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SD Personal Video Recorder

User Manual

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GTV-SD-PVR

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Page 1: ...SD Personal Video Recorder User Manual www gefentv com GTV SD PVR...

Page 2: ...00 Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 www gefentv com support gefentv com Notice Gefen Inc reserves the right to make changes in the hardware packaging and any accompanying documentation without prior wr...

Page 3: ...e Gefen TV SD PVR GUI Navigation 10 Operating The Gefen TV SD PVR Initial Setup 14 Operating The Gefen TV SD PVR Watching A Live Source 16 Operating The Gefen TV SD PVR Recording A Source 18 Operating...

Page 4: ...ity and portability of digital recordings in a way not previously possible You won t miss the action any more with the Gefen SD PVR With a touch of the IR Remote you ll be able to instantly begin reco...

Page 5: ...ed file systems include FAT FAT16 and FAT32 NTFS hard drives are not supported Supported file formats are AVI MPG DIVX MP3 WMA JPG GIF BMP The Gefen TV SD PVR will not record Macrovision protected con...

Page 6: ...to locate audio video files automatically Playback of externally imported videos music pictures 3 different quality settings for storage compression Friendly graphical interface for controlling settin...

Page 7: ...4 Front Panel Back Panel 7 16 17 19 8 2 1 11 12 3 4 5 6 9 10 13 18 15 14 PANEL LAYOUT...

Page 8: ...This remote must have a clear line of sight path to the IR receiver Obstructions in front of the IR receiver will prevent operation from the remote control USB A INPUT PORT 8 This port will accept a...

Page 9: ...tereo analog audio input for composite video COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 16 480i and 576i composite video output S VIDEO OUTPUT 17 480i and 576i s video output COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT 18 480i and 576i compo...

Page 10: ...te s video or component to 3 the display using user supplied video cables Connect the Gefen TV SD PVR audio output to the display s audio input 4 using a user supplied analog stereo L R RCA cable Conn...

Page 11: ...posite input S VIDEO Switches to the s video input QUALITY Switches the recording quality see page 18 ROT Rotates an image 90 counter clockwise when viewing pictures DELETE Deletes the currently selec...

Page 12: ...playback of content PLAY Begins playing the currently selected item Resumes playback when recording slide show or music is paused FAST FWD Fast forward during playback of content STEP REW Rewind playb...

Page 13: ...The Home Screen 1 4 will display once a valid USB device is connected and detected This is the main screen from which all of the recorded and stored movies pictures and music can be accessed Access to...

Page 14: ...eature INITIAL FORMAT To initially prepare the unit for use it is recommended that the currently connected USB media be formatted by the Gefen TV SD PVR Please follow the steps below to format the USB...

Page 15: ...the 3 Format option 1 9 in the Format window 1 10 and press OK 1 10 The 4 HD Utility window 1 11 will appear and ask for confirmation to begin formatting Select the YES option and press OK to start f...

Page 16: ...tting process will be complete when the status bar reads 100 1 13 1 12 1 13 Once the formatting process is finished 1 14 press any button on the 6 remote to return to the Format window 1 15 Press the...

Page 17: ...urce is not detected on any of the inputs the unit will return to USB Mode To manually select a specific input press the corresponding input button on the included IR remote REMOTE BUTTON INPUT COMP C...

Page 18: ...This will always be listed as USB CURRENT INPUT 2 This icon will identify which current input is selected Displayed Source YUV Component AV Composite S Video S Video RECORDING QUALITY 3 This icon will...

Page 19: ...ON 3 SELECTING A LIVE VIDEO SOURCE TO RECORD Refer to Section 2 starting on page 14 for instructions on how to view a live source In example 3 1 the component source is selected with the Information D...

Page 20: ...CORDING MEDIUM 2 This indicates what type of recording device is connected This will always be listed as USB RECORDING FILE TYPE 3 This indicates what type of file format is being used for the recordi...

Page 21: ...B Mode Please see section 4 starting on page19 for information on how to access and manage the recordings RECORDING QUALITY OPTIONS There are 3 Recording Quality modes to choose from Please refer to t...

Page 22: ...e IR remote control This mode is also the default mode that is displayed whenever the unit is powered on You access the Movie Music and Photo sections directly by pressing their corresponding keys on...

Page 23: ...t DIRECTORY 4 All directories on the connected USB media device that contain valid movie files will be listed here Pressing the OK button on the IR remote control when this item is selected will displ...

Page 24: ...gate up and down this menu to select your desired directory The files are listed in the following format 0 0 0 XXXXXXXX XXX 0 0 0 0 12 00 If there are more than 11 total movie files in the selected di...

Page 25: ...ft hand corner of the screen to indicate which command was used STOP Stops the current movie playback and returns to the Movie Menu REWIND Rewind during playback of movie content The movie rewinds in...

Page 26: ...in the selected directory sequentially and only once The Repeat Mode is only accessible when in the Movie Menu Press the Repeat button on the IR remote control to bring up the Repeat Mode menu 4A 6 4A...

Page 27: ...device is connected This will always be listed as USB TRACK 2 This indicates that currently a track is playing TRACK NUMBER 3 This shows the track number of the currently playing movie file The format...

Page 28: ...he movie is paused The zoom multiplier follows the order below RENAMING MOVIES Movies can be renamed using the on screen keyboard From the Movie Menu select the file that you wish to rename and press...

Page 29: ...3 This key will delete the previous character SPACE KEY 4 This key will add a space in the Name Field CAPS LOCK KEY 5 This key will toggle between lowercase and uppercase letters By default all keys w...

Page 30: ...ayback position in time and the track s total playback time The time format is as follows 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARTIS 3 T Artist information is displayed here if available ALBUM 4 Album information...

Page 31: ...p Rew buttons on the IR remote control to navigate forwards and backwards through full pages of directories 4B 4 The naming structure for directories are limited to eight alpha numeric characters Spac...

Page 32: ...ension Recording date and time will still be listed PLAYING A MUSIC TRACK From the Music Menu 4A 5 select your desired movie and press the OK or Play button on the IR remote control to begin music pla...

Page 33: ...he Repeat Mode is only accessible when in the Music Menu Press the Repeat button on the IR remote control to bring up the Repeat Mode menu 4A 6 4A 6 SEQ PLAY Sequential playback of all music tracks in...

Page 34: ...ld BACK SPACE KEY 3 This key will delete the previous character SPACE KEY 4 This key will add a space in the Name Field CAPS LOCK KEY 5 This key will toggle between lowercase and uppercase letters By...

Page 35: ...IR remote control The only exception is when the user is in the System Menu PHOTO MENU From the Home Screen 4C 1 in USB Mode navigate to the Photo Menu 4C 2 listing and press the OK button 4C 1 PHOTO...

Page 36: ...s 4C 4 Using the IR remote control you can navigate up and down this menu to select your desired directory If there are more than 9 total directories with valid photo files you can either manually scr...

Page 37: ...xtension Files with long names that exceed the viewable area will be shown without a extension Recording date and time will still be listed PLAYING A PHOTO From the Photo Menu 4C 5 select your desired...

Page 38: ...the next photo in the current directory Pressing this button while the slide show is paused will advance to the next photo and automatically pause it LEFT DIRECTIONAL BUTTON Progress to the previous...

Page 39: ...ng has been changed will execute whichever Repeat Mode was selected The Repeat Mode will remain until changed PHOTO INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL Pressing the Display button on the IR remote while playing...

Page 40: ...paused The zoom multiplier follows the order below RENAMING PHOTOS Movies can be renamed using the on screen keyboard From the Photo Menu select the file that you wish to rename and press the Rename b...

Page 41: ...in the uppercase form Using the Directional buttons on the IR remote control select the key you wish to use and press the OK button to use it Once the desired name has been entered navigate to the OK...

Page 42: ...d via the System Menu SYSTEM MENU From the Home Screen 5 1 in USB Mode navigate to the System Menu 5 2 listing and press the OK button 5 1 The System Menu 5 3 is where all setup and format options are...

Page 43: ...p Menu is separated into two main categories The System and A V Set sections The sections have the following configuration options SYSTEM A V SETUP TV System Screen Saver System Language Time Format S...

Page 44: ...tions Highlight a menu option and press the OK button to confirm a menu item change Currently set menu options are marked with a yellow asterisk TV SYSTEM This will change the TV output standard OPTIO...

Page 45: ...s and labels OPTIONS ENGLISH Default CHINESE DUTCH SPANISH FRENCH AND PORTUGESE TIME FORMAT This will change the way that the date and time appear in all menu systems OPTIONS M_D_Y_12 Default M_D_Y_24...

Page 46: ...system menus OPTIONS Use the and Directional buttons to move between fields and the and buttons to change the values SET TIME This will set the time that is shown on all system menus OPTIONS Use the a...

Page 47: ...will reset all system options to their default factory settings OPTIONS Use the OK button on the IR remote control to initiate a factory reset VIDEO OUTPUT This will set the output to either YCbCr or...

Page 48: ...TYPE This will set the output video format OPTIONS PS 4 3 LB 4 3 16 9 NOTE PS Pan And Scan LB Letterbox BRIGHTNESS This will adjust the brightness of the video output OPTIONS Press the OK button to b...

Page 49: ...46 OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR Use the and buttons on the IR remote control to change the brightness level Default brightness level is set to 6...

Page 50: ...p p TTL Single Link Range 480i and 576i Input Connectors Composite TV S Video Component Output Connectors Composite TV S Video Component Audio Connections Analog L R input and output Remote Control In...

Page 51: ...Buyer This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied including without limitation any implied warranty or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose all of which are...

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