Global Machinery Company TVisto manual

TVisto User Guide & Manual Version 1.0[...]

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■ August, 2005 Congratulations in buying your TVisto Multimedia Center. TVisto is a Digital Multimedia Player as well as Data Storage Solution that you can connect to any PC or Mac, either via USB 2.0 or Firewire (plug & play) in order to copy your favorite contents (music, movies, pictures, and/or data files). Once you have transferred your [...]

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■ Table of Contents FEATURES OF TVISTO .......................................................................................................... 1 E XCLUSIVE D ESIGN .................................................................................................................... 1 PC CONNECTION ................................................[...]

■ 1 Everything you love about multimedia, movies, music, and photos is brought to you with TVisto. TVisto features an elegant, fashionable, and high quality case to protect your device. The buttons on the front panel of TVisto offer quick access to basic functions for the Multimedia Player, even without remote control. Convenient power on/off swi[...]

■ 2 PC connection TVisto can be connected to any PC or Mac via USB or Firewire interface, supporting following file formats: FAT32, NTFS, HFS+. With high speed USB or Firewire connection, you can quickly move large multimedia files from your computer to TVisto. Please note that you will always need an external power adaptor. TV connection TVisto [...]

■ 3 Remote TVisto is equipped with an elegant infrared remote control, providing standard DVD functionality buttons and more. Please refer to the chapter “TV Connection” for a detailed description of the remote control. Firmware up date You will be able to upgrade your device with new features and capabilities by followi ng the firmware 1 upg[...]

■ 4 Formatting the HDD Formatting on a PC (Win2000/XP) Use the Disk Management Utility • Right click on “My Computer” and choose “Manage” • Select “Disk Management” • Choose the drive you want to format and right click on the Disk or drive field for further commands • Create a primary NTFS partition and format it • Follow th[...]

■ 5 Creating the Directories For TVisto to be able to find the files on the hard drive, four (4) folders with the exact name shown below must be created first! ALL the prerequisite folders should have the READ ONLY attribute and should never be deleted or renamed, because your TVisto uses these exact names as a reference to locate the respective [...]

■ 6 PC/Mac Connection TVisto automatically operates as an external USB 2.0 or Firewire hard disk when connected to a PC or Macintosh. Use the included cables to connect your device to the computer system. Always connect the USB or Firewire cable to your computer first, before you turn on the device. Your system will automatically recognize TVisto[...]

■ 7 Safe Removal In order to safely remove your TVisto from your system, please follow the same procedures as for any external Plug & Play disk drive. Specifically: PC : Double click on the taskbar icon to “Unplug or Eject hardware”. The adjacent dialogue box will appear, displaying the external Plug & Play devices. In the current exa[...]

■ 8 TV Connection TVisto provides high qua lity video and audio out put when connected to your TV set and audio system. The TV connection is straightforward. Just connect TVisto to your TV set (NTSC or PAL) using the included AV cable, plug in the power supply and turn it o n. When using the default AV Cable provided with TVisto, you have Composi[...]

■ 9 Analog Audio Setup The simplest configuration is when the analog audio system on your TV set is used. In this case, no matter what type of AV cable you use (the default providing Composite/S-Video signal, one of the optional cables providing Video Component YPbPr, or SCART), the analog audio is provided to the stereo input of your TV by the L[...]

■ 10 The Remote Control The TVisto remote has all the functional capabilit ies to fully control y our device and enjoy your multimedia files. The next figure describes each button’s function. POWER On/ Off DVD MENU HOME, displays the main menu External SUBTITLE position ZOOM to image THUMBNAILS On/Off ROTATE picture VOL +, increase volume VOL -[...]

■ 11 Button Functionality Movies Music Pictures Settings HOME Displays the main menu Displays the main menu Displays the main menu Displays the main menu and sav es new settings POWER POWER On/Off POWER On/Off POWER On/Off POWER On/Off (no t during Firmware update) SHUFFLE Play all files randomly Play all files rando mly Play all files randomly N[...]

■ 12 Unique Control Keys TVisto’s Remote Control has a full set of buttons in order to provide the user with complete control of the device. The following paragraphs describe the functions of some important buttons; while in the previous table, there is a list of all the keys and their functions. This key toggles the video out format. You can s[...]

■ 13 Menu Functions This paragraph presents the various menus and their functions when operating TVisto. Main Menu This is the menu (as shown in the adjacent figure) that appears when you turn on TVisto. You have four (4) main selections that you can access with the navigation buttons and by pressing PLAY/ENTER: • Movies • Music • Pictures [...]

■ 14 Music Selecting the Music menu will bring you to the adjacent image on your TV screen. On the right side you will see the directory list of the Music files organized in your device’s hard disk. Each directory is named under left/right brackets: “[“, “]”. You can make any directory you want with your desired name and store any music[...]

■ 15 Settings The TVisto Settings menu is extremely important in order to correctly configure your device and benefit from its advanced features. In the following paragraphs, there are detailed descriptions of the various settings and parameters. Languages TVisto provides the unique feature to support a multilingual audience. W ith sophisticated [...]

■ 16 Video Settings These settings configure the provided Video Output Format: • NTSC Composite/S-Video • PAL Composite/S-Video • NTSC Component • PAL Component • NTSC SCAR T • PAL SCART • High Definition TV at 480p • High Definition TV at 720p • High Definition TV at 1080i • VGA (at 1024x768) Use the ▲▼ navigation buttons[...]

■ 17 Firmware Update This setting performs the firmware update procedure by reading the firmware binary files located in the “Firmware” directory of you device. Never delete or rename this folder. Provided that you have already copied to this directory the latest firmware files downloaded from the official site of your vendor, press enter to [...]

■ 18 .ISO Comp atibility Only with TVisto can you create your own Virtual DV D Library by storing your private collection of DVDs (.ISO format) and watch them as if they were running from the original DVDs. Once the movies are stored in TVisto as .ISO files, you can play them just like an original DVD with full DVD functions: Menu, Chapter select[...]

■ 19 DivX Comp atibility DivX® is a new format for digital video. The DivX® codec is based on the MPEG-4 compression standard, which is so advanced that it can reduce an MPEG-2 video (the same format used for DVD) to ten percent of its original size. TVisto is fully compatible with DivX® format and can play any movie encoded with this compress[...]

■ 20 S pecifications Supported Audio Files Formats WMA, WAV, MP3, AAC, AC3, OGG Vorbis Supported Audio Outputs F ormats Dual Stereo analog audio, Coaxial SPDIF digital Audi o (supports compressed Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS pass through). Supported Video Files Formats MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB, IS O), MPEG-4(AVI, DivX, DivX VOD, XviD). Supported Vid[...]

■ 21 Package Content s S t andard Package 1) Your TVisto multimedia center. (No hard drive included!) 2) Power Adapter 110/240V auto switching, +5V/2A, +12V/2A 3) Infrared remote control 4) Composite AV cable (Composite RCA, S-Video mini DIN, left audio RCA, right audio RCA) 5) Coaxial audio cable (RCA to mini jack) 6) USB 2.0 High Speed cable 7)[...]

■ 22 Safety Information Before starting your TVisto, please carefully read the following paragraphs relating to the safety issues on your device in order to extend its life. Power on/off precautions TVisto Remote Control provides the POWER ON/OFF button that controls the power status of your device when connected to the TV. It is highly recommend[...]

■ 23 F AQ Q: No Files Found! A: This message may occur for several reasons. Please check following: • Does the folder contain any files at all? • Are the files in the correct folder (example: JPG Æ Pictures) • Did you setup all of the 4 prerequisite folders and name them correctly? • Did you format the hard drive using a PRIMARY partitio[...]

■ 24 Technical Questions For RMA and other questions, please contact your vendor or check out their online support area! Make sure to include as much details as possible and explain the problem to your vendor. Before you contact your vendor, read through the FAQ on the previous page and make sure you are using the latest firmware.[...]

■ 25 © Copyright 2004 by GMG INC. All Rights Reserv ed The information c ontained in this manual is believe d to be ac curate and rel iable. GMG INC. ass umes no res ponsibility f or any er rors contained in this manual. GMG IN C. reserves the ri ght to make c hanges in th e specifications and/or des ign of the above mentione d product without p[...]

August , 2005 / PN: E15-574510 0002[...]