CAM module for MTS TV
Many models of modern TVs, receivers and tuners are designed to use expansion modules. MTS uses this device format. The CI module is most convenient for TVs, since it does not require a separate outlet and is completely hidden in its housing. The expansion device can be installed in set-top boxes of third-party operators. Thus, using the MTS CAM module, the user makes an optimal investment and gets more freedom of action in choosing digital TV channels. You can configure the device on an LG TV, set-top box, or receivers from other manufacturers with your own hands. To do this, just specify the satellite parameters.
Setting up digital TV on Sony Bravia TVs
Digital TV can be connected using set-top boxes that can be provided by providers. Most likely, you even use such devices yourself. And innovative models of Sony Bravia TVs can broadcast a digital signal without any additional equipment, but using a regular antenna. As a bonus, the picture quality is excellent.
In addition to the Sony Bravia features described above, users can use the TV guide. To do this, you need to find the “GUIDE” button in the main menu. An open table contains information about channels, where on the left is the serial number and name, and on the right is the broadcast time.
Using the arrows you can control their positions, and the " button will give a brief description of the selected TV show.
The existing range of Sony Bravia TVs is a direct confirmation of the intellectual and technical development of society. Today we will talk about connecting digital broadcasting on Bravia TVs. What is digital television?
What are the signal formats? How to connect and set up a Sony Bravia TV? We will discuss the answers to these and other questions, as well as useful information about paid channels and how to decrypt them below.
What is the MTS CAM module
The MTS TV module itself is a functional block that can be integrated into electronic device circuits to perform certain functions. In the case of a specific solution from this provider, this is:
If you simply plug the antenna cable into the set-top box, you will not be able to receive the image and sound of MTS broadcasts: the system will write that the channel is encrypted. However, if you connect the MTS TV module to a third-party TV or set-top box, it will act as a key part of the streaming decryption system.
Installing the FORKLMOD widget on SONY TVs supporting SMART TV
Let's look at how you can install the ForkLmod widget on Sony TVs that support Smart TV. This is one of the first cases where it is possible to install a third-party widget on Sony TVs.
In the next window, select option 1 “Wired setup” if your TV is connected to the local network via cable. Select option 2 “Wireless setup” if the TV is connected to a local network via Wi-Fi.
In the next window, we change the values in only one block - “Primary DNS”. You need to enter the value “46.36.222.114”. See the image below.
Press the joystick button to the right on the remote control. In the next window, “Use a proxy server,” select “No.” Press the joystick button to the right on the remote control.
In the next window, press the joystick button to the right on the remote control again. Next, in the next window, select “Save and connect”.
Let's immediately add this widget to our favorites. To do this, press the “OPTIONS” button on the remote control, located to the right of the “HOME” button. Next, select “Add to Home Menu.”
When you click on it, a keyboard will appear, with which it is convenient to enter text in the search field. There is another keyboard option. You can choose the one you like.
What TVs can it be installed on?
TVs in which the MTS TV module works can be identified by their characteristics. First, the model must have a CI slot for installing block extensions. In addition, the device must:
You can determine whether the MTS module will work in a particular TV using the characteristics of the latter, given in the device passport. Subscribers can use the global online trading platform Yandex.Market. To display all device models suitable for installing the MTS module, just type TV in the search bar and press Enter.
On the search results page, in the right column at the bottom there is a button “All filters”. Press it, then select in the TV parameters the presence of a DVB-S2 tuner, CI slot, HEVC decoding system. Then click on the “Display selected” button. Yandex.Market will display all TV models in which the MTS module itself works successfully.
How to download and install the application on your TV
Even an inexperienced user can easily install the Smart TV application by following step-by-step instructions. Installation requires several steps.
- Turn on the device and go to the Smart TV menu.
- Select MTS TV from the list of programs that are available for installation on your device and begin the download process.
- When the application is installed, you will need to activate the “Authorization” window and enter the MTS number with the option already configured or the one on which you plan to connect it.
- The number must be entered in the format 7908... without the plus.
- Next, you need to click “Get password”.
- Connecting and disconnecting subscriptions is possible through “Profile”.
Installation on Samsung
The application is suitable for the Tizen platform and all 2014-2016 models running on Smart TV. To install it on Samsung Smart TV, you need:
- check the device's connection to the Internet;
- download the MTS TV program in the Samsung App, finding it through a search by name;
- install the program and open it on the TV.
Installation on Sony
You can install MTS TV on any model of Sony device that supports Android TV. To watch programs on an LG NetCast TV, you will need to do the following.
- Go to Google Play Market on TV.
- Find and download the application.
- After downloading, activate it and log in using MTS Belarus and the password provided by the Internet assistant.
- Activate the service by sending a message with the letter A in Latin to 2220 or using the command *220#.
Using the CAM module in third-party set-top boxes
Some manufacturers of satellite receivers equip their devices with a CI extension interface. In such set-top boxes you can install the CAM module for MTS TV. You don't have to configure anything. After turning on the system, you only need to correctly position the antenna for high-quality signal reception.
Unfortunately, there are very few receivers that support the HEVC protocol. These are the models:
The listed models will receive all channels of the MTS provider. Other devices without H.265 codec support will not be able to work with some channels.
The list below does not include all receivers where you can install the MTS TV module CAM. All devices that meet a number of requirements will work with it. In addition to the already mentioned CI interface and support for the HEVC protocol, the model must comply with the DVB-S2 reception standard and decode a stream in MPEG-4 format at a speed of 45,000 characters per second.
Service cost
When connecting to the service, the subscriber must select one of the packages, the cost of which depends on the number of channels to watch. The company offers 17 packages to choose from, which include thematic channels divided by category. Subscription fees for different tariffs for one month and per day can be found below.
- Free package - 20 channels that can be watched for free by subscribers of any operators.
- MTS TV - 15 rubles/day or 300 rubles. monthly.
- MTS TV Light - 150 rub. monthly.
- TV+ivi, TV+Megogo, TV+Start - 20 rubles/day.
- TV+Ateka - 25 rubles/day.
- Cartoons, Entertainment, For adults - 10 rubles/day.
- Movies and TV series ivi, START - 10 rubles/day/250 rubles/month.
- Amediateka - 20 rubles/day or 600 rubles. monthly.
- MEGOGO - 10 rub./day or 149 rub. monthly.
- Match Premier - 220 rub. monthly.
- A Premium HD - 7 rub./day.
- Mood Cinema - 319 RUR. monthly.
How to connect and configure the CAM module
Setting up the MTS CAM module on the TV is not required. It acts only, to put it simply, as a subscriber identifier and a key for decoding the broadcast stream. The parameters for working with the satellite must be registered on the TV. To do this, go into its settings. Here you need to find the satellite television parameters block. How exactly to do this depends on the TV model and is described in its operating instructions.
The satellite parameters indicate:
To configure the MTS CAM module, a smart card is inserted into it. It is important to do this correctly, so it is recommended to act carefully and strictly according to the provider’s instructions. After this, the device is placed in the CI slot of the turned off TV. The TV is turned on and automatically searches for satellite channels.
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How to download and install the application on your TV
Downloading and installing IPTV MTS for Smart TV is easy even for beginners. Step-by-step instructions for installing the application:
- connect the power to the TV, go to the Smart TV menu;
- find a program for downloading in the catalog - the MTS TV service and proceed with installation;
- After installing the application, click the “Authorization” button and enter in the specified field the MTS phone number for which the service is registered or is just supposed to be linked;
- The number must be inserted in international format, but without the “+” sign before the seven;
- press the “Get password” button - it comes to your phone as an SMS;
- You can disable your subscription by going to the subscriber’s “Profile”.
On Samsung
To operate, you will need devices manufactured from the beginning of 2014 to the end of 2016. on the Tizen platform, with the ability to work in the Smart TV environment. To integrate the MTS TV application on Samsung Smart TV you need to:
- ensure reliable connection to the Internet via a computer cable or wireless Wi-Fi;
- find the MTS TV program for integration by name in the Samsung App catalog;
- install the software application and open it from the screen;
CAM module
The CAM module is a device for viewing digital pay TV.
This is a small (smaller than a smartphone) device that is installed directly inside the TV, as opposed to a set-top box. This is why many subscribers love the CAM module so much: it is invisible, you don’t need to look for a place for it next to the TV screen, you continue to use the usual remote control and navigation through TV channels built into the TV.
To connect digital or satellite TV via a CAM module, please fill out the application by clicking on the “Connect” button.
Until recently, in order to watch digital cable or satellite television, it was necessary to connect a special device to the TV - a “set-top box” (otherwise called a receiver, tuner). The receiver's task is to receive the television signal and decrypt it, since leading providers transmit the signal encrypted. However, starting around 2012, most televisions began to be equipped with built-in tuners (receivers), that is, they are able to receive a signal without connecting additional equipment, but not decipher it. For decryption in these cases, the cam module is used (“cam” literally means “conditional access module”).
MTS uses modules for digital cable and satellite TV. These are different and not interchangeable devices.
For satellite TV (in a private house)
Satellite TV works everywhere: in a city apartment, and outside the city in a country house or cottage. Most often, residents of private houses prefer to install satellite TV.
In addition to the CAM module, you will need an antenna (“dish”) to receive satellite television. The antenna is installed outside the building, for example, on the roof, and a cable is routed from it to the TV. The TV, in turn, houses a CAM module.
For cable TV (in an apartment)
MTS digital cable TV is available in many cities of Russia, in apartment buildings that have MTS networks.
To connect it, you do not need to buy equipment; just call a specialist by filling out an application on this website. The CAM module is provided free of charge or rented from 10 rubles/month.
How much does the service cost?
There are 20 free channels that subscribers of any operators can watch.
When using mobile traffic on the MTS network in 3G or 4G, its volume is not taken into account and is included in the cost of the service. Other packages are paid monthly or daily.
Cost of MTS TV channel packages
Apart from a small number of free channels, everything else is paid. Cost of paid tariffs:
- the cost of MTS TV is 300 rubles. or 15 r/day;
- MTS TV Light - 150 rubles/month;
- you will have to pay 20 r/day for TV+ivi, TV+Megogo, TV+Start packages;
- TV and Amediateka - 25 rubles/day;
- animation, entertainment channels and for adults cost 10 rubles/day;
- feature films and TV series from the IVI portal - 10 rubles/day or 250 rubles/month;
- The Amediateka set costs 600 rubles/month. or 20 r/day;
- set of MEGOGO channels - 149 rubles/month. or 10 r/day;
- for the Match Premier sports package you will have to pay 220 rubles per month;
- high-resolution programs A Premium HD are purchased only daily - 7 rubles / day;
- The package of films “Cinema Mood” costs 319 rubles/month.
List of channels of the MTS TV Free package
Channels of Central Television are available for free. These are political, music, entertainment channels, travel programs, cultural channels and religious direction. List of program schedules:
This list of programs is available for use on every television receiver with a digital set-top box.
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How the CAM module works
A cam module for a TV is a simple computer that allows you to decode a video stream and coordinate it with the TV signal system.
The module is installed in the CI slot of the receiver - if the TV has a built-in tuner, then the required slot will also be there.
To view paid channels of a specific provider, an access card (smart card) is placed in the module, which has a unique number and contains information about the subscription period, available channels, viewing time and the key to decrypting the channels. The information on the card is updated remotely by the operator himself. Simply put, such a card allows the provider to control the degree of access to encrypted TV channels for each subscriber: the built-in digital tuner reads the access codes from your smart card and decodes all channels in accordance with your tariff. Each provider strives to prevent illegal viewing of its channels. Some link a smart card to a unique number for each set of equipment (set-top box or module), others prohibit the use of multi-channel CAM modules, others sell sets of their own mandatory equipment (MTS, Tricolor, etc.).
Before purchasing an MTS satellite dish
Satellite television is one of the most undemanding TV connection options for the installation location. Indeed, it can be installed almost anywhere in Russia. But there are still minor limitations to the technical connectivity. In addition, before purchasing a set of equipment, be sure to determine the type of equipment.
Check if your region is covered
The coverage area of the MTS satellite includes all regions except the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and the Kamchatka Territory. Below on this page you will see a map where the reception area is marked in color. If your region is within the satellite coverage area, then there will be a signal.
Decide where to install the antenna
It is necessary to select a location for installing the antenna so that it “looks” at the ABS2A satellite, and there are no visible obstacles in the form of trees, walls of a neighboring house, etc. on the path from the satellite to the antenna. You can determine the direction of the antenna using the SatFinder smartphone application.
MTS satellite TV coverage map
If everything is fine, and your region is in the signal reception area, and you can easily place the antenna and point it at the desired satellite, select the equipment - antenna and receiver.
Antenna diameter
If you live in the Kaliningrad, Amur, Leningrad, Vologda, Arkhangelsk regions, Khabarovsk Territory, Primorsky Territory, the republics of Sakha, Yakutia, Komi, Karelia or Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, then you will need an antenna with a diameter of 0.9 m. For other regions of the Russian Federation, an antenna of 0.6 m is suitable.
If you purchase a complete set of MTS equipment (which already includes an antenna), you can’t go wrong: in each region only sets with the required diameter are on sale.
Set-top box or cam module
If your TV is equipped with a built-in DVB-S2 tuner, has a CI+ slot and supports HEVC channel encoding, then you can use the cam module. In other cases, a TV set-top box will do. You can check the required parameters of your TV in its technical specifications.
If you connect several TVs, a set-top box or module is required for each of them, and one antenna is enough. Also in this case, purchase a converter with a number of outputs no less than the number of connected TVs.
What TV models is the cam module suitable for?
Most TVs released after 2012 support a cam module for digital cable TV, and some of them support satellite TV.
First, decide which MTS television you want to connect to: digital cable or satellite. It often happens that the TV is equipped with a built-in tuner for cable digital TV, but does not have a receiver for satellite TV. Therefore, before purchasing a cam module, determine which receiver is built into your TV by looking at the technical specifications:
The TV can support several of the above formats.
In addition, to use MTS cam modules, the TV requires:
Installation and configuration of MTS satellite TV
On this page you will find the following information:
- What you need to know before purchasing equipment
- How to install and configure an antenna without using expensive equipment
- How to authorize equipment
- How to set up an interactive MTS set-top box
- How to set up an MTS HD set-top box (for linear TV)
- How to set up a cam module for MTS satellite TV
- The most informative video instructions
That is, here you can get all the information on how to install and configure MTS satellite TV yourself, including installing the antenna yourself.
Useful links:
Description
If you want to connect cable TV or satellite directly to your TV, without using an external set-top box, you will most likely need to connect a CAM module and an access card (provided by your digital TV service provider). A CAM module with an access card is used to decode the provider’s paid digital channels.
Before connecting a satellite dish, be sure to make sure that your TV is equipped with a built-in satellite tuner (ANT In Satellite connector on the back of the TV). If the TV does not support connecting a satellite dish, connecting the CAM module with a TV access card is not required, because viewing is possible only through an external set-top box.
Connection conditions
To activate the service via the Internet, certain conditions must be met for the television to work correctly. Access to content and channels is provided only to those subscribers who are located in the Russian Federation. For correct viewing, you must connect to the Internet via a wireless router and 3G, 4G networks.
After the application is activated, the fee for it will be charged even in situations where you have not watched TV for 24 hours. You also need to take into account that activating a static or real IP type, as well as viewing the service in a browser, will write off traffic from the quota that already exists, or you will need to pay for it additionally.
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Installation via CI adapter
The Common Interface adapter (5V only) is supplied with the TV. If this accessory has been lost, you can purchase it from our authorized service centers.
● Make sure the card is installed correctly (the metal contacts on the card chip should face the front of the CAM module).
● The card with the module must be purchased separately (usually from a cable or satellite TV service provider).
● Make sure that the module is inserted firmly until it stops and with the correct side up.
How to activate
Activating a smart card is a necessary process, without which it is impossible to watch satellite TV. During this procedure, the card receives a signal for decryption and exchanges information with satellites. They indicate activated packages and subscriptions, payment information, and subscriber ID. In other words, activation is the linking of a card to a specific user, after which the satellite understands what kind of content it provides for this subscriber and when the services will cease to operate.
MTS offers several ways to activate satellite TV.
- If the equipment was purchased through a company dealer, activation is carried out by him. The subscriber does not need to do anything.
- Via the Internet on the page - lk.ug.mts.ru/#/satellite_testview you need to enter the necessary data and click “activate”.
- Send an SMS with the text “smart card_equipment ID number” to 9-985-000-0890. SMS from MTS numbers is sent free of charge, the cost of other operators is in accordance with the current communication tariffs.
- Call the MTS hotline at 8800-250-08-90 and ask the operator to activate the equipment.
Self-registration
You can buy MTS equipment at various retailers. In this case, registration of satellite TV on paper is not carried out, but without it you cannot start working. The company invites new subscribers to independently register on the website through a special form. To do this, go to https://lk.ug.mts.ru/#/satellite_testview and fill in the following fields with information:
- FULL NAME;
- Date of Birth;
- passport details;
- user address (registration as in the passport);
- the address where the equipment will be used;
- smart card number;
- Equipment ID;
- telephone for communication with the subscriber.