AL Tech Mediagate MG-250HD, Manual

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Page 2: ...ows 98SE ME 12 1 2 2 Windows 2000 14 1 2 3 Windows XP 16 1 3 Copy Data via USB 18 1 3 1 Windows 98SE 18 1 3 2 Windows ME 19 1 3 3 Windows 2000 XP 20 1 3 4 Linux 21 1 3 5 Mac 21 2 Connect to an External Audio Video Device 23 2 1 Connect Video Cable to TV 23 2 2 Connect Audio Cable 24 3 Basic Setup 26 3 1 Video Setup 26 3 2 Audio Setup 28 3 3 Photo View Setup 29 3 4 Screen Ratio Setup 30 3 5 Auto Pl...

Page 3: ...Remote Control 35 4 1 Basic Screen Menu 35 4 1 1 Mode Selection 35 4 1 2 File Selection 36 4 2 Play Video Files 38 7 3 Play DVD File 40 7 4 Play Audio File 42 7 5 Play Photo File 44 7 6 Make a Play List 46 8 Firmware Upgrade 48 2 ...

Page 4: ...nection to a TV or a monitor athome or in a car z 2 5 PortableHighDefinitionMultimediaPlayer z Thelatestandmostpowerfulmediadecodingchip SigmaDesignsEM8621Chip z FullHDfileplaybackupto1920x1080p z DVDManager PlaybackofDVDFilesarethesameasanOriginalDVDtitle z Videooutput HDMI ComponentandComposite z Audiooutput Stereo DigitalCoaxial Optical5 1ch Sound DTSdownmixtostereo z EasyFirmwareUpgrade 3 ...

Page 5: ...ease do a Format on a PC first and then fit it For details please refer to 1 2 Format Built inHDDviaUSB Cautions for the possibility of electro magneticinterference MediaGate MG 250HD may possibility give off certain electro magnetic interference and could have certain effects on a person with a heart pace maker DataBackup Westronglyrecommendyoutobackupthedatatoanothersafemedia Wearenotresponsible...

Page 6: ...teMG 250HDawayfromheatedareas Setitupinwell ventilatedplaces Cautionsformagneticmaterials KeepallmagneticmaterialsawayfromMediaGateMG 250HD Magneticmaterialssuchasspeakersormagnetsmayeraseor causedamagetothedatastoredontheharddisk 5 ...

Page 7: ...HDDFileSystem NTFS FAT32 TVType NTSC PAL VideoFormat AVI MS MPEG4v3 XviD WMV9 DoesNotsupportXviDwhichhasthe GMCoptionapplied WMV WMV9 ASF WMV9 MP4 MPEG4Video DAT MPEG1 VOB MPEG2 MPG MPEG MPEG1 MPEG2 TP TS TRP HD MPEG2 SD MPEG2 ISO IFO Otherformats AudioFormat MP3 OGG WAV WMA PhotoFormat JPG JPEG PNG BMP GIF VideoOutput COMPOSITE HDCOMPONENTY Pb Pr 480p 720p 1080i HDMI 480p 720p 1080i 1080p AudioOu...

Page 8: ...50HD 1ea Docking Station 1ea Remote controller battery each 1ea AV cable composite stereo cable 1ea USB cable forconnecting to a PC 1ea Power adapter 1ea Setup CD Windows 98 Driver Manual 1ea Quick Installation Guide 1ea 7 ...

Page 9: ...50HD LED POWER Connectorfordockingstation USBDVICEPort ConnectorforaMG 250HD ConnectorforaMG 250HD IRReceiver Receivesthesignalsfromtheremotecontrol POWER PowerOn Off PWR PowerLED FrontView USBDVICEPort Connect a MG 250HD to a PC and copy paste the contents via the USB cable 8 ...

Page 10: ...OL R Connectastereoaudiocable CVBS ConnectaCompositeVideocable COAXIAL ConnectaCoaxialAudioCablefordigitalaudio HDMI Connect aHDMIcable Y PB PR ConnectaComponentVideo Y Pb Pr cable OPTICAL ConnectaOpticalAudioCablefordigitalaudio BackView PWR Connectthepowercable 9 ...

Page 11: ...Use as an External USB HDD 10 ...

Page 12: ...Hard Notebook type Hard Disk Connect a SATA HDD into the connector Unscrew 4 screwsand open the top bottom cover case Screw the 4 screws as above and fix the HDD on the PCBA Close the top bottom cover and insert the MG 250HD into the docking station as the above 11 ...

Page 13: ...e MG 250HD English Windows98DriverDirectory AftertheWindows98 driverinstallation connecttheMG 250HD to PC via USB cable and plug the power cable into MG 250HD if it isrequired 2 Select Start Program Accessories MS DOS Prompt on Windows 3 Type fdisk command at Command Prompt window and press Enter 4 Type a Y at the Do you wish to enable large disk support Y N and press Enter 5 Select 5 Change curre...

Page 14: ...changed or added message displays 13 Press ESC key again Shut down Windows before restarting message will be displayed Press ESC key to finally exit FDISK 8 Select 1 Create Primary DOS Partition and press Enter 9 Wait until dirve integrity verifying has finished 10 After finishing drive integrity verification type Y at Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a Primary DOS Partition Y N 1...

Page 15: ... s power cable ifitis required 2 Select Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management Disk Management in Windows 3 If the Disk Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard has started click Next to progress with the wizard If this wizard has not started right click the left area of unallocated drive at no 4 figure and start the wizard 4 After finishing the Disk Signature and Upgrade D...

Page 16: ...to use and click Next 8 Assign a drive letter and click Next 9 FAT32 system is available in Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP butNTFSsystemisavailableinWindows2000 XPonly 9 Ifyou choose FAT32 system inWindows 2000 XP one drive letter s maximum size will be limited to 32GB If you want to use one drive letter of 32GB or more you have to format in Windows 98SE ME 9 If you want to create two or more partitions ...

Page 17: ...een 3 If the Disk Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard starts click Next to progress the wizard If this wizard does not start right click the marked left area of unallocated drive at fig 4 and start the wizard 4 After finishing the Disk Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard Right click the Unallocated Drive And then click Create Partition 5 Click Next at the New Partition Wizard 6 Check Primary Partition...

Page 18: ...n Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP butNTFSsystemisavailableinWindows2000 XPonly 9 Ifyou chooseFAT32system inWindows 2000 XP one drive letter s maximum size will be limited to 32GB If you want to use one drive letter of 32GB more you have to format on windows 98SE ME 9 If you want to create two or more partitions on one disk drive thefirst willbemarked PrimaryPartition 17 ...

Page 19: ...ttheMG 250HDtoPCviaUSBcable andpluginthepowercabletoMG 250HD 1 After installing the Windows98 driver connect the MG 250HD and plug in the power cable Then check the driver installation at Windows Start Settings Control Panel System Device Manager Hard disk controllers Hi Speed USB IDE Bridge Controller 2 Check My Computer or Explorer there should be a new volume You can now copyany data to this vo...

Page 20: ... Serial Bus controllers USB Mass Storage Device 3 After copying data always remove the MG 250HD using the remove icon in the Windows right hand corner If you don t follow this procedure data may be lost and the MG 250HD could be damaged 2 Check My Computer or Explorer there should be a new volume You can copy data to this volume 9If a new volume does not appeared check the HDD is formatted and als...

Page 21: ...ing data always remove the MG 250HD using the remove icon in the Windows right hand corner If you don t follow this procedure data may be lost and the MG 250HD may be damaged 2 Check My Computer or Explorer there should be a new volume You can now copy data to this volume 9Whenyouseea NonHigh SpeedUSBHubMessage The message will be displayed by Windows XP when you plug theMG 250HDintoaUSB1 1spec Ho...

Page 22: ...HD Power On MG 250HD Check the detection with fdisk make Mount Pointer ex mediatest at Folder Mount mnt Edit etc fstab add the following mount t vfat dev sda mnt mediatest in case of FAT32 HDD mount t ntfs dev sda mnt mediatest in case of FAT32 HDD 9above example sda is assumed that the MG 250HD will be detected as sda on your system If not you have to write the drive name which is detectedas USBM...

Page 23: ...Connect to External AV Device 22 ...

Page 24: ...putmodewhichisthesameasthevideo connection SeeTV smanual 2 MG 250HD SwitchtheVideoOutputMode Press TVOUT buttonrepeatedly Whenyoupress TVOUT thevideooutputsignalischanged 3 Whenyouseenormalvideoonscreen youthenhavetosavevideoconfigurationoftheMG 250HDbypressingthe Setup buttonontheremote Red Pr Blue Pb Green Y Red Pr Blue Pb Green Y ConnectPrJacktoTV ConnectPbjacktoTV ConnectYjacktoTV Yellow CVBS ...

Page 25: ...le youhavetochangeaudiosetupoftheMG 250HDto EncodedDigital STEREO R STEREO L White STEREO L White ConnectWhitejacktoTV OPTICAL Connect Optical cable to a decoder or audio receiverdevice Connect Coaxial cable to a audio decoderor receiverdevice Optical ConnectingaOptical5 1Chcable Notsupplied Coaxial ConnectingaCoaxial5 1Chcable Notsupplied DoNOTconnectOpticalandCoaxialcablesatthesametime Connecton...

Page 26: ...Basic Setup 25 ...

Page 27: ... TVOUT videooutputsignalischanged 3 Afteryouseevideoonscreen youneedtosavethevideoconfigurationof theMG 250HDbyusing SETUP TVVideoInputMode MG 250HDVideoOutputMode ConnectionJackofTV MG 250HD VideoCableType NormalVideo TVOutput CompositeMode CompositeMode C S Video CVBSorCompositeJack GenerallyYellowJack YellowRCACable Supplied Component480i TVOutput CompositeMode CompositeMode C YPbPr Component 4...

Page 28: ...te Control Move to Video Out icon and press OK Setup box will be displayedundericonmenu Select a TV Out Mode and each detailed video output modeaccordingtotheselectedTVOut andthenpress OK After the setup of the video output press SETUP button againtosavetheconfiguration 27 ...

Page 29: ...irectly 9EncodedDigital Selectthiswhenyouwanttolistenthrough5 1Ch DTSDolbybyconnectingreceiver oramplifier withOpticalorCoaxialcable Setup Procedure Turn on the MG 250HD and press SETUP on the Remote control Move to Audio Out icon and press OK Setup box will be displayedundericonmenu Select Audio Out Mode of either Stereo or Encoded Digital andthenpress OK Finally press SETUP againtosavetheconfigu...

Page 30: ...sinthefolder IftheHDDisdividedintotwoormorepartitions createthe music folderintherootdirectoryofthefirstpartition Whenyouplayoneorallphotofiles youcanlistentomp3sandseeaphotoslideshowatthesametime Setup Procedure Turn on the MG 250HD and press SETUP on the remote control Move to Photo View icon and press OK Setup box will be displayedundericonmenu Selectoneoutof ON or OFF andpress OK Finally press...

Page 31: ...ox 4 3 Pan Scan and 16 9 Setup Procedure Turn on the MG 250HD and press SETUP on the remote control Move to Scr Rate icon and press OK Setup box will be displayedundericonmenu Select from either 4 3 Letter Box 4 3 PanScan or 16 9 andpress OK Finally press SETUP againtosavetheconfiguration 30 ...

Page 32: ...continuously from the poistion it was stopped Setup Procedure Turn on the MG 250HD and press SETUP on the remote control Move to Auto Play icon and press OK Setup box will be displayedundericonmenu Selectoneoutof ON or OFF andpress OK Finally press SETUP againtosavetheconfiguration 31 ...

Page 33: ...KIN icon and press ENTER button then you will seetheabovepage Usethearrowbuttons togotothebottomsetup By using arrow number keys set the configuration and press ENTER tosettheconfiguration Press SETUP buttontosavetheconfiguration SKINFolder youcanmakeupto10differentskins skin1 skin2 skin10 UserColorFile If colorx txt fileisintheSKINfolder thefontisshownas userwants Ifthereisno color txt file thent...

Page 34: ... 250HD press SETUP button and go to SETUP page Select etc icon and press ENTER button then you will get theabovepage Byusingthearrowbuttons gotothebottomsetup By using the arrow number keys set configuration and press ENTER toconfirmtheconfiguration Press SETUP buttontosavetheconfiguration 33 ...

Page 35: ...How to Play Remote Control 34 ...

Page 36: ...turning on the MG 250HD you can see mode selection screen In this screen you can select files from the HDD 4 1 1 1 Built in HDD Following example is in case of built in HDD ModeSelection Select HDD iconandpress OK Datainthebuilt in HDD isdisplayed Inordertoplay selectafileandpress OK 35 ...

Page 37: ... SLOW Updirectory Returntoupdirectory DEVICE ModeSelection Returntothebuilt inHDD OK I Playback Playafile SELECT Number1 Registerafile atPlay List Use when registering a file in the Play List After selecting a file move to MENU Play List SELECT ALL Number2 Registerallfiles AtPlay List Use when registering all files in a Play List After selecting files move to MENU Play List MOVIE MovieMode OnlyMov...

Page 38: ...intosavetheconfiguration PlayOne Playtheselectedfileandthenstop PlayAll Playstheselectedfileandthecontinuestoplaythenextfileinthedirectoryincludingsubdirectories Jumptofirstorlastpage Theremay betwoormorelistpagesdependingonhowmanyfilesareinthe directory Whenthisisthecase convenientlyjumptofirstorlastpage Jumptolastpagefromfirstpage Moveto UpDirectory onthetopoffirstpageandpress or Previous Jumpto...

Page 39: ... Pressing this while playing a file pauses the playback To return to playback pressagain NEXT I Playback NextFile Playsthenextfileafteracurrentplaybackfile Playmodemustbein Playall modeinordertousethisfunction PREV I Playback PreviousFile Playsthepreviousfileafteracurrentplaybackfile Playmodemustbein Playall modeinordertousethisfunction Direction FastForward When pressing this button play speed is...

Page 40: ... file it is displayed automatically However itispossibletoopentheotherpreferablesubtitlefilesorhide SUBTITLE Subtitle LanguageSelect It ispossible to switch eachsubtitle language when the subtitle is dual language format forexample bothalocallanguageandEnglish When selecting Discriminating subtitle language first subtitle language will be displayed BOOKMARK SpecificPlayback TimeMemory Saves specif...

Page 41: ...fromanoriginalDVDtitle theDVDmanagerfunctionwillnotwork Select video_ts ifo fileandpressthe OK button MovetothefolderincludingDVDrippingfiles Function and Button Descriptions Remote Control Function Descriptions AUDIO DualAudio It is possible to switch each audio language when the audio format is dual audio forexample includingalocallanguageandEnglish SUBTITLE SelectSubtitleType Subtitletypewillbe...

Page 42: ...desswitched Afterselecting amode changesettingswiththe arrowbuttons NEXT I Playback NextChapter Playthenextchapter PREV I Playback PreviousChapter Playapreviouschapter FF FastForward When pressing this button play speed is changed with 8x 16x 32x 48x incrementsinaforwarddirection REW Rewind When pressing this button play speed is changed with 8x 16x 32x 48x incrementsinabackwarddirection Playback ...

Page 43: ...ordertousethisfunction PREV I Playback PreviousFile Playsapreviousfile afterthefilethatiscurrentlyplaying Playmodemustbein Playall mode inordertousethisfunction FF FastForward When you press this button play speed is changed with 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x iincrementsinaforwarddirection REW Rewind When you press this button play speed is changed with 8x 16x 32x in incrementsinabackwarddirection SEARCH Jumpt...

Page 44: ...olumeDown Itisnotpossibletousethisbuttonwhenmanualsubtitleisdisplayedwhileplayingaaudiofile MUTE SoundOff Mutesthesound Inordertohearsound pressthisbuttonagain INFO ShowFileInformation Displays fileinformationofthefilewhichisbeingplayed Inorderto hidetheinformation pressthisbuttonagain Brt CONT Controlluminosity colordepth brightness Whenpressingthisbutton 3modesswitchareswitched Afterselecting am...

Page 45: ...auses playback To return to playback pressagain NEXT I Playback NextFile Playsthenextfileafterthefilethatiscurrentlyplaying Playmodemustbein Playall mode inordertousethisfunction PREV I Playback PreviousFile Playsthepreviousfile afterthefilethatiscurrentlyplaying Playmodemustbein Playall modeinordertousethisfunction INFO ShowFileInformation Displaysfileinformationofthephotowhichisbeingplayed Inord...

Page 46: ...directory ofthebuilt inHDDandsaveMP3files intothatfolder IftheHDDis dividedintotwoormorepartitions createa music folderinthefirstpartition Whenyouplayoneorallphotofiles youcanlistentomp3filesandseephotoslideshowtogether Thatis musicwillplaywhileaslideshowof photosisbeingdisplayed Settheplaybackintervaltime Foramoreconvenientphotoslideshow it ispossibletosetslideshow sintervaltime Press SETUP tocon...

Page 47: ...llbeclearedandlost Select the preferred file for registering with SELECT or SELECTALL When done registering files press MENU and select Play List PlayListscreenisdisplayed z Play Playtheregisteredfiles z Cancel ClosethePlayListscreen z Moveup down Changethefileorder z Shuffle Fileorderismixedrandomly z Delete Deletetheselectedfile z Deleteall Deletealltheregisteredfiles 46 ...

Page 48: ...Firmware Upgrade 47 ...

Page 49: ...DD in your MG 250HD After connecting to a TV set browse to the upgrade file and press OK The Upgrade procedure is then automatic After the upgrade procedure has finishedyou can check the firmware version in the Setup screen Press SETUP button The Current firmware version is displayed when pressing INFO button on main file browser screen 48 ...