Neuros MPEG-4 manual

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ii Preface Information in this document has been care ful ly checked for accuracy; however , no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the co ntent s. The information in th is doc- ument is subject to change without notice. Thi s document cont ains prop rieta ry infor - mation prot ected by copyright. No p art of this manua l may be reproduce [...]

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1. Overview Congratulations on purchasing the Neu ro s MPEG-4 Recorder 2. Now you can enjoy qua lity multimedia an ywhere you g o and record your favorite video programs from a variety of video sources. The Recorder 2 also plays back your f avori te audio tracks, and displays photo s and video on your TV . Refer to this user manual for detailed des[...]

2 Package co nten ts Package content s RCA Video cables (x2) User Manual Recorder 2 User Manual Power Adapter NTSC PAL A B STORAGE DISPLAY Remo te C ontr ol MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 2 Monday, June 19, 200 6 8:22 PM[...]

About the Neuros M PEG-4 Recorder 2 3 About the Neuros M PEG-4 Recorder 2 Refer to the following sections for information about th e hardware components of the Recorder 2. Front v iew Rear view CF Memory Stick Pro SD, MMC, Slot P ower LED (Green ) Recording LED ( R ed) IR Receiver CF C ard Slot A V OUT DC 5V A V IN DC P ower A V Out A V In MPEG-4 V[...]

4 About the remo te cont rol About the remote con trol NTSC PA L A B STORAGE DISPLA Y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Icon Description 1. T urns on the power 2. Switches between NTSC and P AL sy stem 3. Increases the volume 4. Enters the setting menu (Note:sett ings menu op tions vary depending on when selected) 5. Decreases the volume 6. Scr olls left [...]

About the remote control 5 NTSC PA L A B STORAGE DISPLA Y 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 Icon Description 13. Returns to the top menu 14. Repeats playback of selected audio/video file. 15. Returns to the pre vious menu 16. Scrolls up 17. Scrolls right 18. Confirms selection of menu item 19. Zooms in 20. Scrolls down 21. Fast Forwards playback [...]

S ticker for Recording Setting Before recording for t arget player (TV , PDA or PSP ...), user can refer to the sticker (as picture sh ows bel o w) for the set ting in cl u d- ing resolution and qua lity . Please refer to page 21 to setup the recording format. Please see www .neurostechnology .com / supporteddevices.asp and the manual of your playb[...]

2. Getting st arted This chapter describes the prelimina ry step s required to set up the Recorder 2 and how to make connections before starting to use the device. Inst alling the remote control battery Follow these instructions to inse rt the remote control battery: 1. Push in the clip at the side of the battery holder . 2. Pull battery holder out[...]

8 Connec ting po wer Connecting power Connect the power adaptor to the DC- in socket on the rear panel of the Recorder 2. Plug the other end of the adaptor into a power outle t . T urning on the Recorder 2 Once the Recorder 2 is pl ugged in, the green power LED turns on. Press the button on the remote and the system turns on. Press the button again[...]

Inserting the Compact Flash (CF) or 1"Micro Drive Card 9 Inserting the Comp act Fl ash (CF) or 1"Micro Drive Card Push the CF card or Hitachi 1" Micro Drive into the CF card slot until it is firmly in place. T o remove the card, grip the C F card and gentl y pull. The Hitachi 1"Micro Drive should be formatted using th e Recorder[...]

10 Inserting the MS Duo/Pro Du o, MMC or SD Series Card Inserting the MS Duo/ Pro Duo, MMC or SD Series Card Insert the card into the card slot with the met al co ntacts going in first and facing up, until the card is firmly in place. The beveled corner of the card must be away from you and to the right as the card is inserted. T o remove the ca rd[...]

Connecti ng to a TV (vie wi ng only ) 11 Connecting to a TV (viewing only) Connect the A/V connecto rs (red, white, and yellow) of the A/V cable, to the correspond- ing input sockets on the TV . Connect the other end to the A V Out socket at the back of the Re corder 2.Y ou wil l also need to se t your TV to the approp riate video channe l to see t[...]

12 Connec tin g to a TV, DVD player, VCR or cam co rd er (recording ) Connecting to a TV , DV D play er , VCR or cam- corder (recording) Connect the A/V connectors (red, white, and yello w) of the A/V cable to the corresponding output connecto rs on the cable box, satellite rece iver , VCR, DVD p layer , camcorder etc. Connect the other end to the [...]

Confirming /Selecting the correct TV output 13 Confirming/Selecting th e correct TV output Note: Different regions of th e world u se diff erent TV output fo r- mat s. For example, the U.S. uses NTSC and much of Europe uses P AL. Depe nding on your region, yo u may need to change the TV output from NTSC to P AL. If you have a color TV and only blac[...]

14 Confirming/Sele ctin g the correct TV output 1. Highlight the Setup menu from the main menu screen u sing the buttons. 2. Press to access the Se tup menu options. 3. Y o u should see TV Outp ut as on e of the options along the left side. The currently selected format (NTSC or P AL) will be dis- played acro ss from it on the ri ght. If thi s is t[...]

3. Using the Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2 Now that you have set up the Recorder 2, you are read y to st a rt using it to view your favorite images, listen to audio tracks, watch videos, and record video s. Th is chapter provides det aile d instru c- tions fo r these tasks and for naviga ting th rough the OSD (On Screen Display) me nu. V iewing pictures[...]

16 Vie win g pi ctures Photo Settings menu T o access the Settings menu related to viewing photos , press the while in the main Ph oto menu. T he followin g thre e functi ons will appea r: S LIDESHOW T o set up a p ho to slide show , follow th e pr ocedur e belo w: 1. Use the buttons to scroll to and hig hlight the Slide- show option. 2. Use the bu[...]

Viewing pictures 17 images in the current fol der are displayed. When tu rned Off , only the current image is displayed. 6. While pla ying you can use and to zoom out and in on the picture. 7. Pressing will show the fol lowi ng: File information, Back- ground V o lume, Current Date and T ime, and the zoom amount. B ACKGRO UND MUSIC 1. Use the butto[...]

18 Listenin g to music Listening to music The Recorder 2 is ab le to Play . WMA and .MP3 audio file formats. Playing a udio T o play an audio file: 1. Highlight the Audio menu icon and press to a ccess the file list. 2. Use the button s to go to the desi red file and press to play the file. While playing audio you can use the following functions: D[...]

List ening t o musi c 19 Setting menu fo r Music T o access the Settings menu for Music press while in the ma in Music menu. The followin g two functions are available: R epeat Use to Choose Off , Single , Fold er or All, then pre ss . Select Off to turn the repeat function off, All repeat s all tracks, Single will repea t only a single track, and [...]

20 Listenin g to music Y ou can un-select a highlighted file by hitti ng a second time . 2. Once you have selected all th e files you wish to delete, press the button to displ ay the Settings menu for the Music mode. Then scroll to Delete Files to highlight the word "Selected", then press . 3. Use the keys to confirm YES or NO and press .[...]

Watchin g videos 21 W atching videos The Recorder 2 is abl e to play .ASF , .A VI and .MP4 image file for- mat s. Playin g vi deos 1. Highlight the Video menu and press to access the file list. 2. Use the to go to the required file and pr ess to play the fi le. While pla ying the video, you can use the followi ng functions: Decrease volume Fast for[...]

22 Watching videos Setting menu fo r V ideo T o access the Video Settings menu for Video, press while in the main Video menu. The followi ng two functions are avai lable: R epeat Use to choose between Off , Single , Fold er or Al l Then Press . Note: Select Off to turn the repeat functi on of f, Single to repea t just the current selection, Fo lder[...]

Watchin g videos 23 Y ou can un-select a highlighted file by hitti ng a second time . 2. Once you have selected all th e files you wish to delete, press the button to displ ay the Settings menu for the V ide o mode. Then scroll to Delete Files to highlight the word "Selected", then press . 3. Use the keys to confirm YES or NO and press . [...]

24 Recording video Recording video Record menu Resolution T o select a resolution: 1. Highlight the record section and press to access the Record Menu . 2. Use the to choose among the resolution settings.(see "Select ing th e right reco rding res olutio n setting "on p age 27 "). Quality T o choose the quality of the reco rding ,hi g[...]

Record in g video 25 T imer r ecord T o access the timer reco rd function, scroll down to highli ght T imer record and press th e button. The screen is divide d into fu nctional areas: P ROGRAMS The Recorder 2 has 6 availab le recording progra ms. Use the fol- lowing settings to setup each progra m. Use the button to scroll betw een the programs an[...]

26 Recording video F REQUENC Y The frequency function al lows you to choose when this recordin g is activated. NOTE: The unit must be on for T imer Recording to work. The unit will not turn on automa tically fo r timer recording. 1. Use the buttons to choose betwee n OFF , On ce , Daily or W eekly . 2. Press to save. Note: T imer reco rdings are de[...]

Record in g video 27 Selecting the right recording resolutio n setting The 320x240,176 x120 and the 640x48 0 modes record in a 4:3 aspect ratio (which is standard screen format found on regular DVD's and mo st TV 's). The 320 x 240-30 f ps mode is the resolu- tion typical of most handheld s, and the fi les are fairly compact and will play[...]

28 Recording video 176x120, 320 x240-3GP and 176x120-3GP are de signed for Mobile Phone s. Please refer to your Mobile Phones's manual for details concernin g supported formats and resoluti ons. Note: As of the date of this printing, the PSP wo uld no t allow zooming on 368x208 resolution files. It is hopeful that So ny will correct this short[...]

Setup menu 29 Setup menu Scroll usi ng th e butt ons to high l ig h t th e setup me nu , th e n press to enter . There are seven setup menu options. D ATE AND T IME T o change the date and time: 1. Press to highlight a se lection. 2. Use the buttons to cha nge the valu e. 3. Use the buttons to move be twe en fields. 4. Press when comp lete. L ANGUA[...]

30 Setup menu F ORMAT D ISK T o fo rm at the me mor y card: 1. T o format the me mory card, scroll down to the Format disk section and Press . 2. Select YES to confirm formatting or NO to cancel. TV O UTPUT T o s elect th e TV ou tput: 1. Use the buttons to choose betwee n NTSC or P AL. 2. The button on the remote control will provid e the same fun[...]

File br owsing 31 File browsing The file browser all ows you to view the contents of both the Com- pact Flash card and th e MS/SD/MMC card at the sa me time. By pressing you can select a file. Dat a Management Set tings menu T o access the Da t a Management Settings Menu pre ss . T he following two fu nctions are available: File Browser <MUSIC&g[...]

32 File bro wsing C OPY The files can be copi ed fro m CF card to MS, SD or MMC card or vice versa. Also, the files can be co pied to a different folder of the same memory card. 1. Files cop ied to a dif ferent memory card In the F ile Browser , the left column is the source mem ory card and right co lumn is the de stinati on. Swi tch the t ype of [...]

Playing back record ed files: 33 Playing back recorded files: Playing ba c k fil es reco rd ed wit h th e Reco rd er 2. Y ou can use the Re corder 2 to record video for playback on the Sony PSP ,Neuros 442 portable medi a player / recorder , the iPod video, the Ninte ndo Gameboy Micro ,and many hand held s. The Recorder 2 file s can also be played [...]

34 Playing back record ed files: screen. As of the da te of this printing, the PSP would not allow zooming on 368x208 resolution files. It is hopeful that Sony will correct this shortcoming in future firmware revisions. II . Neuros 442 Portable Media Pl ayer/Recorde r The Neuros 442 is a powerfu l port ab le medi a player that can b oth play and re[...]

Playing back record ed files: 35 III. i-Pod V i deo Note: Only files recorded in the 320x2 40-30fp s or 368x208 modes can be played back on the iPod Video (the iPod Video can- not play an y file wi th resolution gre ater than 480x480). iPod Video Playback Procedure : 1. Inst all the "iT unes" driver on your PC (if you are already using iT[...]

36 Playing back record ed files: 4.Click on the "Edit" drop-down m enu on the iPod Video, then select "Preferences". 5. When th e window shown below appea rs, click on "Video" item. Next sel e ct " A ut om atically up da te all videos", then confirm "OK". 6. Click on the "File" drop -d own[...]

Playing back record ed files: 37 7. Next, highlight the MPEG-4 video files you wish to load onto the iPod Video. MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 37 Monday , June 19, 20 06 8:22 PM[...]

38 Playing back record ed files: 8. W ai t whi le the iT un es utility loads the selected file s onto the iPod. MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 38 Monday , June 19, 20 06 8:22 PM[...]

Playing back record ed files: 39 9. When loading is complete, th e load ed files will be listed in the file category of iT une s. 10. Click on the " File" drop-down menu again, then select " Update 'Use rname's' iPod ". MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 39 Monday , June 19, 20 06 8:22 PM[...]

40 Playing back record ed files: 1 1. Safe ly disconnect the Video iPod from your PC by following the steps below . . MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 40 Monday , June 19, 20 06 8:22 PM[...]

Playing back record ed files: 41 12. Enter the "Videos" mode of the iPod to pl ay back the loade d files. 13. Now you can enjoy the vid eo programs YOU recorded, any- time and anyw here you want. MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 41 Monday , June 19, 20 06 8:22 PM[...]

42 Playing back record ed files: IV . N intendo Game Boy Micro The Nintendo Game Boy Micro c an supp ort MPEG-4 files with resolution up to 640x 48 0, so it can play ba ck recordings from all Recorder 2 reso lution settings (320x240 -30fp s, 368x208, and 640x480). However , if you intend to use the recordings on ly for playback on small screens lik[...]

Playing back record ed files: 43 V . Other Han dhelds (PDA 's, Pock et PC 's, etc.) How files recorded with the Recorde r 2 are transferred to a handheld and whether or not they will play without conve rsion will depend on the specifi c handh eld. Files ca n be easil y transferred to those that will accept CF , MS, SD, MMC cards and mini-[...]

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4. Firmware Upgrade Instructions Neuros may provide firmwa re upgrades from time to time to fix bugs, add enhance ments , etc. Y ou can download these upgrades (usually for fre e) by going to http://neurostechnol ogy .com/sup port/ support.asp and following the links fo r upgra des. The date the lat- est firmware upgrade was posted will be shown fo[...]

46 4. Scroll to the Setup mode by pressing right arrows on the remote, then select the Setup mode by p ressing the button . The Setu p options should now be displ ayed. 5. Scroll through the Setup menu to highlight the Firmware Upgrade optio n, then press the button to start the firmware upgrade. A "Clock" icon will appear on the screen w[...]

47 5. Cont act Us Y ou really are important to us. Call us and you'll be amazed how quickly and easily you 'll be connected to a real live person with a genuine i nterest in your satisfaction . T ry it. 866-5-NEUROS (866-563 -8767) Please u se the followin g e-mail ad dresses to rea ch individua ls of the Neuros team: General Information [...]

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6. Appendix FCC Certification This equipmen t has been te sted and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to p art 15 of the F CC Rule s. These lim- its are designed to provide rea sonable protection again st harmful interference in a re sidential instal l ation. Operation is subj ect to the following two cond itions[...]

50 CE Notice (European Union) Marking by the symbol indicates complia nce of this recorder to the EMC Directive of the Europ ean Un ion. Such marki ng ind icates that this recorder meets the following technical standards: EN 55013:2002+A1 :2003-”Limits and methods of measurement of radio distu rbance characteristics of broadcast receiv ers and as[...]

51 T roubleshooting Please visit the website www .neu ro stechnology .com to ge t the latest trouble shooting information and F AQ about the Recorder 2 . Symptom Possible cause Possible remedy No video display . Unit has no power . Ensure that unit is plugged in cor rectly . Y ou should see a green LED on the front panel if it is plugged in cor rec[...]

52 S pecification s Vi deo encoder Application Formate 1) PSP 2) TV 3) iPod 4) PDA/ Smartphone 5) Mobile Phone 1) *QVGA (320x240); MPEG4+AAC- LC, 30fp s *368 x 208 (16:9); MPEG4+AAC-LC, 30 fp s 2) (640x480); MPEG4+AAC-L C, 30f ps 3) (320x240); MPEG4+AAC-L C, 30f ps 4) (320x240); MPEG4+AAC-L C, 30f ps (320x240); MPEG4, 15fp s 5) *RS, MMC, T -Flash, [...]

53 TV system Video Out Form at Power source External 5V AC/DC adaptor (100 ~ 240V , 1.4A) Dimensions and weight 1 18 x 87 x 18 mm, 140g T ypical Record ing Times on a 1GB Card Resolution/ Quality Economic Normal Fine Super fine 640x480 Save Folder: 251min (384kb ps) TV 143min (768kbps) TV 11 m i n (1024kbps) TV 60min (2048kbps) TV 320x240- 30fp s S[...]

54 320x240-3GP Save Folder: 250min (192kb ps) Mobile 143min (256kbps) Mobile 93min (384kbps) Mobile 77min(768kb ps ) Mobile 176x144-3GP Save Folder: 500min (128kb ps) Mobile 400min (192kbps) Mobile 333min (256kbps) Mobile 250min (384kbps) Mobile MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 54 Monday , June 19, 20 06 8:22 PM[...]