Macpower & Tytech MovieStar, User Manual

Page 1: ...MovieStar User Guide Manual Version 1 3...

Page 2: ...the complete set of accessories by checking the Package Contents section To have a detailed description of MovieStar functionality read the PC Connection and TV Connection chapters in order to explore...

Page 3: ...IO SETUP 9 DIGITAL AUDIO SETUP 9 THE REMOTE CONTROL 10 REMOTE CONTROL KEYS 11 MENU FUNCTIONS 14 MAIN MENU 14 MOVIES 14 MUSIC 15 PICTURES 15 SETTINGS 16 BACKGROUND IMAGE CUSTOMIZATION 18 ISO COMPATIBIL...

Page 4: ...multi pin connector provides all the video and analog audio signals for your TV set USB 2 This port has two functions depending on the operation mode of MovieStar When connected to a PC or Mac it is t...

Page 5: ...920x1080i or 1280x720p RGB via SCART VGA scalable up to 1024x768 DivX compatibility Supports DivX 3 11 4 x 5 x Supports external text subtitles srt sub Supports any language text subtitles Please refe...

Page 6: ...manding MPEG 1 MPEG 2 AVI VOB ISO and MPEG 4 AVI DivX XviD decoding Enjoy MovieStar is the ultimate Portable Digital Multimedia Storage and Player that can be addressed to a wide variety of users Home...

Page 7: ...nd the fdisk command on Win98 SE or WinME Formatting on a Mac OS X Mac OS9 2 and earlier do not support creation of partitions on an external drive To do that you will need to purchase additional 3rd...

Page 8: ...the string used from the MovieStar 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...

Page 9: ...tor when connected to the computer MovieStar is powered through USB bus power If bus power is insufficient use the USB power adaptor Connect the power adaptor to the mini 5 pin USB port on the USB pow...

Page 10: ...ou can see MovieStar as a 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...

Page 11: ...TV does 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 24 AV Cable...

Page 12: ...igital Audio 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 speake...

Page 13: ...MENU HOME displays the main menu DVD TITLE Text SUBTITLE position ZOOM to image THUMBNAILS On Off ROTATE picture VOL increase volume VOL decrease volume NUMERICAL PAD SHUFFLE Play all files randomly...

Page 14: ...il the image appears The video indication banner appears for a few seconds each time you press the VIDEO OUTPUT button and also each time you switch on MovieStar Toggling VIDEO OUTPUT does not save th...

Page 15: ...g and display NEXT page in file list Select NEXT image and display NEXT page in file list N A REVERSE PLAY REVERSE PLAY REVERSE 10 seconds of the song N A N A STOP PLAYBACK STOP PLAYBACK STOP PLAYBACK...

Page 16: ...ote control To load it into the remote do the following Remove the battery compartment cover holder Load the battery onto the battery cover holder Position the side of the battery according to the sym...

Page 17: ...en 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 MPEG we store var...

Page 18: ...e four main menus also available for your selection Pictures Selecting the Pictures menu will bring you to the adjacent image on your TV screen On the right side you will see the directory list of the...

Page 19: ...ve the language setting Once activated all the menu selections and wording will switch to the selected language AUDIO SETTINGS These settings configure the provided Audio Output Format Analog for the...

Page 20: ...ing 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...

Page 21: ...VOD Your MovieStar supports the new DivX Video On Demand VOD feature With this feature you have the possibility to purchase or rent DivX VOD movies downloaded from the internet and playback on your Mo...

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Page 23: ...d files are huge in size but this is not a limitation for MovieStar As already mentioned MovieStar supports any of the FAT32 NTFS or HFS file systems Note The largest single file size on FAT32 is 4GB...

Page 24: ...notepad text editor select Save As and choose the Unicode option from the Encoding combo box See adjacent image for details DivX VOD Compatibility Your MovieStar device supports the new DivX Video On...

Page 25: ...s USB 2 0 S PDIF 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 Euro...

Page 26: ...wer Adaptor with automatic voltage changeover 110V 220V Please note that the power adaptor is plugged to the USB mini B connector In Europe there is a European Plug included 3 USB Power Adaptor for ad...

Page 27: ...Coaxial Audio Cable RCA to mini jack 7 USB 2 0 Cable A to mini B In order to have maximum transfer rate and reliability use only the cable provided in this package 8 CD with USB driver for Win98 SE 9...

Page 28: ...nt Video 3 RCA Left Audio RCA Right Audio RCA 2 SCART to Composite RCA L R Audio RCA adaptor Europe only 3 SCART AV CABLE SCART Europe with RGB support 4 VGA AV CABLE 15 pin female VGA Left Audio RCA...

Page 29: ...ons with direct sunlight next to radiators other sources 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...

Page 30: ...ect the device immediately from the electrical network by disconnecting the device power cable either from the outlet or from the device inlet Other devices connected to MovieStar should be compliant...