{"id":1055,"date":"2021-11-20T19:55:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T19:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/knowledge-base\/kb\/droix-t8-mini-how-to-guide\/"},"modified":"2021-11-21T12:17:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T12:17:25","slug":"droix-t8-mini-how-to-guide","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/article\/droix-t8-mini-how-to-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"DroiX\u00ae T8 Mini How-To Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"#top\">Common questions and solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting started<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#getting-started\">Getting your T8 Mini&nbsp;set up at first use<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fixing known issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#dbmcinstall\">How to reinstall DroiX\u00ae Media Center (KODI,SPMC,XBMC)<\/a><br><a href=\"#keyboard\">How to fix Kodi blank keyboard error<\/a><br><a href=\"#factory-reset\">How to factory reset your T8 Mini<\/a><br><a href=\"#BT-parental\">BT Home Hub Parental Controls causing Script Errors<\/a><br><a href=\"#kids\">Setting up a Kids Profile for DroiX\u00ae<\/a><br><a href=\"#quick-support\">How to use Quick Support<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"getting-started\">Getting your T8 Mini set up at first use<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Before running your T8 Mini for the first time, it would be helpful to have a quick look at this video as it shows the first run setup and how to access the settings to set up your network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube video to go here<a href=\"#top\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VIP Plus: how to connect, button functions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DroidBOX_VIP_Pro.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DroidBOX_VIP_Pro-769x1024.png\" alt=\"DroiX VIP Plus\" class=\"wp-image-575\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kids\">Setting up a Kids Profile for DroiX\u00ae<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be handy to set up a kids profile so they can safely watch media without the chance of them seeing something they shouldn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GeztRbKvwqs<a href=\"#top\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dbmcinstall\">How to reinstall DroiX\u00ae Media Centre based on Kodi\/SPMC<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes you might need to reinstall the DroiX\u00ae Media Centre, these simple steps will help you get the most recent version for Kodi\/XBMC\/SPMC<br>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QBAjw4GIjuM?rel=0<a href=\"#top\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keyboard\">How to fix Kodi blank keyboard error<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Kodi ships without a default keyboard nationality selected. This often results in a blank keyboard. The fix is quite simple and can be seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gtt7-uY2750<a href=\"#top\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"factory-reset\">How to factory reset your T8 Mini<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes the simplest thing to to do to solve issues with your device is to do a factory reset. This will restore the DroiX\u00ae back to the condition it was in when you took it out of the box the first time. Ideally you should only do this if instructed by a DroiX\u00ae support person, but over time you may become comfortable in knowing when you may need to do this and how to go about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check button placement<br>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/psOrMVm9DAI<a href=\"#top\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"BT-parental\">BT Home Hub Parental Controls causing Script Errors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The BT Home Hub cause a few issues, which can be easily fixed with a few simple steps seen in the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=e62Z5MgkRKM%3Frel%3D0\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some more links on the ISP&#8217;s blocking content (Virgin &amp; BT Customers):<br><a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\">https:\/\/droix.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-gb\/articles\/360010557598-UK-ISPs-Blocking-Content-How-To-Remove-Their-Filters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/home.bt.com\/techgadgets\/internet\/stay-safe-with-bt-parental-controls-11363887238413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BT webpage &#8211; Stay safe with BT Parental Controls<\/a><a href=\"#top\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quick-support\">How to use Quick Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You may encounter an issue that you cannot solve yourself or using one of the many helpful videos on this site and YouTube. If you call our support team, they may need to &#8220;remote&#8221; into your DroiX\u00ae to help you solve the issue. To do this they use software called Quick Support. You can see what you will need to do on their request in the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jK2Mvv4qYG0?rel=0<a href=\"#top\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common questions and solutions Getting started<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":859,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[11,19,9,17],"kbtag":[43],"class_list":{"0":"post-1055","1":"kb","2":"type-kb","3":"status-publish","5":"kbtopic-android-tv-box","6":"kbtopic-android","7":"kbtopic-hardware","8":"kbtopic-windows","9":"kbtag-droix"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/1055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/1055\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=1055"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=1055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}