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  • Page 1 MVIX Wireless Hi-Def Multimedia Player Users Manual Unicorn Information System...
  • Page 2 We’ll do everything in our power to keep you happy with your purchase for many years to come. You can count on our uncompromising commitment to your total satisfaction. All of this is our way of saying welcome – and thanks for investing in Mvix® - a brand that cares about customer satisfaction.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1 1 Do’s and Don’ts 1.1 Do s and Don ts ……4 1.2 Limitations and Usage Precautions ……5 Chapter 2 Introduction 2.1 Introducing the Wireless MVIX Hi-Def Multimedia Player ……6 2.2 Technical Specifications ……7 2.3 Package Contents ……8 2.4 Getting Familiar with your Unit ……9...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Safety & Precautions

    ◈ Do read all safety information and follow all instructions in this user manual. ◈ When cleaning the Mvix product, disconnect the power and then wipe the unit with a soft piece of dry cloth. Do not use any chemicals or sprays for cleaning.

  • Page 5: Limitations And Usage Precautions

    Place your Mvix player away from magnetic sources. ◈ ◈ Mvix supports 3.5” Hard Disk Drives only. Kindly ensure that the jumper setting on your Hard-disk Drive (HDD) is set to MASTER or SINGLE before installing it in the Mvix Player. Some HDDs (depending on the manufacturer) may work with the SLAVE or CABLE SELECT (CS) jumper combination.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Introduction

    Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Introducing the Wireless MVIX Hi-Def Multimedia Player ◈ HD Playback: The Mvix player supports a max resolution of 1920 x 1080 Progressive Scan video output providing Hi-Definition display of clear and crisp picture quality. ◈ Video / Movie File Player: Supports various video file formats, including DivX® (3/4/5), Xvid, MPEG, WMV-9, ASF(WMV9), DAT, DVD(IFO, VOB), ISO as well as HD-level TP, TS, TRP etc.

  • Page 7: Technical Specifications

    Chapter 2: Introduction 2.2 Technical Specifications Product Name Mvix MX-780HD Wireless Hi-Definition Media Player Processor SEM8621L (By Sigma Designs) Memory 64MB (RAM), 8MB (Flash) Operating System ucLinux DivX® (3/4/5), AVI, Xvid, MPEG, MPG, VCD(DAT), DVD(VOB, IFO), WMV(WMV-9), Video ASF(WMV-9), TP, TS, TRP Supported Files &...

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Chapter 2: Introduction 2.3 Package Contents MX-780HD Remote Control Stand 5dBi Antenna A/V Cable Power Adaptor Power Cable USB Cable User Manual Driver CD Unicorn Information System...

  • Page 9: Getting Familiar With Your Unit

    Chapter 2: Introduction 2.3 Getting Familiar with your unit Front View ⑥ ② ③ ① ④ ⑤ Navigation / Toggle Switch Power Button Select / OK Button Stop Button Setup Button LCD Screen Unicorn Information System...
  • Page 10 Chapter 2: Introduction Rear View ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑨ ⑧ ⑩ ⑪ ⑫ ⑬ ⑭ ⑭ Wireless Antennae Jack S-video Port Optical (Audio) Port HDMI Port 10/100 Mbps (RJ45) LAN High Velocity Fan USB 2.0 Host A-Type 2 USB 2.0 Slot Stereo RCA Port Power...
  • Page 11 Chapter 2: Introduction Mvix Remote Control POWER Toggle Unit Power (ON / OFF) SETUP Enter Setup Menu, Apply/Confirm Setup Settings TVOUT Toggle Video Output Modes FUNC Display Control Options (Vol, Contrast, Subtitle etc..) MUTE Stop Audio Output from the Player...

  • Page 12: Chapter 3 Basic Setup

    Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.1 Connection 3.11 Audio & Video Connection Setup MX-780HD to TV : Audio Connection Options Video Connections MX-780HD Y/Pb/Pr Y/Pb/Pr Video Video Video Connection Options S-Video S-Video HDMI HDMI MX-780HD to Home Theater : Audio Connections MX-780HD Home Theater Coaxial...

  • Page 13: Installing An Internal Hard Disk Drive

    NOTE: Before Installing, ensure that the jumpers on your HDD are set to MASTER or SINGLE. Hard Disks with CABLE SELECT jumper settings may not work in Mvix Hi-Def Multimedia Player. 1. Locate the casing screw and turn it in clockwise direction.

  • Page 14: Formatting The Hard Disk

    Under “Storage”, choose the “Disk Management” folder. 2. The disk list will appear on the right side of the “Computer Management” windows. Right click the Mvix HDD (marked as “Unallocated HDD”) from the list and from the pop up menu choose “New Partition” to make partitions on the chosen disk.
  • Page 15 6. Select the Driver letter. This allows you to select the drive letter for this partition. This will be the identification label of your Mvix HDD on your PC. We recommend that you do not change anything on this screen and simply press “Next”.
  • Page 16 ◈ There is no limit on the number of folders / sub-folders that can be created within the Mvix-HDD. The access or seek-time increases significantly if number of folders > 6400.

  • Page 17: Transferring Files To The Hard Disk Through Usb

    Multimedia Player. It works exactly like any other external storage device. ** If your PC fails to recognize the Mvix Media Player when connected via USB, check the jumper settings on the installed HDD. Try and test the jumpers in the following order: ◈...

  • Page 18: The Setup Menu

    Mvix Player. To apply SETUP settings, select the option and press SETUP on the Mvix Remote. Use the navigation button on the Mvix Remote to select the TV icon/option. This option allows you to configure your video-out settings. Use the right arrow button on the Mvix Remote to navigate to Use the right-arrow button on the Mvix Remote to navigate to the main panel and select configuration option.
  • Page 19 Select NONE, if the router runs without encryption) WEP Key: If using WEP encryption (above), manually enter WEP key. Apply: Displays Wireless Network status : Success versus Fail ( Select Apply to apply settings or Press SETUP on Mvix Remote to pp y pp y Apply these settings.)
  • Page 20 Admin Password is also required for Factory Reset operation. Perform a Hardware Reboot if Admin Password is lost In order to password-protect individual folders: 1. Using navigation button on the Mvix Remote, select the folder to protect. 2. Press LOCK button on your Mvix Remote 3 Enter the Admin Password 3.
  • Page 21 Chapter 3: Basic Setup To access a password-protected folder: 1. Using the arrow-buttons on the Mvix Remote, navigate to the folder and press ENTER / SELECT. 2. An Enter-Password prompt will popup. Enter the folder password to access the folder contents.
  • Page 22 A Hardware Reboot may be required if the player fails to perform reliably. Hardware Reboot may also be needed if the Admin Password is forgotten, lost or misplaced. 1. Power off the Mvix Player completely. Remove the power cord from the player. 2. Simultaneously press the STOP and OK buttons on the unit (not on the Remote). Wait for 10-seconds 3.

  • Page 23: Setting Up Network Sharing Using Windows Xp On Your Pc

    Chapter 4: Connecting Mvix to a Network 4.1 Setting Network Sharing using Windows XP on your PC In order to connect your Mvix Player to your local area network or to an individual PC, we need to configure the Internet Protocol on your PC: ◈...
  • Page 24 Chapter 4: Connecting Mvix to a Network Click / Select PROTOCOL and Select ADD Select Network Protocol Window opens up as shown here. Click the NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol and click OK. Two NWLink items are added to the connection's Properties As shown, two NWLink items are added to the connection's Properties.
  • Page 25 Chapter 4: Connecting Mvix to a Network Setting Up Folder / Drive Sharing on Win-XP PC: ◈ Right-click the folder or drive that you want to share, and then click SHARING AND SECURITY. Tip: If you want to share your entire My Documents folder, open My Documents, and then click the UP button on the toolbar.
  • Page 26 In Windows XP Pro, you may also need to define the users who can have access to these shared folders and files. In order to use folder sharing with Mvix, it is recommended to provide guest access to the shared folders.
  • Page 27 Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). ICF is automatically turned on in Win-XP (SP2). If the ICF is turned on on your PC, your Mvix player may not be able to access files residing on your PC. Follow this procedure to disable it: ◈...
  • Page 28 Chapter 4: Connecting Mvix to a Network Installing NETBEUI Protocol As in the previous Protocol installation procedure, open the NETWORK COMPONENT TYPE window. (START -> Right Click on MY NETWORK PLACES, Select PROPERTIES. In LOCAL AREA CONNECTIONS window, Select INTERNET PROTOCOL (TCP/IP) and click INSTALL).

  • Page 29: Wired Network Connections

    Switch / Hub / Router to share the media files residing within folders or drives on your (wired-networked) PC. Use the left -arrow button on the Mvix Remote to navigate back to the left-side column. From the left-side navigation column, use the arrow keys and select “NETWORK”...

  • Page 30: Wireless Network

    Chapter 4: Connecting Mvix to a Network 4.3 Wireless Network Mvix player is equipped to be connected to your Wireless Network and is capable of streaming media files directly from your PC. Upon completing the setup as described below, the Mvix player will acquire the IP address automatically from your router.
  • Page 31 WEP-key set on the network router. ENTERING WEP KEY: ◈ Using the Mvix Remote, navigate to WEP and press ENTER/SELECT. ◈ A Key-Panel Window pops up on the TV Screen. On the Key Panel Window, navigate and SELECT each alphanumeric character to manually enter the WEP accurately.

  • Page 32: Chapter 5 Media Playback

    Chapter 5: Media Playback 5.1 Video Playback When the Mvix player boots up, a list of all recently-played video files is displayed on the main panel. The displayed list (icons) consists of the last SIX recently-played video files. Using the Remote, navigate to one of these files and press ENTER / SELECT.
  • Page 33 Modifying Brightness Settings Modifying Display Contrast Changing Saturation Settings MVIX REMOTE TIPS: ◈ Press the INFO button to display video file info such as Video/Audio Format, File Size, Subtitle, Time etc. ◈ Press the GOTO button and enter the time to jump to a desired time-stamp of the video file.
  • Page 34 Chapter 5: Media Playback Changing Subtitle Display Position Choosing Subtitle Language Choosing Subtitle File INFO BUTTON: Display Basic File Information GOTO BUTTON: Jump to desired time stamp. Unicorn Information System...

  • Page 35: Audio Playback

    If you want to navigate to the previous screen, folder or device, press RETURN on the Mvix Remote Control. If you press the AUDIO button on the Mvix remote, a list of all available audio files will be displayed. Once the audio files are visible on the display screen (e.g. TV), navigate (using the Remote) to the desired file and press PLAY (Sequential playback) or ENTER/SELECT (play selected file only).
  • Page 36 Chapter 5: Media Playback Use the RND / SEQ button on the Mvix Remote Control to toggle between Random vs Sequential playback of Audio files in JUKEBOX list. This feature can also be used for IMAGE playback. Use the REPEAT button on the Mvix Remote Control to play an audio (music) file repeatedly. Toggle the button to remove repetition.

  • Page 37: Image Playback

    Chapter 5: Media Playback 5 3 Image Playback 5.3 Image Playback Mvix provides playback of digital image files residing on your PC (via network streaming), external storage device (via USB-Host) or local IDE-HDD (installed inside the Mvix player) A list of available devices is as depicted in this image.

  • Page 38: Mixed-Media Playback

    MIXED media mode: It is a convenient and efficient to move between folders and select and play the desired media files. REMEMBER: Use PLAY button on Mvix remote to play all files in a folder continuously and sequentially. Use ENTER button on Mvix remote to play the individually-selected file only.

  • Page 39: Using My List For Media Playback

    Select the file(s) and/or folder(s) that you will like to include in MY Select the file(s) and/or folder(s) that you will like to include in MY LIST and press the ADD button on the Mvix Remote. The file / folder will be added to MY LIST.

  • Page 40: Internet Radio Playback

    (Some INTERNET RADIO files may not be playable or due to bandwidth issue. Please check your internet connection speed or your router to verify that it is compatible with the Mvix player & make sure all downloading software are turned off)

  • Page 41: Chapter 6 How To Setup Ndas

    Chapter 6: How to setup NDAS What is NDAS (Network Direct Attached Storage)? It is useful technology that makes your PC recognize Internal HDD inside MX-780HD which is connected to your wired or wireless home network. >> For use of NDAS, you should << 1.
  • Page 42 Chapter 6: How to setup NDAS 2. Install NDAS in PC 3. Register NDAS 1) Run setup.exe. 1) In the bottom right icon tray, click the NDAS icon and select “R “Register a New Device…” ” 2) Follow the procedure from NDAS software setup wizard. 2) Click [Next] in NDAS Device Registration wizard.
  • Page 43 Chapter 6: How to setup NDAS 4) Enter NDAS ID and Write key, and click [Next]. 7) After the installation, MX-780HD’s HDD is recognized. >> Caution << Backup NDAS ID and Write key. It will not be issued again. 3. Mount / Dismount 5) If ID and key are correct, you will be asked the following after searching for the NDAS device.
  • Page 44 Chapter 6: How to setup NDAS B. Dismount 4. Confirm NDAS device in Device Manager You can check to see if your NDAS device has been installed in 1) Use “ Remove NDAS SCSI Controller safely……” “Disk Drive” and “SCSI and RAID controller” under Device Manager. as in the figure below.

  • Page 45: Chapter 7 How Do I

    7.6 … backup and play a DVD? → A movie DVD consists of a bunch of VOB and IFO files. These files can be transferred to the Mvix Player via the USB2.0 or USB-Host Port. The files can be transferred from a PC, an external storage device, a USB flash drive or even an external DVD-ROM.

  • Page 46: Chapter 7 Firmware Upgrading

    1) Connect your Mvix Hi-Def Multimedia Player to your TV and power-on the player. 2) Press the SETUP button on the Remote Control. Using the Mvix Remote, navigate (arrow buttons), scroll down and Select ‘MISC’. Then use the RIGHT ARROW button on the Mvix Remote to scroll down and select “SHOW FIRMWARE VER”...

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose your Mvix Media player to rain or moisture. For any further assistance please visit our support site at www.mvixusa.com/support or call costumer service at (866) 310 4923.

  • Page 48: Limited Warranty

    This includes, but is not limited to, prerecorded material, whether copyrighted or not.) Unicorn Information Systems Co. Ltd., Mvix(USA), Inc. and its other partners and distributors DO NOT assume any responsibility in any way for how you choose to use this product, associated firmware and this manual.

  • Page 49: Copyright And Legal Attributions

    Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction, distribution, rental or digital transmission of copyrighted video and audio files. (Title 17, United States Code, Sections 501 and 506). Mvix players are designed to assist you in backing up, storing and reproducing material which you own the copyright for or for which you have obtained permission from the copyright owner.

  • Page 50: Glossary

    Audio (WMA) NTSC, would allow. MVIX(USA), Inc. MAKES THIS DOCUMENT AVAILABLE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE ACCURACY, CAPABILITY, EFFICIENCY, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FUNCTIONING OF THIS DOCUMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL MVIX(USA), Inc. BE LIABLE FOR ANY GENERAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MVIX(USA), Inc.

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