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August, 2005 
 
 
Congratulations in buying your TVisto Multimedia Center.  
 
TVisto is a Digital Multimedia Player as well as Data Storage Solution that you can connect to 
any PC or Mac, either via USB 2.0 or Firewire (plug & play) in order to copy your favorite 
contents (music, movies, pictures,  and/or data files). Once you have transferred your data to 
TVisto, you can connect it to any TV set to enjoy your movies, music, and photos. You can 
watch your favorite films in top quality video and Dolby Digital audio.  
 
TVisto is designed for a single 3.5” desktop size hard drive, offering plenty of storage capacity. 
 
This document will provide you with full and comprehensive instructions on how to use your 
TVisto and benefit from its unique features.  
 
Please start reading the “TVisto Features” chapter in order to have an overview of the 
enhanced capabilities of your device. A more technical description of these features is 
presented in the “Specifications” chapter. 
 
Before using the TVisto, be sure that you have received the complete set of accessories by 
checking the “Package Contents” section. 
 
To have a detailed description of TVisto functionality, read the “PC/MAC Connection” and “TV 
Connection” chapters in order to explore the full set of operations. 
 
In order to maintain your TVisto device in safe operating conditions and to guarantee life 
extension, please read the “Safety Information” section.  
 
 
 

TVisto is not designed or intended to, and may not be used to violate any copyrights or 
other IP (Intellectual Property) rights. Each user of TVisto may only use it in connection 
with materials legally owned by or licensed to the user and only extend such ownership 
or license rights that will permit such use. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

All rights reserved. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.  Macintosh, Mac, Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple 
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Summary of Contents for Tvisto 3500

Page 1: ...TVisto User Guide Manual Version 1 0...

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Page 3: ...chapter Before using the TVisto be sure that you have received the complete set of accessories by checking the Package Contents section To have a detailed description of TVisto functionality read the...

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Page 5: ...MAC CONNECTION 6 SAFE REMOVAL 7 TV CONNECTION 8 ANALOG AUDIO SETUP 9 DIGITAL AUDIO SETUP 9 THE REMOTE CONTROL 10 UNIQUE CONTROL KEYS 12 MENU FUNCTIONS 13 MAIN MENU 13 MOVIES 13 MUSIC 14 PICTURES 14 S...

Page 6: ...mode It blinks red intervals to confirm a command whenever a button on the remote control is pressed PC mode blue when power on On the rear panel there are following interfaces Firewire 400 IEEE 1394a...

Page 7: ...VGA scalable up to 1024x768 DivX compatibility Supports DivX 3 11 4 x 5 x Supports external text subtitles SUB MicroDVD format SRT SubRIP format SMI SAMI format embedded multiple subtitles Supports an...

Page 8: ...ce is a powerful media processor supporting the demanding MPEG 1 MPEG 2 AVI VOB ISO and MPEG 4 AVI DivX XviD decoding Enjoy TVisto is the ultimate Digital Multimedia Center that can be addressed to a...

Page 9: ...e DOS command prompt and the fdisk command on Win98 SE or WinME You may also use 3rd party software to create the partition but make sure it is a primary partition Formatting on a Mac OS X Use the Dis...

Page 10: ...he string used from the TVisto screen saver This string is user editable and should not be more than 16 characters Create this file if required otherwise leave the folder empty Movies This folder cont...

Page 11: ...external power adapter when connected to the computer The ON OFF switch is located at the rear of the unit When connected to the computer the ON OFF button on the front is not in use NOTE Always conn...

Page 12: ...USB Mass Storage Device In order to remove it click the device in the list and then click Stop Click OK on the next dialogue box The operating system will automatically stop the device and inform you...

Page 13: ...ot have Composite or S Video then use the optional SCART adapter to connect it to the SCART port on your TV You have the choice to purchase the following optional cables See page 21 AV Cable with Anal...

Page 14: ...dio Setup This configuration provides the best mix of video and audio quality In this setup you can connect any of the available AV cables except the stereo L R RCA jacks to the TV set speakers Instea...

Page 15: ...VD TITLE PLAY ALL Files SEARCH for Time or Title Chapter NAVIGATION BUTTONS REPEAT chapter or title A1 not used FAST FORWARD NEXT TRACK PAUSE STEP SLOW forward function PREVIOUS TRACK SHUFFLE play all...

Page 16: ...LY for ISO files Search for Time N A N A MOVIES Go to top folder Jump to Movies folder Jump to Movies folder N A MUSIC Jump to Music folder Go to top folder Jump to Music folder N A PICTURES Jump to P...

Page 17: ...pears for a few seconds each time you press the TV OUT button and also each time you switch on TVisto Toggling TV OUT does not save the video settings To do so select the Video Settings from the Setti...

Page 18: ...en On the right side you will see the directory list of the Movies organized in your device s hard disk Each directory is named under left right brackets For example in the directory DivX we store var...

Page 19: ...age on your TV screen On the right side you will see the directory list of the Pictures organized in your device s hard disk Each directory is named under left right brackets You can make any director...

Page 20: ...ct your audio setting and press the PLAY ENTER button to activate it Press the HOME button on the remote to save the audio setting Selecting analog audio out will output the stereo audio to the L R RC...

Page 21: ...ple before enabling the NTSC SCART option you should have already connected the SCART cable In case of any setting errors e g the simple Composite AV cable is connected and you setup NTSC Component wi...

Page 22: ...and the revision of the new release The firmware update procedure takes approximately 1 minute Once completed turn off your device by removing the power supply Wait a few seconds and connect the power...

Page 23: ...ge in size but this is not a limitation for TVisto As already mentioned TVisto supports any of the FAT32 NTFS or HFS file systems Note The largest single file size on FAT32 is 4GB If your ISO is bigge...

Page 24: ...the encoder used 3 11 4 x 5 x GMC and Qpel encoding is not supported on TVisto If you want to use external text subtitles we recommend saving them as srt or sub text files Please pay attention that i...

Page 25: ...other than English Supported Interfaces Firewire 400 USB 2 0 SPDIF CIR AV multi connector supporting four 4 cables Composite RCA Left Audio RCA Right Audio RCA S Video Mini DIN RGB Color Component Vi...

Page 26: ...e Composite RCA S Video mini DIN left audio RCA right audio RCA 5 Coaxial audio cable RCA to mini jack 6 USB 2 0 High Speed cable 7 Firewire 400 IEEE 1394a 6 to 6 pin cable 8 USB Driver CD only requir...

Page 27: ...of heat or in vehicles that are parked directly in the sun with the windows and doors closed Locations with very high temperature more than 35 C or humidity more than 90 Very dusty or sandy locations...

Page 28: ...on the TV set Toggling TV out does not save the video settings To do so select the Video Settings from the Settings menu choose the correct output and press Home to save your new settings Keep in mind...

Page 29: ...act your vendor or check out their online support area Make sure to include as much details as possible and explain the problem to your vendor Before you contact your vendor read through the FAQ on th...

Page 30: ...l GMG INC reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and or design of the above mentioned product without prior notice The diagrams contained in this manual may also not fully represent...

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