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Loading software into receiver
Look at your receiver in front cover and see if it's eMetabox or eMetabox II
Download the loader (eMetaBox NEW Downloading Program.exe) and the bin file
(eMETABOX1 or eMETABOX2_verXX.zip depending on your receiver type)
Connect the RS232 or serial port on the rear of receiver and PC with null modem cable.
Powerup the PC and receiver
Run the loader, set the com port (serial port) and click set. Then click "open code data"
and point to the bin file (AFTER you unrar / unzip) and Start send.
The transfer will begin and the receiver will be programmed and coundown from "d-30" to says "Good".
Switch off and wait 5 seconds and switch on again.
The menu will show with option to select Family or Personal and then the Language selection

Setting up the Satellite
Press button IIII on remote control for Main Menu and select Installation
Select Satellite and press button IIII to select and Exit
Do a muiltisearch and once channels are found
Exit and save data.

Adding new Satellite + Channels
Goto http://www.metaware.co.kr/customer/register.asp and register to download software
Login and
download STB Wizard (20.6 Mb) or http://www.metaware.co.kr/customer/install/STB%20Wizard%20Setup.exe
download STB Wizard manual (852 KB) or http://www.metaware.co.kr/download/wizard%20manual.doc
Read the manual
Connect null modem cable to serial port of pc and metabox
Power on PC and metabox receiver.
Install STB Wizard and start program
Click "auto STB detect"
Click "Channel Editor" and click [Satcodx] tab
Select region 1-9, click select the Satellite
click "Refresh by Satellite" and the channels will show on bottom
Right click on the selected Satellite to "edit Satellite".
Click Set Antenna configuaration for LNB Type and Polarity
Click Apply and OK
Click button "Transfer to STB" or right click on Channels list and select "transfer Satellite + Channel"
Code will be transfered and and wait for "countdown d-30 until Good" status on receiver
Power off and on again.

Method 1
If only one channel appear in TV Channel List (button IIII), then select "transfer channels only" in channel
editor (STB Wizard)
Code will be transfered and status on receiver is "Good"
Power off and on again.
All Channels list will appear.
The channels will be scrambled until the code or keys is entered.

Method 2
Once Satellite is selected, goto "Edit TP", then "Add TP"
Select "Add TP" and create Frequency and Symbol rate
Then select "TP Search" and "All". Channels will appear.
Exit and save data.
The channels will be scrambled until the code or keys is entered.
Refer this website for details : http://www.lyngsat.com/index.html

Over-The-Air (OTA)
You can upgrade Software Over-The-Air (OTA), change background pictures (in Video and Radio mode),
audio for Radio mode

There are 4 options to select:-
1. Main code (This is for downloading software from Hotbird)
2. Background image (This is for changing backgrounds for Video TV & Radio)
3. Background image
4. Background image

When select options 2,3 or 4, then there will be more 3 options (Video-Audio-Cancel)
select your option, press OK, Yes and wait (Do not power off the receiver at this time)
Wait for a few minutes and new data will be downloaded automatically and installed.
Receiver will restart automatically, otherwise switch off and on again.

eMetabox will upgrade all data automatically from remote, power off reciever with remote and
then look on front panel of the receiver you will see "UPGRADE" 2 times then receiver will
switch off. The codes will be upgraded while in standby mode.
Now switch on from remote and all codes will be active.

How to update key code
Go into CODE EDIT mode on the Menu
Select CAS with color button or
Press 1 for Sky-Crypt or
Press 2 for Conax
Find Provider ID
Find Index#
Edit Key code with remote control
Then save, reset STB
Check updated $ Channel open
Note: when key code updated, please edit Key code. (no ADD)

Autoupdate (AU)
For the code to autoupdate,
1) Switch off receiver and on again on a FTA channel. Wait for some time and check codes in code menu.
2) If no new codes updated, then go to OTA and run Search and check System Info then it will be updated automatically
The autoupdate feature will only work with some providers and can be disabled at any point of time.

FAQ

Q. The update to Metabox is still not successful after 3 hours and there is an error message
A. Update the metabox will on take a few minutes. Check your com port setting or wrong type
     cable is used. Use a null modem cable.

Q. The PC will display "transfer success" and Metabox display "Good". I switch off and on metabox
     and display is always "on"
A. The wrong software have been flashed into Metabox. Reflash with correct file.

Q. I've tried to load all the possible new updating softwares for my silver
     eMetaBox but with no positive result, still have no response and the LED
     is still "on"
A. Switch off the receiver and recheck files and cable again. Then connect the
     receiver again, start the program when the receiver is still power off. the program
     will reply with trying to connect 1.2.3..., then you switch on the power of the
     receiver if all steps are okay this should do the trick.
A. If you press the "Power" button on the front of the receiver after loading the
     software, the receiver will show only "on".
     You must switch off the switch at the back of the receiver. Try to reload the software again.
     After the receiver shows "Good" then wait for 30 seconds. If the receiver does not restart
     by itself, switch it off using the switch on the back of the receiver, wait 10 seconds,
     then switch it on again. The receiver should show "on... Strt... inSt". If this is OK
     then you can switch off, connect to the satellite and the TV, and set up the language,
     satellite and do "Multi Search" to find the channels again.

Q I have tried to upgrade the Software but the "filesend2 program" counts and says
    "No Answer".
A. Switch off the receiver and recheck files and cable again. Then connect the
     receiver again, start the program when the receiver is still power off. the program
     will reply with trying to connect 1.2.3..., then you switch on the power of the
     receiver

Q. How do I identify the type of receiver
A. there is 3 type of eMetabox:
1- black&red color carton box with black color or silver color receiver and the
     right side of front cover states eMetabox.
2- white color carton box with silver color receiver and the right side of front
     cover states eMetabox II. This receiver have 1 card slot.
3- black&red color carton box with silver color receiver. This receiver have 1 card and 2 cams slot.

Q. Why does the receiver does not store the channels
A. You have reached the limit of channels storage. Delete some channels like the radio
     channels which are not used regularly.

Q. I accidently patch the loader with FileSend2.exe(Loader Data Download). The metabox
     doesn't work. My flash memory is down.
A. 1. Unplug Metabox and remove the cover.
     2. You'll find 2 PCB, power supply and the main board.
     3. Remove the cable from the Power supply to the main board.
     4. From the pins on the main board (usually marked) short the marked
         supply line to ground. Do the same to the Power Supply board.
         Note: The whole idea is to discharge all the capacitors to reset
         whatever data/info on the RAM to, at least, restart the system
         for downloading.
     5. Return back the cable from the Power Supply to the main board.
     6. Connect the PC and plug the Metabox and turn on the main power.
         Do not push the front power button
     7. Run the software and hopefully downloading will be a breeze.

Q. I have upgraded the Metabox with new software. Whenever I switch off the receiver from my
    remote control on the led (Upgrade) is displayed 2 times and then the receiver restarts and it's
    always "ON". In order to switch off my receiver I need to switch it off from the back button.
    I would like to be able to switch it off normally from the remote.
A. Do the following steps:-
    1. Click timer (default 10 sec)
    2. Wait till the box is off
    3. Switch on using remote
    4. Wait till the channel comes up
    5. Switch off using remote
    Now your off button on remote is working again

Additional information:
eMetabox update procedure