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Summary of Contents for Argosy Mobile Video HDD
- Page 1 Mobile Video HDD User Manual...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
How to Use the Mobile Video HDD Using the AV Playback Function Connecting to AV Equipment Power Connection Activating the Mobile Video HDD for AV Playback Selecting the Media Files for Playback Introduction and Playback of the Media Files Operations while Playing Back... -
Page 5: System Requirements
Jpeg photo and graphic files, DivX/Xvid (AVI) and movie files. (GMC and Q-PEL pertaining to DivX and Xvid are not supported.) The Mobile Video HDD can play back the media files stored in NTFS and FAT32 hard disk drive formats. -
Page 6: About The Remote Controller
How to take and store the remote controller This device is designed with a remote control storage compartment on the bottom. If not in use, have the remote control stored to the compartment to avoid misplacing. Take out the Remote Cntroller : Push the bottom of remote forward. -
Page 7: Parts Name And Functions
Remote receiver : Remote indicator (Red) : Power and access indicator (Blue) : Power button : Power connector : IEEE 1394 connector (dual interface model only) : USB 2.0 connector : Composite AV output connector : Component video output connector : Coaxial digital audio output connector SCART video output connector ⑪... -
Page 8: How To Use The Mobile Video Hdd
Using as a Media Player The Mobile Video HDD does not contain any data when you get this unit. Before using it as a media player, you should connect it to PC and copy the media files you want into it. Please... -
Page 9: Using The Av Playback Function
Connecting to AV Equipment Using Composite Video Output The composite video is the most popular video output method. Most TV sets and AV receivers support this kind of connection. Fig. 1 Using Component Video Output (Y/Pb/Pr) Component video output provides higher picture quality. If your TV supports Progressive Scan (Y/Pb/Pr), you can enable it by selecting “Video Output”... -
Page 10: Power Connection
Using Composite Stereo Audio Output To output the stereo audio signal, refer to Fig. 1, connect this connector to TV or AV amplifier (receiver). Using Coaxial Output Digital Audio To output the digital audio signal, connect this connector to an AV amplifier (receiver) which equips a Dolby Digital decoder. -
Page 11: Activating The Mobile Video Hdd For Av Playback
3. Now you can use the remote to operate this unit for playback. 4. After playback, press 5. If you want to move the Mobile Video HDD, turn off this unit by pressing the Power button until both LEDs are off, and then remove all connections. - Page 12 Operation of “File NAVI” List the folders and media files for selection and playback Selection Playback Enter folder Previous folder Back to ROOT Information Press button to select a folder or file. You can also press 0~9 buttons to select the number of the target file.
- Page 13 Icon Descriptions Indicates this is a folder Indicates this file is the “VIDEO_TS.IFO” of the DVD movie. To play back a full function of a DVD movie, you must play this file. Indicates this is the Mpeg1 (VCD) file. The filename extensions are dat, mpeg. Indicates this is the DivX /XviD movie file.
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Page 14: Introduction And Playback Of The Media Files
DVD disc. To build the folder that meets the “DVD on HDD”, copy the “VIDEO_TS” folder from the DVD disc to the Mobile Video HDD, or rip the movie files group from the disc to the hard drive by using the “DVD Rip” program. -
Page 15: Music Files
WAV music files The Mobile Video HDD can play MP3 and WAV music files. To play this kind of file, select a file or a folder that contains the files, and then press PLAY. While the music is playing, the playback status will be displayed on the top of the screen. -
Page 16: Operations While Playing Back
Operations while Playing Back While playing back, you can take enable following operations : [ The icons on the top of table indicate the available media files ] Stop Playback Stops the playback and goes back to “File NAVI” Stop After stop the playback of Resume Complete Stop... -
Page 17: Fast Forward Fast Rewind
Fast Forward Fast rewind Fast forward: quickly plays the file forward (the speed can be changed). Rewind: quickly plays the file backward (the speed can be changed). Fast forward Press Rewind Press Resume Press PLAY button goes back to normal speed. : Change the speed in sequence: [2X : Change the speed in sequence: [2X During the fast forward or rewind playback, the image may appear... -
Page 18: Skip Playback
Skip Playback Skip forward or backward for a segment, and then play. Skip forward Skip backward Repeat Playback Shuffle Playback Repeat Playback: repeat plays the current file. Shuffle Repeat: randomly play all files in the current folder. Change mode Repeat from A to B Repeats a selected segment while playing Starting Point Ending Point... -
Page 19: Change Audio
SELECTED” will appear. Then replay the movie and the correct subtitle will be displayed. The Mobile Video HDD will display the subtitle with the selected language in “Setup Menu” – “OSD Language”. If the subtitle is not displayed with your desired language, please check the setting. -
Page 20: Rotate The Image
Change View Angle While playing a movie which contains multi view angles, you can change it. Change angle Zoom In Enlarge the image. Zoom in Press ZOOM button to enlarge the image. Move If the image is larger than the screen, press Resume Press ZOOM again will resume back to normal size. -
Page 21: Function Setup
Function Setup Press SETUP to display the “Setup Menu”. See the following to set up the functions: Functions General Setup OSD Language Select the language to display the “Setup Menu”, information and DivX subtitle. DVD Audio Select the language for the default audio when playing a DVD movie. - Page 22 DVD Subtitle Select the language for the default subtitle when playing a DVD movie. If “OFF” is selected, the subtitle will not be displayed when play back. Audio Setup This sub-menu can be set only after the playback is stopped. DOWNMIX Set this function when output audio signal via Composite connector:...
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Page 23: Video Setup
Video Setup This sub-menu can be set only after the playback is stopped. TV Standard MULTI : According to the TV, outputs the corresponding signal. NTSC : Outputs NTSC signal to TV. PAL : Outputs PAL signal to TV. If the setting is incorrect, the TV screen will not display normally. Switch to the correct setting by pressing and holding TV Display 4:3 PS :... - Page 24 Preferences Setup Screen Saver ON : When the player stops for 5 minutes, the screen saver will start automatically. OFF : Disables the screen saver. Angle Mark When playing a multi angle DVD movie, a mark will be displayed on screen. ON: The angle mark will remain on the screen until the end of the title or chapter.
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Page 25: Pc Operation
The installation CD contains the device driver, utility program and the user’s manual. The utility program allows you to set the folders in Mobile Video HDD as “Private” or “Public”. When using this unit as a Media Player, the “Public Folder” will be displayed on TV, but the “Private folder”... -
Page 26: Connecting To Pc
USB 2.0 port. 3. Press the Power button and the blue LED will light up. 4. The computer will recognize the Mobile Video HDD and you can start accessing the drive. Connecting with IEEE 1394 Interface 1. Connect the plug of AC adapter to the connector marked “DC IN”, plug the other end into the electrical outlet. -
Page 27: Disconnecting From Pc
Disconnecting from PC When you are ready to disconnect Mobile Video HDD from PC, follow these steps: 1. Close all the programs that are accessing the Mobile Video HDD. 2. Click the safely remove hardware icon ( the drive letter assigned to Mobile Video HDD, when the system message “safely removed”... -
Page 28: About The File System Of The Hard Disk
About the File System of Hard Disk The Mobile Video HDD is pre-formatted as a NTFS or FAT32 disk, you can directly access this drive after connected to PC. If you want to re-partition the disk, please note: Although your operating system may support several different file systems, FAT32 or NTFS partitions are strongly recommended. -
Page 29: Copying Media Files For Playback
Copying Media Files for Playback When used as an external hard disk, the Mobile Video HDD can store any type of files. When used as a media player, it can only browse and playback the specific media file formats. Please read the following before using it as a media player. - Page 30 Usually, these media files can be downloaded from the Internet. Most of this kind of files are distributed with movie file and subtitle file separately. After downloading the files, create a folder with the name of the movie in the Mobile Video HDD, and then copy the files into the folder just created.
- Page 31 Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 file format (the filename extensions are MPG, MPEG, M2P) directly. To copy these media files, just create a folder in the Mobile Video HDD, and then copy the files into the folder just created.
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Page 32: Using The Utility Program
The name of the utility program is “Private Folder Setup”, it allows you to set the specific folders in Mobile Video HDD as “Private Folders”, and these folders will not be displayed on TV when using the AV playback function. You can use this program to hide the folders that you don’t want others to play back. - Page 33 Fig. 3 After making the settings, click “Exit” button to close the utility. Do not delete the “MPlay.sys” file in the “Root” folder in Mobile Video HDD, or you will loose the “Private Folder” function when using the AV Playback function.
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Page 34: How To Partition The Hard Disk
2. Click on “Disk Management”, all disk drives currently connected to the system will be listed on the right side. Find out the Disk # that indicates the Mobile Video HDD. If the hard disk drive is a new, un-partitioned disk, a “Stop” mark next to the disk will indicate this drive is an “Unknown”... - Page 35 You must type “5” on this screen to change the current fixed disk drive; the default fixed drive set by FDISK is the internal hard disk drive. If you do not change it to the Mobile Video HDD, the data of internal hard disk drive will be destroyed.
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Page 36: Appendix
Specifications Playable Media Format: Playable Filename Extension: dat, mpg, mpe, mpeg, vob, avi, divx, xvid, jpg, jpeg, mp3, TV Standard: Composite AV Output: Component Video Output: Coaxial Audio Output: PC Interface: File System: Dimension (W x D x H): Weight: Power Supply: Battery of Remote: Working Environment:... -
Page 37: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problem TV screen does not ◎Video setting is not correct. display normally No power ◎The plug is not properly connected (Blue LED is off) ◎This unit is not be turned on Can’t operate with ◎If this unit can’t be turned on by the remote controller pressing the remote, it is probably the power is not on... - Page 38 Problem The “Setup Menu” is not the language you have selected No sound No image Can’t change audio or subtitle language The audio or subtitle is not the language you have selected Can’t fast forward, rewind, slow motion, step play, or search Possible Cause Incorrect “OSD Language”...
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Page 39: Error Code
Error Code Error Code of Hard Disk Drive On the top left corner of the screen, when “HDD FATAL ERROR – ##” (## represents the error code) appears, please check the following chart for the solution : Code 01 ~ 02 : These occur when the hard drive inside the player is not a certified disk by the manufacturing company. - Page 41 NOTE...
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