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FTG Card Mode of Operation Overview
Outlined below is the FTG (Free-To-Guest) setup for individual TV control
ANTENNA IN
M.P. I.
ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT
Receives RF signals
.
RETAINING SCREW
Install after inserting
the LMT7Z7 card.
RETAINING SCREW
Install after inserting
the LMT7Z7 card.
M.P.I. INTERFACE
Available MPI port
.
FTG CARD
TARGET TV/STB
CHANNEL
MAP
INSTALLER
MENU
CHANNEL
INSTALLER
MENU
MAP
FTG CARD
TARGET TV/STB
CHANNEL
MAP
INSTALLER
MENU
CHANNEL
INSTALLER
MENU
MAP
1. Set up commercial features of TV/STB. Enter Installer Menu and set all desired items as required. (i.e. Tuning
Band, Start Channel etc.) Refer to the Installation and Setup Guide of the TV/STB.
2. Load the FTG Configuration Application program onto the PC that will be used to configure the FTG card.
3. Install FTG card into TV/STB’s MPI card slot and connect PC. (See below)
4. Execute the FTG Configuration Application and create a configuration file.
5. Build a Channel Map and ‘Write’ it to FTG card. (Converts card from pass-through to FTG mode.)
6. If necessary, make changes to Installer Menu items using FTG Installer Menu Configuration utility and ‘Write’
them to FTG card.
7. Save the configuration file (*.rml) for future use.
8. Tune TV/STB to a Logical Channel in the Channel Map.
LMT7Z7 Configured Card in FTG Mode of Operation
Different Model TV/STB Function
Card only copies Installer Menu items
and then installs Channel Map.
Same Model TV/STB Function
Card installs both Installer Menu items
and Channel Map.