ZeeVee Zv-100 User Manual

Get Going Guide

Welcome to Zv!

Thank you for your purchase of the Zv-100 bundle. Included in this bundle is ZvBox and everything
you need to get your new hi-def Zv channel up and running on your HDTV. Soon you will be enjoying
all that the Internet and your computer have to offer – the latest Internet movies and shows, local
media from your computer's hard drive and DVD player, even web browsing and checking email.

Please follow the step-by-step instructions in the following pages of this Get Going Guide and the
on-screen steps of the Zv Installation Wizard. If you run into any problems, please refer to the Zv
Support page at www.zeevee.com, where you will find answers to frequently asked questions and
helpful tips from ZeeVee experts and other ZvBox customers. If you still cannot find the answers
you need, our technical support hotline at 877-4ZEEVEE (877-493-3833) is here to help.

After you have completed your ZvBox installation and are enjoying your new Zv channel, we welcome
you to join us at www.zeevee.com to share your experiences and ideas with the Zv community.
Thanks again and see you online.

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install
in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appa­ratus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the
polarized or grounding-type plug. A polar­ized plug has two blades with one wider
than the other. A grounding type plug has
two blades and a third grounding prong. The
wide blade or the third prong are provided
for your safety. If the provided plug does
not fit into your outlet, consult an electri­cian for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked

on or pinched, particularly at plugs, con­venience receptacles, and the point where
they exit from the apparatus.

11. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms
or when unused for long periods of time.

12. Only use attachments/accessories speci-

fied by the manufacturer.

13. Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel. Servicing is required when the
apparatus has been damaged in any way,
such as power-supply cord or plug is dam­aged, liquid has been spilled or objects have
fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.

FCC Statement

FCC Compliance and Advisory Statement: This hardware device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that
may cause undesired operation. 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 or 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: 1) reorient or relocate the receiving antenna; 2) increase the separation
between the equipment and the receiver; 3) connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected;

4) consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsi­ble for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Where shielded interface cables have been provided with the product
or specified additional components or accessories elsewhere defined to be used with the installation of the product, they must be used in order to
ensure compliance with FCC regulations.

What’s in the box?

The main components:

ZvBox ZvRemote ZvReceiver

Cords and cables:

USB cable Power adapter Coax cables (4) VGA cable

Coax cabling connectors:

Splitters (2) Channel filter

Other

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What’s about to happen

The following is an overview of the steps you’ll take while setting up ZvBox. Note that during
setup, you’ll follow instructions in both this guide, and in our on-screen software. Together they
will help you to do the following:

1. Install a channel filter on the coaxial cabling providing TV service to your home. The filter
creates an empty TV channel that ZvBox uses to broadcast your new, private, hi-def Zv
channel. The filter also reflects the signal from your ZvBox, so it can get to all the HDTV’s
in the house, and prevents your Zv channel from leaving your home.

2. Connect ZvBox to your computer. This allows ZvBox to capture the video and sound
output of your computer, for conversion into your Zv channel.

3. Connect ZvBox to your home’s coaxial cabling, which ZvBox uses to broadcast the
Zv channel to all the HDTVs in your home.

4. Connect your HDTV’s antenna input to your home’s coaxial cabling. This allows the
HDTV to access and tune in your Zv channel.

5. Tune in your new Zv channel, and optimize the picture for your HDTV.

That’s it. Once those steps are completed, you’re ready to watch Zv!

ZvBox Operation:
Fundamental Technical Concepts

Cable TV Channels: All the cable channels in your lineup exist on your coaxial cable simultaneously,

which means the cable can be quite crowded.

Channel Filter: Usually there are gaps (empty channels) in the lineup where we can place our
Zv channel. To be certain, we include a channel filter which creates a gap. The filter “blocks”
a given channel by reflecting its energy, while allowing others to pass through. That reflective
property keeps the cable company’s channel from entering the home, and the Zv channel from
leaving the home.

Splitters: Splitters take a coax input and split the signal into two equal outputs (the signal’s
energy gets divided by 2). Splitters can pass signals from their input to their outputs or from their
outputs to their input. That means they can be used to split a signal, or to combine two signals.

Coaxial Cabling System: A cable system can be thought of as a tree. The cable company’s feed
enters the root of that tree and feeds forward through the splitters to the leaves (TV, cable
modem, etc.)

ZvBox “reflected” Installation: One easy installation is to feed the Zv signal “backwards”
into one of the leaves of the tree (at a coax connection for a cable modem, TV, etc.). The signal
travels toward the root, reflects off the filter, and then travels back to all the leaves.

ZvBox “Forward Feed” Installation: It is also possible to “combine” your cable company’s main
coax feed with the feed from the ZvBox, using a reversed splitter (as a combiner). This elimi­nates the need for the channel filter, but you must know which cable at the root of the tree is
the one that goes to the ZvBox.

These are only brief highlights of the concepts used to allow you to create your own HDTV channel
on your home’s cable network. Please visit www.zeevee.com for a much expanded and detailed
theory of operation and set of application guidelines. This “Getting Going Guide” details the
fastest way to get your ZvBox up and transmitting using the supplied components. There are
many possible variations that should allow for just about any installation to be accommodated.

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in your den/office

A

see pages 4-6

in your utilities room/basement

B

see page 3

in your living room/bed room

C

see pages 7-8

new items

Typical installation:
ZvBox sharing coax wiring with cable modem

HDTV

Set-top box

HDTV

C

HDTV

A

USB cable

Cable modem

VGA cables

Splitter

B

Channel filter

Installing and setting up

ZvBox takes roughly an hour.

This configuration likely represents the easiest deployment if you have a cable modem near your
computer. It makes it easy for ZvBox to share the coaxial cabling that feeds the modem, and simplifies
connection. In this setup the channel filter is connected to the input of the first splitter in the system.

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