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Hauppauge MediaMVP Quick Installation Manual

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Wireless MediaMVP

Quick Installation Guide

Contents of the MediaMVP package
MediaMVP device and stand. The
Wireless MediaMVP version has a built-in
802.11G transmitter and receiver and an
external antenna.
Ethernet cable for connection between
the MediaMVP and your Access Point,
Router, Hub or Switch. This uses RJ-45
connectors and is 1.5 meters long. The
Wireless MediaMVP can also be connected
by using an Ethernet cable.*
Video cable set to connect the MediaMVP
to your TV set. The cable set includes
Composite video (yellow RCA jack), Left
Audio (white RCA jack), Right Audio (red
RCA jack).
In Europe, a SCART cable is supplied
instead of the video cable set. The SCART
connector on the MediaMVP has composite,
S-Video and RGB output, in addition to
stereo audio output.
Remote control transmitter with 2 AAA
batteries
MediaMVP Installation CD-ROM with:
MediaMVP Server application
MediaMVP User Interface application
Search for Media application
* Note: you can purchase longer Ethernet cables at most computer retail stores. Cat5
cable, as the cabling is commonly called, is available to lenghts of 300 ft.
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M-MediaMVP-v2.7A-ENG 4/01/06

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  • Page 1: Quick Installation Guide

    1.5 meters long. The Wireless MediaMVP can also be connected by using an Ethernet cable.* Video cable set to connect the MediaMVP to your TV set. The cable set includes Composite video (yellow RCA jack), Left Audio (white RCA jack), Right Audio (red RCA jack).
  • Page 2 Up to 12 MediaMVPs can be connected on a network. This means you can have a MediaMVP connected to the TV in your bedroom, one to the TV in the living room, one in the den, etc. The only limitation is that all the MediaMVPs need to be on the same network segment as the PC where the MediaMVP “server”...
  • Page 3 MP3 or WMA audio from the radio station to the MediaMVP . Only internet radio stations which are directly accessable via the Internet are supported. DivX video playing is done via a transcode process. When you chose to play a DivX video, your PCs processor first decodes the DivX video in software, then reencodes the video into a high bit-rate MPEG-1 format.
  • Page 4 Note: If your TV set has only one audio input, use just MediaMVPs Left audio cable. On your TV set: To display video from the MediaMVP , you need to select the Video Input on your TV set. Each TV set does this differently, but many TV sets have a button marked “TV/Video”.
  • Page 5 The first time you power up Wireless MediaMVP , it needs to be setup for your wireless net- work. You will see a list of wireless Access Points (SSID) which the MediaMVP can “see”. Use your MediaMVP remote control. Cursor down and choose your Access Point.
  • Page 6 Go and hit OK. You will then see the main MediaMVP menu. Note: If you shut down MediaMVP with the green ‘Power’ button on your MediaMVP remote control, the next time you turn on MediaMVP by hitting the green ‘Power’ but- ton, MediaMVP should start within a minute.
  • Page 7 The transmission of video over wireless networks requires the 54Mbit/sec 802.11G network. The biggest problem with playing wireless video on MediaMVP is making sure there are no 802.11B devices slowing down your 802.11G network. There are several symptoms of a...
  • Page 8 MediaMVP to access a server application running on your PC. ZoneAlarmPro Firewall There are four firewall alert menus which pop up during the first use of MediaMVP . For each of these alerts, you should allow access by clicking Yes. Examples of warning messages are in the Troubleshooting section.
  • Page 9 Searching for media on your PC After installing the MediaMVP , there are two ways of finding media on your PC. You can either manually search for media from the TV set using MediaMVPs Settings menu, or you can automatically search for media using the MediaMVP Search for Media program on your PC.

  • Page 10: Music Menu

    MediaMVP menus MediaMVP Main menu (the Go menu) MediaMVP’s main menu guides you to Music, Videos, Pictures and Radio. Also, through Settings, the user can navigate to media stored on their PC. Note: your PC must be run- ning and both the PC and...
  • Page 11 Music. Playing WMA audio files To play WMA files (Windows Media Audio) with the MediaMVP , the installation of Windows Media Player 9 is required. MediaMVP will not play encrypted WMA files (those files which use Windows DRM).

  • Page 12: Pictures Menu

    <ASX Version="3.0"> <ENTRY> <REF HREF="C:\MyMusic\06-Pink _ Family Portrait.mp3"/> </ENTRY> <ENTRY> <REF HREF="C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\My Music\Sara Mclachlan - Take your .mp3"/> </ENTRY> <ENTRY> <REF HREF="C:\MyMusic\04-R.E.M. _ Everybody Hurts.mp3"/> </ENTRY> <ENTRY> <REF HREF="C:\MyMusic\11-Bruce Hornsby & The Range _ The Way It Is.mp3"/>...
  • Page 13 current directory. To return to the Pictures menu while viewing a picture, click the “Back” button on the remote control. While running a slideshow, you can hit “Pause” to pause the slideshow. Hit either “Pause” again or “Play” to resume the slideshow. When viewing pictures, the Skip ahead button on the remote control will move 6 pictures for- ward, while the Skip back button will skip back 6 pictures.

  • Page 14: Radio Menu

    640x480 DivX videos, try playing 320x240 size DivX videos instead. MediaMVP can scale DivX videos up to full screen, but can only do this on videos of exactly 320x240 or 640x480. If your videos are another format, they will be “letter- boxed”...
  • Page 15 Radio station name. You can do so if you like, or leave the default. You can also place the radio station in a category (you will see these categories on your TV set via the MediaMVP). When you are finished...
  • Page 16 OK. Step 2: Add radio stations to the MediaMVP media list Now we need to add the Internet Radio station directory to the MediaMVP media list so that the MediaMVP can "see" them. On your Windows screen, click Start / Programs /HauppaugeMediaMP then Search for Media.

  • Page 17: Settings Menu

    URL of the radio station. When you want to play a radio station, the MediaMVP application running on the PC opens that file, goes to the URL within the file and then streams the audio over your network to the MediaMVP , where the audio is then played out to your TV set.
  • Page 18 Scheduling a WinTV recording from MediaMVP MediaMVP has the ability to set up a scheduled recording using a Hauppauge WinTV in the PC server. This sets up a recording session using WinTV-Scheduler. The format of the recording is set by the WinTV application. For example, if you have a WinTV-PVR-250 in your PC and want to record using DVD-LongPlay, you need to have set the WinTV application to record using DVD-LongPlay.

  • Page 19: Remote Control

    Power button: the Power button will bring the MediaMVP into a standby mode and will turn off the video output. It will not turn off the MediaMVP completely. When you click the Power button again, the MediaMVP will resume from standby and turn on its video output.
  • Page 20 Connecting MediaMVP directly to a laptop or PC You can connect the MediaMVP directly to a PC or laptop via Ethernet. Since the direct connection from a MediaMVP to a PC is very fast, you will get maximum performance. To connect MediaMVP directly to your PC, you will need a 'crossover' cable which you can either buy at a computer store or make yourself.
  • Page 21 You can access media which is on another computer via your home network. To do this, you need to allow the MediaMVP applications running on your PC to have access to the remote computers. Here is how you do this: On the PC where you have installed the MediaMVP software, stop the MediaMVP serv- ices by clicking on Start/Programs/Hauppauge MediaMVP, and then Stop.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    MediaMVP does not display the Main menu: In order to display the Main menu, MediaMVP needs to be able to “talk” to the PC which has the MediaMVP software installed. There are several things which might cause the MediaMVP not to be able to “talk” to the PC: your PC is not turned on.
  • Page 23 To avoid these warning messages from popping up each time you use MediaMVP , select ‘Remember this answer’. There are three MediaMVP services which will require access to your network: HcwSMS.exe, MVPMedia.exe and MVPStart.exe. Grant access to these programs. If you are using the built-in WindowsXP...

  • Page 24: Contacting Technical Support

    The MediaMVP has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi- dential installation.

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