Maestro Set Top Box Control and Digital Signage Sally Halpin November 12, 2014

Agenda Intro to Maestro ZvSTB – Control solution ZvShow – Free signage channel smart|buy program Discussion This Presentation assumes that you are: Familiar with ZV Used Maestro in the past Familiar with DirecTV H25

Product Manuals

Front Panel Information IP Address Source Status Channel Name RF Channel Virtual or Logical Channel

Accessing Maestro

Maestro Two Tabs We Are Working With Today DEVICE TAB for ZV Show STB TAB for DirecTV H25 receiver control

HDb2000-DT DirecTV H25 Receiver Hydra DT Cable HDb2640 | HDb2620 | HDb2540 | HDb2520

DirecTV Design Requirement

What is STB control and what does it do? Allows simple control of the H25 DTV receivers through Maestro Allows remote management of both the Zv channels and the DirecTV channels

ZvSTB Control Connect active H25 directly to TV Navigate to Config page: Assign IP address and make note for easy reference later Set a default gateway Set a DNS server (optional) Navigate to Whole-Home page: Set external access to “Allow” Set Current Program to “Allow” Navigate to Video Setting Page and set allowed resolutions If connected to HDb2500, set 720p If connected to HDb2600, set to 1080i (or 720p)-optional First you must configure every STB with a static IP address

Configuring Maestro for STB Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Connect to Maestro by entering the IP address on the ZvBox Click to the STB Tab Enter the IP address of the STB and click “Apply” All of the information will populate

ZvSTB Control To power the individual units on or off. Maestro Screen Shots Firmware update is available to all ZeeVee products (although only ZeeVee products that use the DT cable can connect to the H25 cable box) To power the individual units on or off. To change the channel numbers of the STB. Call Sign and Program Name automatically populate. FORCE-When enabled will ping the STB every 5-10 seconds to ensure the unit is displaying according the set Maestro Configuration.

ZvShow Extra channel available on all HD QAM products Up to 250MB File Backwards compatible with most existing HD QAM products All existing HD QAM products. Does not work on Rev.A products, sol oldest units would need upgrade.

ZvShow How is it used? Where are the opportunities?

Front Panel with and without ZVShow Installed ZV Show NOT Installed ZvShow Installed

Six Easy Steps Generate a Video File Convert a Video File Upload the file to the ZeeVee Unit Configure Channel Lineup Enable ZvShow Channel Scan HD Televisions

Converting a File Step 1: download and install ZVConvert: http://zeevee.com/support/tools Currently this only works with a PC (Not with a Mac) Launch ZVC and load the file by dragging it to the window.

Using ZvConvert After loading the file to be converted ZVC will show general information at the top and configuration options at the bottom

Uploading a File Log into Maestro by typing the IP address of the unit into the browser.

Configuring Channel Line Up and Enabling ZvShow ZvShow channel will appear in the last subchannel for the first RF Will show as “disabled” - Switch to “enabled” and hit “apply”

Televisions usually require a full rescan to detect the addition of a new logical channel

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Contact ZeeVee Western Region Scott Nordstrom snordstrom@zeevee.com 303.829.3483 Midwest Region Roy Bertalotto roy@zeevee.com 508.525.0367 Eastern Region Sally Halpin shalpin@zeevee.com 401.846.4614 Canada / Mexico Chris Scurto cscurto@zeevee.com 303.884.1499 Europe Rob Muddiman rmuddiman@zeevee.com +44.1494.956677 Tech Support support@zeevee.com 877.493.3833

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