Understanding your Legacy TV PVR and Set top box

A quick guide for understanding the lights, buttons and ports on your PVR and Set top box.

This article will provide a quick guide for understanding the lights, buttons and ports on your Legacy TV PVR and Set top box (STB).

 

VIP5662 and VIP5602 models

VIP5662 and VIP5602 - front
  1. Wireless signal strength indicator. Green light is a good signal, amber is medium and red is poor
  2. Link indicator if the PVR/STB is hard wired to the internet modem
  3. High definition indicator. If it is on and blue the picture setting is set to high definition
  4. Recording light. If lit up in red something is being recorded to the PVR
  5. Power indicator. If PVR/STB is powered on light will be lit up and green
  6. Power button to turn the PVR/STB on or off
VIP5662 and VIP5602 - back
  1. Power port. The power cable plugs in here
  2. Network/ethernet cable port to hardwire the PVR/STB to the modem
  3. Optical audio output port used when connecting to an audio system like a sound bar
  4. S-Video output (not typically used)
  5. HDMI video output (used most often for audio and video output)
  6. USB port (disabled/not used)

 

VIP2662 model

VIP2662 - front
  1. Power button. Used to manually turn the PVR on or off
  2. USB port (disabled/not used)
  3. Link indicator will be lit up green if properly connected to the internet modem (hardwired connection)
  4. High Definition indicator. Will be lit up and blue when video output is set to high definition.
  5. Record light. Will be lit up and red when something is being recorded to the PVR
  6. Menu button to bring up the menu system
  7. OK button is used to make selections in menus and can also power on the TV if “Press OK to Watch TV” is on your screen
VIP2662 - back

 

  1. Coaxial cable input (not used)
  2. Network port that connects the network cable from the modem to the PVR
  3. eSATA port (not used)
  4. S-video output port (not typically used anymore)
  5. Optical audio output port used when connecting to an audio system like a sound bar
  6. Component cable video output port (not commonly used anymore)
  7. Composite video output ports (not typically used)
  8. Audio out ports to be used when either component or RCA cables are used
  9. Coaxial cable output (not typically used)
  10. HDMI port (used most often for audio and video output)
  11. USB (not used/disabled)
  12. Power port, the power cable plugs in here

 

VIP2502 Model

VIP2502 - front
  1. Power button to turn the set top box on or off
  2. USB port (disabled/not used)
  3. Wireless signal strength indicator
  4. If the set top box is hardwired a green dot will appear under Link
  5. A blue dot will be lit up when powered on and video resolution is set to HD
  6. A red dot will light up when something is being recorded
  7. Directional arrows and OK button much like in the middle of your remote
VIP2502 - back
  1. Optical audio output port used when connecting to an audio system like a sound bar
  2. If the set top box is hardwired there will be a network cable plugged in here and connected back to the modem
  3. Component video cable ports (not commonly used anymore)
  4. Composite cable video output port (not typically used)
  5. Left and right audio output ports (not typically used)
  6. HDMI video/audio output port (used most often for audio and video output)
  7. Power port where the power cable plugs in

 

VAPs

A Video Access Point (VAP) is used to send the audio and video feed to wireless set top boxes. You may have 1 of 3 models, however all are very similar in light statuses and ports

VAP - front
  1. Power light will be solid green when booted up
  2. Wi-Fi light will be solid green when a wireless set top box has a connection to the VAP. A flashing light indicates no wireless set top box is connected to the VAP
  3. WPS light will flash when trying to pair to a wireless set top box. It goes solid green upon successful pairing and will go out after a short period of time
  4. WPS button is used when pairing to a new wireless set top box
VAP - back
  1. Reset button (do not press this button)
  2. Ethernet port for a hardwired connection to the modem
  3. Power port. The power cable plugs in here
  4. On/off power switch
     

Glad we could be helpful. Thanks for the feedback.

Sorry we couldn't be helpful. Your feedback will help us improve this article.

How helpful was this page?

  
Updated on Wed, 28 Feb 2024 by Sean Otway

Rendered by:WWW-C01-PRD-01.