VTi Install

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- VTi Install

To equip your Vu + box with a different, or new image, you need what we call it "Image". There are 2 versions of images ,the USB one, and serial flash (NFI).

Main Faults: wrong Image downloaded e.g. Vu+ Duo instead of Vu+ Duo² wrong folder structure on USB stick USB stick wrong formated USB stick incompatibel or damaged

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How to upgrade the Vu+ Solo4k image via USB

• Save the image on the PC (USB version)
• Unzip files
• Format USB flash drive with the file system FAT, or FAT32
• Create on the stick Directory /vuplus/solo4k
• Copy to the stick the 5 files into Directory /vuplus/solo4k
• Power off VU+ STB
• Remove all USB devices from the box
• Plug-in the USB Stick into Vu+ Box
• Turn on the VU+ STB
• Wait for "Update! Press Power"
• Press the button on the front to start the flash procedure
• Wait for "Finished, Removing USB" message
• Unplug the USB Stick from the box
• Power off the VU+ STB , and restart it again

How to upgrade the Vu+ Zero image via USB

• Save the image on the PC (USB version)
• Unzip files
• Format USB flash drive with the file system FAT, or FAT32
• Create on the stick the Directory /vuplus/zero
• Copy to the stick the 5 files into the Directory /vuplus/zero
• Power off VU+ STB
• Remove all USB devices from the box
• Plug-in the USB Stick into Vu+ Box
• Turn on the VU+ STB
• Firmware Update will start automatically
• During the flash procedure the LED pulsates
• If the LED blinks, the flashing process is finished, then you can unplug the USB stick from the box
• Power off the VU+ STB , and restart it again

How to upgrade the Vu+ Solo SE V1/V2 image via USB

• Save the image on the PC (USB version)
• Unzip files
• Format USB flash drive with the file system FAT, or FAT32
• Create on the stick the Directory /vuplus/solose
• Copy to the stick the 3 files into the Directory /vuplus/solose
• Power off VU+ STB
• Remove all USB devices from the box
• Plug-in the USB Stick into Vu+ Box
• Turn on the VU+ STB
• Firmware Update will start automatically
• During the flash procedure the LED pulsates
• If the LED blinks, the flashing process is finished, then you can unplug the USB stick from the box
• Power off the VU+ STB , and restart it again

How to upgrade the Vu+ Duo² image via USB

• Save the image on the PC (USB version)
• Unzip files
• Format USB flash drive with the file system FAT, or FAT32
• Create on the stick Directory /vuplus/duo2
• Copy to the stick the 5 files into Directory /vuplus/duo2
• Power off VU+ STB
• Remove all USB devices from the box
• Plug-in the USB Stick into Vu+ Box
• Turn on the VU+ STB
• Press the button on the front to start the flash procedure
• Wait for "Finished, Removing USB" message
• Unplug the USB Stick from the box
• Power off the VU+ STB , and restart it again

How to upgrade the Vu+ Solo² image via USB

• Save the image on the PC (USB version)
• Unzip files
• Format USB flash drive with the file system FAT, or FAT32
• Create on the stick Directory /vuplus/solo2
• Copy to the stick the 5 files into Directory /vuplus/solo2
• Power off VU+ STB
• Remove all USB devices from the box
• Plug-in the USB Stick into Vu+ Box
• Turn on the VU+ STB
• wait for "Update please press Power"
• Tip on the blue Power button at the front to start the flash procedure
• Wait for "Finished, Removing USB" message
• Unplug the USB Stick from the box
• Power off the VU+ STB , and restart it again

How to upgrade the Vu+ Ultimo image via USB

• Save the image on the PC (USB version)
• Unzip files
• Format USB flash drive with the file system FAT,or FAT32
• Create on the stick : Directory/vuplus/ultimo
• Copy to the stick the 4 files into :Directory/vuplus/ultimo
• Power off VU+ STB
• Remove all USB devices from the box
• Plug-in the USB Stick into Vu+ Box
• Turn on the VU+ STB
• Press the button "-" on front of the Ultimo
• Wait for "Finished, Removing USB" message
• Unplug the USB Stick from the box
• Power off the VU+ STB , and restart it again

How to upgrade the Vu+ Uno image via USB

• Save the image on the PC (USB version)
• Unzip files
• Format USB flash drive with the file system FAT,or FAT32
• Create on the stick : Directory/vuplus/uno
• Copy to the stick the 4 files into :Directory/vuplus/uno
• Power off VU+ STB
• Remove all USB devices from the box
• Plug-in the USB Stick into Vu+ Box
• Turn on the VU+ STB
• Press the button "-" on front of the Uno
• Wait for "Finished, Removing USB" message
• Unplug the USB Stick from the box
• Power off the VU+ STB , and restart it again

How to upgrade the Vu+ Duo / Vu+ Duo LE image via USB

• Save the image on the PC (USB version)
• Unzip files
• Format USB flash drive with the file system FAT,or FAT32
• Create on the stick : Directory/vuplus/duo
• Copy to the stick the 3 files into :Directory/vuplus/duo
• Power off VU+ STB
• Remove all USB devices from the box
• Plug-in the USB Stick into Vu+ Box
• Turn on the VU+ STB
• Firmware Update will start automatically
• Wait for the VFD to display "Finished ... please reboot"
• Unplug the USB Stick from the box
• Power off the VU+ STB , and restart it again

How to upgrade the Vu+ Solo image via USB

• Save the image on the PC (USB version)
• Unzip files
• Format USB flash drive with the file system FAT,or FAT32
• Create on the stick : Directory/vuplus/duo
• Copy to the stick the 3 files into :Directory/vuplus/duo
• Power off VU+ STB
• Remove all USB devices from the box
• Plug-in the USB Stick into Vu+ Box
• Turn on the VU+ STB
• Firmware Update will start automatically
• The Standby LED will be red and if the USB stick detected ,the LEDs lights up
• If the Standby LED is green, the flashing process is finished, then you can unplug the USB stick from the box
• Power off the VU+ STB , and restart it again

How to upgrade the Vu+ Uno 4k image via USB

• Save the image on the PC
• Format USB flash drive with the file system FAT or FAT32
• Extract the downloaded image on the flash drive, the folders on the drive should be vuplus/uno4k
• There should be files in the uno4k folder
• Turn the Vu+ off (in deepstandby or with the power switch)
• Remove all USB devices
• Insert the flash drive in the Vu+
• Turn the Vu+ on
• During the flash process the LED pulsates
• When the flash progress is finished the LED stops pulsating and starts blinking
• Remove the flash drive from the Vu+
• Use the power switch to turn the Vu+ off and back on
• The VTi startwizard should popup, otherwise something went wrong

How to upgrade the Vu+ image via Serial Port

Sometimes it comes that the box only respond via serial port.Then we need the *. Nfi file and the Vu + Util.
The Vu+ Util for serial flash , you can get it from here vuplus-support.org Forum

• Image saved on the PC (nfi version)
• Unzip files
• Start Vu+ Util

• Select your COM port

• Check the DHCP if you do not have any static IP for VU+

• Then click the Connect button

• Now you should see “Serial port open success. Please turn on your box.”, then power on the VU+ and since DHCP is set, click Next button to set IP

• Now you see " IP Setup Success" in VU+ Util

• Now browse the *. nfi File menu. We recommend, of course, the VTi Image

• And then click the Flash button I VU+ Util you will see "Reading file,please wait a moment..."

• then it will appear "flashing process is completed"

• Now the update is finished. You can click "disconnect" to disconnect and then exit at Exit button, in the VU + Util.Power off the VU+ and then restart the box