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(VP8860) V1.0 2008 Vosonic Technology Corporation. All ight reserved.[...]
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Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing Vosonic VP8860. Before using Vosonic VP8860, you will have to 1 Charge the battery : Battery Level Low Battery : (Red) Charging : Full Battery : (Green) 2. Keep VP8860 plugged into the AC adapter/charge while connected to your computer. 4. Make sure the HDD has already partition or format as FAT system. 5.Che[...]
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FCC Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if[...]
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CAUTION Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electronic shock. IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION y To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain ,any liquid or moisture. y Vosonic shall have no obligatio[...]
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Specification Video playback Motion-JPEG Resolution Κ up to 720x480@30fps Audio Κ PCM File format Κ MOV/AVI MPEG-1 Resolution Κ up to 720x480@30fps Audio Κ MPEG1 File format Κ .MPG/.DAT MPEG-2 Resolution Κ up to 720x480@30fps Audio Κ MPEG1/AC3 File format Κ MPG/VOB/MOD MPEG-4 Resolution Κ up to 720x480@30fps Audio Κ AAC/MPEG File format [...]
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WAV Sample rate Κ 48 KHz Bit-rate Κ 1536 kbps File format Κ WAV Remark Κ linear, aLaw, uLaw, ADPCM, and GSM610 WMA Sample rate Κ 44.1 KHz Bit-rate Κ 320 kbps File format Κ WAV Remark Κ WMA 7/8/9 AAC Sample rate Κ 48 KHz Bit-rate Κ 320 kbps File format Κ M4A/AAC Remark Κ MPEG4 LC-AAC OGG Sample rate Κ 48 KHz Bit-rate Κ 320 kbps File fo[...]
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MultiMedia Card (MMC) Mini-SD (with adapter) RS-MMC (with adapter) MS Duo (with adapter), MS Pro Duo (with adapter). Hard Disk Size 2.5" 9.5mm Hard Disk ΰ SATA Interface) Note: VP8860 uses the FAT file system; the maximum size of a single file is usually limited to 2G. Hard Disk Capacity 40G ~ 320G Display 4.3” TFT LCD ,800x480 pixels Inter[...]
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Direct Printing PictBridge Compliant Built –in speaker 8 Ohm up to 400mW Operational Temperature 0° ~ 70°C Video Recording Resolution: 320x240PSP 320x240Fine 640x480Normal 640x480Fine PAL : 720x576 Pixels NTSC :720x480 Pixels (Full-D1) Frame Rate: 20~30 fps TV Formats: NTSC & PAL Audio : AAC Bite Rate : Up to 4Mb/sec Format : MP4 z Please v[...]
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1. Overview of Panels & Keys : DC In : Insert AC adapter jack Power ESC Battery Compartment Joystick Power Button Lock Scroll upward/increase volume USB port: Insert USB cord mini jack Composite video output Earphone Jack Compact Flash Memory Stick / Memory Stick Pro , MMC/SD card slot Microphone MENU 9[...]
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keypad Function Description Enter : takes you to execute the current selection Rotate: This function will effect under Photo Playback Mode. Pause: This function will effect under Music & Video Playback Mode. Direction icon: Use JoyStick button to move cursor on the screen. Fast Backward : This function will effect under Music & Video Pl[...]
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2. Using the VP8860 2-1. Starting up ___________________________________________________________ 1) Charge the batteries z Before using for the first time, charge the batteries for a full 4 hours. 2) Power On /Off z Press the Power button z The green light will go on and the operating system will boot up. z To shut off the unit, long press the powe[...]
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2-2 . USB CONNECTION : When VP8860 begins connecting to the computer, the " Connect" message will appear in the middle of the screen. During file transfer in the PC mode DO NOT : 1. Plug out the USB cable 2. Remove memory card(s) from the card slot, otherwise, there may be a chance of lost or corrupt data. Note: For Windows XP users, to s[...]
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2- 3. Downloading or Editing the files on PC: z Power on the VP8860 z Connect the VP8860 and PC with the provided USB cable z Double Click the " My computer" icon , the operating system will display 3 icons identifying the media types correspondingly. z You can then read ,write,copy ,delete and remove data on the PC. Note: - The VP8860 us[...]
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Time Zone /Display : These show current local time in cities and countries. To set up your Screen Display, click [OPTIONS ]and high-light the [ DISPLAY] Language : This version can be set to English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Russian. Screen Brightness : Use Joystick button, you can change the LCD backlight Push l[...]
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3-2. Your Media files To quick playing or searching the Video, Music and Pictures files, please import the files to the folders accordingly Media File Conversion There are so many formats that it is very possible that the media files you have will not play right away on your device. If you have some video files that do not play directly on your VP8[...]
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Front of Card 4. Using a memory card to transfer photos to VP8860 Note: Please insert the memory card with the front of the card facing the LCD. When a memory card is inserted, system will auto display a menu for asking "No Action", "Full Backup" or "Photo Backup". 1) Full Backup You can backup the whole folder (includ[...]
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z When the same card was inserted and copied twice, two different folders were created, VP8860 won't overwrite the folder. z All files transfered from each memory card are stored onto the Backup folder in numerically, under the name "CF0000" , " CF0001" , "CF0002 , "CF0003” z To stop the data transfer, just depr[...]
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4) Navigating the Directory Structure Just below the top status bar, you can see the path to the directory you are currently viewing. ! 18[...]
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1. From the Home page, highlight the Browser icon 2. Scroll to the HD icon and depress the joystick button 3. Find the pictures you want to view. 4. Press MENU button to find the view modes There are 2 types of views for you to browse through your folders or files : The Icon View and List View 5. Depress the joystick to change the view mode. 5. FOT[...]
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Multi Select The multi select function allows you to choose a range of photos z Press MENU button and select [MultiSelect] mode ( The cursor will become blue) z Use the direction buttons to click the files you want to move. ( The cursor will become orange) z Then press MENU button to select mode you want to move the files. (see Copy,Delete ) C o p [...]
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Delete z Use the Joystick button to find the file you want to delete. z Press [MENU] to select [ Delete ]mode, then press Joystick button z It will ask “Delete File ? “ , Use the Joystick button to reply Yes or No.. Show EXIF and historgram : z Enlarge the specific JPG file you want to view and press the [ Menu ]button. z Select [ Display Setti[...]
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Slide Show : Enlarge the specific JPG file you want to view and press [Menu] button to select Slide Show mode. Slide Interval Setting: z Hold and push the Joystick button to the left to decrease the interval time z Hold and push the Joystick button to the right to increase the interval time ZOOM IN / OUT DISPLAY z You can use [ + ] or [ - ] buttons[...]
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Printer Setup For Photos to be directly printed out through printers, printers must be Pictbridge compatible. If printer is not Pictbridge compatible or if it is not connected well, VP8860 will show “No Supported Printer”. Print This PictBridge technology allows you to connect your VP8860 directly to your printer without a computer, just pl[...]
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1. From the Home page, highlight the Browser icon 2. Scroll to the HD icon and depress the joystick button 3. Find the music files you want to play. 4. Press MENU button to select the setting. 7. Music Play Mode Playlist Playlist is a list of songs that the VP8860 will automatically play one after the other. To create Playlists, you can simply copy[...]
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Sequence : Shuffle : z To shuffle the music in a random order, you can scroll to [Shuffle ] , then Press Joystick button. The shuffle only works within one folder . !! Repeat All : z Press MENU button z Click [Sequence] , then find [Repeat All ] z Click it to set it ON , again to set it OFF. Repeat Single z Press MENU button z Click [Sequence] , th[...]
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z Hold and push the Joystick button to the right to fast forward and find the specific part of music you want to play. 8. Video Recording With your cradle properly connected to a DVD, or satellite receiver, making a recording is a simple affair. A/V cable with 3RCA plug 4. From the Home page, highlight the VideoRec icon 1. Power on VP8860. 2. Conne[...]
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8. Scheduled Recording If you would like to make a recording for a future date or time , you can use the scheduler . You can program up to 8 different recordings . From the VideoRec screen, highlight the Schedule icon and press joystick button to enter the Scheduler screen. 5. Connect the other end to the A/V output socket of the TV set. ( Please m[...]
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Setup Parameters : Note: - Due to the Windows® FAT32 AVI file type specification, the maximum recording file is 2 GB. - All recording videos will be saved as VREC0001.MP4 ,VREC0002.MP4 ,VREC0003.MP4. 28[...]
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9. Copying , Pasting and Deleting Files and Folders Under the screen Browser mode, you can copy, paste or delete files from one location in the file structure to another. Simply Press [ MENU ] to select the modes .As you finish the selection , just press Joystick button. 10. Listen to FM Radio Remember to connect the earphone to earphone jack . The[...]
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11 . Audio Recording: - You can use the “Record” function anytime . However, you are not able to record voice streams and listen to music at the same time. - Adjusting the volume to the right values is very important for usable recordings, it is better to choose a middle-way so the signal is not too loud and gets clipped but not too silent to g[...]
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Recording Quality H: (High ) M: (Middle ) L : (Low ) Channel- Stereo is for line-in recording Channel- Mono is for voice recording Recording from built-in microphone 1. Scroll to [AudioRec ] and press [ Joystick ]button 2. Press [ MENU ] button and use Joystick button to select the [ MIC- In ]. 4. Press [Joystick ] button again to execute the recor[...]
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Recording FM radio show 1. Use the Joystick button to finding a desired channel. 2. Scroll to [ Radio ] and press [ MENU ]button 2. Scroll to [ Record ] mode. 3. Press the Joystick button , the recording function will be performed. 12.Battery Recharge: 1) To charge the batteries, please connect the plug of the AC adapter to DC 5V jack of the main u[...]
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y Check the Hard Drive is plugged securely or not y It is not recommended to format the 32G above Hard Drive under Windows 2000 or Windows XP Note: Win 2K/ Win XP can not support to format the 30G above Hard Drive at FAT format. 4) Please carefully insert and remove the memory card from each slot . Do not drop, jar , bump , shock the unit , or expo[...]
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Hard Disk Assembly Chart 1. Using the supplied screwdriver to remove the 2 screws 3. Use your finger nail (so you don’t scratch the case)to open the side clip 34[...]
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4.Carefully slide the Hard Disk into the chassis. 1. Seat the cover in place by pressing the side clip onto the rail. 35[...]
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15.Format Hard Disk without PC ( 1). Scroll to the Hard Disk icon and press [ MENU ] button (2). Scroll down to [ Format Disk ] option and press Joystick button , then the format function will be performed. Attention: (1) If the hard disk already contain data, please backup the data first , because when you partition and format a hard disk, all the[...]
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Problem MacOS 10.0.x does not adequately support FAT volumes. Upgrading to 10.1 or later is mandatory The FAT-32 format made by MacOS X´s Disk Utility is incorrect. Formatting must be done under MacOS 9. Solutions The FAT volumes do not appear or disappear until after the mouse is being moved. Problem Corrupt data , General Error , Can’t open So[...]
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Frequently Asked Questions ! Problem Solution Why can't I hear music? -If the player says it is playing a video or music and you don't hear anything, then there may be h a problem with your speakers, headphones or your. If you can hear other sounds through your speaker then there might be a problem with our feed. If you feel the latter to[...]
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How to update the firmware for my Vosonic • VISIT VOSONIC ON THE WEB Go to http://www.vosonic.com to download the latest firmware The latest version of this manual may be available on Vosonic's Web site • CONTACT VOSONIC To process a request for Technical Service, please mail the following information to service@vosonic.com.tw 1. Model Num[...]
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THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THIS PRODUCT We hope it will provide you with years of trouble-free enjoyment. Please look after your Vosonic. If you experience problems and cannot find solutions in the previous sections, please contact your dealer or check for updated firmware at www.vosonic.com or email to service@vosonic.com.tw The Vosonic Team 845886002[...]