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How to Work FTA Puff Files

A free-to-air (FTA) satellite receiver does not involve any subscription fees in order to access satellite transmissions. The operating system of the FTA requires periodic updating of a ̶0;PUFF̶1; file that provides the system with needed information. Loading in a PUFF file that has been downloaded on a computer and placed on a USB thumb drive is a straightforward procedure.

Things You'll Need

USB thumb drive
FTA satellite receiver

Instructions

- 1
  Flip the power switch at the back of the receiver to the ̶0;Off̶1; position. Insert the connector on the USB thumb drive that has the PUFF file into the USB socket on the FTA satellite receiver. Flip the power switch at the back of the receiver to ̶0;On.̶1;
- 2
  Turn the receiver on from standby using the remote control. Press ̶0;Menu̶1; on the remote control. Select the ̶0;System Setting̶1; menu and then the ̶0;Updating̶1; menu. Select the icon of the drive on the screen. Select the file that is displayed as being on the drive.
- 3
  Press ̶0;P̶1; on the remote to start the file transfer from the drive to the receiver. Do nothing until the receiver turns itself off and then back on again.
- 4
  Flip the power switch at the back of the receiver to the ̶0;Off̶1; position. Remove the USB thumb drive from the socket on the receiver. Flip the power switch at the back of the receiver to ̶0;On.̶1;

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