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Cloning refers to the process of capturing a Master TV Setup and transferring it to a Target TV (both TVs 

must be in Pass-through Mode). The Master TV’s clonable setup menu options should be configured as 

part of the Master TV Setup. If there are features in the Master TV’s setup—channel icons or labels, digital 

font options, etc.—that are not set or that are set incorrectly, those features also will not be set or will be 

set incorrectly in the Target TVs. Pages 24 to 32 provide detailed information on cloning requirements and 

procedures. 

This mode enables Pro:Idiom 

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 decryption and also allows logical channel mapping of physical channels 

to remove the need for dash tuning. TV operation in FTG Mode is based on which element of the TV owns 

the FTG Logical Channel Map—the CPU or the EBL. Understanding the application in which the TV will be 

used is vital in determining the owner.  
As indicated above, FTG mode operation in the LD660H/LD665H and LV555H models can be provided 

either by the TV CPU or EBL. These are two separate and distinct FTG Modes of operation, each with 

its own unique advantages and requirements as described later in this document. When the TV CPU is 

configured with an FTG Channel Map, the CPU controls the operation of the TV, and when the EBL is 

configured with an FTG Channel Map, the EBL controls the operation of the TV.
Once it is determined whether the TV CPU or the EBL will own the FTG Channel Map, configuration can 

begin. Configuration of either requires a PC application—the LG FTG File Manager for the TV CPU or 

the LG FTG Device Configuration Application for the EBL. Each application provides utilities that enable 

you to create/edit an FTG Channel Map and configure Installer Menu settings. See pages 33 to 44 for 

further information on FTG Mode operation and configuration. 

When the TV is configured for FTG Mode via CPU, remote management of the FTG Channel Map and 

FTG Installer Menu settings is provided by a Pro:Centric server. Refer to the Pro:Centric™ Server 

Admin Client User Guide for further information.
When the TV is configured for FTG Mode via EBL, the b-LAN module, which is internal to the TV, allows 

hotel/institution head end equipment (for example, an FMA-LG101) with b-LAN technology to communi-

cate with the TV to provide remote management of the FTG Channel Map and FTG Installer Menu set-

tings. See Reference section, “b-LAN Setup & Overview,” for further information. 

To control the TV using an external MPI control device, you must use the TV’s GAME CONTROL/MPI port 

for communication purposes. In these TVs, Installer Menu item 118 POWER SAVINGS controls the power 

circuitry for both the embedded b-LAN module and the GAME CONTROL/MPI port; therefore, to ensure 

that the GAME CONTROL/MPI port circuitry is powered, thus enabling MPI communication, Installer Menu 

item 118 POWER SAVINGS must be set appropriately. See Installer Menu item descriptions as well as 

Reference section, “b-LAN Setup & Overview,” for further information.