Power Connection Connection of TV audio and video outputs Connection Methods to Watch TV And General Use Connection for Recording And General Use Connection and Set-up of Network OPERATION OF SO WORlD TV Browser Tv/Av In Timer Internet Services File Copy...
So World TV is a Full HD (1080p) personal digital video recorder with a HD TV tuner which is MKV (H264) compatible and has an HDMI 1.3 input/output. It is easy to use thanks to its LCD screen and, the So World TV is accessible via the network (LAN) offering you access to all the data (music, photos, videos) stored in your computer and your memory card (SDHC flash card reader).
Back View Port definition Port Port definition Instructions USB DEVICE USB port Use this USB port to connect your PC USB HOST Outside USB port Use this USB port to connect external storage devices Network port Use this internet port to connect to the network HDMI High definition port Digital signal output via HDMI port...
ENTER Press to confi rm RETURN Return to the previous menu SET-UP Enter the menu Press to input digital GOTO Press to play the video at the chapter after setting schedule TV SYSTEM Switch between different TV systems OPTION Press to select option bar. To rename or delete the fi le. Press to play fi le PLAY Or play recording fi le under time shift mode.
Plug the yellow connector into the AV output of the So World TV and AV input of your TV, and plug the red and white connector into the audio input of TV or HIFI. Turn on the TV and select AV mode. Turn on the So World TV and the TV displays the interface of initiation.
Step 1:The ANT IN (1) interface must have a DVB-T (TNT) digital TV signal input, and the other interface LOOP (2) outputs a TV signal via the So World TV tuner or the So World TV’s other interfaces e.g. AV or HDMI video signal outputs.
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Connect the AV IN and set-top box or satellite TV receiver and make sure the output of the set-top box or satellite TV receivers works well. Turn on the TV and select AV mode. Turn on the So World TV and select AV IN on the menu. The TV program displays on screen and is ready to record.
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television program, Press “REC” key on the Device or remote control, the “REC” LED on front panel of recorder turns red which shows that recording has begun. Press the REC key repeatedly, and it can swich the recording time (ORT30min, ORT60min, and ORT90min).
Connect one end of the RJ45 cable to the So World TV and the PC and connect to the video output. Press “set-up” key or select “set-up” menu in the start-up interface. Select the “Network” option in the set-up window and press “ENTER” to confirm.
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USB cable and wait about 10 seconds then connect again. The So World TV is also a personal multimedia files storage device and can be used by connected to the PC. You can browse and copy files easily.
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3. Open “Control panel- Management tool-Computer management-Local users and groups” and click “Users” option. Right click Guest and select “Properties”. 4. Select ‘users can not change your password’ and ‘password never expires’. Keep the other checkboxes unchecked. 5. Open ”Control panel- Network connection”, and select “Local Area connection” and right click to select “Properties”. 6.
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Choose the the "Share" tab and click on "Share" This screen appears, write "Everyone" as below and click on "add" "Everyone" appears on the next screen :...
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Click on "Read" and choose "Read and Write" Then click on "Share" This screen appears : > Your folder is now shared...
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On the windows "Properties" click on "Advanced sharing" : The next window appears : Click on "Share this folder" then on "Authorization" :...
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This screen appears : Click on "Total Control": Click "OK" On "Properties" window, Click on "Advanced sharing settings"...
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This screen appears, select settings as below :...
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Now on the So World TV, select "Browser": Select "Network": Select your current domain (as in our example "/WORKGROUP/")
"Log on Succesfull" appears, now you could access to your shared folders : OPERATION OF SO WORlD TV Turn on the Player, the system shows a guide menu after a few seconds. There will be six function options, or you can enter this guide menu by press “Guide”...
Browser: Browse and play the media files. With this function, you can browse movie, photo and music files stored on the HDD, card, net work and USB drive by pressing the “Up” and “Down” navigation keys to choose the source devices and pressing the “ENTER” key to confirm. You can also press the “Browser”...
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Press the “Up” and “Down” navigation keys to select the folder containing your audio files. A thumbnail strip appears at the bottom of the screen, along with song information. Press “Up” and “Down” navigation keys to select the file you want to play and press ENTER.
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Connect the USB CD drive to the peripheral port of the So World TV through USB data line, then choose External DVD in the homepage of the So World TV and enter. If there is playable CD in the drive, and the DVD automatic play option in the So World TV’s system is on, the drive will start playing the CD automatically.
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Press [OPTION] to access the My_Shortcuts interface. Then, choose Add, Modify, Delete, Return. 2) Input Net User ID, Password, Specific File Server IP address. 3) When you complete the configuration, you can add a new shortcut.
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These are all the part of the benefit brought by UPNP. The So World TV is UPNP compatible. Before using the UPNP function, please make sure that connected computer in the LAN has software that is UPNP compatible.
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4/ Using the So World TV UPNP function. Choose the UPNP option in the main interface of the So World TV to enter, and then the player can search out computers installed with UPNP software in the LAN. Enter your computer, and you can see the multimedia documents shared through Media Player 11 in your computer.
Playlist The So World TV offers the playlist function, which allows you to add your favorite content to a playlist. The Playlist allows you to select music files, photos and videos stored on your HDD. To build your playlist, enter the folder, select the file and press [SELECT] to add the selected files to the playlist, then press [CONFIRM].
TELETEXT: press the TELETEXT key on the remote control, you can view the information about DVB-related advertising that contains information such as the menu. For more information about the recording operation, please refer to “Remote control button function”, “Timer Rec Menu” and “Changing Record Settings”.
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3. There are six options on the screen, please do the settings follows. Source Video in /DTV Start time date and time for recording Length Length for recording Choose any recording cycle, Once, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Repeat so on.
Internet Services If the So World TV is connected corectly to the Internet (for details refer to the wired LAN set-up or wireless set-up), you can enjoy internet services. Internet Services include various kinds of services on line, by which you can browse Video, News, and Photos on the internet without using your PC.
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News If you want to browse news, you just need to click the news website icon ( Such as BBC News, CNN News, NPR News) on the main interface by pressing the navigation key on the remote control and pressing the OK key to confirm. Then you can enter the news management interface.For example, if you click the BBC News icon, you will find the interface which includes News Front Page, Business News, Asia-pacific, etc.
If you want to search photos, just click the title Search Photos, the screen will display a keyboard interface used to input the content you want to search (such as dog), and press OK key to confirm, so you are able to browse all the photos about dogs, then you just need press navigation key to select you are interested.
Off/On,when it is on ,the movie can be previewed on the lower right corner of the screen. Off/On. When the movies did not play at the end of the pause, the So World TV will record video of the Resume Play time suspended, the next player can choose "Resume Play"...
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Night Mode working. HDMI LPCM: The digital audio signal which is decoded by the So World TV outputs through the HDMI 2.0 channel HDMI LPCM MULTI CH: The digital audio signal which is decoded by the So World TV outputs through the HDMI 5.1 channel.
Timeshift REC Device HDD, USB Network Set-up Check the following items before use this function: Connection between So World TV and network Network protocol is available Wired Lan Set-up PC firewall must be shut down and Wireless LAN Files are shared...
Wireless Set-up (in option with a dongle Antenna) You need to use a compatible USB Wi-Fi dongle to use this function. Though, some models could not work with the So World TV. Press [Set-up] on remote control and select NETWORK. Then, choose Modify. Please select INFRASTRUCTURE or PEER TO PEER.
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Note: In the Security list, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) means the network is encrypted, i.e. an encryption key is needed to access the network. NONE means it is an open system network. 1)WLAN Security Setting After enter the password, select [OK], A test connection will start.
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Then set Wireless SSID, Wireless Security, and Host IP for the Ad Hoc connection. Note: Both the So World TV and computer need to use the Ad Hoc mode, share a common SSID, and be a part of the same IP range.
If the BT/Samba is not yet installed, please install it first. Copy the four installation files (.ipk) in the BT/Sambar installation package to the root directory in the U disk, and insert it into the So World TV’s USB host port. Finally select HDD Format in the System menu under the Set-up interface.
Select OK key and Press “OK” to exit. And the system will boot up automatically. IP address setting You can obtain a So World TV IP address in accordance with Wired LAN Set-up in previously introduced. Obtain IP address automatically: The system will obtain the IP address automatically via DHCP protocol if the local network has a DHCP server available.
2) Extract and copy the file at the root of your USB key : 3) Plug your USB key in the USB HOST on the back panel of the So World TV 4) Go on SETUP Menu (press SETUP key on remote) : 5) Go on "System"...
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7) Press the "ENTER" key on the remote control 8) Choose update : Press "ENTER". This operation take a few minutes. DO NOT TOUCH THE SO WORlD TV DURING FIRMWARE UPGRADE 9) The So World TV reboots, the following screen appears:...
Please unplugged the cable and shut down the device immediately if the cable is broken or liquid enters the unit, and send to an approved agent for repair. We advise to that use the So World TV is used in an environment at room temperature. The range of ambient temperature is 0~40°C.
Q: The green icon appears but no disk symbol when the new So World TV connects to the system. A: The new hard disk may not be formatted, please check the chapter of partition and formatting Q: The hard disk can not be recognized under Windows 2000 / Windows XP operation system. Which means the connected device can not be recognized.
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Q: I want to access files with the Player that I have shared in my network. My home network is working correctly, but the Player does not list the files. A: If you do not have access to the shared files, please check the following points: 1) Check if the network cable is connected properly at both sends, i.e.
3) Make sure the connection with the player’s AV in port is correct, and the connection with TV is also right. OTHERS The So World TV’s accessories may be different, So World TVs are various according to different series and models. Please refer to the packing list or contact your agent for information.
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