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XTi - TV Gateway
How To Guide:
Setting Up XBMC Simple IPTV Live TV Add-on
Product Version: 2.41
Release Date: May 2014
Document Revision: 1.0
Contents
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Contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. iii
2 First Settings............................................................................................................................................. iii
2.1 SYSTEM Settings ........................................................................................................................... iii
2.2 Selecting LiveTV ................................................................................................................................ iv
2.3 Enable LiveTV ................................................................................................................................... iv
2.4 Select “PVR IPTV Simple Client” ......................................................................................................... v
2.5 Enable the PVR IPTV Simple Add-on ................................................................................................... v
2.6 Configure the PVR IPTV Simple Add-on ............................................................................................. vi
2.7 General Configuration - Configure M3U path ................................................................................... vii
2.8 EPG Settings Configuration - Configure XMLTV path........................................................................ viii
2.9 EPG Settings Configuration - Configure Channels Logos path............................................................. ix
3 Watching Live TV ....................................................................................................................................... x
3.1 Watch Live TV Channels ..................................................................................................................... x
3.2 Watching Radio Channels ................................................................................................................ xii
3.3 Guide .............................................................................................................................................. xiii
3.4 Recordings ...................................................................................................................................... xiv
3.5 Timer .............................................................................................................................................. xiv
4 Additional usefull information ................................................................................................................. xv
4.1 Enable the the PVR Addon manualy ................................................................................................. xv
4.1.1 Add-on in Settings page............................................................................................................ xv
4.1.2 Enable the Add-ons ................................................................................................................. xvi
4.1.3 Select the PVR Clients.............................................................................................................. xvi
4.1.4 Select the “PVR IPTV Simple Client” .........................................................................................xvii
4.2 Reset the Guide and Channel list database (to resync with server) ..................................................xvii
4.2.1 Reset the PVR database.......................................................................................................... xviii
4.2.2 Reset the EPG database ...........................................................................................................xix
How To Guide – Setting Up XBMC Simple IPTV Live TV Add-on version 1.0 iii
1 Introduction IPTV Simple Client is a basic PVR Addon for XBMC to receive IPTV Live TV, Radio channels, and EPG directly in XBMC.
The VBox TV Gateway supports IPTV Simple PVR Client’s m3u playlists, receiving the Live TV, Radio channels and EPG streams from the VBox TV Gateway on your XBMC was never easier.
IMPORTANT: Please disable all PVR add-ons before installing this IPTV Simple Client add-on!
2 First Settings
Requirements: NOTE 1 – XBMC installed with LIVE TV (i.e. PVR Add-ons) feature disabled
NOTE 2 – Based on XBMC release 13 (The Simple IPTV Add-on is part of the distribution)
NOTE 3 – This feature is available from VBox TV Gateway software version 2.41 and above
2.1 SYSTEM Settings
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2.2 Selecting LiveTV
2.3 Enable LiveTV Once you click on the Enable checkbook the “PVR Add-on Enable” popup will be display and
redirect you to enable PVR Add-on
If the Popup is not being shown go to section 4.1 Enable the the PVR Addon manualy to do
that manually settings.
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2.4 Select “PVR IPTV Simple Client”
2.5 Enable the PVR IPTV Simple Add-on
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2.6 Configure the PVR IPTV Simple Add-on
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2.7 General Configuration - Configure M3U path Select “Location” – “Remote Path (Internet address)”
Set the “M3U Play List URL” to http://<VBox IP>:55555/vboxSimpleIptv.m3u8
o The URL can be copy and paste from the VBox Device Manage page (see below).
o <VBox IP> - is the VBox Device IP
VBox Device Manage page to copy the M3U path
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2.8 EPG Settings Configuration - Configure XMLTV path Select “Location” – “Remote Path (Internet address)”
Set the “XMLTV URL” to http://<VBox IP> /cgi-
bin/HttpControl/HttpControlApp?OPTION=1&Method=GetXmltvEntireFile
The URL can be copy and paste from the VBox Device Manage page (see below).
<VBox IP> - is the VBox Device IP
VBox Device Manage page to copy the XMLTV path
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2.9 EPG Settings Configuration - Configure Channels Logos path Select “Location” – “Remote Path (Internet address)”
Set the “Channels Logos Base URL” to http://<VBox IP> :55555/images
The URL can be copy and paste from the VBox Device Manage page (see below).
<VBox IP> - is the VBox Device IP
After setting the URL press few time ESC until reaching Main Menu, and start watching TV
VBox Device Manage page to copy the Channels Logos path
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3 Watching Live TV
After enabling the Live TV PVR the “LIVE TV” entry is added to the Main Menu
3.1 Watch Live TV Channels
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TV in Channels List:
TV in Full screen:
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3.2 Watching Radio Channels
Radio in Channels List:
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Radio In full screen mode:
3.3 Guide
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3.4 Recordings
At this point the Simple IPTV Add-on does not support recordings
3.5 Timer
At this point the Simple IPTV Add-on does not support Timers (Reminders)
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4 Additional usefull information
4.1 Enable the the PVR Addon manualy
4.1.1 Add-on in Settings page
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4.1.2 Enable the Add-ons
4.1.3 Select the PVR Clients
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4.1.4 Select the “PVR IPTV Simple Client”
Continue settings as described in 2.5 Enable the PVR IPTV Simple Add-on
4.2 Reset the Guide and Channel list database (to resync with
server) SYSTEM Settings
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LiveTV Selecting
4.2.1 Reset the PVR database
Used to sync with the VBox device on change in the channels list (like after adding channels)
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4.2.2 Reset the EPG database