Mustek PVR-H140 User Manual

PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER

User Guide

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SAFETY INSTRUCTION

Do not clean the device

with wet cloth. Use only

dry and soft cloth.

Do not try to disas-

semble or repair the

device.

Connect the cables

correctly.

Do not expose to low

temperature or high

humidity.

Do not expose to direct

sunlight or extreme

heat.

Do not drop the device.

Handle with care.

Keep away from

magnetic sources.

Do not shake the

device violently while

operating.

Do not plug/unplug the

power cord with wet

hands.

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.

 Keep charger plugged into device for at least 3.5 hours before

attempting to operate for the first time use.

 Keep the unit away from children.

 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

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recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction.

HDD Formatting Caution

After the HDD formatting, be sure to connect the device to PC (with PVR Console installed) to restore system data and bootup files. Otherwise, it may not function properly.

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Battery Charge

Please charge the battery for a minimum of 3.5 hours before initial use.

1. Plug one end of the power adapter to the DC IN jack of the PVR and the other end to the appropriate wall plug.

2. The red recharge indicator will light up.

3. When the battery is fully charged, the indicator light will turn off.

Date and Time Set Up

To display the correct date and time, please do the following:

1. Select Calendar in the main menu.

2. Press MENU button.

3. Select

button to select DATE. Press button again to enter.

4. Press buttons to change. Press button to

confirm and continue.

5. Press

and press continue.

from the menu and press

to highlight YEAR and press /

/ buttons to set up the month

button to confirm and

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6. Press

press

7. When the above settings are done, press

to save.

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

/ buttons to set up the day and button to confirm.

format, go to SETUP Menu.

Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Converting and Transferring Files ..................................... 6

PVR Console ................................................................ 10

BASIC FUNCTIONS ........................................................ 11

Photo Player ................................................................. 11

Photo Playback .................................................................... 11

Zoom .................................................................................... 12

Record Message to a Photo ................................................ 13

Playback/Delete the Message Attached to a Photo ......... 14

Slide Show Playback ........................................................ 16

Effects ............................................................................... 17

Memory Mix ....................................................................... 18

Video Player ............................................................... 20

Video Playback ................................................................. 20

Audio Player ............................................................... 22

Audio Playback ................................................................. 22

Record Audio .................................................................... 23

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

Music Player ............................................................... 28

Music Playback ................................................................. 28

Voice Alarm ....................................................................... 29

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AV Center ................................................................... 31

Record Videos from TV to Your PVR................................ 31

Record Videos from DVD to Your PVR ............................ 34

Timer Record.................................................................... 36

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File Browser ................................................................ 38

Sort ................................................................................... 39

Rename............................................................................ 40

Create New Folder ........................................................... 41

Calendar ..................................................................... 43

Import from Outlook 2000 ................................................ 44

Import from e-Life Pal ....................................................... 46

Game .......................................................................... 49

TIC-TAC-TOE .................................................................... 49

PUZZLE ............................................................................ 50

MINESWEEPER ............................................................... 51

OTHER FUNCTIONS ....................................................... 52

PVR Console .............................................................. 52

Change the Startup Screen .............................................. 52

Change the Startup Sound & Button Sound .................... 54

DPS Menu .................................................................. 56

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DPS ................................................................................... 56

How to Print ...................................................................... 59

OSD Menu .................................................................... 62

Photo Player Menu ........................................................... 62

Video Player Menu ............................................................ 64

Audio Player Menu ............................................................ 65

Music Player Menu ........................................................... 66

AV Center Menu ................................................................ 68

File Browser Menu ........................................................... 69

Calendar Menu ................................................................. 71

Setup Menu....................................................................... 72

Specifications ................................................................ 73

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OVERVIEW

A. Microphone

B. Power indicator

C. Recharge indicator

D. Speaker

E. LCD / Power button

Press to turn on/off LCD Display.

Press and hold 3 secs to power on/off.

F. Mode / Stop button

G. Directional buttons

H. Play / OK button

I. Menu / Info button

Press to open/close Menu.

Press and hold 3 secs to turn on/off Info.

B C

Directional Buttons

Left

Down

Right

N. SD/MMC Card slot

O. DC IN jack

P. AV IN/OUT jack

Q. USB jack

R. Earphone jack

S. Reset Press the button to shut down the device. To power on, press POWER button.

UTS

T. Lock Slide the switch to the position to lock the device.

U. Unlock Slide the switch to the position to release the lock of the device.

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

W. Record

X. Volume-up Scroll up to encrease the volume.

Set Up the Stand

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Y. Stand

Turn over the

PVR

Attach the stand

to the back of

PVR

Pull down the

stand and

fasten tight

Software Installation

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

1. Insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM. The Select Lan-

guage 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. Click and select the software you want to install and then click “Next“.

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,

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the icon

will be displayed on the

Windows’ taskbar.

Connecting to PC

Converting and Transferring Files

1. Power on the PVR and connect it to the computer with the provided USB cable.

2. A mode switch screen appears.

Then PVR Console (Refer to Page 10 for more information) appears.

3. Click on the icon to open File Converter application. The following appears.

Select Media

Type

Browse

Delete

Create Folder

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File Type Selection

Convert Settings

Delete

Convert

Exit

4.1 Select the input source from Media Type menu. File Con- verter will then search your CD-ROM for video CD or Audio CD (MP3 CD will not display any files). OR

4.2 You can press

Browse button on the left side to

select the path where your files reside.

5. Press the button to select the image size or video quality if you want to convert image/video files.

6. Press the

Browse button on the right side to select

the path where your temporary files will reside before uploading to PVR.

7. Select the folder (or root directory) from Destination field

where your files will upload to or press

button to

create one.

Note: The File Converter will search for the removable disk

and display the connecteddevice in the Destination field.

8. Press

Convert button. The conversion starts. To stop,

press button.

9. When the conversion is done, press

button to exit.

Note1: The File Converter will not convert an AUDIO CD into

WMA format in Windows 98 SE/Me. AUDIO CD convertion is available in Windows 2000/XP.

Note2: Use only File Converter to convert and transfer video

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

Note3: Before using File Converter, you have to download and

install “Windows Media Encoder 7.1” from Microsoft’s website. Otherwise, all the supported media formats (see the list below) will fail to convert in Window98 SE/

2000.

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File Converter Supported File Type

F i l e Ty pe (F or ma t ) Extension File Name

Wi nd ow s Med ia Au dio an d Vid eo Fil e F or m at .asf , wmv Wi nd ow s Au di o an d Vid eo Fi le Fo rmat .avi (D ivX AVI , Moti on J PEG AVI ) A ud io F il e F or m at ( wav e) . wav A ud io C D Tra ck . cda Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) .m pe g, .m pg , .da t IMA GE .jpg , .bmp

PVR Console

PVR Console consists of 5 applications.

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A. File Converter

Convers multimedia files into playable formats on PVR.

B. Disk Tools

Calls up Microsoft’s Disk Checkup and Disk Defragmenter programs for system diagnosis and rearrangement.

C. Calendar to Go Synchronizes the calendar and event data between PC (from Outlook2000/2002/2003 or e-Life Pal) and PVR.

D. Personal Style

Edits Startup Screen and Sound Effect for PVR.

E. MAX Console

Calls up Max Console software for image editing and retouching.

Note: In order for the above tools to function properly, please download and install Media Player 9 from Microsoft’s website.

BASIC FUNCTIONS PHOTO PLAYER

Photo Playback

Select PHOTO PLAYER in the Main Menu and press OK button to enter.

Multiple Photo View (Default):

Now you will see photo thumbnails are displayed.

Single Photo View:

To view a single photo,press / / buttons to select and press

button to display.

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PHOTO PLAYER

Zoom

Select PHOTO PLAYER in the Main Menu and press OK button to enter.

Press a photo and press

To zoom in on the selected photo, press will be magnified by 2X. To magnify

more, press

/ / / buttons to select

button to view.

button. The selected photo

button again.

PHOTO PLAYER

Record Message to a Photo

Select PHOTO PLAYER in the Main Menu and press OK button to enter. Press

attach a voice message to and press

/ / / buttons to select a photo you want to

REC button.

The screen on the left appears. Simply press

To stop, press

When the recording is done, a will appear on the top right hand corner of

the photo.

Tip:

You can change the audio quality setting

button to start recording.

or REC button.

icon

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before recording. Simply press

to select

To change the setting, press buttons to select and press button to

confirm. You may press recording with the new setting.

and press button to enter.

button to start

button

PHOTO PLAYER

Playback/Delete Message Attached to Photo

Select PHOTO PLAYER in the Main Menu and press OK button to enter.

Select photo with a voice message attached. Press MENU button and scroll

down to select to enter PLAY VOICE.

Play Voice:

Press

To play more voice messages, scroll up to

buttons to select. To start playing, scroll down to

button twice to start playing.

icon and then press /

and press button.

icon. Press button

PHOTO PLAYER

Delete Voice Message:

Scroll down to select DEL VOICE and press

message.

To delete more voice messages, scroll up to

select. Scroll down to button to delete.

When the voice message is deleted, the

icon will be removed from the photo.

button twice to delete the voice

icon and press / buttons to

and press

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PHOTO PLAYER

Slide Show Playback

Select PHOTO PLAYER in the Main Menu and press OK button to enter.

Press photo you want to start the silde show with. Press MENU button and scroll down

to select

then press

Tip:

You can change the interval and transition settings. To change the interval, scroll up

/ buttons to set the interval and

press

To continue to change the transition, press

/ / / buttons to select the

. Press button twice and

button to start.

and press button to enter. Press

button to confirm.

button to enter .

Press press

/ buttons to select one and

button to confirm.

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