TVBLOB BLOBbox User manual
BLOBbox User Manual V. std 0.6.105 - 1
BLOBbox User Manual
Version std 0.6.105
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WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR BLOBBOX
USE THE REMOTE CONTROL ..................................................................................... 7
THE
BUTTON
FUNCTIONALITY ....................................................................................7
HOW
TO
INSERT
TEXT
USING
THE
REMOTE
CONTROL ...............................................8
HOW
TO
INSERT
TEXT
USING
A
USB
KEYBOARD .........................................................8
UNDERSTAND BLOBBOX INDICATORS .................................................................... 10
THE
SIGNIFICANCE
OF
THE
SCREEN
ICONS ...............................................................10
WATCH DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TV ........................................................................... 12
HOW
TO
TUNE
THE
DIGITAL
TERRESTRIAL
CHANNELS .............................................12
HOW
TO
WATCH
TV
AND
LISTEN
TO
THE
MUSIC ......................................................13
HOW
TO
DELETE
A
CHANNEL
FROM
THE
LIST...........................................................14
-NEW-
HOW
TO
SCHEDULE
A
RECORDING ...............................................................14
-NEW-
HOW
TO
SEE
THE
RECORDINGS
STATUS .......................................................1
-NEW-
HOW
TO
EDIT
A
SCHEDULED
RECORDING .....................................................1
-NEW-
HOW
TO
DELETE
A
SCHEDULED
RECORDING ................................................1
HOW
TO
WATCH
A
COMPLETED
RECORDING ..........................................................16
ORGANIZE THE VIDEO ARCHIVE .............................................................................. 17
HOW
TO
CREATE
A
NEW
FOLDER .............................................................................18
HOW
TO
DELETE
A
FILE
OR
A
FOLDER .......................................................................19
HOW
TO
MOVE
A
FILE
OR
A
FOLDER ........................................................................19
HOW
TO
RENAME
A
FILE
OR
A
FOLDER ....................................................................20
HOW
TO
COPY
A
FILE
OR
A
FOLDER ..........................................................................21
PLAY MULTIMEDIA FILES ........................................................................................ 23
HOW
TO
PLAY
MULTIMEDIA
FILES ...........................................................................23
COPY WATCH MEDIA FILES STORED ON USB PERIPHERALS .................................... 24
HOW
TO
WATCH
MEDIA
FILES
STORED
ON
A
USB
PERIPHERAL ...............................24
HOW
TO
COPY
MEDIA
FILES
STORED
ON
A
USB
PERIPHERAL ...................................24
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PLAY MULTIMEDIA FILES ON YOUR HOME NETWORK ........................................... 25
HOW
TO
SHARE
MULTIMEDIA
FILES
USING
TVERSITY
(WINDOWS) .........................2
HOW
TO
SHARE
MULTIMEDIA
FILES
USING
XBMC ...................................................26
HOW
TO
SHARE
MULTIMEDIA
FILES
USING
WINDOWS
MEDIA
PLAYER
11 ..............26
HOW
TO
SEARCH
AND
WATCH
FOR
THE
SHARED
CONTENTS ..................................29
TRANSFER CONTENT BETWEEN YOUR PC AND BLOBBOX (SAMBA) ........................ 30
HOW
TO
ACTIVATE
SHARING
BETWEEN
PC
AND
BLOBBOX ......................................30
HOW
TO
ACCESS
BLOBBOX
USING
A
PC
WITH
WINDOWS
XP
OR
VISTA ...................32
HOW
TO
ACCESS
THE
BLOBBOX
USING
A
PC
WITH
MAC
OS .....................................32
HOW
TO
ACCESS
THE
BLOBBOX
USING
A
PC
WITH
LINUX ........................................32
WATCH WEB TV “ON DEMAND” ............................................................................. 33
HOW
TO
VIEW
WEBTV
CHANNELS ...........................................................................33
HOW
TO
SUBSCRIBE
TO
A
CHANNEL
(PODCAST) ......................................................34
-NEW- LISTENING TO THE SHOUTCAST WEB RADIO ............................................... 35
HOW
TO
FIND
AND
LISTEN
TO
WEB
RADIO ..............................................................3
SUBSCRIBE TO PODCASTS USING MIRO .................................................................. 36
WHAT
IS
A
PODCAST ................................................................................................36
WHAT
IS
MIRO ..........................................................................................................36
HOW
TO
SEARCH
FOR
AND
SUBSCRIBE
TO
A
PODCAST ............................................37
Category ...............................................................................................................37
Languages ............................................................................................................39
Titles .....................................................................................................................41
HOW
TO
INSTANTLY
WATCH
AND
DOWNLOAD
A
SINGLE
VIDEO
IN
A
PODCAST .....43
HOW
TO
PLAY
A
DOWNLOADED
PODCAST ..............................................................4
HOW
TO
UNSUBSCRIBE
A
PODCAST .........................................................................46
SUBSCRIBE TO A PODCAST WHEN THE RSS FEED URL IS KNOWN ........................... 47
HOW
TO
SUBSCRIBE
TO
A
PODCAST
USING
THE
RSS
FEED
URL ................................47
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WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO ........................................................................................ 48
HOW
TO
LOGIN ........................................................................................................48
HOW
TO
SEARCH
FOR
A
VIDEO
AND
PLAY
IT ............................................................ 0
HOW
TO
ACCESS
AND
PLAY
TOP
RATED
AND
MOST
VIEWED
VIDEOS ...................... 1
HOW
TO
GET
MORE
INFO
ON
A
SELECTED
VIDEO .................................................... 2
HOW
TO
VIEW
A
YOUTUBE
USER’S
PROFILE............................................................. 2
VIEW PUBLIC PHOTO ALBUMS USING PICASA ........................................................ 53
HOW
TO
CREATE
AN
ACCOUNT
ON
PICASA
(VIA
PC) ................................................ 3
THE
FIRST
TIME
YOU
ACCESS
PICASA
FROM
YOUR
BLOBBOX ................................... 4
HOW
TO
WATCH
YOUR
OWN
PUBLIC
ALBUMS ........................................................
HOW
TO
ADD
A
FRIEND ............................................................................................ 6
HOW
TO
VIEW
YOUR
FRIENDS
ALBUMS ................................................................... 7
HOW
TO
REMOVE
A
FRIEND ..................................................................................... 8
HOW
TO
LOGOUT ..................................................................................................... 8
PROGRAM RADIO AND TV RECORDINGS USING VCAST .......................................... 59
HOW
TO
BEGIN
USING
VCAST .................................................................................. 9
HOW
TO
SCHEDULE
A
RECORDING...........................................................................60
HOW
TO
PLAY
A
RECORDING ...................................................................................63
HOW
TO
ELIMINATE
A
RECORDING ..........................................................................63
HOW
TO
MANAGE
RECORDINGS
WITH
A
PC ............................................................64
VIEW VIDEOS SAVED USING REEPLAY ..................................................................... 65
HOW
TO
REGISTER
IN
REEPLAY.IT
(WITH
A
PC) ........................................................6
HOW
TO
LOG-IN
WITH
YOUR
BLOBBOX ...................................................................66
HOW
TO
WATCH
REEPLAY.IT
VIDEOS .......................................................................67
NAVIGATE AND ACCESS THE MANY WEB SERVICES ................................................ 69
HOW
TO
VIEW
THE
WEATHER
FORECAST ................................................................70
HOW
TO
ACCESS
YOUR
FACEBOOK
ACCOUNT .........................................................71
HOW
TO
USE
WIKIPEDIA ..........................................................................................71
HOW
TO
VIEW
BLOGS ..............................................................................................72
HOW
TO
ACCESS
THE
LIST
OF
ALL
ACCESSIBLE
WEB
SERVICES .................................72
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HOW
TO
ACCESS
GOOGLE
SERVICES .......................................................................73
Gmail ....................................................................................................................74
Google Calendar ...................................................................................................74
Google Docs .........................................................................................................74
Google Reader ......................................................................................................74
BROWSE THE WEB .................................................................................................. 75
HOW
TO
ACCESS
ANY
INTERNET
WEBSITE ...............................................................7
HOW
TO
CHECK
IF
THE
WEBSITE
YOU
ARE
IN
IS
SAFE ...............................................76
ACCESS TV PORTALS USING BLOBWORDS .............................................................. 77
HOW
TO
USE
BLOBWORDS ......................................................................................77
HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR FAVORITE SITES ............................................................ 78
HOW
TO
GET
TO
YOUR
FAVORITE
SITES ...................................................................78
HOW
TO
ACCESS
A
FAVORITE
SITE ...........................................................................79
HOW
TO
ELIMINATE
A
SITE
FROM
YOUR
FAVORITES ...............................................79
HOW
TO
RENAME
A
FAVORITE
SITE .........................................................................79
DOWNLOAD MEDIA FILES USING BITTORRENT ...................................................... 80
HOW
TO
DOWNLOAD
VIA
URL .................................................................................80
HOW TO DOW LOAD USI G THE “ GO TO URL” APPLICATIO ..........................80
HOW TO DOW LOAD USI G THE PC WEB BROWSER .........................................80
-NEW-
HOW
TO
DOWNLOAD
USING
A
.TORRENT
FILE .............................................80
DOWNLOAD MEDIA FILES VIA HTTP AND FTP ......................................................... 81
HOW
TO
DOWNLOAD ..............................................................................................81
HOW
TO
PLAY
DOWNLOADED
MEDIA
FILES .............................................................81
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HOW TO ACCESS THE BLOBBOX FROM THE PC ....................................................... 82
HOW
TO
ACTIVATE
ACCESS
TO
THE
BLOBBOX..........................................................82
HOW
TO
ACCESS
THE
BLOBBOX
USING
THE
BROWSER ............................................83
HOW
TO
VIEW
DOWNLOAD
ACTIVITY
STATUS .........................................................84
HOW
TO
ADD
A
DOWNLOAD ....................................................................................8
-NEW-
HOW
TO
DOWNLOAD
USING
A
.TORRENT
FILE .............................................8
HOW
TO
ELIMINATE
A
DOWNLOAD
IN
PROGRESS ...................................................86
HOW
TO
COPY
FILES
FROM
THE
BLOBBOX
TO
THE
PC ..............................................87
CONFIGURE YOUR BLOBBOX .................................................................................. 88
HOW
TO
CONFIGURE
THE
VIDEO
OUTPUT
OF
THE
BLOBBOX ...................................88
-NEW-
HOW
TO
RE-SIZE
THE
VISIBLE
AREA
OF
THE
SCREEN .....................................90
HOW
TO
CHANGE
THE
INTERFACE
LANGUAGE ........................................................91
HOW
TO
CHANGE
THE
PIN .......................................................................................92
HOW
TO
ENTER
YOUR
TVBLOB
AND
PIN
NUMBERS .................................................93
HOW
TO
CHANGE
THE
TIME
ZONE
SETTING .............................................................93
HOW
TO
SET
THE
DISK
SPACE
ADVISORY ..................................................................94
-NEW-
HOW
TO
CONFIGURE
THE
WIRELESS
CONNECTION
USING
A
USB
WIRELESS
KEY ...........................................................................................................................9
HOW
TO
MANUALLY
CONFIGURE
THE
IP
ADDRESSES ..............................................96
HOW
TO
SET
AVAILABLE
BANDWIDTH
RANGE .........................................................97
HOW
TO
CONFIGURE
THE
BLOBBOX
IF
CONNECTED
TO
A
PROXY ............................98
-NEW-
HOW
TO
CONFIGURE
BITTORRENT
PORTS ....................................................99
HOW
TO
RUN
THE
DIAGNOSTICS
TESTS ................................................................ 100
HOW
TO
UPDATE
BLOBBOX
SOFTWARE ............................................................... 100
HOW
TO
RESET
THE
BLOBBOX
TO
FACTORY
SETTINGS.......................................... 101
HOW
TO
PERFORM
A
SOFTWARE
INSTALLATION
OVERRIDE ................................ 102
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USE THE REMOTE CONTROL
THE BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY
STANDBY: uts your BLOBbox on
standby.
BLOB: takes you directly to the
“BLOBword” age.
HELP: dis lays information (if available)
about the age you are viewing.
REC: records the channel that you
are watching.
OTE: allows you to vote in the web
ages where requested/ ossible.
SECURITY: verifies if the web age you
are viewing is safe (i.e., identifiable).
TOOLS: takes you directly to the
BLOBbox’s “Settings” menu.
FA ORITIES: takes you directly to your
age of saved favorites.
HOME: takes you directly to the
BLOBbox Home Page.
INFO: dis lays information (if available)
about the selected item.
OL +: increases the volume.*
OL -: decreases the volume.*
CHANNEL/PAG +: advances to the next
channel.
CHANNEL/PAG -: returns to the
revious channel.
MUTE: turns off/restores the audio.
SKIP BACK: lays the revious media file that you were watching.*
SKIP FWD: lays the next media file that you are watching.*
BACK: takes you to the revious interface screen.
REW/BACKSPACE: rewinds a media file layback* and, in some cases, allows you delete
characters during text in ut.
FFWD: ski s forward during layback of a media file.*
STOP: sto s the layback of a media file.
PLAY/PAUSE: starts/ auses the layback of a media file layback.
4 ARROWS KEYS: moves the cursor around navigation o tions in the interface screens.
OK: confirms a menu/navigation choice and also initiates layback of a media file.
RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE BUTTONS: indicates additional functionalities available in
individual screens (i.e., dis layed at the bottom of the screen).
*Available shortly in BLOBbo updates
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HOW TO INSERT TEXT USING THE REMOTE CONTROL
You can insert text using the remote control just as you would text on a mobile
hone. For exam le, if you want to insert the letter “c”, sim ly ress button number
“2” three times. To insert the number “2”, ress button number “2” four times.
Re eatedly ressing the button number “1” allows you to insert the following
characters:
. , ? ! 1 @ ‘ - _ ( ) : ; & / % * # + < = > “ $
HOW TO INSERT TEXT USING A USB KEYBOARD
Connect a standard or wireless USB keyboard to the USB1.1 ort (i.e., the lower
ort). Use the USB2.0 ort (i.e., the u er ort) to connect external devices such as
USB HDD or USB key.
Using the keyboard you can insert text more easily and quickly then you could do
with the remote. The BLOBbox does not distinguish between keyboard sets and
currently recognizes all kinds as American.
The American keyboard layout looks like this:
If you are not using an American keyboard, check the icture to quickly find the
characters that you need.
Note: The Italian keyboard will besupported in a future update.
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This is the list of some commands that match the keyboard buttons:
ESC BACK
F1 RED BUTTON
F2 GREEN BUTTON
F3 YELLOW BUTTON
F4 BLU BUTTON
F5 FAVORITES
F6 TOOLS
F7 VOTE
F8 INFO
F9 BLOB KEY
F10 HELP
F11 SECURITY
F12 HOME
PgUP CH/PAG
PgDN CH/PAG-
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UNDERSTAND BLOBBOX INDICATORS
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SCREEN ICONS
The internet connection is active and
the
services connection is functioning.
There are p
roblems with the internet or T BLOB services
connection.
WHAT TO DO: Press SET (SETTINGS
) button and select
SUPPORT > DIAGNOTIC
S. Press TEST (red button) t
diagnostics tests (
Please refer to the section
THE DIAGNOSTIC S TESTS”).
The disk is not formatted -or- u
nrecognized file
system/partition -or- disk malfunction.
WHAT TO DO: Press SET (SETTINGS
) button on the remote
control and select MEDIA ARCHIVE > DISK INITIALIZATION.
Press the red button on the remote control to reset the disk.
This o eration will take several minutes. If
the roblem is not
resolved
after this o eration, it indicates that th
damaged and must be re laced.
The disk space is full.
WHAT TO DO: Delete or transfer
several files from
media archive in order to free some disk
s ace.
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the
T BLOB
roblems with the internet or T BLOB services
) button and select
S. Press TEST (red button) t
o run the
Please refer to the section
“HOW TO RUN
nrecognized file
) button on the remote
control and select MEDIA ARCHIVE > DISK INITIALIZATION.
Press the red button on the remote control to reset the disk.
the roblem is not
after this o eration, it indicates that th
e disk is
several files from
your
s ace.
BLOBbox User Manual V. std 0.
Data is being copied.
Data is being transferred via the
internet.
You are viewing a secure site (SSL).
WHAT TO DO: Press the SEC (SECURITY)
button on the
remote control for further information on the
The
website currently displayed is not necessarily
secure; the i
dentification certification provided has
passed security controls.
WHAT TO DO: We recommen
d that you do
ersonal data
until you are certain that the site is secure
A recording is in progress.
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internet.
button on the
remote control for further information on the
dis layed site.
website currently displayed is not necessarily
dentification certification provided has
not
d that you do
not send
until you are certain that the site is secure
.
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WATCH DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL T
With the BLOBbox you can watch digital terrestrial TV directly on your TV.
Note: your antenna installation must support the digital terrestrial signal.
HOW TO TUNE THE DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL CHANNELS
Select TV > DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL from the Home Page.
Press MANAGE (green button) then ress SCAN (red button) to start the channel
tuning.
Wait until the BLOBbox finishes scanning the channels.
Once the tuning is done, the channel list will be dis layed on the left side of the
screen.
As you navigate u and down the channel list, on the right of the screen you will
see information that indicates whether it is a TV or radio channel.
If you want to initiate another channel scanning at any time, ress MANAGE (green
button) again and then ress SCAN (red button).
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HOW TO WATCH T AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC
Select TV > DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL from the Home Page.
On the remote control, ress the ID number of the channel desired and ress OK to
watch it. You can also use the remote control arrows keys to navigate through the
channels listed.
Press the button CHAN/PAG+ to watch the next channel or the button
CHAN/PAGto
watch the revious channel. To switch directly to a channel, ress the
corres onding channel number on the remote control (e.g., ress the number 6 on
the remote to watch ‘‘Italia1’’).
To dis lay the channel list without interru t the viewing of the channel, ress the
UP/DOWN arrow keys on the remote. Press the UP/DOWN arrow keys on the
remote to navigate through the channels and ress OK to watch the selected one.
To dis lay the rogress bar, ress OK on the remote while you are watching a
channel. Press the button INFO on the remote to view more information about the
rogram that you are watching.
Press BACK on the remote to go back to the channel list.
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HOW TO DELETE A CHANNEL FROM THE LIST
Select TV > DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL from the Home Page. Using the arrow keys on the
remote, highlight the channel you want to delete and ress DELETE (yellow
button). The deletion is not ermanent. When you rescan the channels, the
eliminated channels will rea ear.
-NEW- HOW TO SCHEDULE A RECORDING
Select TV > DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL from the Home Page. Using the arrow keys on the
remote, highlight the channel you want to record and ress REC (red button).
NAME: Insert the recording’s name.
MONTH: Select the month recording’s month.
START DAY: Insert the recording’s day.
START TIME: Insert the recording’s starting time.
END TIME: Insert the recording’s ending time.
DURATION: The total recording’s duration is shown.
Press SAVE (red button) to confirm and save the recording.
In this version is not possible to record two programs at the same time. You can
record a channel while you are watching another one.
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-NEW- HOW TO SEE THE RECORDINGS STATUS
Select TV > MY TV RECORDINGS from the Home Page.
When you highlight one rogrammed recording, on the right of the screen you will
see more information about it.
The icon re resenting a red ball with 2 blu arrows indicates that the recording is in
rogress, the icon re resenting the red ball with a clock indicates that the
recording is waiting to start.
-NEW- HOW TO EDIT A SCHEDULED RECORDING
Select TV > MY TV RECORDINGS from the Home Page. Press ACTIONS (green
button) and select EDIT/RENAME. Edit the recording and ress SAVE (red button).
-NEW- HOW TO DELETE A SCHEDULED RECORDING
Select TV > MY TV RECORDINGS from the Home Page. Press ACTIONS (green
button) and select CANCEL. Press YES (red button).
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HOW TO WATCH A COMPLETED RECORDING
Select TV > MY TV RECORDINGS from the Home Page. Press COMPLETED (yellow
button).
Highlight the desired recording and ress OK on the remote to watch it.
While you are watching a recording, ress the UP/DOWN arrow key on the remote
to view the com lete recording’s list, highlight the desired one and ress OK to
directly watch it.
Press BACK to go back to the recordings list.
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ORGANIZE THE IDEO ARCHI E
On the BLOBbox HOME PAGE, select ARCHIVE.
•MEDIA: lets you manage the BLOBbox internal HDD. You can create,
delete, move, co y, rename files and folders to organize your media
collection as you would like.
•MEDIASER ERS: lists of all of the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) -enabled
devices available on your home network. You will be able to access and
lay from your BLOBbox any content that you have shared from any UPnP
device.
•MY DOWNLOADS: accesses all media downloaded to your BLOBbox using
BitTorrent, HTTP e FTP.
•MY T RECORDINGS: lists all Digital Terrestrial TV recordings that you
have made.
•REMO ABLE: lets you access content on USB eri herals connected to the
USB ort (e.g., HDD, USB keys).
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HOW TO CREATE A NEW FOLDER
From the BLOBbox Home Page, select ARCHIVE > MEDIA and ress OK, then select
NEW FOLDER (yellow key).
Enter the name of the folder you want to create and ress SAVE (red button).
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HOW TO DELETE A FILE OR A FOLDER
Select ARCHIVE> MEDIA, navigate to the file or the folder that you want to delete
and select ACTIONS (green button). Navigate to DELETE and ress OK.
HOW TO MO E A FILE OR A FOLDER
Select ARCHIVE > MEDIA, navigate to the file or the folder you want to move and
ress ACTIONS (green button). Select MOVE and ress OK.
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Navigate to the folder where you want to move the file or the folder and ress
CHOOSE (red button).
HOW TO RENAME A FILE OR A FOLDER
Select ARCHIVE > MEDIA, navigate to the file or folder that you want to rename and
select ACTIONS (green button).
Select EDIT and ress OK.
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