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  • Page 1 TVisto User Guide & Manual...
  • Page 2 (music, movies, pictures, and/or data files). Once you have transferred your data to the TVisto, you can connect it to any TV set to enjoy your movies, music, and photos. You can watch your favourite films in top quality video and Dolby Digital audio.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ■ Table of Contents FEATURES OF THE TVISTO ....................1 ........................1 XCLUSIVE ESIGN ........................2 CONNECTION ........................2 CONNECTION ........................2 UDIO FEATURES ........................2 IDEO FEATURES ..........................2 ULTILINGUAL ............................ 3 EMOTE ........................3 IRMWARE UPDATE FORMATTING THE HDD......................4 ......................

  • Page 4: Features Of The Tvisto

    TVisto. The TVisto features an elegant, fashionable, and high quality case to protect your device. The buttons on the front panel of the TVisto offer quick access to basic functions for the multimedia player, even without the remote 15.2 cm control.

  • Page 5: Pc Connection

    DVD (.ISO) compatibility ISO=One Image file backup of the complete DVD. The TVisto will play the ISO file exactly the same as if it was running from the original DVD. Supports .ISO of any size (FAT32/up to 4GB, NTFS/unlimited, HFS+/unlimited).

  • Page 6: Remote

    The heart of your TVisto device is a powerful media processor supporting the demanding MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB, ISO) and MPEG-4 (AVI, DivX, XviD) decoding. Enjoy The TVisto is the ultimate Digital Multimedia Centre that can be addressed to a wide variety of users: •...

  • Page 7: Formatting The Hdd

    ■ Formatting the HDD For brand new hard drives, a partition has to be created first and it has to be formatted. Be aware that formatting the drive will erase all existing data on it! Connect the drive via USB or FireWire connection to your computer and turn it on.

  • Page 8: Creating The Directories

    ■ Creating the Directories For the TVisto to be able to find the files on the hard drive, four (4) folders with the exact names shown below must be created first! NONE of the prerequisite folders should ever be deleted or renamed, because your TVisto uses these exact names as a reference to locate the respective files.

  • Page 9: Computer Connection

    To backup your files or to transfer data between different computers and platforms, you may create as many new folders in the root directory as you like. These will not affect the TVisto media player and also won’t be seen on the TV screen.

  • Page 10: Safe Removal

    ■ Safe Removal In order to safely remove the TVisto from your system, please follow the same procedures as for any external Plug & Play device. Double click on the taskbar icon to “Unplug or Eject hardware”. The adjacent dialogue box will appear, displaying the external Plug &...

  • Page 11: Tv Connection

    ■ TV Connection The TVisto provides high quality video and audio output when connected to your TV set and audio system. The TV connection is straightforward. Just connect the TVisto to your TV set (NTSC or PAL) using the included AV cable, plug in the power supply and turn it on.

  • Page 12: Analogue Audio Setup

    ■ The TVisto offers the option for two kinds of audio connection, analogue and digital. Use the analogue connection when connected directly to the TV, or if you don’t own a stereo amplifier. Use the digital connection when you want to listen to digital surround sound on your home entertainment system.

  • Page 13: The Remote Control

    ■ The Remote Control The TVisto remote has all the functional capabilities to fully control your device and enjoy your multimedia files. The next figure describes each button’s function. HOME, displays the main menu POWER On/Off PLAY PLAY ALL Files...
  • Page 14 ■ Buttons Functionality Movies Music HOME Displays the main menu Displays the main menu POWER POWER On/Off POWER On/Off SHUFFLE Play all files randomly Play all files randomly PLAY/ENTER SELECT/PLAY movie SELECT/PLAY song PLAY ALL PLAY ALL Files PLAY ALL Files REVERSE PLAY REVERSE PLAY REVERSE 10 seconds of the song...
  • Page 15 ■ Buttons Functionality Pictures Settings Displays the main menu and saves new HOME Displays the main menu settings POWER POWER On/Off POWER On/Off (not during Firmware update) SHUFFLE Play all files randomly PLAY/ENTER SELECT/DISPLAY image SELECT PLAY ALL PLAY ALL Files REVERSE PLAY PAUSE/STEP FAST FORWARD...

  • Page 16: Unique Control Keys

    ■ Unique Control Keys The TVisto’s Remote Control has a full set of buttons in order to provide the user with complete control of the device. The following paragraphs describe the functions of some important buttons; while in the previous table, there is a list of all the keys and their functions.

  • Page 17: Menu Functions

    ■ Menu Functions This paragraph presents the various menus and their functions when operating the TVisto. Main Menu This is the main page that appears when you turn on the TVisto media player. You have four (4) main selections that you can access with the...

  • Page 18: Music

    ■ Music Selecting the Music menu or pressing the Music button on your remote control will bring you to the Music folder. On the right side you will see the directory list of the music clips that are stored in your Music folder on the device’s hard disk.

  • Page 19: Pictures

    ■ Pictures Selecting the Pictures menu will bring you to the Pictures folder. On the right side you will see the directory list of the images that are stored in your Pictures folder on the device’s hard disk. Each directory is named under left/right brackets: “[“, “]”.

  • Page 20: Settings

    ■ Settings The TVisto Settings menu is extremely important in order to correctly configure your device and benefit from its advanced features. In the following paragraphs, there are detailed descriptions of the various settings and parameters. Languages The TVisto provides the unique feature to support a multilingual audience.
  • Page 21 4:3 Pan Scan Screen Saver Select the time interval to enable the screen saver when your TVisto is idle. There are three (3) predefined time intervals of 5, 10, and 30 minutes, and one to disable the screen saver. Use the ▲▼ navigation buttons to select your screen saver. Press the HOME button on your remote control to save the setting.
  • Page 22 The firmware update procedure takes approximately 1 minute. Once completed, turn off your device by using the power switch on the TVisto media player. Wait for a few seconds and then turn it back on. The new firmware is now ready and in use.

  • Page 23: Background Images

    ■ Background Images The background images seen on your TV can be customised! To do so, connect your TVisto to the computer and create a new folder inside the Firmware directory called “img”. Prepare your new background images and save them inside the “img” folder.

  • Page 24: File Formats

    DVDs (using the .ISO format) and watch them as if they were running from the original DVDs. Once the movies are stored in the TVisto as .ISO files, you can play them just like an original DVD with full DVD functions: Menu, Chapter selection, Audio stream selection, Subtitle selection, Fast Forward, Fast Backward, Slow, Pause, Step Forward, Repeat and Search are all included.

  • Page 25: Divx

    Follow the next steps to access and playback DivX VOD movies: 1) On your TVisto, select the DivX® VOD option from “Settings” and press ENTER to see the registration code of your device. This is a unique 8-digit code, assigned to each DivX certified device.

  • Page 26: Specifications

    ■ Specifications Supported Audio Files Formats WMA, WAV, MP3, AAC, AC3, OGG Vorbis Dual stereo analogue audio, SPDIF digital audio (supports compressed Dolby Supported Audio Outputs Formats Digital 5.1 and DTS pass through). Supported Video Files Formats MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB, ISO), MPEG-4 (AVI, DivX, DivX VOD, XviD). NTSC/PAL composite and S-video, analogue YPbPr video (progressive or Supported Video Output Formats interlaced) scalable up to 1920x1080i or 1280x720p.

  • Page 27: Package Contents

    ■ Package Contents Standard Package 1) Your TVisto multimedia centre. (no hard drive included!) 2) Power adapter 110/240V auto switching, +5V/2A, +12V/2A 3) Infrared remote control 4) Composite AV cable (composite RCA, S-Video mini DIN, left audio RCA, right audio RCA)

  • Page 28: Safety Information

    Location and placing precautions Set the TVisto unit up in a vertical position and DO NOT place heavy objects on top of it. Do not place any other objects on top of the unit. Do not place the unit on an amplifier or other equipment that can become hot.

  • Page 29: Faq

    Settings menu, choose the correct output and press “Home” to save your new settings. Keep in mind that it takes about 5-8 seconds for the TVisto to show up on your TV set after the power has been turned on.

  • Page 30: About This Manual

    About this Manual This manual was written using the model TVisto and the firmware version v2.0.6.62. Images and descriptions might slightly vary between this manual and the actual product you have. October 22, 2007 - v1.3 ©...

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