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ii Preface Information in this document has been care ful ly checked for accuracy; however , no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the co ntent s. The information in th is doc- ument is subject to change without notice. Thi s document cont ains prop rieta ry infor - mation prot ected by copyright. No p art of this manua l may be reproduce ...
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iii T able of Content s 1 Overview Featu res ....... ........ ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ .. 1 Packag e cont ents ...... ........ ........ ........ ..... ........ ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ 2 About t he MPEG-4 recorder .. ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... .... ...
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iv Recordin g video ... ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ 20 Simple r ecord . ....... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... 2 0 Recorde r men u ........ ........ ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ ........ ........ ... 2 0 Resolut ion ...... .... ...
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1. Overview Congratulations on purchasing the MPEG-4 Persona l V ideo Recorder . Now you can enjoy quality mu ltimedia anywhere you go and record yo ur favorite video programs from a variety of video sources. The MPEG-4 recorder also plays back your favorite audio tracks, displays image files, and provides rich video clips for your Sony PSP with it ...
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2 Package co nten ts Package content s Component cab les (x2) User Manual MPEG-4 recorder User Manual Power Adapter NTSC PAL A B STORAGE DISPLAY Remo te C ontr ol MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 2 Thursda y, June 22, 2 006 2:14 PM ...
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About the MPEG-4 recorder 3 About the MPEG-4 recorder Refer to the following sections for information about th e hardware components of the recorder . Front v iew Rear view Memory Stick SD MMC Slot P ower LED (Green ) Recording LED ( Red) IR Receiver CF C ard Slot A V OUT DC 5V A V IN DC P ower A V Out A V In MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e ...
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4 About the remo te cont rol About the remote con trol NTSC PA L A B STORAGE DISPLA Y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Icon Description 1. T urns on the power 2. Switches between NTSC and P A L system 3. Increases the volume 4. Enters the setting menu 5. Decreases the volume 6. Scr olls left 7. Mutes all sound 8. Zooms out 9. S tart to record and stop re ...
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About the remote control 5 NTSC PA L A B STORAGE DISPLA Y 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 Icon Description 13. Returns to the top menu 14. Repeats playback of selected audio/video file. 15. Returns to the pre vious menu 16. Scrolls up 17. Scrolls right 18. Confirms selection of menu item 19. Zooms in 20. Scrolls down 21. Fast Forwards playback ...
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2. Getting st arted This chapter describes the prelimina ry step s required to set up the recorder and how to make connections before starting to use the device. Inst alling the remote control battery Follow these instructions to inse rt the remote control battery: 1. Push in the clip at the side of the battery holder . 2. Pull battery holder out. ...
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8 Inserting the memor y Card Inserting the memo ry Ca rd Notes: Push the CF card or Hitachi 1" Micro Drive into the CF card slot until it is firmly in place. T o remove the card , grip the CF card and pull gently . CF T o utilize the Hitachi 1"Micro Drive with recorder , we suggest the 1" Micro Drive shall be formatted by record er f ...
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Inserting the MS, MMC,SD seri es memory card. 9 Inserting the MS , MM C,SD series memory card. Push the card into the card slot until it is firmly in place. Ensure th e front side of card is face down. T o remove the ca rd, grip the card and pul l gentl y . CF Memory Stick Duo Adaptor INSERT PUSH PUSH 128 MB 2.0 GB 1.0 GB RS-MMC microSD/TransFlash ...
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10 Connec ting to a TV (vie wing only ) Connecting to a TV (viewing only) Connect the A/V con nectors (red, white, and yel low) of the A/V cable, to the corresp onding input co nnec- tors on the TV . Connect the other end to the A V Out socket at the back of the reco rder . Connecting to a TV , DV D play er , VCR or cam- corder (recording) Connect ...
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Connecti ng power 11 Connecting power Connect the power adapto r to the DC-in socket on the rear p anel of the recorder. Plug the other end of the adaptor into a power outle t. T urni ng the MP EG-4 recorder on Once the recorder is plugged in , the green power LED turns on. Press the button on the remote and the system turns on. Press the button ag ...
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3. Using the MPEG-4 Recorder Now that you have set up the re corder, yo u are ready to start using it to view your favorite im ages, liste n to audio tra cks, watch videos, and record video s. Th is chapter provides det aile d instru c- tions for these tasks and for us ing the OSD (On S creen Display) menu. V iewing pictures The recorder is able to ...
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14 Vie win g pi ctures Photo me nu T o access the Photo Menu p ress . The following three functions are available: S LIDESHOW T o set up a p ho to slide show , follow th e pr ocedure bel o w: 1. Press the button to access the photo menu. 2. Use the keys to decid e if ALL photos, the FOLDER or OFF wil l be used in the slide show . 3. Use the key to ...
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Viewing pictures 15 7. Pressing will show the followi ng: File informati on, Back- ground V olume, Current Date and T ime, and the zoom amount. B ACKGRO UND MUSIC 1. Use the ke ys to turn ON or OFF the background music function. 2. While the background music is tu rned on, th e music will be played in the slide show . D ELETE F ILES T o de l et e a ...
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16 Listenin g to music Listening to music The recorder is able to play both .WMA and .MP3 audio fi le for- mat s. Playing a udio T o play an audio file: 1. Highlight the Audi o menu and press to access the file list. 2. Use the ke ys to go to the require d file and press to play the file. Whilst playing audio you can use the fo llowing functions: D ...
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List ening t o musi c 17 Music menu T o access the Music menu press . The follo wing two functions are available: Repeat Use to choose Off , Single , Folder or All Note: Select Off to turn the repeat functi on of f, All repeats all tracks, Single will repeat only a single track, an d Fo lder will repeat all tra cks in the folder . D ELETE T o delet ...
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18 Watching videos W atching videos The recorder is able to play .ASF , .A VI and .MP4 image file for- mat s. Playin g vi deos 1. Highlight the Video menu and press to access the file list. 2. Use the to go to the required file an d press to play the fi le. Whilst playing the video, you can use the following functions: Access the specific folder fo ...
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Watchin g videos 19 V ideo menu T o access the V i deo Menu, press . T he fo llowing two functions are available: Repeat Use to choose between Off , Single , Folder or All . Note: Select Off to turn the repeat functi on of f, Single to repea t just the current selection, Fo lder to repeat all in the folde r , or All to repeat al l videos. D ELETE F ...
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20 Recording video Recording video Simple record T o star t a reco rding : 1. Highlight the record function on the main menu and press . 2. Change the chann el on the input de vice i.e. TV , DVD, VCR or Camcorder . 3. Press the key to record. 4. T o finish recording press th e or key again. 5. Press the key to retu rn to the main menu. 6. T o view ...
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Record in g video 21 Notice Resolution (368 x 208) is designe d for recording 16 :9 video con- tents, which makes it easier to record and playback 16 :9 movies. If you find the upper a nd bo ttom screen of the video clip is incom- plete, pleases check if the video content is 16:9 and be low ste p s has been follow ed. 1.nsure the vide o content is ...
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22 Recording video T imer r ecord T o access th e timer record fun ction, scroll dow n and press the key . The screen is divide d into fu nctional areas: P ROGRAMS The recorder has 6 avai lable recording progra ms. Use the follow- ing settings to setup each pro gram. Use the key to scroll betwe en the programs an d use the key to select the program ...
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Record in g video 23 1. Use the ke ys to choose between OFF , Once , Da ily or W e ekly . 2. Press to save. Auto record Use the keys to turn ON or OFF . If the auto record turns on, it will automatically start to reco rd when there is a video source input and the re cordin g will stop if the source is turned off. Or you can press key to stop the re ...
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24 Recording video Selecting the right recording resolutio n setting The 320x240,176 x120 and the 640x48 0 modes record in a 4:3 aspect ratio (which is standard screen format found on regular DVD's and mo st TV 's). The 320 x 240-30 f ps mode is the resolu- tion typical of most handheld s, and the fi les are fairly compact and will play b ...
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Record in g video 25 176x120, 320 x240-3GP and 176x120-3GP are de signed for Mobile Phone s. Please refer to your Mobile Phones's manual for details concernin g supported formats and resoluti ons. Note:As of the date of this printing, the PSP wo uld not allow zooming on 368x208 resolution files. It is hopeful that Sony will correct this shortc ...
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26 Setup menu Setup menu Use the key to access the menu . D ATE AND T IME T o change the date and time: 1. Press to highlight a se lection yellow . 2. Use the ke ys to change the value. 3. Use the ke ys to move between fie lds. 4. Press when complete. L ANGUAGE The default lan guage of the recorder is English. If you would like to change it to the ...
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Setup menu 27 F ORMAT D ISK T o format the Comp act Flash memory card: 1. T o format th e me mory card, scroll down to the Format disk section and Press . 2. Select YES to confirm formatting or NO to cancel. TV O UTPUT T o s elect th e TV ou tput: 1. Use the ke ys to choose between NTSC or P AL. 2. The button on the remote control will provide the ...
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28 File bro wsing File browsing The file browser all ows you to view the contents of both the Com- pact Flash card and th e MS Duo card at the same ti me . By pressing you can select a file. Dat a management menu T o access the Da t a Management Menu p ress . The following two functi ons are avail able: File Browser <MUSIC> <PHOTO> beer ...
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File br owsing 29 C OPY The files can be copi ed from CF card to MS Duo card or vice versa. Also, the files can be copi ed to a dif ferent folder of th e same memory card. 1. Files cop ied to a dif ferent memory card In the F ile Browser , the left column is the source mem ory card and right column is the destination. Switch the sto rage in the le ...
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30 Other applications: Other applications: Extend y our video e xperience with r ecor der . Through the MPEG-4 ' s recorder applicati ons, you can extend your video experience with PDA, Sony PSP , Video iPOD and Nin- tendo ga me console. Below is the operation guide to lead you to follow the easy opera- tion steps, then you can enjoy t hose vi ...
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Other ap plications : 31 II.Video i-POD Basically the V ideo iPOD only sup ports the MPEG4 video up to 480x480 resolutions. Thus we su ggest you to choose the video content encod ed in 320x240-30fps or 368x208 resoluti on from MPEG-4 reco rder for playback on Video iPOD. Or the V ideo iPOD will skip those video files which are not supported by Vide ...
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32 Other applications: 4. While b elow window p op s up, please cl ick " Video " item, " mar k " the selection of " Automa tically upd ate all videos " , then confirm " OK " . 5. Click the " File " segment, execute the item of " Add File to Libr ary " . MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pa ...
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Other ap plications : 33 6. Af terwards, chose those MPEG-4 video files which you want to load into the Video iPOD. MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 33 Thursd ay, June 22, 2006 2:14 P M ...
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34 Other applications: 7. The iT unes utility will st art to " Ad ding F iles " into t he Video iPOD. 8. Now you ca n find all the video f iles chose by you listed in the fi le category of iT unes. MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 34 Thursd ay, June 22, 2006 2:14 P M ...
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Other ap plications : 35 9. Click the " File " item again, and then execute this function of " Update XXX ' s iPOD ". 10. Safely disconnect the V ideo iPOD from your PC by following below steps. MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 35 Thursd ay, June 22, 2006 2:14 P M ...
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36 Other applications: 1 1. Then enter the Videos mode of iPOD to play back those MPEG-4 content. MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 36 Thursd ay, June 22, 2006 2:14 P M ...
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Other ap plications : 37 12. Now you can enjoy the Vide o programs anywhere, anytime. III.Nintendo Ga me Boy Micro The Nintendo Game Boy Micro can play back the recorded file from MPEG-4 recorder and support up to 640x 480 MPEG4 for- mat, no problem. Before running this interesting a pplic ation, th e extra adapter for Game Boy Micro is need ed (Se ...
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38 Other applications: 1) Play- Y a n Mi cro Media Adapter 2) Nintendo Game Boy Micro MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 38 Thursd ay, June 22, 2006 2:14 P M ...
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Other ap plications : 39 IV .Mobile phone 1.First ,please check the specif icati ons of your mob ile phone: Make sure your mobile phone can pla y the .MP4 video format ( MPEG4 video stream with AAC audio ) or not .If yes ,you can use this recorder to make some videos. Check the memory ca rd which the mobile ph one supports. 2.Insert the memory to t ...
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40 Other applications: 2.Before recording , please check the sp ecifications of your smart phone or PDA : Most Windows equip ped smart p hone or PDA can not play the .MP4 files ( because no built-in AAC codec ),the PDA and smart phone user are recommended to us the video play er named TCPMP . Free download the video player " TCPMP " via t ...
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4. Appendix FCC Certification This equipmen t has been te sted and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to p art 15 of the F CC Rule s. These lim- its are designed to provide rea sonable protection again st harmful interference in a re sidential instal l ation. Operation is subj ect to the following two cond itions ...
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42 CE Notice (European Union) Marking by the symbol indicates complia nce of this recorder to the EMC Directive of the Europ ean Un ion. Such marki ng ind icates that this recorder meets the following technical standards: EN 55013:2002+A1 :2003-”Limits and methods of measurement of radio distu rbance characteristics of broadcast receiv ers and as ...
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43 T roubleshooting Please visit the web si te to get th e latest info rmation abo ut the recorder . Symptom Possible cause Possible remedy No video display . Unit has no power . Ensure that unit is plugged in cor rectly . Y ou should see a green LED on the front panel if it is plugged in cor rectly . Refer to “Connecting power” on page 1 1. Ca ...
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44 S pecification s Vi deo encoder Application Fo rmat 1) PSP 2) TV 3) iPod 4) PDA/ Smartphone 5) Mobile Phone 1) *QVGA (320x240); MPEG4+AAC- LC, 30fp s *368 x 208 (16:9); MPEG4+AAC-LC, 30 fp s 2) (640x480); MPEG4+AAC-L C, 30f ps 3) (320x240); MPEG4+AAC-L C, 30f ps 4) (320x240); MPEG4+AAC-L C, 30f ps (320x240); MPEG4, 15fp s 5) *RS, MMC, T -Flash, ...
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45 TV system Video Out Form at NTSC/P AL Power source External 5V AC/DC adaptor (100 ~ 240V , 1. 5A) Dimensions and weight 1 1 8 x 87 x 18 mm, 140g T ypical Recording Times on a 1GB Card Resolution/ Quality Economic Normal Fine Super fine 640x480 Save Folder: 330min (384kb ps) TV 168min (768kbps) TV 127min (1024kbps) TV 65min (2 000k bp s) TV 320x2 ...
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46 176x120-3GP Save Folder: 973min (128kb ps) Mobile 661min (192kbps) Mobile 501min (256kbps) Mobile 337min (384kbps) Mobile MPEG-4 Video Recorder_UM _EN.book Pag e 46 Friday , September 2 9, 2006 6:0 9 PM ...
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47 Firmware Upgrade Instructions (1) Unp acking the box When unpacking the recorder ensure the follow ing items present. • one recorder • one remote contro ller • one power adapt er • two A V cables (2) Connecting th e recorder to TV • Connect th e power adapter to the recorder and plug th e adapter to an outle t. • Connect th e A V cab ...
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48 Figure 1 Main Page Note: Depending on your region, you may ne ed to change TV out- put from NTSC to P A L at this point. This is done by accessing the settings menu (figure 2 belo w) a nd changin g the TV Outp ut mode. (4) Upgrade the firmware • Unzip and Save new firm ware file to CF/Memo ry stick card via a CF/Memory stick card reader . The ...
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49 • When the “Clo ck” icon is gone, the reco rder will tu rn off auto- matically . • Press “Power” on th e remote controller to turn on the recorde r . • Check out t he firmware version and it sho uld differ from the pre- vious. • Use the arrow to scroll to t he Factory Reset. • When the Fact ory Reset is highlig hted, press “E ...
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