Dummies guide to setting up Vu+ Duo 4K SE
You can buy Vu+ Duo 4K SE from my website, follow the link below...
Vu+ Duo 4K SE 1x DVB-S2X FBC Twin Tuner PVR ready Linux Receiver UHD 2160p
Installing OpenATV image on the Vu+ Duo 4K SE box.
You can download OpenATV image from
http://images.mynonpublic.com/openat...open=vuduo4kse
If you need to install SoftCams, you need to add the secret feed to OpenATV.
You can do this by opening Telnet and pasting the following line and pressing return, after you've installed your image...
Initial set-up procedure.Code:wget http://updates.mynonpublic.com/oea/feed -O - | /bin/sh
Useful Software
7zip - http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
Winrar - http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
PuTTY - https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~...ty/latest.html
Either of the above software can be used for unzipping the openatv-6.4-vuduo4kse_usb.zip file.
Before extracting the image to your USB Pen drive. Make sure the USB Pen drive is formatted to FAT32.
Unzip the openatv-6.4-vuduo4kse_usb.zip file and extract the vuplus folder to a USB Pen Drive.
Power off the receiver.
Insert USB Pen Drive containing the image you want to install into the USB socket at the rear.
Connect LAN cable from router to the Ethernet socket at the rear.
Connect Satellite Dish feed cable to the "LNB in" connector at the rear (Top = Tuner A, Bottom = Tuner B).
Connect HDMI lead from TV to the HDMI OUT socket at the rear.
Connect power supply input to the 12V input socket at the rear and plug the PSU into the mains power.
Flashing the Receiver.
Make sure no other USB devices are plugged into the receiver, while flashing new image.
Insert the USB stick containing the image files into rear USB port.
Power the receiver on, use the power switch at the rear.
When you see the "Update! Press Power" message on the front display, press the power button (located to the left front of the receiver)
Once the image has been successfully installed, the receiver will reboot automatically.
Remove USB stick that contains the images files.
Setting a password for your box.
I've noticed on the newer images, I can't FTP to my box unless a password has been set.
The quickest way to set a password for your box is to use Telnet. Use either the built in Terminal in OpenWebif or use PuTTY.
For OpenWebif, just enter your box IP address into your web browser and press return.
Select Terminal from the menu.
Enter root at the login prompt and press return.
Login: root
If your box does not have a password set, you will now be logged in. If your box does have a password set, you will need to enter your password and press return to login.
To change the password type the following in the Terminal window and press return after each line.
passwd
New Password: Enter your new password on this line and press return.
Confirm Password: Confirm your new password on this line and press return.
Here's how to change the password using PuTTY...
Launch PuTTY
Enter your box IP address into the Host field.
Enter Post 23 in the port field.
Set Connection type: Telnet
Click on the Open button.
This will launch PuTTY and you will now see a login prompt.
Enter root at the login prompt and press return.
Login: root
If your box does not have a password set, you will now be logged in. If your box does have a password set, you will need to enter your password and press return to login.
To change the password type the following in PuTTY and press return after each line.
passwd
New Password: Enter your new password on this line and press return.
Confirm Password: Confirm your new password on this line and press return.
Click the Youtube link below, to see an example.
Installing Softcam Plugin Feed
The quickest way to install the Softcam feed is to use Telnet. Use either the built in Terminal in OpenWebif or use PuTTY.
For OpenWebif, just enter your box IP address into your web browser and press return.
Select Terminal from the menu.
Enter root at the login prompt and press return.
Login: root
If your box does not have a password set, you will now be logged in. If your box does have a password set, you will need to enter your password and press return to login.
Now copy the line below and paste it into PuTTY and press return. Use the right mouse button to paste line into PuTTY.
Click the youtube link below, to see an example.Code:wget http://updates.mynonpublic.com/oea/feed -O - | /bin/sh
Once you see "SoftCAM Feed Universal (secret feed) successfully installed ..." message, you can now close PuTTY.
Reboot your box.
Once box has rebooted, press the Green Button for Plugin Browser.
Press the Green button again to download plugins.
Select Softcams and press OK.
Select the Softcam you want to install and Press OK.
Once your Softcam binary has been installed, you'll need to enable it.
Press Menu
Select Setup, Press OK.
Select Decryption & Parental Control, Press OK.
Select Softcam Setup, Press OK.
Select Softcam, Use the <> left or right navigation buttons on remote to select your softcam, eg oscam. and press the Green button.
Change the Skin.
Press Menu
Select Plugins and press OK.
Press Green Button to Download Plugins.
Select Skins and press OK.
Use the down arrow on remote to scroll down the list of available skins.
Select a skin, example: kiddac-1080-slyk-q.
Press OK.
You'll be asked, Are you sure you want to download and install the plugin.
Select Yes, and press OK.
Once Skin is installed, reboot the box.
Switch to new skin.
Press Menu
Select Setup and Press OK.
Select Usage & User Interface and press OK.
Select Skin Settings and press OK.
Select the Slyk skin
Press Green Button to save.
Select Yes, when asked about restarting box.
Setup for a Motorised Dish using USALS
First get your longitude & latitude info from _https://checkmypostcode.uk/
Enter your post code in the search box and press the Search button
Example, SW1A 2AA
This will give you
Longitude: 51.503 North
Latitude: 0.127 West.
If your latitude shows up on checkmypostcode as a minus number, ignore the minus and just enter the actual latitude number shown on the checkmypostcode website.
Press Menu
Select Setup Press OK
Select Reception Press OK
Select Tuner configuration Press OK
Select Tuner A Press OK
This is how to configure Tuner for Motorised Dish using USALS.
Use the < > buttons on remote to select Configuration: Simple.
Use the down button to select mode and use the < > buttons to set to Positioner.
So your screen should look something like this...
Configuration Mode: Simple
Mode: Positioner
Longitude: 0.127 (Make sure you enter your own Longitude settings here)
WEST
Latitude: 51.503 (Make sure you enter your own Latitude settings here)
NORTH
Press Green button to save.
If required, you can reset the dish position to 1W by using the GOTO 0 option in the positioner menu.
Press Menu.
Select Setup.
Select Reception.
Select Positioner Setup.
Press the down arrow key on remote control, 5 times, until Goto 0 is selected.
Press the Green button.
This will send the dish to 1W.
To setup Tuner B.
Press Menu
Select Setup
Select Reception
Select Tuner Configuration
Select Tuner B
Cofiguration mode: Equal to Tuner A [Use the > right arrow button on remote to select this option]
Press Green button to save.
Install Catseye channel list.
Download the latest Catseye E2 Settings File for motorised.
https://www.satpimps.co.uk/showthrea...US-SATELLITES)
Use Winrar to unrar the Catseye folder to your PC.
You can download Winrar from _https://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
Run the Winrar install exe to install Winrar on your PC.
Use the VuCC tool to install the channel list for you.
You can download VuCC from
http://www.goldwafers.co.uk/downloads/VuCC_V08.zip
Launch VuCC
Enter the IP Address of your Vu box
Username: root
Password: Enter the password you've setup for your box
Click Connect.
Select Upload Channel List
Select the drive letter, example C:\ [Or which ever drive you unrared the Catseye folder to]
Then scroll down the list of folders until you see the Catseye folder.
Double click on the Catseye folder.
Then click the Upload Channel List button.
Once the channel list has been uploaded, close down VuCC.
Then reboot your Vu box.
Click the youtube link below, to see an example.
Setup for a Fixed Satellite Dish.
Press Menu
Select Setup Press OK
Select Reception Press OK
Select Tuner configuration Press OK
Select Tuner A Press OK
Use the < > buttons on remote to select Configuration: Simple.
Use the down button to select mode and use the < > buttons to set to Single.
So your screen should look something like this...
Configuration Mode: Simple
Mode: Single
Satellite: automatic (or set specific Satellite, using the left & right keys <> on remote)
Send DiSEqC: No
Force legacy signal stats: No
Press Green button to save.
Automatically scan for channels.
Press Menu
Select Setup Press OK
Select Reception Press OK
Select Automatic Scan Press OK
Your screen should look something like this...
Clear before scan: Yes
Network scan: Yes
Press Green Button to begin scan.
Manual scan for channels.
Press Menu
Select Setup Press OK
Select Reception Press OK
Select Manual Scan Press OK
Your screen should look something like this...
Tuner: Tuner A (or what ever tuner you've selected)
Scan type: Single satellite
Satellite: This will show whatever fixed Satellite you have setup.
Network scan: yes
Clear before scan: yes
Free to air (FTA) channels only: select either Yes or No depending on your requirements.
Press Green Button to begin scan.
How to setup Vu+ with VBox II DiSEqC 1.2 Positioner.
If your VBox II already has the satellite positions stored and your changing from an old receiver to Vu+ then follow this procedure.
Write down your VBox II satellite position numbers. These are the numbers displayed on the front of the VBox II when moving to a
specific satellite position. These position numbers can also be found in your old receivers motor setup menu.
Example lets say...
Position 1 on VBox II = Astra 19e
Position 2 on VBox II = Eutelsat W2 16e
Position 3 on VBox II = Hotbird 13e
You get the idea...
First send the dish to Astra 19e using Vbox II.
On Vu+ Remote Press Menu
Select Setup Press OK
Select Reception Press OK
Select Tuner configuration Press OK
Select Tuner A Press OK
Now set Configuration Mode to Advanced. Use Left or Right keys on remote to select.
Configuration Mode: Advanced
Satellite: Astra 19e
LNB: 1
DiSEqC mode: 1.2
Scroll down to botton of the page with the down arrow on remote.
Use USALS for this sat: No
Stored position: 001
Press OK to store.
OK that's Astra 19e setup now to setup Eutelsat W2 16e
Now send the dish to Eutelsat 16E using Vbox II.
Select Setup Press OK
Select Reception Press OK
Select Tuner configuration Press OK
Select Tuner A Press OK
Configuration Mode: Advanced
Satellite: Eutelsat W2 16e
LNB: 2
DiSEqC mode: 1.2
Scroll down to botton of the page with the down arrow on remote.
Use USALS for this sat: No
Stored position: 002
Press OK to store.
OK that's Eutelsat W2 16e setup now to setup Hotbird 13e
Now send dish to Hotbird using Vbox II
Select Setup Press OK
Select Reception Press OK
Select Tuner configuration Press OK
Select Tuner A Press OK
Configuration Mode: Advanced
Satellite: Hotbird 13e
LNB: 3
DiSEqC mode: 1.2
Scroll down to botton of the page with the down arrow on remote.
Use USALS for this sat: No
Stored position: 003
Press OK to store.
You get the idea, now repeat for the rest of the satellites and you're done.
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