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European Community Compliance Statement Class B This product is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directives on the Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004/108/EC. Safety- Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC ErP Directive- 2009/125/EC WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) The mark of Crossed-out wheeled bin indicates that this product must not be disposed of...
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This device is designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated into this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation, use, and servicing. •...
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No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means without the prior written permission of AVerMedia Technologies Inc. AVerMedia Technologies Inc. reserves the right to modify its models, including their characteristics, specifications, accessories and any other information stated herein without notice.
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Specification Product Name AVerLife HD Studio Model No. O252 Weight 191g External device USB Host connections (x2) and SD/MMC/MS card reader Video connections Composite and HDMI Audio connections Optical Power supply input: 100V – 240V~, 50-60Hz 1.5A Power supply output: 12V 1.5A...
User’s Manual Table of Contents Introduction ..................2 What’s in the Package ..............2 The Unit Parts ................... 3 Front View ..................3 Rear View ..................3 Side View ..................4 Connecting the AVerLife HD Studio to TV ........4 Remote Control ................
AVerLife HD Studio 1 Introduction Your AVerLife HD Studio is a multimedia gateway, allowing you to watch high-definition photos and videos, or listen to music. Once connected to the TV, you can browse high-definition multimedia files from your USB device or SD/MMC/MS card on your AVerLife HD Studio.
User’s Manual 3 The Unit Parts Front View Power on/turn the device into standby mode Power indicator (Green: On / Red: Off) Infrared receiver Rear View OPTICAL: DC 12V: To connect an optical cable To connect the power adapter. (from AVerLife HD Studio to your audio amplifier).
AVerLife HD Studio Side View USB: To connect a USB peripheral (USB stick, external hard drive, or WiFi USB dongle). *USB peripheral is not supplied CARD: To connect an SD/MMC/MS memory card. *Please Insert your SD card with the sticker-side facing down into the slot. 4 Connecting the AVerLife HD Studio to TV The diagram below shows the proper cable connections for installing AVerLife HD Studio and connecting it to your TV.
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User’s Manual Step 1: Connect the supplied AV cable to your TV (see diagram above). Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the device and the other end to the TV (see diagram above). Step 2: Connect the power adapter to the AVerLife HD Studio and turn the power on. Step 3: Select the correct signal input on your TV set.
AVerLife HD Studio 5 Remote Control The diagram below shows the remote control unit layout. Keypad Function Press to turn the unit on/ put the unit into standby mode. Press to mute/unmute. MUTE Press to switch between NTSC /PAL/480i/576i/480p/576p/720p/ RESOLUTION 1080i/ 1080p60.
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User’s Manual COPY Press to activate the COPY option. INFO Press to display media information. Press to directly access the main MENU page. While playing swf file, press to FLASH enable the function keys of Flash. Press to list all the files in the ONE-KEY media sub-menus (Movie/Music/ Photo/Text).
AVerLife HD Studio 6 OSD Menu Settings The AVerLife HD Studio is equipped with both USB HOST ports and SD/MMC/MS card reader, allowing the user to connect a USB stick / a USB hard drive or insert the memory card directly to the AVerLife HD Studio. The Homepage Menu Display Step 1: Insert your external storage device or memory card first.
User’s Manual Enjoying Multimedia AVerLife HD Studio supports media formats below: Media Format Bit rate MPEG1 (.dat, .mpg, .mpeg) up to 20Mbps MPEG2 (.mpg, .mpeg) up to 80Mbps MPEG4 (.avi - divx3,4,5,6, xvid, .mp4, .mov, .mkv) up to 20Mbps Video H.264 (.mkv, .ts, .m2ts, .avi, .mov, .mp4) up to 20Mbps up to 10Mbps...
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AVerLife HD Studio To browse the multimedia content stored in your external storage device, please refer to the following instructions. Selecting the file: Use ◄ , ►, ▲ ,or ▼ on the remote control to select the folder/file you wish to view, and then press OK to confirm the selection.
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User’s Manual Activate/Deactivate the Previous background music Pause/Play Photo display Rotation Next Zoom Video While you watch the video, press the INFO on your remote to show the shortcut bar. Press INFO one more time to hide it. Audio (allows the user to Previous change the audio track).
AVerLife HD Studio Music While you listen to the music, press the INFO on your remote to show the following shortcut bar. Press INFO one more time to hide it. Previous Sequential or random play Repeat all, repeat directory Rewind or repeat one Play/Pause Fast Forward...
User’s Manual Step 2: Press OK to highlight the device name. to select the ▲ / ▼ destination device and press OK. The file will be saved to the root directory of the selected device. Step 3: Press Return to exit. UPnP Before using this function, please make sure the AVerLife XVision HD is properly connected to a LAN with Internet access.
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AVerLife HD Studio Step 1: Go to Network > UPNP. Use ◄ , ► on the remote control to select the desired category and Step 2: press OK to enter the submenu. Step 3: Use▲,▼ on the remote control to select the folder/file and press OK to confirm the selection.
User’s Manual WebRadio Before using this function, please make sure the AVerLife XVision HD is properly connected to a LAN with Internet access. AVerLife HD Studio allows you to listen to the available radio stations on the Internet. Step 1: Go to Network >...
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AVerLife HD Studio Step 4: While playing the radio, press COPY to add it into your favorite list. Then press RETURN to check your favorite list. To remove a station from the list, select the specific station and use ►to select .
User’s Manual Picasa Before using this function, please make sure the AVerLife XVision HD is properly connected to a LAN with Internet access. AVerLife HD Studio allows you to browse photos from the Picasa Web albums. Step 1: Go to Network >Picasa. Step 2: Input your account and password.
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AVerLife HD Studio Use ▲,▼,◄ , ► on the remote control to select a preferred photo Step 3: album and press OK to confirm the selection. Use ▲,▼,◄ , ► to select photo. Press OK to start viewing photo in Step 4: full screen.
User’s Manual Flickr Before using this function, please make sure the AVerLife XVision HD is properly connected to a LAN with Internet access. AVerLife HD Studio allows you to browse photos from the Flickr Web albums. Step 1: Go to Network > Flickr. Step 2: Input your account and password.
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AVerLife HD Studio Preview: Slideshow: To play background music while viewing photo: Press INFO on the remote control to call up the toolbar. Then use ◄ , ► to select and press OK to start playing. ENG-20...
User’s Manual 6 Settings Press the SETUP on the remote control to enter the Settings menu. You will find “Display”, “Language”, “Photo setup”, “Movie setup”, “Music setup”, “Text setup”, “Default”, “About”, “Upgrade”, “Network setup”. From this menu, you can customize your preferences. Use the ◄...
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AVerLife HD Studio Step 3: The list of available SSID name on your network will be displayed as below. Select your WiFi network and press OK. Step 4 Enter your key according to safety settings (WEP in this example) with the virtual digital number pad.
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User’s Manual You will find the IP address, the subnet mask the default DNS server if the connection is successfully established. Step 5: Press HOME on the remote control to go back to the homepage. Manual Configuration: Step 1: Connect the USB WiFi key to one of the USB HOST ports. The WiFi wireless network is only available if the USB WiFi key is connected to the unit and your ...
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AVerLife HD Studio Select Setting > Network Setup > Setting-Wifi-Manual. Press OK to confirm. Step 3: Press OK and then input the SSID names on your network. Press OK to confirm. Step 4: Use ◄ , ► to select the security method. Press OK to confirm. ENG-24...
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User’s Manual Step 5: Use ◄ , ► to select your IP address type. Press OK to confirm. Step 6: Input the password. Then press OK to confirm. Step 7: ▼ select “Connect”. Then press OK to connect to the network. ENG-25...
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AVerLife HD Studio Step 8: Press HOME on the remote control to go back to the homepage. We recommend setting up the network after properly connecting the USB WIFI stick to the AVerLife HD Studio. Please ensure that the antivirus or firewall is not blocking this unit’s access to the network. ...
8 Firmware Upgrade There are two ways to update O252 firmware: Local Upgrade: Step 1: Download the latest firmware from AVerMedia website: www.avermedia.com/avertv. Step 2: Save and un-zip the file in the root directory of your hard disk or USB pen drive.