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Before step 1
Meet your remote
For the whole setup, you only need these 5 buttons. Look at them on your gold remote.
- 1The arrows ▲▼◀▶Move on the screen.
- 2OK, in the middleMeans “yes, this one.”
- 3Back ↩Oops? Go back one screen.
- 4Home ⌂Go to the main screen.
- 5VOL −Sound down. You need it right away, in step 1.
No problem. Check that the 2 batteries are in the remote, the flat side on the spring.
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Turn on the TV and the box. This screen appears by itself.
📺 Look at your TV
🎮 On your remote
Press these 2 buttons
AT THE SAME TIME
OK + VOL −
- Put your thumb on OK and another finger on VOL −.
- Press both buttons together, at the same time. Keep holding them.
- Let go when this screen goes away by itself. Your remote is connected!
No problem. Hold the remote close to the box and press OK + VOL − again, both together, and keep holding.
Check the 2 batteries too. Still stuck? Randy will help you on the phone.
📞 Call Randy · (607) 343-3537Open Settings (the gear)
📺 Look at your TV
The gear is at the top of the main screen, next to the clock. It turns white when you are on it.
🎮 On your remote
▲ up · ▶ right · OK
- Press ▲ a few times, until you are at the top of the screen.
- Press ▶ until the gear turns white.
- Press OK. A blue menu opens on the right.
✅ You will see this:
No problem. Press ⌂ Home once to come back to the main screen, then start this step again.
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📞 Call Randy · (607) 343-3537Is your TV box plugged into your internet box with an internet cable? Then you are already connected. Skip to the last step ▶
Choose “Network & Internet”
📺 Look at your TV
🎮 On your remote
▼ down · OK
- Press ▼ until Network & Internet is light blue, like in the picture.
- Press OK.
No blue menu? Go back to step 2: tap ◀ Previous at the bottom of this page, then follow it again.
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📞 Call Randy · (607) 343-3537Pick your Wi-Fi
📺 Look at your TV
🎮 On your remote
▼ down · OK
- Find your Wi-Fi name in the list. It is the name on the sticker of your internet box.
- Press ▼ to go on it, then press OK.
Can’t find your Wi-Fi name? No problem. Try these, one at a time:
- Look at the sticker on your internet box. Your Wi-Fi name is written there. Find the same name in the list.
- The list can be long. Press ▼ again and again to see more names. Also look for “See all” and press OK.
- Wait one minute. The list changes by itself.
- If you can, move the TV box closer to your internet box.
- Turn your internet box off and on: unplug it, count to 30, plug it back in. Wait 2 or 3 minutes, until its lights calm down. Then look at the list again.
- Still nothing? Randy will help you on the phone.
Type your Wi-Fi password
📺 Look at your TV
🎮 On your remote
- A keyboard opens. Use the arrows ▲▼◀▶ to go to a letter, then press OK. The letter shows in box 1.
- Do it again for each letter (2), slowly. Need letters instead of numbers? Go to ABC (3) and press OK.
- When the password is all typed, go to the green check ✓ (4) at the bottom right and press OK. Wait a few seconds.
Made a mistake? The ⌫ key on the screen keyboard erases one letter.
“Wrong password”? Look at the sticker again, letter by letter, and type it once more.
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📺 Look at your TV
🎮 On your remote
⌂ Home
- Under your Wi-Fi name, you read “Connected.” Your box is on the internet.
- Press ⌂ Home to go to the main screen.
- To watch something: on the main screen, choose an app in the list. Move to it with the arrows, then press OK. Enjoy your shows!
It says “Wrong password”, or nothing? Tap ◀ Previous at the bottom of this page and type the password again, letter by letter.
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📞 Call Randy · (607) 343-3537All set! Your box is ready. You can close this page now.
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(607) 343-3537Well done!
Your TV box is ready.
Next time, just turn on the TV. Enjoy your shows!
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