Gi spark2 User manual

Contents
1. Product introduction........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Spark2 specifications...............................................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Packing list.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Front panel of spark2.............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.4 Real panel of spark2................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.5 Remote control.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.5.1 What does the function of power key on spark2 remote control?............................................................................ 8
1.5.2 How to check working status of spark2 remote control?..............................................................................................8
1.5.3 How to activate air mouse?...................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.5.4 How to pair your spark2 remote control as a game handle?...................................................................................... 9
1.5.5 How to activate voice input?.................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.5.6 How to scrolling quickly through long lists?.................................................................................................................... 10
1.5.7 How to pair a Remote control with your spark2 box?................................................................................................. 10
1.5.8 How to charge the spark2 remote control battery?..................................................................................................... 10
1.5.9 Power-saving feature................................................................................................................................................................ 11
1.6 Setting up spark2...................................................................................................................................................................................11
2 First Time installation....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.1 Step1 language Selection................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Step2 network setting.......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.3 Step3 time setting................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
2.4 Step4 resolution setting...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.5 Step5 simple install............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3 Home page............................................................................................................................................................................................................15
4 TV............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.1 TV Home Page......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Switching Channel..................................................................................................................................................................................17
4.3 Volume Control........................................................................................................................................................................................17
4.4 Program Information............................................................................................................................................................................ 17
4.5 Simple TV Setting...................................................................................................................................................................................18
4.6 Electronic Program Guide....................................................................................................................................................................19
4.7 Timeshift.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.8 Record.........................................................................................................................................................................................................20
5 APP........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.1 APP Home page.......................................................................................................................................................................................21
5.2 SimpleInstall............................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
5.3 Advanced install......................................................................................................................................................................................21
5.4 Online install.............................................................................................................................................................................................25
5.5 Settings...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
5.5.1 WiFI network................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
5.5.2 LAN network................................................................................................................................................................................. 26

5.5.3 3Gnetwork.....................................................................................................................................................................................26
5.5.4 Network harddrive..................................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.5.5 DLNA................................................................................................................................................................................................27
5.5.6 Airplay.............................................................................................................................................................................................28
5.5.7 VPN.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
5.5.8 PVR...................................................................................................................................................................................................28
5.5.9 Language....................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.5.10 DATE & TIME............................................................................................................................................................................. 29
5.5.12 Upgrade....................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
5.5.13 Remote control......................................................................................................................................................................... 31
5.5.14 Reset............................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
5.5.15 Parental Setting........................................................................................................................................................................32
5.5.16 Misc setting................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
5.5.17 Display Area...............................................................................................................................................................................33
5.5.18 Google account......................................................................................................................................................................... 33
5.5.19 Contact.........................................................................................................................................................................................33
5.5.20 About............................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
5.6 File list........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
5.7 HDD format...............................................................................................................................................................................................34
5.8 TimerManage........................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
5.9 Updater....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
5.10 Downloads.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
5.11 Backup..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
5.12 Spark Player connector..................................................................................................................................................................... 36
5.13 Miracast................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
6 OTT...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
6.1 Spark store............................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
6.2 Weather......................................................................................................................................................................................................38
6.3 Play store...................................................................................................................................................................................................38
7 Media....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
7.1 Movie........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
7.2 Record.........................................................................................................................................................................................................39
7.3 Music........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
7.4 Photo........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
8 Browser.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41
9 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42

1. Product introduction
1.1 Spark2 specifications
Main Processor
Dual core Cortex-A9 CPU up to 1.5Ghz
Flash Memory
SPI Flash:2Mbytes; Nand Flash :8Gbytes
DDR SDRAM
1GBytes
Tuner Type
DVB-S/DVB-S2
Input Connector
F-type,Connector,Female
Input Voltage
DC 12V/2A
Power Consumption
MAX:20W, Standby:<0.5W
Remote
2.4G RF,support mouse and G-sensor
S/P DIF
Digital Audio or Dolby Digital Bit Stream Output
Network
Lan:100M
Wlan:IEEE802.11 b/g/n,up to 150Mbps high-speed
SD
Micro SD
USB
One USB 2.0 host and one USB OTG
HDMI
VER1.4,TypeA
Operation Temperature
'0℃～+45℃＇
Storage Temperature
'－１０℃～+７０℃＇

1.2 Packing list
Please check all package contents before using your spark2.

1.3 Front panel of spark2
What does the function of power key on front
panel?
Short press power key to turn the spark2 power
on or off.
Press and hold power key for 3 seconds to call up
spark2 starts pairing process.
Continual press power key and power on spark2
by power switch in rear panel, spark2 will boot
into recovery menu.
What does the operating status light color mean?
Lights up green when spark2 is operational.
Lights up red when the spark2 is in stand-by
mode
1.4 Real panel of spark2

1.5 Remote control
1, POWER – switch on or switch off receiver & remote
control
2, Operation light-indicates RCU’s operation status such
as connection, battery
3, MUTE- switches on or switch off receiver’s sound
4, Game- activate or deactivate G-sensor function
5, Game light- indicates G-sensor is active or not
6, BACK- back to the previous menu
7, MENU-the entry of application’s function
8, Navigation wheel- direction keys and scroll wheel for
navigation
9, OK- Confirm the selection
10, screen left/screen right-move to the left screen or
right screen
11, Home- back to the portal of receiver
12, Color Keys-entries of most useful functions
13, V + /V --Adjusts receiver’s volume.
15, EPG- Display Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
14, Cursor key –active Air mouse when touched
information
16. INFO- Display detailed information of channel,
program or application
17 FIND- search channel, program or application
18, Number keys-Enters specific channel number or
values when needed
19, Record-record program to local storage such as USB
stick
20, F1-reserved
21, Headset jack
22, Mini USB jack
23, wrist band jack
24, Mic input
25, Mic switch

1.5.1 What does the function of power key on
spark2 remote control?
Press and hold power key for 3 seconds on the remote
control to switch on or switch off spark2 remote control.
When remote control is in operation,short press the
power key on the remote control to switch on or switch
off spark2 receiver.
When remote control has been turned off, short press
the power key on the remote control to check how much
charge remains in the remote control. Operation light
flashes red each time indicates the remote control has
charge more than 20%.
1.5.2 How to check working status of spark2
remote control?
Each of the spark2 remote control working status can
be indicated through control lights .There are 2 control
lights on spark2 remote control, one is operation light
near power key, and another one is game light near game
key .
-What does the operation light color mean?
1, a solid blue indicates the remote control has enough
charge and has been paired.
2, a blinking blue indicates the remote control activate
voice input.
3, a blinking pink indicates the remote control not paired
with any spark2 box.
4, a blinking red indicates the remote control has low
charge less than 20%; in this case the charge warning
also appears on spark2 TV.
5, a faint blinking red indicates the remote control is
currently charging
6, a solid red indicates the remote control is fully
charged.
-What does the game light color mean?
Lights up blue when short press the game key.
A faint blinking blue indicates the remote control
does not pair you’re your game.
A solid blue indicates the remote control has paired
to the game successfully
1.5.3 How to activate air mouse?
Touch cursor key to activate air mouse .The cursor
key has the same function as the left button of the
standard mouse.

1.5.4 How to pair your spark2 remote control as a
game handle?
Follow below guide you'll be able to easily pair your
spark2 remote control as a game handle.
1, Open the game, short press key on remote
control to activate G-sensor function .Once success,
remote control will respond with a vibrating alert and
the Game light changes to solid blue.
2, when the game controls are displayed on screen
Long press F1 key to call up game controller menu.
You’ll now see your game screenshot with your game
controller menu laid over it. Game controller menu
include 3 config icons (Back, Save and Switch Axle) and
ten highlighted control icons.
3, Drag and pull the game controller icons to cover up
the onscreen game controls. And click the ‘save’ to save
your change.
About using G-sensor function, you are able to hold
the remote control at vertical or horizontal direction;
means point the remote control to the spark2 screen at a
vertical direction, or turning the remote control 90
degree parallel to the spark2 screen. Then shake remote
control right and left or up and down to enjoy the gravity
sensor game. Tap the ‘switch Axle’ icon, you are able to
switch the G-sensor of remote control between horizontal
and vertical axis.
4, after pair the game controller completely, click the
‘back’ icon to exit game controller menu back to the
game, and start playing the game with your paired
remote control.
1.5.5 How to activate voice input?
Press and hold the mic switch key to activate
voice input, voice search menu appears on spark2
screen. Release mic switch key to turn off voice input.

1.5.6 How to scrolling quickly through long lists?
You can navigate quickly through a long list of files,
applications, web browser or other items by moving your
thumb quickly on the scroll Wheel.
Scroll left has the same function as scroll down with
standard mouse’s scroll wheel.
Scroll right has the same function as scroll up with
standard mouse’s scroll wheel.
There is a clicking sound when you scroll through
menu items by using scroll Wheel.
1.5.7 How to pair a Remote control with your
spark2 box?
Please notice that
1, the included remote control is already paired with your
spark2 when you bought it.
2, your spark2 can be paired with two remotes, but one
remote can pair with only one spark2.
1. Press and hold power key for 3 seconds on the front
panel of spark2 box to call up spark2 starts pairing
process, the pairing message appears on spark2 screen:
‘your spark2 is trying to pair with a remote control,
please keep pressing Game button for 5 seconds within
60seconds’. If you don’t long press the Game key in 60
seconds, spark2 will exit pairing process automatically.
2, long press the Game key on the remote control to
start to pair the remote control with your spark2 box.
3, Once paired, remote control will response with a
vibrating alert and the operating status light changes to
solid blue , at the same time spark2 TV displays success
message " the remote control with ID: XXXXXXX has
been paired successfully with spark2 box" .
4，When your spark2 has already paired with two remote
controls and they are in operation ,the third remote will
not work until you unpair spark2 from one of the paired
remote control .If one of the paired remote control is not
in operation, in this case when you want to have the third
remote control pairing, spark2 will disconnect to the
inoperative remote automatically.
1.5.8 How to charge the spark2 remote control
battery?
Spark2 remote control has an internal, rechargeable
battery; it is fully charged in about two hours.
You can charge spark2 remote control battery in two
ways:
Connect spark2 remote control to a USB port on
your computer. The computer must be turned on
and not in sleep mode.
Connect spark2 remote control to USB Cable to
the spark2 power adapter, Plug the power adapter
into a working electrical outlet.
You can disconnect and use spark2 remote control
before it’s fully charged.
Note: Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of
charge cycles and might eventually need to be replaced.