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Summary of Contents for AL Tech Mediagate MG-250HD
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Introduction ...3 Technical Support ... 4 Precautions ... 4 Specifications... 6 Package Content... 7 Explanations of Front & Backview..8 1. Use as External USB HDD... 11 1.1 Insert Hard Disk ... 11 1.2 Format Built-in HDD via USB ... 12 1.2.1 Windows 98SE, ME... - Page 3 3.7 Others ...33 4. How to Play (Remote Control) ... 35 4.1 Basic Screen Menu...35 4.1.1 Mode Selection...35 4.1.2 File Selection...36 4.2 Play Video Files...38 7.3 Play DVD File...40 7.4 Play Audio File ...42 7.5 Play Photo File ...44 7.6 Make a Play List...46 8.
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Page 4: Introduction
Introduction The MediaGate MG-250HD fully supports HD (High Definition) files that look exceptionally clear on a HDTV (LCDTV, Normal TV), it also has a docking station that gives you a simple cable connection to a TV or a monitor at home or in a car. -
Page 5: Technical Support
Cautions for use in a car. Th3 MG-250HD may not work properly and also drain the battery when the engine is turned off and the unit is left on for an extended period of time. Using in a car while the engine is running may result in video & audio noise . - Page 6 Cautions for heat * Keep the MediaGate MG-250HD away from heated areas. Set it up in well-ventilated places. * Keep all magnetic materials away from MediaGate MG-250HD. Magnetic materials such as speakers or magnets may erase or Cautions for magnetic materials...
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Page 7: Specifications
MediaGate MG-250HD 5V 2A 180g (without HDD) MG-250HD : 75 x 125 x 18 mm / Docking Station : 125 x 100 x 100mm USB Device Compatible: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS 9.0 higher, Linux 2.4 higher Device Port x 1ea, 480Mbps USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible) 2.5”... -
Page 8: Package Content
Package Content ① MG-250HD - 1ea ② Docking Station – 1ea ③ Remote controller, battery – each 1ea ④ AV cable (composite + stereo cable) – 1ea ⑤ USB cable (for connecting to a PC) - 1ea ⑥ Power adapter – 1ea ⑦... -
Page 9: Explanations Of Front & Backview
⑤ USB DVICE Port ③ POWER ④ Connector for a MG-250HD Receives the signals from the remote control Power On / Off Power LED Connect a MG-250HD to a PC and copy & paste the contents via the USB cable. - Page 10 ① STEREO L-R ④ HDMI ① STEREO L-R ② CVBS ③ COAXIAL Back View ④ HDMI ⑤ Y, PB, PR ⑥ OPTICAL ⑦ PWR < Back View > ③ COAXIAL ② CVBS ⑦ PWR ⑥ OPTICAL ⑤ Y, PB, PR Connect a stereo audio cable Connect a Composite Video cable Connect a Coaxial Audio Cable for digital audio...
- Page 11 Use as an External USB HDD...
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Page 12: Use As External Usb Hdd
① Unscrew 4 screws and open the top & bottom cover case. ③ Screw the 4-screws as above and fix the HDD on the PCBA. ② Connect a SATA HDD into the connector. ④ Close the top & bottom cover and insert the- MG-250HD into the docking station as the above. -
Page 13: Format Built-In Hdd Via Usb
Find the driver in Windows 98 CD>MediaGate MG-250HD > English > Windows 98 Driver Directory. After the Windows98 driver installation, connect the MG-250HD to PC via USB cable, and plug the power cable into MG-250HD, if it is required. 2) Select [Start→Program→Accessories→MS-DOS... - Page 14 8) Select “1. Create Primary DOS Partition” and press [Enter]. 9) Wait until dirve integrity verifying has finished. 10) After finishing drive integrity verification, type “Y” at “Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a Primary DOS Partition (Y/N)." 11) Type the capacity or % which you want to use and press [Enter].
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Page 15: Windows 2000
14) Type “exit ” command at “C:\WINDOWS> ” and press [Enter] to return to the Windows screen. 15) Unplug the MG-250HD and plug in again. A new volume will appear in [My Computer]. Click the right mouse button on the new volume and select [Format]. - Page 16 5) Click [Next] in the Create Partition Wizard in Windows. 6) Check [Primary Partition] and click [Next]. 7) Type number that you want to use and click [Next]. 8) Assign a drive letter and click [Next]. 9) Choose FAT32 or NTFS File system to use and click [Next].
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Page 17: Windows Xp
1.2.3 Windows XP 1.2.3 Windows XP 1) Connect the MG-250HD to PC via USB cable, and plug in the power cable to MG-250HD if it is required. 2) Click [Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management>Disk Management] on Windows. - Page 18 9) Choose FAT32 or NTFS File system to use and click [Next]. FAT32 system is available in Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, but NTFS system is available in Windows 2000/XP only. If you choose FAT32 system in Windows 2000/XP, one drive letter’s maximum size will be limited to 32GB. If you want to use one drive letter of 32GB more, you have to format on windows 98SE/ME.
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Page 19: Copy Data Via Usb
1.3 Copying Data via USB It is possible to use the MG-250HD as an external USB hard disk when you insert a hard disk into MG-250HD. You can copy data from your PC to the built-in HDD of MG-250HD via USB. It is also possible to play media files from the hard disk on a TV set. -
Page 20: Windows Me
HDD file system. Windows ME only detects FAT32 partitions. 3) After copying data, always remove the MG-250HD using the in the Windows right-hand corner. If you remove icon don’t follow this procedure, data may be lost and the MG-250HD could be damaged. -
Page 21: Windows 2000, Xp
3) After copying data, always remove the MG-250HD using the in the Windows right-hand corner. If you remove icon don’t follow this procedure, data may be lost and the MG-250HD may be damaged. When you see a ‘Non High-Speed USB Hub Message’... -
Page 22: Linux
/dev/sda /mnt/mediatest ntfs noauto, user 0 0 Log-in again. above example “sda” is assumed that the MG-250HD will be detected as “sda” on your system. If not, you have to write the drive name which is detected as “USB Mass Storage", not “sda.”... - Page 23 Connect to External AV Device...
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Page 24: Connect To An External Audio & Video Device
2. “MG-250HD” – Switch the Video Output Mode: Press [TV OUT] button repeatedly. When you press [TV OUT], the video output signal is changed. 3. When you see normal video on screen, you then have to save video configuration of the MG-250HD by pressing the [Setup] button on the remote. -
Page 25: Connect Audio Cable
Connect as shown below with one of three (3) cables. IF you can not hear sound after connecting the Optical or Coaxial Cable, you have to change audio setup of the MG-250HD to Encoded Digital. ① Stereo : Connecting a Stereo cable to the TV (supplied) - Page 26 Basic Setup...
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Page 27: Basic Setup
3. Basic Setup 3.1 Video Setup This is a guide for setting up the video output of the MG-250HD. You have to setup the MG-250HD’s video output mode the same as the TV set's video input mode. The MG-250HD has auto-detection of a HDMI connection, so if you connect the MG-250HD to a TV by the HDMI connection, regardless of the video-output of the MG-250HD, you can still see the screen on a TV or a monitor. - Page 28 < Setup Procedure > ① Turn on the MG-250HD and press [SETUP] on Move to [Video Out] icon and press [OK]. Setup box will be ② the remote remote Control. displayed under icon menu. ③ Select a [TV Out] Mode and each detailed video output mode according to the selected TV Out, and then press [OK].
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Page 29: Audio Setup
3.2 Audio Setup This is a guide for setting the audio output of the MG-250HD. You can use Stereo or Digital 5.1 ch. Analogue/DCPM: Select this when you connect the supplied audio cables (Red/White) to a TV or Audio equipment directly. -
Page 30: Photo View Setup
If the HDD is divided into two or more partitions, create the [music] folder in the root directory of the first partition. When you play one or all photo files, you can listen to mp3s and see a photo slide show at the same time. ① Turn on the MG-250HD and press [SETUP] on the remote control. -
Page 31: Screen Ratio Setup
3.4 Screen Ratio Setup This is a guide for setting TV screen Type. You can use [4:3 Letter Box], [4:3 Pan Scan], and [16:9]. ① Turn on the MG-250HD and press [SETUP] on the remote control < Setup Procedure >... -
Page 32: Auto Play Setup
3.5 Auto Play Setup When this Auto Play function is [On], the MG-250HD can play a file continuously from the poistion it was stopped. ① Turn on the MG-250HD and press [SETUP] on the remote control. < Setup Procedure >... -
Page 33: Skin
With the SKIN function, you can create your own GUI (Graphic user interface) for the MG-250HD. √ [Note] Save your own GUI or icon images in a folder called [skin1] folder in the root directory of the MG-250HD. More Details on how to create skins can be found at the Airlinktek website. -
Page 34: Others
3.7 Miscellaneous You can set up for: 1) effect sound, 2) screensaver. ① Turn on the MG-250HD, press [SETUP] button and go to [SETUP] page. < How to setup > ② Select [etc.] icon and press [ENTER] button then you will get the above page. - Page 35 How to Play (Remote Control)
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Page 36: How To Play (Remote Control)
4. How to Play (Via The Remote Control) 4.1 Basic Screen Menu 4.1.1 Mode Selection After turning on the MG-250HD, you can see mode selection screen. In this screen, you can select files from the HDD. 4.1.1.1 Built-in HDD. Following example is in case of built-in HDD. -
Page 37: File Selection
4.1.2 File Selection Select a file and press [OK] in order to play. Remote Control MENU ▲▼◀▶ Direction Keys PREV I◀◀ Move by page NEXT ▶▶ Move by page SLOW ( Up directory DEVICE Mode Selection ▶ SELECT Register a file (Number 1) at Play-List SELECT ALL... - Page 38 Press [ALL MEDIA] button in the file browser => the window (as shown below) will be displayed. The page heading is then changed from [All Media] to [Manage File] All media files are displayed including movie, music and photo. Current information is displayed regarding the MG-250HD. When pressing this button, the video output signal is changed repeatedly.
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Page 39: Play Video Files
4.2 Playing Video Files Select a file in the main file browser and press [OK]. Buttons Functions MENU Tool Box Playback ▶ Pause Playback NEXT ▶▶ Next File Playback PREV I◀◀ Previous File Direction ▶▶▶ Fast Forward Direction ◀◀◀ Rewind When pressing [MENU] while playing a file, the [Tool Box Menu] is displayed. - Page 40 SLOW Playback Slow Jump to Preferable SEARCH Playback Time VOLUME + Volume Up Direction ▲ VOLUME - Volume Down Direction ▼ MUTE Sound Off Subtitle Move & Size Subtitle Sync. SUBTITLE Subtitle Select or Hide Subtitle Language Select Specific Playback BOOKMARK Time Memory AUDIO...
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Page 41: Play Dvd File
7.3 Playing DVD Files. The DVD manager function allows the playing of Ripped DVD Files in the same way as the original DVD. Make a folder and then copy all ripped files into the folder. After connecting to the TV (or Monitor), select VIDEO_TS.IFO file in the folder. Make sure that all the ripped files including VIDEO_TS.IFO from one single DVD title are located in one folder. - Page 42 REPEAT Chapter, Title Repeat A-B REPEAT A-B repeat TITLE Go to Title Menu ANGLE Angle INFO Show File Information Jump to Preferable SEARCH Playback Time Control luminosity, Brt. CONT color depth, brightness NEXT Playback ▶▶ Next Chapter PREV Playback I◀◀ Previous Chapter FF ▶▶▶...
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Page 43: Play Audio File
7.4 Playing Audio Files Select a file and press [OK]. Remote Control MENU ▶ NEXT ▶▶ PREV I◀◀ Previous File FF ▶▶▶ Fast Forward REW ◀◀◀ SEARCH Jump to Preferable When [MENU] is pressed while playing a file, “Tool Box Menu” is displayed. - Page 44 Playback Time VOLUME + Volume Up Direction ▲ VOLUME - Volume Down Direction ▼ MUTE Sound Off INFO Show File Information Control luminosity, Brt. CONT color depth, brightness Enter your preferable playback time with [Number] and press [OK]. Turns the sound Volume Up. *It is not possible to use this button when manual subtitle is displayed while playing a audio file.
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Page 45: Play Photo File
7.5 Playing Photo Files Select a file within the file browser and press [OK]. Remote Control MENU ▶ NEXT ▶▶ PREV I◀◀ Previous File INFO Show File Information Control luminosity, Brt. CONT color depth, brightness When pressing [MENU] while playing a file, the “Tool Box Menu” is displayed. - Page 46 √ Photo Slide Show When play mode is set on ‘Play all (Default value)’, all photo files will be played continuously. So, It is possible to use this as photo slide show. √ Music Slide Show Create a 'music' folder (use small letters *not* capital letters) in the root directory) of the built-in HDD and save MP3 files into that folder. If the HDD is divided into two or more partitions, create a 'music' folder in the first partition.
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Page 47: Make A Play List
You can make your own custom play list by adding (or "registering") certain files into a play list. √ Note After rebooting the MG-250HD, registered play lists will be cleared and lost. ① Select the preferred file for registering with [SELECT] or [SELECT ALL]. - Page 48 Firmware Upgrade...
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Page 49: Firmware Upgrade
8. Firmware Upgrade Download an upgrade file from local distributor in your country or visit at www.airlinktek.com. Copy the Upgrade file to the Built-in HDD in your MG-250HD. After connecting to a TV set, browse to the upgrade file and press [OK]. The Upgrade procedure is then automatic.