VBrick Systems Portal Server ETV v4.1 - Manual (Page 54)

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Learning IR Commands
The Portal Server VBIR also supports the SpitFIRE device internal library. This library is a
database in flash memory of several thousand IR command sets accessed by a three-digit
code. In the EtherneTV Portal Server Admin Console a three-digit internal library code is
specified by selecting a SpitFire source device from the dropdown list during configuration.
If none of the codes in the SpitFire internal library represent the IR command set used by a
particular source device, the SpitFire VBIR can be set to learn and store IR commands like a
universal remote. Once commands are learned on a SpitFire they can be written as an
extended (download) command library to a storage file on a PC. The learned commands in
the stored file can be uploaded and "cloned" to another SpitFire. For more information, go
to www.VBrick.com/documentation and see the application note "EtherneTV: Learning IR
Commands on the VBIR."
Set Top Boxes
STBs (Set Top Boxes) must be configured in ETV Portal Server before they can be managed
and used for scheduled events. (STB version must also be 3.7.1 or higher.) Once configured,
all STBs in the system are shown on the following window. The
Select STB
panel in the next
screen shows STBs that have announced their presence on the network but have not been
configured for use in the Portal Server. (Note: to schedule
T To add an STB configuration:
1. Go to
Global Settings > Set Top Boxes
.