TViX M-3100U User Manual

T V i X

M - 3100U

ENGLISH

Introduction.................................................................................................3

1.1 What the TViX is?....................................................................................................................... 3

1.2 Specification................................................................................................................................ 3

1.3 TViX Connection......................................................................................................................... 4

Caution........................................................................................................5

2.1 Safety notice............................................................................................................................... 5

2.2 Note for Win98SE USB user ...................................................................................................... 5

Name of each part ......................................................................................6

3.1 Control Panel.............................................................................................................................. 6

3.2 Cable connection ( Audio, Video, Power, USB interface ).......................................................... 6

3.3 Package contents....................................................................................................................... 6

Installation and connection.......................................................................7

4.1 Video Connection ....................................................................................................................... 7

4.2 Audio connection........................................................................................................................ 9

4.3 HDD Installation/Exchange....................................................................................................... 10

4.4 TViX Setup Menu...................................................................................................................... 12

Using remote controller...........................................................................15

5.1 Basic function ........................................................................................................................... 15

5.2 Descriptions on each buttons................................................................................................... 16

5.3 Extra feature............................................................................................................................. 20

Firmware upgrade ....................................................................................26

Using USB connection with PC...............................................................28

7.1 Windows 98SE Driver Installation ............................................................................................ 28

7.2 Making partition and formatting the HDDs under Windows 98SE / ME ................................... 31

7.3 Making partition and formatting the HDDs under Windows 2000 / XP..................................... 33

7.4 Unplug or eject hardware ......................................................................................................... 35

Appendix - Technical Terms....................................................................36

GNU General Public License...................................................................38

1 Introduction

1.1 What the TViX is?

Enjoy your digital movies, music and photos on your TV!! T ViX c an be us ed as a multimedia jukebox, music tank, photo album a nd even as a por table stora ge. TViX br ings all of your dig ital c onte nts to the living room so that you can enjoy movie, music and photos with your family, friends or colleagues.

Multimedia Jukebox

TViX supports most of the video formats inclu ding MPEG-1, MPEG -2 (AVI, VO B) and MPEG-4 (AVI, XviD) movies on th e internet. CD or DVD can be copied into T ViX and you c an enjoy your favorite contents on TV. Download your favorite contents into TViX and go vacation with it. TViX is a portable multimedia jukebox!!

- Supporting ISO file format (4GB or more), but not available AVI file of 2GB or above.

- Under the NTFS format system, over 4 GB of video file(mpg) is supported

Music Tank

Put all of your m usic files in to TViX and travel with it!! TViX can play var i et y of audi o f iles su ch as MP3 , Ogg Vorbis or WMA through the TV speaker or your existing audio system. To listen to your favorite music files continuous ly, you can organize a custom play list and e njoy m usic all day without c hanging CDs.

Photo Album

TViX is also a Digital photo album which can hol d tens of thousands of high resolution di gital photos. Take digital pictures and store the files in TViX. Instead of bringing your whole family to your PC monitor to watch the d igital photos, e njoy the ph otos on T V sitting on a com fortable sofa in your living room. Life is so good.

Portable Storage

TViX uses a 3.5” HDD as its contents storage and it works j ust lik e a external US B 2.0 h ard dri ve when you connect it to your PC. When sharing multim edia files with your fr iends, you can do it so fast b y using the latest USB2.0 interf ac e. USB2.0 lets you trans f er data at 480Mbps!!

1.2 Specification

Video AVI 3.x/4.x/5.x , XviD, AVI, MPG, mp2,DAT, VOB, IFO, ISO

File format supported

Video Output S-Video, Composite ,HD Component (Progressive mode support)

Audio output Digital 5.1CH, Analog 2 CH

VFD Display

Interface USB2.0 ( data transfer rate: 480Mbps )

OS Supported

SubTitle Smi, SMIL, .SUB (bitmap) + .idx

File System NTFS, FAT32

Size 183x139x75 mm

Weight 1.3Kg (HDD included)

Operating

Temperature

Power supply

music MP3, WMA, WAV, Ogg Vorbis Image JPEG

7 Alpha-Numeric Character 5 Digit Numeric Display

Windows98SE/ Me/ 2000/ XP or later

0 - 40℃

Power Supply embedded( You don’t need additional adapter), Free Voltage(AC90250V~50/60Hz)

1.3 TViX Connection

When TViX is connected to PC, it is recognized as a USB external storage.

Multimedia Player Mode ( Connecting with the Video or Audio Cable )

[ Connecting TViX to a TV ]

TViX serves as a player and you can playback multimedia files(movie, music, picture).

Portable Storage Mode ( Connecting with USB/ Cable )

[ Connecting TViX to a Computer ]

When the TViX is connec te d to US B p or t a nd Vide o p o rt at th e s ame time, if you press the “ Po wer b utto n”, TViX serves as a player and if you press the “Mute button”, TViX serves as an external storage

2 Caution

2.1 Safety notice

Do not disassemble the de vice; it may cause malfunction or fire

Do not expose TViX to oil, smoke, water, humidity and dust.

Do not touch power plug with wet hands or do not use defective power cable & loose outlet. It may cause electric shock or fire

Magnetic material m ay erase the data in TViX. Keep any magnetic material away from TViX.

Keep TViX away from heat or fire. Do not block any ventilatio n openings. Ensure that a free airflow is maintained around the appliance.

Be careful not to drop TViX from a height. It

will damage the internal hard drive.

Do not take out the inter nal hard drive by yourself. T he internal hard drive is very ho t when it is

working. The warranty will be void if any other hard dri ve is inserted into TViX.

"Do not block any ventilation openings. Ensure that a free airflow is maintained around the appliance."

2.2 Note for Win98SE USB user

If you are a Windows98SE user, you should download a USB storage driver from our web site www.tvix.co.kr Windows ME/2000/XP.

before you connect your TViX with your s ystem . You do not need to install driver under

3 Name of each part

3.1 Control Panel

You can do basic operation without remote controller.

3.2 Cable connection ( Audio, Video, Power, USB interface )

Please connect appropriate output to a TV or a digital decoder/amp.

3.3 Package contents

TViX main unit Power cable A/V cable USB Cable Manual TViX Remote

* Multi In/Out is optional.

4 Installation and connection

4.1 Video Connection

4.1.1 Connection with ordinary(Composite) TV output

Connect TViX and your TV using the yellow video cable. Turn on the TViX and TV. Select appro priate video input m ode on your TV until you can get th e initial TViX

screen.

4.1.2 Connection to S-VIDEO output

Connect TViX and your TV using the S-Video cable. Turn on the TViX and TV. Select appro priate video input m ode on your TV until you can get th e initial TViX

screen.

(S-Video cable is not included and should be purchased separately)

4.1.3 Connection to component output

Connect TViX and your TV with component cable as the image above. Turn on the TViX and TV. Select appropria te video input mode on your TV ( in this case, Component input mode )

NOTE: After you connect t he video cable to your TV, press the TV out button repeatedl y on your rem ote controller until you can get stable TViX initial screen. * Component cable is not included in the TViX. It should be purchased separately.

CAUTION

After you connect the video cable to your T V, press the TV Out button repeatedly on your rem ote control until you get the initial TViX screen. * The component cable is not included in the TViX and must be purchased separately.

4.2 Audio connection

4.2.1 Connection to 2 CH of normal TV

Connect left(white), right(red) sound output to the appropriate terminal of your TV or Hi-Fi.

4.2.2 Connection to 5.1CH amplifier(Digital)

Optical cable

When you have a multi channel decoder/amplifier with optical/coaxial input, you can enjoy 5.1 CH high quality sound through coaxial or optical cable. The illustration on t he left s ho ws h o w to conn ec t with coaxial cable. Optical c a ble connec ti on c a n b e d one by similar method. (Those cables are not included in the package and should be purchased separately)

** You may not connect the sound cables both optical cable and coaxial cable.

CAUTION

If no sound is heard after connecting the Optical or Coaxial Cable, you have to change the audio setup of TViX to Digital.

4.3 HDD Installation/Exchange

Warning: If you change the HDD of a TViX equipped with an HDD, the warranty will be voided.

Power Connector

< Jumper Settings > The ‘Jumper Setting’ differs according to the HDD manufacturers, so please refer to the instruction s

of the specific HDD provided by the HDD manufacturers.

1. Assembling the TViX HD is very easy. Just follow the instructions below: Use a driver and screw the hard disk on to the guide board. Set the jumper to ‘Single Master’.

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2. Open the lid of the TViX by sliding the lid like pictures.

3. Set the jumper to Master and connect power cable and IDE cable

4. Put the HDD into the TViX after spreading the IDE cable to avoid damage

5. Close the lid of TViX.

6. To change the hard disk, pull the hdd’s guide while pushing the locking.

4.4 TViX Setup Menu

4.4.1 Audio/Video Setting

* Analog/DPCM

Select this when you connect the audio with stereo RCA cable.(RED and White)Output PCM data.

* Encoded Digital

Select this when you connect the audio with optical or coaxial cable for digital audio connection to the Decoder/Amplifier. There will not be analog audio out from the analog audio port of TViX.

* HD Component Out

Select this when you connect the video through component(YPbPr) cable. You can select the output resolution among 480P/720P/1080i. Setting to 1080i will work on all of the HD grade TVs.

* TV OUT

Default video setti ng of T ViX is COMPOS ITE (NT SC/S- VIDEO or PAL C /S-VIDE O) T his is the mos t general setting that works with most of the TV.

NTSC C/YPbPr(480 i), PAL C/YPbPr( 576i) is a specia l case. Selec t these settin gs if your TV is connec ted to TViX with component output.

Note : If you fail to see the initial T ViX screen after the unit a nd TV are turned on, make s ure you have

chosen the right TV out option by repeatedly pressing TV Out button on the remote controller.

* TV Type : 4:3 Letter Box / 4:3 Pan & Scan for ordinary TV.

16:9 for Wide TVs like HDTV or Plasma TV.

If the ratio of TV is 4:3, select 4:3 letter box or 4:3 Pan & Scan, if the ratio of TV is 16:9, select 16:9

4:3 Letter letter box can show the original ratio f the multimedia file of 16:9.①

4:3 Pan & Scan adj ust the image of the 16:9 m u② ltimedia file to t he 4:3 of the TV screen b y cutting the

image.

16:9 can adjust any ratio of multimedia file to the TV screen with original image ③

* Firmware Version: Displa ys installed firm ware versi on (the versi on number m ay vary depends on the time of purchase)

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