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Page 3: ...ent and Digeo Inc reserves the right to change the information in this document product or service descriptions and product or service specifications at any time without notice This product incorporat...

Page 4: ...ring your favorite channels 13 Using the Moxi Flip Bar 13 Using the player bar 14 Recording shows 15 Understanding the program card icons and colors 15 Finding a previously scheduled recording16 Recor...

Page 5: ...ams 50 Enabling PC Link 53 System requirements 54 Connecting to the network 54 Setting up your computer 54 Using Windows Media Player 11 55 Using Windows Media Connect 56 Playing shared music or photo...

Page 6: ...iority 18 Figure 21 Locking a SuperTicker topic 19 Figure 22 Locking a SuperTicker item 19 Figure 23 Reading a SuperTicker story 20 Figure 24 Uploading photos to the media center 21 Figure 25 Browsing...

Page 7: ...ting a standard TV 480i and stereo audio 66 Figure 53 Wired home network connection to the media center 66 Figure 54 Wireless home network connection to the media center 67 Figure 55 Installation of s...

Page 8: ...served Media Center User Guide 1 Introduction Powerful browsing and search tools 2 Watch and record in high definition 3 Take charge of your TV 3 Other great applications 3 Extend the media center to...

Page 9: ...programming and media applications such as Jukebox Photos and Games Intuitive action menus Choices such as watch record or close are presented in clear pop up menus Integrated On Demand and Pay Per V...

Page 10: ...h TV on your own schedule Never miss your favorite shows even if two are on at the same time Pause and use instant replay on live TV Watch one show while recording another or record two shows while pl...

Page 11: ...econd TV The Moxi Mate makes all the features of the media center available to a second TV in the home Contact your service provider for the avail ability of the Moxi Mate Not all media centers are co...

Page 12: ...ght into using Moxi go to Using Moxi on page 7 To customize Moxi to suit your equipment and con figuration see Changing settings on page 29 See Using and programming the remote on page 41 to learn how...

Page 14: ...e Moxi Menu 10 Learning about Moxi 11 Searching for shows 12 Remembering your favorite channels 13 Using the Moxi Flip Bar 13 Using the player bar 14 Recording shows 15 Using SuperTicker 19 Using Phot...

Page 15: ...Buttons on the remote are organized by function Many buttons have multiple functions depending on whether you are in the Moxi Menu watching full screen TV or using an application such as Jukebox The...

Page 16: ...menus play games hold for turbo speed OK selects or activates the selected item back jumps back 15 minutes shows last note page jumps 30 minutes in the Moxi Menu or goes to the previous photo next jum...

Page 17: ...When you find a show to watch press OK and the action menu appears see figure 4 5 Press OK again to watch the show Figure 4 Channels list action menu Using Change Time Slot The Change Time Slot card...

Page 18: ...future recordings depends upon the type of recording HD or SD the broadcasting station and whether or not any stored programs are eli gible for deletion Software version and other details The Storage...

Page 19: ...sults 4 Select a show and then press OK to open the action menu Figure 9 Entering letters with the remote buttons Figure 10 Searching for shows by title When searching By Title the results list sorts...

Page 20: ...d by parental controls Delete a single channel at a time by selecting the channel and then choosing remove channel or by pressing the clear button on the remote Clear the entire favorites list by sele...

Page 21: ...ou start watching a show the media center begins storing it in temporary memory The amount of temporary memory varies but is never less than 30 minutes 10 minutes for HDTV When you change channels tem...

Page 22: ...part of a program but want to record the entire program You can then schedule a recording from the search results Once a recording is scheduled a blue circle icon appears on the pro gram card see figu...

Page 23: ...record the series Stop The default setting is on time You can choose to stop the recording up to five minutes early or up to 90 minutes late Start The default setting is on time You can choose to sta...

Page 24: ...options for the series are summarized on the left in figure 19 Figure 19 Summary of series recording options 5 Select an option to change it Stop The default setting is on time You can stop the recor...

Page 25: ...recordings Series priority only matters when more than two series recordings are scheduled for the same time slot See Setting the series priority for more information Setting the series priority When...

Page 26: ...cker button near the top of the remote SuperTicker automatically cycles through all headlines in one topic and then goes to the next topic Sports scores are delayed approximately 15 minutes Stock mark...

Page 27: ...of the hard drive for pho tos and music so uploading photos does not decrease the amount of TV you can record The media center shows you how much of the dedicated space you are using with the Media St...

Page 28: ...m During the slideshow each photo appears for about seven seconds You may use the playback controls to manually control the slideshow The slideshow plays continuously until you press stop Open album V...

Page 29: ...adding the music to a queue and saving that queue as a playlist To assign your playlist to a photo album go to the album on your media center Select slideshow music then select the playlist you would...

Page 30: ...TV and home theater equipment If PC Link is enabled see Enabling PC Link on page 53 you may play music stored on your personal com puter Figure 26 Selecting an album to play in Jukebox The Jukebox cat...

Page 31: ...computer Make sure they are stored in a folder shared by Windows Media Connect 2 Check the Jukebox category in the Moxi Menu for the songs Playing music To play music scroll to the album artist or so...

Page 32: ...r anything else related to your use of the media center When you have a service mes sage the message light on the front panel of the media center is lit To read the message 1 Press the Moxi button to...

Page 35: ...t your equipment and con figuration see Changing settings on page 29 See Using and programming the remote on page 41 to learn how to configure the remote for your TV To set up PC Link see Enabling PC...

Page 36: ...ights reserved Media Center User Guide 29 Changing settings Channel List 30 Sound Effects 30 HDTV Setup 30 Widescreen 32 Audio Output 33 Secondary Audio 34 Closed Caption 34 Skip settings 34 CD Option...

Page 37: ...category or if you restored it appears once again Sound Effects You can adjust the volume for those sounds you hear every time you push OK pause or most any other button on the remote You can choose b...

Page 38: ...that came with it The manual specifies which video resolutions the TV can display Some TVs only display one video resolution while others can show many 1 Go to the HDTV Setup card in the Settings cate...

Page 39: ...opped mode on standard 4 3 and widescreen 16 9 Wide mode Horizontally squeezes widescreen video 16 9 to fit a standard TV 4 3 Choose this if you have a TV capable of showing widescreen programs correc...

Page 40: ...ons and selections Audio connection Preferred selection S PDIF coaxial or optical Dolby Digital RCA red and white Stereo RF some models Mono System and game sound effects do not play when audio output...

Page 41: ...used on digital streams that enable them Skip settings Pressing the skip button on the remote moves you forward in recorded or stored programs in set increments Change the increment by adjusting the...

Page 42: ...inserted Auto eject automatically ejects a CD once it is imported or played Parental Controls The parental control functions provided by the media center are robust By setting a four digit personal id...

Page 43: ...Scroll to the format or channel you want to control Figure 34 Controlling movie ratings 5 Lock the rating or channel by choosing it and then pressing the OK button on the remote In figure 34 TVMA TV14...

Page 44: ...you can specify how long to leave parental controls unlocked 1 In the Settings category scroll to the Parental Controls card and then press OK 2 Choose settings 3 Scroll left to the Set Relock Timer...

Page 45: ...all your cable provider 2 After the representative resets the PIN create a new one right away see Changing a PIN on page 36 The O C Love Inc Smallville Survivor I Shouldn t Be Alive Dog Whisperer The...

Page 46: ...n how to use the Moxi Menu see Using Moxi on page 7 See Using and programming the remote on page 41 to learn how to configure the remote for your TV To set up PC Link see Enabling PC Link on page 53 F...

Page 49: ...k like the one pictured in figure 39 on page 43 refer to the information provided with that remote for programming instruc tions Multi function buttons Some buttons have different functions depending...

Page 50: ...avigate menus play games hold for turbo speed OK selects or activates the selected item back jumps back 15 minutes shows last note page jumps 30 minutes in the Moxi Menu or goes to the previous photo...

Page 51: ...TV power and volume 1 Turn on the TV or audio device you want to control 2 On the Moxi remote press and hold the Moxi and OK buttons simul taneously until the LED at the top of the remote blinks twice...

Page 52: ...V or audio device you want the remote to control 2 On the Moxi remote press and hold the Moxi and OK buttons simul taneously until the LED at the top of the remote blinks twice 3 Using the number butt...

Page 53: ...of the media center To see the receiver shine a flashlight at the media center front panel to the right of the clock see figure 40 Refer to the documen tation provided by the manufacturer of the IR e...

Page 54: ...5 2006 by Digeo Inc All rights reserved Media Center User Guide 47 Adding additional recording space Using an external hard drive 48 Archiving simplified 49 Archiving to a VCR or DVCR 50...

Page 55: ...on the external hard drive The external hard drive is only used to store recordings not pho tos or music If you need more storage space for photos or music see Enabling PC Link on page 53 The Moxi Me...

Page 56: ...e file corruption 5 Check the Recorded TV category for recovered recordings If they do not appear repeat this procedure once more If they still do not appear the recordings are corrupt and the externa...

Page 57: ...ponent cables if they are not already used for the TV b Use composite cables if component is not available c Use IEEE 1394 if your VCR and media center support it d If IEEE 1394 is not an option use c...

Page 58: ...he media center and at the other end a connector that fits the digital VCR see figure 43 Figure 43 IEEE 1394 connector types Power CABLE IN V Y L PB R PR Moxi Media Center rear view Main TV rear view...

Page 60: ...6 2006 by Digeo Inc All rights reserved Media Center User Guide 53 Enabling PC Link System requirements 54 Connecting to the network 54 Setting up your computer 54 Playing shared music or photos 57...

Page 61: ...necting to the network If the media center is not yet connected to the home network see Con necting to the home network on page 66 To enable PC Link 1 In the Moxi Menu go to the Settings category and...

Page 62: ...cording to the instructions provided by Microsoft 3 See Sharing with Windows Media Player 11 below to configure Windows Media Player 11 Sharing with Windows Media Player 11 1 After launching Windows M...

Page 63: ...t the Moxi Media Renderer and then click Allow 3 Click Next and then choose which folders to share with the Moxi Media Center 4 Click Finish Windows Media Connect minimizes itself to the taskbar and b...

Page 64: ...Using Jukebox on page 23 for more information on Jukebox Figure 45 Link icon Photo albums only share the first 75 images in any album Windows Media Player 11 on Windows XP places all shared photos int...

Page 66: ...Getting connected Before connecting 60 Ventilation requirements 60 Media center information 61 Media center illustrations 61 Moxi Mate information 62 Moxi Mate illustrations 62 Available ports 62 Conn...

Page 67: ...are free from obstructions such as furniture and doors Ventilation requirements To prevent overheating allow adequate ventilation and airflow around the media center The media center requires at leas...

Page 68: ...ptical disk drive on some models Support for a second TV on models compatible with the Moxi Mate Media center illustrations The following illustrations of the media center show the front and rear pane...

Page 69: ...el Figure 50 Moxi Mate rear panel and connections Available ports Before connecting the media center consider the equipment to which it will be connected Is your TV standard definition SD or high defi...

Page 70: ...high bandwidth digital connection sometimes called FireWire The media center provides an MPEG 2 audio and video stream for recording or display on a digital device in the same resolution as the broad...

Page 71: ...es starting with highest quality connection Connector shapes Cable type Description S PDIF coaxial A digital audio connection that carries high quality Dolby Digital audio S PDIF optical A digital aud...

Page 72: ...For televisions where DVI D or component is not an option connect an S Video cable or go to option d d When a b or c is unavailable use a composite video cable connected to the V port 3 Install one o...

Page 73: ...ireless data connection on page 67 although a wired con nection is preferred Wired data connection Connect a CAT 5 network cable with RJ 45 plugs between the Ether net port on the rear of the media ce...

Page 74: ...to the TV Do not interrupt the primary signal from the media center to the TV see figure 55 If the content is protected by digital copyright pro tection systems the picture on the additional component...

Page 76: ...dia Center User Guide 69 7 The next steps See Using Moxi on page 7 to learn more about the Moxi Menu To set up PC Link see Enabling PC Link on page 53 For help see Troubleshooting on page 71 Do you ha...

Page 79: ...Live TV and OK buttons to display the cur rent mode 2 Use the channel up and down buttons to select the mode The modes available are SD for 480i 480p 720p and 1080 for 1080i Static on screen or poor...

Page 80: ...TV Some TVs including those with backlight systems emit a fre quency that interferes with the frequency used by the remote control 38 kHz Try relocating the TV or media center so that the media cente...

Page 81: ...e media center to the home network through the Ethernet RJ 45 port on the rear of the media center USB net work connections are not supported Make sure DHCP is enabled in your router Static IP address...

Page 82: ...s Enter 4 Type ipconfig dnsflush and then press Enter 5 Type ipconfig renew and then press Enter 6 In Windows Media Connect click the Settings icon If sharing is enabled click the stop button 7 Click...

Page 85: ...ode Aiko 0092 Aiwa 0701 1914 Akai 0030 1903 0098 0672 Alaron 0179 0183 Albatron 0003 0843 Ambassador 0177 America Action 0180 Ampro 0751 Anam 0068 0004 0180 0003 Anam National 0161 0055 AOC 0003 0030...

Page 86: ...0180 Curtis Mathes 0060 0030 0032 0047 0054 0056 0093 0145 0154 0166 1661 0466 1903 1919 Table 6 TV codes Continued TV Code CXC 0180 Daewoo 0092 1909 1661 0661 0032 0066 0067 0672 Dell 1080 1178 Denon...

Page 87: ...alter 0017 0030 GoVideo 0886 GoldStar 0001 0030 1178 0032 1926 Goodmans 0360 Gradiente 0392 Grunpy 0179 0180 Haier 1034 Hallmark 1178 Harley Davidson 0043 0179 1904 Table 6 TV codes Continued TV Code...

Page 88: ...0856 1934 Lloyd s 1904 Loewe 0136 Luce 1031 Luxman 0056 Table 6 TV codes Continued TV Code LXI 0154 0047 0054 0148 1178 Magnasonic 1913 1909 Magnavox 0054 0187 1944 0024 0020 1198 1913 0028 0030 0036...

Page 89: ...toma 0887 Optonica 0093 0165 Orion 1911 0179 0236 1463 1905 1929 Table 6 TV codes Continued TV Code Panasonic 0051 0250 0650 0055 1924 0226 1941 1410 1947 0162 0375 1919 1946 Penney 0047 0060 0030 002...

Page 90: ...sung 1903 0060 1178 0766 1959 1903 0030 0032 0056 0329 0302 0427 Samsux 0032 Sansui 1911 1935 1463 1904 1929 Sanyo 0799 0154 0893 0088 0107 0232 1142 1907 Scotch 1178 Scott 0236 0309 1178 0179 0180 Ta...

Page 91: ...0396 1032 Technics 0051 0250 Technol Ace 0179 Techview 0847 Techwood 0003 0051 0056 Teknika 0186 0054 0179 0180 0032 0092 0056 0060 0150 0175 Telefunken 0056 1903 Table 6 TV codes Continued TV Code T...

Page 92: ...7 0028 0030 0056 0174 0179 0202 Waycon 0148 Westinghouse 0889 0890 White Westing house 1909 1463 Yamaha 0797 0833 0769 0030 0769 Zenith 0017 1178 1909 1911 0092 1463 1904 1929 Zonda 0003 Table 6 TV co...

Page 93: ...Carver 3008 3042 3189 3269 3360 3412 4089 4189 Casio 3195 3201 Clarinette 3195 Classe 3733 4461 4462 Table 7 Audio device codes Continued Audio device Code Classic 4352 Coby 4263 4389 Criterion 4420 C...

Page 94: ...3228 4273 4801 Initial 4426 Inkel 3062 3066 Integra 3135 4298 4320 JBL 3110 3281 4306 JVC 3331 Table 7 Audio device codes Continued Audio device Code JVC 3074 3464 4263 4374 4495 4811 Kansai 3440 Kenw...

Page 95: ...NEC 3131 3264 Norcent 4389 NTDE Geniesom 3744 Table 7 Audio device codes Continued Audio device Code Onkyo 3119 3135 3380 3842 4298 4320 4531 Optimus 3042 3080 3177 3181 3186 3219 3300 3395 3440 3531...

Page 96: ...9 Sanyo 3219 3801 4251 4469 Schneider 3364 Scott 3105 3163 3322 3390 Sears 3201 Sharp 3186 3226 3262 4286 Table 7 Audio device codes Continued Audio device Code Sharper Image 4263 4556 Sherwood 3062 3...

Page 97: ...4074 4267 4390 4528 Technics 3039 3208 3308 3309 3372 3374 3518 3521 4308 4309 4518 Techwood 3281 3344 3364 Thorens 4189 Toshiba 3353 Venturer 4390 Victor 3074 3331 Wards 3013 3054 3078 3080 3158 3189...

Page 99: ...m combined current USB power rear Two USB 2 0 connectors 5 V 500 mA maxi mum combined current DVI power 5 V 100 mA maximum current IEEE 1394 Two large 4 pin unpowered some models Operating temperature...

Page 100: ...he Moxi Menu when a user decision is re quired album A collection of songs in Jukebox or a collection of photographs in Photos aspect ratio The aspect ratio of a screen is its width divided by its hei...

Page 101: ...a center provides an MPEG 2 audio and vid eo stream from live TV for recording or display on a digital device infrared emitter A device to send control signals to home theater components or any other...

Page 102: ...laylist Q queue In Jukebox you may individually se lect a list of upcoming songs to play That is a queue and may be saved as a playlist on Moxi R recording options Parameters that can be altered to cu...

Page 103: ...pable of displaying 480i from the media center T time slot TV programs air in a time slot Use series options to specify which time slots are recorded TV rating A way to educate viewers on the content...

Page 104: ...23 Parental Controls 35 CD options 35 channel list 30 Closed Caption 34 Code Breaker 26 components adding 67 connecting home network 66 See also PC Link media center 65 requirements 60 connection seco...

Page 105: ...Moxi Flip Bar 13 Moxi Mate 4 illustrations front and back panel 62 product specifications 92 standard features 62 Moxi Menu 2 conceptual view 2 favorite channels 13 navigating 10 Moxi remote audio cod...

Page 106: ...title or keyword 12 secondary audio 34 secondary components 67 see all times 15 series changing priority 18 episode limit 18 priority 18 recording 17 service messages reading 25 settings closed captio...

Page 107: ...06 by Digeo Inc All rights reserved Index 100 V V Chip 37 ventilation 60 video connections supported 31 Video Poker 27 video resolutions DVD 23 W wide mode 32 widescreen settings 32 Windows Media Conn...

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