Goodmans GPDR40 User Manual

PERSONAL ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

USER GUIDE

GPDR 40

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purchased the product.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTION

Do not plug/unplug the

power cord with wet

hands.

Do not clean the device

with wet cloth. Use only

dry and soft cloth.

Do not try to disas-

semble or repair the

device.

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Do not drop the device.

Handle with care.

Do not subject the

device to low tempera-

tures or high humidity.

Always connect the

cables correctly.

Keep away from

magnetic sources.

Do not expose to direct

sunlight or extreme

heat.

Do not shake the

device violently while

operating.

Important Battery Information

 The battery used in this device may present a risk of fire or chemical

burn if mistreated.



Do not separately recharge, disassemble, heat above 60°C (140°F), or incinerate.

 Use only the supplied charger. Use of a different charger may

present a risk of fire or explosion.

 Should the battery become exhausted, recharge the unit using the

Supplied AC adapter as soon as possible. This unit has to be
recharged for at least 30 minutes before further operation. To fully
charge the unit will take approximately 3.5 hours.

 Keep the unit away from children.

Copyright Caution

 Copying CDs or loading music, video, or picture files for sale or other

business purposes is or may be a violation of copyright law.

 Copyrighted materials, works of art, and/or presentations may

require authorization to be fully or partially recorded.

 Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the

recording and use of such for your country.

HDD Formatting Caution

Do not use the formatting command on any PC to format this unit, use
only the format option accessible in the “Setup menu” (Please note this
function will not be available when connected to a PC). Ensure that the
unit is restarted to restore the system data and bootup files before
connecting the unit to a PC. Failure to do this may result in the unit

not functioning correctly.

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Battery Recharge

Before the GPDR40 is used for the first time, recharge the battery
for at least 3.5 hours BEFORE operation.

1. Plug one end of the power adapter to the DC IN socket of the
GPDR40, the other end in to the appropriate wall socket.

2. The red recharge indicator will illuminate.

3. When the power is fully recharged, the indicator will extin­guish.

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Date and Time Set Up

1. Use the joystick to highlight Calendar.

2. Press the

3. Press MENU / INFO button.

4. Press the joystick right to highlight DATE
and press the joystick right to enter.

5. Press
the joystick up / down to set the day.
Press / OK button to confirm and
continue.

6. Press the joystick up / down to set the
month and press / OK button to
confirm and continue.

7. Press the joystick up / down to set the
year and press

8. Press the joystick down to highlight SAVE.

9. Press

Note: The default date format is DD/MM/YY.

/ OK button.

/ OK to highlight DAY and press

/ OK button to confirm.

/ OK to save.

To change the format, go to SETUP
Menu.

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Table of Contents

SAFETY INSTRUCTION .................................................... II

IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION ........................... III

COPYRIGHT CAUTION .................................................... III

HDD FORMATTING CAUTION ......................................... III

BATTERY RECHARGE ..................................................... IV

DATE&TIME SET UP ........................................................ V

OVERVIEW ....................................................................... 1

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................. 4

CONNECTING TO PC ........................................................ 6

Adding Files to the GPDR40 (Mass Storage)................... 6

Converting and Transferring Files ..................................... 9

PVR Console ................................................................ 13

BASIC FUNCTIONS ........................................................ 14

Photo Player ................................................................. 14

Photo Playback .................................................................... 14

Zoom .................................................................................... 15

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Record Voice Clip for a Photo .............................................. 16

Playback/Delete the Voice Clip Attached to a Photo ........ 17

Slide Show Playback ........................................................ 19

Effects ............................................................................... 20

Memory Mix ....................................................................... 2 1

Video Player ............................................................... 22

Video Playback ................................................................. 22

Repeat Playback .............................................................. 24

Delete ............................................................................... 27

Voice Player................................................................ 29

Voice Playback .................................................................. 29

Record Voice Clip ............................................................. 3 0

Repeat Playback .............................................................. 3 1

Alarm ................................................................................ 35

Delete ............................................................................... 36

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Music Player ............................................................... 37

Music Playback ................................................................. 37

Alarm ................................................................................ 38

AV Center ................................................................... 40

Record from External Equipment to the GPDR40 ........... 40

Timer Record.................................................................... 44

File Browser ................................................................ 47

Sort ................................................................................... 48

Rename............................................................................ 49

Create New Folder ........................................................... 50

Calendar ..................................................................... 52

Game .......................................................................... 53

TIC-TAC-TOE .................................................................... 53

PUZZLE ............................................................................ 54

MINESWEEPER ............................................................... 55

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OTHER FUNCTIONS ....................................................... 56

PVR Console .............................................................. 56

Change the Startup Screen .............................................. 56

Change the Startup Sound & Button Sound .................... 5 8

DPS Menu .................................................................. 60

DPS ................................................................................... 60

How to Print ...................................................................... 61

OSD Menu .................................................................... 66

Photo Player Menu ........................................................... 66

Video Player Menu ............................................................ 6 8

Voice Player Menu ............................................................ 69

Music Player Menu ........................................................... 71

AV Center Menu ................................................................ 72

File Browser Menu ........................................................... 73

Calendar Menu ................................................................. 75

Setup Menu ....................................................................... 76

Specifications ................................................................ 79

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OVERVIEW

A. Microphone

B. Power indicator

C. Recharge indicator

D. Speaker

E. LCD / Power button

Press briefly to turn the

LCD Display on/off.

Joystick

Left

Press and hold for

approximately 3 seconds

Up

M

to power off.

F. Mode / Stop button

L

J

Right

G. Joystick

H. Play / OK button

K

I. Menu / Info button

Down

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P

ON

Q

N. SD/MMC Card slot

R

O. DC IN socket

P. AV IN/OUT socket

Q. USB socket

R. Earphone socket
S. Reset

Press the button to shut down the
device in the unlikely event that no
buttons function. To power on after
resetting, press the POWER button.

UTS

VW

X

T. Lock
Slide the switch to this position to
activate the key lock.

U. Unlock
Slide the switch to this position to
release the key lock.

V. Volume-down
Scroll down to decrease the
volume.

W. Record

X. Volume-up

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Scroll up to increase the volume.

Installation of the Stand

Y. Stand

Turn over the

GPDR40

Align the tabs on

the stand with the

guide holes on

the GPDR40

Slide the stand

upwards into

place

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Software Installation

The bundled CD contains many useful software tools. Follow the
instructions below to complete the installation.

1. Insert the Installation CD into CD­ROM drive on a PC. The Select
Language dialog box appears.

2. Select your preferred language
and click “OK” to continue.

3. A Welcome dialog box appears.
Click “Next”.

4. The Select Components dialog
box appears. Select the software
to install by ticking and unticking
the relevant checkboxes and then
click “Next“.

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5. The Select Program Folder dialog
box appears. You can change the
folder name listed in the text box, or
simply click “Next” to continue.

6. The Start Copying Files dialog box
appears confirming that the listed
software will be installed. Click
“Next” to continue.

7. Follow the on-screen instructions to
continue and complete the installa­tion.

8. When the installation is complete,
the icon
windows’ taskbar.

will be shown in the

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Connecting to PC

Note: Before connecting the unit to the PC, ensure that the

software has been installed.

Adding Files to the GPDR40 (Mass Storage)

Via PC USB port

To transfer or copy files to/from a personal computer:

z Locate the USB cable from the supplied accessories and plug

the large plug of the cable into an available USB socket on the
PC. Try to connect directly to the PC and avoid connecting via
passive USB hubs as this may cause transfer problems.

z Plug the smaller plug into the USB socket on the unit.
z Switch ON the unit.

Windows should now identify the unit and initialise the relevant
mass storage driver for it. A mode switch screen appears on
the GPDR40. Highlight “MASS STORAGE” and press

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/ OK.

z Double click on “My Computer” icon, a window will open and

two removable drives will be shown (one for the unit and the
other for the SD/MMC card), typically designated E: and F: if
the computer has one hard drive or partition and one CD
ROM drive.

Note for Windows 2000 users: Windows 2000 will only support
one mass storage device from a single USB port. Therefore,
only one of the drives will be shown. To fix this problem, down­load service pack 4 from the following website:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/.”

z The removable drives can be used in the same way as a

normal hard drive and any files can be dragged into the
drives to add them to the unit or the SD/MMC memory.

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Once the required files have been copied to the removable drives,
double click on the

icon in the system toolbar to stop or eject,

Windows will report when the drives have been safely stopped.

Remove the USB cable from the USB sockets on the unit and
computer.

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Converting and Transferring Files

1. Power on the GPDR40 and connect it to the computer with
theprovided USB cable. (For details on connection, see page

6)

2. After connecting the GPDR40 to the PC, the PVR Console

(Refer to Page 13 for more information) will be shown on the
computer. If it does not show, double click on the icon
the taskbar.

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3. Click on the

The following appears.

4. Click the Select Media button to choose the files.

icon to open MediaConverter application.

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5. Click the Select Destination button and choose the destina­tion where the converted files will be uploaded to. The “To
Folder” option will save the converted files to the folder list
below. The “To Device” will upload the converted files directly
to the Device. (Please note this option will only be available if
the GPDR40 is connected to the computer and powered on).

6. Click the Convert button to start the conversion.

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Note: Use only MediaConverter to convert and transfer video

files to the GPDR40. The source video can come from a
variety of different sources and in a number of different
formats. However MediaConverter does not support all
video formats or codecs.

File Type (Format) Extension File Name

MediaConverterTM Supported File Type

Windows M edia Audio and Video File Format .asf, wmv
Windows Audio a nd Video File Fo rmat .avi (DivX 3.x/4.0/5.0, Xvid, Motion JPEG AVI )

Audio File Format .mp3
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) .mpeg, mpg, dat
IMAGE .bmp, tif, gif, png, jpg

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Important notice:

“If a file copied to the unit using the mass storage drag and
dropmethod does not playback or cannot be viewed, delete the
file from the unit and then convert it to a compatible format using
the file convertor. This tool will convert the file to a format that the
GPDR40 can recognise (When converting, please ensure that all
the required CODECs are installed before opening the file
converter tool. If the video file plays on the PC then the CODEC is
most likely already installed. If the file does not play then the
CODEC will have to be installed.) If the file still does not playback
after converting it with the file converter, it will not be possible to
play/view the file on the GPDR40.

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PVR Console

PVR Console consists of 4 applications.

A

A. MediaConverter

Convers multimedia files into playable formats on the GPDR40.
(See Page 10)

B. Disk Tools

Opens Microsoft’s Disk Checkup and Disk Defragmenter
programs for system diagnosis and defragmentation.

C. Personal Style

Changes the Startup Screen and Sound Effects for the GPDR40.

D. MAX Console

Opens MAX Console software for image editing and retouching.

Note: To allow the above applications to function correctly, please
download and install Media Player 9 from Microsoft’s website.

BC

D

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BASIC FUNCTIONS

PHOTO PLAYER

Photo Playback

Select PHOTO PLAYER in the Main Menu using the joystick and
press

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/ OK button to enter.

Thumbnail View (Default):

The photos will be displayed as
thumbnails with 6 to a page.

Single Photo View:

To view a single photo in full screen,
use the joystick to select the photo
and press

To return to Thumbnail View, press
the MODE /

/ OK button.

button.

Zoom

PHOTO PLAYER

While viewing a photo as full screen,
press
photo will be magnified by 2X. To
magnify to 4x, press
again.

To return to normal viewing, press the

/ OK button. The selected

/ OK button

/ OK button again.

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PHOTO PLAYER

Record Voice Clip for a Photo

While viewing a photo in full screen, press REC button to
record a voice clip.

The screen on the left appears. Simply

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press

To stop, press MODE /
button.

When the recording is done, a
will appear on the right top of the photo.

Tip:

You can change the audio quality setting
before recording. Simply use the joystick

to highlight
enter.

To change the setting, use the joystick to
select the quality (
than
confirm. Highlight START using the
joystick and press
start recording with the new setting.

/ OK button to start recording.

or REC

and press / OK button to

is better quality

) and press / OK button to

/ OK button to

icon

PHOTO PLAYER

Playback/Delete the Voice Clip Attached to a Photo

Select a photo from the Thumbnail View
with voice message attached as shown

by the

and scroll down to select

the joystick right to highlight PLAY VOICE.

Play Voice:

Press
sub-menu.

Use the joystick to highlight the
option and press
the voice clip.

To change the photo (only those with
voice clips will be shown), scroll up to

right / left to change.

To exit the voice playback sub-menu, high-

light the

icon. Press MENU / INFO button

icon. Press

/ OK button to display the voice

/ OK

/ OK button to play

icon and then press the joystick

option and press / OK.

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