Apple HV356T manuale d’uso

User Manual V1.0[...]

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CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................... 1 Features ................................................................................................ 1 System Requirem ents ............................................................................. 1 About the R emote Control .....................[...]

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Introduction 1 Introduction Features  The Mobile Video HDD i s specially designed as a dual-use st and-alone media player. When attached to a PC, it operates as a USB 2.0 Hi -Speed (and eSATA for dual connection model) Serial ATA external hard disk drive, with a large cap acity of data storage. When attached to an AV device, t he Mobile Video HD[...]

About the Remote Control 2 Take out the Remote Control n : Push the bottom of remo te forward. o : The remote will be relea sed from the stand. n o About the Remote Control How to Take and Stor e the Remote Control This device is designed with a remote contro l storage compartm ent at the bottom. You can store the remote control in the compartment [...]

About the Remote Control 3 Buttons ○ 1 STANDBY: Activate fro m Standby mode / Go back to Standby mode. ○ 2 SETUP: Enter SE TUP MENU ○ 3 TITLE: Open DVD title menu ○ 4 MENU: Switch to Thumb nail View mode / Open DVD main menu ○ 5 / : Play the previous / next file in sequence ○ 6 / : Fast rewind / Fast forward ○ 7 AUDIO: Switch audio ch[...]

Parts and Functions 4 Parts and Functions c P ower and access indicator (Blue) : Lights up: The power is on. Blinking: Booting up/ Access ing the data through P C connection. d Remote indicator (orange) : Blinks 1 time: Received the remote signal. Blinks 3 times: Canno t initiate med ia player function. Pl ease check and make sure the unit is n ot [...]

Quick Start 5 Quick Start Read Before Use 1. Do not operate electronics w ith wet hands. 2. Do not operate this device in a bathroom. 3. Do not bend cables i n a sharp angle. 4. Keep this device unreac hable from childre n. 5. Keep this device and it s access ories away from heat sources. How do I use this Mobile Video HDD Copy media files from you[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 6 Using the AV Playback Function Connecting to AV Equipments Using Composite Audio/Video Output The composite video is the most popular audio/ video output format. Most TV se ts and AV amplif iers (receivers ) support this type of connect ion. Y ellow: Video signal; Whit e: Left audio channel; Re d: Right audio channe[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 7 Using Coaxial Output Digital Audio To output the di gital audio signal , connect this co nnector to an AV amplifier (re ceiver) which equips a digital audio dec oder. You will also get multi-channe l sound effect if the audio source carries i t. Power Connection 1. Connect the DC jack of the AC ad apter to the conne[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 8 Activating the Mobile Video HDD for AV Playback 1. Turn on your TV and AV amp lifier (receiver), and switch to the correct input channel. 2. Press the Po wer switch to turn o n the unit, and then press ( STANDBY ) button on the remote co ntrol to activate i t. The activ ation ta kes abou t 5-7 seco nds, and t he LED[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 9 Operations of “Detail View” Browsing folders and media fi les for playback Selection y Press button to selec t an item, or for previo us or next page. The highlighted area indicates the selected item. y You can press 0~9 buttons to sele ct the number of the target f ile. If the selected file i s recognizable, t [...]

Using the AV Playback Function 10 Icon Descriptions : A folder : The parental folder : The IFO file of a DVD movie. To play back the entire DVD movie wit h DVD menu, this is the file to play. : A MP EG1 (VCD) file. The fil ename extension can be dat, mpg, mpe, or mpeg. : A DivX /Xvid movie file. T he filename extension ca n be avi, divx, or xvid. :[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 11 Private Folder “Private folder” function allow s users to keep their private files secre t. Users may inst all the Utility program (in the U tility CD) on their PC to setup this fun ction. The Main Locked Folder will be invis ible on screen until the correct password is ent ered. Displaying Locked Folders 1. In[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 12 Introduction and Playback of the Media Files Folder Play Folder1 Ö A folder .. Ö The parental folder The Mobile Video HDD introduces a conve nient feature named “Fold er Play”. You can play all media files co ntained in one fold er by simply press ing the PLAY butto n on that folder icon. A maximum of 2048 fi[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 13 This kind of media files in cludes DivX and Xvid files . Most of them are av ailable as s eparate video files (the fi lename extensions include avi, divx, and xvid) and subtitle files. To play these media fil es, select the vi deo file or the fol der that contains these fil es, and t hen press the PLAY button. The [...]

Using the AV Playback Function 14 Photo and Graphic Files Photo1 Ö A JPEG graphic file This kind of medi a files includes fi les that meet the JPEG format (t he filename exte nsions include jpg, jpe, jpeg). Most digital ca meras store photo images i n this format. To play back the se graphic files, s elect a file or a folder that contains these fi[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 15 Operations while Playback While playing back, you c an enable the following operations: [The icons on top of table indicate the media files associated with each function] DVD Folder Plays the comple te DVD movie wi th DVD menu. DVD Menu Pres s MENU button will op en the DVD Main Menu. DVD Title Menu Press TITLE but[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 16 Rotate Pause Slideshow first, and then press ANGLE button to rotate the photo image cou nterclockwi se. Zoom in Pause Slide show first, and then press ZOOM butto n to enlarge the image in a recurring sequence. If the image is larger than the screen, press to move it. y The " ZOOM ” function will be dis abled[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 17 only one language c hannel is available. y The languages and the audio cha nnel encodings of each audio track in a DVD/ DivX movie may very from one an other, depending on the informatio n carried by the source it self. y You can set audio output as one of the follow ing three: MONO LEFT , MONO RIGHT , OR STEREO . [...]

Using the AV Playback Function 18 Volume down Press VOL- button. Play the Previous / Next Play the previous title / chapter or file. Play the next title/ chapter or file. Previous Press button. Next Press button. Fast Forward / Rewind Fast forward: quick ly plays a file forward (the speed is adjustable). Rewind: quickly plays a file backward (the s[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 19 : Adjust speed in sequence: [1/2X Ö 1/4X Ö 1/8X Ö 1/2X Rewind Ö 1/ 4X Rewind Ö 1/8X Rewind Ö Normal] y During the slow motion playback, the sound may become mute . Step Playback Plays a movie in a frame-by-frame wise. Step playback Press button to pause the playback. Press SLOW button to play one si ngle fram[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 20 Normal Play Press A Æ B button again to ca ncel this repeat operation. Chapter Searching Plays the movie from the chapter indica ted. Display Pres s SEARCH , and the screen w ill display “TITLE: _ _ / _ _ CHAPTER: _ _ / _ _”. Input Press 0~9 buttons t o select a chapter. Play Press PLAY , the movie will be p l[...]

Using the AV Playback Function 21 Thumbnail View and Slideshow After activating this u nit, press the MENU button on th e remote control to brow se photo images. This mo de is called “ Thumbnail View ”. Operation of “Thumbnail View” Browsing photo f iles with thum bnail previe w Activating y Press MENU button on the rem ote control to acti [...]

Using the AV Playback Function 22 MENU > PREFE RENCES > S.S INTERVAL . This setup is only available at Detail V iew mode. You need to p ress MENU key to switch to De tail View mod e, and then press SETUP ke y to open SETUP M ENU . Slideshow Pause y Press button will pause the slides how play. In the pause state, press ZOOM button to en large [...]

Setup Menu 23 Setup Menu Function Setup Press SETUP to d isplay the SETUP MENU . See the fol lowing to set up the f unctions: GENERAL SETUP OSD LANGUAGE Select the languag e to display the SETUP MENU , information and DivX subtitle. AUDIO Select the language for the defa ult audio when playing a DVD movi e. SUBTITLE Select the language for the defa[...]

Setup Menu 24 DVD MENU Select the language for the defa ult menu when playing a DVD movie. AUDIO SETUP This sub-menu can only be set when the unit stops play back. DOWNMIX Set this functio n when output aud io signal via the Composite connectors: LT/RT : Outp uts the left or rig ht channel to both channe ls. Stereo : Outputs stereo a udio. SPDIF OU[...]

Setup Menu 25 LPCM 48K : The sampling rate of the di gital audio output wi ll be limited at 48K Hz. LPCM 96K : The sampling rate of the di gital audio output wi ll be limited at 96KHz. VIDEO SETUP This sub-menu can only be set when the unit stops play back. TV STANDARD NTSC : Outputs NTSC si gnal to TV. PAL : Outputs PAL sig nal to TV. TV DISPLAY 4[...]

Setup Menu 26 Note:  Holding and then pressing MENU on the remote cont rol will chan g e the video outpu t format in the following seq uence: 720p Ö SD PROGRESSIVE Ö SD INTERLACE Ö NTSC / PAL (toggle) and so on . If you find the disp lay incorrect, tr y this method to get back to stan dard NTSC or PAL video output, and then configure th e vid[...]

PC Operation 27 PC Operation Introduction The installation CD c ontains the device dri ver, Utility program and t he user’s manual. The Utility programs feat ure “ Private Folder ” and “ Playlist ” f unctions . The Private Folder Manager utility allows y ou to set the fo lders in Mob ile Video HDD as “Lo cked” or “Public”. Unless [...]

PC Operation 28 Software Installation 1. Do not connect the Mobile V ideo HDD to computer yet. 2. Insert the util ity CD into comput er’s optical drive, and then the install ation window sho uld automatically ap pear on the scre en. If the installa tion window doesn’t sh ow up, go to “My Computer” and browse the CD. By executing the “auto[...]

PC Operation 29 3. Press the Power switch and th e blue LED will light up. 4. The computer will detect the Mobile Video HDD and you can star t accessi ng the drive. Disconnecting from PC When you are ready to discon nect Mobile Video H DD from PC, follow these steps: 1. Close all the programs that are a ccessing th e Mobile Video HDD. 2. Close all [...]

PC Operation 30 About the File System of Hard Disk Drive The Mobile Video HDD i s pre-formatted as a F AT32 disk. You can direc tly access this dri ve after it is connected t o PC. If you want to re-partition t he disk, please note:  Although your operating system may support sever al different file sy stems, FAT32 or NTF S partitions are strong[...]

PC Operation 31 Media Files for Playback When using the Mobile V ideo HDD as a media player, it can only browse and play bac k some specific media file f ormats. Please read th e following before usi ng it as a media player. When using the Mobile Video HDD as a medi a pl ayer, it can only bro wse and play back media file s located in t he first “[...]

PC Operation 32 To convert the DV file already stored in th e computer, you can use a convert program such as CyberLink PowerDirec tor, Ulead Media St udio Pro, and Ulead V ideoStudio to manage th is job done. The Other Media Files The other media files, such as WM V, ASF or MOV f iles, can’t be p layed back on Mob ile Video HDD. Please use a con[...]

PC Operation 33 Using the Utility Programs The utility progra ms contain “Playl ist Manager” and “Private Folder Manager”. T he Playlist Manager creates a collec tion of media file s which can be played contiguously; while the Private Folder Ma nager allows you to set spec ific folders i n the Mobi le Video HDD as “Locked Folders”, whic[...]

PC Operation 34 4. Remove files from your Playlist: Brow se and select the fi les that you would lik e to remove from your Playlist fr om the lower column, and then press the button. 5. Adjusting the Playlist sequ ence: Select the fil es that you want to manage and use or button to move them a step forward or backwa rd in the Playlist. 6. Selecting[...]

PC Operation 35 Set the Folders as “Locked Folders” You can create “Locked Fol ders” which will not be displayed on TV when usi ng this unit as a media player, and will no t be displayed during PC operation either. 1. Choose the drive if nece ssary. 2. Use cursor to select the f olders for followi ng operation. 3. Click “ Mark as Locked ?[...]

PC Operation 36 5. After fini shing above s ettings, click “ Exit” button t o exit this utility. If you forget your password 1. Open the “ Template folders ” folder in the Mobile Video HDD 2. Open the text file “copyr ight.txt” w ith any text editing p rogram. 3. Find the “FORGOT USER PASSWORD” section , and then follow the desc rip[...]

PC Operation 37 About the Partitioning of the Hard Disk Drive Partitioning the Hard Disk Drive under Windows Vista/XP/2000 The Mobile Video HDD will not function when in itialized as a “Dynam ic” disk type. Always use it with the “Basi c” disk type. 1. Click “Start” Ö “Setting s” Ö “Control Panel” Ö “Administ rative Tools ?[...]

PC Operation 38 9. Click “Next” to co nfirm setting s. 10. Click “Finish” to close the w izard and to start t he partitioning and formatting proce ss. Partitioning the Hard Disk Drive under Windows Me/98SE FDISK is a program to create pa rtitions on the hard d isk drive. (Data can only be writte n to a drive after it is part itioned and for[...]

Appendix 39 Appendix Specifications STORAGE HDD 3.5” SATA I/II File System FAT32 or NTFS INTERFACE USB2.0 USB type B Connect or x 1 eSATA reserved AUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACE Audio/Video Composite Video + Audio R/L (3.5mm phone jack x 1) Component Video: Y, Pb, Pr (3.5mm phone jack x 1) Digital Audio Coaxial S/PDIF O utput (RCA x 1) SCART SCART connect[...]

Appendix 40 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cau se Solution TV screen does not display normally ◎ Video setting is not correct . ◎ Press and hold then press MENU until screen disp lays correct ly . ◎ Reboot the TV set an d connect the composite cable instead of the component cable No power (All LEDs are off) The ◎ power plug is not pro per[...]

Appendix 41 Problem Possible Cau se Solution Can’t chan g e audio or subtitle language of a movie This movie ◎ comes with only one language. Check the contents ◎ . No audio output Audio ◎ cable is not connected. Volume is too lo w ◎ . Play ◎ ing in fast forward, in rewinding or in slow motion. ◎ Incorrect TV audio i nput channel. Inco[...]

Appendix 42 Distort ed bootin g image or incorrect color while play back ◎ The video outp ut is set to SD PROGRESSIVE w hile using the composite video outp ut. ◎ Set the video outp ut to SD INTERLACE . DVD menu behaves incorrectly , such as blank screen or repeated segments. ◎ The DVD Folde r lacks some files for this functio n. ◎ Press STO[...]

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