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  • Page 1: Advanced Operation 4

    Media Center MR-1 User’s Manual...

  • Page 3: For Europe

    Copyright Statement It is a criminal offence, under applicable copyright laws, to make unauthorized copies of copyright-protected material, including computer programs, films, broadcasts and sound recordings. This equipment should not be used for such purposes. CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Playing photo with background music   III. Repeat playing   Zoom in   Exchange files with PC   Using an Ethernet cable to connect MR1 with a PC directly   VII. Key definition for DVD navigation   Technical Specifications   5  6 ...

  • Page 5: Before Using

    Before Using Checking the package contents A. MR1 media center 1 pc B. Accessory Remote Control 1pc Battery (AAA) 2pcs HDMI cable (for MR1H model) EN TER Composite AV cable Power adaptor and power Cord 1set...

  • Page 6: Preparing The Remote Control

    RF Cable 1pc User's Manual Preparing the remote control 1. Open the back cover of the remote control Note: Incorrect use of batteries may result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. Do not use the new battery and old battery together. Do not use different type of battery together.

  • Page 7: Name And Function

    III. Name and function A. Front panel 1. LED 2. IR receiver 3. Power button 4. PLAY button 5. STOP button 6. MENU button 7. < > ∧ ∨ direction buttons 8. ENTER button 9. Stand 10. USB jack : USB Host port ENTER 11.

  • Page 8: Back Panel

    B. Back panel 1. RF IN/OUT : For CATV or TV Antenna 2. Fan 3. AV INPUT jack : Composite Video and Audio input, for other video source 4. YPbPr OUTPUT jack : Component video output to TV 5. AV OUTPUT jack : Composite Video and Audio output to TV 6.

  • Page 9: Remote Control

    C. Remote control POWER TV/AV MEDIA DELETE TYPE MENU RETURN ENTER PROGRAM DISPALY MUTE SETUP PLAY TIME SHIFT STOP SLOW PREV NEXT ZOOM REPEAT POWER : Power on/off TV/AV :TV program / AV input HDD:Browse HDD Number keys DELETE :Delete an item Menu: Go to Main MENU Direction keys REC : One Touch Record...

  • Page 10: Installation 1

    Remove the antenna / CATV cable plug from your TV and plug into the RF IN jack of MR1. Plug one end of the supplied RF cable into RF OUT jack of MR1 and the other end into antenna / CATV jack on your TV.

  • Page 11: Ii.   Connecting To Tv Or Monitor

    There are 3 ways to connect MR1 with your TV or monitor. Composite video and audio output connection Use a composite AV cable to connect the AV OUTPUT jack of MR1 and AV input port on your TV or monitor. Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack on TV or monitor.
  • Page 12 YPbPr (component) video output jacks of MR1 and component (YPbPr) video input port on your TV or monitor. Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack on TV or monitor. MR1 supports 480p, 576p, 720p, and 1080i component video output.
  • Page 13 C. HDMI connection (For model with HDMI jack) Use a HDMI cable to connect the HDMI jack of MR1 and HDMI port of your TV. MR1 can support NTSC or PAL, 480p, 576p, 720p, and 1080i resolution through HDMI connection.

  • Page 14: Connecting To Other Video Source

    Connecting to other video source MR1 can play, time-shift, and record the input video from other video device, such as VCR, Set top box, and DVD player. MR1 can support both NTSC and PAL input video signal from AV INPUT jack.

  • Page 15: Connecting To Audio Equipment

    IV. Connecting to audio equipment If you would like to have better sound quality, you can connect MR1 to your Audio receiver. Use a digital optical audio cable (Not supplied) to connect the OPTICAL jack of MR1 and digital optical input port of an audio receiver.

  • Page 16: Plugging The Ac Power

    Plugging the AC power Insert DC plug of the adaptor to DC IN jack on MR1. Connect one end of AC power cord to power adaptor and plug the AC plug to a power outlet.

  • Page 17: Getting Started 1

    Getting Started Turn on your TV or monitor. Plug the AC power cord into a power outlet, MR1 will prompt to initialize. Note: If you can not see a stable display on your TV or monitor, you can press N/P key to switch the PAL and NTSC video output signal.
  • Page 18 Selecting TV Region (for PAL version) Select the region of your TV broadcasting system. Scanning channels Make sure the antenna is connected, and select OK to start. MR1 will search for all TV channels automatically. It will store channels in the sequence they are found.

  • Page 19: Basic Operation 1

    Basic Operation Turn on the power of MR1 and your TV or monitor. The main MENU will be shown on screen. Anytime you press MENU, MR1 will return to main MENU. There are 5 icons on main MENU. Press press ENTER to enter the selected menu.

  • Page 20: One Touch Recording

    HDD. You may select a recording quality in Record menu. You may press REC key again to set the recording time. MR1 will stop the recording when recording time is up. Recording time will be changed sequentially, 30 min, 60 min, 90 min, 120min, 180 min, and 240 min, each time REC key is pressed.
  • Page 21 STOP Slow Note: When REC key is pressed, MR1 will start the recording and the time shifting function will be stopped automatically. MR1 supports 1.5x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, and 32x fast play. MR1 supports 3/4x, 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, and 1/16x slow play.
  • Page 22 Press ENTER to show the input video in full screen. You can press TV/AV key to select TV program or Input Video to be displayed. MR1 supports both One Touch Recording and Time-shifting function for input video. C. Watching and recording video from DV-input Use P1394 cable (Not supplied) to connect DV-In jack to DV-Out port of your DV device.
  • Page 23 Select DV-Input icon and press ENTER key to enter DV mode. There is a DV control panel shown on the screen. You can press select a control button and press ENTER to operate the camcorder. When watching video from DV device, you can press REC key to record DV program into HDD.

  • Page 24: Playing Recorded Video And Multimedia File

    Playing recorded video and multimedia file Select Media Play icon on main MENU and press ENTER key to enter Media Play menu. On Media Play menu, you can playback recorded video, browse multimedia files from HDD, USB device, or Network device. A.
  • Page 25 Slow Slow play When playback started, the selected video will display in full screen. MR1 supports 1.5x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x fast play and 3/4x, 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x slow play. 2. Delete : Delete the selected video A "Confirm to delete" message box will be shown. Select Confirm to confirm, and select Cancel to abort.
  • Page 26 4. Sorting : Change the sequence of video list An "Automatically sorting by:" dialog box will be shown. Use keys to select and press ENTER key to change the sorting method. Video listing sequence can be sorted by Title Number, Recording Time, Title Name, or Fresh Titles.

  • Page 27: Split Title

    a. Set Thumbnail : Change the thumbnail picture of the video title You can capture a video frame and use the picture as the thumbnail of the video title. The selected video is shown and ready to play. Use PLAY CONTROL keys to select the video frame. Use keys to select CONFIRM icon on the tool bar and press ENTER key to capture the video frame.
  • Page 28 Copy to FAT32 partition MR1 stores the recorded video clips in a special partition of the HDD that can not be read directly by PC. If you select the Copy to FAT32 partition operation, MR1 will convert the video into MPEG format and make a copy to FAT32 partition of the HDD.
  • Page 29 B. Browsing file in HDD MR1 can play music, high-resolution photo, and HD quality of video files. The multimedia files can be copied from PC to HDD of MR1. (Please refer to Exchange files with PC section in Advanced operation chapter in the manual).
  • Page 30 You may press press ENTER key to browse. MR1 supports 1.5x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x fast play and 3/4x, 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x slow play. You can press MEDIA TYPE key to change media type. You can press HDD hot key to browse files in HDD.
  • Page 31 USB hard disk drive, and USB card reader directly. You need to have a USB card reader (Not supplied) to read the files in memory card. Plug USB storage device or USB card reader to USB Host port of MR1. Note: your multimedia files are stored in memory card, you need to have a USB card reader, which can read the type of memory card.
  • Page 32 When the devices list is shown, there will be a /My shortcuts/ item listed. /My shortcuts/ can store IP address of the frequently used network device. Select /My shortcuts/ and press ENTER to list all the IP addresses defined in /My shortcuts/. Press <F1>...
  • Page 33 Choose Add to add an IP address. A dialog box will be shown as follow. After input all the data, press ENTER and confirm to save the shortcut.

  • Page 34: Preparing For Recording

    III. Preparing for recording When you are watching TV or Video, you can press REC key to record the video. (Please refer to Watching TV/Video section in the manual) You can change the record quality, edit schedule for scheduled record, and record DV to HDD on Record menu.

  • Page 35: Edit A Schedule

    1. Edit a schedule You can add or edit a schedule for recording. Select the "Add a new schedule" item or an exist schedule to add or edit the schedule. The schedule-editing screen will be shown. The editing box is shown on the bottom.

  • Page 36: Delete Schedule

    Press RETURN to return to the schedule list menu. 4. History: log of recording history MR1 will log the result of all the schedule recording activity. You can select an entry and press ENTER to delete the entry. Press RETURN to return to schedule list menu.
  • Page 37 C. DV to HDD Select DV to HDD icon and press ENTER to enter. A DV control panel is shown on the bottom of the screen. Use key to select a control button , the video and press ENTER to operate the camcorder. When DV is playing will be recorded into HDD automatically.

  • Page 38: Iv.   Copying File

    IV. Copying file You can copy files from a USB storage device or a NET device to HDD of MR1 or copy files in HDD to a USB device. You can also delete a folder or file in USB device and HDD.

  • Page 39: Easy Setting

    The selected resolution is applied when MR1 is playing video or photo. B. Channel Scan MR1 will scan all the available TV channels. Every channel will be displayed on the viewing window. After scan completed, select OK and press ENTER to return to previous screen.

  • Page 40: Network Setup

    Select DHCP IP (AUTO) or STATIC IP (MANUAL) according to your LAN configuration. If your LAN supports DHCP IP (AUTO) function, you can select DHCP IP (AUTO) setting. MR1 will get the IP address automatically. Otherwise, you have to select STATIC IP (MANUAL) and set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway parameters manually.

  • Page 41: Advanced Operation

    After setting, you can press SETUP key again to exit the setup menu. MR1 will resume the playing of TV or input video, and browsing of photo or video. You can select Advanced Setup Menu on Easy Setting menu and press ENTER to enter this setup menu.
  • Page 42 B. TV setting 1. TV Input (for NTSC version) Your TV set may use Antenna or CATV as its RF signal source. Please select the one as your TV set used. TV Region (for PAL version) Select the region or type of your TV broadcasting system. Types of supported PAL system are listed in the end of the selection.

  • Page 43: Audio Setting

    Select the type of S/PDIF output, RAW or LPCM. This will only affect the audio data from optical jack. If RAW is selected, MR1 will send out the RAW audio data. If LPCM is selected, MR1 will convert the audio data to LPCM and send it out through optical jack.
  • Page 44 Select DHCP IP (AUTO) or STATIC IP (MANUAL) according to your LAN configuration. If your LAN supports DHCP IP (AUTO) function, you can select DHCP IP (AUTO) setting. MR1 will get the IP address automatically. Otherwise, you have to select STATIC IP (MANUAL) and set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway parameters manually.

  • Page 45: Playing Photo With Background Music

    A, which is the start point of the repeating. Press A-B key again to set point B, which is the end of the repeating. MR1 starts playing from point A to point B repeatedly, until A-B key is pressed again.

  • Page 46: Zoom In

    MR1 can serve as an external HDD of PC. When MR1 is powered on, use supplied USB cable to connect USB Host port of PC and USB Device port of MR1. Windows operating system of PC will detect HDD of MR1 automatically. You can use file explorer to manipulate the files in HDD of MR1.

  • Page 47: Key Definition For Dvd Navigation

    VII. Key definition for playing DVD files POWER TV/AV DELETE MENU ENTER DISPALY PLAY TIME SHIFT STOP SLOW PREV ZOOM REPEAT MEDIA TYPE RETURN PROGRAM MUTE SETUP NEXT Number keys DVD Menu: Go to DVD menu screen Direction keys CH + / - : Subtitle / Angle selection Search: Go to a specified title/chapter/Time Pause : Pause PLAY : Play...

  • Page 48: Navigation Function

    Note on DVD Playback Back up a DVD video Disc into a folder in HDD, USB or NET storage device. Some DVD Discs can not be copied because of copy protection. The backup operation must obey your local raw of copyright. Please do not copy or distribute media with copyright. Browse the folder and Open the video_ts subfolder.

  • Page 49: Faq 4

    AV OUT connection, MR1 only support NTSC and PAL system. Q5: MR1 can not detect a USB device MR1 may not detect an USB device which consume too much current. Please refer to the manual of your USB device to use external power to support the USB device.

  • Page 50: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Physical Dimension Height: 225 mm x Depth: 204 mm x Width: 66 mm Weight 3.0 Kg (without Hard disk drive) Operation Temperature 0℃ - 45℃ Playback Format Audio: MP3, WMA , PLM, OGE, WAV Video: MPEG 1/2, DivX HD, DivX 3.11, 4.12, 5, 6; AVI, VOB, Picture: JPG , BMP Subtitle: SRT Remote Control...
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