Gefen EXT-HD-PVR manual

High-Def Personal Video Recorder User Manual www .gefentv .com GTV -HD-PVR[...]

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction / Operation Notes 2 Features / Package Includes 3 Panel Layout 4 IR Remote Layout 5 Quick Start Guide 6 Home Menu And Navigation 8 Setting Up The HD-PVR 14 One-T ouch Recording 18 Playing A Movie 22 Scheduling A Recording 27 Viewing Photos 30 Copying/Deleting Movies And Photos 31 Viewing Photos On The SD-Card 35 Le[...]

INTRODUCTION OPERA TION NOTES READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE HD PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER • Compatible with both HDMI and DVI* displays. • Copy protected content cannot be recorded or copied in high-de fi ntion to the HD-PVR or to SD fl ash media. IMPORT ANT NOTICE: Do not remove the casing from the HD-PVR. Doing so will [...]

FEA TURES FEA TURES • Video recording and playback at resolutions of 480i to 1080i • Instant Recording to SD Flash Media or Internal Hard Disk Drive • Uses widely supported MPEG4 compression and H.264 encoding technology , supported on most computers with an add-on driver . • Pause, Mute, Fast Forward & Fast Backwards playback controls [...]

P ANEL LA YOUT 3 S/PDIF OUT COMPONENT INPUT ANALOG INPUT COMPOSITE INPUT S-Video INPUT ANALOG INPUT IR EXTENDER IR BLASTER HDMI OUT S/PDIF IN 1 HDMI IN 1 S/PDIF IN 2 HDMI IN 2 INPUT LED INDICA TOR SD (Secure Digital) Card Slot IR RECEIVER PLA Y LED INDICA TOR RECORD LED INDICA TOR RS232 INPUT DC 5V INPUT[...]

IR REMOTE LA YOUT 4 TV Power User programmable key HDMI 1 Selects HDMI input 1 HDMI 2 Selects HDMI input 2 Component Selects the Component input Repeat Cycles the repeat function Info Displays info on selected movie or photo S-Video Selects the S-V ideo input Zoom Cycles the zoom function Snapshot T akes a snapshot of a movie during playback Compos[...]

QUICK SETUP GUIDE 5 How to connect the HD-PVR: 1. Connect the HDMI OUT of the HD-PVR to the HDMI IN of your HDMI display . 2. 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. 3. Plug the 5V power supply into the HD-PVR. 4. T urn on the display (TV). 5. T urn on [...]

HD-PVR HOME MENU AND NA VIGA TION HOME MENU 6 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 T o navigate through the menu system, use the and directional keys on the remote. The key accepts the current sel[...]

HD-PVR HOME MENU AND NA VIGA TION HOME MENU - Panel Description 7 Exit Exits the HOME menu, allowing you to view the input source. Setup Utilities All con fi gurable 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 [...]

SETUP UTILITIES The SETUP UTILITIES menu allows you to con fi gure the HD-PVR for use. There are three pages of settings. Use to highlight the selection and press to accept the current selection. Set Date & 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 l[...]

SETTING UP THE HD-PVR SETUP UTILITIES - Set Date 9 Use to move between each digit in the date and to change the numbers. Pressing will set the date and proceed to the SET TIME screen SETUP UTILITIES - Set Time Use to move between each digit in the time and to change the numbers. Pressing will set the time.[...]

SETTING UP THE HD-PVR SETUP UTILITIES - Format 10 This provides you the option of formatting the internal hard disk drive (HDD) or SD Card. W arning: Formatting the internal HDD or SD Card will erase ALL data on the media! SETUP UTILITIES - Set Language T o set the language, use to select the language and press to accept the selection. Y ou will be[...]

SETTING UP THE HD-PVR SETUP UTILITIES - OSD Time-out 11 This controls the time that the information panel is displayed when viewing movies or photos. Y ou can choose between 1, 3 or 5 seconds. Use to choose your desired setting and press to accept it. The default setting is 3 seconds. SETUP UTILITIES - Default Record Quality The default recording q[...]

SETTING UP THE HD-PVR 12 SETUP UTILITIES - Background 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. Quality HD Bit Rate HD Record Time SD Bit Rate SD Record Time Extra Fine (EX) 10Mb 17 Hours 4Mb 44 Hours Normal (NOR) 7.5Mb 23 Hours 3[...]

SETTING UP THE HD-PVR SETUP UTILITIES - Free Space / T otal Space 13 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 fi rmware is also displayed[...]

ONE-TOUCH RECORDING The HD-PVR allows you to instantly record programs while your watching them, using the one-touch record feature. T o 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. The current source will now be display[...]

During the recording process, you can get information about the current recording by pressing the INFO button while you are recording. After pressing the INFO button you should see the following information: Recording Quality Selected Input Output Mute Status Current Media Drive (HDD or SD) Source Resolution Record Indicator ( fl ashing) Duration [...]

Y ou can press the INFO button again to hide the recording information. NOTE: The recording information screen will not show up when you playback your recorded movies. T o stop the recording process, press the STOP button on the remote control. ONE-TOUCH RECORDING The HD-PVR will ask you if you are sure you want to stop recording: 16[...]

ONE-TOUCH RECORDING 17 Use on the remote to select either Y es or No and press . Selecting No will continue the recording process. Selecting Y es 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[...]

Play Once Single Repeat Repeat All Pressing the REPEA T button will cycle through these options as shown above. REPEA T 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 repeate[...]

PLA YING A MOVIE P AUSE The P AUSE function is used to pause a movie during playback. Y ou can then use the Step FWD function, mentioned earlier , to progress through the movie frame- by-frame. SNAPSHOT Y ou can take snapshots of individual frames of a movie with the SNAPSHOT button. T o take a snapshot, do the following: 1. When you see a portion [...]

PLA YING A MOVIE From the Home Menu, choose Play Movie with and press . Resolution Page File Name Recording Quality Runtime HD or SD Recording Icon T o navigate the PLA Y MOVIE menu, use and to make your choice and press the PLA Y button to start playback. Y ou can also press to bring up the Movie Menu. 20 PLA Y MOVIE - Thumbnail V iew[...]

PLA YING A MOVIE The Movie Menu allows you to begin playback, copy , or delete the selected movie. Use to select your choice and press to select it. 21 MOVIE MENU MOVIE INFORMA TION - Panel Description Repeat Mode T ime Indicator Play Indicator T ime line V olume Level Mute Status Source (HDD or SD)[...]

The Schedule List menu displays all scheduled recordings. Once a recording is complete, the entry is removed from the list. Scheduled recordings labeled with a are active recordings. SCHEDULING A RECORDING RECORD SETUP - Schedule List 22 From the home menu use to select Record Setup and press .[...]

RECORD SETUP - Panel Description SCHEDULING A RECORDING RECORD SETUP - Set Date 23 Set the date for the recording using to change each digit. Use to move to another digit. Press when you are done. Date Schedule Number Active Recording T ime Record Length Source Recording T o Media[...]

SCHEDULING A RECORDING RECORD SETUP - Set Length 24 RECORD SETUP - Set Start Time Set the time for when you want the recording to begin. Use to change the numbers and use to move between the digits. Press when you are done. Set the time for when you want the recording to begin. Use to change the numbers and use to move between the digits. Press whe[...]

SCHEDULING A RECORDING RECORD SETUP - Set Media 25 RECORD SETUP - Set Source Set the input source for the recording using to select between HDMI1, HDMI2, COMPONENT or VIDEO. Press when you are done. Set the media for the recording using and press when you are done. Y ou can select between the internal hard drive (HDD) or the SD card.[...]

SCHEDULING A RECORDING 26 RECORD SETUP Once you have input all of the information for the recording it should already be set as active. T o de-activate the recording for any reason, navigate to it using and simply press the key on the remote. T o re-activate it press again. RECORD SETUP - Set Channel If the IR blaster is connected and set up, you c[...]

VIEWING PHOTOS 27 From the home menu use to select View Photo and press . Folder Path Page Selected Media Folder Name Folder Menu - Description[...]

VIEWING PHOTOS 28 Photo Selection Menu Navigate the photos with and . Y ou can start a slide show at any time by pressing the PLA Y button on the remote. T o view a single photo, press to bring up the Photo Menu, select View Photo with and press . Folder Menu - Main The Folder Menu displays the current folders located on the selected media. T o cha[...]

VIEWING PHOTOS 29 Photo Selection Menu - Photo Menu 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 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. Y ou can also vie[...]

COPYING/DELETING MOVIES AND PHOTOS 30 Copying 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 COPY command is located. Choose COPY and press . Choose your desired location, either HDD for the internal hard drive or SD for the SD fl ash card [...]

VIEWING PHOTOS ON THE SD-CARD 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[...]

32 If 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. T o tell the HD-PVR to view another folder , do the following: 1. Press the STOP button on the remote. Pressing STOP will tel[...]

In our example, our photos are stored in a folder called “101_P ANA”. 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[...]

34 Once you are in thumbnail view , you can press the HOME button on the remote control to return to the HOME menu. Y ou 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 . Pressing the STOP button again would return you to the “root” folder , indicate[...]

LEARN REMOTE & RESET REMOTE 35 The Gefen HD-PVR remote has a number of user con fi gurable 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-de fi ne[...]

INST ALLING THE DECODER SOFTW ARE 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. Y ou will still need a program such as Windows® Media Player to play video fi les from the HD-PVR. T o install the software, please follow these steps: St[...]

Y ou 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. On the Customer Information screen, enter your name, company name and serial number . Each of these fi elds must be fi lled in order to continue with the installation. [...]

If you make a mistake entering the serial number , the installation program will notify you. If this 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. After you have ente[...]

This screen will show you the progress of the installer as it installs the necessary fi les. After all fi les have been installed, you have the option of using Microsoft® Windows Media Player to view all .mov fi les. If you want to do this, click the Y es button. Otherwise, click No to play .mov fi les with your default .mov fi le player . 39[...]

After the installation completes, you will need to restart your computer before you can playback any movies that were recorded with your HD-PVR. Click Y es 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[...]

41 UPDA TING THE HD-PVR FIRMW ARE Updating the fi rmware on your Gefen HD-PVR is a simple process. If a new version of fi rmware is released, simply download the fi le and follow the procedure outlined below . Y ou will need an SD-Card to update your HD-PVR. 1. Go to the Gefen web site and download the updated fi rmware. Firmware updates can be[...]

42 RS-232 SERIAL COMMUNICA TION 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 per second .............................................................................[...]

43 RS-232 SERIAL COMMUNICA TION Starting RS-232 Operation • If there is no valid source connected to HD-PVR, the unit will keep searching for signal and make the HyperT erminal screen scrolling continuously (sending the messages.) T o start the RS-232 control, use the “HOME” button on the remote unit to make it stop sending message. • Press[...]

44 RS-232 SERIAL COMMUNICA TION • T ype in any UART command and press the “Enter” button on the keyboard of the PC, after the “a:>” 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[...]

45 RS-232 SERIAL COMMUNICA TION STEP t app 0x61773007 1 t app 0x61772000 2 t app 0x61772001 3 t app 0x61772002 4 t app 0x61772003 5 t app 0x61772004 6 t app 0x61772005 7 t app 0x61772006 8 t app 0x61772007 9 t app 0x61772008 0 t app 0x61772009 CH_UP t app 0x6177200a CH_DOWN t app 0x6177200b VOL_UP_ t app 0x6177200c VOL_DOWN_ t app 0x6177200d TV_POW[...]

Digital Video Ampli fi er Bandwidth .............................................................165 MHz Component Video Bandwidth ....................................................................350 Mhz Input DDC Signal ..........................................................................5 V olts p-p (TTL) Input Video Signal .............[...]

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 con fi gur[...]

48 W ARRANTY G e f en warrants the equipment it manu f actures to be f ree f rom de f ects in material and workmanship. I f equipment f ails because o f such de f ects and G e f en is noti fi ed within two ( 2 ) y ears f rom the date o f shipment, G e f en will, at its option, repair or replace the e quipment, provided that the equipment has not b[...]

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