Gefen EXT-HD-PVR digital video recorder
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1. High Def Personal Video Recorder GTV HD PVR User Manual www gefentv com H eee Homi D TV A lt m Blu ray Dist m ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE Technical Support Telephone 818 772 9100 800 545 6900 Fax 818 772 9120 Technical Support Hours 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Monday thru Friday PST Pacific Standard Time Write To Gefen Inc c o Customer Service 20600 Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 www gefentv com support gefen com Notice Gefen Inc reserves the right to make changes in the hardware packaging and any accompanying documentation without prior written notice Gefen TV High Def Personal Video Recorder is a trademark of Gefen Inc HDMI is a trademark of HDMI org 2009 Gefen Inc All Rights Reserved Rev A2 oo a RK Q N 18 22 27 30 31 35 36 41 42 46 47 48 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Operation Notes Features Package Includes Panel Layout IR Remote Layout Quick Start Guide Home Menu And Navigation Setting Up The HD PVR One Touch Recording Playing Movie Scheduling A Recording Viewing Photos Copying Deleting Movies And Photos Viewing Photos On The SD Card Learning and Resetting The Remote Installing The Decoder Software Updating The HD PVR Firmware RS 232 Serial Communication Specifications Terminology Warranty INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Gefen TV High Definition Personal Video Recorder HD PVR Your complete satisfac2. The High Definition Multi media Interface HDMI is an industry supported uncompressed all digital audio video interface HDMI provides an interface between any compatible digital audio video source such as a set top box DVD player and A V receiver and a compatible digital audio and or video monitor such as a digital television DTV HDTV High Definition Television The high resolution subset of our DTV system The ATSC defines HDTV as a 16 9 image with twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of our existing system accompanied by 5 1 channels of Dolby Digital audio The CEA defines HDTV as an image with 720 progressive or 1080 interlaced active top to bottom scan lines 1280 720p and 1920 1080i are typically accepted as high definition scan rates RS 232 Recommended Standard 232 This is the de facto standard for communication through PC serial ports It can refer to cables and ports that support the RS232 standard VESA Video Electronic Standards Association a consortium of manufacturers formed to establish and maintain industry wide standards for video cards and monitors VESA was instrumental in the introduction of the Super VGA and Extended VGA video graphics standards with a refresh rate of 70 Hz minimizing flicker and helping to reduce user eyestrain and fatigue 47 WARRANTY Gefen warrants the equipment it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship If equipment fails because of such
3. xC24D1BC desc buffer addr xC5 FD7A a gt lt Connected 00 00 45 Auto detect 115200 8 N 1 NUM 43 gt RS 232 SERIAL COMMUNICATION e Type in any UART command and press the Enter button on the keyboard of the PC after the a gt prompt to execute it For example type in t app 0x61773002 and press Enter to change the input selection to HDMI 2 as shown below Note that there is one space between t and a and one space between p and 0 Display Mode Show background JPEG bits buffer addr xC24D1BC desc buffer addr xCS FD7A 209P a gt t app 8x61773002 Save User Preference VIN HDMI2 a gt Connected 00 55 26 Auto detect 115200 8 N 1 application receives HMSG WI61P7 IR HDMI SUCCESS e After the command has been executed HD PVR will return the status and give a gt prompt again to accept next command RS 232 UART Commands Function UART command POWER t app 0x61771000 MUTE t app 0x61771002 UP t app Oxfffe0000 DOWN t app Oxfffe0001 LEFT t app Oxfffe0002 RIGHT t app Oxfffe0003 ENTER t app Oxfffe0011 REV t app 0x6177100a FWD t app 0x6177100b STOP t app 0x61771010 PLAY PAUSE t app 0x61771011 ZOOM t app 0x61771014 TO CARD t app 0x61771015 REPEAT t app 0x61771016 TO HDD t app 0x61771018 RECORD t app Oxfffe000e INFO t app 0x6177101b HOME t app 0x61773000 HDMI 1 t app 0x61773001 HDMI2 t app 0x61773002
4. HOME button on the remote to return to the HOME menu NOTE If you re displays jumps slightly when starting a recording it will not be seen in the movie during playback This is simply due to a synchronization process between your display and the HD PVR This behavior is completely harmless 17 PLAYING A MOVIE PLAYING A MOVIE Playback Controls The HD PVR remote has several buttons which allow you to control the playback of your recorded movies POWER TV POWER HEM HDMI Z COMPONENT _ SVIDEO During a movie you can press the INFO button to get information on the current Movie The information is displayed for the amount of time as set in the OSD menu in the setup utilities Pressing the INFO button once more will bring up additional file details Press the INFO button again to view the movie normally REPEAT The repeat function can be changed either in the menu or during a playback There are three repeat modes Play Once The currently selected movie is played one time Single Repeat The currently selected movie is continuously repeated All Repeat All movies on the currently selected storage media are played in succession and continuously repeated gt Play Once Single Repeat Repeat All E Pressing the REPEAT button will cycle through these options as shown above STEP FWD Step Forward A movie can be advanced frame by frame using the step forward function To view a movie frame by frame pres
5. defects and Gefen is notified within two 2 years from the date of shipment Gefen will at its option repair or replace the equipment provided that the equipment has not been subjected to mechanical electrical or other abuse or modifications Equipment that fails under conditions other than those covered will be repaired at the current price of parts and labor in effect at the time of repair Such repairs are warranted for ninety 90 days from the day of reshipment to the Buyer This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied including without limitation any implied warranty or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose all of which are expressly disclaimed 1 Proof of sale may be required in order to claim warranty 2 Customers outside the US are responsible for shipping charges to and from Gefen 3 Copper cables are limited to a 30 day warranty and cables must be in their original condition The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate However Gefen assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this manual In no event will Gefen be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual even if advised of the possibility of such damages The technical information contained herein regarding the features and specifications is subject to change without n
6. is complete the entry is removed from the list Scheduled recordings labeled with a gare active recordings 22 SCHEDULING A RECORDING RECORD SETUP Panel Description Active Schedule Recording Recording Number Date Time Record Length Source To Media 04 36 24 RECORD SETUP Set Date 01 19 2008 03 34 21 Set the date for the recording using to change each digit Use lt p to move to another digit Press ox when you are done 23 SCHEDULING A RECORDING RECORD SETUP Set Start Time 04 36 PM 04 36 03 Set the time for when you wantthe recording to begin Use to change the numbers and used to move between the digits Press ox when you are done RECORD SETUP Set Length 04 36 10 Set the time for when you want the recording to begin Use Sto change the numbers and use 4 to move between the digits Press x when you are done NOTE Time cannot be set to 00 00 Minimum recording time is 1 minute 00 01 24 SCHEDULING A RECORDING RECORD SETUP Set Source 04 36 19 Set the input source for the recording using to select between HDMI1 HDMI2 COMPONENT or VIDEO Press ox when you are done RECORD SETUP Set Media 04 36 20 Set the media for the recording using 4 and press when you are done You can select between the internal hard drive HDD or the SD card 25 SCHEDULING A RECORDING RECORD SETUP Set Channel 04 36 22 If the IR blaster is connec
7. or NO using and finally press Additionally you can delete all the content on a particular storage media by selecting the DELETE ALL command from the same menu WARNING This will delete all content on the selected media and is not reversible TIP You can quickly change between storage media by pressing the HDD SD key on the remote at any me 30 VIEWING PHOTOS ON THE SD CARD Home oe In HDMI1 OugHDMI 1 Remove the SD Card from your digital camera and insert it in the HD PVR SD Card slot 2 Press the HDD SD button on the remote to make the SD Card the active storage media The icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen should change to a black square disk icon this let s you know you are working with the SD Card and not the hard drive 3 Use to choose View Photos and press x to select it Depending upon where photos are stored on your recording device you may see the following screen i PICT VIEWING PHOTOS ON THE SD CARD lf this happens you will need to tell the HD PVR where the photos are stored Most digital cameras use the DCIM folder for storing digital photos By default the HD PVR will always look in the PICT folder for images To tell the HD PVR to view another folder do the following 1 Press the STOP button on the remote Pressing STOP will tell the HD PVR that you want to move up in the folder heirarchy Note that the current folder is displayed in the upper left c
8. y and press NOTE The HD PVR will always check for a firmware update on the SD Card You should erase the firmware file from the SD Card once you have updated the unit RS 232 SERIAL COMMUNICATION 54321 Pers 6789 9876 Only Pins 2 RX 3 TX and 5 Ground are used on the RS 232 serial interface NOTE A null modem cable is needed for proper operation of the RS 232 serial control A null modem cable will internally cross the Tx and Rx lines Please see the above diagram for a typical null model pinout RS232 Settings Bits por ECO ee ee ee een ee 115200 BEE OE 8 EE SEE EEE EE None STOP 0 EEE ee 1 FOV CON O SER ER EE RE None Verifying RS 232 Functionality e Connect the PC to HD PVR using a Null Modem DB9 cable Plug in the power supply of HD PVR but do not really power on the unit Launch HyperTerminal with the given port settings HyperTerminal will initialize the connection with HD PVR automatically if not click the Call icon to connect manually Power on the unit using the POWER button on the remote unit The message on the next page will show on the HyperTerminal 42 RS 232 SERIAL COMMUNICATION amp Test HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer ie Ambarella R Copyright C 2004 2006 core freq 216000000 Memory Usage fios dma xcO000000 OxcBO 7TFFF 0x00080000 dsp mem log xc0080000 OxcBO9TFFF 0x00020000 core mem log xcO0a0000 xcO bffff 0x00
9. 020000 1 rtos app xcO100000 xcO 7ddet6 BxBB6d5e68 cached heap xcO 720000 Bxc2c ffff 0x024a0000 non cached heap xc2c80000 xcS fffff 0x02480000 Oxc fffffFf 0x02F 00000 1 dsp xc5180000 cache id trademark x l cache id architecture x6 Architecture ARMuSTEJ art number x926 cache id revision x cache type write back separate i cache and d cache cache type d cache size 16 KB cache type d cache associativities x cache type d cache multiplier 0x0 cache type d cache line size 32 byte cache type i cache size 16 KB cache type i cache associativities x cache type i cache multiplier 0x Starting RS 232 Operation Connected 00 01 13 Auto detect 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL Po NUM If there is no valid source connected to HD PVR the unit will keep searching for signal and make the HyperTerminal screen scrolling continuously sending the messages To start the RS 232 control use the HOME button on the remote unit to make it stop sending message Press the Enter button on the keyboard of the PC to enter the system com mand mode you will get the DOS like screen as below the a gt needs to show up App I Nr AL ANTE eee AV ww LELE E he TE NZ LE wits Save User Preference success application receives HMSG_NEW_MW_STATE_PLAY ad8198_source_select SOURCE_B Display Mode 720P Show background JPEG bits buffer addr
10. Blaster 1 IR Remote 1 5V DC Power Supply 1 User s Manual PANEL LAYOUT COMPOSITE ANALOG IR INPUT INPUT BLASTER COMPONENT ANALOG S Video IR INPUT INPUT INPUT EXTENDER ar S PDIF S PDIF S PDIF RS232 OUT IN 1 IN2 INPUT HDMI HDMI HDMI DC 5V OUT IN 1 IN2 INPUT RECORD LED INPUT LED INDICATOR INDICATOR PLAY LED INDICATOR IR SD Secure Digital RECEIVER Card Slot POWER HOMI 1 REPEAT 200M HOMI2 COMPONENT Ty POWER INFO S VIDEO SNAPSHOT COMPOSITE PLAY FALSE eee STOP O ua GUIDE LEFT EP uN MN Me E L UP USER USERS OK RIGHT USERS USERS DOWN USERS USER PLAY FASTFWO STOP POWER PAUSE REWIND USERE USERS TV Power HDMI 1 HDMI 2 Component Repeat Info S Video Zoom Snapshot Composite Record Play Pause Stop Home PD AV OK Fast FWD Rewind Mute HDD SD Volume Channel 0 9 Step FWD IR REMOTE LAYOUT User programmable key Selects HDMI input 1 Selects HDMI input 2 Selects the Component input Cycles the repeat function Displays info on selected movie or photo Selects the S Video input Cycles the zoom function Takes a snapshot of a movie during playback Selects the composite input Begins recording the selected source Begins playback of recorded movie or begins slide show when in View Photo Pauses movie during playback Stops movie during playback or returns to Photo Menu when viewing slide shows o
11. COMPONENT tapp 0x61773003 SVIDEO t app 0x61773004 COMPOSITE t app 0x61773005 SNAPSHOT t app 0x61773006 44 RS 232 SERIAL COMMUNICATION TEP t app 0x61773007 t app 0x61772000 t app 0x61772001 t app 0x61772002 t app 0x61772003 t app 0x61772004 t app 0x61772005 t app 0x61772006 t app 0x61772007 t app 0x61772008 t app 0x61772009 CH_UP t app 0x6177200a CH_DOWN t app 0x6177200b VOL_UP_ t app 0x6177200c VOL DOWN tapp 0x6177200d TV POWER t app 0x61772010 POWER ON Send file lt UART wakeup txt gt to HD PVR OOOANDABRWDN W Powering On Note POWER ON function command is only available on GTV HD PVR of 2009 version hardware To execute the command using the Transfer gt Send File feature of HyperTerminal and browse to the UART_wakeup txt stored in the hard drive then press the Send button on the dialog to send over this file to HD PVR to bring it up from the standby mode Note This file can be downloaded from this location http www gefen com kvm support download GTV HD PVR RS 232 zip 45 SPECIFICATIONS Digital Video Amplifier Bandwidth ccccccccssseeecceeseeeceeeseeeeseeseessseees 165 MHz Component Video Bandwidth ea 350 Mhz NAUEN SIG HA sec tb tsetse E EEEE EERE 5 Volts p p TTL Tale HK ete Signal NE ee 1 2 Volts p p SHE Link RANGE sne 1080i 1920x1200 Input Output HDMI Connector rrrarrrorarnrornnnvrnnnnrnnnnnennnnnen Type A 19 pin female Analog Video Connector 1
12. D PVR Click Yes then click Finish to restart your computer now Click No then click Finish to restart your computer at a later time It is highly recommended that you restart your computer before viewing movie files from the HD PVR on your computer 40 UPDATING THE HD PVR FIRMWARE Updating the firmware on your Gefen HD PVR is a simple process If a new version of firmware is released simply download the file and follow the procedure outlined below You willneed an SD Card to update your HD PVR 1 Goto the Gefen web site and download the updated firmware Firmware updates can be found at http www gefen com kvm support download jsp 2 Extract gefen_hdpvr bin from the zip file and copy the bin file to the root directory ofthe SD Card 3 Turn on the HD PVR and insert the SD Card containing the updated firmware 4 You should now see a screen pictured above asking you if you wish to perform a firmware update Select Yes with and press Ok 5 The next screen will display the message Updating Firmware Do not interrupt or turn off the power during the update process 6 After the update process is complete you should see the message Update OK At this point you can remove the SD Card from the HD PVR After a few seconds the HD PVR will restart automatically If you don t remove the SD Card after the HD PVR restarts you will see the Firmware Update screen again If you do simply select No using
13. ES Free Space Total Space HDD 76283 76284 MB SD 959 976 MB FW Version V 1 0 3 support gefen com www gefen com 04 34 47 The information menu will give you statistics on the remaining and total space available on both the internal hard disk drive HDD and SD card The current firmware is also displayed 13 ONE TOUCH RECORDING The HD PVR allows you to instantly record programs while your watching them using the one touch record feature To use the one touch record feature using the RECORD button do the following 1 From the HOME menu press the HOME button on the remote to view the currently selected source HDMI 2 j a Sv The current source will now be displayed on the screen 2 Press the RECORD button on the remote control Once the RECORD button is pressed you should see a flashing red light on the front panel of the HD PVR This indicates that the HD PVR is now recording 14 ONE TOUCH RECORDING During the recording process you can get information about the current recording by pressing the INFO button while you are recording HOMI2 COMPONENT After pressing the INFO button you should see the following information Mute Current Media Record Source Indicator flashing Resolution Status Drive HDD or SD u Imt u Bes i mr a Du Selected Output Duration of Recording Input Recording Quality 15 ONE TOUCH RECORDING You can pres
14. ICT 100IMAGE 8 View Photo Copy Photo Delete One Delete All GEFN0006 JPG The Photo Menu will allow you to view a single photo delete the selected photo or delete all the photos on the selected media Use 4 to choose your option and press to select it While viewing a single photo you may move to the next photo in the folder by pressing on the remote You can also view the previous photo by pressing 4 on the remote To exit either the slideshow or single photo view simply press the STOP button on the remote This will return you to the Photo Selection Menu TIP You can quickly return to the main folder view by cycling the storage media To do this just press the HDD SD button on the remote twice 29 COPYING DELETING MOVIES AND PHOTOS Copying Navigate to the desired movie or photo using the instructions in the Play Movie or View Photo section Pressing x will bring up the additional menu where the COPY command is located Choose COPY and press x Choose your desired location either HDD for the internal hard drive or SD for the SD flash card using ox and finally press Deleting Navigate to the desired movie or photo using the instructions in the Play Movie or View Photo section Pressing will bring up the additional menu where the DELETE command is located Choose DELETE and press There will be a confirmation window that asks if you want to proceed with the delete operation Choose YES
15. all the necessary files You can click Back to review or change any information or Cancel to exit the installation Click Install to begin the installation process 38 INSTALLING THE DECODER SOFTWARE HD DY decoder InstallShield Wizard u x Setup Status p The InstallShield Wizard is installing HD DV decoder Installing C Program Files Common Filess WewS oft HO D decoder AC ax Badaanasza Installshield This screen will show you the progress of the installer as it installs the necessary files Question 3 j Do you want to associate mow files to Microsoft Window Media Player Ves Mo After all files have been installed you have the option of using Microsoft amp Windows Media Player to view all mov files If you want to do this click the Yes button Otherwise click No to play mov files with your default mov file player 39 INSTALLING THE DECODER SOFTWARE HD DY decoder InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed HD Dv decoder Before you can use the program You must restart your computer Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup lt Back ance After the installation completes you will need to restart your computer before you can playback any movies that were recorded with your H
16. and other features you can go into the friendly On Screen Display and adjust the settings OPERATION NOTES READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATING THE HD PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER e Compatible with both HDMI and DVI displays e Copy protected content cannot be recorded or copied in high defintion to the HD PVR or to SD flash media IMPORTANT NOTICE Do not remove the casing from the HD PVR Doing so will void the warranty When used with a DVI to HDMI Adapter FEATURES FEATURES e Video recording and playback at resolutions of 480i to 1080i e Instant Recording to SD Flash Media or Internal Hard Disk Drive e Uses widely supported MPEG4 compression and H 264 encoding technology supported on most computers with an add on driver e Pause Mute Fast Forward amp Fast Backwards playback controls e Media Scanning Function to Locate Videos Audio Files Pictures e Playback of externally imported videos music pictures e Four quality settings are user selectable ranging from data recording rates of 3 5Mbps to 10Mbps for Hi Def content and from 1 5Mbps to 4Mbps for Standard Definition formats Recording time can be increased with lower data recording rates e Friendly On Screen Display OSD for controlling settings e 2x 10x Picture Zoom for viewing Photos e International language support within the OSD INCLUDES 1 Gefen HD Personal Video Recorder 1 6FT HDMI cable M M 1 IR Extender 1 IR
17. decoder InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully NewSoft End User License Agreement IMPORTANT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING This MewSoft End User License Agreement EULA it a legal agreement between you End User and NewSoft Technology Corporation NewSoft for the accompanying computer software Software which may include software from third party suppliers made available by NewSoft and the related documentation Please read this EULA carefully By installing copying or otherwise using the Software the End User agrees to be bound by the terms of this EULA If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA do not install or use the Software accept the terms of the license agreement Print donot accept the terms of the license agreement InstallShield lt Back Cancel You must agree to the terms of the software license agreement before installation can continue If you do click I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next HD DY decoder Installshield Wizard G Customer Information x Please enter your information Please enter your name the name of the company for which you work and the product serial number User Name user Company Name G efen Inc Serial Number Installshield lt Back Cancel On the Customer Information screen enter your name company na
18. dikenes 1 Component Analog Video Connector 1 u02222222222 20 1 RCA Composite or 1 S Video Digital Audio Connectors une ee ee 3 SPDIF Analog Audio COMING GOR ee 1 RCA POWER SUDOV ee 5V DC FTsmpl Ne 20 watts max DIMENSION nee ee 6 875 W x 2 125 H x 6 875 D SNIPDINS WEIONL ee ee ee een ee 6 lbs 46 TERMINOLOGY DDC Short form for Display Data Channel It is a VESA standard for communication between a monitor and a video adapter Using DDC a monitor can inform the video card about its properties such as maximum resolution and color depth The video card can then use this information to ensure that the user is presented with valid options for configuring the display DDWG Digital Display Working Group DDWG are the creators of the DVI specification DVI Digital Visual Interface Connection standard developed by Intel for connecting computers to digital monitors such as flat panels and DLP projectors A consumer electronics version not necessarily compatible with the PC version is used as a connection standard for HDTV tuners and displays Transmits an uncompressed digital signal to the display The latter version uses HDCP copy protection to prevent unauthorized copying HDCP High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection Created by Intel HDCP is used with HDTV signals over DVI and HDMI connections and on D Theater D VHS recordings to prevent unauthorized duplication of copy written material HDMI
19. e the specific settings and bit rates that are described in the following section Background This sets the background design that will be used for all menus At this time there are two background styles to choose from Information This menu displays the used and remaining storage space for both the internal hard disk drive and the SD flash card if inserted It will also display the current firmware and our technical support e mail address Learn Remote This option allows the HD PVR remote to learn keys from another remote Use the supplied IR Blaster to send the commands to the device See the Learn Remote section on page 32 for more details Reset Remote Clears resets all user definable keys on the HD PVR remote restoring it to factory settings 8 SETTING UP THE HD PVR SETUP UTILITIES Set Date 03 34 21 Use 4 gt to move between each digit in the date and to change the numbers Pressing ox will set the date and proceed to the SET TIME screen SETUP UTILITIES Set Time 03 34 AM 03 34 28 Use 4 gt to move between each digit in the time and 4 to change the numbers Pressing ox will set the time SETTING UP THE HD PVR SETUP UTILITIES Set Language 03 34 10 To set the language use 4 to select the language and press to accept the selection You will be asked if you are sure you want to change the language Press Yes to accept or press No to keep the current language setting You can choose b
20. en press the power button on the DVD player for Step 2 You would then need to connect the IR blaster to the DVD plauyer so it would be able to accept the commands Reset Remote Resetting the remote will erase all user defined functions restoring the remote to factory settings You will be asked to confirm this action if you select it Use this only IF you wish to re learn the remote keys NOTE Once a key has been learned it cannot be re learned until you perform a Reset 35 INSTALLING THE DECODER SOFTWARE The Gefen HD PVR includes decoder software which allows you to play your recorded movies on your computer NOTE The installer only installs decoder software You will still need a program such as Windows Media Player to play video files from the HD PVR To install the software please follow these steps Start your computer and insert the included CD in your CD or DVD drive Click Start click Run then type the following command and click OK CD drive letter setup exe After a few moments you should see the following screen HD DY decoder InstallShield Wizard E E xj Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for HD DY decoder The Install hield Wizard will install HO O decoder on Your computer To continue click Nest 2 Back Cancel Click Next to continue with the installation You may press Cancel at any time to abort the installation process 36 INSTALLING THE DECODER SOFTWARE HD DY
21. ess the HOME button to stop the movie and return to the HOME menu Once you are at the HOME menu select View Photos and press The most recent snapshot will be listed first in the thumbnail view under View Photos 19 PLAYING A MOVIE f r Home Play Movie f View Photos Record Setup YF Setup Utilities EXIT From the Home Menu choose Play Movie with and press ox PLAY MOVIE Thumbnail View HD or SD Resolution Runtime Recording Icon ea 4 Page File Name Recording Quality To navigate the PLAY MOVIE menu use a and 4 to make your choice and press the PLAY button to start playback You can also press to bring up the Movie Menu 20 PLAYING A MOVIE MOVIE MENU EDV480p 00 00 10 Play Movie Copy Movie amp Delete One fr Delete All GEFN0007 MP4 J The Movie Menu allows you to begin playback copy or delete the selected movie Use to select your choice and press ox to select it MOVIE INFORMATION Panel Description Source Play Indicator Time Indicator Repeat Mode HDD or SD Mute Status oga HDV720p 00 00 VOL 48 GEFN0003 MP4 J Volume Level Time line 21 SCHEDULING A RECORDING View Photos Record Setup Setup Utilities EXIT 01 19 08 03 34 01 From the home menu use to select Record Setup and press En RECORD SETUP Schedule List 04 36 24 The Schedule List menu displays all scheduled recordings Once a recording
22. etween English or Chinese The default language is English SETUP UTILITIES Format Format SD 03 34 29 This provides you the option of formatting the internal hard disk drive HDD or SD Card Warning Formatting the internal HDD or SD Card will erase ALL data on the media 10 SETTING UP THE HD PVR SETUP UTILITIES OSD Time out Off 1 Second 5 Second 03 34 46 This controls the time that the information panel is displayed when viewing movies or photos You can choose between 1 3 or 5 seconds Use Kto choose your desired setting and press w to accept it The default setting is 3 seconds SETUP UTILITIES Default Record Quality C3 Extra Fine HD 10Mb SD 4Mb Nor Ecok Economic HD 5Mb SD 2Mb 3 SuperEco HD 3 5Mb SD 1 5Mb 03 35 37 The default recording quality is set here The table on the next page shows each recording option and its corresponding bit rate 11 SETTING UP THE HD PVR SETUP UTILITIES Default Record Quality Quality HD Bit Rate HD Record SD Bit Rate SD Record Time Time Economic ECO SuperEco S E 3 5Mb 1 5Mb 118 Hours Select your desired recording rate with and press n to accept your selection SETUP UTILITIES Background 04 35 01 The background menu lets you choose between two images that will serve as the backdrop for all menu screens Use to choose either background and press select it 12 SETTING UP THE HD PVR SETUP UTILITI
23. l then the HD PVR is receiving power If your display has more than one HDMI IN make sure that your display is set up to receive signals from that input When the HOME menu is displayed you can press the HOME button on the remote control again to view the input source If the HD PVR is unable to find a source signal you will receive the message No Signal If this is the case check the following Make sure that you select the correct input source on the remote control Verify the connection from the input source to the HD PVR is correct Verify that your display can handle the input resolution For example some displays do not support 480i Try varying the resolution on the input source The HD PVR will not accept 1080p signals The highest resolution supported by the HD PVR is 1080i HD PVR HOME MENU AND NAVIGATION HOME MENU f View Photos Record Setup YF Setup Utilities EXIT 01 19 08 03 34 01 This is the HOME menu From here you can view recorded content view photos set up preferences or view the input source by selecting EXIT or pressing HOME on the remote control Navigation To navigate through the menu system use the 4 and 4 directional keys on the remote The x key accepts the current selection ok Confirmation HD PVR HOME MENU AND NAVIGATION HOME MENU Panel Description Mute Current Media Current Menu Status Drive HDD or SD Home 28 Play M vo View Ph
24. me and serial number Each of these fields must be filled in order to continue with the installation The serial number can be found on the front of the plastic casing in which the CD was shipped If you make a mistake entering the serial number the installation program will notify you 37 INSTALLING THE DECODER SOFTWARE HD DY decoder InstallShield Wizard Customer Information Please enter your information Please enter your name the name of the company for which you work and the product serial number HD DY decoder InstallShield Wizard E Be x 1 The serial number is not a valid serial number Please re enter yoru serial number Installshield Cancel If you make a mistake entering the serial number the installation program will notify you Ifthis happens click OK and you will be returned to the Customer Information screen Make sure there are no spaces in the serial number and that you type the serial number exactly as it appears on the CD jacket Click Next to continue HD DY decoder InstallShield Wizard i i Ready to Install the Program x The wizard ts ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation IF You want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard lnstallShreld lt Back Cancel After you have entered your information and serial number the installer will be ready to inst
25. orner of the screen The P symbol tells us that we are at the root folder which is as far up as we can go 2 You will see a screen that looks something like this Using 4 on the remote highlight the DCIM folder The currently highlighted folder name is displayed in the lower right corner Here we have highlighted the DCIM folder 3 Press 0k on the remote to view the contents of the DCIM folder Once you are in the DCIM folder you should see thumbnails of all your digital photos However it is also possible you may see other folders If this is the case you will need to highlight the folder containing your photos by using P and pressing to view the contents of the folder 32 VIEWING PHOTOS ON THE SD CARD vo DCIM 101_PANA In our example our photos are stored in a folder called 101_PANA As you can see the HD PVR always tells us where we are The text in the upper left corner tells us what folder we are viewing in this case the DCIM folder and the text in the lower right corner tells us what folder we have highlighted Once you are viewing a folder which contains photos the HD PVR will display a series of thumbnails representing each photo fi DCIM 101_PANA P1010176 JPG Navigate the photos with and 4 You can start a slide show at any time by pressing the PLAY button on the remote To view a single photo press x to bring up the Photo Menu select View Photo with a and
26. otice For the latest warranty coverage information please visit Gefen s Warranty web page at http www gefen com kvm aboutus warranty jsp PRODUCT REGISTRATION Please register your product online by visiting Gefen s web site at http www gefen com kvm Registry Registration jsp 48 Rev A2 ma HD PVR 20600 Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 1 800 545 6900 818 772 9100 fax 818 772 9120 www gefentv com support gefen com CE OT Os
27. otos Record Setup Setup Utilities EXIT 01 19 08 03 34 01 Currently Selected Output Date Time Input Exit Exits the HOME menu allowing you to view the input source Setup Utilities All configurable options are located in this menu Please see the next section for individual descriptions and setup of each option Record Setup All scheduled recordings can be set edited or viewed from this menu View Photo Slide shows snapshots viewing copying and deleting of photos are done from this menu Play Movie All recorded movies are accessible in this menu Playback copying and deletion of movie content are also done from this menu SETTING UP THE HD PVR SETUP UTILITIES fe Home amp Play Movie View Photos Record Setup 01 19 08 03 34 26 The SETUP UTILITIES menu allows you to configure the HD PVR for use There are three pages of settings Use to highlight the selection and press x to accept the current selection Set Date amp Time Set the current date and time Set Language Choose the language option that will be used for all menus At this time the available languages are English or Chinese Format Provides you the option of formatting the internal hard disk drive HDD or SD Card OSD Time out Controls the time that the information overlay is displayed when viewing movies or photos Default Record Quality Sets the default quality that all recording will use Please se
28. press x 33 VIEWING PHOTOS ON THE SD CARD Once you are in thumbnail view you can press the HOME button on the remote control to return to the HOME menu You can also press the STOP button to move up one level in the folder hierarchy In our example pressing STOP will return you to the DCIM folder vo DCIM 101_PANA Pressing the STOP button again would return you to the root folder indicated by a V The same operations for STOP OK and HOME apply to viewing photos on the hard disk drive HDD 34 LEARN REMOTE amp RESET REMOTE A Reset Remote 03 36 43 The Gefen HD PVR remote has a number of user configurable keys that can be programmed with IR codes from other devices The IR codes are transmitted through the IR blaster on the back of the unit This feature allows you to control your other devices using the HD PVR remote There are a number of user defined keys on the HD PVR remote that can be programmed to control power volume channel etc Please see the IR Remote Layout at the beginning of this manual for a listing of the keys that are programmable Learn Remote From the Setup Utilites menu choose Learn Remote with 4 and press ox 1 Press the key on the HD PVR remote which you would like to learn 2 Now press the key on the device s remote that you wish to assign For example if you want to assign POWER ON OFF for your DVD player you could press USER2 on the PVR remote in Step 1 Th
29. r photos Takes you to the Home menu Directional keys for navigation Press to accept the highlighted selection During playback of movie advances movie forward During playback of movie advances movie in reverse Mute sound Switches between the internal hard drive and the Secure Digital flash card Increase or decrease the volume User programmable key User programmable keys While movie playback is paused this will advance movie one frame ata time All remaining keys and all keys labeled above as user programmable are for use with the IR blaster Please refer to the Learn Remote section for more details QUICK SETUP GUIDE How to connect the HD PVR 1 Connect the HDMI OUT of the HD PVR to the HDMI IN of your HDMI display Connect the HDMI Component Composite or S Video input on the Gefen HD PVR to the output of the source device you wish to record from Plug the 5V power supply into the HD PVR Turn on the display TV Turn on the HD PVR by pressing the POWER button on the supplied remote control The first time you turn on the power you will be asked to set the Date and Time on the unit see page 9 for instructions on how to do this Once the Date and Time have been set the HOME menu should be displayed If you are not receiving a picture on your display Check that the power supply is plugged in and connected to the Gefen HD PVR Check that the unit is turned on If there are lights on the front pane
30. s PAUSE then press the STEP FWD button on the remote to advance one frame at a time 18 PLAYING A MOVIE FAST FWD Fast Forward Pressing the FAST FWD button during playback will advance the movie forward Pressing the button each time will provide you with a different speed 2x 4x gt 8x 16x To resume normal playback speed at any time press PLAY or OK Press STOP to stop the movie and return to the thumbnail view REWIND Pressing the REWIND button during playback will reverse the movie backward Each press will increase the reverse speed by the following multiples Yq 4 2x 4x 8x 3 16x Pressing STOP will halt movie playback Press PLAY to resume normal forward playback Press STOP to return to the thumbnail view PAUSE The PAUSE function is used to pause a movie during playback You can then use the Step FWD function mentioned earlier to progress through the movie frame by frame SNAPSHOT You can take snapshots of individual frames of a movie with the SNAPSHOT button To take a snapshot do the following 1 When you see a portion of a movie you would like to capture as a photo press the PAUSE button TIP You can also use the PAUSE button and then use the Step FWD button to progress frame by frame until you see the frame you want to capture 2 Press the SNAPSHOT button on the remote to capture the current frame as a photo After the snapshot is taken you can pr
31. s the INFO button again to hide the recording information NOTE The recording information screen will not show up when you playback your recorded movies To stop the recording process press the STOP button on the remote control 16 ONE TOUCH RECORDING Use on the remote to select either Yes or No and press Selecting No will continue the recording process Selecting Yes will stop the recording process and save the movie to the currently selected media Note that even though this dialog is displayed the recording process is still taking place The recording will not stop until you select Yes NOTE You cannot pause a recording by pressing the PAUSE button You can only STOP a recording Most of the time you will want to view the source before recording it However it is possible to begin a one touch recording directly from the HOME menu 1 From the HOME menu press the RECORD button on the remote 2 The HD PVR will switch from the HOME menu to the source However you will be asked Record Are you sure This prevents an accidental recording directly from the HOME menu since the source is not currently being viewed You will need to select Yes or No from the dialog Selecting Yes will begin the recording process Selecting No will allow you to view the source To stop the recording process press the STOP button on the remote control The HD PVR will ask you if you are sure you want to stop recording 3 Press the
32. ted and set up you can select a specific channel up to 4 digits Otherwsie you should set to OFF mode when not using an IR blaster Use a to change each digit and dP to move between them Once you have set the channel press Ox to complete the Recording Setup RECORD SETUP 04 36 24 Once you have input all of the information for the recording it should already be set as active To de activate the recording for any reason navigate to it using 4 and simply press the key on the remote To re activate it press p again 26 VIEWING PHOTOS amp Home Play Movie View Photos Record Setup YF Setup Utilities EXIT From the home menu use to select View Photo and press ox Folder Menu Description Folder Path Selected Media f PICT 100IMAGE Page Folder Name 27 VIEWING PHOTOS Folder Menu Main f PICT m 100IMAGE The Folder Menu displays the current folders located on the selected media To change media type press the HDD SD button on the remote at any time Use 4 and to navigate the menu and press x to open the selected folder Photo Selection Menu a PICT 100IMAGE GEFN0006 JPG Navigate the photos with 4 and lt p You can start a slide show at any time by pressing the PLAY button on the remote To view a single photo press to bring up the Photo Menu select View Photo with and press ox 28 VIEWING PHOTOS Photo Selection Menu Photo Menu f P
33. tion is very important to us Gefen TV Gefen TV is a unique product line catering to the growing needs for innovative home theater solutions We specialize in total integration for your home theater while also focusing on going above and beyond customer expectations to ensure you get the most from your hardware We invite you to explore our distinct product line and hope you find your solutions Don t see what you are looking for here Please call us so we can better assist you with your particular needs The Gefen TV High Definition Personal Video Recorder The Gefen TV High Definition Personal Video Recorder HD PVR allows consumers to implement the functions of a traditional video tape recorder or DVD recorder using standard MPEG 4 compression and H 264 encoding technology to store videos on removable SD flash cards or the built in 80GB hard disk drive With the Gefen TV HD PVR consumers can enjoy instant recording and versatile portability of digital video and music as well as playback of music and digital pictures all within one compact tabletop unit How It Works The HD PVR is easy to use You simply connect your video source s to one or all of the HD PVR s 4 inputs then connect your HDMI display on the HDMI output Once the source s the HD PVR and the display are powered and connected you select the video source and feature that you want using the Infrared IR remote If you want to modify settings for instant recording
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