Galaxy TVisto, User Manual

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Page 3: ...s chapter Before using the TVisto be sure that you have received the complete set of accessories by checking the Package Contents section To have a detailed description of TVisto functionality read the PC MAC Connection and TV Connection chapters in order to explore the full set of operations In order to maintain your TVisto device in safe operating conditions and to guarantee life extension pleas...

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Page 5: ...C MAC CONNECTION 6 SAFE REMOVAL 7 TV CONNECTION 8 ANALOG AUDIO SETUP 9 DIGITAL AUDIO SETUP 9 THE REMOTE CONTROL 10 UNIQUE CONTROL KEYS 12 MENU FUNCTIONS 13 MAIN MENU 13 MOVIES 13 MUSIC 14 PICTURES 14 SETTINGS 15 BACKGROUND IMAGE CUSTOMIZATION 15 ISO COMPATIBILITY 18 XVID COMPATIBILITY 18 DIVX COMPATIBILITY 19 SPECIFICATIONS 20 PACKAGE CONTENTS 21 STANDARD PACKAGE 21 SAFETY INFORMATION 222 POWER ON...

Page 6: ... mode It blinks red intervals to confirm a command whenever a button on the remote control is pressed PC mode blue when power on On the rear panel there are following interfaces Firewire 400 IEEE 1394a connection for data transfer supports daisy chain USB 2 0 High Speed USB 2 0 connection for data transfer TV Multi Connector for Analog Audio Video This multi pin connector provides all the video an...

Page 7: ... VGA scalable up to 1024x768 DivX compatibility Supports DivX 3 11 4 x 5 x Supports external text subtitles SUB MicroDVD format SRT SubRIP format SMI SAMI format embedded multiple subtitles Supports any language text subtitles Please refer to the DivX Compatibility chapter for more details XviD compatibility Please refer to the XviD Compatibility chapter for more details DVD ISO compatibility ISO ...

Page 8: ...ice is a powerful media processor supporting the demanding MPEG 1 MPEG 2 AVI VOB ISO and MPEG 4 AVI DivX XviD decoding Enjoy TVisto is the ultimate Digital Multimedia Center that can be addressed to a wide variety of users Home users who want to build a state of the art versatile home theatre Stores Agencies Exhibitors and Companies that want audio visual promotion of their products indoor adverti...

Page 9: ...he DOS command prompt and the fdisk command on Win98 SE or WinME You may also use 3rd party software to create the partition but make sure it is a primary partition Formatting on a Mac OS X Use the Disk Utility to format your drive and create a single partition on your external disk Select Disk Utility in the utilities folder Choose your external drive and format it according to your requirement F...

Page 10: ...the string used from the TVisto screen saver This string is user editable and should not be more than 16 characters Create this file if required otherwise leave the folder empty Movies This folder contains your movie files Music This folder contains your music files Pictures This folder contains your image files If you need a directory to transfer your files from one computer to another you may ce...

Page 11: ...e external power adapter when connected to the computer The ON OFF switch is located at the rear of the unit When connected to the computer the ON OFF button on the front is not in use NOTE Always connect the USB or Firewire cable to your computer first before you turn on the device Firmware this is the folder in which you copy the latest TVisto firmware files found at your vendor s web site Insid...

Page 12: ... USB Mass Storage Device In order to remove it click the device in the list and then click Stop Click OK on the next dialogue box The operating system will automatically stop the device and inform you for its safe removal If you are using TVisto e g you are working on a Word document or a picture located in its disk the operating system will notify you that it is unable to remove the device In thi...

Page 13: ...not have Composite or S Video then use the optional SCART adapter to connect it to the SCART port on your TV You have the choice to purchase the following optional cables See page 21 AV Cable with Analog YPbPr video progressive or interlaced scalable up to 1920x1080i or 1280x720p AV Cable with full SCART RGB support VGA AV adaptor for VGA interface SPDIF optical audio cable Both YPbPr and VGA vide...

Page 14: ...udio Setup This configuration provides the best mix of video and audio quality In this setup you can connect any of the available AV cables except the stereo L R RCA jacks to the TV set speakers Instead you use the Digital Audio Port of TVisto Connect this port using the SPDIF copper coaxial or the optional optical audio cable to the digital input of your Dolby Digital or DTS Home Theatre Receiver...

Page 15: ...DVD TITLE PLAY ALL Files SEARCH for Time or Title Chapter NAVIGATION BUTTONS REPEAT chapter or title A1 not used FAST FORWARD NEXT TRACK PAUSE STEP SLOW forward function PREVIOUS TRACK SHUFFLE play all files randomly ANGLE view DVD with different angle INFO displays details during playback REVERSE PLAY STOP PLAYBACK MUTE REPEAT between points A B MUSIC jumps to Music folder MOVIES jumps to Movie f...

Page 16: ...NLY for ISO files Search for Time N A N A MOVIES Go to top folder Jump to Movies folder Jump to Movies folder N A MUSIC Jump to Music folder Go to top folder Jump to Music folder N A PICTURES Jump to Pictures folder Jump to Pictures folder Go to top folder N A SETTINGS Jump to Settings Jump to Settings Jump to Settings Leave Settings and go to Home SLOW SLOW forward function ISO files only N A N A...

Page 17: ...ppears for a few seconds each time you press the TV OUT button and also each time you switch on TVisto Toggling TV OUT does not save the video settings To do so select the Video Settings from the Settings menu INFO 0 1 2 RETURN To return to factory default settings press the above keys successively This key allows you to position the external subtitles of DivX movies When it is pressed a dual set ...

Page 18: ...een On the right side you will see the directory list of the Movies organized in your device s hard disk Each directory is named under left right brackets For example in the directory DivX we store various DivX movie files You can make any directory you want with your desired name and store any movie you want in it use your computer to create and change directories Please note that every directory...

Page 19: ...mage on your TV screen On the right side you will see the directory list of the Pictures organized in your device s hard disk Each directory is named under left right brackets You can make any directory you want with your desired name and store any movie you want in it Please note that every directory can contain one or more subdirectories and that the directory organization is free to the user Us...

Page 20: ...ect your audio setting and press the PLAY ENTER button to activate it Press the HOME button on the remote to save the audio setting Selecting analog audio out will output the stereo audio to the L R RCA jack from your AV cable Selecting digital audio output will provide digital sound through its SPDIF Digital Audio Port In this case you have to connect this port using the SPDIF copper coaxial or o...

Page 21: ...mple before enabling the NTSC SCART option you should have already connected the SCART cable In case of any setting errors e g the simple Composite AV cable is connected and you setup NTSC Component with no display on the TV screen press the VIDEO OUTPUT key on the remote control repeatedly until you see the correct display You can then choose the right Video via Settings and save it via the HOME ...

Page 22: ... and the revision of the new release The firmware update procedure takes approximately 1 minute Once completed turn off your device by removing the power supply Wait a few seconds and connect the power supply again The new firmware is now saved and in use NOTE NEVER TURN OFF TVISTO DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE THIS MAY DAMAGE YOUR DEVICE IF FOR ANY REASON E G POWER SUPPLY FAILURE DURING FI...

Page 23: ...uge in size but this is not a limitation for TVisto As already mentioned TVisto supports any of the FAT32 NTFS or HFS file systems Note The largest single file size on FAT32 is 4GB If your ISO is bigger then that you will have to format your hard drive using a different format The adjacent figure depicts various ISO movies that have been produced in less than 12 min each TVisto is not designed or ...

Page 24: ...f the encoder used 3 11 4 x 5 x GMC and Qpel encoding is not supported on TVisto If you want to use external text subtitles we recommend saving them as srt or sub text files Please pay attention that in order for TVisto to display the subtitles both movie avi and movie srt should be placed in the same directory In order for TVisto to display the subtitles the subtitle file should be an Unicode fil...

Page 25: ...s other than English Supported Interfaces Firewire 400 USB 2 0 SPDIF CIR AV multi connector supporting four 4 cables Composite RCA Left Audio RCA Right Audio RCA S Video Mini DIN RGB Color Component Video 3 RCA Left Audio RCA Right Audio RCA SCART Europe with RGB support VGA at 1024x768 USB 2 0 and Firewire 400 for data transfer to and from computer Output Ports Transmitter Fiber Optic 8MBps with ...

Page 26: ...le Composite RCA S Video mini DIN left audio RCA right audio RCA 5 Coaxial audio cable RCA to mini jack 6 USB 2 0 High Speed cable 7 Firewire 400 IEEE 1394a 6 to 6 pin cable 8 USB Driver CD only required for Win98 SE Note Package content may vary depending on vendor version The diagrams may also not fully represent the product that you are using and are there for illustration purposes only ...

Page 27: ... of heat or in vehicles that are parked directly in the sun with the windows and doors closed Locations with very high temperature more than 35 C or humidity more than 90 Very dusty or sandy locations Locations subject to vibration shock or with a sloping base Electricity and power plug Careful attention must be paid to the following points in order to avoid operational faults with the equipment a...

Page 28: ...s on the TV set Toggling TV out does not save the video settings To do so select the Video Settings from the Settings menu choose the correct output and press Home to save your new settings Keep in mind that it takes about 5 8 seconds for TVisto to show up on your TV set after the power has been turned on Q No sound A By default TVisto is using the analog audio output If you are using a digital am...

Page 29: ...tact your vendor or check out their online support area Make sure to include as much details as possible and explain the problem to your vendor Before you contact your vendor read through the FAQ on the previous page and make sure you are using the latest firmware ...

Page 30: ...al GMG INC reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and or design of the above mentioned product without prior notice The diagrams contained in this manual may also not fully represent the product that you are using and are there for illustration purposes only GMG INC assumes no responsibility for any differences between the product mentioned in this manual and the product you may ...

Page 31: ...August 2005 PN E15 5745100002 ...