Arkon MAX-AVP manuel d'utilisation

Operation/Reference Guide MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Document ID: 065-004-296 4 Last Revised: 9/06/2006[...]

AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer AMX warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under n ormal use for three (3) years from the date of purchase fr om AMX, with the following exceptions: • Electroluminescent and LCD Control P ane ls are warranted for three (3) years, except for the display and touch overlay componen[...]

Table of Contents i MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Table of Contents MAX-AVP Audio/Video Player ....... ..................................................................... 1 Overview .............................. ......................... ................... ......................... ............... 1 Product Specifications .........................[...]

ii MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Table of Contents MAX-AVP User Interface .............. ..................................................... ............... 21 Overview ........... ......................... .................... ................... ......................... ............ 21 Playing Local Content (CDs and DVDs) . ......................[...]

Table of Contents iii MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Browse Music by Artist.. ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ......... 38 Search For Mu sic ........... ............. ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ............ 39 Music Details Page ..... .........[...]

iv MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Table of Contents[...]

MAX-AVP Audio/Video Player 1 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player MAX-AVP Audio/Video Player Overview NO TICE : MAX Products are not designed or intended to, and may not be used to, violate an yone’ s copyright or other intellectual property rights. Each user of the Products may only use the Products in connection with materials legally owned or licensed b[...]

MAX-AVP Audio/Video Player 2 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Use the included hand-held IR remo te controller to control the A VP , and na vigate the MAX-A VP User- Interface to select server -based media content (CDs and D VDs) for playback, as well as configure the A VP . For details on the remo te cont roller and the built-in User -Interface:  Ref[...]

MAX-AVP Audio/Video Player 3 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player MAX-AVP (FG2178-51) Specifications (C ont.) Rear Panel Connectors: • 1/4” DC power connector •P o w e r S w i t c h • Ethernet port: RJ-45 Et hernet port provides 10/100 network connectivity between the A VP and the MAX se rver • HDMI™ output: 19-pin HDMI cable connector • Compon[...]

MAX-AVP Audio/Video Player 4 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Supported Resolutions MAX-AVP Supported Res olutions Mode Name Resolution Outputs NTSC (M) 525 line (480vis), 60 Hz, Interlaced, standard NTSC • Composite • Component • HDMI NTSC (M) Japan 525 line (4 80 vis), 60 Hz, Interlaced, NTSC with Japanese black-level • Composite • Component [...]

MAX-AVP Audio/Video Player 5 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Media Playback When a D VD (or CD) is inserted into the local drive, the A VP works like a stand-alone D VD player . It displays the D VD menu on the video output device. There are two ways to control the A VP:  Use the handheld IR Remote Control (included) to navigate the MAX User Interfac[...]

MAX-AVP Audio/Video Player 6 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player 3. Locate your local copy of the ISO file and choose to record a n ew disc from a disc image (ISO image) to a new blank media (CD-R/CD-R W recomme nded). 4. Once the new media has been created, inse rt it into the MAX-A VP and cycle po wer to the unit. Upon restart, the A VP detects the f iles[...]

Installation 7 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Installation Overview There are two approaches to installing the MAX-A VP: either as a standalone DVD player , or as a networked component of a MAX system. Both methods are described below: As a Stand Alone DVD Player The MAX-A VP can be installed and used as a stand-alone DVD player , in whic h case it beh[...]

Installation 8 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Adding the AVP to a MAX System There are two procedures in volv ed in adding the MAX-A VP to a MAX System: Step One: I nstalling t he MAX- AVP Key In the MAX-HT Server In order for the A VP(s) in the system to be recogni zed by the MAX-HT server , they must each be added to the system. Use the Server Config[...]

Installation 9 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Step Two: Connecting the AVP to a MAX-HT Server and Display Device 1. Use audio cables (not included) to c onnect to the audio output on the A VP to an audio amplifier . 2. Use one of the four video cables ( HDMI , Component V ideo , S-V ideo or Composite to connect to the video output on the A VP to the di[...]

Installation 10 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Screensaver Operation Scr eensaver timeout is a parameter that is set through the setup pages.  The default setting is 30 minutes.  The screensav er countdown is reset by reception of an y IR code from the Remote Controller .  The screensav er is disabled when video playback is activ e and not pau[...]

Installation 11 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player 9. If a disc is in the local driv e, MENU will in voke the D VD Menu. Troubleshootin g Ethernet Com munications In case of Ethernet communications problems, check the following:  The Link (L) LED next to the Ethernet port should be on (FIG. 2). If not, check your cables and connectors.  Connect a dis[...]

Installation 12 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player 4. Carefully remove the top of the chassis. The rack-ears will mount to the sides of the top section of the chassis. 5. Insert the four mounting posts on the rack-ear into a matching set of holes on the chassis, with the rack-mounting holes on the rack ears facing forw ard and away from the chassis (FIG. 5[...]

Installation 13 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player 8. Put the chassis sections back to gether and secure the two sections with the four screws remo ved earlier . 9. Remov e the "feet" from the bottom of the unit. Each foot is secured to the chassis with a single screw . K eep the feet and scre ws for further use. Once the rack-ears ha ve been ins[...]

Installation 14 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player IMPORTANT NOTE! Because of limitations specific to HDMI video output, the HDMI-to-DVI con version cable is not suitable for viewing D VDs containing copyrighted content. This includes most commercia l D VDs.  Y ou can use the HDMI-to-D VI conv ersion cable to configure a MAX-A VP , but not to view conte[...]

Changing the DVD Region Code Sett ing 15 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Changing the DVD Region Code Setting Overview All D VD players and most D VD disc s are labeled for operation within a specific geographical region in the world. This is kno w as a Region Code . D VD discs are encoded for a specific re gion, and must match the region code of the ph[...]

Changing the DVD Region Code Setting 16 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player DVD Regions (1-6) The following table lists the six international D VD Region Codes used b y all D VD-R OMs: Default Region Code Setting By default, all MAX D VD-R OM dri v es are set to read D V Ds with Region 1 encoding (for U.S., Canada and U.S. T erritories). Depending on what r[...]

MAX-AVP Remote Controller 17 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player MAX-AVP Remote Controller Overview The buttons on the MAX-A VP hand-held IR remote controlle r (FIG. 1) are desc ribed below: FIG. 1 MAX-AVP Remote Controller Opens the D VD Title menu Ejects the disc in the A VP Begin/resume playbac k P auses playbac k; Opens the D VD main men u T oggles stan[...]

MAX-AVP Remote Controller 18 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player MAX-AVP Remote IR Codes MAX-AVP Remote IR Codes Remote K ey Playback Functio n GUI Function POWER T oggle standby on/off (stops playback if active). Refer to the S tandby Mode section on page 10 for details. T oggle standby on/off MENU DVD Menu call N/A TITLE DVD T itle (T op) menu call N/A EJ[...]

MAX-AVP Remote Controller 19 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player MAX-AVP Remote IR Codes (Cont.) Remote K ey Playbac k Function GUI Function 6mno Input numerical dat a to decoder (must h it ENTER or SELECT to input number) – actio n depends on content. Input alpha-numerical data to a dialog. 7pqrs Input numerical dat a to decoder (must h it ENTER or SELEC[...]

MAX-AVP Remote Controller 20 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Extra IR Codes These IR codes are provided for con venience for use by other AMX controls. They do not exist on the remote itself: IR Function Playbac k Function GUI Function Discrete Power ON T ake out of standby mode T ake out of standby mode Discrete Power OFF Put into standby mode Put into[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 21 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player MAX-AVP User Interface Overview When the A VP is first po wered up, via the power switch on the rear panel, the first screen displayed is the MAX-A VP Startup screen. Allow the A VP a minute to boot up and load its system software. Once the A VP is ready to use, the main splash screen (FIG. 1) is[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 22 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Inserting a DVD or CD Insert the disc, label-side up, in to the loading slot on the front of the A VP . When the disc is almost fully inserted, the player pulls it into the dr i ve and automatically starts playback.  For CDs, the f irst track is played  For D VDs the disc menu is displayed [...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 23 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Random Play Press the RANDOM button to play the tracks on this CD in random order . The current Random Play setting is indicated by an icon in the upper-right corner of the screen (FIG. 3):  Press RANDOM one time to initiate randomized playback, as indicate d by the icon.  Press RANDOM agai[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 24 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Playback of a Local DVD For D VD playbac k, the A VP’ s on-screen display sho ws the D VD disc menu.  Use the transport controls on the remote controller to Play , Stop and Pause playback; and use the Arrow b uttons to navigate through the options on the DVD Menu. Note that you can initiate [...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 25 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Repeating Individual Chapte rs or the Entire Movie Press the REPEA T button to toggle thro ugh the three Repeat options that can be used with DVDs. The current Repeat setting is indicated by an icon in the upper-right corner of the screen (FIG. 5):  Press REPEA T one time to repeat the current[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 26 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Subtitles Most DVDs support subtitles in at least one language, and many feature multiple language subtitles. Press the SUBTIT LE button one time to turn on subtitles (in their default language). Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to scroll through any additional language options supported by the DVD. Y o[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 27 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player  Subtitle Setting : Indicates the current subtitle setting. Highlight and select this it em to scroll through the supported subtitle settings for this disc.  A udio Setting : Indicates the current audio setting. Highlight and select this item to scroll through the supported audio settings f[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 28 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player MAX Server Pages – Movie Options Highlight Movie on the main screen to access the follo wing options for accessing D VD content on the MAX server (FIG. 12):  Titl e : This option allo ws you to brow se all D VDs on the MAX server , by movie title. See the Br owse F or Movies section on page [...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 29 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Browse Movies by Genre 1. Press MAX to access the Main MAX Screen. 2. Highlight and select Movies , then select Genre to access the Mo vie Genre Select screen (FIG. 14), to bro wse a list of all movie Genres currently on the MAX server . Each entry in the Genre list indicates the Genr e Name , th[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 30 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player 3. Scroll through the list to highlight a genre you want to bro wse, and press SELECT to select the highlighted genre. This selection inv okes the Movie T itle Bro wse screen (FIG. 13), listing all movies included in the selected genre.  Y ou can sort the list by Genre, Discs or T ime b y high[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 31 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Search For Movies 1. Press MAX to access the Main MAX Screen. 2. Highlight and select Movies , then select Searc h to access the Movie Search screen (FIG. 16). The buttons along the top of this screen indicate th e different types of searches that you can do:  Tit le : This searches the D VD t[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 32 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player 4. Use the alpha-numeric keypad on the remote cont roller to enter a search string, and press ENT ER to search.  The ke ypad on the remote controller works like most cell-phone ke ypads: Press the b utton once to type the f irst letter of that b utton (“ A” o n the “ ABC” / #2 button).[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 33 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Movie Details Pa ge When you select a movie title in the Browse, Genre, Co ver or Search Mo vies pages, the Mo vie Details page is displayed, providing detailed information on the movie, as well as cov er art (FIG. 18). There are se veral options along the bottom of the page:  Plot : Select to[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 34 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Creating Bookmarks 1. While a D VD is playing, press the MARKER button on the remote controller to place a b ookmark at the point in the movie that you w ant to bookmark. This action pauses the movie and in vokes the Create Bookmark dialog, indicating the movie, Ch ap ter (#), media type (D VD_VI[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 35 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Additional Notes Regarding DVD Content Not all functions supported by the MAX-A VP are a vailable or allo wed by all D VD content. For example, ev en if a D VD sho ws 3 av ailable languages, you may not be able to change the language using the A UDIO button on the A VP’ s no-screen display . Wh[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 36 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player  Artist : This option allows you to brow se CDs b y artist name. See the Br owse Music by Artist section on page 38 for details.  Search : This option allo ws you to search fo r CDs b y T itle or Artist. See the Sear ch F or Music section on page 39 for details. Browse For Music 1. Press MA[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 37 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Browse Music by Genre 1. Press MAX to access the Main MAX Screen. 2. Highlight and select Music , then select Genr e to access the Music Genre Select screen (FIG. 23), to brow se a list of all music Genres currently on the MAX server . Each entry in the Genre list indicates the Genr e Name , the [...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 38 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Browse Music by Cover 1. Press MAX to access the Main MAX Screen. 2. Highlight and select Music , then select Cover to access the Music Genre Select screen (FIG. 23 on page 37), to browse a list of music Genres currently on the MAX serv er . 3. Scroll through the Genre list to highlight a genre y[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 39 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player 4. Scroll through the list to highlight the CD that you want to play , and press SELECT to select the title, and open the Music Details screen for that CD. The Music Details screen displays detailed informat ion on the CD. The options on the Music Details screen are described in the Music Details[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 40 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player  Titl e : This searches the CD titles for a partial match.  Artist : Searches the Artists portion of the music details for a partial match. 3. Highlight and select the desired search type, and press SELECT to in v oke the text entry field. 4. Use the alpha-numeric keypad on the remote cont [...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 41 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player  Playlist Add : Select to add individual tracks from the CD, or the entire CD to a Play list. Refer to the W orking W ith Playlists section on page 41 for details.  Play : Select to initiate playback of the entire CD . T o e xit the Music Details page, press RETURN on the remote control. Wo[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 42 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Creating an Audio Play list T o add indi vidual tracks from a CD: Select a CD and open the Music Details page (FIG. 29). 1. Highlight and select Playlist Add . This action adds se lection checkboxes to the track list (FIG. 29). 2. Highlight and select the tracks that you want to add to the Playli[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 43 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Creating a New Playlist 1. In the Music Playlist page, highlight and select the top entry – [CREA TE NEW PLA YLIST] . This action in vok es the Playlist Details page (FIG. 31): 2. Use the options on this page to Delete items fr om the Playlist, Reorder the items, Rename the Playlist, or Delete [...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 44 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Editing Playlists Use the options along the bottom of the Playlist Details page to edit and delete Playlists: Renaming Playlists When a new Playlist is created (see the Cr eating a New Playlist section on page 43), it is given a default name: “Playlist ##”, indicating the number of Playlists [...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 45 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Reorder Items in a Playlist 1. Select Playlists from the main MAX page, and select Mixed, V ideo or Audio to locate the Playlist that you want to edit. 2. Highlight and select the Playlist that you want to edit. This in vokes the Playlist Details page. 3. Highlight and select Reor der from the op[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 46 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Recalling Playlists for Playback Playing an Entire Pl aylist 1. Select Playlist from the main MAX page, and select Mixed , V ideo or Audio to locate the Playlist that you want to edit. 2. Highlight and select the Playlist that you want to playback. This in vokes the Playlist Details page. 3. High[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 47 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player 2. Highlight OK , and press SELECT to open the Setup Pages – Settings tab (default vie w). Setup P age – Se ttings t ab The options on the Settings tab are described be low (FIG. 34):  V ideo Standard : Press SELECT to set the video standard for the display de vice:  NTSC (M) - def ault[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 48 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player  PA L M  PA L 6 0  480p59  576p50  Display Aspect Ratio : Press SELECT to set the aspect ratio for the display device:  W idescreen = 16 x 9  Standard = 4 x 3  Digital A udio : Press SELECT to set the format of audio sent via the S/PDIF digital connection PCM or Bitstream [...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 49 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player Setup Page – Tuning tab Use the options in the Tu n i n g tab (FIG. 35) to set the v olume le vel for stereo analog outputs (V olume), and fine-tune video output (Brightness, Contrast Sa turation). Select one of the four tabs, and use the Up/Down arro w b uttons to adjust the selected setting. [...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 50 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player  The current region code setting is indicated in the text f ield ( default = region 1 – N. America ).  The region code setting can be changed up to four times. The number of region code changes that are still allowed on this A VP is indicated beneath the text box. Setup Page – System In[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 51 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player DVD Language Codes The MAX-A VP supports the following languages and language codes: DVD Language Codes Language Code Language Code 1. Abkhazian AB 69. Lithuanian L T 2. Afar AA 70. Macedonian MK 3. Afrikaans AF 71. Malagasy MG 4. Albanian SQ 72. Malay MS 5. Amharic, Ameharic AM 73. Malayalam ML [...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 52 MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player DVD Language Codes (Cont.) Language Code Language Code 42. Guarani GN 1 10. Sundanese SU 43. Gujarati GU 1 1 1. Swahili SW 44. Hausa HA 1 12. Svenska (Swedish) SV 45. Hebrew IW 1 13. T agalog T L 46. Hindi HI 1 14. T ajik TG 47. Hungarian HU 1 15. T atar TT 48. Islenka (Icelandic) IS 1 16. T amil[...]

MAX-AVP User Interface 53 M AX-AVP Audio-Video Player[...]

065-004- 2964 9/06 © 2006 AMX. All rights reserved. AMX and the AMX logo are register ed trademarks of AMX. AMX reserv es the right to alter specifica tions without notice at any time. It’s Your World - Take Con trol™ 3000 RESEARCH DRIVE, RICHARDSON, TX 75082 USA • 800.222.0193 • 469.624.8000 • 469-624-7153 fax • 800.932.6993 technical[...]