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FTG Mode of Operation Overview
FTG Mode via CPU or EBL
FTG Mode enables Pro:Idiom decryption and also allows logical channel mapping of physical channels.
There are two separate and distinct methods for configuring LD340H/LD345H TVs for FTG Mode of
operation: one (new) method is to configure the TV CPU for FTG Mode operation, while the other is to
configure the TV EBL for FTG Mode operation. EACH OF THESE METHODS IS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
IF THE CPU IS IN FTG MODE, THE EBL CANNOT BE SWITCHED TO FTG MODE. LIKEWISE, IF THE
EBL IS IN FTG MODE, THE CPU CANNOT BE SWITCHED TO FTG MODE.
Caution: Once the initial method for conguring the TVs for FTG Mode of operation has been
selected, all subsequent changes to FTG Channel Map and FTG Installer Menu settings must
also be performed in accordance with the selected FTG Mode of operation (via CPU or EBL).
• FTG Mode via CPU: With this method, the TV’s CPU is congured with an FTG Channel Map and FTG
Installer Menu settings using one of the following processes:
− Congure an individual LD340H/LD345H TV via its USB port using an FMA Conguration (.fma) le
on a USB memory device. The “Teach to TV (FMA)” process, along with associated procedures, is
described on pages 31 to 34.
− Congure all LD340H/LD345H TVs at the site using a Pro:Centric server head end device (Example:
PCS150R). Load an FMA Conguration (.fma) le on the Pro:Centric server using the TV E-Z Installa-
tion “Conguration” option in the Pro:Centric Server Admin Client. Refer to the Pro:Centric™ Server
Admin Client User Guide for further information.
• FTG Mode via EBL: With this method, the TV’s EBL module is congured with an FTG Channel Map and
FTG Installer Menu settings using one of the following processes:
− Congure an individual LD340H/LD345H TV’s EBL via its TV-LINK CFG jack using a direct PC-to-TV
connection and the FTG Conguration Application. The “Write” process for an FTG Channel Map and
FTG Installer Menu settings is described on page 35.
− Congure all LD340H/LD345H TV EBLs at the site using a Free-To-Guest Management Appliance
(FMA) head end device (Example: FMA-LG101). Refer to the Free-To-Guest (FTG) Configuration
Application manual and/or the Installation & Setup manual for the FMA device for further information.
While the TV is in FTG Mode:
• Users can still access the Installer Menu using an LG Installer Remote; however, all Installer Menu items
will be read-only.
• Any FTG conguration changes must be made using the FTG Conguration Application. FTG Channel
Map Conguration and FTG Installer Menu Conguration Utilities enable you to make changes, respec-
tively, to the FTG Channel Map and FTG Installer Menu settings as necessary. Based on the initial method
used to congure the TV for FTG Mode operation (via CPU or EBL), all subsequent changes must be
transferred to the TV/EBL via a process that is in accordance with that method.
• If it becomes necessary to reset the TV to Pass-through Mode, there are several options that will enable
you to do so. Refer to Reference section, “Resetting a TV to Pass-through Mode,” for further information.
Pages 36 to 39 provide overviews of the FTG Channel Map, FTG Installer Menu, and FMA Configuration
Utilities that comprise the FTG Configuration Application. Refer to the Free-To-Guest (FTG)
Configuration Application manual for further information on the FTG Configuration Application.