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FRITZ!Box 6591 Cable
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Watching TV with the VLC media player

After configuring your FRITZ!Box for television reception, computers in the home network can use the VLC media player to play the IP stream of the FRITZ!Box. In addition to playing SD and HD channels, the VLC media player also allows you to select audio tracks, subtitles, and display the electronic program guide (EPG).

We used version 3.0.11 of the VLC media player as an example for these instructions on how to play IP streams with it.

Requirements / Restrictions

  • The electronic program guide (EPG) can only be used in Windows.

1 Installing the VLC media player

  1. Download the VLC media player software and install it on your computer.

2 Downloading the channel list from the FRITZ!Box

  1. Click on 'DVB-C' in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click on 'Live TV' in the 'DVB-C' menu.
  3. Click on the 'Channel List' tab and then on 'TV channels'.
  4. Click on 'Download Channel List' and save the 'tv.m3u' file. If the browser blocks the file download, click on 'Keep' in Microsoft Edge and Chrome.

3 Using the VLC media player

Selecting and playing a channel

  1. Start the VLC media player.
  2. Drag the channel list and drop it into the main window of the VLC media player.
  3. Double-click on a station name in the playlist to start playback.
  4. Use the 'Previous' or 'Next' button on the navigation bar of VLC to change the channel.

Enabling subtitles

  1. Click on 'Subtitle' in the navigation bar of the VLC media player. Move the mouse pointer over 'Sub Track' and select a subtitle.

Selecting an audio track

  1. Click on 'Audio' in the navigation bar of the VLC media player. Move the mouse pointer over 'Audio Track' and select an audio track for playback.

Using the electronic program guide (EPG)

  1. Click on 'Tools' in the navigation bar of the VLC media player and then 'Program Guide' to display the electronic program guide (EPG).
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