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Page 1: ...2011 Monsoon Multimedia Inc All Rights Reserved MONSOON MULTIMEDIA User Guide...

Page 2: ...TE TV 17 TV GUIDE 20 MY RECORDINGS 25 HOME MEDIA 28 INTERNET APPS 30 SETTINGS 32 HELP 35 VULKANO SETUP FOR PC MAC 36 VULKANO SETUP FOR WINDOWS 7 AND VISTA 36 VULKANO SETUP FOR WINDOWS XP 40 VULKANO SE...

Page 3: ...ts to your television STB Set Top Box and enables a complete television and Internet media experience on your Smartphone iPhone iPad PC Mac and big screen television Vulkano allows you to enjoy live a...

Page 4: ...User Guide 3 REMOTE CONTROL VULKANO UNIT...

Page 5: ...OUR STB Your STB has output connectors on the back for Component setup Composite setup or both If you have both use the Component setup for better video quality You will need a STB to use Vulkano Conn...

Page 6: ...Component setup Composite setup or both Make sure you use the same cable types either Component or Composite for this connection as used in the previous section Connect the cables from your Vulkano ou...

Page 7: ...ork whether it is Wi Fi or Ethernet If using Wi Fi You will configure Vulkano s Wi Fi during the setup process If using Ethernet Connect your Vulkano to your router as shown CONNECT VULKANO TO THE POW...

Page 8: ...MI input Press 1 on your Vulkano remote If you have connected your Vulkano to your TV with the Composite output Press 2 on your Vulkano remote If you have connected your Vulkano to your TV with the Co...

Page 9: ...ss OK Note Press and use the Arrow and OK buttons on your Vulkano remote to select characters from the on screen keyboard or press to toggle between lower case abc caps ABC and numeric 123 entry modes...

Page 10: ...meric 123 entry modes Using the Arrow buttons on your Vulkano remote 1 Select your Security type None WEP WPA 2 Press OK Using your Vulkano remote 1 Enter the key or passphrase 2 Select Done 3 Press O...

Page 11: ...and OK buttons on your Vulkano remote 1 Enter your password 2 Press OK Note The Vulkano name and password are case sensitive If you enter a name that has already been assigned to someone else you will...

Page 12: ...guration and Press OK SELECT LOCATION Using the Arrow buttons on your Vulkano remote 1 Select your Country 2 Press OK ENTER ZIP OR POSTAL CODE Using the Alpha Numeric buttons on your Vulkano remote 1...

Page 13: ...n page 45 SELECT STB MODEL Using the Arrow buttons on the Vulkano remote select one of the following options Select by device category Select by manufacturer name Use code learned with PC Setup Wizard...

Page 14: ...e refer to the Learning Remote Control Commands For PC on page 46 or Learning Remote Control Commands For Mac section on page 54 STB TUNING TEST To test the remote commands 1 Press the CH and CH butto...

Page 15: ...your Vulkano Press OK Note If you are unable to set up your Vulkano through your TV please refer to Vulkano Setup For PC Mac on page 36 ADDITIONAL HELP For information about players for PCs Macs iPho...

Page 16: ...e STB Cable and Satellite boxes require users to enter leading zeros in front of single digit channels For example 7 07 007 0007 Record a program To record a program 1 Press to initiate a recording of...

Page 17: ...ote to adjust the Profile Quality Start Time and End Time settings options Profile options are used to specify the type of video format for a recording The higher resolution and quality formats provid...

Page 18: ...1 Select Add Vulkano 2 Enter the Name and Password of the remote Vulkano 3 Select Set as selected if you wish to set this remote Vulkano as your default 4 Select OK The first remote Vulkano added to y...

Page 19: ...your remote Vulkano 2 Press OK 3 Select Edit from the pop up menu 4 Use the Arrow buttons on your Vulkano remote to edit the Name and Password 5 Press OK 6 Select Set as selected if you wish to set th...

Page 20: ...kano from your list 1 Use the Arrow buttons on your Vulkano remote to select a remote Vulkano 2 Press OK 3 Select Delete from the pop up menu 4 Select OK in the Confirmation pop up window The deleted...

Page 21: ...channel Press CH to page up the program list Press CH to page down the program list Press PREV or to view the program list from the previous day Press NEXT or to view the program list for the next day...

Page 22: ...best profile from the list Profile options include the following PC Mac TV iPhone iPod touch iPad Droid Milestone Cliq Devour General high 640x480 General medium 480x320 General small 320x240 Google...

Page 23: ...rded program from the Guide 2 Press 3 Select Delete Recording s A confirmation dialog box will be displayed 4 Press OK Search for a program add to favorites To search for a program from the Guide 1 Pr...

Page 24: ...to favorites Channels that have been added to your favorites list will display a in the channel listing To remove a channel from your favorites list 1 Use the Arrow buttons on your Vulkano remote to...

Page 25: ...cons When viewing the Guide The Red Circle Indicator is displayed for recordings that are currently in progress The Orange Circle Indicator is displayed for scheduled recordings The Green Circle Indic...

Page 26: ...y been recorded The name of the program program description record profile and file size will be displayed on the left side of the screen 1 Press to delete the selected recording 2 Press to refresh th...

Page 27: ...eduled Using the Arrow buttons on your Vulkano remote 1 Select Scheduled to view programs that are scheduled for recording 2 Press OK The Scheduled screen displays a list of programs that are currentl...

Page 28: ...just the Profile Quality Start Time and End Time settings options Profile options are used to specify the type of video format for a recording The higher resolution and quality formats provide a bette...

Page 29: ...option and press OK or Press Media All external devices with a UPnP AV server application will be displayed Note The Monsoon Vulkano player provides the UPnP server feature for iPhone and iPad Access...

Page 30: ...k all media files from the list Mode Play Shuffle this convention plays back all media files from the list in random order Press to select the appropriate playback convention Repeat On this convention...

Page 31: ...you can 1 Use the Arrow buttons on your Vulkano remote to select YouTube 2 Press OK The Internet Apps YouTube feature contains the following options that can be accessed using the Arrow buttons on yo...

Page 32: ...n or use the left right Arrows on your Vulkano remote to select Search 5 Press OK YouTube videos that fit your search parameters will be displayed Adjust resolution settings on YouTube To specify the...

Page 33: ...nced Setup option allows you to choose specific settings to edit in the following categories Network Video Input STB Model Video Output TV Guide Vulkano Name and Password Time Zone Remote Access Stora...

Page 34: ...ced Setup To access the Advanced Setup you can 1 Use the Arrow buttons on your Vulkano remote to select the Advanced Setup option 2 Press OK The Advanced Setup option allows you to choose specific set...

Page 35: ...press OK Eject Storage To disconnect a USB storage device from your Vulkano 1 Select Eject Storage 2 Press OK 3 Disconnect your USB storage device Reboot The Reboot option allows you to restart Vulka...

Page 36: ...Use the Arrow buttons on your Vulkano remote to select a Help topic 2 Press OK Topic tips and tricks will be displayed Press the Arrow buttons to navigate to the next or previous pages Press Back to r...

Page 37: ...using a Mac please refer to the Vulkano Setup For Mac section on page 48 CONNECT VULKANO TO YOUR STB Your STB has output connectors on the back for Component setup Composite setup or both If you have...

Page 38: ...Component setup Composite setup or both Make sure you use the same cable types either Component or Composite for this connection as used in the previous section Connect the cables from your Vulkano o...

Page 39: ...your router using the supplied Ethernet cable Note You can connect your Vulkano to your router your PC or an open Ethernet connection on your network Wi Fi connection If you are connecting your Vulkan...

Page 40: ...m players html 2 Click for the PC Player 3 Launch the downloaded Vulkano setup file 4 Click Save in the dialog box 5 Click Run in the Download Complete dialog box 6 Select Run Vulkano Setup Wizard 7 C...

Page 41: ...i Fi connection to connect your Vulkano to your home network Wired connection If your router is close to your Vulkano Connect your Vulkano to your router using the supplied Ethernet cable Note You can...

Page 42: ...talled when you run the Vulkano PC Player program 1 Go to www myvulkano com players html 2 Click for the PC Player 3 Launch the downloaded Vulkano setup file 4 Click Save in the dialog box 5 Click Run...

Page 43: ...relessly to your Vulkano connect your PC to your router with an Ethernet cable and click Retry CONNECT VULKANO TO YOUR STB Your STB has output connectors on the back for Component setup Composite setu...

Page 44: ...ble types either Component or Composite for this connection as used in the previous section Connect the cables from your Vulkano output connectors to your TV s input connectors as shown below For the...

Page 45: ...Security Type None WEP WPA 3 Enter the appropriate Network key or passphrase 4 Click Next CONNECT TO STB Once your Vulkano has been connected to your wireless network it will no longer be necessary to...

Page 46: ...n window Note This step only appears if you have connected both Composite and Component cables Otherwise the input is auto detected SET UP EPG ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE In the Set Up EPG window 1 Selec...

Page 47: ...check box option 1 Click Next 2 Select the first code from the list 3 Click Channel Up or Channel Down and wait a few seconds to see if the channel changes If the channel does not change select the n...

Page 48: ...m the Unlearned Commands list 3 Press Learn 4 Follow the onscreen instructions TEST REMOTE CONTROL In the Test remote control window 1 Select a Set Top Box Command to Test option 2 Click Test If the S...

Page 49: ...r to the Vulkano Setup For Windows XP section on page 40 CONNECT VULKANO TO THE NETWORK You can use either a wired connection or Wi Fi connection to connect your Vulkano to your home network Wired con...

Page 50: ...a few minutes to download and then a few more minutes to install 4 Select Player Run Vulkano Setup CHOOSE PASSWORD In the Choose password window 1 Choose and enter a password for your Vulkano in the...

Page 51: ...ower supply When the Vulkano status light turns green Click Next on the Connect to Set Top Box window CONNECT VULKANO TO YOUR STB Your STB has output connectors on the back for Component setup Composi...

Page 52: ...Component setup Composite setup or both Make sure you use the same cable types either Component or Composite for this connection as used in the previous section Connect the cables from your Vulkano o...

Page 53: ...onfiguration the video will be displayed in the Video Input Configuration window Note This step only appears if you have connected both Composite and Component cables Otherwise the input is auto detec...

Page 54: ...n t find the manufacturer If you selected the I couldn t find the manufacturer check box option 1 Click Next 2 Select the first code from the list 3 Click Channel Up or Channel Down and wait a few sec...

Page 55: ...s TEST VIDEO DEVICE CONTROL In the Test Video Device Control window 1 Click Channel Up or Channel Down and wait a few seconds to see if the channel changes 2 Click Next SET UP REMOTE ACCESS In the Ass...

Page 56: ...e off the walls of your room and back into your STB s remote control detector window which is often behind a dark piece of plastic on the front panel However sometimes there may be a problem with the...

Page 57: ...to the video device Think of the IR emitter as a remote control you are holding where do you point your remote control to operate the video device Try adjusting the distance between the IR emitter and...

Page 58: ...creen and push Watch TV to get started iPhone iPad Download Vulkano Player to your iPhone or iPad from the iTunes App Store Go to Settings Select to enter the name and password of Vulkano Go back to t...

Page 59: ...om support_faq html TROUBLESHOOTING For additional information or technical assistance for your Vulkano product go to Monsoon s Technical Support Website at http www myvulkano com support html SUPPORT...

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