Argosy HV256T, User Manual

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PC Operation
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DVD movie files
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DivX/Xvid movie files: The filename extensions are AVI, DIVX, XVID
DivX/Xvid subtitle files: The filename extensions are SRT, SUB, IDX/SUB, SMI, PSB, ASS,
SSA
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VCD files: The filename extension is DAT
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MPEG1 / MPEG2 files: The filename extensions are MPG, MPEG, M2P, VOB
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Audio and music files: The filename extensions are WAV, MP3,
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Photo and graphic files: The filename extensions are JPG, JPEG
• If your files are larger than 4GB. You’ll need to format this device in NTFS for
storing large files.
• If your file has any of the following attributes attached to it, you may find it
missing in Detail View/Thumbnail View modes:
“Hidden”, “Encrypted”, “Compressed” and “System Folder”
The Video file Recorded by a Capture Card
If you use a capture card or TV card to record TV programs, the recorded files will usually be
encoded in MPEG1 or MPEG2 format (the filename extensions are MPG, MPEG, and M2P).
To copy these media files, just create a folder in this device, and then copy these files into
that folder.
The Video Recorded by DV
To play back the video recorded by a DV, you’ll need to transfer the DV files to a computer
and convert it to MPEG1, MPEG2 or DivX file format, and then copy the converted files into a
folder in this device.
To transfer the DV file to computer, you can:
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Use the utility bundled with the DV. A DV is often bundled with some utility for user to
transfer the DV file to computer, and to encode it into other file format. Please use this
utility as your first choice.
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If your computer is equipped with a capture card, connect DV’s AV-Out to the capture
card’s AV-In, and start capturing the video from the DV.
To convert the DV file already stored in the computer, you can use a convert program such as
CyberLink PowerDirector, Ulead Media Studio Pro, or Ulead VideoStudio to manage this job
done.
The Other Media Files
The other media files, such as WMV, ASF or MOV files, can’t be played back on this device.
Please use video convert software to convert these files into MPEG1, MPEG2, or DivX format.
Then copy the converted files into the folders in this device.
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