PC and Internet; the USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports and the networking feature combining with DivX playback, you can play any multimedia content in any storage device with no external device. With a DP-S1, you don’t have to bring your PC to your living room any more and you will share valuable time and experience with your family.
Precaution Precaution Read this manual carefully before using this product. The cautions described below contain important information about safety, and are categorized into: Danger, Warning and Notice. The company will not be responsible for accidents or damage resulting from careless handling by the user.
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WARNING If the product is mishandled, the user might receiver a serious or minor injury. Damage or loss to the user’s property may also occur. The product must not be exposed to water or liquid. If the apparatus is exposed to drips or splashes, it might cause a problem that may not be repairable.
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Precaution This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
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Copyright This manual is protected by copyright laws. Copy, use, reproduction of this manual in part or whole without beyonwiz's prior written permission is prohibited. Disclaimer The manufacturers, distributors and agents are not liable to any kind of damage caused by the use of the information contained in this manual.
Contents Contents Welcome Message Precaution 1. Package Contents 2. Introduction 1. DP-S1 Highlights and Features 2. Front Panel 3. Rear Panel 4. Remote Control 5. Front Display 3. How to Connect 1. A/V Connection 2. Antenna Connection 3. LAN and W-LAN Connection 4.
1. Package Contents The following elements are included in the gift box. Please check all package contents before using your product. DP-S1 NOTICE: Two side panels are packaged separately. Please assemble the panels as illustrated on the carton box. User Manual...
Introduction 2. Introduction 1. DP-S1 Highlights and Features As a HD (High Definition) multimedia epicenter, the DP-S1 supports various ways of connecting to HD TVs and audio systems; HDMI port combining with HD video decoders, which support MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 and WMV9, give you the true HD digital A/V environment.
The enclosed remote control can also be used to control a TV set provided by major TV manufacturers. The STB and TV buttons set the remote control to control the DP-S1 and TV set respectively. You can check the operating mode of remote control from the red backlight of the STB and TV buttons.
Introduction 5. Front Display The front display window gives you easy way to check the status of the DP-S1. Indicates hard disk space used. Lights when there is no space left on the HDD. Lights when there is no time information.
If your TV does not support HDMI but has a DVI input, a HDMI to DVI converter can be purchased separately. (In this case, Audio signal output is disabled) If you do not have a High Definition display, you can connect the DP-S1 and A/V equipment via other connection options. 1-1. Video Connection To connect your DP-S1 to your TV or display, you have the following options;...
How to Connect 1-2. Audio Connection To connect your DP-S1 to your TV or audio system, you have the following options; Only one connection can be done at a time. S/PDIF Digital Audio output (COAXIAL, OPTICAL) 5.1 CH Analog Audio output 2.
An Ethernet cable. A PC with Windows XP operating system. As shown in the picture, you have to connect the DP-S1 to the router with an Ethernet cable included in the box. If you purchase a router with a DP-S1 and have no experience of connecting a router with a PC, please refer to user’s manual of the router and connect the DP-S1 to...
A wireless router with a built-in network switch. A PC with Windows XP operating system. As shown in the picture, you have to connect the DP-S1 to the router through wireless network. If you purchase a wireless router with a DP- S1 and have no experience of connecting a wireless router with a PC, please refer the user’s manual of the router and connect the DP-S1 to...
3-3. Direct Connection to the PC With this configuration, you can share contents with a PC through home network but the DP-S1 can not access to Internet. For this connection, the following equipments are required; A PC with Windows XP operating system.
S1 to Internet with a crossed cable and enjoy it. If you have to configure your DP-S1 manually, please contact your ISP for more information. NOTE The wireless LAN function of the DP-S1 requires more hardware resources of the DP-S1. Therefore, the functionality can be limited if you are using the wireless LAN.
4. Quick Setup This chapter guides you to set up the DP-S1 quickly so that you can experience it’s basic features. In order to enjoy the DP-S1 fully, please refer to Chapter 8. Advanced Setup. 1. Start Quick Setup If A/V and antenna connection is complete, press the STANDBY button to start.
Quick Setup 1-2. Basic Operation 1) Enter and Exit Setup Menu You can enter the SET-UP MENU with the SET-UP button on the remote control and exit to the previous operation mode such as LIVE or FILE PLAY with the EXIT button. 2) Setup Menu Structure The SET-UP menu is grouped in four parts: CONFIGURATION, NETWORK, MISCELLANEOUS and MANAGEMENT.
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3) How to Change Configuration In the setup menu, there are several ways to change the configuration. This manual explains how to change the configuration, here are three cases which are used frequently. Selection on a pop-up menu: You can choose an option on the pop-up menu.
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Quick Setup On-screen keyboard: If you need to input alphabetic characters, an on-screen keyboard will be displayed. You can move the cursor with the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT buttons and select the letters with the OK button. The YELLOW and BLUE buttons work as a space and backspace keys respectively.
2. Configuration 2-1. Time Setting Please set the current date and time. The date and time information will be the reference for the timer recording. Therefore, you have to configure the time and date information precisely. You can also select preferred date and time formats.
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NOTE Under the “AUTO” mode, the GMT information can be received automatically from DTV station when you turn on the DP-S1 and watch a program. But some DTV station doesn’t send the GMT information or sends wrong information. Your selected date and time format will be applied to all the date and time displayed on the graphical menus.
2-2. A/V Output Setting You have to set the video and audio configuration according to your TV set. Please make sure the video and audio port of the DP-S1 is connected to your TV set. The A/V Output menu consists of two parts; the video output and the audio output.
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Please check the manual of your TV set to get the maximum resolution for the component video input. HDMI Video: If you set the HDMI output as Auto, the DP-S1 configures the best format of HDMI suitable for your TV set automatically.
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S/PDIF Output: Enables the digital audio output through the coaxial and optical ports. NOTE If you set the audio format as 2ch, the DP-S1 mixes down 5.1ch audio source to 2ch audio. If the content of a channel broadcasted has 2ch audio source, the DP- S1 can not expand the 2ch audio source to 5.1ch audio format.
End Channel: This menu will also be enabled when you choose the “PARTIAL” option. The end channel must be greater than the start channel. DANGER IF THE ANTENNA IS PASSIVE TYPE, THE DC POWER WILL DAMAGE THE ANTENNA AND THE DP-S1 ITSELF.
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Start Scan: After selecting your scanning range, you can “start scanning”. Select Start Scanning and then press the OK button. On the screen, the scanning window appears and displays the process. Now, you are ready to watch live television by pressing the LIVE button. NOTE You can not select an end channel smaller than the start channel.
Therefore, some features will be limited if you use a wireless LAN interface. The wireless LAN interface of the DP-S1 is compatible with IEEE 802.11g. Therefore it is strongly recommended to connect the DP-S1 with a wireless router compatible with IEEE 802.11g protocol for maximum performance.
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1) LAN Setting If you select the “LAN” option on the “Network Device” menu, all the items to be configured for the Ethernet interface will be displayed. DHCP: If you want to get the all the configuration from the router and set automatically, please select the “Enable”...
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The effective configuration of the Ethernet is always displayed as a pop-up window by pressing the GREEN button. To use the DHCP function for the DP-S1, your router should support the DHCP function. Please check the manual and the configuration of...
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Network Name (SSID): you have to specify which router or device should be connected to your DP-S1. You can input the SSID of your wireless router with the screen-keyboard. Network Type: you have to specify the type of the device which the DP-S1 communicates with.
Quick Setup 3-2. Ice Guide The DP-S1 supports iceTV service through the Internet. If you have an iceTV account, please set your account to utilize the service on your DP- Ice Guide: you can setup the way you get the EPG information; if you select “Enable”...
1-1. Service Change 1) Change between TV and Radio Services You can watch TV services or listen to radio services with the DP-S1. The TV/RADIO button changes the operation mode. When you are listening to a radio service, the TV screen displays nothing but a still image.
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STB & PVR Function You can also edit the service list in the list view. This will be explained in the later section. NOTE You can hide the help message and extend the service list with the RED button. If you want to display the help message, please press the RED button again.
1-2. Information Box You can check the information of a service and the program using three information boxes; the information box contains specific information of a current service and program. The extended information box contains more details about the current program. And the recording information box shows the recording status.
STB & PVR Function 1-3. Volume Level Adjust With the VOL+/VOL- buttons, you can adjust the volume level of the analog audio output. The MUTE button will turn off the analog and digital audio outputs. NOTE You can not control the volume level of the digital audio outputs if you set the audio format as “pass-through”.
As the teletext service is optional, it does not mean that all TV programs include teletext information. The DP-S1 support teletext service by emulating a teletext interpreter. The TELETEXT button displays the teletext pages.
You can set the DP-S1 to turn off automatically at a specific time. Press the SLEEP button to set the timer. The DP-S1 will only turn off after a recording has finished even if you set it to turn off before the completion of the current recording(s).
2. Service Edit 2-1. Service List Edit You can edit the service list if you want. The followings illustrate the editing functions you can use to edit a service list. Lock/Unlock: For your privacy, you can protect certain service from unauthorized access.
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STB & PVR Function belong to the favorite group. Please select a favorite group in the left column with the UP/DOWN buttons and press the OK button. Then the cursor moves to the right column. On the right column, the services belong to the favorite group that was selected on the left column will be displayed.
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4) Service Change on Favorite Group If you change services using the service list when you select a favorite group, the service list will show the services belong to that favorite group. You can change among these services on the list. If you want to exit from a favorite group and list up all services available in the service list, please press the BLUE button when the service list is displayed.
You can pause and resume live TV program, and even rewind and replay it. The time-shifting function is enabled all the time unless you disable it in the Setup menu. The DP-S1 keeps 2-hour recording buffer of TV program by utilizing the HDD storage. The buffer will reset if you change to another service.
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LEFT button skips and moves backward 15 seconds at a time. You can also jump to a certain position with the LEFT button. The anchor mark moves backward while you are holding down the LEFT button. You can play and watch from the anchored position by releasing the LEFT button.
STB & PVR Function 3-2. Instant Recording 1) Start Recording You can record the current service and store it in the HDD instantly by pressing the REC button. The following picture shows options you can choose when you record a program. Duration: You can change the duration of recording with the LEFT and RIGHT buttons.
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NOTE If you disable the time-shifting function, you can’t record a program from the time-shifting buffer. Therefore you can only choose a single option of “1. Live” when you intend to record a program. If there is only one program in the time-shift buffer. The two options of “2.
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STB & PVR Function 3) Pause/Resume and Stop Recording If you want to skip recording for a certain period of time, i.e., commercial advertisements, please press the REC button while you are watching the recording service. Once a pop-up page appears, please press the PAUSE button. You can resume recording with the PLAY button.
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Please select a recording item with the UP/DOWN buttons to change. If there is one recording, only one item will be displayed. You can change the duration with the LEFT or RIGHT button. You can change the file name with the RED button. An on-screen keyboard will be displayed to edit the file name.
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You can set programs which you would like to record to HDD. The timer function can also be used to turn on the DP-S1 and watch the set program or transmit the picture to an external recording device such as a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) according to your timer reservations.
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2) Add New Timer To add a timer, please press the RED button to display a menu on the screen. A new pop-up window will appear to configure the timer. You can configure the following items with your preference for a new time record.
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STB & PVR Function 3) Edit Timer You can modify a timer setting such as service, start date, start time, duration, recurrence and mode. Please choose a timer with the UP/DOWN buttons on the timer list and press the OK button to change. You can modify a setting the same way as described in the previous section of adding a new timer.
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DP-S1 or not. If there is no confirmation to turn off, the DP-S1 will be turned off and go into standby mode. If you want to use the DP-S1 continuously, select “No” on the screen and press the OK button.
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STB & PVR Function 3-4. Duplicated Recording The DP-S1 can record up to two programs simultaneously. If you intend to record more than two programs simultaneously, a pop-up warning of duplication will be displayed. 1) Duplication When New Recording Starts...
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STB & PVR Function 2) Duplication When a New Timer Sets As explained before, the DP-S1 can record two programs simultaneously. Therefore you can not add a new timer to record three programs at the same time. If this occurs, a pop-up list is displayed to show the list of duplicated timers if a new timer is entered as a duplication.
The DP-S1 supports a full 7-day EPG provided as a subscription from IceTV. Please visit the IceTV website, www.icetv.com.au, to set your trial account and refer to Chapter 8 to organize it on your DP-S1. The DP-S1 supports two types of EPG interface which will be explained.
4-2. EPG with Multiple Services This EPG shows 4 services at a time. The vertical axis implies services and the horizontal axis implies time. You can move the cursor and explore the programs with the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT buttons; the UP/DOWN buttons change service. Therefore the cursor will move upward or downward according to the UP/DOWN buttons.
STB & PVR Function 4-3. Service Change and Recording 1) Service Change If you want to change and watch a certain program, place the cursor on the program you want to watch and press the OK button. This action automatically exits from the EPG then you will watch the program on the full screen.
6. File Playback Function This chapter covers all functions regarding playing multimedia contents. The DP-S1 can play movie, music and photo files stored in the internal hard disk drive, PCs on the home network, optical disk such as DVD or CD, USB storage devices, and memory cards.
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ODD: If you insert a DVD title in the tray, the DP-S1 will play the contents automatically. If you insert other multimedia CD or DVD, you have to select the file you want to play.
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GREEN button and enter the IP address of the device. WARNING Each USB port can supply maximum of 500mA to the external device. Connecting devices consuming more than 500mA can damage the DP-S1 if there is no additional power supplier to the USB device.
A certain movie content could not play as it depends on the content format. If you are recording a service, the playback of high-definition movie content can be limited. The DP-S1 plays the successive file in the same folder after playing a file unless you press the STOP button.
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1) Trick Mode Powerful trick-operation is supported while you watching a movie. PLAY button will display a time-bar. It changes to the normal playback mode while other trick mode is enabled such as PAUSE, FF or REW. PAUSE button will hold the picture until you play again with the PLAY button.
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The DP-S1 automatically display subtitle when you play a movie with the OK or PLAY button.
You can play the previous or next file with the PREV or NEXT button. NOTE The DP-S1 plays all music files in a folder repeatedly unless you press the STOP button. File Playback Function...
To play photo files, please select the “Photo” icon on the top menu. Once the DP-S1 play a photo file, it will play all photos in the folder successively. You can play the previous or next photo manually with the PREV or NEXT button.
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2-4. Play-list The play-list is a personal collection of multimedia contents, which stores the list of files temporarily. You can organize a separate play-list for each media content type: movie, music and photo. 1) Add File to Play-list You can organize a play-list and enjoy the contents. Please place the cursor on a file you want to put to the play-list and press the YELLOW button: the file will be listed on the play-list.
If you select the “ODD” icon on the left menu while a DVD title is loaded on the tray, the DP-S1 will display a confirmation pop-up to play the title. Please press the OK button to play the DVD title.
Internet Services 7. Internet Services The DP-S1 is designed to support various Internet services, however this will be updated at a later time. You can get the latest information for the DP-SI by visiting the website, www.beyonwiz.com.au.
8. Advanced Setup As an extension to Chapter 4. Quick Setup, this chapter illustrates how to configure your DP-S1. The MISCLLANEOUS and MANAGEMENT parts will be explained. In this chapter as they were the remaining two items that were not explained previously.
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1-1. Favorite Before using the favorite service groups, you have to organize them. The edit page consists of three columns: Group, Fav. Service and All Service. Once you enter into the list with the OK button, you can place the cursor on one of the three columns with the LEFT and RIGHT buttons.
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Advanced Setup 2) Favorite Service According to your selection of the favorite group in the first column, the services belonging to the favorite group will be displayed on the second column. You can remove a service from the favorite group with the OK button.
Start-up: If you set this, you have to enter the PIN number when you turn on the DP-S1. Setup Menu: If you set this, you have to enter the PIN number when you access to Setup menu.
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Factory Setting Menu: If you set this, you have to enter the PIN number to set your DP-S1 as factory-default setting. To change the configuration, press the OK button to get a pop-up menu to change the configuration. Please select with the UP/DOWN buttons and press the OK button to select.
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Advanced Setup 1-3. Preference 1) Time-shifting If you don’t want to use the time-shifting function, you can disable it. Please select “Time-shifting” and press the OK button. You can select “Disable” on the pop-up menu screen. The default configuration is “Enable”.
If you wish to upgrade please download the latest firmware. The DP-S1 can upgrade firmware which is stored on a USB device, CD or PC in a network. Please select the firmware upgrade on the file list and press the OK button to start.
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NOTE If you cannot visually see the firmware upgrading from your PC or device, please check the network configuration of your PC and DP-S1. While the DP-S1 is upgrading the firmware, it should NOT be turned off. Advanced Setup...
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You can delete all files on the HDD. If you select this menu with OK button, a confirmation pop-up displays. If you select “OK” on the screen and press the OK button, the DP-S1 will restart and format the HDD automatically. If you do not want to format the HDD, please select “No”...
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2) Factory Setting If factory setting is selected, the DP-S1 will erase all information and reset itself to the factory configuration. If you select this with the OK button, a pop-up window will display to get your confirmation. If you select “YES”...
Set Remote Control 9. Set Remote Control The remote with the DP-SI can control other brands. If you wish to control your TV, please press the TV button. After this, the red- backlight of the TV button will flash when you press the buttons to indicate that the remote control works for your TV.
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NOTE If your TV brand is not listed on above, please visit the following website to get the correct code if available: www.beyonwiz.com.au. Your remote will not always be compatible with all branded televisions. If this remote doesn’t work or no code exists, please obtain the original remote from the manufacture of your TV.
1. Where required by Beyonwiz only the original invoice/receipt issued by the dealer will be accepted as proof of purchase. 2. Beyonwiz may reject warranty claims on equipment which it believes to be illegally acquired or when the “owner” is unable to provide proof of purchase or where security labels or serial numbers have been tampered with or removed.
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