Networked media tank A-110 User Guide

Networked Media Tank

User’s Guide

A-110

Table of Contents

1.0 Safety

1.1 For Your Safety ................................................................................... 08

2.0 Product Overview

2.1 Pac kage Contents ............................................................................... 09

2.2 Introduction ....................................................................................... 10

2.3 Features ............................................................................................. 11

2.4 Minimum System Requirements .......................................................... 12

2.5 Har dware Overview ............................................................................ 13

2.5.1 Front Panel ............................................................................... 13

2.5.2 Back Panel ............................................................................... 14

2.6 Remote Control .................................................................................. 16

2.6.1 Remote Control Overview ......................................................... 16

2.7 Installation ......................................................................................... 19

2.7.1 Video Connections .................................................................... 19

2.7.2 Audio Connections .................................................................... 21

2.7.3 Network Conne ctions ................................................................ 22

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3.0 Quick Start

3.1 Media Filters ....................................................................................... 23

3.2 Viewing a Video .................................................................................. 25

3.3 Basic Remote Control Buttons ............................................................. 28

3.4 Basic Video Setup ............................................................................... 29

3.5 Basic Audio Controls ........................................................................... 31

4.0 Media Sharing

4.1 Installing Media Ser vers on your PC .................................................... 32

4.1.1 myiHome .................................................................................. 32

4.1.2 UPnP AV or DLNA Server ........................................................... 33

4.1.3 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service (WMP-NSS) ...... 34

4.1.4 Third-Party HTML-based Ser vers ............................................... 35

4.2 Setting up Network Shares on your NMT ............................................. 36

4.2.1 Samba Share Setup .................................................................. 36

4.2.2 NFS (Networ k F ile System) Shares Setup .................................. 37

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4.3 Accessing your Network Shares on the NMT ........................................ 38

4.3.1 Browsing Net work Shares ......................................................... 38

4.3.2 Permanent Networ k Shar es ...................................................... 39

5.0 NMT Applications Installation

5.1 Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Installation ...................................................... 41

5.2 NMT Applications Installation .............................................................. 43

5.3 Using the USB Slave Drive Function .................................................. 45

6.0 Using your Popcorn Hour A-110 NMT

6.1 Remote Control Functions ................................................................... 50

6.2 Media Sourc e ..................................................................................... 57

6.3 Web Services ..................................................................................... 58

6.3.1 Media Ser vice Portal ................................................................ 59

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6.3.2 MSP Community ...................................................................... 60

6.3.3 Torr ent .................................................................................... 61

6.3.4 SayaTV .................................................................................... 62

6.4 Setup ................................................................................................ 63

6.4.1 Prefer ences ............................................................................. 64

6.4.2 Audio/Video ............................................................................. 65

6.4.3 Net work .................................................................................. 69

6.4.4 Networ k Shar e ......................................................................... 70

6.4.5 NMT Applications ..................................................................... 71

6.4.6 DVD/Audio C D .......................................................................... 73

6.4.7 Maintenance ............................................................................ 74

6.4.8 Firmware and NMT Applications Update .................................... 75

7.0 Conguring the NMT Applications

7.1 NAS (Network-Attached Storage) Functions ....................................... 81

7.1.1 FTP Server ............................................................................... 81

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7.1.2 SMB Ser ver .............................................................................. 82

7.1.3 NFS Shares (Network File System) ............................................ 83

7.1.4 Syabas CE-H TML Ser ver (myiHome) .......................................... 8 4

7.2 Torrent Setup ..................................................................................... 85

7.3 Usenet Client Setup: NZBGet .............................................................. 88

7.3.1 Setting up the NZBGet on the NMT ........................................... 89

7.3.2 Usenet: Working with NZBG et .................................................. 91

7.3.3 Downloading ............................................................................ 93

8.0 Troubleshooting

8.1 Fre quently Asked Que stions (FAQs) .................................................... 95

8.2 Technic al Support Contact Information ............................................... 101

9.0 Product Specications

9.1 Physical .............................................................................................. 102

9.2 Electrical ............................................................................................ 103

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9.3 Chipset and Memory .......................................................................... 103

9.4 Ports and Connectors ......................................................................... 104

9.5 Audio/Video Output ............................................................................ 105

9.6 Supported Audio/Video Formats ......................................................... 106

9.7 Web Services ..................................................................................... 110

9.8 C onnec tivity ...................................................................................... 112

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Safety

1.1 For Your Safety

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Message Description

This is a u seful t ip in usin g the pro duct

Tip

Reminder

Note

Caution

Warning

This is a r eminder in using the pro duct

This is a non-cr itic al notic e to the us er

Failure t o take or avoi d a spec ic action could res ult in dama ge

to the pr oduc t or loss o f data

Failure to take or avoid a sp ecic a ctio n could r esult in injury

Product Overview

2.1 Package Contents

Reset

Popcorn Hour A-110 NMT (HDD not included)

networked media tank

Model No : A -110

HDMI cab le

FILE MODE

USB DVD ROM

EJECT

.:/@

ghi5jkl

pqrs

DELETE

RETURN

INFO

MENU PREV

TITLE

REPEAT

TIME SEEK AUDIO

SUSPEND

PAGE UP

SETUP

MUTE

TV MODE

PAGE DOWN

def

abc

mno

wxyz

tuv

CAPS

NUM

SOURCE

ENTER

HOME

PLAY

FWD

REV

STOP

ANGLE

PAUSE SLOW

ZOOM

SUBTITLE

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100~240V power ada pter

AC power co rd USB Slave c able

Remote Control

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2.2 Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of an award winning product that will enhance your home multimedia experience.

The Popcorn Hour A-110 Networked Media Tank (NMT) allows you to stream digital video, audio and

photos from various sources for your enjoyment on your HDT V or Home Theater setup. You can

stream or playback your digital media content from a variety of sources, such as your PC, Network Attached Storage (NAS), digital camera, USB mass storage devices (Flash drive, HDD, DVD drive), internal SATA HDD and even directly from the Internet via the Media Service Portal.

Your NMT also ser ves as an NAS, suppor ts Usenet downloading, and is also a BitTorrent peer-to-peer downloader to eliminate the need to switch on a PC or other devices for this purpose.

Feel free to browse through this user guide to know your NMT better and we hope that you, your family and friends have a great time with this amazing product.

Tip: To start using your NMT immediately, skip to Chapter 3 for the Quick Start.

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2.3 Features

The Popcorn Hour A-110 NMT is an enhanced version of the popular A-100 NMT model. It adds support for 2.5”/3.5” SATA HDD and USB Slave functionality to improve connectivity and transfer

rates. The HDMI inter face has been updated to the 1.3a specications, allowing full support of HD

Audio pass-through for DTS HD-HR, DTS HD-MA, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD. The ports on the A-110 have also been relocated, with a USB port moved to the rear panel, an optical S/PDIF port to replace the co-axial S/PDIF port, and a hardware reset button for easy use of the device.

The Popcorn Hour A-110 supports the latest high bitrate video formats (MPEG2 MP@HL, H.264 HP

@L4.1, VC-1 AP@L3 in TS of at least 40Mbps) to give you up to 1080p high-denition videos.

In line with the advances in Internet T V, the A-110 supports peer-to-peer Internet TV streaming technology from SayaTV, as well as popular unicast Internet TV such as YouTube, Revision 3 and Vuze via the Media Service Portal.

The A-110 rmware is upgradeable to support future media containers, codecs and features.

For detailed specications of your NMT and suppor ted audio/video formats, refer to

Chapter 9: Product Specications.

2.4 Minimum System Requirements

High-Denition (HD) or standard television (TV) with HDMI, S-Video, Component Video, • or

Composite Video input

TV, Ster• eo, or HD Audio receiver with Optical Digital, Coaxial Digital, or Composite Audio input

Wir• ed or wireless network (wired 100Mbps or better network is recommended for networked

video streaming)

Connection to the Internet • (for use with Web Services)

Listed below are the minimum requirements for installation of the myiHome Media Server software application on your PC.

Pentium 233(MHz) or higher processor • (Pentium III or higher recommended)

Microsoft Windows® 2000, XP, Vista (32 or 64-bit); Mac OS X or Linux operating systems•

512MB of RAM•

100MB of available hard disk drive (HDD) space•

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2.5 Hardware Over view

2.5.1 Front Panel

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networ ked media t ank

Model No: A-110

IR (Infrared) Rec eiver

The IR rec eiver re ceives sig nals fro m the

remote c ontrol.

Avoid bloc king the IR re ceiver as t he remot e

contro l needs a dir ect line o f sight to the I R

receiv er for pro per func tion.

Standby Indicator

Displays a R ED indica tor when your N MT is on

Standby mode.

Power Indicator

Displays an A MBER indi cator whe n your NMT

has been t urned ON an d while it is op erating.

USB (Slave) Indica tor

Displays a G REEN indi cator whe n your NMT is

being use d as a USB slave dr ive.

Reset

Reset But ton

Press t o reset you r NMT.

USB Por t

Connec t a USB stor age device

to this por t to acce ss its me dia

content.

2.5.2 Back Panel

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OFF

Power ON/OFF Switc h

Use this sw itch to tur n on or turn o ff

your NMT.

Compo nent Video

Connectors

Use thes e connec tors to c onnect

your NMT to yo ur TV set u sing

compone nt video c onnect ors. The

connec tors ar e usually gr een, blue,

and red in c olor. (Video o nly)

COMPONENT VIDEO

S-VIDEO CVBS

RIGHT

AUDIO OUT

LEFT

S-Video Connector

Use this to c onnec t your NMT to you r TV usin g the

S-Video co nnecto r. (Video only)

CVBS (Composite Vide o)

Connector

Use this c onnect or to conne ct your NMT t o your TV

using the ye llow Comp osite Vid eo connec tor. The

Compos ite Video c able usua lly comes a ttach ed to

Compos ite Audio co nnecto rs (red and whi te

connec tors). (Vid eo only)

OPTICAL

USB-PC

USB

HDMI

Compo site Aud io Connectors

Use thes e connec tors to c onnect yo ur NMT to

your TV us ing the re d and white Co mposite

Audio conn ector s. Thes e connec tors usu ally

come att ached wi th the Comp osite Vi deo

connec tor (yellow c onnect or). (Audio only)

S/PDIF Optical Digital

Audio Co nnec tor

Use this c onnect or to conne ct your NMT t o

your home aud io syste m using the S/P DIF

audio conn ector. (Audio on ly)

ETHERNET

POWER 12V3A

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HDMI (High- Denition Multimedi a

Inter face) Connector

Use this to c onnec t your HD TV

(High Deni tion TV ).

(Video a nd Audio)

USB Slave Connec tor

Connec t your NMT to yo ur PC using t he supplie d

USB cable t o enable you r NMT to func tion as a

slave drive f or your PC.

USB Por t

Connec t a USB stor age device t o this

port to a ccess it s media co ntent.

Ether net (R J-45) Port

Connec t an Ether net cabl e (RJ-45) to

the Ethe rnet por t and att ach the ot her

end to a rou ter or hub on you r LAN

(Local Ar ea Netw ork).

Power Sup ply Por t

Connec t the suppl ied power ad apter to th e

Power Supp ly port in o rder to pow er your

NM T.

2.6 Remote Control

2.6.1 Remote Control Overview

FILE MODE

USB DVD ROM

EJECT

.:/@

pqrs

DELETE

RETURN

INFO

MENU PREV

TITLE

REPEAT

TIME SEEK AUDIO

SETUP

TV MODE

ghi5jkl

REV

ANGLE

ENTER

SUSPEND

abc

tuv

SUBTITLE

MUTE

PAGE DOWN

CAPS

PLAY

STOP

PAUSE SLOW

PAGE UP

def

mno

wxyz

NUM

SOURCE

HOME

FWD

ZOOM

Power

Switche s the NMT ON or to St andby mode.

FILE MODE

Displays F ile and Fold er custo mization o ptions.

SETUP

Jumps to the S etup menu s creen. D uring vid eo

playback , this but ton allows c ustomiz ation of

the displ ay output.

SUSPEND

This but ton is res erved f or futur e use.

PAGE UP

Moves up a pag e on a list of me dia les.

Increa ses the volu me during me dia playba ck.

PAGE DOWN

Moves down a pa ge on a list of m edia les.

Decre ases the vo lume during m edia playb ack.

DELETE

CAPS

0 - 9

TV MO DE

Quick-acc ess butt on to sele ct a TV ou tput res olution.

See Video M ode Optio ns for mor e informat ion.

MUTE

Mutes the a udio outpu t.

USB DVDROM EJEC T

Eject s an atta ched ex ternal DVD -ROM drive o r end a

media playb ack.

DELETE

To erase alpha numeric va lues durin g input.

CAPS/NUM

NUM

To switch bet ween cap italized, nu meric and n on-

capita lized let ters dur ing alphanu meric valu e input.

Alphanumeric Keypad

Allows us ers to inpu t alphanume ric char acter s.

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RETURN

Returns t o the previ ous menu sc reen.

SOURCE

Returns t o the Media S ource sc reen.

INFO

Displays t he timelin e bar during m edia

le playba ck. Pres s again to dis play the

media le in formati on such as t he title,

format, a nd so on.

ENTER

Selec ts the cur rently hi ghlighted s elect ion

or plays the hi ghlighte d media le.

(single le play back only)

Direc tional Keypad (D-Pad)

Allows you to n avigate and h ighlight op tions

or media le s.

HOME

Returns t o the Media F ilters m enu scre en

of your curr ently se lecte d Media Sour ce.

Jumps to the D VD Menu sc reen duri ng

DVD playbac k.

Skips bac kward to t he previo us le/tr ack.

PL AY

Plays the se lecte d le/tra ck and cont inues

to the nex t le/tra ck on the lis t.

Skips for ward to th e next le /track .

TITLE

Opens th e text inpu t box for URL i nput

while in a menu s creen.

REV

Rewinds th e current m edia playb ack.

STOP

Stops play back and re turns to t he menu scr een.

FWD

Fast-forw ards thro ugh the cur rent med ia

playback , continu e pressi ng to toggle 2 x,

4x and 8x fast-fo rwardi ng.

REPE AT

Repeat th e curren t select ed media l e.

ANGLE

Switche s the camer a or viewing a ngle durin g

playback . (only applica ble for sup porte d

multiangl e playbac k format s)

PAUSE

Pauses t he curre nt media play back.

SLOW

Slows down th e playback o f the curr ent media

playback.

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TIME SE EK

Allows you to t ime-se ek the curr ent sele cted

media for a j ump to a part icular pl ayback tim e;

hour:mi nute:second = 00:00:0 0 (use numer ic button s

to input the d esired p layback t ime)

ZOOM

Toggles bet ween availa ble viewing o ptions.

See Remot e Contr ol Functi ons for mor e

information

YELLOW BUT TON

Jumps to the Ph otos media lt er.

respond or does not respond at all.

Reminder: Replace the bat ter ies with two new AAA batteries if the remote control is slow to

AUDIO

Toggles bet ween the ava ilable audi o modes.

RED BU TTO N

Jumps to the V ideo media lte r.

BLUE BU TTON

Jumps to the O thers media lter.

SUBTITLE

Turns ON the sub titles an d toggles

through i ts optio ns.

(if availabl e with your vid eo playbac k)

GREEN BUT TON

Jumps to the Mu sic media lte r.

Tip: For the comprehensive guide to your NMT remote control, see Remote Control Functions.

2.7 Installation

2.7.1 Video Connections

To connect your NMT to your television (T V) for video output, use one of the following options available on your NMT. All the video connectors are located at the rear panel of your NMT.

Compo nent Video

Attac h the COMP ONENT vid eo cable t o the COMPO NENT con nector s of your NMT by matchin g the color c oded con nector s and ensu re that the s ame is done f or the oppos ite end int o your TV inp ut.

Note: This c able is not supplied with your NMT.

S-Video

Attac h the S-VIDE O cable to th e S-VIDEO co nnecto r of your NMT an d ensure th at the same is d one for the o pposite e nd to your T V input.

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Note: This c able is not supplied with your NMT.

Compo site Vi deo

Attac h the yellow C OMPOSIT E video c able to the C OMPOSIT E connec tor of your NMT and en sure that th e same is don e for the opp osite en d to your TV in put.

Note: This c able is not supplied with your NMT.

HDMI

Attac h the suppli ed HDMI cab le to the HDMI c onnect or of your NMT a nd ensur e that the sa me is done fo r the oppos ite end to you r TV input .

HDMI provi des the be st inter face for yo ur NMT and you r High Deni tion TV a s it

is able to su pport a vi deo mode of u p to 1080p, with au dio output a s well.

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2.7.2 Audio Connections

To connect your NMT to your TV or audio system for audio output, use one of the following options available on your NMT.

Note: T he HDMI cable also c arr ies your audio output on the same cable, t hus a

separate audio connection from your NMT to your TV is not required.

Compo site Aud io

Attac h the COMP OSITE aud io cable to t he red and wh ite COMPO SITE connec tors of yo ur NMT and en sure that th e same is don e for the opposit e end to your T V input.

Note: This c able is not supplied with your NMT.

Optic al Digit al Audio

Attac h the optic al audio co nnecto r into the OP TICAL c onnec tor on your NM T and ensur e that the sa me is done fo r the oppos ite end to th e audio inpu t of your audio sy stem.

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Note: This c able is not supplied with your NMT.

2.7.3 Network Connections

Your NMT allows you to connect the unit to your network to expand its functionality and enhance your multimedia experience. Use one of the following connections to connect your NMT to your network.

LAN (R J-45 E ther net)

Attac h the LA N connec tor to the E THERNE T conne ctor at th e rear of your N MT and conne ct the opp osite en d of the LA N cable to a r outer on your n etwork .

The LA N (RJ-45 E therne t) cable conn ection i s the reco mmended c onnec tion method as i t allows fas ter acce ss to and fr om your NMT.

For more in formati on about th e Ethern et funct ions on your N MT, refer to Chapte r 7.1: Network.

Wireless Adapter

The WN-100 802.11n (draft 2.0) USB Wi-F i adapter a dds out-of-the -box wirel ess acces s capabili ty to your Po pcorn Ho ur A-110 NMT.

For fur ther info rmation o n settin g up your WN-100 USB Wi-F i adapter, refe r to the user gu ide suppli ed with the w ireles s adapter un it.

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Note: The wireless adapter is not supplied with your NMT.

Quick Start

This Quick Start chapter will guide you on how to set up your Popcorn Hour A-110 NMT to play your

rst video on your TV.

Movies, videos, music, photos, and other media stored on external storage devices such as ash

memory drives or external hard disk drives (HDD) can be easily connected to your NMT via the available USB interface and played back on your TV.

3.1 Media Filters

To ease the selection of media les on your NMT, Media Filters will assist you by ltering the media

content according to their media type. The NMT Media Filters are divided into four lter categories.

Video Media Filter

This lt er will only d isplay le s with vide o forma ts such a s .avi, .mpg , .mkv,

.m2ts, and other suppor ted vi deo form ats.

Remote co ntrol key: b utton

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Music Media Filter

This lt er will only d isplay le s with audi o format s such as . mp3, .ac, . ogg,

.m3u, and oth er suppor ted au dio form ats

Remote co ntrol key: b utton

Photo Media Filter

This lt er will only d isplay le s with imag e format s such as .jp g, .png, .gi f,

.bmp, and other s uppor ted imag e format s.

Remote co ntrol key: b utton

Others Media Filter

This lt er will only d isplay le s with for mats suc h as .html , .pls, and o ther suppor ted fo rmats.

Remote co ntrol key: b utton

For more information on other formats supported by the Media Filters, see

Chapter 9.6: Supported Audio/Video Formats.

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3.2 Viewing a Video

Once the power supply and the appropriate cables have been connected to your NMT and TV,

connect your USB external storage device to your NMT using the USB port

(available on the front and rear of your NMT).

Note: Connect your USB external storage devices to your Popcorn Hour

Type A

Type B

using the Type A connector available at the front and rear panel of

your Popcorn Hour.

Slave drive function. Refer to the diagram below to identify the t ypes of USB interface available.

Do NOT use the USB Type B inter face as it is only used for the USB

Follow the steps below to play a video:

1. Power ON your NMT (may take up to 2 minutes). The loading screen may icker as the unit

congures its video output to suit your TV.

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2. Once the loading has been completed and the Media Source screen appears, use the remote control

to select the USB external storage device that you have connected to the unit, as shown below.

01 Network Browser

02 smb

03 HSLEE: 1 : Windows Media Connect

Media Source Web Services

Setup

04 HSLEE-PC

1 - 4 / 4 items

3. Press ENTER to conrm your selection. Your external storage device is now selected for use by your NMT.

4. Select the Video media lter, browse to the location of your video le using the directional

keypad and ENTER button on your remote control.

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5. Highlight the desired video le. Press PL AY or ENTER to start the playback of the video le. The video playback on your NMT should begin.

6. Press the STOP button to end the video playback.

7. To play any other compatible media le, select the proper media lter, and repeat the steps above.

3.3 Basic Remote Control Buttons

Here are some basic remote control buttons and their functions.

Playback controls

Plays the pr evious le i n the media li st

PL AY

Plays the cu rrent se lectio n and the oth er les in th e media list

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Plays the ne xt le in the m edia list

STOP

Stops the c urrent a ctive play back le

REPE AT

Repeats t he curre nt active p layback l e

SLOW

Reduces t he playbac k speed

REV

Rewinds th e current a ctive play back le

FWD

Forwar ds the cur rent act ive playbac k le

PAUSE

Pauses t he curre nt active p layback l e

TIME SE EK

Allows you to s kip to an exa ct playba ck time

For a comprehensive list of the remote control functions, refer to Remote Control Functions.

3.4 Basic Video Setup

The video output resolution can be customized to t your TV properly. To identify the best viewing

resolution for your TV, refer to the user guide supplied with your TV.

To select the best video output resolution for your T V, follow the steps below.

1. At any menu screen, press Setup on your remote control.

2. At the Setup Screen, select the Audio/Video option to access the display options screen.

3. Select the Video Output option to choose a video output resolution for your TV.

4. Press ENTER to conrm your selection and save your selection by selecting SAVE (the SAVE button is located at bottom-right side of the Audio/Video menu).

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Below is a list of some common output resolutions and their quick-access remote control buttons:

Remote C ontro l quick-access button Video r esol ution

TV Mo de -> 0 Auto (default)

TV Mo de -> 1 Compo nent/Composite NT SC 480i

TV Mo de -> 2 Compo nent/Composite PAL 576i

TV Mo de -> 4 Compo nent 720p 60

TV Mo de -> 5 Compo nent 1080i60

TV Mo de -> 6 Compo nent 1080p60

TV Mo de -> 7 HDMI/Co mponent 720p60

TV Mo de -> 8 HDMI/Co mponent 1080i60

TV Mo de -> 9 HDMI/Co mponent 1080p6 0

Note: To use the quick-access buttons, press and release the TV Mode button, followed by pressing and releasing the corresponding numeric button.

For example, to get the output of HDMI 1080i60, press and release TV Mode, followed by pressing and releasing the numeric 8 but ton on the remote contr ol.

For further information regarding the Video Setup of your NMT, see Chapter 6.4.2.1: Video Mode Options.

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