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Sony MPEG4 Video Recorder User Manual

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  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Preface Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the contents. The information in this doc- ument is subject to change without notice. This document contains proprietary infor- mation protected by copyright.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Overview Features ... 1 Package contents ... 2 About the MPEG-4 recorder ... 3 Front view ... 3 Rear view ... 3 About the remote control ... 4 Getting started Installing the remote control battery ... 7 Inserting the Memory Card ...
  • Page 4 Data management menu ... 28 Copy ... 29 Delete ... 29 Other applications ... 30 I. Sony PSP ... 30 II. Video i-POD ... 31 III. Nintendo Game Boy Micro ... 37 IV. Mobile phone... 39 V. PDA Smartphone ... 39 Appendix FCC Certification ...

  • Page 5: Overview

    The MPEG-4 recorder also plays back your favorite audio tracks, displays image files, and provides rich video clips for your Sony PSP with its recording format support. Refer to this user manual for detailed descriptions about the prod- uct and instructions for using it.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Package contents MPEG-4 recorder Power Adapter Remote Control NTSC STORAGE DISPLAY Component cables (x2) User Manual...

  • Page 7: About The Mpeg-4 Recorder

    About the MPEG-4 recorder Refer to the following sections for information about the hardware components of the recorder. Front view Recording LED ( Red) Power LED CF Card Slot Memory Receiver Stick SD MMC (Green ) Slot Rear view DC 5V AV OUT AV IN DC Power...

  • Page 8: About The Remote Control

    About the remote control Icon Description Turns on the power Switches between NTSC and PAL system Increases the volume Enters the setting menu Decreases the volume Scrolls left Mutes all sound Zooms out Start to record and stop recording Rewinds playback of video and audio files Switches between CF card and Memory Stick Duo.
  • Page 9 NTSC STORAGE DISPLAY Icon Description Returns to the top menu Repeats playback of selected audio/video file. Returns to the previous menu Scrolls up Scrolls right Confirms selection of menu item Zooms in Scrolls down Fast Forwards playback of video and audio files Plays or pauses playback of photo, video and audio Plays the next photo, video and...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    2. Getting started This chapter describes the preliminary steps required to set up the recorder and how to make connections before starting to use the device. Installing the remote control battery Follow these instructions to insert the remote control battery: 1.

  • Page 12: Inserting The Memory Card

    Inserting the memory Card Notes: Push the CF card or Hitachi 1" Micro Drive into the CF card slot until it is firmly in place. To remove the card, grip the CF card and pull gently. Notes: To utilize the Hitachi 1"Micro Drive with recorder, we suggest the 1"...

  • Page 13: Inserting The Ms,Mmc, Sd Series Memory Card

    Inserting the MS, MMC,SD series memory card. Push the card into the card slot until it is firmly in place. Ensure the front side of card is face down. To remove the card, grip the card and pull gently. Lock Adapter microSD/TransFlash mobile...

  • Page 14: Connecting To A Tv (Viewing Only)

    Connecting to a TV (viewing only) Notes: Connect the A/V connectors (red, white, and yellow) of the A/V cable, to the corresponding input connec- tors on the TV. Connect the other end to the AV Out socket at the back of the recorder. Connecting to a TV, DVD player, VCR or cam- corder (recording) Connect the A/V connectors (red, white, and yellow) of the A/V...

  • Page 15: Connecting Power

    Connecting power Connect the power adaptor to the DC-in socket on the rear panel of the recorder. Plug the other end of the adaptor into a power outlet. Turning the MPEG-4 recorder on Once the recorder is plugged in, the green power LED turns on. Press the button on the remote and the system turns on.

  • Page 17: Using The Mpeg-4 Recorder

    3. Using the MPEG-4 Recorder Now that you have set up the recorder, you are ready to start using it to view your favorite images, listen to audio tracks, watch videos, and record videos. This chapter provides detailed instruc- tions for these tasks and for using the OSD (On Screen Display) menu.

  • Page 18: Photo Menu

    Photo menu Slide Show usic MUSIC Delete Files PHOTO To access the Photo Menu press are available: LIDESHOW To set up a photo slide show, follow the procedure below: 1. Press the button to access the photo menu. 2. Use the OFF will be used in the slide show.

  • Page 19: Background Music

    7. Pressing ground Volume, Current Date and Time, and the zoom amount. ACKGROUND MUSIC 1. Use the keys to turn ON or OFF the background music function. 2. While the background music is turned on, the music will be played in the slide show. ELETE ILES To delete a file:...

  • Page 20: Listening To Music

    Listening to music < _ _ > MUSIC The recorder is able to play both .WMA and .MP3 audio file for- mats. Playing audio To play an audio file: 1. Highlight the Audio menu and press 2. Use the keys to go to the required file and press play the file.

  • Page 21: Music Menu

    Music menu Repeat Delete Files MUSIC MUSIC To access the Music menu press are available: Repeat to choose Off, Single, Folder or All Note: Select Off to turn the repeat function off, All repeats all tracks, Single will repeat only a single track, and Folder will repeat all tracks in the folder.

  • Page 22: Watching Videos

    Watching videos <MP_ROOT> <MUSIC> <PHOTO> beer can c~ computer_h~ glass_pane~ VIDEO The recorder is able to play.ASF, .AVI and .MP4 image file for- mats. Playing videos 1. Highlight the Video menu and press 2. Use the to go to the required file and press the file.

  • Page 23: Video Menu

    Video menu Repeat Delete Files MUSIC VIDEO To access the Video Menu, press are available: Repeat to choose between Off, Single, Folder or All. Note: Select Off to turn the repeat function off, Single to repeat just the current selection, Folder to repeat all in the folder, or All to repeat all videos.

  • Page 24: Recording Video

    Recording video Simple record To start a recording: 1. Highlight the record function on the main menu and press 2. Change the channel on the input device i.e. TV, DVD, VCR or Camcorder. 3. Press the key to record. 4. To finish recording press the 5.

  • Page 25: Notice

    If preferring to watch full screen playback on Sony PSP, please set the playback mode as the full screen playback. For more details, please refer to the user manual of Sony PSP. Quality To choose the quality of the recording highlight, the quality menu...

  • Page 26: Timer Record

    Timer record MUSIC 2000 2000 Previous Next RECORDER To access the timer record function, scroll down and press the key. The screen is divided into functional areas: ROGRAMS The recorder has 6 available recording programs. Use the follow- ing settings to setup each program. Use the key to scroll between the programs and use the key to select the program.

  • Page 27: Auto Record

    1. Use the keys to choose between OFF, Once, Daily or Weekly. 2. Press to save. Auto record Use the keys to turn ON or OFF. If the auto record turns on, it will automatically start to record when there is a video source input and the recording will stop if the source is turned off.

  • Page 28: Selecting The Right Recording Resolution Setting

    (16:9) format, and some peo- ple like to use it when recording for playback on wide-screen handhelds like the Sony PSP (see "Playing back recorded files). This format uses about the same amount of data as the 320x240- 15fps format.
  • Page 29 Mobile Phones. Please refer to your Mobile Phones's manual for details concerning supported formats and resolutions. Note:As of the date of this printing, the PSP would not allow zooming on 368x208 resolution files. It is hopeful that Sony will correct this shortcoming in future firmware revisions.

  • Page 30: Setup Menu

    Setup menu Date M/D/Y 07 / 21 / 2001 Time H:M:S 20 : 57 : 35 Language Format Disk TV Output Upgrade Devic~ Upgrade SETUP Use the key to access the menu. ATE AND To change the date and time: 1.

  • Page 31: Format Disk

    ORMAT To format the Compact Flash memory card: 1. To format the memory card, scroll down to the Format disk section and Press 2. Select YES to confirm formatting or NO to cancel. TV O UTPUT To select the TV output: 1.

  • Page 32: File Browsing

    File browsing <MP_ROOT> < _ _ > <101MNV01> <MUSIC> <PHOTO> <PDA> beer can c~ <TV> computer_h~ glass_pane~ File Browser The file browser allows you to view the contents of both the Com- pact Flash card and the MS Duo card at the same time. By pressing you can select a file.

  • Page 33: Copy

    The files can be copied from CF card to MS Duo card or vice versa. Also, the files can be copied to a different folder of the same memory card. 1. Files copied to a different memory card In the File Browser, the left column is the source memory card and right column is the destination.

  • Page 34: Other Applications

    30fps and 368x208 quality can be played back on the Sony PSP. 2. Before you use the MS (Pro) Duo Card with MPEG-4 recorder, better you can format the MS (Pro) Duo Card by Sony PSP first. This is to make sure Sony PSP can recognize the recorded files generated from MPEG-4 recorder.

  • Page 35: Ii.video I-Pod

    II.Video i-POD Basically the Video iPOD only supports the MPEG4 video up to 480x480 resolutions. Thus we suggest you to choose the video content encoded in 320x240-30fps or 368x208 resolution from MPEG-4 recorder for playback on Video iPOD. Or the Video iPOD will skip those video files which are not supported by Video iPOD.
  • Page 36 4. While below window pops up, please click "Video" item, "mark"the selection of "Automatically update all videos", then confirm "OK". 5. Click the "File" segment, execute the item of "Add File to Library".
  • Page 37 6. Afterwards, chose those MPEG-4 video files which you want to load into the Video iPOD.
  • Page 38 7. The iTunes utility will start to "Adding Files" into the Video iPOD. 8. Now you can find all the video files chose by you listed in the file category of iTunes.
  • Page 39 9. Click the "File" item again, and then execute this function of "Update XXX's iPOD". 10. Safely disconnect the Video iPOD from your PC by following below steps.
  • Page 40 11. Then enter the Videos mode of iPOD to play back those MPEG-4 content.

  • Page 41: Nintendo Game Boy Micro

    12. Now you can enjoy the Video programs anywhere, anytime. III.Nintendo Game Boy Micro The Nintendo Game Boy Micro can play back the recorded file from MPEG-4 recorder and support up to 640x 480 MPEG4 for- mat, no problem. Before running this interesting application, the extra adapter for Game Boy Micro is needed (See below photo for reference).
  • Page 42 1) Play- Yan Micro Media Adapter 2) Nintendo Game Boy Micro...

  • Page 43: Mobile Phone

    IV.Mobile phone 1.First ,please check the specifications of your mobile phone: Make sure your mobile phone can play the .MP4 video format ( MPEG4 video stream with AAC audio ) or not .If yes ,you can use this recorder to make some videos. Check the memory card which the mobile phone supports.
  • Page 44 2.Before recording , please check the specifications of your smart phone or PDA : Most Windows equipped smart phone or PDA can not play the .MP4 files ( because no built-in AAC codec ),the PDA and smart phone user are recommended to us the video player named TCPMP.

  • Page 45: Appendix

    4. Appendix FCC Certification its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired opera- tion.

  • Page 46: Ce Notice (European Union)

    CE Notice (European Union) Marking by the symbol indicates compliance of this recorder to the EMC Directive of the European Union. Such marking indicates that this recorder meets the following technical standards: EN 55013:2002+A1:2003-”Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and asso- ciated equipment”.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Symptom No video display. Remote control not functioning. CF card or MS Duo not recognized by the recorder Please visit the website to get the latest information about the recorder. Possible cause Unit has no power. Cable connecting AV Out to video monitor is not properly connected.

  • Page 48: Specifications

    Specifications Video Application encoder 1) PSP 2) TV 3) iPod 4) PDA/ Smartphone 5) Mobile Phone Video 1) MPEG-4 SP, MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3), 30 fps at D1 decoder resolution 2) DivX 3.11 @ CIF resolution; 4.x; 5.x; 30 fps at D1 resolution 3) Quick time 6;...
  • Page 49 TV system Video Out Format Power source External 5V AC/DC adaptor (100 ~ 240V, 1.5A) Dimensions 118 x 87 x 18 mm, 140g and weight Typical Recording Times on a 1GB Card Resolution/ Economic Quality 640x480 330min (384kbps) Save Folder: 320x240- 330min 30fps...
  • Page 50 176x120-3GP 973min (128kbps) Mobile Save Folder: 661min 501min (192kbps) (256kbps) Mobile Mobile 337min (384kbps) Mobile...

  • Page 51: Firmware Upgrade Instructions

    Firmware Upgrade Instructions (1) Unpacking the box When unpacking the recorder ensure the following items present. • one recorder • one remote controller • one power adapter • two AV cables (2) Connecting the recorder to TV • Connect the power adapter to the recorder and plug the adapter to an outlet.
  • Page 52 Figure 1 Main Page Note: Depending on your region, you may need to change TV out- put from NTSC to PAL at this point. This is done by accessing the settings menu (figure 2 below) and changing the TV Output mode. (4) Upgrade the firmware •...
  • Page 53 • When the “Clock” icon is gone, the recorder will turn off auto- matically. • Press “Power” on the remote controller to turn on the recorder. • Check out the firmware version and it should differ from the pre- vious. •...

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