Argosy HV676
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1. Power and access indicator blue Coaxial digital audio connector Composite audio video output connector Component video output connector HDMI connector D Power connector 0 amp amp C3 Or e ver E 5VDC IN Connect to a USB Flash drive or a USB external HDD USB card reader support is not guaranteed Lights up The power is on Blinking Booting up Accessing data through PC connection Output S PDIF digital audio signal Connect this jack to an AV receiver with a RCA cable cable not provided Outputs composite video audio signals with a special cable provided The colors of the jacks are yellow red and white Outputs component video signals with a special cable provided The colors of the jacks are green blue and red Outputs digital video audio signals with a HDMI cable cable not provided Connect to the AC adapter DC 5V 2A Quick Start Quick Start Read before use Do not operate electronics with wet hands Do not operate this device in a bathroom 1 2 3 Do not bend cables in a sharp angle 4 Keep this device unreachable from children 5 Keep this device and its accessories away from heat sources How do I use this device Copy media files from your computer to this device and then connect it to your TV or Home Theater The User Interface is somewhat intuitive like a Browser Try starting with and buttons2. CONTENTS INTtTrodUciO Nadia 1 PEGLUNCS tit hunt isa tiuuthanchuunawananetkiadonandmeagawannstomangan anv E E 1 System Requirements sm immens 1 The Remote Colon 2 Using the Remote Control for the First TIMEe ia 2 Changing the Battery of the Remote Control ia 2 BULLONS Sa as 3 Parts and FUNCUONS san 4 OUK STATE a en a a rr Oe 5 USB COMECUO Nara ee 6 Mounting the USB External Storage a 6 Partition of the USB External Storage ia 7 Media Files Tor Play backe a 7 PCNN CUO eroe aina a E a 9 Connecting to AV Equipments iii 9 Using the AV Playback Function ii 12 Browsing Media Electra 12 Using the Remote Control anna iaia 13 Setup Menta eds 19 GENERAL SETUP ela 19 AUDIO SETUP cine antenne iii 19 VIDEO SETUP AA ooo E teten 20 PREFERENCES SETUP rnidan calada 21 Appendiabiti 22 Specific Sado 22 ERROR CO siae aa 23 F nts support country JSt ciiai 23 Copyright and Trademarks i 24 Introduction Introduction Features O Plays back DVD Folder DVD ISO VCD MPEG1 MPEG2 Xvid AVI movie files MP3 WAV WMA OGG music files JPEG photo and graphic files A Supports NTFS FAT32 HFS file system A Supports both NTSC and PAL TV systems A Supports video output upscaling to 720p 1080i 0 Supports HDMI and component video output A Supports Music Slideshow A Supports bilingual subtitle display This device is not for
3. You ll have to exit the SETUP MENU for these settings to take place e TV SYS button only works in Home menu press the a HOME button By pressing TV SYS button on the remote control the video output format can be switched in the following sequence 10801 720P gt SD PROGRESSIVE gt SD INTERLACE gt NTSC PAL toggle and so on If you find the display incorrect try this method to get back to standard NTSC or PAL video output and then configure the video setup correct PREFERENCES SETUP S S INTERVAL This option stands for Slide Show Interval It sets up the interval between two photos when playing photo files ANGLE MARK When playing a multi angle DVD movie a mark will be displayed on screen ON The angle mark will be displayed on the screen for 3 seconds OFF The angle mark will not be displayed on the screen CLOSED CAPTIONS If a movie contains Closed Captions it will have Closed Captions or CC mark printed on its retail box Set this function ON to display the Closed Captions contained DEFAULTS When this function is activated all settings will be reset to factory defaults 21 22 Appendix Appendix Specifications STORAGE USB devices USB Flash drive USB external HDD Minimum 512MB or larger USB card reader support is not guaranteed File System FAT32 NTFS HFS Minimum Allocation Unit Size 4096 bytes INTERFACE USB 2 0 USB 2 0 type A host port x 1 300mA AUDIO VIDEO INTERFACE Analog O
4. How do I play media files on my TV 1 Connect this device to your TV with correct cables 2 Plug the AC adapter into the Power Connector to turn it on 3 Press the STANDBY button on the remote control to activate this device 4 Browse with and buttons What if my TV screen displays unstable image Press the TV SYS button to switch output TV system See page 21 for more detail How to configure settings Press the SETUP button What if I have more questions to ask Please read detailed descriptions in this manual USB Connection USB Connection Mounting the USB External Storage Compatibility 1 This device supports FAT16 32 NTFS and HFS file systems 2 This device supports USB external HDDs and USB Flash drives 3 This device does not supports USB Flash drives smaller than 512MB in capacity 4 This device does not support file system with Allocation Unit Size smaller than 4096 bytes 4096 bytes or larger Allocation Unit Size is required 5 This device does not support USB Hubs 6 USB card reader support is not guaranteed 7 This device does not support USB external CD DVD BD HDDVD other ODD drives Mounting of a USB External Storage This device automatically mounts a USB external storage connected Safely Remove of a USB External Storage 1 Press the a HOME button on the remote control The HOME menu will be shown on the screen 2 It is safe to remove the USB External Storage A N
5. Note e If you connect the HDMI cable during playback you will have to press C STOP button to return to Home Menu e Some TV sets are equipped with DVI input ports which will receive video Signals only but these DVI ports use HDMI connectors instead of standard DVI connectors If you find no audio signal output while using HDMI connection connect the Composite Audio Connection or the Coaxial Audio Connection as an auxiliary Composite Audio Video Connection The composite audio video is compatible with most TV sets and AV amplifiers receivers Yellow Video signal White Left audio channel Red Right audio channel Video L R Ground TV Connection Component Video Connection Y Pb Pr If your TV supports Component Video input Y Pb Pr you can connect it for better video quality You will have to connect the audio cable for audio output You can also configure display ratio progressive scan and the 10801 720P up scaling output in SETUP MENU gt VIDEO SETUP vy Note Some TV sets are equipped with separate composite and component audio inputs Be sure that you have connected the correct one SCART Video Connection If your TV is equipped with SCART input connect the Composite connectors to a SCART adapter to output the audio video signal SCART adapter not provided Coaxial Audio Connection For a high quality digital audio you connect this connector to an AV receiver which
6. equips a digital audio decoder Coaxial cable not provided Power Connection 1 Connect the DC jack of the AC adapter to the connector marked DC IN plug the other end into an electrical outlet 2 Press the STANDBY button on the remote to activate this device for playback 3 After playback press the STANDBY button again to return to Standby mode A N e When using the remote control point the remote control towards the remote receiver e During the remote control operation the inhibit icon will appear on the M screen when a button of non available operation is pressed e If the setting of the video output is incorrect the TV screen will not display normally Switch to correct setting by pressing the TV SYS button to switch TV Connection output TV system See page 21 for more detail 11 Using the AV Playback Function Using the AV Playback Function When this device is connected to a TV and activated for playback the Home Menu will display on the TV screen You can also jump to the Home Menu during playback or while browsing other menus by pressing the a HOME button on the remote control The options on the right hand side of the Home Menu allow you to select a location to browse for media files or select menus for configuring this device To navigate the menus use the buttons on the remote control to move the highlight bar through menus options or files Press the ENTER butt
7. remote control is CR2025 Refer to the illustration to insert the battery accurately with the positive terminal facing up see illustration below 3 Place the new battery and make sure it is inserted and seated securely Buttons O STANDBY TV SYS SETUP SOURCE AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM RETURN SLOW O e rec 2 DELETE e JO ENTER Home MENU stop SIG lt lt gt O 9 DISPLAY GOTO 0 A B 4 REPEAT a eLo The Remote Control Activate this device Return to Standby Switch output TV system Enter Setup Menu No function Switch audio channels Switch DVD Xvid subtitles Switch DVD angles No function Return to parental folder Slow motion playback No function No function Cursor keys Play Pause the current selected file or folder Open Home Menu Open DVD main menu Stop current playback Fast rewind Fast forward Play the previous next file Number pad STANDBY TVSYS SETUP SOURCE 10 20 3 a AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM BEI RETURN SLOW REC DELETE IA CH Display file properties played time page 18 Search by Title Time page 17 Repeat from A to B page 17 Change the play mode page 17 Volume up Volume down page 15 Parts and Functions Parts and Functions USB 2 0 type A connector
8. the left or right channel to both channels Stereo Outputs stereo audio SPDIF OUTPUT Outputs the digital audio signal via the Coaxial digital audio connector After enabling this function the Composite connector will not output the audio signal OFF Outputs audio via Composite and disables the digital audio output SPDIF RAW Outputs the digital audio without decoding See PRO LOGIC SPDIF PCM Converts the multi channel audio signal into stereo for output See LPCM OUTPUT PRO LOGIC This function only works if you have selected SPDIF RAW If the movie contains PCM stereo sound after enabling this function and connected to an AV amplifier receiver equipped with a digital audio decoder the audio output will be simulated as multi channel sound OFF No multi channels simulation ON Outputs audio signal with multi channels simulation AUTO Outputs audio signal with multi channels simulation whenever possible LPCM OUTPUT 19 20 Setup Menu This function only works if you have selected SPDIF PCM LPCM stands for Linear Pulse Code Modulation which is a common method for encoding audio signal in CD and DVD Higher sampling rate means audio output with more detail to meet Hi end audiophile equipment requirements LPCM 48K The sampling rate of the digital audio output will be limited at 48KHz LPCM 96K The sampling rate of the digital audio output will be limited at 96KHz VIDEO SETUP This sub m
9. Israel List of Traditional Chinese fonts Taiwan Hong Kong Macao Singapore List of Simplified Chinese fonts 23 24 Appendix China Hong Kong Macao Singapore List of Japanese fonts Japan Copyright and Trademarks Microsoft Windows and Windows Media Player are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Mac Mac OS and Finder are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such J e Moving the hard disk while it is still in operation may damage the hard disk We are not liable for any data loss or damage caused by inappropriate or careless use e It is recommended to unplug the unit from the power socket completely when not in use Appendix 26 Appendix Appendix
10. Removing the USB device without the Safely Remove processes may cause system to hang and damage the device Please always follow the Safely Remove processes when removing the USB device USB Connection Partition of the USB External Storage For information of partitioning and formatting of the USB external HDD please read the following OS support Windows Windows Vista XP 2000 Vista XP 2000 Me 98SE Mac OS Minimal Allocation Unit Size 4096 bytes 4096 bytes 4096 bytes Partition size limitation 2TB Windows Vista XP 2000 32GB The Minimal Allocation Unit Size can be set up in Format dialogue box in Windows Format DATA 372GB F dal Format USB DISK G PR Capacity Capacity 372 GB 991 MB File system File system NTFS FAT32 Allocation unit size 4096 bytes Default allocation size 512 bytes 1024 bytes 2048 bytes 4096 bytes Allocation unit size Default allocation size Default allocation size USB DISK Format options C Quick Format C Quick Format C Enable Compression The Disk Management of Windows Vista XP 2000 can only create a FAT32 partition up to 32GB Media Files for Playback When using this device as a media player it can only browse and play back some specific media file formats This device can play back the following media files A DVD movie files DVD ISO A Xvid movie files The filename extensions are avi xvid Xvid subtitle files The filename extensions are sr
11. X gt 1 4X gt 1 8X gt 1 2X Rewind gt 1 4X Rewind gt 1 8X Rewind gt Normal AN During the slow motion playback the sound may become mute Step playback Resume Skip forward Skip backward Change mode Starting Point Ending Point Normal Play Using the AV Playback Function Press button to pause the playback Press SLOW button to play one single frame at a time Press button again to restore normal playback Press button about 10 seconds Press button about 10 seconds Press REPEAT button to change the mode in sequence e REPEAT ONE repeats the current one gt e REPEAT ALL repeats all files in the folder gt e SHUFFLE REPEAT randomly plays all files in the folder and repeats if all files are played gt SHUFFLE randomly plays all files in the folder until all files are played gt NORMAL While playing to the desired start point press A B button While playing to the desired end point press A B button It will start the repeated playback immediately Press A B button again to cancel this repeat operation Display Press GOTO and the screen will display TITLE __ __ CHAPTER __ _ 17 18 Using the AV Playback Function Input Press O 9 buttons to select a chapter Play Press Eu the movie will be played from the indicated title or chapter ZN The entered value must not exceed the total number of titles or chapters or the W will appear to indicate this error Di
12. as blank screen or repeated segments press STOP button to stop playing and then select the VIDEO_TS file Press A B button to play the Main Title directly Slideshow Play Pressing button on a JPEG file will start the Slideshow play Slideshow Pause Press button to pause the Slideshow Press button again to continue Slideshow play Previous Next Press oa button Rotate Pause Slideshow first and then press OO button to rotate the photo image Music Slideshow If a folder contains both JPEG files and MP3 music files this device will play Slideshow and MP3 music together while Using the AV Playback Function performing Slideshow Play This function is not supported under 10801 mode Slideshow Play Pressing button on a JPEG file will start the Slideshow play Slideshow Pause Press button to pause the Slideshow Press button again to continue Slideshow play Change subtitle Press the SUBTITLE button to change to next subtitle available IN Please read the following notice concerning the Xvid subtitle e Ifthe movie file and subtitle file have the same filename the subtitle will be displayed automatically while playing back You can also specify another subtitle file Press STOP button to stop the playback first and then it will go back to the Non playback mode You can select the desired subtitle file and then press SUBTITLE button A message SELECT SUBTITLE 1 will appear on the screen In
13. enu can only be set when this device stops playback TV STANDARD NTSC Outputs NTSC signal to TV PAL Outputs PAL signal to TV TV DISPLAY 4 3 PS Displays the 16 9 images in Pan and Scan with a 4 3 ratio TV connected 4 3 LB Displays the 16 9 images in Letter Box with a 4 3 ratio TV connected 16 9 Connects to a 16 9 wide screen TV PICTURE MODE AUTO Follows the contents to output the picture mode FILM Always output progressive scan VIDEO Always output interlaced scan SMART Enhanced picture quality of the AUTO mode VIDEO OUTPUT COMPONENT Outputs video signal via both composite and component connectors COMPONENT OUTPUT SD INTERLACE When connecting to a TV equipped with Y Cb Cr video input SD PROGRESSIVE When connecting to a TV equipped with Y Pb Pr video input Enabling this option will make VIDEO OUTPUT options disabled 720P When connecting to a TV supports high definition video input enabling this option will output in 16 9 up scaling component video format for High Definition displays Enabling this option will make TV STANDARD TV DISPLAY VIDEO OUTPUT options disabled 10801 When connecting to a TV supports high definition video input enabling this option will output in 16 9 up scaling component video format for High Definition displays Enabling this option will make TV STANDARD TV DISPLAY VIDEO Setup Menu OUTPUT options disabled Music Slideshow will be disabled in this mode w Note
14. in car entertainment use Unstable power or vibration may damage this device Do not use an AC adapter other than the one came along with the retail package any damage caused by unauthorized adapters will avoid warranty Moving the hard disk while it is still in operation may damage the hard disk We are not liable for any data loss or damage caused by inappropriate or careless use It is recommended to unplug the unit from the power socket completely when not in use IN TV screen does not display normally e Press TV SYS button to switch output TV system See page 21 for more detail System Requirements Storage media USB Flash Drive USB external HDD USB card reader support is not guaranteed Minimum Capacity 512MB Minimum Allocation Unit Size 4096 bytes The Remote Control The Remote Control Using the Remote Control for the First Time DU For the first time use of the remote control pull out the tab to enable the battery power of the remote control Changing the Battery of the Remote Control If the battery becomes depleted change the battery according to the following instructions oL Take out the battery holder Load the new battery towards up p i Insert the battery holder 1 Turn the remote control on its back and then press the tab on the left side with fingernail Hold and pull at the indentation to take out the battery unit 2 The battery model of this
15. inside this device is not a certified disk approved by us 03 The hard drive is malfunctioned Check the hard drive health state The partition of the hard drive is wrong Please format the first Primary partition with NTFS FAT32 HFS file system Bad sectors detected 10 15 Please reformat the hard drive when one of these codes occurs Fonts support country list This list is for reference only The actual support may be subject to change without prior notice List of Latin 1 fonts Western Europe Albanian Danish Dutch English Faroese Finnish French German Icelandic Irish Italian Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish and Welsh List of Latin 2 fonts Central Europe Albanian Basque Croat Czech Dutch English Gaelic German Hungarian Irish Polish Romanian Slovak Slovene and Sorbian List of Standard Cyrillic fonts Bulgarian Belorussian English Macedonian Moldavian Russian Serbian and Ukrainian List of Turkish fonts Albanian Danish Dutch English Finnish French Gaelic German Italian Kurdish Latin Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish and Turkish List of Greek fonts Greek Cyprus List of Arabic fonts Algeria Bahrain Comoros Chad Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Western Sahara and Yemen List of Hebrew fonts
16. layback of DVD and Xvid stopped you can do the followings Resume After stopping if you never play another file and the current file is still selected press to continue playing the current file from the break point Complete Stop After stopping the playback press STOP button again A RESUME OFF message will then be displayed on the screen The resume function is now canceled Pause Press button Resume Press button to continue playing the file Volume up Press VOL button Volume down Press VOL button 15 16 Using the AV Playback Function Previous Press 1 button Next Press gt button Fast forward Press gt gt button to adjust speed Rewind Press lt button to adjust speed Resume Press button to restore normal speed DVD VCD Adjust speed in sequence 2X gt 4X gt 6X gt 8X gt Normal Xvid Adjust speed in sequence 2X gt 4X gt 8X gt 16X gt Normal During the fast forward or rewind playback the image may appear discontinuous and sound may become mute When fast forward playing to the next chapter it will restore normal speed When rewinding to the beginning of the current chapter it will restore normal speed MP3 fast forward rewind is not supported Slow motion Press SLOW button to adjust speed Resume Press button to restore normal speed Xvid VCD Adjust speed in sequence 1 2X gt 1 4X gt 1 8X gt Normal DVD Adjust speed in sequence 1 2
17. on to open a folder select an option or play a file Press the RETURN button to return to a previous page or menu Browsing Media Files Browse media files in storage media External USB Playlists can only be seen in All and Music modes All All media files will be listed Photo Only photo files will be listed Files and folders will be shown in large icons Movies Only movie files will be listed Music Only music files will be listed Setup Set up configuration options for this device w Note The USB device must be formatted as NTFS FAT32 HFS to support playback on the TV If the USB drive is partitioned this device will read the first primary partition ONLY Using the AV Playback Function Using the Remote Control The icons on top of table indicate the media files associated with each function While playing back you can enable the following operations DVD Menu Press MENU button will open the DVD Main Menu DVD Title Menu Press lt 4 HOME button will open the DVD Title Menu Change subtitle Press SUBTITLE button Change audio Press AUDIO button Change angle Press ANGLE button to change to another view angle if available After pressing the ANGLE button if the W appears it means that only one view angle is available 0 e Some DVD will disable the SUBTITLE and AUDIO key function You will need to set up these functions in the DVD Menu by pressing MENU key e If the DVD menu behaves incorrectly such
18. splay Press GOTO button DVD press GOTO 2 times and the screen will display TITLE __ __ Input Press O 9 buttons to select a desired starting point hh mm ss Play Press Eu and then the movie will be played from that point on J The entered value must not exceed the length of the movie or the Y will appear to indicate this error Time Press DISPLAY button to display elapsed time or more while playing a file File information Press DISPLAY button to display file information Setup Menu Setup Menu Press SETUP to display the Setup Menu See the following to set up the functions GENERAL SETUP OSD LANGUAGE Select the language to display the SETUP MENU information and Xvid subtitle AUDIO Select the language for the default audio when playing a DVD movie SUBTITLE For DVD Subtitle Support Select the language for the default subtitle when playing a DVD movie If OFF is selected the subtitle will not be displayed when play back DVD MENU Select the language for the default menu when playing a DVD movie TEXT ENCODING For Xvid Subtitle Support Select a language code page for additional ANSI local code subtitle support Please refer to the appendix for the country list page 23 only active if OSD LANGUAGE is set to English AUDIO SETUP This sub menu can only be set when this device stops playback DOWNMIX Set this function when output audio signal via the Composite connectors LT RT Outputs
19. t sub idx sub smi psb ass ssa Q VCD files The filename extension is dat Q MPEG1 MPEG2 files The filename extensions are mpg mpe mpeg m2p vob A Audio and music files The filename extensions are wav mp3 wma ogg O Photo and graphic files The filename extensions are jpg jpe jpeg USB Connection IN e If your files are larger than 4GB You ll need to format this device in NTFS HFS for storing large files e If your file has any of the following attributes attached to it you may find it missing Hidden Encrypted Compressed and System Folder Media Files Not Supported Some media files such as WMV ASF or MOV files can t be played back with this device Also some AVI files may not be played back correctly due to the codec and the resolution are not supported by this device Please use video convert software to convert these files into MPEG1 MPEG2 or Xvid format Then copy the converted files into the folders in this device TV Connection TV Connection Connecting to AV Equipments HDMI Connection The HDMI connector can output both digital audio video signals Many HDTV sets and digital AV receivers support this type of connection HDMI cable not provided Toa IV To an AV receiver SB SSS eo oe oe oe oe oe GE Eco If the HDMI cable is disconnected in playback this device will stop playback immediately vy
20. the resume playing of the movie the selected subtitle will be displayed You can choose 2 subtitles by pressing the SUBTITLE button on 2 different subtitle files to display bilingual subtitles This function supports Unicode subtitles only For text type subtitle files encoded in ANSI code the OSD Language must be set to match with the language of the subtitle while the ones encoded in Unicode UCS 2 fashion can be displayed properly regardless of the OSD Language setting You can adjust this setting in SETUP MENU gt GENERAL SETUP gt OSD LANGUAGE UTF 8 subtitles are not supported After pressing the SUBTITLE button if the Y appears it means that there is no subtitle file or the selected subtitle file is not supported re During playback you can select SUBTITLE 1 amp 2 gt SUBTITLE 1 gt SUBTITLE 2 gt OFF by pressing SUBTITLE button if two subtitle files are selected 14 Using the AV Playback Function Change audio Press AUDIO button to change to another language channel if available If the Y appears after pressing the AUDIO button it means that only one language channel is available The languages and the audio channel encodings of each audio track in a DVD movie may very from one another depending on the information carried by the source itself You can set audio output as one of the following three Mono Left Mono Right or Stereo Stop Pressing STOP button will stop the playback After the p
21. utput Digital Output MEDIA SUPPORT Audio Support Video Support Photo Support DVD Folder ISO Xvid Subtitle Format Music Slideshow Composite video and stereo audio out 3 5mm phone jack x 1 Component video jack Y Pb Pr 3 5mm phone jack x 1 HDMI connector x 1 Coaxial S PDIF output RCA x1 MP3 AC3 WAV WMA OGG MPEG 1 MPEG 2 DVD Folder DVD ISO MPEG 4 Xvid JPEG baseline DVD Menu Audio Subtitle Angle Selection IDX SUB SRT ASS SSA SUB type II SMI PSB Music playback during photo slideshow Max CONTENT RESOLUTION Video JPEG IDX SUB VIDEO OUTPUT TV Screen Ratio Component HDMI AUDIO OUTPUT Analog Audio Digital Audio POWER SUPPLY Input Output 720 x 576 pixels 5120 x 3840 pixels baseline 480i 576i 480p 576p NTSC PAL 4 3 16 9 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 50 60Hz 1080i 50 60Hz 480p 576p 720p 50 60Hz 1080i 50 60Hz Stereo Left mono Right mono Dolby Digital pass through AC 100 240 V 50 60Hz DC 5V 2A BATTERY OF REMOTE CONTROL CR2025 DC3V GENERAL Dimensions Weight IN Specifications are subject to change without notice 130 W x 24 H x 84 D mm 5 2 W x 0 9 H x 3 3 D inch 124g 4 370z Appendix Error Code Error Code of Hard Disk Drive On the top left corner of the screen when HDD FATAL ERROR 44 represents the error code appears please check the following chart for solutions These two may occur when the hard drive
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