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First setup

Your next step Guide
Complete the illustrated wizard From language selection to scanning and completion
Repeat first startup on a test receiver Stop Enigma2, rename settings and restore them
Change individual system functions later System and all its submenus

This page provides an overview. The detailed walkthrough includes real German and English captures, explanations of each step and conditional pages on other hardware.

On first start, OpenATV guides you through its basic configuration. You do not need to understand every setting yet. Start with a readable interface, a working connection and a usable channel list.

Before you start

Section titled “Before you start”
  • Have your remote control ready and select the connected input on your television.
  • For internet access, use a network cable to your router or have your Wi-Fi credentials ready.
  • Use the reception details for your own installation. Do not copy unknown values from someone else’s setup.

This guide starts with an image that is already running. Installing or flashing the image is a separate task.

Work through the wizard

Section titled “Work through the wizard”
  1. Check language and picture. Choose your language and follow the offered video setup steps. Confirm a display setting only when the picture is clearly visible.
  2. Start basic setup. At the welcome screen, choose to use the wizard. Select items with ↑/↓, change offered values with ←/→ and press OK to continue.
  3. Connect the network. Select an adapter. Automatic address configuration through DHCP is suitable for a first setup. For Wi-Fi, also select the network and enter its key. Check the resulting connection. You can configure networking later if needed.
  4. Handle any additional steps. The wizard may offer storage or installation dialogs. Read each prompt carefully; formatting erases data on the selected storage device.
  5. Set up reception and channels. Use the configuration required by your installation. The offered steps may let you install a channel list or run a channel scan.
  6. Finish the wizard. Follow the final message. If a restart is requested, allow it to finish.

The exact sequence can vary. You do not need to run the wizard again to change a single setting later.

The first screens

Section titled “The first screens”

Select Use the wizard to set up basic features and press OK. These examples use the MetrixHD skin. Follow the button names and menu labels; the remote control illustration may differ from yours.

Start Wizard with Use the wizard to set up basic features selected
The welcome screen explains navigation with the arrow keys and OK. Open original image ↗

Choose the appropriate network interface. LAN (eth0) is the wired connection in this example. Skip network setup lets you configure the connection later.

Start Wizard showing LAN eth0 and Skip network setup
An example of first setup using a network cable. Open original image ↗

For a typical home network, enable the adapter and set Use DHCP: Yes. Use the labelled save action. LAN and IP settings explains the individual fields.

Check the result

Section titled “Check the result”
  • Are menus and help text in the selected language?
  • Can you open the channel list and select an available channel?
  • Do you have a picture and sound?
  • Does the network overview show a connection and an IP address?

Next steps

Section titled “Next steps”

Source: OpenATV first-run wizard. In addition to the earlier individual views, the full process was completed after renaming settings on the test receiver. This was not a new flash operation; installed packages and existing drives were retained. Sources and test coverage.