VidaBox SLIM, LUX, ROOMMATE, MAGNUM User Manual

Comprehensive

User’s Guide

VIDABOX™

Comprehensive User’s Guide

Support: http://www.vidabox.com/support

Table of Contents

Introduction i

CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW

How to Best Use This Guide 1 Media Center Remotes 2

CHAPTER 2 BASIC FEATURES

Basic Features – How Do I… 3 Watch a DVD disc? 3 Play a Preloaded DVD? 3 Add a DVD to My Movies Catalog? 4  Do You Want to Copy a DVD? 4 Play a HD Movie (Blu-ray/HD DVD)? 5 See Online Spotlights? 5 See My Pictures? 6  Are Pictures Loaded on the VidaBox™? 6 Save Pictures on My VidaBox™? 6 Watch Live TV? 7 Access the Programming Guide? 7 Record a TV Show Currently On? 8 Record a TV Show Airing Later? 9 Enable Closed Captions? 9 Watch a Recorded TV Show? 10 Listen to My Music? 11 Listen to a new CD? 11 Copy music CDs to my VidaBox™? 11 See Music Visualization Effects? 12 Search My Music Collection? 12 Listen to the Radio? 12 Play My Videos? 13 Sing Karaoke Songs? 13 Check Weather? 14

Chapter 3 ADVANCED FEATURES

Advanced Features – How Do I… 14 See a Slideshow with Music? 14 Edit/Touch-up My Digital Photos? 14 Create a Music Playlist (Queue)? 15 Edit/Save a Music Playlist(Queue)? 15 Load a Music Playlist (Queue)? 16 Play All of My Music? 16 Shuffle/Play Randomly My Music? 16 Prioritize My TV Recordings? 17 See Movies Currently on TV? 18 Search for a Specific TV Show? 18 Create a Video DVD? 18 Create a DVD Picture Slideshow? 19 Add Digital Files to the VidaBox? 19

CHAPTER 4 TOUCHSCREEN USAGE (MAGNUM ONLY)

Touchscreen Power Button 20 Tilt/Retract Touchscreen Button 20 Using & Storing the Stylus 20

CHAPTER 5 ADDITIONAL HELP

More Resources 21 Forum 21 Email 22 Phone Support 22

INTRODUCTION

 Introduction

ongratulations on your purchase of the VidaBox™! At this point, the VidaBox™ should have already been installed, connected to your television,

To get the most out of the VidaBox™, please take some time to read this Comprehensive User’s Guide thoroughly. If your unit was professionally installed,

the technician should have went over the basic functions of the VidaBox™ with you. Nevertheless, keep this book as a reference guide – there are a multitude of features available, and it can be a daunting task to remember how to use them all at first.

and ready to go!

Enjoy your VidaBox™!

Sincerely,

Steven W. Cheung Owner

Sergio DeAlbuquerque Owner

The Start Button –

Microsoft Remote

INTRODUCTION

 How to Best Use This Guide

y design, the VidaBox™ was engineered to be intuitive and easy-to-use. Every task – from playing a DVD to watching videos or from viewing photos to

your remote, as shown. Follow this guide to learn all the capabilities of the VidaBox™ or start navigating through the menu and explore its features.

listening to music – can be accessed from the Media Center Menu. You can get to it at any time by pressing the green Media/Start Button in the middle of

The Start Button –

Harmony® Remote

Please take some time to follow and go through all of the guide’s pages, one-by-one, so that you are familiar with all of the functions and features available on the VidaBox™. For those of you who are already familiar with media center machines, you may wish to skip ahead to the Advanced Functions section to learn more about the unique features on the VidaBox™ that may not be readily apparent on the first glance.

ICON KEY

 Valuable Information

Be sure to check out our website and support forum – new tips, tricks, features, and answers can be found there everyday!

 New Section

 Answer Before

Proceeding

Please pay close attention to these icons. They alert you to key pieces of information that are needed for a successful installation of the VidaBox™.

INTRODUCTION

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 Media Center Remotes

It is very important to familiarize yourself with the VidaBox™ remote. Below are diagrams of the standard and optional remotes. Pay particular attention to the layout of the main key buttons. You can control virtually all of the VidaBox™ system’s functions with these keys.

Power Buttons

Playback Controls:

Stop, play, pause, record,

rewind, fast-forward, and

more for video or music

Up, Down, Left, Right,

Channel/Page Up/Down

Quickly Access TV Guide

loudness/softness, with

back.

Navigation Buttons:

& OK buttons

Volume Control:

Controls sound

Mute o

tion

Numeric Controls:

Enter in TV channels,

radio stations, and other

controls where a numeric

input is required

Standard Microsoft

Remote Diagram

Optional Logitech®

Harmony

Remote Diagram

BASIC FEATURES

Remember the

Start Button!

You can navigate to all of

the features here from

the Media Center Menu,

which you can access

from pressing

the Start Button.

 My Movies Option

 Basic Features – How Do I…

This section will cover the most common features one would use on the VidaBox™. You can discover these features directly from the Media Center Start Menu, which can be accessed by pressing the Start Button, as shown adjacent.

 Watch a DVD disc?

1. Press the Load/Eject button, and the DVD tray will open. Take

out the DVD if there is one present. MAGNUM Owners: You need to tilt the touchscreen to access the disc tray.

2. Place a DVD on the tray, then close the tray by pressing the Load/Eject button or

by pushing the tray into the VidaBox™.

3. Wait a few moments, and a prompt for Play DVD will appear, or the DVD will

should play automatically!

4. Alternatively, if the DVD is already in the drive, select Play DVD from the main

menu.

 Play a Preloaded DVD?

 Watch DVD Option

 Stop

Remote Button

1. Select My Movies,

and hit OK on the remote (as shown on the left). The DVD selection menu will appear, as shown on the right.

2. Using the arrow keys,

select which DVD you want to play, and hit OK.

3. The DVD Movie

Info Menu will appear. Select Watch to view the DVD, as

 My Movies Menu

shown on the left.

Important Note: When other video or audio is being played, such as music or TV, preloaded DVD movies will not play automatically. Hit the Stop button to stop current playback, as shown on the right, and then select the movie to be viewed.

BASIC FEATURES

 My Movies Option

 Add a DVD to My Mo vies Catalog?

1. Press the Load/Eject button, and the DVD tray will open. Take out the

DVD/CD if there is one present.

2. Place a DVD on the tray, and press the Load/Eject button again to close the tray.

3. Go to My Movies, and select that option, as shown on the left.

4. Select the Settings option under the My Movies menu (see left).

5. Select Manage Collection. Options for adding DVD movies will appear.

 Do you want to cop y a DVD to the VidaBox?

 Settings Option

under My Movies

 Manage Collection

Option

 Copy DVD to hard

drive Option

a. Yes – select the Copy DVD using My Movies option, as shown on the left.

Then, follow the onscreen instructions, as shown below!

b. No – select the Add offline title option. ‘Offline’ means that you’re simply

adding the movie title to your collection, but not copying it onto your hard drive. Simply follow the onscreen instructions!



Note: By default, you can only copy unencrypted DVDs!

Visit the support forum at: http://www.vidabox.com/forum or

read the Troubleshooting Guide for further details

BASIC FEATURES

 Play DVD Option

on Start Menu

 Online Spotlight

Option on Start Menu

 Play a HD Movie (Blu-ray/HD DVD)?

1. Insert your HD movie into the disc tray. Then, from the media center start menu,

select Play DVD (shown left), and hit OK on the remote.

2. The Media Center Console will close, and launch the appropriate software for Blu-

ray and HD DVD movie playback. Use the video controls buttons to stop, pause, rewind, and fast forward the HD movie, just like any DVD.

 See Online Spotlights?

3. From the media center start menu, select Online Media, and highlight explore.

Hit OK on the remote.

4. After loading, use the arrow keys to select which feature you want to watch, and hit

OK to select it. Each feature will have its own navigation style - simply use the arrow keys to get around and hit OK to select. Enjoy!

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