DTVS-Smart1 Product Walkthrough - Part 1
The DTVS-Smart1 is the first of our latest range of set top boxes. We have been working on the development of this receiver since the last 12 months. This included the selection of the hardware and operating system that would allow us to deliver a product that is highly functional and is unique to the market.
The following product walkthrough describes the product and its features:
1.0 Hardware Description
1.1 Main Unit
Made in Korea, the product has a plastic and aluminium top case to offer a nice professional look and feel. It is a hybrid unit with an ARM Cortex-A9 cpu running at 2500 DMIPS and has 1GB of RAM and 4GB of Flash memory. It has a LNB input and has several outputs including eSATA for faster and larger storage devices, S/PDIF digital optical out for digital sound, Mini jack for composite output, HDMI output supporting upto 1080p resolution, 3 x USB ports at the rear of the unit and 1x USB port on the side of the unit, an SD/MMC card slot on the side of the unit, an Ethernet port, an RS232 port and a 12VDC input port. WiFi support is integrated into this unit along with Infrared and RF communication receivers to allow remote control to interact.
A power adapter converting 240VAC to 12VDC is supplied with the receiver. The accessories included are:
- User Manual
- HDMI Cable
- Mini jack to Composite cable
- RF Remote control
- 2 x AA batteries for remote control
The receiver has three indicator lights but no buttons to operate it. It requires a remote control to operate.
The physical dimensions are: (Width) 200mm x (Depth) 130mm x (Height) 40mm. It weighs 458 grams.
1.2 Remote Control
The receiver is supplied with an RF remote control. On one side, it has the standard remote control keys and an optical trackpad which brings up the mouse cursor and allows mouse operation. On the reverse side of the remote control, a full QWERTY keyboard is supplied. The receiver will support an Infrared remote control, however, we have opted to supply an RF remote control which offered a keyboard. A free Android smartphone remote control application can be downloaded from the Google market.
A key point to note is that the RF remote control requires pairing and hence is paired with the receiver. Also the RF remote control will only work with its paired unit. There is benefit to this as it makes it possible for multiple devices to sit next to each other and remote control interaction will not affect another unit of the same model.
2.0 Standards and Compliance
For satellite reception, the receiver supports both DVB-S and DVB-S2 transmission. It also supports MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. It runs the Android 4.0 operating system which enables it for Internet communications. The receiver is classed as a Hybrid Satellite Receiver capable of supporting High Definition television or video programmes up to a resolution of 1080p.
The receiver complies with the standards associated with C-Tick, namely CISPR13 (Broadcast) and CISPR22 (ICT).
The DTVS-Smart1 is compliant with Freeview New Zealand standards and is a Freeview Approved product.
3.0 Start up and Initial Installation
At initial start up, the receiver will show an animated DTVS brand logo for about 20 to 30 seconds which the system software loads. During initial installation, you will be prompted to pair the remote control by pressing a set of keys on the remote control. Once this is done, the receiver will enter the initial installation mode.
We would like to point out that the setup is best completed using the enter/OK and the cursor keys as it will take some time to get used to the optical trackpad.
The initial setup is called First Installation and it will run through the following settings:
a) Country and Language Settings. Select English (New Zealand)
b) Display settings. This setting allows you align the picture boundary. Move to the appropriate square and line up the red border towards the end of your TV. Once done, you can press Exit.
c) Network settings. The DTVS-Smart1 supports both wired and wireless connection. Select the type of connection including how you want the network address of your DTVS-Smart1 assigned. Selecting DHCP will prompt the DTVS-Smart1 to get its address from your DHCP server or your internet router which most likely will be configured to act as a DHCP server. You can also select the manual option to assign the network address.
d) Weather settings. Select your city name. This will be used by the Weather application.
e) Channel Location Setting. This setting allows you to select the city closest to where you are. This settings is used by the receiver to determine which regional channel to tune in and is part of the Freeview Region Service Function.
Once done, the receiver will begin checking for a signal on your dish and will select the appropriate settings and tune in the channels. Once the channels are tuned it, the final screen advising the changes requested will be completed will be shown. Continue by pressing OK.
3.1 Additional channels setup.
The initial installation will only identify and tune in Freeview channels. A "channel" file can be downloaded from our website forum to load channels manually. This file will add all Freeview channels and any extra channels that may be available.
The DTVS-Smart1 is not locked into receiving only Freeview channels via satellite. With the appropriate equipment, additional Free To Air channels can be tuned in from other satellites. DiSEqC switches are supported. Satellite setup allows setting of parameters, transponders and LNB settings.
