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There seems to be a lot of people asking questions about these receivers but there also seems to be a lack of basic information for new users.
I am trying to put together a simple non techie guide to help users out. If anyone else has any useful info they would like to add please feel free
The Receiver
A small compact footprint measuring 220mm wide, 40mm heigh, 160mm deep. The unit seems to have many different names (brands)
such as 'Orton' 'Globo' 'Opticum' and quite a few more. As for the original OEM manufacturer a quick search on Alibaba show numerous
manufacturers & suppliers, we can be pretty sure its mass produced somewhere in china
Connectivity
From the picture you can see the rear panel has a fair array of connections for a box this size.
RS232 for uploading and dumping firmware which can also be done via the USB.
12V Out
There is a 12 volt output rated at 50 milliamps, I've seen similar connections on some older AV receivers I believe it was used as a method
of bringing components out of standby mode (basically a control connection). I'm not 100% sure of its purpose, but if you need a 12v out you have it .
USB for connecting flash drives, hard drives etc. I guess the main use for the USB is for recording your programs onto HDD, but its also
handy for backing up and installing firmware.
Ethernet allows networking of the receiver for things such as card sharing (which is not built into the standard firmware).
It can also be used for firmware updates and connecting to FTP servers. As far as I know the box can only act as an FTP client not a server
so you cannot access the firmware or do mods via FTP. (Please correct me if I'm wrong here!)
Audio & Video we've got L & R audio out for stereo output also a digital coaxial output for Dolby Digital surround when used with an AV
receiver. CVBS (composite video) output not used so much these days. Scart / Euro / Peritel for connecting to a tv or other av kit.
HDMI for outputting HiDefinition to your HiDef tv / projector.
On the Front
There is a series of buttons which allow you to operate the receiver without the remote control. One Common Interface slot for a hardware
CAM. Also one card slot (Conax). A green LED segment display for the clock and channel selection.
As for the box itself that's the basics. I will be moving on to Software & Firmware in my next post.
Hope this info is useful to someone :thum:
I am trying to put together a simple non techie guide to help users out. If anyone else has any useful info they would like to add please feel free
The Receiver
A small compact footprint measuring 220mm wide, 40mm heigh, 160mm deep. The unit seems to have many different names (brands)
such as 'Orton' 'Globo' 'Opticum' and quite a few more. As for the original OEM manufacturer a quick search on Alibaba show numerous
manufacturers & suppliers, we can be pretty sure its mass produced somewhere in china
Connectivity
From the picture you can see the rear panel has a fair array of connections for a box this size.
RS232 for uploading and dumping firmware which can also be done via the USB.
12V Out
There is a 12 volt output rated at 50 milliamps, I've seen similar connections on some older AV receivers I believe it was used as a method
of bringing components out of standby mode (basically a control connection). I'm not 100% sure of its purpose, but if you need a 12v out you have it .
USB for connecting flash drives, hard drives etc. I guess the main use for the USB is for recording your programs onto HDD, but its also
handy for backing up and installing firmware.
Ethernet allows networking of the receiver for things such as card sharing (which is not built into the standard firmware).
It can also be used for firmware updates and connecting to FTP servers. As far as I know the box can only act as an FTP client not a server
so you cannot access the firmware or do mods via FTP. (Please correct me if I'm wrong here!)
Audio & Video we've got L & R audio out for stereo output also a digital coaxial output for Dolby Digital surround when used with an AV
receiver. CVBS (composite video) output not used so much these days. Scart / Euro / Peritel for connecting to a tv or other av kit.
HDMI for outputting HiDefinition to your HiDef tv / projector.
On the Front
There is a series of buttons which allow you to operate the receiver without the remote control. One Common Interface slot for a hardware
CAM. Also one card slot (Conax). A green LED segment display for the clock and channel selection.
As for the box itself that's the basics. I will be moving on to Software & Firmware in my next post.
Hope this info is useful to someone :thum: