MovieStar user manual
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1. 2 AUDIO FEATURES cccccececcccececcccececuccececucccececuuacaucecsuacausecauaesecseaeautecseaeausscauaesecseaeaesseseaeaeeseeeaees 2 VIDEO qi 2 MULTILINGUAL 2 2 0cccceccccecececcccecececcecececcccecececcccecececaccecececcecececscecececsececeseccecesececccceceueceucececes 2 REMOTE ccc cess 3 FIRMWARE UPDATE 3 ENJOY DR RR RR DR 3 FORMATTING IHE aieo ie o roit RP airRsi 4 FORMATTING ON A PC WIN2000 XP 4 FORMATTING ON A MAC OS een nennen nnne 4 CREATING THE 5 FONT SUP PORN Em 5 ON een eee ee eee aa a AAA NE 8 ANALOG AUDIO SETUP gt 9 DIGITAL AUDIO SETUP 9 Ar REMOTE CONTR2. 26 LOCATION AND PLACING PRECAUTIONS 26 ELECTRICITY AND POWER 26 CABLE 26 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 27 Features of MovieStar Compact Design Everything you love about multimedia movies music and photos is brought to you with MovieStar MovieStar features an elegant light and high quality case to protect your device The mu dimensions of MovieStar as depicted in the adjacent figure make this device a true Prom DUCES portable multimedia center With a compact and smart interface design MovieStar requires only three 3 external ports to provide all its features In the rear panel there are the following interfaces e SPDIF Digital audio output with either copper coaxial or optical cable TV Multi Connector for Analog 08cm Audio Video This multi pin connector provides all the video and analog audio signals for your TV set USB 2 This port has two functions 2 7 depending operation mode of cm Mov
3. ese Choose the drive you want toe Ka WINME to format and right click on onine Heakhy tive the Disk or drive field for 2 Basic further commands 37 25 68 sae E 1 e Create a primary partition lt Unallocated Primary partition Properties ical chive and format it ee e Follow the Wizard instructions You can also format MovieStar using FAT32 but this will have the limitation of max disk being 32GB and max file size being 4GB Note To be able to use the MovieStar on all Operating Systems you will need to use FAT32 To create one single disk over 32GB use the DOS command prompt and the fdisk command on Win98 SE or WinME Formatting on a Mac OS X 089 2 and earlier do not Disk Utility File Edit Options Window Help 4 Wed 4 03 PM support creation of partitions on an external drive To do Fst ie that you will need to B 02x Volume Scheme Volume information purchase additional 3 party T p software connect the drive to E the internal IDE bus or upgrade to OS X Initializing Binstall Mac OS 9 Disk Drivers the drive can be done on all ELI De aes 059 This option does not affect Classic Operating Systems Select a volume scheme choose a volume name and a file system type and resize the volumes For Mac OS X use t
4. SCART the analog audio is provided to the stereo input of your TV by the Left Right RCA jacks This configuration uses only one AV cable connected to the multi connector port on MovieStar Analogue L R Audio S VIDEO Or Composite Or Video Component YPbPr Or SCART MovieStar With this simple setup you can get the highest video quality but the audio quality remains the stereo analog quality provided by the TV set speakers Digital 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 speakers Instead you use the Digital Audio Port of MovieStar 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 Processor Provided the quality of this receiver and the correct setup of the 5 1 Speaker System you can 5 1 Speaker System TV S VIDEO or Composite or Video Component YPbPr or SCART MovieStar Digital Audio Out SPDIF experience optimum multimedia quality in both audio and video Dolby Digital or DTS Home Theatre Receiver Processor The Remote Control The MovieStar remote has all the functional cap
5. e Video file formats supported MPEG 1 MPEG 2 AVI VOB ISO MPEG 4 AVI DivX XviD Video Output Formats NTSC PAL composite and S video Analog YPbPr video progressive or interlaced scalable up to 1920 1080 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 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 One Image file backup of the complete DVD MovieStar will play the ISO file exactly the same as if it was running from the original DVD Supports ISO of any size FAT32 up to 4GB NTFS unlimited HFS unlimited Supports external text subtitles srt sub Supports any language text subtitles Only with MovieStar can you create your own Virtual DVD Library by storing your private collection of DVDs ISO format and watch them as if they were running from the original DVDs Please refer to the 150 Compatibility chapter for more details Multilingual MovieStar has been designed to meet everyone s expectations With sophisticated Unicode character handling it supports most of the major languages used in the menu selection and the subtitle feature Refer to Font Support for further details Remote MovieStar is equipped with an elega
6. sloping base Electricity and power plug Careful attention must be paid to the following points in order to avoid operational faults with the equipment and to prevent electric shock fire and injury When removing the power cable from the socket always pull on the plug and never on the cable Do not connect and remove the power cable with wet hands Keep the power cable away from heaters Never try to repair the power cable yourself or to modify it in any way Clean dust dirt and etc from the power plug at regular intervals If the unit is dropped or becomes damaged in any other way unplug the power cable If the unit should emit smoke unusual smell or noise switch it off and unplug the power cable In such cases please contact your dealer If the unit is not used for extended periods then the power plug should be removed from the socket Cables Use only the cables supplied or recommended by your vendor in order to avoid the risk of malfunction electric shock and possible interference of the device 26 Declaration of Conformity MovieStar has successfully passed the EN 55022 Emissions Environment and EN 55024 Immunity Environment EMI test procedures Subsequently this product is fully CE compliant and assigned with the CE mark Moreover MovieStar is a Class B digital apparatus that meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations This device complies with part 15 o
7. 2003 brackets T For example in the Music Dinner Party 5 2003 directory January 2003 we store Pictures weapon various digital pictures taken in January Settngs Children s Birtday 2003 You can make any directory you Sain Moritz Vacation want with your desired name and store Son s Graduation any movie you want in Please note z My tst that every directory can contain one or Pictures more subdirectories and that the directory organization is free to the user Use your computer to create and change directories 4AA 2 AA t OOnE By using the navigation buttons and the PLAY ENTER on your remote you can select the digital picture you want to display Press the THUMBNAILS button to turn on the image preview Please note that on the left side of the screen are the four main menus also available for your selection Settings The MovieStar Settings menu is extremely important in order to correctly configure your device and benefit from its advanced features In the following paragraphs there are detailed descriptions of the various settings and parameters Languages MovieStar provides the unique feature to support a multilingual audience With sophisticated Unicode character handling it supports most of the major languages used in the menu selection and the subtitle feature of movies Refer to the
8. external power adaptor 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 power adaptor and connect the MovieStar to the 4 pin USB connector Firmware this is the folder in which you copy the latest MovieStar firmware files found at your vendor s web site Inside this folder you may have or create two 2 subfolders e Font for your external Unicode true type font e Settings for the Settings txt file which includes your initial standard setting Movies You will copy your favorite movie files to this folder Music You will copy your favorite music files to this folder Pictures You will copy your favorite image files to this folder NOTE ALL the prerequisite folders listed above have the READ ONLY attribute and should never be deleted or renamed because your MovieStar uses these exact names as a reference to locate the respective files Under these directories you can have any directory structure that is convenient to you If you need a directory to transfer your files from one computer to another you may certainly create more directories and name it whatever you like These folders won t affect MovieStar but will NOT show up on your TV screen In order to safely remove your MovieStar from your system please follow the same procedures as for any Plug amp Pla
9. oz 0 C to 40 1096 to 90 non condensing 10 C to 30 C 10 to 90 non condensing 22 Package Contents Standard Package Check Part Note Your MovieStar portable media center NO hard drive included Power 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 USB Power Adaptor for additional power if bus power on computer is insufficient Infrared Remote Control and one 1pc 3Volts CR2025 type Lithium Battery ee 23 AV Cable Composite RCA S Video mini DIN Left Audio RCA Right Audio RCA Coaxial Audio Cable RCA to mini jack 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 CD with USB driver for Win98 SE User Guide amp Manual in hard copy Table 1 Standard package contents list 24 Optional Cables and Connectors ek Part Description Note YPbPr AV Cable YPbPr Color Component Video 3 RCA Left Audio RCA Right Audio RCA SCART to Composite RCA L R Audio RCA adaptor Europe only AV CABLE 15 pin female VGA Left Audio RCA Right Audio RCA SPDIF Optical Cable SCART AV CABLE SCART Europe with RGB support Table 2 Optional cables for better video and audio signa
10. E Component 480p Screen Saver Component 480p e High Definition TV at 480 Firmware Update e High Definition TV at 720 ENTER to choose e High Definition TV at 1080 RETURN to quit VGA at 1024x768 Use the A V navigation buttons to select your Video setting Press PLAY ENTER button to activate it Press the HOME button of the remote to save the setting Once activated the video out will switch to the selected format Please note that you should have already connected the correct cable before configuring the video settings otherwise it is the TV screen may not display properly For example 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 Setting and save it via the HOME button TV Type Select one of the listed types of TV display physical aspect rations Press the HOME button on the remote to save the setting Screen Saver Select the time interval to enable the screen saver when your MovieStar device is idle There are three 3 predefined time intervals of 5 10 and 30 minutes and one disable setting you can select for your screen saver Use the A V navigation butt
11. Font Support paragraph for further details on how to enable languages other than English Use the A V navigation buttons to select your language and press the PLAY ENTER button to activate it Press the HOME button of the remote to save 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 Dual Stereo analog audio e Digital for the Coaxial S PDIF digital audio supports compressed Dolby Digital 5 1 and DTS pass through Use the A V navigation buttons to select 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 S PDIF Digital Audio Port In this case you have to connect this port using the S PDIF copper coaxial or optical cable to the digital input of your Dolby Digital or DTS Home Theatre Receiver Processor in order to take advantage of the high audio quality VIDEO SETTINGS These settings configure the provided Video Output Format NTSC Composite S Video PAL Composite S Video e NTSC Component SR n EPAL Composite e PAL Component Audio Settings ae pre e NTSC SCART Video Setting E Component 480p e PAL SCART TYP
12. MovieStar User Guide amp Manual Version 1 3 HOME THEATER 96kHz 24 bit MPEG 4 480P 720P V D AUDIO DAC E 0 True Progressive AUDIO JPEG 1080i HDTV 0 res L icitat our T USB VIDEO OUTPUT September 2004 Congratulations in buying your MovieStar Portable Media Center MovieStar is a Portable Digital Multimedia Storage and Player that you can connect to any PC or Mac via USB 2 0 plug amp play in order to copy your favorite contents music movies pictures and or data files Once you have transferred your data to MovieStar you can connect it to any TV set to enjoy your movies music and photos You can watch your favorite films in HDTV quality video and Dolby Digital or DTS quality audio MovieStar has a pocket design that lets you take it wherever you go This document will provide you with full and comprehensive instructions on how to use your MovieStar and benefit from its unique features Please start reading the MovieStar Features chapter in order to have an overview of the enhanced capabilities of your device A more technical description of these features is presented in the Specifications chapter Before using the MovieStar be sure that have received 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 chap
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14. abilities to fully control your device and enjoy your multimedia files The next figure describes each button s function DVD TITLE HOME displays the main menu ROTATE picture ZOOM to image VOL increase volume VOL decrease volume PLAY ALL Files AUDIO toggle audio language SUBTITLE toggle language subtitles INFO displays file information e g size format etc ANGLE view DVD with different angle PREVIOUS TRACK SLOW forward function REVERSE PLAY MUTE VIDEO OUTPUT toggle video out format REPEAT chapter or title ROTATE SUBTITLE 0000 6000 XIL 9 O SI Y I A L 26 fi 1 Fa J VA J Fr p 10 DVD MENU POWER On Off THUMBNAILS On Off Text SUBTITLE position NUMERICAL PAD SHUFFLE Play all files randomly PLAY ENTER NAVIGATION BUTTONS RETURN to the previous menu PAUSE STEP NEXT TRACK STOP PLAYBACK FAST FORWARD SEARCH for Time or Title Chapter REPEAT between points A B Remote Control Keys MovieStar s Remote Control has a full set of buttons in order to provide the user with complete control of the device The following paragraphs describe the functions of some important buttons while in the sequent table there is a list of all the keys and their functions VIDEO OUTPUT This key toggles video out format You can switch between the individual video outputs pressing this button The video outpu
15. aced in the same directory In order for MovieStar to display the My Documents subtitles the subtitle file should be an Unicode file To do so open the sub RA srt file with the notepad text editor select Save As and choose the Unicode option I from the Encoding combo box See tede C T TEN NN adjacent image for details M DivX VOD Compatibility Your MovieStar device 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 MovieStar DivX Certified device Follow the next steps to access and playback DivX VOD movies 1 On your MovieStar select the DivX VOD option from Settings and press ENTER to see the registration code of your device This is a unique 8 digit code assigned to each DivX certified device 2 Jump to the DivX Video On Demand VOD page at http www divx com vod and register your MovieStar device providing the unique 8 digit registration code 3 Download your favorite DivX video content selecting the rental or buy option and save it directly to MovieStar 4 Your favorite downloaded videos can now be played ONLY on your MovieStar 21 Specifications Supported Audio Files Formats Supported Audio Outputs Formats Supported Video Files Formats Supported Video Outputs Formats Languages Supported Supporte
16. d Interfaces Output Ports Input Ports Storage Capacity File Systems Supported Power Input Power Consumption Dimensions Weight Operating Temperature Humidity Storage Temperature Humidity WMA WAV MP3 AAC AC3 OGG Vorbis Dual Stereo analog audio Coaxial S PDIF digital Audio Supports compressed Dolby Digital 5 1 and DTS pass through MPEG 1 MPEG 2 AVI VOB ISO MPEG 4 AVI Divx XviD NTSC PAL composite and S video Analog YPbPr video progressive or interlaced scalable up to 1920x1080i or 1280x720p RGB via SCART VGA scalable up to 1024x768 English French German Italian Spanish Greek Korean Traditional Chinese Japanese and more to come external font is required for languages other than English USB 2 0 S PDIF CIR AV multi connector supporting four 4 cables e Composite RCA Left Audio RCA Right Audio RCA S Video Mini DIN e RGB Color Component Video 3 RCA Left Audio RCA Right Audio RCA e SCART Europe with RGB support e VGA at 1024x768 USB 2 0 Mini B Dual purpose USB 2 0 interface Power Supply input Transmitter Fiber Optic 8MBps with Copper Jack USB 2 0 Mini B Dual purpose USB2 interface Power Supply input IR 38KHz Any standard Parallel ATA 2 5 Hard Drive up to 9 5mm FAT32 NTFS Mac OS Extended AC 100 240V 0 4A 50 60Hz DC 5V 2Amps 5 1 3Amps max 5V 1 1Amps typical 5V 0 85Amps stand by 14cm x 8 8cm x 2 cm 300 grams 10 6
17. e shown on the screen If you any time will be shown on the screen If you cannot image on the TV or screen press this button screen If you cannot see the correct image on cannot see the correct image on the TV or VGA see the correct image on the TV or screen until the image appears the TV or screen press this button until screen press this button until the image appears press this button until the image appears the image appears applicable ONLY for 150 files REPEAT A B REPEAT between points A B N A N A N A applicable ONLY for ISO files SEARCH SEARCH for Time or Title Chapter applicable ONLY for ISO files Pressing consecutively the buttons INFO 0 12 Press the buttons consecutively INFO 012 Press the buttons consecutively INFO 012 Press the buttons consecutively INFO 012 INFO 0 1 2 RETURN RETURN MovieStar is set to the factory defaults RETURN MovieStar is set to the factory RETURN MovieStar is set to the factory defaults RETURN MovieStar is set to the factory defaults defaults not when you select Firmware update 12 MovieStar User Guide B Remote Control Battery Installation MovieStar s Remote Control uses one 1 3Volts CR2025 type Lithium Battery This battery may be packaged separately from the remote control To load it into the remote do the following e Remove the battery compartment cover holder e Load the battery onto the battery cover holder e Position the side of the ba
18. esrandomy displays file information e g size format etc displays file information e g size format etc displays information e g size format etc PREVIOUS TRACK PREVIOUS TRACK ISO PREVIOUS 5 MIN DivX Select PREVIOUS song and display Select PREVIOUS image and display PREVIOUS N A PREVIOUS page in file list PREVIOUS page in file list page in file list PAUSE STEP PAUSE STEP PAUSE N A NEXT TRACK NEXT TRACK ISO NEXT 5 MIN DivX NEXT Select NEXT song and display NEXT page in Select NEXT image and display NEXT page in file N A page in file list file list list REVERSE PLAY REVERSE PLAY REVERSE 10 seconds of the song N A N A STOP PLAYBACK STOP PLAYBACK STOP PLAYBACK STOP DISPLAY FAST FORWARD FAST FORWARD FORWARD 10 seconds of the song VIDEO OUTPUT toggle video out format You can VIDEO OUTPUT toggle video out format You VIDEO OUTPUT toggle video out format You can VIDEO OUTPUT toggle video out format You can switch between the individual video outputs pressing can switch between the individual video switch between the individual video outputs switch between the individual video outputs this button The video output selected at any time will outputs pressing this button The video output pressing this button The video output selected at pressing this button The video output selected at VIDEO OUTPUT be shown on the screen If you cannot see the correct selected at any time will be shown on the any time will b
19. f the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including any interference that may cause undesired operation Tested To Comply 1 With FCC Standards The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible case of emergency it is necessary to be able to disconnect 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 with safety regulations and should be SELV safety extra low voltages devices or circuits in order for MovieStar to fulfill the safety requirements Copyright 2004 by Macpower amp T ytech Technology Co LTD All Rights Reserved The information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable Macpower amp T ytech Technology assumes no responsibility for any errors contained in this manual Macpower amp Tytech Technology 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 Macpower amp Tytech Technology assumes no responsibility for any differences between the product mentioned in this manual and
20. he Disk B Utility to format and create partitions on your external d is uU prevent further changes e Select Disk Utility in the 2 D utilities folder LARERE SR EAC s Choose your external drive and format it according to your requirement For Mac only choose Mac OS Extended You can initialize this disk f Delete NOTE To be able to use the MovieStar on all Operating Systems you will need to use FAT32 max file size limited to 4GB To create one single disk over 32GB use the DOS command prompt and the fdisk command on Win98 SE or WinME Creating the Directories For MovieStar to be able to find the files on the hard drive four 4 folders with the exact name shown below must be created first ALL the prerequisite folders should have the READ ONLY attribute and should never be deleted or renamed because your MovieStar uses these exact names as a reference to locate the respective files Under these directories you can have any directory structure that is convenient to you Create the folders as shown below now Firmware this folder 15 xi contains the MovieStar File Edit Favorites Tools firmware files Inside this Back 13 Jj Search 7 Folders folder there are two 2 mm POT gt 5 subfolders aie LL LL T Folders sie Type Date Modified e Font for Pictures Fle Folder 6 30 2004 6 08 PM Euro
21. hen connected to your TV set and audio system The TV connection is straightforward Just connect MovieStar to your TV set NTSC or PAL using the included AV cable plug the Power Supply adaptor to the USB connection on the MovieStar and then into the electrical outlet When using the default AV Cable provided with MovieStar you have Composite video signal 5 and stereo Left Right analog audio out connected to your TV set If your 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 with Analog YPbPr video progressive or interlaced scalable up to 1920 10801 or 1280x720p AV Cable with full SCART RGB support SCART to composite adaptor e AV adaptor for VGA interface Both above cables provide analog L R audio Along with the two extra cables there is one more available cable that provides VGA output scalable up to 1024x768 MovieStar offers the option for two kinds of audio connections analog or digital Each requires a cable setup in which the following paragraphs will describe Analog Audio Setup The simplest configuration is when the analogue audio system on your TV set is used In this case no matter what type of AV cable you use the default providing Composite S Video signal one of the optional cables providing Video Component YPbPr
22. ieStar When connected to a PC or Mac it is the USB 2 port providing power and data transfer When operating as a media player connected to a TV it is the power supply input connected to the TV Multi connector electric outlet through the power adaptor The front panel of MovieStar is transparent allowing the user to see the infrared receiver and two indicative LEDs e PC mode LED green when power on and green yellow during disk activity mode LED green when power on and yellow when in stand by mode It blinks yellow intervals to confirm a command whenever a button on the remote control is pressed IV PC IR LED LED Receiver PC connection MovieStar can be connected to any PC or Mac via USB interface supporting all file formats FAT32 NTFS HFS Mac OS extended With up to 480 Mbps transfer rate in USB 2 0 connections you can quickly move large multimedia files from your computer to MovieStar Please note that you do not need an external power adaptor because MovieStar is powered through USB bus power TV connection MovieStar provides the optimum multimedia quality in both audio and video outputs when connected to your TV set and audio system Audio features e Audio file formats supported WMA WAV 4 Dolby Digital e Audio Output Formats Dual Stereo analog audio Coaxial SPDIF digital Audio Supports compressed Dolby Digital 5 1 and DTS pass through Video features
23. igation buttons and the PLAY ENTER on your remote you can select the movie you want to play Please note that on the left side of the screen are the four main menus also available for your selection Music Selecting the Music menu will bring you to the adjacent image on your TV screen On the right side you will see the directory list of the Music files organized in your device s hard disk Each directory is named under left right Rock brackets For example the Movies Heavy Metall directory we store various rock Music Jazz music files You can make any Pictures Macon directory you want with your desired settings Eu name and store any music file you want detta in it Please note that every directory can contain or more subdirectories Banc and that the directory organization is free to the user Use your computer to create and change directories By using the navigation buttons and the PLAY ENTER on your remote you can select the music file you want to play Please note that on the left side of the screen are the 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 Pictures organized in your device s hard disk January 2003 Each directory is named under left right Movies Easter
24. ing the font to MovieStar rename the file to Example If original is arialuni ttf rename to You may use any other Unicode true type font TTF you have or which is available on the internet but remember to rename the file to font ttf after copying it to MovieStar PC Mac Connection MovieStar automatically operates as an external USB 2 0 hard disk when connected to a PC or Macintosh Use the included USB 2 0 cable to connect your device to the computer system Your system will automatically recognize MovieStar as an external hard disk in which you can copy any file s you want music movie picture and or data It is strongly recommended to empty the Recycle Bin after your file s deletions to free the HDD space PC or Mac USB Cable MovieStar MovieStar supports all file formats FAT32 Windows Wc 98SE Windows ME Mac NTFS Windows 2000 Qus gt Windows XP HFS Mac with up to 480 Mbps transfer rate in USB 2 0 connection If your computer system does not have USB 2 0 interface but only USB 1 1 you will receive a warning You can still use the device with USB 1 1 but with a slower performance level T r EI en MovieStar is an external USB 2 0 hard disk device that can be connected to a variety of Operating Systems supporting the USB interface e Win98 SE Install driver from CD first e Windows Me 2000 XP Mac 059 OSX NOTE You do not need the
25. l 25 Safety Information Before starting your MovieStar please carefully read the following paragraphs relating to the safety issues on your device in order to extend its life Power on off precautions MovieStar Remote Control provides the POWER ON OFF button that controls the power status of your device It is highly recommended to switch the unit to standby mode yellow light when it is not in use In any case MovieStar will switch to stand by mode if idle for more than 30 minutes Switching MovieStar to stand by will change the TV indication LED from GREEN to YELLOW the HDD to stand by mode and the entire system will consume less power As a result less heat is produced and much less mechanical stress is caused to the HDD All the above factors guarantee longer life for your MovieStar Location and placing precautions Set the MovieStar unit up in a horizontal position and DO NOT place heavy objects on top of it Do not place any other objects on top of the unit Do not place the unit on an amplifier or other equipment that can become hot Avoid locating your MovieStar device in the following places Locations 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 C or humidity more than 90 Very dusty or sandy locations e Locations subject to vibration shock or with
26. me entertainment Parents who want to back up and replay their family videos Movie and music lovers who want to enjoy their favorites at all times People downloading large number of movies and music from the internet Everyone who normally takes a stack of CDs amp DVDs with him wherever he goes Parents who want to create a DVD CD safe environment DivX enthusiasts that want to enjoy their DivX MPEG4 videos with exceptional Dolby Digital sound e Every computer fan owning TV home theatre or other A V equipment 1 Firmware is the software stored in MovieStar Flash memory that contains the programs running in your device These programs remain stored even when the system is switched off Formatting the HDD Formatting Jog 2 file Adon View Window Help 8 x Win2000 XP sae E Management Local volum ayout Type File System Status System Tools C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 9 77 GB ydus Disk Management E o dans 0 Partition Basic 2 Healthy 22 0968 i ared Folge ESIBACKUP Partition Basic 2 Healthy 7 81 GB 1 y Local Users and Groups Swine Partition Basic 2 Meakhy Active 11 3008 e Right click ates ager Computer and choose 85 Storage Manage A j Disk Defragmenter i g e Select Disk Management
27. nt infrared remote control providing standard DVD functionality buttons Please refer to the chapter TV Connection for a detailed description of the remote control Firmware update You will be able to upgrade your device with new features and capabilities by following the firmware upgrade procedure Get the latest update from your vendor s web site Connect MovieStar to your computer and copy the firmware file to the firmware folder Connect MovieStar to the TV and choose Firmware Update from Settings Wait a few minutes for the new firmware to be updated Never disconnect or turn off your unit before the firmware has been completely updated e Turn off MovieStar by disconnecting the power supply wait a few seconds and then connect the power supply again Wait a few seconds and your MovieStar will appear e Done Powerful Media Processor The heart of your MovieStar device is a powerful media processor supporting the demanding 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 e Home users who want to build a state of the art versatile home theatre e Stores Agencies Exhibitors and Companies that want audio visual promotion of their products indoor advertising Car Holiday travelers with kids the keep em quiet kit Business people on the road who want so
28. on of the Setting menu you can see the registration code of your device This is a unique 8 digit code assigned to each DivX certified device like your MovieStar Please refer to the sub sequent paragraph entitled DivX amp VOD Compatibility for more details on this feature of your device Background Image Customization The background images seen on your TV can be customized To do this connect your MovieStar to the computer and create a new folder inside the Firmware folder called img Prepare your new background images and save them inside the img folder The files have to be saved as JPG the dimension should be 720x480 with a DPI of 72 Name them exactly as followed Main jpg Movies jpg Music jpg Photos jpg and Settings jpg If one of these images is missing or not spelled exactly as seen above of the customized images will appear on your TV screen If you don t like the new look either change the images or simply delete the folder empty the trash bin and your original background images will show up again 19 150 Compatibility Only with MovieStar can you create your own Virtual DVD Library by storing your private collection of DVDs ISO format and watch them as if they were running from the original DVDs Once the movies are stored in MovieStar ISO files you can play them just like an original DVD with full DVD functions Menu Chapter selection Audio stream selection Subtitle selection Fast F
29. ons to select your screen saver Press the HOME button of the remote to save the setting Firmware Update This setting performs the firmware update procedure by reading the firmware binary files located in the Firmware directory of you device Never delete or rename this folder Provided that you have already copied to this directory the latest firmware files downloaded from the official site of your vendor press enter to start the process From the menu you can verify the revision number of the installed version 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 MOVIESTAR DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE THIS MAY DAMAGE YOUR DEVICE IF FOR ANY REASON E G POWER SUPPLY FAILURE DURING FIRMWARE UPDATE THE PROCEDURE FAILS YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE YOUR DEVICE IN THIS CASE YOUR DEVICE MAY BE REPLACED WITH A FUNCTIONAL UNIT BY YOUR VENDOR To return to factory default settings press successively INFO 0 1 2 ENTER PLAY 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 MovieStar DivX Certified device From the DivX R VOD opti
30. orward Fast Backwards Slow Pause Step Forward Repeat and Search are all included An ISO file is the image file on a DVD disk ISO image files are widely used to store then transfer DVD contents through the Internet ISO is a common DVD image format for DOS Windows OSX Linux and other operating systems MovieStar can play the ISO file exactly the same as if it was running from the original DVD The produced files are huge in size but this is not a limitation 5e Et xe reems re me ci Back tJ A Search 21 Folders History as UI X ud BE for MovieStar As already 7 BEBBEB mentioned MovieStar supports ran Tm aa any of the FAT32 NIFS OF a BBIL ISO 5 080 926 150 15 3 2004 8 48 a BHDown ISO 5 170 676KB 150 16 3 2004 10 10 HFS file systems Note The Adventures a CAngels ISO 3 372 740 150 16 3 2004 5 53 t i CATCH ISO 5 784 016 KB 150 16 3 2004 7 45 largest single file size on Select an item to view its GLAD ISO 7 189 008KB 150 15 1 2004 7 23 FAT32 15 4GB If your ISO 15 description IDENTITY ISO 3 514 378 KB 150 31 3 2004 1 51 T LORD ISO 6 418 096 ISO 31 3 2004 2 41 bigger then that you will have MI PIRATES ISO 5 664 568 150 15 3 2004 8 26 to format your hard drive My Network Places My Compu
31. pe and US My Documents Ca Music Folder 6 30 2004 6 08 PM this is an empty E 5 Computer Movies File Folder 6 30 2004 6 05 directory E Floppy A Firmware File Folder 6 30 2004 6 04 PM e Settings contains the Hu E Settings txt file E sw UBLAB F This file is a di CD Drive Gi Unicode text file gi with two strings Font The first line _ 59 settings string is the default TV mode 3 Pictures PAL Or NTSC in H Control Panel which MovieStar should start before the user applies his settings The second line string is 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 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 certainly create more directories and name it whatever you like These folders won t affect MovieStar but will NOT show up on your TV screen Font Support For additional font support other then English we recommend copying the Arial Unicode MS font to the Font folder located in the Firmware directory On a PC you can find this font by going to Control Panel and then selecting Fonts After copy
32. t selected at any time will be shown on the screen If you cannot see the correct image on the TV or screen press this button until 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 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 A SUBTITLE v This key allows you to position the external subtitles of DivX movies When it is pressed a dual set of white template lines will appear for you to position using the 4 w keys Press the Subtitle button again when done positioning THUMBNAILS Pressing this key turns the image preview of your photos ON or OFF See next page for a summary of all control keys for the remote control MovieStar User Guide Button Functionality Movie Music Picture Settings DVD TITLE ISO files only MENU DVD MENU ISO files only N A N A N A update ZOOM ZOOM IN using gt key ZOOM OUT using lt key N A ZOOM IN using key ZOOM OUT using N A SCROLL UP using key SCROLL DOWN using 9 key ENLARGE image using f key SHRINK key image using key ROTATE N A N A Rotate picture N A A v NUMERICALPAD ooo SHUFFLE Playallfilesrandomy Playallfiles randomly Playallfi
33. ter using a different format The adjacent figure depicts 2 various ISO movies that have been produced in less than 12 min each MovieStar is not designed or intended to and may not be used to violate any copyrights or other IP Intellectual Property rights Each user of MovieStar may only use it in connection with materials legally owned by or licensed to the user and only extend such ownership or license rights that will permit such use XviD Compatibility XviD is an ISO MPEG 4 compliant video codec It is not a product it is an open source project which is developed and maintained by groups of people all over the world MovieStar is fully compatible with XviD format and can play any movie encoded with this compression format 20 DivX Compatibility DivX is a new format for digital video The DivX codec is based on the MPEG 4 compression standard which is so advanced that it can reduce an MPEG 2 video the same format used for DVD to ten percent of its original size MovieStar is fully compatible with DivX format and can play any movie encoded with this compression format no matter which version of the encoder used 3 11 4 x 5 x If you want to use external text subtitles we recommend saving them as srt or sub Save in C3 Johnd text files Please pay attention that in order for MovieStar display the A subtitles both movie avi and Documents movie srt should be pl
34. ters in order to explore the full set of operations In order to maintain your MovieStar device in safe operating conditions and to guarantee life extension please read the Safety Information section MovieStar is not designed or intended to and may not be used to violate any copyrights or other IP Intellectual Property rights Each user of MovieStar may only use it in connection with materials legally owned by or licensed to the user and only extend such ownership or license rights that will permit such use All rights reserved Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation rights reserved Macintosh Mac Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc All rights reserved DivX Certified and DivX Video are registered trademarks of DivXNetworks Inc All rights reserved Dolby and Dolby Digital are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners All rights reserved Table of Contents FEATURES OF MOVIESTAR 11 errore 1 COMPACT DESIGN NEED 1 PG CONNEC neces m 2 TV CONNECTION
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36. ttery according to the symbol of the battery holder Slide the battery compartment cover holder into the remote ve NOTE Remove the battery if the remote control will not be used for an extended period of time Menu Functions This paragraph presents the various menus and their functions when operating MovieStar Main Menu This is the menu as shown in the adjacent figure that appears when you turn on MovieStar You have four 4 main selections that you can access with the navigation buttons and by pressing PLAY ENTER Movies dy e Music e Pictu res Movies i 1 Settings Settings Please look at the following paragraphs for a more detailed description of these menus Movies Selecting the Movies menu will bring you to the adjacent image on your TV screen 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 LDIvX brackets example the directory Movies MPEG we store various mpeg movie files EE ISO You can make any directory you want with Pictures Private 1 your desired name and store any movie you settings want in it use your computer to create and change directories Please note that every directory can contain one or more subdirectories and that the directory Movies organization is free to the user LLL By using the nav
37. y external USB device Specifically Double click on the taskbar icon to Unplug or Eject hardware The adjacent dialogue box will appear displaying the Plug amp Play external devices In the current example you 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 the device and inform you for its safe removal If you are using MovieStar 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 this case close all the applications affecting or accessing MovieStar and try again Safely Remove Hardware Select the device want to unplug eject and then click Stop when Windows notifies you that itis safe to do so unplug the device fram your computer Hardware devices USB Mass 5 torage Device ATAPI CD ROM Interface Card USB Mass Storage Device at Location 0 Display device components Stop a Hardware device Confirm devices to be stopped Choose to continue Windows will attempt to stop the following devices After the devices stopped they may be removed safely LUISE Mass Storage Device Se Generic volume G s HT554808 USB Device Cancel TV Connection MovieStar provides high quality video and audio output w
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