Macpower & Tytech R2-3500 User manual

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R2-3500
Digital Media Player/Recorder
User Manual
May 26, 2009 - v1.0
Firmware: 20090512
The diagrams and images contained in this document may not fully
represent the actual product and are there for illustration purposes only.

R2-3500 Media Player/Recorder Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1Getting Started........................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 About this Device .............................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Detailed View .................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Before Use ........................................................................................................................ 6
2Basic Operation....................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Turning on the Power........................................................................................................ 9
2.2 About the Main Screen...................................................................................................... 9
2.3 Recording (Video In) ......................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Transferring Files (File Copy).......................................................................................... 10
2.5 Playing back Media Files (Browser)................................................................................ 10
2.6 Setup Menu (Setup)........................................................................................................ 11
2.7 Scheduled Recording (Timer REC)................................................................................. 11
3Examples ............................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Video In........................................................................................................................... 12
3.2 File Copy......................................................................................................................... 14
3.3 Browser........................................................................................................................... 16
3.4 Timer REC.......................................................................................................................22
4Setup Menu............................................................................................................................ 25
4.1 Audio............................................................................................................................... 25
4.2 Video............................................................................................................................... 25
4.3 REC................................................................................................................................. 26
4.4 Network........................................................................................................................... 27
4.5 System ............................................................................................................................ 28
4.6 Photo............................................................................................................................... 29
5Appendix................................................................................................................................ 30
5.1 Specifications..................................................................................................................30
5.2 Precautions .....................................................................................................................31
5.3 Trademarks..................................................................................................................... 32
5.4 Important Notices............................................................................................................ 32
5.5 FAQ................................................................................................................................. 32

R2-3500 Media Player/Recorder Getting Started
1 Getting Started
1.1 About this Device
The R2-3500 is a digital media player that can be connected to the TV and playback media files
from USB drives, its internal hard drive, media cards and network folders, as well as record videos
directly to its internal SATA hard drive. It supports high definition video playback, offers digital
HDMI output and features both scheduled recording and time shifting.
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1.2 Detailed View
1.2.1 Front
Standby button
LED indication & infrared receiver
Card reader slot
(SD/SDHC/MS/MSPro)
USB#1 host port
Composite analogue
audio & video input
LED Indication
Power LED; lights up blue when the power is ON, turns purple during video recording and turns
off when system is in standby mode.
Standby LED; lights up orange when the system is in standby mode.
LAN LED; lights up yellow during network activity.
Card Reader LED; normally green but turns off when a card is inserted into the card reader.
1.2.2 Rear
Ethernet port
USB device port
USB#2 host port
HDMI digital audio/video output
SPDIF digital audio output
Composite analogue
audio/video output
YPbPr component video output
Power receptacle
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1.2.3 Top
Pause/Step TV System
Mute
Card Copy
Home (main screen)
Record
Stop
Arrow keys for navigation
Play/Enter
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1.2.4 Remote Control
For a detailed description of the functions for each button, please refer to the table on the next
page.
Standby
Rec List (context menu) Browser (file browser)
N/A Setup Menu
Timer (scheduled recording) Audio (audio track selection)
TV System (video output) Copy Menu
Numeric key pad
Mute
GoTo (jump to chapter/time)
Zoom In (photos/videos) Return to previous screen
Enter
Arrow keys for navigation
No function No function
Pause/Step Play
Recording Stop
Fast Forward Previous File/Page
Fast Reverse Next File/Page
Instant replay of previous 10sec CM Skip (skips 30 seconds)
Slow Motion (¾, ½, ¼, 1/8, 1/16) Volume Up
Set A-B repeat points
Music
Repeat (chapter, title, off) Volume Down
Subtitles (video subtitles) Guide Menu
Display file/status information Time Shift
Note
Insert two triple A batteries (AAA) before using the remote control the first time.
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Button Function
Power Turns system ON or puts it into stand-by mode.
Source N/A (only one source available, Video1 = Composite audio/video)
Rec List Opens context menu to rename or delete the selected folder/file in the
browser menu. Opens context menu to add, remove and delete
shortcuts under My_Shortcuts for shared folders.
Browser Jumps to browser menu.
Setup Opens setup menu.
TV System Changes TV output (press multiple times for different outputs).
Timer Jumps to recording schedule (Timer REC).
Audio Changes audio track.
Copy Jumps to file copy menu.
Mute Mutes audio sound.
Go To Opens search window to jump to a specific title, chapter or time during
video playback.
Zoom In Zooms in during photo display (2x/4x/8x/16x) or video playback
(2x/3x/4x/8x).
Zoom Out N/A
Return Returns to previous screen and moves up by one directory.
Delete N/A
Rec Starts or stops recording.
Pause/Step Pauses playback and plays frames step by step.
Play Starts or continues playback.
Stop Stops playback.
FR/FF Fast reverse or fast forward video playback.
Prev/Next Previous or next file/page.
Slow Slow motion playback for videos.
Ins Replay Jumps 10 seconds back to replay previous scene.
CM Skip Jumps 30 seconds forward to skip commercial.
1/All Sets repeat mode to Chapter, Title or Off.
A-B Sets A-B points for repeat mode.
Music N/A
Volume Increases or decreases volume.
Display Displays time and other information during playback, time shifting and
recording.
Subtitle Turns external subtitle (SRT) ON or OFF.
Guide Displays main screen.
Time Shift Activates time shift function and starts recording. Press Play to start
playback and pause to temporarily pause playback. Time shift
recording continues until the Stop button is pressed.
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1.3 Before Use
1.3.1 Hard Drive Assembly
The internal SATA hard drive is not required for the basic functions of the R2-3500 media player
but it is recommended to install a drive in order to make use of all the functions this device offers
and also have a convenient storage place to store your media files.
1. Remove the two screws from the bottom, push the side cover from the front to slide it off
the back and lift it off the case. Remove the screws for the metal shielding and take it off.
2. Remove the screws for the HDD bracket and lift it out of the casing. Install the hard drive,
mount it to the HDD bracket, connect the cables and then replace the assembled drive in
the casing.
3. Replace the metal shielding and fasten the screws. Align the side cover with the casing,
slide it into place and fasten the screws to finish the assembly.
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1.3.2 Formatting the Hard Drive
Formatting the internal drive is necessary in order
for the R2-3500 media player to access the drive
and record videos or stores files on it.
Note
Formatting the hard drive will erase all data on it! If
you have some files on it already, make sure to back
them up to a different drive first, before you start the
formatting process.
1. When a new hard drive has been installed, a warning message that the drive is about to be
formatted will pop-up automatically after the system is turned on. If the drive has already
been formatted but you would like to change the partitions, go to the System category in the
Setup menu and select HDD Format. Confirm the warning message by pressing OK.
2. Use the up and down keys to adjust the size of the partitions. Select a large enough FAT32
partition to store all your future recordings. The NTFS partition will be read only for the
media player but more suitable for file exchange when connected to a computer via USB.
When done, press the Next key to continue.
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3. Confirm the next dialog and start formatting by pressing Format. During the process, do not
turn off the power or interrupt the device in any other way.
4. Once the formatting has completed, a new Congratulation dialog will appear. Press OK to
close it and exit the disk utility. The device will restart automatically.
Note
The R2-3500 media player will be able to write to the first FAT32 partition only. NTFS partitions
can only be used to read and play files.
1.3.3 Supported Devices
Hard Drive: 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II HDD (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s), 20GB - 1TB
Media Cards: SD, SDHC, MS, MS Pro
USB Devices (mass storage class): USB hard drive, USB flash drive, USB card reader