Android STB User Guide (PDF version) - Dyyno

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Android Set-Top-Box (STB) 

USER GUIDE

CONTENTS 

I. What is in the Box….……………………………….………..……...……....3 

II. Get to know your Android STB..…………………………..……....5-16 

III. What you Need….…………………………………………..…….…….17-18 

IV. Getting Started.…………….………………………………..…….......19-34 

V. Featured Apps……………………………………………………..….….35-76 

VI. Learn more about Android STB......................................77-92 

Android STB User Guide | Page 2 of 92

I. WHAT IS IN THE BOX? 


I. WHAT IS IN THE BOX? 

Power Adapter 

Android Set Top Box (STB) 

HDMI Cable Batteries 

IR Remote Control 


II. GET TO KNOW YOUR ANDROID STB 


GET TO KNOW YOUR ANDROID STB 

BIG PICTURE - REMOTE CONTROL AND STB 

IR 

Power 

AV out 

DC in 

NET & STATUS LEDs 

SD/SDHC/MS/MMC 

card reader 

HDMI 1.3 

USB 2.0 

LAN (RJ -45) 

Reset 

[01] Power On/Off 

[02] Browser 

[03] IME Change input method 

[04] Mute 

[05] Up/Down/Left/Right buttons 

for mouse, click OK to confirm, 

and click Exit to cancel 

[06] Digits and alphabetic buttons 

[07] Volume+/- 

[08] Page up/down 

[09] Zoom in/down 

[10] Home: go back to home screen 

[11] Notification 

[12] Up/Down/Left/Right/OK buttons 

[13] Menu 

[14] Exit 

[15] Move to left/right page 

[16] Delete 

[17] CVBS 

[18] Rewind/Pause/Fast forward/stop 



IMPORTANT REMOTE CONTROL KEYS AND FUNCTIONS 1 OF 4 

IME (Input Method) 

Keys Functions 

Browser Key disabled 

IME 

(Input Method) 

Select “Input Method for the Keyboard” 

(always select Remote Controller Input Method) 

Left/UP/Right/Down Remote Control Mouse keys used for navigating 

within the Android apps. 

Left Mouse Click This key functions similar to the Left Click of an 

external Mouse. 

Right Mouse Click Ignore this key 





0 Press “0” to get information about your Android device 

ID, IP Address, etc. 

9 Press “Menu”, then press “9” to get information about 

the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) version number. 

Press “Menu” again to back to the EPG. 

Page Up, 

Page Down 

Press “Page Up” or “Page Down” to browse through 5 

channels at a time in the Program Guide. 

Press “Page Up” or “Page Down” to scroll through the 

list of videos in the Android apps. 

@ Press “@” when entering your email in the Android 

apps. 

.com Press “.com” when entering your email in the Android 

apps. 

Zoom-in Ignore this key 





Zoom-out Ignore this key 

Home If you are in any Android app, press “Home” to 

return directly to the home screen. 

Notification Ignore this key 

If you browsing through the recorded videos of a 

channel in the Program Guide, press “Home” to 

return to the LIVE program. 

OK Press “OK” to proceed to the next screen. This key 

functions as a confirmation of an action. 

Up/ Down/ Left / 

Right Arrows 

Use the “Arrows” around the OK button to 

navigate in each direction in the Android box. 





Menu Use this key to access the Android apps you 

have installed through Android Market. 

Exit To return to the previous screen in the Program 

Guide or an Android app, press “Exit”. This key 

functions as a back button on the Remote. 

Pg Left, Pg Right 

Del Use this key to delete text that you have 

entered. This key functions as a backspace 

button on an external Keyboard. 

CVBS Key disabled 

Rewind, Play/Pause, 

FF, Stop 

Use these keys to rewind, pause, fast forward or 

stop a video in the EPG. 



REWIND (RW), PAUSE, FAST FORWARD (FF) 1 0F 3 

To RW, Pause or FF any recorded video in the EPG in 6 min 

Intervals, press the Remote’s down arrow key twice 

Press Left arrow key to RW or Right arrow key to FF. 



REWIND (RW), PAUSE, FAST FORWARD (FF) 2 OF 3 

To RW, Pause or FF any recorded video in the EPG in 15 sec 

intervals, press the Remote’s down arrow key, press Left to 

select RW or Right to select FF. After selecting RW, Pause or FF, 

press OK to perform that action. 



REWIND (RW), PAUSE, FAST FORWARD (FF) 3 OF 3 

To RW, Pause or FF any recorded video in the EPG in 15 sec intervals, 

press the RW key, Pause key, or FF key on the Remote to perform 

that action. 



CHANGE DATE AND TIME ZONE 1 OF 3 

Use the Remote’s arrow & OK keys to click on Date & time 




Click on Select time zone 




Select your time zone 


III. WHAT YOU NEED 


III. WHAT YOU NEED 

1. Android STB and included accessories 

2. TV 

3. Internet via Ethernet cable. Ideally 2 - 4 Mbps 


IV. GETTING STARTED 


GETTING STARTED STEP-1 

STB CONFIGURATION 

1. Ensure that Internet on the Ethernet* cable is active 

2. Connect Android STB, TV, and Ethernet cable 

3. To connect via Wi-Fi, select your network and enter the password 



BOOT UP 1 OF 3 

1. Power up your TV and Android STB 

2. Android boot-up screen appears 



CHOOSE SCREEN RESOLUTION 2 OF 3 

3. Choose your TV Screen Resolution 



FIRMWARE AND SOFTWARE UPDATE 3 OF 3 

4. Android updates the latest firmware and software 



HOME SCREEN:BIG PICTURE OF TV CHANNELS I FEATURED APPS 

Home screen shows Channel Groups, Movies Group, 

Featured Apps 

TV Channels or 

Movies Groups 

Featured Apps 



HOME SCREEN: SELECT A CHANNEL GROUP I MOVIES GROUP 

Select a Channel Group, Movies Group or featured app (use the 

Remote’s up/down/left/right arrow keys ), then press OK to enter the 

Program Guide and Android Apps 



ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE (EPG) 

In the Electronic Program Guide (EPG), select a channel 

(up/down) and a program (left/right), then press OK 



PREVIEW – TWO MINUTES FREE 

Select “Preview two minutes free” then press OK 

to watch the channel’s free preview 

Program Guide 


GETTING STARTED STEP -5 (CONTINUED) 

WATCH PREVIEW – TWO MINUTES FREE 

Watch Preview 

Program Guide 



SUBSCRIBE CHANNEL 

Subscribe to a Channel Package to watch uninterrupted video 


GETTING STARTED STEP-6 (CONTINUED) 

SUBSCRIBE CHANNEL PACKAGE ACTIVATION CODE 

Subscribe to a Channel Package – Activation Code 


GETTING STARTED STEP -7 

MY CHANNELS ON HOME SCREEN 

1. After subscribing, select My Channels (on the home screen) 

to access the channels you just subscribed to 

NOTE: Purchased Channel Groups are marked with a blue checkmark 



MY CHANNELS EPG 

2. My Channels EPG - select channel (up/down) and program (left/right), 

then press OK to watch the video 



MY CHANNELS EPG – MORE THAN 1 CHANNEL GROUP SUBSCRIPTION 

3. More than 1 Channel Group subscription - access all your subscribed 

channels through My Channels EPG. Channels will be displayed in an 

alphabetical order by Channel Group name. 



WATCH SUBSCRIBED CHANNEL 

4. Now you can watch you favorite channel uninterrupted 


V. FEATURED APPS 


FEATURED APPS 

HOME SCREEN I 1 OF 2 

Android Apps (on the home screen) 


FEATURED APPS 

HOME SCREEN I 2 OF 2 

Android Apps (on the home screen) 


FEATURED APPS 

FLIX UNIVERSE I 1 OF 3 

Enter Flix Universe app and browse the list of videos per 

Genre. Select a Genre (up/down) and select a Movie 

(left/right), then press OK to proceed to the next screen 


FEATURED APPS 


Get more information about the Movie, Watch a Free 

Preview, and Subscribe to the Flix Universe app 


FEATURED APPS 


Now you can watch you favorite movie uninterrupted! 


FEATURED APPS 

YOUTUBE I 1 OF 2 

Home Screen for YouTube App 


FEATURED APPS 

YOUTUBE I 2 OF 2 

Watch YouTube Videos 


FEATURED APPS 

PANDORA I 1 OF 5 

Enter Pandora app Use an External or Remote’s Mouse to 

place cursor in the Email/Password text bar. Use an External 

or Remote’s Keyboard to enter the login details 


FEATURED APPS 


Search for an audio track using an External or the Remote’s 

Keyboard and Create your Playlist 


FEATURED APPS 


Scroll through your Playlist using the Remote’s up/down arrow 

keys Select an audio track and press OK to listen to the track 


FEATURED APPS 


While listening to the track, press Menu on your Remote 

to Bookmark or Share the track, access your Account 

Settings or Quit 


FEATURED APPS 


Playlist screen - press the Remote’s Menu key to Sort the 

audio tracks or Create a Station 


FEATURED APPS 

TED I 1 OF 2 

Enter TED app. Press up/down arrow keys to scroll through 

the list of videos. To select a video, use an External or 

Remote’s Mouse 


FEATURED APPS 

TED I 2 OF 2 

Select a video, then use an External or Remote’s Mouse to 

play the video. Use the Remote’s left/right arrow keys to 

go to the next video 


FEATURED APPS 

BROWSER – EXTERNAL KEYBOARD I 1 OF 4 

Click on Browser (home screen), then press OK .Use an 

External or the Remote’s Keyboard to use the Google 

browser 


FEATURED APPS 

BROWSER I 2 OF 4 

E.g. – Search for Weather Use the Remote’s up/down 

arrow keys to scroll through the search results. Select a 

search result, then press OK 


FEATURED APPS 


Browse through www.espn.com 


FEATURED APPS 


On the main Google Browser page, press the Remote’s 

Menu key for additional options 


FEATURED APPS 

FACEBOOK I 1 OF 7 

Enter Facebook app and click OK. Use an External or the 

Remote’s Keyboard to enter the login details 


FEATURED APPS 


Press the Remote’s up/down arrow keys to browse through 

the News Feed Select a News Feed, press OK to read an Article 


FEATURED APPS 


Press the Remote’s up/down arrow keys to scroll through 

an Article. Press Exit to go back to the News Feed 


FEATURED APPS 


Press the Remote’s up/down arrow keys to browse through 

the News Feed. Use an External or Remote’s Mouse to click 

on a Photo. To view the next Photo, exit to the previous screen 

and click on another Photo 


FEATURED APPS 


Click on News Feed or Facebook to see the Facebook Menu 


FEATURED APPS 


Facebook Menu 


FEATURED APPS 


Click Menu on your Remote to change your Facebook Settings 

or to Logout 


FEATURED APPS 

DROPBOX I 1 OF 5 

Enter Dropbox app, use your native Remote Keyboard or 

an External Keyboard to Login 


FEATURED APPS 


Use an External or your Remote’s Mouse to click on 

the “Skip” button and skip this step 


FEATURED APPS 


Use your Remote’s up/down arrow keys to 

browse through your Documents and Photos 

NOTE: Use Dropbox for viewing Photos and PDFs 


FEATURED APPS 


Select an Image and press OK to view it on your TV 

Press left/right arrow keys to see the next Image 


FEATURED APPS 


Press Menu on the Remote to access Dropbox Settings 

Select Unlink device from Dropbox to logout from this app 


FEATURED APPS 

OFFICESUITE I 1 OF 4 

Enter Office Suite Viewer 6 app. Use the Remote’s arrow keys 

to navigate and click on Remote Files, then click on Add remote 

account 


FEATURED APPS 


Use the Remote’s arrow keys to select Dropbox and enter the 

login details using an External or the Remote’s Keyboard 


FEATURED APPS 


Use the Remote’s arrow keys to select Dropbox and enter 

the login details using an External or the Remote’s Keyboard 


FEATURED APPS 


Once Dropbox account is added, have access to all your 

Dropbox files through Remote files option in this app 

NOTE: Use Office Suite Viewer for accessing Presentations, Excel, and Word files 


FEATURED APPS 

ANDROID MARKET I 1 OF 7 

To access Android Market, you need to add a Gmail account 

to the Android STB. You can add an existing account or create 

a new one. 


FEATURED APPS 


Enter your login details using an External or Remote keyboard. Enter 

your Credit Card details for purchasing Android Apps or skip this step 


FEATURED APPS 


Install Android apps on your Android STB through the Android Market. 

All installed apps will be available in the App Drawer (press the 

Remote’s Menu key to go to the App Drawer, press Menu again to 

return to the EPG) 


FEATURED APPS 


To remove your Android Market account, go to Settings 

(home screen) Click on Accounts & sync 


FEATURED APPS 


Select the Android Market account under Manage Accounts 


FEATURED APPS 


Select Sync Gmail, then click on Remove account 


FEATURED APPS 


Click on Remove account Confirm removal of Android Market 

account from the Android STB 


VI. LEARN MORE ABOUT ANDROID STB 


LEARN MORE ABOUT ANDROID STB 

WI –FI SCREEN 1 OF 3 

Select Wi-Fi option 




Select your Network 




Enter your Password and Get Connected 



IMPORTANT REMOTE CONTROL KEYS AND FUNCTIONS 

“0” key provides Android STB data 

Press “Menu”, then press “9” key to get the 

EPG version number 

� For any issues, contact the 

Customer Support team of the 

company that sold you the 

Android STB and is providing the 

streaming services. 

� Please have the following 

information with you prior to 

calling Customer Support: 

o Client version (0 key) 

o Updater version (0 key) 

o Device ID (0 key) 

o EPG version (9 key) 



NAVIGATION WITH REMOTE CONTROL OR EXTERNAL MOUSE 

� The standard program guide on the Android box can be navigated 

using the Remote Control’s basic keys. 

� Why? - certain Android apps (e.g. Pandora, Twitter, Facebook) 

need to be navigated using a mouse. These apps have been 

developed for touch screens (Smartphones and Tablets) and are 

not compatible with standard Set Top Box Remotes. 

� When? – pressing the basic keys do not take you to the next step in the Android app, use 

the Remote Control’s mouse or an external USB mouse. 



NAVIGATION WITH REMOTE CONTROL KEYS 

� On your Remote Control, when you press the 

Left/Right/Up/Down keys, the mouse will be 

activated and will move in the direction mentioned 

on the key. 

� To click on a button or to place your cursor, navigate 

to that area and then press left mouse click. 

� If you do not see the mouse pointer on the screen 

when you press the Left/Right/Up/Down keys, the 

pointer may be hidden behind the screen. Simply 

keep pressing one of the keys until you see the 

mouse pointer on the screen. 



EXTERNAL KEYBOARD AND MOUSE 

Connect a keyboard and mouse (Picture-A) to the Android box using the USB port 

NOTE: You can also connect a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard to the STB (Picture-B) 

Use the Keyboard to type in your login information in the Android apps or to search 

for some content. Use the mouse for navigation within an Android app. 

Picture-A 

Picture-B 



REMOTE CONTROL OR EXTERNAL MOUSE POINTER 



ENTER TEXT USING EXTERNAL KEYBOARD OR REMOTE CONTROL 

� To enter your login details in the Android apps or to enter text to search for content, 

you can use the native Remote Control keyboard. 

o Navigate your cursor to the login 

or search bar and then press 

OK on the Remote. 

o The native Remote Control 

Keyboard will be displayed, use 

the Remote’s arrow keys to select 

the letter that you want to enter. 

� As an alternative, you can also use an 

external wired or Bluetooth enabled 

keyboard through the USB port on the 

Android box. 



NUMERICAL TEXT WITH KEYBOARD I REMOTE CONTROL 

� To enter numerical text, you can use the Remote Control keys or the native Remote 

Control Keyboard 

o Press the relevant number on your Remote to enter it in the text/search bar. 

OR 

o Place your cursor in the 

text/search bar then press OK 

to see the native Remote 

Control Keyboard. navigate to 

the button “?123” on the 

Keyboard and press OK. The 

numerical keyboard will be 

activated, press that button 

again to go back to the 

alphabetical keyboard. 



ENABLE NATIVE REMOTE CONTROL KEYBOARD 1 OF 2 

On the home screen, click on Settings, then click 

on Language & keyboard 



ENABLE NATIVE REMOTE CONTROL KEYBOARD 2 OF 2 

Under Language & keyboard, enable the Remote controller 

input method option (disable all other keyboard options) 



CHANGE YOUR SCREEN RESOLUTION 1 OF 3 

Click on Settings (home screen) - Use the Remote’s arrow 

& OK keys to click on Display 




Select Output mode 




Select 720p Resolution 

Note: Please do not set resolution to 1080p or 1080i because these settings may 

void the Android STB completely 


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