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KBOX – Free Karaoke System

USER MANUAL

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KBOX- Multiplatform Karaoke System

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Contents Contents ..................................................................................... 2

Chapter 1 – Introduction ................................................................... 3

KBOX Overview ........................................................................................... 3

What’s New in KBOX Version 1.0 ? ...................................................................... 3

KBOX Multi-Platform ..................................................................................... 4

Chapter 2 – Get Started ..................................................................... 5

Quick Installation & Free Activate Product .............................................................. 5

KBOX Configuration ..................................................................................... 10

KBOX – Smart Remote Configuration................................................................... 14

KBOX – Smart Remote Database Synchronizing ....................................................... 16

Chapter 3 – Karaoke Features ............................................................ 20

KBOX Display screen (IDLE Screen) ..................................................................... 20

KBOX Smart Remote Key Functions .................................................................... 21

Tempo and Tone Adjustment ........................................................................... 22

Chapter 4 - Addition Features – KBOX .................................................. 23

Addition Features ....................................................................................... 23

1-P Button & Shortcut Keys ............................................................................. 23

Chapter 5 - Install KBOX Set-top box and Smart Device ............................... 24

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Problems FAQ ............................................................................. 27

Contact Us ................................................................................. 30


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Chapter 1 – Introduction

KBOX Overview

Welcome to KBOX, the multi-platform karaoke system !

Starting as a form of entertainment, originally from Japan, karaoke system has touched the famous point when it is popular in many countries around the world. Beside of providing a full-scale music entertainment, karaoke system gives a lot of benefits for our life and it becomes the favorite pastime for many people. Karaoke system offers wonderful benefits such as health, physical state and improves behavior and friendship.

As a modern karaoke system - KBOX allows you to transform your electronic devices (home computer, tablet, smartphone, computer sticker, Raspberry board) into an interactive karaoke system. More than just traditional karaoke player or karaoke software – KBOX provides a multi-purpose solutions for playing and creating karaoke activities at home or club. Just simply downloading installation file on our website or mobile play store, and convert your device into the real karaoke system.

With KBOX, you can become a super star of your own entertainment zone. KBOX help you to enjoy the background music, see lyrics light up on a screen and hear your own voice being dubbed over the top of your lovely music.

You will be definitely surprised to find that KBOX plays nearly almost karaoke format such as: MIDI, KAR, VOB, MPEG, etc. Aside playing karaoke, based on KODI - the famous entertainment center, KBOX is also inherited from its predecessors: it can manage multimedia sources, easy interact and easy maintain resources.

NOW, Let’s go with KBOX !

What’s New in KBOX Version 1.0 ?

New Features • Professional karaoke features

- Play MIDI/VOB Karaoke files as hardware based machine.

- Adjust tone, tempo, master volume.

- Search, insert, add favorite and update songs.

- Score determine after each song.

- Smart remote control.

• Integrated multi-languages MIDI songs database Customers can easily select the appropriate MIDI/VOB package, which depends on their demands (Vietnamese, English, Korean, etc.) from diversity resources.

• VOB (Full HD) Karaoke file supported Allow customers customize their external resources such as external HDD, USB Sticker, portable storage, network storage. KBOX supports all of full-HD VOB files.


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• Smart background • Smart Remote Control

Smart Remote Control – available on Android device 4.4

- Manage song lists and karaoke activities - Manage KBOX front-end and back-end activities. - Optimized for ease of use and convenience.

• Multi-display support (VGA, HDMI, Component, MHL, and more)

Improvements • Optimized MIDI synthesis module

Optimizing MIDI synthesis module to archive the best performance.

• Released new solution for tempo, tone, and voice control for MIDI (TTVC) • Developed friendly interface • Improved hardware performance

KBOX Multi-Platform

For maximizing flexible and convenient of entertainment, KBOX offers multi-platform architecture, in which customers can select the platform for themselves. Currently, KBOX supported two popular platforms: Windows and Android.

WINDOWS PLATFORM: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 OS.

ANDROID PLATFORM: Android 4.4 or above.


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Chapter 2 – Get Started Quick Installation & Free Activate Product • System Requirements

- Operating System Windows 7 (32-bit or 64 bit), Windows 8.x full version, Windows 10 (for Windows platform). Android 4.4 or above (for KBOX-Android and Smart Remote for Android), ARM Architecture (the package for Intel architecture will be provide in next plan).

• Recommended Minimum Hardware for Better Performance - 1.3 GHz or faster processor - 1 GB Ram (Recommended: 2GB RAM or greater). - 1 GB of available hard disk space. - 1024*768 screen resolution.

I. Install KBOX for Windows

1. Double click on the “KBOX-1.0.0-Setup.exe”, and you will see the setup wizard pop up. Click “Next” to continue !

2. KBOX is inherited from KODI and DFT developed more functions from original source code, so in order to proceed, you must accept the License Agreement. Click “I Agree”.


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3. Recommended your selection as below – then click “Next”.

4. Select installation location, click “Next” then click “Install”


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5. When the process is completed, a dialog box will notify KBOX has been installed in your device. You can choose to check “Run KBOX” to run KBOX right after the installation process. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.


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II. Install Smart Remote for Android

1. Click on file “KBOX-Remote-1.0.1.apk” from your android device.

2. If your device blocks the installation, please go to phone setting as follows:

After entering phone setting, “check unknown source installation”

3. Just click “Install” then finish your installation.

III. Install KBOX for Android

Click on file “KBOX-1.0.0-ARMEABI-V7A.apk” then process the same part II).


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IV. Activate Product

KBOX is totally free product at this time. However, customers need to activate for the first time of use. For activating, please do these simple steps:

1. Go to http://www.mykbox.com

2. Click on “Activate” Tab

3. Register new account for activation or use your existing account. You can also login KBOX system by Google account or Facebook account. After you successfully sign-in our registration system, the screen as below:

4. Open KBOX for the first use (Warning ! – At the first time of use, KBOX requires internet connection to confirm some parameters for product activation. Please make sure your device can ping to internet)

http://www.mykbox.com/


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5. Enter 8 characters string code – this code has just been generated by KBOX (for example in this case: 77FD-1394) - to the activation field from step 3). Press “Active”.

6. KBOX has been automatically activated. (No need to reactivate even update/reinstall KBOX, unless you change your hardware device/reinstall OS).

KBOX Configuration Currently, KBOX supports not only Karaoke features but also many entertainment activities such as viewing video, listening music and even viewing picture. In this user guide, we most focus on KARAOKE features.

How to configure KARAOKE SYSTEM ?

1. Click on the gold KARAOKE icon to active KARAOKE mode.

2. At the first time of use, KBOX needs to download database for itself. Click YES to download new database for KBOX or you will do it manually by entering “Config/Add-Ons/My-Ad-ons/Program Add-ons/Update Karaoke – Run”.


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3. Please select your song language to download. Currently, version 1.0 only allows you to select one language each time. This limitation will be overcome in next version. Double-click to select your package, for example “Vietnamese”

The select package was changed to “gold color” – you have just selected it !


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4. Be patient when KBOX downloads its database (around 700 MB), the time depends on your internet speeds. Don’t worry about disconnection during download, our solution supports resume mode.

5. After finished, we can play over 4500 songs in MIDI format.

6. Any problem during download/after download/database update: Customer can manually check database, by entering “Config Add-ons My Add-on Program Add-ons Run”, then repeat step 3). above.

7. Configure VOB Karaoke database (full HD Karaoke from external devices such as Hard Disk (HDD), network storage, USB stickers…):

a. Entering configure icon

b. Select Karaoke icon, KARAOKE-SETTING: Setting Level – select Advanced.


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c. Select the path for VOB Karaoke files. If your storage consists of large amount of files, please be patient – it takes a long time to import directory structure (~ 1-5 minutes). We require you have to install KBOX smart remote to play VOB files ! (View next guide to master how to configure smart remote).


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KBOX – Smart Remote Configuration Smart Remote can help user to expand the ease and convenience of use. By installing a small android application to their smart phone, user can easily interact with Karaoke system for doing many activities such as song searching, booking, insert, tone/voice/volume adjustment and more… Besides supporting fully functionality of karaoke remote, KBOX Smart Remote can be used as general remote control for other multi-media functions in KBOX.

1. Make sure KBOX and your smart phone are connected to the same Wifi network.

2. KBOX side:

a. Config Services: Services – Settings: Enable Zeroconf for announce services to other systems. If this Zeroconf is disable, Smart remote cannot search and find out KBOX (however, we can manually configure Smart Remote).

b. If KBOX is running on Windows, customer needs install bonjour service to enable Zeroconf feature: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL999?locale=en_US

c. Config Services: Services – Settings: Webserver – Select for port (for example 8181), username (for example: kbox) and password (for example: 111111). The default username and password are: kbox/111111.

3. Smart phone side:

a. Install and run KBOX Remote.

b. Check your local network again to make sure KBOX and KBOX Remote are in the same network.

c. At the first time, KBOX Remote will display the search panel as below:

d. Click Next to automatically search… You will see the panel like this:

https://support.apple.com/kb/DL999?locale=en_US


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OR

- If you can find your media center, select your KBOX, then click Next !!!

- If No media center found, enter the manually configuration mode, input the parameters which are declared as step 2c) above.


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e. Connected. Ready to play !!!

KBOX – Smart Remote Database Synchronizing In order to fulfill all functions of Smart Remote and KBOX, customers need to synchronize the song list database between KBOX and Smart Remote. Please take a notice that, this step does not download heavy database such as multimedia files to your phone – it just synchronizes general information for Smart Remote.

1. Open your Smart Remote, then select/double check your appropriate network for KBOX-Smart Remote, (for example “KBOX (MikePC)” – in this demo guide)


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2. Select your right KBOX (for example, in this demo case, it is “KBOX (Mike PC)”)

3. When KBOX-Smart Remote is connected – the main screen leads to:

Touch the icon for switching to KARAOKE Mode:


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Then “single tab” on the icon which is showed by the red-arrow as below:

Next, select “Update database” option:


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Just wait for downloading the karaoke song list… (The databases are included our default MIDI song list and your VOB song list –please review how to import your own VOB songs from external devices).

Wow ! Smart Remote’s ready to GO….

….with fully MIDI and your own VOB song lists !!!


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Chapter 3 – Karaoke Features After getting acquainted with the KBOX configuration, Remote and KBOX connections, you can start the journey of KBOX features. You can play a MIDI/VOB song, reach a specific karaoke functions easily. This chapter will present all karaoke and smart remote features.

KBOX Display screen (IDLE Screen)

Karaoke Auto Hide Keyboard In order to maximize the benefits of KBOX, we highly recommend you to use KBOX Smart Remote attach with KBOX System. However, in some impossible cases – you can play KBOX system without Smart Remote. Our system keyboard will be useful in this situation.


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KBOX Keyboard Functions as below:

KBOX Smart Remote Key Functions General Smart Remote Key Functions

Keyboard Icon Name FunctionHome Return Home KBOX SystemSearch Search song databaseFavorite Go to list of favourite songsCurrent Booking Current booking listPlay Play songStop Stop songPause Pause songDetach voice on/off Detach voice for VOB file only

Enter Enter Decrease Tempo Tempo will be decreased each 1/2 by one pressIncrease Tempo Tempo will be increased each 1/2 by one pressDecrease Tone Tone will be decreasedIncrease Tone Tone will be increased

F8 MuteF9 Decrease Master VolumeF10 Increase Master Volume

Key numbers Key board number 0-9

Windows Keyboard Only

KBOX KeyBoard Functions

Keyboard Icon Name FunctionAdd to Favorite Return Home KBOX SystemRemove Favorite Search song databasePlay/Next Go to list of favourite songsPause, Stop Current booking list

Tone increase Increasing toneTone decrease Decreasing toneMute Mute Master VolumeIncrease VolumeDecrease VolumeReturn Return previous taskDetach Voice For VOB ONLYDecrease Tempo For MIDI ONLYIncrease Tempo For MIDI ONLYOther KBOX Funcs

Control Keys 04 direction keys & Enter

KBOX Smart Remote Functions


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Search Song, Reserve Songs, Insert Songs and Favorite Songs

You can search a song by click on icon on KBOX or search function from Kbox Smart Remote.

Moreover, you can fast select your favorite songs by clicking on icon. You only add your songs to favorite list by smart remote. Try to use our KBOX smart remote to maximize a lot of playing benefits – it’s very simple, you can quickly discover more exciting features for yourself.

Reserving within KBOX is unlimited. You can search and reserve unlimited number of songs. However, if you want to insert your song into the top of playing queue – please use your KBOX Remote (Insert option) and if you want to add your song to favorite list, also use your KBOX Remote (Favorite option).

Tempo and Tone Adjustment You only change song’s tempo and tone for default midi database. KBOX system cannot support tempo and tone adjustment for your external VOB files.

To apply tempo and tone adjustment, customer just use the function keys on KBOX or KBOX Smart Remote.


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Chapter 4 - Addition Features – KBOX

Addition Features

1-P Button & Shortcut Keys

Additional Feature DescriptionVIDEO Player Support Video player, playlist and Video Add-on for KODIMUSIC Player Support Audio player, playlist and Audio Add-on for KODIPICTURE Viewer Support Pictire viewer, playlist and Picture Add-on for KODICONFIG KBOX Appearance, Video, TV, Music, Picture, Karaoke, Add-Ons, Services, and System1-P Button & Shortcut Key One button to access Exit, File Manager, System Info., and more.


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Chapter 5 - Install KBOX Set-top box and Smart Device

Our KBOX solution supports both Windows OS and Android (4.4 and above - ARM architecture). Regarding the android platform based on intel x86, we are planning to test and provide be-ta package later. Below are several popular devices which we have just implemented for test.

1. FULL KARAOKE SYSTEM on SAMSUNG GALAXY Note 3 2. FULL KARAOKE SYSTEM on SONY XPERIA Z3 3. FULL KARAOKE SYSTEM on Table Google Nexus 7” 4. FULL KARAOKE SYSTEM on TV BOX M8S 5. FULL KARAOKE SYSTEM on TV BOX Xiao Mi2. 6. Some other devices: Intel computer sticker, Android Sticker (testing)

See all tables below

KBOX Samsumg Galaxy Note 3KBOXRemote Sony Xperia Acro S (LT26w)2nd Display LCD Samsung LA40D550Amplifier Arrirang PA 203III 320WSpeaker TSE-T4 x 2Microphone Zenbos MZ 232, -68dB ~ +/-3dBMusic Default Midi integrated songsMHL Cable MHL for Galaxy Note 3,4 Cable

KBOX Sony Xperia Z3KBOX Remote Oppo Neo 4.3"2nd Display LCD Samsung 3D 43"Amplifier Arrirang PA 203III 320WSpeaker TSE-T4 x 2Microphone Zenbos MZ 232, -68dB ~ +/-3dBMusic Default Midi integrated songsHDMI Cable Standard Sony HDMI

KBOX-FULL Karaoke System TESTHardware Configuaration - Mode 1

Good presentation. Visit www.mykbox.com/videodemo/kbox_samsungpresent_mod1 for details.

Good presentation. Visit www.mykbox.com/videodemo/kbox_Sonypresent_mod1 for details.


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KBOX M8S- Android TV BOXKBOX Remote Sony Acro S2nd Display LCD Samsung 3D 43"Amplifier Arrirang PA 203III 320WSpeaker TSE-T4 x 2Microphone Zenbos MZ 232, -68dB ~ +/-3dBMusic Default Midi integrated songs

2T HDD VOB files (MPEG4 format)HDMI Cable Simple HDMIUSB Ext. HDD 2TB VOB Video files

KBOX XiaoMi Mi2- Android TV BOXKBOX Remote Sony Acro S2nd Display LCD Samsung 3D 43"Amplifier Arrirang PA 203III 320WSpeaker TSE-T4 x 2Microphone Zenbos MZ 232, -68dB ~ +/-3dBMusic Default Midi integrated songs

2T HDD VOB files (MPEG4 format)HDMI Cable Simple HDMIUSB Ext. HDD 2TB VOB Video files

Good presentation. Visit www.mykbox.com/videodemo/kbox_Mi2Spresent_mod2 for details.

Hardware Configuration - Mode 2Good presentation. Visit www.mykbox.com/videodemo/kbox_M8Spresent_mod2 for details.

Using CEC or Air RemoteKBOX M8S- Android TV BOXKBOX Remote KBOX Remote2nd Display LCD Samsung 3D 43"Amplifier Arrirang PA 203III 320WSpeaker TSE-T4 x 2Microphone Zenbos MZ 232, -68dB ~ +/-3dBMusic Default Midi integrated songs

2T HDD VOB files (MPEG4 format)HDMI Cable Simple HDMIUSB Ext. HDD 2TB VOB Video filesAirRemote Use Air Mouse OK - can enjoy easilyTV With CEC Remote Use TV Remote with CEC Enable OK - can enjoy easily

Hardware Configuration - Mode 3Good presentation. Visit www.mykbox.com/videodemo/kbox_M8Spresent_mod3 for details.


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KBOX DELL Vostro 5470 Laptpo, Win10OSKBOX Remote Samsung Galaxy Note 32nd Display LCD Samsung 3D 43"Amplifier Arrirang PA 203III 320WSpeaker TSE-T4 x 2Microphone Zenbos MZ 232, -68dB ~ +/-3dBMusic Default Midi integrated songs

2T HDD VOB files (MPEG4 format)HDMI Cable Simple HDMIUSB Ext. HDD 2TB VOB Video files(Air Remote) (Use Air Mouse) OK - can enjoy easily

KBOX Intel Computer StickerKBOX Remote Oppo Neo 4.3"2nd Display LCD Samsung 3D 43"Amplifier Arrirang PA 203III 320WSpeaker TSE-T4 x 2Microphone Zenbos MZ 232, -68dB ~ +/-3dBMusic Default Midi integrated songsHDMI Port Direct HDMI Port

KBOX Android Computer StickerKBOX Remote Oppo Neo 4.3"2nd Display LCD Samsung 3D 43"Amplifier Arrirang PA 203III 320WSpeaker TSE-T4 x 2Microphone Zenbos MZ 232, -68dB ~ +/-3dBMusic Default Midi integrated songsHDMI Port Direct HDMI Port

Good presentation. Visit www.mykbox.com/videodemo/kbox_WinStickerpresent_mod5 for details.

Good presentation. Visit www.mykbox.com/videodemo/kbox_AndroidStickerpresent_mod5 for details.

Hardware Configuration - Mode 4Good presentation. Visit www.mykbox.com/videodemo/kbox_DELLW10Spresent_mod4 for details.

Hardware Configuration - Mode 5


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Problems FAQ 1. I got error message “Uh, Oh, cannot load sqlite3.dll, exiting…” while I

started KBOX on my Windows 7- 64 bit ?

- Try to update “Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86)”. Here is the URL for your update this issue:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

https://www.mykbox.com/download/systemfix.aspx

- Select only file “vcredist_x86.exe” for your Windows7-64bit. Install this package, the re-open your KBOX again.

2. KBOX-Windows: After registering, the application has stopped working ?

- Try to close the program, then restart program under Administrator permission:

- Right click on “KBOX shortcut”

- Run as Administrator

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

https://www.mykbox.com/download/systemfix.aspx


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3. I always get “Security code invalid” when I activate my KBOX ?

Try to:

- Type your security code exactly. The security code is exactly 8 digits.

- Your both sides (registration website mykbox.com and your KBOX) are connected to internet.

- If your KBOX cannot reach internet, you may receive this error message forever.

4. My KBOX is empty song. Cannot search any song by search function ?

- Try to use our karaoke update plugin to update newest karaoke database (Config/Add-Ons/My-Ad-ons/Program Add-ons/Update Karaoke – Run). After update karaoke database, connect your KBOX Remote to KBOX, then synchronizing the song list again (See how to synchronize the song list from KBOX to KBOX Remote at “KBOX – Smart Remote Database Synchronizing”).

5. My KBOX Remote cannot connect to KBOX ?

- Check the network infrastructure first.

- Check the network configuration at KBOX side (Username, password, port, IP Address).

- Check the network configuration at KBOX Remote side (Username, password, port, KBOX IP Address).

- Your firewall setting (if YES), sometime your firewall can block several port ranges that will prevent the connection between KBOX and KBOX Remote.


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- Don’t use some very popular ports because this may lead to the network conflict, for example: 21, 80, 8080… Instead, you can use 8181, 8282, 8081,.. :)

6. My KBOX has a completed database, however KBOX Remote’s song list is blank???

- Try to check your KBOX Remote connection whether it is connected to KBOX ?

- If both connected, try to synchronize the song list from KBOX to KRemote (Review KBOX – Smart Remote Database Synchronizing)

7. I cannot configure my VOB list for my own VOB files ?

- Try to check your external device

- Try to import the right VOB Path from KBOX

- Try to re-synchronize database from KBOX to Remote

- Remember change tab “VOB” instead of tab “MIDI” on KBOX Remote.

8. How to extract audio output for my professional amplifier system ?

- There are many ways to extract audio for external audio device.

- Depend on your hardware, you can use the appropriate solution, please email your question to : [email protected] to receive more information.

9. How about email support format ?

- Please send your idea, questions, bugs descriptions or even business suggestion via: [email protected] and Cc to: [email protected]

[Email Index][Email Subject][Your Location] (I) [Email Body] (III) [Your Official Name & Contact] (III) We will respond your email with full (I), (II), (III)

10. After login by my Google/Facebook account on Chrome browser, the activation page redirected to a blank page ?

- Try to use another browser such as Microsoft Edge.

- If you only has Chrome browser, please select “clear all the item from the beginning of time”: cookie, browsing history, cached, hosted app data and content licenses. After applying this process, the problem will be overcome.

mailto:[email protected]



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Contact Us

Please feel free to contact us should you need any information or have any problems with our solutions. We are always here, ready to listen you, for everything is changed better !!!

• Website: www.mykbox.com • E-mail: [email protected] • Phone: (+84) 98 39 38 399 • Paypal for project support: [email protected]


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