and here are my various notes to the 7000 and 9000 HD boxes , a 5000 SD box may be different to this ( different menus etc )
THE AMENDED SIMPLE GUIDE IS NOW IN POST #5 below
NB:-
the new versions of the 900hd box , 7000HD box & the Combo box (from september 2010) do not get activated via Neuvoxstream anymore and it does not work if you try it..
you install your new patch and go to service+ and register there .. the onscreen box will pop up and say connected
set the ip to a fixed ip in network server and also back up your channel list to usb stick if you are upgrading ,and the system as well , onto a usb pen drive formatted to fat32
1) and then load the boxer26 patch from 12 FEB 2011 from a usb stick ( or a later patch if there is a newer one, check the dates )
or
2) alternatively just load the latest patch for your box as it seems it always incorporates all the previous additions and fixes
now factory reset the stb from the menu , reboot , and load the channel list you backed up ( or one from here ) and then highlight network and turn on the gift in network using 1111
go into network - ethernet and register ( working lan and internet connections required ), and the ethernet gift will say connected only , with no date showing but will have the 250MCaabbccdd01 code where the last 5 pairs of your mac code come after the 250MC for registration (it ignores the first 00 of the actual mac code listed in grey in NETWORKING)
go into keyedit and turn on both of the ucas options ( third and fourth ones down ) , also press reset keydata too on the second option down , and exit , then load in the latest spiderbox HD softcam from the spider softcam section ( or the SDsoftcam if using a spiderbox 5000 SD box )
so its:-
Download the softcam zip or rar file , go to the unpacked winzip or winrar folder icon, there will be a softcam file inside, right click on it and copy it to usb stick
Go to your usb and paste that file onto your fat32 formatted usb stick. I usually copy the whole softcam folder to the usb stick
Take the usb to your box and plug it in, go to menu, USB, highlight the softcam key file and click ok to update your box.
Before that, Make sure in the key edit menu, you reset all key data, and make sure both Ucas are set to On. and use 1111 on NETWORK
reboot and you should now have ucas with the latest softcam keys , and the 1 gift server connected and authorised and working
then check channels that are opened by the server and ucas ,
if not check the mac address is correct according to the one inside the box on a white sticky label ( or inside the front flap ) , also check the box has a valid ip address from the router and is connected properly
finally , backup the channel list again , and the system as well , to the pen drive , for safety
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you can disengage the code but you need the remote to do it
but i will explain anyway
menue,parental control,then you enter 4 digits,then lock channel,off,lock installation off
that will stop the need for entering the code,except on the parental control
you will still have to enter the 4 digit code to enter that
thanks go to mister-t for this guide above
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nb:- ensure your usb device is formatted to fat32 first
PVR function.
Go to PVR menu.
Here you can set the recording size and turn off/on the Timeshift.
To record press the Record button on the remote. To end recording press the Stop button on the remote.
To review the recording press the Play button on the remote. A list of all your recordings will appear.
Choose the recording that you want to watch and select it using the OK button.
You can pause,forward or rewind.
To return to TV press the Stop button.
You can record using the EPG by pressing the green button.
Select channel and press the REC key.
If you want to Timeshift,still when a recording is in progress,press the pause button.
To resume watching, press the Play button.
You can Timer record using the Timer option in the menu.
Select the Timer Index - untill 7 recordings can be scheduled.
Set Active to 'Recording'.
Set channel, Start Time and Duration and then exit.
to delete recording
press play button, a list of recordings appears
high light file to delete
press red button to delete
there is also a selection to delete all recordings
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line priority ( taken from al sat and posted by member manunt )
pressing the remote control <Pr button brings up the client list , instead of going into the network section
leave all on
Press <PR button
Scroll to C line you want to use
Press Fn1 on remote
That line will be come active serv*r.
this will prioritise the serv*r you wish to use as default , which could be a local card in another local box
this is because you cannot add 256 after the 14 in deskey
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setting up your router for the spider and other boxes etc
check the range of ports on your netgear for starters
if your netgear is on 192.168.000.001 , then it is likely that the following ip,s are available to you from the netgear
192.168.000.002 to 192.168.000.254 , or thereabouts
choose spiderbox menu , network , ip setup
so if you set your spider to say 192.168.000.020, with netmask to 255.255.255.000
it would read
network setting manual
IP Address 192.168.000.020
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.000
Gateway 192.168.000.001
1st DNS 192.168.000.001
2nd DNS 192.168.000.001
MAC Address (your personal 12 character hexadecimal box mac address is here , same as on your internal motherboard sticker , like this:- 12:34:56:ab:cd:ef)
then hit apply at the bottom and reboot
then go into your netgear control admin panel
and add that fixed ip and mac addy to the local allowed lan equipment ( read your router manual for this )
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CHECKING MAC ADDRESS
look through the top vents with a torch and you will see the mac address written on a label inside the spiderbox on the component board
write this down on a piece of paper , then go into menu-accessory-network , select Network just below Type , where it says IP Setup
The Mac Address is shown at the bottom above apply , check the details in there exactly match the ones you wrote down
on the 9900 the mac address is on a sticker near the front of the stb, left hand side of the cardreaders it requires removal of cover to see it
DO NOT POST THE ACTUAL DETAILS ON HERE !!!
if they are the same , leave it alone !!
while you are in that menu you will also see your router ip address
so it will be something like this :-
IP address 192.168.000.005
SUBnet mask 255.255.255.000
Gateway 192.168.00.001
1st dns 192.168.000.001
2nd dns 000.000.000.000
Mac Address 01:23:45:1A:B8:C9
if that is similar to what I have written above , then your mac code and ip address are correct , so apply and exit , OR just exit
please note , the mac address shown above is an EXAMPLE , and not anyones actual mac address , that actual info is private !!
mac addresses consist of 12 character , a combination of the digits 0 to 9 and letters A to F , which means they are hexadecimal
if the system info section is showing oct 7 2011 then the latest 2011 boxer patch seems to be in the spiderbox , so exit
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you can do similar tricks with your pc , lappy and any other connected equipment , by choosing a different ip address from the range
preferably leave the first 10 ip,s free for any dhcp connections , and fix your boxes , laptops , pc,s and tv,s to higher ip addresses as there are usually over 200 to choose from
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BACKING UP YOUR CHANNEL LIST OR SYSTEM ( or both )
on my boxes press menu and choose usb , you should see your FAT32 formatted pen drive if you inserted it beforehand
browse to your backup folder or channel list folder you made earlier on it using your pc or laptop
at the bottom of the usb menu it will alternate between slideshow and the four coloured buttons with different options for each colour
green says save data
so press green
choose the top CHANNEL DATA and press the ok button , it will save your channel list in UDB format
pressing ALL S/W DATA will save the system file in UAD format
nb:- these can also be saved anywhere on the usb stick , even the root , but I like to use folders on mine to keep it neat and tidy
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posted on another forum , here is what they said
i have got just about every avi file to work perfect by using divx manager and selecting rhapsody, xvid, bit rate 887 and converting, then playing the converted file through usb, the conversion is very quick and so far no problems, link to download divx manager is in supplied instruction book, regards ardvaak
and
I have one or two AVI files that will play on nothing - not the spiderbox, not the Azbox, and not the Vu+
I used WinAvi ver. 9.0 to convert them and now they work on all three receivers. - anrakh
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UPDATE
EXTRA COMBO INFO on accessing terrestrial channels
if you press the sat button and scroll to the end of the list you will see terrestrial
press ok on terrestrial that should take you into the channel list
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note , these are the main differences between the two main HD boxes :-
the 9000 has 2 scarts , a cam slot , an rf output modulator for rf channel delivery by analogue coaxial methods , and the remote control can be used to operate your tv , vcr etc
the 7000 has only 1 scart , , no cam slot , it has no rf output modulator , and cannot be used to operate a tv or vcr etc either
but apart from the above they do the same basic tasks and can use the same HD channel lists and softcam etc