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Appendix

Specifications

STORAGE

HDD

3.5” SATA I/II

File System

FAT32 or NTFS

INTERFACE

USB2.0

USB type B Connector x 1

eSATA

reserved

AUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACE

Audio/Video Composite Video + Audio R/L

(3.5mm phone jack x 1)

Component Video: Y, Pb, Pr

(3.5mm phone jack x 1)

Digital Audio Coaxial S/PDIF Output

(RCA x 1)

SCART

SCART connector x 1

(Europe)

OS SUPPORT

Windows Vista/XP/2000/Me/98SE

MEDIA SUPPORT

Media Type

MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX, Xvid, MP3, WAV, JPEG

Media Files

dat, mpg, mpe, mpeg, vob, m2p, avi, divx, xvid, jpg, jpeg, mp3, wav

DivX Subtitle IDX/SUB, SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB(type II), SMI, PSB
DVD Folder

DVD Menu/Audio/Subtitle/Angle Selection

CONTENT RESOLUTION

Video

720 x 576 pixels

JPEG

5120 x 3840 pixels (baseline)

MP3 320kbps
IDX/SUB

480i / 576i / 480p / 576p

VIDEO OUTPUT

NTSC / PAL

Screen Ratio 4:3 / 16:9
Component

480i / 480p / 576i / 576p / HD-720p

AUDIO OUTPUT

Analog Audio Stereo/Left mono/Right mono
Digital Audio SPDIF

SECURITY

Private Folder Password protection in both TV/PC mode

POWER SUPPLY

Input

AC 100-240 V, 50/60Hz

Output

DC 12V, 2A

BATTERY OF REMOTE

CR2025

DC3V

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

C ~ 35

C, Humidity 8% ~ 80%

STORAGE ENVIRONMENT

C ~ 40

C, Humidity 5% ~ 95%

GENERAL

Dimensions: 7.7(L) x 2.4(W) x 4.8(H) inch

196(L) x 61(W) x 122(H) mm

WEIGHT

894g/31.5oz (Approx. with HDD)

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Page 3: ...lideshow 21 Setup Menu 23 Function Setup 23 PC Operation 27 Introduction 27 Software Installation 28 Connecting to PC 28 Disconnecting from PC 29 About the File System of Hard Disk Drive 30 Media Files for Playback 31 Using the Utility Programs 33 About the Partitioning of the Hard Disk Drive 37 Appendix 39 Specifications 39 Troubleshooting 40 Error Code 42 Copyright 42 All manuals and user guides...

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Page 5: ...s which provide you with high quality output for your home theater High Definition flat panel display Supports digital audio output The Mobile Video HDD is equipped with a COAXIAL RCA jack for outputting digital audio signal to a receiver It will provide you with uncompromised lossless Hi Fi audio experience Cable not provided This unit is not for in car entertainment use Unstable power or vibrati...

Page 6: ...ttery power of the remote Changing the Battery of Remote If the battery becomes depleted change the battery according to the following instructions 1 Turn the remote control on its back and then press the tab on the left side with fingernailn Hold and pull at the indentationo to take out the battery unit 2 The battery model of this remote is CR2025 Refer to the illustration below to insert the bat...

Page 7: ...udio channels 8 Cursor keys 9 ANGLE Switch DVD angles Rotate JPG image 10 SUBTITLE Switch DVD DivX subtitles 11 PLAY Play the current selected file folder 12 DISPLAY Display file properties played time 13 SEARCH Search by Title Time 14 Stop current playback 15 Pause current playback 16 AÆB Repeat from A to B 17 REPEAT Change the play mode 18 ZOOM Enlarge image 19 SLOW Slow motion playback 20 0 9 N...

Page 8: ...onnect the cable here h eSATA connector dual interface model only When using eSATA connection connect the cable here i Composite audio video output connector Outputs composite video and audio signals with a special cable provided The colors of the jacks are yellow red and white j Component video output connector Outputs component video signals with a special cable provided The colors of the jacks ...

Page 9: ...SB cable and the adaptor 3 Press the Power Switch to turn it on 4 Copy files just like using a USB external HDD You can do it with Windows Explorer or Mac OS Finder No additional software needed How to play media files on my TV 1 Connect it to your TV with cables provided 2 Plug the AC adaptor into the Power Connector and press the Power Switch to turn it on 3 Press the STANDBY button on the remot...

Page 10: ... for better video quality You will have to connect the analog or digital audio cable for audio output You can also configure display ratio progressive scan and the 720p up scaling output in SETUP MENU VIDEO SETUP Please refer to the illustration below for connecting instruction Note Some TV sets are equipped with separate composite and component audio inputs Be sure that you have connected the cor...

Page 11: ... of the AC adapter to the connector marked DC IN plug the other end into an electrical outlet 2 Press the Power switch and then the blue LED will light up with low luminance entering a mode called Standby mode You can press STANDBY button on the remote to activate the unit for playback Pressing the STANDBY button again will switch to the standby mode Standby LED lights up with low luminance Activa...

Page 12: ...ove all connections after both LEDs are off y When using the remote point the remote towards this unit s Remote receiver y During the remote operation the inhibit icon will appear on the screen when you pressed a button with non available operation y If the setting of the video output is incorrect the TV screen will not display normally Switch to correct setting by pressing and holding and then pr...

Page 13: ...nly reserved for private folder password purpose Playback y Press the PLAY button on a selected folder to play all media files inside that folder or to play a single file if only one file is selected y y If a folder contains no recognizable media file pressing the PLAY button will open that folder open a folder Press button to open the selected folder Parental folder Press button or select to go b...

Page 14: ...id movie file The filename extension can be avi divx or xvid A DivX Xvid subtitle file The filename extension can be srt sub idx ssa ass psb sub or smi A MPEG2 file The filename extension can be mpg vob or m2p A MP3 music file The filename extension is mp3 A WAV music file The filename extension is wav A JPEG graphic file The filename extension can be jpg jpe or jpeg A Playlist A file with problem...

Page 15: ...those buttons 3 If the password you have entered is correct the hidden Main Locked Folder will display immediately with default name Private Folders The folder name is designated by the Private Folder Manager utility You can set it up with a new name Hiding Locked Folders 1 In Detail View mode press the TITLE button to go back to the ROOT folder 2 Use 0 9 buttons to enter 4 digits other than the c...

Page 16: ...into a computer s optical drive and then go to My Computer to browse the disc Copy the entire VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD to the Mobile Video HDD Some DVD discs can t be copied because they have been protected with the CSS protection The back up operation of any DVD content must obey your local law of copyright intellectual property rights Please respect copyright do not copy DVDs with copyright an...

Page 17: ... or the folder that contains these files and then press the PLAY button MPEG2 Files Movie4 Ö A MPEG2 media file This kind of media files includes files that meet the MPEG2 format the filename extensions included mpg mpe mpeg vob m2p To play these media files select the movie file or the folder that contains these files and then press the PLAY button If the VOB file is in a DVD Folder please follow...

Page 18: ...ne folder sequentially with a fixed interval slide show mode You can configure this functions in the SETUP MENU PREFERENCE PAGE S S INTERVAL If you don t want to display the photos in the slide show mode you can press the button and then press or button for previous or next photo file Playlists NEWLIST1Ö A Playlist A Playlist is a list of media files which can be played contiguously You can create...

Page 19: ...m in Press ZOOM button to enlarge the image in a recurring sequence If the image is larger than the screen press to move it y Some DVD will disable the SUBTITLE and AUDIO key function You will need to set up these functions in the DVD Menu by pressing MENU key y The ZOOM function will be disabled under 720p video output mode y If the DVD menu behaves incorrectly such as blank screen or repeated se...

Page 20: ... button to stop the playback first and then it will go back to the Detail View mode You can select the desired subtitle file and then press SUBTITLE button A message DIVX SUBTITLE SELECTED will appear on the screen Then resume playing the movie and the selected subtitle will be displayed y For text type subtitle files encoded in ANSI code the OSD Language must be set to match with the language of ...

Page 21: ...e y After stopping if you never play another file and the current file is still selected press PLAY to continue playing the current file from the break point y The Resume function will not be available for files located within the Locked Folders Complete Stop After stopping the playback press button again A RESUME OFF message will then be displayed on the screen The resume function is now canceled...

Page 22: ... restore normal speed Adjust speed in sequence 2X Ö 4X Ö 6X Ö 8X Ö Normal Adjust speed in sequence 2X Ö 4X Ö 8X Ö 16X Ö Normal y During the fast forward or rewind playback the image may appear discontinuous and sound may become mute y When fast forward playing to the next chapter it will restore normal speed y When rewinding to the beginning of the current chapter it will restore normal speed Slow...

Page 23: ...seconds Skip backward Press button 10 seconds Play Mode Plays in a repeat or random fashion Change mode Press REPEAT button to change the mode in sequence REPEAT ONE repeats the current one Ö REPEAT ALL repeats all files in the folder Ö SHUFFLE REPEAT randomly plays all files in the folder and repeats if all files are played Ö SHUFFLE randomly plays all files in the folder until all files are play...

Page 24: ... Time Searching Plays the movie from a certain time point Display Press SEARCH button press SEARCH 2 times and the screen will display TITLE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Input Press 0 9 buttons to select a desired starting point hh mm ss Play Press PLAY and then the movie will be played from that point on y The entered value must not exceed the length of the movie or the will appear to indicate this error ...

Page 25: ... for previous or next page The highlighted area indicates the selected item y Some functions like SETUP TITLE and the DISPLAY will be disabled Slideshow Play y Pressing the PLAY button on a JPEG file will start the Slide Show display mode The photos will be displayed contiguously with a fixed interval from the one being played now y Press button will play the previous next file y You can setup the...

Page 26: ...n will play the previous next file y Press button again to continue playing the Slideshow Open a folder y Press PLAY button to open the selected folder Parental folder y Press button or select to go back to the parental folder Icon Descriptions A folder The parental folder A thumbnail preview of a JPEG file A video file It represents all video files recognizable A DivX Xvid subtitle file The filen...

Page 27: ...tle when playing a DVD movie If OFF is selected the subtitle will not be displayed when play back Operation of SETUP MENU 1 Press to select the sub menu 2 Press PLAY to enter the sub menu 3 Select EXIT SETUP and press PLAY to exit 4 You can also press SETUP to exit directly Operation of the Sub menu 1 Press to select the function 2 Press to move to Options 3 Press to select the setting 4 Press PLA...

Page 28: ...ts the multi channel audio signal into stereo for output See LPCM OUTPUT PRO LOGIC This function only works if you have selected SPDIF RAW If the movie contains PCM stereo sound after enabling this function and connected to an AV amplifier receiver equipped with a digital audio decoder the audio output will be simulated as multi channel sound OFF No multi channels simulation ON Outputs audio signa...

Page 29: ...ive scan VIDEO Always output interlaced scan SMART Enhanced picture quality of the AUTO mode VIDEO OUTPUT COMPONENT Outputs video signal via both composite and component connectors SCART Outputs SCART RGB video signal via the SCART connector COMPONENT OUTPUT will be disabled for not compatible with it COMPONENT OUTPUT SD INTERLACE When connecting to a TV equipped with Y Cb Cr video input SD PROGRE...

Page 30: ...RVAL This option stands for Slide Show Interval It sets up the interval between two photos when playing the photo files ANGLE MARK When playing a multi angle DVD movie a mark will be displayed on screen ON The angle mark will be displayed on the screen for 3 seconds OFF The angle mark will not be displayed on the screen CLOSED CAPTIONS If a movie contains Closed Captions it will have Closed Captio...

Page 31: ...ows 98SE user must install the driver from the utility CD before using the Mobile Video HDD via USB 2 0 connection The utility Playlist Manager supports Windows Vista XP 2000 Windows Me 98SE not supported The utility Private Folder Manager supports Windows Vista XP 2000 Me 98SE Mac OS 10 2 or above supports the unit with its native driver Just connect the unit to a Mac computer and access it like ...

Page 32: ...for cable connection Connecting to PC Connecting with USB 2 0 Interface 1 Connect the plug of AC adapter to the connector marked DC IN plug the other end into an electric outlet 2 Connect the USB cable to the USB connector Then connect the other plug to computer s USB 2 0 port 3 Press the Power switch and then the blue LED will light up 4 The computer will detect the Mobile Video HDD and you can s...

Page 33: ...accessing the Mobile Video HDD 2 Close all Explorer windows which display the content of the Mobile Video HDD 3 Click the safely remove hardware icon or in the System Tray and select the drive letter assigned to Mobile Video HDD When the system message safely removed appears unplug the interface cable from the computer 4 Press the Power switch for about 1 second until the orange LED is on Then thi...

Page 34: ... formatting the Mobile Video HDD as NTFS is recommended FAT32 File System The FAT32 file system is required if your computer uses Windows 98SE Windows ME or the Mac OS X operating systems These operating systems do not support NTFS file system while Windows Vista XP 2000 would support both FAT32 and NTFS file systems The FAT32 file system has some limitations but it is supported by many different ...

Page 35: ...d 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 the Mobile Video HDD and then copy these files into that folder If your hard disk uses NTFS file system the recorded file is probably larger than 4GB so please partition the Mobile Video HDD as NTFS to store the l...

Page 36: ...ob done The Other Media Files The other media files such as WMV ASF or MOV files can t be played back on Mobile Video HDD Please use a convert program such as Ulead Video ToolBox or WinAVI Videoconverter to convert these files into MPEG1 MPEG2 or DivX format Then copy the converted files into the folders in Mobile Video HDD All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 37: ...lists consist of blending video audio and photo files A total 2048 files can be added to a single Playlist A Playlist is a m3u file you can also use the m3u file established by other software players such as Windows Media Player or Winamp If you find your Playlist missing during TV operation open it with our Playlist manager and save it again 1 Connect the Mobile Video HDD to computer Click on Sta...

Page 38: ...urpose iii Repeat All Play in normal mode and repeat the entire list after the last file had been played iv Shuffle Randomly play the files in the list once v Shuffle Repeat Play in shuffle mode and repeat the list after all files in the list had been played once Private Folder Manager 1 Connect the Mobile Video HDD to computer Click on Start Ö All Programs Vista Programs Ö Mobile Video HDD Ö Priv...

Page 39: ...the correct password under the ROOT folder in Detail View mode for displaying these folders you ve marked as Locked The icon will appear on the screen each time you press those buttons 2 After the password is entered these locked folders will be shown in a folder named after the Private Folder Name default as Private folders You can also change the name as your wish 3 If you need to display these ...

Page 40: ... file copyright txt with any text editing program 3 Find the FORGOT USER PASSWORD section and then follow the description there to recover your password Do not try to delete the Template folders folder and the MPlay sys file in the Root folder of Mobile Video HDD or you will loose the Private Folder function when using the AV Playback function All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 41: ...P right click on the Stop mark then select Initialize Disk to initialize the disk After the initialization of the disk refer to the following steps to create a new partition y In Windows 2000 Windows will start up the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard immediately Use this wizard to initialize the hard disk to Basic disk type and then follow the steps to create a new partition 3 To delete an ...

Page 42: ...NS You must type 5 on this screen to change the current fixed disk drive the default fixed drive set by FDISK is the internal hard disk drive If you do not change it to the Mobile Video HDD the data of internal hard disk drive will be destroyed If the option 5 does not appear on this screen it means the Mobile Video HDD is not installed properly please check its installation 6 In Change Current Fi...

Page 43: ...B DVD Folder DVD Menu Audio Subtitle Angle Selection CONTENT RESOLUTION Video 720 x 576 pixels JPEG 5120 x 3840 pixels baseline MP3 320kbps IDX SUB 480i 576i 480p 576p VIDEO OUTPUT TV NTSC PAL Screen Ratio 4 3 16 9 Component 480i 480p 576i 576p HD 720p AUDIO OUTPUT Analog Audio Stereo Left mono Right mono Digital Audio SPDIF SECURITY Private Folder Password protection in both TV PC mode POWER SUPP...

Page 44: ... No power section for its solution Point the remote toward the receiver when in operation Pull out the tab of the battery on the side of remote control Check the battery direction Replace the battery Some folders are not listed in Detail View These folders may be Hidden Encrypted Compressed or System Folder Change the attribute of these folders or create another folder Some files can t be played b...

Page 45: ... and vice versa Press AUDIO button on the remote control to select the correct audio channel Un recognizable subtitle occurs when playing some DivX movies For an ANSI encoded subtitle file the setting of OSD Language is inconsistent with the DivX movies subtitle file Subtitle problem Match the setting of OSD Language with the DivX subtitle file See Operations while Playing Back Change Subtitle for...

Page 46: ...llowing chart for solutions Code Solution 01 02 These two may occur when the hard drive inside the unit is not a certified disk approved by us 03 The hard drive is malfunctioned Check the hard drive health state 04 The partition of the hard drive is wrong Please format the first Primary partition with NTFS or FAT32 file system 05 Bad sectors detected 10 15 Please reformat the hard drive when one o...

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