Hauppauge MediaMVP
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1. of the MediaMVP and the other end of the Ethernet cable into a LAN port of a network hub router or switch You can use 10Mbit or 100Mbit router switches If you are using your own cables use category 5 Ethernet cable for best results When you have made this con o SERVER PROGRAM Q SERVER PROGRAM nection boot your PC and run the MediaMVP Setup program This should take a few minutes l Do vou want to allow hewsme exe to act as a and is automatic server After the MediaMVP Setup pro Technical Information gram has been run turn on the Eleacmeene eens MediaMVP by plugging in the Version iL 0 0 21 247 power adapter The MediaMVP will display a l l message for about 1 minute This ated is asking for More Infa Searching for PC server After 7 nans about a minute it will find the Remember this answer the next time use this PC which it is connected to and program display a message Loading application Do you want to allow Media P GUI Server to act as a semer Technical Information Filename MPM edia exe Version 1 00 1248 More Information Available More Information Available This program i asking for eino server rights a Remember this answer the next time use this program A few seconds later the MediaMVP Main Menu will appear If you have a firewall on your network Many people install firewalls on PC networks to prevent unauthorized access to data in your PC If yo2. rendering engine provides 24 bit Direct Color YUV with 8 bit alpha blending The MediaMVP has a range of audio and video outputs which are available in different models A V options include S Video composite video YPbPr and RGB outputs plus left and right channel audio in either RCA jacks or a SCART con nector NTSC and PAL output support in all models software switchable Specifications Peripheral and A V Interfaces A V RCA Jacks S Video Composite video Left audio Right audio Optional SCART connector S Video Composite video Left audio Right audio plus RGB and YprPb SCART connector replaces A V RCA Jacks IR Remote Control receiver System Specifications Processor 350 MIPS IBM PowerPC Media MVP O S Linux with application bootloaded from the server Server O S Windows XP or Windows 2000 Network support RJ45 Ethernet 10 100Mbps Native media format decode MP3 JPEG MPEG 1 MPEG 2 Media format via transcode DivX WMA WMV Internet radio Power supply 6V at 1 amp Operating indicators Power LED on front panel network activity indications on rear panel Size 160 x 143 x 29 cm Operating temperature 0 70 degrees C non condensing EMI certifications FCC CE Tips for using Internet radio with the MediaMVP This version of MediaMVP software allows you to listen to Internet Radio stations through your TV set via the MediaMVP MediaMVP software accomplishes this by opening a special MediaMVP link to the I
3. Hauppauge aa MediaMVP music videos pictures Overview MVP_prod_v1 5 Feb 21 2005 Hauppauge s MediaMVP is a low cost thin client device which bridges the home PC with home TV and A V equipment via wired or wireless local area network connections wireless versions will be available at a later date It takes high quality digi tal audio MP3 music digital video MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 videos digital pictures JPEG and GIF digital pictures and other multimedia content in the form of IP packet streams and renders the content onto video and audio equipment such as TV sets TV monitors or plasma monitors and home theater A V systems The MediaMVP connects to the home LAN via its built in wired 10 100Mbps Ethernet or wireless network interfaces When used in conjunction with a Hauppauge WinTV PVR installed in a PC a complete home TV and digital media distribution system can be made Television is recorded on the home PC with the WinTV PVR and then watched on a TV set through the MediaMVP via the home LAN The MediaMVP is located at the TV set and decodes videos sent to the MediaMVP over the home LAN for viewing on the TV set It also provides media decoding for MP3 music and JPEG GIF digital pic tures The MediaMVP displays on the TV screen lists of media which can be played through the MediaMVP plus menus for organizing the lists and for playing play lists While playing music the MediaMVP can also play a digital picture sli
4. MPEG Layer 3 Audio Streaming Technology which allows you to listen to a station for example the Tune In button in Shoutcast When you click eje IGO 3 z your RIGHT mouse button a Pop Up Menu will Peg Meet Music Fa appear Choose Add to MVP Favorite Radio Josscnage O GOL Stations Open Link f Open Link in New Window A window will pop up saying MVP radio Station You POURS Save Target s istributed streaming audio system Thousands of broadcasters arot listen Ta Print Target ectory immediately listed below to start browsing the most popula speed an oking for over on the right hand side for optimal listening pleasure and you r will be asked to name your added Radio station You MVP Radio Station Save Picture 4s Vanna b E mail Picture to get started Print Picture i Go to My Pictures Set as Background Set as Desktop Item Radio station name EuroDance HINRG Pop CLUSTER DIGITALLY IMPORTED E Category Dancel Copy Copy Shortcut Add to Favorites can do so if you like or leave the default You can Add to MVP Favorite Radio Stations TENSE Mer NEn also place the radio station in a category you will zRadio com 1 For All The Hits see these categories on your TV set via the Ea All Dil RR Teil smooth jazz Smoothiazz cCom The worlds best Smooth Jaz Live From Monterey Bay MediaMVP When you are finished naming your radio station click OK Search Folders Step 2 Add radio statio
5. able which will play all of the music locat J PRL ed in the current directory f3 fashionably_uninvited After selecting music you can play Picture files by clicking Ja Hotel_California the Go button on the remote control right arrow to Pictures and then entering the Pictures menu Big World Apr 1 2003 To stop music click the Stop button on the remote control To mute music click the Mute button on the remote control Pictures menu The Pictures menu will show JPG JPEG or GIF files which are located in selected directories on your PC You can play a pic ture file indicated by the thumb nail of the picture over the file name by either clicking the Play button or the OK but ton on the remote control To navigate to a sub menu indicated by the folder icon click the OK button on the remote If you click the Menu button on the remote control a pop up menu will appear which will allow the sorting of the pictures by date or name or a random order A Play all option is also available which will play a slideshow of all of the pictures located in the current directory To return to the Pictures menu while viewing a picture click the Back button on the remote control While running a slideshow you can hit Pause to pause the slideshow Hit either Pause again or Play to resume the slideshow When viewing pictures the Skip ahead button on th
6. ally record at no more than 2 2 Mbits sec when recording MPEG 2 files with the WinTV PVR s limit the record format to DVD Extra Long Play These files use a datarate of 4 4 Mbits sec They are at the upper limit of most wireless B networks but they should play o k on otherwise unused wireless networks Here is how you connect the MediaMVP to a Wireless Game Adapter use a Linksys Wireless B Game Adapter model number WGA11B or equivalent connect an Ethernet network cable to the MediaMVP s RJ 45 jack connect the other end of the Ethernet network cable to the LAN port on the Wireless B Game Adapter onthe Wireless B Game Adapter set the crossover switch setting to X onthe Wireless B Game Adapter set the channel selector to In you will need to disable encryption on your wireless router On the wireless router Setup Menu set the WEP Encryption to No Read your Wireless Router manual for instructions on running the Wireless Router Setup Menu Plug in the MediaMVP and turn on the Wireless B Game Adapter You will see the two lights on the front of the Wireless B Game Adapter turn on and flash The MediaMVP will go through the loading proceedure and you will see the sequence Searching for PC server Loading Application Contacting Servers and then you will see the Main Menu MediaMVP Capabilities MediaMVP runs in a client server system where the MediaMVP receives display scr
7. de show Driven by a powerful RISC CPU engine gt 350 DMIPS running the Linux operating system and with dedicated special purpose multime dia hardware components the MediaMVP is a full blown network multi media decoder device with superior computing and digital audio and video processing capacities The application running on the MediaMVP is loaded from the PC therefore allowing updateable software via Internet downloads Music MP3 Videos MPEG 1 MPEG 2 Pictures JPEG GIF Installing the MediaMVP software There are two parts to the MediaMVP operation the MediaMVP device application which runs on the MediaMVP device and the MediaMVP PC Server application which runs on a PC Both of these are automatically installed from the MediaMVP Installation CD ROM The MediaMVP device application runs on the Linux operating system When you turn on MediaMVP you will see a screen on your TV set which is the inital screen created by MediaMVP s Linux system After this screen the MediaMVP device loads the MediaMVP device application from the PC The MediaMVP PC Server application is installed on any PC which is on the same subnet as the MediaMVP This means that the PC should be connected to the same router or hub as the MediaMVP The MediaMVP PC Server application loads the MediaMVP device application onto the MediaMVP after it is powered on and then provides all of the informa tion you see on your TV set after the MediaMVP is ru
8. directories on your PC where your Music Video and Pictures media is stored Also the Settings menu has a Configuration menu where you can set the video format NTSC or PAL video size 4 3 or 16 9 and flicker reduction none low medium high for your TV set When you enter the Settings music Settings video or Settings pictures menus you will see a listing of directories such as My Documents and drives disk drives floppy drives or CD ROM drives on your PC The drives listed will be from any drive which is accessable from your PC This will include both local and network drives To select media within a drive scroll down to the directory C for example and then hit the OK button on your remote control To select subdirectores scroll down to the directory and hit the OK button You will see if the media type you are looking for music videos pictures exists in the directory chosen by having any existing media listed To add a directory hit the green button on the remote If you would like to delete a directory cone ee from the list you see when entering Videos Music or Pictures from the Main menu hit the red ee button button on the remote Remote control Power button the Power button will bring the MediaMVP into a standby mode and will turn off the video output It will not turn off the MediaMVP completely When you click the Power Back l button q Sub button again the MediaMVP will resume from standby and turn
9. e remote control will move 6 pictures forward while the Skip back button will skip back 6 pictures Jan 29 2000 Videos menu The Videos menu will show MPG MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 files which are located in selected directories on the users PC You can play a video file indicated by the thumb nail of the picture over the file name by either clicking the Play button or the Gd OK button on the remote control h Types of video files supported are MPEG1 and MPEG2 from 2CeBIT less then 1 Mbit sec up to 10 Mbits sec The maximum data rate might be limited by your local area network speed To navigate to a sub menu indicated by the folder icon cur Sd dvd sp_pvr u _dvcr001 sor to the folder and click the OK button on the remote If you click the Menu button on the remote control a pop up dvcr003 menu will appear which will allow the sorting of the videos by aver date or name or a random order zCeBIT Apr 1 2003 To return to the Video menu while watching a video click the Stop button on the remote control To fast forward through a video click the Fast forward button on the remote To pause the video while playing click the Pause button on the remote To rewind through the video click the Rewind button on the remote While playing videos the audio volume can be adjusted through the Vol and Vol keys Settings menu The Settings menu is where you can chose the
10. ediaMVP directly to a PC or laptop To do this you will need a crossover cable which you can either buy at a computer store or make yourself Here is how you connect the MediaMVP directly to your PC or laptop 1 Purchase or make a cross over Ethernet cable Examples of a crossover cable are the Belkin CAT 5e Crossover Cable for computer to computer connection 2 Connect one end of the crossover cable to the LAN port on the MediaMVP and the other end to the LAN port on your PC or laptop 3 Make sure the MediaMVP software is installed on your PC See Installing the MediaMVP software section Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties EEE General 4 Seta fixed IP address on your PC when using a crossover cable Tou can get F settings assigned automatically if your network supports When using a direct connection with a network crossover cable you need this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for to set a static IP address on your PC the appropriate IP settings To do this click Start Settings Control Panel Network connections Double Obtain an IP address automatically click on Local Area Connection and then click Properties Click on Internet Use the following IP address Protocol T P IP Double click Advanced and you will see the Internet Protocal IP address 192 123 TCP IP Properties menu E aa 255 Uncheck Obtain an IP address automatically Default gateway In the IP addr
11. eens and media files from the PC based Server The on screen displays rendered by the MediaMVP on the TV set is formed on the PC Server The PC Server can be either Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional or Windows2000 and can be used for any normal PC task while it acts as the Server for the MediaMVP in the background MediaMVP can run on networks where the PC serving the media content is on the same sub network as the MediaMVP The MediaMVP cannot see PCs which are on networks beyond its local router or subnet The MediaMVP runs a Linux operating system and performs two basic functions rendering the On screen display com mands onto the TV monitor and taking digital media files and decoding them into an analog form It also takes remote control clicks and sends them back to the Server for processing The MediaMVP offers general purpose processing power gt 350 DMIPS plus dedicated hardware decode support for MPEG 2 Transport Stream MPEG 2 MP ML and MP3 Audio Supports MPEG Video rates ranging from 1 5 Mbps to 8 Mbps higher in bursts limited by the LAN bandwidth The MediaMVP will decode full CCIR601 resolution NTSC and PAL encoded MPEG 2 bit streams in real time up to and including 720x480 NTSC or 720x576 PAL It will upscale lower resolution video to full screen For example MediaMVP will take 320x240 VCD video and play it full screen It also offers a tunable Anti Flicker Filter The MediaMVP s on screen display
12. ess box enter 192 then 123 then 1 then 1 When you hit the Tab key the subnet mask will fill in to 255 255 255 0 a a Se ede Prefered OMS server Click OK and then OK again to complete the disabling of DHCP If you would like to reenable DHCP simply click the Obtain an IP address automatically box and your system will be configured for use on a net work instead of the direct PC to MediaMVP connection 5 Connect the MediaMVP to the TV set and turn on the MediaMVP You should see the Searching for PC server on the TV set On the PC you should see a Windows massage say Ethernet connection found Alternate DNS server Since the direct connection from a MediaMVP to a PC is very fast you will get maximum performance on all music video and picture media Connecting MediaMVP to wireless networks You can connect your MediaMVP to wireless networks by using a Wireless Game Adapter which is sold in many computer stores Note While wireless B networks can handle data at up to 4Mbits sec and will work fine with audio and picture files video files require more bandwidth for transmitting from the PC to the MediaMVP Your videos will stutter and stop if a wireless net work runs out of bandwidth For best results you should use video files with the following characteristics standard VCD files should play fine since they normally record at no more than 1 1Mbits sec standard SVCD files should play fine since they norm
13. he directories to be searched Add gt Once you stat the search any directory with the media type Remove selected will appear in the Search Results box To add a direc tory click on it and then click Add When you are finished searching for your media close the Search application gt The directories selected will be listed on the TV set in the MediaMVP s Video Music Pictures menus ON Search Folders SN Search Folders Media Type Music v Include Removable Media Media Type Music v Include Removable Media Searchin My Computer E Searchin My Computer pA Search Results Music Favorites Search Results Music Favorites Folder Folder C Program Files S ony MovieShaker S amples C Documents and Settings LocalService My Docume D My Music D My Music D My Music Big World D My Music Our Lady Peace Add gt D My Music S arah McLachlan D My Music techno Remove Folder Folder C Program Files S ony MovieShaker S amples D My Music D My Music D My Music Big World D My Music Big World D My Music Our Lady Peace D My Music Our Lady Peace Add gt D My Music S arah McLachlan D My Music Sarah McLachlan D My Music techno D My Music techno Remove gt Cancel gt Search Stop Complete Cancel Menus The main menu guides the MediaMVP user to play Music Videos or Pictures Also the Main menu is where the user can nav igate to media stored on their PC server thro
14. menu Tips for DivX playback MediaMVP s new software release supports the playback of AVI files which have been compressed with the DivX codec For a successful playback the DivX codec has to be installed on your PC where the MediaMVP software is running A DivX codec can be downloaded direclty from DivX http www divx com divx Note chose the standard codec Known Issues simultaneous playback of DivX videos are not possible from multiple MediaMPVs DivX playback requires a minimum 1 8 Gigahertz Pentium4 processor or faster in your PC If your processor is not fast enough you will lose lip synch as you watch your videos MediaMVP can scale DivX videos up to full screen but can only do this on videos of exactly 320x240 or 640x480 If your videos are another format they will be letterboxed on your TV set After using the Fast Forward and Fast Rewind buttons a loss of speech synchronization may occur Tips for WMA Audio format To play WMA files Windows Media Audio with the MediaMVP the installation of Windows Media Player 9 is required
15. nning Note for the MediaMVP device to operate the PC must be turned on running Windows and running the MediaMVP PC Server application Also the PC needs to be on the same network subnet as the MediaMVP If the PC is not turned on the MediaMVP device application will not load Note the MediaMVP application is loaded each time the MediaMVP has its power turned on If you download a new version of MediaMVP for the Hauppauge web site you need to disconnect the power to the MediaMVP then reconnect to allow the new application to be loaded Installation of the MediaMVP software Step 1 To install the MediaMVP software simply run the Setup program from the MediaMVP Installation CD ROM After run ning setup the MediaMVP PC Server application is automatically started Step 2 Connect the MediaMVP to a TV set plug the wall mounted power supply into a wall outlet and the power plug into the MediaMVP The MediaMVP will display the following screens MediaMVP checking Ethernet connectivity MediaMVP contacting DHCP server MediaMVP contacting MediaMVP Bootserver MediaMVP Loading application MediaMVP Starting application MediaMVP Contacting servers You will then see the MediaMVP Main menu Connecting the MediaMVP to your home network through a router switch or hub Using a standard Ethernet network cable the Ethernet cable supplied or any Ethernet cable of length less than 300 feet plug one end into the LAN port
16. ns to the MediaMVP media list Now we need to add the Internet Radio station directory to the MediaMVP media list so that the MediaMVP can see them Media Type Radio Station F Include Removable Media Searchin M y Computer Search Results Radio Station Favorites On your Windows screen click Start Programs Folder He HauppaugeMediaMP then Search for Media this program also can tama and Settings Homie My Documents M C Documents and Settings Homie My Documents M be found in Program Files Hauppauge MediaMVP directory E My Radio Classic Rock 11 f E My RadiosJazz Under Media Type choose Radio Stations and click on Search E My Radio Rock After a few moments you will see a list of directories on your EAM Radio Uiban local hard disks which have MediaMVP links to Internet Radio stations Click on those directories you would like to have MediaMVP list on your TV set click Add and then click on Save gt Stop Complete Cancel Step 3 Playing an Internet radio station on the MediaMVP Click the Go button on the MediaMVP remote Click on the Radio button If you have set up the directories the paragraph above you will see a MyRadio listing Go to this directory In the directory you will see a list of Internet radio stations you have made links to To start playing an Internet radio station use your remote control to select the station and then click the Play button If you click on a radio
17. nternet radio station and then taking the audio coming from that link and streams it over the network to the MediaMVP where the audio is output to the TV set Note to play an Internet radio station through the MediaMVP the Internet radio station must do two things it must transmit audio in either MP3 or in WMA formats Some radio stations transmit using Real audio which the MediaMVP cannot currently play the Internet radio station must be accessable via a direct Internet link In other words you need to be able to put a URL in Internet Explorer and reach the Internet radio station directly without going through any levels of indirection An exam ple of a website which has direct links to Internet radio stations is Shoutcast Step 1 create a link to an Internet radio station on your PC Open Internet Explorer and go to a page with Internet Radio stations Shoutcast is one example http www shoutcast com Z SHOUTcast HOME Microsoft Internet Explorer Stations which can be directly accessed by your aS oe a browser and not via a redirected URL There n ana ua P are many Internet radio stations which do not allow a Eh d a O Oan feros Aui O B S a B direct link to the station These Internet radio stations http www shoutcast com cannot be played by MediaMVP R emember you must be selecting Internet radio Choose an Internet Radio station or program and use your RIGHT mouse button to click on the button
18. on its video output mene utton If you want to reset MediaMVP you need to remove the power plug for a few seconds then reconnect it Go button brings up the Main menu For example when in any menu clicking on the Go but an ton will bring up the Main menu i a vy button OK button the OK button is similar to the Enter key on a keyboard Mute Menu button brings up the Sub menu For example when in the Music menu clicking on the Play Menu button will bring up the sub menu allowing the selection of Play all Sort by date Sort Fast r by name Random ewind d Back button goes back to the previous menu For example if you have entered a directory eor and you d like to return to the previous directory click the Back button Pause button will pause the music video or slideshow currently playing Click Play or Pause again to continue playing from where you left off Vol and Vol buttons will MediaMVP can control the volume on your TV set by using internal hardware in the MediaMVP This means you can adjust the audio volume without having to use your TV sets remote control Skip ahead and Skip back the Skip ahead and Skip back buttons are used to skip 6 items ahead or backwards when in the media lists music videos and pictures When viewing Pictures the skip ahead will move 6 pictures forward while the Skip back will skip back 6 pictures Connecting MediaMVP directly to a laptop or PC You can connect the M
19. station and the audio does not start within a few seconds the radio station cannot be accessed by the MediaMVP One reason for this is that this station cannot be accessed directly it uses redirection to get to the station Another reson might be that the radio station does not transmit audio in one of the formats MediaMVP can play currently MP3 and WMA How the Internet radio stations are named stored and played by the MediaMVP When you are browsing Internet radio stations while in Internet Explorer and you right click on a link to an Internet radio sta tion the MediaMVP application running on the PC makes a note of the URL the link is pointing to The MVP Radio Station pop up menu then is run allowing you to name the link and also put the link into a category for example Jazz and then a file is created in the My Radio directory with that name The file extension is MVP and within the file is the URL of the radio station When you want to play a radio station the MediaMVP application running on the PC opens that file goes to the URL within the file and then streams the audio over your network to the MediaMVP where the audio is then played out to your TV set If the file holds a link which is not valid a link which does not directly point to an Internet radio station then the MediaMVP radio software waits for about 1 minute before it senses that it cannot open the URL and find a radio station MediaMPV will then return to the Radio
20. u have a firewall such as Zone Alarm you will need to allow the MediaMVP to access a server application running on your PC Here are four firewall alert menus which pop up during the first use of MediaMVP For each of these alerts you should allow access To avoid these messages from popping up each time you use MediaMVP select Remember this question There are two MediaMVP services which will require access to your network HcewSMS exe and MVPMedia exe Grant access to both of these programs If you are using the built in WindowsXP Firewall currently you need to disable this firewall for the MediaMVP to work correct ly Please check our web site for updates which might allow the WindowsXP Firewall to operate at the same time as the MediaMVP Searching for media After installing the MediaMVP there are two ways of finding media on your PC You can either manually search for the media from the TV set using the Settings menu or you can automati cally search for media using the MediaMVP Search program on EX Baers your PC Media Type Music vi Include Removable Media To start the Search program from the PC click Windows Start seachin MyCom I then Programs and under Hauppauge MediaMVP run the Search Search Results Music Favorites Folders program Folder Folder C Documents and Settings LocalService My Docume You will see a menu which allows you to select the Media Type D My Music music videos pictures and t
21. ugh the Settings button Note your PC must be running and both the PC and MediaMVP must be connected to your network before the Main menu will be displayed on your TV set It takes about 1 minute for the Main menu to be displayed after you turn on the MediaMVP The right and left arrows on the remote control are used to navigate through the Videos Pictures Music and Settings sub menus To access the Main menu at any point click Go on the remote control Hauppauge _ oe Hauppauge _ oe Pictures Settings Videos Music Pictures Settings Music menu The Music menu will show MP3 files which are located in selected directories on the users PC You can play a music file indicated by the music icon next to the file name by either clicking the Play button or the 0K button on the remote con trol To navigate to a sub menu indicated by the folder icon page 1 2 click the OK button on the remote My Music Playlists are indicated by the playlist icon To play a com plete playlist simply cursor to a playlist and click OK on the a Big World remote control Supported playlists are M3U PLS B4S and ASX a f Our Lady Peace If you click the Menu button on the remote conrol a pop up EA Sarah McLachlan menu will appear which will allow the sorting of the music by Ie date or name or a random order of music files An Play all a techno option is also avail
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