Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Playon!DVR TV AC Ryan
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ACR-PV721 00TV User ’ s Manual.
2 / 80 T able of Co ntent s 1. Introduction ................................... ......................................... ........................................ ...... 4 1.1 Preface ...................................................................
3 / 80 7.7 Changing System Settings ............................................................................. 52 7.8 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................ 57 8. Browser M enu .
4 / 80 1. Introduction 1.1 Preface Dear Custom er , Thank yo u ver y much for purc hasing our product. In the digital era, this pr oduct is a great home entertainm ent partner .
5 / 80 1.2 Packing List Part Quantity Player 1 A/V cable 2 YUV cable 1 USB cable 1 Remote Contro l 1 Remote Contro l Battery 2 AC/DC adaptor 1 AC/DC adaptor Power Cord 1 W ireless LAN USB A dapter 1 (.
6 / 80 1.3 Caution This player ’s design and manufacture has y our safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively use this pla yer , ple ase read the f ollowing before usa ge. 1.3.1 Usage c autions User should n ot modif y this pla yer . If c omm ercial h ard disk is being used, the e nvironm ental temperature s hould be within +5 ~ +35 .
7 / 80 HDD form at etc. Please back up your data. - It is suggested to do defragm ent after a long period of usage. - Regularly backup the d ata in the h ard disk so tha t it can b e recovered in the e vent o f data corruption or loss. Our company t akes no responsibilit y for l oss of dat a stored on the hard disk.
8 / 80 1.4 Connection 1.4.1 Connect to Computer (1) Make s ure the player is powered on; (2) Plug in the s quarish con nector of the USB c able to this pla yer ’s USB DEVICE port; (3) Plug in the rec tangular connect or of the USB cab le to computer .
9 / 80 (1) Follow the p icture and plug in the 3 color conn ector to the p layer ’s A/V IN jack; (2) Follow the p icture and plug in the 3 color conn ector to the A/V OUT jack of the TV/IPTV Set-T op Box (STB). In this wa y , you can record TV programs fr om the TV/IPTV Set-T op Box.
10 / 80 Second m ethod: use the audio out put from the S/PDIF Coaxial or O ptical jack . In this wa y , y ou can also e njo y videos, m usic, and photos in the player on TV .
11 / 80 1.4.4 Digital Audio Device con nection (1) Follow the p icture and plug in the RCA connector on your c oaxial cable to the player ’s S/PDIF Coaxia l jack.
12 / 80 1.4.6 Ethernet co nnection T o connect to a LAN (Loca l Area N etwork) you require a cat5, ca t5e or cat6 netwo rk cable. (1) Connect on e of the cr y stal plugs on the ca ble to the pla yer ’ s RJ45 L AN socket; (2) Connect the other cr y stal plug on the cabl e to a RJ45 LAN p ort on your rou ter , switch, or hub devices.
13 / 80 1.5 First Time Usage 1.5.1 Firmw are Installa tion For users who bought the player without a HDD inside, and want to i nstall a SA T A HDD, please see ‘HDD Format ’ in ‘7.
14 / 80 1.5.3 Power on /off, language con trol 1. Power on After connecting the power supply cord and turning on the POW ER switch, the player will soon enter the m ain interface, an d the POW ER indicator on the f ront panel will turn blue .
15 / 80 2. A bout the Pla yer 2.1 Remote Control All procedures i n this manual can be carried out using the rem ote control buttons . See the following for d etails on each but ton and its functi on: 1. POWER / ST A NDBY 2. INFO 3. MENU 4. MUSIC 5. TV SYSTEM 6.
16 / 80 No. N ame Function 1 POWER / ST ANDBY POWER / ST ANDBY button: Press to enter s tandby mode or wake up. 2 INFO I NFO button: Press to displ ay current status. Press during p layback and an o nscreen displa y appears, sho wing track number and time elapsed/rem aining.
17 / 80 Press to s wit ch to t he previous c hannel while watch ing DVB-T / Analog T V. 9 LEFT LEFT button: Press to m ove the highlight left while navigating m enus. 10 DOWN DOWN button: Press to m ove the highlight do wn while navigatin g menus.
18 / 80 Press to pause t he current playback. Press again to s tep to the n ext frame. Press the PL A Y b utton to resum e the playback . 17 RECLIST RECLIST button: Press to enter th e playback m enu and show th e recording list. 18 FR F A ST REWIND button: Press to fast r ewind the curr ent playback.
19 / 80 Press to pla y back in slow m otion. Press the PL A Y button to resum e regular playback. 30 PREV PREVIOUS b utton: Press to view th e previous c hapter / file / TV cha nnel. 31 STOP STOP button: Press to stop pl ayback. 32 GOTO GOTO button: Press to jum p to a specific poi nt on a title.
20 / 80 2.2 Front Panel No. Name Function 1 ST A NDBY indicator Indicator (red) tur ns on when the system is in standby mode. 2 ON indicator Indicator (blue) t urns on when th e system is al ive. 3 MUSIC indicator Indicator (blue) t urns on dur ing music pla y back.
21 / 80 2.3 Rear Panel 1. A ir Flow hol e 2. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack (Com ponent Video) 3. A udio OUT jack (Left Channel) 4. Video OUT jack 5. A udio IN jac k (Left Channel) 6. Video IN jack 7. S/PDIF Coaxi al jack 8. POW ER switch 9. TV / RF IN socket 10. DC IN jack 1 1.
22 / 80 3. Getting Star ted Power on the s ystem, and after a f ew seconds, the s ystem will enter th e main interf ace. T o return to this m enu, you can also press the HOM E button on th e remote contro l. 3.1 Selecting DVB-T TV In this m enu, you can watch an d record Digital T erres trial TV program s, or have the t ime shift function.
23 / 80 Select the Pla yback icon on the main interf ace to access the title l ist menu. 3.5 Selecting Browser – Pla y back Multimedia Files Y o u can browse a ll the multim edia (Vi deos/M usic/Photos) f iles on the internal HD D, USB or Network, and playback them on TV .
24 / 80 4. Watching DVB-T & A nalog TV programs Equipped wit h an internal Hybri d TV T uner , th is player integrat es Digital T errestr ial and A nalog TV receiving.
25 / 80 button to conf irm. 4.1.2 Info Bar W hile swi tching ch annels by the U P / DOW N button, an info b ar will be displa yed to show the channel infor mation.
26 / 80 Press the Nav igational an d Numeric buttons to view the content in the T eletext m enu. 4.1.5 Subtitle Li st Menu Press the SUBTIT LE button when watching DVB-T TV programs, the Subtitle List menu will be displayed.
27 / 80 5. The Title Lis t Menu for Re corded Videos The T itle List menu allows you to play and ed it all saved titles. T o enter the m enu, select the Playback icon on the main interf ace. Press the UP / DOWN b utton on the rem ote control to s elect from DVB-T and Analog T V & A/V IN to vie w and edit rec orded DVB-T or Analog TV program s.
28 / 80 3 Inform ation Here you can s ee a playback progress bar of a title , the rem ained free space of HDD, and remained recording tim e of each qualit y. 4 Preview Shows the prev iew window . 5.2 Pla y ing Back Titles To play a record ed title, do the f ollowing: 1.
29 / 80 4. Press the n avigation buttons to select letters and num bers. Select CAPS to tog gle between uppercase and lowercase letters. Pres s <- to delete a letter. Press - > to insert a spac e. Press the ENTER but ton to input each l etter or num ber.
30 / 80 Fresh Titles Select to sort al l files according to f reshness (i.e. th e most re cent recordings), listing the m ost recent recording first. 5.6 Title Edit Menu Press the LEFT / RIGHT button on the remote contr ol to select the Title Edit tab f rom the menu bar.
31 / 80 Select SET A and press the ENT ER button to m ark the start for th e section to be de leted. Select SET B and press the ENTER button to m ark the end of the section to be delete d. Select CONFIRM and press the ENTER button to delete the s ection.
32 / 80 Remove Chapter M ark Remove a cha pter mark that you have inserted. A n editing screen a ppears. Use the PR EV / NEXT butt on to select the m ark y ou wish to rem ove and press the ENTER button to delete. Copy to F A T32 partition Copy function.
33 / 80 Delete All T itle Select to delet e all titles. 5.8 Saving Your Recorded Title s All the recorde d titles are stor ed temporaril y in a rec ording disc part ition (UDF form at) which cannot be identif ied by persona l computers.
34 / 80 6. Timer Recor d Menu The T imer Record menu allows you to create, ed it and delete rec ording schedu les and view all schedule sta tus and hist ory. Press the TIM ER button on the rem ote control to e nter the menu. 6.1 Create a New Schedule Press the LEFT / RIGHT button on the rem ote control to select the Edit tab from the menu bar.
35 / 80 Select the sc hedule you wa nt to edit from the list and press the ENTER button. T he schedule setting screen a ppears. Modif y the schedule as desc ribed in ‘ 6.1 Cr eating a New Schedule ’. 6.3 Deleting Schedules Press the LEFT / RIGHT button on the remote contr ol to select the Delete tab fr om the menu bar.
36 / 80 Select Enable the t imer by VPS , Enable the timer by user’s settin g or Pause the sel ected schedule . Press the ENTER butt on to confirm . 6.5 Viewing Recording Histor y Press the LEFT / RIGHT button on the remote contr ol to select the History tab fr om the menu bar.
37 / 80 7. Setup Men u The setup m enu allows y ou to c onfigure DVB-T / Analog TV, Video, A udio, Record , Network and System settings. To enter the menu, press the SETUP button on the rem ote control. 7.1 Changing DVB-T TV settings Press the LEFT / RIGHT button on the remote contr ol to select the DVB-T tab from the menu bar .
38 / 80 In AUTO SC AN mode, the s y stem will automatical ly scan for availab le DVB-T T V channels. M A NUAL SC AN In M A NU A L SC AN mode, you can se lect the CH nam e, Bandwidth, and Input Frequenc y. Use the Nav igational and Nume ric buttons on the rem ote control to select or input.
39 / 80 settings, and pres s the ENT ER button to confirm . You can also press the RED button to s elect Default, a nd press the BLU E button to select Sort. 7.2 Changing A nalog TV settings Press the LEFT / RIGHT button on the remote control to select the A T V tab from th e menu bar .
40 / 80 In this m enu, the system will autom aticall y scan for available Analog T V channels. Channel Set Select to edit cha nnel inform ation. Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect Analog T V . In this m enu, y ou can ed it the Status, Nam e, Fine Tune, T V System , and sequence f or the Analog T V channels.
41 / 80 Aspect Ratio Select to set aspec t ratio. Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect from Pan Sca n 4:3, Letter B ox 4:3, or 16:9. Press the ENTER b utton to confirm . Pan Scan 4:3 : D isplay a wi de picture on the e ntire screen and cu ts off the redundant portions.
42 / 80 Brightness Select to set bri ghtness levels. Press the UP / DOWN button to adjus t brightness. T he new setting is previewed on s creen. Pres s the ENTER button t o confirm . Contrast Select to set contras t levels. Press the UP / DOWN button to adjus t contrast.
43 / 80 Night Mo de Select to set n ight mode. Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect from Off , On, and Comfor t. Press the ENT ER button to conf irm. Digital Outpu t Select to set Di gital Output ( S/PDIF) mode. Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect from R A W , and LPCM.
44 / 80 Quality Select to set th e default recor ding qualit y setting. Press the UP / DOWN button to select the quality setting you require. The highest qu ality setting is HQ which requires the most storage space. The oth er settings reduc e recording q uality sequentiall y but also require less storage spac e.
45 / 80 Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect from O n and Off. Press the ENTER button to confirm. If O n, the time shift will star t automatical ly while in Video In mode. Record Device Select to set de vice to restore the r ecorded files. Press the UP / DOWN button to select from HDD and USB.
46 / 80 4) Please enable your PC’s ‘Gues t’ account; 5) Please share the folders which you wish to bro wse on your PC, and mak e sure that ‘Everyone’ or ‘Guest’ has the right to acc ess. Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect DHCP (AUT O) or FIXED IP (MANUAL).
47 / 80 the network , or your PC is equ ipped with a wirel ess network adapter/card; 3) Make sure your player is in the ef fective range of the WLAN. Select a connect ion profile. Press the ENT ER button to renam e for the prof ile. Press the RIGHT button for next s tep.
48 / 80 Select A uto to se arch for an existing SSID (Service S et Identifier). Select the acces s point you wish to access f rom the SSID list. Note : In the Secur ity list, WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) and WP A (Wi-F i Protected Acc ess) means the n etwork is encr ypted, i.
49 / 80 4) Wireless Address Setup Select DHCP IP (AUTO) to set the IP address aut omaticall y . O r select FIX I P (M A NU A L) to set the IP address manually . 5) Setting List The Setting List displays the net work settings jus t now you configured. 6) Test Con nection The test will tak e for a while, please be patient to wait.
50 / 80 If the test is ok , the network inform ation will be disp layed. Peer to Peer ( Ad Hoc) Peer to Peer m ode, which i s also called Ad Hoc m ode or computer-to-c omputer mode, is use d to connect wireless clients directly together , without th e need for a wireles s router or acc ess point.
51 / 80 Note : Both the p layer and your PC need to use the Ad Hoc mode, share a comm on SSID, and be put into the sam e IP range. 2) Save and Startup Select OK to c onfirm the above sett ings. If the test is ok , the network inform ation will be disp layed.
52 / 80 7.7 Changing System Settings Press the LEFT / RIGHT button on the remote control to select the System tab from the menu. Men u Language Select to choose t he OSD (O n Screen Displa y) language. Press the UP / DOWN button to select the language.
53 / 80 Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect from Manua l and Auto (via TV). Press the ENTER button to c onfirm. Press the LEFT / RIGHT button to select each f ield and the UP / DOWN button to adjust each setti ng. Press the ENT ER button to confirm .
54 / 80 A password will be needed for the m odification. The def ault one is ‘0000’. Press th e Numeric buttons to input, and the ENT ER button to confirm . Region Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect the region. Pre ss the ENTER button to conf irm.
55 / 80 to confirm , and the RETURN button t o exit. HDD Format Select to form at the HDD. Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect HDD Form at. Press the ENTER button to confirm. Press the LEFT / RIGHT button to select OK. Press the ENTER button to conf irm.
56 / 80 Next, and the E NTER button to co nfirm. Press the UP / DOWN button to adjus t the capacit ies of FAT 32 and NTFS partitions. Press the LEFT / RIGHT button to s elect Next, and the ENTER but ton to confirm . Press the LEFT / RIGHT button to select Form at.
57 / 80 7.8 Miscellaneous Press the LEFT / RIGHT button on the remote contr ol to select the MISC tab from the menu. Slide Show Timing Select to set th e interval tim e for photo slide sho w. Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect. Press the ENT ER button to confirm .
58 / 80 Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect from off , Folder, and All. Press the ENT ER button to conf irm. HDD Information Select to vie w the HDD capacities . The capacities of the recording, t ime shift and m ultimedia partitions are listed here.
59 / 80 8. Brow ser Menu The Browser m enu allows you to browse and pla y music, photo a nd movie files s tored on a HDD, an extern al USB device, and N etwork. To enter t he menu, select t he Browser icon f rom the main interf ace . Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect the device on which the media is stored.
60 / 80 All directories and supported au dio files in current director y will be d isplayed. Pres s the UP / DOWN button to select the f ile y ou w ant to play and pr ess the ENTER butt on. 8.3 Browsing Photos Use the LEFT / RIGHT butt on on the rem ote control to select the Phot os tab.
61 / 80 All directories and supported v ideo files in curren t directory will be d isplayed. Pres s the UP / DOWN button to select the m ovie you want to view an d press the ENT ER button. T he movie will be pla yed in full screen m ode. This browsing m ovies function su pports DAT, VOB, IFO, MPG, AVI, and TS file fo rmats.
62 / 80 Then select the s hared m ultimedia file that you w ant to browse. Note : 1. W hile browsing high definition video files (resolut ion up to 720p / 1080i / 1080p) via Ethernet or WLAN, the v ideo might be buf fering. It is norm al due to the lim it of network speed or signal strength.
63 / 80 Netwo rk Browser Se lect to set Net User ID, Net P assword, and Sp ecific File Server I P, which enables t o browse files on NET through ‘ My_Shortcuts ’. Select Net User ID and the entr y screen will appear. Press the Nav igation buttons to select letters an d numbers.
64 / 80 You can also se lect Detail to set th e Label, Dom ain, and Host Nam e of the shortcut. T hen select OK an d press the ENT ER button to confirm . Select the shortc ut you added a nd press the ENT ER button to co nfirm. Then select the s hared m ultimedia file that you w ant to browse.
65 / 80 8.6.1 Renamin g Files Press the Nav igation buttons to select letters an d numbers. Select C APS to toggl e between uppercase and lowercase letters. Pres s <- to delete a letter. Press - > to insert a spac e. Press the ENTER but ton to input each l etter or num ber.
66 / 80 selections are allowed. See photo below . 8.7.2 Brow sing the playlist Press the UP / DOWN b utton to select Pla y List in the bro wser menu. And press the ENT ER button to conf irm.
67 / 80 9. File Cop y Menu Press the COPY button on the remote control to enter the File Copy menu, w hich allows you to copy files betwee n HDD, USB devices, and Net work. Step 1: Select t he source dev ice and destination device. Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect device.
68 / 80 step. Step 3: Select the destin ation folder to store the abo ve files. Press the UP / DOWN button to select folder. Press the LEFT button to cancel, and the RIGHT button for next s tep. Step 4: Proceed to cop y selected files. Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect OK , press the ENTER button to confirm .
69 / 80 10. N A S Functio n This player can be used as a NA S (Network -Attached Storage) dev ice. It can be attac hed to the hom e network via either Ethernet or W LAN. This feature allows homes to store an d retrieve large am ounts of data m ore affor dably than e ver before.
70 / 80 11. Listening t o Internet Radio This player integr ates the SHOUT cas t free Internet radio function. S elect the Inter net Radio icon on the m ain interface t o enter this m enu. Note : 1. Make sure the player is connec ted properly to a L AN or W LAN with Internet acces s, please refer to ‘ 7.
71 / 80 Press the ENT ER button or the PLA Y button to start listeni ng to the channe l. An d press the STOP button or the RET URN button to s top. W hen a st ation is highlig hted, you can pres s the M ENU button to add it to the f avorite. 11.2 Genre List Menu Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect GENRE, and press the ENT ER button to conf irm.
72 / 80 11.3 My Favorite Station Press the UP / DOWN button to s elect F A VOR ITE, and press the ENTER button t o confirm . All the favorite statio ns you added fr om the station list m enu can be found and m anaged here. W hen a st ation is highlig hted, you can pres s the M ENU button to delete it f rom the f avorite.
73 / 80 12. Upgradi ng the Firmw are The firm ware is the operati ng system (OS) installed on the device. Firm ware upgrades c an bring new f eatures, improvem ents and bug fixes. T o check whether you ha ve the latest vers ion of firm ware: 1. Select MISC - > Information in t he Setup m enu; 2.
74 / 80 will appear on the TV sc reen. Please wait for about 3 minutes, the installation will be co mpleted, the LE D indicators will go off, and the pla yer will be powered off autom atically . Then you c an press the PO WER / ST A NDBY button to turn on the player and enjoy .
75 / 80 13. A ppendixes 13.1 Specifications USB SUPPORT ED: USB HDD Other USB Mass S t orage D evices USB 2.0 Interf ace CONTENT FORMA TS SU PPORTED: DA T/VOB/IFO /MPG/A VI/ MPEG-2 TS .
76 / 80 VIDEO OUT PUT SPECIFIC A TIO N Compos ite Output 1 Vpp 75 Ohm Components Output Y :1 Vpp 75 Ohm Cb:0.7 Vpp 75 Ohm Cr:0.7 Vpp 75 Ohm HDMI Output HDMI (V e rsion 1.
77 / 80 T emperature Operating Hum idity 5% to 80% RH Hard Disk Dimensions (W/H /D) Net Weight 3.5’’ SA T A HDD 61x198x171 mm Approx 1.5 k g Note : The s pecifications and desi gn of this product ar e subject to cha nge without notice . 13.2 Frequentl y Asked Questions Question 1.
78 / 80 computers. Will defr agmenting the player hard disk do any harm to it ? Answer: Defragm enting the player hard disk may be usef ul after having transfer red many files to a nd from the player . It is never harm ful to use the defr agment on the pla yer .
79 / 80 Question 8. Why when I sw itch to Y/Pb/Pr 480P, 576P, 720P, 108 0I, does the TV screen display an unw atchable p icture? Answer: Please check if your TV supports Y/Pb/Pr 480P, 576P, 720P, 1080.
80 / 80 -A unit that has been modifi ed or incorporated into other products or is used for ins titutional or other comm ercial purposes. -Loss of c ustomer’s sof tware, firmware, inform ation, or m emory data. -Improper handl ing or installation. TECHNICAL INFORM A TION License inform ation for the s oftware used in the unit.
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