IQ Box™
User Manual
IQ TV BOX
Model No.:IQ786
Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc.
Thank y ou for purchasi ng IQ Box™. Follo w this guide
to setu p your device.
The IQ Bo x™ is premium per formance peri pheral
capab le of transform ing any TV or LCD Monito r into
a SMART TV v ia HDMI and CVBS co nnection s.
The IQ Bo x™ is a smart media h ub based on a quad
-core AR M® Cortex-A53 p rocessor with p enta-cor e
Mali- 450 GPU and the lat est Andro id™ OS.
Users o f the IQ Box™ can acc ess the Google Pl ay
Store t o download thei r favourite app lication s to
suppo rt basic home com puting via a TV or Monit or
inclu ding web browsi ng, UHD play bac k, screencasti ng local media pl ayback via U SB po rts, inter net
radio , gaming, acces s to the popular me dia player
apps an d much more.
The IQ Bo x™ offer s up to date con nec tivity Eth ernet
and Wi- Fi connectivi ty allowin g use rs to
conne ct multiple dev ices to share the c ontent
inclu ding videos, mu sic and phot os.
GETT ING STARTED!............... .......................................7
WHAT'S IN THE BOX.......................................................8
IQ BOX™ ORIENTATION....... ...... ...... ..............................9
TAKE CONTROL...........................................................14
FUNCTIONS OF THE IQ BOX™ REMOTE CONTROL...15
USING THE IQ BOX™ REMOTE....................................17
DIFFERENT CONTROL METHODS................................17
USING MY IQ BOX™................... ...... ...... .....................18
WHAT DO I NEED?............................... ...... ...... .............19
SET IT U P..... ...... ...........................................................20
SETTING UP THE IQ BOX™......................... ...... ...... .....2 1
SETTINGS GUIDE.........................................................23
LANGUAGE SETUP ........ ..... ........................ ..... .........24
TIME ZONE SETUP........... ...... ...... .................................27
WI-FI SETUP (BASIC)................................ ...... ...... .........27
GOOGLE PLAY SETUP..................................................28
Getting Started!
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What's in the box
· IQ Box™ x 1
· IQ Remote Controller x 1
· HDMI cable x 1
· AV Cable x 1
· User Manual x 1
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IQ Box™ Orientation
A. Power b utton B. USB 2.0 p ort 1
C. USB 2.0 p ort 2 D. TF C ard Slot
E. DC 5V Pow er-in jack F . Optic al audio port
G. CVBS Po rt H. HD MI port
I . Ethe rnet jack
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Power B utton LED (Top Face)
- Powe r ON - LED glows WHIT E
- Powe r OFF/STANDBY - LED glows RE D
Cross L ED (Top Face)
- Powe r ON – Cross LED glow s WHITE
- Powe r OFF/STANDBY - NO glow
Remot e Indicator LED ( Front Face)
- Powe r ON – LED glows BLUE
- Powe r OFF/STANDBY - LED glows RE D
Power b utton
After t he power cable is c onnected to the d evice, the p owe r button
LED wil l immediately g low RED indi cat ing that it is i n STANDBY
mode. To power o n IQ Bo x™, press th e power button on ce. The
power L ED will change fr om RED to WHITE, in a ddition, t he cr oss
featu re on the top of the de vice will also gl ow WHITE. To power off
the IQ Bo x™, press the pow er button once an d the device w ill r eturn
to stan dby mode, long pr ess the button an d the device w ill p ower off.
TF card s lot
Expan d the storage cap acity up to 32GB ma x.
Recov er button
Recov er button is posi tioned ins ide t he AV por t. Press and hold t his
butto n AND power up IQ Box™ a t the same time. Re lease this b utt on
and the d evice will powe r up in RECOVE RY mode.
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HDMI po rt
Conne ct IQ Box™ to the HDM I port of a high-de finition TV or PC
monit or using an HDMI ca ble.
Optic al audio port (S/ PDIF Out)
Conne ct to the optical a udio input o f an ex ternal amp lifi er that
suppo rts S/PDIF
USB 2.0 p orts
Conne ct any external U SB device to IQ Box ™ to access it s con tents
e.g. a fla sh drive. The USB can co nnect with addi tional periph erals
such as a w ireless keybo ard or wirel ess m ouse.
Ether net jack
The por t requires an eth ernet cable con nected fro m the I Q Box™ to
a route r or a configured da ta port. The IQ Box™ can o perate as a
route r to support Wi-F i hotspot servi ces. Config ura tion of the
featu re is accessibl e in the settings m enu. Pleas e vis it:
Setti ngs ->More…-> Portable hots pot
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CVBS Po rt
If the TV or mon ito r to be used doe s not have an HDMI po rt then it is
possi ble to connect th e device to the cor rectly col our c oded
compo site ports. These ar e typically col our coded red, wh ite and
yello w and are usually l ocated on th e rea r side of the TV unit.On
some mo dels they can be si tuated on the fro nt of the TV.
DC Powe r-in jack
Conne ct the power adap ter suppli ed in t he package t o thi s port. We
have op timized the ada pter suppl ied t o cater for ad dit ional powe rdrawi ng external dev ices conne cte d via USB.
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Take Control
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Functions of the IQ Box™ standard remote control
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A. Power b utton
- Ente r/Exit sleep mo de
B. Enter
- To co nfirm an acti on, a nd as an “Ente r” ke y
C. Volume Down
- Adju st the system and i n-app volu me
D. Back
- Retu rn to previous sc reen/can cel a ction
E. Menu Bu tton
- Show n otification dr op down list
- Use di rectional pad t o navigate n oti fication li st
F. Launc h TV App
- Laun ches the App
G. Home Bu tton
- Retu rn to Home Page
H. Direc tional Pad (Up, D own, Left, Righ t)
- Move c ursor Up, Down, L eft, Right
I. Volume Down
- Adju st the system and i n-app volu me
J. Mouse O n / Mouse Off
- Pres s once to turn on and o nce to turn of f
- Use di rectional pad t o control mo vem ent of curso r
K. Launc h/Reveal Mult i-Tasking sc ree n
- Laun ches multi-ta sking to man ual ly close ope n app s
L. Open Android App lication s Men u
- Show s installed app s page
M. Launc h Kodi
- Laun ches the App
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Using the IQ Box™ remote
The rem ote is 100% funct ional and ha s bee n optimize d to fu nction
with al l preloaded app lication s.
Different control methods
You ma y control yo ur IQ B ox™ with the f oll owing inpu t
devic es:
1. Wired m ouse
2. 2.4GH z USB wireless ke yboard and mous e set
3. 2.4GH z USB wireless Air -Mouse rem ote c ontrol
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Using my IQ BOX™
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What do I need?
To start us ing the IQ Box™, yo u need the follow ing:
High- definition TV or M onitor
A high-d efinition TV or PC moni tor that can disp lay 720p or 10 80p
video w ith at least one HD MI input.
HDMI Ca ble or AV Cable
An HDMI c able to connect t he IQ Box™ to your TV from t he HDMI
port OR a n AV ca ble with red , whi te and yello w con nections t o
conne ct the IQ Box™ to you r TV fr om th e CVBS port.
Inter net Connectio n
The IQ Bo x™ can connect to t he internet via a w ireless 80 2.11 b/g/ n
netwo rk. Make sure you k now you wireles s network na me an d
passw ord. The I Q Box™ can con nect to the inter net via an Ethern et
netwo rk cable. The cable sh ould be connect ed directl y to a ro uter
or data a ccess point.
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Set it Up
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Setting up the IQ Box™
The IQ Bo x™ connects to yo ur TV o r mon itor via an HD MI port to
deliv er high quality a udio and vid eo. The IQ B ox™ can also be
conne cted via the CVBS p ort if HDMI is not su pported. I t is
impor tant to check the a vailable p ort s on the front , sid e and rear of
your ch ose TV or monit or to i dentify wh at po rts are supp orted:
Step 1: C onnecting the c able
·HDMI: C onnect IQ Box™ fr om the HDMI port to a n HD TV o r home
theat er receiver tha t supports HDMI
OR
·CVBS: C onnect IQ Box™ fr om the CVBS port to a ny TV t hat
suppo rts composite p orts. Video is trans mitted via the Yell ow port
and Au dio is trans mit ted via the Re d and White ports .
Step 2: C onnecting the p ower
Conne ct the power adap ter suppli ed in t he package t o thi s port. As
soon as t he power is conne cted the pow er bu tton will gl ow re d.
Power o n the IQ Box™ by pres sing the power bu tton on the to p sid e
of the de vice once.
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Step 3: S elect the input
Tur n on your TV or Monitor an d either select t he correct H DMI p ort
if HDMI i s in use, or cycle th rough AV settings to loc ate the correct
compo site channel.
Step 4: C onnecting to th e internet
If the de vice is connect ed to the interne t via an Ether net c able, then
no confi guration is req uired. To conne ct th e device to a wi reless
conne ction please vi sit WIFI settin gs in the sett ing s menu. Furt her
detai ls can be found in th e section title d
Setti ngs Guide.
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Quick Settings Guide
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There a re some fundame ntal optio ns fo r users to acc ess f rom
devic e settings to loc alise the IQ Box™ f or their per son al prefere nce
and loc ale.
Launc her setup
After p owering on the IQ B ox™ for the first ti me, and once t he de vice
has com pleted the star tup sequence, t he user will b e giv en the
optio n to select their L auncher prefe rence. The launche r is the user
inter face used for acc essing instal led applic ati ons (inclu din g
setti ngs), and opera ting system fea tures. The device is e quipped
with tw o launchers, La uncher3 an d IQL auncher.
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Launc her3
Launc her3 is the class ic Android op era ting syste m. The dir ectional
pad is us ed for navigati ng applica tio ns in the inte rfa ce and the
colou r buttons are lin ked with ope rat ing system s hor tcuts. The blue
orang e and pink button s are direct ly li nked to fami lia r operatin g
syste m shortcuts. Pl ease consult th e Tak e Control se cti on of the
user ma nual for descri ptions of the imp lemented s hor tcuts.
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IQ Laun cher
IQLau ncher is an optim ised launc her. The di rectiona l pad i s used
for nav igating the ico ns on the desktop a nd the colou r but tons are
linke d with operatin g system shortc uts. Pleas e con sult the Take
Contr ol section of the u ser manual for de scriptio ns of t he
imple mented shortc uts. The launcher se ttings panel ca n be
acces sed by first press ing the home butt on and visit ing :
Apps > Se ttings > More Set tings > Home
Langu age setup
You ma y choose the d esi red system l ang uage by first p ressing the
home bu tton and visiti ng:
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Apps > Se ttings > Langua ge & input > Langua ge
Note: The HD MI CE C function c an alter the defa ult language if
enabl ed, and if Au to Ch ange langu age is enabled.
Apps > Se ttings > HDMI CEC > Au to Change Langu age
Time zone se tup
You ca n adjust the t ime z one accord ing t o your curre nt location by
the fol lowing steps:
Apps > Se ttings > Date & tim e > Select Time
Choos e your time zone an d select to confir m.
Wi-Fi setu p
Conne ct to your wirele ss network by the f ollowing s tep s:
Apps> S ettings > Netwo rk > Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi de vice > On
Wi-Fi w ill turn on and aut omatically sc an the wirel ess n etworks
avail able. Select th e wireless n etw ork that you w ant t o connect to
and con firm.Enter the p assword of the Wi -Fi networ k by us ing the
virtu al keyboard wit h the standard re mote and sel ect “ Connect” .
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Googl e Play setup
Launc h the Google Play S tore by the follo wing steps :
Apps -> G oogle Play Stor e > highligh t and c onfirm
To use Goog le Play Store you n eed a Google Ac cou nt. If you hav e a
Googl e Account, selec t “Sign in” an d log in with your G oog le
Accou nt details. If yo u don't have a Goog le Account or w ish t o
config ure an account sp ecificall y for t he IQ Box™ sel ect “ Get a
Googl e Account” and com plete the re gis tration pr oce ss.
Upon su ccessful comp letion of the sig n-in proce ss th e Google Pla y
Store w ill launch. The appl ication provi ded by Googl e all ows
Andro id users to downl oad and inst all t he applica tio ns compati ble
with th e device.
Not all a pplications a re availab le vi a the Google P lay S tore due to
geo res triction, lan guage cons tra ints and oth er re asons. Som e
appli cations requi re manual in sta llation. U ser s can browse t he
inter net for applica tion files in the fo rm of “.apk” a nd in stall them
throu gh ES File Explor er .
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No part o f this guide, inc luding the p rod ucts and sof twa re describ ed
in it, ma y be reproduced , transmitted , transcri bed , stored in a
retri eval system, or t ranslated int o any langua ge in a ny form or by
any mea ns, except docu mentation kep t by the purch ase r for backup
purpo ses, without th e express writt en permiss ion o f IQ Box
Technol ogies. This clause d oes not apply to su ch software whi ch is
licen sed under the Gen eral Publi c Lic ense (“GPL ”) or o ther Free
Open So urce Licenses . Copies of the res pective li cen se terms, an d
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inclu ded in the produc t.
Googl e, Android, Gmai l, Google Ma ps, C hrome, Goo gle P lay,
YouTube, Goo gle +, and other t rademarks are p roperty of Goog le
Inc. A li st of Google t rad emarks is av ailable at http ://www.googl e.
com/p ermissions/ g uideline s.h tml. IQ Box™ , and t he IQ logo are
trade marks of IQ Box Tec hno logies. All o the r marks and tr ademarks
are pro perties of thei r respective ow ners.
The con tent of this guid e may differ in some det ails from the pro duct
or its so ftware. All info rmation in this d ocument is s ubj ect to chang e
witho ut notice.
Thi s dev ice co mplies wi th par t 15 of the FCC R ules . Ope rati on is su bje ct to th e foll owi ng
two c ond itio ns:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The device has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirement.
The device can be used in portable exposure condition without restriction.
To maintain compliance with FCC’s RF Exposure guidelines, This
equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance
between 20cm the radiator your body: Use only the supplied antenna.
FCC ID: 2AMEZ- IQ786
For onl ine help and supp ort, pleas e vis it:
www.iq tvbox.com
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