PCTV Systems Broadway TD User manual

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Broadway TD
Quick Install Guide
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©2010-2012 PCTV Systems S.à r.l.
QI-BROADWAY-TD-V4-ENG
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Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing Broadway TD by PCTV Systems.
Please follow these instructions to quickly start streaming live
TV or TV recordings to virtually any PC and handheld device
in your network.
What is Broadway TD?
Broadway brings TV to your iOS or Android device (see
www.pctvsystems.com for an up-to-date list of supported
devices). In addition you can record the TV program to a
connected USB mass storage device.
Broadway needs two things in order to operate:
1. A TV source for live TV – can be an over-the-air TV
antenna (DVB-T / Freeview transmission) or your cable
TV or satellite set top box for pay TV.
2. A connection to a network router in your home.
The connection can be wireless (Wi-Fi) or
wired (Ethernet).
When you are at home, you can watch the video signal
streamed by Broadway over a Wi-Fi connection. When you
travel, you need to have an Internet connection (Wi-Fi or
3G/4G) in order to receive the video signal from Broadway.
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Additional information on the setup and use of Broadway
can be found at: http://distan.tv/manuals.
Broadway Hardware Setup
Step 1: Unpack
Check that your package includes the following:
•Broadway TD Dual DVB-T receiver box
•Power supply unit with plug adapter
•Ethernet cable
•IR-Blaster cable
•6 (4 + 2 spare) rubber feet
•Wall mounting kit (2 screws / 2 wall plugs)
•Drilling template
•Mini indoor antenna
•Quick Install Guide
Depending on the version of your product, package contents
may vary.
Images are samples.
Step 2: Connect to the Router
Note: For the initial setup, the connection must be
wired.
•Use the provided Ethernet cable to connect Broadway to
the router of your home network.
Important: Make sure the router is connected to the Internet.
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Step 3: Connect a TV Source
You can connect the following video sources to Broadway:
•Cable TV or satellite set top box
Use stereo audio cables and S-Video or composite
video cables or if required a SCART adapter (none
included in the scope of delivery).
•DVB-T outdoor antenna (recommended) or the included
mini indoor antenna.
•Security camera
Use the S-Video or composite video and audio inputs
(cameras with USB plug only are not supported).
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Connect the IR-Blaster cable (optional)
•Connect the IR-Blaster cable as shown in the image below
to control selected channels on your set top box.
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Note: Make sure the IR-transmitter is close to the
IR-receiver window of your set-top box but does not
cover it completely (see previous image).
Step 4: Connect Power and Turn on
•Insert the included power supply adapter into the body of
the power supply unit.
•Connect your Broadway box to a wall socket using the
provided power supply unit.
Caution: You may use Broadway only with the
provided power supply unit.
•Broadway starts.
The white indicator light on the front panel will start to
blink.
•Wait until the indicator light stops blinking.
•Broadway is now connected to your router and ready for
use.
Note: If the light continues to blink, it means that you
have not connected Broadway to your home router
with a Ethernet cable.
 Broadway Setup in Your
Home Network (Wi-Fi/LAN)
The setup of Broadway is done from your client device.
As part of the initial setup, you will need to go through the
setup procedure from our website.
Step 1: Access Broadway and Follow
the Instructions of the Setup Wizard
For this step an Internet connection is required.
Note: Make sure your router is connected to the
Internet and your Wi-Fi network is WPA/WPA2
encrypted. Broadway does not support WEP encryption.
•Make sure your client device is connected to your home
network over Wi-Fi or wired.
•Open an Internet browser window. Use Safari on your
Apple product or any web browser on your PC.
•In the address field type: http://distan.tv.
•You will see the Broadway login screen.
•Enter the default Administrator Password: admin.
Note: More information can be found in the online
Broadway User's Guide at: http://distan.tv/manuals.
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•The Broadway Setup Wizard opens.
•Follow the instructions of the Broadway Setup Wizard.
It will guide you through the setup procedure helping you
to configure the wireless device connection to the router
and run the first channel scan.
•Select the way you want to operate Broadway, wired or
wireless.
•Click Next and select your TV source out of the following
choices:
•AV-in with connected set top box and IR-Blaster
support: this is used, when connecting Broadway to a
cable TV / satellite set top box for pay TV.
•AV-in with connected camcorder: this can be used if
you have a security camera and want to watch the
video via Broadway.
•TV tuner with connected TV antenna or cable: if you
are using an indoor or outdoor DVB-T antenna.
Scanning for TV Channels
(if you have connected a DVB-T Antenna or cable)
If you have chosen TV tuner with connected TV antenna
or cable as your TV source, you will now be taken through
the channel scan procedure. 
Note: For the initial setup, you must select the
wired operation mode.
Note: You cannot use the integrated TV tuner(s) and
the AV-input simultaneously.
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•Make sure the Location is set to your country correctly.
•Click Start Scan.
•When the scan is complete, Broadway will inform you how
many channels were found and show you a list of channels.
Note: If Broadway did not find any channels, please
check your antenna and make sure it is plugged in
well to the connector on the back of Broadway.
Use an outdoor antenna if you are in a region with weak
DVB-T signal.
•After the channel scan is complete, click Quit to exit the
Setup Wizard and start watching live TV.
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Note: In order to display the Broadway TV-stream the
web browser of your PC or Android device must
support the Adobe® Flash® video format.
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If you have chosen: AV-in with connected set top box and IR-
Blaster support the IR-Learning Wizard will guide you through
the IR-Blaster configuration (for further details turn the page).
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Setup of the IR-Blaster (optional)
If you have chosen a cable TV or satellite TV box with
IR-Blaster support as a TV source, you will now be taken
through the IR-Learning Wizard to set up the IR-Blaster.
The IR-Blaster allows you to change the channels on your set
top box.
Note: Make sure you have plugged the IR Blaster cable
and have positioned the IR-Blaster over the receiver
on your set top box (see Step 3 - Connect the IR-Blaster
cable).
•The IR-Learning Wizard starts automatically.
•Follow theinstructions of the IR-Learning Wizard to:
1. set the properties of your set top box
If your set top box model is listed, the IR-codes will be
downloaded onto your Broadway device and you can skip
the learning process.
2. learn the IR-codes of your remote control
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 3. test your IR-Blaster
If your set top box was not listed and you learned the IR-
codes of the remote control, you may add these codes to
our database and re-use them later by clicking the
Save to DistanTV Server botton.
•After having successfully completed the IR-Learning
Wizard the IR-Channel Editor opens automatically.
•Follow the instructions of the IR-Channel Editor to create
a channel list for your IR-Blaster.
•Important: Save your IR-Channel list.
 Broadway Setup for Live TV over
the Internet (optional)
Now that you have successfully installed Broadway for live TV
over your home network, you may want to set it up to watch
live TV over the Internet.
To do so, complete the following two steps
Step 1: Link Broadway and your
Mobile Client Device to the distan.tv Server
Your client device needs to know the "phone number" of
Broadway in your home. Technically speaking, this is the
IP address of your home Internet connection. By linking your
client device to distan.tv the IP address of your home Internet
connection will be stored on your client device. This way it is
easier for your client device to find your Broadway when
accessing it via the Internet.
Note: To link your client device make sure an Internet
connection is available and the client device is
connected to your home network.
•Open the web browser and go to http://distan.tv.
•In the Broadway login screen enter your password.
•Click on the “i” button in the upper right corner.
•On the Broadway homepage, click the
Create bookmark page button.
•Add the upcoming page to your Favorites (Bookmarks)
in your web browser.
•Repeat the procedure to link as many client devices as
you like.
Note: to access http://distan.tv via the saved bookmark
you have to use the same web browser you used
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 Step 2: Map a Port on your Router
The second requirement for Broadway TV streaming, is the
so-called router “port forwarding/mapping".
"Port mapping" requires you to configure your home Internet
router and assign the internal IP address of your Broadway to
a chosen communication port.
Note: The default port used by Broadway is 80.
You can use a different port as well. For details refer
to the user’s guide at http://distan.tv/manuals.
•To find the internal IP address of your Broadway, click the
“i” button in the upper right corner and write it down.
•In the web browser open the Settings pages of your router
menu (by typing for example 192.168.1.1) and assign to
the chosen communication port the internal IP address of
your Broadway.
Unfortunately, the setup of port forwarding/mapping differs
across the router brands. You will need to refer to your
router’s manual for further information.
Note: You can find examples on how to configure port
mapping on common router models in our online
knowledge base at http://distan.tv/manualsor send your
personal request to router‐[email protected].
Access Broadway via Internet
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to the Internet and linked to distan.tv.
•Open the web browser on your client device.
•Select the Broadway Bookmark.
•In the now opened page click the Connect button.
•Log in and enjoy Live TV via Internet.
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Recording – Getting Started
Use one of the three Broadway USB ports to connect a USB
hard- or flash memory- drive and start recording your
favourite TV shows.
You can instantly record the show you are watching or
schedule a recording.
In order to start recording you first have to setup your USB
hard- or flash-drive for usage with Broadway.
This setup is performed from your client device.
To do so, proceed as follows:
•Connect the USB drive to one of Broadway’s USB ports.
•Make sure Broadway is powered on and both Broadway
and the client device are connected to your network and
to the Internet.
•In the URL-field of your web-browser type in
http://distan.tv.
•Open the Admin > Storage > Prepare page.
•Now all available USB drives and their partitions will be
displayed.
Note: Broadway currently supports two file systems:
FAT 32 and JFS.
•If the partition you want to use for recording has a file
system that is not supported by Broadway you will be
asked to re-format the partition.
Note: formatting will delete all existing data on the
p
artition.
Therefore make sure to save your data before formatting.
•In the pop-up dialog select the desired file system
FAT 32 supported by Windows operating systems.
JFS supported by Linux operating systems.
•After the partition has been formatted, from the Broadway
menu open the Admin > Storage > Select page.
•From the Recording Storage dropdown menu select the
USB drive or the partition you want to record onto.
•Broadway prepares the selected drive for recording.
Do not unplug the USB drive, while the red USB LED on
the front panel blinks.
Note: you can only set one storage device for
capturing your recordings.
If you have several USB drives connected to Broadway,
Broadway will automatically capture your recordings to
the USB drive most recently used for recording or to the
last one you manually defined for capturing.
 Important Note
for Users without Internet Flat Rate
Broadway stays connected to our distan.tv Server via
the Internet to make sure that you can easily reach your
Broadway - from your local network or the Internet.
If your Internet service provider is charging you by the minute
for Internet service, you should disable Broadway's Internet
access to avoid excessive connection charges.
To do so follow these steps:
•Open the web browser of your client device.
•Go to http://distan.tv.
•Click on the Admin tab.
•Select Network >Advanced.
•Set the checkmark next to Use static IP address in the
LAN or WLAN section, depending on how Broadway is
connected to your router.
•Make sure that the respective field next to Gateway
shows the value 0.0.0.0.
Enjoy our Free App
Alternatively you can use Broadway also with our
WinTV Extend App:
•available as a free download from the iTunes App Store
•for iPad and iPhone
•TV in a window and full screen
•Playback of TV recordings
•Integrated program guide
•Easy scheduling of recordings
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Broadway Defaults
Login Data: Administrator Password: admin
TV viewing PIN: 0000
Communication port: 80 (TCP and UDP)
Access URLs: distan.tv (internet connection required)
Hostname (not supported by every router)
the default hostname is: broadway.box
IP Address of your Broadway
DHCP environment: check your router
Static IP address: 10.20.30.50
TFTP-Server IP address: 10.20.30.40
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Congratulations!
You have just completed the
Quick Install Guide. Enjoy!
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Support: For further information regarding the installation and
usage of Broadway, please refer to the user’s guide or visit
our online support at: http://www.pctvsystems.com/support.
CE/FCC Conformity: The declaration can be downloaded
from: http://www.pctvsystems.com/compliance.
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