Hi, I got one Aiko set top box(STB 255) but

The rest is "Reference Design". Only a few companies created the set top box chips/electronics plans. These companies license their designs to the various vendors/builders of STB boxes.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells
(Sometimes you'll see a reference to the STB RDK. This is a set-top box reference design kit. It's pre-packaged set up for the manufacturers.)

http://www.awa.com.au/AIKO---Set-Top-Box/default.aspx
You can download the manual here. The factory reset is within. If you don't find it, let us know I will tell you how. Best to look for yourself as your set top is a diff one than mine and I want to be sure.

As the manual says "please make sure your TV set can support Progressive format before you select YPbPr Mode or you will can not see picture on TVset" (sic).

To get back from a blank screen:
1 unplug the STB to reset the menu positions to default (because you will be making menu selections blind)
2 plug unit back in and turn it on and use the remote to press in order:
Menu (TV sound will be muted because the menu is now displayed, even though you cannot see it)
Down
Down
Enter
Down
Enter
Down
Down
Down
Right (or Left)
You should then get a picture. Leave the picture setting at CVBS (and don't touch it again lol)
For visual cues on what you are trying to do, look at page 8 of the manual.

Make sure that you have the little switch on the back of the Grandtec thingy to CVBS, not RGB or YCbCr - it's a three way switch - I didnt spot that at first...

LOAD FACTORY DEFAULT (from owners manual) Reset the STB back to factory settings 1. Enter 'Tools' menu. Highlight 'Load Factory Default' 2. Press the 'OK' button. You will be asked to input the password 3. Input the password using the numeric buttons (default is '0000') 4. A confirmation window is displayed. Highlight 'Yes' to confirm. STB will return back to factory settings and clear all channels 5. Press the 'MENU' button to exit

I have the same proble. Did you get a fix for it??

Hiya Margy,
I know your query was 6 months ago,but I had a similar problem with connecting an Aiko SD set top box to our second older tv set & after 3 months only recently found the solution!
Our problem? When connected the tv picture went green! Nobody,including Tandy staff,knew what to do! (We also have an Aiko STB connected to our newer tv and it worked fine from day one.)
Anyway,it took 3 months but I finally worked it out.
Our problem was settings on the TV,NOT the STB.
Go to your TV's COLOR settings,pick a setting called 'COLOR SYSTEM' and change from 'ntsc' or 'pal'(depending on what country you're in) to AUTO.
It isn't enough to change the tv system on the STB's SETUP menu,or to change it on the TV's SYSTEM settings,you have to change it in the TV's COLOUR settings as well. Change colour system to 'auto' and see if that helps.(And of course,change all system settings on both the tv & the STB to AUTO or the right system for your country if you haven't done so) Hope this helps! Good luck!

I got AIKO STB 255 and it wont find any UHF channels i'm in Adelaide why is this so ?

LCD TV refers to the substance that creates the picture quality (it would be either LCD or Plasma or Tube) and HD refers to a crisp clear picture that can be attained. So your TV is an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) TV that is capable of receiving and displaying HD (High Definition) Picture.

What you need to check for is whether the TV has a built-in Tuner. This will either be SD (standard definition) TV Tuner or an HD TV Tuner. The box it came in will tell you or you may still have stickers on your TV.

If it has a built-in SD tuner you will be able to pick up HD channels but in a lower quality. In this case you will only need to plug the TV into a Wall-socket antenna or rabbit-ear antenna.

If it has a built-in HD Tuner you will be able to pick up HD Channels in full HD quaility picture. Simply by plugging the TV into a Wall-socket antenna or rabbit-ear antenna.

If your TV does NOT have a built-in TV-Tuner then this TV is clasified as "HD Ready". Which means that you have to purchase a Set Top Box (STB). you can get either HD or SD set top boxes. In this instance you will plug the cable from the wall socket into the STB then from the STB into the TV using either an HDMI cable (as long as your TV has an HDMI input) or through RCA cables which will be coloured Green, Blue and Red (i think red)

By the Way - best picture quality is from a wall-socket antenna.
HDMI = High Definition Multimedia Interface
STB = Set Top Box
High Definiton RCA cables will also be refered to as YPbPr/YCbCr (depending on equipment)
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display (the method used to make the picture on your TV screen)

If you have anymore questions, ask away.

Hi i have a Aiko television and it for some reason it has F A C in small letters on the top left hand corner of the tv, how do i remove it i can't figure it out.
Cheers Tania