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AL Tech Mediagate MG-45 Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Introduction... 3 Specifications ... 3 Precautions... 4 System Requirements... 4 Package Content ... 4 Product Overview ... 5 1. Use as External USB HDD... 7 1.1 Insert Hard Disk... 7 1.2 Format Built-in HDD via USB ... 8 1.2.1 Windows 98SE, ME... 8 1.2.2 Windows 2000...
  • Page 3 3.2 Basic Setup...30 3.2.1 Video Setup...30 3.2.2 Audio Setup...32 3.2.3 Network Setup ...33 3.2.4 Screen Setup ...35 3.2.5 Preview Setup ...35 3.2.6 LED Setup ...36 3.3 Basic Screen Menu ...37 3.3.1 Mode Selection, Media Type Selection ...37 3.3.2 File Selection...39 3.4 Play Video Files ...40 3.5 Play DVD Files...43 3.6 Play Music Files...45...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction The MediaGate MG-45 is brand-new digital multimedia player supporting dual data access modes via a 3.5” HDD inside and 10/100Mbps Network. Easily enjoy Digital Movies, Digital Music, Digital Photos, stored on a 3.5” SATA internal HDD, or a Networked PC’s hard disk drive, on your TV.

  • Page 5: Precautions

    ▪ Do not power off while a file is playing. ▪ If the length of USB cable is too long, the MG-45 may not connect correctly (Recommend length is up to 3 meters). ▪ If you have a USB 1.1 Host Adapter, the MG-45 will only work at the slower USB1.1 speed.

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    Product Overview ③ POWER ④ PLAY/PAUSE ① ENTER ② △▽◁ ▷ ③ POWER ④ PLAY / PAUSE Front ⑤ STOP / INIT View ⑥ IR ⑦ PWR ⑧ NET ⑨ HDD - Front View - ① ENTER Select or play a file Navigation Key, Up, Down, Left, Right Power On, Off Play all files from selected file / Pause...
  • Page 7 ⑧ CVBS ⑨ STEREO L-R ① USB ② OPTICAL ③ S-VIDEO ④ COAXIAL Back ⑤ Y, PB, PR View ⑥ LAN ⑦ PWR ⑧ CVBS ⑨ STEREO L-R - Back View - ① USB ② OPTICAL ③ S-VIDEO ④ COAXIAL ⑤...

  • Page 8: Use As External Usb Hdd

    1. Use as External USB HDD 1.1 Insert Hard Disk Use 3.5” SATA or SATA2 Hard Disk designed for a Desktop computer. ① Unscrew 4 screws and open the side cover ② Connect Power and SATA connector to Hard case by pulling in the direction of the arrow. Disk.

  • Page 9: Format Built-In Hdd Via Usb

    1) Install the Windows 98 Driver. Find the driver on the Windows 98 CD→MediaGate MG-45→English→ Windows 98 Driver Directory. After finishing installation, connect the MG-45 to a PC via USB cable, and plug in the power cable of the MG-45. 2) Select [Start→Program→Accessories→MS-...
  • Page 10 8) Select “ 1. Create Primary DOS Partition” and press [Enter]. 9) Wait until "verifying the drive integrity." has finished 10) After finishing drive integrity verification, type “Y” at the “Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a Primary DOS Partition (Y/N)”...

  • Page 11: Windows 2000

    14) Type “exit” command at “C:\WINDOWS>” and press [Enter] to return to the Windows screen. 15) Unplug the MG-45 and plug in again. A new volume will be displayed in [My Computer]. Click the right mouse button on the new volume and select [Format].
  • Page 12 5) Click [Next] in the Create Partition Wizard Window. 6) Check [Primary Partition] and click [Next]. 7) Type number that you want to use and click [Next]. 8) Assign a drive letter and click [Next]. 9) Choose FAT32 or NTFS in "File system" to use and click [Next].

  • Page 13: Windows Xp

    1.2.3 Windows XP 1) Connect the MG-45 to a PC via the USB cable, and plug in the MG-45's power cable. 2) Click [Settings→Control Panel→ Administrative Tools→Computer Management→Disk Management] in Windows. If you cannot find Administrative Tools in the Control Panel, click “ switch to classic view” in the left –...
  • Page 14 9) Choose FAT32 or NTFS File system you want to use and click [Next]. FAT 32 system is available on Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, but the NTFS system is available on Windows 2000/XP only. If you choose FAT32 system on Windows 2000/XP, one drive letter’s maximum size will be limited to 32GB.

  • Page 15: Copy Data Via Usb

    It is possible to use as an external USB hard disk drive, when you insert a hard disk into your MG-45. You can copy data from your PC to built-in HDD of MG-45 via USB. It is possible to play media files from the hard disk, and display via a TV set.

  • Page 16: Windows Me

    1.3.2 Windows ME 1)After connecting the MG-45, plug in the power cable, Windows will install the driver automatically. Then, check the driver installation at Windows [Start > Settings > Control Panel > (view all Control Panel options) > System > Device Manager > Universal Serial Bus controllers >...

  • Page 17: Windows 2000, Xp

    MG-45 may be damaged. This message will be displayed On windows XP when you When you see the ‘Non High-Speed USB Hub Message’ plug in the MG-45 into a USB 1.1 spec. Host adapter.

  • Page 18: Linux

    /dev/sda /mnt/mediatest ntfs noauto, user 0 0 Log-in again. above example “sda” is assumed that the MG-45 will be detected as “sda” on your system. If not, you have to write the drive name which is detected as “USB Mass Storage”, not “sda”...

  • Page 19: Access Pc Via Network

    2.2 Setting Network Configuration. After connecting the LAN cable, you have to set the network configuration of both the Computer and the MG-45. You need to share a folder on the Windows computer and use same ‘IP Address range’ and the same ‘Subnet Mask ‘ between the Windows computer and MG-45.

  • Page 20: Windows 98Se, Me

    2.2.1 Windows 98SE, ME 2.2.1 Windows 98SE, ME 1) Select a folder which you want to share. Right-click on the folder and click ‘sharing’ in the pop-up menu. 2) Check ‘Shared as’ and enter a ‘Share Name’. For example, “My Movie” Make sure to enter a ‘share name’...
  • Page 21 If possible always Obtain an IP address automatically’. 6) Set the network configurations of MG-45. You need to connect the MG-45 to a TV to set this up See “3.1.1 Connect Video Cable”. Press [SETUP] on the remote control to go to the setup screen.

  • Page 22: Windows 2000

    2.2.2 Windows 2000 1) Select a folder which you want to share. Right-click on the folder and click ‘Sharing’ in pop menu. 2) Check ‘Share this folder’ and enter a ‘share name’. For example, “My Movie.” Make sure you enter a ‘share name’ in English with upto 12 characters.
  • Page 23 Connections’ by right clicking the mouse. If you see two or more ‘Local area connections’, select one that you will use for connecting to the MG-45. 8) Double click ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’ that you want to use on your computer.
  • Page 24 10) Set the network configuration of the MG-45. You need to connect the MG-45 to a TV to set this up.. See “3.1.1 Connect Video Cable”. Press [SETUP] on the remote control to go to the setup screen. On that screen, select‘ "DHCP off’ and enter the IP address &...

  • Page 25: Windows Xp

    2.2.3 Windows XP 1) Select a folder which you want to share. Right-click the folder and click ‘Sharing and Security’ in the popup menu. 2) Check ‘Share this folder on the network’ and enter a ‘Share name’. For example, “My Movie” Make sure you enter a ‘Share name’...
  • Page 26 “Switch to classic view” in in upper-left corner on screen. If you see two or more ‘Local area connections’, select one that you will use to connect to the MG-45. 7) Double click ‘Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)’ that you want to use on your computer.
  • Page 27 Check ‘Off’ and click ‘OK’ 10) Set the network configuration of the MG-45. You need to connect the MG-45 to a TV to set this up. See “3.1.1 Connect Video Cable”. Press [SETUP] on the remote control to go to the setup screen.
  • Page 28 DHCP Server or IP Router provides. Check ‘IP address obtained automatically’ When you use ‘DHCP On’, you can see the IP address in the MENU screen after selecting the ‘PC-Network’ icon on the mode Selection screen. <MG-45’s IP Address>...

  • Page 29: Use As Multimedia Player

    The MG-45 supports 3 types of video output; “Composite, S-video, & Component”. Use the video connection that your TV supports. Normally, a TV supports a composite video connection, and a composite video cable is supplied in the MG-45's box. ① Composite: Yellow RCA cable. (Supplied)

  • Page 30: Connect Audio Cable

    3.1.2 Connecting a Audio Cable The MG-45 supports 3 types of audio output; “Stereo, Coaxial, & Optical”. Use the audio connection that your TV or Audio system supports. Normally,a TV supports stereo audio connection, and a stereo audio cable is supplied with this unit..

  • Page 31: Basic Setup

    3.2 Basic Setup 3.2.1 Video Setup This is a guide for setting up the video output of MG-45. You have to setup MG-45’s video output mode to the same as the TV set's video input mode. When you cannot see video on screen after connecting video cable, check following, 1.
  • Page 32 ① Turn on the MG-45 and press [SETUP] on the Mode Selection screen. < Setup Procedure> ② Go to ‘TV Out’ icon and press [ENTER]. A Setup box will be displayed under the icon menu. ③ Setect the Video Output Mode that you need and press [ENTER].

  • Page 33: Audio Setup

    2) Use Networked Computers (Network Shares) ① [Mode Selection] Go to the 'PC-Network' icon icon and press the [ENTER] to play the networked computer's files.(Network shares) ② [Media Type Selection] Select a media type which you want to play and press [ENTER]. - Movie: Select when playing Video files - Music: Select when playing Music files - Photo: Select when playing Photo files...

  • Page 34: Network Setup

    DHCP Off: When it is not possible to obtain IP address automatically or you connect to your PC directly without DHCP Server or IP Router, you need to use this option. Just enter an IP address and Subnet mask. ① Turn on the MG-45 and press [SETUP] in the Mode Selection screen.
  • Page 35 DHCP Off: When it is not possible to obtain IP address automatically or you connect to your PC directly without DHCP Server or IP Router, you need to use this option. Just enter a IP address and Subnet mask. ① Turn on the MG-45 and press [SETUP] in the Mode Selection screen.

  • Page 36: Screen Setup

    3.2.4 Screen Setup This is a guide for setting the TV Screen Type. You can use either 4:3 Letter Box, 4:3 Pan Scan, or 16:9. ① Turn on the MG-45 and press [SETUP] in the Mode Selection Screen. 3.2.5 Preview Setup It is possible to enable or disable the preview of photo files as a thumbnail image before playing.

  • Page 37: Led Setup

    ① Turn on the MG-45 and press [SETUP] in Mode Selection screen. 3.2.6 LED Setup It is possible to turn on or off the backlight LED of the arrow button on the front panel. If the LED disturbs you at night, turn off the LED.

  • Page 38: Basic Screen Menu

    Networked Computers. Just press [ENTER] after moving to the icon with the If there is no HDD installed or The Mg-45 is not connected via a network to a PC, the icons are will be grayed out. 1) Useing the Built-in HDD ①...
  • Page 39 2) Using a Networking Computer ① [Mode Selection] Go to the 'PC-Network' icon and press [ENTER] for playing files from a networked computer. ② [Media Type Selection] Select a media type which you want to play and press [ENTER]. - Movie: Select this when playing Video files - Music: Select this when playing Music files - Photo: Select this when playing Photo files - List: Select this when making a play list...

  • Page 40: File Selection

    3.3.2 File Selection After selecting a Media type, the "File Selection’ screen" will be displayed. Go to a file that you want to play and press [ENTER] or [PLAY/PAUSE]. [ENTER] button Play one file that you select. After finishing playback, return to ‘file selection screen’. ☞...

  • Page 41: Play Video Files

    3.4 Play Video Files It is possible to play video files like AVI, MPG, MPEG, DAT, M2V, and VOB. Select "Movie" icon in the Media Type Selection screen. A Video file list will be displayed. Just move to a file and press the [ENTER] or [PLAY/PAUSE] button.
  • Page 42 Subtitle Sync. 4, 5, 6 Subtitle Number Button Color Change Zoom Vertical Zoom Full Custom Scr. SIZE Default Screen Position Jump to Preferable TIME SEARCH Playback Time Delete Input CANCEL Numbers Control luminosity, Brt. CONT color depth, brightness Show File FILE INFO Information FF ▶▶...
  • Page 43 NEXT Playback Next File ▶▶ Screen Reset Number button MENU Menu Icon Popup 'ALLPLAY' icon. Plays the next file after a current playback file.If you used [ENTER] for playback, you cannot use this function. This is available in playing all files as using [PLAY/PAUSE] button or 'ALLPLAY' icon.

  • Page 44: Playing Dvd Files

    3.5 Playing DVD Files The DVD manager function supports the playging of DVD Ripped Files which are the same as the original DVD. Create a folder and then save all ripped files into it. After connecting a TV(or Monitor), select the VIDEO_TS.IFO file from the folder.
  • Page 45 Chapter, Title REPEAT Repeat A-B REPEAT A-B repeat TITLE Go to Title Menu ANGLE Angle Show File FILE INFO Information Jump to Preferable TIME SEARCH Playback Time Delete Input CANCEL Numbers Control luminosity, Brt. CONT color depth, brightness PREV Playback I◀◀...

  • Page 46: Playing Music Files

    3.6 Playing Music Files It is possible to play music files such as MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA. Select the Music icon in Media Type Selection screen. Music file list will be displayed. Just go to a file and press [ENTER] or [PLAY/PAUSE] button to commence playback. Select the Music icon in Media Type Selection screen.
  • Page 47 If the HDD is divided into two or more partitions, create the "music" folder in the first partition. Turn on the MG-45 and press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button. MP3 files in the 'music' folder will be played automatically. Additionally, after rebooting the MG-45, the last file to be played will start playback again.

  • Page 48: Playing Photo Files

    3.7 Playing Photo Files It is possible to play photo files such as JPG(JPEG). Select the Picture icon on the "Media Type Selection screen". A Photo file list will be displayed. Just go to a file and press [ENTER] or [PLAY/PAUSE] button. Select the Picture icon in "Media Type Selection screen".
  • Page 49 When you play one or all photo files, you can listen to mp3s and see the photo slide show at the same time. However, if your MG-45 is just connected via a network (does not have a built-in HDD), you cannot have the background music playing with your slideshow.

  • Page 50: Creating A Playlist

    It is not possible to play each registered file seperately. Use 'Random", "PLAY all' icon or the [PLAY/PAUSE] button.. Note: All playlists will be LOST once the MG-45 is rebooted, they are NOT saved. ① Select Play List icon in the Media Type Selection screen.

  • Page 51: Make A Play-List

    3.9 Remote Control. This is guide for basic use of the remote control. For more details, ‘3.3 Basic Screen Menu’, ‘3.4 Play Video Files’, ‘3.5 Play DVD Files’, ‘3.6 Play Music Files’, ‘3.7 Play Photo Files’, ‘3.8 Make a Play-List’. ENTER Plays a File ▲▼◄►...

  • Page 52: Others

    When you play one or all photo files, you can listen mp3 and see photo slide show at the same time. However, if your MG-45 is only connected to a network (does not have a built-in HDD), you cannot listen mp3s and have a slide show at the same time.
  • Page 53 THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

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