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Problem:
I would like to partition the AV300 hard drive.
Answer:
If you know how to partition a hard drive, this is OK. The AV300 will, however, only
recognize the FAT32 partition. Thus it will just see and use that partition of the hard drive. The
size of that partition depends, of course, on what you set it to when you partition the hard drive.
Problem:
My files have disappeared from the AV300.
Answer:
To see all your files, make sure the setting
Show all files
is set to
ON
. Also make sure
that you browse your files via the
Browser
mode and not a filtered view such as
Photo
,
Music
, or
Video
.
Windows
®
98SE & ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking)
•
Quit all running applications.
•
Properly connect the AV300 to your computer as explained in chapter 5.
•
Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV300.
•
Right click on the AV300 hard drive in Windows
®
Explorer and select Properties.
•
Select the Tools option and run the Error checking program
•
Make sure you check the box to
automatically fix errors
.
•
Be patient, this may take a while. Windows
®
may ask you to restart the computer to
make certain Windows files available. This is OK, click on
Yes
.
Windows
®
XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk)
If you still have problems with the file system on your AV300 you can try to fix it using the DOS
utility, check disk (chkdsk). Do the following;
•
Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV300.
•
Quit all running applications.
•
Properly connect the AV300 to your computer as explained in chapter 5.
•
Wait patiently (up to 5 minutes) for Windows XP to show the
local drive
as mounted.
•
Open a DOS window. Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
•
At the prompt, type
chkdsk e: /f
. Use
e:
or
f:
or whatever drive letter is representing
your AV300.
•
Be patient, this may take a while.
•
When it is finished, exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the AV300 from
your computer.
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14.6
Video Playback, Recording, Re-encoding
Problem:
When I play back a video I created with MPEG4 Translator, it has problems with
synchronisation of sound and image.
Answer:
It may be because the original file had an MP3 track that was encoded with Variable Bit
Rate (VBR). You will need to re-encode the file using an MP3 codec to create an MP3 sound track
that is Constant Bit Rate (CBR).
Problem:
When I play back a video I created with MPEG4 Translator, I get no sound.
Answer:
You need to have an MP3 encoder installed on your computer when using MP4
Translator. See section 9.1
Problem:
When I play back a video file on my AV300 it seems to jump or skip frames now and
then, yet when I play it on my PC it runs fine.
Answer:
It may be that the original video was encoded at an NTSC frame rate of 30fps and your
AV300 is set to display the output as PAL (see the system display settings) or vice versa. Try
changing this to the other setting.
