Unleashing the Power of the Dreambox DM8000 HD PVR: Features and Setup Guide

 

What is DM8000 HD PVR?

Powerful receiver for digital TV and Radio programs.

Main features are a 400 MHz processor the Dreambox DM8000 supports the Linux TV API

• MPEG-2 / H.264 decoding
• 10/100MBit compatible Ethernet Interface
• DVD support
• Twin-DVB-S2 tuner
• optional DVB-C or DVB-T
• mixable, plug & play
• big size OLED display

Technical data

• 400 MHz MIPS Processor
• Enigma 2, Linux Operating System
• brilliant big-size OLED — Display
• MPEG-2 /H.264 Hardware decoding
• TWIN DVB-S2 tuner
• 2 x Plug&Play tuner sockets
  optional for DVB-S, DVB-C or DVB-T
• 4 x DVB Common-Interface Slot
• 2 x Smartcard-Reader (Dreamcrypt CA)
• V.24/RS232 Interface
• Integrated Compact Flash and SD Card Slot
• 10/100 MBit compatible Ethernet Interface
• 3 x USB 2.0 (1 x front, 2 x back)
• S/PDIF Interface for digital bit stream out (AC-3)
• 2 x Scart-interfaces
• S-Video
• YPrPb (Component)
• DVI
• Audio/Video cinch out
• 128 MByte Flash, 256 MByte RAM
• 2 x integrated SATA
  — support for internal HDD 3,5″ in any capacity
  — support for SATA SlimLine DVD
• embedded WiFi (Mini-PCI device inl. antenna)
• unlimited channel lists for TV/Radio
• channel-change time < 1 second
• automatic service scan
• directly bouquet-lists
• EPG (electronic program guide)
• Videotext Decoder
• multiple LNB-Switching control (DiSEqC)
• OSD in many languages and skin-support

Setup IPTV using XtreamTV plugin in Enigma 2

Install IPTV via autoscript bouquet list on Enigma2

Flashing a new firmware with Browser (then click here)

Flashing a new firmware with DreamUp (then click here)

Firmware / Image DateFirmware 3.1.0 23.03.2011

User manual DM8000
(PDF — English for Release from 10.12.2008)

Flash firmware (Image):

DM8000 needs a special format called “nfi”, which contains a header (and possibly a CRC) and 3 different partitions (loader, boot, root). You can flash this either with the bootloader directly (using a special HTTP client or using a browser), or using a special version of Dreamup. The good news are that you can flash even without a serial cable, you just have to interrupt the boot process by pressing a front panel key. < /p>

If you don’t have a network, or trashed your second stage loader, you can flash using only a serial cable.

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DreamBox DM8000 technical data < /h2>

DBS-Tuner: < br / > Frequency Range 950.. .2150 MHz < br / > QPSK Demodulation EN 302 307 < br / > Signal Level — 65 dBm…-25 dBm < br / > Signal — to — Noise Level 12 dB max. < br / > DBS — Tuner Input Connector F — Type female < br / > Input Impedance 75 Ohm < br / > AFC + /- 3 MHz
Demodulation Shaped QPSK and 8 PSK < br / > FEC Viterbi and Reed — Solomon < br / > Viterbirate 1 / 4, 1 / 3, 2 / 5, 1 / 2, 3 / 5, 2 / 3, 3 / 4, 4 / 5, 5 / 6, 8 / 9 < br / > Roll — off Factor 35 % < /p>

Common-Interface: < br / > Common — Interface Power nsumption max.0, 3 A / 5 V < /p>

Video decoder: < br / > Video Compression MPEG — 2 / H .264 and MPEG — 1 compatible < br / > Video Standard PAL G / 25 Hz, NTSC < br / > Video Formats 4: 3 / 16: 9 < br / > Letterbox for 4: 3 TV — Device < /p>

Audio decoder: < br / > Audiokompression MPEG — 1 & amp;MPEG — 2 Layer I and II, MP3 < br / > Audio Mode Dual(main / sub), Stereo < br / > Frequency: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz,16 kHz,22.05 kHz, 24 kHz < /p>

Output analog: < br / > Output Level L / R 0, 5 Vss on 600 Ohm < br / > THD & gt;60 dB(1 kHz) < br / > Crosstalk & lt; — 65 dB < /p>

Output digital: < br / > Output Level 0, 5 Vss on 75 Ohm < br / > Sampled Data Filtering 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz < br / > S / PDIF — Output optical, coaxial(AC3) < /p>

Video parameter: < br / > Input Level FBAS 1 Vss + /- 0.3 dB on 75 Ohm
Teletext filter in conformity with ETS 300 472 Standard < /p>

TV-Scart: < br / > Output: FBAS, RGB, S — Video < /p>

VCR-Scart: < br / > FBAS < /p>

Serielle Interface RS 232: < br / > Typ RS232 bidirectional < br / > Bitrate 115, 2 kBit / s max. < br / > Plug Connector SUB — D — 9 < br / > Function: Update of Firmware < /p>

Ethernet: < br / > 10 / 100 MBit compatible interface < br / > Function: Update of Firmware < /p>

USB: < br / > USB 2.0 connector(3 x) < /p>

SATA Interface: < br / > for internal HDD < br / > Compact Flash — Reader < br / > SD Card — Reader < /p>

LNB power and polarisation per tuner: < br / > LNB Current 500 mA max.;short — circuit — protected < br / > LNB Voltage vertical & lt;14 V no load, & gt;11, 5 V at 400 mA < br / > LNB Voltage horizontal & lt;20 V no load, & gt;17, 3 V at 400 mA < br / > LNB power off in Standy mode < /p>

Count of active satellite position: < br / > DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 and USALS(Rotor Control) < /p>

Power consumption: < br / > & lt;30 W( in operation, horizontal polarization / 400 mA LNB current) < br / > & lt;25 W( in operation, no LNB) < br / > & lt;10 W(Deep — Standby — Mode) < /p>

Input voltage: < br / > 230 V / 50 Hz alternating current + /- 15%
110 V / 60 Hz alternating current + /- 15%

< p > < strong > Physical specification: < /strong>
Ambient Temperature + 15 & deg;C…+35 & deg;C < br / > Humidity & lt;80 % < br / > Size(W x D x H): 430 mm x 280 mm x 90 mm < br / > Weight: 3, 0 kg & nbsp;without HDD a.DVD & nbsp; < /p>

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