Contents Introduction ................1 Overview................1 System Requirements ............2 Features................2 Package List ................. 3 About the PhotoStorage ............4 About the Remote Control ............ 6 Getting Started ................ 9 Inserting and Replacing the Batteries........9 Inserting the Battery into the PhotoStorage...... 9 Replacing the Remote Control’s Battery ......
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Switching between Flash Memory Cards and a CD ... 25 Using the Remote Control ..........25 Using the Buttons on the PhotoStorage ......25 Copying Files to the Computer ........... 26 Copying from a Flash Memory Card....... 26 Copying from a CD ............26 Listening to Music ...............
Introduction Overview Thank you for purchasing the PhotoStorage . The PhotoStorage is a portable MP3 player, CD player and DVD/VCD player all rolled into one. As a CD burner, you can use a CD-RW to create a multi-session CD, enabling you to continuous- ly backup photos, taken with a digital camera, while away on long vacations.
System Requirements System Requirements To use PhotoStorage, you will need the following equipment: For listening to music • Speakers/headphones For other media types • Television/projector To connect to a PC • A PC with an available USB port • Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE or Mac OS X •...
Introduction Package List The following items are included with the PhotoStorage. Item Item PhotoStorage Battery Audio cable Video cable Component USB cable cable (optional) Quick start Remote guide control MODE ANGLE TITLE PAUSE ZOOM AUDIO PLAY COPY ENTER MUTE STOP SLOW STEP SUBTITLE...
About the PhotoStorage About the PhotoStorage POWER CHARGE ENTER/PLAY STOP/ESC PREV NEXT...
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Introduction Item Function Power button Turns the PhotoStorage on and off POWER LED Indicates that the PhotoStorage is turned on DC IN Power socket for connecting to power Flashes orange when charging the battery CHARGE LED Steady green when the battery is fully charged VIDEO/S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO/S-VIDEO output to a TV or a projector COMPONENT OUT...
About the Remote Control About the Remote Control Below is a description of the remote control’s buttons: ANGLE TITLE MODE PAUSE ZOOM AUDIO PLAY COPY ENTER MUTE STOP SUBTITLE RESUME SLOW STEP PROGRAM GOTO RANDOM PREV NEXT SHUFFLE SETUP REPEAT CLEAR MENU REP A-B...
Introduction Button Function The On Screen Display (OSD) displays the status bar at the top of the screen that includes playback and remaining time for both the title and the chapter of the current multimedia. PAUSE Pauses playback of movies or music. If a video CD has “Playback control”...
About the Remote Control Button Function Displays the DVD’s title screen where you can set various settings such as language and sound TITLE preferences. Use the MENU CONTROL buttons (7) to navigate around the screen. Some DVD movies have images shot at different camera angles.
Getting Started Inserting and Replacing the Batteries Inserting the Battery into the PhotoStorage. To insert a battery: Slide the battery cover out. Lift the battery cover up. Insert the battery with the metal contacts aligned with the metal contacts in the battery compartment.
Cable Connections Cable Connections The following descriptions show how to make the various connections. Connecting the Power Plug the DC power adaptor into a wall socket then connect the DC power adap- tor to PhotoStorage’s DC IN 9V socket as shown in the diagram. DC IN 9V AUDIO/OPTICAL COMPONENT...
Getting Started Making Optical Digital Audio Output Connections To get the best quality sound from DVDs that are recorded with Dolby 5.1 Digital Surround Sound, you need a stereo system with an Optical Digital Audio Input to receive the RAW audio signals from the PhotoStorage. Connect an Optical Digital Audio Connector from the AUDIO/OPTICAL socket on the PhotoStorage to the Optical Digital In socket on your stereo system.
Cable Connections If your television/projector has COMPONENT IN sockets, follow these steps. Connect the audio cable (red and white plugs) from the AUDIO/OPTICAL socket to the audio IN socket of your TV or stereo system. Connect the component cable from the PhotoStorage’s COMPONENT socket to the RGB COMPONENT IN sockets of the TV or projector, match- ing the Red, Green, and Blue plugs to their respective sockets.
Getting Started Inserting Flash Memory Cards PhotoStorage supports a number of different card types. The following instruc- tions explain how to insert a Flash Memory Card. Position the Flash Memory Card in the direction shown in the diagram. SD/MMC CF/MD CompactFlash 16MB Microdrive...
Turning the PhotoStorage On Turning the PhotoStorage On To turn on the PhotoStorage: Make the appropriate connections as described in Cable Connections on page 10. Push the POWER ON/OFF button for about two seconds. The front LCD panel lights up and if connected to a TV or projector, the main screen appears.
Using PhotoStorage Using the OSD Setup Menus This section describes the different settings within the Setup Menus. Navigating the Menus To bring up the SETUP MENU, press the SETUP button on the remote con- trol. PREV NEXT SHUFFLE SETUP SETUP REPEAT REP A-B CLEAR...
Using the OSD Setup Menus Press the UP and DOWN buttons to select the options for that setting. Press the ENTER button to confirm your option. To exit, press the LEFT button to return to the submenu settings in the left col- umn.
Using PhotoStorage Return to the main menu and enter the GENERAL SETUP page. Scroll down to VIDEO OUTPUT. Select the video output, S-VIDEO or COMPONENT, that you will be con- necting to on the PhotoStorage. See Connecting to a TV or Projector on page 11.
Using the OSD Setup Menus GENERAL SETUP TV DISPLAY has three options for choosing the displays aspect ratio. • NORMAL/PS – for viewing on a normal • NORMAL/LB – for viewing similar to that of a movie at the theater. This is best used on a normal TV.
Using PhotoStorage SPEAKER SETUP DOWNMIX converts Dolby surround sound to normal stereo sound maintaining a high quality sound. • LR/RT – is used when the DVD has been recorded in DOLBY PRO- LOGIC stereo. • STEREO – produces ordinary stereo sounds. •...
Using the OSD Setup Menus AUDIO SETUP AUDIO OUT has three options • ANALOG – This is normally used with speakers. • SPDIF/RAW – Select this if the surround sound is output through opti- cal or coaxial cables. • SPDIF/PCM – Select this if the surround sound is output through opti- cal or coaxial cables (pulse code modulation).
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Using PhotoStorage DUAL MONO – Can only be with Dolby Digital disks that have dual mono soft- ware encoded in them. You can select one of the following options: STEREO, L- MONO, R-MONO, or MIX-MONO. DYNAMIC – Move the slider to make your selection. PRO LOGIC –...
Using the OSD Setup Menus LPCM OUTPUT – Select 48K or 98K as the digitizing speed for LPCM. This is an uncompressed format for audio. PREFERENCES For an explanation of TV TYPE, see Adjusting the TV Settings on page 16. DVDs may contain a number of different languages for AUDIO, SUBTITLE and DISC MENU.
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Using PhotoStorage Enter the old four digit password code using the number buttons on the remote. For a new machine, the default is 3308. Enter the new four digit password code and then enter it a second time. Set an appropriate restriction from the PARENTAL list. Upon setting a restriction, a Password Verification Page is displayed.
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Using the OSD Setup Menus The PARENTAL list is the MPAA ratings and their definitions are listed in the fol- lowing table. MPAA RATINGS GENERAL AUDIENCES Suitable for all ages. PARENTAL GUIDANCE Some material may not be SUGGESTED suitable for children. PARENTS STRONGLY Some material may be PG-13...
Using PhotoStorage DISC SETUP This page is used to set various CD-RW functions for burning (writing) a CD. ERASE CD-RW is used to erase a CD-RW before burning. MODE SELECT has three op- tions. WRITE MODE – burns to the TEST MODE –...
Copying Files to the Computer Copying Files to the Computer Copying from a Flash Memory Card Connect the PhotoStorage to the computer as described in Connecting to a Computer on page 12. Once connected, a CD drive icon and up to three removable hard drive icons will appear in My Computer on the desktop.
Using PhotoStorage To be able to use other functions effectively, such as repeat, program and so on, you will need to connect it to a TV as described in Connecting to a TV or Projec- tor on page 11. See Playing a VCD or DVD on page 30 for other functions. Viewing and Editing Media Files To view pictures, you will first need to: Make connections in Connecting to a TV or Projector on page 11.
Viewing and Editing Media Files Press STOP button to exit. PLAY COPY ENTER MUTE STOP STOP Viewing files without the SMART NAVI Menu Press the SHUFFLE button until FOLDER is displayed on the OSD. PREV NEXT SHUFFLE SETUP SHUFFLE REPEAT REP A-B CLEAR MENU...
Using PhotoStorage Using the Slide Show Bring up one of the two screens as described in the previous two sections, SMART NAVI and thumb nail screen. Press the RESUME button to cycle through a number of different slide show effects as shown in the table below. Mode Effect Mode...
Playing a VCD or DVD Playing a VCD or DVD To play a VCD or DVD: Connect the PhotoStorage as described in Connecting to a TV or Projector on page 11. Press the eject button at the front of the PhotoStorage. Eject Button Insert a VCD or DVD into the PhotoStorage and close the drive.
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Using PhotoStorage • PLAY – Starts playing a PLAY COPY multimedia CD/file or continues playback after pausing. • ARROW BUTTONS – Selects a menu item in ENTER a DVD menu. MUTE STOP • ENTER – To choose an item on the DVD menu. Begins playback if the main PhotoStorage screen is being displayed.
Playing a VCD or DVD Programming the Playing Order of Audio or Video CDs To program the playing order of audio CDs, video CDs and other multimedia files, follow the steps below. Play the audio or video CD/file as normal. Pause playback.
Using PhotoStorage Repeating Chapters/Tracks Press the REPEAT button on the remote control for repeating chapters or tracks. PREV NEXT SHUFFLE SETUP REPEAT REP A-B CLEAR MENU REPEAT For DVDs, this will cycle through CHAPTER REPEAT ON, TITLE REPEAT ON and REPEAT OFF. The current chapter or title will be repeated. For music, REP-ONE will repeat the current track while REP-ALL will repeat all tracks.
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Writing (Burning) Files to a CD Press COPY on the remote control to start burning files to the CD. PLAY COPY COPY ENTER MUTE STOP Wait until the COPY COMPLETED message appears on the screen and the CD-R/W LED stops flashing before removing the CD. When the PhotoStorage is not connected to a TV/projector, follow the steps be- low.
Using PhotoStorage Disk Spanning The PhotoStorage supports disk spanning which means, when burning files from a Flash Memory Card to a CD-RW and the CD-RW becomes full, the PhotoStor- age will prompt you to insert a new CD-RW. After Inserting a new CD-RW, burn- ing will automatically continue.
Appendix Specifications Item Specification DVD Drive DVD Combo 4x drive, slim type DVD/VCD/SVCD/MP3/JPEG/MPEG support WAV multiple media playbck CD Read/Write Flash Slots 1 x CF-type I/II, MD 1 x SM/xD (xD is only supported up to 128MB. 1 x MS/MS Pro/MMC/SD Flash media to CD-RW copy supported Remote Control 51 keys, powered by an Li battery...
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Appendix Item Specification Power Source 9V, 1.7A AC/DC Adapter (universal, black) DC input jack Battery 2000 mAh, 7.4V, Lithium-ion rechargeable, UL approved, 500 recharge cycles Regulatory & Certifi- FCC,CE cation VCCI, C-tick, UL, USB 2.0, WHQL MTBF 10,000 hours Operating Requirements Stand-alone Mode Remote control, key butons, backlit LCD display for media duplication and playback of DVD, VCD, SVCD,...
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Cause and Possible Solution No power Check if the power cable and plug are securely con- nected. Try to turn on the system again. No picture on the TV • Check that the TV or projector is turned on. screen •...
Appendix Error Codes This table lists the error codes that are displayed in the PhotoStorage’s LCD panel when there is an error. Error Error Code Code NO DISC WRITE DVD ERROR NO FLASH CARD CD NOT ERASABLE READ FLASH CARD ERROR ERASE FAIL BUFFER ERROR DEVICE NOT READY...
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