VBOX XTi4144 User manual

VBox Android TV Gateway
XTi 4144/4174 - DVB-T/T2/C/ISDB-T/ATSC
Product:
Full User Manual
Product Version: 2.64
Release Date: October 2019
Document Revision: 1.2

Welcome!
Dear VBox Home TV Gateway Owner,
Thank you for purchasing a VBox Android TV Gateway, personal
home TV router and PVR.
You’ve joined the many people who watch and record live TV
over IP —and the VBox TV revolution.
To get the best performance from your VBox Android TV
Gateway, please take a few moments to read this manual and
get acquainted with it. If you have any questions, please visit
www.vboxcomm.com for more information.
To learn how to connect your devices to the VBox TV Gateway
check our Player and Apps page -
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We also encourage you to register your VBox TV Gateway now at
http://www.vboxcomm.com/shop-support/product-
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and YouTube.
By following VBox, you’ll instantly start enjoying these exclusive
benefits:
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When you register, you can also tell us about your experience
with your TV Gateway; VBox listens to our customers and makes
enhancements to the TV Gateway based on your valued
feedback. We’d love to hear from you!
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VBox. We appreciate your business, feedback and loyalty.
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Contents
1 Introduction to XTi–VBox Android TV Gateway .............................................................................................1
1.1 XTi-VBox TV Gateway 41XX Product Line ...............................................................................................1
2 Connecting XTi-VBox TV Gateway to your Home Network ............................................................................2
2.1 Package Contents....................................................................................................................................2
2.2 Additional Required Equipment .............................................................................................................2
2.3 Installing the XTi-VBox TV Gateway Device............................................................................................2
2.4 Front Panel..............................................................................................................................................3
2.5 XTi –4144/74 set up RF connectors .......................................................................................................3
2.5.1 XTi-4144/74 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................... 3
2.5.2 XTi-4144/74 Sanrio Rear Panel ....................................................................................................... 4
3 Settings TV Channels Quick Setup ..................................................................................................................5
3.1 Set Up your Android TV ..........................................................................................................................5
3.2 Configure the Live TV Channels through Android TV screen..................................................................5
3.3 Configure the Live TV Channels using Tablet / iPad ...............................................................................5
4 Configuring your Router and PC to Use the UPnP Protocol ...........................................................................6
4.1 Accessing XTi-VBox TV Gateway on PC using “My Network Places”......................................................6
4.2 Accessing XTi-VBox TV Gateway from Mac OS X....................................................................................8
5 Setting up XTi-VBox TV Gateway using the Web Interface...........................................................................10
5.1 Step 1 –System Setup ..........................................................................................................................12
5.2 Step 2 –Scan for XTi 4144/74 Models..................................................................................................12
5.3 Step 3 –Channels Setup .......................................................................................................................18
5.4 Step 4- Recordings Setup......................................................................................................................19
5.5 Step 5- Finish.........................................................................................................................................20
6 System Manage.............................................................................................................................................21
6.1 Verifying Current System, Device and Software Status........................................................................21
6.2 Manage System.....................................................................................................................................22
Figure 14: Manage............................................................................................................................................22
6.3 System Services.....................................................................................................................................23
6.4 WEB Manage Protection.......................................................................................................................24
6.5 Backup and Restore ..............................................................................................................................26
6.5.1 Backup.....................................................................................................................................................26
6.5.2 Restore ....................................................................................................................................................26
6.5.3 Reset to Factory Default ....................................................................................................................27
6.6 Remote Access (beta) ...........................................................................................................................28

6.6.1 Internet Bandwidth ............................................................................................................................28
6.6.2 How to Configure Remote Access...................................................................................................28
6.7 Update Software...................................................................................................................................30
6.7.1 Update over the Internet...................................................................................................................30
6.7.2 Update from a file ................................................................................................................................31
6.8 Manage Files.........................................................................................................................................33
Figure 23: Manage files.....................................................................................................................................33
6.9 System Logger.......................................................................................................................................34
7 Streaming option ..........................................................................................................................................35
7.1 Streaming Status...................................................................................................................................35
7.2 Manage Channels .................................................................................................................................36
7.2.1 Sorting Channels..................................................................................................................................37
7.2.2 Changing Channel Logo......................................................................................................................37
7.3 Program Guide......................................................................................................................................41
7.3.1 Live Signal...............................................................................................................................................41
7.3.2 Live Signal with Channel Pairing....................................................................................................41
7.3.3 External XMLTV (beta) ......................................................................................................................42
7.4 Add Channels ........................................................................................................................................44
7.5 Language Settings.................................................................................................................................44
7.6 UPnP Support........................................................................................................................................44
7.6.1 Limit single channel streaming per UPnP client ......................................................................45
7.7 IPTV Support .........................................................................................................................................46
8 Tuners ...........................................................................................................................................................47
9 Quick Setup...................................................................................................................................................48
10 Network Status .........................................................................................................................................49
11 Shutting Down and Restarting the System...............................................................................................50
12 Players.......................................................................................................................................................51
12.1 Mobile Devices......................................................................................................................................51
12.2 3rd Party Applications –UPnP..............................................................................................................51
12.2.1 PC and Mac .............................................................................................................................................51
13 Recording..................................................................................................................................................53
13.1 Hardware installation ...........................................................................................................................53
13.1.1 Attached Storage..................................................................................................................................53
13.1.2 Network Storage ..................................................................................................................................54
13.1.3 Network Storage (NAS) Shared folder..........................................................................................56
13.2 Setting-up XTi TV Gateway Storage Preferences..................................................................................57
13.2.1 Manage recording page .....................................................................................................................57

13.2.2 Setting up network storage..............................................................................................................58
13.3 Using the VBox applications .................................................................................................................64
13.3.1 Recording a live TV show..................................................................................................................64
13.3.2 Recording a future TV show.............................................................................................................65
13.4 Recording a series TV show (beta)........................................................................................................65
13.4.1 Automatic Series Recording ............................................................................................................65
13.4.2 EPG Series Recording .........................................................................................................................66
13.4.3 Manual Series Recording ..................................................................................................................66
13.5 Watch a recorded program ..................................................................................................................67
14 Frequently Asked Questions/Troubleshooting.........................................................................................68
14.1 How to switch between DVB-T and DVB-C Configuration....................................................................68
14.2 Enabling UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) in a Windows-based computer............................................73
14.3 How to enable SMB1 from Windows 10...............................................................................................78
14.4 How to set an External XML TV path manually ....................................................................................80
14.5 How to set a Recording Path manually.................................................................................................83
Figures
Figure 1: XTi Front Panel............................................................................................................................. 3
Figure 2: XTi Rear Panel .............................................................................................................................. 3
Figure 3: Windows –My Network Places showing VBox TV Gateway ...................................................................6
Figure 4: Windows 7 –Network Media Devices showing VBox TV Gateway.........................................................7
Figure 5: VBox TV Gateway interface –Welcome page .........................................................................................9
Figure 6: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 1 –System Setup: Device Configuration page ...........................................12
Figure 7: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 2 –Scan: Scan Settings Review page (XTi-4144/74 model)……………………………11
Figure 8: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 2 –Scan: Scan Status and Results page (XTi-4144/74 models)…………………………………12
Figure 9: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 3: Channels Setup page………………………………………………………………………….13
Figure 10: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 4: Recordings Setup page……………………………………………………………...……14
Figure 11: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 5: Finish.....................................................................................................12
Figure 12: XTi-VBox TV Gateway Interface –Example System Status page .........................................................14
Figure 13: System, Device and Software Information..........................................................................................16
Figure 14: Manage................................................................................................................................................17
Figure 15: Services ................................................................................................................................................20
Figure 16: Change Password- Admin....................................................................................................................20
Figure 17: Remote Access ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………24
Figure 18: Software Update …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….25
Figure 19: Update Software ……………………………………………………………………………………………26

Figure 20: Update Software File …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………..26
Figure 21: Update Software License Agreement …………………………………………………………………………………………….27
Figure 22: Successful Software Update ................................................................................................................27
Figure 23: Manage Files......................................................................................................................................28
Figure 24 System Logger.......................................................................................................................................29
Figure 25: Streaming Status..................................................................................................................... 30
Figure 26: Manage Channels................................................................................................................................31
Figure 27: Program Guide.....................................................................................................................................36
Figure 28: Add Channels.......................................................................................................................................39
Figure 29: UPnP Support.......................................................................................................................................40
Figure 30: IPTV Support ........................................................................................................................................41
Figure 31: Tuners Status .......................................................................................................................................42
Figure 32: Quick Setup..........................................................................................................................................43
Figure 33: Network Status ....................................................................................................................................44
Figure 34:Network Manage..................................................................................................................................44
Figure 35: System Restart and Shutdown.............................................................................................................45

XTi-VBox Android TV Gateway User Manual
1. Introduction to XTi–VBox Android TV Gateway
1.1. XTi-VBox TV Gateway 41XX Product Line
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1Introduction to XTi–VBox Android TV Gateway
XTi-VBox Android TV Gateway Family is a set-top box that gives you the freedom to consume all types of television
broadcasts - satellite (DVB-S), cables (DVB-C) and Antenna (DVB-T2, ISDBT,ATSC), through a single media
gateway.
XTi-VBox TV Gateway eliminates the constraints to physical cables, by using an IP infrastructure.
You can receive different types of media from various sources, and share them with any computer, laptop,
tablet, Smartphone, Smart TV or Media Streamers device connected to your Local Area Network (LAN).
1.1 XTi-VBox TV Gateway 41XX Product Line
XTi-VBox Android TV Gateway Family includes several products.
Each product is available in one or more models. Table 1 lists the products and their models and summarizes
their specifications.
Table 1: XTi-VBox Android TV Gateway Product List and Specifications
Product Name
Supported Broadcasts
serve users
simultaneously
RF Connectors
XTi-4134
4 Tuner S2
Unicable/SCR
4 Satellite
4
4
XTi - 4144
4 Tuner
DVB-T/T2
DVB-C
ISDBT
4
1
XTi - 4174
4 Tuner
ATSC
DVB-T/T2
DVB-C
ISDBT
4
1

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Manual 2. Connecting XTi-VBox TV Gateway to your Home Network
2.1. Package Contents
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2Connecting XTi-VBox TV Gateway to your Home Network
2.1 Package Contents
Your package includes the following items:
The XTi VBox TV Gateway device you have chosen
Power adapter
LAN cabel
HDMI cable
Bluetooth Voice Remote Control
2.2 Additional Required Equipment
To install and use XTi-VBox TV Gateway, you need the following additional items:
Antenna/ Cable - HD Antenna or Aerial Terrestrial Antenna or Cable TV
Interface device: TV Connected by HDMI cable to XTi or Android/iOS device, laptop, PC or Mac
Apps:VBox apps available for free from Apple Apps Store or Android Play Store or any UPnP app.
Network router Wireless broadband router-802.11n at 5MHz or higher
On your router - make sure UPnP is enabled
A Google Account
2.3 Installing the XTi-VBox TV Gateway Device
To install your device, take the following steps:
1. Connect the XTi to the network router by Ethernet cable or by Wi-Fi.
2. Connect the coaxial cable to the XTi device’s RF-In connector See explanation in paragraph 2.5.1
3. Connect the video cable to the HDMI input.
4. To record Live TV programs, connect an external media recording device SD Card or USB Flash Drive/Hard
Drive, or Set a Network Drive. You can add and set up the media recording device at any time later.
5. Connect the power adapter to the XTi device and to the mains.

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Manual 2. Connecting XTi-VBox TV Gateway to your Home Network
2.4. Front Panel
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2.4 Front Panel
All XTi-VBox TV Gateway products share the same front panel, illustrated in Figure 1.
Figure 1: XTi Front Panel
2.5 XTi –4144/74 set up RF connectors
Figure 2: XTi Rear Panel
2.5.1 XTi-4144/74 Rear Panel
The XTi-4144/74 model includes 1 active RF connectors that feeds 4 tuners
Item
Description
1
Power LED–indicates whether the system is ready:
Orange–indicates the system is connected to electricity
but is still in the process of being started.
Green–indicates the XTi device is ready for use.
2
STATE LEDs –indicate the traffic status in tuners 1-4:
Steady green light–indicates a locked frequency.
Blinking green light–indicates this tuner is transmitting data.
1
2

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2.5. XTi –4144/74 set up RF connectors
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2.5.2 XTi-4144/74 Sanrio Rear Panel
XTi-4144/74 operating when one RF connector feed for all tuners.
XTi RF
Connector
Tuner 1
Tuner 2
Tuner 3
Tuner 4

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Manual 3. Settings TV Channels Quick Setup
3.1. Set Up your Android TV
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3Settings TV Channels Quick Setup
3.1 Set Up your Android TV
1. The XTi will power on and Android TV welcome screen will appear
2. Follow the Android TV instructions on the screen
3. Pair Remote Control- Press and Hold Back the voice + - buttons together and follow the instructions on
the screen.
3.2 Configure the Live TV Channels through Android TV screen
1. Download or update the "VBox TV Source" app and follow the screen instructions.
2. When you're done setting up, you can watch live channels on any device through the "VBox Live TV" app
that you can find in the iOS, Android, Microsoft app stores or a variety of third-party applications that you
can find on our site.
3.3 Configure the Live TV Channels using Tablet / iPad
1. Download the “VBox Live TV” application for iOS or Android.
2. Make sure that the tablet is connected to the same network as the XTi.
3. Launch the application and wait until the application finds the XTi.
4. The application will prompt to configure the device, press OK and follow the quick setup wizard.

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Manual 4. Configuring your Router and PC to Use the UPnP Protocol
4.1. Accessing XTi-VBox TV Gateway on PC using “My Network Places”
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4Configuring your Router and PC to Use the UPnP Protocol
To configure the XTi device using Web interface, you are first required to enable the UPnP protocol.
UPnP automatically discovers all network devices and adds the XTi device to “My Network Places”.
Proceed as follows:
1. On your router –make sure UPnP is enabled (this is the default setting).
2. On your PC –check if UPnP is enabled. If UPnP is disabled, enable it now as follows:
Once UPnP is enabled, you can access your XTi device using “My Network Places”, as explained in the
following section.
4.1 Accessing XTi-VBox TV Gateway on PC using “My Network Places”
1. Make sure your PC is connected to a router.
2. Connect the router to the XTi device using an Ethernet cable.
3. Turn on the XTi device by pressing the ON/OFF button on its front panel (Figure 1 on page 3).
The ON/OFF LED turns orange, indicating that the device is in the process of loading.
When the ON/OFF LED turns green, the XTi device is ready: it is automatically assigned an IP address and is
recognized by the router.
4. Access the XTi device using “My Network Places”:
Windows –go to My Network Places (Figure 3), display the network devices list and click
VBox TV Gateway (vbox_xxxx).
Figure 3: Windows –My Network Places showing VBox TV Gateway

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4.1. Accessing XTi-VBox TV Gateway on PC using “My Network Places”
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Windows –go to Network > Media Devices (Figure 4), right click VBox TV Gateway (xbox_xxxx)
and select View device webpage from the context menu.
Figure 4: Windows 7 –Network Media Devices showing VBox TV Gateway
NOTE: The XTi device’s default name is VBox TV Gateway (vbox_xxxx), where “xxxx” is the product’s
number. This name appears on devices that are connected to your network and have the UPnP
Protocol enabled. When Setting up XTi-VBox TV Gateway using the Web Interface as explained in the
next section, you have the option to rename this device (using the System Name property).

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Manual 4. Configuring your Router and PC to Use the UPnP Protocol
4.2. Accessing XTi-VBox TV Gateway from Mac OS X
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4.2 Accessing XTi-VBox TV Gateway from Mac OS X
1. Make sure you have VLC web plugin installed – The web plugin is a separate VLC packaged and
not part of the VLC player -
http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/macosx-intel/
2. To configure the TV Gateway – Open Safari and type your TV Gateway's IP address
- for example: http://192.168.0.100
3. To view Live TV - Open Safari and type your TV Gateway's IP address/live TV
- for example: http://192.168.0.100/liveTV
4. Save the page in your bookmark

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4.2. Accessing XTi-VBox TV Gateway from Mac OS X
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The following section explains how to use this Web interface to easily set up your device.
The XTi-VBox TV Gateway Web interface is displayed, showing its Welcome page (Figure 5).
Figure 5: VBox TV Gateway interface –Welcome page

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Manual 5. Setting up XTi-VBox TV Gateway using the Web Interface
4.2. Accessing XTi-VBox TV Gateway from Mac OS X
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5Setting up XTi-VBox TV Gateway using the Web Interface
When configuring your XTi device for the first time, it is recommended to choose the Quick Setup option
(Figure 5 on page 9).
NOTE: You can later customize this quick setup, by re-launching the interface and clicking Manage.
The Quick Setup Wizard is displayed, guiding you through the steps listed on the left panel (Figure 6).
In this section:
Step 1 – System Setup
Error! Reference source not found.
Error! Reference source not found. Channels Setup
Step 3 – Channels Setup
Step 3 –Channels Setup allows you to select the channels whose broadcasts you wish to receive (Error!
Reference source not found.).
Figure 8: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 3: Channels Setup page
1. Configure your channels setup as explained in Error! Reference source not found.:
Table 4: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 3: Channels Setup page
Option
Description
Channel Settings
Select the channels whose broadcasts you wish to receive:
Manual selection - check the boxes of specific channels.
Multiple selection - select all channels of a specific type (FTA,
encrypted or radio), or all available channels
Once you select a channel, you can customize it as follows:
 Order – set the channel’s position on the channels list:
Click the Up arrow or down arrow to move the
channel up or down (respectively), one step at a time
Click the icon to show the channels order list: .
You can now select the channel’s position on the list.
The channel number column (#) is updated according to your order
settings.
Channel – shows the channel name. You can override this
name with your own text.
Language: A-Audio, S-Subtitles – set the Audio language list (A)
and Subtitles language list (S) to your preferred languages
Display only Selected
Channels
Narrows down the Channels list by showing only selected channels.

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Manual 5. Setting up XTi-VBox TV Gateway using the Web Interface
5.1. Step 4- Recordings Setup
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Option
Description
Multiple Selection
Check the types of channels you wish to scan:
Free to Air (FTA) Video channels
Encrypted Video channels
Radio channels
To scan all types of channels, check Select All.
Start Over
Discards your settings and restarts the Quick Setup Wizard.
Finish
Saves your settings and completes your XTi-VBox TV Gateway setup
NOTE: Since channels list may be very long, the Start Over and Finish buttons appear both above and
below the list, for your convenience.
5.1 Step 4- Recordings Setup
Figure 9: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 4: Recordings Setup page
Option
Description
Recording media
Select the recording media.
Back. Start over or Next
Choose whether you want to go back to Start over or next

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5.2. Step 5- Finish
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5.2 Step 5- Finish
 Recordings Setup
Step 5 – Finish
5.3 Step 1 –System Setup
Step 1- System Setup requires that you first select your configuration (Figure 6).
Figure 6: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 1 –System Setup: Device Configuration page
1. Configure your system settings as explained in Table 2.
Table 2: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 1 –System Setup: System Settings page
Option
Description
Interface Language
Select the language of this Web interface from the list.
Device Name
Set name your device.
The name of your XTi-VBox TV Gateway device.
This name appears on devices that are connected to your network and
have the UPnP Protocol enabled, Use the default name or override it by
entering a new name.
Country
Choose your country
Auto Scan
In this selection the system will go through all frequencies and scan
them
5.4 Step 2 –Scan for XTi 4144/74 Models
Step 2 –Scan allows you to review your DVB-T/T2/ISDB-T/ATSC and frequencies settings and perform the scan
(Figure 7).
Figure 7: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 2 –Scan: Scan Settings Review page (XTi-4144/74 model)

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1. Review your scan settings and then perform the scan as explained in Table 3:
Table 3: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 3 –Scan: Scan Settings Review page (XTi-4144/74(
Option
Description
Scan Settings Review
Summarizes your current scan settings.
Tuners
[Tuner Numbers]
Lists the names of the tuners
Estimated Time for Scan
Finish (Minutes)
Calculates how long it should take (in minutes) to complete the scan of
the selected DVB-T/T2/ISDB-T/ATSC and frequencies.
Stop
Performs the scan stop

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During the scan, a progress bar indicates the number and percentage of frequencies that have been
scanned.
Once the scan is completed, the page is updated to summarize the Scan Status and Scan Results (Figure ).
Figure 8: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 2 –Scan: Scan Status and Results page (XTi-4144/74 models)
The Scan Status informs you how many frequency have been scanned.
The Scan Results specifies which of the scanned frequency are available.
2. Choose one of the following:
To repeat the scan (for example, if you wish to choose different frequencies), click Rescan.
To complete your Scan setup, click Next.
These settings complete Step 2-Scan and you can proceed to Step 3 –Channels Setup
Step 3 –Channels Setup allows you to select the channels whose broadcasts you wish to receive (Error!
Reference source not found.).
Figure 8: Quick Setup Wizard –Step 3: Channels Setup page