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    1 MediaS ta tion Network Multimedia Har d Drive User Guide English[...]

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    2 Introduction 3 Specifi cations 3 P r ecautions 3 System Requir ements 4 P ack age Content 4 P r oduct Overview 4 1. Use as External USB HDD 4 1.1 Copy Data via USB 4 1.1.1 Windows 2000, XP , Vista 5 1.1.2 Linux 5 1.1.3 Mac 6 2. Access PC via Network 6 2.1 Connect LAN Cable 6 2.2 Set Network Confi gurations 6 2.2.1 Windows 2000 6 2.2.2 Windows X[...]

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    3 Introduction V erbatim MediaStation is brand-new digital multimedia player suppor ting dual data access mode via 3.5” HDD inside and 10/100Mbp s Network. Easily enjoy Digital Movie, Digital Music, Digital Photo data of 3.5” HDD inside and Networking PC’s har d disk drive on your TV . • Dual Data Access Mode via 10/100Mbps LAN and 3.5” H[...]

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    4 System R equirements • USB Requirements - Windows 2000, XP , Vista / MAC OS 9.0 higher / Linux 2.4.x higher - Available USB 2.0, 1.1 P ort (Recommend USB 2.0) • Network Requirements - Windows 2000, XP , V ista - Available 10/100 Ethernet LAN P ort, RJ-45 (Recommend 100Mbps) P ackage Content • Mediastation network multimedia drive, R emote C[...]

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    5 1.1.1 Windows 2000, XP , Vista 1.1.2 Linux ✓ Compatible with Linux 2.4 or higher . [Automatic Mount] After booting, do log-in. Connect MEDIAST A TION -> P ower On MEDIAST A TION -> Check the detection with [fdisk] -> make Mount P ointer (ex. mediatest) at F old er Mount(/mnt) -> Edit [/etc/fstab] -> add the following; /dev/sda /m[...]

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    6 [How to stop using] Do [unmount] at Device Contr ol. 1.1.3 Mac No need to install the installation driver at Mac OS 9.x version and the MEDIAS T A TION will be detected automatically . If the ME DIAST A TION is detected correctly , an icon is appeared at a monitor . When removing MEDIAS T A TION safely , dr ag the icon to a trash and unplug MEDIA[...]

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    7 2.2.1 Windows 2000 5. Move to [Settings>Control P anel>Administrative T ools>Computer management>Local Users and Gr oups>Users], and double click ‘Guest’ . 4. After that, the shared folder will be displayed as following picture. 3. Click ‘P ermissions’ and check whether “Everyone” account is or not. If not, add “Every[...]

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    8 9 Check ‘Use the following IP address’ , and write ‘IP address’ & ‘Subnet mask’ that you want to use. F or example, IP address: 192.168.1.3 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 8. Double click ‘Internet P rotocol (TCP/IP)’ that you want to use on your computer . ✓ If you have already been provided dynamic IP address fr om DHCP Server [...]

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    9 2.2.2 Windows XP 1. Select a folder which you want to share. Right-click the folder and click ‘Sharing and Security’ in pop menu. 2. Check ‘Share this folder on the network’ and write ‘Shar e name’ . F or example, “My Movie” 5. Check ‘User cannot change password’ and ‘P assword never expires’ . 6. Move to [Control P anel&g[...]

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    10 7. Double click ‘Internet P rotocol(T CP/IP)’ that you want to use on your computer . 8. Check ‘Use the following IP address’ , and write ‘IP address’ & ‘Subnet mask’ that you want to use. F or example, IP address: 192.168.1.3 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 9. At above number 7) fi gure, click ‘ Advanced’ T ab. Disable ‘In[...]

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    11 10. Set the network confi gurations of MEDIAST A TION. ✓ Y ou have to connect MEDIAST A TION to TV set for this setup. See “3.1.1 Connect Video Cable” . P ress [SETUP] of remote control for moving to setup scr een. On that screen, select ‘DHCP off’ and write IP address & Subnet mask. F or example, IP Address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet ma[...]

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    12 2. Disable “F irewall” a. Click S tart > Setting > Contr ol P anel > Security > Windows F irewall on / off b. Click at ‘Off (not recommended) 3. Setup of Network and Sharing Center a. Click S tart > Setting > Contr ol P anel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center b. Select “P assword P rotected sharin[...]

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    13 ③ Component: Y , Pb, Pr component cable (not supplied) Red (P r) Red (P r) Connect P r Jack of TV Blue (Pb) Blue (Pb) Connect Pb Jack of TV Green (Y) Green (Y) Connect Y Jack of TV ① Composite: Y ellow RCA cable. (Supplied) Y ellow (CVBS) Y ellow (CVBS) Connect to Composite (CVBS) Jack of TV ② S-Video: Black r ounded cable (not supplied) S[...]

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    14 ③ Coaxial: Coaxial cable for Digital 5.1 ch. (not supplied) ② Optical (  ): Optical Cable for Digital 5.1 ch. (not supplied) ① Stereo: Red & White RCA Cable (supplied) Red (STEREO-R) Red (STEREO-R) White (STEREO-L) White (STEREO-L) Connect to Composite (CVBS) Jack of TV Connect to Composite (CVBS) Jack of TV OPTICAL (  ) COAXIAL [...]

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    15 3.2.2 Audio Setup This is guide for setting audio output of MEDIAST A TION. Y ou can use Stereo or Digital 5.1 ch.. 3.2.3 Network Setup It is possible to obtain IP address automatically fr om DHCP Server or IP Router , or set the specifi c IP address. Check your network environments. Setup P rocedur e Setup P rocedur e ① T urn on MediaStation[...]

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    16 ① Turn on MediaStation and press [SETUP] in Mode Selection screen. ② Move to ‘Network’ icon and press [ENTER]. Setup box will be displayed under icon menu. ③ Move to DHCP Off and press [ENTER]. ④ Move to ‘IP Addr’ and press [ENTER] IP address Input box will be displayed. Enter IP address with arrow and number button of remote con[...]

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    17 3.2.4 Screen Setup This is guide for setting TV T ype. Y ou can use 4:3 Letter Box, 4:3 P an Scan, and 16:9. 3.2.5 P review Setup It is possible to enable or disable preview the photo fi le as a thumbnail image before playing. 3.2.6 LED Setup It is possible to turn on or off a backlight LED of arrow button on the front side. When the LED distur[...]

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    18 3.3 Basic Screen Menu 3.3.1 Mode Selection, Media T ype Selection After turning on MEDIAST A TION, you can see Mode Selection scr een. In this scr een, you can select Built-in HDD or Networking C om puters. Just press [ENTER] after moving to the icon with WX arr ow button. ✓ If there is no HDD or networking PC, the icons ar e not activated. 1.[...]

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    19 3.3.2 File Selection After selecting a Media type, ‘File Selection’ screen will be displayed. Move to a fi le that you want to play and pr ess [ENTER] or [PLA Y/ P AUSE]. ☞ [ENTER] button Play one fi le that you select. After fi nishing playback, return to ‘fi le selection screen’ . ☞ [PLA Y/P AUSE] button After playing the fi l[...]

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    20 3.4 Play V ideo Files It is possible to play video fi les like AVI, MPG, MPEG, D A T , M2V , and VOB. Select ‘Movie’ icon in Media T ype Selection scr een. Video fi le list will be displayed. Just move to a fi le and pr ess [ENTER] or [PLA Y/P AUSE] button. F unction and Button Descriptions Select ‘Movie’ icon in Media Type Selection [...]

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    21 NEXT XX I Playback Next F ile Play a next fi le after a current playback fi le. If you used [ENTER] for playback, you cannot use this function. This is available in playing all fi les as using [PLAY/P AUSE] button or ‘ ALLPLA Y’ icon. 0 Number button Screen Reset If a frame of a video fi le is broken, green colour runs on a overall scree[...]

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    22 3.6 Play Music Files It is possible to play music fi les like MP3, OGG, WA V , WMA. Select Music icon in Media T ype Selection scr een. Music fi le list will be displayed. Just move to a fi le and press [ENTER] or [PLA Y/P AUSE] button. Select ‘Movie’ icon in Media Type Selection screen. Move to the folder including DVD backup files and s[...]

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    23 3.7 Play Photo Files It is possible to play photo fi les like JPG( JPEG). Select Pictur e icon in Media T ype Selection screen. The Photo fi le list (or folder list) will be displayed. Just move to a fi le and press [ENTER] or [PLA Y/P AUSE] button. Select Picture icon in Media Type Selection screen. Move to a file and press [ENTER] or [PLAY/[...]

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    24 * In order to move up to Menu Icon T ray, press [ X ] but ton. * Highlighting Delete(X) and pressing Enter deletes all the added fi les. * In order to delete a added fi le, move to a fi le on Play-List screen and press [ENTER] twice. * In order to change location among added fi les, move to a fi le which you want to move and pr ess [ENTER] [...]

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    25 3.9 Remote Contr ols This is guide for basic use of remote control. F or more details see section ‘3.3 Basic Scr een Menu’ , ‘3.4 Play Video Files’ , ‘3.5 Play DVD Files’ , ‘3.6 Play Music Files’ , ‘3.7 Play Photo Files’ , ‘3.8 Mak e a Play-List’ . POWER T urn On / Off SETUP Go to Setup Screen MENU Go to DVD Main Menu, Di[...]

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    26 3.10.4 Firmwar e Upgrade Download an upgrade fi le from the support pages of www.verbatim-eur ope.com. After connecting TV display , select the upgr ade fi le and press [ENTER]. Upgrade is progr essed automatically . After fi nishing upgrade, you can check fi rmware version on Setup screen. P ress [SETUP] but ton. T echnical Support If you a[...]

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    27 CE Declara tion EC DECLARA TION OF CONFORMIT Y It is hereby declar ed that this product complied with the essential pr otection requirements of Council Directive 89/336/EEC and its amendments on the approxima tion of the laws of the Member States relating to electr omagnetic compatibility . This declara tion applies to all specimens manufactured[...]