Nyxio Venture MMV User manual

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User Guide
Table of Contents
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What’sintheBox .............................................................................................. 12
PartsoftheVenture.......................................................................................... 14
HowtoMaximizetheVentureExperience........................................................ 16
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LoadingMovies ..................................................................................................22
WatchingMovies................................................................................................ 24
LoadingMusic ....................................................................................................26
PlayingMusic...................................................................................................... 28
LoadingPhotos................................................................................................. 212
ViewingPhotos................................................................................................. 214
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HowtoConnectaVideoGameConsoletotheVenture ....................................32
HowtoConnectaMP3PlayertotheVenture ...................................................34
AdjustingtheVenture’sSettings ........................................................................36
ViewingSystemInformationSettings ................................................................ 37
WhattheExplorerMenuOffers......................................................................... 38
InformationonWarranty,SupportandService................................................. 39
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Chapter 1: What’s In the
Box
Chapter 2: Enjoying the
Venture MMV
Chapter 3: The Extras

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User Guide
Introducing the Venture MMV
ThischaptergivesyouanintroductiontoyourVentureMMV,includingwhat
youshouldfindinsidetheboxandanoverviewofthespecificfunctionsonthe
device.
Afteryoureadthischapter,youshouldknow:
What’sintheBox .............................................................................................. 12
PartsoftheVenture.......................................................................................... 14
HowtoMaximizetheVentureExperience........................................................ 16
InstallingMusicandVideoConverters............................................................... 17
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Summary
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What’s in the Box
Thissectiontellsyouwhatyoushouldfindwhenyouopentheboxcontaining
yourVentureMMV.
Whenyouopenthebox,youshouldfindtheseparts:
Storagecase
TheVentureMMV
Rubbereyeshield
DCpoweradapterforUSBcable
AVin/outcable
USBcable
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Summary
What Comes with the
Venture

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YourVentureMMVishousedwithinlightweight,comfortabletoweargoggles
andarubberinsertovertheeyepiece,withstateoftheartsoundtomakeyour
videoormusicexperiencescomealive.Itcontainsallthefeaturesofa65inch
highdefinitiontelevision,alongwiththecapabilitytodisplaypicturesandplay
musicfilesallinaconvenient,portabledevice.
Toactivateyourdevice,simplyturntheswitchontherightarmofthegoggles
totheOnposition.Oncethedeviceison,ablueindicatorlightisactivated.
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TheVentureMMVprovides46hoursofbatterylife.Youcanrechargeyour
devicebyconnectingitdirectlytoaPCthroughtheUSBcableorbypluggingthe
ACadaptertotheendoftheUSBcableandpluggingtheunitintoanelectrical
outlet.Youwillseethismessagewhilethedeviceischarging:
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Theredindicatorlightwilldisappearanda“ChargingFinished”messagewill
appearontheVenture’smainmenuoncethedeviceisfullycharged.
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What It Does
Turning It On
Battery Life and
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Parts of the Venture
Thissectiondescribesandshowsthebasicfeatures,controls,andinputsofthe
VentureMMV.
TherightarmoftheVentureprovidescontrolsyoucanusetoscrollthrough
menuswiththeforwardandbackwardbuttononthebottomoftherightarmof
thegoggles,aswellasanOkbuttontoselectitems.
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TheleftarmoftheVentureprovidesadditionalcontrols.Toadjustthevolume,
selectthespeakerbuttonslocatedonthisside.Toexitoutofanyofthemenus,
selecttheESCbuttonlocatednexttothevolumebuttons.
ThissidealsocontainstheDCINportyouusewhenconnectingtoanMP3
deviceorvideogameconsole.Closesttothefrontofthegogglesisalsoan
indicatorlight,whichisactivatedwhentheVentureisconnectedtoaPC.
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Summary
Right Arm of the
Venture
Left Arm of the Venture

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DirectlyunderthenosepieceoftheVentureisanaccessportcoveredbya
rubbertab.Itisimportanttokeepthistabinplacewhiletheportsarenotin
usetoinsurethatdustanddirtarekeptout.
BeneaththistabisaportforconnectingtheUSBcablebetweentheVenture
andyourpersonalcomputer.Whenconnected,theUSBcablechargesthe
Ventureandallowsyoutotransferfilesfromyourpersonalcomputer.Theslot
nexttotheUSBportisforamicroSDcard(alsoknownasaTForTransFlash
card)thatcanbeaddedtotheVentureforadditionalstorageformusic,picture
andmoviefiles.
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How to Maximize the Venture Experience
Thissectiontellsyouwhatyouwillneedtodownloadthemostmusic,videoand
picturesfilestoexperienceontheVenture.
InordertoprovidemorememorytotheVenture,youwillneedtoinstalla
microSDcard.TheVenturecanaccommodateacardwithupto32GBof
memory.Thisamountofmemorycantranslateintostoringapproximately32
averagelengthmovies,2,700musicfilesorabout12,000picturefilesatanyone
time.TheVentureisyourownwearablemedialibrary!
BelowisapictureofthemicroSDslot:
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BelowisapictureshowinghowtoinstallthemicroSDcardintotheslot:
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Summary
What You’ll Need
Installing the Micro-SD
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Installing Music and Video Converters
Thissectiondescribeshowtoinstallthedownloadableconvertersoftwarefor
WindowsfromtheNyxiowebsiteyouusetoconvertmusicfilesintoMP3
formatandvideofilesintoAVIformat.
TheVentureplaysmusicfilesinMP3format.Tolistentootherformats,you
needtoconvertthosefilesintoMP3formatbeforeyouloadthemontothe
Venture.Also,theVentureplaysvideofilesinAVIformat.Towatchother
formats,youneedtoconvertthosefilesintoAVIformatbeforeyouloadthem.
Youcanconvertmusicandvideotothesupportedformatsusinganumberof
converterprograms,includingprogramsyoucandownloadfromtheNyxio
websiteat:http://www.nyxio.com/downloads
ThedownloadspageontheNyxiowebsiteprovidesconverterprogramsfor
bothWindowsandMacintoshcomputers.
ThemusicandvideoconverterprogramsareavailablefordownloadasZIP
archivefiles.DoubleclickonthedownloadedZIPfilesinWindowstoopena
folderthatdisplaystheircontents,whichconsistsofaninstallationprogram.
Thisistheprogramyouruntoinstalleachconverter.
Theinstallationprogramforboththeaudioandthevideoconverterfollowsthe
samesetofsteps,sotheprocessforinstallingtheaudioconverterisprovided
here.Followthesamestepstoinstallthevideoconverter:
Step Action
1 DoubleclicktheinstallationprogramfoundinthedownloadedZIP
file.Thesetupwizardstarts:
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Summary
Supported Media
Formats
Converter Programs
Opening the
Downloaded Converters
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Step Action
2 ClickNext.Thelicenseagreementpanelappears:
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3 Makesuretheoptionforacceptingtheagreementisselected,then
clickNext.Thenextpanelappears:
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4 Toacceptthedefaultlocation,simplyclickNext.Thenextpanel
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Step Action
5 Itisrecommendedthatyouacceptthedefaultlocationforthestart
menufolderbysimplyclickingNext.Thenextpanelappears:
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6 Tocreateadesktopiconfortheconverter,leavethecheckbox
checkedthenclickNext.Thenextpanelappears:
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7 Theinstallationoftheconverteriscomplete.Toexittheinstallation
programandlaunchtheconverter,clickFinish.
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User Guide
Enjoying the Venture MMV
Thischaptertellsyouhowtoloadandenjoymovies,music,andphotosontothe
VentureMMV.
Afteryoureadthischapter,youshouldknowhowto:
LoadingMovies..................................................................................................22
WatchingMovies................................................................................................24
LoadingMusic....................................................................................................26
PlayingMusic......................................................................................................28
LoadingPhotos.................................................................................................212
ViewingPhotos.................................................................................................214
ConvertingMusictoMP3.................................................................................218
ConvertingMoviestoAVI.................................................................................220
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Loading Movies
ThissectiondescribeshowtoloadmoviefilesontotheVentureMMVsoyou
canwatchthem.
TheVentureonlysupportsmoviesinAVIformat.VisittheNyxiowebsiteat
http://www.nyxio.com/downloadstodownloadconversionsoftwarefor
convertingvideointoAVIformat.
Followthesestepstodownloadamovie:
Step Action
1 EnsurethatyourmicroSDcardisinsertedintotheproperslot
locatedunderthenosepieceoftheVenture.
2 ConnecttheVenturetoyourPCusingtheUSBcable.Onceyoudo,
youshouldseethisscreenontheVenture:
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3 OncethemicroSDcarddriveiconappearsonthedesktopofyour
PC,clickanddragyourmoviefilesontothisdrive.
4 DoubleclicktheVenturedevicetoopenafolderthatshowsits
contents.
5 SelectthemovieyouwouldliketoloadfromthePC:
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Summary
Supported Movie Format
Downloading Movies

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Step Action
6 ClickthemovietoloadthendragitintotheVenturefiledisplay:
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7 OncethefileappearsontheVenture,ithasbeentransferred.
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8 DisconnectthedevicefromyourPCthendisconnectthecablefrom
theVenture.AdisplaysimilartothisshouldappearontheVenture
toshowfileswereloadedandthemedialibrarywasupdated:
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Watching Movies
Thissectiondescribeshowtowatchmoviefilesthatyouhaveloadedontothe
VentureMMV.
Followthesestepstowatchamovie:
Step Action
1 SelecttheMovieIconfromtheMainMenu:
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2 ClickOk.
3 ScrolldowntothemicroSDcardthenclickOk.Alistofmoviesthat
areloadedontothecardappears.
4 SelectamoviethenclickOk.
5 Themoviebeginsplaying.Thescreenshouldlooksimilartothis:
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Summary
Procedure

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Youcontrolplaybackofthemovieusingthebuttonsontheleftandrightarms
oftheVenture:
·Topausethemovie,clickOk.
·Tofastforward,pressandholdthe button.
·Torewindthemovie,pressandholdthe button.
·PressEscatanytimetogobacktothemainmenu.Onceyoureturntothe
mainmenu,themoviethenstartsplayingagainfromthebeginningofthe
file.
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Controlling Movie
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Loading Music
ThissectiondescribeshowtoloadmusicfilesontotheVentureMMV.
TheVentureonlysupportsmoviesinMP3format.VisittheNyxiowebsiteat
http://www.nyxio.com/downloadstodownloadconversionsoftwarefor
convertingvideointoMP3format.
FollowthesestepstoloadmusicfromyourPC:
Step Action
1 ConnecttheVenturetoyourPCusingtheUSBcable.YourPC
detectstheVentureasitwouldanexternaldiskdrive:
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2 OpenthefolderonyourPCsoyoucanviewthefilescurrently
loadedontheVenture.
3 OpenthefolderonyourPCthatcontainsthemusicfilesyouwant
toloadontotheVenture:
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Summary
Supported Music Format
Procedure