Packard Bell Medi TV User Manual

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Packard Bell Medi@ TV User’s Guide. Copyright © 2003 NEC Computers International B.V. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, whether electronic, chemical, manual or otherwise, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems, for any purpose without prior written permission of NEC Computers International B.V.

DISCLAIMER

NEC Computers International B.V. specifically disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to this product and documentation.

Updates to software and hardware components are made regularly. Therefore some of the instructions, specifications and pictures in this documentation may differ slightly from your particular situation. All items described in this guide are for illustration purposes only and may

not apply to your particular situation. No legal rights or entitlements may be obtained from descriptions made in this manual. NEC Computers International B.V. reserves the right

to revise or make changes or improvements to this product or documentation at any time without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or improvements.

In no event shall NEC Computers International B.V. be liable for any consequential or incidental damages, including but not limited to loss of business profits or any other commercial damages, arising out of the use of this product.

TRADEMARKS

Microsoft, Windows and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Packard Bell is a registered trademark of NEC Computers International B.V.

All other company or product names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

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Chapter 1 Introducing Medi@ TV

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Chapter 2 Installing Your Medi@ TV

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Chapter 3 Installing the Medi@ TV Software

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Chapter 4 Running Medi@ TV

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Chapter 1 Before Starting

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Chapter 2 Getting Started

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Chapter 3 Creating/Editing an Audio Album

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Chapter 4 Adding/Editing Video

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Chapter 5 Creating/Editing a Photo Album

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Chapter 6 Media Management

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Chapter 1 Before Starting

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Chapter 2 Getting Started

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Chapter 3 Listening to Music

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Chapter 4 Viewing Video

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Chapter 5 Viewing Photo

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Chapter 6 Playback of Media File using the Browser

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PART 4 – ADVANCED SETUP AND FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Chapter 1 Medi@ TV Server Configuration

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Chapter 2 FAQ

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1.1 WHAT IS MEDI@ TV?

Packard Bell Medi@ TV is a revolutionary product that lets you experience a new era of home entertainment by connecting your PC to a TV. Medi@ TV allows you to enjoy digital media content — such as music, movies, and photos — from your PC on your living room TV by simply operating a remote control.

Enjoy digital media content from your PC using the convenience of a TV.

Quickly access and enjoy digital music, movies, and photo files stored on your PC from the convenience of a networked TV.

Let the whole family experience a new era of home entertainment.

Forget crowding around a PC monitor — now your whole family can enjoy digital media content from your PC on the TV in your living room. The Medi@ TV remote control allows quick and easy access to your PC’s digital media content.

Efficiently manage your PC’s digital entertainment media.

The Packard Bell Media Organizer allows you to manage all of your digital music, movies, and photo files — even your personal home movies recorded with your digital camcorder or camera.

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OX CONTENTS

Your Packard Bell Medi@ TV includes the following components*:

* Photos are not contractual. Details of the product may vary from those illustrated.

Composite A/V Cable

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AC Power Adapter Installation CD

Crossed LAN Cable (5m)

RCA/SCART

Adapter

Medi@ TV Set-Top

Box with stand

Remote Control

+ Batteries

Quick Start Guide

Warranty Guide

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PC REQUIREMENTS

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System: Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional/Service Pack1, Windows®XP Home Edition/Service Pack1, Windows

2000/Service Pack3.

CPU: Intel

Pentium®4 2.0GHz, AMD AthlonTM XP 2200+ or equivalent.

Hard disk drive: 300MB free space. Memory: 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended). Hardware: CD or DVD Drive. LAN: Ethernet card 10 Mb/s. DirectX: Microsoft

DirectX®8.1.

Playing movies in certain digital video formats may require that you install additional software programs, such as a specific codec, on your PC.

Note: What is a codec? Here, the word codec refers to software that implements an encoding/decoding process when digital content is stored (encoded and compressed) and played (decoded and decompressed) on your PC. Because Medi@ TV depends on your PC’s ability to play such encoded content, you will need codecs installed on your PC that are appropriate for your content. As an example, popular codecs for digital video include MPEG1, MPEG2, and WMV.

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2.1 COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS

2.1.1 THE CONNECTION PORTS ON THE REAR PANEL

The connection ports on the rear panel allow connection of the Medi@ TV set-top box to a PC, TV, and other devices.

1 Ethernet Network Port

Connects an Ethernet network cable from a PC.

2 S/PDIF Audio Port

Connects an S/PDIF optical cable. The other end connects to an additional amplifier. With S/PDIF, you cannot control the volume on Medi@ TV. You should control the volume with the volume control of the amplifier.

3 S-Video Port

Connects S-Video Cable. The other end connects to the TV.

4 Composite A/V Port

Connects Composite Cable. The other end connects to the TV.

5 Power Port

Connects the Power Cable.

S-Video port

S/PDIF AudioPort

Ethernet Network port

Composite A/V port

Power port

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The S/PDIF port outputs either 2-channel or 5.1-channel sound, depending on the media played. You can enjoy 5.1-channel sound with your 5.1-channel-capable AV amplifier or AV receiver when you play DivX files with AC3 audio. For other media files, the S/PDIF port outputs 2-channel stereo sound.

2.2 CONNECTING THE MEDI@ TV SET-TOP BOX TO A TV

2.2.1 USING THE COMPOSITE A/V CABLE

As shown in the picture below, connect one end of the Composite Cable to the Medi@ TV settop box, and connect the other end to the TV. Connect yellow to yellow, white to white, and red to red. The Composite Cable is also called the A/V Cable (Audio/Video Cable).

Composite Cable Connected to the Medi@ TV.

Composite Cable Connected to the TV.

2.2.2 USING THE COMPOSITE CABLE WITH

THE RCA/SCART ADAPTER

Connect one end of the Composite Cable to the Medi@ TV set-top box, and connect the other end to the RCA/SCART adapter. Connect yellow to yellow, white to white, and red to red. The Composite Cable is also called the A/V Cable (Audio/Video Cable).

Plug the other end of the RCA/Scart adapter into an available SCART connector on your TV set.

Composite Cable Connected to the RCA/ SCART adapter.

RCA/SCART Adapter connected to the TV.

2.2.3 USING AN S-VIDEO CABLE (NOT INCLUDED)

For the better picture quality, connect the TV to the Medi@ TV set-top box using an S-Video cable if the TV has an S-Video port. When using the S-Video Cable, use the red and white audio cables of the Composite Cable for audio connection. Do not connect the yellow video cable of the Composite Cable.

RCA/SCART Adapter

Composite Cable

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Proper Cabling to the Medi@ TV when the S-Video Cable Is Used.

Proper Cabling to the TV when the S-Video Cable Is Used.

Caution: Use the included Composite (A/V) cable for audio connection. Connect the two audio ports (white, red), but not the video port (yellow).

2.3 CONNECTING THE MEDI@ TV SET-TOP BOX TO A PC

Your Medi@ TV set-top box can be connected to a PC in one of two ways: directly wired to you PC or through a Hub or router. You may already have a Local Area Network (LAN) in your home.

The PC you connect your Medi@ TV set-top box to is sometimes referred to as a server later in this manual.

For the best performance from your Medi@ TV, you must disable your PC’s screen saver and power saver.

2.3.1 CONNECTING TO A PC DIRECTLY WIRED PEER-TO-PEER

In order to connect the Medi@ TV set-top box to a PC directly using wire, you must have a LAN card installed in your PC, or your PC must have that function built-in. Connect the Medi@ TV set-top box to the PC using the included Crossed LAN Cable.

Network Cable Connected to the Medi@ TV.

Network Cable Connected to a PC Using the crossed LAN Cable.

Crossed LAN Cable

(included)

Network Cable

Audio Cable

S-Video Cable

Audio Cable

S-Video Cable

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2.3.2 CONNECTING TO A PC THROUGH

A HUB OR A ROUTER

Connect the Medi@ TV to a PC through a Hub or a Router.

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3.1 WHAT SERVICE PACK IS INSTALLED

ON YOUR PC?

To use Medi@ TV, your Windows operating system must have the appropriate Service Pack installed. For Windows

2000, Service Pack 3 or later is needed. For Windows®XP, Service Pack

1 or later is needed. To see if your PC already has the necessary Service Pack installed:

1. Click on Start, right-click on My Computer, and select Properties.

2. Select General-System.

If your PC does not have the necessary Service Pack, you should install it. Windows Service Packs can be downloaded from Microsoft’s home page (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads).

Check if ‘Service Pack 1’ is displayed here. (For Windows 2000, ‘Service Pack 3’ should be installed)

HUB/Router

ADSL/CATV/FTTH Modem...

LAN

*not included

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NSTALLING THE MEDI@ TV SOFTWARE

Insert the Medi@ TV Installation CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The installation program starts automatically and the screen shown below appears.

Follow the instuctions on the screen to install the Medi@ TV software.

If the CD is run on a PC that already has Medi@ TV software installed, the selections for the previously installed software will change into uninstall. This allows you to uninstall any of the programs installed previously.

Caution: If you are using a firewall, you must change your network options before setting up Medi@ TV. Please read ‘4. FAQ 2.1.4. Setting up when using a firewall’.

3.3 I

NSTALLING MEDIA ORGANIZER

1. Select Install Media Organizer from the initial installation screen and click on Next each

time you wish to continue.

2. Select a sharing method and click on Next.

[Share database for all users] allows all users who can log on to Windows to access all data in the database. [Use separate database for each user] allows each user only to access his/her own data.

3. When the ‘installation complete’ window appears, click on Finish.

Install Media Organizer

Install Packard Bell Media Organiser, your multimedia library manager.

Install Server Program Install Packard Bell MediaServer, your network manager.

Copy sample media Sample media for testing purposes.

Install Acrobat Reader

Install Acrobat Reader in order to view the online User’s Guide.

Explore this CD

You can explore the Installation CD with Windows

Explorer.

Quit Exit the installation Wizard.

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3.4 I

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MEDIASERVER PROGRAM

In order for Medi@ TV to function, the Server Program must be installed and working on the connected PC. In response to user requests, the Server Program sends audio, video, photo, and other files stored on your PC’s hard drive to the Medi@ TV set-top box through the network.

1. Select [Install Server Program] from the initial installation screen and click on Next each time you wish to continue.

2. The Packard Bell Media Server program files are copied to your hard disk drive.

Please do not interrupt.

3. When the ‘installation complete’ window appears, click on Finish.

After you click on Finish you will need to restart you system.

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OPYING SAMPLE MEDIA

After installation of Medi@ TV, you may need media (audio, video, and photo) files for testing. Insert your Medi@ TV Installation CD again and please copy the Sample Media files to the PC’s hard disk drive for testing. You can always delete the sample media later.

1. Select Copy Sample Media and click on Next each time you wish to continue.

2. The sample media files are copied to your hard disk drive. Please do not interrupt.

3. When the ‘installation complete’ window appears, clic on Finish.

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The Medi@ TV set-top box, in its factory-default state, is not assigned a network address. You should select which network interface to use (DHCP or fixed IP).

If you make a mistake during network setup, power-off the set-top box and power it back on again. It will restart the network setup.

3.6.1 SELECTING A LANGUAGE

By default, your Packard Bell Medi@ TV’s on-screen controls are diplayed in the English language. The controls are also available in French, Dutch, German, Spanish and Italian.

Turn on the set-top box, and you will see the following screen. Select your preferred language.

3.6.2 ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS

1. After you have selected the language, the set-top box will ask how to assign an IP address: Automatic or manual.

If you are connecting the PC and Medi@ TV using a hub, select ‘Automatic (DHCP)’. This will allow the set-top box to get its IP address automatically from a DHCP server built into the hub.

If you are connecting the PC and Medi@ TV using a crossed LAN cable, we also recommed you to select ‘Automatic (DHCP)’. If you do not want to use that function, select ‘Input Static IP Address’. You should then enter the IP address and subnet mask of the set-top box manually using the remote control.

2. If you select ‘Automatic (DHCP)’, the network setup is completed, and you will see the confirmation dialogue. Pressing the <OK> button will reboot the set-top box.

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If you selected ‘Automatic (DHCP)’ in the set-top box’s network setup, you should also select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ in the TCP/IP setting of the network card in your PC.

3. Selecting ‘Input Static IP Address’ will cause the set-top box to ask you for an IP address. We recommend using an IP address of the form ‘192.168.x.x’. Use the numeric keys on the remote control to input the IP address, using the [*] key to input dots(.) between numbers. If you make a mistake or want to delete the previous value, use the [#] key to delete the last character. After completing the IP address, move to the [OK] position on the screen and press the <OK> button on the remote control.

If you set the IP address of the set-top box manually, you also should set the IP address of your network card from the TCP/IP setting of your PC. The IP address of the set-top box and server PC should have the same first three numbers but a different last number. For example, if you entered ‘192.168.11.3’ as the set-top box’s IP address, you should set the IP address of the PC to ‘192.168.11.x’, where x is a number between 1 to 255 other than 3.

4. After assigning the IP address, you must enter the subnet mask, using the same method as that used to enter the IP address (described above).

The subnet mask for the set-top box and the server PC should be identical. We recommend that you to use the default value, ‘255.255.255.0’ for both the set-top box and the PC.

5. After entering the subnet mask, the Network Setup is completed, and you will see the confirmation dialogue. The dialogue informs you of the recommended IP address and subnet mask setting of your PC’s network card. Pressing the <OK> button will reboot the set-top box.

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4.1 STARTING MEDI@ TV

When the entire setup of the hardware and network is complete, you can start Medi@ TV and see the Medi@ TV icon on the system tray. Medi@ TV will auto-start when Windows starts, so it will always be at that position. When Medi@ TV is turned on with the remote control, it will communicate with the PC and you are ready to enjoy multimedia content from the PC on your TV.

4.2 QUITTING MEDI@ TV

Medi@ TV does not affect other applications, but when you want to end it, click on the icon and select [Quit]. If you select [Quit], the icon will disappear from the system tray. In order to run Medi@ TV again, simply restart the PC or select [Start]-[Programs]-[Startup]-[Medi@ TV Starter].

According to the status of Medi@ TV, the Medi@ TV icon on system tray will appear as one of the following:

[Configuration] from the above menu is used for advanced options such as Medi@ TV version management, video option. For further explanation, refer to '4. Chapter 1 Medi@ TV Server Configuration’.

Active

Indicates normal performance of Medi@ TV. Medi@ TV auto-starts when PC is turned on.

Non-active

Appears during network setup or when the PC cannot be connected to Medi@ TV because network settings are not correct. You can’t use Medi@ TV in this state, even if you turn the Medi@ TV Set-top box on.

Medi@ TV Menu

Medi@ TV Icon

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1.1 WHAT IS MEDIA ORGANIZER?

Packard Bell Media Organizer helps you create, edit, and categorise audio albums, videos, and photo albums systematically, using the multimedia files on your PC. If you add media albums to Media Organizer, you can watch them on your TV using the Medi@ TV Viewer. The following are the main functions of Media Organizer:

• Manages Media

- Groups audio, video, and photo files on the hard disk drive of a PC

- Makes/Manages Audio Albums and Photo Albums

- Edits Audio, Video, and Photo Albums

• Adds Media

- Adds multimedia files from hard disk

- Adds audio files from downloaded MP3 collections and CDs

- Adds video files from TV recordings, Video CDs, and home movies recorded with digital camcorders

• Edits Albums

- Makes albums after categorising audio, video, and photo files

- Makes playlists with audio files

- Edits album information (title, caption, genre, category, etc.)

- Extracts and changes album art and posters

• Other

- Plays audio/video

- Views photos/adjusts photo size

- Recovers/manages media links

- Makes back-ups of media

• Supported File Formats

- Audio: MP3, WAV, WMA, Audio CD

- Video: MPEG1, MPEG2, DivX, WMV

- Photo: JPEG, BMP

You have to install the relevant codec.

1.2 OPENING AND CLOSING MEDIA ORGANIZER

Opening Media Organizer

Once you install Media Organizer, you’ll see the icon shown at left on your desktop. If you double-click on this icon, Media Organizer will start. You can also open it from [Start]-[Programs]-[Media Organizer].

Closing Media Organizer

When you want to quit Media Organizer, either click on the [ ] icon on the window or select Exit from the [File] menu. You can also press [Alt] + [F4].

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2.1.1 FIRST-TIME USERS

If you are running Media Organizer for the first time, you will see a dialogue box. You can search media files (audio, video, photo) on your hard disk from the dialogue box.

2.1.2 SECOND-TIME USERS

As from the second time you start Media Organizer, the Media Import Wizard starts. With the help of the Wizard, you can add audio, video, and photo files from your hard disk easily and rapidly.

If you don’t want the Wizard to start when you start Media Organizer, please check the box ‘Do not show wizard on start up.’

When running Media Organizer for the first time, there won’t be any media, so nothing will show on the media list. Please remember that all examples in this manual are made after many audio, video, and photo albums have been added.

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Once you run Media Organizer after clicking on the icon, you will see the following screen. This screen can vary according to different modes (audio, video, photo).

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2.2.1 TOOLS

The on-screen Tools are icons that allow you to use common functions easily. If you click on an icon, the applicable function will start.

2.2.2 MEDIA TYPE

This is where you select the media type (music, video, or photo) you want to create and/or edit.

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Album Opens new album or edits album

Playlist

Imports different type of music and creates/edits My Album

Genre

Categorizes music albums you have according to genre

Video

Movie Adds or edits movie file

My Video Adds or edits personal movie file

Photo

Album Opens new album or edits album

Category Shows photo albums according to category

Open new album

Import audio, movie, or photo files from hard disk or CD

Undo

Redo

Cut

Copy

Paste

Show album list with big icons

Show album list with small icons

Show album list with text

Search audio, video, and photo files in hard disk

Recover media link

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2.2.3 ALBUM LIST

The Album List shows the media albums that you have. For example, if you select ‘Music’ from the Media Type menu, the Audio Albums you have appear, and if you select ‘Photo’ from the Media Type menu, the Photo Albums you have appear. You can either open a new album or edit the albums you already have.

It is also possible to view the Album List in different modes. When you put the cursor on the Album List and right-click on it, the menu will pop up and you can select from [Icon View], [List View], and [Report View] on the [View] menu. The following picture shows the different view modes:

2.2.4 ALBUM CONTENT

Album Content shows the contents of the album selected from the album list. If you select an audio album, a list of audio files appears. If you select a video album, a video preview screen appears. If you select a photo album, a list of photo files appears.

Excluding Video mode, in Audio Album and Photo Album mode, you can put the cursor on the album content and right-click on it to open a pop-up menu where you can use add, edit, delete, and sort functions easily.

2.2.5 CONTROLLER

The controller allows you to play files in the album contents. According to the media type, the functions of the controller may vary.

Audio Controller: You can play, stop, and fast- forward/rewind music.

Video Controller: You can play, stop, and fast-forward/rewind video.

Photo Controller: You can view photos in various forms.

Report View

Shows title, artist, and genre of an album list in text.

List View

Shows cover and brief information (title, artist, genre) of an album

Icon View

Only shows cover and title of an album.

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2.2.6 ALBUM INFORMATION

This shows album or content information. When you select an album from the album list, album information is shown, and when you select a file from the album contents, file information is shown. This information can be entered or edited by the user. For more details, refer to ‘3.5 Entering/editing Album information.’

2.2.7 STATUS BAR

Shows the path of the selected music or video file on your hard disk.

2.3 SCANNING AND ADDING MUSIC/VIDEO/PHOTO

Media Organizer has a [Media Scan] function that scans music, video, and photo data on the hard disk and adds them to the list. If it is your first time using Media Organizer, it is better to use this function to add data. Later, you can use them according to media type.

Please follow the directions below in order to add media after scanning from the hard disk.

If the Media Scan dialogue box does not appear, simply open Media Organizer and select

Tool-Scan Media-All media. If you do this, you will see the Media Scan dialogue box.

Note: If you want to add all albums, click on Add All. Note: If you want to check the file list in the folder, double-click on the folder.

If you click on Close after adding media (music, video, photo), the main screen of Packard Bell Media Organizer will appear.

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SING THE MEDIA IMPORT WIZARD

If you use Media Organizer after the first time, the following screen will pop up when you run the program. You can add different media using the Media Import Wizard. Just select the media type you want to add. You can choose between music, video and photo.

If you check the box ‘Do not show wizard on start up’, the Media Import Wizard will not start when you run the program. If needed, you can select <Media Import Wizard> from the [File] menu to run it.

2.4.1 ADDING MUSIC ALBUM

You can add a music folder or import music from audio CDs.

1. Select music from the Media Import Wizard.

2. After selecting Audio Album, click on Next.

3. Select the folder you want to add (CD-ROM when selecting Audio CD) and click on Finish.

The selected folder will show on the Playlist of Media Organizer, and all the music files in the folder will be added to this album, as well. The name of the folder will be used as the name of the audio album.

For further information on Playlists for Audio Albums, please refer to ‘3.1.4 Creating a Playlist.’

2.4.2 CREATING A PLAYLIST

You can create your own Playlist from various albums. On the Media Import Wizard, click on Music.

[From Folder]: The music folder selection screen appears, and once you select the folder with audio files, a new Playlist of the audio files will be added.

[From Audio Album]: You can select files from audio albums that have already been added and add them to a new Playlist.

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The procedure to create a Playlist from an Audio Album is as follows.

2.4.3 ADDING VIDEO

From the Media Import Wizard, if you select [video], a window where you can select a folder of video files appears.

For more information on adding video, please refer to ‘4.1 Adding Video.’

2.4.4 ADDING PHOTO

1. From the Media Import Wizard, if you select Photo, a window where you can select a folder of photo files appears.

2. The selected folder will be added to photo album list of Media Organizer, and all the photo files in this folder will be added to this photo album. The name of the folder is used as the name of the photo album.

For a more detailed explanation of adding photos, please refer to ‘5.1 Creating a Photo Album.’

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3.1 CREATING AN AUDIO ALBUM

You can create Audio Albums with audio files from hard disks and CDs. Generally, you can manage albums with Audio Album when you categorize them by album or extract them from CDs. If you want to make your own album of specific music, you can add it to the Playlist.

3.1.1 CREATING AN ALBUM WITH AUDIO FILES ON THE HARD DISK

1. Select File-Audio Album. As shown on the screen, a new album will be added to the Album List. Since this album does not have any content, nothing will be shown on the Playlist.

2. Select File-Import-Audio File.

Note: If you use the Media controller located below the Playlist, you can listen to the music. Select the music you want to play from the Playlist and click on Play ().You can control the music using Stop () and the play bar.

3. Enter title, artist, year, and genre in the Album Information window.

Note: If you want to change the cover of the album, click on Change Album Art and then select the picture you want.

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3.1.2 DRAGGING FROM WINDOWS EXPLORER

You can create an album with folders and files from Windows Explorer. Simply drag the folder with audio files and drop it onto the album list in Media Organizer to make a new album. Different types of music will be added, and if there is an image file in the folder, it will become the album icon.

You can also add different types of music separately. Simply select an audio file in Windows Explorer and drag it to an album or to the Playlist of Media Organizer.

3.1.3 CREATING AN AUDIO ALBUM FROM CD

Encoding Format

In Media Organizer, you can encode music from CD to WMA or MP3 format. The format can be selected from [Option] on the [Tool] menu. The default format is set to ‘Encode to WMA format.’ If you want MP3 format, select ‘Encode to MP3 format’ and then click [Change] to select the folder of MP3 encoder. You must download an MP3 encoder from the Internet. Currently, only BladEnc (BladeEnc.dll) is supported.

Caution: You can not encode to MP3 with software that is incompatible with Medi@ TV. You must first download BladeEnc.dll from ‘www.bladeenc.mp3.no’ to a folder and appoint the location of the file. If BladeEnc.dll does not exist in the appointed folder, you can not encode to MP3. Deleting BladeEnc.dll can cause errors during the process of copying music from CD.

Importing music from CD

Depending on the encoding format, you can import music from CDs with the following procedure.

1. Insert an audio CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Select File-Import-From Audio CD.

3. It will download CD information from the Internet and will show the title, artist, year, label, and genre of the CD. Check the information and then click Next.

4. If you select ‘All Tracks,’ all tracks on the CD will be copied.

If you select ‘Select Tracks,’ the playlist of the CD will show so you can use checkboxes to select the music you want to copy.

5. Once you click on Next, the music will start copying. It may take some time to copy CD music into WMA or MP3 format.

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6. Once the copying is finished, a dialogue box saying that the process is complete will pop up. If you click on Finish, the CD will be added as an album. Files copied from the CD will be saved in [My Computer]-[My Documents]-[My Music].

Note: If you want to have an album cover, click on Change Album Art and then select the image file you want.

Note: If you haven’t registered as a CDDB user, the CDDB Registration dialogue box shown below pops up. First register as a CDDB user and then register music from CD. For more details, please refer to ‘CDDB User Registration.’

CDDB User Registration

If you import music from a CD for the first time, the CDDB User Registration Wizard starts.

1. Click on Next.

2. After selecting Agree, click on Next to enter User Nickname and Password.

3. After entering simple personal information, click Next, and CDDB User Registration is done.

What is CDDB? It is an audio information service provided by Gracenote. It automatically sends information such as title, artist, genre, etc. to CD Players, MP3 Players, and other media programs through the Internet. In Media Organizer, when you import music from a CD, it automatically imports title, artist, genre, label, and other information for the CD using CDDB. For more information on CDDB, visit ‘www.gracenote.com’.

If you want to register with CDDB again in the future, you can register from CDDB-Register.

3.1.4 CREATING A PLAYLIST

Playlist allows you to create your own album. You can either add music from audio albums or hard disk drives.

Importing from an Audio Album or Importing Audio Files

You can either import music from Audio Albums or hard disk drives.

1. First select Playlist under Music category on the Media Type menu and then select File- New Playlist. A new Playlist with no name will show in the window.

2. Right-click on the empty Playlist. Select Import from Album.

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3. If you select an audio file, its information will show on the right, and you can click on [] to play the selected audio file.

You can also import audio files from a hard disk. If you click on File Search on the left bottom, a dialogue box pops up so you can search and select audio files.

Creating Playlist from an Audio CD

Creating a Playlist from an Audio CD uses the same method as Audio Album (refer to 3.1.3 Creating Audio Album from CD). Once you extract music from a CD, a new Playlist will be created, but you can not add music from CDs to existing Playlists.

3.2 LISTENING TO AN AUDIO ALBUM

This section shows how to play Audio Albums.

If you click [], the music pauses, and if you click [], the music stops. You can drag the slide bar to move the music back and forth.

Note: You can also double-click on the title on the Playlist. If one music file ends, the next one starts playing. When it’s not playing, double-clicking an Audio Album will play from the beginning of the album.

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In Media Organizer, music is grouped into Audio Albums and Playlists. Generally, albums extracted from CDs are added to the Audio Album, and albums created by the user are added into the Playlist. However, you can change this setting anytime. For example, you can move an album from Audio Album to Playlist by following these directions. Use the corresponding procedure to move from Playlist to Audio Album.

The selected album will be moved to Playlist.

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3.4.1 MOVING/COPYING ALBUM CONTENT

You can either move or copy content of an Audio Album to other albums. Please follow these directions to move or copy music from one album to another.

1. Select music you want to move or copy from the Album Contents. You can press the [Ctrl] key to select more than one.

2. You can drag the selected music to another album on the Album List. This will move the music, which means that the selected music will be deleted from the previous album. If you want to copy the music, simply press the [Ctrl] key while dragging.

3.4.2 DELETING/DUPLICATING ALBUM CONTENT

1. Select the titles you want to delete from the Album content. Pressing the [Ctrl] key will let you select more than one.

2. If you click on Duplicate on the [Edit] menu, the selected music will be duplicated. If you select Delete on the [Edit] menu or press the Del key after selecting music, the selected music will be deleted from the Playlist.

3.5 ENTERING/EDITING ALBUM INFORMATION

If you create an Audio Album, you can enter album information (title, artist, genre, etc.) into the Album Information. You can edit the information once it has been entered. Next, we will look at entering Photo Album Information.

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Follow these directions to change the Album Art (Icon) on the Album List.

1. Select an album whose cover image you want to change from the Album List.

2. Click on Change Album Art on the Album Information Window.

3. Once a dialogue box pops up, move to the folder with image files and select the file.

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You can add and manage Movie files or personal movie files that you have filmed. In Media Organizer, Video is categorized as 'Movie' or 'My Video'.

Movie is a movie collection from the Internet, Video CD, or TV. My Video is a personal movie collection filmed with a digital camcorder. Adding Movie and My

Video are the same; the following example illustrates adding a Movie.

4.1.1 ADDING WITH THE IMPORT VIDEO FILES MENU

1. Select the [Movie] icon from the video part of the Media Type menu.

The window will change, as shown below, and in the Album List you will see the movies that have been added. In the upper-right pane, you will see a small screen where the Movie is shown, and the lower-right pane will display movie information.

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2. Select File-Import-Video File.

The selected Movie will show on the Album List. If it has Movie Information, it will show title, director, year, cast, grade, genre, etc.

If nothing shows on the Album Information, or if you want to edit it, you can enter or edit the information. When you want to change the Cover image of the movie, click on Change Poster and then select the image you want.

4.1.2 DRAG & DROP FROM WINDOWS EXPLORER

From Windows Explorer, you can select movie files and then drag them onto the Movie/Video list in Media Organizer to add the files. When the selected folder has an image file in it, the image will be set as a poster. When there is no image file name matched with the video file name, the screen in the middle of the video will be set as a poster.

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Play a video file.

If you click [] on the controller, the Movie pauses, and if you click [], the Movie stops. You can use the slide bar to move back and forth. However, if the Movie does not support Forward/Reverse, the slide bar does not work.

Note: If you select Movie from the Media Type menu, added Movies will be shown on the Movie List. When you want to change List View Mode, right-click and then select [Sort Album] on the pop-up menu. You can sort them by title, director, year, and date added.

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In Media Organizer, video is categorized as 'Movie' or 'My Video'. Generally, in Movie List, you add movies downloaded from the Internet, and in My Video List, you add personal movies you have made with a digital camcorder. However, you can change this setting at any time. For example, you can follow these directions to move albums from Movie List to My Video List.

1. Select Movie from the Media Type Menu.

2. Select a Movie you want from the Movie List. If you hold the [Ctrl] key, you can select more than one.

3. Right-click and then select Move to My Video on the pop-up menu.

The selected Movie will be moved to My Video List.

4.4 ENTERING/EDITING MOVIE INFORMATION

Once you add a new Movie, you can enter movie data (title, director, cast, etc.) using Movie Information. You can also edit the information. The following shows how to enter Movie Information.

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To change posters, you can use image files from a hard disk, or you can use images captured from movies.

4.5.1 USING IMAGE FILES

If you click on Change Poster, a dialogue box pops up that allows you to browse to a folder with image files and select the image file you want.

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4.5.2 USING A CAPTURED IMAGE FROM THE MOVIE

1. Select a Movie and play it. Select a Movie you want to watch from the list and then click [].

2. While playing the Movie, click on Thumb on the controller if you see a scene you want to set as the poster.

3. A window of image selections appears. It shows scenes before and after the current scene. Select the image you want and then click on OK.

It may be impossible to capture images from some Movies. Also, with movies that do not support forward/reverse function, if you click on Thumb, no window will pop up, and the scene will be set as the poster. When the movie is paused, you can not extract a poster image.

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You can create a Photo Album with photos of your family, friends, and yourself, using the following procedure.

5.1.1 CREATING WITH PHOTO ALBUM MENU

1. First select Photo Album under Photo on the Media Type menu. The window will change and show albums you have on the Album List. The upper-right pane shows thumbnail images of photos in the selected album, and the lower-right pane shows album information.

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2. Select File-Photo Album. A new album will be added to the Album List. It does not have any information, so the upper-right pane is empty.

3. Select File-Import-Photo.

A dialogue box pops up. Select the folder with the photos.

4. You can enter title, place, and date of the photo in the Album Information window. You can select the category according to types of photos. It is also possible to enter BGM with a description of the album. When you want to set the Album Art, click on Change Album

Art and then select the file you want.

Title Enter the name of the photo or memorable text

Place Enter the place of the photo taken.

Category Categorizes into groups.

BGM Background music during the slide show.

Date Date of the photo.

Grade Restricts some movies and photos according to age.

Description Enter a description of the album.

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5.1.2 DRAG & DROP FROM WINDOWS EXPLORER

You can create an album with folders and files in Windows Explorer. If you drag the folder with photo files to the Album List in Media Organizer, a new album will be created. Each individual photo in the folder will be added and shown on the Album Content, and the file added first will become the Album Art.

You can also add photos individually. Select a photo file you want from Windows Explorer and drag it to an album or Playlist in Media Organizer.

5.2 PHOTO ALBUM PREVIEW

Follow these directions to preview a Photo Album.

This is an example of the screen that you will see when you click on Preview.

You can use the buttons below the photo to adjust the view.

Shows photos in the album like a slideshow.

Shows the previous photo.

Shows the next photo.

Zoom in. Each click zooms in 1x, 2x, 3x…10x.

Zoom out. Each click zooms out 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x…1/16x.

Changes view mode: Default size/Set to window size.

Rotates photo to the left by 90 degrees.

Rotates photo to the right by 90 degrees.

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5.3.1 MOVING/COPYING PHOTO

The following procedure allows you to either move or copy content from one Photo Album to another.

1. Select a photo you want to move or copy from the list. Holding the [Ctrl] key allows you to select more than one photo.

2. When moving the photo, drag it to another album on the Album List. If you hold [Ctrl] while dragging, it will copy rather than move.

5.3.2 DUPLICATING/DELETING A PHOTO

1. Select a photo you want to delete or duplicate from the Album Contents window. If you hold the [Ctrl] key, you can select more than one photo.

2. If you select [Duplicate] from the [Edit] menu, the selected file will be duplicated. After selecting one or more files, if you select [Delete] from the [Edit] menu or press the [Del] key, the selected file will be deleted from the list.

5.4 ENTERING/EDITING ALBUM INFORMATION

Once you make a new Photo Album or select an old one, you can enter information (title, date, category, etc.) in the Album Information window. You can change also the information that is already entered. This section shows how to enter information for a Photo Album.

You can choose an audio album or a file to use as BGM that plays during a slideshow

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Entering/Editing Photo Information

If you want to enter information for an individual photo, select the photo from the Album Content window. The window will be changed for you to enter place, date, description, etc. Enter the information.

Setting/Changing BGM for Slide show

You can directly select a music album or a file to use as the background music (BGM) for a slide show. Press the Change button on the right side of the BGM item and a window where you can select BGM will appear. After choosing an album that includes the file you want, select the file as the background music and then click on OK.

If you want to select another file, you can select a file from the hard disk directly by clicking the File Search button.

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If you want to change the album art(icon) on the Album List to another image, click on Change Album Art. A dialogue box where you can select a file pops up so you can select a photo file.

You can also set a photo on the list as the Album Art. Select a photo you want and click on Thumb.

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If you select a music, video album, or photo title, you will see the title and location of the linked file on the status bar. You can change this link status to link the title to another file. Follow these directions to change the link status in Media Organizer.

1. Select a linked file you want to change.

2. On the [Edit] menu, select Change Media File. If a dialogue box where you can change the file pops up, browse to a folder with the file you want to change to and select it.

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If there is a change with a file linked to an album in Media Organizer, you won’t be able to play the file. (It will show an error message) When this happens, recover the link as shown below. It will scan files with similar names and sizes after comparing status before the error.

Note: When Media Organizer does not recognize an album with the linked files, it will have a horizontal line on the album or the file.

1. Select media with error. Holding the [Ctrl] key will let you select more than one target.

2. Right-click and then select [Recover Media Link] on the pop-up menu. The Media Link Recover dialogue box will appear.

3. Select the target for recovery on the list. Holding the [Ctrl] key lets you select more than one target.

4. Click on Recover. When you want to recover every target on the list, click on Recover All. Targets you don’t need can be removed by clicking on Delete.

6.3 IMPORTING/EXPORTING MEDIA

You can move albums in Media Organizer and linked files on the hard disk to a folder or CD. You can also import media files to a specific folder on the hard disk.

This function is used when you want to move or back up various media in Media Organizer to other storage media. It also works the other way around.

6.3.1 EXPORTING MEDIA

Select Export Media from the [Tool] menu.

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6.3.2 IMPORTING MEDIA

We use this method to import media that was exported to another hard disk or CD. Select Import Media from the [Tool] menu.

6.4 BACKUP/RECOVER MEDIA DB

You can back up the additional information (Media DB) of the Media added to Media Organizer to your hard disk drive and also recover the backup Media DB. You can use this function to recover a backup-up Media DB or copy the Media DB to other systems in case it is damaged by power failure or abrupt system shutdown.

6.4.1 BACKUP ALL MEDIA FILES

Select Backup all Media DB from the [Tool] menu. If the screen where you can set the location of backup files appears, select the location and click on

Save. If a message saying ‘Completed Backup successfully’ pops up, click on OK to end DB backup.

6.4.2 BACKUP SELECTED MEDIA FILES

You can select media files and data in Media Organizer for backup. Select Media DB Backup from the [Tool] menu. If the Media DB Backup screen appears, drag the selected Audio Album or Photo Album and click on Backup. When the screen where you can set the location of backup files appears, select the location and click on Save. If a message saying ‘Completed Backup successfully’ pops up, click on OK to end DB backup.

6.4.3 RECOVER MEDIA FILE

You can recover backup media files in Media Organizer. From the [Tool] menu, select Recover Media DB. If the Media DB Recover Screen pops up, select the files you want to recover and

click on Recover. Select recovering option and click on OK. If you select Add New, the recovered album will be added, and if you select Recover Existing Album, the existing album will back up. When it says ‘Recovered successfully,’ click on OK to end Media DB Recovery.

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Medi@ TV Viewer is a program that comes with the Medi@ TV set-top box, which is used to view multimedia data (music, video, photos, etc.) on your TV from a PC hard disk drive. It works with your TV and it can be controlled with the remote control.

In order to view multimedia data with Medi@ TV Viewer on a TV, you need to add multimedia data with Packard Bell Media Organizer. If you want to know how to use Media Organizer, refer to ‘Part 2. Media Organizer.’

The main functions of Medi@ TV Viewer are as follows.

• Listening to Music

- Supports MP3, WMA, and WAV formats

- Play/Stop/Pause/Skip to previous or next

- Plays all tracks in an album/Plays all albums/Repeats music/Repeats all tracks/Random Play

- Views Album Information/Lyrics

- Searches music by index/keyword

• Video View

- Plays all movie formats supported by Windows Media Player, such as MPEG1, MPEG2, AVI, DiVX, and WMV

- Play/Stop/End/Jump backward and forward

- Bookmark function/Video Information

- Supports captions of SMI file format/Supports wide screen

- Searches video by index

• Photo View

- Supports JPEG, BMP

- View Photo/View Thumbnail

- View Previous/Next photo

- View Album and Photo Information

- Slideshow/BGM

- Rotate, Zoom in

• Option Setup

- Sets up various options of Viewer in bulk

- Sets up options related to music, video, and photo views

• Network Setup

- Sets connection settings of PC

• Browser View

- Plays media files not in Organizer from the hard disk

1.2 RUNNING/EXITING MEDI@ TV VIEWER

Before starting the Viewer, first check if your PC and TV are on and, after logging in from your PC, turn on the Medi@ TV set-top box with the remote control. When you turn on the set-top box, the server program runs automatically. When you want to exit, simply turn off the set-top box.

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2.1.1 CONNECTING WITH MEDIA SERVER

The Medi@ TV set-top box scans Medi@ TV servers in the local network when it is booted, and lets the user select one from the search result.

If there is only one server found in the local network, it will skip the server selection dialogue and connect to that server. After the user selects a server from the list, the initialization process proceeds.

Note: If the Medi@ TV set-top box cannot find any servers in the network, it will display a list with only <Rescan> and <Cancel>. Choose <Rescan> to retry scanning. If it continuously fails to find a server, you should check if the network setup of the set-top box and PC is correct. To do this, choose <Cancel> from the list and choose the <network> button on the Home screen. Refer to ‘Part 1. Installation’ for details.

Note: if there are two or more servers in the network, you can connect to another server by pressing the <#> key of the remote control at Medi@ TV’s Home screen. It will restart scanning for available servers.

2.1.2 HOME

After searching and connecting Medi@ TV Server, you will see Medi@ TV Viewer Home on the initial screen. Depending on your PC’s performance and network conditions, this may take 10 to 20 seconds.

On this screen, you can move to Music, Video, and Photo view modes. Even when you move to other screens, pressing the [ ] button on your remote control always brings you back to this screen. To set up the general options of the Viewer, press the [option] button. To see network settings, press [network] and then press [OK].

Note: If you reset or turn off your PC while running Medi@ TV, a dialogue box saying ‘Network disconnected’ may pop up. This is a message that appears during temporary connection failure between PC and Medi@ TV, so you can simply press the [OK] button on the remote control.

2.1.3 SCREEN OF DIFFERENT MEDIA

Music Screen

If you select [MUSIC] from the Home page, the Music screen will appear. On the Music screen, you will see audio albums you have added.

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Video Screen

If you select [VIDEO] from the Home page, the Video screen will appear. On the Video Screen, you will see movies or videos you have added.

Photo Screen

If you select [PHOTO] from the Home page, the Photo screen will appear. On the Photo screen, you will see photo albums you have added.

2.1.4 VIEW MODE

You can either view files in thumbnail or list modes. View mode can be selected from [View Mode] in the [General] submenu of the [Option] screen. (For option settings, refer to ‘2.3.2 Option Settings’).

Thumbnail View List View

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Every function of the Medi@ TV Viewer can be controlled with your remote control. These are the names and functions of each button.

Note: All buttons of the remote control may not always work. Different buttons are used according to Viewer’s status and screen. When you press a button that does not function, ‘ ’ will be shown on the upper left of the screen. If you want to check the active buttons for each mode, press the [?] button.

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Explanation of Execution/Adjustment Buttons

Mode Modification Buttons

Red, green, blue, and yellow buttons placed below up, down, left, right buttons are mode modification buttons. Depending on the mode, the functions will vary.

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Shows currently usable buttons and functions of remote control with picture. (If you press this button again, Help screen will disappear.)

Bookmark Shows and hides Bookmark in Video mode.

White button

- Move to Browser menu

- Shows/hides menu in Photo mode

- Changes view list by month/year

- Ends option on option screen

Information

Shows information of selected item (album, video, photo, etc.)

Home Moves to Home

Back Moves back

Moves up/down

- On list, moves to previous/next item

- On information, moves to previous/next page

- On caption, adjusts caption up/down

Moves left/right

- On list, moves to left/right item

- While playing video, skips Backward/Forward

Select/Play

- When music album/photo album is selected, plays music album/views photo

- Plays selected music (song), Playlist, and Video

- When selecting genre, moves to list of the selected genre

- When scanning keyword, confirms text entered

- When viewing photo, moves to next photo

Power Starts and stops Viewer

Sound on/off Used when you want to turn the audio on/off

Music Moves to initial screen of Music

Video Moves to initial screen of Video

Photo Moves to initial screen of Photo

Play/Pause

- Plays/pauses selected music or video

- Moves to content list when music or video album is selected

- When photo album is selected, starts slideshow

Previous/Next

- Moves to previous or next item

- Moves to next page on Lyrics or Information screen

Stop Stops music, video, or slideshow playing

Backward/Forward Jumps backward/forward in video mode

Volume up/down

- Volume up (VOL+), down (VOL-)

- Disables mute

Page up/down

Moves to previous or next page on information screen such as Lyrics.

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If you press the [Option] button using the remote control, a screen where you can set up various Viewer options will appear. You can set up general Viewer options, as well as music, video, and photo options.

2.3.1 SETTING UP OPTION

From Home, select [option] using the direction buttons ([],[],[],[]) on the remote control and press the [OK] button. The [General] set-up screen where you can set up general settings of Viewer will appear.

With the ([],[]) buttons on the remote control, you can move up and down. You can change the settings with the ([],[]) buttons.

When you want to set up options for Music, Video, and Photo, use the [Modification] buttons on the remote control.The red, green, blue, and yellow buttons allow you to move to the options menus of [General], [Music], [Video], and [Photo].

2.3.2 OPTION SETTINGS

You can set up four modes. Setup of each mode is as follows.

General: Sets up general items of Viewer

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Music View Album View Playlist View by Artist View by Genre Video View Movie View My Video View PVR View ETC

Photo View Album View by Date

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Category

Thumbnail View

Option Setting General Music Option Video Option Photo Option

Browser – –

View Mode

Modification

Moves go up Up one level

Number Key Used to enter or select numbers

Play Mode

Music play mode (Play all music/ Play all album, Repeat music/Repeat all/Random Play)

Caption/Lyric

- Shows/hides caption while playing a movie

- Shows/hides lyrics while playing music (When it has lyrics)

Search Searches album or music by Hangeul, and alphabet index

Slide show Start/Stops slideshow

Rotate to left Rotates photo to the left by 90 degrees

Rotate to right Rotates photo to the right by 90 degrees

Zoom it

Zooms in photo (Use [],[],[],[] buttons to move the photo on screen)

Delete

- Deletes music from Playlist

- Deletes a letter in front of cursor on keyword input box

- Deletes bookmark on Video

Network Status Shows/Hides current status of network

Scan Server

- At Home screen, re-scan the servers in the local network

- In network setup, delete the last character in IP address input screen

Screen Saver

When you stop using Viewer for a long time, you can enable or disable a screen saver to protect your TV screen.

Menu Language You can select a language.

View Mode You can select either thumbnail view or list view mode.

BGM/Effect

You can set up BGM or effect sounds while running Viewer. You can also select only one of them and if you don’t want to apply it, select Off.

Parental Lock

When parental guidance is needed, you can set Parental Lock up to show or hide the list.

Password You can set a new password or change the old one.

TV Type You can select your TV type (4:3 Standard, or 16:9 Wide).

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Music: Sets up items related to Music

Video: Sets up items related to Movie and Video

Photo: Sets up items related to Photo

2.3.3 SETTING UP A PASSWORD

In order to set up ‘Parental Lock,’ you need to set up a password. Follow these directions to set up a password.

Note: A password is needed when you want to restrict some media. If you want to restrict it, please set up the password. Default password is 0000.

1. Select ‘Password’ in [General] settings and press the [OK] button.

2. Using the number buttons of the remote control, enter 4 digits of the old password. If it is the first time setting up the password, enter ‘0000’.

3. You will be prompted, ‘Enter new password.’ Enter the new password you want.

4. If it asks again to enter the new password, re-enter the new password . This will set up the new password.

5. This is the end of password setup. If you want to cancel the setup, press the [ ] button on the remote control.

2.3.4 VIEWING PARENTAL LOCKED ITEMS

By locking video and photo lists that need parental guidance, you can set options so that teenagers or children can not view inappropriate videos and photos. On [General], set the ‘Parental Lock’ to [On].

In order to view all lists, when you change this setting to [Off], you have to enter a password, so you need to enter the password to view all lists.

Note: If you forget your password, on the option exit menu, select ‘Load Factory Default.’ The default password, 0000 will be set up. After this, set a new password following the directions above.

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Delete Confirm

Only used on Music Play list. Sets whether warning message of delete confirm shows or not when deleting Playlists. Sets whether or not a warning message appears when deleting a Playlist.

Album Sort Order Select sort order of Video list by name, DB order, or reverse DB order.

Caption Sets up whether to show or hide caption while playing a movie

Video Quality

Depending on your PC’s performance, select from 1.5, 2, 2.5, 4, and 6 Mbps. As the number gets higher, the video quality gets better. However, in wireless mode, you have to select lower than 2.5 Mbps.

S/PDIF Output Select S/PDIF output type from 2 channel stereo and 5.1 channel AC3.

List Sort Order Select sort order of video list by name, DB order, or reverse DB order.

Slideshow

Interval

You can set the time interval while viewing slideshows.

Auto Slideshow Sets whether the selected album auto starts slideshow.

BGM Sets backgound music during a slideshow

Caption Sets up a caption

Album Sort Order Select sort order of albums by name, DB order, or reverse DB order.

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2.3.5 EXITING OPTION

If you have finished setting up the options, press the white button on the remote control. The [Exit] menu will pop up. Depending on what you select, you get one of the results defined below.

- Apply and Exit: Applies the settings and exits.

- Exit setup without change: Exits without applying the settings.

- Load Factory Default: Loads factory default settings.

- Cancel: Goes back to the option screen.

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USIC

3.1 VIEWING ALBUM LIST

If you press the [MUSIC] button on the remote control, it will move to the Music screen. Generally, you will see a list of audio albums sorted by title. Using the modification buttons (red, green, blue, and yellow), you can move to View Album, View Playlist, View Artist, and View Genre screens.

View Album. View Playlist.

View Artist. View Genre.

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3.2 S

ELECTING AN ALBUM TO BE PLAYED

3.2.1 VIEWING MUSIC LIST

The first icon on the Album View screen is [Play all Albums], which plays all albums. If you select this icon, you can play all albums you have added.

If you want to listen to one album, select an album using the direction keys on the remote control. The system will show a list of music in the album. Select music you want, and then press [OK] (or [/] button) to play the selected music.

3.2.2 VIEWING LYRICS

If you see a Note icon (as shown below) by the title on the music list, you can view lyrics of the music. Select the music and press the [ ] button on the remote control. Use [ ] and [ ] buttons to move up and down the page.

Indicates Lyrics

3.3 L

ISTENING TO MUSIC

If you select an album you want to play, the screen will display album contents. You can see a list of tracks on the album and controller. On the controller, you can view the Play/Pause indicator, Playmode, Position slider, Play time, and length of the music playing.

3.3.1 PLAY ALL/PLAY SELECTED

Pressing [] will play all tracks in the album. If you want to select specific tracks, follow these directions.

1. Select an album you want to listen to and press the [OK] button.

2. Select tracks you want to listen to and press the [] button.

3. If you press the [] button while music is playing, the music will pause, and if you press the [] button, the music will stop playing.

3.3.2 MODIFYING PLAYMODE

You can modify Playmode using the [ ] button on the remote control.

3.4 VIEWING ALBUM/MUSIC INFORMATION

On the album list or Playlist, if you press the [ ] button on the remote control, you can view album information. It will show title, artist, release date, genre, label, and description of the album.

If the screen does not display all of the information on one page, you can use [ ] and [ ] buttons to move to the next or previous page.

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Play all albums. Play all tracks in the album in order. Repeat the current track. Repeat all tracks in the album. Play random.

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3.5 M

USIC SEARCH

3.5.1 SEARCH BY INDEX

You can search the music you want using alphabet characters. Pressing the [ ] button on the remote control will move to the Search by Index screen.

On the left of the screen, you can see a list of Hangeul and alphabet index, and on the right, you can see a list of titles of the index. For example, if you select D-G on the index list, it will list music titles that start with D, E, F, and G.

After selecting the title you want, pressing the [OK] button on the remote control will start the music.

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4.1 VIEWING VIDEO LIST

If you press [VIDEO] on the remote control, the screen where you can watch movies or videos will display. The initial screen will show a list of movies. Using View Mode buttons (red, green, blue, and yellow), you can move to My Video, PVR, and ETC.

Each view mode shows the following list.

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Movie Shows movies added to Media Organizer.

My Video

Shows a list of personal videos added to Media Organizer. These are home videos taken with a digital camcorder.

PVR

Shows a video list of PVR, a TV receiver program that records TV programs to the PVR folder. If you have installed a TV receiver program, it shows a list of recorded videos. (For setup of PVR folder, refer to ‘4. 1.1 Setting up Video Option.)

ETC

Shows all videos in a folder on a PC. Use this list with videos you are not going to keep for a long time. Save this kind of video files in a folder and set the folder as the ETC Folder from Server program. (For more information on setting the ETC folder, refer to ‘4. 1.1 Setting up Video Option’).

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4.2 P

LAYING VIDEO

Select a video you want to play from the list and press the [OK] button to play the video. Pressing [] while playing toggles between pause and play.

Note: Some movies might be shown upside down. Most of the time, this is caused by codec problems. When this kind of problem occurs, press the [ ] or [ ] button to rotate the screen by 180 degrees.

4.3 SKIPPING FORWARD/BACKWARD

You can skip movie frames forward or backward using the [] and [] buttons. If you press one of these buttons, the position slider will appear at the bottom of the screen. Move the slider to left and right to see the play time.

If you press the [OK] button, the video will jump to where the slider is.

Note: Some movies do not skip forward and backward. If you press the [] and [] buttons while playing this kind of movies, the ‘ ’ symbol appears.

You can use the number buttons on the remote control to set the position of the slider. Based on notches on the position slide, if you press [3], the slider will move to the third notch, and if you press [9], the slider will move to the ninth notch. After setting the position you want, press the [OK] button.

If you press the [ ] button, the position slider will disappear and the original play screen will reappear.

4.4 V

IEWING VIDEO INFORMATION/PLAY

INFORMATION

4.4.1 VIEWING VIDEO INFORMATION

Select a movie from the list. Pressing the [ ] button will let you view movie title, description, and other information on-screen. If the information is more than one page long, you can use the [] and [ ] buttons to view the previous or next page.

If you press [ ] on the information screen, it will go back to the movie list.

4.4.2 VIEWING PLAY INFORMATION

If you press the [ ] button while playing a movie, play information of the movie will display on the bottom of the screen, including title, play status, caption on/off, position, time played, and the total length of the movie. Pressing the [ ] button on this screen will hide the information.

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4.5 V

IEWING/ADJUSTING CAPTION

4.5.1 SHOW/HIDE CAPTION

Video files can have associated caption files. Typically, these caption files have .SMI extensions. Medi@ TV Viewer can display a caption over the video if there is a .SMI file with the same file name as the video file in the same folder.

You can show or hide captions during video playback by pressing the [ ] button on the remote control. The caption is displayed in the bottom area of the screen, and the ‘Caption ON’ / ‘Caption OFF’ message is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen.

Some .SMI files can have multiple sets of captions in multiple languages. In that case, pressing [] will cycle through OFF -> First Caption -> Second Caption.

The [Caption] setting on the [Video Option] screen determines the initial caption status.

Note: SMI is a Microsoft-defined caption format.

Note: You can only view captions with movies that support caption files. If you press the

caption button when the movie does not support captions, the ‘ ’symbol will appear on the upper-left corner of the screen.

The caption is displayed in white, and it may not be seen clearly if the background video is bright. In this case, you can add a shadow under the caption so that the caption may be seen more clearly. By pressing the left or right move button ([],[]) on the remote control, you can toggle the shadow of the caption.

4.5.2 ADJUSTING CAPTION SYNC

Caption files include the sync information of each caption. When the caption does not fit well with the video (when the caption is faster or slower than the audio), you can adjust the sync information on the Viewer.

Adjusting Caption Sync

When there is a big difference between caption and audio, you can apply the correct caption by looking at the caption list. If you press [

I] on the remote control, a caption list like that shown

below will be shown on the screen.

From this screen, you can use the [

I], [I], [ ]

[ ], [], and [] buttons to move the caption up and down the caption list. After selecting the correct caption, press the [OK] button on the remote control. The selected caption will be applied to the current screen, and the caption will be shown correctly with the audio throughout the movie.

Detailed Adjustment

You can adjust caption sync in seconds. If you press the [I ] button while playing, you will see Caption Sync Information on the screen.

The sync of currently playing video is 00:00. You can adjust the sync in seconds. If you press the [

I] button, the slider will move to negative and the captions will become advanced. If you

press the [

I] button, the slider will move to positive and the captions will be delayed. Use the

[] and [] buttons on the remote control to move the sync slider. For example, if you set the sync by -00:02, the captions will be shown 2 seconds faster. After

setting the correct sync, press the [OK] button.

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4.6 E

NDING PLAYBACK

When you want to end the movie playing, press the [ ] or [ ] button. When you move to other screen by selecting [MUSIC], [PHOTO], and [ ], the ending message will appear.

- Stop Video: Ends video.

- Stop Video and add a bookmark: Ends video and sets a bookmark here.

- Cancel: Goes back to the play screen without ending the video.

4.7 VIEWING/PLAYING A BOOKMARK

4.7.1 ADDING A BOOKMARK

When you end a movie while playing, you can add a bookmark at that point and you can come back later and play from the bookmark.

If you press the [ ] button on the remote control while a movie is playing, a screen where you can add a bookmark will appear. If you have added bookmarks before, the position (time) of the bookmark will show on the right of the title.

If you want to bookmark the current position while a movie is playing, select ‘Add Bookmark Current Position’ on the list and press the [OK] button. You can add up to six bookmarks.

If you want to delete a bookmark, select a video from the list and press the [ ] button on the remote control.

4.7.2 PLAYING FROM BOOKMARK LIST

On the bookmark list, if you select a movie using the [] and [] buttons and press the [OK] button, the movie will play from the bookmarked point.

4.8 VIDEO SEARCH (SEARCH BY INDEX)

You can search movies by title index in alphabetic order. If you press the [ ] button on the remote control, the Search by Index screen will appear.

On the left side of the screen, an index is shown. On the right side of the screen, a titles index is shown. For example, if you select D-G from the index, titles that start with D, E, F, and G will be shown on the video list.

Select the video and press OK to play.

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IEWING

HOTO

5.1 VIEWING ALBUM LIST

If you select [PHOTO] on the remote control, you will move to a screen where you can see photo albums. Generally, a list of photo albums, sorted by name, will be shown. With modification buttons ([Red], [Green], [Blue], and [Yellow]) on the remote control, you can change the screen to album view, view by date, view by category, and thumbnail view.

Album View. View by Date.

View by Category. Thumbnail View.

5.2 S

ELECTING ALBUM

Using the direction buttons ([], [], [], []) on the remote control, you can select an album. If you press the [OK] button after selecting an album, you will see photos of the album.

5.3 VIEWING PHOTO

5.3.1 VIEWING LARGE IMAGE

If you select an album from the album list and press [OK], the photo in the album will be displayed in full screen mode. You can use the [] and [] buttons to view the next or previous photo.

5.3.2 THUMBNAIL VIEW

If you press the yellow button on the album list or photo view screen, the photos in the album will be displayed as thumbnails.

You can select a photo here with the direction buttons (

[], [], [], [

]) on the remote control. If you press the [OK] button after selecting a photo, you can view the photo in full screen mode. If you want to go back to thumbnail mode, press the

[]

button.

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5.3.3 MULTI-STAGE ZOOM FUNCTION

With this function, the current picture that you are looking at can be enlarged and shown on the screen. In the stage of ‘To see picture’, the picture is enlarged if the [ ] button (Number button 7) is pressed, and only a part of the enlarged picture is shown on the screen.

In this picture enlargement mode, the zoom level can be adjusted again by pressing the [Red] button or the [Green] button on the remote control. The level of enlargement may differ depending on the size of the original picture, but there are 7 maximum stages available for enlargement. The indicator for the location of the part of the picture appears on the upper left corner of the screen. Using the button on the remote control, the part of the picture to appear on the screen can be moved. While looking at the part of the enlarged picture, the location indicator box on the screen can be hidden or shown using the yellow button on the remote control.

At the stage of picture enlargement, the picture goes back to its original size by pressing the [ ] button on the remote control.

5.3.4 ROTATE

If you press the [ ] or [ ] button on the remote control, you can rotate a photo to the right or left by 90 degrees. The following is an example of a photo rotated to the right by 90 degrees.

5.3.5 SLIDESHOW

After selecting an album on the album list, pressing the [] button (or [ ] button) will let you see a slideshow of the photos in the album. Whether you are in large image view or thumbnail view, pressing this button will start a slideshow.

Set the interval for a slideshow to ‘Continuous Interval’ on the [Photo] option of [option] settings.

5.4 VIEWING A

LBUM/PHOTO INFORMATION

If you press the [ ] button after selecting an album on the album list, you can view album information, such as title, date, place, and description on the screen.

If the photo was taken with a digital camera, photo information will automatically be shown. When you are viewing a photo, pressing the [OK] button will show photo information. Pressing

the [ ] button again will hide the information.

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6.1 APPLICATION OF THE BROWSER

With the browser, you can search and play media files that are not added to Media Organizer from the hard disk.

1. Using the direction buttons on the remote control, you can select the browser from the home screen and press OK or press <button> on media screen to start browser. (However, this does not apply while playing video.)

2. Using the direction buttons (

[], [], [], []) and the <OK> button on the remote control, you can search media files you want to play. With music and picture, once you select a file in a folder and press OK, all files in the folder will play.

3. If you press the <Blue> button, you can change view mode to thumbnail mode or text mode. Pressing the <Yellow> button will move you to the upper folder.

Music

Thumbnail mode Text mode

Photo

Thumbnail mode Text mode

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Video

Thumbnail mode Text mode

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TION

Medi@ TV Server’s settings will be set up automatically by the install program. However, you may change some of the settings for your specific needs.

To change Medi@ TV Server’s settings, you use the Medi@ TV icon on the system tray. Select Configuration on the menu that shows when you click or double-click the icon. If you do this, you will see the Medi@ TV Server Configuration window.

1.1 SETTING UP VIDEO OPTION

Double-click the Medi@ TV icon in the system tray to open [Medi@ TV Server Setting Setup]. There are four tabs: [Video Folder], [Video Transfer], [Video Buffer], and [Other]. You will see [Video Folder] first.

Advanced setup of Video can affect the video settings of the set-top box seriously, so if it is not necessary, it is best to use the default settings.

1.1.1 VIDEO FOLDER

On the [Video Folder] tab, you can select folders for PVR and ETC video files.

Selecting a Folder for PVR videos

Select the folder that you want to use as the PVR folder. The video files in this folder can be viewed in Medi@ TV Viewer by selecting ‘PVR’ view. If you have a TV tuner card and recording software in your PC, you may specify this folder as the location where the TV recording software stores recorded TV programs. In this way, you can enjoy your recorded TV programs in Medi@ TV Viewer.

For more information about PVR view, refer to ‘3.4.1 Viewing Video List.’

Selecting a folder for ETC videos

Select the folder that you want to use as the ETC folder. The video files in this folder can be viewed in Medi@ TV Viewer by selecting ‘ETC’ view. Files in the ETC folder can be played in Medi@ TV without being registered to Media Organizer first. You may use this folder to store the video files that you do not want to keep for a long time.

For more information about viewing ETC videos, refer to ‘3.4.1 Viewing Video List.’

Medi@ TV Menu.Medi@ TV Icon

in System Tray.

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1.1.2 SETTING UP VIDEO TRANSFER METHOD

In [Video Transfer] setup, you can set up direct transmission of MPEG2 or modify the video resolution.

How to Transmit MPEG2 Files

You can set up the transmission method of MPEG2 files. If you select ‘Direct Transmit’, all MPEG2 files will be transmitted to the set-top box without trans-coding.

If you do not select this option, MPEG2 files on the PC will be first decoded and encoded into the appropriate bit rate (called trans-coding). MPEG2 files will be changed to a bit rate less than 4 Mbps.

In Direct Transmission mode, MPEG2 files with high bit rates may cause frame drops.

Modifying Resolution

You can enable or disable the ‘Expand Video Screen’ option to fit the video to the TV screen. For example, a video file with 320*240 resolution will be enlarged to fit the TV screen. However, some high-end TV sets have the capability to scale input video if it does not fit to the screen. In these TVs, you may want to turn off this option and let the TV do the scaling, as it often results in better video quality for videos that are wider than a 16:9 ratio.

Setting up Video Buffer

In [Video Buffer], you can set up options related to video buffering, including Initial Buffering, Buffer size, Target Buffering Size, and Seek Delay.

Initial Buffering (0 ~ 5MB):

This is the size of video data buffered in the set-top box when you first play a video. Setting this size to a large value can reduce frame drops during video playback, but buffering data takes some time, and you have to wait for about three seconds per 1 MB.

Buffer Size (2 ~ 5MB):

This is the maximum size of video data buffered in the set-top box during playback. Setting this size to a large value can reduce frame drops when the network is unstable. However, if the performance of the server PC is not good, playback may be worse.

Target Buffer Size (1MB ~ Buffer size):

When the size of data buffered in the set-top box during playback is smaller than this value, it asks the server for more data. This value is related to ‘Buffer Size’, so it may affect playback.

Seek Delay (2 ~ 30sec):

This is the waiting time when you jump backward/forward during playback. If the value is large, you may see fewer frame drops after the jump, but it takes more time to start playback after jumps.

After setting up Initial Buffering and Seek Delay, press the [OK] button. These values are automatically set with the best values after detecting the system, so it is not recommended to change them unless it is necessary. If you change them and are unsatisifed with the results, you can press the [Default] button to reapply the original settings.

Option Disabled.

Option Enabled.

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1.1.3 OTHER SETUP

In [Other], you can set up saving a video log file. A log file is a text file that saves records of program performance while using Medi@ TV. The log file may be used by technical staff during a suppor intervention. The following steps show how to save the log file.

1. Click on Set up after selecting the Medi@ TV icon in the system tray.

2. In the ‘Save to’ option, check the folder. If you want to change the default setting, click the button on the right to select a folder you want.

3. In the ‘Maximum Log Size’ option, enter the maximum size of the log file. When the log file exceeds this value, it will delete text from the first part of the file.

4. If you want to change the name of the log file, click on the Save as button.

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2.1 CONFIGURATION AND NETWORK

2.1.1 HOW CAN I KNOW IF MY PC IS USING DHCP OR NOT?

Open Start-Control Panel-Network. Right click on the network you wish to use and select Properties. On the [General] tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on Properties. The [Internet Protocol Properties] window will appear.

If ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ is selected, your PC is using DHCP.

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2.1.2 HOW CAN I CHANGE THE LANGUAGE OF THE PACKARD

BELL VIEWER? HOW CAN I RESET MEDI@ TV?

If the language selection is not available in the option/general screen, you will need to reset your Medi@ TV:

- Go in the Home screen ([ ] button),

- Keep the [ ] button of remote control pressed until the two LED on the front panel blink

simultaneously,

- Release the [ ] button and keep the [#] button pressed until both LED blink alternatively,

- Release the [#] button. Medi@ TV will then restart automatically and will let you select your

language.

2.1.3 CAN I USE THE INTERNET ON MY PC

WHILE USING MEDI@ TV?

If you only have one LAN card on your PC and Medi@ TV is directly connected to it, you can not use the Internet, even when you are not using Medi@ TV. This is because the LAN card is used only for Medi@ TV. You need two LAN cards in order to connect to an external network. Use one for Medi@ TV and one for the external network connection.

2.1.4 SETTING UP WHEN USING A FIREWALL

Generally, firewalls protect your computer’s network connections. If you are using a firewall, Medi@ TV may not perform well. In this case, please disable your firewall or uninstall it.

2.2 ORGANIZER

2.2.1 I WANT TO MOVE THE LOCATION

OF MEDIA OF MEDIA ORGANIZER.

Media in the Media Organizer is saved and managed in a DB (database), so if you move the location, it will not be able to find the media.

For more information about media recovery, refer to ‘part 2, 6.2 Recovering Media Link.’

2.2.2 WHEN I ADD MEDIA WITH MEDIA ORGANIZER, AN ERROR

MESSAGE SHOWS UP WITHOUT ADDING THE MEDIA.

If Media Organizer was not shut down properly because of a power failure, or if the PC crashed, the database that saves media information could get damaged and cause the program to malfunction. It might show an error message and not work when you add or edit media in Media Organizer. It might not show media you added when you want to enjoy media on Viewer. In order to prevent these problems, it is recommended that you back up the database periodically. Select Tool-Back up All Media DB or Tool-Back up selected media DB in Media Organizer to back up the database. For more information about Media Database Backup, refer to ‘part 2, 6.4 Backup/Recover Media DB.’ When the media database is damaged, follow these directions to recover from the backup.

1. Delete all media you added in Media Organizer, or delete the database folder (e.g., C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Medi@ TV\database).

2. Select Tool-Backup Media DB in Media Organizer.

3. If a dialogue box displays, select the database you backed up before.

4. Select Recover previous DB on the ‘Media Recover Method’ screen.

5. After completing the recovery, in the case of media with lost links, use the ‘Recover Media Link’ function to recover the lost links.

2.3 VIEWER

2.3.1 A MESSAGE SAYING

‘NOT SUPPORTED MEDIA’ POPS UP.

This is a message that pops up when the file itself has some problems or the required codec available for decoding. You should install the appropriate codec.

2.3.2 MEDIA SKIPS DURING PLAYBACK.

If you use the Internet or other programs on your PC while running Medi@ TV, skipping may occur because of system overload. If you run other programs on your server PC while using Medi@ TV, please note that your system may slow down or errors may occur.

While playing video, CPU usage varies according to picture quality, so adjust it to fit your PC. You can set up the quality using the video options from the set-top box.

You can also set the size of buffering using advanced server setup. For more information about this process, refer to ‘1.1 Setting up video option.’

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2.3.3 CPU REQUIREMENTS FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK

The following table shows the minimum CPU requirements by video format and size.

* When DivX resolution is 640 x 480 or 720 x 480, a faster system is required.

2.3.4 THE SCREEN SHOWS UPSIDE DOWN.

This problem is normally caused by codec problems. In this case, simply press the [Rotate] button on the remote controller to flip the screen. You can fix the problem with this function, but we recommend installing the latest codec.

2.3.5 THERE IS NO SOUND.

This is generally caused by a missing audio codec, and it should be addressed by installing the right codec.

2.3.6 I SEE THIN LINES ON THE INTERFACE

OF THE SCREEN WHILE WATCHING VIDEO.

This is possibly caused by noise that occurs when a PC enlarges a screen to wide TV. Click the Medi@ TV icon on the system tray and select [Configuration]. If you see the [Medi@ TV Server Configuration] dialogue box, select [Video Transfer]. Check whether ‘Expand Video’ is selected, and if it is, click it to disable it. After disabling it, click on OK to exit the setup. The video will play in its original size.

2.3.7 THE HOME SCREEN APPEARS,

EVEN THOUGH I DIDN’T PRESS ANYTHING.

This happens when a network cable is disconnected, when the hub, router, or Access Point is turned off, or the wireless network connection fails.

Check the connections or network settings.

2.3.8 I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ETC VIDEO.

The basic concept of Medi@ TV is allowing you to watch media on TV through Media Organizer, but you don’t have to keep (in the Media Organizer) a movie you are going to delete after seeing it once. Set an ETC Folder on your hard disk, and if you save your video there, you can watch video in this folder without adding it to Media Organizer.

For more information on setting up an ETC Folder, refer to ‘1.1 Setting up a Video Option’.

2.3.9 I FORGOT MY PASSWORD FOR THE SET-TOP BOX.

For security pruposes, there is no way to retrieve your password. You have to initialize the password and set a new one. The initial password is 0000. If you select Load factory default on the exit menu from the Viewer option, the password will change to 0000. Select Password in Option-General to set up the password.

Frame

Rate

Divx *

(640 x 352)

MPEG2 (640 x 480) MPEG2 (640 x 480)

Transcoding Direct Transcoding Direct

24 fps 1.4 GHz 1.8 GHz 500MHz 2 GHz 500MHz

30 fps 1.8 GHz 2 GHz 500MHz 2.4 GHz 500MHz

PART 4 – ADVANCED SETUP AND FAQ