Skydigital V36 User's Manual Manual

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  • Page 2 Dolby Digital: "Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! Important Safety Instructions. Please read all of the safety and operating instructions before using the product. Precautions on Power -Do not plug too many devices into a socket. It may cause an overload and result in a electric shock or fire.
  • Page 4 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! If FAT is selected, please maximize the size of the cluster. If you want to manage (copy & record) an file whose size is more than 4GB, please use the NTFS file system because FAT32 is limited to a 4GB file size. Precaution on Disassembling -Please disassemble the product after turning if off.
  • Page 5 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! Before you start The product does not include a HDD. The HDD must be purchased and installed separately. Product Remote Controller(and battery) A/V Cable USB Cable Power Cord Power Adapte User Manual The product was registered and passed the electromagnetic wave test for home use.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! Table of Contents Introduction Venice V36 (Digital Multimedia Player) Specification Name of Each Part Part Names (Remote Control) 1.4.1 Before using the Remote Control Installation and Connection HDD Installation PC Connection 2.2.1 Connecting to PC(Windows XP) Partition and Format in Windows 2000/XP.
  • Page 7 ETC2 Menu -Language Setting -LCD Color Setting -Screen Saver Setting -Current Time Setting -Firmware Upgrade Active Usage of the Venice V36 Active usage of the data in HDD. 4.1.1 Video File Playback Active Usage of the DVD drive 4.2.1 DVD Title Playback 4.2.2...
  • Page 8: Introduction

    2. Sigma design 8621 chipset is installed. The Venice V36 supports the latest codecs and plays back AVI, Xvid, MPG file as well as WMV9 and TP. 3. The Venice V36 supports and plays digital audio files such as MP3, OGG, WMA, WAV, AAC and AC3.
  • Page 9: Specification

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 1.2 Specification Playback mode, playback time, video out, audio format, playback title. Display formate mpg, ifo, vob, tp, ts, mp4, avi, asf, wmv Video codec MPEG 1/2/4, DivX, XVID, WMV9 resolution 1920ⅹ1080i codec MP3, WMA, AAC, Ogg, PCM, AC3, WAV Audio lyric lrc(lyric file)
  • Page 10: Name Of Each Part

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 1.3 Name of Each Part ① Power (connect to power adapter) ② HDMI Output ⑧ Extension IR Receiver (option) ③ Composite Output ⑨ USB-S (Slave) ④ Audio Output(stereo) ⑩ S/PDIF (Coaxal) ⑤ S-VIDEO Output ⑪...
  • Page 11: Part Names (Remote Control)

    - Insert two AAA batteries into the battery compartment following the indications (+,-) inside the compartment. Close the battery cover. Button Names 1 Power button Turn on/off the Venice V36 2. Mute button Mute on/off in media playback. 3. TV button Start HDTV(Option) 4.Setup button...
  • Page 12 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 10. Bookmark button Bookmark in media file playback. Start from the bookmark position. 11. Subtitle button Start/Stop the subtitle function during movie(file/DVD) playback. Or change subtitles if the file supports multiple subtitles. 12. Subaudio button Start/Stop Audio functions during movie playback or change sound if the file supports multiple sounds.
  • Page 13 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 24. Ratio button Change the ration of media file 25. Screen button Setup Screen Brightness, Darkness and Color Depth 26. Angle button Rotate photo 90 degrees clockwise and angle change in DVD playback 27. Zoom button Go to Zoom mode.
  • Page 14: Installation And Connection

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 2. Installation and Connection 2.1 HDD Installation The product does not include a HDD. 1. Unscrew the 2 bolts from the bottom of the product. 2. Open the HDD cover. 3. Gently take out the data(SATA) & power connector and connect them with the HDD. After they are connected, slide the HDD into the center of the bracket.
  • Page 15: Pc Connection

    One side is USB 2.0 "A" plug type and the other is "B" plug(male) type. 2. To use the Venice V36 as portable storage, the power should be connected prior to use. The following steps are for PCs with Windows XP 1.
  • Page 16: Partition And Format In Windows 2000/Xp

    3. In the NTFS file system is used the product can recognize files that are over 4GB. 2.3 Partition and Format in Windows 2000/XP. 1. Connect the Venice V36 with PC using the included USB cable. The Venice V36 is recognized as a portable storage device.
  • Page 17 -> Click 'Disk Management' 4. When the New partition Wizard appears, click 'Next'. 5. The Venice V36 can recognize the divided partitions (4EA) as well as the Folder (Directory). 6. Choose the partition type and format the HDD. If you want to make several partitions, select 'Extended partition'.
  • Page 18 NTFS file system. For an older HDD or a HDD used in other OS such as Linux, the Venice V36 may not recognize them. In this case, the user needs to delete and rearrange the partition, then...
  • Page 19: Connecting And Disconnecting To A Pc

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 2.4 Connecting and Disconnecting to a PC If you improperly disconnects the USB cable from PC, it can damage data and/or an abnormal copy. To prevent these sorts of problems, please read the following precautions. 1.
  • Page 20: Tv Connection 1

    - Connect the Venice V36 and your TV using a composite video cable(Yellow). - Turn on the Venice V36 and TV. Select 'composite' as the video input on your TV. - Press the 'TV-OUT' button on the Venice V36 Remote Control and adjust the display mode...
  • Page 21: S-Vhs Cable Connection

    - Connect the Venice V36 and your TV using a four pin S-Video Cable. - Turn on the Venice V36 and your TV. Select 'composite' as the video input on your TV display. (The S-Video cable is not included in Venice V36 package. It should be purchased optionally.) In case Audio, you need to connect Audio Cable separately.
  • Page 22: Hdmi Cable Connection

    - The component mode which is set with the <TV-OUT> on the remote control is 480i. If you want to change it into 480p, 720p or 1080i, please choose and select it in the 'SETUP' menu of the Venice V36 '(AV Analogue - TV ...
  • Page 23: Digital Audio - Cable Connection

    If there is no sound after connection the optical cable, you have to change the A/V setup into Digital via the SETUP menu. 2.7 LAN Connection 2.7.1 LAN Connection to a PC Connect a LAN cable directly to the LAN ports of the Venice V36 and a PC.
  • Page 24: Connection Via The Internet Ip Router Or Hub. 2

    > LAN connection is recognized only when the power is on. 2.7.2 Connection via the Internet IP Router or Hub. Connect the LAN port of the IP Router or Hub to the LAN port of Venice V36 by using a direct type LAN cable.
  • Page 25 1. Install the wireless LAN card to the USB host(front or rear) port on the Venice V36. If you install a USB wireless LAN card when the Venice V36 is on, it may not recognize it. Install it when the Venice V36 is off.
  • Page 26: Connecting To Other Terminals

    2.8 Connecting to other Terminals Ext. IR cable connection An external Infrared receiver for car can make it easier to use Venice V36 outside. What is an external Infrared(IR) receiver? While using this product outside, the use of the included remote control might be inconvenient.
  • Page 27: Setup Menu Setting

    3.1.1 Go to the ‘SETUP’ menu 1.Please connect the power cable of Venice V36 and then connect it to the TV. 2. Press the "Power" button on the front panel of the Venice V36 or on the included remote control.
  • Page 28: Setup Menu Map

    DVD Rating Setting, Password Setting Server IP PC IP setting (folder share) IP Setting Automatic / Manural Setting MAC Address Check Venice V36 MAC Address LAN Type WIRELESS LAN ETC1 Skip Interval 1 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min...
  • Page 29 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! Slideshow Interval 3 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec, (custom setting) sec Speed Fan Low, Normal, Off DVD/CD Autorun Setup On, Off Language English, Korean White & Bluish green, White & Yellowish green LCD color Black &...
  • Page 30: A/V Menu 2

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 3.1.3 A/V Menu TV Mode TV broadcast type: NTSC is used in North America and Asia and PAL is primainly used in Europe. Set up the TV type first and select the each detail setup according to the connection type(composite, S-video, component, HDMI) with your TV.
  • Page 31: 4:3 Pan & Scan

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 4:3 Pan & Scan 4:3 Pan & Scan cuts both the left and right sides of 16:9 ratio movie files to fit into a 4:3 screen. 16:9 Letter Box/Pan & Scan Shows the full screen display of not only the 16:9 ratio, but also 4:3 ratio movies files. Analog TV Out Set up composite and S-Video connections with 'VIDEO', in the component connection set up 'Component'.
  • Page 32: Digital Tv Out 3

    If the audio cuts off select "Turn off HDMI Audio out" on the menu. - Most digital TVs do not support DTS decoder. If you do not have a multi-channel receiver connected to your TV or Venice V36, it may not support audio-out for DTS-coded media files.
  • Page 33: Dvd Rating Setting

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! DVD Rating Setting The Venice V36 supports DVD rating setting(Parental Management Level). - DVD Rating setting: There are six rating levels. Select the appropriate 'DVD Rating Setting' When selecting the menu and rating setting, a window will pop up for a password. The default is '0000'.
  • Page 34: Lan Menu 3

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 3.1.4 LAN Menu The Venice V36 has a LAN inside and can play back and copy files through network. You can install a wireless LAN(Option) and do the same functions via a wireless network.
  • Page 35: Mac Address Check

    MAC addresses which are connected to IP router or hub. LAN Type This menu will only be displayed when a USB wireless LAN is installed on the Venice V36. The Venice V36 does not support both wired and wireless LAN simultaneously. So, select LAN Type (LAN or Wireless LAN) - LAN: LAN means the wired LAN installed in the Venice V36.
  • Page 36: Etc1 Menu

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 3.1.5 ETC1 Menu For the stable and convenient usage of the Venice V36, the ETC1 menu supports a variety of setup functions. Skip Interval While playing movies, skip the movie backward(SKIP-) or forward(SKIP +) by the desired time interval.
  • Page 37: Slideshow Interval

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! Slideshow Interval Set the JPEG file slide show time interval(5 seconds/ 7 seconds/ 9 seconds/ User Input). You can set up the time interval yourself. Move the cursor to space and press the <OK> button. Input the time by using the <Vol ▲/▼...
  • Page 38: Dvd/Cd Autorun Setup

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! DVD/CD Autorun setup Setting the Auto-Run function. The Venice V36 can play DVD title or Audio CDs automatically when they are inserted in the DVD ROM of Venice V36. 3.1.6 ETC2 Menu Support a variety of function settings such as Language, LCD Color, Screen saver and Time.
  • Page 39: Lcd Color Setting

    White letter with a blue green background/ White letters with yellow green background/ Black letter with sky blue background/ White letter with a red background/ White letter with a violet background/ LCD off Screen Saver Setting The Venice V36 supports screen saver function (OFF/ 5 minutes/10 minutes/User Input)
  • Page 40: Current Time Setting

    2. Install the USB memory card on the USB host port of the Venice V36. 3. Turn on the Venice V36. When the ‘USB‘ icon on the Main menu will be activated, go to the 'SETUP' mode by pressing 'SETUP' icon or 'Setup' button on the remote control.
  • Page 41: Active Usage Of The Venice V36

    4.1 Active usage of the data in HDD. 4.1.1 Video File Playback The Venice V36 can play back the video files in HDD, DVD, CD and USB devices. 1. Select and click the device icon on the main menu which includes the video files you want to playback.
  • Page 42 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 3. Press the <OK> button to play the file. If you select subtitle the file which has the same name with the video file, the video file is played back. <1. Move to Upper folder 2. Video File 3. Subtitle File 4. Current Folder Name and Location> 4.
  • Page 43 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 5. Subtitle View Setting. Select On or Off of the Subtitle View by pressing <Subtitle> button on the remote control. * <SUBTITLE OFF - SUBTITLE ON - SUBTITLE xx(Multi-subtitle)> 5. Audio Setting: If the media file support multi channel sounds, you can select the proper setting by pressing <Subautio>...
  • Page 44 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! when you restart the playback of the movie. 8. Playback Control: Control the location and speed of playback. Start from the beginning Rewind function (2x<9x<32x) Fast Forward functin (2x<8x<32x) Next Play/Pause Stop the media file and go to the list window. 9.
  • Page 45 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 10. Color Changing Function: Change the brightness/Contrast/Color of the current media file by pressing the <Screen> button. Press the <Screen> button and move to the BRIGHT, CONTRAST or COLOR. In each stage, adjust the setting by pressing the <◀/▶> button on the remote control.
  • Page 46 <Scroll> and four arrow<◀/▶/▲/▼> buttons on the remote control. 15. Sleep Mode setting: Turn off the Venice V36 at the appointed time. Press the <Sleep> button to enter Sleep mode. Select the desired sleep time and press the <OK> button.
  • Page 47: Active Usage Of The Dvd Drive

    4.2.1 DVD Title Playback The Venice V36 can play playback of authentic DVD titles from any region. 1. After checking the connection between the Venice V36 and your TV, press the power button on the front panel of the Venice V36.
  • Page 48: Video Cd Playback

    4.3 Audio File Playback The TAB-36HD can play back the audio files in HDD, DVD, CD and USB devices. The Venice V36 currently support MP3, WMA, OG, PCM, AC3, WAV and will support more file formats through ongoing firmware upgrades.
  • Page 49 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 2. Select the folder with the desired audio file. 3. After moving to folder, press the <OK> button to play the audio file. 4. Enjoy audio files via the audio playback interface (MUSIC PLAYER). <Audio Playback Interface (MUSIC PLAYER): 1.
  • Page 50: Photo File Playback

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 7. The Venice V36 support Lyric files(LRC format). If the name of a music file and .lrc file are same, the lyrics window will be displayed automatically when the music is playing. 4.4 Photo File Playback The Venice V36 can play back the photo (JPG) files in HDD, DVD, CD and USB devices.
  • Page 51 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! Button Functions in Photo View. Start/Stop Slide Show Display next photo Display previous photo Rotate the photo 90 degrees. Zoom In/Out by pressing the <◀/▶>buttons in Zoom mode. 5. Slide Show: Press the <-> Button on the remote control to start slide show of the photo files in the folder.
  • Page 52: Dvd File Ripping 5

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 4.5 DVD file Ripping The Venice V36 supports the playback of both authentic DVD and DVD backup titles, To play back a DVD backup title, first copy all related DVD Rip files for a movie title into one folder and play the VIDEO_TS.IFO file among them.
  • Page 53: Playlist

    1. After checking the connection between the Venice V36 and TV, press the power button on the front panel of the Venice V36. 2. In main menu of the Venice V36, press the <List> button on the remote control and move to the playlist menu.
  • Page 54 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 4. Press the <DEL> button to delete the file in the playlist. 5. Press the <ADD> button on the remote control and move toe the play list menu. 6. Changing the Playlist Order. In playlist menu, press the <Move> button and select the file first. Change the order by pressing the <▲/▼>...
  • Page 55: Photo Slide Show

    1. Press the <Setup> button or press the <OK> button on the 'SETUP' icon in the main menu. 2. In the ‘Venice V36 SETUP‘ mode, move to the 'SETUP>ETC1>Slideshow Interval' 3. Move to the 'Slide show interval' by pressing the <▼> buttons.
  • Page 56: Using A Usb Host

    Control the volume of the background music by pressing the <Vol+/-> button. 4.8 Using a USB Host The Venice V36 features a USB host inside so that it can playback files in the devices such as USB memory and USB HDD.
  • Page 57: Using A Network

    4.6 Using a Network The Venice V36 can play back the media files in a PC through a local network. To do this, your PC needs to be on and the folder should be set using the 'folder sharing and authority setting' of PC.
  • Page 58 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 2. Select a folder which has media files in the PC and set up folder sharing. 2.1 Double-click 'my computer' and choose the folder you want to share. Right-click that folder and click 'Sharing and Security' in the menu. 2.2 Check 'Share this folder' on the network and type 'lan' as the shared name.
  • Page 59 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! This menu will be showed one time when you set up for the first time. Click <OK> After reading the message, start it according to the order.
  • Page 60 2. If there are several local area connections, select the local area connection of the LAN card which is connected with the Venice V36. 2.7 Double-click 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' in the 'Local Area Connection 3 Properties' 2.8 Check 'Use the following IP address' and input IP Address and Subnet Mask.
  • Page 61 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 2.9. Turning off Windows Firewall. Click ‘Control Panel' ▶ 'Network Connection ▶ Right-click on 'local network connection' and select 'Properties' ▶ Click the 'Advanced' tab and 'Settings..'. Select 'Off(not recommended)' and click 'OK' If you use Service Pack 2, please refer to following pictures. 1.
  • Page 62 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 3. Turn on the Venice V36 and input the LAN/Server IP through the SETUP menu. 4. IP setting means the IP to which the Venice V36 gets assigned. If using an IP router/Hub, each device gets autmatically assigned IP. Select 'Auto Setting'...
  • Page 63: Using Wireless Network

    Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 4.7 Using wireless Network Venice V36 can control and playback the media files in the shared folder via wireless network. 1. Connect the USB Dongle type (WiFi) Wireless LAN card to the USB host port on Venice V36.
  • Page 64 After finishing the 'Server IP' setting and 'IP setting', select 'WIRELESS LAN' on the 'LAN Type' menu. 6. Select the AP for the Venice V36 among them and press the <OK> button to connect the AP. After connecting to the AP, AP list windows will disappear automatically.
  • Page 65: Dvd Backup 6

    4MB bit rate, it may result in the display being cutoff during playback. 4.8 DVD Backup The Venice V36 supports the backup and playback of authentic DVD titles. You can back up the authentic DVD title into HDD or USB memory. Even though your DVD is damaged, you can play back the DVD from the backup data with original quality.
  • Page 66: Audio Cd Mp3 Ripping

    9. Check the copy process of the file via 'Progress Bar' 4.9 Audio CD MP3 Ripping The Venice V36 supports MP3 ripping of authentic audio CD titles. You can back up authentic audio CD into HDD or USB memory. Even though your audio CD is damaged, you can playback the MP3 backup data of your audio CD from the HDD or USB memory.
  • Page 67 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 4. Go to 'AUDIO RECORDER' 5. Select the audio CD tracks you want to rip by pressing the 'OK' button on the remote control. 6. After finishing the track selection, press the <REC> button on the remote control. A pop-up message will show up.
  • Page 68 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! 7. After selecting the device, MP3 ripping will start automatically and saved in the new folder. (The new folder name is created from the recordedMP3_000x in each device) 8. After finishing ripping the MP3s, press the 'Menu' button on the remote and try to playback the recorded data in the device.
  • Page 69: Additional Information

    2. Incorrect TV Out/In mode. Please press the <TV-OUT> button on the remote control and select the correct TV out setting. TV Out setting of the Venice V36 is changed one by one by pressing <TV-OUT> button on the remote control.
  • Page 70 Advanced Movement to Digitize Your Life! Q The main body of the Venice V36 is too hot while playing back. A. It is normal for the unit to heat up when in operation. You do not need to worry about it.

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