How to connect a Rostelecom set-top box to a TV

A television

Rostelecom television is configured after connecting the IP set-top box. Its package should consist of the following elements: the set-top box itself, two batteries, a power supply, a remote control (RC), an AV cable (tulip), an ethernet cable that will connect the set-top box and a router, and an HDMI cable.

The instructions for television devices give their detailed characteristics. For example, the prefix "Standard" supports HD and 3D resolutions. And its functions are:

support for standard SD and high definition HD digital image formats;
support for interactive services;
independent use and management of Rostelecom network resources, which means pause, record, rewind and use archives.

The Premium set-top box has the same functions, but the control is performed using the built-in 500 Gb hard drive.

Before using the set-top box, like any other device, open its manual and get acquainted with the description of detailed instructions for its use.

There are several options for connecting it:

via internet cable;
via WiFi;
via PLC adapters.

To connect and configure a Rostelecom TV set-top box via Wi-Fi (and this is a wireless network), you need to purchase expensive equipment. To connect the device via this network, use the Motorola media bridge or an additional Wi-Fi adapter.

The Rostelecom set-top box can be connected to the TV using PLC adapters. To do this, they buy and deliver expensive devices that are powered by the mains. After installation, they are configured to work together.

Connecting the set-top box with an Internet cable is the easiest and most reliable option, any user can handle it on their own, and this will be considered. To set up Rostelecom television through a router, you need to make sure that it supports the IGMP function, and this is the process of exchanging between consumers and providers (routers) of multicast (multicast) IP traffic. All this happens at a fairly high network level. Without this function, Rostelecom will not be able to connect IP television.

How to connect and configure a Rostelecom TV set-top box via an Internet cable. This is done quite simply and everyone can do it. To do this, we perform the following steps in turn:

First, a cord from the power supply is connected to the console, without temporarily supplying electricity.
In the router settings, find IPTV and run IGMP Proxy. Here you need to select the "Bridge" mode and define the LAN port. Now all this is saved and the router is rebooted.
An Internet cable connects the router to the set-top box. In this case, be sure to use the LAN port, which was defined in the settings.
Now, in order to set up Rostelecom television through a router, you need an HDMI (or AV) cable, connect the set-top box to the TV. If this port is not on the television device, then "tulips" are connected.

We connect the power supply to the mains. We turn on the TV. After that, the image will be displayed on the screen and you can start setting up Rostelecom channels on the TV. If it didn’t work out, disconnect the devices from the sockets and repeat all the steps, while trying to connect the cable to another port.

Rostelecom TV does not require its subscribers to set parameters, because its provider will do all this, the service user only needs to log in.

How to set up TV

How to set up Rostelecom television yourself if the Standard prefix is \u200b\u200balready connected. To do this, the remote control switches the TV on to video mode. Windows will appear on the monitor informing you that you need to enter a login and password in order to boot a new device.

In the opened fields from the registration sheet, using the remote control, one by one enter the numbers that correspond to the login and password. Press the "OK" key, that is, it will confirm the actions performed. Usually the TV channels are already automatically tuned in, so a window on the monitor will prompt you to select them.

It is important to know that sometimes the device may require a PIN code after entering the login and password. In this situation, we use the numbers: 0000 or 1111. If this does not work, we contact Rostelecom technical assistance by phone 8 800 100 08 00, they will help unlock it.

Trouble-shooting

What to do if the installed Rostelecom TV set-top box does not work, as the subscriber expected this. We know that all channels are always tuned automatically, but sometimes there are various problems. For example, the screen is blue, this may mean that you need to select the correct video input. A rabbit is running - the reason is in the firmware, or in the wrong connection, and there may also be poor contact in the connectors. We need to double-check all this, reboot the prefix. It is advisable to change the "tulip" to an HDMI cable.

The device is connected, but does not broadcast all channels. The reason may be that the subscriber forgot to pay for the services provided in a timely manner. Technical failures are very rare. Remember, the technical assistance service is always ready to eliminate them, as well as provide any other service.

Additional functions of the set-top box

The most favorite feature, which is most often used by subscribers, is TimeShift support. It makes it possible to stop the television broadcast, and continue it at any convenient time.

Rostelecom offers its subscribers about 180 different TV channels. The prefix analyzes the interests of users and suggests those programs that may be useful to them.

Subscribers are also offered video rental of the most interesting films. You can select them at the top of the screen and purchase them without getting up from the couch, using only the DPU for this. This service is called "video rental".

Reset

Rostelecom TV set-top box firmware is made to give it new functionality, improving quality indicators. It is performed very simply. To do this, go to the menu, look for the Def.Settings item, confirm with the OK button and select Exit & Save. That's it, the settings are reset. Now it remains to set them up in a new way, as discussed above in the "How to set up Rostelecom television" section.