Dm500 plus

mickmc68

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Hi all just been given a Dm500 Plus and was wondering if theres a Commando image for it , or could someone recommend a decent user friendly image for box

Cheers

Mick
 
Commando works on all DM500 clones.

EDIT: Please disregard above statement. It is incorrect.
 
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Thanks for reply mate only prob is the commando image is a .img file and the file for the Plus box is .nfi

Mick
 
The dm500+ is not a clone though,iirc it has more memory so not sure if the partitions are the same as the dm500
 
I have edited my earlier post. Thanks for correction.

Some details as posted by Maikel and Scarabe elsewhere

The DM500 an older version, the DM500+ is its newer versions.
Major differences are
DM500
Memory 32Mb
Flash Memory 8Mb

DM500+
Memory 96Mb
Flash Memory 32Mb -



- 250 MHz PowerPC Processor
- Linux Operating System
- 2 LED status
- MPEG-2 Hardware decoding, DVB-S
- 1 x Smartcard-Reader
- 1 x Scart-interfaces (RGB, FBAS or S-Video)
- V.24/RS232 Interface
- 10/100Mbit compatible Ethernet Interface
- analog modem
- S/PDIF Interface for digital bit stream out (AC-3)
- 32 MByte Flash, 96 MByte RAM

- unlimited channel lists for TV/Radio
- channel-change time < 1 second
- automatic service scan
- directly bouquet-lists
- EPG (electronic program guide)
- Videotext Decoder
- multiple LNB-Switching control (DiSEqC)
- OSD in many languages and skin-support
- extern12V power supply

DreamBox DM500 + technical data

DBS-Tuner:
Frequency Range 950 …. 2150 MHz
Signal Level - 65 dBm …. - 25 dBm
Signal-to-Noise Level 12 dB max.
DBS-Tuner Input Connector F-Type female
Input Impedance 75 Ohm
AFC +/- 3 MHz
Demodulation Shaped QPSK
FEC Viterbi and Reed-Solomon
Viterbirate 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
Roll-off Factor 35 %
Demultiplexing according ISO 13818-1

Video decoder:
Video Compression MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 compatible
Video Standard PAL G/ 25 Hz
Video Formats 4:3 / 16:9
Letterbox for 4:3 TV-Device

Audio decoder:
Audiokompression MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer I and II
Audio Mode Dual (main/sub), Stereo
Frequency: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz

Output analog:
Output Level L/R 0,5 Vss on 600 Ohm
THD > 60 dB (1 kHz)
Crosstalk < -65 dB

Output digital:
Output Level 0,5 Vss on 75 Ohm
Sampled Data Filtering 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
S/PDIF-Output optical (AC3)

Video parameter:
Input Level FBAS 1 Vss +/- 0.3 dB on 75 Ohm
Teletext filter in conformity with ETS 300 472 Standard

TV-Scart:
Output: FBAS, RGB, S-Video

Serielle Interface RS 232:
Typ RS232 bidirectional
Bitrate 115,2 kBit/s max.
Plug Connector SUB-D-9
Function: Update of Firmware

Ethernet:
10/100 MBit compatible interface
Function: Update of Firmware

LNB Power and polarisation:
LNB Current 500mA max. ; short-circuit-protected
LNB Voltage vertical < 14V no load, > 11,5V at 400mA
LNB Voltage horizontal < 20V no load, > 17,3V at 400mA
LNB shut-off at Standby-Mode

Count of active satellite position:
DiSEqC 1.0/1.2 SAT POSITION / SAT OPTION
DiSEqC - Rotor Control

Power consumption:
< 10W / 12V

Input voltage:
DC12V +/- 15%

Extern power supply:
Input: 110-240V AC / 50-60Hz / 0,6A
Output: 12V = / 1A or 2A

Physical specification:
Ambient Temperature +15°C...+35°C
Humidity < 80%
Size (W x D x H): 195 mm x 130 mm x 40 mm
Weight: 0,6 kg
 
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