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Contents

Introduction ............................................................................ 3

Usage Precautions

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Specifications

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Functionality

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MultiMedia Player Function

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Package Contents

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Product Description

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1. How to Install a Hard Disk?

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2. Connecting Audio & Video Cable to TV

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2.1 Connect Video Cable

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2.2 Connect Audio Cable

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3. Using the remote control

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4. Initial Setup

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5. Setup Menu

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6. TV / AV-IN & RECORD SCHEDULE

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6.1 Direct Record/ Time-Shift / EPG / Time-Scheduling / AV-IN Record.

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7. MULTIMEDIA

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8. FILE MANAGER

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9. Files Management as an USB storage device

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9.1 Supported Platforms

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10. Setup a sharing folder in Windows .............................. 40

10.1 Windows 2000

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10.2 Windows XP

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10.3 Windows Vista

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11. File Streaming from the network connected PCs

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11.1 Stream by Wired LAN or Wireless Connection

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11.2 Wireless Connection

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12. Remote Web-Access & Torrent Download .................. 58

Summary of Contents for PV75100 Playon!DVRHD

Page 1: ...U U U USER SER SER SER M M M MANUAL ANUAL ANUAL ANUAL PLAYON DVRHD PV75100 PV75120 ...

Page 2: ...Initial Setup 15 5 Setup Menu 17 6 TV AV IN RECORD SCHEDULE 25 6 1 Direct Record Time Shift EPG Time Scheduling AV IN Record 25 7 MULTIMEDIA 32 8 FILE MANAGER 36 9 Files Management as an USB storage device 39 9 1 Supported Platforms 39 10 Setup a sharing folder in Windows 40 10 1 Windows 2000 41 10 2 Windows XP 43 10 3 Windows Vista 46 11 File Streaming from the network connected PCs 49 11 1 Strea...

Page 3: ...t Download 66 13 FTP Server 67 13 1 1 Accessing Playon DVR HD FTP Server with a web browser 68 13 1 2 Accessing Playon DVRHD FTP Server with a FTP Client Program 69 14 Firmware Upgrade 70 15 Appendixes 71 15 1 Frequently Asked Questions 71 15 2 Copyrights and Trademarks 73 15 3 Warranty 73 15 4 GPL Statement 73 ...

Page 4: ...before you purchase or use the USB storage device HDD Type Only 3 5 SATA type HDD can be used Interference The Playon DVR HD may cause radio interference we recommend not to use any services related to human safety when this product is in use Data Backup We strongly recommend that you back up your data to another storage media We are not responsible for any data lost or corruption in the internal ...

Page 5: ... HDD File System NTFS Read Write for file Copying Recording Time Shift EPG function TV Type PAL NTSC Video Format MKV MPG ASF AVI WMV VOB TP TS TRP DAT ISO IFO M2T M2TS MOV FLV RM RMVB up to 720p H 264 MPEG1 2 4 DivX XviD WMV9 MP HL VC 1 AP L3 Audio Format MP3 OGG WMA AAC AC3 WAV Dolby FLAC DTS Photo Format JPG JPEG HD BMP PNG GIF TIF Subtitles SRT SMI SSA ASS IDX SUB SUB Video Output Composite Co...

Page 6: ...PG Recording Time Shift Time Shift function allows you to pause record live TV programs to a storage medium resume playback at a more convenient time Example being interrupted while watching live TV programs such as picking up calls answering the door etc all you need to do is to press the TIMESHIFT button on the remote to record the program for a period of time and then later press PLAY button ag...

Page 7: ...yon DVRHD supports HD videos up to 1920x1080p and photos by using HDMI connection HDMI up to 1080p By using a single HDMI cable connection you can enjoy the high quality of both digital video and audio LAN Provides 10 100Mbps network connection for media streaming from a PC and file transfer from to a PC and Remote Web Access FTP Server Client etc Wireless With the optional 802 11n wireless USB do...

Page 8: ...trol Batteries 2 Composite A V cable 2 Component YPbPr cable 1 AC Ryan HDMI cable 1 DVB T Antenna 1 AC DC adapter 1 AC DC adapter power cord 1 USB cable 1 Mounting screws Pack 1 User manual Printed 1 Quick installation guide Printed 1 AC Ryan Playon Wireless N USB adapter 1 optional Note The actual contents in the package may be different from the packing contents in this manual ...

Page 9: ...er Front View POWER Power ON OFF button IR Receives the remote controller signal VFD Display Colorful display for status of the unit OK ENTER Navigation OK Enter or Select button Volume Up Down knob Left Right Navigation knob PLAY Play the files contents button REC Direct Record Button STOP Stop playback button Front View ...

Page 10: ...io output Optical Optical cable for 5 1CH Digital audio output USB Host Connects to an external WiFi USB dongle or storage device e SATA Connects e SATA device USB Slave Connects Playon DVRHD to a PC by USB cable Cooling Fan Exhausts heat from internal HDMI Connects HDMI Cable to TV Antenna In Optional Connects the coaxial cable from your wall antenna socket Antenna Out Optional Connects the coaxi...

Page 11: ... Your product may be different from the above image Unscrew the top 2 thumbscrews and open the cover by pulling in an upwards direction Attach the power and SATA connector to HDD secure with the screws provided Close the cover complete assembly by securing the 2 thumbscrews ...

Page 12: ... video cable please check the following On TV switch to the same video input mode as the video connection to your Playon DVR HD For more details please refer to your TV user manual HDMI HDMI Cable HDMI Connects HDMI Input Jack ofTV Yellow CVBS Yellow CVBS Connects to Composite Input CVBS Jack of TV Composite Yellow RCA cable Red Pr Blue Pb Green Y Red Pr Green Y Connects to Pr Input Jack of TV Con...

Page 13: ...Your product may be different from the above image COAXIAL Connects to coaxial input jack of Amplifier or Receiver Coaxial Coaxial cable for Digital 5 1Ch Don t connect optical and coaxial cable together at the same time OPTICAL Connects to Optical input Jack of Amplifier or Receiver Optical Optical Cable for Digital 5 1Ch Connects to L Jack of TV Red STEREO R STEREO L White Red STEREO R STEREO L ...

Page 14: ... Set up the Scheduled Recording time NEXT Next chapter or file UP DOWN Up Down navigation button LEFT REW Left navigation button Rewind RIGHT FF Right navigation button Fast Foward OK Enter OK ENTER button RETURN Return to the previous screen folder Time Shift Time Shift recording of the live channel HOME Go to the Home Menu page Vol Volume up REC Direct Record button Select a file Copy or Move Vo...

Page 15: ...om video image playback F MANAGER Copy Move Delete contents between HDD USB Network TV SYSTEM Switches TV OUT modes MEDIA TYPE Automatic file filtering by Movie Audio Photo DELETE Rename Delete a file ADD ON Reserved for adding function later Tip If you lost the display or having any problems to see the display on TV do not know what to do then press HOME or RETURN button on the remote ...

Page 16: ...enu Language Select a language TV Region Select a country Channel Scan Scans the TV channels Time Set up the current time manually or automatically through DTV signal Time After setting up the time press Confirm Wired Lan Setup Obtain an IP address automatically by DHCP Auto or manually keying in a fixed IP address ...

Page 17: ...tings DHCP IP Auto The Playon DVRHD is testing your network connection and will obtain an IP address automatically from your AP router FIX IP Manual You can manually key in your own static IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS server IP address Home Menu Page After completing setup you will see the Home Menu page ...

Page 18: ... will start scanning analogue TV signals first followed by digital TV signals If you are using DVB T only model then it scans for digital TV signals only TV Channel Scan AUTO SCAN During auto scanning press the OK button on the remote to cancel the channel scanning TV Channel Scan MANUAL SCAN You can input your channel manually and press the OK button on the remote TV Channel Set You can select to...

Page 19: ...en at low volume Comfort The bass level is limited to a comfort level Audio Digital Output SelectHDMIorSPDIF Coaxial orOptical Video Aspect Ratio Select a screen resolution Video Brightness Adjust the brightness level Video Contrast Adjust the contrast level Video TV System Select one of the modes to best suit your TV ...

Page 20: ...he Playon DVR HD Press the Pause button and then press PLAY button on the remote to watch from the last paused time frame If you select OFF you will need to press the TIMESHIFT button to pause play the live program REC REC Device Select the default storage you want to record to You can choose to record to an internal HDD or to an external USB storage device Network Wired Lan Setup DHCP IP Auto Usi...

Page 21: ...fault Gateway DNS server IP address Network Wireless Setup Setting up a connection profile Profile Name Select any one Connection Mode Select Infrastructure AP or Peer to Peer Ad hoc In infrastructure mode you can connect the Playon DVR HD to an AP router and in Peer to Peer mode you can directly connect the Playon DVR HD to a PC Network Wireless Setup Wireless SSID Select this to scan for all ava...

Page 22: ... screen keyboard OK Open OK Skey Please check your wireless security configuration of the AP router first and then select the appropriate option Network Wireless Setup Wireless Address Setup You can obtain an IP address automatically or manually key in your own IP address Network Wireless Setup Wireless Address Setup After setup press Select a connection profile and the Playon DVR HD will obtain a...

Page 23: ...upgrade if it found one System Time You can manually set up the system time or automatically obtain it from DTV signal System Parental Control Setup restriction levels for DVD disc and DVB T ratings System HDD Format It is recommended to format the internal HDD using the Playon DVR HD system Back up any existing important data before you start formatting the HDD System HDD Format Select OK to proc...

Page 24: ...gress Please do not power off or interrupt the process System HDD Format Select OK after the format is completed Note After HDD Format the unit will automatically re boot Please wait until you see the Home Menu MISC Resume Play If you select ON then the Playon DVR HD will prompt you to resume from the previously stopped frame MISC Slide Show Timing Select the interval timing for the Photo Slide Sh...

Page 25: ...Music Folder Plays the audio files in the same folder of your photos Playlist Plays the audio files in your playlist MISC Screen Saver Selecting ON will display the screen saver when the Playon DVR HD is inactive for 5 minutes MISC Movie Preview Selecting ON allows you to preview your videos when they are selected ...

Page 26: ...This function is only available with dual DVB T tuners model 6 1 1 Direct Recording At the Home Menu page select Analog TV Digital TV or AV IN Press the Record button on the remote to record a live TV program and a record symbol appears at the top left corner as shown Pressing the Record button on the remote continuously will turn on the OTR one touch recording feature and will record in lengths o...

Page 27: ...storage which you have recorded to Navigate to the REC folder where the recorded programs are stored by default Select your desired program and press OK or PLAY button on the remote to play it You can choose to rename or delete the selected file by pressing on the DELETE button on the remote 10 An on screen keyboard will appear when you choose to rename your file ...

Page 28: ...playback from the last paused frame To exit time shift press the STOP button on the remote Progress bar explanation Play progress bar Time Shift progress bar Press the EPG button on the remote and you will see the EPG information of the current channel EPG may not be available in all analogue digital channels At the Home Menu page select Analog TV Digital TV or AV IN At the Home Menu page select A...

Page 29: ...ecord symbol at the right bottom side At the Home Menu page select Schedule Recording Press the REC SCHEDULE button on the remote or select Schedule Recording menu and you will see the Time Scheduling Record page as above To playback your recorded ATV DTV or AV In programs enter the Playback Recording menu of the Home Menu page Navigate to the REC folder where the recorded programs are stored by d...

Page 30: ...splay the confirmation window Select Confirm to save the schedule All added schedules will be displayed If you want to delete any schedule go to the Delete menu select the schedule and press the OK button on the remote You will be prompted to delete the selected schedule or delete all schedules To check on the recording status go to the Status menu ...

Page 31: ...VR HD with e g Set Top box VCR video camcorder etc A message will appear seconds before a scheduled recording starts Select Confirm or ignoring it will start the recording automatically after the timer countdown At the Home Menu page select AV IN AV IN To playback your recorded ATV DTV or AV In programs enter the Playback Recording menu of the Home Menu page Navigate to the REC folder where the re...

Page 32: ...31 Press the Record button on the remote to start recording the program from your external AV IN source To stop the recording press the STOP button on the remote ...

Page 33: ...L MUSIC PHOTO MOVIES file types press the MEDIA TYPE button on the remote to switch through the filtering Example only movie file types will be displayed in a folder of mixed files when you filter to MOVIES Multimedia Browser SYSTEM HDD You can play the contents from the internal HDD BT Downloaded torrent files will be saved in this default folder Multimedia Browser NET The Playon DVR HD can searc...

Page 34: ...lthe programas follow Multimedia Browser UPNP The Playon DVRHD supports UPnP client to connect to devices that operates as a UPnP server The Playon DVRHD can discover and stream the supported contents from the UPnP server devices See the below procedure on how to install a UPnP server application on your PC How to install a UPnP server application on your PC ...

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Page 36: ...s press the ANGLE button on the remote and these files will be added to the PLAYLIST PLAYLIST PLAYLIST Entering the PLAYLIST menu now will display the files you have just added PLAYLIST PLAYLIST By pressing the 1 ALL button on the remote you can switch repeat modes for playing a single or all files or turn off the repeat function Also by pressing the A B button on the remote you can repeat playbac...

Page 37: ...the F MANAGER button on the remote File Manager Source Destination Source Location to copy move delete from Destination Location to copy move delete to NET Networked location to copy move delete Trash Can Delete the selected files to the trash can File Manager Select USB at the Source section press the OK button on the remote and then at the Destination section select HDD and press the OK button o...

Page 38: ...isplay the contents on your internal HDD File Manager Select NEW DIRECTORY if you want to copy move the files to a new folder on your internal HDD File Manager By using the on screen keyboard you can name your new folder and press the OK button to create the new folder File Manager Navigate to the new folder you have just created enter and press the RIGHT button on the remote File Manager Select C...

Page 39: ...are now in your new folder File Manager Your selected files are now copying moving to the designated location File Manager Selecting Yes will bring you back to MULTIMEDIA menu and selecting No will bring you back to the File Manager menu ...

Page 40: ...DVRHD when you are connecting to a PC 9 1 Supported Platforms Playon DVRHD is automatically detected as a storage device with Windows 2000 XP and above or Mac OS 9 0 and above No installation is needed for these OS versions Installing on Windows 98SE First you have to install theWindows 98 Driver before connecting to a PC The driver is located in the supplied CD After installation is completed pow...

Page 41: ...ns running in the background such as antivirus with firewall protection or internet network security will need to be configured to allow network connections to the Playon DVRHD If configuring is unsure and you need to access the Playon DVRHD via network for a brief period of time you may want to disable your firewall network security application and turn it back on when you are done A C Ryan is no...

Page 42: ...and check whether Everyone account is selected or not If not add Everyone account 4 After that the shared folder will be displayed with a sharing icon 5 Go to Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer management Local Users and Groups Users and double click Guest 10 1 Windows 2000 Make sure you do not to provide a long Share name We recommend only to check Read Allow at Permissions ...

Page 43: ...lick on Internet Protocol TCP IP 9 Check Use the following IP address and write IP address Subnet mask that you want to use For example IP address 192 168 1 3 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 If you see two or more Local area connections select the one that you will use for connecting to Playon DVR HD If you select Obtain an IP address automatically you don t need to provide a specific IP address ...

Page 44: ... Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer management Local Users and Groups Users and double click Guest 5 Check User cannot change password and Password never expires See next page 10 2 Windows XP Make sure you do not to provide a long Share name This step is for Windows XP Professional For Windows XP Home users please skip to step number 6 If you can t find Administrative Tools at Co...

Page 45: ...following IP address and write IP address Subnet mask that you want to use For example IP address 192 168 1 3 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 If you can t find Administrative Tools at Control Panel click Switch to classic view option in the left pane of your screen If you see two or more Local area connections select the one that you will use for connecting to Playon DVR HD ...

Page 46: ...45 9 Click on Advanced Tab and disable Internet Connection Firewall If you use service pack 2 refer to the following figures Click Settings at Windows Firewall Check Off and click OK ...

Page 47: ... configure for correct Network sharing in Windows Vista 10 3 1 Setup of User Accounts and Family safety 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel Users Accounts and Family safety 2 Select the Guest account 3 If the Guest account is off switch it to On ...

Page 48: ...enter 1 Click Start Setting Control Panel Security Windows Firewall on off 2 Click Off not recommended 1 Click Start Setting Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center 2 Select Password Protected sharing and select Turn off password protected sharing ...

Page 49: ...share Right click the folder and select Share in the popup menu 4 You will see a popup Choose people to share with then select Everyone All users in this list and press Add button 5 After you register the user account then click Share button ...

Page 50: ... 1 1 Connecting through a local network router Follow these steps At the Home Menu page select SETUP or press the SETUP button on the remote Select Network Wired LAN Setup Connect a network cable to an available port behind the router to the Playon DVRHD Connect another network cable between the router and your PC You can use a network cable to connect Playon DVRHD to your router as illustrated be...

Page 51: ...uter automatically Select Confirm to test the network connection The Playon DVRHD is now testing the network connection Once connected and obtained an IP address from your router The IP address will be displayed Go to the Home Menu page and select MULTIMEDIA BROWSER menu ...

Page 52: ...ay appear as seen above Note If your PC does not require any ID Password the above menu will not appear and you can directly access the shared folders Key in the same PC logon ID Password and select the OK button to save it The shared folders will be now be displayed Select the content that you wish to stream over your network ...

Page 53: ...net access you can install additional network card to your PC and use it to connect to the Playon DVRHD You can use a Cross network cable to directly connect Playon DVRHD to your PC as illustrated below At the Home Menu page select SETUP or press the SETUP button on the remote Select Network Wired LAN Setup Select FIX IP Manual Key in the static IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS IP addres...

Page 54: ...nd select MULTIMEDIA BROWSER menu Select NET and you will see all your available local network connections Select the network you wish to connect to A menu may appear as seen above Note If your PC does not require any ID Password the above menu will not appear and you can directly access the shared folders Key in the same PC logon ID Password and select the OK button to save it ...

Page 55: ...54 The shared folders will be now be displayed Select the content that you wish to stream over your network ...

Page 56: ...02 11N G B standard We recommend using IEEE 802 11N connection for best wireless network performance Connecting in Infrastructure Mode with your wireless AP router 1 Ad Hoc Mode Direct 1 to 1 wireless network connection between a wireless PC and the Playon DVR HD without going through a wireless AP router 2 Infrastructure Mode Requires a wireless AP router to wirelessly connect to your network Sel...

Page 57: ... select the one you want to connect At the Wireless Security select Open System Shared Key WEP or WPA Key Note You need to know which wireless security mode your router is setup with before choosing the correct options Key in the wireless security password as you have setup on your router Press Select a connection profile The Playon DVR HD is now trying to connect to your wireless AP router ...

Page 58: ...ections Select the network you wish to connect to A menu may appear as seen above Note If your PC does not require any ID Password the above menu will not appear and you can directly access the shared folders Key in the same PC logon ID Password and select the OK button to save it The shared folders will be now be displayed Select the content that you wish to stream over your network ...

Page 59: ... please refer to your router manual On your Playon DVRHD you need to set up the following IP Address Assign a fixed IP address to your Playon DVRHD Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Key in the local IP address of your router If your router is using a dynamic IP address then you need to enable DDNS function DNS Server IP Address For Bittorrent download you need to input the DNS server IP ad...

Page 60: ...r files management and Bittorrent download Recorded programs will be saved to this partition Time Shift The capacity for time shift function and the temporarily recorded program is written into this partition RECORD SCHEDULE The Time Scheduling Recording Lists or AV IN Recording lists are shown in this field HISTORY LIST It shows the recording result as OK or Fail SYSTEM TIME PVR System Clock The ...

Page 61: ...your Playon DVRHD and allow you to copy the desired files to the PC you are accessing from For example if you click HDD1 folder you can access to the HDD1 folder as below Select a file to download to your local PC you are remotely accessing your Playon DVR HD with ...

Page 62: ...hedule You can remotely add a new time scheduling record using the Record Schedule menu New Add a new time scheduling recording list Delete Delete the scheduled list If you press the New button you will see the below menu ...

Page 63: ...62 Source Select input source AV IN Analogue TV or Digital TV Source Select the channel to time schedule record ...

Page 64: ...art Time Set up the recording period in year month date hour minutes Length Set up the recording length in hour minutes Repeat Set up any repeating schedule such as once everyday every Fri etc as seen above ...

Page 65: ...to record the programs The default is HDD Quality Select a quality of the recording After you have set up all the configurations for the recording press the Submit button You will now see a new requested recording list as below ...

Page 66: ...65 12 1 4 Record History Check the recording history using this menu To delete any recording history check the boxes next to the No and the click on the DELETE button ...

Page 67: ... 2 Download your selected torrent file to a folder of your PC Step 3 Click the Torrent button at the Web Access page as below Add new torrent and press the Start button Step 4 Torrent will start downloading immediately after adding and will continue to do so even after you power down the Playon DVR HD to standby mode Delete Job Delete the Torrent file from the Playon DVR HD Delete Job and File Del...

Page 68: ...outer and do Port Forwarding Port number 21 or DMZ Server on the router For more information on how to setup Port Forwarding please refer to your router manual On your Playon DVRHD you need to set up the following IP Address Assign a fixed IP address to your Playon DVRHD Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Key in the IP address of your router If your router is using a dynamic IP address then...

Page 69: ... web browser Step 1 Launch a Web Browser example Internet Explorer Step 2 Type ftp id password FTP server IP address e g ftp admin admin 123 456 789 123 Step 3 You can now access the Playon DVR HD folders to download upload any files from your remote PC ...

Page 70: ...nt Program Step 1 Install a FTP client program on your PC example FileZilla Step 2 Launch the FTP client program Step 3 Key in the Host FTP Server IP address Username Password The default port is 21 Step 4 Your PC can now access to your Playon DVR HD FTP Server ...

Page 71: ...ry of the internal HDD or an external USB storage device Step 5 It takes about 2 minutes or more to complete the firmware upgrade After upgrading is completed the Playon DVR HD will reboot and defaults back to the initial setup page Step 1 At the Home Menu page select SETUP Step 2 Select System System Update Step 3 The Playon DVR HD automatically searches for an upgrade file and displays it when f...

Page 72: ...correct video signal to the TV during the initializing time the TV will receive incorrect signals or the signals will not be stable and will cause the TV screen to flash some TV s will treat this as no signal and will display a blue screen or screensaver Question 4 Why when I switch to Y Pb Pr 480p 576p 720p 1080i and 1080p does the TV screen display an unwatchable picture Answer Please check if y...

Page 73: ...nfigured or have exceptions created to allow you to see and communicate with the player on the network To test if your firewall is preventing network communication including PING and access shared folders try disabling it to see if you can connect If you can connect with the firewall disabled you may need to add the player to the Trusted list or configure the firewall for local intranet access Wor...

Page 74: ...er license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 15 3 Warranty What your warranty does not cover Acts of nature such as fire static discharge Damage from unauthorized repair alteration or accident Damage from misuse or neglect A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other comme...

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