User Manual TViX PVR R-3330/ 3300 TViX HD R-3300 – A/V IN + optional DTV tuner box. ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ TViX PVR R -3310 – NTSC Analog TV & ATSC Digital TV + A/V IN ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈...
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Safety Notice Do not try to disassemble or remodel Place magnetized devices. Such the TViX unit. Doing so may cause speakers away from the TViX .It may erase or malfunction or fire. cause damage to the data stored in the hard disk.
Certification sticker The certification sticker mark is on the bottom of the device. DViCO has no warranty or responsibility for broken hard disk. We recommend periodic backups to prevent data loss. ** Some functions will require you first to update to the latest firmware.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Table of Contents Safety Notice .............................. 2 Usage Precautions ............................. 3 Introduction....................5 HDTV PVR Function ........................5 Multimedia Player Function ......................6 Audio Player Function ........................ 7 External Storage Function ......................7 Specifications ..........................8 Name of Each Part ..................
In the file list mode, the FUNCTION key performs the File copy/delete and password functions. DVICO Inc has no responsibility for recorded programs or files made or distributed for purposes of illegal, commercial, or transactional activities. The party or parties who record or distribute the contents bear all...
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Multimedia Player Function The TViX is a standalone, multimedia hard disk player that plays digital videos, digital music, digital still images and DVD files to a TV display and home entertainment system. You can enjoy digital contents in your living room without having to burn discs or having to play it back on a DVD or CD player anymore.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Audio Player Function TViX can play a variety of audio files such as MP3, Ipod, AAC, Ogg Vorbis or WMA (Windows Media Audio) through the TV speaker and any other audio systems. You can listen to your favorite music files nonstop, by organizing a custom winamp playlist.
You can connect the TViX to an analog TV display or audio amplifier by the A/V cable. ◈ TViX HD R-3300 – A/V IN + optional DTV tuner box. ◈ TViX PVR R-3310 – NTSC Analog TV & ATSC Digital TV + A/V IN ◈ TViX PVR R-3330 – DVB-T Digital TV only + A/V IN...
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Package Contents Thank you for choosing this TViX product. The TViX PVR package contains the following items. The items described below may differ from the actual contents. unit Remote Controller TViX USB PC Cable RCA Cable Quick Guide Manual CD...
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox HDD Installation/Exchange ** Installing or exchanging your HDD is very easy. Just follow up the instructions below. If you already installed an HDD, you may skip this chapter. Use a Screwdriver and tighten the bolts to attach the guide to the hard disk. Open the lid of the TViX by sliding as shown in below pictures.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Close the lid of TViX. To change the hard disk, pull the HDD’s guide while pressing the lock button.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Installation and Connection Connecting the Video The TViX supports HDMI, Component, S-Video, and Composite video output for connecting to a TV and each output needs to be selected in the settings menu depending on the cable used. The highest- to lowest-quality display modes are as follow: HDMI >...
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Connection to S-Video Output Connection to Component Output Connect the TViX and your TV using the S-Video Connect the TViX and your TV using the component cable. cables. Turn on the TViX and the TV. Select an appropriate Turn on the TViX and the TV.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Connecting the Audio Connection to 2 CH Normal TV Connection to 5.1CH Amplifier (Digital) Connect the two audio cables, the left (white) and If you have a multi-channel decoder/amplifier with an right (red), to the appropriate terminal of your TV or coaxial/optical input, you can enjoy 5.1 CH high- Hi - Fi system for sound output.
◈ TViX PVR R-3310 – NTSC Analog TV & ATSC Digital TV + A/V IN. ◈ TViX PVR R-3330 – DVB-T Digital TV + A/V IN. Connect the included power cable on the back of the TViX. Then plug the other end of the power adapter into an available wall socket.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Using the remote control This indicates Remote Buttons. POWER Toggle Unit Power on / off MUTE Stop Audio Output from the Player TV/HDTV Switch between TV or DTV mode MOVIE Go to Movie folder MUSIC Go to Music folder PHOTO...
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 4 TViX Setup Menu SYSTEM Setting This section indicates the SYSTEM (Language or Time) settings. Press SETUP button on the remote controller and select SYSTEM. This screen allows you to adjust the SYSTEM settings of your TViX to your personal taste. Select menu to exit this SETUP.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Set Screen Position : Adjust the UI display position, so you can see exact main UI display on your Arrow buttons and OK button are available. 1. Adjust Left - Top blue line. 2. Adjust Right - Bottom blue line. Check Disk : TViX provides the HDD check utility.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Audio/Video Setting This section indicates the A/V (Video or Audio) settings. Press SETUP button on the remote controller and select the A/V. This screen allows you to adjust the A/V settings of your TViX to your personal taste. Select menu to exit this SETUP.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox * The 4:3 Pan & Scan will adjust the image of the 16:9 multimedia file to the 4:3 of the TV screen by scaling the image. (This mode is currently not supported) * 16:9 can adjust any ratio of the multimedia file to the TV screen with the original image. Video Adjust : Set the Brightness - Contrast - Hue - Saturation.
This screen allows you to adjust the HDTV settings of your TViX to your personal taste. Select menu to exit this SETUP. Press ‘NEXT’ button to change next setting. TV Input : Select your input. The TViX PVR R-3330 supports only free-to-air DVB-T signals. TViX HD R-3300 – A/V IN + optional tuner box.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox NETWORK Setting This section indicates the NETWORK (Network or FTP) settings. Press the SETUP button on the remote controller and select NETWORK. This screen allows you to adjust the NETWORK settings of your TViX to your personal taste. Select menu to exit this SETUP.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox of searching, you can see the AP LIST popup menu. Select the AP that you want to connect to. Setup Network Disk : Write the PC’s IP address in the Server IP. (ex: 192.168.001.128). Supports up to 4 Network disk server.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox MISC Setting This section indicates the MISC (Photo effect or Subtitle) settings. Press the SETUP button on the remote controller and select MISC. This screen allows you to adjust the MISC settings of your TViX to your personal taste. Select menu to exit this SETUP.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Initial Usage of TViX Making an HDD Folder As shown in the picture below, one end of the USB cable should be connected to the USB connector of the TViX and the other end to the computer. After connecting to the PC, turn on the power of the TViX.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Movie Playback When installation is successfully finished, you will see the Main MENU screen. You’d better copy a video file into the MOVIE folder in advance. MOVIE, MUSIC, PHOTO, HDTV, SETUP icons are shown. Select the MOVIE menu by using the Up/Down arrow button on your remote controller.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Music Playback You can copy an audio file into the MUSIC folder in advance and play music files.. If you cannot see the MAIN MENU screen, press the MENU( ) button on your remote controller. Select the MUSIC menu( on the Main screen and press the ) button.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Photo Playback You may copy image files into the PHOTO folder in advance and play the image or photo files. You can press the PHOTO button on your remote controller without selecting from the menu screen Press PHOTO ( ) button.
OK again to pick up right where you left off. • TVIX PVR doesn’t support satellite reception. • DVICO Inc has no responsibility for recorded programs or files made or distributed for purposes of illegal, commercial, or transactional activities. The party or parties who record or distribute the contents bear all responsibility (Civil or Criminal) direct or indirect.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Using TViX PVR : Select TV icon on the main menu to play the TV mode ( Without tuner box, this menu is not available.) : Press TV/HDTV button on your remote controller to switch the TV mode : Press A/V in button on your remote controller to switch the external input mode 6.2.1 Channel switching Press CH +/- button to change the TV channels.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox • Clicking on the REC button( ) changes the recording duration in the sequence shown below. Free Space->30min->60->90->120->180->240. When recording, you can see red-round OSD( ) on the right-top of the screen. • When recording, if the available storage space runs out, the recording will automatically stop. •...
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 6.2.3 Using DTV EPG Guide DTV EPG(Electronic Program Guide) shows the guide obtained from the real-time broadcast data stream. DTV EPG function is not supported in analog TV or external input (A/V-in) Press the Guide button( ) in DTV mode to see an EPG window similar to that shown below.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 6.2.4 Manual Recording Manually scheduled recording is available in the TV mode. Scheduled times are based on the TViX internal clock, as shown on its VFD, so please adjust it to the correct time under the setup menu. Press BOOKMARK/SCHEDULE button ( To add new scheduler, press ADD/DELECT ( ) button.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 6.2.5 Using Time-Shifting Time shifting is the recording of programming to a storage medium to be viewed or listened to at a more convenient time. If interrupted while watching live TV programs (for example, to pick up phone calls or answer the door), you simply press the OK button to freeze the picture for a period of time and then later press OK again to pick up right where you left off.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Using the remote control Descriptions of Each Buttons Basically, for playback of multimedia files you choose the file you want by navigating to it with the menu buttons and left/right and up/down arrow buttons and then press the OK button. 7.1.1 Video Playback When you press the MOVIE button( ) on your remote controller, only the TViX MOVIE folder contents...
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 4:3 Letter Box / 4:3 Pan & Scan for ordinary TVs / 16:9 for Wide TVs such as HDTV or Plasma TV. If the ratio of the TV is 4:3, select the 4:3 letter box or 4:3 Pan & Scan. If the ratio is 16:9, select 16:9.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox FF/REW Button Pressing FF button while you are playing files, you can change the FF mode. 2X 4X 32X. Up/Down Button : 15 seconds skip or 15 seconds backward. (Down button) : Back 15 seconds. (Up button) : Skip 15 seconds.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 7.1.2 DVD Navigation For playback of DVD files copied to the HDD, navigate to the VIDEO_TS.IFO file and press OK. Full DVD navigation works as with a standard DVD player. DVD Jukebox Keys < >...
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 7.1.3 Audio Playback When you press the MUSIC button( ) on your remote controller, Only the contents of the TViX Music folder will be displayed. It applies only to the active partition(first partition) if you have more than one partition. Display OSD when you press wrong keys.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 7.1.4 Image Playback When you press the PHOTO button( ) on the remote control, only the contents of the TViX PHOTO folder will be displayed. It applies only to the active partition(first partition) if you have more than one partition. Display OSD when you press wrong keys.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Extra Features 7.2.1 Using the AutoRun Function When you want to play music with the TViX, but do not have any display devices, the following function may come in handy. Make a folder and name it, “autorun” and place it in the root directory of the First partition. Copy media file(s) or a text list file in the “autorun”...
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 7.2.2 Using File Copying TViX supports File Copy functionality without Using PC. You can now copy Contents from external USB hard disk to the internal hard disk of TViX and also Copy the contents within the internal hard disk of TViX. TViX internal HDD <...
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 7.2.6 Folder Security TViX supports folder protection by assigning a password to the folder. Select the folder that you want to password protect. Press the Function button on your remote controller. Select the Set Password icon to set up the password. Press a 1~8 digit number from the Numeric key on the remote ( Ex: 1234).
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox LAN Connection 7.3.1 Connect PC via Network < When connecting the computer directly to the TViX > Connect the LAN cable to the LAN port of both the TViX and the PC. TIPS In this case, you generally use a LAN cross cable type. If the computer’s LAN card was connected to an Internet line, you can install an additional LAN card to your PC and connect that LAN card to the TViX.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox < Wi-Fi Connection > 2200 series is supporting optional wireless network connection only. Connect the USB module into the enclosed cradle after connecting the AP Router to a PC. You should not connect the USB module to TViX without cradle. If you connect it by force, the TViX can be damaged.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox The “Choose Destination Location” window will appear. Click on “Next” if you want to install the Net Share in the default directory. Otherwise, you can choose a different directory by clicking on “Browse”. Please select the location where you would like to share the folder. You may click the browser to find a shared folder.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Press YES button if you want to run the TViX Net Share automatically. By clicking the Finish button, the software installation is done. Press “Unblock” for the Windows Security Alert.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 7.3.3 Using TViX NetShare Click Start, point to Program->DVICO->TViX NetShare. If TViX Netshare is already running, you don’t need to run this program again. After starting the Net Share program, you can see the NetShare icon in the tray..
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 7.3.4 Sharing of Multi folders After running the Netshare software Application, right click on the Netshare ICON. Click on Browse, Corresponding to Folder 1 to Share. Select the Appropriate folder, Containing Media Files from desired Drive and Click OK.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 7.3.5 Set Network Configurations Under Windows XP (SAMBA mode) Select the folder you want to share. Right-click that folder and click ‘Sharing and Security’ in the popup menu. Check ‘Share this folder’ on the network and type in the share name ‘tvixhd1 (this is the only available one at the moment)’.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Move to 'Settings' > 'Control Panel' > 'Administrative Tools' > 'Computer Management' > 'Local Users and Groups' > 'Users', and double click ‘Guest’. CAUTION This is for Windows XP Professional. Windows XP Home users cannot see this window. If you cannot find ‘Administrative Tools’...
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox ‘GUEST’ must be shown as the following image (a red X mark should not be shown on ‘Guest’). Move to 'Control Panel' > 'Network connections', and select 'Properties' s by right click on the mouse. Remove “Guest”...
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 11) Click on ‘Add User or Group’ 12) Type in “Guest” and then click on “OK” button. 13) Press OK, and Guest will be registered.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox < When connecting Computer to TViX directly > In this case, you have to use Cross LAN cable type generally. If the computer’s LAN card was connected to Internet line, you can mount additional LAN card to your PC and connect that additional LAN card to TViX.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox < When connecting with IP Router or Hub > If you have already been assigned dynamic IP address from a DHCP Server or IP Router in your local area network, then no need to write a static IP address. Then obtain the automatically assigned IP address or write an IP address &...
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 7.3.6 Setting Static IP Network Configurations in TViX Press [SETUP] button on the remote. setup screen will be displayed. On that Set UP screen, select Network setting Network disk and type the IP address in the Server IP. (ex: 172.28.1.70) The default is DHCP and if you want to set Static IP, you can select and change Static IP on the IP setting.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 7.3.7 Wireless Network [ Connect USB wireless module ] Connect the USB module into enclosed cradle after connecting the AP Router to a PC. You should not connect the USB module to TViX without the cradle. If you connect it by force, the TViX can be damaged.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version Check. Connect the TViX to your TV and then turn on the TViX. Press the SETUP button on the top panel and the setup screen will be displayed. Check the latest firmware version of TViX at www.tvix.co.kr *** You’ll be notified of any firmware updates or news if you fill out the customer registration form at http://www.tvix.co.kr...
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox < CAUTIONS: Safe Mode Upgrading > Even if the TViX accidentally turns off during the firmware upgrade, the safe mode will enable the TViX to be re-upgraded. Please follow the steps below: Connect the TViX to your PC with a USB and then turn it on. Copy the latest firmware files into the root of the TVIX hard drive or USB memory device The Safe upgrade will check the firmware file of internal HDD in advance and then external USB host.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox < CAUTIONS: Safe Mode Upgrading > Even if the TViX accidentally turns off during the firmware upgrade, the safe mode will enable the TViX to be re-upgraded. Please follow the steps below: Connect the TViX to your PC with a USB and then turn it on. Copy the latest firmware files into the root of the TVIX hard drive or USB memory device The Safe upgrade will check the firmware file of internal HDD in advance and then external USB host.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Using USB Connection with a PC TViX uses a SATA HDD as its contents storage device and works just like an external USB 2.0 hard drive when you connect it to your PC. After connecting to your PC, turn on the power of the TViX. If you are a using Windows98SE user, you should download a USB storage driver from our web site www.tvix.co.kr before you connect your TViX HD with your system.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Choose the partition type and format the HDD. If you want several partitions, select Extended Partition. Select the partition size. If you want one partition, press “Next>”. For FAT32, size is limited to 32000MB or under.
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Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox Select the Drive Letter. Then press the “Next>” button. Select the partition Format. If you choose FAT32 file format on Windows 2000/XP, the drives maximum size will be limited to 32GBs. If you want to use a single drive letter of 32GBs or more, you have to format on Windows 98SE/ME.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 9.2 Unplug or Eject Hardware On the windows tray, double click the hot swap icon. The “Unplug or Eject Hardware” window will appear. Press the Stop button if you want to unplug the device. Press OK on “Stop a Hardware device”...
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 10 Troubleshooting ** For detailed instructions, please refer to the the latest pdf file on the TViX Homepage (www.tvix.co.kr) or TViX FAQ. Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock.
Ultimate PVR with HD Digital Jukebox 11 Appendix - Technical Terms H D M I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an all-digital audio/video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams. HDMI is compatible with High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) Digital Rights Management technology.
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