bitcontrol® Digital TV Link - Version 2.5
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(former name DreamBox Receiver)

The bitcontrol(r) Digital TV Link is a DirectShow(r) filter for Microsoft Windows(r) 98/ME/2K/XP. The receiver is able to handle
- MPEG-2 program stream encapsulated in http from
    - DreamBox Set Top Box, see http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de
    - d-Box II running Linux (Neutrino)
    - ReelBox Set Top Box, see http://www.reel-multimedia.com
- MPEG-2 PES multicast stream from other PC with bitcontrol(r) Digital TV Link.

You can use the bitcontrol® Digital TV Link in conjunction with "Windows Media® Player", "bitcontrol® Quad Recorder" or other related players to watch TV from DreamBox STB, from d-Box II, from ReelBox STB and from bitcontrol® Digital TV Link.


Installation
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1.)

Download the installation file below from the BitCtrl WEB site http://www.bitcontrol.com (or http://www.bitctrl.de) onto your computer.

bcDTVLink.exe // Self extraction installation


2.)

Double-click the installation file and follow the instructions displayed on the sreen.


3.)

The installation procedure should create a new directory under "C:\Program Files\Common Files\BitCtrl\". There you can find the following files:

- bcDTVLink.ax // bitcontrol® Digital TV Link
- uninst-dtvlink.exe // Uninstall the Digital TV Link
- Digital TV Link License.txt // Licensing information
- Digital TV Link Readme.txt // This file
- ..\Licenses // Directory for license files *.lic
- ..\Licenses\ABCDEFGHIJ.lic // License file

Note: There may be other installation directory names in different countries. It depends on your local MS Windows installation, e.g. for Germany "C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\BitCtrl"


4.)

To install a valid license, copy the license file you have obtained by Email or taken from the disc to the "Licenses" directory under C:\Programs\Common Files\BitCtrl\Licenses. Please pay special attention when copying the license file. It must have the file extension *.lic, e.g. ABCDEFGHIJKLAMNOP.lic, where the name of that file represents the serial number.

If you bought the receiver using the online-shop, then please login into the shop with your account, click on "Previous Orders" and download the license file from chapter "Download Links".

If the name of the license file ends with extension 'filename.lic.txt', then please rename it to 'filename.lic' without the .txt string ending.

5.)

To uninstall "bitcontrol® Digital TV Link" launch the program "uninst-dtvlink.exe" from the directory mentioned above.


Trial Versions
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You can get a trial license from BitCtrl, if you are a registered user on the BitCtrl WEB site. Please visit http://www.bitcontrol.com and follow the instructions to get a time limited trial version (15 days) of the "bitcontrol® Digital TV Link".

For a full and unlimited version, use our online shop with credit card payment to buy the decoder.


New features in version 2.5
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Multicast Transmitter (optional) - additional license required
Record Input Stream to Files (elementary streams)
ReelBox support
HDTV support
Statistics


ToDo
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Channel Switch and EPG


Errors and suggestions
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If you have any problems with our software, please read the FAQ on our WEB site or send an email to info@bitctrl.de.



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