINGS > "INTERNET":
NETWORK: WiFi or WIRED
IP SETTING: DYNAMIC (DHCP) or STATIC
IP ADDRESS: Azbox IP address selected and assigned by you (192.168.XXX.XXX)
SUBNET: 255.255.255.0
GATEWAY: ROUTER IP address
DNS1: Your internet providers gateway or "Dynamic Name Server" address
DNS2: Ignore this in most cases, just leave at default. It is used when you have
multiple internet service providers or accounts.
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Set up the system to use STATIC IP addressing.
*Use FileZilla Client… not Filezilla server….
Because of the way Filezilla client and MazEdit and other FTP clients operate, you want
to maintain the IP address of your Azbox as the same address and never changing it or
letting it being reassigned. It just makes life a little easier. Otherwise, you have to keep
checking the IP address of your box to enter that into the FTP client setup or force your
router to go around that DHCP stuff somehow.
When doing so, you may want to set your router and your PC up to disable the DHCP
feature for both.
On the system with DHCP enabled, you may find that the FTP Client server (Filezilla
Client or MazEdit) frequently stop communicating with the Azbox when they are idle,
without notice. When you want to resume the communication path, you have to tell the
FTP Client to disconnect and then reconnect to re-establish the connection. It is not a
huge concern, but it can be annoying at times. The other system, with DHCP disabled,
remains fully connected at all times, unless otherwise interrupted by you or by another
program.
If you are well versed in networking systems, it is recommended that you set everything
up to use static IP addressing only (DHCP disabled). If you are just a common PC owner
and user, don’t bother with doing this unless you wish to learn more about networking
and routers and how everything works. It is a good experience for you, but not exactly
necessary.
Just a note, the system never disconnects the communication link while it is actively
being used. That only occurs when the communication link has been idle for some time.
Therefore, you do not need to fear that your work in progress will suddenly be cut short.
It only disconnects the communication link during idle times.
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The channel list backup feature that they offer in the System Information Menu does not
include the entire antenna setting details.
Only the channels themselves and the structure of the "favorite" groups are backed up
and saved.
Using FileZilla Client and FTP to backup the following three files from the original
receiver:
all_channels.dat,
DVBS.dat and
antenna_list.dat
and then selecting these three files to FTP them over to the new Azbox receiver was the
only way to restore the full channel list and the operation of the LNBF, switch settings
and motor settings as well.
It will be important to remember this, as merely backing up the channel list via the Azbox
menu and a USB memory device is NOT entirely complete. It only saves the channels.
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With MazEdit 3.0 you will find that it has a lot of really excellent perks that you can use.
It does not work well as a channel or satellite editor:
However, it works really slick to accomplish a few other things that you cannot do with
other FTP or Telnet clients.
Setting up recording events / timers, capturing screen shots, downloading your channel
lists to view, transferring video, audio and photo files and things of this nature are really
great! Also, you can create and alter/edit file folders with it quite easily. It works superb
for this.
One word of caution,if you install MazEdit, do not create a short cut to the file on your
desktop if you have windows vista. It won't always find the language library and comes
up in Spanish only and cannot be altered. Install the exe file in your PROGRAM FILES
directory with all the supporting library files and when you open the application, go to the
PROGRAM FILES area to access it.
For transferring files, like video/audio/photo files, either one of these applications work
just fine.
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You may use any FTP client server application to do this, FileZilla client or MazEdit or
other, if you understand where the files are going to and what format you put the files in.
You need three files:
all_channel.dat
antenna_list.dat
DVBS.dat
First, your files must be converted to *.dat format before being downloaded to the Azbox
and they must have the proper nomenclature. The LINUX system is highly critical of the
characters and it is CASE sensitive as well, so every aspect of the filename has to be
exact. Then, you have to know what directory to install them in; they reside in the file
folder /DISK2. There is a backup on file at /DISK1 for one or more of these files.
One thing about MazEdit, is that the program has to go out and seek several websites for
extraneous information (like the latest firmware, plug-ins, channel creators i.e. Kingofsat
- and news). These are not necessary and they seem to be geared more to the European
markets. These specialty site searches are part of what require MazEdit to take so long to
load up and sometimes crash. If it cannot find the site, it wants to generate an error, or so
it seems.
An option to retrieve the latest official or daily firmware would be nice, if it were simply
an optional menu that didn't run automatically when the program is opened.
When the satellite and channel list is opened / downloaded / uploaded, it should default to
listing the satellites by their orbital position (with an option to sort alphabetically by
name if desired). Then, sort by TP frequency and polarity and then sort by channel by
SID with the option to sort alphabetically by name.
Download the zip file folder and when you extracted all the files, extracted them to the
PROGRAM FILES directory. Then, when you open the MazEdit application, you should
go straight to the PROGRAM FILES directory and open it from there, opposed to trying
to put up a shortcut on your desktop.
The most important thing I've learned after months of frustration with channel lists
is to never EVER add a satellite without also adding one transponder on it. The
Azbox firmware sees a satellite with no transponders as corruption, and "helpfully"
overwrites some or all of your satellites.
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Deleting unwanted satellites:
This is 1 Method of deleting unwanted satellites from the receiver ***
WARNING! These methods may not always work properly so it is done at your
OWN RISK! These different methods do take time to complete.
Always download a backup of your original list on your pc!
***Before deleting any satellites find 169.1°E Intelsat 2 and manually add one
transponder to this satellite.**** Read this entire section before trying it out!
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Now, there are 3 methods I have used to edit the list.
EACH METHOD IS TIME CONSUMING & THERE ARE NO EASY SHORTCUTS!
#1 for beginners, its failsafe and proven and a starting point for everyone.
navigate to TV Channel -> Tuners A. DVB-S -> Sat / TP Edit
the first sat should be 4.0E EUROBIRD 4, delete it
now delete the rest of the satellites but the last in the list.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT (since the sat info resides in an indexed array)
when the last satellite is selected add the first one for your list before deleting that last
one.
now delete the last sat that was left before adding your first satellite and reboot
you should now have a satellite list with your first sat and no tp/diseqc info
this is a good point to backup your DVBS.dat file.(DVBS.dat1)
Create all needed positions now. You will only be able to use 11 character names with
the remote. Pay attention to the satellite degrees for ku if you intend to use usals.
#2 for those who can make it work.... generate a satellites.xml file and convert to
DVBS.dat using Azbox editor. This Might not work all the time.
#3 if you don’t like your 11 character name’s, then open your DVBS.dat file with any hex
editor. Browse the data for satellite names and edit accordingly.
So now you have a satlist. (DVBS.dat2)
if you never want to see the euro list again then copy this into a telnet window (maz has
one)
mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/hda1 /DISK1
and then ftp you new DVBS.dat file to DISK1/DISK2_backup
now you can enter your tp info and save. When your sure its all stable then again issue
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mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/hda1 /DISK1
command in a telnet window an copy your DVBS.at file to DISK1/DISK2_backup and
all your hard work will be forever remembered by your Azbox.
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MazEdit is a super little program for doing some neat things, but it is not useful and
not desired for many applications and especially not for editing sat or channel lists
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For nearly all other aspects (like backing up your *.dat files) I find FileZilla to be of great
importance and highly reliable. There are other applications that would probably work
equally as well or better, but I happen to like FileZilla.
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Here is another; detailed, step by step, that a beginner should be able to do to delete
unwanted satellites and creating new ones that are not in the receiver. Tried and
tested using the Ultra & the Premium Plus Azbox. Read it entirely before doing this.
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How To North Americanize Your AZBOX.
3 programs were used to do the task. All of them are in “Toolbox Azbox HD 1.2”
1) Maz3 was used to FTP the “all_channel.dat” file from the Azbox to the pc.
2) Azbox Edit was used to do the actual editing
3) Azbox control center ver 1.1
(do a goggle search to download Toolbox Azbox HD by Xonic Team which has
all the programs loaded into 1 or go to page 52 in this manual for links to
porgrams)
Using Maz3
Setup your Profile: Name = Azbox
IP: = 198.168.x.xxx (fill in the address to match your Azbox IP Address.)
*IP set here to make it easier for most people*
FTP Port = 21
Telnet Port = 23
Login = root
Password = azbox
(login & password are case sensitive; all lower case)
Under Options
Style = Office 2003 Classic * again set for your preference*
Language = English (or whatever you prefer)
Now press the “Connect” button above the profile section.
Then click on “Channel List” over on the left side & then press the Green down arrow
button which is located above the word “Name”.
Your channel list from the Azbox should now appear on the left side in the large box.
Directly to the left of the green down arrow is the “SAVE” button.
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What you need to do is to save the channel list to your computer, where you know it
is. There will be 3 files saved.
all_channel.dat
antenna_list.dat
DVBS.dat
Once this is saved to your pc, move on to the next step.
Now, make a copy of the folder you downloaded the files to, and save it elsewhere on
your computer. This is your backup copy.
Now open AZ Edit (your going to edit the sat list and the unwanted tp’s)
Once Azedit is open go to the “File” button and click on “OPEN”
Now find the all_channel.dat file where you just saved it on your hard drive
Highlight it so it appears on the lower part of the box and then press “open”.
Then click on “Organize Sat & TP”
Do not worry if you get a box popping up saying "subscript out of range"
If you have to click on ok to make it go away then do so.
The satellite list is now on the screen in the middle box.
Go all the way to the top using the side bar in the program and highlight the very top
one which should be an Eastern Sat. You can tell by looking to the left side of the
screen next to the satellite name is the Degree. You do not want any that show “E”.
Now move your mouse over to the delete button under the satellite list and keep
deleting. When you get to 169°E, STOP: Now save the file under the “File” menu.
Sometimes this program is very tricky and temperamental and crashes every time you
reached this point.
To get around it: Follow exactly what is written here, then re-open the file and now
instead of deleting the very top satellite go to the 2nd on the list and delete it first, then
delete the top satellite name.
Delete every satellite but the very last one.
Once you have only 1 satellite left then add your first one. There is a satellite chart on
pages 37,38 of this guide for a handy reference tool. Now after you have added one
satellite: remember to put in 1 tp for each satellite added using AzEdit., then delete
the old satellite from the original list. You have now cleaned out all the satellite info
from the factory.
If you want to separate your C & KU satellites it is recommended to start at
139°W and work your way to 5°W. Have a printed list handy of each satellite and
its location: The ku satellites on pages 37-38 below are off from their c-band
counterpart by (.01°). This is to keep the Azbox happy since the computer may not
like 2 satellites at the exact same location. Some have said this is not necessary to
space them apart and the Azbox is fine with 2 satellites having the same location.
So now you’ve reached the point where you have only the western sats on your list.
Saved it to your pc but just for caution make sure there is 1 TP on each satellite
you have in your list. Why? Well we have found that deleting every TP causes the
receiver to go crazy and revert to the old files. Leaving one TP under each satellite
satisfied the receiver and it has always remained stable doing it this way
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Using Azbox Edit worked fine for this. Pay attention to satellite settings here when
adding satellites or you have to do it on your remote for each satellite after you
upload it to your Azbox.Remember to add 1 transponder to each satellite. You
must do this! Do NOT add any TP’s from the website in the program or you
may corrupt your new satellite list.
For Satellite settings: using az-edit with a system slaved using a 4x1 switch:
LNB: Type = USER DEFINED :: LNB Freq.= 5150 c/band or 10750 ku::
Power = ON :: DiSEqc: >set to your specifics, my case was LNB-1 for C and LNB-2
for ku band satellites.
When you have finished your satellite list, then open the program, ACC (Azbox
Control Center). Go to “Connection” (top right) click on it and set up your
connection again using the same info you did for Maz3 near the top of this note.
Add the profile or a new profile here so it will always be there for the future.
There is also a Language setting here under Connections so set it up the first time
around here.
Now…. Open the Tools-2 button
Everything should be setup on this page so DO NOT UNCHECK ANYTHING
HERE!
Now Stop for a second and make sure you have the Azbox turned on and connected
to your internet. Do not proceed until you have done this!
After you have verified your Azbox is connected now on your pc:
Look on the left side for a button called: send to Azbox and click on it. A box will
appear asking where your file is so go to the folder you saved it in and upload the
all_channel.dat file.
The new channel maps are now being sent to your Azbox and the Azbox will reboot
on its own, do not turn off your Azbox on your own, (manually).
After the Azbox has rebooted go into your settings using your remote find…
TV Channel:: Tuner A.DVB-S:: Antenna Setup.
Now setup your LNB Frequency and DiSEqC settings if you have it set up on each
satellite, when your done, FTP them back to your pc using Maz and your settings will
be backed up on your pc.
I found that after I reset the Frequency settings on just a couple of satellites that were
not set proper before then after the edit I started over by downloading it to my pc and
once I was satisfied all the new changes were there I use the ACC program to re-send
it to the Azbox. Now the settings are set in both the backup files along with the ones
in use. If the box wants to revert back now it is from this starting point.
The trick of all this is the Azbox control center program.
Not only will it write the file to the Azbox and reboot, but it also
uploads all 3 files in disk 2 and additionally rewrites in disk1 \ disk2 backup file dvbs.dat
which the other channel editors do not do. The back up file is what causes all the
problems with the satellite list changing back to the factory default on Azbox users. Now
your backup file is set for North America and if you done everything written above, you
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also deleted all those TP’s that are no good and now your blind scan should improve
time-wise. I am now doing a blind-scan on some satellites in under 7 minutes.
If you had scanned in some channels before, on your Azbox they may no longer
work, so you want to go in and Delete all channels. Click on Home>Settings> Data-
Re-Set, enter password (0000) then press Delete All Channels.
Once you get re-setup and you have a channel list that is a good starting point for you,
it is recommended you ftp it to your pc after all the settings have been made for your
set-up. If anything happens in the future you now have a solid starting point and only
have to use the Azbox control center program to upload your satellite and channel
list.
This has been tried on firmware version 4890 & 5020 and on the Az-Ultra & the Az-
Premium Plus receivers.
After playing around with the Azbox’s, using the above directions, I then used the
AzEdit program and re-named the channels I had in the Azbox, Now instead of
showing a frequency I have the actual name. Once again, I downloaded it to my pc
using Maz3 and after editing uploading it using the ACC program.
This will be overwritten if you do a blind-scan on that satellite in the future.
There is no permanent way to re-name a channel and have it stay permanent.
The only potential pitfall I can foresee is what will happen if you install a new
firmware to the Azbox. You will have all those Eastern Sats back in if it is installed
along with new firmware updates, but if you have a folder on your pc with the last
change you made using this procedure all you have to do then is to open ACC and
upload the all_channel.dat file and your good to go once more.
Azbox HD Premium is a true High-end receiver, with two plug and play tuner
slots (You can make combinations as You like it with DVB-S, DVB-T and DVB-C ).
As this receiver is capable to receive all kind of signals, from satellite,
terrestrial and cable networks, it is also complete Full HD 1080p media player
capable to preview all kind of media ( video, audio, pictures ) contents. Also
it has integrated plug-ins which allows you to Browse internet, RSS Reader and
You Tube player. You can enjoy in this internet entertainment without connection
your Azbox HD Premium to Your router with wired cable, because Azbox HD Premium
comes with integrated Wi-Fi module. More info on the tuners can be found here on pages
43-48.
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